Sorry for my bad English.
And now there readers doubting my word. This I not expected even when I should. First of all, I said some readers, not several. Something else I did not expected is for this fanfiction cause me some troubles and even some hate.
Even if there are who don't believe me, I will stand my ground and insist in say that I changed nothing in the description of this fic.
Something I was hoping to caught the attention of the readers in this story it is Jaune interaction with Ryan. This is the main reason for me make this story and see there some readers who are enjoying their interaction made me feel happy with myself. I will try follow some examples of friendship to make them a real dynamic duo on this fanfiction and I hope to bring some more laughs too.
Danger Zone
Afternoon
When Jaune planned to went to Beacon, he did not expect for everything be easy for him, he is not stupid but he did not expect to be that complicated either. Currently he is in a more dangerous part of the Emerald Forest during his initiation to Beacon, at least his partner is someone cool.
During their talk Jaune discovered that he and Ryan were very much similar, such as both of them have a lot of siblings, although Ryan has some brothers. Also they both are sons of famous huntsmens, but there is a difference in this statement. It seems that Ryan's father is more famous like am infamous man than a huntsmen, especially with the ladies.
He also notices something different on Ryan's voice tone when his father was the topic of their conversation and he recognize the tone as the same one of his sisters used when they were mad at his father.
It seems that Ryan has a complicated relationship with his father.
This is not something Jaune could talk with him at the moment. Like mentioned before, he did not expect to his initiation become so complicated, he also did not expect that five minutes after they escaped the bugs, another Grimm would appear and try to make them his meal.
Of course, with them in a more dangerous part of the forest, it was not something like a Deathstalker or a Nevermore.
-How come we did not notice that thing!? –Ryan asked to whoever was listening.
-Who cares?! Just run! –Jaune said running by his side.
The grimm in question had horns bigger than Jaune's swords and in his tail, a snake. Its face is was like a amalgamation of a Goat and Lion's head. The front legs have claws and the rear legs seemed to be goat legs.
-A Chimera! –Ryan shout. –From all the grimms we could find, it have to be a Chimera!
-If make you feels better, I'm not happy about this either.
-Why this would made me feel better? –Ryan asked. Not shout, just asked as if he forget why he was running. Before Jaune could answer his question, a black fire was shot between them, burning anything on their path. While still running, both boys look with eyes wide open the burned ground. –I guess it is not a good time to say that I am Pyrophobic, isn't?
-You are afraid of fire? –Jaune asked, not believing in what he just heard and his bad luck. –You are right. It is the worst time to say that!
Another flamethrower almost hit Jaune if he not was pushed away from Ryan. From afar, every time the Chimera shot fire from it mouth, a little piece of the forest exploded and was burned down, and the boys screamed in panic.
*BOOM!*
-AAAHH! –This one sounded very girly, so was Jaune.
*BOOM!*
-UHU! –This one was Ryan.
*BOOM!*
-AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! –And this was their both from almost be burned down start from their rears.
Their game of tag keep going for a while now, and the boys thought that they would tire the grimm eventually, but their plan was flawed by the forces of nature, what created a huge fissure, blocking their path as the grimm keep chasing them.
-We have to split up! –Jaune said.
-Oh no! I already see that movie! –Ryan said as they watched the Chimera approaching. –The monster always go after the funny guy!
-So you don't have to worry about.
-What that suppose to mean? –Before Jaune could answer, a huge paw slammed on the floor, getting their attention from each other to stare above and see the Lion/Goat face lick it fangs ready for his next meal. –So, any ideas?
Jaune had to think fast or else… Ryan could allow himself to be devoured and electrocute the Chimera from outside, but he does not know if the monster will just swallow him or chew him, has also the fact those flames may fry Ryan before he could do anything. And without Ryan, Jaune did not know how long he could survive against the monster in front of him.
They could try fight, but the Grimm seems to be much stronger than the ones they meet before. Different from the Rockshell, the Chimera is fast and had the long range advantage. And different from the bugs, he is not so fragile to depend of numbers to beat his enemies.
The one option they have is not the one Jaune would like to pick, but has more chances of surviving than the first and second plan.
-Ryan. –Jaune called. –I apologize in advance if we die.
Jaune then closed his eyes, and let his body slump back on the fissure. Ryan watch with his eye wide open, then remember of the Grimm behind him. With a shrug , he jump like a cannonball and fall on the fissure with his partner.
-Here I thinking that I escaped the death from falling in the beginning of the initiation! –Jaune thought while falling in the darkness that slowly grow around him. –Hmmm. Falling is not so bad as I thought. In fact, doesn't seems that I'm falling after all. –Opening his eyes, Jaune see that he is in fact, not falling. Looking above, he sees that his hood had hooked up in a branch. –Man, I must be the luckiest guy on Remnant.
The luck did not last too long when Ryan, coming like a cannonball, fall right on the top of Jaune, making him fall again, screaming of course. The fissure start to get more and more smaller around the duo, and did not take long to they both feel the space between them get smaller.
As the space get smaller, they both hit the wall and start to roll around until Jaune suddenly felt the space got bigger around him and suddenly, something hold him again. Looking to above, he see Ryan holding him by his ankle and his partner holding himself with his other arm, his fingers digging in the concrete. The fissure got smaller until become a tin line opening above them.
They did not have time to relax when something almost swallowed Jaune in one bite if Ryan had not pushed him up in time.
Below the duo was pure darkness. The only indication that something tried to eat Jaune alive was the pair of red eyes, which were various around them. Whatever is, they were stuck in the fissure.
-That was close. –Ryan said.
-Tell me about it. –Jaune spoke. –Thank you. I almost become Grimm food right now. –The blonde said looking at the red eyes below him. –Let's get out of here before something else… -Jaune had no need to end the phrase due the Chimera's head suddenly trying to gobble them again. –What?! He followed us there?!
-Well, jump did not work.
-Can't you do something?
-We just need to kill some of them before… -Ryan wanted to use his revolvers, but found his holsters empty. It seems that his revolvers fall during his rolling on the fissure walls. –Well, kill some of them is out of question now. Any more ideas?
Idea? Ryan really asked that? Jaune did not know how come his partner could ask such a question in their situation. The gunslinger was holding himself with one arm and using the other to hold Jaune, and the blonde couldn't see nothing for him to hold himself.
Their only opening was being blocked by the grimm they were running away before. Below them was covered in black and filled with some grimm they could not see. Ryan had lost his revolvers and could not kill the Grimm below them. And Jaune himself did not have skill good enough to deal with a simple Beowulf, so he would be more than useless against the Grimm of this place.
His heartbeat start to become faster, his forehead was sweating, his hands trembling…
-What I was thinking? –Jaune whispered.
-What did you said? –Ryan asked.
-I said. What I was thinking?! –Jaune shout out of his lungs. –I'm so ridiculous stupid for thinking that I could come to a place like Beacon as a normal student! –With his hands on his head, Jaune passed the line of panic. –I have no skill to fight against those things! Why the hell did I tried to come to Beacon anyway?!
-Hey! Calm down now. I don't think there is first year students that can handle those Grimms alone. –Ryan said trying to calm down Jaune. –We did pretty well so far.
-You don't understand Ryan! I don't have any skill. I don't have any combat abilities! Literally any skill with combat or sword, I have none! I faked my transcription so I could try become a student in Beacon!
-You… fake your transcription? That actually explains a lot. –Ryan thought the last part.
-Yes. I was tired to be the one to always be rescued and make people laugh. I want to be a hero like my father and grandmother. I just wanted to follow their example. I wanted to become strong enough for that, then I thought that if there any place that could make me strong, it would be Beacon, but I did not expect to be in this kind of situation!
Jaune become silent for a moment. The only sounds around were the growl of the Grimms below them and the Chimera trying to get their both. After some seconds, Ryan took a deep breath.
Now, being similar to him, Jaune could predict his next words. Ryan would say that it was a bad idea but he had good intentions. He would cheer up Jaune and help him to get away from this situation.
-Jaune. –Ryan began. –You are an idiot. –Lifting his head, Jaune raised a eyebrow at the statement. It was not what he expected to hear from Ryan. –I don't understand why the hurry in become stronger, but I know there are much better ways to do it.
-Is… not what I expect to hear from you.
-I'm not done. –Ryan's voice sounded harsh, so much that Jaune become quiet again and let him continue. –Everyone have their own time of improvement, but I can tell that Beacon cannot make your much stronger like you want in so little time. And yes, I know that you want to become strong quickly from your actions so far.
-But…
-No but! Do you have any idea of how depressed your family or friends would become if something had happened to you?! You thought about that?!
No. Of course he did not thought about that. Stopping to think about it, he just wanted to be a hero, not matter what he had to go through to make this wish come true, but now, in a situation like that, only now he notice how stupid this idea is, and what he would have left behind if something had happened to him.
-I guess I screwed up, right?
-Not everything at least. Look, if we got out of this alive and not pass the initiation, promise me that you will prepare for the next time you try enter in Beacon. You had a lot of time to prepare yourself, so if we fail, you will have one year to improve your skills.
-But if we pass?
-So we will have a lot of work to do.
-We?
-We are partners, right? We need to look for each other not only in the battles, but in everything else.
In this moment Jaune realize that he and Ryan were not so similar as he thought. It seems that Ryan is more mature than Jaune is considering despite the panic be clear in his bandaged face, he not freaked out like the other times they faced Grimms. He knew if they enter in panic, they would not think properly, and not find a way to escape the situation they were.
Calming himself, Jaune start to think. Ryan could not use his electricity since different from the Grimm bugs, Ryan did not have anywhere to throw Jaune, but what if he could use it for something else.
-Ryan. –Jaune called while holding himself in Ryan's ankles. –Do you think that made a flash with your electricity?
-I never tried this before, but I think I'm able to do it.
-Great. Those things must live in the darkness for not be able to see clearly in the sunlight. We cam make them blind but first, just shine a little this place. –Once he finished his sentence, the Chimera used more force on his headbutt trying to get the duo. –And I think we must do it quickly. I don't know how long this place will handle those headbutts.
Ryan complied and using his now free hands, made a little electric sphere of electricity. Immediately, the Grimms around start to cover their eyes to avoid the little light shinning on their faces. The first thing they notice is that the Grimms were really big lizards. Looking around, Jaune notice a little opening on the wall. It may not let to anywhere but they did not have too much options.
Nodding to each other, Ryan made a even bigger electric sphere with force enough to shine the entire place. The Lizards covered their faces and stepped back a little. Thanks to the new light, Ryan found his revolvers.
He let go of the wall and went after his revolvers. Once with his weapons in hands, he followed Jaune to the opening. The lizards recovered from the blinding and followed them.
-Block their path! –Jaune shout and Ryan punched the wall after enter in the opening.
The force was strong enough to rocks collapse around and block the path of the lizards, except for one who had his head out but the body covered by rocks. He tried to gobble them but his head would not go far from where the body is. Ryan pull out his revolver and was about to kill the monster, but Jaune stopped him.
-What's wrong? –Ryan asked.
-If you kill him, he will disappear and make a opening for the rest of them follow us.
-Good point. I guess now we have to walk through this tunnel and find a exit right?
-Yeah. By the way, do you remember how long it takes the initiation?
-If my memory do not fail, it will last until the afternoon.
-So we have no time to waste.
With that, the blonde went deep in the tunnel followed by his partner. Thinking again about the situation, Jaune found himself more calm knowing that he has a partner like Ryan by his side. They were working like Jaune being the brain and Ryan the muscles. He was sure that whatever come in their way, they would overcome the challenge as long they stay together.
-By the way Jaune. –His thoughts were interrupted by Ryan calling him. –Do you at least has your aura unlocked? -He asked looking at Jaune's body covered in some scratches and bruises from the fall and the rolling on the fissure.
-Uhh, I afraid not. Why?
-You will have to unlock right after we go back to Beacon. You cannot be a huntsmen without aura.
-Right, I will. But how do I do that?
-Just need someone to do it for you.
-Can't you do it right now?
Ryan stopped his walk and waited a couple of seconds before answer.
-I wish I could.
It was all he said before walk again, leaving Jaune confused.
End of the chapter.
Now I will start saying that this chapter is not so original, I got the idea of the fissure from one of the scenes in Emperor's New Groove movie. Three readers actually asked me about Jaune's aura and why Ryan did not unlocked yet. It is something about Ryan's character and backstory that I decide to make possible, but not recommended for him unlock someone's aura.
Remembering that this Ryan is the same one of the OC fanfiction I have, so their backstory are the same, but is not something I would use in the OC fic for be a story behind the original series, so I decide to try use the plot in Ryan's backstory in this fic. Eventually will be revealed but for now, they still need to find a way back to Beacon, something that will happen in the next chapter, so here comes a warning.
The next chapter will be a little longer than normally I do. It will need be for what I planned, to balance this, the chapter next to the next one will be smaller and reveal the big game on this fanfiction and what challenge will await the duo.
Now speaking about the chapter itself, I felt that I made too quickly since the time I started in the afternoon. And I don't know why since I have nothing better to do besides work, but not every chapter is a masterpiece right? Anyway, I will try do better in the future chapters and not speed up everything for nothing.
That's all folks, see you next time.