The sound of ocean currents could be heard as Jaune Arc, team leader of what was left of team JNPR called his way up onto a shore he had never seen before. The young man quickly gathered Crocea Mors, his trusted family heirloom / weapon. Once he acquired his weapon did he went into the jungle that was right in front of him to see if he could find anyone who could help him.
A couple of moments later, he arrived at a strange tree with strange looking fruit. Jaune had never seen fruit like this before, especially since the fruit looked on mechanical and steampunk. He quickly plucked one of the fruits, which quickly opened up to reveal it with some kind of clock like fruit. Before the young man could do anything, suddenly the sky started to turn differently as he noticed that the clock was turning back at a fast rate.
He didn't know what he was supposed to do at that moment, but his gut was telling him he needed to destroy that fruit. So he quickly pulled out his shield and began hitting the clock fruit over and over again until it eventually broke, but by then the sky he had seen before had turned into the night sky in a matter of seconds.
"What just happened?"Jaune couldn't help but say to himself.
"You accidentally plucked a time food and sent yourself into the past, genius."said someone from behind Jaune.
It was in that moment that Jaune felt a sharp pair of eyes staring at him. He felt like he was being stared at by some kind of apex predator. He quickly pulled out his sword and held his shield at the ready as he turned around, only to see something that he did not expect to see.
They're in front of him was a tan male wearing a white suit that looked like it was very expensive. The man looked to middle-aged, with short slick back black hair, a short black beard, and a thick short black mustache combined with the beard to give him an elegant appearance. The man's expensive looking outfit was white all over, except for the black leather gloves on his hands and the black leather shoes that were on his feet.
"Who are you? Where am I? What is this place? And what do you mean by going back in time?"inquired Jaune, asking a few of the million questions he had in his head.
"You have an awful lot of questions for someone who just did one of the stupidest things I've ever seen in someone do. But fine, I got nothing better to do. For starters, you're in a place called the Ever After. It's basically a place filled with all kinds of creatures you would expect in imagination. The clock fruit you idiotically plucked sent you about 20 to 30 years back into the past... So now it's going to be a while before you see your friends again. As for who I am, well, that's kind of hard to answer for a mortal like you."said the mysterious individual, who then sat down in a chair that was not there before and poured himself a cup of tea with a tea set that definitely was not there before.
Jaune, at that moment, took a step back and realized that something was not right about this man. Not only was there an expensive looking chair that was clearly not there a second ago, but there was also a tea set with a matching table in the next moment. Jaune literally blinked for only a second, and there was an entire tea set the mysterious man was clearly using.
"Since my true name is too hard for you mortals to comprehend, you can simply call me Chris... I figured it's a genetic name."said the man before he poured himself a cup of tea.
He then poured another cup of tea and motion for Jaune to sit down. The young man didn't really want to sit down at that moment, but he had a feeling this was an offer he couldn't refuse. So it's much reluctance. He quickly sat down in the chair opposite of the man. A chair that was not there or a moment ago before he blinked.
"How are you doing this?"inquired Jaune, causing the man to stop sipping his tea for a second.
"How am I doing what?"the man inquired with a cheeky attitude.
"Don't play me for a fool! This table, these chairs, and this tea set clearly weren't here a second ago. How are you doing all of this?"inquired Jaune, who was not in the mood for games... Especially after everything he has been through the last several hours.
"I have the power of creation. All I have to do is imagine it, and it comes into existence."Answer the man like it was the most obvious thing in the world, which kind of pissed the young man off.
"You're clearly not a human or fanus, so what are you?"Jaune inquired, as it was clear to him that this individual in front of him was not mortal.
Since he has never heard of a Sim once before, that creates something out of nowhere, like a tea set, which clearly was not a construct. Maybe the Schnee family semblance was similar, but this guy's powers were clearly more powerful.
"Very observant. And here I thought this mortal form would fool you. But after everything you have been through the last several hours and months for starters, I can tell you're on high alert."said Chris as he put his tea cup down.
"Well, I'm what you would call... A celestial. I'm from a powerful species that exists in another plane of existence, and every so often, we like to come down to the mortal realm to see what you mortals are doing. We are by no means gods. We're more along the lines of spirits... Yeah, spirits."said Chris, confusing the young man in front of him as he's clearly never heard of a celestial.
"What do you want with me?"inquired Jaune, wanting to know what this all-powerful being wanted with him.
Chris smiles before answering.
"Well, this might come as a surprise, but I know a lot about you, Jaune Arc. I know you faked your way into Beacon Academy. I know your parents were butt hurt about it. I know you lost someone very important to you. I know you were being a total jerk about it for months. I know you're not well right now in the head, especially after what you had to do. But let me remind you, that girl asked you to do it. Both of you knew there was no other way."said Chris, making Jaune grit his teeth with anger and clench his hand so tightly that they almost bled through his gloves.
"What do you know about me?!"Jaune shouted as he got up abruptly, almost causing the tea set to fall from the table.
"I know pretty much everything about you. Like I know what's going to happen if you stay here. You are going to meet this girl called Alyx and her brother Lewis, and she is eventually going to betray you by poisoning you years later. I also know you meet one certain feline that really drives you crazy with all its questions. I also know you're going to meet these weird creatures call paper pleasers and basically hold them hostage in your diluted sense of not wanting to be alone and playing the hero. When I saw what the future had in store for you, I was absolutely disgusting. You clearly have been through enough, but it's like the universe has something against you. So, I decided to step in and meddle a bit."said Chris as he stood up before he motions for Jaune to follow him.
"What on Remnant are you talking about?"Jaune inquired, as he had no lady on anything Chris was saying.
"I'm saying years of isolation made you kind of cuckoo in the long run. I'm not surprised by that since humans are social creatures. They require constant stimulation, one of the reasons why I think solitary confinement is not very good."said Chris as he created a staircase with a wave of his hand and began walking on it.
Jaune quickly followed him from behind, wondering where this was going.
"Jaune Arc, my kind are very particularly fond of you, myself included. You could say that we are big fans of the underdog, and you, my friend, are one of the greatest underdogs we've seen in a while. So I decided to help you by giving you a chance to spend your year not here going crazy and wasting time."said Chris as they finished walking up the stairs Chris created.
Jaune then saw that they were standing on what appeared to be a platform that was made out of light.
Chris then snapped his fingers, calling the platform to rise.
"Where are we going?"inquired Jaune, wanting to know where this platform was taking him.
"Nowhere in particular, I just wanted a change of scenery."answered Chris honestly, making the young man with him feel frustrated.
"So what do you have in mind. If what you say is true, then what do you have in store for me if you don't want me to be here alone and going crazy?"Jaune inquired, wanting to know what this celestial spirit or whatever wanted to do with him.
"Well, there are several worlds I picked out for you to go to. Think of it like a video game of sorts, only this time there's no multiple lives to save you. You just get one."answered Chris honestly, making the young man in his company even more confused.
"I have absolutely no idea what any of this has to do with me! So I'm a loser, I already know that. But what does this have to do with me playing a mind game with you?"Jaune asked since he wasn't born yesterday.
"Very observant, Jaune Arc. Well, the fact that I don't want you to be alone and crazy is not the only reason why they want to help you. The reason I want to give you proper prep time is because... Frankly, your stay here is pretty boring for my species, and we want more excitement to watch."said Chris, making Jaune look at him with a look of disbelief.
This all-powerful being was going to help them just so he can get some freaking entertainment? What on Remnant is wrong with all powerful beings... That was something Jaune couldn't help but think that moment.
"Do I have a choice in this?"Jaune inquired, wanting to know if there was a chance he could get out of this before he signed up for something he would later regret.
"You can, but I have to warn you right now. Staying here is a fate worse than death, especially for whatever waits you until team RWBY arrives... They'll be here in about... 20 to 30 years."said Chris, making Jaune look at him with disbelief.
20 to 30 years... He would have to wait that long!
"There is sentient life down there, but unfortunately, they're not the brightest. Most of them are ignorant as they've never suffered or had to fear for the lives, except for one particularly mean creature down there, but that's about it. Anyway, you are human, Jaune Arc. I know for a fact you can't go 20 to 30 years without seeing another human, much less being away from your family and friends. So how about this, in exchange for a green to my terms, I'll give you the power necessary to help Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long. I know you've always wanted to be the hero, but you've never been strong enough. I mean, when that evil witch defeated you with one blast of her magic, I knew you knew in that moment you were helpless against her. But what if I could tell you that going to these worlds will give you the allies and Powers you need to not only take on her followers, but even her strongest of Grimm. I know you want to avenge the girl you loved, the girl who asked you to kill her to prevent her power from falling into the wrong hands, and everyone else who has suffered at the hands of those who think just because they suffered that they have the right to take it out on the rest of the world. Jaune Arc, this journey I will send you one will not only make you a great asset to your friends, but for once in your life, you will not feel like a total loser."said Chris, hoping his words would convince Jaune Arc to change his mind.
"You have to tell me about the first world I'm going to... If I'm going to agree to this, I don't want to go to some place that is too hard."Jaune said, as he at least wanted an easy world to start with.
"No problem, I'll tell you everything you need to know about the world of Pokemon. It's basically this beautiful place filled with all kinds of creatures known as Pokemon or Pocket monsters. They are these special creatures that are nothing like Grimm. They have the power to harness the very forces of nature like fire, grass, water, electricity, etc. there's over a thousand known species of Pokemon, and each and every single one of them is more unique than anything you've ever seen before. They are basically animals if animals have the powers to breathe fire and you a bunch of other cool stuff like that. I'm planning to send you to a place called Paldea, it's filled with all kinds of pokémon that I think will be useful for you on your journey. Now, you will only be able to take 7 Pokemon if you are on your next journey to the next world. So I suggest you keep your captures of different kinds of pokémon to a minimum, that way it's less hard for you to say goodbye to dear friends when you Journey with your seven pokémon companions to the next world. Does any of that make any sense to you?"inquired Chris, who just realized that in his long speech, he didn't ask if Jaune Arc understood any of that.
"I absolutely did not understand any of that. Can you please be clearer?"inquired Jaune, since he didn't understand a word Chris just spoke.
He has never heard of a Pokemon before, much less anything about another world's culture. He didn't know what he was going to do, and what did he mean by creatures who could breathe fire and shoot electricity? He was supposed to capture those creatures and tame them to be his friends? Does Chris have no idea how crazy that sounds is?
"Well... I suppose I can download all the information you will need on pokémon into your brain. Let's just hope you can handle it."said Chris before he snapped his fingers.
Jaune was about to protest before he suddenly felt like he was going to spasm. In that moment, the natural blonde felt all kinds of information going to his brain at once! He felt information about over a thousand creatures he has never seen before, including their abilities, the moves they could learn, how to take care of them, their type diversity, their advantages, their disadvantages, etc. A couple of minutes went by as Chris looked at the young man with an amused look. About 10 to 20 minutes later, Jaune fell to the floor and felt like he was going to pass out, or at the very least, throw up.
"That... That was a lot."said Jaune, who felt like he had just experienced one of the worst headaches he's ever experienced.
"How, remember, we have a deal. Of course, you can back out now, but then all that information you just got into your brain will have gone to waste. So what do you say, Jaune Arc. Do we have a deal?"Chris inquired as he extended his hand in a handshake motion.
Jaune looked at the hand nervously as he contemplated his choices. On one hand, he could stay here and possibly go crazy from years of loneliness. But on the other hand, he would jump into the unknown and see where it takes him. He didn't know if he was going to survive this journey, but at that moment, he remembered how easily Salem took him down. He knew he needed to be a better fighter for his friends, for his family, for his world. He knew that if Salem was left on checked, she would destroy everything. So with a heavy heart, and with the memories of two special individuals in his heart, Jaune extended his right hand and shook Chris his left hand.
"Excellent. Now you have about 20 to 30 years to complete your journey, and if you complete every world's Journey before then, I'll teleport you to the point where you were supposed to meet Team RWBY again. Now don't rush anything, and take your sweet time. Otherwise, you'll get yourself killed."said Chris before he snapped his fingers again.
Jaune took a deep gulp as his body began to be covered with light.
"Oh, I almost forgot."said Chris before taking Crocea Mors away from Jaune, confusing the young man.
"You can't exactly have a sword in this world you're going to, so I'll be holding on to it until you're going to the next world. I hope that's cool."said Chris with a cheeky smile.
Jaune was about to protest before he was teleported to who knows where.
"Hmm... Now, did I send them to the world of Naranja Academy... Or did I send him to the world of Uva Academy. Hmmm, I suppose it doesn't matter. What do you guys think?"acquired Chris to an unknown audience, even though there was no one there.
"Well, why don't you guys vote on it, and then get back to me."said Chris before he teleported himself to who knows where.
Jaune, on the other hand, found himself flying through what appeared to be a portal through space and time. He was screaming at the top of his lungs as he was free falling to who knows where. Several minutes later, he arrived in front of a large building that looked like it was some kind of Academy of some kind.
Jaune quickly noticed that he was wearing a new outfit, which looked like a school with uniform. Before he could even think about what was going to happen next, he suddenly passed out as his body had quite enough fun for one day, and it needed to rest. So in that moment, it decided to shut down so that the young man could get some proper rest, something he had not had in quite a while.
As he passed out on the floor, he noticed several individuals running towards him to see if he was okay. One of them kind of reminded him of Ozpin back at Beacon Academy... But that was all he noticed before his eyes closed shut so that he could get the first proper dose of proper rest he had not gotten in a long time.
Little did he know that this world would seem to lead him down a path to a journey of not only redemption, but a path that would make him a warrior strong enough to help save his world from a great darkness!
I decided to write this story because I feel like Jaune Arc has been the punching bag of the RWBY community for far too long. I mean, he has suffered so much even though he's one of the most popular characters, and I don't think that's fair.
So I decided to write my Ultimate fantasy starring Jaune Arc as the main character.
I also decided to use Paldea as the starting point since I'm a big fan of Pokemon, and I'm a big fan of Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.
Now I'm not sure if I'm going with Naranja Academy or Uva Academy... I'm still deciding. I'm also having a hard time deciding on which starter Pokemon to give Jaune since all three of them fit him in one way or another. What do you guys think?
I'll make this easy and make a sort of vote system.
Do you guys want Jaune to attend...
Naranja Academy?
Or...
Uva Academy?
I think hearing your honest opinion will help me decide which school Jaune should attend, and ultimately help me decide on which of the three starter pokémon he should get for his journey.
So, if you have the time and patience, please leave a comment or send me a private message with the private message feature on which Pokemon School Jaune Arc should attend.
Perhaps hearing your opinions will help me decide faster and ultimately make this story more interesting.
Was that out of the way? Please support this story to the best of your ability by liking and following it if you even find it remotely interesting, please.
I really need the help of the fan base to continue writing.
Now, before I forget, I do not own anything of the sorts, and all rights belong to the respective owners... Have a great rest of the day, everyone, and I will see you next time!