In the last chapter the group had gotten big again. Though it seems they ran into a familiar face down here last chapter. But lets start off with how a certain knight has been with his new belongs to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum. I own the OC's, AU. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 10:A Cat Lies

Right now it was another new day for jaune arc well a new year right now. As he has been busy lately with the things down here in the ever after. Mainly being traveling around the realms of the kingdom right now. As he made his name known it seems that being a wandering knight like the strange ones hes encountered actually.

Because its been maybe ten years now since hes been down here waiting for his friends to meet him. But he kept holding onto that hope everyday right now praying for them to come back to him. He was doing one thing riding on juniper a animal he tamed with the help of someone thankfully. Though with him was izzy and gwen still the only two who were left unlike the others

The last three in their group they were lead to a safe haven for them which proved useful. It was quite tedious with some of the things but he asked a friend to keep an eye on things while he as their. Because he was busy doing something that was viisitng the same spot but instead for a camping trip

Being dragged behind juniper was a wagoon as inside of it was izzy looking much oldermaybe in her thirties now. Along with that she was wearing a tan skirt with a brown tunic on. As gwen was wearing a simple piar of black leather pants with a peach colored blouse shirt they managed to find. Him he was wearing his armor but he had no helmet instead it showed his beard starting to grow on his face

As they kept traveling down the road gwen kept studying a book it seems as izzy noticed it

'Gwen your still reading that book your father made for you"izzy suddenly said as gwen looked embraced with a blush

"Come on its the only thing i got to read…other than talking to those wandering knight dad knows now"gwen replied meaning jaune

Because in the last ten years when they lost the last three refugees. A whole two years went by after that and he finally caved in on izzy advances. The two decided to work it out probably living here for the rest of their lives since their stuck down here. Not knowing when they'll leave as jaune chuckled

"And i'm still finding that strange being called a dad. Even though you'd be born if i did have you if i was i don't know…fifteen?"jaune joked as gwen sighed moving over near his seat softly smiling

"Well i've viewed you two like parents since you took me in. besides….since we discovered what this ascension stuff is. Its….weird"gwen replied with a hurt look as he stopped juniper by tapping them on their neck as they slowed down. Then he reached behind placing a hand on her head gently rubbing it for a moment

"I know your hurt after what they told you. But it seems we have some friends down here who still refuse to tell us how to leave for some reason"jaune replied

Izzy hummed"maybe they know when the others will arrive. We just need to hold out hope…time seems to work differently here since you touched that pocket watch"izzy stated

"Don't remind me of that. I still feel terrible because of it…although i do hope so that they come here soon"jaune said

They kept traveling to the usually spot that he visits every week to see if they do come. As he did what he wasn't expecting was someone to be their waiting for him. That being brutus graves already having a fire set up as the man had his helmet off drinking some tea in hand

This surprised them"oh hello uncle brutus"gwen greeted as the man chuckled with a small laugh

"Surrpised to be heard you call me that still. Though i am a very old friend of your well adotpive father family. You seem to be growing well"brutus said as jaune dismounted juniper petting their coat smiling at him

"I am. Though i wish i had a razor i would use my sword but well…"jaune said eyeing his rusted blade on his side right now. Brutus chuckled offering a spot as the three joined them. As some time passed by with the night sky starting to come out. As it did they had some stew prepared as gwen was busy talking to the hunter mice right now playing with them even.

As jaune watched from afar seeing that as brutus took notice of that look

"Your worried about her arne't you child"brutus asked as he paused looking into the flames of the fire as they crackle occasionally before he narrowed his gaze

"I am…right now i'm wondering why we can't leave still. I'm worried for my friends…but right now i'm starting to lose hope they will ever come back"jaune sadly said as izzy walked over leaning against him loving as he leaned into it

"I know your hurt jaune but….they said we should wait. They seem to be connected to this place somehow"izzy replied

Brutus gave a chuckle"well we counted our numbers their are maybe of i don't know. About fifty one of us here. Yet i still don't see the old women who still kicking or your good friend. Reminds me of me and your ancestotr joan"brutus said with a smile which jaune shared

"Its funny how i became friends with him and yet…i'm meeting all of the people who had the title archangel. I'm wondering who i'll meet next. Some of them are clowns"jaune replied making brutus laugh at that wth a hearty chuckle as he shook his head

"Some of us are jokesteer at heart. Blame the family gene though i'm sure one day they will be here soon"brutus said making jaune smile at that

As they kept talking and relaxing with each other. Gwen looked to the sky with a confused look before going wide eyed to see something. That being two falling stars it seems as she shot up in shock

"Mom! Dad! Look in the sky!"gwen shouted in shock right now as they looked up going wide eyd. As jaune looked to see two falling stars as he went teary eyed at that moment standing up with his sword at the ready right now

"Two of them are here…two of them are here actually"jaune said teary eyed ready to sprint ahead. But brutus stopped him as the blonde knight stared at him as he shook his head

"Those aren't them they are someone else. I shall take these two back to the village…you need to do something. Something that may shape this world"brutus said as jaune stared at him before giving a determined nod praying to escape this place if he has to do some trials or feats.

Then the scene changed back to the present time as everyone stared in shock right now. With the older jaune staring at them right now with a soft look in his eyes wondering if he was truly dreaming right now as he stared at them

"It it really you? When I saw you all their…I couldn't believe it"the knight said as they looked at walked forward hestiantly and looked down at the ground .They all look at each other before looking at him.

"Jaune its us"ruby said

"Yeah jauney boy"Zane added

They all rushed over getting in a big group hug with jaune. It felt warm to them as he placed his head on most of them as he also hug them. He had a smile on his face with tears of joy streaming down his face. They all separated as they all stared at him in shock.

"How did you find us?"ruby questioned.

"How are you the rusty knight?"blake questioned.

"You look so old!"rogue added

"And you got bigger the last time we saw you"Eria added

"Umm yes and you have a beard"onxyia softly said

"Yeah and your rocking it"zane added

"And when extactly did you get…"yang tried to find the words but weiss finished for her.

"Mature"wiess siad with a grinn with her hand on her chin. They all looked at wiess as she quickly colelcts herself with a small blush.

"Oh man don't let falk know you said that"lazuli teased

"I'm sorry it was just surprsing is all"weiss retorted huffing as her tail swayed around

"What happeend to atlas….after we all fell?"ruby asked

Jaune sighed"we got alot of catching up to do right now"jaune said as he motioned for him to follow them. As he did he looked around wondering something while they began to leave the garden arces and arrive in a small flower field.

"So wait she got both the relic?"ruby asked

"But eden became the winter maiden which means we still have four maidens right?"erias asked

"Yes. but that would mean the other might have accessed the beacon academy vault if they have the key for it"adam mentioned although jaune cleared his throat sighing right now which they noticed

"Jaune why did you sigh?"weiss asked with a worried look as he stared at them reminding them what he had

"I had the beacon artifact remember. It was with me when i fell"jaune said as they all went wide eyed right now hearing he had the beacon artifact. Which made them all groan in unison right now on that bad news

"Come on! That means the others are probably fighting salem as we speak dam it"rogue shouted in worry

"Great not only that we still have i don't even know how many knights left. With that psycho lamia controlling my sister!"lazuli stated with malice in her throat

"Come on….look you got good news for us or what"eria coldly asked as he sighed walking over to juniper rubbing their coat as he started to walk. Along with gestuirng for them to follow him which they slowly did

"Well good news is that i still have it. Along with that well two atlas refugee that have been with me for a long time now"jaune replied which made them shocked right now hearing he was stuck down here with two people right now

"Wait….is their any other refugee i…alot of them still must be down here. Some of them fell"ruby asked with worry as the rusted knight looked at the silver eyes he hasn't seen in so long. The man then sighed looking down at the ground

"Their were more of us….but the jabberwalk got to them first. Let go gwen and izzy will be happy to see you. I told them all about you"jaune replied as he walked forward as they all looked horrified to hear that other refugees where down here but died

"Their dead…oh those grave we saw at the crimson forest…guys what if they were um…."lazuli paused eyeing jaune for a moment as they shared it

"You mean how that dead atlas soilder we found then the women skeleton might have been apart of his group"rogue replied scared as they stared at jaune wondering how long hes been down here with those two other refugee right now. As ruby clenched her fist in anger

"Whats good in saving anyone if where too late to stop it"ruby growled as yang looked at her sister worried as she walked over placing a hand on her shoulder leaning in

"Don't talk like that sis…sometimes we can't save anyone. Okay lets keep going maybe we can finally rest for more than ten minutes"yang said as she relucnelty nodded.

They all began to follow jaune along the path. They traveld through a grassy field on a dirt path for what felt like forever now. They walked for maybe about twenty minutes though someone was getting comfy with jaune. That being nyx as she was on his shoulder as he gently petted her head with his finger

"The rusty man"nyx cheered cutely as he chuckled

"Well seems you all had a couple friends in your midst. This one has your eyes blair"jaune said as onxyia ears flopped slightly as she rubbed her neck nervously laughing

"I guess so…but um…god this is so weird. Your older than my dad"onxyia commented

"She right man i…okay not gonna lie the warrior wolf tail pretty much suits you in a way. You should have grown one out long ago"eria added

"Yes because um….god this is so embarrassing right now. Your all gonna make fun of me now"weiss whined heavily with a flush look which yang got to work immediately on along with lazuli. As lazuli stroked her tail making her blush

"Awww but its so cute. I mean that would mean you find him handsome….do you want us to leave you two alone"lazuli cooed as weiss went red in the face. As blake sighed laughing

'God this again. Stop messing with weiss so much"blake said

"Agreed though at least its not me. Though…still i'm sure your glad to have your arm back"adam said to the cat who stared at her prosthetic arm clenching a fist as she smiled seeing her being able to do that again right now

"Very much because its been so long without one sort of. Thank you for doing that for me"blake kindly said making him smile

"No problem"adam replied sweetly which lazuli noticed. The thief was starting to get annoyed seeing that right now. Because she was getting one thing the jealous bug as she walked forward going in between the two to their confusion right now

"Uhhh something up feathers?"rogue asked as lazuli grabbed adam arm holding it close glaring at blake right now giving her daggers to her confusion. As the cat faunus stared at adam for a moment as it went off in her mind

"Oh uh you know what i'll uh walk ahead"blake siad to adam confusion as he was pretty dense at times. With the other ntoicing that as they whsilted which confused him even more

'Whats going on with you right now? Are you okay right now?"adam asked as she huffed crossing her arms under her bust walking ahead of him. This concerned him wondering what he did wrong right now. As he shared a look with zane who stared at him

"Dude i think you messed up"zane bluently said

"What did i do? I…i don't know what i did wrong"adam replied as he shrugged his shoulders

"Hey thats women for you. But hey i manage to treat five of them the same….though…."he paused staring at onxyia who still looked down which he noticed wondering if she was okay right now in this place. Maybe when they get back they should celebrate her birthday for her to cheer her up before some big battle for the relics.

As they kept walking for a bit jaune chuckled for a moment with a worried look on his face

"I do hope that matilda got out. She is a fighter thats for sure"jaune said which reminded them about her

'Right her…how is the dead archangel down here right now? I'm so confused"yang questioned

"True but…the red prince kept talking how he saw one in red. Are….are all the archangels down here?"blake questioned as he glanced at them before laughing nodding

'Seems so. Apparently from what i figured out in my time down here with izzy and gwen. We kept getting visits from well people in suits of armor after maybe six years of being down here. The first was well…brutus"jaune stated to their complete surprise

"Wait are you saying all of them are down here?"eria asked shocked as he nodded

"I managed to meet every single one of them all fifty one of them. Well lucifer once he was a strange individual if i do say so my self. All of them where since…a few had the crappy puns my friend here told"jaune said to the hybrid who scoffed

"Funny jaune….though man pyrrha hit the jackpot for when you get older. I mean look at you man. Not the skinny twig i knew back at beacon now"zane said tapping his shoulder as a metal clang could be heard. As jaune laughed avoiding their gaze on the mention of her

"Hes right. I mean….wiat have you met the goddess yet?"rouge questioned with hope as he stared at them for a moment thinking of what to say. But as he did suddenly from a nearby bush the curious cat panted as he approahced them

"Ohhh if oudn you all! Why is it the last place you look for ha!"the cruiosu cat said making them all eye him jaune especially. As he growled seeing his drawing his sword bring it down trying to cut him as he seethed in rage at the sight of him

"You! You little…they warned me someone was with them…they warned me!"juane shouted as thunder appeared startling them as the curious cat nervously laughed to see him again

"Jaune! Its so nice to see you again….how have you, gwen and izzy been?"the cat sweetly asked but adam stepped forward drawing his blade pointing it at the cat

"He doesn't trust you…what did you do at the tree? Because chiwa and scarlet warned us about you. What are you"adam growled as they all kept their hands on their weapons as the cat laughed at the threat

"I just made a simply mistake. I took alyx their and then she left the goddess got anger at me"the curious cat said as jaune glared at him

"You lied to them….that tree is nothing but death"jaune said to their shock right now because from what they figured out they needed to head their to leave this place

"But…but the tree might be our only way out? The goddess of balance is their"rogue said with fear in her fone

"No its not. It absorbs you takes your memories away and turns you into something else. If you go their it erases you! They call it ascension but in reality that what it is!"jaune shouted as they all stood their complete stunned in shock to hear that what the tree is

"The tree is what ascension is!"lazuli shouted in shock

"Funny how you didn't mention that to us and….wheres matilda"yang said noticing he was here as they looked around for any sigh of her. As the cat licked his paw for a moment sighing

"Oh she fine probably off fighting more of those jabberwalks…but your not from here it won't hurt you"the cat reassured as jaune asked him one thing

"Then where is lewis…what happened to lewis"jaune asked which confused them on who that was

"Who is that?"Ruby asked him as he revealed something shocking

"Alyx brother…she didn't come here alone"jaune said as they stared in utter idsblief to hear alyx had a brother

"She…she had a brother thats not apart of the story"blake replied

"Why didn't you tell us that you stupid cat!"zane growled going into his prowler form snarling as his tail thrashed around

"You never asked besides….you wandering knights are all so annoying. I mean i thought you'd be different from the others. Your just like then"The curious cat said with a smirk

"So we followed that stupid sotry and its not even true."weiss asked as thunder struck again it seems with jaune sighing as he noticed it

"We need to go i have a plan"jaune said

"And what good has that done you…how long have you been down here going crazy"The cat taunted as ruby growled holding her head for dear life

"Can we all stop! This is alot to take in right now and were all very emotionally!"ruby shouted with tears about to break but the cat smiled seeing that

"Huh you've reached a crossroads"the cat said as suddenly a flash of light appeared surrounding them. All of them covered their eyes to avoid it waiting for it to go down as it did it revealed something. That being a rollarcoaster of connecitn stone pathway all featuring blue arched doors at the end. Jaune sighed holding his head

"Dammit….look out everyone where in a thunderstorm"jaune stated

"A pounder wha?"Rogue replied

"Its a storm or weather pattern created by physical manifestation of mental or emotional problems. We are now at a metaphorical and literal crossroad"jaune explained to their utter annoyance

"Oh great this places is so great…i hate it here"Eria coldly said

"Well at least where all together….oh were missing two people"yang said as they looked to see who they where missing. That being adam and lazuli which came to their utter surprise to see them all gone right now

"Wait wheres adam and lazuli?"blake asked worried

"They had bigger problems to work out it seems. Come on we can wait it out or for them to solve it. "Jaune said as he walked forward leading the through the literally crossroads as they all decided to follow him in this strange new area right now.

Antoher thunder flash happens as suddenly the scneray changes. As standing their right now was adam who could hear wind hwoling and blwoing past him. He opened his eyes going wide eyed on what he was seeing.t aht being a swaying bridge with a rock in the center right now

"What the hell?!"adam shouted grabbing onto the bridge ropes for support before looking around seeing lazuli on one just like him

"Lazuli!"adam called out making her look at him with worry

"Adam!"lazuli called out trying to walk forward but noticed their were no more planks in her path to lead her to him. They both noticed this wondering what they needed to do right now in this abyss hoping to find a way out of this abyss right now of wind and this dangerous brdige

Soon with the others they were walking through the winding paths of the stone walkways. They kept walking them for what felt like forever until eventually they reached a crossing sign. It displayed a drawing of a human on the left and a cat claw on the right. As he sighed starting at them

"Are you all serioust right now. Make up your minds"jaune said to their confusion right now

"What are you talking about jaune?"rogue asked sheepishly chuckling. As ruby looked away with a nervous look on her face. As blake rubbed her prothetic arm with a nervous look as zane sighed rubbing his face

"Where just confused jaune. Because….look we heard from adam and lazuli how to not trust the cat."zane replied

"Yeah but we also don't know how the story ends. I mean….what did he do to make him banished from that tree"ruby asked as they kept walking pass through one of the doors right now. As they did eria stared at them for a moment before the reflection was replaced with her in her wheelchair without her porohestic leg making her shocked

"What…what is this place?"erias asked scared as jaune sighed

"Their the physical reflections of someone guilty mind along with their emotional damage. But mainly with something they lost long ago"jaune explained

As they were all passing them right now as each of them stared at their own reflections in the mirrors. For weiss is was her home, her kingdom as mantle and atlas lay in ruin. With her home destroyed as she looked down with an upset look on her face

For yang she looked to see it was her mother in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Along with showing her vernal stabbing her in the back as she looked away from that with an upset look. Their was blake who saw the scene of when she lost her arm back in beacon staring at her prosthetic arm right now

Their was rogue who stared at the reflection to see tanner their smiling like he always does as she sighed seeing her friend their right now. While ruby stared at the reflection of her own father their who was laying in the morgue they found him in at altas as she looked away from it sighing.

"So…this is pretty much a sad place"ruby asked as he sighed rubbing his face

"In a way yes. But…"jaune paused staring at one reflection as it showed a smiling miyuki. Along with the refugee he was watching over the years as he stared at jonathan and morgon their as he closed his eyes tight seeing them again as he continued to walk

While he did he passed by his grimm best friend. As zane was staring at the reflection fo his mother and father right now. With the two holding him in their arms as he saw the countless images of dead bodies. Then it showed the five other grimm knight non volunteers infront of him. As jaune placed a hand on him

"You okay?"he asked as it snapped him back to reality as he sighed

"A little yeah just….look can you tell us what happened?"zane questioned as onxyia was busy staring at her own rfleciton not paying attention right now

"Hes right look what happened down here with alyx on what she wrote? Did she lie?"eria questioned

"You have no idea"jaune said as suddenly the scene changed as it showed them his memories of what hppaned as he explained. As it showed the face of alyx and lewis.

Alyx looked to be a young girl with dark brown skin, long dark brown wavy hair, her eyes colroed hazel. She wore a baby blue collar shirt with short puffy sleeves, a navy skirt with golden trimmer deisgn and black leather boots. In addtion she wore a dark blue head band resembling rabbit ears.

Their was a colorful waist sash that consited of navy, red, cyan and gold ang magentate strings with a golden rabbit pin. She had a bandaged wrapped around her right leg.

While lewis seemed to be a young boy with short dark brown dreadlocks and hazel eyes. He wore a godlen framed glasses with a white collar shirt with fabric asot and a dark blue trench coat. He wore light brown bagged pants and dark brown boots. In addition he carried around a leather brown bag around his waist

"I waited for you all for so long…years…but over those years i took up the lead to watch over the refugees. I…accidnelty turned back time"jaune began as it showed them the events of what happened when jaune fell as it showed him meeting the refugee. Along with his encounter with the jabberwalk as he fled holding gwen in his arms to their shcok

"I waited here for years. But i…after some time it was me and two others for a while. But after maybe six to seven years one day. Brutus came out of nowhere which startled me."jaune cotninued as it showed a scene of a much older looking jaune in shock meeting brutus graves who shook his hand before gesturing to some people. Two others in strange looking knight armor one had a rabbit style helmet another had a wasp like helmet waving to the twom

They watched as he cotninued"i met alyx and her brother lewis one day. Two sibling from remnant i told them who i was. I introduced the two to gwen and izzy, gwen was happy to see someone her own age finally. But we told them how i was waiting for my friends how some people down here are my friends family"he cotninued as it showed them the garden acre where the herbalist hut was

"When i started to help them i noticed something. The reason i was stuck here for so long…i was about her sotry. I was the rusted knight but…things weren't the same as the book"he continued as it showed an image of alyx staring forward at them

"She was like herself in the book but she wasn't just a little petulant or inconsiderate. She was selfish and curel. This whole world was make believe to her and the rules didn't apply to her. She one time even thought we were apart of this world. "He cotninued as it showed a worried lweis before facing forward

"Lewis was the kind one and the clever one. Whenever someone got hurt or felt down he rushed to check on them. Everytime he wanted to make sure someone was okay. But…when we got the herbalist hut that wasn't in the sotry"he said as it showed alyx and herbalist laughing together doing the same thing they did when they got their as it soon showed alyx looking down with a scared look

"Something happened to her and she was never the same after that. She became paranoid losing trust in us…accused us of things…i tired to g-get us back on track…but it made her distrust me more"he continued as it showed a paranoid alyx flinching at the sight of jaune and lewis right now. With the curious cat by her side only not scared of him which they all noticed getting scared

"I didn't know if it was my fault or when i screamed at her for accidnlty hurting gwen one time. I…i..coudln't even be the stupid make believe hero. The archangels they…they told me i could do it. But i couldn;t"he cotninued

As it showed a variety of people in knight armor talking to him trying to make him continue. But he kept becoming more paranoid by all of this which zane noticed wondering what his ancesotr did down here to his friend. Then it showed alyx adding something into a cup handing it to jaune as he drank it

"After that the rusted knight drank the posion in her stead."jaune said as collapsed in the scene as it showed an angry alyx staring him down with the curious cat by her side smiling at this it seems.

"She said she woudln't let anyone get in her way of leaving. She do whatever it takes to get her and lewis home. Along with….the cat..she…promised him something…and thats it"he said as the acne returned to normal at that moment. They all stayed silent in shock staring at him right now with worry looks on their face

Jaune sniffed rubbing his eyes"its not my favorite story to read anymore"he said as they all felt horrible right now

"Jaune…you…were so sorry"eria apologized

"We…we didn't know how long you where gone. Maybe…maybe since where here now we can help each other"weiss said as he sighed staring a past self reflection of himself before walking foward

"Well heres one thing don't trust the cat. After a long time i figured something out when he came back. When people lose their way he convinced them somehow. Either to keep performing their rules or…to go to the tree. To get a new one"jaune explained before looking in anger

'But no…he calls it healing its manipulation. The cat was never helping you or alyx it was feeding the tree"jaune said to their confusion

'How can you be sure the goddess of balance could be their"ruby argued

"Well maybe she wasnt at the time. I asked them about the archangels how they where here they told me when they die they come here and….they…are tasked by her to protect this place. But…they said she wasn't at the tree when alyx and lewis came"jaune continued

"But she has to be their now"blake said with hope

"How can we be sure? Because when the cat took alyx and lewis…only one made it back to our world. The archangels where furious with him…said he was banished from the tree. He did something to lewis…he…he might have…"jaune paused on the words as they all state silent as yang walked over placing a hand on his shoulder

"Lets get out of here. First chance we get where ditching the cat"yang stated as they all nodded in agreement

Back in the strange bridge with lazuli struggling with her grip on the bridge. As they been trying everything to get more platforms on it as they all looked at trying to come up with something right now

"Come on….their has to be some stupid password for this thing!"lazuli shouted as the wind blew her hair

"Well at least were together. That all that matters'adam said smiling at her making her smile. Until suddenly a step appeared on his end as he stared at her for a moment

"This is weird"he said taking a step as lazuli had a hair brian scheme

"Platform! No wait….together! Dang it…whats the dumb pasword"lazuli said making him laugh at that for a moment

"You always know how to make someone laugh. Always looking at the positives"adam said as she brushed her hair away slightly

"I guess…you always got your stoic and protective side though"lazuli said with a smile as suddenly more platforms on their sides appear as they kept stepping forward right now as adam studied the words they said before going wide eyed

"I think…this might be things we've never told each other. Or want to tell each other"adam said to her confusion as she thought about something

"Well i think yours a swell guy. You used to be…a terroist but now your trying to redeem yourself"she begun as he listened as she smiled his way

"You were so cold and emotionless. But in the last four months being together you…managed to become someone new. Someone who is caring and kind…not bother by what people say about your past"lazuli said as suddenly four steps appear infrotn of her as she laughed stepping on them

"I guess this is the way keep up"lazuli replied as he smiled thinking about her

'I like how you've never been intimidated by me. You…tried to kill me when we met in the aniam"adam replied

"Yeah well i know who truly took my dad so do my siblings"lazuli replied as he smiled her way

"Yes that. I've never had my own siblings myself but i admire how caring you are for vance and neo. Its like their your blood….the same how i view ghira family along with his daughters. Jazmine and blake"Adam said

But as he said that suddenly the bridge length enhances to their confusion right now as they all stared at it utterly confused right now. As lauzli looked down with an anger look on her face which he noticed wondering something

'Lazuli….are you mad at me?"adam asked as she tried to play it off

"Me? Mad…nooooo. Not like i'm mad at how you keep mentioning blake"lazuli growled as thunder struck again as he went wide eyed on what this was. They where here because she think he still loves blake as he stared at her with shock

"You…you think i still love blake don't you"Adam asked as she flinched looking down with an upset look on her face right now as she messed with her necklace

"I..i…you and her keep hanging out and…talking sweet to each other. I'm..i'm just wondering if i'm some…sort of rebound…that i…i…"lazuli stammered her words as she had tears on her face right now to his shock as he soften his gaze

'Lazuli…i don't love her anymore. I..view blake like a sister…we had a spark before and it died out. She replaced it with yang…and i replaced mine with a new spark. You"he said as the two criminal lovers before lazuli blushed thinking of one word to saw to him

"I..i think i love you"lazuli replied

"I love you too"Adam said

Suddenly the two where now joined on the rocky platform that changed into a grassy platform. As suddenly white and red roses started to bloom that had thorns on them along with a pair of swans their flying in the air. The two of them stared at each other before embracing into a kiss as the sun started to shine behind them

Back with jaune and the others they were walking through the path until they see the curious cat humming as his tail swayed with them calling him out

"Hey cat!"rogue called out as he turned to them gasping

"Oh their you all are i was so worried for you all"the curious cat siad but ruby narrowed her gaze

"Jaune told us what you did"ruby said making him scoff

"Oh its just a sotry. Your accusing me of something now aren't you"the cat replied

"Then why are you banned from the tree…you aren't telling us the truth. My ancestors don't trust you"zane said drawing his katana out pointing them at the cat

"Well after are all higgledy and piddgledy. I help them to return to the eve rafter. But your not afterans you idiots! I'm not taking you to ascent its not my fault on what happened to poor lewis!"the cat shouted before having a twisted grin

"I mean you have delightful information for me their…alyx promised to take me their but she tricked me and her brother. Shame that he felt so hopeless he ascended"the cat said with a grin on his face as jaune growled at him trying to stab him but he dodged it.

"He used us….you did something to lewis their. When we see another archangel where going to ask them what you did"weiss codly said as the cat hissed at them before turning away from them glairng

"At least i know what i want to do. You…i don't even know. "The cat said before staring at the wolf and ruby

"We want to go home…go away and don't show yourself again"ruby warned as he scoffed leaving them. As suddenly the cat dsippared as the waterty mirrors turn to ice as everything shattered into piece. Once it did they all looked around before noticing one thing in front of them. Lazuli and adam swapping spit right now

"Ohhhhh so you two are getting comfy"yang teased making the two stop as they released it

"Did we miss something?"lazuli asked with a blush

"Sort of….come on i'll show you to my village. We have beds"jaune said as they all followed him to his village. Not knowing the curious cat glaring at them from a distance as he decided to follow those other two visitors down here.

With that it seems that adam and lazuli found a spark with each other. Along with that they learned the truth about the curious cat and ditched him finding him untrustworthy. Though soon enough they may see jaune madness slowly surface. Thanks for reading!