The Tank Chapter 1: level 0 (Betaed), a rwby fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY or Vindictus/Mabinogi unfortunately.

READ Before I start let me explain something important that i've noticed: Fiona, Arisha, and Delia (Jaune's sisters) are NOT OCs. They are Vindictus characters. Like you can google and find pictures and gameplay of them specifically. I'll even help those of you who are curious out.

Fiona: Youtube the video titled "My Fiona killing Kakrish with the new Ultimate skill-Crushing Assault" (Please not that this is NOT my Fiona either)

Arisha: Youtube "Mabinogi Heroes (Vindictus)- Arisha Gameplay- Skills Showcase (No UI)-Test Server-KR"

Delia: Youtube "Mabinogi Heroes Delia Final Trailer"

Rebuff here, taking over another one of Rebuke's old stories till het gets back. Decided to do a bit of cleaning up on this story. Fix some continuity errors-that sort of thing. Unlike the last story I took over, don't expect too much of a dramatic change from the original until-of course-I start making chapters of my own.

Betaed by: The Undying Will

{Beta's Notes: There was not much to edit in this actually (I've already edited the original story back when Reb sent it to me a few months ago) but it's all good.}

Featured BGMs:

Ingkells (Extended)- Vindictus OST

Rie Tanaka-Eternal -Mabinogi OST

Level 0: The Tank

-Over A hundred Years Ago-

It had been fifteen years since the end of the Great War and the Arch Patriarch was now lying on a hospital bed. He had shown up to help end the fierce struggle. His mysterious appearance along with that of a mysterious abandoned continent had surprised everyone, it was as if he were flung from another world but still helped fight. He was an unusual fighter, skilled with his sword and shield which had become known as Crocea Mors. Though he showed up as a young boy he seemed to age at an unnatural rate and within mere months he had the physique of a twenty-five year old.

This had confused many, and doctors had proclaimed it was a rare disorder. The Arc Patriarch shook his head, if they knew the truth this entire world would turn upside down. He glanced to the side and saw his son looking down at him with tears in his eyes.

"Dad…"

"Listen my boy, that last Grimm hunt took a lot out of me. I know I don't look it, by I am a very old man. I'm tired and it's time for me to return home."

"Home?" The boy questioned in confusion.

"Listen to me my son. This is my last demand, under no circumstances must you or any of your descendants unlock their Aura." The man said seriously. "Who knows what terrors will befall this world if that happens. There is a goddess out there, Morrighan, she is a benevolent deity but only to my people–our people. If she comes here, this world would truly turn to dust."

"We can fight her!"

"You'll die!" The man snapped making his son flinch, never had he seen the man resemble anything similar to fear like he was now. "She's been looking for me for years now and I fear she is slowly coming to this world. I had found out some things about her when I researched an abandoned continent in my world, the things I found…let's say there was a reason I brought it with me. On top of all that, people here are finally getting suspicious about my strange aging. It's time for me to go home son. Take my blade and end me."

"W-what, no it doesn't have to be this way!" The boy shouted as tears fell from his eyes.

"It does! Do not cry my child, death is a mere inconvenience for my people. But for humans it is the absolute end. This world shall not suffer because I stood up for what I believed was right. I'm asking you to be a hero boy. End me and save billions of lives and make sure, under no circumstances that our bloodline activates their aura even if the family name has to end with you. I know it's an unfair sacrifice, but it's for the greater good!"

Not trusting his voice, the boy nodded as he picked up his father's legendary blade. Tears nearly blinded him as he brought the blade down swiftly.

*SCHTICK!*

"T-that's my boy…" The man gasped out with a smile as his body dissolved into particles of white light. The boy fell to his knees as his father's presence vanished form Remnant.

~Present Day~

-A small Town by the eastern border of Vale-

One month.

31 days.

That was when Jaune Arc would begin his new life at Beacon. To say his family was surprised would be an understatement. His four sisters that had still lived with him had openly gaped at him when he showed them his acceptance letter, and his mother had completely broken down in tears. Part of him felt guilty about accepting the praise when he had actually lied his way into the prestigious academy.

That guilt, however, had completely disappeared when he saw the look of pride that his father had shown him. Jaune was never a stellar combatant and despite the long line of heroes in his family, Jaune's father had never looked down upon him. The Arc patriarch just said that Jaune was not meant for combat and that he would support his son in whatever he decided to do with his life.

However, Jaune wanted to be a hunter, a hero, and figured he would learn how to live up to his family name by entering Beacon. Surely the teachers there didn't expect him to be a powerful hunter on day one and would take time to teach Jaune his flaws.

Later he would laugh at his naivety.

One month until his life changed forever.

It was with that thought that Jaune got up from his bed with a smile sure that nothing could ruin his good mood. Jaune put on his usual pair of jeans and his favorite hoody before slipping on his sneakers and made his way down to the kitchen.

"Jaune, my boy, come here! I have a present for you!" Jaune's father called out and the young blond walked into his living room to find his father grinning at him as pieces of white armor lay on the floor. "In honor of your acceptance, I bought you some armor.

"Dad, you shouldn't have." Jaune said in surprise, his father usually wasn't one to give gifts unless it was a holiday or something.

"Nonsense! Can't have my only son getting mauled by Grimm, can I?" Jaune's father questioned rhetorically, before stepping to the side and revealing a sword in a white scabbard. Jaune blinked in confusion at the weapon, he could have sworn he had seen it somewhere before. Glancing at the fireplace his eyes widened in shock as he realized the rusty shield that had always hung over it was missing.

"No way, is that–"

"Yup! The Arc family sword, Crocea Mors! I figured I would get it cleaned up for you, now that there is a reason to use it. Come on try out your gifts!" The Arc Patriarch said with a booming laughter as Jaune felt his guilt coming back. He nearly broke out in tears at his father's gesture before shaking his head and nodding with a determined expression. It took a moment for Jaune to clip his armor on before picking up the blade.

"Wow, this thing definitely has some weight." Jaune thought in surprise as he held the blade.

"Oh and one more surprise!" Jaune's father said as his mother walked in to the room with a bright smile.

"Huh, what is it?" Jaune asked in confusion as he watched his mother wipe tears of joy form her eyes.

"Fiona came home to see you off!" Jaune's mother said happily.

…And just like that Jaune's good mood vanished.

"What?" Jaune asked blankly as his face went white. Terror struck his heart as his father wrapped an armor around his wife and nodded with a smile. Mistaking his terror for sadness, Jaune's father nodded his head sadly.

"Yes sadly according to Fiona, the other two couldn't make it but she says they send their regards."

Bull.

Shit.

He knew for a fact that one of his older sisters in particular would kill him if she found out that he was trying to be a hunter. Fiona more than likely got the letter and kept it to herself if anything, knowing how volatile she could be.

Let's explain.

Out of the three sisters that no longer lived with them, there was first Fiona. She was the oldest, the most normal–in Jaune's opinion–and practically a second mother to the others. That said, as long as he had lived with her, Jaune could never get a thing past her. It was as if she had a sixth sense for when he did something stupid, which is why he assumed she was coming to see him personally.

After her there was (Jaune shuddered) the demon.

Arisha fucking Arc.

The only Arc to be legitimately trained by their father, the one meant to continue the legacy of the family while he replaced his father as the patriarch. The family's protector, the girl that had a legitimate body count before hitting puberty. Don't get Jaune wrong he loved her, she was his sister but to quote him…

…the bitch was crazy.

Or more accurately she was an Arc. She didn't hate Jaune, on the contrary, she adored him. The issue was that she took being over-protective to an entirely new level. He couldn't prove it, but he was positive she was the reason the girls he was interested in ended up moving. Jaune was weak, he knew it, they all did. So in her mind a partner for him had to be able to protect him.

[If they can't make me bleed, they don't get your seed.]

Yes. That was something she actually told him when he was the ripe old age of ten after beating a girl he liked into submission. She even smiled at him as blood that didn't belong to her dripped from her fists. So the fact that he wasn't crippled at the moment was proof that Fiona kept the news of his impending departure to herself. He didn't care how far away Arisha was, if she heard she would have been here a week ago.

Lastly there was his twin sister Delia. The fact he had his limbs intact was also proof she hadn't heard either. Like Arisha, she was devoted to the family but where Arisha was still humble, Delia was prideful to a fault. Their Dad always said if you wanted to boast about the family name, you needed to pick up a sword. So she did, a sword bigger than herself. She talked the talk and walked the walk. She hated any type of weakness from any Arc, but she turned a blind eye to his.

And in this laid his problem with her.

He loved her, she was his sister and his twin at that! The problem was that the feeling wasn't exactly mutual. She didn't hate him, oh no, in fact he wish she did. His problem with her was that her love for him was definitely not what nature intended. She had dreams of being the family matriarch, marriage to others was not an option. She wanted to live and die an Arc.

She wanted him.

Truth be told, this idea of running away to Beacon was inspired by her. She ran away one day–an idea she got from Fiona whom had done the same–to escape Arisha and when she came back year later…well let's say she and Arisha butted heads.

[Can't make you bleed? Oh, its time you got a bit more familiar with your own blood bitch]

Jaune still remembered the fight, it lasted an entire day and he was positive that someone was going to die. If it wasn't for Fiona stepping in–once more returning home after hearing about the stupidity of her siblings…

…she had a sixth sense, Jaune just knew it!

She proceeded to put them both in the dirt for scaring their younger siblings. The two haven't fought after that, at least as far as Jaune knew, but to his surprise Arisha had no longer fretted over Delia.

"We mailed them about your acceptance and Fiona took the first ferry back from Rocheste to come spend your last few weeks here to see you off."

"Oh dear God why?" Jaune whispered in terror as a woman a bit taller than him stepped in to the room with a smirk. She had long blonde hair, tanned skin, and bright blue eyes that threatened to pierce his very soul. She wore a simple pair of jeans and a yellow blouse.

"What's the matter little brother? Aren't you glad to see me?" The woman asked curiously making him shudder involuntarily.

"H-h-hi Fifi…" Jaune stuttered out as her smirk grew. Yes, this was a woman that terrified our young hero to no end. As the oldest Arc and female she, unlike our hero, had expectations. Their mother wanted to groom her into what she believed to be the perfect woman. A good cooker, cleaner, etc. Things that would make her the perfect housewife.

Fiona, however, had other plans.

Like Jaune, if not more so, she had the drive for combat. Unlike Jaune, however, she succeeded. Fed up with their mother's pampering, she chopped down a tree and made a wooden sword and shield. After that she did a few odd jobs around town to afford a ferry ticket to Cohlen. Cohlen was virtually on the other side of the planet in a continent that few ventured to and was not technologically advanced so there was no airship support. There was, however, a mercenary outpost–The Crimson Blades.

The Crimson Blades were known for their virtually zero percent failure rate and their acceptance of any potential mercenary no matter what age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. If you showed promise, you were in. Fiona had shown up with her wooden sword and shield one day and got through their training site.

The Arc family had no idea what happened to the young woman after that or the other two sisters whom joined her later but mere months later Fiona had become Captain of the Royal army, after an apparent war she had become Supreme Commander and was later given the title of Godslayer for reasons she felt unnecessary to disclose.

All of this plus the fact that she had an uncanny ability to sense Jaune's bullshit made him very terrified to be in her presence.

"So Jaune, I heard you got accepted into Beacon." Fiona said with a smile and Jaune nodded, not trusting his voice. "You must have really gotten stronger since I left. Mom, Dad, mind if we go out and spar for a bit-just to bond of course."

"Haha! You two never change! You always did rough-house when you were kids!" Their father laughed as Jaune seemed to momentarily suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Rough house his ass, before she matured, Fiona was a straight up bully.

"Don't be too rough you two, Fiona just got back." Their mother said with a small pout making Fiona laugh.

"Don't worry Mom, I'm just spending some quality time with my little brother." Fiona said as she wrapped an arm around Jaune. He whimpered as her limb tightened greatly. "Right?"

"R-right…"

-Forest Clearing: 30 minutes later-

Fiona stretched as she and Jaune stood alone in a clearing.

"Before we begin, mind telling me how you snuck your way into Beacon? Less bruises for honesty." Fiona said nonchalantly making Jaune shudder.

"I-I got my hands on some fake transcripts." Jaune said as he shut his eyes, not wanting to see her explode.

…

"Well damn, good job. You didn't have to suffer splinters and a week-long boat ride." Fiona said sounding slightly impressed making him look at her incredulously. "What? I am mad you're endangering yourself but I'm no hypocrite. I completely understand why you did it."

"R-really?" Jaune asked incredulously.

"Of course, you're an Arc battle is in your blood even if you are ill-prepared." Fiona shrugged. "Now pull out Crocea Mors, I want to see if it really is as strong as the stories say." Fiona ordered as she drew her own blade as her shield rested on her left arm. Jaune did as ordered, not wanting to test his luck. He blinked in confusion as he looked at her weapons.

"What are those by the way?"

"Hmm? Oh just my Noblesse Longsword & shield not my best weapons but those are being upgraded at the moment. Made them from the remains of some pretty insanely powerful enemies. Fun fact, there are monster besides Grimm out there at least on the continent I live on anyway." Fiona said as she shrugged.

"I-I see." Jaune said as sweat slid down his face. "This woman is a monster."

"Oh man up, I'm not even wearing my actual armor-not that I ever really need it-we're just going to spar." Fiona said as she rolled her eyes.

"But why? We already know you're stronger!" Jaune shouted in fear making her roll her eyes.

"Tell me, do you want to be a hero?" Fiona questioned suddenly making him nod.

"Yes."

"No you don't." Fiona deadpanned. "You like the idea of being a hero, but the reality is far more than you can handle." Fiona said as she unbuttoned her blouse. Jaune was confused before he paled at the faint scars that littered her torso. Many of them ran deep, to the point he wondered if she had been disemboweled. "During the time I was gone I became a hero. Know what else? I went through literal hell. I was in over my head and I realized it quick. I thought I wanted to be a hero, I was wrong a few months in my new dream was to simply live." Jaune looked at his older sister in horror. "If our sisters hadn't shown up and joined me I would not be here right now."

"Then why didn't you just come back home, why do that to yourself!?"

"I made friends my first day over there, a group of new strange mercenaries from all walks of life. They needed me, depended on me, and I couldn't leave them behind. I had to adapt to the cruelty of reality, I had to cut down all those who stood in our way. I was manipulated into killing comrades all because of a goddess who has forsaken us all." Fiona said as her eyes glistened with unshed tears that refused to fall.

"Fiona–"

"Listen to me Jaune, there is one thing you must remember about this world. There are two types of people when faced with the horrors of our reality. There are those who are crushed by it, and there are those like us, like all Arcs." Fiona said seriously. "We become who we are meant to be."

"I see…Listen Fiona, I can't even imagine what it is you've been through. But I want to be a hero, I can feel it in my heart. I know I'm weak but it's who I was meant to be!" Jaune said passionately as her eyes narrowed.

"I know. I can't change your mind no matter what, but I can at least prevent your dumbass from coming home in a body bag." Fiona said with small smirk. "One month, in one month I'll teach you everything I've learnt in my travels. It's not much, especially with how advanced everything is on this side of the globe–but it's enough. You can build from it once you get to Beacon. Raise your shield. I'll teach you blocking the first week and swordsmanship the second and finally some good tactics for our remaining time."

"Uh sis? Teaching me anything combat related in a month is a pipe dream." Jaune said nervously making her shake her head.

"You really need confidence Jaune, didn't Dad tell you? Ladies love it." Fiona teased. "Besides I'm about to give you hell training. Now raise your shield, blocking is the single most important part of your fighting style!" Fiona shouted as she ran forward with her blade held high. Jaune paled as she brought her powerful blade down on him and clumsily raised his shield.

*KRANG!*

"Kyaaa!" Jaune screeched as he was forced to his knees. Fiona blinked at the sound of his scream and was going to tease him about it when she felt a small pain in her wrist.

"Unbelievable, this would have damaged any of my opponent's defenses if not shatter them. Crocea Mors isn't even scratched…just how strong is that old shield anyway!?" Fiona wondered incredulously before a smirk graced her lips. "Not bad Jauney looks like I won't have to worry about breaking the family heirloom, no need to go easy!"

"I should have quit." Jaune thought as hindsight hit him with the force of an Ursa. Perhaps he could have been a professional dancer instead.

-One month later-

"Come on you're better than that!" Fiona shouted as she brought her blade down on her brother whom quickly rose his shield at the perfect moment causing blue sparks to erupt from his shield. Fiona grinned as her sword bounced off of the blade as Jaune stepped forward and slammed his shield into her.

*Krang!*

Fiona winced as the shield bashed her three times before she was sent sliding back, her sheer endurance forcing her to stay on her feet which dug deeply into the ground.

"Nice counter attack." Fiona said as she wiped some blood from her lip. "If I was anyone else that would have either finished me or sent me crashing across the ground.

"Well I did learn from the best." Jaune said with a shy smile as he kept his shield in front of him. He had learned long ago not to let his guard down around his sister.

"Damn straight." Fiona agreed before she dashed forward. Jaune narrowed his eyes as he did the same and just before they met in the center of the clearing, they both spun around to build momentum before releasing a devastating kick towards each other.

*BOOOOOOOM!*

The ground beneath them shattered from the force of the two absurdly powerful kicks. They gritted their teeth in pain before they were both sent sliding back from each other. Tearing up the ground as their heels dug deep into it.

"Heh, you even mastered my Amaranth kick, and your standing endurance is just a little lower than mine." Fiona muttered before a bright smile illuminated her face. "Enough, we're done. We've been grinding for a month straight, you can now at least survive for a bit in Rocheste."

"A bit!?" Jaune interrupted incredulously. "Where the hell are you living sis!?" Jaune questioned in morbid fascination making her wave him off.

"Tell you what, find at least three companions you would die for, learn a little more from Beacon and you and I will tackle the infamous Twilight Desert together one day. Do well enough and I'll find you a good position in the army. I might even let you assassinate Riordan for your first mission."

"I'd do that even if I wasn't part of your army." Jaune muttered with a slight eye-twitch. He, of course, had never met the douchebag named Riordan but from his sister's stories he was due for a nice beating. She may have terrified him, but no one gets away with treating his siblings like trash!

That's just how the Arcs rolled.

Turning his shield back into a sheath, once again ignoring his sister's complaints about their father playing favorites, he sheathed his sword and looked at her with a smile.

"Thanks Fifi, for everything. I know we didn't get along as kids but I appreciate you preventing me from getting myself killed."

"Don't mention it Jauney. I may not like you all the time, but I've always loved you. Here, I have a present for you." Fiona said as she handed him an old looking book. Jaune blinked in confusion as he grabbed it.

+1 Paladin's Diary Obtained!

"What's this, sis?"

"It's called the Paladin's Diary. Read it when you get the chance. Who knows maybe one day I'll be able to go all out against you. It's been awhile since I've had a good fight." Fiona told him with a wink. "Think of it as my send-off present, I have to head back to the ferry soon, my friends and our sisters still need me–" Fiona was cut off as strong arms embraced her as her brother buried his head into her neck. She patted his back comfortingly as she felt her shoulder become wet with his tears.

"Thank you for everything Fiona, words can't describe how much this means to me."

"Now, now, don't punk out on me now little bro. Where's the man that just parried my kick at?" Fiona asked good-naturedly.

"Sorry, just don't be a stranger and take care of yourself. Also, would it kill you to visit or call once in a while?" Jaune asked with a mock glare making her roll her eyes.

"Sorry work caught up with me, mom forced me to get one of those scroll things last night so at the least I'll keep in touch." Fiona said as she pulled out a piece of paper. "Beacon is supposed to supply you with one so here's my number, call me when you get settled in. She also gave me two more for the others." Fiona said making him pale. "Don't worry, I won't tell them a thing." Fiona said with a laugh at the look of pure unadulterated terror that was on his face.

"Will do!" Jaune said with a smile.

"Good, now hurry off Dad's waiting to take you to the airship." Jaune nodded and walked off towards the house as Fiona began to leave the clearing. Neither sibling noticed a middle-aged blonde man grinning at the scene.

"I have the greatest kids ever. Wonder what will become of the others."

-Two Hours Later-

Hell.

That was where one Jaune Arc believed he was as he struggled to stand straight on the airship as his stomach flipped.

"I…I can't hold it in anymore!" Jaune thought in horror as his lunch forced itself from his mouth.

"Guess, the view isn't for everyone."

"It was a nice view while it lasted." Jaune heard as he stumbled through the ship.

Title Received: Vomit Boy!

"Ugh…perfect start."

"My shoes!"

-45 minutes later-

Jaune had been on Beacon's campus for all of a good fifteen minutes and knew already that he owed his sister a life-debt. The sight of a fifteen year old girl exploding was his first hint, but seeing that said girl had the most bullshit weapon he had ever seen was what had told him that he would have gotten destroyed.

"A scythe. That turns into a high-impact sniper rifle." Jaune deadpanned for the fifth time as the girl glanced at her weapon awkwardly.

"Oh come on, it's not that over-the-top!"

Jaune just stared.

"This…this is a weapon. A bit old fashioned I'll admit, but it gets the job done." Jaune said as he held up Crocea Mors before pointing at Crescent Rose. "Just a regular sword and board…That. That…thing… should be illegal." Jaune shuddered as he thought about the stories Fiona had told him about her friend Evie who like to use a scythe from time to time. "Do you have any idea how fast you have to be to actually use something like that?" Jaune asked incredulously.

He had known her for all of five minutes but knew she was a good huntress, only being fifteen she was obviously a prodigy. He'd have to see her in action but she seemed to be a good candidate for his "Party" as his sister called it.

Ruby's sudden smirk unnerved our young hero to no end.

"Luckily for me then, my semblance is speed!" Ruby said sounding proud as Jaune looked at his first friend at this insane school in confusion.

"Semblance…?"

Now Ruby was the one to look at him in confusion as they continued walking.

"Yeah you know the–wait where are we going?" Ruby asked suddenly making Jaune blink in confusion.

"No idea, I was following you!"

…

"Think there's a directory?" Jaune finally asked as the two awkward teens stood alone on the campus.

-30 minutes later-

Jaune stood around awkwardly after his shorter companion ditched him to go speak to her sister. He sighed and decided to look around for more candidates that could be in his party. He idly noted his young companion had found herself in an argument with some beautiful white haired girl. He could practically feel the nobility running off her, she reminded him a bit of Delia when she interacted with anyone that wasn't him. Part of him wanted to go help Ruby out but growing up with seven sisters taught him not to get involved with fights between two women.

He sent out a silent prayer for Ruby.

"–And talk about cute boys like tall, blond, and scraggily over there!" The White haired girl said as she pointed at Jaune suddenly.

"Huh, guess Dad was right about Arc's being noticed by all ladies." Jaune mused. He was going to go over and speak when the headmaster began a quick speech which quickly caught his attention. When the speech was over Jaune threw his two cents in on the girl's argument. "I am a natural blond by the way." Jaune piped up as he walked passed the white-haired girl.

-That Night-

"Still no luck on creating a party, this was harder than sis said." Jaune thought as he went through his bags to find his onesie. He paled when he saw a note from his sister next to a mysterious package.

Dear Jauney,

I had a feeling you listened to Dad about those terrible pajamas and burned them. Luckily for you I had the foresight to buy you some inner armor before I departed! Hope you're enjoying Beacon, I know you'll make us proud.

With Love,

Fifi

"Oh no." Jaune thought in horror as he reread the words inner armor. He had destroyed his sister's clothes in a fight once and what he saw under it still made a chill go down his spine. There is some things a man should never know about his older sister.

Like how she looks in a thong.

"Please be modest, please be modest, please be modest!" Was Jaune's mantra as he opened the package slowly.

-With Ruby-

"I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys though." Ruby told her sister whom smirked.

"I know I do–"

"…Yang?" Ruby asked her sister whom was gaping at something behind them, glancing back she felt her jaw drop as she saw her red-faced friend shaking his head as he looked for a place to sleep. Instead of his favorite set of pajamas, his sister left him with a single pair of black shorts which had the Arc symbol embroidered on the left leg in gold. Even if she decided to become a hero, his sister still knew her way around a needle and thread.

Still they were a little too tight in some areas for comfort.

Jaune blinked as he felt eyes on him and turned to see the entirety of the room's females staring at him. Jaune scratched behind his head nervously before spotting Ruby. Jaune gave the girl a wink and a two-finger salute in acknowledgement before continuing his epic quest to find a bed.

"…"

"You know you've made some good friends Ruby." Yang said suddenly as she watch the young knight walk away. Or more accurately she stared at his backside and her pulse quickened with every step he took. "Think you can get me his number–" Yang was cut off thanks to a pillow to the face courtesy of a blushing Ruby.

-The next Day: Beacon Locker room-

"It's been a day and I still haven't gotten one party member!" Jaune thought incredulously as he looked around for at least one person that would eventually be willing to die for him. It was a morbid way to put it, but like his sister said it was better to call the situation for what it was. Party members could be as close as family after a while but it all starts with trying to find someone to take a mortal blow for you. He blinked when he saw the white-haired girl from yesterday talking to a red-head that seemed strangely familiar to him.

"Well she did say I was cute, maybe I can get her to fight with me. Remember what Dad and Fiona said, I need confidence." Jaune mused as he approached her. "Hey I couldn't help notice you talking about me yesterday, tell you what if you want I'll let you be a part of my team." Jaune said with a charming smile as the girl face-palmed.

"Oh no, not you." The girl muttered as the red-head cleared her throat.

"Actually the teams are comprised of four students each so–"

"Oh that's right, how about you join as well. You look like you could handle yourself." Jaune said with a smile.

Oh he had no idea.

Before she could respond the white-haired girl stood in between them with a frown.

"Jaune, was it? Do you have any idea who you are talking to?"

"Not in the slightest, snow angel." Jaune said as he gave her a smirk. For some reason this made the red-head look at him with a mix of surprise and hope.

"This is Pyrrha."

"Hello again!" Pyrrha said with a smile and a wave. The white-haired girl continued her introduction, but Jaune heard none of it. Oh no, he was too busy staring at the weapon resting on the bench behind Pyrrha. It had to have been the single most powerful and beautiful looking spear he had ever seen. With how much effort was seemingly put into crafting it, he could tell it was not a single use spear.

Why did this weapon mean so much to Jaune?

From his sister's stories, and Fiona beating this one lesson into him repeatedly Jaune Arc had learned one thing about being a hero.

Spears were a must.

The amount of times a spear saved his sister's life or allowed her to break of parts of monsters to later forge into weapons and armor were incalculable. Speaking of which, learning how to preserve pieces of Grimm was also good as well. Anyway, if he learned one thing it was that spears were life. Unfortunately he had no access to this glorious weapon type and prayed that he would never need one. Now, however, he saw a woman with potentially the greatest spear of all time.

He couldn't let this opportunity slip.

Too much was at stake!

Placing a hand over the white-haired girl's mouth to silence her ranting, to both girl's disbelief, he gently, but firmly pushed her away and stepped up towards Pyrrha. Placing both hands on her shoulders he gazed firmly into her eyes.

"Is that your spear?"

A bit confused and apprehensive, Pyrrha nodded making him give her a dazzling smile that made her heart jump for a second.

"You're perfect." Jaune said seriously as her cheeks reddened.

"W-what?" Pyrrha asked in confusion she saw the strange trance he went off into when Weiss started speaking and could tell he still had no idea who she was which only made this situation more confusing.

"Pyrrha I'm not going to beat around the bush, I'm going to get straight to the point." Jaune said seriously once again surprising her as many people would tried to be sneaky to get something from her–much like was she was suspecting Weiss was doing. "I need you." The way he said it made it sound as if his entire existence were on the line.

"Wh-wh-what!?" Pyrrha stuttered out and before he could respond, Jaune felt a sensation of weightlessness and was sent crashing into a locker courtesy of a glyph from Weiss.

"The nerve of you!" Weiss snapped before turning away. "Hmph, let's go Pyrrha!" Weiss said as she practically drug the Spartan out of the locker room. Pyrrha barely managed to grab her spear as she stared back at the dazed knight.

"Oh…my back…"Jaune groaned as Ruby and Yang walked towards him.

"Having some trouble there, Lady Killer?"

+1 Title Received: Lady Killer

"So close…" Jaune winced out as he stood up with a grimace. His standing endurance wasn't on par with his sister's yet so from time to time he still found himself being knocked down, though such occasions were rare they were still inconvenient.

"Pretty smooth there killer, if Snow Angel wasn't there you might have gotten a shot." Yang said with a wink as Ruby rolled her eyes and helped her friend up.

"Let's go Jaune, the professors are waiting."

-20 minutes later-

Ozpin had finished explaining the situation as they stood on the cliff, but something still bugged him. He still had no idea what a landing strategy was. He racked his memories for all of the things his sister taught him but could not find anything about a landing strategy. He nervously glanced to the side to see the other first years.

One in particular that caught his eye was an orange haired girl that was possibly the shortest student there, but had what looked like the heaviest weapon. Jaune could tell that whatever the weapon was it focused on damage and not speed.

"She focuses on damage per hit but is probably a glass cannon due to her weaker body…a berserker type perhaps?" Jaune wondered as she spoke to a taller man in green. In contrast to her he was the exact opposite and his weapons did not seem to focus on damage but rather speed, if he guessed they were probably even rapid fire. "He on the other hand focuses on damage per second, a contrast but still effective. The black haired girl with the bow seems to be the same but with his apparent relationship with the orange-haired girl, their synergy is his selling point."

Finally, Jaune turned to Pyrrha and nearly felt his heart skip a beat as he stared at her weapon. Unfortunately (?) Pyrrha saw him but misinterpreted his love-struck glance and looked away as her cheeks reddened.

"Definitely a ranger, and that shield…beautiful." Jaune thought in amazement. Let it be known that thanks to his sister, Jaune had developed a love for shields and defense that was on par with Ruby's love for weapons in general. "She'd be an effective ranger, but is probably a jack of all trades. She'd compliment my abilities as a tank perfectly. Out of everyone she is my highest priority." He was a little upset that there was no medic, but beggars can't be choosers.

"Jaune you're drooling." Ruby whispered as she shook her head making him chuckle nervously as he wiped his mouth much to Yang's amusement. Suddenly Jaune raised his hand gaining Ozpin's attention.

"Yes young man?"

"I just have a statement to make." Jaune said as he pointed to the two child hood friends and Pyrrha. "Orange, green, and especially Pyrrha are going to be on my team, dibs." Jaune said before giving everyone else, including Yang and Ruby, a glare which made them shudder slightly. "Back off." Everyone minus those he called out looked at him in apprehension.

After all anyone crazy enough to use a sword and shield in this day in age was either incredibly stupid or could fuck you up in ways you couldn't even imagine.

"Yeah right Killer, as random as this is? I bet you 10,000 lien per member." Yang said with a smirk. "For every one not on your team you owe me ten grand and vice-versa."

"You're on, do not doubt an Arc's ability to pick a team." Jaune said with a smirk of his own as Ruby shook her head.

"Oh Ren! I want that guy as our team leader, he's cool!"

"Not now, Nora." Ren sighed as Jaune turned back to his amused headmaster with a nod.

"Okay, continue. I'm ready for anything."

-2 minutes later-

"Fuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkk meeeeeeeee!" Jaune shouted as he was flung into the forest.

"That boy is going to get himself killed." Glynda sighed.

"On the contrary, he may just be our most interesting student." Ozpin said as he smirked into his mug.

-With Jaune-

"I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead...if I don't life flare, I'm so dead!" Jaune shouted as he descended into the forest. He prayed and prayed that the gods would give in their blessing and let him perform a life-flare, a technique his sister taught him that would allow him to sustain any mortal blow.

*Bang!*

*SCHTICK!*

Jaune's descent was halted as a familiar spear pinned his hood into a tree. Jaune looked up at the glorious weapon which saved his life with tears in his eyes.

"Oh God, Pyrrha I love you!" Jaune shouted out in gratitude.

"I-I'll be there in a second!" Pyrrha shouted back.

-15 minutes later-

Weiss had walked into the clearing but luckily for him she had partnered with Ruby and walked away. This came to a relief for him because he had already planned out his party and was not about to let his partner choice be ruined by dumb luck.

"So, is it too late to take you up on that offer?" Pyrrha asked as she walked into the area.

"For you Pyrrha, never, I'd wait for you forever." Jaune said with a charming smile which she awkwardly returned.

-20 minutes later-

Jaune and Pyrrha continued their trek through the forest even as they heard the distant sounds of gunfire. Jaune just hoped it wasn't orange and green because he wanted them in his team in one piece. So caught up in his thoughts he didn't see the branch Pyrrha was pushing out of the way racing back towards his face.

*BAM!*

"Damn." Jaune muttered as the branch broke on his face, making him stumble back a step. Wiping his cheek he frowned when he saw blood. "Meh, its nothing to waste a potion over." Jaune shrugged as Pyrrha continued to apologize.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Don't worry it's nothing." Jaune said as he waved it off with a laugh.

"Still…why didn't you activate your aura?" Pyrrha questioned in confusion.

…

"…My what now?" Jaune deadpanned as Pyrrha gaped at him.

"Your aura…"

"Come again, say what?" Jaune questioned in confusion.

"You mean to tell me you came to Beacon without any idea of what an aura was? How on earth do you fight Grimm with a sword and shield!?"

"Very, very, carefully." Jaune said seriously making her shake her head.

"Aura is the manifestation of our souls that shields our hearts." Pyrrha said seriously as a Jaune looked towards her in amazement.

"Shield? So you mean it's like a defense?"

"Like a defense? Jaune, Aura is the primary defense of all hunters!" Jaune gaped at her and was wondering why his sister didn't tell him about it…

Then he paled when he realized she probably didn't know what it was herself since she had no formal training.

Yet she still became Supreme commander of a royal army and a Godslayer…

Damn, Fifi was a badass!

"Oh teach me the ways of the aura great Pyrrha!" Jaune pleaded as he fell to his knees and clasped his hands together making her giggle at his antics.

"Come here, it'll just take a second." Pyrrha said as she held his head in her hands. Jaune watched in awe as her body began to glow red as a white light covered his body while she said some sort of dramatic speech. He felt his wound from the branch heal along with the bruises he got from his sister. Jaune stood up slowly as she released him.

"There it's done. That power you feel? That's your aura, and you have a lot of it Jaune." Pyrrha said with a smile, no idea that she had just probably sent Remnant spiraling to certain destruction.

"This power…" Jaune muttered quietly he felt as though he could take on the world. It was if the power he gained from training with his sister was increased ten-fold. "…rapid healing plus increased defense?" Jaune whispered as he began to cackle evilly making Pyrrha blink owlishly. "I will be the greatest tank of all time! Immortality! Hahahaha!" Jaune laughed and Pyrrha could swear that the sky turned dark as lightning flashed behind the knight. "Heroes never die!"

"Uh…Jaune?"

"Ahem, excuse me." Jaune said as he suddenly cleared his throat and tried to pretend as if his sanity hadn't slipped for a moment. "Pyrrha, thank you, I owe you."

"Don't worry about it Jaune." Pyrrha said as they continued their trek.

"So partner, tell me about yourself. Besides the fact you look like this girl that was on my Pumpkin Pete's cereal box that I had a crush on, I know nothing about you–" Jaune was cut off as she suddenly tripped. "Whoa you okay?"

"I-I'm fine Jaune." His red-faced partner managed to get out. Jaune just scratched his head and shrugged.

-10 Minutes later-

Jaune and Pyrrha were walking through a dark cave when they finally came across a golden object in the cave.

"Think this is the relic?" Pyrrha questioned curiously.

"Only one way to find out." Jaune said as he hopped up and got a good grip on it. He hung limply for a moment before a multitude of large blazing eyes looked up and seemed bore into his very soul.

…

-With Yang and Blake-

"FUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"Looks like Killer's bout to get killed." Yang joked as Blake gaped at her.

"That was actually pretty dark."

"I apologize."

-With Jaune-

Jaune let go of the stinger and pulled out his blade. Landing on top of the Deathstalker, Jaune rammed his blade into one of its eyes before hopping off and landing next to Pyrrha. He spun around to face the Grimm while transforming his shield and holding it out before him.

"Damn, what is the headmaster thinking, throwing us out here?" Jaune muttered as he glance around for a plan.

"Jaune…" Pyrrha trailed off as she tried to think of a plan. This was probably her one fault, she was powerful but she was a lot more effective when she wasn't the one giving the order. She was a fighter not a leader.

"We can't fight it here, the area is too closed in." Jaune said suddenly snapping he rout of her thoughts making her look at him in surprise. "I'm going to ram it into a tree hopefully with enough force to make the thing fall on this creep. It won't buy us a lot of time, but hopefully enough to make a tactical retreat and find a better place to do combat."

"Wait, ram it? Jaune even with aura there is a limit to physical strength! If that thing stabs you, you'll die!"

"Then I won't let it stab me!" Jaune said with a wink as he dashed forward.

An absolute defense? If you want that then you need to learn how to perform a perfect Heavy Stander. Be grateful I'm here, learning this on the battlefield nearly cost me my life dozens of times!

Time seemed to slow as his sister's voice rung through his ears. The Grimm stabbed forward with its stinger as just as Jaune took a knee and raised his shield above him.

"Jaune!" Pyrrha shouted just as the stinger connected with the shield which had just moved into position to protect Jaune.

*KRANNNGGGG!*

Pyrrha closed her eyes as bright blue sparks erupted from the ancient shield.

"Whoa!" Jaune thought in alarm as he was sent sliding back from the force. The ground was torn up as he dug his feet into the ground.

And remember with a powerful defense, there is an equally powerful counterattack!

Jaune gritted his teeth as he regained his footing, he stopped sliding back for a split second before using the momentum to blast forward at breakneck speeds.

"Eat this!" Jaune shouted as he slammed his shield into the Deathstalker. Jaune gritted his teeth as two of the Deathstalker's legs were lifted from the ground with Jaune's strength alone. Jaune released a roar as his aura erupted from his body in a bright flash.

*KABOOOOOOM!*

Pyrrha felt her jaw go slack as not only was the Deathstalker knocked into a tree…it was also blasted through five more and sent tumbling through the forest.

"W-what are you?" Pyrrha questioned incredulously as Jaune panted for a moment before collapsing his shield and sheathing his blade.

"Your partner." Jaune said with a grin before running towards her and grabbing her hand. "Now let's go before that thing wakes up!"

"R-right!"

And with that, the two partners ran away at speeds that nearly put Ruby to shame.

-A few minutes later with Yang & Blake-

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Yang and her partner blinked as they heard the sound of a young girl falling and looked up to find a terrified Ruby falling from the sky.

"Help!" Ruby shouted as she watched the ground come closer at uncomfortable speeds.

"Ruby!" Yang shouted in horror as she watch her little sister fall. Before she could move to save her sister, however, she watched in surprise as a familiar blond man came out of nowhere and leapt up to catch the young huntress.

"Alright, nailed it!" Jaune cheered as he landed in a crouch with a stunned Ruby in his arms. Looking down he smirked at the girl as he stood up. "You know, crater face might have been a more accurate nickname than I imagined."

"Shut up." A red-faced Ruby muttered making him laugh as he placed her on her feet.

"Nice catch Jaune!" Pyrrha called out as she ran up to them. "Think this might be a good place to slay the Deathstalker?"

"Yeah, there's a lot more room here." Jaune said as Blake just looked at them blankly before turning to Yang.

"Did your sister just fall from the sky?" Blake questioned bluntly but received no response as Yang shook her head in wonder.

"Wow Killer, you actually did it." Yang said in disbelief as she gestured to Pyrrha. He had made it clear that he intended for the red-head to be his partner, but like everyone she ignored him knowing that the partners depended purely on chance.

"Hey, I have a vision when it comes to my team that I plan to fulfill." Jaune said with a short laugh. "All I need is for orange and green to show up and I'll be set." Jaune stated smugly making Yang roll her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah. Fine that's 10,000 I owe you but let's be realistic. To have the other two on your team means that they must be partnered. The odds of that happening are really low." Yang stated simply. Jaune was going to respond when something occurred to him.

"Hey, Ruby where is your partner anyway?" Jaune asked in confusion making her scratch her head sheepishly.

"How could you leave me!?" A voice shouted and they all looked up to see Weiss barely hanging on to the back of a Nevermore.

"She's going to fall." Blake said bluntly making Ruby scoff.

"She'll be fine…"

"She's falling." Yang and Pyrrha deadpanned. Jaune titled his head for a moment before taking two steps to the left and outstretching his arms just in time to catch the heiress. Weiss opened her eyes slowly when she realized she didn't die and looked up to see possibly the one person she despised the most at the school smiling down at her.

"I knew you'd fall for me eventually, Snow Angel." Jaune chuckled.

"Ha, nice one!" Yang said with a short laugh.

"J-just set me down you dolt!" Weiss snapped and she looked away from him in embarrassment. Jaune laughed as he set her down before turning back to his partner with a calculating gaze.

"So we have a giant bird monster of doom circling us, and a Deathstalker which should be crashing through the foliage at any moment." Jaune began as he mecha-shifted his shield and pulled out his sword. "Play it smart, we can kill both but we need the rest of our team." Jaune said seriously making her look at him in surprise.

Pyrrha was at first a little skeptical about following the orders of a hunter that seemed to know nothing about huntsmen but then she remembered him ramming that large Grimm through the forest and decided it was best not to question him.

"Okay, but who's the rest of our team?" Pyrrha questioned in confusion.

"Orange and Green of course." Jaune said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Not this again." Yang groaned as she shook her head. Before he could respond to the non-believer the sound of trees falling alerted them to the forest where they saw a large Ursa roaring in pain and clawing in front of itself viciously. They tensed for combat at the sight of the new Grimm but lowered their guard when it suddenly began to collapse.

"Yeeeehaaaaaaa!" A loud voice cheered as the Grimm dropped dead. Jaune just smirked as he saw a familiar orange-haired girl sit of from the top of the Grimm with a pout. "Aww, it's broken." Yang felt her eye-twitch as she saw a green-clad man limp out from behind the Grimm.

"Nora…please don't ever do that again…" The man panted out before looking around in confusion when he saw his partner vanish. Looking behind them they saw the short girl cheering as she picked up a golden chess piece it was a Rook, something Jaune made sure to pay attention to.

"I'm queen of the castle, I'm queen of the castle–"

"Nora!" The man shouted making her smile sheepishly.

"Coming Ren~"

"Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa?" Blake finally asked only to receive no answer. Yang however glared at the partners and realized she'd have to get the other rook if she wanted to avoid paying 30,000 Lien to Jaune. She quickly spun around only to find his outline blinking as he disappeared from the group.

"Damn it!" Yang shouted as she turned to see the blond knight standing with the second rook balancing on his head as a smirk graced his lips.

"I'll take that Lien in cash, not credit." Jaune said smugly as he walked towards his partner as Ren and Nora approached the group. "Ren and Nora, right? Welcome to the team we just need to make it out of here alive and then its official."

"Yay! We got blondie! We got blondie!" Nora cheered as she danced around making Ren sigh.

"Never doubt my skills." Jaune told Yang with a smug expression. Before she could retort she turned to the forest where she saw a Deathstalker that was missing an eye crash into the area.

"I'm 30,000 Lien in debt, a Nevermore is circling us, and now there's a Deathstalker." Yang groaned. "Hopefully, I'll die before I have to pay up."

"Like hell, you're not cheating me out of my money that easily! I'll protect you from all danger if it means you paying me!" Jaune shouted as he raised his shield. "Now team, plus four, I have a plan, there's only a thirty three point three percent chance of survival but that's better than zero–" Ruby suddenly smirked as she ran towards the Deathstalker.

"Don't worry I got this!" Ruby shouted as she shot forward at speeds which made Jaune's jaw drop slightly.

"No wonder she smirked when I mentioned speed…but wait a second…" Jaune's thoughts trailed off as he face-palmed. "Oh my God, she just ran in…" Jaune said with an eye-twitch. "Damn it! Pyrrha cover me! Ren, Nora get ready I'm going in!"

-With Ruby-

BGM: Ingkells (Extended)- Vindictus OST

Ruby paled slightly when her scythe bounced off of the Deathstalker and quickly ran away only for the Nevermore that was circling them to fire a barrage of pitch black feathers at the young huntress. Ruby was forced to stop running when a feather stabbed her cape into the ground.

"Ruby!" Yang shouted in alarm as she ran towards her sister only to be forced to a stop when the feathers slammed into ground in front of her. Ruby struggled to break free only to freeze when she saw the Deathstalker approach her with its stinger poised to kill. She shut her eyes in fear just as the stinger raced towards her.

*KRANG!*

She opened her eyes to see Jaune skidding back after apparently blocking the stinger just as Weiss glided forward and froze the Grimm to the ground. Jaune gritted his teeth as he suddenly blasted forward with his shield raised in front of him.

*CRASH!*

*KRANNNG!*

Weiss watched with wide eyes as the knight ran through her ice and shattered it as if it were nothing. Time seemed to slow as both her and her partner gazed at the Knight. The way he charged forward into battle with his shield while ice shards fell down around him made him look incredibly heroic. At that moment Jaune looked like the hero in the fairy tales they read when they were children. Jaune narrowed his eyes before slamming his shield into the Grimm, sending it tumbling back through the clearing.

"Remember me!?" Jaune taunted the Grimm causing to roar in anger as it stood up and focused its attention on him. His sister had ordered him to never taunt an enemy without a large shield to protect him, however, with his aura now protecting him Jaune felt like some rules were okay to bend.

*KRANG!*

Jaune blocked one of the claws effortlessly and dashed forward, delivering four powerful slashes to the Grimm which barely scratched its armor. Jaune glared at the Deathstalker before spinning around to build momentum as he decided to encase his right leg in aura. He smirked as he used his sister's signature move and slammed a devastating kick into the Grimm's face sending it sliding back. The other hunters and huntresses could only gape at the sight.

"Did…did he just kick a Deathstalker away from him?" Blake asked incredulously as Pyrrha shook her head.

"I've never seen someone use aura so wrong yet make it so effective." The Spartan thought in disbelief.

"Ruby, we'll go over how completely idiotic that was later but right now I'll leave that discussion to your partner!" Jaune shouted as he raised his shield in front of him and watched the enraged Grimm recover.

Speaking of partners…

"Pyrrha your aim is godly!" Jaune said as he remembered her saving his life with her spear. "Take out its eyes!" Jaune ordered as he slashed at the Deathstalker.

"On it!" Pyrrha shouted as her spear shifted into a rifle.

*Bang!*

Jaune smirked as bullets shot just passed his head and slammed into the Grimm's eyes.

"That spear's a rifle too!? I love this woman!" Jaune thought as he blocked the enraged Grimm's attacks with his shield as his partner blinded it. "Ren get its legs now!" Jaune said as he fell to a knee and slid into his Heavy Stander position. As the Grimm slammed its powerful claws against Jaune's unmoving shield, Ren ran up and slid under the Grimm with narrowed eyes.

*RATATATATATA!*

Ren released a storm of bullets as he slid under the Grimm, making sure to hit the areas not protected by armor. Ren then flipped over the Grimm, slashing at the Deathstalker's last two remaining eyes with his weapons' blades, completely blinding it. The Grimm screeched as its legs gave of out.

Jaune narrowed his eyes as the Grimm slammed both claws simultaneously onto his shield, sending him sliding back only for him to once again return with a powerful counterattack that sent the weakened Grimm rag-dolling back.

*BOOOOOM!*

Jaune blinked as Nora released a barrage of grenades at the Deathstalker before narrowing his eyes in wonder.

"Nora! Does your weapon transform too? And if so into what?" Jaune called out as she laughed.

"Magnhild is a grenade launcher slash Warhammer!" Nora cheered making his jaw drop slightly as his pride took a small hit. He shrugged the feeling off instantly, no one understood the classics! He turned to the damaged Grimm and watched its stinger shine in the sunlight.

[Listen up Jaune, some breaks are easier to find than other's you just need to pay attention!]

"Pyrrha! Spear the stinger!" Jaune shouted making her nod as Miló shifted into its spear form. Her eyes narrowed as she took aim before releasing the spear.

*BANG!*

Jaune grinned as the spear shot straight though the Grimm's tail forcing the stinger to fall onto the Grimm's head. Jaune ran towards Nora and quickly slid down to a knee and used his Heavy Stander.

"Nora! Nail it!" Nora grinned as Magnhild turned into a Warhammer as she ran. She hopped onto Crocea Mors and Jaune used his sheer strength to launch the short huntress into the air.

"Hahahahaha!" Nora cheered before saluting and spinning down rapidly and slamming the hammer into the stinger, piercing the Grimm's head and killing it instantly. Jaune wanted to celebrate, but his sister had taught him about making sure all threats were taken care of. He glared as he watched the Nevermore descend towards Nora, its claws poised to kill and he ran forward as fast as he could.

"Look out!" Jaune shouted as he knocked her to the side with barely enough time to perform a perfect Heavy Stander, sending blue sparks blasting from his shield. Jaune slid back but refused to fall and sheathed his blade. He collapsed his trusty shield and placed it on his waist as reached into a pouch that was strapped to his side. Jaune smirked as he pulled out what looked like a chain stuck to a handle.

[Shields and Swords are awesome and all but sometimes you may need a secondary weapon.]

Jaune narrowed his eyes as he took aim at the Nevermore's tail.

*BANG!*

The hook fired out like a bullet, a long chain extending from behind it as gun powder floated in front of Jaune. Jaune gritted his teeth as the hook stabbed into the Nevermore's tail and he roared as he began to walk back, as if trying to drag the giant Grimm down as his classmates looked at him in disbelief.

[You're stronger than you know Jaune, you just need to see it. You're an Arc but more importantly you're my little brother. I know when the time comes for you to step up, you'll do it wonderfully…]

"AHHHHHHHH!" Jaune shouted as his aura exploded from his body, covering his form in a white glow. He slowly stepped back and roared even louder as he began to drag the beast back. His muscles felt as though they were going to tear but he refused to let go. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw two hands grab the chain and glance to the side to see Pyrrha grabbing the chain as well.

[…But never forget, you are nothing without your team.]

Jaune grinned as Ren ran up and grabbed the chain as well.

"You're going down birdy!" Nora shouted as she grabbed the chain as well, and with a mighty tug from the entire team the Nevermore was sent crashing back to the ground.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOM!*

Jaune's team was sent crashing back to the ground as the Nevermore slammed into the ground with an unearthly amount of force.

"Now!" Ruby shouted as Weiss descended upon the Grimm and encased its body in ice just as Blake wrapped her Gambol Shroud around its neck and pulled back to lift up it's head. "Yang do it!"

"You got it sis!" Yang shouted as she grabbed her sister and threw her at the Grimm's head with enough force that when mixed with Ruby's speed created a sonic boom that sent the young huntress blasting towards the Nevermore faster than a bullet. "It's over!" Ruby shouted as she released a round from her scythe in order to increase her speed even more.

*SHIIIIING!*

Ruby landed in a crouch as rose-petals rained down around her as the Nevermore's head slowly slid from its body with a razor-sharp cut. She collapsed Crescent Rose and placed it on her back as she turned to the downed forms of Jaune's team with wide eyes. They were exhausted but smiling as they saw the last Grimm die. Nora laughed about having the best team ever as Jaune stood up slowly

BGM: END

"Well…that was a thing." Yang finally said after a moment as she walked towards her team.

"Those four are insane, did they really just drag down a Nevermore right after killing a Deathstalker?" Blake asked helplessly. "These questions aren't rhetorical by the way, I am honestly wondering if what I'm seeing is in fact reality." The future team RWBY and Team JNPR minus Jaune looked on in confusion as the blond knight dug into the ground. Jaune smiled as he made a pile of wood, dirt, and rocks.

"Jaune…What are you doing?" Ruby asked finally after an awkward silence.

"Making a campfire." Jaune said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. To their disbelief as he stood up, fire spontaneously combusted within the pile. This, of course, made Blake's head hurt as she was sure that fires did not work that way. "So...before we head back, who wants a jar of Iced Strawberry Brandy?" Jaune questioned curiously as he sat next to the fire.

EXP + 300,000

AP + 157

+3 Nevermore Feathers

+1 Nevermore Tears

+1 Deathstalker Stinger

+3 Deathstalker Armor Fragments

+1 Vial of Deathstalker Venom

+1 Nevermore Cloak Recipe

+1 Deathstalker chest plate Recipe

-Later: Beacon Academy-

"Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie, and Lie Ren. You four have collected the white rook pieces and will from now on work together as Team JNPR, led by…Nora Valkyrie–"

"Bullshit." The entirety of Team JNPR and even Ruby called out making Yang look at her incredulously. Ren was surprised to his see his childhood friend go completely serious for once. Ozpin just chuckled into his mug.

"I kid, I just wanted to see your reactions. No, you shall be led by Jaune Arc. Congratulations young man." Ozpin stated with a smirk making Jaune smile and nod his head as Pyrrha slapped him on the back and congratulated him. He winced from the contact but to his credit he stayed on his feet and thanked Pyrrha.

"Yes! This is happening!" Nora cheered with a fist pump. "We're going to kick so much ass and break twice as many legs!"

"Nora…" Ren groaned but even he had a slight smile on his face.

"Just wait sis, one day I'll be an even greater hero than you!" Jaune thought to himself as Ozpin went to go name Team RWBY.

-That Night: Team JNPR's Balcony-

["So you mean to tell me your partner has a spear that turns into a sword AND a rifle, and she uses a shield as well?"] Fiona's voice rang through Jaune's scroll as sounds of battle could be heard in the background.

*Clang!*

*Crash!*

"Yup. Are you sure you're okay right now?" Jaune asked cautiously as he heard the sounds of battle.

["Hmm? Oh I'm doing fine. I lost a bet to Evie and now she sent me off to slay a Succubus and steal its clothes so she can make new equipment.."] Fiona said nonchalantly. ["Damn it woman! Back off! Quit trying to have sex with me! If I wouldn't let Vella hit it why the fuck do you think you'd get a chance!?"] Fiona shouted suddenly in righteous anger making Jaune sweat-drop as he heard a sultry giggle in the background. ["Anyway, that partner of yours? Marry her. Woman will make the Arc line stronger than ever, I can tell."]

"Wait, what!?" Jaune choked out.

["Damn it, I'll call you later this bitch doesn't know when to quit!–Don't touch me there!"] And with that, the call went dead leaving a gaping Jaune staring at his scroll in disbelief. Shaking his head, Jaune closed and looked out to the moon-lit campus with a smile as he heard his Nora and Ren conversing back in their rooms.

"Well, the first day as a team is down, four more years to go." Pyrrha said with a smile as she approached her leader.

"Yeah, there's no telling what the future will bring but with you watching my back I know–" Jaune stopped talking as he saw a mysterious figure moving in the court-yard. His eyes widened as the figure turned to reveal the single most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on gazing up at him. She had a smooth black dress that was split in the front, snow white hair that was tied into a pair of twin tails, pale skin, and a pair of the brightest blue eyes he had ever seen. She smiled at him warmly and gave him a wave.

"–aune, Jaune!" Pyrrha shouted finally getting his attention. He shook his head and turned to her and watched her stare out into the courtyard in confusion. "What on Remnant were you looking at?" Pyrrha asked perplexed making him blink owlishly before turning back to the courtyard. Sure enough the woman was still there smiling up at him.

"You don't see her?" Jaune asked as he pointed towards the woman making Pyrrha give him a concerned glance.

"See who, Jaune? Do we need to take you to the nurse? That Deathstalker probably did more damage than we thought." Jaune just looked at her in disbelief as the mysterious woman began to giggle.

"You're right. I might be seeing things…I'll be right back." Jaune said suddenly as he bolted out of the room.

"Jaune!" Pyrrha called out in alarm but her leader had already left.

-Courtyard-

BGM: Rie Tanaka-Eternal (Mabinogi OST)

Jaune ran into the courtyard and his eye's widened when he saw the woman sitting on top of the statue of his ancestor, gazing at the moon.

"Hello?" Jaune called out gaining her attention. She turned to him with a smile and hopped off the statue and floated down in front of him.

"We finally meet." The woman said warmly confusing him.

"Jaune Arc, nice to meet you...mind telling me who you are?" Jaune asked awkwardly making her giggle.

"You may call me Nao, as for who I am I suppose you could call me your guide." Nao said gently as she cupped the side of his face making his face burn red as he tried to stutter out a response. "You were hidden for so long I was unable to find you until your soul called to me today."

"My soul?" Jaune questioned but then remembered what Pyrrha had told him. "Is she talking about my Aura unlocking?"

"Little Millitian born so far away from home." Nao said with genuine sadness. "It must have been so hard for no one to understand you. I want nothing more than to bring you home but the fact is that you are only part Millitian your fate is already tied to this dying world. Once you complete your journey you will be able to return home."

"What are you talking about!?" Jaune questioned as he backed away from the woman making her sadness grow. "You're not making any sense! What is a Millitian and what does it have to do with me!?"

"They are children of the Soul stream." Nao answered as she turned to the statue of his ancestor. "That man came to this world and finished the remainder of his life as hero here. Once he died, I brought him back home but I did not account for his bloodline to live on in this world." Nao said sadly. "So many generations of children I let die here without being able to bring them home."

"Let die?" Jaune asked in confusion.

"You see your human blood prevented your soul from calling out to me. And thus, I was unable to save your ancestors from death. You are different, as diluted as your blood is, your soul still calls to me." Nao informed the young Knight. "You age much slower than normal Millitians but time must still seem to move slightly slower to you than it does your peers."

"I'm so lost right now." Jaune muttered as he rubbed his temples making the woman smile sadly.

"All will make sense as you continue your Journey." Nao stated as she stepped forward and placed a kiss on his forehead. The simple gestured made a powerful emotion surge through his body. It was if he had become complete for the first time ever. "I shall watch over you now that I know where you are, and one day once you finish doing what is required of you here, I shall bring you home. Goodbye for now Jaune Arc."

And with that she vanished.

BGM: END

"Jaune! There you are, are you okay–" Pyrrha stopped talking as she ran to her leader whom slowly turned to her. "Jaune…you're crying."

"What?" Jaune asked as he wiped his eyes and sure enough he could feel the tears. Shaking his head, Jaune forced a smile to his face. "Sorry, I must be tired I'm going to go ahead and sleep." Jaune said as he walked away while Pyrrha looked as his retreating form in concern.

What was to become of Jaune Arc?

Only time could tell.

…Auto-save…

Next level: The Silent Brotherhood

Well that was my slightly edited version of the original first chapter, hopefully you like seeing this story back!

Read and Review and always be beautiful!

~RebuffX7