King: What's my name?!

Knox: Heisenberg?

King: You know what I'm getting at...

Knox: I know~ Just having a little fun~

King: Fair enough. I hope everyone enjoys and no, it's not Breaking Bad.

Inspiration: Overwatch

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The next world opened now to show Jaune sitting on the side of a cot. This version of Jaune was a giant of a man, in peak physical condition, easily on par with Hazel's mass. He was dressed in a white tank top and bright orange pants.

Yang let out an impressed whistle, "Damn. Big boy, ain't he?"

Jaune picked up on something else, though. "Am I in jail?"

"Wouldn't be the first time." Blake recalled the version where Yang and Scarlet were heroes.

"What?"

"We can explain it later." Yang grinned. "I want to see where this goes."

Jaune looked down to his folded hands. After a moment, he unclasped his hands and stood up. He moved over to his cell door, a giant slab of concrete and steel. His fist clenched, rose up, and reared back in preparation for attack.

Tai clenched his fists, waiting for impact, "That's going to hurt."

"Why in the world would I punch that?" Jaune was not looking forward to that.

"Maybe he's addicted to painkillers…" Strangely, Mercury answered him. "Heard in prisons, they have that kind of stuff on file in case they need it."

Emerald looked toward Mercury like he drew a second head. Mercury, of all people, was being helpful to those brats. Sure, it was a nothing explanation, but there was no snark. What the hell is going on?

Jaune's fist slammed into the door with a loud echo through the room.

Jaune recoiled and gripped his hand. "Yikes…"

But the Jaune on screen didn't seem bothered at all. He just brought his hand back again and slammed his fist back into the door. On impact, the camera pulled off to show a newspaper clipping of Yang. The headline read, [Primal Punch: Doomfist defeated by Faunas Scientist from the Moon].

Yang snickered, "Wait… I'm a faunas… from the Moon?"

"How is that a thing?" Ruby chuckled.

Sun grinned, "That does sound awesome though."

Another impact shifted the camera to another clipping, this time showing a large gauntlet in a glass case. It said that the gauntlet once owned by Doomfist was being moved to a museum in a city called Numbani.

Weiss shook her head, "Doomfist?"

Yang chuckled, "Such a dumb name. Sounds like some edgy teenager."

Another impact brought up a newspaper clipping showing Jaune locked up in a set of chains during his arrest. [Numbani's Most Wanted in Chains. Jaune "Doomfist" Arc behind Bars!].

Nora started to laugh. "Edgy Jaune, then~?"

Jaune sighed. He'd never had the edgy phase; his sisters would never let him live it down if he did. It was also clear his friends wouldn't let him live it down either.

Well, that edgy Jaune swung his fist back again and broke the cement in the door. Chunks of stone flew off as he created a large break in the door.

Yang's laughing went silent. Jaune didn't even seem phased by the impacts. Yet here he was, breaking down a barrier that he should not be able to break. Even she'd end up hurting herself doing that.

Then, his voice over began. "Humanity is always being tested."

Another impact caused chunks of his cell to fall from above thanks to the vibrations of his assault.

Tai was just awestruck, "How strong is this guy?" Sure, he wasn't the strongest they'd seen, but this just seemed like a normal human, be it a very muscular one.

"Conflict and war… are the crucible through which we evolve."

Jaune slammed his fist against the door again as the world turned white. When they could see again, a police car flew into a nearby building as if sent flying by the same punch. The camera tracked back to show Jaune standing among the streets of Numbani. He dressed in a pair of jeans and boots, but that was it. Likely because he was wearing a gauntlet that went from hand to over his right pec. Blue war paint accented his face. This was his assault on Numbani. His message against everything it stood for. Humans, Faunas, and the mechanical beings called omnics coming together in peace… Nothing but a recipe for stagnation. It was also the day he was captured.

Yang slammed her fist into her other hand, "Nice! We get to see how I totally kicked this edgy version's butt!"

That day, three members of the organization Overwatch were dispatched to stop his attack: Yang, Blake, and Ruby. Yang, the scientific mind from the moon, was dressed in white armor and holding her electrified Tesla gun. Blake, the cybernetic shinobi, was formed with black armor giving her a sleek appearance. Ruby was dressed in a futuristic piolet suit with an odd armor-like piece on her chest with a glowing blue center.

"That looks important…" Tai sighed. "And it's a little too obvious. Better be impressive or at least helpful."

Yang was the closest during the search. She leveled her weapon and fired a bolt of lightning from the barrel.

Nora gasped, "Lightning gun! That's so awesome! How can we make that?"

Jaune paused for a moment, thinking. "Actually… that might actually be helpful with Nora's semblance."

"There's lightning dust." Ren offered.

"Good point. I'll set some Lien aside for the team to get some."

Nora giggled, "Thank you, fearless leader!"

When Yang fired the gun, Jaune dipped to the side and snuck in to punch Yang in the gut with the gauntlet. He sent the genius flying over the street. Ruby ran up her eyes went wide seeing Yang fly across the air. She blinked into a blue light, Yang flying passed, and reappeared a bit further looking back to Yang.

Ruby was giddy now, "I CAN TELEPORT!"

Jaune grabbed a car next to him and backhand tossed it at Ruby, who dodged the attack the same way she dodged Yang's flying form. The camera pulled away to show Blake running along the side of a building. Jaune noticed her approached and tossed a car door, spinning along and cutting into the building. Blake leapt off and sent out a flurry of shuriken. Blake and Ruby were the fastest members of Overwatch and easily the best at harassing their opponents, causing defeat by a thousand cuts. Though they weren't doing that much damage, Jaune was having difficulties keeping up with the duo working in unison.

Ruby had a wide grin, "Hehe~ Go team RWBY!"

"Every battle! Makes us stronger."

Jaune punched the ground and caused the area to erupt as the energy spread out over the street. Blake was launched into the air with a car following her up. He drew her katana sword and sliced the vehicle in two. She gasped seeing that Jaune used the vehicle as cover to jump up to meet her in the air.

Tai groaned, "Smart move…" But it also meant that his daughters' friend was going to get smacked down.

Jaune reared his fist back and slammed the gauntlet into Blake, sending her back down to earth. She ended up skidding across the pavement. But she tried to get back up to her feet, but the inertia remained until she slammed into another car on the street.

The alarm was able to stir Yang back into consciousness. She shook her head and jumped out of the store she ended up landing in. As she approached, she found Blake hunched over with internal damage. Ruby, however, kept trying to fight Jaune. He simply stood there, her attacks alone dealing next to no damage to the hardened warlord.

Ruby was too enthralled by her weapons and blinking around to really take in what was happening.

Jaune, however, caught on. "Oh no…"

Jaune's eyes tried to track the blinking attacker. He swung his fist toward her, but only found air. Then, he caught her. His armored arm flew up to the side, gripping the back of her apparatus. He pulled the technology apart from her body. The glowing effect from her device seemed to explode outward as she cried out in pain.

Yang could only watch in terror. Jaune had ripped away Ruby's chronal accelerator, the only device that allowed her to remain tethered the present after her accident. Ruby blinked in and out of reality before disappearing, never knowing when she'll ever return to their lives again.

A chill went down Ruby's spine. "That's… that's what that did?"

Tai fell back in his seat. "That's horrifying…"

Yang was just caught in a moment of shocked silence.

The Yang on screen was the opposite, exploding into a rage fueled berserker state and charging toward Jaune. Jaune had perched himself above her on a pile of rubble waiting for her. As she approached, he crushed the half of the accelerator he had and formed a fist again. The camera caught the two face to face before they pulled back and their fists collided in a bright white flash.

The scene returned to the present to reveal Jaune had punched his cell open from within. Doomfist, one of the leading figures of the Talon terrorist group was free again. He stepped out from the cell and continued to walk on, punching out anyone that got in his way. After a while, he met up with a man in dark robes and stylized skull mask. "What took you?" The masked man's voice had a menacing echo, but it was still very recognizable.

Ren raised an eyebrow. "So, that's me then?"

Jaune nodded a bit, "At least we seem on good terms."

Jaune scoffed, "Hardly. What have I missed during my vacation?"

"We picked up a new technology expert. She thinks she's acting under our noses, but we allow her to continue believing she's undetected for now."

The two walked up the ramp of a Talon dropship. As they approached, a woman was waiting for them. Obviously being a counterpart for Pyrrha, she was dressed in a skin-tight combat suit with a spider theming. "Welcome back, sir."

Nora grumbled, "Everyone's here but me… Why can't we get team JPNR?!"

"We didn't get the whole team RWBY." Ren reasoned. "Three from one, three from the other?"

Jaune nodded to her. "Pyrrha. Always a pleasure. Any word from Nora?"

Ren closed the ramp as they started to take off. "She's still in Oasis, working on some big project."

"Well, get her back to headquarters. Tell her I'm ready for those upgrades."

"I'll send the message."

Pyrrha leaned against the wall, arms crossed. "She'll be thrilled to hear that…"

Jaune ignored her tone, "Focus. We have a new mission."

"That is?"

"Finishing where you two failed." His voice made it clear he was displeased. The two looked away from him, unable to come up with any excuse for failing to retrieve his gauntlet.

Nora pouted, "They act like they're not even friends! This sucks!"

Ruby was still getting over what she'd seen. She looked over to Nora, about to call her out on that, but paused.

Nora's body language was closed off and shaking lightly. She was trying to play off any fears or pain with these outbursts. It was a cover until she and others felt better.

Jaune rolled his eyes and continued, "Let's get my gauntlet back."

The screen flashed to show Jaune punching a centaur robot into a wall, crushing another bot with his bare hands, and breaking into the glass to grab his gauntlet. The final image showed Jaune standing with his gauntlet returned, dressed similarly to he was during his capture.

"Those who fall shall be forgotten! Those who rise up… Their names will be remembered forever!"