In the last chapter the group ran into a big issue, more like a small issue as six of them are tiny. But it seems they encountered a new allie or enemy down in this strange belongs to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. I own the OC's, AU. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 6:New Friends

As they were all thrown out of the red princes palace all of them soon found themselves somewhere. That being a grassy field from the looks of it as it was the same forest where the crimson castle was. Once outside right now ruby sighed in relief as she placed her shrunken teammates in her hood. Onxyia did the same near her neck

"I don't know what went wrong…but thank you for saving us"ruby thanked

As the cat stretched for a moment"good thing i dropped in. the prince party are always boring he always begs that women at the tree to send one of those strange knights"the curious cat said scampering around them

"Really? Well where the king thats gotten be his kid or whatever"rogue replied to the cat confusion

"He never had a son…how did you know. Well rulers do change but you know whens it our time to change"the curious cat said purring right now as he walked ahead of them for a moment

"Wait so he was here….and we missed him great"weiss replied

"If this is some dumb sequal to the story…i don't wanna be apart of it"zane said in annoyance with little sleeping again right now. As nyx stared at the cat for a moment not liking it since cat eat animals like her if their desperate

"First thing first what are you? What did you need to talk to the king about? And what….is your favorite frosting on cake?"the curious cat asked very invested in their lvies to their confusion

"What again we already answered…were humans, faunus and well…hes technically human"ruby said pointing at the hybrid as the cat hummed tapping his paw on his chin

"What do you mean by that? Because i thought for certain i saw others down here with one of them having white skin"the curious said making them all flinch hearing that

"Oh great lamia close by"eria groaned as he titled his head

"Who is lamia?"the curious cat asked as they were getting annoyed with all these question

"Is it me or does this cat ask alot of question?"Weiss asked as ruby and onxyia stood close so they could all talk together since their small now

"Its not just any cat he always loved to ask questions about the world. Alyx was lost and he guided her"blake said peeking the curious cat interest

"You know alyx? Are you friends of her…no lifelong nemesis? Don't tel me, don't tell me…do tell me"the cruious asked as they were annoyed now

"She wore a book on her adventures in the ever after it seems."rogue answered

"Is this book well liked?"The cat asked very surprised

"Well its a childhood favorite book where were from. My favorite book as a child actually"blake replied as the curious cat smiled upon hearing that

"Ohh thats interesting. I simply must know right now. Tell me how was i portrayed in the story….and oh i smell a mouse and….rabbit"the curious cat said as both little and nyx hide behind their repscitve hoods for safety but blake shield little as onxyia glared at the cat

"Nyx is not some sort of food. Shes our friend along with little"onxyia said as the cat sighed

"Ah you claimed them…although."the curious cat siad before leaping up onto the wolf shoulder before grabbign zane by his shirt collar with his mouth

"Hey! Let me go furball!"zane shouted as the cat jumped down tossing him onto the ground kicking dust up. As the curious cat humed staring at him eyeing him down as he was starting to freak out

"Whats your problem cat"he growled going into his slasher form as the cat looked surprised seeing that

"Well i–"he was stopped as a foot was infront of him. That being onxyia as the wolf picked her boyfriend up placing him back into her hood as he mottled his slasher form off

"Don't. Touch. Him."onxyia growled with the others staring at him ready to fight a cat if they need to. As the curious cat titled his head as ruby apporahced it

"Can you please stop asking so many questions we need help getting to the tree"Ruby said

"Oh no no no no i must not go their. Last time i was their the well tree mother and her strange knights got mad at me. A new one is around some man with a deer skull…what was his name."the curious cat said before it came to him

"Ah chiwa"he added

This made them all pause for a moment hearing that name right now. Because they only knew one chiwa as they all swapped looks for a moment

"Excuse us we need to talk"weiss said as the cat nodded before chasing off after a butterfly close by. As he did they regroup wondering if they thought the same thing

"Did anyone else hear whos name that cat mentioned?"eria questioned if she was crazy

"Your not…he mentioned the wendgio old name. How is that possible why would he be here hes dead"yang replied confused but that was whe rogue snapped her fingers

"Wait…guys they keep saying the women in the tree right"rogue asked as they stared at her for a moment

"They do keep saying that when someone mentions the tree. The prince even said he liked the knight in red…he hated your color"blake said pointing at zane who thought about something

"Wait….what if….this is just a theory. What if the goddess of balance is here"zane said as they all stared at each other for a moment finding that crazy

"But they left the world. Why would she even be here?"weiss replied confused as her tail swayed around

Rogue hummed tapping her chin"well i mean this is a theory. What if…whenever one of those archangel dies they come here. Sort of like a heaven i mean it would explain bane being gone"rogue mentioned as ruby thought for a moment

'Your right…maybe…maybe if we get to the tree. We could ask her to send us home…then…then we could get lazuli, adam and neo immediately out of here. She can just teleport them to us"ruby said with hope in her voice as the others all shared hopeful looks

"Good idea. We just need to follow the uh cat to the tree"eria said as the curious cat caught the butterfly eating it to their disgust

"But he won't go their he made her mad….what if we go their and she attacks us with him"weiss said with worry. They all weighed their options right now as ruby stared at the cat because he was their only guide right now as she sighed

"Its our only option….we need to get out of here. What can we give him to take us their"ruby asked as they thought for a moment as nyx spoke up

'Oh i remember he likes to ask questions alot. He likes to know things"nyx commented giving them an idea

"Then we tell him stuff he wants to know. Besides i studied alot of remnant history and…we can tell him about a bunch of stuff."zane replied as they all agreed on that facing the cat who noticed them being done

"Ah your done. Let me guess you want to talk""the curious cat asked as they nodded

"We do…we know you like asking questions. We'd be happy to answer them for you"ruby said as the cat sensed a but

"Their is something else i snese a but coming"the cat asked sitting on its hind legs.

"No no! Uh well…we need to go to the tree and we know you made the women their mad. But…"she paused on how to respond

"If you take us we can tell you alot of things. Like how their are faunus in remnant…people born with animal traits"onxyia started as other hoped in

"Along with dust and each type along with how they react. Also how we use them in cars"rogue added

"Cars?"the curious cat asked as they got him in their bait

"Yeah along with that…those wandering knight you mentioned. The one called chiwa well…he has a story about him thats interesting."yang added as they tried to sweaten the pot even more

"Along with that stuff you've never sen before. Like a scroll and uh…a video games"ruby said pulling her scroll out putting a game that was in it on. Then she showed the curious cat it as it was a puzzle came with blocks. The cat hummed dragging one with his claw placing it in place as the blocks matched before disppaering

"My word! This is…oh this is interesting what is this strange contraption. I…oh what are these"he asked staring at all the funcitons of the scroll even taking his picture as he smiled at them as his tail swayed around like crazy

"I'd like to see more of what you have to offer."the curious cat asked as they all smiled starting to explain to the cat many things about their world to sink it into their trap to get to the tree where apparently the goddess of balance is

Watching in the tree right sitting on a throne that had roots extending up high into the sky that had white vein like colors glowing from it. The entire area was shrouded in darkness right now with a women sitting on the throne watching the group through a crsytal humming to herself

As someone was their with her that had glowing blue eyes seeming to be a man

"I think we should warn those kids about that cat. Hes caused too much trouble here"the man said

"Yes but…why is he so troublesome?"another asked confused as the women sighed

"In due time. It seems you need to send your predecessor a message although….confronting the cat head on without proof will be hard. But…"she paused switching her views of her crystal ball to something else. That being adam and lazuli traveling through the forest themselves right now

Then she stared at someone"your familiar with these two correct dear since you finally joined us"She asked someone with a silhouette of a deer skull on their head as they laughed sounding male

"Indeed i have i owe them that much for freeing me. I shall warn them to not trust that cat and to make their way to where they are heading. The garden acre correct?"he asked as the women nodded to him as he made his way dispeparing into a puff of smoke as the women kept watching the new visitors in her realm

With lazuli and adam the two of them managed to find way around the castle. They were on the outer walls of the castle right now. But they were busy doing one thing trying to pass the time with each other asking questions about their lives on things they haven;t talked about

"So your asking if i had a million lien what would i do with it?"Adam replied to her question

"Yep beats talking about your monk talks with zeki"lazuli replied as he frowned as he liked mediating with vine actually.

The bull faunus thought long and hard for a bit on his answer for this question. He never was offered to have that much money to use personally. He procured that amount of money in the white fang but he never iamgined to have that much in his pockets at all even as he sighed rubbing his face for a moment

Then it came to him on what he'd do with that much money

"I would maybe buy myself a nice farm in vale somewhere where the sun always shines in the morning. Where its safe to have crops….a scenic valley maybe where i don't have to worry about my troubles"he started as she listened to him intrigued a little hearing how sweet that sounded

Adam cracked a small smile"i would like to maybe donate some of it to a faunus adoption center. Or maybe help those who are freed from the SDC mines get on their feet even with a little lien in their pokcets. Then…"he paused as she really hoped that he would say take her on some trip around remnant in luxury but said something else

"Probably give some of the money to sienna and ghira for taking me in when i had no where to go. I owe them that much after i well…took blake arm"he stated

This made her frown because for the entire walk through these woods all he talks about is how worried he is for blake. He mentioned that wolf faunus her cousin is dating but kept coming back on her for some reason. This made her worry if she was some rebound for those two to make her jealous

"Really? Her again i mean…"lazuli paused walking over pulling his arm in between her bust making him blush right now

"I mean we could go on a nice trip somewhere. I know a beautiful little spot in vacuo near the shoreline…nice beach house."lazuli said before smiling directly at him

"Me in a bikini or well nothing at all"she said with a toothy grin to try and get his attention. As this made him think about that for a moment as he went bright red in the face covering his mouth with his hand

"I..i…i…your teasing me again aren't you?"he asked as she giggled nuzzling against him

"Maybe i am…though i…never really asked. How did you adjust to living on menagerie i mean you probably never seen that many faunus in one place"lazuli asked him hesitantly

This made adam freeze just for a moment but he sighed into a soft smile for a moment as he rubbed his face before sniffing slightly

"I um…well it was strange at first. But i managed to make my way their along with well…getting caught by the royal guard trying to steal"adam said recalling the day he came to menagerie long ago wondering how he ended up here now since that one stop

Eight years ago menagerie

It was eight years ago in menagerie right now as right now the island was bustling like usually. With the faunus trying to enjoy their lvies right now and avoid the grimm on their island without getting eaten by them. But right now on a certain freihgter ship was pulling up to the island makeshift landing pad at the time

As the freight was landing as it began to unload several things inside the ship right now. But as it did hidding in a crevice of the ship that none would expect was a younger adam and ollie. As the two where still in their tattered clothing from atlas right now along with making their way from the previous ship they had boarded

But right now the young bull faunus was still rattled from having to kill someone. He never had a choice or he'd and ollie die that day. Although his friend seemed unbothered by it as he was antsy to escape the vessel

"Come on tarrus we gotta go"ollie said about to run but he pulled him back

"Stop…the guards"adam whispered as he stayed silent as three guards all of whom where humans were passing by them. As they were talking to each other on where they were

"I cant believe we got stuck doing a deliver job to this animal farm"The guard said disgusted

"Come on we got a job to do. Just pray none of these freaks have rabbies or something rather not have to ut some dumb brat down"the second said

As this made ollie growl at them for those comments right now with adam finding humans intoelrable at this point in his life. As they watched the three guards turn a corner they struck their escape plan. The two immediately dashed out of the cargo ship as they got into the island of the faunus

Both of the young faunus went wide eyed on the sight before them right now. Their were dozen of different types of faunus some with tails, ears, scales and fish faunus even. Ollie managed to even spot one spider faunus in the crowd as he was in awe of the place

"We…we made it"ollie cried in joy as adam had teary eyes but his one branded eye still hurt as he winced holding it

"Yeah…lets go…find someone to help us…because i'm starving"Adam said as his stomach growled as the two boys walked the streets of menagerie

As they did they talked to certain faunus of the island begging for some scraps or help. But they payed them no mind telling them to stop begging since their struggling too. Alot of them even where former dust mine workers as they didn't pity them either. Because they had their own children to worry about and didn't want a bigger target on their backs

The two young faunus soon sat on the street as adam held his stomach in pain right now as he tried to find any sort of food. As he did he eyed a familiar sushi stand as sitting out in the open not being watched was a plate of miso soup and two rice balls.

Immedialty he nudged ollie as he noticed it. The two of them qucikly came up with a plan to procure the food. As manning his food stall was shane humming to himself as he was talking to some customers. While he did adam apporahced the stall

"Excuse me"adam quietly asked but the man heard him but he went wide eyed seeing his current condition. As he walked from behind the stall kneeling down to the annoyed cat faunus customers

'Hey we want our fish"the cat faunus growled as their ears twithced

"Well sorry but this kid one of those former dust mine worker. God i…"shane paused placing a hand near the branded eye. He barely touched it as it made him wince in pain because that wasn't acting it did hurt.

The man soften his gaze right now wondering what to do with him. Though ollie was about to grab the food but eyed the lien that shane was counting. The spider faunus eyed it before sneaking behind the counter making adam one eye go wide. Which shane noticed as he turned around going wide eyed

"Hey you little thief give that back!"he shouted as ollie was caught in the act as he grabbed the lien trying to run away. But he bumped into someone that being saber the former royal guard captain. As the sabertooth grabbed him with adam about to run but a younger guard stopped him

That being a rookie zoey vix who hasn;t been here that long as this was maybe her first week.

"i..um…caught the other criminal…sir"zoey nervously said as saber sighed

"Good job kid. Because well lookie here we got two former dust workers…where are your parents?"saber questioned as ollie growled with tears on his face

"Those stupid soldiers hung my sister! Let us go!"ollie cired startling the man right now as saber eyed the two faunus for a moment sighing. He began to take them somewhere right now that being the cheifitan house at that moment. The two young faunus were confused if they were gonna be put on public execution for trying to get something to eat

Once they were inside already their waiting for them was ghira and his wife kali. As the cheifitna had guest in the form of declan and katherine blair.

"Oh saber i….why do you have children with you?"katherine questioned confused right now as he sat the two children down with ollie trying to bite him

"Gah! Well shane caught these two trying to steal from his stall…i'd tell their uh parents. But uh…."he paused eyeing them for a bit as adam went into the fetal position as he had tears on his face which kali noticed along with his branded eye

The women walked over kneeling infront of reaching a hand out but he flinched preparing to get hit as she stopped her advance

"Its okay i won't hurt you sweetie. Does…does that hurt"kali asked meaning his eye as the bull faunus just nodded. As the women gently reached over pulling the two in a motherly embrace trying to calm them down as she sighed staring at her husband who shared a look

"Dear….maybe we could take these two in. you always said you wanted another son"kali suggested as the cheifitan paused for a moment as he walked over eyeing them sighing

"I agree that we could take them in. but only one of them…the other would be put in foster care or a home"ghira said until someone stepped up

"I'll take the bug. Besides i always wanted two sons…i got a little girl whos a unique faunus like you kid. "Declan said making the two faunus go wide eyed until someone peeked over the couch arm

"Daddy who are they?"a sweet voice asked as looking over it was a younger blake staring at the two new comers right now. Ghria smiled before reaching down placing her on the couch

"These two might be some new friends of yours. Say hello dear"ghira said as the young cat faunus shuffled over hugging adam right now as he never had that in a long time as he started to ball his eyes out. As he was welcomed into someone home out of the kindness in their hearts

Present

Once he was finished adam whipped a tear away from his eyes. But it sounded nice to lazuli but she hated how it was made about blake again

"So that interesting i guess…though uh where are we?"lazuli asked confused right now as adam realized they were lost it seems

"I um…i don't know…but umm…this place is confusing"adam said as the two tried to figure out where they were. But as they did laughter could be heard as someone spoke up

"You two are a sight for sore eyes….how have the people who freed my soul been"a familiar voice spoke up as they looked at the source going wide eyed. As standing right infront of them was chiwa graves which came to their utter shock. Because he didn't look like a ghost more like he had flesh and blood.

"What the….oh my god we are dead! If hes here that means this is some sort of limbo…you might be a figment of my imagination"lazuli said punching adam in the shoulder as he yelped as chiwa laughed slightly

"Come now this is no dream. Besides…if this was the afterlife you two might go to hell. "Chiwa said as the two stared at him utterly confused

"How….how are you even here right now? Why are you here?"adam asked as the man stared them with a serious gaze

"I came to help guide you to the others that are down here"Chiwa said to their shock

"You know where the others are? Is my sister with them?"lazuli asked with hope as he paused for a moment before shaking his head to her disappointment

"No because…look who your friends are with right now are dangerous. That thing is going to trick them"chiwa said which concerned them right now

"What do you mean by trick them….whos with them?"adam asked worried as the man stared at something close by. The two followed it going wide eyed seeing what seems to be remnants of an old village that was made of wood that all looked like it rotten away. As the two saw something cross that mean someone was buried here

"Something that tricked another friend of your long ago along with the other visitors from the kingdom of atlas"chiwa said as the two could only imagine what happened here right now wondering what horrors happened on this land

Right now jaune was busy doing one thing because everysince they ran into the jabberwalk. They were all upset to lose two people that quickly right now but they managed to escape it. As they managed to find their way into a open field and started to build a makeshift village for them to use

It was some simply log cabins with their being four of them from the neabry trees they managed to cut down. They used his sword but that resulted in it being chipped from the use as he tried to save it. Luckily a couple of them were survival experts and they had a few people who made some crops for them with the food that was in their packs

Though their small village proposed hoping to have some way to escape this realm or if their lucky run into the rest of his friends. But right now he didn't know how an entire well three years went by like nothing. As he tried to keep track of the time here but the night and day cycle were strange at times.

They all tried to progress further into the other biomes of this strange world. They did but not without causitlies in the mix. They had lost two brining them down to fifteen. In the last three things got worse for some of them in this world

They started to fight a he tried to be a median in all of this. But eventually one the snobby atlas upper class that was with them found out he trapped them here. Which made them uneasy to trust him for a full year and a half. But they do now after he proved himself on defending them from the jabberwalk

But they are now at about ten now since five of them perished in the last few years. The first died because of a medical condition they had without the proper medicine for them to stave it off. Another died because of falling off a cliff and they weren't moving when they saw them on the bottom

A third died due to a drug addiction which they didn't know about. That being that kncukleduster who had a bit of a blessing addiction. Overodsed himself to escape this place they were trapped in. along with the fourth and fifth they fought with each other with one pulling a gun out. It managed to fire and the two soilders gunned them down.

But now he was sitting on the same shoreline that overlooked the ocean of this land. As he was staring at the sun right now that was starting to rise down with an orange hue in the sky. While he watched it someone whsilted to him

"Their you are arc. Man i thought you were dead…but no your on your rock"izzy said as he turned to face her as she wore her usually attire still. The blonde sighed getting up from his spot

"Sorry just…you know holding out hope my friends would come still"jaune said as she sighed rubbing her face

"Jaune…its been three years. I mean if they came they would have…maybe they aren't coming"izzy hesitantly said making him snap slightly

'Are you serious? Were here….that means they have to come back soon. They need to because….we need to save remnant. "Jaune said as he held something in hand. The beacon medallion for the summer miaden. But it was slowly having rust starting to cover it as he pocketed it

Izzy saw how upset he looked before walking over wrapping her arms around his

"Come on lets go back…gwen keeps asking where her dad is"izzy teased making him blush right now

Because everysince he saved gwen and when she lost her mother. That little girl keeps following him and around at times then she started to call him dad recently. He found it very weird right now

"Ughhh don't say that it sounds so weird. I mean…i understand i agree to take her in when she lost her mom. But seriously i'm not old enough or sutiable to be a dad"jaune argued as she gave him a side eye

"Oh really mr I sing her a lullaby if she scared to go to sleep because of that thing in the woods"izzy said before getting very close pressing her bust on his arm

"Maybe i could help you out"izzy asked sweetly as he brushed it off with a hurt look

'Lets get back to camp. The others are probably worried sick right now"jaune said coldly to her disappointment right now

The two of them began to walk through the woods of the jungle acre from what they found out. They heard from the people who were toys that their are different acres in the land. At first glance they thought they were going to hurt them but they actually turned out to be allies in this tiring times.

They even do trading with them sometimes most of their so called items they want is a simple smile or hug. Which they offered immediately but it seemed rare down here. They walked through the town of toy people again as they did one approached them

"Oh hello jaune and izzy"a grey colored toy merchant greeted

"Uh hey uh….something up where trying to head back to the camp right now"izzy replied as the toy merchant stared at them

"I'd be on your guard right now you two"the merchant said to their confusion

"Why do you say that?"jaune asked eyeing his sword that was starting to slowly rust along with his armor. As the toy merchant sighed

'The jabberwalk has been getting closer to the woods as of late. It took a few of the villagers here. The king is doing his best to stop it but it keeps coming back"the merchant said which made them worrie on that

"Thank you for that we'll.."jaune was stopped as the merchant cleared his throat offering a hug. As the blonde sighed walking over completing the trade for some information with a hug himself

"Thank you. Now get along you two lovebirds"the toy merchant said making jaune growl slightly at that. Because the inhabits here think since izzy has been with him so much their dating or something. He has one true love and that is pyrrha nikos

"Lets go"jaune said

"Lead the way knight boy"izzy replied

The two of them quickly walked back to the camp as it seemed to be close enough to castle that was now like it was in the future. But it was strange since they got to their camp their were toy soldiers their as two of them saluted him as he found that amusing right now

"Funny how the king here was kind enough to lend us these guys"jaune replied somberly

"Hey come on hes nice at least. Kinda reminds me of the one from the fairy tale…maybe were living it"izzy replied as that might be true from all the things they've seen.

But as they walked ahead suddenly someone wrapped their arms around jaune leg. He looked down to see it was gwen who got much taller and seemed to be seven now. As she had on a black skirt with a peach colroed tunic as she smield at him

"Daddy"gwen cheered cutely as he blushed with a heavy flush on his face of embarrassment. Izzy snickered as he pulled her back rubbing her head

"Gwen i thought i told you to call mr jaune…i',m not your uh…dad"jaune said which made the young girl on the verge of tears

Gwen sat down before she started to ball her eyes out right now with tears running down hot on her face. This caught the toy soilder attention as they rushed over with storm clouds starting to appear over head

"Someone is sad. We must stop it"The toy soilder said

"Yes why is the young lady sad?"the other asked as he tried to come up with a reason until someone spoke up with a hearty laugh

"The young lady is just upset you two. Continue with your work keeping our residents here safe"a softespoken voice said

As right now their was a man who seemed to be in his mid thirtes. But his skin seemed to be made of porcelian like a doll as he was as tall as jaune. Along with that sporting a red and black button up tunic that looked lvaish. With a piar of white lavish pants with brown dress shoes. But he had a large cape on his back that was red and black. While he also had on a red and golden grown

As this was the red king

The red king reached down gently picking up gwen holding her in his arms as the toy guards gasped

"The king himself is consoling her. We must let him go by royal decree"the toy soldier said

"Yes by royal decree"the other said as they hup hup hup away. The porcelin king gently whipped the tears off her face with his cape as he petted the top of her head

"Now now dear. I know your upset that your caretaker doesn't view you like that. But he still will protect you now how about a nice warm smile"The red king said as gwen smiled a little as the red king did a silly face which made her giggle at that smiling as the storm cloud disappeared

The man set her down as she ran over hugging jaune hand as he sighed accepting it

Jonathan was walking over"bout time you two are back. The king here was nice enough to give us some food. Since well…the idiotic snob let the animals get into our shed"he said in disgust

"It was no problem. I saw you all in need besides the boy here has protected my citizens from that nasty monster. I owe you that much"the red king turned away from them beginning to walk away from them right now

"Oh if you ever want to come by for a rousing came of checkers or that new one you showed me. Blackjack come by anytime maybe the next prize will…what did you call that contraption you mentioned"the red king asked

"A airship….though you don't have dust down here. Thanks for your help sir"izzy thanked

"No problem my dear. Though be safe"the red king said leaving them for the day. As he did johnatahn sighed as he stretched his back out with a loud crack being heard

"Well it'll be nighttime soon thinking of doing a small bonfire tonight. Cookie made stew tonight"johnathan said

'Stew!"gwen cheered as they found that adorable as it warmed thier hearts in this strange world

The hours ticked away as everyone in the camp where eating some stew for the night. Which conisted of some meat and vegtables they got from the townspeople and king. But as the others enjoyed a meal by the fire right now by the woods sitting under a tree was jaune

As he had a finished and empty bowl next to him. But he was staring at something a faded picture of everyone when they all got their huntsman and huntresses licenses. They took it before they told ironwood the truth. He stared at the faded picture caressing his thump over pyrrha face sighing in sadness

He doesn't know how long its been up their making him wonder if their was anything to go back to. Along with that salem has both the artifact along with the other not having access to her one weakness. The main reason he keeps going that spot to find his best friend

Jaune sighed again"i wish you all would show up soon"he said as someone sat by him as he looked up seeing it was izzy again

"Talking to yourself now huh"izzy replied as he sighed lifting his knees up to hug them. The two stayed in complete silence for a moment till she broke it

"Come on my offer still stands. I mean she must have moved on already"izzy said as he stared at her

"Look…i appreciate that you…developed feeling for me. And for some reason pyrrha since i catch you staring at my scroll alot"jaune said making the girl blush as she was an acolyte for one reason. She find that polymary stuff alright

"Come on i can't help it…you two are well..cute….though…sorry. Doing this keep you entertained right?"izzy asked as he tried to fight a smile but one formed

'Ah i see you smiling. Guess me doing this to cheer you up worked"izzy said as he sighed shaking his head

"Come on…."jaune paused for a moment looking past her right now before going wide eyed which she noticed. She turned around going wide eyed herself as their camp was on fire as he grabbed his sword rushing forward into the fray. The two quickly rushed over as they saw one clear thing three of them already on the ground lifeless making their number shrink down to seven now

Right now jonathan was fighting the jabberwalk with a rusty looking assault rifle. As he was bashing it several times with the stock end as he growled swinging it in the head making its head whip back

"Get out of here you dam beast!"johnathan said as jaune rushed over drawing his sword as he was prepared to fight. As he rushed over the jabberwalk dodged the strike from jonathan before doing something. It raised its claws before jamming them straight through johnthans torso as the man gasped in pain. This made jaune go wide eyed as tears formed in his eyes

"Get away from him!"jaune shouted running forward swinging his sword into the creature hand as it roared in pain. The jabberwalk flicked it tails launching him into a wall hard as he gasped in pain slowly losing consciousness blacking out

Once he woke back up he gasped as he found himself somewhere. That being what remains of their camp as right now talking with the red king was izzy with the remaining refugee in their grup. That being about three and including them six in total.

"I'm sorry to hear for all of your loses right now. I…i knew i should have had more of my soldiers here"the red king said

"Its…fine just…guess we gotta move somewhere else now. Any suggestions we've been too scared to explore some of the other acres"izzy said before jaune groaned standing up as gwen rushed over hugging him as he placed a hand on her head looking at them with a sorrowful look

"What happened?"jaune asked as the red king sighed

"A terrible thing my boy. Me and your people here discussed something. Their is an acre that is very safe soemthing the jabberwalk rarely visits. Since well its one of the wandering knights favorite place to visit"the red kind said

"Yeah whoever those guys are…you keep mentioning them"izzy replied as jaune sighed deciding to thank the red king for his help as they made their way to somewhere new

In the presnet lazuli and adam stared at the burial mounds their for the four in shock as chiwa cleared his throat getting their attention

"Follow me to the garden acre. If were lucky i can drop you two off along with explaining along the way of the danger they carry"chiwa said

"But why not just tell us now?"lazuli argued as he narrowed his eyes under his mask

"I have my orders….come with me."he said guiding them to the next acre as the two shared looks before locking hands beginning to follow the others trail again.

With that the group soon follows this mysterious cat. although chiwa seems to be down here depsite being dead. With jaune being stuck down here as he lost more people beginning his descent into madness. Thanks for reading!