Chapter 6: Attack
Last time our heroes managed to pass the Beacon initiation test, becoming full students at Beacon as Team JADE. However, a mysterious man has sensed Jason's presence as a Saiyan, the first day of classes begins now.
As the sun rose over the horizon, Jason was already up getting some morning exercises done before classes began. He had been up for an hour running laps around the school with weights on as well as doing push-ups, sit-ups, and other exercises to continue his strength training.
Once the sun rose, he decided that it was time to stop, and he returned to his room to freshen up and get ready for class. When he arrived, most of his teammates were asleep except for Evan, who just woke up and was stretching out.
"Where the hell were you, dude? Wait, don't tell me you got an early breakfast?" Evan asked while rubbing his eyes.
"Nah, the cafeteria doesn't open until seven, so I just did a little training with weights for old times' sake," Jason answered, heading for the bathroom.
"It's always training with you. Do you think about anything else besides training and fighting?" Evan asked, but before Jason could answer Evan interrupted him
"And don't you dare say food because if you do, I will punch you." He threatened. Jason took a couple seconds before he found an answer
"I think about making friends and classes, which is why we should hurry and get ready so that we can eat before we go to class. If I remember correctly, our first class is at Nine, so that gives us an hour and a half to get ready." Evan nodded, getting out his uniform.
As the two finished their conversation, their two other teammates woke up and also got ready. Evan looked at them and was confused when he saw that Alex still had his mask on.
"Does he ever take that mask off?" Evan wondered as he finished getting dressed.
"So quick question, why do you always wear that mask, Alex? Is there a reason, or do you just like it?" Evan asked as Alex turned to face him.
"I just like it." Was all he said before he turned back around.
"Well, he is a man of many words." Evan thought as Damian walked up next to him.
"Yeah, he doesn't talk much, but he'll open up the more you guys get to know him," Damian informed. As everyone finished getting dressed, Jason exited the bathroom dressed in his Gi.
"Alright, let's go get some breakfast." Jason smiled. But before he could leave, he noticed all the blank stares his team was giving him.
"What?" he asked in confusion. Evan walked up and handed Jason his uniform, pushing him back into the bathroom.
"You got to wear your uniform when you go to class, dude, no exceptions," Evan explained as he shut the door. Suddenly the door flew open, and Jason stood wide-eyed.
"Wait, you can't be serious. I have to this monkey suit?! I thought that was a joke. I'm a monkey faunus, so you know." Jason said, looking confused and startled at the same time.
"Well, it wasn't a joke, and that's not a monkey suit. It's the school uniform, so you got to wear it unless you want to get in trouble." Damian replied, trying to hold back some laughter.
Jason went back into the bathroom in a sulk to get dressed, and once he finished, Team JADE went to the cafeteria. Once they were in the cafeteria, Jason struggled to eat all his food while he wore the uniform.
"Man, this thing is uncomfortable. What is it made of?" Jason asked as he pulled on his collar.
"Maybe if you just ignored it, you would get used to it," Alex said as he finished his food.
"But there is no hole or any opening for my tail, and it feels stuffy keeping it in my pants," Jason complained, causing Evan to laugh hysterically.
"What?!" Jason questioned, scowling at Evan.
"It's nothing just you need to watch what you say, it could be misunderstood if someone misheard you." He responded, calming down.
"Still, though, I hope I am allowed to adjust the uniform like at the very least put a hole in the pants so I can stick my tail through." Jason sighed, rubbing his tail.
"Don't you usually wrap your tail around your waist when you fight? Can't you just do the same thing here?" Damian asked, looking confused.
"Yeah, but that is still outside of my clothes, and this is just irritating," Jason explained, scratching his tail bone.
"Okay, if it bothers you that much, make the damn hole, and if you get in trouble, then just deal with the consequences," Evan suggested getting a grin from Jason.
Jason quickly ran out from the cafeteria and just as quickly returned with his tail coming out from a small hole in his pants.
"Much better." Jason sighed before he went back to eating his food now, not noticing the rest of the uniform he was wearing.
"I didn't know monkey faunus's were so sensitive when it comes to their tails," Alex said, looking perplexed at Jason, now perfectly fine.
"I think it's just him being an oddity," Evan replied, picking up his plate to clear.
"Alright, our first class is in thirty minutes. Let's go get there so we can get some good seats." Evan announced as he left the others followed. Jason quickly finished the rest of his food and cleared it so that he, too, could follow.
When the team got to the classroom, they found seats quickly as they waited for class to start. As the class was about to start, the door suddenly burst open, and Teams RWBY and JNPR came bursting in just in time.
"We're here!" Ruby proclaimed, gasping for air as they all walked to some open seats in front of JADE. Soon the class began, and Professor Port started his lecture.
"Monsters, demons, prowlers of the night, yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey, Haha." He laughed. However, most of the room remained silent.
"And you shall too upon graduating from this prestigious academy. Now, as I was saying, Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe Havens in an otherwise treacherous world are planet is absolutely teaming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces, and that's where we come in. Huntsmen…huntresses." Professor Port began giving a wink.
"Individuals who protect those who cannot protect themselves, from what you ask, why the very world!" He exclaimed. Suddenly everyone turned to face a student who said "E-Yep" loud enough that everyone heard.
"That is what you are training to become but first a story, a tale of a handsome young man, me …" He continued on telling the class of one of his endeavors as a youth.
Everyone in the class seemed to be dosing off at that point due to boredom, not caring about the Professor's story, all save one. Jason looked with stars in his eyes, listening intently on the Professor's tale loving every second of it.
"Huntsmen are awesome. I want to have adventures like these." Jason thought, not breaking his concentration from the Professor's story.
Suddenly some of the members of Team RWBY started to laugh at something, and the Professor had to clear his throat to regain their attention to not disturb the class. Jason had a little laugh at that but soon returned his focus to Professor Port.
"In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity, and my head held high celebrated as a hero." Port finished his story taking a bow to the class.
"That was awesome." Jason smiled.
"Wait, you listened to that whole story?!" Evan questioned wide-eyed.
"Did…did you not?" Jason asked, but before he got an answer, the Professor cleared his throat again to regain their attention.
"The moral of this story, a true huntsman must be honorable. A true huntsman must be dependable. A true huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise." He explained to the class.
"So, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?" Professor Port asked the class.
"I do, sir!" Weiss proclaimed with confidence filling her voice, beating Jason to the punch to volunteer.
"I like your enthusiasm, Ms. Schnee! But why don't you prove it to the class," Port ordered as he raised his hand up, presenting a Grimm in a cage.
"Wait, was that there this whole time cause I didn't notice it?" Jason asked, looking confused.
"Yeah, I don't think it was there a second ago." Damian agreed, looking equally confused.
"Maybe the professor is also a magician," Alex suggested looking indifferent.
Weiss left the classroom to retrieve her weapon and battle clothing, and when she returned, she quickly got into battle position. Meanwhile, the rest of Team RWBY then began to cheer for their teammate. Though every time Ruby cheered loudly it annoyed Weiss.
"All right, let the match begin!" Port announced.
The match went by fast as Weiss was put on the defensive immediately as she was too distracted by Ruby's cheering and suggestions. This caused Weiss to make several errors like losing her own weapon. Eventually, it all got too much for Weiss as the heiress blew up on Ruby.
"STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" Weiss screamed, causing Ruby to sulk and look sad.
"That was harsh, did she really need to yell at her like that?" Jason commented.
"While I do agree with Weiss that Ruby should be quieter, I don't think she deserved to be yelled at like that." Evan agreed, looking in Ruby's direction. Soon after Weiss finished off the Grimm though her battle was not her best due to her constant mistakes.
"Not bad Ms. Schnee with a little improvement you'll make a fine huntress." Port congratulated as Weiss got up.
"I'm afraid that is all the time we have for today. Class dismissed." Port announced as everyone got up to leave.
"Well, that was interesting. I wonder if all the classes are like that?" Evan pondered as they got up to leave.
"I hope so. I enjoyed this class." Jason smiled. They then looked down at Weiss to stomped out of the room, looking frustrated.
"Sheesh, what's with her?" Jaune asked.
"Maybe she is still angry about Ruby giving orders during the fight," Damian suggested.
"I do feel like she overreacted a bit, but still maybe she just needs time to calm down," Evan said as they all left.
"I feel like there's more to it than that," Jason said as they left, knowing that this was something they needed to work out themselves. Unless it continued further than it already has.
Later...
The rest of the classes that day went by in a flash, and soon Team JADE returned to their room. Jason felt disappointed that the other classes weren't as fun as the first, and when he got into the dorm, he quickly changed into his Gi.
"Ah, that's better." Jason sighed, patting on his chest.
"Well, guess we have the rest of the day to ourselves what now?" Alex asked as he got back into his own clothes.
"I don't know about you guys, but I am going to go and train some more," Jason said as he walked to the door.
"I think I am going to join you, don't want to fall behind," Evan replied as he walked to join his partner.
"We'll come too. You can give us that explanation you owe us on the way." Damian said, volunteering himself and his brother.
"Oh yeah, so here's the thing…" Jason began to explain as they all walked out.
As they got outside, Jason finished explaining, and both he and Jason put on some weights and gave some to Damian and Alex.
"We're supposed to wear these while we train?! No wonder you guys got so strong!" Damian gasped, surprised that Jason and Evan could even run with weights on.
"Yep, now we can run laps and do any other exercise, and these will make our strength gain even greater than it would normally be," Jason explained.
"Seems crazy but also makes sense," Alex said as he finished putting on his weights.
The four then started to run laps around the school for an hour until they took a break and to do other exercises. They continued until they could not move anymore and decided to head back for the day.
Jason walked through the halls of Beacon, wanting to explore a bit of the campus. The others were still exhausted from the training, so they were unable to join him. As he traversed the halls, he sensed a familiar energy signal nearby.
Looking out a doorway, Jason spotted Weiss looking out at Vale from the terrace. He could tell just from the atmosphere around her that she was conflicted. Usually, he would ask what's wrong, but he doubted that she would care for his opinion.
"Is something wrong, son?" Professor Port asked.
"Oh, Professor! No, nothing wrong, but something might be wrong with Weiss." Jason pointed out.
"I see. Why don't you go and talk to her and see if you can help." Professor Port suggested.
"I don't think she'll listen to me after all, I'm a faunus, and she's part of the Schnee family. Not that I think all of the Schnee's are like her father. I just know she doesn't like me." Jason replied.
"Don't be so sure I think if you talk to her heart to heart, you will be able to reach her." Professor Port argued.
"Really?" Jason questioned as he turned to look at Weiss.
"Yep, besides, it can't hurt to try." Professor Port replied.
Taking in what the Professor said, Jason turned to look back at Weiss once more. Jason sighed before walking towards Weiss. He didn't know why he was doing this. It wasn't like they were friends, but. The situation did remind him of how Evan was when they first met.
If he could become friends with Evan, then he probably could with Weiss. Plus, he would feel bad if he didn't do anything to help when she may need it.
Weiss could hear the footsteps behind her and was surprised to see Jason there behind her. When she saw him, she turned around instantly for the last person she wanted to talk to was him. Or Ruby.
"What do you want?" Weiss questioned.
"Nothing much. I just saw you sulking out here and decided to ask what was wrong." Jason answered.
"Why should you care?" Weiss inquired.
"I shouldn't, but I would feel bad if I just walked by and did nothing. Plus, I had a little encouragement..." Jason responded, whispering the last part.
"Well, it is none of your business." Weiss scoffed.
"It's about Ruby giving you encouragement and advice during class earlier, isn't it?" Jason asked, getting a small growl from Weiss.
"I see, but if you're still sore about that, then maybe there's something more to it," Jason said.
"So come on, what is it? What's wrong, Weiss?" Jason asked.
"Why is this so important to you? Why can't you just mind your own business?! Why won't you just leave me alone and eat a banana?!" Weiss questioned, clearly fed up with Jason.
"Well, racist comment notwithstanding, I just don't like seeing someone upset with a friend," Jason stated.
"She is not my friend! She is a pest who is extremely childish and doesn't take her position seriously!" Weiss shouted.
"Oh, I see, so you wanted to be the leader, and now you are butthurt that Ruby was chosen instead of you," Jason stated, having realized the source of Weiss's anger.
"I am…I'm not…I am not butthurt!" Weiss declared her face burning up.
"You're a terrible liar, you know that," Jason replied.
"Fine, I want to be leader. I think that Ruby was chosen as leader by mistake, happy!?" Weiss questioned.
"No, because why do you think that you should be leader?" Jason asked.
"Because why shouldn't I be? I'm way more qualified than Ruby. First, I'm older and more mature, I'm more educated, and I have way more battle experience." Weiss answered.
"Okay, but answer me this out of all of what you said, which part makes you think you qualify as a leader?" Jason asked, taking Weiss aback.
"Sure, you might be more educated than Ruby, you might have more experience than her, but that is not what makes a leader," Jason stated.
"What truly makes a leader is heart and choice. A leader must have the heart to care for their teammates and know their strengths and weaknesses. A leader must also make the choice of who battles and how they do so." Jason continued.
"When comparing you to Ruby within the little time I've known the two of you, I say that you strike out in both categories while Ruby checkouts in both." Jason proclaimed.
"She did what she did today because she wanted you to win. Sure she may have been a bit…loud. But she only tried to help because she cared for your safety and the win." Jason went on to a shocked Weiss.
"I'm sure you understand where I'm going with this, but you don't have that. You clearly don't care much about Ruby, and I'm now questioning if you care about your other teammates." Jason said.
"You weren't chosen for leader because you only think about yourself and what will be best for you. When we were in the locker room before the initiation, you tried to partner with Pyrrha beforehand because you wanted to benefit a strong team for yourself." Jason continued.
"Then, during the initiation itself, you actually did show some promise when you opened up to Ruby, but you're so bitter about not being leader that your ego has blinded you," Jason stated.
"That is why Ruby is leader of Team RWBY and not you." Jason finished as Weiss stared at him wide-eyed.
"That's easy for you to say because you are the leader of your team." Weiss scoffed.
"True, but that's what makes what I said that much more true, don't you think?" Jason asked.
"I know that there are things that Ruby needs work with, but I think she will work to improve herself. If you give her the chance to do so, I don't think she'll let you down." Jason smiled.
"And just because you're not leader doesn't make your skills any less valuable," Jason added.
"Who told you all of this?" Weiss inquired.
"My mom. A long long time ago." Jason answered.
"Though she herself learned that from her leader," Jason added.
"Well, I'm done lecturing you. I'm sure you're tired of me talking by now, so I'll see you tomorrow. Just think about what I said, okay." Jason smirked as he began to leave.
"Wait!" Weiss called, stopping Jason.
"Why do you care so much? I don't understand. I mean, you're a faunus, and I'm a Schnee, don't you hate me?" Weiss asked.
"Hate you? Why would I hate you? I mean, yeah, at first glance, you're not the most polite person, but I think if I get to know you better, then we can become friends." Jason answered.
"Just because you're a Schnee doesn't mean anything. I can't hate you for what you're company has done, especially since you don't have any control over that." Jason added.
"Anyway, remember what I said!" Jason smiled as he left.
"Heart and choice," Weiss whispered before she went to return to her dorm.
Unknown Location…
"Soon, I will be ready to test my prototype. When I finalize my creation, that Saiyan will be dead under my foot!" He declared hatred noticeable in his voice.
"Before I can send it to kill him, I will need to test it first." He said, looking at a map of Remnant until his eyes landed on Vale. "Yes, this will do nicely."
Beacon Weeks Later…
Jason was excited. The most anticipated class for him started this morning, combat class. "I can't wait for my turn. I want to have a good fight." Jason smiled at the edge of his seat. Everyone stared at him, surprised at his energy and anticipation for battle.
"You really like fighting, don't you?" Yang asked, staring at Jason with confusion.
"Yeah, he probably likes fighting as much as Ruby likes weapons," Evan answered, embarrassed by his partner's behavior.
"Hey!" Jason and Ruby yelled simultaneously.
"Seriously, how can you have so much energy after that training of yours? It's unnatural." Complained Damian, who felt sore all over after doing Jason and Evan's training for a couple of weeks now.
"Well, you're probably going to be disappointed, seeing that this should be the final fight," Weiss stated, causing Jason to deadpan.
"But why?" He asked with tears coming from his eyes.
"Even if you did fight, everyone knows about your strength from the initiation, so I doubt anyone wants to fight you." Ren pointed out.
"That's true. But that being said, the part where Evan and I used Ki was cut out of the video. Did the headmaster do that?" Jason wondered.
Pushing past the thought, Jason was glad to see that Weiss and Ruby seemed to patch things up and are acting a bit friendlier. It appears that Weiss took what Jason had said to heart. As for the final match, it was Jaune versus Cardin from Team CDRL.
Jaune seemed to fight with everything he could, but he could not land a single blow. Soon the match ended, and Jaune lost. Glynda Goodwitch then stepped up to the stage.
"This match is over. Once again to those who haven't been paying attention." Glynda began as she snapped her fingers waking up a few sleeping students.
"When one's aura is in the red the match concludes. This is standard in most tournaments." Glynda explained, turning to Jaune.
"Mr. Arc after seeing your performance I suggest a little more training. And don't forget to look at your scroll to see how much aura you have left. This way you can know when you should be on the defensive." Glynda advised.
"And Mr. Winchester while you may have won the match your movements are too slow. Try to quicken your movements." Glynda stated.
"Whatever." Cardin huffed as he walked away.
"What is that guy's problem?" Questioned Jason as he looked at Cardin.
"Remember, everyone, the Vytal Festival is coming up so train hard and represent Vale well in the tournament," Glynda explained as class ended, and everyone went to lunch.
"So, there in the middle of the night…" Nora began.
"It was day." Ren corrected.
"We were surrounded by Ursai…" Nora continued.
They continued their story with Nora telling the tale and Ren correcting her on the little details every now again. Eventually, when it finished, it turned out to all be a dream that she had been having. Jason couldn't concentrate on the story, however, for he, like both Ruby and Pyrrha, were distracted by Jaune looking disheartened.
"You okay Jaune?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yeah...I'm fine," Jaune lied.
"You sure because you look down." Ruby pointed out as everyone began to look at Jaune.
"I'm fine seriously," Jaune assured, giving an unconvincing laugh.
"You're a terrible liar, Jaune," Jason stated, leaving out the comparison to Weiss. Though he was too focused on something happening across the cafeteria that being Carding picking on a rabbit faunus.
"Just who does this guy think he is?" Jason thought as he got up.
"Jaune we know that Cardin's been bullying you," Pyrrha argued while no one noticed that Jason had left.
"What? He's just joking around guys." Jaune replied, trying to deny any wrongdoing.
"Jaune he's bullying you." Ruby asserted.
"Oh, please name one time he's "bullied" me?" Jaune requested, making quotes with his fingers.
Everyone then gave several instances where Cardin had bullied Jaune. The examples ranged from the bully opening Jaune's shield preventing the boy from entering a room to launching him in his locker away from school.
"I didn't end up too far from school." Jaune denied still trying to deny that he is being bullied.
"Jaune it's okay to ask for help," Pyrrha informed as Nora jumped up.
"Oh, we'll break his legs!" She suggested.
"No need to break legs, Nora. I'm honestly fine." Jaune declined before getting up.
"Then why does Jason get to do something?" Nora asked as finally, everyone noticed that he was gone.
"Oh no, this isn't going to be good." Evan sighed as he saw his leader approach Cardin.
Jason had walked up to Cardin, who was still picking on the faunus girl with his team. They were laughing as Cardin grabbed one of the girl's ears until Jason grabbed his arm with a tight grip. Due to the force of the grip, Cardin immediately let go of the girl's ear before glaring at Jason.
"Hey, what's your problem?!" Cardin asked as his teammates came to help.
"My problem is that I don't see where you get off doing this to people. You don't have the right to treat people like this, especially to inflate your ego." Jason explained with a stern look.
"And what are you going to do about it, monkey boy?" Asked Cardin as his teammates surrounded Jason. Jason responded by tightening his grip on Cardin's arm, causing him to drop to his knees in pain.
"Well, one thing I can do is break your arm like a twig or beat the crap out of you and your goons, plus I doubt the headmaster would be happy to hear of what you're doing. You might just see yourself on the next bullhead away from Beacon." Jason pointed out.
"If you keep this up, then you don't deserve to be a huntsman." Jason declared as he let go of Cardin's arm.
"Now get lost, and if I catch you doing this again, I won't be as nice," Jason demanded. Cardin held on to his arm as he glared at Jason. His teammates helped him up, scared at Jason's strength, they left without a word.
"This isn't over, punk!" Cardin thought as he left. The faunus girl's eyes were wide as Jason walked up to her.
"Are you okay?" Jason asked. The girl took some time to answer, still surprised by Jason's sudden appearance to help her.
"Yes, thank you." The girl thanked.
"My name is Velvet Scarlatina, who are you?" Velvet thanked.
"I'm Jason Shin, it's nice to meet you," Jason answered as he shook her hand. Suddenly Jason felt a hand slap against the back of his head.
"What the hell did you think you could have gotten in trouble, idiot!" Evan yelled, angry at his leader's decision.
"Come on, man, I wasn't just going to stand there and do nothing," Jason replied.
"I know, but still there were better ways to make Cardin piss off, not to say that wasn't awesome what you did that was pretty cool," Evan said, calming down.
"Well, we should get going anyway. See later Velvet." Jason smiled, waving as he and Evan walked away.
"See ya." Was all she said as she waved back. When they returned, everyone at the table was a gasp at what Jason did.
"Don't tell me you guys are going to get on me for that too?" Jason asked.
"That was great! Only could be better if you broke his legs!" Nora snickered, standing back up.
"Nora, calm down no one is going to be breaking any legs, especially you." Ren asserted, putting his hand on her shoulder and sitting her back down.
"I may not agree with your methods, but I think you did the right thing." Blake smiled.
"Were you serious when you said you'd break his arm?" Ruby asked.
"Oh no, I just said that to scare the shit out of him, funny enough, I wanted to avoid a fight there. I'd rather not get in trouble." Jason answered, rubbing the back of his head.
"Well, anyway, lunch is almost over. We need to get to class." Damian pointed out, getting up.
"Oh no, we have Oobleck's class next!" Jaune deadpanned. Professor Oobleck is a teacher full of energy so full in fact that he speaks so fast that no one can understand a word he says, well save a few.
"I still don't see the problem. I can understand him just fine." Jason said, looking confused.
"Well, guess your brain works faster than ours," Alex replied. Soon the group all left the cafeteria to go to class.
When class started, everyone tried their best to keep up with the Professor and took as many notes as they could. The Professor was currently talking about the "Faunus War," in which the faunus fought to get equal rights.
"I remember learning this when mom homeschooled me, I felt like it was both a big step forward and backward for the faunus." Jason thought as he listened to the lecture.
"Now which one of you can tell me what many theorists believe is the turning point in the third year of the war?" Oobleck asked, Weiss immediately raised her hand.
"The Battle of Fort Castle." She answered correctly.
"I still wonder what kind of person would make such a stupid name for a fort. Fort Castle, really is it one or the other?" Jason thought.
"Precisely! Now, who can tell me the great advantage the faunus had?" Oobleck asked.
As soon as he asked the question, Cardin flicked a piece of paper at Jaune's head, waking him up and having Oobleck put the question on him. When he was asked the answer, Jaune answered incorrectly even though Pyrrha tried to help him from across the room, causing several other students to laugh.
"Very funny, Mr. Arc, Cardin would you like to share your thoughts on the subject?" Oobleck asked Cardin, who seemed disinterested.
"Well, I know it's easier to train an animal than a soldier," Cardin responded.
"Do you really see every faunus as animals Cardin? Because I'm pretty sure one put you in your place during lunch" Pyrrha asked reminding Cardin of Jason's performance much to the Saiyan's pleasure.
"Why you...that was nothing! Do you have a problem?!" Cardin questioned, annoyed.
"No. But I do have the answer. It's night vision," She answered.
"Wish I had that." Jason thought.
"The General was inexperienced and made the mistake of trying to ambush the faunus in their sleep. His entire army was taken out in the end because he underestimated the faunus." Blake added sending a glare at an angered Cardin.
Cardin stood up looking for a fight but was ordered to take his seat, causing Jaune to laugh. However, both he and Cardin were told to meet after class for additional lessons. After class, everyone left save Pyrrha, who wanted to wait for Jaune once his lessons were over.
Jason noted that ever since they started being partners, the girl seemed to warm up to Jaune really fast. In fact, it seemed like she had a crush on him at times, but Jason decided it was none of his business.
That Night...
Jason decided to go to the city to pick up some supplies before curfew, so he got on the next bullhead to the city. When he got there, the city seemed quiet with most people gone home for the night, thankfully he managed to get what he needed and began to head back for the last bullhead to Beacon. However, before he made it, he heard a high-pitched ringing noise come out of nowhere.
"Ahhhh!" Jason screamed as he fell down to his knees, covering his ears. The noise caused great pain to the Saiyan until it died down. When he got up, he heard a sudden explosion come from a street nearby.
"What the hell was that?" Jason questioned as he ran over to check out what caused it.
When he arrived, he saw several buildings on fire and people running, and at the center was a man-sized robot with a single large red eye. The robot walked around and blasted several buildings with massive blasts of Ki!
"Wait, that's Ki! Or something very similar!" Jason realized upon seeing the source of power. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not sense any energy coming from the robot.
"Of course I can't sense it, it's not alive, but should I get involved? If I don't, people could get hurt, but if I'm seen then." Jason thought, contemplating whether or not to get involved and reveal his strength.
He then saw the robot target a mother and daughter running for safety, and it shot a massive blast straight at them. Before it hit, however, it was blocked by Jason going in front of the mother and daughter protecting them.
"Hurry and run before it attacks again," Jason ordered. The mother nodded and quickly ran off with her daughter in tow.
"Well guess I'm involved now I wouldn't be much of a huntsman if I didn't protect the people. Plus, I doubt the local authorities or huntsman can beat this thing." Jason thought, putting his supplies on the ground and taking his battle position.
"Alright, I don't know what you are or who made you, but I'm putting an end to your rampage now!" Jason proclaimed as he charged at the robot.
Jason punched the robot's chest but was quickly blocked by the robot who countered with a kicked him in the chest, sending him flying away. However, it caught up and grabbed Jason's leg and slammed him into the ground several times until it threw him into a nearby building.
"Damn, this thing is strong and fast, maybe even faster than I am." Jason thought as he got up from the rubble. The robot then stood still and stared at Jason until suddenly, a red-light bean flashed on Jason, and the robot spoke.
"Analysis complete. Subject confirmed Saiyan." It said before it charged at Jason. Jason barely had enough time to dodge as its fist hit the wall behind him, completely destroying it.
"What the hell did it do, and what exactly is a Saiyan?" Jason questioned as he backed up.
"Primary objective obtained. functionality test terminated." It said as it raised its hand.
"Must eliminate all Saiyans." It spoke then shot a small blast of Ki only to be matched by Jason's own blast.
"Two can play at that game, pal!" Jason declared as he charged himself to maximum power. He was surrounded by white energy when he was done, then yelled as he shoots several Ki blasts at the robot.
It dodged each one easily until it reached Jason, ready to hit him with several attacks. But Jason anticipated this and brought up his left hand that was filled with Ki and slammed it into the android. The blast shoved it away and into a nearby building.
Jason smiled, knowing that he caused some damage. When the smoke cleared, the robot came out from the building with extensive damage on its right side. However, it seemed undeterred and came back with full force.
Jason charged at it too, with Ki in his fist. Their attacks clashed, forcing both of them backward. Jason recovered and rolled away as the android shot several blasts of Ki at him.
When he got back up, he jumped onto the nearest building as the robot came in for another attack, its fist slamming into the ground. Before it could get back up, Jason jumped down and slammed into the robot, shoving it into the ground. However, it blasted at the ground, pushing itself up and Jason off its back.
Jason did several backflips moving away. Jason shot a barrage of blasts at the robot who countered with its own. Then it charged at Jason, and before he could react, it grabbed his head, slamming it into a nearby building and dragging him across several others. When it was done, it threw Jason into another building blasting it in several areas setting the building ablaze.
Jason got up quickly, dodging a falling piece of fiery debris from above. He then jumped out of the building and ripped the overshirt of him Gi that was on fire off. The robot came at him once again, but this time Jason was prepared. He jumped over it and slammed his fist into its back.
As it flew away from him due to his attack, so Jason fired a Buster Flare at it getting a direct hit. But his eyes widened in horror as the robot flew back unscathed, hitting Jason in the stomach knocking the air out of him. As he tried to get his breath back, he dodged several attacks barely.
Suddenly it threw a punch even faster, which Jason tried to block, but it broke his right arm on impact, sending him flying away. Jason hit a nearby building and avoided being buried under the ruble.
"Impossible, it's getting stronger and faster. I can't even deal any damage to it anymore. What can I do now?!" Jason panicked, unable to think of a plan to defeat the android.
He then came up with an all-or-nothing plan. He charged as much Ki as he could at the center of his person to the maximum. All he needed to do was wait for the robot to attack. The robot came at a frightening speed at Jason, who, at the last possible moment, released all the energy he built up, screaming with all his might blasting the robot away as he fell down. But to his dismay, it took barely any damage and was only sent flying away as Jason tried to recover.
However, the android recovered faster and attacked Jason faster than he could register. It hit him with a barrage of attacks, not giving Jason any time to recover or counter. Then it blasted him with a large energy blast burying him in large amounts of rubble.
Jason couldn't find the strength to get up as he heard his robotic opponent slowly approaching. "This thing is even stronger than I first anticipated, I don't know if I can beat it." Jason thought.
"Is this it is this where I die?" He questioned, knowing that the android was almost upon him. He then felt like he could hear a voice near him, but he couldn't make out what it was saying.
"An… o … cal…. You… a… Sai…." The voice continued to increase in clarity as time seemed to slow down. Soon Jason was able to understand what the voice was saying.
"And you call yourself a Saiyan!" he heard as the words continued to echo in his head.
As the voice kept repeating more in his head, the more anger he felt build inside himself as well as strength. He finally managed to get up, his clothes torn and tattered, and look at his opponent. At this point, he felt an unnatural rage come upon him as he stared down his opponent with only one thought in his mind.
"I WILL NOT LOSE TO YOU!" He thought as his eyes slowly changed to bright orange.
He felt his strength grow to even higher levels and charged at his enemy, he should have hated this fight and this feeling, but all he felt in the moment was the joy and the thrill of a challenge.
He slammed his fist into the robot's head then grabbed it continuously, kneeing it in the chest. Then he threw it away into a building on fire, tearing off its left arm in the process. He yelled loudly as he blasted it with a large Ki blast. When it recovered, most of its upper head was gone, and it lost its legs.
"ERROR does not compute Ki and strength levels above previously recorded levels. Severe damage detected danger level nine must return to base." The robot spoke as it slowly floated up. It began to fly up slowly only to be grabbed by Jason, who jumped up and slammed it back to the ground.
"You're not going anywhere!" Jason shouted, raising his hand to destroy the robot.
"Primary target stronger than anticipated sending battle data to home base." The robot said before Jason blew it to ashes.
Soon Jason calmed down, and his eyes returned to normal. He then noticed what he had done and was confused at his sudden increase in power.
"What was that? Why did I suddenly get stronger? Damn, I should have left some of the robot intact so that it could be identified." Jason thought, looking around at the battle-damaged street.
"Where did that voice come from and what did it mean, I barely remember what it said, it said…." He began to think, but before he could finish his thought, he collapsed due to extreme exhaustion.
One Hour Later…
Ozpin stared at the aftermath of the fight with great interest. He had no idea where the robot came from or who sent it. "I doubt it was her. She would have sent a horde of Grimm." Ozpin thought, trying to find out who made the robot.
However, there was little left of it thanks to Jason, who thankfully defeated the robot before it could do to much damage or kill anyone. All that was left was the arm of the robot, which was little to work on.
He planned to send it to Ironwood so that he could have a team analyze it. He looked over to Jason, who was being attended by paramedics.
"How bad is the damage?" Ozpin asked as he walked up to them.
"He has a few broken bones and several internal injuries, but he shouldn't be in any life-threatening danger. He should be back to normal in two months, but I suggest that he doesn't do any physical activity that would strain in during that time." The paramedic advised.
Ozpin nodded as Jason was loaded onto an airship to be brought back to Beacon Academy. Ozpin sighed as he got onto the ship.
"James is going to lay into me about this mess." Ozpin thought, knowing that Ironwood would not be happy with the recent events. As they arrived, many students were in the courtyard in the pajamas, wondering what had happened in the city.
"What the hell was that?" one student asked.
"Was that an explosion?" Another asked. Then Teams RWBY, JNPR, and what remained of JADE came noticed Ozpin and ran up to him.
"Professor, what happened? Was there some kind of attack?" Ruby asked frantically.
"There is nothing to worry about, miss Rose. The situation has been handled." Ozpin answered.
"Jason was in the city when the attack happened, we need to see if he is okay." Evan requested as he approached.
"Wait, Jason was in the city. Was he in the attack?" Yang questioned.
"We don't know. That's why we're asking." Damian answered.
"If you all calm down as I said earlier, there is nothing to worry about. The situation has been handled, and as for Mr. Shin…" Ozpin began to answer as he looked over behind him. Everyone's eyes widened as they saw Jason being brought through in a stretcher.
"He'll be back to normal in about two months, I was told." Ozpin finished
"What the hell happened to him? Was he attacked?" Jaune asked, looking concerned for his friend.
"He managed to stop the attack from what I saw from the security feed. It was a good thing that he was there, or else a lot more people would have been hurt." Ozpin began.
"Now I'm sure you have a lot more questions, but we will have an assembly tomorrow to explain what happened. So, everyone, please return to your dorms." Ozpin ordered as he walked away.
The next morning every student came into the auditorium for the assembly. Everyone was talking about what had happened the night previous until Ozpin went to the stage.
"As you know, last night Vale was suddenly attacked by an unknown assailant. Many people were injured, and lots of damage was caused by a battle. One between the assailant and a Beacon student who was in the vicinity." Ozpin began to explain.
"He was severely injured but should be fine as he stopped the assailant from doing any more damage. At the moment, we don't know who the assailant was or what their goal was, but for now, just go back to business as usual." Ozpin continued.
"However, I want everyone to not go into the city for the time being. Before we go, we will be pushing some of the lessons we had planned for you back a week, such as the field trip for the first years that was scheduled today. Dismissed." Ozpin finished before walking off the stage.
"An unknown assailant did all that last night, he must be strong if he hurt Jason like that." Evan pointed out as he and the other two members of Team JADE and the members of Team RWBY and JNPR left the auditorium.
"Yeah, he must have been. After all Jason did knockback that Komodo Grimm back during initiation." Yang agreed as they left.
"I guess we won't know what exactly happened until Jason regains consciousness," Alex replied.
"Then let's go and check up on him!" Ruby exclaimed, raising her fist into the air.
"Uh, Ruby, he hasn't recovered yet. He probably is still unconscious," Weiss told Ruby, causing her to look down in embarrassment.
"It couldn't hurt to check, though. I mean, who knows? Plus, he owes me. I was looking forward to that field trip!" Nora said.
"I guess it can't hurt." Evan agreed as the group went to the school's infirmary.
When they reached the infirmary, everyone was shocked to see Jason wide away with bandages all over him, trying to eat the food on the tray next to him. He then noticed his friends and teammates who came to check up on him and smiled.
"Hey guys, how's it going?" Jason asked.
"Wha … how … why … I have so many questions?!" Evan yelled before being shushed by a nearby nurse.
"How are you even awake? You were really hurt from last night?" Pyrrha asked, looking astonished.
"And should you be eating right now?" Asked Blake looking concerned.
"Well, I always used to heal pretty fast, and I can't heal on an empty stomach though I am having trouble right now," Jason responded as he tried to eat again, causing everyone to sweatdrop.
"So how are you guys? Did you need something?" Jason asked the group.
"Yeah, we wanted to know…" Ren began to ask.
"What happened last night!" Ruby questioned, getting into the Saiyan's face. Jason was taken aback at the girl's sudden outburst but was happy to answer.
"Well, the thing is I don't fully remember what happened last night. I know how it started but blacked out in the middle of the fight until it was over." Jason began to explain.
"I was heading back to catch the last bullhead to Beacon when the first explosion started. I was close to it and decided to investigate. When I got there, I saw several buildings covered in flames, and at the center of it all was a robot about the size of a man." Jason continued.
"Wait, a robot caused all the damage to the city and to you!?" Evan questioned, surprised at what his partner just said.
"Who could have made such a thing? Was it Atlas?" Blake asked.
"Absolutely not! Atlas may be making high-tech equipment but not anything that could do this." Weiss replied defensively.
"Yeah, I have to agree it didn't look like an Atlas-made android, and it was stronger than anything or anyone I have ever fought." Jason began.
"At first, the thing thrashed me around, and I could barely touch it. But then, as it threw me into a building, I felt a strange power come over me, and I managed to overpower it." Jason continued.
"After that first comeback, however, I don't remember what else happened," Jason explained. Everyone stood still and began to process the information they heard.
"Well, we should find out what it is and where it came from. No robot is going to hurt my friend and get away with it!" Evan declared.
"Yes! We can be like detectives and find out what it was, I am so in!" Ruby exclaimed, looking very excited.
"Whoa, there little sister, we don't even have any clues about where it came from. Plus, this could be very dangerous. If one of those things could do this to Jason, then what would happen if we encountered more?" Yang told Ruby as she placed her hand on her shoulder.
"If we were there with him, I'm sure things would have turned out very differently." Blake pointed out.
"Yeah, I guess your right." Yang agreed.
"Well, there was one thing that may help," Jason said, catching everyone's attention.
"When we started to fight, I think he scanned me then said something about a primary objective, and it called me a Saiyan," Jason explained.
"A Saiyan? What is that?" Nora asked.
"I have no idea that is why it stuck with me," Jason responded.
"But I think it would be a bad idea if you try to investigate. I barely won against the one I fought. If you guys found more, that would be bad even in a group I don't know what the outcome may be." Jason explained, knowing that since the android could use Ki, his friends would be at a disadvantage.
"But I wanted to be like a detective." Ruby cried with tears coming from her eyes.
"Well, I guess we can try to investigate while still at school and train a good amount while we're at it, the field trip was pushed back, and we just got normal classes, so if we train like you, then we could become stronger," Evan suggested.
"Wait, but I want to train to that's unfair," Jason complained, looking up at his partner.
"Well, too bad you need to recover, and the doctors said you would be back to normal in two months, so just be patient." Damian asserted as he patted Jason's shoulder.
"Well, I think you could use some rest, so we'll head out," Evan stated as they all turned to leave. Once they left and were out of earshot, they began to plan what they would do.
"So first, we should head to the library and search for this Saiyan and find out if there is anyone who can make such a device that Jason fought," Evan suggested, which everyone agreed.
"But what if we don't find anything?" Jaune asked, causing everyone to ponder for a moment.
"Then, it's back to the drawing board," Evan answered.
"I have a few contacts. I can ask about a Saiyan, too, just in case." Blake informed, receiving several nods from the group.
"And I can call some of the people in Atlas for any information they can find as well," Weiss said.
"Alright, let's do this. It's detective time!" Ruby exclaimed.
Unknown Location…
A lone man stood staring at the screen that held all the data his prototype had obtained. "So, the Saiyan is in Vale is he, and he was stronger than what I calculated, no matter he was still beaten near death by my prototype. If he could barely defeat that, then he'll never be able to defeat the final product." The man said as he began working on his newest creation.
"And once this is done without a full moon to turn him into an Oozaru, he will die like his brethren once I lure them to this planet. Soon the Tuffles shall be avenged!" He proclaimed, continuing his work.
Beacon…
Later that day, the group regathered empty-handed not one of them could find any records of such a machine or anyone capable of making one, nor anything about a Saiyan.
"Well, that was a waste of time. Now what?" Asked Alex.
"For now, I guess we just look around for anything we can while we train." Suggested Evan.
"I guess we should just wait for now and see if anything comes up," Ruby said, which everyone quickly agreed to. They decided to call it a day and went back to their dorms.
One week had passed since the attack, and nothing had come up about it, no new clues, and no further attacks. Students were finally allowed to go down to the city, and many decided to go back in. However, many still had classes for the day, and Teams RWBY, JNPR, and JADE were in combat class.
"This must be torture for Jason not being able to be here right now." Yang teased as they watched the current match.
"Oh, most definitely, he is probably trying to force himself out of bed to try to get here," Evan replied with a smile on his face.
"Well, hopefully, he is smart enough to stay in bed until he is fully recovered," Weiss said with her arms crossed.
"He may be dumb at times, be he is not stupid enough to try to move when he is injured like that." Damian laughed.
"Yeah, thankfully, I'm all better now so I can go to class." Jason smiled as he walked up behind them.
"Yeah, good thing abou … wait, Jason! What the heck are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in bed?!" Ruby asked as she jumped at Jason's sudden appearance.
"Well, I was supposed to be in bed, but I was cleared by the doctors. They were surprised when they saw all my injuries were healed, they let me go to class." Jason answered with a smile on his face.
"But what about your strength? Aren't you still feeling weak from the fight?" Pyrrha asked, looking concerned.
"Actually, I feel stronger than ever before, especially from the fight," Jason answered, flexing both his arms.
"Really, are you sure?" Asked Evan looking skeptical. He sensed Jason's energy and realized that he was right. He really was okay. Not only that, but he indeed was stronger than he was before!
"Look, guys, I'm fine. I promise there is nothing to worry about," Jason promised, unknown to him he was being watched by Cardin.
"Hey, where is Jaune? I haven't seen him in a while?" Jason asked, looking around.
"He's been acting odd for the past week and hanging out with Cardin," Pyrrha responded with a slight tone of annoyance in her voice.
"Did something happen between her and Jaune? She seemed really fond of him almost like she had a crush on him?" Jason wondered, looking down at the current match.
After it was over, Glynda walked onto the stage and asked, "We have time for one more match. Do we have any volunteers?" As soon as she said that, Jason quickly raised his hand enthusiastically.
"I would like to, ma'am!" Jason answered excitedly.
"What dude are you sure about this?" Evan asked.
"Yeah, man, I told you I am fine," Jason replied, getting skeptical looks from the group.
"But you know that people don't necessarily like yo fight, you remember." Damian pointed out.
"I'm feeling good about today!" Jason smiled.
"Are you sure Mr. Shin, you were only just released from the infirmary?" Glynda questioned with the same look of skepticism on her face.
"I'm sure I am all better now, so no need to worry," Jason answered.
"Fine, if you say so, come on down," Glynda said as Jason went down to the stage.
"Does anyone else wish to volunteer?" Glynda asked, a hand immediately was raised by none other than Cardin Winchester.
"I'll fight him." Cardin volunteered with an evil smile on his face.
"Oh man, I was hoping for a challenge." Jason thought as Cardin came down from the stands. When he got there, both were standing at opposite ends of the ring, ready for battle.
"I'm going to make you pay for what you did to me!" Cardin hissed as he got into his battle position.
"You're really still on that, fine then if you haven't learned your lesson, then I'll drill it into you with this fight. In fact, I will give you a handicap. I'll fight you with both of my arms behind my back." Jason proclaimed as he put both of his arms behind him.
"You think you're so tough, huh punk? Well, we'll see about that!" Cardin replied.
"Okay, you may begin," Glynda announced, starting the fight.
Cardin charged at Jason swinging his mace, which Jason easily dodged by stepping to the side. Cardin then swung again, looking to hit Jason on the side, but Jason simply jumped over it, letting it pass under him. He kept dodging each and every one of Cardin's attacks with ease, causing Cardin to become angry and swing randomly.
"Is dodging all you can do!" Cardin asked, continuing to try and hit Jason.
"Well, when you make it so easy, it's hard, not too! Besides, no matter how hard you swing that mace of yours, if you swing it so slowly, it won't ever hit me!" Jason mocked as he ducked under another one of Cardin's attacks.
"Maybe you should have taken Ms. Goodwitch's advice!" Jason goaded.
Jason decided he was done playing with him, so he kicked up and into Cardin's stomach, sending him flying away. He then jumped after him and got behind Cardin so quick that he didn't notice then kick him in the back of the head, sending him sprawling to the floor. Finally, Jason ax kicked Cardin as he tried to get up, putting him back on the ground.
"And that's the match Mr. Winchester's aura is in the red, meaning Mr. Shin is the winner," Glynda announced, ending the fight much to everyone's shock.
"Man, how did you get through the initiation?" Jason wondered as he took his arms away from his back.
"Well, that was boring. I was hoping for a challenge when I got out of the infirmary, but I guess I have to wait for next time." Jason sighed as he walked away from the stage. Cardin scowled with anger as he watched Jason leave
"Just you wait, you'll get what's coming to you at the field trip." Cardin thought as he got up.
"That concludes class today. You're all dismissed." Glynda announced, walking off the stage. As Jason got back to his friends, they all gathered around him, smiling.
"Guess you weren't lying when you said you were all better. That was great." Evan smiled, patting his friend on the back.
"That was awesome. You totally kicked Cardin's butt!" Nora exclaimed.
"I hope that teaches him a lesson for once," Pyrrha added, staring Cardin down.
"I doubt it sadly, but maybe someday he'll get what's coming to him, making him turn his act around," Jason replied.
"Or get expelled either-or," Jason added. They all then left the class to go back to their respective dorms.
In Team JADE's dorm, Jason sat his team down for a discussion he could not have with them a week prior. "So, what did you need to tell us?" Damian asked, sitting down.
"This has something to do with the robot that I fought last week." Jason began getting everyone's attention.
"The machine somehow it was able to use Ki or something very similar even though it had no life energy to draw it from." This caused Evan to jump out of the chair he was in.
"You can't be serious, but how is that possible?! If it was able to use Ki, then how can anyone but us take it down?!" Evan asked.
"That's the thing I don't know our friends can get strong, but when Ki is in the mix, strong won't cut it, which is why I didn't really want them involved when it came to fighting," Jason answered a grim look on his face.
"Well, I may not know much about Ki, but there has to be something we can do to help if another shows up. I'm not going to sit down and look from the sidelines," Damian said, getting up.
"Well, I would say you would need to learn Ki, but that would mean giving up your semblance," Evan replied, looking over at Damian.
"Well, then we can try making our semblances stronger in tandem with our strength," Alex suggested getting the attention of everyone.
"I guess that would work, but still, it will be challenging," Jason replied.
"Guess we'll have to get some intense training in before the field trip in three days," Damian said, getting smiles from everyone but Alex, who was not looking forward to Jason and Evan's insane training.
Danger looms over Jason as he has finally recovered from the attack from the android. An enemy from his ancestor's past wrongdoings has come to attack Jason. Who is this Tuffle, and how strong will his final creation be? Find out next time!
Author's Note:
Wow, that was cool, finally got a villain for Jason and co to fight. I thought it would be the best choice for the first villain of this Fic, and I hope you enjoy it. See you next time.