The Unexpected Team

by SilverModeofPanic

Jaune Arc didn't know what he was thinking by faking his way into Beacon Academy. Sure, he knew that it was his quickest shot toward becoming a hero, but he didn't know what the life of a huntsman was truly like. However, thanks to being placed on a team with the Invincible Girl, A Ninja and a Blonde Bombshell, maybe there's still a chance for Jaune Arc to make something of himself

17. Responses

Hey guys, so I'm in the middle of working on Chapter Seventeen now and I can't wait for you all to see what's coming next! However, I've got quite a few review's that require responses and instead of private messaging everyone I've decided to do this sort of feedback section as this is what I'm considering the mid-way point of this fic. Also I have a question for you guys to ponder as well.

Would you rather see the Unexpected Team as a singular story or split into 'Volume' like stories that works more like a series? I'm fine with writing it either way, so it's really down to what you guys would prefer.

For now though, it's time to sit back, relax and let's answer some reviews!

On Chapter Fourteen, MalachiaDemon wrote:

great chapter. glad to see and update to this story. I do however have a question. What happened to your other story Knight of boosted destiny? I looked through of of your other stories to see if you posted a reason you deleted in one of them but I haven't found anything about it and I'm kinda sad cause that was my favorite of your stories to be honest. I like this one too dont get me wrong but I really enjoyed that one and I'm sad I couldn't find a reason it was deleted. Still happy you are writing stories though so keep up the great work.

SilverModeofPanic's Response:

Hiya MalachiaDemon. Thanks for the kind comments in regards to this story and as for Knight of Boosted Destiny a lot of the feedback on that regarding the oversaturation of original characters was really getting to me and I know not everyone likes to read about original characters but instead of moving on and finding something else to read these people decided to personally attack me and send degrading messages about me, my friends and my family through private messages instead. As you can imagine this killed any desire I had to continue with that story and it got to the point where I couldn't even stand the sight of it. I have no plans now or in the immediate future to reproduce that work and I whole-heartedly apologize to you for that since you are on those who enjoyed reading that story. However certain elements of Knight of Boosted Destiny will slip into my other stories instead. For example, Team SKBL showing up in Unexpected Team. Thank you for being such a large supporter of mine and I hope you continue to enjoy this road we're on despite the absence of Knight of Boosted Destiny. Also, before I forget to answer another question you had about Excalibur specifically, I won't say too much because it goes into spoiler territory but let's just say outside of the concept of their being seven pieces...the concept of the weapons themselves are completely unrelated to DxD.

On Chapter Twelve, TheDelta724 wrote:

one thing, at the end I notice you describing greaves going up beefy arms. Greaves go on the legs, I think you're looking for Gauntlets in this figured I'd point that out for you. I'm thoroughly enjoying this story.

SilverModeofPanic's Response:

Hiya TheDelta724 thank you for the kind words and I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying the story. As for the advice you gave for the greaves/gauntlets I am so glad that you pointed this out to me as I don't have a beta so I sometimes miss things when I'm going through and editing them. Though I have not had a chance to do so yet, I am planning to go back and alter it as soon as I get a free moment. (My memory is also like a siv so I keep forgetting). Either way, I hope you continue to enjoy Unexpected Team and I thank you for your support.

On Chapter Seven, noble2459 wrote:

Um...Not going to lie I am not a fan of this chapter. To be frank, things moved forward way and I mean WAY too fast. One minute you have the group hanging out in Vale then the next Jaune's nearly killed by an out of the blue weapon that can break through aura? I think you should've had some setup like Jaune training with Yang or Pyrrha or Blake and during that training one of them was injured by Crocea mors while they still had aura that would've set up the whole aura breaking through weapons much more smoothly than it just happening. Big positive that I liked was skipping over the Jaunedice thing with Cardin thank you for that but this is by far the weakest chapter yet.

SilverModeofPanic's Response:

Hiya noble2459. True, I could have done that. However, as I stated multiple times throughout the story each of the pieces of Excalibur have different abilities so I couldn't have shown it happening through Jaune's sword because it just doesn't have the ability to do that. I showed the weapons having different abilities as best as I could through the giant blue blade in the Emerald Forest and other small things that I've been dropping. I'm glad you agree with me on the fact that it was the right move to skip over the Jaunedice thing with Cardin because it's just overplayed in fanfictions from my experience as well. I understand that it is a comparatively weak chapter to the rest of the story and it was one I struggled writing to begin with. Either way, thank you for your feedback and if you are still reading this story despite its setbacks then I will thank you for sticking with me despite the hiccups that come along. As well as providing me with constructive feedback without being awful about it because the latter is far too common these days. If you've decided to move on from this fic then I doubt you'll see this anyway but thank you for giving the story a chance at least.

On Chapter Ten, II Zero Faze II wrote:

'm really liking this story so far, I hope that you don't have Jaune throw away his shield. I think too many people sleep on the usefulness of shield as both a defensive and offensive weapon.

SilverModeofPanic's Response:

Hiya II Zero Faze II, glad to hear that you are enjoying the story. As far as Jaune's shield goes I am not really sure whether or not he's going to keep it and I think that's coming across in the fight scenes I'm writing with Jaune in this story at the moment. It's mostly because when Crocea Mors/Excalibur changes into its giant-blue blade form it kind of can be used for any defensive mechanism that Jaune needs because of the sheer size of it (Think Cloud's Buster Sword from FF7 remake) and I wouldn't want to keep the shield aspect of Jaune's fighting style if it's just going to be obsolete outside of a few team attacks or things like that.

I'm a firm believer of not having items just sit around if you're not using them but we'll see what happens as the story progresses. For now though, I'll answer your thought by giving you my true thoughts which currently are, "I do not know the final fate on Jaune's shield." Thank you once again and I hope you continue to enjoy the story.

On Chapter Ten, Jaunepool wrote:

Will Ruby cut Yang's hair?

SilverModeofPanic's Response:

Hiya Jaunepool and no, Ruby won't cut Yang's hair. Yang's hair will never be shortened beyond maybe one lock being pulled out to make her angry in this story. I love that long mane of hers too much to damage it in any shape or form. Thanks for the review, hope you have a good one!

On Chapter Sixteen, Adrian King1 wrote:

I'll admit, the title of the chapter and the initial notes got me real worried about what was going to happen here. But, overall, I don't see any problem with this. If I was in a situation like Jaune's, I would certainly obsess over how to get that power up too. I mean, come on, who doesn't want something like that? It's how we are, if there's a shortcut we'll want to use it. So, I like what you are doing here. Still, hopefully someone will talk (or smack) some sense into Jaune's head. Personally, I'm rooting for Blake, not only does she have experience with this kind of thing, as stated in the chapter, but also because I really like Knightshade, so... yeah :D.

I'm curious, is this story going to have Ren with his own harem formed by his team too? That was the impressiong I got and it's... interesting. Although, I can't say I see RenxWeiss, but meh, weirder ships have existed in this site.

Thanks for the chapter.

SilverModeofPanic's response:

Would it be bad of me to say I'm glad I created that feeling of worry? xD I joke, I joke. On a more serious note that's really what I was trying to get across this chapter. Although by my own account and several clues that I've dropped into the fabric of this story Jaune is going to end up a proverbial badass at some point I feel like it's pointless to have him get there immediately and as powerful as he's going to come thanks to thinks I am not going to spoil in a review response. He's still human and is going to have human tendencies such as you mentioned in your review about him wanting the quickest route to kicking Cardin's ass.

I'm stuck between Blake doing it or Ren to be completely honest with you. While Blake is a perfect candidate to do it because of her past, I also think Ren has the most potential for any kind of 'sort out your shit' conversation because he's a team-leader just like Jaune is and it would be a good way of showing that it's not just Ren running to Jaune all the time when he has problems with his own team as in it's more of a two way street in which its the both of them helping each other out with difficult times and strengthening the friendship they have because I want both of the leaders to look good and not just have Ren being a central part of the fic just to be someone who appears to make the main character look better by comparison. The two of them have very important roles down the line and though I really shouldn't say so this early that may factor into the decision of who goes and talks/smacks some sense into Jaune.

But don't worry, there'll be something that comes of this obsession of Jaune's that'll lead to similar moments for Dragonslayer, Knightsade and Arkos shippers. But I won't reveal more than that yet.

Eh, maybe? I'm not so much writing Harems though. It's more of a poly-ship because I find Harems to be one-sided power fantasies and I don't like writing them, a relationship that's equal on all sides suits me far more. As for the question on whether Team LVWR will be the other major ship in this fic, I don't know. I don't see Ren/Weiss that much either but at the same time it could be an interesting challenge especially for me who loves writing unorthodox ships. Thank you so much for the detailed review and I hope you continue to enjoy the story.

Well guys, I think that's all the questions I needed to answer from the review responses. If I have missed a question that you sent in, please...PLEASE let me know. I didn't intentionally skip anyone and I already feel awful because I just know there's at least one person's question I missed. If you have new questions you want answered throw those in too and those will be answered at the end of this first volume whether we move to a sequel or stay on this story depending on what you guys would like to see.

Thank you to everyone who's reviewed whether it be postively, negatively or anything in between. Thank you to everyone who's favorited and followed, or just read the story and enjoyed it. You guys make this all worth it even if I struggle to see why you guys enjoy this so much xD

I appreciate all of you and I'm really sorry I can't respond to each and every single review that comes by because I would if I had the time to do so. If you have specific questions though I will always do my absolute best to make sure you get the answers you want /need even if it's just an 'I'm sorry, that's spoiler territory.'

You're all incredible people.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.