King: Oh boy~! We're having some fun with it now.

Knox: Full track list of references will be added after the story for anyone that wants to look them up.

King: I had so much fun with this, you have no idea. Let's get... Bizarre.

Inspiration: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (RWBY)
Note: That's right! RWBY world with JoJo powers!

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And now, we get to have a little fun.

The screen opened up to a deep forest area. The camera tracked to eventually find a small, abandoned settlement beyond the kingdoms. After a moment, they saw a small explosion of dust erupt from within the walls and an old building collapsing.

Yang raised an eyebrow at that, "What's going on there?"

The camera moved through the dust and soon found Yang digging herself out of the rubble. "Why are we out here again?" She jumped out of the way in time for a giant claw to slam into the rubble. She stood in front of a massive Ursa, with fists ready. "Okay, focus." Yang dug her feet into the dirt and slowed her breathing. Her aura flared around her before her eyes shot open.

As the Ursa tried to lunge at her again, it was met by a golden fist slamming straight into its face. The camera tracked around to show an ethereal standing in front of Yang. She was a golden humanoid with some armor over her chest, fists, and a fringe hanging from her belt.

Yang slammed her hands into her chair and jumped up with joy, "YES! I have a Stand!" She absolutely loved the world with the Stands, and she wondered what hers would like ever since. Now she knew and she loved it.

Yang was standing behind her Stand and smirking, "Get a taste of Ballroom Blitz!" Yang's Stand roared as it started to unleash a flurry of punches. For good measure, she shouted ORA with each attack.

Yang was on cloud nine right now and didn't need to say a single word. That said, she did have to add, "Love that name."

The scene froze with Ballroom Blitz over Yang's shoulder. The background faded out and the remaining picture of the two moved to the side. Stats started to form down the free side.

[Yang Xiao Long] [Stand: Ballroom Blitz] [Destructive Power – B] [Speed – C] [Range – C] [Persistence – A] [Precision – C] [Potential – B]

Ruby blinked, "What are those?"

King popped in this time, "Those are the Stand's statistics. Each letter represents the level the stand holds in that category. E is very bad, D is just bad, C is comparable to humans, B is above human, and A is very good. As you see here, Yang's Stand is very durable and powerful, but she lacks in range, maybe reaching a maximum of about a meter (or a little over three feet)."

Yang grinned, "So… It's a very close-range Stand with a lot of power and can take a hit. Sounds like something I'd have."

"Well, she is the manifestation of your soul."

The stats had an ability underneath as well. [Ballroom Blitz's power can be increased during battle as Yang takes damage.]

Tai chuckled, "Some things never change."

Ballroom Blitz smacked around the Ursa before punching it through a nearby building. This was used as a transition to show Weiss standing among a series of Grimm covered in ice, their bodies incapable of moving. Behind her, they saw a figure dressed in a snow-patterned dress. The Stand's skin was white as the fallen snow and her 'hair' was formed from ice.

Weiss sighed. She'd never be able to escape the 'Ice Queen' cracks.

Yang was going to laugh, but the stats got her attention.

[Weiss Schnee] [Stand: Cold as Ice] [Destructive Power – B] [Speed – A] [Range – B] [Persistence – C] [Precision – A] [Potential – E]

[Cold as Ice possesses Cryomancy powers along with a rapier.]

Now Yang had something knew to laugh over, "Well, well, Weiss. Finally got your first E."

"To be fair," King interrupted before Weiss could blow a gasket, "that's an E she might just want since its in Potential. It means she understands all of her Stand's abilities and has nothing more to learn for it."

Weiss felt a certain pride for that now. "That's actually quite interesting."

Weiss's Stand drew a rapier and turned all of the iced Grimm into ice shavings.

As another tried to attack her, its head suddenly popped into black mist. The camera tracked back to show Ruby holding a marksmen's rifle.

Ruby let out a disappointed groan, "Why don't I get a Stand?!"

Knox chuckled, "Wait for it…"

The screen morphed again to show Ruby with her gun as the stats appeared.

[Ruby Rose] [Stand: Silver Bullet] [Destructive Power – B] [Speed – C] [Range – A] [Persistence – E] [Precision – B] [Potential – E]

Qrow took a moment from his drink, "Wait, the gun is this Stand thing?"

Ruby gushed now, "That's so cool~"

[Silver Bullet can be called on as Ruby needs it, instantly appearing in her hands. Its bullets can curve and track enemies. Focused attacks can create explosive rounds of silver, particularly effective against Grimm.]

Ruby grinned, "That would be so helpful."

Nora jumped up. "I want a Stand too!"

Ruby fired another shot that tracked around a few Grimm and hitting one away from the pack. The camera angle revealed Blake was hiding in the shadows of a building, her Stand appearing behind her as a humanoid with cat ears similar to hers. The Stand's body was covered by dark cloth like that of a ninja.

Kali chuckled, "So cute~"

Blake groaned, "Mom…"

[Blake Belladonna] [Stand: Sound of Silence] [Destructive Power – C] [Speed – A] [Range – C] [Persistence – D] [Precision – A] [Potential – B]

[Sound of Silence gains power as long as the target is unaware of her presence. Once her target is aware of her, the effect is lost and must build up again.]

Blake thought for a moment and nodded, "It would actually be rather helpful, given my fighting style."

"Once." Jaune concluded. "Once you attack and they know about you, you lose the advantage."

Ozpin nodded, "An excellent observation, Mr. Arc."

Jaune gave a nervous chuckle and scratched the back of his head.

Blake dropped and ran her Stand's blade through a Grimm and the impact from the sneak attack, with the bonus power, ripped through the ground and sent a bunch more Grimm flying around her.

Yang grinned, "Damn! That was awesome."

Blake jumped over to join the group, "Looks like we're almost done."

Yang had Ballroom Blitz punch another Grimm into a group as they all faded. "Actually, that was the last of them."

Ruby walked over and her rifle disappeared. "Alright! Victory for team RWBY!"

Weiss looked around, "It seems too easy. This mission was listed as something more difficult than this."

Blake's history in the White Fang got her on edge hearing that. "This is a trap."

Weiss nodded, "Pretty obvious, too."

Blake's eyes darted around, "I can't shake this feeling we're being watched."

A set of red eyes peaked out from the tree line and tore through the trunks to reveal a giant Deathstalker. Easily twice the size of the one that attacked the viewers during initiation.

"Holy crap!" Yang jumped up in her chair. The one from initiation was crazy, but that thing was beyond massive.

The team recoiled at the massive beast, not truly able to fathom such a giant was possible. Luckily for them, they were being watched, but by an ally. A figure dropped from above them. Seeing his back, they could tell he was a man with grey hair dressed in a dark green suit.

This got eyes toward Ozpin and back, interested to see what was happening.

Ozpin took his cane and slammed it on the ground. "Yellow Brick Road." The ground beneath himself and his students started to glow a bright gold. "Goodbye." All five disappeared in the blinding light and away from the Deathstalker.

The scene snapped into Ozpin's office, showing the five suddenly appear in the room, falling from just high enough to knock them off balance and into a pile.

Nora chuckled a bit.

As did Yang. It might have happened to her and her team, but it was at least a little funny.

"Well then," Ozpin helped them back up and held his cane against the ground in front of him with both hands resting on top, "I suppose it could be mission accomplished and back home early."

Ruby looked up to Ozpin with wide eyes as she looked at her new surroundings in shock, "What was that?"

"That, Ms. Rose, was the power of my Stand." The scene shifted to the stat screen.

This got Qrow's interest peaked, "So, we finally get Oz's full name now?"

Glynda, and her coworkers, had always wondered what his full name was. They often debated if Ozpin was his first or last name. This was the time to finally get an answer.

But, as the name appeared, they all groaned.

[Headmaster Ozpin]

Qrow fell back and took a swig from his drink. "Figures."

Ozpin knew about their bets about his full name but chose to ignore it.

[Stand: Yellow Brick Road] [Destructive Power – E] [Speed – B] [Range – A] [Persistence – B] [Precision – A] [Potential – E]

[Yellow Brick Road allows Ozpin to teleport others to locations where they feel a sense of belonging. In layman's terms, it sends them home.]

Glynda thought that one over for a moment, "Odd. I feel that it seems… appropriate. Does that make sense?"

Qrow nodded, "Does to me."

Ironwood had a similar reaction.

Ozpin took a seat at his desk, "I must admit, you've all improved a great deal. And, considering I pulled you all back early, you find yourselves with quite a bit of free time."

"But how did… What did…" Team RWBY had never seen Ozpin's Stand in action before, so the moment confused them to no end.

Weiss was the quickest to pick it up, "It's obviously his Stand. But how does it work?"

"A story for another day." Ozpin smirked. "For now, you're free to go, but I expect your mission report on time like anyone else."

Now back at Beacon, team RWBY returned through the halls and toward their dorm. Yang, being Yang, had to suggest a way to spend their time, "Why don't we all go out to Vale? I know a great club we could…"

"Absolutely not." Weiss shot back.

Yang sighed. "The Ice Queen strikes again."

Weiss huffed, "I'm surprised you'd suggest it. You're always so protective of Ruby and you're offering all the time to go to a club as a team."

"Well yeah. I want us all to have fun."

"We don't all have 'fun' like you do. We've been over this."

Yang huffed. "Wow… Wouldn't even let me finish."

"I do, however, agree we go to Vale. We have supplies that need to be replenished."

Yang rolled her eyes but conceded the point in her head. She needed to make a run at some point. "Best I'm going to get at this point…"

It was up to Blake to point something out for them. "Well, if we are, we should get going before any of us get caught up in a Stand Battle."

A small box popped up to explain it. [Stand Battle: A tradition at Beacon Academy wherein the Stand-wielding students are granted a semester to combat one another at any time in any way. This is used as not all Stands are directly combat oriented, giving them the opportunity to show their prowess and growth over the year.]

Port thought to himself for a moment, "That may actually be quite interesting. A set amount of time wherein the students must focus on their instincts and situational awareness! A skill absolutely necessary to survival, but not one that we can train effectively in a controlled setting like the arena."

Glynda sighed and shook her head, "You want our students to fight one another in your class then?"

"If it's for the greater good of their training, I could allow it. Though, it would be at the expense of their educations, and likely their futures as huntsmen."

The camera tracked down to Yang's foot to show a hole appear in the floor underneath her. She tripped over the lack of floor and she fell into the floor, only for the hole to close. Her team was in shock but didn't have the time to let it sink in as the wall beside them burst open, then someone grabbed Weiss and charged through the other wall. Another dropped from the ceiling and kicked Blake through the first open wall before grabbing Ruby and escaping the hallway.

The moments all happened within a few seconds and all just caught the viewers off guard.

Yang was just in shock and had to say something, "What the hell was that?"

Ren tapped his chair, "If I had to guess, this is one of these Stand Battles they were talking about."

Nora got excited now, "Do we get to see us?!"

The camera moved to show Blake flipping her body around to land on her feet. She looked around for the person responsible, only to find Ren sitting in the middle of the room, meditating.

Ren watched more intently now, interested to see what his ability would be.

Blake stood up straight again, seeing him there. "So it's a Stand Battle. Your team versus mine?"

Ren nodded, "That would be the idea, yes."

"Alright then." Blake's eyes narrowed as her Stand formed behind her.

"Be careful, Blake." Ren opened his eyes to look toward her, "You're already trapped." Ren's Stand formed next to him, appearing like a man with a green body and pink armor. He was seated similarly to Ren however he had an extra set of arms. One pair was placed together in a prayer while the other two were holding a lotus flower and a crystal sphere.

This got Ren's attention. A part of him appreciated the design, but he was more interested in the power. His other self seemed to think he had control of the situation.

Blake growled, well aware of Ren's power.

Cue the stats.

[Lie Ren] [Stand: Nirvana] [Destructive Power – E] [Speed – D] [Range – E] [Persistence – A] [Precision – C] [Potential – D]

[Nirvana allows Ren the ability to become ethereal and gain omni-directional awareness. However, when using this power, he is unable to interact with the physical world.]

Ren nodded, "That's why I was her opponent. She won't be able to hide from my ability, so her attacks will be less likely to increase in power."

"But can't she just run away?" Ruby asked. "He made it sound like she's trapped."

Blake growled. If she tried to run and help her team, Ren would just follow her and give away her position, making her Stand's power useless.

"Oh." Ruby sat a little lower in her chair. "Never mind."

Blake moved slightly to the side. Seeing Ren's eyes track her, she was aware he wasn't using his ability yet. His ability was perfect to keep her attack power low, but it wasn't an instant effect. If she could attack fast enough, his Stand wouldn't matter. That goes both ways, as well. In order to attack her, he has to plan ahead of time to release his power.

Blake nodded. She was actually enjoying this world's power system. They had defined powers, strengths, and weaknesses. There were ways around each weakness and even ways to exploit the power itself against your opponent. It was actually really interesting and she was curious to see how this plays out.

Ren watched her as she moved around him. Once she was out of sight, Blake knew he would start to activate his power. She needed to move quickly just before leaving eyeline. Just before she moved out of sight, she lunged toward him with her Stand's blade ready. The camera moved toward the blade as it approached, only for it phase through. "What?!"

Jaune nodded, "He already had his ability active. He used his eyes to trick her."

Port nodded with a smile, "An excellent maneuver."

Ren smirked, "I know myself as I know my enemy." He phased back into reality as her Stand passed through, allowing him to grab Blake from between the two, "So I will never fear the outcome of a hundred battles." Ren tripped Blake back and slammed the back of her head into the ground beneath them.

Blake recoiled at the sudden impact. She was aware that, out of her team, she had the weakest power output and physical durability of her team. It was why her fighting style focused so much on keeping her opponent at range and dodging attacks. Her counterpart seemed similar, so it was likely that hurt quite a bit.

Ren jumped off his position a bit and kicked Blake away from himself again. Blake used her Stand and acrobatic ability to land on her feet again, though she had to do so on all fours to decelerate from the momentum. Se stood upright again to see Ren sitting down again. She clenched her teeth, knowing this was another play to mess with her. Either this was a ploy to get her to hold back even though he was solid, or this was a play to make her think that and charge him despite being ethereal.

Ren nodded, "This is actually quite tense."

Blake certainly agreed. "I have to admit, this is very interesting. When we get back, I'll need to see if there are stories with power systems like these."

Blake's Stand held her blade close to her chest in a stance for a counterattack. It was hard to tell how Ren would attack. Or even if he would. Ren could go the entire match without outright attacking her. She needed to be careful. Her foot slid forward a bit and she thought her next course of action through. If she set up a rush, he could just sit there and wait it out until she tired herself out. If she just stayed back, he would get inside her head and win the battle of the mind. She had to think this over, and fast.

But Ren wouldn't give her that time. "You know Blake…"

This got her attention and gave her a moment of pause.

"… I've recently discovered my Stand's power is ever improving." Ren's Stand moved his praying hands apart with palms showing small pink lotus symbols on each palm.

Blake wasn't sure what he meant, but then she felt her face burn slightly. The camera moved to show the same mark on the Stand's hand was now on her cheek.

This got people interested now. They wanted to know more about what that did.

Ren smirked, "This is Nirvana: Stain."

Blake touched her cheek and decided it was best to attack. As she charged, she tried to attack, only for her to phase through. She slid across the ground and turned to him, cursing to herself "Damn it… He was phased."

"On the contrary." Ren smirked. "I haven't. Right now, I am physical. You are the one turned ethereal. This is the power of Nirvana Stain. So long as that mark remains on your cheek, we two shall never occupy the same plain."

Blake took in a sharp breath, "Which means I can't beat him. I can't even touch him. I wonder how fair that actually is…"

"Maybe it only works on one person." Ruby offered, "That's the usual downside for something like that."

Weiss shook her head, "He can't hit her either."

"True." Blake nodded. That made the most sense to her.

The Blake on screen, who couldn't hear them, sighed. "I concede. I can't touch you, so I can't attack you or even defend."

Ren smiled. "Thank you, Blake. But you realize I can't hit you either?"

Blake's eyes went a bit wider before she fell to her knees and groaned.

This got a few of the people in the audience to snicker.

The camera tracked through the walls and to another battle scene, a 'meanwhile' scenario showing Weiss as she was tackled through the wall. Weiss kicked herself free of her attacker and readied her Stand. "Obviously a Battle. Who's my opponent this time." Then she felt a jolt go through her body, and that gave her all the answer she needed. "Nora…"

Nora bounced in her chair, "YES~! Bring it on! What do I have?!"

They saw Nora skid to a halt in front of Weiss. Her body was covered by a full body set of armor. Naturally, it was bright pink with blue bolts on her gauntlets and boots. She also had her hammer and lightning symbol on her chest.

"Oooh~!" Nora HAD to know what this was.

[Nora Valkyrie] [Stand: Thunderstruck] [Destructive Power – A] [Speed – C] [Range – D] [Persistence – A] [Precision – C] [Potential – C]

[As Nora moves her body, she builds electrical power. Said power can be used to charge her physical attacks or channeled through her opponent to disrupt their movements.]

Nora grinned from ear to ear, "I love that~"

Nora grinned and bounced around a bit. This allowed her to charge a bit of power as she hopped from foot to foot. "You ready Weiss?"

Weiss smirked. "I think you might regret facing me." She placed a hand on the floor and ice covered the area around them, as a solid sheet.

This caused Nora to trip up and fall onto her rear.

Nora did not take that well. "NO! I know I can win this!"

Weiss shook her head, "If you require movement, that will be difficult on a sheet of ice."

Nora roared out in frustration and punched the ground, causing the ice to crack apart, forced to release the energy she had stored up. Now no longer solid, she had enough traction to stand up normally and charge toward Weiss.

Weiss smirked, creating a pillar of ice between her and Nora, causing the Valkyrie to slam into the ice. However, she was smirking. She placed both hands on the pillar and electricity coursed through the ice, causing the power to shatter the pillar and making it explode. Her armor protected her. However, Weiss did not have similar defenses, so she was pelted by shards of ice.

Nora cheered, "YES! KICK HER BUTT!"

It was a small sacrifice to make to allow her Stand to get behind Nora. Cold as Ice used this position to place a hand on Nora's back and causing her armor to grow brittle from the cold. This way, when Weiss stood tall and smacked Nora, it caused the armor to crack and the power behind the attack to grow more effective.

Yang whistled, "Damn, Ice Queen. Look at you go."

Nora was not so happy about that. "Come on! That was nothing!"

Nora flew through the air, causing Weiss to pause. She was not that strong. That was deliberate. The camera moved to show Nora's armor fading off, showing her grin. That was when Weiss's body shook and shivered visibly. She fell to her knees, unable to stand up anymore. Nora had used her Stand's ability to transfer her energy into Weiss's body, causing her nervous system to go haywire.

Weiss shivered a bit, "That's a scary thought."

Nora fell onto the ice, standing up slowly. "What's wrong Weiss? Having trouble standing?"

Weiss knew that the effects only last as long as the energy she built up. However, considering she emptied the energy, Nora lost her armor. She just had to keep Nora from moving. She raised a hand to hold Nora down, but the shaking caused her to miss by a few feet.

This gave Nora the chance to stand and started to run in place. The ice underneath her had melted and made it so it was difficult to run. However, Nora chose to use this to her advantage. This running in place was moving her body and charging energy. She started to run in place faster and soon her armor was back on.

However, Weiss smirked and held her hand toward Nora. Nora's body locked up, the color fading from her armor to reveal it was actually made of ice. Nora had to discharge too much energy before channeling it into Weiss, so the effects didn't last very long.

Nora shouted, "NOOOOOOO!" She fell to her knees and cried a little.

Ren placed a comforting hand on her back to help calm her.

Nora shook and tried to free herself, but it wasn't happening. "DANG IT!"

Weiss was breathing heavily, happy her plan worked. If it didn't, there was every reason to believe she would have lost. As she sat back, the scene moved to another fight.

It showed Ruby shaking free of her attacker.

Yang chuckled, "10 Lien says she's fighting Jaune. You know, leader versus leader."

Qrow smirked, "I'll do you one better. 50 says you're fighting him."

Tai turned to his teammate with a glare, "Qrow!"

"Calm down. If I'm wrong, I pay her. If I'm not, she doesn't need to pay me."

Yang, however, took that as a challenge. "You think you're so sure?"

"Call it a hunch."

"Fine. Deal!"

Ruby summoned her stand and looked around for her opponent. She found herself in the main arena, a flat area that was perfect for her ranged Stand. If her opponent dragger her here, they had to have a similar Stand. Or they're very confident in their abilities. So, obviously, her opponent just had to be…

Pyrrha cracked her neck and summoned spear and rounded shield.

Qrow tapped his chair and smirked. "Would you look at that."

Yang groaned a bit, but at least she wasn't out 50 Lien.

The stats appeared once again with Pyrrha holding both items.

[Pyrrha Nikos] [Stand: Sabaton] [Destructive Power – B] [Speed – A] [Range – C] [Persistence – A] [Precision – B] [Potential – D]

[Pyrrha can call upon a spear and shield at any time. These weapons can be thrown and return to her at will.]

Pyrrha felt it was rather appropriate given her actual Semblance allowed her to do something similar. Granted, it was more focused in this reality as opposed to full magnetic control.

Ruby lowered her gun slightly. "Pyrrha…"

"Hello, Ruby. Sorry about before, but I couldn't think of a better way to split you up from your team."

The Beacon students, minus Nora who was still sulking, had to chuckle at how Pyrrha always had a habit to apologizing.

Ruby nodded and raised her weapon again, "So, it's a Stand Battle."

Pyrrha grinned and raised both items into place. Her spear rested in an indent in her shield. "Sorry."

Ruby sighed, "Alright."

Ruby fired a shot, but the bullet ricocheted off Pyrrha's angled shield. Pyrrha used this moment to throw her spear, which Ruby shot out of the sky. Pyrrha used this distraction to charge and tackle into Ruby with her shield. Compared to all of the previous fights, this was considerably normal for the viewers.

Coco grinned a little, "This is more like our life than anything else at this point."

Pyrrha gave a nervous smile, her 'I'm sorry' kind of smile.

Ruby kicked at Pyrrha to get some distance, firing against her shield. Ruby ran back and spun around to duck under Pyrrha's thrown shield. Ruby leveled her gun toward Pyrrha, but the nature of both of their Stands allowed Pyrrha to simply reform her shield on her arm. Ruby tried to fire a bullet that curved around her defenses, but Pyrrha swung her spear to knock the bullet out of the air.

Coco sighed, "This stuff is amazing, but watching our Pyrrha in the arena so often just makes it… normal."

Many of the students nodded. It was almost like they were just watching their own world again, just with a few extras.

Ruby spun her weapon and tapped the ground with the butt of the gun. Her gun turned silver as she returned the weapon to its usual stance. "Silver Bullet: Heavy Music." When she fired her weapon this time, it burst into a silver explosion on impact and pushed Pyrrha back.

Pyrrha responded by tossing her spear toward Ruby again. This time, Ruby dodged the attack and fired another explosive toward Pyrrha. Pyrrha jumped to the side, tossing her shield as her spear reformed. Ruby dodged again, keeping her eye on her opponent. Unfortunately for her, Pyrrha planned for this as her shield bounced off the ground, off the wall, and then smacking Ruby on the back of her head. Ruby's shell fired, the recoil causing her to miss spectacularly. Pyrrha was running up to her and swung her spear like a bat to knock Ruby away. She kicked up her shield and started to charge again.

Ruby fired another bullet of silver toward Pyrrha, only for her to knock it away. Rather, she attempted. Ruby's bullets were now silver explosives, causing the bullet to explode her face. Pyrrha was pushed off balance and fell to the side. Ruby kicked her onto her back, placed a foot on Pyrrha's stomach, and leveled her gun toward her opponent. Pyrrha sighed and let her head fall back in defeat.

Coco blinked in shock and removed her glasses, "Well… that's different."

Ruby cheered. "Yes! 2-1 team RWBY!"

Nora groaned, "Oh man! Now we can only tie…"

Ren had to remind her, "Jaune would need to fight Yang."

Nora growled. "Dang it…"

Pyrrha saw Jaune deflate a bit, so she had to try to make him feel better. "Maybe his Stand is more powerful. You never know."

Finally, they saw Yang fall from the hole in the ceiling. However, rather than hitting the round, she landed in the arms of a very colorful Stand. It resembled Jaune with stark white skin and a long sky-blue coat decorated with various medals and cording, resembling a marching band uniform.

Yang blinked in surprise before a small smile formed on her face. "Of course, it would be you."

Jaune was standing on the ground as his Stand lowered her to the ground, letting her stand again. "Best chance we had was splitting you all up." His Stand jumped back to him as he spoke.

"Okay." Yang smiled. "Let's see those stats."

[Jaune Arc] [Sgt. Pepper] [Destructive Power – C] [Speed – C] [Range – A] [Persistence – C] [Precision – C] [Potential – E]

Jaune sighed. They weren't great stats, but his only good stat being Range.

Yang grinned, as her Stand appeared, "Dangerous to pick me, though. I know all your Stand's tricks." That said, Yang was actually very worried.

Her Stand was simple to an almost comical level; get hurt, hit harder. In contrast, Jaune's Stand was comically complicated, having multiple powers.

Jaune perked up a bit. "That's a thing?"

Yang frowned, "It wouldn't surprise me…"

She knew three versions of the Stand. Each power being rather specific and ultimately unable to hurt others. She also knew each one had a tell for when they were active.

Jaune grinned, "I'm aware you know all my Stand's abilities."

As Sgt. Pepper's coat turned a bright, lime green and Yang's vision skewed slightly. Seeing through her eyes, it was as if the world was leaning to the side. It was just enough to make her feel off balance despite being firmly planted on the ground.

Yang felt her head spin a bit, "Oh, that would suck."

Jaune nodded, "I'm aware you know about Northern Song, and his ability to skew your senses."

The coat changed again, putting Yang's vision back to normal. The Stand's coat was now a bright red. It pulled a small black disk out of his pocket and expanded it as if he was showing it off. Yang knew this was the ability that dragged her down here.

Yang started to snicker, getting everyone's attention in confusion. Then she laughed, "He's got a hole in his pocket!"

Cue the groans and high five from her father.

"And I know you're aware of Nowhere Man, and his ability to create a hole between any two sides of an object."

"How would he see the other side?" Ruby questioned. "The hole opened perfectly underneath Yang. So how did he see her?"

Jaune actually had the answer. "I didn't. Ren's ability would let him know you were there, and he could tell me where to create the hole."

"But how would he do that? He couldn't interact with a radio."

"Nora was in the same room. He could tell her and she could tell me through the radio."

Ruby thought it over and nodded. "Yeah. That would probably work."

Yang adopted her fighting stance, only for her eyes to go wide in confusion. Sgt. Pepper's coat was now a bright pink, a version she'd never seen before.

Sun sat back, "Okay, so what does this one do?"

Jaune smirked. "This is the power you've never seen before. This is Love Me Do, my Stand at its most powerful. However, I'll let you in on a secret, how this power works."

Yang blinked in surprise. You only really have the advantage when your opponent doesn't know your power and how it works. Telling her would give her the advantage.

Qrow chuckled, "Boy's got some stones to think he can tell her then."

Tai nodded, "That, or it's a very powerful ability."

This made Yang a little nervous.

Jaune smiled. "Love Me Do makes my Stand completely invincible."

Yang growled, about to argue about its not fair. Everyone else seemed perfectly fair, but this didn't seem to fit the mold.

Jaune held up one finger, "With one major caveat."

Yang stopped just before she spoke, willing to hear him out.

Jaune continued, "If I feel any sense of negativity toward my opponent, the ability is completely useless to me. If I have even the smallest sense of anger, sadness, embarrassment, pain, anything! Then I can't use it."

Yang was piecing it together. She knew Jaune's tells, so she could tell he wasn't lying. "So, it's an ability you can only use on your friends."

"That's the idea, yes. And its incredibly easy to break. One insult, one comment to tear me down, and I'd be vulnerable again."

Yang lightly hit her fist on her chair, "That explains why he dragged me down there. I might make a joke or a quip, but I don't outright insult people in a fight. And I don't think any of my usual material would make him made at me."

Jaune nodded. He remembered Yang's fights in Glynda's combat class and how she would make little jokes and jabs toward her opponents.

Yang sighed. "So, all it takes is one insult to render your ability useless?"

Jaune nodded, "In a simplified sense, yes."

Yang was silent. It wasn't her style to go around intentionally insulting people. She sighed and released her fists, clapping as her Stand faded behind her.

Tai recoiled a bit. "Wait, she just gave up?"

Yang was smart enough to tell where this was going. "Not much of a choice." When people turned to her for an explanation, she just said, "Wait for it."

Yang looked back toward Jaune. "The reason I never saw this is because you can't bring yourself to hurt your opponent in order to activate it."

Jaune nodded with a grin.

"But, wouldn't that make a stalemate?" Neptune asked.

Yang pointed back to the screen.

"But you know I hate it when people hold back. So, in order to not piss me off, you have to fight me. And you know I wouldn't hold losing against you."

Yang gestured to the screen. "And that's why. I hate people holding back on me."

"So," Nora thought it through, "To not hurt your feelings, he would have to hurt you physically?"

"That makes it sound pretty bad, but pretty much."

Jaune's Stand faded and he walked up toward her, holding his hand out to shake. It was customary for the battle to end with shaking hands.

Yang sighed. "You got me fair and square." Yang brought her hand to meet with his and shook. "Damn you, Jaune Arc." She smiled, "Damn you and your stupid, beautiful mind."

As the handshake ended, Jaune replied with, "Love you too babe~"

This got the viewers to jolt a bit.

Sun started to chuckle, "Well then. That's interesting~"

Yang sighed. She saw every reason to believe her counterpart was similar to her, likely with a similar backstory. If she ever did get a boyfriend, she would probably turn. She had issues with commitment, a side effect picked up from her mother abandoning her. She had a good example in Summer, and she was thankful for that, but she was always too paranoid about getting close to others romantically. As such, if she gets a boyfriend, she would likely try to act more like Summer: loving, caring, maybe even vulnerable emotionally. So, even if it was to win a fight, she likely wouldn't shout out insults or anything negative. She sighed and sank back in her chair. No wonder he dragged me down to fight him.

As they released their grips, Yang placed her arms on her waist and looked up. "Guess we should get back upstairs."

Jaune thought for a moment. "Maybe. Or, we can get there the fun way?"

Yang looked back toward him with a raised brow and a smirk, "Oh? And what's the fun way?"

"Well…" Sgt. Pepper, in his red coat, appeared again as Jaune reached into his pocket. Jaune pulled out a flat, black circle. "I do have a hole in my pocket~"

Yang laughed, so happy they actually made the joke.

The Yang on screen chuckled a bit and shook her head. "I fucking love you."

"I know." Jaune tossed the hole against the ceiling as Yang's Stand formed again.

Yang grabbed Jaune as her Stand infused her with its power, allowing her to jump up through the hole while carrying Jaune.

The screen went black as a small box appeared.

[RWBY vs JNPR Stand Battle Results: 2-2]

Yang laughed a bit, "But, let's be honest, Jaune was the real winner. Dating me is the biggest win he's had."

Blake shook her head, whispering to her partner, "You really want to pull that?" She gestured back to Pyrrha and Velvet, who both looked like they were ready to fight.

Yang chuckled. "Calm down. They should know me better than that."

Blake sighed, knowing there was no stopping Yang at this point.

Yang laughed it off, waving back to the two who seemed to calm as they remembered who was talking. That said, even she could admit Jaune had his charms, in a dorky kind of way. It wasn't a case of not seeing what they do. Hell, she knew everyone could see it. Only difference between them all was whether it worked for them or not. Yang could admit seeing it might work if he worked on that self esteem issue and grew a funny bone.

Jaune tapped his foot in thought. "Hey King."

The fire ball floated down to him, "What's up?"

"Those Stands. I can't help but think they were named after something."

"Good catch. How did you guess?"

"Well, if Yang got to name her Stand, it would probably be a pun of some kind."

Yang thought that over, "Hey, yeah! I didn't even think of that. Then, who named the Stand?"

King spun a bit to address both of them, "You see, all Stands, at least these days, are named after songs, albums, or musical artists. Not from your world, but rather the world I call home. To your counterparts, they name themselves."

Jaune tapped his chair before nodding, "That explains it. It was hard to shake that they didn't have some kind of through line."

Nora got a little excited hearing that, "Does that mean there's a song actually called Thunderstruck?!"

King nodded, in his sentient fire ball kind of way, "In my world, yes. If you all want, I can leave you some recordings in the library of your specific songs and artists."

"Do it!"

"Alright then. And I'll add the ones for the people we didn't see on screen for good measure. Just in case you're curious."

A few of them were making a note to visit the library on their next intermission.

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Playlist:

Ballroom Blitz - A song by the band Sweet

Cold as Ice - A song by the band Foreigner

Silver Bullet - A reference to Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

Sound of Silence - A song by Simon and Garfunkel

Yellow Brick Road - Derived from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Nirvana - American grunge band made famous in the 1990s

Stain - A song by the band Nirvana

Thunderstruck - A song by the band AC/DC

Sabaton - Swedish metal band famous for historical-based music

Heavy Music - A song by the Silver Bullet Band

Sgt. Pepper - Derived from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a song by the Beatles

Northern Song - Derived from Only a Northern Song, a song by the Beatles

Nowhere Man - A song by the Beatles

Love Me Do - A song by the Beatles