Knox: 7 Million views!

King: Talk about crazy numbers. When we started, we didn't think we'd have 1 million, much less 7 million.

Knox: You also didn't know you'd reach 100 chapters. And hell, I didn't exist. Yet here we are.

King: This deserves a special! But what to do?

Knox: I mean... it's Valentine's Day, right? Why not do something with that.

King: Do you... have any idea what you've done?

Knox: What?

King: Well, everyone, hope you enjoy the chapter. And have a very... funny Valentine's~

Knox: Oh... I see what you did there.

Inspiration: Funny Valentine from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run (RWBY)

(Note: For anyone interested, this will reference major events during Steel Ball Run, or Part 7 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. If you only watch the anime, you might get lost. But I do want to encourage you all to read Steel Ball Run. Anyone not caught up with the rest, don't worry. It's an alternate world reboot. No need to catch up with parts 1-6. You're call. Let's do this!)

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Nora sat back, a part of her her happy that was over. "So… what do you think the next one will be like?"

Jaune sighed, "Hopefully, better than that."

The screen opened to the dense Emerald Forest. The camera moved close to the ground, stopping somewhere seemingly random. Soon, a white-gloved hand came into frame and dug into the ground. After a moment, the hand seemed to break apart into ribbons with a strange, spiraling force within the body.

This got the viewers to jump a little.

Nora gasped, "What the heck is that?!"

The hand strained as much as it can, and the camera moved back to show the body of the man dragging himself across the ground. He was a blond man with hair long enough to curl into full circles at his shoulders. He wore a long pink coat with a pair of purple pants and shoes to match.

"Damn it." Once he spoke, it was clear exactly who this was.

Coco started to laugh at the ridiculous outfit, "That's Arc?! Oh my gods, that outfit is just tragic."

Parts of his body were starting to open up like ribbons, only to seem to force themselves back into place.

Something that got Coco to stop laughing real quick.

Jaune dragged himself across the ground as best he could while keeping his body together. "That pocket world was useful for getting here. I just hope this utterly foreign world can stop the Spiral. I just need to find another version." He reached his other hand across the ground, moving slowly, but with purpose. After a while, he looked upward and sighed, "Well, that's a little disappointing."

Up in the trees of the forest was a more common version of Jaune Arc, pinned against the tree by a red and bronze spear.

Nora gasped in shock, "There's two of them?!"

Yang snickered a little, "Does that make them partners?"

The Jaune on the ground sighed and groaned from the pain he was experiencing, "Let's get you down from there. I don't think I can yell…"

A strange wind-like force seemed to moved up to the Jaune pinned to the tree. Suddenly, the spear was pulled from the tree and Jaune returned to the ground. As he shook his head, he looked around to make sense of what just happened, only to find his alternate self propping himself against a tree. Jaune, understandably, freaked out, "W-what the hell?!"

The long haired Jaune strained to keep himself together, "Stop yelling. Listen, I need to talk to you."

"I… but you're…. But I'm…!"

"Focus!"

Jaune had to clam up fast.

"My name is Jaune Arc. I am the 23rd President of the United States!"

Nora's head tilted slightly, "President?"

Ruby had a similar reaction, "United States?"

Oobleck adjusted his glasses back onto his face, "If I had to guess, it would be similar to a council member. Possibly more powerful."

The President pushed himself to a more comfortable seat on the forest floor. "I am a proud patriot and a man who would do whatever necessary for the good of my nation. I am not proud of everything I have done in this pursuit, but I do not regret what I have done. Unfortunately, my story no doubt ends soon. I've tried to run from it as best I can, but I've had no success. My hope is that you may have use of what's left of my power. I warn you, taking on this power risks ending up in the state I am."

Jaune was shaken, "I… I don't understand."

"I doubt you would if I tried to explain it. Know only that I offer this power on some level of selfishness. Taking on my power will also save what's left of my soul to live within you. You'll have all my memories and take on what I had done with you as well. With it, you will have a great amount of power."

Roman nodded, almost impressed, "Got to admit, at least he's honest. Lot of deals like that don't tell you all the bad."

Jaune looked toward his counterpart, still confused. "Wait… I'm lost. How would you even do that? It's not like there's just a machine that can transfer a soul."

Ironwood and Winter tried their best not to say a word about that one.

The 23rd President's body was becoming more and more ribbon-esc. "I'm going to need that answer soon."

Jaune, ever the kind soul, found it difficult to ignore someone in need. Even if it was himself in this case. "How can I help?"

"Just stay put." The wind force moved around the President again before flying toward Jaune.

Jaune's mind was filled with memories that weren't quite his own, like pictures in a book telling his story.

The scene showed a young Jaune, no older than 8, in an old wooden cabin home. His mother was off to the side of the room as a family friend in a military uniform was kneeling in front of the young Jaune. He was holding a handkerchief with Jaune's birthday embroidered into a corner. The man spoke through the memory, "Your father gave up everything, but this was the one thing he could neer part with. Because it represented everything he was fighting for: his family and the nation they call home. He was a true patriot."

Ironwood nodded, approving, "Few people, especially huntsmen, ever really think about why someone would join a military. That is often the most common reason."

Winter looked away with a slight amount of shame. True, she wanted nothing more than to defend life on Remnant, but her primary reason for joining was getting out of the Schnee family. She still cared about Weiss as any big sister should, even Whitely to a degree. But their parents… not so much. Their father was overly controlling, micromanaging everything in the home. The White Fang attacks didn't help things as he would only grow more angry and frustrated over smaller and smaller things. Their mother was the opposite, lackadaisical to a fault and vinctive to no end. And that was when she was sober, which was rare. When she's drunk, she becomes mopey and would often try to pull others into her own state of mind. Winter didn't regret leaving, but she did regret not being able to take Weiss and Whitely with her. Maybe then, Whitely would have turned out better.

A new scene formed as the last one faded out. This time, they saw Jaune in his mid-teens. Having lied about his age, he joined the Union Army in the United State's Civil War, fighting to keep his nation united and his family safe. He had been captured by Confederate forces and was tortured. The scene showed his back, now marred by scars. His left shoulder was covered in bloody holes, while the rest of his back was covered in slash marks.

Weiss jerked up. She remembered seeing a similar design during an intermission not too long ago. It was a strange flag of red, white, and blue. Now that she thought about it, the President version looked an awful lot like the man she saw in the library before finding that flag.

The new scene to fade in showed Jaune in his mid-thirties. He stood before a massive crowd of people with his hand on a book of some kind with the other raised. A man opposite him was speaking, "It is my honor to name you as the 23rd President of the United States." The crowd let out a massive cheer once they heard those words.

Oobleck thought for a moment before nodding slightly, "I see. My best guess is that a President is an elected position, but in a more centralized capacity."

The scene faded again to show the now President Jaune in his pink and purple. He stood on an elevated platform, addressing a massive group, "The first horse and rider to reach the finish line in New York will be granted a prize of 10 million dollars! Welcome to the Steel Ball Run!"

"10 million?" Yang remembered that a dollar was similar to the Lien, even in value. "That's a lot for a horse race."

Knox flickered in to explain, "To be fair, it's a continental race. They start one side of the nation and race to the opposite side."

"Okay, that's fair."

The next scene showed Jaune standing before a table. The table was set for a formal event, but with a small guest list. President Jaune placed a hand on the table as he spoke, "That is the truth of societies. Traditions are made by those willing to make the first step before anyone else. That is what I wish for my nation. That we can lead this world and become something that creates these new traditions."

Nora groaned, holding her head, "What does that even mean?"

Jaune thought it over to try to explain it, looking up toward the screen and finding his analogy. It was easier to explain things to Nora by using examples. "I think I get it. Nora, let's say you have to attend a formal dinner. You take your seat and look down at the set table. You have your plate, glass, and utensils. However, the napkins are placed between each plate, one to your right and one to your left. Which one do you take?"

Nora crossed her arms and tried to think about what he was saying, getting a bit frustrated, "Is this one of those weird riddles that doesn't have an obvious answer?"

Jaune shook his head, "Weiss. Which one do you take?"

"The left," Weiss answered without missing a beat.

"And that's what we know, but how did that start?"

Weiss was about to answer, but found said answer lacking.

Jaune nodded and turned back to Nora, "Someone had to decide to take the left napkin first. He's planning to be the one that starts things. Or… making so his country is? That part's confusing."

Nora had a moment of epiphany, "Oh! I get it now!"

The next scene to fade in showed multiple moments separated by glowing golden lights. One was Jaune as he shot Mercury, a professional rider in the race who had found a way to force himself into the search for the Saint. Another showed a moment where he found out his wife had been replaced by a spy, Ilia, as her disguise fell apart. Another showed a scene on a train as he fought Yang, looking at home in the horse race complete with a stylized race hat with her name across the front in seemingly melting lettering, and Blake who looked one tie away from hiding the fact she was a woman.

These soon shattered to reveal Jaune standing alongside a moving train, surrounded by a wall of glowing light. "So long as I stand within this light, any misfortune brought upon me will be reflected upon another. So long as I am within this light, I am the most fortunate man on Earth. This is the power I will give to our nation. The United States shall be the frontrunner, the most prosperous nation that all others will aspire for!"

Ozpin tapped his cane in hand, "I admit, as a government official, that is a good outlook for what it is. Thinking about your people and wanting the best for them. However, I do disagree with one finer point."

Glynda nodded, "The redirection of misfortune. It would mean that you condemn the rest of the world to take on whatever ills you would suffer."

Qrow groaned, thinking of how nice it would be, though. Granted, he didn't want to condemn anyone else to his personal hell, but he had to admit it was tempting.

The memories ended and Jaune fell back onto the ground, his breathing indicating his shock. He looked over to the President with a myriad of emotions: loss, pain, confusion, anger, indignation, and understanding.

After a moment of silence, the President smiled. "Good. The Spiral didn't spread to you. I wonder if that's because you are so different from me. Everything I've done has been for my nation, but you aren't so constrained. Your gaze is set on bettering the entire world and protecting them from its monsters. I'd call it noble if it wasn't so naive. But maybe… just maybe, you'll pull it off with this new power. I wish you luck, Jaune Arc." The President finally let go, allowing the Spiral to flow around his body. In seconds, he was gone, like ribbons in the wind and lost to all the multiverse. President Jaune Arc had died.

This shook the room. First off, they just saw someone die. Second, his body just disappeared into ribbons. There was nothing left of the man, not even blood to mark his existence. It was concerning to say the least, to say the least.

This left Jaune alone in the forest again. He sat on the ground with memories swirling in his head and shook from everything he'd felt: people he'd never met, places he'd never go, and a world he'd never known. Everything, so foreign but familiar, swimming in his mind. Eventually, he had to make himself stand up again.

He knew he had to get moving now, but something to the side grabbed his attention. Weiss had forced her way through the brush, ending up looking toward Jaune, making eye contact. She seriously considered turning around and pretending this never happened.

Jaune sighed, a certain amount of defeat in his tone. Looking back, he regretted how he acted early on.

Unfortunately for her, she was not alone. Ruby popped out of the brush behind her, "Oh! Hey Jaune!"

She was soon followed by Pyrrha as she picked up her weapon, confused how it failed to stay pinned in the tree.

Pyrrha blinked in confusion and surprise. She wasn't sure where things were going at this point.

Weiss tried to sneak away, but Ruby wouldn't let her, grabbing her by her jacket without missing a beat.

Yang and Ruby started to laugh at how ridiculous it all was.

Weiss sighed. She didn't like who she was back then, but she also didn't like who Jaune was, so it evened out to her. But the way things were going, she could see where this would end soon enough.

Jaune looked at the odd number, realizing the situation, but still confused. "So, um, which of you is my partner? I mean, I figure two of you are already partners, so…"

Ruby chuckled, pulling Weiss back to the group. "Right here. I found Pyrrha while I was running through the forest and we found Weiss a bit after that. She's been sticking around saying it was a good idea to help her find a partner." There was a certain vindictiveness behind her voice, like she was taking joy in watching Weiss squirm after how the heiress treated her before.

Ruby wouldn't admit it, but at the time she may have acted like that in the moment. She ended up burying the hatchet, but this was a time when she saw Weiss as this crabby girl that hated her.

Her team, however, was taken off guard by the tone.

Jaune looked between the group before finally responding, "Oh. Cool."

This made Weiss blink in surprise. She expected him to try to act like a tough type or use this to flirt with her. Granted, she was unaware he basically lived a whole other life in the blink of an eye.

A leaf fell and transitioned to show a Beowolf running to the side, finding itself tripping over a black ribbon before a figure in green came down from the trees to finish it off. Ren pulled the blades out from the creature as Blake walked up next to him.

Sun laughed a bit to himself, "Truly a partnership with a great amount of communication between them." A joke about how neither seemed to join or initiate conversations and are usually very quiet.

It wasn't lost on anyone there, but they had… different realizations.

Another transition showed Nora slam her hammed into an Ura and send it back to a waiting Yang, who preceded to pummel the creature to dust.

Glynda felt a chill run up her spine, a revelation at the two most destructive students being paired together. "Oh thank the gods they didn't end up partners…"

Yang and Nora laughed to themselves before sharing a high-five.

Another transition brought the scene to the ruins with the relics. Jaune looked around, finding some similarities with memories of places called Rome or Greece, not that he really knew what those were. It was all still settling in his mind and hadn't quite reached the point where he could understand it. The group of four found their ways to the 'relics' to find chess pieces waiting for them. As Jaune's eyes moved across the pieces, his new partner Weiss made to grab the white knight piece. Ruby ultimately found herself grabbing the partner piece.

"What would the team name be?" Nora thought out loud.

This actually got people thinking. It would be easier if Ruby and Jaune were on separate teams, but they weren't. Both Ruby and Jaune were leaders of their respective teams, so they weren't sure who would lead this team. But there were guesses.

Yang offered the first option. "Well, whatever it is, we know Ruby will be the leader."

This offended the hammer wielder, "No way! Jaune would totally be the leader!"

Weiss just growled, being left out of the conversation. She had long accepted that she wasn't the leader of team RWBY, but to not even be brought up in this conversation just felt unnecessarily cruel.

Jaune felt something off and turned back to the forest. After a moment, the tree line broke apart as a massive Deathstalker slammed its way into the area. Its claw swung and tossed the destructive duo into the four already there.

Ruby, obviously, was taken aback by her sister's sudden appearance, "Yang?!"

The blonde girl chuckled nervously, "Oh, hey Ruby. What's up?"

The Deathstalker roars in frustration and started to charge after the two it threw.

Ruby turned to the duo, "What the heck did you two do?!"

Nora laughed triumphantly while Yang sighed and shook her head.

As the Grimm charged, Weiss spun slightly and created a wall of ice to stop it. "There."

"That won't hold very long." Everyone jumped as Blake made herself known.

Ruby had a hand over her heart with heavy breathing, "When did you get here?!"

"A few seconds ago."

Yang chuckled a bit at that one.

Oddly, Jaune didn't seem too phased, "Probably best to pick up your relics and get moving. We don't have to fight that thing."

Ren nodded, "I agree, but I have the feeling we won't get the chance."

"What?"

The camera moved to show the ice wall as it cracked. The crack growing larger before shattering in half. The Grimm roared and climbed over what was left of the ice and charged them again.

Weiss groaned, "It would have been better if I could have frozen its tail in the wall. The muscles in the tail are weaker than the claws."

Port smiled, "Excellent observation, Ms. Schnee. It's good to know someone is paying attention in my class."

Weiss looked off and away, trying to act nonchalant about the fact she learned that in the field during initiation.

As the Grimm approached, they scattered as the claw came down trying to crush them. As Jaune moved to draw his sword, a new memory forced its way into his mind. A being with a pair of long ears(?) like a rabbit's, though ending in a point. They only saw it in silhouette, so they didn't know what it looked like exactly.

This did get Velvet's attention, though.

Jaune's eyes went wide, as if realizing something. He looked up back toward the creature as it stormed about to try to attack Nora and Yang. He started looking around the area, eyes ending their search on Ruby. Rather, on her cape.

Tai raised his eyebrow, "Where's this going?"

Jaune ran over, running passed Ruby, "Sorry, need to borrow this." As he ran, he unclasped Ruby's cape and ran off with the red fabric, leaving the scythe wielder without hersigniture hood.

Ruby looked like she'd just witnessed the greatest heresy.

Everyone in slightly connected to her was just amazed someone had the gall to take the cape.

As he ran, he shouted to get the Grimm's attention. The giant scorpion creature turned to the small human trying to distract it. WIth claw reared up, it slammed down onto the puny being to rid itself of this annoyance.

Most of the room recoiled in shock at the suddenness of the attack, crushing Jaune under its claw.

Roman cringed, "And here I thought the kid would make something of himself here."

As the claw raised again, it only found that red fabric. Not even a splatter of a being beneath it. As an older Grimm with some mental faculties, it knew some blood should have been there at least.

The camera moved in to the cape as it rested on the ground.

Something that angered Ruby.

After a moment, something seemed to rustle underneath. Something that shouldn't happen given it was flat against the dirt. A hand reached up around the cloth, seemingly from the shadows themselves. A pull of the cloak revealed Jaune, perfectly fine. This got under the Deathstalker's exoskeleton, changing its ire to this blond.

Qrow whistled, impressed, "Damn. That was a hell of a trick."

Jaune shouted back to the others, "I've got it distracted! Focus on the tail and legs!"

Weiss instantly saw his strategy and sprung into action, creating a short wall of ice to bury the creature's legs. Pyrrha and Ruby were quick to follow, slashing at the legs with enough force combined to tear one off. Nora, on the other hand, leapt in and slammed her hammer into one of the legs hard enough to shatter the skeleton.

Nora grinned from ear to ear. "Break it's legs!"

The creature found standing difficult, but its ire was still driving it. With one last thrust of its tail, it tried to impale Jaune. This was met with Ren and Blake landing on the tail and shooting out the stinger. With it unable to support itself any longer, Blake cut out the stinger and kicked it over the creature's head. Yang then lifted the item over her head and slammed the stinger into the creature's eyes. An extra punch pushed the stinger further in and destroyed the creature from within.

Yang jumped up in celebration, "Booyah!"

Port nodded, approvingly, "Excellent teamwork and a great show of strategy."

With the creature dead, Ruby stormed over to Jaune and grabbed her cape back, still mad he took it to begin with. He apologized, but didn't really explain why he took it specifically. Ruby could guess it had to do with that trick he pulled, but when she asked, the only answer he gave was "it's kind of hard to explain."

The camera moved up to the sky. It turned to night and returned to the students as they filed into their rooms. Unbeknownst to any of them, each of the pieces had either a K or Q etched on the bottom, differentiating them from the King's side and the Queen's side of the board. Thanks to a leak, they decided to change up the method of team pairings. As a result, the King's Knight and King's Rook were paired while the Queen's Knight and Queen's Rook were paired. This resulted in Teams AWBR (Auburn) and RYVL (Rival).

Glynda brought her hand to her chin in thought before nodding, "I must admit, that's a good way to mix things up. Students have been figuring out that version of initiation for a while now."

Ozpin took a sip from his mug before speaking, "I agree. It would certainly help with costs. And we can etch the letters into the same pieces and use them for both versions."

The scene changed to two months later. In that time, Jaune has learned more about his new power. First, he needed to place something between two objects. With it in place, he could push or pull whatever it is between realities. That was how he avoided the Deathstalker's attack with Ruby's cloak, muscle memory learned with the President's memories.

The audience was silent. Hearing it, it was certainly hard to imagine how that could even work. Of course, there were a few that couldn't help but make… connections.

Nora gasped, "It sounds like one of those Stand things!"

"Nora." Ren tried to calm her down, "You don't think it might just be his Semblance? Or a strange effect of that alternate version that said he'd give him the power? Why would it be a Stand, specifically?"

Nora, to her credit, did give it a bit of thought to it before shouting, "That other version had some weird invisible thing right? Well, if those Stands are like our aura, you can't really see them. Plus, those Stands are either super simple or have some kind of weird condition. Like, say, having to wedge whatever you're sending away between two things?"

Ren blinked in surprise. As did many of Nora's friends. They hadn't thought of things that way. They'd always seen the Stands through the screen, so they never really thought about them being invisible.

Jaune also learned a few more important things as memories flood back into his mind, often during less than advantages times. Jaune learned that the objects in question had to be inanimate, nothing that can move of its own volition. He also couldn't use a loophole like being between the ground and air. Whatever he used, it had to be solid (or liquid, which he learned by accident when he was practicing and it started raining). After some time, he got to learn what this power really was.

Nora leaned forward, waiting to hear what it really was and how close her guess was.

The scene changed to show Jaune as he was now. He was dressed in his usual hoodie, but his jeans and sneakers were replaced with slacks and reinforced shoes designed to take the constant punishment he would give them. They could see that he added a long-sleeve, white shirt under his hoodie. He also added a large, folded blue cloth around his waist similar to a sash of some kind. Everything else, from his hair to his armor, was the same. They could see a strange shadow behind him that soon faded into form.

It was a humanoid creature with bright white skin/armor. Small sections, mostly the joints and a line along each limb, of the creature was gold. Atop its head was a pair of ear-like protrusions giving him the appearance similar to a sharp rabbit.

Nora gasped even louder, "It isn't like a Stand! It IS a Stand!"

"But how can that be possible?" Ren asked. "As far as we can tell, no one else has a Stand. I know the power came from the alternate version, but if that power is supposed to represent the spirit, how can it be transfered?"

As this figure appeared, a strange effect surrounded both it and Jaune in a familiar effect. Words and stats soon followed.

[Jaune Arc] [Stand Name: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Remaster)] [Power - A] [Speed - A] [Range - C] [Persistence - A] [Precision - A] [Potential - C]

[Powers: Dimension Hop (The ability to cross dimensions with conditions met), Singularity (Across all versions, this is the only version of the Stand, and can therefore be transferred between other versions of the user), Remastered (After swapping to a non-Earth version of Jaune Arc, the powers have linked to his aura and semblance; giving him access to the ability Love Train).]

Yang sputtered before bursting into laughter. "Okay! Okay. First, his Stand is called Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap? Really? Second, he has an ability called Love Train?!" She started to fall over in her laughter.

Blake thought everything over, "It's odd though. As I understand it, the Stands' names are songs from King and Knox's personal world."

King appeared, nodding, "Mostly. Some are named after bands, albums, or other musical references. At least compared what we know."

"Right. So, it makes sense that they would have strange names like 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' or 'Love Train'. However, I also noticed that the name is supposed to have something to do with the user; either their personality or something about them. I had Sound of Silence. Ruby had Silver Bullet."

Nora jumped up with a fist in the air, "THUNDERSTRUCK!"

Blake nodded, "So it is odd that Jaune would have something like Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."

Roman started to laugh just loud enough to get everyone's attention. "Seriously? First off, kitty cat," a name that made the hairs on Blake's neck stand in anger, "you've got to remember that that isn't your friend's ability originally. That President seemed to be the type that got into the fight himself despite the fact that he's a national leader. No need to hire someone to do whatever you're trying to do. I.E. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."

Blake blinking in surprise before thinking it all over. It made sense, as much as it angered her that she had to get that from Torchwick of all people.

The scene started to change back and move again, revealing Jaune was mid-fight against a large Beowolf in Forever Fall. This time, however, they could all see his Stand as he fought the creature. Jaune jumped away from a swiping attack and grabbed the sash at his belt. He pulled the cloth off his waist and revealed the blue cloth was larger than it let on. He swung the cloth in one hand against his shield and stood to defend another attack. Jaune reached between the cloth and shield and pulled a clawed paw out before swinging a copy of the Beowolf from his shield.

Neptune was confused by this, "Why on Remnant would he want to bring a second Beowolf into the fight?"

Jaune then kicked the new wolf into the first. Their bodies started to try to push into each other's position and tore the two apart at a near molecular level. As this happened, a box appeared to the side to explain, [Two of the same object cannot exist in the same reality. As a result, they will try to fix this, resulting in the destruction of both versions. Jaune is the sole exception to this effect.]

Sun whistled, impressed, "Damn. That's a good ability."

Jaune ran off again and found another Beowolf. As this Grimm charged him, he skid to a halt and flared his bright white aura. After a moment, it turned gold and gave off a more powerful effect. As the wolf tried to hit him, the Grimm was tripped and its attack missed Jaune cleanly. Jaune released the golden effect and ran the Grimm through, slicing up through the creature and bisecting it from the waist up.

Another box appeared. [Love Train: The ability to amass fortune on the user and deflect incoming misfortunes. Originally requiring the blessing of the Saint's corpse, Jaune can access the power by eating into his aura reserves. By using his aura, he can also limit the effect to prevent the misfortune from striking others at random. However, attacking while the effect is active can spread the fortune to his opponent.]

Qrow chuckled to himself, with a slight sigh, "That's a hit I wouldn't mind. Could use a little more good fortune in my life."

Jaune kicked what was left of the Grimm to the ground and placed his sword back into its sheath. He then refolded the cloth and tied it back around his waist. Leaves fell over the camera and transferred the scene to a new time and location.

Jaune stood in a large stadium with his sword and shield still at his belt. He looked around, finding no one there. He did this on purpose, sneaking into the arena when everyone was sleeping. He used this time to think and sort through memories. He needed time like this to help him ground himself back in Remnant. He'd catch himself looking at his back in mirrors, half excepting those scars to be there. One day, he looked at himself in the mirror and thought it was weird his hair was so short. He'd wonder where his coat went or what happened to D4C, its original body being blue and pink instead of white and gold. Then, there was the weirdest memory of all.

"I thought I'd find you here."

Jaune turned to find Weiss walking up toward him as memories flooded again. He stood before an old altar, dressed in his bright suit. Opposite him was a girl with white hair and ice blue eyes, dressed in a long white dress with a grin on her face. The day the President married the nation's new First Lady.

Weiss raised an eyebrow. It wasn't the first time these alternate worlds put her and Jaune into a relationship of some kind. Though she had to admit, it was even weirder this time. A certain part of her feeling his confusion and pain. First off was the constant memories that weren't his own. And now they knew that, in this other dimension away even from what they see on screen, he had married Weiss. Yet here he was, with memories of a wife he never had while the same girl stood in front of him. Even she could find it in her heart to feel bad for him. Even if she wasn't a fan of the underlying idea.

Jaune shook his head slightly to get himself back to Remnant. "Hey, Weiss. Did you need something?"

"I'd need to know why my partner keeps sneaking out."

"Sorry. I've just got a lot on my mind."

Roman chuckled, "Putting it lightly."

"Every day for the past week? You can't fool me Arc. It doesn't help that for the past three days you look at me like I'm someone else. I want answers."

Jaune sighed and thought to himself about whether to tell her at all. It wasn't about wanting to keep it a secret. It was weird to him, so it would be nothing short of utterly bizarre to her. He was quiet before he nodded, "It's a long story and you'll probably think I'm crazy."

Weiss sighed, "Jaune, nothing you say can be any stranger than the people in our group of friends."

This got a laugh out of most of the group in question. Calling them eccentric was an understatement, much to the annoyance of those who try to stay level headed.

Jaune sighed, "Want to bet?" Jaune stood up again and moved toward the entrance, "Let's head back at least."

The two made their way back to the room as Jaune explained the strange situation he found himself in. Everything from the President's appearance to the odd memories he had to live with now. As they reached their room, Weiss just looked confused and apprehensive. But, she could tell he wasn't lying. She'd spent enough time to pick up on his tells. Once they walked into the room, which turned out to be empty at the moment, she opened her dresser drawer and handed him 10 Lien. Apparently, she did want to bet.

This got Yang and Ruby to laugh a little.

Jaune looked at the Lien and back to her.

Before he could say anything, Weiss cut him off. "Listen. I can tell you're not lying. And you were right, it does sound crazy. But at least it explains why you've been acting the way you have these past months, including your change of heart during initiation. I just have one thing I want to ask you."

"Um… Okay. what's that?"

"In the future, don't leave me or the rest of our team in the dark about something like that. When they get back, you need to tell Blake and Ren what's going on with you. Got it?"

Jaune blinked in surprise. He expected something less… team oriented. Like hiding the truth to not embarrass her or something. After a moment he nodded, "Sounds like a plan then."

The scene was covered by what looked like a blue canvas as Jaune's voice could be heard in the background, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap." Then, everything went dark, ending the viewing.

"Okay. That was weird." Jaune tried to make sense of things he'd seen, but one thing got his attention. "Also, what did the President mean by that pocket world?"

Weiss jerked up in shock. "Wait… that actually was him?"

Yang turned toward the heiress, "What?"

Weiss had to explain the situation from an earlier intermission. About the blond man with the pink coat and the flag he left behind. As she ended her story, she continued a train of thought, "If I had to guess, he could use the connection to his version and used it to jump to another, like those twins from before."

King and Knox turned to one another, a silent conversation to finish their work patching up the dimensional walls again. Just to be sure.