Jaune was feeling rather conflicted about this entire situation. Because while it was scary and somewhat paranoia inducing in how they got here, the actual cinema was quite enjoyable. With some arcade games practically calling to him to wreck the high score for any dance floor. On the other hand, the movie being shown right now was again, a scary and somewhat paranoia inducing experience.

The way all the actors on screen looked, moved, and even sounded like him and his friends. The only reason why he hadn't already called them clones or something like that is because his mum was most certainly not the woman sending him curious looks as they walked out to the lobby. Although if the him on screen… if the CHARACTER'S homelife is anything like his, then Arturia might be a bit more active… Then a first impression might give you…

Jaune shudder as he once again shoved certain memories of his still active parents to the back of his mind. Waaaay back.

"Jaune? Is something wrong?" Pyrrha looked at him with a concerned look that brought him comfort.

"Ah ya you know. Just trying to sort through my feelings about what we just watched, I mean, I know I'm a blond but that's not enough to say you're related to someone. you know?" Jaune smiled as Pyrrha laughed at his little joke.

"True, although if that were the case. Maybe you could ask Yang for some better dating advice." Pyrrha stifled a laugh as Jaune face palmed at the thought.

"Please no! I already have enough sisters that tried to help me with dating. I don't think I could survive any scheme Yang would come up with." The offended 'Hey!' from Yang caused the two Huntsmen to burst into laughter. The scene was mostly met with smiles from friends and spirits alike, except for Kiritsugu and Kirei.

Kirei was deep in thought about an idea that was forming in his head. Mostly on the nature of healing and how someone must fall ill or be injured for healing to be of any use. And how that applied to him and his… Sinful urges.

Kiritsugu was also deep in thought but those thoughts were mostly focused on the connect between Jaune and Saber. 'Are they truly related in some way? I doubt Arturia would forget having a son, although… The way she's looking at him…' Kiritsugu stored those thoughts away for later as the group arrived back in the lobby.

Instead of the large festival table from last time. A much more cafe like setting was presented with smaller tables that were spread out among the room. Rin walked up to Shirou and gave him a happy nod before turning around to face them again.

"While we are quite grateful that you enjoyed our opening feast. Such meals are rather difficult to prepare in the one to two hours that you're sessions give us. So from now on, if you'd like a specific meal or drink. Please inform either Shirou or myself." Rin looked towards Shirou and nodded her head towards the group.

"One other thing, we've been heavily…. "encouraged" by our current employer to help you grow from merely being fellow guests to being friends. So for this meal break could you try and sit with someone new." Shirou gritted out a smile as he tugged on his tie that started glowing a bright red, Rin also looked a bit short of breath as her own tie did the same.

Lancer frowned at the sight but held his silence. Choosing a new conversation partner wouldn't be that hard but he felt a bit worried about little Ruby Rose, he was pretty sure the girl didn't have any magic resistance. That's when his eyes landed on the blond beauty with the purple cape.

'Hoho! Maybe a small bit of friendly flirting wouldn't hurt! Plus Medea has to find someone new to talk to. The lass should be fine.' Cu straightened his back and sauntered over to Glynda.

"Hello-"

"James! We haven't talked in a while, let's catch up." Glynda looked Cu dead in the eye as she said this. Cu sighed but moved on to the next person he saw. Which was one Ren Lie, who was looking for a new partner as well.

"Hey there! You one of Ruby's friends right?" Cu extend a handshake to the young hunter who shook it after a moment's hesitation.

"Yeah, I'm Ren Lie and a member of team JNPR." Ren said with a relaxed calmness that Cu reminded Cu of his master in Chadal.

"Pleased to meet you Ren. I'm Cu Chulainn, Child of Light and Hero of old. Mind sitting down for a meal and a chat?" Cu matched the relaxed smile that appeared on the young man's face.

"Sure, although do you mind if we try and sit near Nora? I usually need to keep an eye on her." Ren's smile grew a bit as Nora turned around and stuck her tongue out at him. Cu chuckled at the sight and patted the boy on the shoulder.

"Not a problem! So long as you have a good food and drink ready, I'll sit just about anywhere." Ren nodded appreciatively at that and kept a close eye on Nora, who was looking among the crowd of heros and hunters. Her brows were furrowed in thought before her eyes locked with someone else's. Having acquired a target Nora skipped over to her new friend.

"Hello~! I'm Nora Valkyrie. Wanna sit together this time?" Nora bounced as she waited for Irisviel to answer. Iri looked over to Arturia and Kiritsugu, with the pair giving a begrudging nod. A bright child like smile appeared the moment they nodded and looked back to Nora.

"I would very much like that Miss Valkyrie. I overheard you talking about a thing called video games before! I haven't played one before but I think I would like to learn more about your world's entertainment!" Iri stated with an energy and enthusiasm that Nora matched with ease.

"Then you've found the right person for the job! Me and Ren have gone to all sorts of fun places together!" Nora felt a brief surge of panic as Iri looked from her to Ren.

"But not like! Together together! Just as super close friends! That's all!" Nora flailed a bit as she tried to explain her relationship with Ren but considering the knowing and mischievous smile Iri was developing, it wasn't taking.

"Oh, just friends hm? Yes I see, I see. Now why don't you tell me about these places you and this Ren boy have visited. I might want to see them with my husband if I can get the chance." Iri said in syrupy sweet voice as she started to drag Nora along to a table… With her magic wire that tangled Nora with ease.

Nora's cries for help went unanswered as Rin looked over to Zelretch.

"You made a loophole in the rule one." Rin stated, not accused because that requires a small bit of doubt on the matter. Zelretch just smiled and drank some orange infused tea. Sighing in defeat, Rin went to grab the food along with Shirou. Who looked just as resigned to Zelretch's antics as anyone could be… in this world at least.

Everyone was sitting patiently with their new meal buddies. Until a small scent of the meal to come leaked out from the kitchen. Everyone there could recognise the smell. The smell of beef! Smoke began to enter their line of sight as Shirou and Rin walked out of the Kitchen with plates of steak.

Shirou made sure to put Gilgamesh's plate down first and waited for the Gold King to pass judgement on the meal. Everyone watched as Gilgamesh stabbed a fork into the steak and cut a small section off. The moment Gilgamesh took a bite, everyone paused to see how the arrogant man would react.

"A worthy meal. If I meet you as chef first, I might have even added you as a personal member to my royal staff. Feast to your heart's content! Do not shame this meal that has been deemed worthy by your King!" The words rang clear like a bell and everyone started to eat.

The steak itself was tender and juicy, even to the point where you wouldn't even have to use a knife to cut it to pieces. Ruby had to wipe away a bit of drool as the smell of the cooked fat played with the small hints of rosemary and garlic. That's when Ruby noticed a patch of sauce on the plate and dared to dip a piece of her steak into it.

"Oh my gosh!" Ruby couldn't help but shout as the sauce had a mild mustard zing to it that brought sharpness to the meat she didn't realise it needed. The sauce had a mild mustard zing to it that brought sharpness to the meat she didn't realise it needed. She began digging in at full speed while her partner noticed a small plate sitting off to the side on it's own. The small plate had a bright green salad with lettuce leaves that looked like they would make a satisfying and crisp crunch the moment you bit into.

Once the meal was destroyed by the righteous power of the hungry. The tables got to talking about the most important thing on their minds.

"So kid. You and that little lady over there… You together yet?" Ren felt the blood drain from his face.

"Ah! Well… You see." Ren couldn't help but suddenly feel hyper aware of Nora sitting behind him.

"Come on kid. She's clearly a beautiful woman that I would happily marry. Right?" Cu's smile was practically ear to ear at this point. That last comment had the desired effect of making Ren pause in thought as he was suddenly eyeing him wearly. There was a protectiveness that you just didn't find in even the closest of friends. This boy was in deeply in love and just as deeply in denial.

' I just found another interesting pair! I haven't gotten to help a romance along since last Christmas.' Cu endeared the sudden staring contest Ren had begun. Nora was also being grilled about Ren and unlike her partner. She couldn't get a word in as Iri was hitting her with questions like.

"Where was your first date together?" "Does he cook you special meals?" "What are you going to name your children?"

Nora suddenly felt like she understood what having a nagging mother felt like. Or how Ren feels when she drinks coffee. The fact she was wrapped up with more wire than a marionette made her feel super uncomfortable, maybe if she asked nicely. Irisviel would undo the entanglement.

"Um… Irisviel!" Nora made sure to say this as Iri took a breath.

"Could you please untie me?" When Iri didn't immediately answer back, Nora sent a panicked pleading look to Arturia. She was friends with Irivesil, she would help her? Right?!

"Master, you're making the young lady very nervous." Arturia stood from her table and made her way over to the now pouting Irisviel.

"But Saber! She'll run away if I untie her." Iri shot back with childish pout. The way Nora stopped fidgeting as Iri said this caused the childish woman to raise her hands in a 'You see' motion. Arturia gave her false master a exasperated look before walking over to Nora and cut her free with her invisible sword.

"If you treat her this way, of course she's going to want to run away. Please don't let your whims spiral out of control." Arturia struck a regal figure that caused the huntsmen to look at her in awe, despite having Nora hugging her waist and crying on her black suit. Jaune in particular was looking at her as if he was really seeing her as a proper Hero for the first time.

"You should talk to her." Jaune looked over to his meal partner, Diarmuid was wiping away any pieces of food from his face with a napkin. Jaune was almost convinced that he misheard the man before he repeated himself.

"You should talk to her, she's an incredible person but she's very prone to the 'What If' Mentality. Even more so than usual if that outfit is any anything to go by." Diarmaid watched as Jaune's face went through a few emotions before settling into mild indignation.

"How do you even know that? Look I know in the movie she's my mother but I'm not her son. If I talk to her, I want it to be as me, not as a potential son."Jaune made sure to keep his voice low enough so that only Diarmuid would be able to hear him speak. The green spear nodded his head thoughtfully after a moment before looking Jaune dead in the eye.

"You bring up a fair counter point and it isn't fair for me to push some of my troubles onto you. Let me explain. Heroic Spirits can appear anywhere in time, even during times where they may have just died or are even being used as a Heroic Spirit. And yes, it's just as confusing as it sounds." Jaune lowered his hand at that last part.

"Now in my memories, I have met Arturia who is still weighed down by her past sins and an Arturia who is a changed woman and King. The Arturia we share our company with right now, is the woman who's barely holding herself together, blaming herself for every mistake that happened during her rule as King. Even things that no one even remotely human or otherwise could have foreseen." Diarmuid eventually just started to stare at his empty plate with a far away look in his eyes.

"I've always hoped I'd be able to help ease her regrets, and even now I don't believe I'll be able to do so. So please Jaune Arc, help her see that the world does not lay on her shoulders alone." Jaune suddenly felt like he understood both Arturia and Diarmuid a bit better. Because he regretted not being able to enter Beacon by his own merits. He especially remembered when he tired to get stronger by himself without his team knowing and it nearly got them hurt in the process.

Perhaps he didn't have a one to one experience to true connect with these people, but he most certainly had the same motivations. Jaune heaved a sigh and look over to Arturia who was currently trying to save Nora from being magically entangled by Irivesivel again. She wore a stern expression even when she was all but pirouetting Nora away from the wires.

"Well, I guess it couldn't hurt to have a quick chat before we have to sit in for the next session." Jaune said a little half heartedly but he couldn't find in himself to change his mind when he saw the big content smile Diarmuid was now wearing.

Once Rin and Shirou had finished collecting the plates and cutlery, everyone got up and started to explore the cinema. Arturia was standing guard of Irivesil who was currently trying to figure out how to operate one of the many arcade machines. Jaune took a deep breath and walked over to the pair.

Arturia was the first to notice him but Jaune couldn't read any emotion past 'Stern' on her face. Irisviel eventually noticed him and sent Saber a concern look. Jaune decided to be the ice breaker.

"Hi there, I'm Jaune Arc. I don't think we've met." Jaune offered a handshake to both Arturia and Irisviel who both returned the gesture.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. This is my master Irisviel and since it was revealed to everyone here. I am Arturia Pendragon." Once Arturia had finished the greeting, that same awkward silence fell again. They both knew why he had approached her, and they both wanted to talk about it.

'I guess subtle isn't going to cut it here.' Jaune sighed heavily and decided to bite the proverbial bullet.

"So in that… movie version of us. I'm your son." The normally stoic Arturia winced at his bluntness.

"Yes, I didn't want to broach the topic myself as I'm fairly certain I've not had any children myself." The sound of something snapping echoed in the arcade, followed by lots of hushed whispers. Irisviel looked at Arturia with a look that Jaune wasn't quite sure how to read, but if he had to guess, he'd say it was a look of sadness and pity.

"Right but I guess I was curious… As to what you'd be like." Jaune struggled to come up with a reasonable excuse to try and get Arturia to open up and talk. If there's one lesson both he and Ruby had learnt the hard way as team leaders, it was that communication was key. The sucky thing about that though was the other person had to be willing to talk.

"So, got any hobbies?" Arturia hummed in thought at Jaune's question.

"I would say perhaps sparring, hunting as well when I could join my men… I believe that's all I had in as hobbies back when I was alive." Arturia listed off the two subjects with a certain boredom that made Jaune think.

'Huh?'

"Okay, what do you usually hunt then." Jaune knew he was grasping at straws but he really needed something to work off of.

"Most of my hunts were for more viscous beasts. I was always quite good striking them down in one go." A hint of pride crept into her voice as Jaune assumed she was boasting. Arturia said it like she was listing a fact from a book rather then something she did.

"You said you liked to practise sparring. Do you practise with just swords or do you practise with a bit of everything." Jaune watched that teenie-tiny smirk Arturia had grow into just a tiny smirk.

"While I do practise with other weapons. The way of the sword is my life, as it is for all knights." Jaune mentally cheered, there was some genuine pride in that boast this time. It was going to be a slow process but Jaune was confident that with a bit of help from his team and RWBY. Arturia might feel a bit better about herself.

As Jaune began asking what sort of knight Arturia was. A different Knight was hiding in the arcade with her friends trying to comfort her.

"Mordred, this is a different Arturia. Give her some time and she'll think of you as family as well." Iskander said as he launched Yang's fighter into the air for a combo. Mordred was still upset however as she refused to open her helmet. Iskander frowned, deciding to quickly end the game by blocking the desperation super move from Yang's character and K. her with a few supercharged combos.

Yang just stared at the screen with numb shock.

"Huh?" Yang stated intelligently. Ruby just laughed at her sister.

"You got your butt kicked~!" Ruby sang as her sister was still trying to understand just how badly she lost.

"Mordred look at me." Iskander asked with a firmness that caused the sulking knight to actually listen.

"This isn't our Arturia. Is the progress you've made with your father back in Chelda really so fragile that a few words can shatter it." Iskander waited for a response from the knight.

"HAAA!" Mordred yelled as she uppercutted the jolly red man.

"AHHH!" Mordred also screamed as the effects of Rule One activated. Once both parties stopped rolling around the floor in pain, Mordred opened up herrrr… His? Helmet revealing her face to the other guests for the first time. He stood up with cocky smirk and offered Iskander a hand up as well.

"Thanks big guy, seeing father without his usual smile was bugging me more than I thought. I didn't like how you went about it though! So consider that punch a warning to not be condescending." Iskander wanted to rebut that last part but he didn't want to talk with a lisp from his recently bit tongue. However considering that Mordred was marching her way over to Team RWBY and introduced herself with his usual proud confidence. He couldn't find it in himself to be to annoyed.

'Although I think I shall conveniently forget to hold back during our next games night.' Iskander went to chuckle but winced as his tongue abhorred laughter at the moment.

As the more lively guests started to explore the facilities on hand. Gilgamesh had a different whim he wished to indulge. Shirou and Rin were eventual cornered by the King after several minutes of avoiding him.

"Come now mongrels. You just saw that I wouldn't be able to attack you without pain to myself, so let us talk. I'm curious to hear who the pair who defeated have me grown since my new adventures." Despite themselves, both Shirou and Rin felt themselves relax. Rin in particular was muttering curses about A rank charisma being a hot load of

"You're forgetting Saber, she was just as responsible for you're defeat as me and Rin." Shirou said with a type of forceful politeness that many would say was out of character for the man. Gilgamesh's eyes widened for a split second before returning to normal.

"I see. So the Saber of your world never vanished and I guessing she's taken up a new life with you Faker?" Gil's words suddenly had a bite to them that wasn't present before. Like flecks of stone flicking up from a river stream.

"Actually, they've taken up a new life with me thank you very much." Rin stepped in front of Shirou who looked at her with both endearment and concern. Gil however was now looking Rin up and down, as if he just realised that he had misread something in a book. Not a moment later did a toothy amused grin appear on Gilgamesh.

"Oh now that is amusing. To think that the Faker I could not kill and the woman who I nearly possesed. Were both seduced by the fiery young lady. Bravo!" Gilgamesh laughed heartily as he started clapping before he sent Rin look of sinful glee.

"Tell me, do have anyone else you'd like to add to your little collection?" Gil watched as all the stoic bravery from the young couple turned into embarrassment. With Shirou giving Rin a warning look that Gilgamesh often saw his mother give his father.

"No one! My little collection. No! I mean my relationship is fine as is!" Rin suddenly found herself trying to appease an upset Shirou and Golden King who was looking to add oil to the fire. That's when Rin remembered!

Before either Shirou or Gilgamesh could talk, Rin pulled the white bell out her pocket and rang it.

*Dingling*

"The next session is about to begin! Please give Shirou your meal orders and then follow me! Quickly now!" Rin tried to sound as whimsical as possible, if not to distract herself from that disapproving stare Shirou was giving her. Once the orders were made, the guests made their war to the blue cinema door. Everyone took their seats and waited for the screen to light up.

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The scene opened with Nora looking over a whiteboard filled with drawings, the board contained many doodles and one family tree. Ren was helping his partner see that Jaune and Miss Goodwitch were not related by Arturia. The rest of the of the group however watched as Jaune and his mother walked out into the hall, mostly likely for a private conversation.

Once the pair had left, Nora spun around with her eyes as wide as plates.

"Can you believe that's his mum?" Everyone on screen winced from the volume.

"She looks so young! Like, as young as Ruby! How old do you think she was when she had Jaune?! How old was she when she had his sisters?! Do you think they all look really young!? No, wait that makes no sense. Jaune looks older than her." The screen that been slowly zooming into Nora's crazed face suddenly pulled back to revel the rest of the group in various positions of exasperation. Before zooming right back to her face as she gasped.

"Is Jaune really her father!?"

Team JNPR looked at their own Nora who was now looking between Jaune, Arturia, Yang and Glynda with suspension. Ren put at stop that train of thought just by putting his hand on her shoulder and shaking his head. Nora sulk in her chair before looking back to the movie.

Pyrrha was shown looking at a photo with her team smiling without a care in the world. Her expression was a mix of concern, thoughtfulness, and confusion. Before she could start to pace around the room in thought.

"Let's go spy on Jaune and mum, maybe daughter!" Nora raised her fist in the air as she shouted her not so secret plan. Pyrrha smiled anyway and giggled at her teammates antics. Nora rushed out the drom with everyone following after her. With Ruby trailing behind for once.

"Ruby"

Kirei gripped his seat when he heard that happy version of his voice.

'Keep to your morals. We will not become him!' His knuckles began to turn white as he felt his heart begin to beat faster once more.

'So why am I still excited at what he'll do!?' Kirei's focus was so intense, he didn't notice both James and Gilgamesh watching him intently.

"Postponed?" Kirei raised an eyebrow while as Ruby flailed about while she attempted to answer.

"Yup! Postponed! That is what happened!" Ruby end the sentences as she posed awkwardly before slumping slight as she sighed.

"I'm sorry we didn't tell you, but everything just happened so fast we didn't get a chance-"

"It's alright Ruby." Ruby began smiley again as Kerei gave her an encouraging smile. Kirei then pulled the cloth of the bowl on his hand revealing bowel clearing Mapo Tofu.

"Please accept this nonetheless. I feel it would go to waste-" The happy tone of the scene shifted the moment Yang walked into the shot. Whatever the blond was about to say died on her lips as she glared at Kirei with blood red eyes.

"Robes." Yang's hair gave off a bit of steam when she said this.

The members of RWBY winced at the surprisingly controlled anger. Ruby turned look at her sister as the only going on screen was low key threats from Yang with Kirei politely egging her on.

"Yang, do have any ideas why movie you is so… not explody?" Ruby watched as her sister crossed her arms in thought. When on screen Ruby complained about Kirei just beating her in a spar, Yang let out a quiet 'Ahhh'.

"Come on let's catch up with the others." Ruby huffed at her sister before walking ahead. Yang watched her sister walk ahead before pulling out her scroll. A few taps later showed the end of the spar between Ruby and Kirei. Yang tried to slow the video down as Ruby looked to close to tears, and always for a split second. Yang thought she saw Kirei's lips twitch into a gleeful smile but only for a second.

"One day Robes." Yang quickly closed her Scroll and ran to catch up with her friends. The scene ended with Kirei poking his head out the corner of the hall with a scare cord accompanying him.

Quite a few members of the crowd snickered at how silly that end bit was. With even Kirei looking unimpressed with what his double had just done. Everyone quieted down once the scene transitioned to Jaune and Arturia.

'Alright, this shouldn't be too embarrassing.' Jaune thought as he watched his double stand there awkwardly.

The two blondes on screen were staring each other down with Arturia's expressions swapping between stoic, angry, relieved, and flustered. Jaune was much better with his own face switching between embarrassed, happy, panicked, and guilty. A few more seconds passed until Arturia just rushed Jaune crushed with a motherly hug.

"Thank goodness you're alright. We didn't know where you were, what you were doing, or even if you were still alive!" Arturia's voice remained mostly steady but Jaune saw the lone tear roll down her face. Jaune wanted to hug her back the small sounds of his bones popping made him tap her arms instead.

Arturia made a small gasp of embarrassment before letting go. Jaune smiled dorkly at his mother once she regained her composer.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you worry."

Jaune felt his gut fall as the on screen Arturia started of her mother lecture by saying they spotted him on the news fighting Grimm. When the argument came to Jaune saying his mother wouldn't let him come and Arturia brought up Ozpin. Jaune felt his face go pale, his heart was starting to speed up in panic.

Until he felt a hand grasp his own. Phyra gave him a reassuring smile and Jaune turned to his teammates and friends as he waited for the damning information to come out.

"Because I visited your headmaster a short while and he spun some ridiculous tale about you having attended the Vauco Academy for the Gifted." Jaune's face slowly shifted to panic.

Both RWBY and the rest of team JNPR looked at Jaune in shock. Jaune meet their stares with a sad but determined stare.

"Jaune Tristan Arc. If you dishonored the memories of those who died defending that school just so you could deceive your way here to play Huntsman. I swear I will drag you back home and make you wish you had been there when it fell!" Arturia's voice went from dangerous and crisp pronunciation to full blown shouting. Jaune winced and closed his eyes expecting the worse.

"He's not playing!"

The scene panned up to reveal Pyrrha looking down at Arturia with a resolute stare.

As the scene began to lean into comedy, Arturia look over to the two Huntsmen. She was curious, the boy wasn't her son and from the sounds of things. He faked his way into, what was the school called? Beacon Academy? Arturia watched as Jaune met the hurt stares with a guilty look but he never looked away.

'A competent con man would've started making excuses, a coward wouldn't met their gaze. Yet he looks like he wants the session to end so he talk with his teammates.' Arturia's gaze soften slightly.

'I hope you handle the fallout from betrayal better than I did young Hunter'

"He is my friend, my partner, and my leader." Pyrrha paused for a moment as she looked Arturia dead in the eyes.

"I would trust him with my life." Pyrrha's words caused a crack in Arturia's stoic mask as one of her eyes twitched.

"Then perhaps a test is in order. If you have such faith in Jaune, then he will lead your team in combat against me. What happens next depends on the outcome." Arturia seemed to gain an other worldly like quality to her as she said this.

"Deal." Pyrrha wasn't fazed.

"No!" Jaune was suddenly shown in shot again, giving his team a rather stern look.

"No deal." Pyrrha was about to protest this but Jaune wasn't having any of it.

"No Pyrrha, you and Nora have the double tomorrow. No matter what happens to me, you can still win the Vytal Festival for the team." Jaune looked back to his mother whose critical look had noticeable lessened.

As the scene played out, Team RWBY and the rest of JNPR looks of hurt all but disappeared. Jaune looked back to his partner who smiled reassuringly at him.

"It'll take more than this to destroy their trust in you Jaune. We're with you." Before Jaune could thank Pyrrha, he felt two hands clasp his shoulders.

"Through thick and thin." Ren whispered with a small smile.

"You can't get rid of us with just a shady way into Beacon." Nora's smile was bigger but didn't contain that usual hint of eccentricness. Jaune tried to hold back the tears but after two attempts to wipe away the tears. Jaune just cried happy tears as quietly as he could.

One row down, Team RWBY were looking much more relaxed and happy.

"That does explain the subpar skills when he started." Weiss said without any her usual coldness, Blake nodded along as she watched the on screen Ruby volunteer both of them for the fight against Arturia.

"He's still the same goofball we've come to know though." Yang watched as Weiss huffed and rolled her eyes but everyone in the row could see the relieved smile on her face as well.

"Very well. I will meet you in your exhibition arena in twenty minutes, and there!" Arturia pointed dramatically at her son.

"Jaune, I shall judge your worth as Huntsman and a leader." Arturia spun on her heel and stalked out of the room. Not a moment later, Jaune was mobbed by his team in concern while Ruby and Blake gave them space.

"Jaune, we would've fought with you. The tournament isn't as important as keeping our team together." Pyrrha looked slightly offended but before Jaune could reply.

"Yeah!" Nora jumped in.

"We would have helped you beat up your mum! Even if you didn't tell us you were a diabolical mastermind." Nora's comment got a chuckle out of Ren and Ruby who walked back into the shot.

"Don't worry guys! Team J… B? Double R?" Ruby pouted as she heard her sister chuckle at her expense.

"We'll work out the name later. We're going to kick Jaune's mum's butt!" Ruby yelled with only Nora joining the red reaper's battle cry. Everyone was silent for a moment before Weiss sighed and pinched her nose.

"I feel like there's so many things that are wrong with that sentence." Weiss's little remark was ignored as the camera focused on Jaune's face as it slowly shifted into a rather over the top look of panic.

"We're going to fight my mum." Jaune let out a rather girlish scream that was ignored by the two teams. The scene ended with Ruby trying to get Jaune to stop panicking and Nora looking over to the bowl of Mapo Tofu in Yang's arms.

"You gonna eat that?" Yang sighed before handing Nora the bowl.

"Jaune." Ruby walked over her friend.

"I think we need to talk about that." Ruby sounded less upset and more resigned. Jaune just sighed. But nodded and looked at both teams with a resolute look.

"Actually." Everyone looked to Nora.

"Can it wait until we've eaten?" The two teams sighed slightly as the lights turned back on.

~Part Three! Watched!~

Well hi there! Now I know what you're about to ask. Where the fuck was I two weeks ago! Well~ I turned 22 and had myself a rather relaxing week but then work comes along and I'm like "Oh! I'm tired but I need to work on the story." Which leads to me getting better at writing and getting this chapter to you lot! It's always good fun but translating a wordy story to a movie and then to a description of a movie is just as fun, dumb, and time consuming as it sounds.

Anyway! As per usual, the challenge was thought up by Nerf585. The story being used was made by The Master4444. Big thanks to my beta Bobobo77! Life balancing aside, I hope you drop a helpful review. Those help shape stories much more then you know. Hmm? Oh don't mind that fishing hook. It's for... cake eating? Speaking of, would you all like some cake?

Until next time ladies and gentlemen. I hope you have a lovely hot chocolate on hand with some biscuits or cookies to dunk with your drink. BYE BYE!