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The Elsewhere

(Inspired by Flip Flappers)

It is an ordinary day for a young Jaune Arc as he wonders through the world, lost in his own dreams and lost ambitions, constantly dreaming on how to be a Huntsman- A hero- But never knowing how to accomplish those dreams, losing himself into his own wanton, seemingly impossible hopes.

But then, something catches his eyes.

A strange looking wolf, with blue eyes, white fur, and pink ears and paws. It was almost cartoonish in its appearance.

In his young naivety, he chases after the strange wolf as it travels into the forest, eventually disappearing into a stranger, puffy, almost marshmallow-like bush. And, with that natural childlike curiosity, he pushes through the bush, and into the other side...

Where a young Ruby Rose was waiting for him, the girl in question just as confused as he was.

They were lost in a strange land of saturated rainbows of colours and light, a realm of possibilities and impossibilities, a world of subconsciousness, held together by the magics of Remnant.

This was the Elsewhere, a chaotic alternative dimension that defies the natural laws of the world, made out of the collective souls and subconscious of every living creature on Remnant. It is a world of madness and unnaturalness, and yet, it is also a world of beauty and infinite possibilities.

And it is here where Jaune and Ruby's journeys begin.

They begin to travel in and out of the Elsewhere, going between this alternative dimension and the real world, and go on a vast array of adventures throughout this strange realm, exploring every nook and cranny of this alien world, and growing in strength and in mind each and every time.

They would explore the caves and towers of the Soul Thrown, where the Heart of Remnant had made its residence, and would battle against the monstrous Knightmares within the Dreaming City, freeing the dreams of hundreds of people from the evils that would plague them when they slept.

And through the Elsewhere, they would learn of the affects of Crossover, where the monsters of the Elsewhere would leak out into the real world and possess the soulless Grimm, turning them into nightmarish abominations, and forcing the 2 of them to battle with the monsters both within their world, and within the Elsewhere.

And with each battle won, each monster defeated, they would grow in strength and power, the both of them eventually growing so strong in their new powers that they would eventually build their own pocket dimension within the Elsewhere called the Hub, where they would rest and recuperate after all of their journeys.

Not only that, but they would also grow as friends within the Elsewhere, the 2 of them never truly meeting each other in real life, but growing close enough that they would trust each other with their lives as they both gained new monikers from those that they protected within the alien world:

The King Lion and the Crow Queen, the Dream Walkers of the Elsewhere.

Eventually, the 2 of them would travel to Beacon, and would end up meeting there, where they would race around Beacon at superfast speeds, running up walls and the tower itself just for a laugh, and would share inside jokes with each other and talk about past experiences that would just leave everyone around them confused as to what they were talking about, which would only incentivise Ruby and Jaune to do it even more, just for a laugh.

Soon, initiation would begin, and the 2 of them immediately intervened to make each other their own partners, slicing through Grimm after Grimm as they cut their way through the Emerald Forest and towards the ruins, where they gathered their relics and prepared to leave the forest, but were stopped by a loud roar, and looked on in shock.

A Nevermore and a Deathstalker had merged together into a nightmarish abomination of a Grimm, forming a strange flying whale Grimm known as a Black Orca.

Everyone around Jaune and Ruby would be shocked at this, and would be scared and confused at the strange new Grimm monster, but Jaune and Ruby knew the truth.

This was a Knightmare, bleeding over from the Elsewhere, and into the real world via the Crossover.

The 2 of them would activate their Elsewhere abilities, and commence battle with the Black Orca, demonstrating their own, new, and strange powers as they danced with the Knightmare in the air.

Jaune would show off his 2 most prominent powers, Lion's Mane (The ability to control threads of glowing golden energy like strings, and use them as razor sharp weapons) And Azure Embrace (The ability to summon forth storms of burning blue magics from the Elsewhere, crafting and moulding great creations of energy and fire into whatever he wished it to be).

Ruby, meanwhile, would demonstrate her 2 main powers as well, Murder of Crows (The ability to summon a massive flock of black magic crafted crows, and send them out as a swarm towards their targets, and also turn into a flock of crows as well), And Argent Wings (The ability to grow a pair of silver wings on her back, and fire off columns of silver light from them and into her enemies, destroying them in great detonations of burning holy energy).

With their powers combined, they were able to defeat the Black Orca, and banish the Knightmare back into the Elsewhere, never to return. Looking back behind themselves, they realised they had just done all of that in front of pretty much the entire first year population, and rubbed the backs of their heads sheepishly.

At least they were humble about it.

Soon, wherever they wanted it or not, they had established themselves as 2 of the strongest people in the first years, and potentially in Beacon itself, as they continued to excel, whilst also keeping their adventures in the Elsewhere away from Beacon and their teams, even though nobody believed them when they talked about their adventures anyways (Except for Nora, but everyone already wrote off her stories as ridiculous anyways).

But, of course, with their adventures, they would begin to neglect their own teams, and would favour to keep doing what they were originally doing: Hanging out and going on adventures within the Elsewhere, and since they were largely keeping their adventures a secret, and dealing with Crossovers and Knightmares on their own, this would lead to suspicion and resentment from their neglected teams.

And to add onto their problems, Ozpin was growing increasingly suspicious of them, and even Salem, Cinder, and their agents were beginning to take notice of them.

But then, everything goes wrong, and the 2 of them would encounter an enemy that they couldn't defeat on their own.

The Claimed, a corruption that was beginning to spread across the Elsewhere, claiming lives and dreams and entire pocket worlds to itself as it raised an army to conquer the entirety of the Elsewhere, and then bleed over into the real world and conquer that as well.

But, as Jaune and Ruby do battle with the Claimed, they realise that there is so much more to the corruption than they previously thought...

And to top it all off, the 2 of them eventually meet Penny Polendina, who reveals that she knows everything about them, including their adventures through the Elsewhere.

And so, the 2 of them must juggle their secret lives in the Elsewhere, the threats of the Claimed and the Knightmares, the suspicions of Ozpin and their teams, the enroaching grasps of Salem's forces, and then the strange wildcard in all of this that is Penny Polendina.

Wake up, go to school, save the world.

No pressure.

None at all.

Again, if anyone wants to use this, then shoot me a PM, and you're all good to go!

Titanmaster117 out!