Nature Walk Through the Emerald Forest
Jaune is still being pulled by Ruby with the others following them from behind as they make their way to the workshop.
"Here we are!" Ruby cheered as she points at the shop.
They stop at the shop as Ruby finally let's go of Jaune's arm and he stares at its big but not too big with the sign that says, "Rose Shop of Weapons and Tools!" which sounds pretty to Jaune.
"So, this is your mom's shop?" Jaune asked.
"Yep, this shop has been in our family for generations and I'm going to take over one day." Ruby said proudly.
"I help out in the shop some time whenever Ruby and Summer have overworked themselves." Yang mentioned.
"This shop is also famous for what the Rose family makes." Pyrrha added making Ruby blush a bit.
"Come on, let's go in!" Ruby excited as she speedy enter the shop.
Soon, everyone follows the little rose girl into the workshop and Jaune became amaze of seeing all the everyday tools like the hammers, saws and chainsaws, and he even saw some weapons hanging on the wall like swords and spears and other weapons.
"Hello, welcome to Rose Shop of Weapons and Tools." Summer welcomed everyone.
"Hey mom, we came to show Jaune all the awesome stuff we have here!" Ruby explained exciting.
"Well, I hope you don't mind coming here every now and then, maybe to help around or buy something whichever you like." Summer said.
"Thanks, I think I will after seeing all this. You seriously made all this?" Jaune asked earning giggles from the Rose mother and daughter.
"That's right, our family are good in the art of craftmanship from your normal silverware to a mighty that can split into two swords." Summer showed silverwares and the sword before showing the splitting feature.
"I take you can also fix things whenever they're broken too." Jaune guessed.
"We do that too." Summer answered.
"Speaking of fixing things, can you fix my roller skate. One of the wheels broke." Neon handed the broken roller skate to Summer.
"I think I have some spears little wheel in the back, let me go check." Summer pointed behind and turn around to check for the back.
"Hey mom, did you finished checking on our weapons?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, they're in that box. Go ahead and take them." Summer said before heading to the back room.
Ruby, Yang, Blake, Weiss, and Nora went to the box opening it took out their signature weapon.
Ruby's weapon is a large metal scythe colored red and black just like her hair and outfit.
Yang put on two bracelets and they transformed into a pair of golden gauntlets as she smiles proudly.
Blake took out a pair of black swords; one looks like a short katana while the other one is a little bigger like an oversized cleaver, then Blake put the katana inside the other sword showing that it's also a sheath.
Weiss's weapon is a standard-sized for a rapier and primarily silver-gray in color, she checks it and smiles seeing her weapon is in tiptop shape.
Nora's weapon is a large metal gray hammer and she holds like she wants to smash some heads right now.
Pyrrha's weapon of choice is a javelin resembles the classic Greek non-thrown dory of hoplite fame and a Greek Dipylon-style shield with a razor-sharp edge.
"Wow, those look intense!" Jaune commented.
"Thanks, it was a little hard making them at first, but they're what we feel like when fighting." Ruby chuckled.
"Wait, you girls made those yourself?" Jaune asked shock and girls nod.
"Well, I did have some help from Weiss, and I wanted mime to be a hammer like my friend Elm, I'll introduce you to her later." Nora explained.
"All children who wish to become Remnant Warriors must design and make their own weapons that symbolist who they are, some maybe normal weapons but with stronger martials and others work in different ways." Blake explained.
"It almost sounds like your preparing yourselves for something dangerous." Jaune stated.
"That's because this island is dangerous besides the curse of never leaving as you'll soon find out once we go to the forest." Weiss said.
"But don't worry, I promise that no harm will come to you." Pyrrha promised.
"Oh, you're going into the Emerald Forest?" Summer asked as she came back from the backroom while Neon's skate now fix.
"Awesome! Thank you so much!" Neon smiled happily that she can skate again.
"My pleasure, now you girls are taking Jaune to the Emerald Forest?" Summer asked again.
"Yes, we're planning on showing Jaune most part of the island and maybe the other villages too." Ruby explained.
"Then you better make sure he comes back alive; we don't want our first male to be killed in there." Summer warned making Jaune nervous.
"Uh, what does she mean by that?" Jaune asked.
"Don't worry, you'll find out soon." Yang said as she and Nora smirks wickedly.
"Don't worry mom, Team RWBY and Nora will protect Jaune with our life!" Ruby declared as she holds her scythe up-standing.
"Team RWBY?" Jaune confused.
"It's a team name Ruby thought of." Weiss explained as Jaune understand because of the letters in their first names put together.
"Hmm, okay, I guess you girls can go, just make sure not to get into too much trouble." Summer asked a little worry.
"Relax, it's only a nature walk. What the worst that can happen?" Ruby asked shrugs.
"Just please be safe." Summer sighed.
"Okay, we're off now." Ruby said as she and everyone leaves the shop.
"I wonder if they'll run into the Queen, maybe not but that could happen." Summer said to herself before going to the usually stuff she does in the shop.
(Emerald Forest)
"Jaune Arc, welcome to the Emerald Forest." Ruby shouted as they walk through the large woods.
"It looks any other forest, but this place seems more special." Jaune commented.
"You should see the Forever forest." Blake said.
"So, you mentioned something about the other villages." Jaune said bringing up the subject.
"Glad you remember, island is divided into four villages: Vale, that's us, Atlas, Mistral, and Vacuo, each living different cultures and our Queen rules the whole island including the villages. She appointed four chiefs to help run the villages while she handles some other stuff that needs her attention though she visits the villages from time to time to check on everyone." Weiss explained.
"That's interesting, Your Queen sounds like a kind person. Actually, I remember Coco saying something about her wandering off for a walk." Jaune mentioned.
"Our Queen doesn't like to sit around on her throne all day, whenever she feels like it, she would go outside our palace and wander the island hoping to have some fun." Pyrrha explained that.
"Wow, I guess being a ruler isn't always easy." Jaune commented.
"But she does take her job seriously, and she wants to make sure that we were prepared to deal with the threats." Blake said.
"Threats, what threats?" Jaune confused.
'Well, you see Jaune, you have some big pest problems and I mean really BIG!" Nora said opening her arms apart.
"Uh, how big are we talking about exactly?" Jaune asked worry.
Then suddenly, something big and black jump out from behind a tree and glares at the girls and Jaune as he gasps upon seeing a giant black bear with red eyes, a white mask, and spikes on its back. The black bear roars at the group as the girls ready themselves with their weapons.
"What the FUCK is that!" Jaune panicked.
"It's an Ursa, a Grimm." Blake answered.
"Grimm?" Jaune confused more and another Ursa appeared behind the group.
"No time to explain, go hide while we deal with them." Pyrrha ordered.
"Wait, wait, you girls actually fight these things?!" Jaune asked, freaking out from all this.
"Yes, now go!" Pyrrha turned Jaune around push him into the woods to find a safe place to hide.
"I hope Jaune doesn't run off too far, I wanted to show him how we warriors fight the Grimm." Ruby sighed a little.
"You can show off your skills another time, right now we need to deal with these naughty bears." Weiss pointed her rapier at the Ursa in front.
"She's right, the sooner we end them the sooner we can check on Jaune." Blake concurred.
"Then let sent these guys to Hell!" Yang excited as she pounds her fists together.
"Nora Smash!" Nora jumped toward the Ursa in front and swing her hammer on the side of the head hard.
Ruby ran toward the stun Ursa slashing upward making it stand up for a bit to slash at the stomach and push it away as Weiss ran past her to rapid stab the Ursa before slash one leg to make it trip forward, Nora gave Ruby a boost to jump higher and she pull a trigger on the handle that made the top of the scythe fire bullets while spinning down increasing the spin and slice the head right off.
Blake and Pyrrha are distracting the other Ursa with their swords changed into guns firing bullets as the second Ursa tries to defend itself from the two-way shots, but it didn't matter as Yang charge at the second Ursa with a cocky smirk jump toward the black bear with a knuckle sandwich right on the nose sending it back a few feet and falling on its back. Blake jump changing to weapon again into a sickle and spin slash at the Ursa's stomach as it growls in pain and tries to get, but Pyrrha pierce her sword in one front paw and Blake stabbed the other. They hold the Ursa long enough for Yang to perform a powerful uppercut and literally sent the head of the Ursa flying 12 feet in the air.
"Okay, I think that's it, I don't see any other Grimm around." Ruby reported.
"Yeah, those could never hope to 'Bear' our awesomeness!" Yang punned the girls groan from the awful joke.
"Hey Jaune, did you see all that? Pretty cool, huh?" Nora called out, but no response.
"Jaune, you can come out now." Ruby called out too, again no response.
"Oh no, you don't think he's still running, do you?" Pyrrha asked worry.
"That's bad, there might be some Grimm out there if he keeps going in deeper." Weiss stated.
"Then we better find him quickly before any Grimm finds him." Ruby said as the other nods and they ran into where Jaune ran off.
(With Jaune)
"Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap! What the hell is going on with this island?!" Jaune panicked as he kept running not caring about getting lost.
Jaune ran as fast as his legs can carry him until he suddenly falls down a hill sliding fast while he screams and rode off a little cliff falling down for five seconds until landed on the ground though it didn't hurt much as he thought.
"Ow, I wonder how the girls are doing?" Jaune asked, feeling bad that he left them with those bear monsters but also remembered them mentioning about fighting them before.
But his thoughts were interrupted when notice something odd about the ground, it didn't feel hard liker rocks but much softer and light.
"What the…?" Jaune confused until he felt something moving and it turns out, Jaune didn't landed on the ground but a giant black bird with a skull mask and red eyes like the black bears.
"You got to be fucking kidding me?!" Jaune shouted and the giant black bird screech in rage. Jaune quickly got off and ran away.
The black bird flew into the air and follow Jaune to follow him inside its beak a few times though Jaune manage to dodge each attempt though they were close calls and he's not sure how long he can keep this up. Jaune kept running as the giant black bird is still chasing him, sadly for the blonde boy the running stops when he trips over a rock and fell face first to the ground.
The giant black bird lands right on top of him as Jaune tries to crawl away even though he knew that this is the end for him as his back hit a tree and the bird is very close to him, Jaune fear that he's about to die right now and started having flashbacks of his whole life up to today. The bird leans its head back and thrust itself to eat Jaune as he prepare himself for death, after a few seconds nothing happened and he look up to see the black bird stop in midway like its frozen then the black bird started moving its body weird before getting squeeze like something was crushing until it died and the body puff into black smoke.
"Great, now what?" Jaune asked, having enough weird things happening to him today.
"I hope you're not hurt." A woman said walking to Jaune from the left.
Jaune look at the woman shock to find her appearance very different than a normal human and definitely not a Faunus either.
The woman has deathly pallor, with jet black sclerae in her eyes, and glowing crimson irises that shine brighter when she is agitated. White hair tied in a larger bun with six offshoots wrapped together that also suspends several obsidian-colored ornaments. She also has dark purple veins that line her face and arms, and a black diamond-shaped marking in the center of her forehead. She wears a Lvery long, short-sleeved black robe that obscures her feet and partially drags across the ground, complete with a long shawl emblazoned with three interconnected, maroon-colored vertical elliptic sigils resembling a trio of overseeing eyes above a series of maroon-colored diamond emblems. She also wears a ring resembling an insect on her right index finger. Breasts sizes: L-cup.
"(Whoa, she's scary and beautiful at the same!)" Jaune thought as he stares at the stranger.
"You've only been on this island for a day and you already encounter the Grimm, you should be more careful." The white woman advised as she offer her hand to help him up.
"Y-Yeah, I'll be sure to remember that." Jaune said accepting the hand and got up.
"Don't worry, I can sense Ruby and the others are coming here to find you right now." The white woman informed.
"They are, wait, you know Ruby?" Jaune asked.
"Of course, it's my job as Queen of Remnant Island to know all the names of my subject or at least most of them." The white man said.
"Must be hard to remember all those… name… you're the Queen?" Jaune gasped.
"It's an honor to finally meet you, Jaune Arc, first man to set foot on Remnant Island in 400 years. My name is Salem." Salem introduced herself.
"JAUNE!" The two turn to see Ruby, Pyrrha, and the others running toward Jaune, but stop themselves when they see Salem with him.
"Queen Salem, what are you doing here?" Weiss asked.
"Just out on my usually walk until saw Jaune almost about to be eaten by a Nevermore, I saved from that fate." Salem answered.
"(Wait, whatever happened to that bird was her doing. How?)" Jaune thought.
There is something more to this island than he thought and now that he met the Queen of Remnant Island herself, he may get some answers.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Yep, there are Grimm on the island and the warriors of the island fight them to protect their four villages which she explained about them almost like the Four Kingdoms like in the RWBY show, and there are other things that Jaune will soon learn in the next chapter from Queen Salem herself as she took an interest to him.
A little spoiler: Salem is not the bad in the story though she has a dark secret that Jaune and others will learn later in the story.
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