Chapter 1: Like a Shooting Star
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Percy Jackson has had a very long summer, what with the Sea of Monsters as well as the fact that Thalia was back and alive.
Annabeth was happy and Grover was too, and Percy couldn't be more happy fir both of them, as he was sure it was a relief to have her back, however, once she fully regained consciousness, they did have to inform her about the whole... Luke's situation, which he could tell, struck her hard.
Even worse, both he and Thalia would have to stay at Camp for the rest of the summer, or else Luke and the Demi-Gods with him, plus the other monsters, would target them.
But enough about the bad news, some good news was that Tyson had gone down to his dad's domain to work for him there, which Percy was happy to hear, he hoped that he would have a good time, but Percy still felt a little saddened by his departure, but he was sure he'd see Tyson again.
Next to that, everything was working out, and while they still had Luke and Cronus to worry about, Percy was taking a break after a long adventure, now sitting on the beach and looking up at the stars.
"There you are, Percy,"
Percy's head turned around, only to see Annabeth standing behind him. He smiled at her before responding, "Hey, Annabeth" he greeted.
Annabeth walked over and sat down next to him, "What are you doing out here?" She asked.
Percy looked back up to the sky, "Just relaxing," He replied, "definitely need it after everything recently," He told her.
Annabeth nodded in agreement, "I feel you there," she replied with a long sigh
Percy looked at her with a raised brow, "Thalia, how's she doing?" He asked.
"So far, she's doing good, Grover and I had to fill her in on everything she's missed, but she's taking it all pretty well... for the most part," She replied.
"Luke?"
Annabeth nodded.
Percy let out a sigh, knowing a little how Thalia had felt. He had trusted Luke a long time ago, he was a mentor to Percy when he first came to Camp Half-Blood, but after everything he did with Thalia's tree and in the Sea of Monsters, Percy would not forgive him. Percy then quickly put those thoughts aside and looked back to the starry sky, and when he did, he noticed something that was not normal. It looked like a shooting star and appeared as if it was coming closer to them. Percy nudged Annabeth and pointed at the object flying toward them. Both quickly stood up, ready to run should it hit the beach, however, while the object was getting closer, it was not going to hit the beach but instead struck the sea.
"What was that!?" Annabeth asked.
"How am I supposed to know that!? Wouldn't you know!?" Percy asked.
Annabeth looked at him with a raised brow, "Why would I know!?" Annabeth asked.
"You the Daughter of Athena if I recall!" Percy replied.
Annabeth groaned, "Whatever! Look, just go check what it is!"
"Why me!?"
"You're the only one who can technically breathe underwater!"
"Fine!"
Percy ran into the water, but as always, he didn't get wet, as a bubble of air surrounded him and he moved toward where he was sure the object fell into the water. Annabeth watched as Percy was fully submerged under the ocean. Annabeth waited with anxiety, wondering what had fallen into the ocean and hoping she had not just sent Percy to his doom.
After a few minutes, Percy suddenly shot out of the water with someone's arm around the back of his neck, and Percy dragged whoever it was with him.
"Annabeth! Could you help me? Quick!" Percy cried.
Annabeth ran over to the person's other side, put their arm around her neck, and helped Percy drag him back to shore. Once on the beach, they set them down on the sand and turned them over, and that was when they both finally got a good look at the person.
He had short blonde hair that seemed to spike up, and he wore what appeared to be white armor with gold trim, and had navy blue jeans, brown boots, and a red sash wrapped around his waist under a belt.
"Who is he?" Annabeth asked.
Percy shook his head and shrugged, "Don't know, but help me get his armor off, we need to perform-"
The man began to gag and spit up water from his mouth and quickly turned around to spit out more of the water that no doubt filled his lungs and once he was finished, took long and deep breaths.
"Hey! Hey! Are you ok!?" Percy asked as he had his hand on the man's back.
The man didn't answer right away but he turned to Percy with a confused look, "W-Where am I!?" he asked. "Is this Vacuo? No... Vale?"
Percy shook his head, confused about what he was talking about, "No, you're in Long Island," Replied the boy.
The man still seemed confused, "Long Island?" He asked.
Annabeth nodded, "Yeah," she replied, "Do... Do you remember how you got here?" She asked him.
The man seemed to think hard about his answer, "I remember the bridge... I was running to the gate to get to Vacuo before... I fell..." He replied, suddenly it seemed as if he remembered something, "Oh Oum... Penny... I..." he said softly, his voice nearly breaking into a sob.
Annabeth quickly reassured him, "It's alright, everything's fine now," She told him. "Can you tell me your name? Do you remember that?" She asked.
The man slowly nodded, "Yeah... my name is Jaune... Jaune Arc," He replied.
The girl nodded, "Good, good, nice to meet you, Jaune," Annabeth greeted, "My name is Annabeth, and this is Percy," she told him, gesturing to the son of the sea.
Jaune nodded, "Nice to meet you both, but can you please tell me how I got... wherever it is I am now?" He asked, still looking utterly confused.
Percy looked at him, "We saw you fall from the sky and land in the water, you looked like a shooting star, man," Percy told him. "Speaking of that... What... Are you?"
Jaune was confused, "What do you mean?"
"Are you a half-blood?" Annabeth asked.
"A what?" Jaune asked, even more confused.
Both of them exchanged a look and then Annabeth looked back at Jaune, "I think you might wanna come with us back to our camp," She told Jaune, before turning to Percy, "Maybe Chiron or Mr. D will have some answers,"
Percy chuckled, "Chiron, yes, but Mr. D... I don't think he'll care too much," He replied.
Jaune was confused, but he did as the kids said, getting up and following them back to their camp. As they walked, Percy noticed Annabeth taking a few peeks at Jaune here and there, and he was confused as to why she was doing it, but if he had to guess, she was trying to figure out who or what he was, after all, a normal person, even a half-blood, doesn't just fall out of the sky.
Percy was also wondering why he looked almost like a knight, his armor looked way too new, so a time traveler was out of the question, and Percy noticed that Jaune was looking around as if trying to figure out where he was.
Percy decided to try and get as much information out of Jaune as he could, after all, he didn't want to bring in a potentially dangerous person into the camp. "So, you never answered Annabeth's question," Percy said, "Are you a Half-blood?"
Jaune looked at him with a raised brow, "I'd answer if I knew what a Half-Blood was," Jaune replied.
"Half human, half God," Percy told him, "Like me, I'm the son of Posiden, but my mom, was human,"
Jaune seemed to be shocked by this, "Your... Your dad was a god!?" Jaune asked.
Percy nodded, "Yeah, Posiden," Percy told him.
"I... Who?" Jaune asked.
Percy was baffled that Jaune didn't know who his dad was. "You know, Posiden, god of the sea and earthquakes?" Percy said.
Jaune still seemed rather confused, which just made Percy more confused as to how Jaune couldn't know who his dad was, who in their right mind didn't know who the Olympian gods were.
"We're here," Annabeth said.
Percy turned back and saw that they were finally back at the camp, and once they arrived back, they saw a bunch of campers, still up and just training or hanging out, Percy even saw the Stroll brothers planning something, Percy then turned to make sure Jaune was still following behind them, but he saw Jaune appearing to be in shock at what he was seeing.
"What is this place?" Jaune asked.
"Camp Half-Blood, home, and safe haven to all Half-bloods as well as a summer camp for the rest of us who still have family outside," Annabeth told him.
"Ok... gonna have to ask more about that later, but for now, I'll wait," Jaune replied.
After walking through the camp, without Clairesse or her cronies popping up, which Percy thanked the gods for, they arrived at the Big House where Annabeth rushed ahead to see who was inside, and when she entered, she saw Thalia and Chiron in a conversation.
Chiron looked at Annabeth with a raised brow, "Annabeth, what seems to be the matter?
Annabeth looked at the Centaur, "Chiron, we need your help because something strange happened when Percy and I were at the Beach" Annabeth told him.
Chiron looked a little worried, "What happened?" He asked.
"He happened," Came the voice of Percy
They all turned to the doorway where both Percy and Jaune stood, and Jaune simply stood there, eyes wide, no doubt shocked at the appearance of Chiron.
"Who is he?" Chiron asked, his tone laced with worry.
Percy looked at him, "We hoped you would know," He said. "He fell from the sky like a comet!"
Chiron walked over to Jaune and looked at him, examining him for a moment, "What is your name?" he asked.
Jaune was snapped out of his shock as he looked at Chiron, "Uh, Jaune Arc, sir," Jaune said.
"I see... why are you wearing armor?" Chiron asked.
"Well, for protection," Jaune replied.
Chiron sighed with a smile, "Yes, of course, but why are you wearing it? What are you protecting yourself from?" Chiron asked.
Jaune realized what he meant and quickly answered, "Oh, well, from Grimm," He replied
"Grim? Like the brothers Grim?" Annabeth asked with a raised brow.
"Uh... I don't know if I've ever heard them called that..." Jaune replied, referring to his own gods.
However, before more could be said, Mr. D entered the room, a diet coke in his hand and he appeared to be going for the fridge, only to suddenly stop and quickly turn to the group, where his eyes fell on Jaune.
Chiron looked at him, "Ah, Mr. D, we were just-"
However, Mr. held up his hand to silence him as he walked over to Jaune and looked the young man up and down before looking him in the eyes, "Name?" he asked.
"Jaune Arc, and who-?"
"Shush!" Mr. D told him.
Mr. D then proceeded to look him over and then looked at Chiron, "Where'd you find him?" He asked.
"Percy says he fell from the sky," Chiron said.
Mr. D then glanced at Percy and let out a sigh, "Another thing involving you, eh, Peter Johnson?"
Jaune turned to Percy with a raised brow, "I thought your name was Percy?"
"It is!" Percy said with an annoyed groan.
"Whatever," Mr. D said. "Well, he's no half-blood, he's human,"
Chiron looked at him with a raised brow, "But how is that possible?" he asked. "He shouldn't being seeing all of this, much less have passed the barrier if he were human,"
"Because he's not a regular human," Mr. D said. "You're not... from here are you?" Mr. D asked Jaune. "This world, am I right?"
Jaune took a moment to answer but he gave the god of wine a quick nod, "Yeah, wherever "here" is, I'm starting to think so..." Jaune replied.
Mr. D snapped his finger and pointed to the sky as he turned around, "Right!" he said. "Chiron send words to the gods that we've got some big news! Very big news! Gonna have to call an emergency meeting!" He said.
Chiron was confused, "What for?" He asked. "What do you know?"
Mr. D turned around and looked at the Centaur with a smirk, "Because this guest of ours... is not from this world," Mr. D said.
Everyone was confused as to what he was talking about, but Chiron did as Mr. D asked and sent word to the gods about what Mr. D had said and quickly, they all responded quickly and said that the Meeting would happen soon and to bring Jaune to Olympus right away.
Jaune had no idea what was going on, where he was, or who he was going to meet at this "Olympus" but there was one thing Jaune was sure about...
He wasn't on Remnant anymore, and he was sure things were just going to get more complicated... as if they weren't complicated enough.
Jaune's hand touched his side and noticed that Crocea Mors was not strapped to his side, it was gone, yet he could've sworn he had it strapped to his side Jaune looked at Percy, "Hey, Percy, did you see a sword and sheath when you saved me?" he asked.
Percy looked at him and shook his head, "No, why? You had one on you?" Percy asked him.
Jaune nodded, "Yeah," Jaune replied. "But I guess it's gone now," He said.
Percy noticed the sad expression on Jaune's face, "If you want, I can take a look in the area where you fell to see if I can find it, Jaune," Percy replied.
Jaune slowly shook his head, "No, it's alright," Jaune replied. "Let it be lost," Jaune replied.
Jaune didn't want to see that weapon again. But he would... sooner or later.
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Jaune, along with Mr. D and Chiron arrived at the Empire State Building, however, Jaune was given some campe attire before arriving, once they got out of the van, and began walking into the lobby, Jaune looked at Chiron, now sitting in his wheelchair.
"So... how is this going to go down?" Jaune asked him.
Chiron looked at him, "Honestly, I don't know, in all my life, such a thing as a man from another world and appearing in ours has never occurred," Chiron said. "But a word of advice, Jaune, be as respectful as you can, the gods are easily angered,"
"Well, not all of us,"
Jaune jumped as he turned to his right only to see a man. The man had a nice bronze tan, a sun tattoo on his left shoulder, and wore a pair of sunglasses obscuring his eyes. He had sandy blonde hair that seemed to glow brightly and wore a sleeveless light grey shirt, faded jean shorts, and a pair of sandals.
Chiron smiled when he saw the man, "Ah, Lord Apollo, a pleasure," he greeted.
Apollo looked at the Centaur with a smirk, "Sup Chiron, been a while, how are my kids doing?"
"All are well, and out of everyone, it seems Will has picked up your knack for healing, he's been reading a lot of books on the subject," Chiron said with a smile.
Apollo smirked, "Kids gonna do wonders that's for sure," Apollo said. He then turned to Jaune with a smirk, "And you must be the man from another world, eh? Nice to meet you, I'm Apollo, God of the Sun," He greeted.
Jaune smiled at him nervously, "A pleasure to meet you, Apollo," Jaune greeted back, "Jaune Arc, Huntsman," Jaune replied with a smile.
Apollo's brow raised, "Huntsmen? That a job title or something?" Apollo asked.
Mr. D suddenly appeared and nodded, "Yes, turns out where he's from, he hunts monsters called Grimm," Mr. D told Apollo.
"Sick!" Apollo said with a smile, "Also, good to see you D!" Apollo said, greeting his half-brother.
Mr. D rolled his eyes, "Yes, wish I could say the same," He replied, "Now then, I think the others are waiting, so let's not keep them waiting or else," Mr. D replied.
Chiron nodded, "Yes, you three should be off, I will wait down here with the Van," Chiron said. "Good luck, Jaune," Chiron told him.
Jaune looked back at him and gave him a quick nod, "Thank you, Chiron,"
With that, the two gods and Huntsmen went inside and made their way to the elevator, Apollo pressed a button and the four went up, and as they did, Jaune couldn't help but feel himself getting more and more nervous. After all, he was in another world and meeting said Gods of this world, who may or may not decide his fate.
Finally, the elevator stopped and when the doors opened, Jaune was in awe at the sight of the throne room, the chairs were massive and so too, were the gods, each dressed up in certain clothing, some looked ancient, others in more modern clothing.
"Seems that Apollo and Dionysus have arrived," Said Posiden.
"Good then," Zeus said, "Then let them take their seats and we can begin," He said.
Apollo and Mr. D grew larger and walked over to their thrones, sitting on them and facing Jaune, who looked up at them with both shock and awe but quickly snapped out of it as he realized the meeting was about to begin.
Zeus looked at the other gods, "We're gathered here today to discuss Jaune Arc, the man from another world, and to assess if he is friend or foe," Zeus said. "First, Jaune Arc, why have you come to our world? What are your intentions?" the king of the Gods asked.
Jaune looked at him and knew that he must be Zeus since he was the first to speak, "I'll be honest, I don't know how I came here, to your world, as for what my intentions are, I don't know that either," Jaune replied.
"You do not know how you arrived in our world?" Hera asked.
Jaune nodded, "Yes," He replied.
To his left, Posiden leaned over and seemed to try to get a closer look at Jaune, "Well, he is indeed human... but there's something different about him,"
"I see it too," Zeus said. "Tell us what that thing that surrounds your body," Zeus said.
Jaune was confused as to what Zeus had meant, but quickly realized what he may have been referring to, "Do you mean my Aura?" Jaune asked.
"Is that what you call it?" Athena asked. "Interesting... what does this Aura do?" She asked.
"It protects me from any physical damage for a while but gets weaker the more I'm hit, but thanks to my Semblance, it allows me to boost it back fully if it gets too low," Jaune replied.
Athena nodded, no doubt finding the power that the young knight possessed interesting, but still looked at Jaune as if analyzing every inch of him, trying to figure out if he was a threat or not, based on the information of his powers.
Hera looked at the young man, and asked another question, "Tell us about your world, Jaune Arc," she told him.
Jaune nodded, and he explained to the Olympians what Remnant was, the dangers of it, what his and his friend's jobs were, and the threat that he and his world faced. After telling them about his world, Jaune noticed that some of the gods were interested in where he came from, but a few, he couldn't get a read on.
However, instead of asking more questions about his world, Zeus decided to continue the questioning of the young knight. "Tell me, Jaune Arc, what do you remember before you arrived in our world?" Zeus asked.
Jaune gulped, feeling terrible talking about it, but he had to tell them, so he began to tell them about the plan he had made back in Atlas, the bridge, Cinder's surprise attack, RWBY's defeat, and then... Penny's death and his part in it. At that point, Jaune was visibly shaken and he felt the words caught in his throat. However, he took a few deep breaths and continued, telling them how he missed the gate and fell, and then how he was saved by Percy and Annabeth.
The gods were indeed intrigued by the blonde story and were each trying to take all the information in, and after a few minutes, Zeus sat forward and looked at his fellow gods.
"I believe it is time to decide on what to do with Jaune Arc," Zeus said.
Hearing that, Jaune felt his heart nearly stop, as his mind raced with a million thoughts on what they could decide. Would they see him as a threat and kill or imprison him? Would they force him to work for them? Would they try and help him find a way back home?
As Jaune's mind was racing with these thoughts, Apollo sat forward and looked at Zeus, "If I may, I'd like to not kill him or imprison him," Apollo said.
Artemis looked at her brother with a raised brow, "Any reason why, dear brother?" she asked.
Apollo looked back at her with a smile, "I don't see him as a threat, and he could be a great asset to the demigods at Camp Halfblood, " Apollo said. "Plus, I like him, and he hasn't wronged us in any way, so why do anything harmful, when he hasn't proved to be a threat?"
Artemis nodded, "I have to agree with you, brother," She said. "I'm with Apollo,"
"I'd have to agree with my nephew and niece, brother," Posiden said as he looked at Zeus, "We can have him teach the children at Camp, this way we can keep an eye on him, and assess if he's a threat or not, should he be a threat, we can easily punish him, but if he shows he is useful, then we shall trust him,"
Zeus seemed to contemplate what he had heard from the Sun god, before addressing the other 11. "I believe Apollo may have the right idea as well as Posiden," He said. "Jaune Arc will serve Camp Halfblood as the new combat instructor, where he will be monitored by Dionysus and Chiron, and also serve gods like the rest of the Demigods to test to see if he is friend or foe... All in favor?" Zeus asked.
Every god raised their hand in agreement.
Zeus gave a quick nod, "Good," He said, then looking down at the mortal man. "You are dismissed, Jaune Arc, you are to return to Camp Halfblood as soon as possible," Zeus ordered. "And remember, we are watching you,"
Jaune nodded and because he didn't know what else to do, he bowed quickly before looking at the gods. "Thank you, and uh... have a good day," Jaune told them before leaving.
The gods themselves also began to disperse and leave the meeting, and Mr. D walked with Jaune back to the elevator, and the god patted him on the back. "Welcome aboard kid, and good luck," Mr. D told him, "You're gonna need it," He said.
Jaune looked at him with a raised brow, but he had a feeling he was right.
As he left, a certain goddess watched him leave as a million thoughts ran through her head, she didn't like unknowns, and Jaune Arc was now the greatest unknown to her as well as the rest of her family, but she wasn't just going to stand by and watch, she would test him and in those tests, analyze him and figure out if he posed a threat to them all.
She wasn't the goddess of wisdom and battle plans for nothing, after all...
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How was that for a first chapter eh?
Got a bit inspired when I saw a post on Tumblr by GorillaGeekz that had Jaune and Percy on it, and that got me wondering how would a crossover story play out, which is why I made this story!
Also just to let you all know, another RWBY character will appear in the future, but it's gonna be someone you're not expecting~!
Also, this takes place the same day as Thalia wakes up at the end of Sea of Monsters.
But what do you think is going to happen now that Jaune is in the PJO universe? Who will Jaune team up with? Who will he face off against? Which gods will he piss off? Which gods will take an interest in him? And what will his role be at Camp Halfblood?
Guess you guys are just gonna have to wait and see!
