Okay guys, well, here we go again. A fair bit of warning, I do plan on going in a different direction this time. So no Tigerstripe will not join Salem because there is no way Salem would accept her. On top of that, this time I won't have Salem and Sienna Khan fight with sex toys. Because I still can't believe I wrote that scene.

I was getting some PM's lamenting the fact that Elm didn't end up with Jem. And honestly, it was always going to be like that, I will admit though the idea of a spin off would be interesting. But I still have my original spin off to worry about.

In other news, I have once again tried to work on the rewrite for ulfhednar of menagerie. But I honestly may just revamp it from a certain point. Since I don't want to redo the whole thing unless I come up with a different way to introduce Brynjar.

But non story related, I've been getting a lot more reviews and messages saying 'Hey man I started following some of the advice you put out in your chapters, and its really helped me a lot.'

For those of you who said that, Hell fucking yeah, good for you guys. I love seeing that.

As you all know, I'm a fan of Jordan B Peterson's work, and specififcally his book '12 rules for life' has been a significant influence on me. And I would recommend it to all young men who feel a little bit lost in life. Its a great read.

If you want a morning routine that I guarantee will help you in life, heres mine.

1. Wake up at 5:00 AM

2. Go for a thirty minute walk/run/jump rope, something physical to get the blood moving

(2.) Also I like to listen to something like Alpha Affirmations, specifically Victorious Optimism while I exercise

3. Cold shower for at least five minutes (I'm going up to 8)

4. Breakfast (Three eggs, two slices of bacon, a banana and some oatmeal

5. Read a little bit or prep for work.

Some of you may be wondering 'Why would you post something like this on fanfiction?'

Well the answer is simple, because when I was first introduced to fanfiction as a teenager. I used it as an outlet for frustrations I had with the real world. And I know how sometimes we like to escape into the fantasy world where we can take our favorite shows and movies and we can remake them to our own liking. You see this all the time specifically in the naruto fanfiction community. Specificlly in the super strong naruto/sasuke bashing stories. Those are wish fulfillment fantasies at their worst. And to me when I read those, I was a very angry confused young man. And it took me awhile to learn how to be a better man.

So when I wrote this fanfic, I started putting more self improvement advice in because I have no doubt that its mostly confused younger guys who read fanfiction because they want an escape.

So why not give them the tools they need in the authors note so they can make their lives better?

Jem

Jem watched as Kali was hanging out with the rat pack on the couch playing board games. He couldn't help but be a little jealous of the kids. He knew it was bad, especially since they had all been homeless just a few days ago. But give him a break, he was the reason they were living the high life. How about some appreciation? He shook his head of the thoughts. He was just mad because Kali was trying to get him to wear a butler uniform. He told her the only way he would wear was if he got to cut the sleeves off. But she was a strickler for etiquette for butler uniforms.

"The fact those kids are whooping her ass in Monopoly is funny though." He said as Kali actually got frustrated at the kids.

How did a bunch of children know how to swindle a grown woman out of fake money? Simple, their time on the streets had taught them that they needed to be able to improvise on the spot. So they literally were just bullshitting their way through the entire game. So in other words, they were playing the game the same way they dealt with life.

Making it up as they went along.

"I guess I should be glad Ghira is on my side at least." Ghira knew Jem didn't want to wear the butler uniform.

At first Ghira was a bit skeptical of Jem when he said he was a 'friend' of Blakes. He wasn't sure if that was code for boyfriend or not. But Jem said he was dating some girl named Winter. So that put him at ease. He didn't want to think that after all this time that his daughter would come back with a boy in town. That would just be heartbreaking.

"Whats for lunch?" Ghira asked as he sat down at the table.

"Steak, panfried in olive oil, seasoned with garlic and pepper salt, and basted in butter." Jem said as they didn't have a grill, so he had to go with one of the recipes he learned from that Gordon Ramsay cooking show.

Say what you want about the guy, but Jem absolutely loved watching those tutorials. Even if he got pissed at the smaller portions.

"Good, wanted some variety, I can't eat fish all the time." Ghira said as Jem just nodded.

Fish meat was good, but he would be pissed if he was literally cooking nothing but Fish for the next few days. Luckily, Kali and Ghira weren't stereotypes of cat faunus. That seemed to be Blake's territory. Either way,while it sucked being the homeless cook for them right about now, he was just glad that the main course didn't revolve around milk, fish, catnip and mice.

Wait a minute. He looked to the kids.

"Huh, how did I just now notice that they seem to adore the kids despite them being mice? Oh who am I kidding, what are they gonna do? Cannibalize them? I'm watching too many horror movies." Jem thought to himself as he put a steak near Ghira's spot at the table.

Ghira took a bite. And then he got a rotten look on his face.

"You cooked this well done?!" Jem felt a little intimidated.

"What?! No I would never do-" He was cut off as he saw Ghira laugh a little.

"I'm kidding, its rare."

"Stop doing that!" That was the second time Jem had fallen for that.

First lying and saying that he undercooked fish, and now saying that he overcooked Steak. He couldn't help but feel like his Grandmama would beat his ass if he did that.

"OH COME ON!" Kali yelled as she landed on Vale avenue which Bianca had loaded with hotels.

Seriously the little pack of mice was kicking her ass, it was unfair! Sure they weren't playing teams and it was everyone for themselves. But SOMEHOW she was the one paying the most penalties as the kids were just stacking money.

"You know Lunch is ready?" Jem asked as she grumbled and stood up.

"They're cheating, I know it." She said as she sat down to eat.

Jem forgot how much of a pain in the ass it was to prepare food for other people. If it was just Kali and Ghira, it wouldn't be an issue, But then he had to figure out portion sizes for the rat pack, and he only had so much space to cook at a time. But it is what it is.

"You know, when I imagined getting sent to Remnant in my dreams, I always figured I would be doing something awesome, instead I'm playing house servant to a rich couple. This is not what I expected my life to be." Jem was half expecting to do cool shit like fighting Grimm or other huntsman.

And yet, here he was, he was now Jeffrey from the fresh prince of bel air.

With everyone

"Huh, its weird being back here." Nala said as she had her revolver and her bullet belt on just in case anything happened.

She had grown so used to the comfort of living in America that she completely forgot the struggle that came with living on Menagerie. The island itself wasn't bad to be on, but she like many other kids who grew up on the street certainly didn't have the best luck.

"Come on this way." Blake said as everyone followed her.

"Where are we going?" Yang asked as they followed the cat faunus.

"Simple, Jem may be a dick at times, but hes not stupid, if he was going to head anywhere, it would be to my parents house." Blake knew that Jem would probably go there for a place to stay.

"Won't your parents think its weird that a human is visiting them?" Ruby asked as she knew how Blake used to be a member of the white fang, and she didn't know how her parents would react.

"Nope, they never hated humans, I thought we all learned that from the show?" Blake pointed out that everyone had seen every volume of RWBY.

"Oh yeah, somehow I forgot that." Nora said as everyone agreed.

To be fair, when they watched the show it seemed so detached to what was going on at the moment that they never gave it much thought.

In a weird way, Remnant almost felt foreign to them after a few months of staying on Earth. They still had some time before the Vytal Festival, so it wasn't like they were leaving the world behind to suffer. But there was still the matter of adjusting back to life on Remnant. It was weird not being out in the woods or fields of Illinois, but being on the Island of Menagerie.

Not only was it a different climate, but it was mostly populated by Faunus.

"You don't seem so nervous about meeting your parents this time..." Yang pointed out as Blake smiled.

"Well, the show took away my fear of seeing them again, I know they still love me no matter what." She winced as she rubbed the back of her head as she was reminded of something.

"That being said, I don't envy having to explain why my human friend showed up here before I did." She could only hope Jem had explained the situation.

Melania/Tigerstripe

"This place is amazing." She was walking around Mantle.

It appeared it wasn't nearly as bad as it was in the later volumes of RWBY. The people were friendly. Crime didn't seem to be crazy. And everyone seemed happy. She smiled a bit at the sight of faunus children playing in the background with their human friends. It was kind of cute. It was a shame that what happened in the later volumes destroyed this place. Maybe now that she was here, Jem and her could change it for the better. She smiled at the thought of him. But her thoughts soon turned dark.

So AJ was right about Winter. Not only was she Jem's girlfriend, but she was also the real Winter Schnee from the show. Who would have thought AJ was actually right about something for once? She had listened to his ramblings the whole time they were camped outside of the house. The dude legit had some serious issues. And don't even get her started on his rants about how he wanted a japanese girlfriend.

Seriously was she that bad with the weeb attitude when she met Jem at the bar? She shuddered at the thought of it.

Moving on, Tigerstripe was not dumb, she had pocketed the tiger ears before she went through the city. She couldn't help but feel that some may be offended at the sight. And she was in a brand new world with no way home, so the last thing she wanted to do was piss off the civlians in charge of this city. She stopped by a small coffee store. She read the sign on the outside.

"Today only! Free medium size coffee of your choice!" She smiled.

She had no money, and a nice caramel macchiato would really help her think. She walked into the coffee store and immediately the sweet smell of multiple flavors hit her senses. She couldn't help but be overwhelmed by it all that her mouth started to water. She took another sniff, and she frowned a little. Because she felt a disturbance in the force. The disturbance that all basic white girls felt in October when something was wrong.

This coffee shop didn't have pumpkin spice!

She grumbled a bit at that revelation. But it was of no matter. She needed a cup of coffee.

"Good evening Maam! How can we help you today?" The cashier said as Melania gave a warm smile.

"Hello, could I please get a medium size caramel macchiato?" She asked as the cashier nodded.

"Of course! Would you like a muffin with that?" The cashier said as she shook her head.

"I'm sorry, I don't have any money with me, I only came for the free coffee." The man in front just smiled.

"It's alright, its on the house for a pretty girl." He winked as she smiled.

"Well thank you kindly." She usually didn't like people flirting with her, but when it came to free food she could make exceptions.

Too bad Remnant didn't have Yelp, or she would leave a five star review.

"Here you go, also if you feel like using any of the CCTV laptops, they're free for use, but we ask that you wipe your station down after using it in case you spill coffee." The man said as Melania had a huge smile.

"This place is awesome!" She liked it here!

She took her coffee and her muffin and went over to the nearest laptop.

This was just what she needed after a long journey through space and time. She sat down and took sip of her coffee. She cracked her fingers as she knew what she needed to do.

Step 1: Formulate a plan to find Jem

Step 2: Find a way to get money

Step 3: Get her aura unlocked

Step 4: Get a weapon

Step 5: Find Jem and force him to marry her. He would eventually see it was the right thing to do.

And the most important step of all.

Step 6: GET THAT ICE BITCH OUT OF THE PICTURE

AJ

Aj was hyperventilating he was so scared. He found a small cave to take refuge in but he could hear the roaring winds outside the cave sounding like ghosts. He didn't expect this when he woke up this morning! He was starting to regret jumping in that portal after Jem! But then he narrowed his eyes and scoffed.

"No its not my fault! It's Jem's fault! If he hadn't had fallen into that portal! I wouldn't have had to jump in here after him!"

Aj conveniantly forgot about the part where HE was the one who pushed Jem in the portal. But if you were expecting him to admit to his wrong doing, you were in for a sad reality.

He whimpered a bit in fright as the winds seem to pick up once again. And he could hear the horrifying sounds of the sand battering the cave walls. He had to stay here until it let up. He wished he had some food. But sadly all he had was his wallet, phone and his katana.

The only thing he could do was sing one of his favorite songs to hopefully get him through this.

"My neighbors ask me why I'm limping down the way..." He sang softly to himself hoping the storm would pass. (1)

To those of you who may recognize the lyrics and wonder 'Wait a fucking minute, how does JC know that song.' Well because sadly I met a furry who was singing it in college.

And not a day goes by I wish I hadn't been walking in the student center when I heard that.

I may have a fucked up sense of humor, but sometimes you just hear something weird as shit and you're like 'Well theres a moment of my life I'll never get back.'