Well, people, this story took off quicker than I thought possible. I'm proud to present Chapter three.

Also, I'm sorry for how long this one took. The writer's block, holidays, and my big sister's wedding kinda took my attention away.

On a personal note, I now have a brother-in-law as well as a niece that will be born this year. HOORAAAY!

I don't own RWBY or Ghost rider.

Ch. 3: A Rider's Tolerance

(Beacon Academy, Dorm room of Team JNPR)

"Okay, first on the agenda is 'I-build-us-bunk-beds-cause-these-things-take-up-too-much-damn-room' cause there ain't any room to move in here." Jaune announced from his seat on his bed. He had decorated his part of the room with a simple picture of his family. That had required that he point out that he did, indeed, have seven older sisters.

"Either, your dad's got mistresses that he hasn't told you about or your mom's Wonder Woman." Were Nora's words when his explanation finished.

Ren had sighed in exasperation and Pyrrha's lips were pursed and her shoulders shook from her attempt to stifle her laughter.

Her obvious inexperience in this situation was apparent.

But nonetheless, Jaune's mother was now the role model of both girls and would also be for team RWBY when this story was told to them.

Anyway…

"Okay, we got classes in the morning and I have heard nothing good about this Peter Port character." Jaune announced as he sat his hat on the bed post and laid on the mattress.

"So what were the bad things that were said?" Nora asked from her bed.

"The words "Loud", "Blowhard", "Kinda pervy", and "a Walking Ego" were used when describing this guy." Jaune answered before flicking off the light switch, bathing the room in darkness.

(The next morning, Beacon Academy Grimm studies classroom)

"FIENDS! MONSTERS! AND PROWLERS OF THE NIGHT! The Grimm that haunts the world are also known by these titles! But to me, and one day the rest of you, they are merely prey… Why, when I was a young handsome man in my prime-" Boomed the voice of the Professor, Peter Port. The man was dressed in a sharp red suit and appeared to be in his fifties with a solid gray head of hair and a bushy moustache that completely covered his mouth.

"I gave up full-time bounty hunting for THIS!? Oz, we gotta have a talk about how much I get paid for this shit." Were the thoughts of one Jaune Arc. He was currently sitting in his place next to Pyrrha, whom he was fighting not to stare at since she filled out the Beacon Academy girl's uniform so well and the black leggings that accentuated how long her fine legs were was not helping his battle.

He currently wore the male version of the uniform with his chain wrapped around his torso and his hat and gloves.

He tore his focus off Pyrrha's body and looked at her face, only to raise a brow at the glazed look in her eyes. She was apparently as bored as he was. Ren just took his notes with a completely blank look on his face while Nora the Norlax snored away.

He glanced at their sister team and Team RWBY didn't disappoint. Blake was bobbing her head as she fought off sleep due to the man's boisterous and long-winded tale. Yang glanced at him, apparently sensing his gaze and winked flirtatiously with a sultry smile at him before turning back to the teacher, only to recoil in apparent disgust when the man winked at her. Weiss was dutifully taking notes, trying to appear as the model student. Ruby, who looked utterly adorable in the girl's uniform especially with her cloak fastened to her shoulders, was amusing herself by balancing her pencil, her textbook, and an apple (Where the hell did she pull that thing from?) on her index finger with her eyes crossed and in her other hand was a crude drawing of their teacher with the words 'Professor Poop' written beneath it.

He nearly pierced through the leather gloves and drew blood as he bit his hand to stifle his laughter. Hearing the disturbance, Pyrrha looked at him with concern before he gently grabbed her head and turned it towards Ruby. She saw Weiss glaring at Ruby with utter contempt in her eyes but she then stifled her own giggle at the sight of Ruby's antics.

"…But the Grimm were no match for my wit and courage. Now who among you feels that you are worthy of the title of mighty Huntsman and Huntresses?"

"I do, sir."

"Right here, moustache."

Weiss and Jaune raised their hands simultaneously. Weiss glared at the boy but he merely smirked confidently at the teacher.

"Hohoo, we have two volunteers today! I think we have enough time for a couple battles. Go change into your combat gear and return." The teacher ordered.

The students did and they returned to the sight of Professor Port standing next to two cages one larger than the other. Jaune strangely was unarmed, without even Anaconda wrapped around his torso.

"You go ahead, Weiss. I'll wait my turn." Jaune stepped aside and crossed his arms as the woman didn't even pause in her step.

"Okay, the Weiss-hole's in a bad mood today." He thought with a frown.

The woman drew her rapier and stood a few yards away from the cages with a steel-cold look in her eyes.

Her teammates showed their support in their own way. Yang held up a 'Go Weiss' sign, Blake waved a tiny red flag with 'RWBY' printed in white, while Ruby cheered her on.

"RUBY, SHUT UP! I NEED TO FOCUS!" Weiss screamed at the girl, who seemed to wilt and sink into herself.

"Okay, ass-kickin' followed by a stern talkin' too." Jaune thought with a nod to himself.

"Young Ms. Schnee, you will be facing a Boarbatusk. But before we begin, Mr. Arc, where is this particular Grimm's weak spot.

Jaune thought about it for a moment. "If I could give my personal opinion, I'd say light the bastard up. All problems can be solved when you set it on fire." He jokingly held up his finger in a lecturing manner.

A few 'Amen' were heard by the students.

Prof. Port chuffed in amusement before looking at Jaune semi-sternly.

Jaune smirked but relented. "I would say that this Grimm's stomach is its personal weak point since its soft and there's no bone plating. I'd also say that every Grimm's neck is vulnerable, since the bone armor wouldn't let them turn their heads. So stab the throat or decapitate the Boarbatusk if you get the chance, otherwise flip it over and stab its underside." He said.

Peter was actually impressed. He noticed that the lad took no notes but he already knew this barely known fact about the Grimm's weak point as a species.

"Very good, Mr. Arc." Peter praised the boy before hoisting up his weapon, a musket with axe blades at the stock, and chopping off the lock to the smaller cage. "Let's see if Ms. Schnee puts those facts to use."

The bars fell to the ground with an ominous clang, revealing multiple glowing red eyes. The Grimm came into the light revealing it to be a warthog-like Grimm with four blood red eyes and upward-facing tusks, hence the name.

It squealed loudly before rolling itself up into a ball and speeding towards the heiress, who barely dodged to the side quick enough. The Grimm veered to the right and rolled back at Weiss, who adopted her normal stance in preparation for its attack.

Jaune watched the fight with a critical eye. He was unsurprised to see Weiss create a dust barrier to knock the Grimm back. The beast shook its head to clear it before it rolled at the girl again.

Upon hearing Ruby cheer for her teammate, he expected the Schnee to ignore her. Instead, she yelled for Ruby to shut up again and got a Grimm wheel to her gut for her troubles.

"Typical Schnee 'Superiority-complex' at work. She feels jilted since Ruby was made team leader instead of her. I'd better corner her after this and give her a dressing down, for whatever good'll come of it. She might say that I became team leader since I'm an Arc." Jaune thought with a grimace.

Weiss regained her footing just in time to dive out of the Grimm's way again. She straightened herself out and focused. She watched as the Grimm got closer and suddenly stabbed her Myrtenaster into the ground, creating a Glyph beneath her feet. Another appeared between her and the Boarbatusk and it generated a single spike of ice that impaled the Grimm through the throat, killing it instantly.

All was silent for a moment before the class all applauded the heiress for her performance.

"Very well done, Ms. Schnee. Though, you could do well to learn to ignore outside distractions and keep a level head in the midst of battle." Port criticized the girl. He had noticed the animosity that she showed to her team leader and had easily deduced the reason for her attitude. He then turned to Jaune and nodded his head to the large cage that held a Grimm whom snarled viciously in the shadows of the cage.

"As for you, Mr. Arc, I hunted this one several years ago and I think it'll provide a decent challenge for one such as you." He said challengingly.

Jaune raised a brow in curiosity but shrugged off his leather jacket, revealing his muscular arms in his sleeveless black T-shirt as well as a knife sheathed at his lower back, revealing that even without his normal weapons, he was still armed. He blew a quick shrill whistle and tossed the jacket in the air, where a black blur snatched the article out of the air and carried it to Pyrrha, revealing it to be Cobalt. The falcon chirped at her before hopping up to her arm and settling on her shoulder.

The Arc tugged on his gloves, making sure they were snug on his hands before adopting a boxing stance. "Alright, let's see what you got, teach." He said.

The Professor's smirk was invisible as he cut the lock and a giant black mass dashed from the cage, revealing a giant Beringal.

The Beringal was a gorilla-like Grimm, renowned for their incredible savagery and strength. Like the other species of Grimm, the Beringal grew more intelligent with age, but their tempers and savagery grew as well. This one seemed to be at least a few decades old.

"Come on, big fella! Let's settle this mano a mano." Jaune flexed his arms and rolled his shoulders before he charged at the monster.

The ape-Grimm roared at him and raised its arms to hammer the bounty hunter. It brought its arms down on Jaune and he blocked them with his forearms. The floor shattered, leaving a spider-web pattern of cracks beneath him, but Jaune still didn't buckle.

"After I kill this thing, we need to have a word on your teaching methods." Jaune grumbled before he shoved the Grimm's arms away. He used the opening to deliver a powerful haymaker to the monster's torso, making it hunch over. He then threw an uppercut into its chin, making its jaws clack loudly as it reeled back. He then rushed forward with a right hook to its face. "FUCK OFF!" He yelled as he unloaded a barrage of punches to the sides of its face.

Then a left to the body.

Right to the head.

Kick to the chin.

Right hook to the ribs.

Roundhouse kick to the side of the head.

"THAT ALL YOU GOT!?" He roared as he jumped up and socked the Grimm's face with a powerful fire-laced punch that warped its face before it exploded and the Beringal went flying into the wall and then to the floor. It snarled weakly and tried to stand.

Jaune approached the beast slowly and drew his blade, revealing it to be a pitch-black kukri knife with a dark gray skull etched on the blade and a ring for his index finger to slip through. He twirled the knife on his finger before he gripped the handle and brought the blade down on its neck, decapitating it and ending the fight.

He huffed in satisfaction before he sheathed the knife and bowed to his cheering audience.

"Very well done, Mr. Arc. You display the same level of skill I wielded in my youth. I can guarantee that one day you'll be an excellent Huntsman. Class dismissed." Port yelled to his students who immediately hurried to the doors. Jaune's team, as well as the RBY of Team RWBY stayed back to wait for him.

Pyrrha smiled at him with his jacket in her arms and Cobalt on her shoulder. "That was incredible, Jaune. I don't think even I could've dealt with that breed of Grimm so easily." She complimented her team leader.

He smiled bashfully back as he took his jacket and slipped it on. "That was actually a lot of fun. I mean, I know I was supposedly fighting for my life but wailing on a giant punching bag lets me lose all kinds of stress." He smiled serenely as Cobalt jumped from Pyrrha's shoulder onto his own.

Ren approached his leader and gave him a casual look over. "You look like me after I spent a weekend at a spa resort." He calmly stated.

Everyone looked at him with a raised brow. "What? I won tickets from a radio contest." He said defensively.

"There's a story behind that and I'd love to hear it but I think we need to get to our next class. Weiss, Ruby, stay behind with me. Professor?" Jaune turned and yelled to get their teacher's attention.

"Yes Mr. Arc?" He asked from behind his desk.

"I Kinda need to have a heart-to-heart with these two. You mind serving as a ref?" He asked, getting a raised brow and a nod from the braggart teacher.

The others hesitantly left to Ms. Goodwitch's class. Pyrrha took the longest until Jaune gently pulled her closer and whispered his plan in her ear, making her turn a bit red at the feeling of his breath on her skin. She nodded and followed the rest of her friends.

"I don't have time for this." Weiss scoffed and walked away, only for Jaune to raise his hand towards her and a black length of chain to launch from his sleeve and wrap around the heiress. He yanked her back and restrained her to a seat. He then grabbed another seat and set it next to the Schnee. He looked at Ruby and motioned for her to take a seat, which she did timidly.

"Alright! I and everyone with a brain in their skull can tell that there's some hostility between you two. I want to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand and someone gets killed." He announced.

"W-Wh-What hostility!?" Ruby squeaked.

"Not from you, Rubes. Your part of this is the lesser priority. Weiss on the other hand, is the bigger problem." He said and lowered his head to the heiress' level. He met her frigid glare with his own calm sapphires. "You wanna explain to the class why you're being such a frigid bitch to your team leader?" He bluntly asked.

Weiss only glared at the Arc scion with absolute loathing in her eyes. Professor Port cleared his throat expectantly, revealing that he expected to hear the answer as well as Jaune.

"This immature little brat shouldn't be team leader! I trained for years to perfect my technique and posture and I'm passed over by a child that doesn't even know how to properly fight!" She exclaimed heatedly.

Jaune didn't react, even when Ruby started to tear up slightly. Her wish was for her team to all get along and get stronger together but Weiss was making it difficult with her attitude.

"Okay, let me proceed with your metaphorical ass-kickin'." Jaune stated as he placed his hand on Ruby's shoulder, letting Cobalt hop onto it and rub the girl's cheek with his head as his own means of comfort.

"I can see, if only a little bit, where you're coming from. Given who your father is, you were raised to believe that all others are beneath you and that you're entitled to anything you want. Don't give me that look!" He shot out when her glare turned back to him. "I met Jacque Schnee at one of his "Charity" balls and he should be thankful that I didn't know I was the host of the Rider at the time or you'd be a full on orphan right now. I could smell that man's greed and ego even at seven years old without Zarathos' ability to sense the evil in a person's soul. The Schnee Dust Company was a respectable industry until he became the CEO and Head of the Company. That's when your family's and your company's name went straight down the shitter. He raised you as a pampered princess and you took to it like a fish to water. I'm willing to bet that you becoming a Huntress-in-training is the closest thing to rebellion that you've ever done in your life." He gauged her reaction and was satisfied when she shifted her gaze to the side.

"Look, my point is that you feel entitled to the position of team leader when you haven't earned it. Ozpin was watching us with hidden cameras and wasn't likely impressed with your attitude at the time." Jaune then turned to Ruby, who was calmed down by Cobalt's comfort but tensed when Jaune turned to her.

"Ruby is fifteen years old and socially awkward. Of course she's gonna be immature. She finally has new friends to hang out with and she's gonna try her best to connect with you all and make you laugh." He gently pet the girl and ruffled her hair, making her blush and smile slightly.

Jaune looked at Ruby. "Your heart's in the right place, young'un, but there's a time and place for everything. It's your job to know when that time comes."

He turned back to Weiss. "You don't have the empathy or the attitude to be team leader, Weiss. But you do have the potential to be the best teammate. Be the voice of reason when she gets illogical and the person she can go to for advice when her sister isn't around and she needs it." He then raised the chain and it loosened around Weiss before slithering back into his sleeve. "Okay, end of lecture." He announced and left the room after collecting Cobalt and thanking the teacher for the tardy note for Goodwitch and the use of the room.

The two still sat in their seats, looking thoughtful after Jaune's makeshift lesson.

Ruby took a deep breath and turned to her partner but was interrupted before she could even speak. "Look, Ruby, I know he was right. I've been a horrible teammate. He was also right about how I was raised. I can't argue about what he said about my father, either. Look, if you try to be the best leader you can be, I'll do my best to be the best team mate I can be. Deal?" She asked.

Ruby gave her a hug, nearly squeezing the life out of her as an answer.

"Hohohoho!" Port's laugh startled the girls out of their moment. "The Arc family strikes again. I'm glad to see your issues resolved before they got out of hand, my dears." He said and handed the two their tardy slips for Goodwitch's class. "The two of you have much to discuss after your classes and I can only see you getting stronger from this. Off you go." He shooed the girls away and they ran to reach their next class. Port sat at his desk and picked his scroll up off the desk. "Did you hear that, old friend?" He asked.

"Indeed, Peter. I can't tell you how proud we are." A woman's voice answered.

"What he said about Jacque Schnee, though, was any of that true? I haven't been much concerned over the political climate of the world and don't really know the specifics of its affairs."

"You have no idea, Peter. Jacque married into the Schnee family and quickly took over the business. Ever since, their reputation and the company's sank several dozen leagues beneath the sea like a boulder. From what we've seen, the man's a tyrannical and controlling sort. His eldest daughter, Winter, left to join the Atlas military just to get away from the man and his son, Whitley hasn't been seen much in public. But from the few times I met him, he's a devious little bastard. He seemed level-headed and laid-back but I could see a lot of his father in his eyes only he was MORE self-serving and conceited. If that's the case, it's best that Jaune never meet either Jacque or Whitley or the Rider will make himself known to them." She said.

"Hmm, I understand, Marianne. I'll keep an eye on your son, though he doesn't seem to need much of it." He said with a smirk.

"Heheh. We appreciate your help, Peter. I have a meeting to get to so you take care of yourself and for the love of God, tone down your boasting when you tell your stories. I'm on the other side of the damn continent and I could practically feel Jaune's eyes rolling." Marianne Arc, Mother of Jaune Arc and the seven Sisters of Arc, and the General of the Arc Citadel Military Force said teasingly and disconnected the line.

Peter chuckled in amusement at his old friend's antics and pocketed his scroll before heading out of his classroom. He had a report to make to Ozpin after all.

(Prof. Goodwitch's classroom)

"… as Huntsmen and Huntresses, you will need to know how to face both Grimm and your fellow man." Jaune heard Goodwitch lecturing her students as he entered the classroom.

She paused and regarded the young man. He quickly ran up and handed her his tardy slip before rushing up to take his seat next to Pyrrha. "I nipped it before it could get too bad." He whispered to her before focusing on the lesson. She smiled at this bit of news, happy that her friends wouldn't be fighting like that anymore.

Before Glynda could continue, the door burst open again revealing Weiss and Ruby, who handed her their tardy slips and took their seats.

Glynda sighed and continued. "For today's lesson, you will be sparring with your classmates in random order but you will not be permitted to use your own weapons. Sometimes, you will need to utilize another weapon if your own is out of reach or broken. I wish to see if any of you are capable of improvising with a weapon that is foreign to you." She announced.

Ruby's eyes glimmered at the thought of experimenting with another weapon but then she looked worried at the thought of another wielding her baby.

"The first match will be between Ms. Pyrrha Nikos, wielding the weapon of Mr. Jaune Arc against Mr. Sky Lark, wielding the weapon of Mr. Dove Bronzewing." Goodwitch announced.

Pyrrha stood and left for the women's changing room and Sky did the same for the men's.

A little while later, Pyrrha stood in the small arena across from Sky. He was a young man with dark blue shoulder-length hair, dark blue eyes and a cocky smirk. His garb consisted of dark gray armor with lighter gray edges over a black V-neck shirt and pants.

He normally wielded a halberd in battle but he was now wielding Dove's dual short sword/revolver.

Pyrrha held nothing in her hands while Jaune stood outside the arena talking to Glynda. "Um teach? I have a lot of weapons, so which one is she using?" He asked curiously.

Glynda blinked at his question, admittedly having not thought of that. "Um… I believe your chain will suffice. Anaconda, was it?" She asked. Jaune nodded and whipped the length of metal rings. He lassoed it and tossed it to Pyrrha. "Given your Semblance, that's probably the best weapon to use anyway." He said.

Pyrrha grabbed the chain and whipped it a few times to get a feel for it. It was foreign, but not uncomfortable. It actually felt warm in her hands, like the weapon accepted her as a wielder. "Most likely because it's Jaune's. He did say that his weapons were pseudo-sentient." She mused with a small smile.

"So, sweet cheeks, how about when I win, you come and celebrate with me and the boys?" Sky asked with a slick grin.

Pyrrha raised a brow as the smile vanished from her face and was replaced by a slightly disgusted scowl. The look in his eyes reminded her of the many men who leered at her when she was in Mistral.

"The battle between Pyrrha Nikos and Sky Lark will end upon my say so, when your Aura meter enters the red zone, verbal surrender, or one of you is rendered unconscious. Begin!" Glynda declared. The large screen on the wall lit up with a picture of the two combatants with a bar representing their aura filled with a green line.

Sky took initiative and attacked first by firing the revolver three times. Pyrrha charged onwards with Anaconda covered with a dark gray energy. The chain whipped forward and deflected the bullets with ease. She swung the chain around and whipped it at Sky. He swiped at the chain with his sword but Pyrrha kept her attack going, not giving him a chance to counter.

Her friend's cheers could be heard over the other students. "GO P-MONEY GO! Yang shouted with Ruby and Nora clapping and cheering just as loudly. Blake, Weiss, and Ren were calmly observing but each gave their support in their own way. Blake had made another flag with JNPR printed on it and she waved it calmly. Ren and Weiss were silent but they gave nods of their own encouragement.

Jaune merely smiled confidently at her, knowing that she would win even with an unfamiliar weapon.

Sky had knocked the spike at the end of the chain away and dashed towards the champion. He drew his sword back and swung but Pyrrha lightly used her Semblance to divert the weapon only slightly and grabbed the chain with both hands to knock it away. She used her momentum to whirl around and elbow him across the face and jump away to get some distance. She glanced at the screen and saw that Sky's aura had dropped down to roughly 85%.

"PYRRHA! STEEL KNUCKLES!" Jaune suddenly shouted. She looked at him with confusion until he made a gesture of wrapping something around his forearm and around his hand which then clenched into a fist. Her eyes widened in realization and she nodded at him with a smile.

"YOU LITTLE BITCH!" Sky screamed and ran at Pyrrha. His lip was split and bleeding slightly. He swung his borrowed weapon wildly at the champion, who gracefully dodged each swing. Taking Jaune's advice, she used her Semblance to make the chain wrap around her forearm and her fingers before clenching it into a fist. Sky lunged at her with a stab, which she sidestepped and threw a straight punch that impacted directly onto the arrogant boy's face. The sound of a broken cartilage echoed through the arena along with the sound of a tooth hitting the ground followed by Sky's unconscious body itself. Pyrrha looked at the screen and saw that Sky's aura was now in the yellow at roughly 40%.

"Enough! This match's winner is Pyrrha Nikos." Goodwitch announced and the students, especially her friends, applauded at her performance.

"If he were conscious, I'd say that Mr. Lark needs to watch his temper. However, you did well, Ms. Nikos. You used a foreign weapon very well. Have you used such a thing before?" She asked.

"No, ma'am. It felt like Anaconda just accepted me and it seemed like it knew what I wanted and did it. I'm sorry, but I don't know how else to describe it." She said bashfully.

"Well, you did a good job regardless. Take your seat please." She said and ordered one of Sky's teammates, Russel Thrush to take him to the infirmary.

"The next match will be between Mr. Cardin Winchester using the weapon of Mr. Sky Lark against Mr. Jaune Arc using the weapon of Ms. Nora Valkyrie." Goodwitch announced.

Jaune's grin seemed to split his face in half. Though the fact that it looked evil should've creeped everyone out, it was the matching grin on Nora's face that truly frightened everyone.

Cardin was a burly man with a similar armor to his teammates and he had short brown hair and arrogant blue eyes. His normal weapon was a mace with an exploding fire Dust crystal embedded into it but he was currently wielding his teammate's halberd/rifle.

Jaune stood with Nora holding her war hammer to her team leader. "Take good care of our fearless leader, Magnhild." She whispered to her weapon before handing it to him.

Jaune smiled warmly at her before he petted her head. "No need to fear, "Destroyer of Worlds", I will wield this mighty weapon and smite all evil with the fury of a hurricane." He exclaimed dramatically while adopting a 'heroic' pose with the hammer in one hand and the other fist on his waist and his chest puffed out. Nora laughed joyously and hugged her friend tightly before running to her seat beside a smiling Ren and Pyrrha. Yang and Ruby cheered Jaune on while Blake continued to wave her little flag.

Jaune twirled the war hammer and switched it into its grenade launcher form and back to get accustomed to it.

Cardin glared at Jaune. "You're goin' down, Jauney-boy. I wonder how your family of freaks are gonna react when they find out you got into this school, only to get beat by me." He goaded, only for Jaune to look at him confusedly.

"Oh, I'm sorry, was I supposed to know who you are? Did I kill someone you know or put him in prison? Either one's a possibility I suppose." He muttered to himself.

Cardin growled angrily at him and charged with his borrowed weapon raised over his head. Jaune still didn't react even when Cardin brought the weapon down. It suddenly stopped a hairs breadth away from his forehead. Cardin was launched away, covered in a bright purple light.

The teen looked around and saw Goodwitch with her riding crop pointed at him and a purple aura around her. "I don't believe I started the match, Mr. Winchester. As it is, I should forfeit you and issue you detention with me until next month." She ground out angrily.

"Ms. Goodwitch? I'd actually like to fight this guy, if it's all the same to you. I think he needs to be brought down a peg or seventeen." Jaune interjected.

Glynda breathed deeply to calm herself before she swatted her crop and sent Cardin to the opposite end of the arena. "You will receive that detention, either way, Winchester. The same rules apply as in the last battle. Begin!" She declared.

Jaune took the war hammer in both hands and dashed towards Cardin, who raised the halberd to block the strike, which it did below the hammer. Jaune grinned and pulled the trigger near the pommel of the hammer's shaft, launching a pink grenade into Cardin's chest. The arrogant teen was sent flying into the arena wall from the pink smoke-filled explosion. He shook his head and glared at Jaune with rage in his eyes. Jaune merely smirked at the cracked armor on Cardin's torso. "Is that even real armor? It looks like a Beowolf pup could split it open like a can of spam." Jaune stated loudly. The listening audience laughed at his taunting.

Jaune then dashed forward with the hammer held like a golf club. "FORE-" He brought the hammer up and it whacked Cardin in the face. "-HEAD!" He shouted as the bully's body was sent flying away and his aura was dropped into the yellow at roughly 30%.

"ASSHOLE-IN-ONE!" Jaune cheered and tossed the hammer away like it was a golf club, much to the amusement of his peers and more-so, his friends.

Cardin shook away the imaginary birds dancing around his head and glared hatefully at the Arc scion. He grabbed the halberd and aimed the rifle barrel at Jaune and fired.

He struck a few feet behind and to the side of Jaune. "Dude, learn how to shoot. Let me lead by example." He said and caught the airborne Magnhild, which he shifted to its grenade launcher form. "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!" He shouted dramatically and fired three grenades at Cardin's feet, the last one strong enough to send him into the air. Jaune switched Magnhild back into a war hammer and dashed to where Cardin would land.

"MOTHER!"

"FUCKING!"

"BOOP!" Jaune screamed as he swung the hammer like a baseball bat onto Cardin's face, smashing him into the wall hard enough to leave a crater around an imprint of his body.

The screen showed that Cardin's aura had completely depleted and Jaune was declared the winner of the battle.

"Enough! Jaune Arc is the winner." Goodwitch announced. The class cheered even louder than when Pyrrha won her fight. Jaune's friends especially were loud. "Mr. Arc, you are lucky that the war hammer is a weapon that doesn't require much grace or technique since you essentially used it like a club for most of the battle. Using your opponent's anger as a means of directing the battle was also a very effective strategy, though I suggest you watch your language in my presence, young man." She said with a cold glare.

Jaune rubbed the back of his head with a sheepish grin. "Sorry. Got a bit carried away." He said with a courteous bow. The bell chose to ring at that moment, signaling that it was time for their lunch hour.

"All of you are dismissed. We'll continue this lesson for the rest of the week before moving to Hand-to-hand combat." Goodwitch announced.

Jaune tossed Magnhild back to its extremely happy wielder, only for the girl to jump onto his torso and wrap her limbs around him, ensnaring his head in her modest chest and his arms in her legs.

"THAT WAS THE 'BOOP' TO END ALL 'BOOPS'! REN WE HAVE TO GREATEST LEADER EVERRRRRR!" Nora screamed to her exasperated friend.

"Nora, I think he's turning blue." Pyrrha pointed out to the hyperactive girl with a twitch in her brow.

"Not to intrude upon Ren territory, but death via Nora's boob smothering hug ain't a bad way to go." Jaune thought with a quick smirk.

(Beacon Cafeteria one week later)

Despite her former profession, Pyrrha was a girl who wanted the simple things in life.

She had already made good headway in acquiring several simple things. She had a ragtag group of friends that she was proud to know.

She was part of a very talented team, a kind and dry humored, level-headed martial artist, a Valkyrie with a warm heart and hyperactive personality.

And finally…

"… and then the parrot goes "Alright, I give up, where's the damn ship?"" Jaune finished the punch line only for his friends to laugh uproariously.

Her partner and team leader, who had incredible power and talent, a bright disposition, and a wicked sense of humor. She also believed she was finally experiencing her first crush on said team leader. His intervention for Weiss and Ruby had led to wonderful results. Weiss had finally begun to warm up to her team and Ruby had hit the books fiercely for someone who obviously hated studying. Yang had profusely thanked him by shoving his face in her cleavage and Pyrrha had gotten the impression that she wasn't the only one who had a crush on the Ghost Rider.

She had seen the looks that Blake and Yang had sent his way and Ruby had sent her own utterly adorable glances as well.

"Heheh. Okay, one more. There was an exploring vessel in the middle of the ocean sailing without a problem or any issue. Suddenly the guy in the Crow's nest yells "Captain, there's an enemy ship on the horizon." The captain turns to his first mate and says "Bring me my red shirt." The first mate does so and the captain puts it on and the battle ensues. It goes on all day and they don't lose one sailor. After the fight, the first mate goes up to the captain and asks "Captain, why'd you ask for a red shirt before the fight?" The captain says "If I were to be shot and was bleeding, the crew wouldn't notice the blood and continue to fight on." The first mate looks at him and says "Man, that's awesome." The next morning, the guy in the Crow's nest yells "Twenty enemy ships on the horizon." The captain looks at his first mate and says "Bring me my brown pants."" The group of eight erupted into laughter again, as did several other students who were in earshot of Jaune's joke.

(Those of you who know where those jokes came from, kudos to you.)

"I guess the ship hit the fan for those guys." Yang interjected, killing everyone's laughter.

"GOD DAMNIT, YANG!" Jaune shouted in response.

"That was horrible." Blake deadpanned.

"You guys wouldn't know comedy gold if it hit you in the face." Yang whined.

"Speaking of which, anybody else have any good ones?" Jaune asked his friends, only to be interrupted by a girl a few meters away.

"Ow, stop it! Let go!" A girl's voice yelled.

The group's heads all turned to the sound and saw a second year brunette rabbit faunus with brown eyes piteously pleading for her release.

"Oh, I'm sorry, does it hurt? Looks like it does." Cardin sneered, making his team laugh.

Holding her ear was Cardin Winchester, fully healed thanks to his aura and the wondrous technology from the Beacon Medical Center. The bully's teammates were circled around the two, preventing the girl's escape.

"This is disgusting." Pyrrha hissed. Blake sat right next to her with her eyes narrowed hatefully.

Weiss only narrowed her eyes and focused on her food while Yang and Ruby glared at Cardin and his group hatefully. Ruby suddenly started sniffing the air. "Is something burning? I'm smelling smoke." She announced.

"Let me break his legs." Nora said and made to stand but was held down by Ren, who was looking at Jaune with wide fearful eyes.

Jaune was glaring with burning eyes that were currently smoking slightly.

"Oh, that's what's burning." Pyrrha thought dumbly.

He then pointed to the doorway. "If she doesn't do anything about this in the next fifteen seconds, I'm gonna be wanted for manslaughter." He said.

They followed his finger and saw the barely visible visage of Glynda Goodwitch behind the doorway.

"What the hell's she doing? Why isn't she stopping him?" Yang seethed.

"It's politics, Yang. If she defends a Faunus, she's gonna be seen as a Faunus lover and the council might start thinkin' she's a White Fang supporter. Bullshit on several levels, obviously, but the Valean council isn't known for their common sense or sense of morality for that matter." Jaune said before he stood up. "Good thing I don't give a flying fuck about them cause time's up." He announced before he marched over to the bullies.

Cardin was having a good time right now. After his beat down by the Arc freak, he was healed after of week of treatment and went to get lunch with his friends. Upon seeing this little bunny Faunus, he decided that showing her a faunus' place would be a good use of his time.

Too bad his time was up.

Jaune came up from behind him and grabbed his wrist in a vice, hard enough to make his bones grind together.

"Velvet, go sit with the girls and the guy over there." He said to the girl over Cardin's shout of pain. He shoved Cardin away and kicked him onto Russel Thrush, a somewhat lanky young man with a shaved head, aside from a light green mohawk. The larger brute tumbled over the man, making a path for Velvet to escape.

"M-My Lord Arc?" Velvet squeaked with an English accent. She was seemingly mortified at the sight of him, especially at the sight he had no doubt seen her in.

"For God's sakes, Vel! Go!" He barked, making her 'eep' cutely and scamper off to the table he pointed out.

Jaune then turned his glare to the rest of team CRDL. Dove and Sky glared at him but warily stood their ground. He grabbed the chain across his torso and snapped it loose, ready for a fight that he knew was coming.

Cardin stood up and snarled at the interloper. "You're gonna pay for that, Arc." He growled.

Jaune raised his brow and glanced at Cobalt, who had not even bothered to move from his perch on Jaune's shoulder. "Put it on my bill." He quipped.

Cardin growled and charged at the heir, only for Jaune to tilt his head to the side to dodge the punch and trip him up. Cardin landed face first on the floor.

Jaune then lashed his chain out and struck a stalking Russel across his head, knocking him straight out from the precise hit to his temple. Dove grabbed the chain in midair and tried to yank it from Jaune's grasp, only for Jaune to not even move a millimeter. Jaune then yanked Anaconda, jerking Dove in his direction. He slammed his arm into Dove's throat in a clothesline, knocking him onto the ground. The sole of Jaune's boot was the last thing he saw before he lost consciousness. Sky shouted a battle cry and threw a punch, only for Jaune to catch his fist effortlessly and knee him in the gut, bending him over. Jaune then grabbed the lapel of his uniform and slam his forehead onto Sky's, knocking him out. He turned back to Cardin, only to get the Winchester's fist in his face.

Cardin smirked cockily after finally landing a hit, fully expecting Jaune to fall and cry from such a hit. So confident was he in his own strength.

So he was naturally stunned when Jaune turned his head back towards him without a mark on him. Jaune responded by pulling his own arm back and throwing his fist forward.

The impact seemed to echo through the entire mess hall as Cardin was sent flying through the air and on the other side of the room, unconscious before he made it halfway to the ground.

Jaune walked over to the unconscious bully and promptly spat on him. "Sorry, did that hurt, Trash? It looked like it did." He sneered before turning back to his friends, only to come face-to-face with a fuming Goodwitch.

"Okay, let the bullshittin' begin." He thought as he preemptively left the mess hall.

(Headmaster's office, several minutes later)

Jaune drifted in and out of awareness as he listened to Goodwitch ramble on about how he should be expelled to Ozpin, regardless of his reasons.

"The excessive use of force that you used could land those boys hospitalized for weeks." Goodwitch ranted to an incredibly bored looking Jaune.

"Is this gonna finish anytime soon?" Jaune asked Ozpin, whom sat behind his desk with his typical cup of coffee in hand.

"Eventually." The man answered.

Goodwitch looked at her boss with a borderline betrayed look on her face.

Ozpin sighed in aggravation before gazing at his deputy headmistress. "Glynda, Mr. Arc gave us his ultimatum before he accepted my invitation to join us. He would deal with any racist harassing a faunus in his own manner and we both know how meaningful a faunus' animal traits are to their people. What team CRDL was doing was practically a mortal insult." He explained.

"Also, let's bring up the fact that you were outside the door to the mess hall watching him pull that poor girl's ears while she cried for him to stop." He stood up and got in Goodwitch's face. "So don't lecture me on EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE! IF HE PULLED THAT SHIT AT THE CITADEL, I'DVE SHOVED MY SHOTGUN UP HIS ASS!"

Jaune was silenced when he felt a pressure emanate from Ozpin. He turned and saw a green aura of power surrounding the man. "That'll do, Mr. Arc. Please return to your team and prepare for professor Oobleck's class." He said with an undertone of authority that belied his calm disposition.

The heir nodded silently and left.

Once they were alone, Ozpin turned his glare to his second. "Glynda, I understand your reluctance to involve yourself given how the political arena is faring these days but within these halls, bullying of that manner, regardless if they're human or faunus, is not to be tolerated!" The man seemed to tower over the woman. "Team CRDL will receive two months of detention and they will publically apologize to young Ms. Scarletina. Mr. Arc will receive no penalty for his actions, seeing as how he had warned us what he would do if he saw such an event happening."

Glynda was going to interject but she froze at the look in her boss' eyes.

"Neither of us can condone bullying, Glynda. The fact that you were there and did nothing robs you of any right to punish him. We will be having a discussion about your lack of action at another time." Ozpin said with a note of finality in his voice.

Knowing she had lost this battle and that she was being dismissed, Glynda retreated to prepare for her next class.

Ozpin sipped some more of his coffee as he observed his computer screen, showing the "fight" between Jaune and team CRDL. "Dammit Glynda. If any member of the White Fang found out about this, you'd be a target of convenience for them at best or propaganda at worst."

(With Teams RWBY and (J)NPR)

"So how do you know Jaune? It sounded like you knew him personally." Yang asked the cute bunny girl, Velvet, as she introduced herself.

She giggled sheepishly. "W-Well, my parents live at the Arc Citadel. We've been proud citizens for about six years now." She explained with an undercurrent of pride in her voice.

Ruby looked at her excitedly. "What's it like there?" She asked enthusiastically.

Velvet smiled warmly. "It's as close to paradise as a place on Remnant can get. There's very little crime thanks to the security force. My momma is a high-ranking officer of the Law-Enforcement Division and my daddy owns and operates a chocolate/candy store."

The instant she finished that sentence, Nora, Ruby, and Yang practically teleported in front of her.

"DO YOU HAVE ORDER SHEETS!? They all yelled at once. Velvet was apparently prepared since she produced three sheets and a booklet of products for them to choose from.

"I only take cash." She smirked cheekily as they took the papers.

Pyrrha giggled at their antics before focusing on Velvet again. "So did you and Jaune grow up together or something?" She asked, keeping her voice even so her envy wouldn't be noticeable.

"N-Not quite. Um…" She glanced at the others, seeing that Weiss had joined the other three at looking through the booklet. Only Ren and Blake were paying any attention to her. She had noticed the traits of a sister on Blake as well as how she was trying to hide them. Ren and Pyrrha were on her Lord's team and they seemed trustworthy. "Okay, this is kind of confidential so keep it quiet. I unlocked my semblance when I was thirteen. It has something to do with hard-light constructs. The Research and Development Division took me in and I became a guinea pig IN NAME ONLY!" She whisper/shouted at their wide eyed affronted looks. "Look, they didn't hurt a hair on my head. They just studied my semblance to further their own research in holographic and hard light technology. Thanks to me, they made dozens of breakthroughs and their work was pushed forward by years if not decades. I was compensated incredibly as well. Plus, thanks to them, I had a wonderful training regime and I can activate my semblance and maintain it for at least a few hours now."

"I met her at the R&D Division on one of my visits home and we clicked." Jaune announced as he appeared behind Velvet and gently grabbed her shoulders, making her ears straighten up and her face light up.

"M-Milord, I'm sorry you had to see that." She said bashfully, only for Jaune to gently pinch one of her ears.

"You should know better than to call me that, Velvet." He said and removed his glove. The others watched as he glanced around, making sure that nobody was looking and that he was between his hand and any cameras before he looked at his hand intently.

The flesh started to burn away, revealing his skeletal hand burning with a strange cerulean flame.

"Oooooohhhh. What's that, Jauney?" Nora asked childishly.

He smirked and gently touched the point where Velvet's ears connected to her head.

She sighed in relief. "I don't know what you're doing, but it feels wonderful." She sighed blissfully.

He looked at his friends and pulled his hand away, letting his flesh reform, and replacing his glove.

"You feel better?" He asked, only for Velvet to lean back against him. "Guess so." He said and shook the girl awake before pointing at her empty tray. "Put that up and then you can take a nap." He ordered. She nodded and bid her new friends goodbye before leaving.

Jaune sat back down and looked up to his friends. "Okay, you all know what the Rider looks like. That's the form I take when I wield the power of Hellfire. What I used just now was the Fire of Purgatory. It's the normal weapon of Angels, unable to harm the innocent and purifies wounds and ailments. I like to call it the "Angel Rider" when I use its full power." He said while holding his hand up and flaring a bit of the blue flame in his palm. "Its healing powers are very formidable and Grimm are absolutely terrified of it." He clenched his fist, extinguishing the flame.

"That's fascinating and everything but what happened with the Headmaster?" Yang bluntly asked.

"Nothing." Jaune said simply.

A few seconds of silence was what greeted him.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN 'NOTHING'!? YOU JUST BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF FOUR PEOPLE!" Yang screamed.

Jaune just smirked at their stunned looks. "I informed Ozpin of my 'unique' Semblance after Ruby and I chased off Torchwick. I told him I'd attend as a student but if I saw anyone bullying, faunus or otherwise, I'd beat the Hell out of them. Goodwitch tried to get me suspended but Ozpin honors his deals, so I was released." He explained.

They were silent at this bit of information.

Weiss was conflicted. Since Jaune had given her the most impactful lecture of her life, she'd done her absolute best to become the team mate that Ruby needed.

And boy, did she need it.

Anyway, Jaune had just beaten the living Hell out of team CRDL over a random faunus girl. Though, it wasn't surprising, given where he comes from.

On the other hand, team CRDL was acting like a bunch of savage thugs, harassing that poor girl, who had done nothing wrong.

So she decided to go with Jaune on this one.

Her musings were interrupted by Ren. "Why didn't Prof. Goodwitch intervene? You said something about politics, but I don't really understand." He asked politely.

Jaune cleared his throat. "Okay, the White Fang is essentially the 'voice' of the faunus until the Rights Movement, which is sponsored by my family, gets some more momentum going. The faunus are discriminated against because the "Fangers" are essentially telling the entire world that the faunus are a bunch of rabid dogs."

Blake looked ready to protest until Jaune locked eyes with her and she was frozen by his glare.

"Those poor people are suffering more and more each day and the Fang isn't helping matters. The reason Goodwitch didn't help is because she doesn't want to be seen as an open supporter of faunus equality. Those people don't really live for long in this world. Either by the White Fang, who don't want anyone to see that equality is truly possible and would make their 'mission' out to be the terrorism that it actually is. Or by humans who want to keep faunus underfoot." Jaune explained.

The group was silent at his explanation.

Jaune clapped to get their attention. "Okay, Oz said that we got prof. Oobleck's class next so let's go." He shooed his friends to the door.

They followed dazedly, except for Nora who had jumped on Jaune's back, demanding that he 'mush'.

(Later that night)

Blake had always enjoyed reading under the moonlight. It was just something that comforted her when her mind was in turmoil or she was stressed.

And right now, she was conflicted. Jaune Arc, a new friend whose family had done so much good for her people had openly fought for the safety of another Faunus regardless of the consequences.

"Though, his declaration that the White Fang are just a bunch of rabid dogs probably mitigates the political backlash that he'd normally incite." She thought.

"You know, I'm not that surprised to find you here." Jaune's voice said from below her spot on a tree branch. She started and looked down to see the blonde boy looking at her gently.

"You don't have to keep that bow on around me if you don't want. I know how uncomfortable it is for your folk to keep them covered for extended periods of time." He said conversationally.

Blake's eyes widened in alarm and she instinctively grabbed her bow, making sure it was still in place. "H-How'd you know?" She asked lowly.

He chuffed in amusement. "I've been around faunus most of my life, Blake. I can recognize one when I see her. I figure that you've got a good reason to hide your features so I won't squeal or pry, don't you worry." He said, making her relax slightly.

There was silence between them for a few seconds.

"Jaune, why do you feel that the White Fang are nothing more than terrorists? To me, they're just misguided." She asked.

Jaune's face turned stone-like and his eyes seemed to ignite with righteous flames. "I have the power to sense the wickedness in the souls around me, Blake. Your own soul has no innocent blood for example. Some of them are misguided, I'll give you that. But I've destroyed some of their outposts and training centers. The people that were there… their souls had been stained for years with innocent blood, both human and their fellow faunus."

Blake's posture drooped in sadness at this fact but she silently listened to Jaune's words.

"The very instant they shed innocent blood, they became terrorists and no matter how much time passes, no matter how much you wish it wasn't, it's still there. My duty is to avenge the innocent and punish the guilty. Some of my contacts have told me that the leader of this terrorist sub-faction is called Adam "the Blood Bull" Taurus. You heard of him?" He asked.

He saw her stiffen and wasn't sure if it was fear or something else.

"I'll take that as a yes. He's the one responsible for the bloodshed that the Fang's conducted these past few years. All of the lives ended for the sake of his bloodlust will be avenged. Once he's dealt with, the rest will still have to pay for their sins." He said with a note of finality before he walked away.

Blake put her book away and stared at the moon, unsure of how to feel about Jaune's words. Her former comrade truly did need to be stopped but she didn't know if she could kill him or the others.

One thing she knew for sure, Jaune was aiming to kill and no matter what she did or asked, he had his mission and he would see it through.

She just didn't know if she would be able to ask him to spare Adam, especially given how Adam's hands were oozing with blood.

(Two weeks later, Forever Falls.)

"Nora, quit drinkin' the damn sap!" Jaune shouted in a nasally voice when he saw Nora guzzle another jar of the red sap.

Nora pouted at him. "But it's sooooo goooood! I wanna put it on my pancakes." She cheered.

Jaune rolled his eyes and drew his knife. He stabbed the tree next to him and caught the sap that dripped out in his own jar. He immediately sneezed harshly when the scent of the sap hit his nostrils.

"Are you alright, Jaune?" Pyrrha asked her partner worriedly.

"Ohh. I think I'm allergic to this stuff." He answered as he sealed the full jar and sneezed again. When he stood up, his eyes were puffy and hazy and his nose was red.

"Aw, poor Jaune." Ruby said as she placed a filled jar on his back. Jaune and Ren were playing pack mule for the two teams.

"This is bull-AH-CHOO!-shit! What happened to gender equality? Why are the guys the ones who carry the heavy shit?" Jaune complained.

"Because you're a gentleman." Blake suggested as she placed her own jar on Jaune's back.

"Well, as of right now, I-" Jaune's speech was cut off by something impacting with his back and shattering. He felt something warm and sticky seeping down his back. "Okay, who's grave will I have to spend the next few hours digging." He growled ferociously.

Until he sneezed again.

The two teams looked around frantically until Blake's sensitive ears picked up an angry buzzing noise. She honed in on it and saw a group of wasp-like Grimm with two-inch long stingers.

"RAPIER WASPS!" She screamed.

"GODDAMMIT! I GOT TAGGED." Jaune screamed as he pulled out Anaconda and Fulcrum.

The two teams each drew their weapons. "Ren, you and Nora get Goodwitch. These guys are just the beginning." Jaune ordered. Ruby instructed Weiss to go with them.

Once the three were gone, they attacked the approaching swarm with a vengeance. Ruby's Crescent Rose sheared several of them and Blake took out any stragglers that got too close to Jaune.

Yang blasted away with her Ember Celica, burning away the bug Grimm before they could reach anyone.

Pyrrha stood back-to-back with Jaune. She blocked the stingers with Milo and hacked through the bugs with Akuo. Jaune lashed out with a burning Anaconda and thunderous buckshots from Fulcrum.

Once the bugs were dead, the group took a breather until Jaune suddenly snarled. "WINCHESTER! I HOPE YOU MADE YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT CAUSE I AM OFFICIALLY PISSED THE FUCK OFF!" He roared.

The group looked around and saw the four thugs disappear over a hill.

Jaune whistled, summoning his Hellcycle, and quickly took off after the delinquents, ignoring the yells from his friends to stop.

Upon reaching the four, he was knocked off of his ride by a large black shape. He rolled with the impact and stood, seeing team CRDL, minus Cardin himself, hauling ass away from a giant Ursa.

It was at least twice as big as the one that Nora rode on during their initiation in the Emerald forest and it had many more bone plates and larger spikes on its back.

"Ursa Major. How the hell did anyone miss this thing approaching?" Then he looked down and saw that Cardin's ankle was twisted and a bit of yellowish tan sap was on his arms. A few feet away were a couple boxes that he assumed held the Rapier Wasps. Obviously he had thrown the jar that stained his jacket and released the Wasps but it had leaked onto his arms and drawn the attention of an Ursa Major.

The Ursa roared and lumbered towards Cardin, who screamed and covered his head, only for Jaune to dash between them and catch the behemoth's giant paw, cratering the ground below him.

"You know, I really should just let this thing kill your wimpy ass but then you wouldn't learn nothin'." Jaune groaned angrily as he tightened his grip on the beast's limb.

With a mighty yell, he spun around and sent the Grimm to the other side of the clearing where it landed with a crash. He reached back and drew his blades, pulling the triggers to spin the chainsaws.

He charged the Ursa Major and yelled a battle cry as he cut a gash onto its chest. The beast roared and swiped at him. He rolled to avoid it and cut its limb. He chucked Acies at its face and the knife struck true on the Grimm's eye. It lumbered away, roaring in pain and Jaune took the moment to channel a stream of Hellfire into Argent, making the weapon glow orange and the chainsaw to bellow a concentrated stream of fire. He charged the Grimm and used its flailing front paw as leverage and jumped above its head. Aiming true, his sword cleanly sliced through its neck, decapitating it and setting its body ablaze.

Once it disintegrated, he reached down and picked up Acies. He twirled the knife and sheathed it before turning to a humbled Cardin.

"What does it say about you when your team mates haul their cowardly asses off and leave you for dead?" He asked rhetorically. His harsh words received nothing in reply but a blank stare at his feet.

"I don't give a rat's ass about whatever the flying fuck you or your family has against mine or for the Faunus folk. This is a profession where you dedicate yourself to the protection of people. Whether they be human or Faunus is irrelevant. If you use your strength to torment people, then how do you expect anyone to truly respect you? You should've known this was the end result, Winchester. When you rule through fear, you will be abandoned when you show the slightest hint of weakness. I think now that you've finally experienced that, you can finally improve yourself." Jaune said as he hefted the silent boy up and helped him walk over to his approaching team, whom was escorting a slightly worried Professor Goodwitch.

Okay folks, again, I'm sorry for how long this one took and I hope that its length will make up for that.

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