Soooooo just want to say before this start wooooooah! This is a whopping 5500+ words and that I am sorry in advance for ANY grammatical errors. Grammarly can only fix so much and my brain couldn't even comprehend it just wrote this many words so he is out of the equation.

Also, uh sorry the last update was April and now its October so yeah that's a long ass time. And happy belated birthday to ToR: Grimm Tamer! So yeah two years of writing this story huh? Wow, I'm shaking. Not really. Not only that but we also have over 90k views and 450+ Followers, over 350 Favorites and almost 100 reviews. Like what? When the hell did this get popular? When the hell did I have that many waiting for the next chapter! Needless to say, those numbers were motivation enough to put on some music and get writing on this again.

Also, let tell you, I hate that it has been two years and I still haven't finished this story. So, I'm giving this story two more Arcs after "The Mentor Arc" so this will be wrapping I'm hoping January next year? Because now I want to work Spear of Hope and The Vales Merc and Golden Dragon remake too, but I can't juggle all those and life at once so. Even though I was expecting this to be 75+ chapters its gonna be maybe like 30-35 chapters. Holy shit I've got the ending planned out already too. You guys will love it I swear!

I'm going to have to do Nora's backstory another time… damn it.

Anyway, thank you for your patience and well, I cya guys on the flip side.

The Mentor Arc

Jaune's POV

I watch as they set up for the Vytal Tournament, which takes place on Vytal this year which is the same island that beacon is on. Life was going great. My friends were alive, my past was finally behind me, I even got a new weapon. I looked to my side where my new sword sits. I smile.

"Jaune?" I heard a voice say. "Why are smiling like an idiot?" I turn around to see Ruby in all her innocence.

"Well, life has just been going well you know?" I answered. "I just felt the need to smile."

She gave me a long "oh" and walked next to me looked at the construction for the Vytal festival. "Are you ready to fight me?" I heard her say in a different voice turn to her and scene changes to me standing in a bearing wasteland and the woman who I'm supposed to kill stands in front of in Ruby's place.

I could feel her power just standing next to her. It was like a pressure pushing down on me. I could hardly breathe. I wanted to say something, run away, get help but I couldn't move, I couldn't speak, there was no help.

"CALL OUT TO ME!" I heard another voice say before turning around and being struck by something.

I woke with a start, sweat dripping drenching my face. A dream… of course it was. I sighed and lie back down in my bed. I look over to my teammates, my friends, my family and think 'should I tell them?'

I want to… I really do...

But Its hard… I must though. I can't keep them out much longer… but at the same time… I don't want them hurt…

I just wish they didn't have to get involved. It hurts me to think that one of them might get hurt or worse out there. I know that once I tell they're going to eager to want to help.

Again, I sit up in my bed and look at the clock. 6:30 but it's a Saturday so it's the day off. I get up and grab some casual clothes and go to the shower to start my day.

The Mentor Arc

Ozpin's POV

Glynda as of right now was pacing back and forth at the news I just told her. "Headmaster sir," she said stopping in her tracks. "are you sure that it's him?"

I take another sip of coffee while looking at the pictures. Pictures of Grimm that weren't normal, to say the least. It must be him. "Yes Glynda, I'm sure," I said. "Raymus is the only one who could have done this. Not to mention he escaped from his asylum years ago now would the perfect time."

We might have to take our attention off Salem for a second… If we don't take care of Raymus this could be bad. "ill call in your sister. You two know Raymus best. We need to capture him as soon as possible." I say, "if we don't, we could of another Salem on our hands."

The Mentor Arc

Jaune's POV

I slice another bot in half as another one drops. I sigh. Bringing my friends into this… major problem could be a bad idea. This monster Salem makes me quiver in my boots. I slice another bot and another drops.

This one charges me full speed and throws a jab at me. I duck under the jab and shield bash it, pushing it back a few feet and slice it upwards tearing it in half.

I then hear clapping. I turn around to see none other than Ruby. "How long- "

"since about the third bot you killed." She said. "You've gotten really good with your weapon, how's it suiting you." She asks while getting into the ring.

"Well besides it being completely different then what my last weapons were, and the fact I haven't been able to bond with them their great," I explain.

Ruby looks confused. "Bond?" she asks.

She didn't know what bonding was? "Bonding? forming a bond with your weapon and merging it with your soul? You've seriously never heard of this?" I ask. "its how my blades were able to do all those cool things. They were bonded to my Grimm. So even when they're not with me they're still helping."

"can anyone do it?" Ruby asks excitedly. "is so can you teach me?!"

She really didn't know about it. Huh. "Well, I don't see why not, but after I'm done training?" I ask. "I want to kill at least 50 more of these bots."

She pouts and crosses her arms, man will you stop doing that? I scream at myself. Then I could see the lightbulb go off in her head. "why don't you and I spar!?" she asks, again, very excitedly "I'm sure I'm better than killing those bots set on the fledging difficulty!" she says while throwing some punches as yang would.

I chuckle. "I don't, I wouldn't want to- "

"if you say hurt me stop right their mister Sinistre!" she says with a finger in my face. "You couldn't hurt me if you tried." She said pout, again and, crosses her arms, again… Geez, Ruby you so that too much.

"Alright fine, we can spar," I say.

She grabs my hands looking my eyes with stars in hers. "Then after you'll teach me how to bond with my weapon?!" she asks excitedly.

I sigh. "Yes." With a blush on my face. Shit, she's too close. I clear my throat. "Ruby, shouldn't you be getting your weapon not... um… holding my hands?" I point out.

Ruby looks down to see she was holding my hands and her hands fly behind her back and she awkwardly chuckles. "Sorry about that… hehe." She awkwardly says. "I'll go get my weapon now." She then used her semblance to speed out the room.

Once ruby got back we started to prepare. She was stretched while I changed some things on the console and was linking our scrolls to it. While the scrolls were linking I caught a glance of Ruby. She was doing normal stretches but man she looked stunning. I couldn't take off my eyes off her. Did I really want to bring her into this Salem issue and get her hurt… or worse?

I couldn't.

I was so caught in my thought and gawking at Ruby I didn't notice that out scrolls were paired, and our names appeared on a screen above the arena with our face and aura levels. Ruby took notice of me looking at her, Blushed and yelled something that I didn't hear.

"Jaune! Hello, are you listening! Stop looking at me!" she said snapping me out of my trance. I blushed and fell out of the seat I was in. "Sorry, sorry, I'm coming!" I said as I got up and jogged to the ring.

I looked at the screen with my aura level and it was already down to 75% due to my training I've done already. So, Ruby had the advantage. It didn't matter to me though. I could beat her no problem.

The words "Begin" were heard from the computer and Ruby shot into action. Her speed caught me off guard she closed the 4 car lengths of distance between us in less than a second. I reacted by putting my shield up and tried to block whatever was about to come, but she did something I didn't expect. She used her Scythe to grab my shield and tore it off my arm. Shocked, I didn't even have a chance react when she twirled around her scythe and shot a fire dust shot me. I tried to block it with my sword but it still threw me back.

I land on my stomach about 3 car length away from her. I get up on my knee and shake my head, a little disorientated from the hit. What the hell? When did she get this strong? I thought. I looked at my Aura levels and they were knocked down to 65% percent good thing for a large aura reserve.

I look around to see that my shield was on the other side on the arena to Ruby's left. Great. Maybe I underestimated her. I stood and gripped my sword with two hands "okay Ruby now I'm serious" I said.

"Oh, you weren't already?" she smirked.

I rushed her with all my speed and once I got to her changed directions to catch her off guard and shot towards my shield. Thinking I would get to it first. I didn't. Ruby appeared there before I could and swung her scythe around attacking with relentless force. There was no deflecting that thing without getting hurt. Dodging was all I could do. Seeing I was getting nowhere with this, I pumped my Aura into my legs and jumped up and over her and landed on my shield up and put it back on. "Alright let's do this," I said.

I closed my eyes and started to let my Grimm's aura come to me but before I could get the rest my instincts told me to block. My eyes shot open to see a bullet whiz past my head, I raise my shield and block another bullet before another comes and hits it and again and again and again. Okay, this is starting to get annoying! The next thing I know is I'm floating. Huh? I look at Ruby's gun and see her gravity dust clip was in her gun. Shit!

She then uses her semblance and flies towards me at breakneck speed and stopped in front of my floating body, switches clips with fire dust again. Aw shit, come on! I raise my shield again and take the impact but forget… I'm floating. Once the bullet hits the shield I get sent flying into a wall.

I shake off the disorientation... again and stand up only to hear. "Winner: Ruby Rose, by ring out!" the computer says. I flop back down and groan. She outplayed me… fuuuck.

Ruby jumps down from the arena and jogs over to me while putting away her monster of a weapon. "See I told you." She said holding a hand out for me to grab. I grab it and she helps me up. "You couldn't hurt me if you tried."

"hehe, you were right. You outplayed me good there." I said. "My pride is seriously hurt, but if I would of been able get off my power gain off I would of total wrecked you," I said cockily.

"yeeeeah let's go with that." She said with a giggle at the end. "Now its time for you teach me how to bond with crescent- "

"Ruby!" I heard Weiss voice at the entrance of the training room. "There someone fighting my sister you have to help me!" she said running out

"Aw come on!" Ruby says running out the training. She then comes back and pokes her head in the room. "You're coming too mister!" she demanded. Great. I thought as I ran after her.

As I'm running I got to thinking. If Ruby is this strong… maybe my friends aren't as weak as I think… I think they can take care of themselves. Especially Ruby. Tonight… I'lllet them in on everything.

Once we got to the courtyard where Weiss sister was fighting there was a crowd formed and had chosen who going to win and was cheering. We pushed through the crowd and saw a woman who looked like a more elegant form of Weiss, who knew that could even be achieved, summoning what looked like little bird and were attacking… wait is that…

Flames, there was fire everywhere. Evil Grimm running rouge attacking everything. But standing in front of protecting everyone through it all was…

"Uncle Qrow?!" Ruby yells, Uncle?!, "Get her Uncle Qrow, kick her butt!" she says but Qrow put up his weapon after she said that and taunted Weiss's sister and man she wasn't having that. She roared summoned her semblance, same as Weiss's, and shot towards Qrow and only stopped by the call of her name right before the sword hit his throat. "Winter!" I look over to see none other than the famous General Ironwood.

What is happening right now? While Ironwood was grinding Weiss's sister, no dubbed Winter, my red speedster friend basically tackled her uncle, if you could call it that because he didn't even budge from the spot he was standing. With Ruby now hanging from his arm, Weiss and I walked up.

"Did you miss me?" I heard Ruby say with a big smile, I've never got her smile like that…

"Nope." Her uncle simply answers with a grin on his face. They both end up laughing and Ruby finally lets go of her uncle's arm.

"Oh, Uncle Qrow these are my friends, Weiss Schnee, and Jaune Sinistre." She said with a big smile on her face, which made me smile. What did make me worry was the fact that when I looked away from Ruby and to her uncle, he was glaring holes into my very soul.

"Oh man, Uncle I've got so many stories to tell you!" Ruby said, "With initiation, the super deathstalker that attacked and oh my god the ARCS?! Don't even get me started!"

"Another time squirt…" He said still glaring at me, shit was going to fight me? "My boss is here." He finally moved his eyes from me and look to his right, I did the same and saw Headmaster Ozpin coming in with the save. You are a wizard Ozpin, thank you!

"Now, students if want to see a fight there a plenty of sanctioned fights happened at the Vytal Festival. Please disperse." He said kindly and while some kids left not all of them.

Then Glynda steps in. "Scatter!" she yelled with her Aura glowing. The crowd disperses faster than it gathered.

"Thank you, Glynda." Ozpin thanked. "Now, Jaune Arc will you accompany me and my colleagues?"

Ozpin why?! "Yeah, no problem," I said smiling. I looked to Qrow and again to see him glaring again. I also think Ruby caught wind of this as she was looking at me and uncle in worry.

Ozpin and the others started to walk away. "I'm sorry squirt, you'll have to tell me them stories another time," Qrow said to Ruby then started to walking Ozpin.

"Yeah… Sorry, ill show you the bonding trick later okay?" I apologized to Ruby who was looking disappointed. She crossed and pouted again. I chuckled because the pout was starting to become cute… wait what? I looked to Ozpin to see how they've gotten to see they walk really fast for old people. "alright time to go, Ruby, I'll see you later." I said rushing to the rest of Ozpin group.

So, a General, a headmaster, an ice queen, a drunk huntsman, and dominatrix walk into a training room… that is defiantly a joke somewhere right? I also see Bubbles sitting in the middle of the arena licking his crotch. Nice Bubbles, just great… I could already tell Winter's, Weiss's sister, kicked into attack mode. Before I could think about stopping her a black hue appeared around her she couldn't move. I look at my Aunt and see her hold her riding crop out. "Thanks Auntie," I say lowly.

"What is the meaning of this?" Winter says. "Do not see that there is a creature of Grimm here!?" she yells to Glynda.

"That's because that Grimm, belongs to me," I say walking up to the arena and jumping onto it. To see Winter's eyes, go wide. "I have a unique thing that I can do, and my soul can Bond and give aura to Grimm." I point to Bubbles eyes. "See they're not red they're white."

"she's a feisty one I can tell," Bubbles jokes.

"not now, Bubbles wait till after this meeting is over," I say to him.

"How can he?" she says.

Ironwood rolls his eyes, "Winter if you may calm yourself" he says. Winter turned to her boss to retort but Ironwoods face turned sour and the look made me stiffen along with Winter. Needless to say, she shut up. "Ozpin you may proceed."

I turn to Ozpin who was clearing his throat "Jaune you are here to display what you can do." He says. "Think of it as a recruitment." His face was unreadable, his eyes were covered by a glare on his glasses. He was up to something and I while didn't want to have a part in it… I have no choice.

I balled up my fist and smiled. "Yes, sir," I said cockily. 'I see you've become a good actor' bubble says to me. I didn't reply. "Send whatever your gonna send at me, Ozpin!"

"Training level set to Veteran" I heard from the computer behind me. Excuse me?

I turn around and about fifty robots fall into the arena all armed with weapons, unlike the bots I fought before. The veteran is the mode two above mine. I look to Ozpin eyes now visible and they told me these simple word: Show me everything you've got.

With a smirk on my face and the robots now rushing, I start absorbing my Grimms Aura. I turn my attention back to the bots. "Bubbles, buy me about 5 seconds!" I order my partner and almost like clockwork, he jumps over my back and straight into the bots. He headbutts the first drone and grabs two more and slams them on their head. The bots now take notice and change targets to Bubbles instead of me. While Bubbles is taking out as many as possible I close my eyes and focus. 'just like before' I thought as I remember the time with the abnormal deathstalker. I felt my body become lighter and reflexes enhance.

My eyes shot open and a bot flew by me and out of the ring with no head. I look to bubbles and he had just retreated back to me with a bots head in his mouth. 'had enough time?' he asked I looked him with my white aura glowing around me. "What do you think?" I answered.

I drew my sword and I could feel my Aura flow into it. I slashed downwards and a big arc of pure aura shot out of the blade slicing ten bots in half. Now lets count how many do we have left? Hmmm about twenty five left? Damn bubbles put in work. "Let's go!" I ordered bubbles and I rushed in. I pulled my shield off my back and threw at the first bot in front of me and bubbles jumped over me again, grabbed the shield and bashed the bot with my shield. I spun around Bubbles and stabbed a bot while another bot rushed me. I kicked it with all my power and sent it flying into another bot. I pulled my sword of the bot it was stuck before bubbles threw my shield to me.

Three more bots took the liberty of rushing me next. I smirked and shield bash the first bot bubbles ran past me and slashed the other two. Bubbles nails then started to glow white and he swiped his paws as arc of aura came out of each nail slicing seven more bots in pieces.

'Alright twelve down, thirteen to go!' bubbles exclaims. I would've of responded but my body can't handle this form much longer before I get aura exhausted. I look to my aura levels and see they were dropping fast I only had about 55% left and dropping it was dropping fast still.

"Bubbles X out!" I yelled ordering bubbles. I got into position for one last burst of power and so did Bubbles. Putting as much power into my legs as I could I shot forward at speeds the rivaled Ruby's. Bubbles shot forward towards the bots as well at the same angle. I got to the bots first and with one slice I cut five in half. Bubbles quickly got there after me and speed past the bots claws expanded and sliced six bots into pieces. We both then face the bots and I pour as much Aura into my sword and slash at the rest of bots and saw Bubbles do the same and Pure raw aura shot from my sword and Bubbles claws. Ripping through arena the blast slices through bot like butter both meeting in the middle of the ring and creating a small explosion of aura in the center and shredded the rest of bots. The blast was small but I'm sure Ozpin and the others could feel shockwaves from it.

I feel the light sensation disappear and fatigue hit my body. I drop down to my knee bubbles is there to help. Bubbles grabs me and slings me on his back. 'no rest for the wicked, young master' he says in a cocky tone. I chuckle a bit. "Nice job out their Bub," I say out loud. Bubbles then takes me over to where everyone was standing.

"So, how'd I do?" I say from Bubbles back. I looked past bubble's head and see that surprisingly none of them, except Winter, looked surprised. 'Ehhh 1 out of five could've been worse' I thought.

'I expected more jaw drops…' Bubbles said to me disappointed.

All the reactions were different. Starting with Ozpin, he was sending an approving look like I just made his day. My Aunt Glynda was sending me a look that said; I expected it to be done quicker. Ironwood's face had a smile on it as he had just seen a beautiful future, what that meant for me? God, I hope nothing. Atlas is the last place I want to be coming after me and asking for help. Winter was… well… shocked. Qrow? He didn't look the slightest bit impressed, in fact, he looked madder than anything.

"Excellent Jaune," Ozpin said answering my question. "Fifty Veteran mode training bots is a feat only a high ranking fourth year of this school can do. I can't wait to see you grow more." He smiled at me and turned to face everyone else in the room. "May we all meet in my Office now please?" he said walking out of the training room.

'what do you think he's gonna say?' Bubbles said to me following them.

'Who cares just carry me to his office I totally can't walk right now' I said to him without speaking.

When we got to Ozpins office, bubbles sat me down in a chair. Ironwood had asked Winter to go get some rest because it was now nightfall. Now everyone was waiting on Ozpin to talk.

"So, Jimmy, and Qrow what do you think?" He asked I'm guessing about me.

"doesn't really matter what I think," Qrow said taking a swig from his flask, then eyed me again.

"Ozpin." I heard Ironwood say. "I can admit, Jaune is strong. And with the right guidance, he can become even more powerful." He said. Man, I like being complimented by a general of an army. "But, do you think he will get strong to defeat Salem." Okay, what? Where did that come from, how does he know about Salem?

Ozpin did not answer, again face unreadable. "We are not to worry about Salem at this moment." He finally said. Shocking everyone but my aunt.

"Wait, hold on a minute Oz," Qrow said seeming like he wasn't processing everything correctly. "Did you just say not to worry about the queen of Grimm?" he said confused.

"Correct." He said still poker-faced.

"Ozpin, what is your reasoning behind this decision?" Ironwood asked patience not to present in his voice.

Ozpin looked to Glynda before down and pulled his scroll out of his pocket. "I'm sure everyone in here is aware of the more… abnormal Grimm appearing. The deathstalker that attack not too long ago can be used as an example." He opened his scroll and put it on his desk and images popped up in front of him.

Images of the deathstalker I fought and many other Grimm that looked like it.

I saw Ironwoods eyes widen. "You don't mean…" he said in shock. "Ozpin let my army handle this!"

"No," He simply said. "What do you think would happen if an army went capture one person? The public would want an answer and what would the answer cause? Panic."

"Wait just minute," I interjected. "Who the hell are we talking about here?"

Ozpin again looked to Glynda who just closed her eyes. "A student who enrolled here about 17 teen years ago, and later transferred to Atlas academy of science," Ozpin said tapping his scroll. An image then popped up of a familiar face, he had same color hair and eyes as my stepmom. A scruffy face with a five o'clock shadow. A name under the picture told me who exactly who this was even though all I needed was the picture.

Raymus Sinistre, My step-uncle and complete lunatic. My step-mom never went into details but all she said was that he tried to kill me and the rest of our family. That alone gets my blood boiling when I see his scruffy face.

"Holy shit," Qrow said. "The wannabe Grimm king is back. What do want us to do about it?" He then took another swig from his flask.

"We must capture before he grows stronger," Ozpin said. "Or else we might have another Salem on hands and we can barely handle one."

"Good, I can round a band of misfit hunters and go kick his ass to next Wednesday-"Qrow said prying his mouth off his flask to speak.

"No." Again he says simply. "This is a job for the Grimm Tamer"

Bubbles head went up and my head shot towards Ozpin too. "Ozpin don't be ridiculous!" Ironwood shouts. "You cannot send a child to do a man's jobs!"

Ozpin's face turns serious and I could feel the power emanating from him from. It was similar to the feeling felt Salem but less strong, still though, that fact that he has this much power is shocking. Bubbles whimpered and hid behind my chair and cover his head with his paws. "This child also has to fight Salem soon, so don't think it would be best for him to get as much experience as he can?" Ozpin asked with detest in his voice.

Ironwood nodded and backed down from Ozpin. I could see the sweat dripping from his face from here. The overwhelming feeling dispersed and I felt I could breathe again. "Now, onto what I going to say next," Ozpin said.

"Jaune." He said to me in a nice manner. "Meet Qrow Branwen… Your trainer to further your power as a Grimm Tamer, so you can fight and bring back Raymus."

"Uh, hold on what?" I ask confused. Qrow then throws his arm around my shoulder. "I am going to be training you from now on bucko!" He said laughing afterward

Fuck of course.

Mentor Arc

Qrow's POV

Well, tonight was a shit fest of a conversation if you could even call it that.

I sat on the roof of the dormy new trainee was in.

Did I want to train this brat? No. That much was obvious. Did I have to? Yes.

Not only did my life depend on it but my family's life as well… Ruby… I looked to the sky and thought of my father. "are you happy that I can't do anything?" I said to no one but the air. Another face then came to my mind. Summer… "I'm sorry…" I said before taking another swig of my rye whiskey.

Tonight was going to be a long night.

Mentor Arc

Jaune's POV

"Wait, but why is he training me?" I asked Ozpin curiously.

"Because I trust him the most with the power of Grimm Tamer" He explains and by the look on his face that meant not to ask more questions. I put my head down and respected his wishes. "You have until after the Vytal Festival, learn what you can. You'll need it."

Ozpin didn't make sense sometimes. Ugh, I can't wrap my head around this. Also, what did Qrow say about Raymus being a wannabe Grimm King? 'Charlie, were you listening?' I asked mt nevermore. He was more insightful the bubbles so I could use his advice.

"Yes, young master I was." I heard Charlie say. "What I think is that you have more pressing problems at the moment… Your friends?" Ah shit, he was right what I gonna tell them. I sigh. Well its now or never. I get into my dorm building and as I'm coming up to my room I stop. I turn towards RWBY's room and knock.

I hear some shuffling and a second later the door opens and Ruby pokes her head out. "Oh hey Jaune what's up?" She says.

I put on a serious face. "Gather your team and meet me in my room," I say. "I need to tell you guys something."

I knew she didn't understand but I guess the look on my face said it all; This is important. She nodded closed the door I heard some talking, more shuffling and the door opened again, this time all of RWBY came out, all wearing their pajama's. "Let's go," Ruby said as we made our way to my room.

As I walked into my room my team saw the RWBY was behind me, before they could ask a question held a finger up to stop any. "Everyone might want to pull up a seat," I said walking across to room to my desk and sitting in my chair.

"This is going to be a doozy…"

The Mentor Arc

Third Person POV

In unknown forest sat an old lab. Glass was broken, moss and weeds ingulfed the building but sat inside of the of was a working lab and middle of the lab stood a man about 6'1 with a scruffy face. Raymus Sinistre. He took in the smell of the lab because he had been her in a long time. He walked over the computer to left in the lab and tapped a key powering it out.

Immediately a voice spoke; "One message from Dr. Watts, Top Priority, now playing…" This got Raymus's attention. A video then popped up on the screen and none other than Dr. Watts himself appeared on it.

Raymus chuckled.

"Raymus, I know you're out now but lay low," Watts said with cation. "Salem let you get away the first time, she will not let it happen a second. She'd come for you herself-"Raymus stopped the video by pressing a button.

He chuckled again.

Raymus lifted his head up. His eyes were black with stark white pupils. "its fine let her come…" he said rolling up his sleeves revealing his arm that had black veins running up them. "it'll make it that much easier to dethrone her… once and for all…" He chuckled once more and sat down at his computer.

"I just need one more piece." He said closing his eyes. "Bring me that last piece Ozpin."

He started laughing hysterically…

END