DeltaGhost: Dude I check every SBR fan vids in Youtube (including Vehgeto's) so yup I know. So what I am going to do is I will let Horseman explain stand abilities, but Mountain Tim will explain what stands are. Although I will think about the omakes, because I was thinking after few chapters, I will make the bonus chapter which is reacting to music references. But still that's a great idea for an omake. About the song that you send in the review, I like it though but I will stick to the other theme. As for your question, every volume with Jaune as Johnny with Act 4 will be changed entirely, instead for the fall of Beacon and so on it will be pursuing Jaune and so on.
Trivia Parker: Well if Jaune and Ruby will get married, the will be different instead of George Rose Arc.
Laypselgod: What Winter means specifically is the "Stand/s" not [Hey Ya!] itself. That what was Winter meant that this "stands" can grow just like semblance.
X3runner: Lmao that was a bit wholesome for them to react.
CMXB: Well, I still can't decided who will Jaune marries but, we'll see about that
ACT 3 BEECH: Well I agree on you about Johnny for being a complex and more developed as a person. But for Jaune, he is still my favorite character in RWBY. He may be stupid, he may be weak, but he never gives up. Yes I know he's not like Naruto who started being a ninja when he was a kid. But Jaune was different, he didn't start when he was a kid, he started when he was 17 and file fake transcripts and goes to Beacon. But despite being weak, he continues to strive even more with the help of Pyrrha. And for sure he learns a lesson for being a jerk to Pyrrha from Volume 1. About your idea in for part 5, I don't like it. Sorry to be blunt but you just make team RWBY and Pyrrha heartless, so its a no.
Gofan: Well for the Golden Wind fic which Jaune as Giorno… well it won't be like that what ACT 3 BEECH stated, it will be the same that Cardin backstabs him instead team RWBY, like come on you just make them heartless, I know it's overuse but I don't team RWBY to do it.
So guys that will be all, and should Pyrrha marry Jaune or Rina or one in team RWBY, but that will be in the future on who he will marry but right now I must focus in this fic.
So shall we start.
When the screening end, the Beacon Gang gathered up for what they have just saw earlier. Talking about that… stand thingy or whatever that was.
"Ok, so what the hell we just saw back there?!" Sun cried out comically
"Well I think that was a stand" Neptune said while crossing his arms, looking at his partner impassively
"You think so?" Sun asked giving him a skeptic look
"Dude, it's obvious from the stat card, but the name is weird though, its name is Hey Ya!" Neptune stated which everyone were a bit confused and weird by the name
"That is one weird name for a ghost, aside from the good theme song, what is that thing can do though?" Coco wondered as well as the gang
"Well I dunno, but if you ask about the name it should be Hey Yang!" Yang punned with a cheeky grin which everyone groaned at such a horrible pun, they thumbs down and booed at Yang
"Oh come on guys that was a good pun" Yang whined "Yang that was horrible" Sun disagreed which Yang narrowed his eyes at Sun
"Well whatever is this stand, we should ask Horseman about this" Ren suggest which they nod
Few minutes later, Horseman arrived while puffing his cigar, everyone looks at him with a stern face. And Horseman knows they demand answers
"So you want to know what this stand is?" Horseman asked in a serious tone which they all nod, but he just grins and giggled a bit
"Sike! I won't tell you what stands are" Horseman laughed which everyone were annoyed especially Salem, he really wants to kill the god right now
"Can you please tell us what this stand is?" Salem twitched her eyebrows in annoyance trying to compose herself.
"Calm yourself down milady, I won't be the one who will explain what this stands are, it will be someone else who will explain. And for sure you guys know who he was, especially you Qrow" Horseman said which make Qrow confused
"Wait, I know this guy?" Qrow questioned which Horseman nodded
"Yup you know this guy Qrow, anyways if guys don't know what this stand can do I will tell you what can Hey Ya! do" Horseman stated which everyone agreed
"Yes Mr. Horseman, please indulge us" Ozpin requested
"Ok so, its ability is to make the user cheered up and be more confident to the user" Horseman explained which everyone went silent in surprised, they never heard anything like this, an ability to gives the user the encouragement. Its stupid!
"Wait that's it?!" Yang shrieked which Horseman nodded "Yup Yang, that's it" Horseman said
"That's so stupid, like almost every person can give confidence and encouragement to others… like what!" Mercury disgruntled which Emerald and Cinder agreed
"Well I agree that it is a useless ability, but that didn't explain were his good fortune come from" Cinder chimed
"Well I guess he's just a lucky guy Cinder, after all that's what the fortune teller said to him" Horseman mused which Cinder left unsatisfied
"Ok everyone, as usual y'all take a sit and let's get started" Horseman requested which they complied and the screen starts.
The screen starts to play, where the scene in the train running in the tracks. Inside of the train, it shows Mr. Steel's wife who watches the race. So far she was impressed by the events that was happening in the first stage of the race
"They just passed the 2000 meter mark… the train is finally rounding the hill… what's going on?" Lucy questioned but turns out she knows what's happening right now "So that's what's happening…"
The scene change to everyone on their seats, watching the race on the television with mixed emotions. Excitement, intense, and anticipation was growing in every spectators who were watching the race.
"HE'S RUNNING ON FOOT! THAT GUY! HOW THE HELL IS HE EVEN KEEPING UP! HE'S EVEN FASTER THAN ALL OF THE HORSES! BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" the commentator exclaimed on what he just saw. The scene changes to Sandman who was keeping the first place while on the back was Pocoloco and Gyro who was glaring to Sandman, Sandman was now on the cliffs hopping each rocks.
"THIS SANDMAN IS FAST! SANDMAN! JUST LOOK AT HIM! NOW HE'S RUNNING OVER THE HILL! THIS DOWNHILL RACE WILL END SOON AND THE FINAL STRAIGHT WILL BE SEEN! THE RUNNING TIME HAS ALREADY PASSED 17 MINUTES!" the commentator stated getting anticipated on who will win this stage
"Damn how is he keeping up, mostly it will be huntsman who has a speed semblance can matchup to him" Ghira mused in amazement
"For sure there must be an explanation to this" Sienna said in wonder
The scene changes to Mr. Steel who was watching intently
"A human running faster than a horse…" Mr. Steel muttered watching the race with intent, then the camera shows both a journalist, Mr. Steel's wife, and Mr. Steel himself
"Yes, that's impossible if he didn't unlock his aura and having a semblance… but if you think about it rationally… it make sense when you see it. He's going over 30 kilometers per hour!" Mr. Steel stated which makes the journalist shocked
"30…? No it might be closer to 40 kilometers per hour…" Mr. Steel said with an unfazed face while the journalist was even more shocked
"40… is that even… hang on there just a second, Mr. Steel," the journalist stuttered then clearing his throat
"SANDMAN'S SPEED?! What the fuck are you talking about? Running 100 meters in 10 seconds is 36 kilometers an hour! Even a top sprinter isn't even close to that! Running a long distance marathon in 2 hours is only 21 kilometers an hour!" the journalist exclaimed
"That was actually amazing, although most huntsman can match he's speed, but they didn't last for a marathon just like this. But he was different he can last long till he reach the finish line" Winter said in awe
"Is a fascinating talent of his indeed, no huntsman can even run fast like Sandman" Ironwood said in amazement
The scene shows Sandman keeps hopping in the hills, and then it switches back to Mr. Steel who was observing to Sandman and the journalist.
"He really is running faster than all of these horses! And the secret is in his running style…" Mr. Steel gasped now realize what the running style is
"It makes sense…! Look at how he is running over those cliffs!" Mr. Steel pointed which the scene change to Sandman then it zooms in to his toes which in curled in every steps in the cliff. Then the camera turns back to Mr. Steel and starts to explain.
"I will explain to you how there is a way to run and achieve speeds of 40 kilometers an hour…" Mr. Steel stated, then it show now an anatomy of the human leg. Several arrows were pointed at the heel were the impact starts, then a long arrow was pointed upward travels to the knee then two arrows were pointed to the impact
"When humans run, there's an impact when the foot hits the ground… the force of this blow knocks the joints and any muscles around, causing them to fatigued. There isn't a way around it, even the strongest legs will get tired" Mr. Steel explained then now it shows the illustration of Sandman's toes tiptoeing while the toes crunched in the ground. Small arrows flowing up the heel then the arrows travels to the toes which the flow of impact travels back to the ground.
"But in Sandman's case… when he runs his hell touches the ground for only a brief moment…that style of running! Even if his heel touches the ground, he never steps through" Mr. Steel explained then it zooms to Sandman's toes crunching the ground with arrow points to the toes then the arrow to the toes were pointing to the ground. Then when the toes pushes forward the force goes straight to the ground
"And thus the impact moves to the tip of his feet… and then he kicks the ground at that exact moment, using the force of the impact to propel himself forward!" Mr. Steel said and now the legs leaps forward were the force only travels to the toes and not in the knees.
"Understand now? The flow of the impact is going behind him, not in the front! As such, his feet don't have any damage, nor they fatigue… and he is able to recycle this force and use it to accelerate even further!" Mr. Steel stated loud and clear
Everyone were jaw-dropped by this, they were sinking in the information that they just heard. They were really impressed and amazed by this, some of them can run fast like him, while others were a bit interested in Sandman.
"Whoa that's so cool!" Ruby and Nora squealed in amazement, although Ruby has her speed semblance, but she still wants to run like that
"That was really impressive, it's a hard style to run. But if I mastered that skill, no one can catch me!" Sun said in determination which his partner-in-crime doubted him
"Really dude, you can't even last long in running, no offense" Neptune doubted which Sun glares at him with a frown
"Hey! A monkey can dream bro, besides you can't even catch up at climbing or even swim" Sun jeered which Neptune groaned at his partner, glaring to each other.
"Hmm, that's why his running style is a familiar, I actually try that kind of style when I try to go barefoot long ago." Blake stated which Yang looks at her in interested
"Really Blake, then how did it go?" Yang questioned which Blake just sighed in slumped
"Unfortunately, I only last for at least 30 seconds, and it gives me sores and swells in both toes. It was harsh" Blake remembered how painful it was before. But she's lucky she had aura that can heal her sores.
Then scene turns to Sandman hopping in the hills, he was leaping in each rock at such speed.
"This way, his speed increases every time he kicks off the cliffs! There you have it! That's how he's going over 40 kilometers an hour!" Mr. Steel explained and continues to the scene were Sandman hops going downhill, arrows were pointing Sandman hops.
"And when landing he kicks the ground a few times, letting out energy and reducing the impact again." Mr. Steel said, then the scene changes to Mr. Steel's wife and the journalists who was listening intently
"The longest he's in the air, the more time his muscles have to relax. His heels are probably as soft and smooth as an infant child's. Doesn't that make you want to run like that? But you would need very long legs and incredible agility in order to do that." Mr. Steel stated and wondered
"That kind of running. Where did he learn it?" Mr. Steel wondered until his wife speak
"Who knows… he probably learned it from his surroundings…" Mr. Steel's wife pointed out and now they continue watching.
"That was such an amazing technique, I won't be surprised if he wins the race" Neo said in awe
"Well then, lets have a bet then on who will win this race hm" Roman stated which Mercury, Emerald, and Neo looks at him competitively
"Well then I will place my bet to Pocoloco" Mercury chimed placing his 30 lien
"Mine will be Jaune, I think he has something in his sleeves" Neo said placing 40 lien
"Are sure about that Neo, you might regret your decision?" Roman said which Neo smirked mischievously "Never underestimate someone Roman hehe" Neo mused feeling confident
"Hmph, I don't think that weakling will win, I'll place a bet to Gyro" Emerald chimed placing 60 lien
"Heh well then, I will place all my bet to Sandman" Roman said placing a 100 lien, they were hoping that one of them will win.
The scene changes to Sandman going his way to the downhill fast
"AND NOW HE'S CLIMBING UP THE ROCKS! USING HIS HANDS, FEET, AND ALL THE MUSCLES IN HIS BODY, HE'S JUST LIKE A COUGAR. HE DOESN'T PUT ANY FORCE INTO HIS FEET AND HE'S MUCH FASTER HERE ON THE ROCKS." the commentator said, then the camera focus to Sandman's determined face while running down face
"SANDMAN'S STYLE PUTS THE ENTIRE REMNANT ON HIS SIDE! SO LONG AS STEEL BALL RUN USES LAND AS IT'S STAGE, WE CAN'T PREDICT THE OUTCOME EVEN OF SWIFT HORSES ARE HIS ENEMY!" the commentator mused feeling excited as always, the scene shows Sandman was far above while Pocoloco and Gyro still following the course. Then it shows the full view of the downhill, from behind was the other contestants still far away
"AFTER SANDMAN, IT'S POCOLOCO AND ONLY A HORSE LENGTH AWAY FROM HIM IS GYRO ZEPPELI! THE REST HAVE ALSO FINISHED COMING DOWNHILL! WE'VE RUN REARLY 13,000 METERS! THE WIND IS COMING FROM VACUO! SANTANA IS BLOWING! HOW CAN WE EVEN BEGIN TO DICTATE THIS RACE?" the commentator questioned, then the camera focus to Gyro still perplexed and troubled on what to do.
"What the fuck is going on here… shit… he's ahead of me… after resting on that hill for a good 1000 meters… and that running man also took a shortcut over that cliff. But the first stage's only real enemy is this guy… only him…" Gyro stated eyeing to Pocoloco in front
'In the forest, the dead cow, stopping my trap, too many coincidences! Something must be helping him… a long time ago in a casino I saw a guy only betting only on red and he won 18 times in a row. But it was just luck' Gyro thought remembering that time he saw that guy
"*whistle* man who ever that guy was, he's rich by now" Russel whistled
"That was the power of luck!" Dove mused
"But for sure that guy, was banned because of that" Cardin stated
Then the camera focuses to Gyro, thinking that it was something else, it was more than just mere luck
"Some kind of power has to be protecting this guy! What I'm trying to say is this. How can I change it so his incredible flow of luck changes so he runs himself over instead." Gyro stated trying to comprehend things, then the camera switches to Pocoloco with [Hey Ya!] clutching on his chest
"Hey Pocoloco!" [Hey Ya!] called him "Yea?" Pocoloco said looking at him
"I will protect you from everything there is. All right! So go ahead, do anything you want! Keep rushing forward! after all there's nothing to but luck inside your bag!" [Hey Ya!] proclaimed which Pocoloco obliged to do so.
"This feels weird… I never see a ghost act so friendly" Ruby said feeling weird and a bit frightened
"Ruby, that is not a ghost… I don't what stands are or whatever that is. But for sure this thing helps him and boost his confidence without worry" Blake stated to her teammate
"Hmm it's a bit strange, for sure few people might notice this stand creature, but no one notice it" Weiss muttered and took notice of it.
"OH YEAAA!" Pocoloco cheered and goes full speed while Gyro looks at him bit of surprised then the scene switches to Gyro
"Sooo… my horse has been a sprinter since birth even if I can't do anything to him… if I stare at his ass the whole time… I can't win! LETS GO!" Gyro said going on full speed trying to catch up to Pocoloco, now Gyro was ahead to Pocoloco which make him shock by this
"HE'S GOING! HE JUMPED AHEAD! GYRO HAS PICKED UP THE PACE YET AGAIN! HE'S REALLY MOVING! ACCELERATING!" the commentator said then the scene turns to Gyro and Pocoloco going in the curve
"BUT ISN'T THIS A LITTLE TOO SOON? IS IT ALRIGHT? THERE'S MORE THAN 1500 METERS LEFT! AND THE STRAIGHT AWAY IS COMING UP!" the commentator announced which it shows few panels of Gyro, Pocoloco, Mr. Steel's wife, and Mr. Steel who are in alarmed by this
(Insert Steel Ball Run [Fan-Made OST]- Determination by Gwinn)
"The straight… this is?!" Mr. Steel muttered then the scene show the final straight, they were seeing the finish line that was just ahead. The crowd were going wild with the flags of the Atlas, Vale, Mistral, and Vacuo waving with pride while cheering for the racers. Then it shows a panel of a shocked Stephen Steel who was overwhelmed by the crowd.
"W...What the hell…? So many people… I… had no idea" Mr. Steel said feeling overwhelmed by the crowd
"Whoa there so many people, so this race is really popular at all" Velvet said feeling overwhelmed
"Yeah, I never know that horse racing was this good and interesting" Fox said in awe
"Ohhhh… I'm so excited who will win this stage! And my bet will be for Jauney" Coco squealed feeling anticipated for the final stretch of this race.
The scene changes to the finish line with full of crowd in the church, they were excited and they were going wild while waving there kingdom's flag
"WOW! THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE AT THE FINISH LINE! THERE'S THE GOAL! IT'S BY AN ABANDONED CHURCH! THERE'S A GIANT CROWD OF SPECTATORS GATHERED HERE TO SEE THE WINNER OF THE FIRST STAGE! IT'S REALLY HEATING UP! 10,000 PEOPLE! NO WAIT! IT'S DEFINITELY 20,000! WAY MORE THAT THE OPENING CEREMONY! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! MIND BOGGLING! THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN COUNT! HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE!" the commentator stated feeling mind-blown by the big crowd
Everyone were shocked at the pleasant surprise, they don't know that a horse like this is so popular to the point were 20,000 people were watching.
The camera shows a sweatdropped Stephen Steel, still overwhelmed by the crowd
"D… did someone call them all? Un… unbelievable! Even I!" Mr. Steel muttered in disbelief
"He will be a hero… the winner of this race will be a world renowned hero!" Mr. Steel's wife said in proclamation. The scene changes to the racers with Jaune in the group.
"THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS! THIS IS WHAT THE STEEL BALL RUN IS ALL ABOUT!" the commentator squealed in excitement
"World renowned hero?" Kali questioned
"Well to think of it, this brave contenders were traveling across the continent by horse. Despite the dangers ahead, I think it was a best title for them for there represented kingdoms" Ghira stated which makes Kali surprise by the thought
(End theme)
The camera zooms in to Jaune still lowkey for the first stage, and now its time to unleash what a prodigy was capable of.
"You ran well. Old horse… you've gained a lot of experience from this race." Jaune said while caressing his horse, the camera show the rough grounds
"Riding in the rough ground. Going across that forest. And rushing downhill with no errors. And despite how much you've been sweating…" Jaune muttered and the camera shows the view of Gyro and Pocoloco from afar while Jaune was still in the group.
"Yeah go Jaune-Jaune, show them what you got!" Nora cheered for her fearless leader
"Yeah go Jaune!" Ruby cheered with a pink tinge of blush while holding a flag with a face of Jaune
"Go JoJo!" Yang as well cheered while raising her arms
The rest of team RWBY as well as Team NPR cheered for Jaune, this notice by Saphron who was glad that her brother had great friends in Beacon.
"You can still keep on going…! Your legs are in perfect shape!" Jaune said, the camera shows to Jaune with his horse breathing in a perfect rhythm
"Were only 40-60 horse lengths away! But he dashed ahead too early! He'll be tired! Let's surprise him… Gyro Zeppeli!" Jaune proclaimed, he was analyzing the situation and so far it was good, but it soon been crushed by and unexpected contestant who was getting a comeback. Now it show DIO who was at the back of Jaune, when Jaune glanced back he was shocked in disbelief as well as everyone.
"H… HANG ON! EVERYONE LOOK! PULLING AHEAD IN THE TAILING GROUP… D… DID YOU NOTICE? SHOCKING INDEED! HE… HE'S MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE PACK!" the commentator shouted in disbelief, he thought that this guy was fallen. But the were wrong. The camera zooms to DIO who was relax and seems to be unfazed.
"IT'S SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE! COMING FROM WAY BEHIND! THIS GUY IS…"
"DIO!" a lot of the audience exclaimed in disbelief, even the others were shocked but the don't say it out loud. They wondered how did he ever catch up, despite being far behind in the destructed bridge
"Hpmh seems like you have a lot of surprises Mr. Brando" Sienna chuckled and smirked in amusement. She didn't expect his comeback
"Heh, it seems like it" Adam muttered and he was a bit glad that DIO just caught up in this race.
"*tsk* this buffoon, how was he able to catch up?!" Jacques questioned and grunted a bit
"DIO! DIEGO BRANDO IS HERE! DIO CAUGHT UP TO ME!" Jaune exclaimed in disbelief and he was wondering on how the hell did he caught up
"PUSHED BEHIND EVERYONE BY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE. AND HE'S JUST CAUGHT UP! HOW IN THE WORLD DID HE GAIN BACK ALL THAT GROUND THAT HE LOST? HE'S ALREADY PAID BACK ALL HIS LOANS!" the commentator said with a half-joke. Then the camera focus to Diego who was sticking behind at Jaune. Jaune glanced back and felt annoyed by this
"AGAIN HE PASSES ON BY! DIO IS CATCHING UP! HE'S BREAKING THROUGH!" the commentator said loudly
"This guy… he's using that technique…?! He came forward using this…" Jaune analyzed on how did he caught up. It shows the strong flowing winds that Jaune makes he's way through it while Diego was behind him resting.
'AIR PRESSURE SHIELD! Riding the leading horse where the wind is completely blocked… avoiding the fatigue that's caused by air pressure… so that's how he's able to keep on overtaking all of the other riders out here…! It's an extremely dangerous maneuver that takes amazing skill to use!' Jaune explained in thought and also panicked a bit, while the horses were running in the dirt ground
'IS HE GONNA USE MY HORSE AS A SHIELD TOO!'
"Whoa that was smart of him, he really is a prodigy" Ilia said in awe
"Well, this is really entertaining hehe, then go for it DIO finish this race" Senna cheered in a modest tone
"That was unexpected, it was like a cycling race using his contender as a shield from the wind, then when the time comes up, you can burst full speed" Yang stated
Jaune glances to DIO still hesitant a bit for it, but he was going to do it
"But I've already decided to overtake Gyro no matter what…" Jaune muttered in resolve for his goal, so he speeds up and left Diego which makes him surprised
"Go Jaune don't let him overtake you!" Pyrrha cheered for her crush
"Yeah speed up Jaune!" Blake cheered as well as her teammate "YEAH GO JAUNE!"
The scene then take for Jaune going to speed up while Diego was at the back but not to far from Jaune, then from the distance was Gyro and Pocoloco
"THE TRAILING GROUP IS FINALLY ARRIVING! OOH! THEY'RE SPEEDING UP! THEY'RE NO LONGER HOLDING THERE HORSES BACK! FROM GYRO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS MOUNTAIN, THERE'S AN ENTIRE RIVER OF RIDERS ON THE MOVE!" the commentator squeaked for the final stretch of this race. It focuses now on Gyro and Pocoloco who was speeding giving a neck-to-neck battle.
"AND POCOLOCO HAS JUST CHALLENGED GYRO!" the commentator said. Pocoloco has the look of determination, while Gyro was a bit disgruntled
"It doesn't change the fact that this is was expecting… since the very beginning of the race. At least I think so…" Gyro muttered
Then Gyro fastened up and twisted his body to look and see Pocoloco at the back trying to catch up.
"GYRO IS TWISTING HIS BODY BACK WAY BACK TO LOOK BEHIND HIM! THERE'S ONLY A LITTLE UNDER 1,000 METERS LEFT UNTIL THE GOAL! IT'S LIE HE'S MEASURING UP THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIM AND THE REAR GROUP HIM AND THE REAR GROUP… IS HE ANXIOUS? OR DOES HE THINK HE CAN AFFORD TO DO THIS?" the commentator questioned, then the scene turns to the full view were they can see the rear group while Jaune and Diego is phasing fast and Gyro and Pocoloco was far ahead, the winds were blowing the race is getting intense and so far the final stretch is going to be unpredictable with the loud cheers of the spectators and the audience.
"CUTTING THROUGH THE MEXICAN WIND, SANTANA THE FLOOD OF RIDERS DRIVE TOWARDS THE END GOAL! WHAT FURIOUS MOMENTUM! THE SHOUTS FROM THE CROWD AT THE GOAL ARE LIKE A GREAT TSUNAMI! WE CAN'T EVEN HEAR THE SOUND OF THE ARRIVING TRAIN!" the commentator quivered in excitement.
"Well, this is it, prepare to lose ladies and gents, because my bet will be the first" Roman smirked feeling confident while Mercury, Neo, and Emerald were glaring at him
"We will see about that Roman!" they said in unison which Roman take his tongue out mocking them.
"Looks like this will be the end of the first stage, this getting intense" Port quivered getting intense at the race
"Well Peter, your right the race is getting unpredictable and exciting, I hope Mr. Arc will win" Oobleck chimed which Port agreed, having the hope that his former student will prevail and win this stage
(Insert Johnny Joestar by Gwinn)
Meanwhile, Jaune was getting hard time to go further to leave behind Diego, he was getting annoyed at him, he glanced and narrow his eyes at him
'Damn, this Atlesian jockey, Diego Brando! I out run him and I outrun him, bu he keeps on using my horse as a windshield, and he won't just go away!' Jaune fumed then turns his head back at the race, the scene turns to the view of Pocoloco and Gyro who was faraway
'Staying this way, through all of this wind… he's planning on letting me lead until the goal and then passing all the others at the last minute…' Jaune thought then the camera turns to him looking anxious even more
'But no way in hell am I gonna let that happen! Gyro should already be at his limit! And if anyone is going to beat Gyro Zeppeli!' Jaune thought and goes full speed trying to lose Diego, the horse gallops and it was getting sunk at the muddy dirt. Then Diego notice this.
"What? His horse just sank?!" he exclaimed and Jaune's horse was leaving pebbles of rocks at him
'It's gonna be me, Jaune Arc!' Jaune declared in determination, the rocks continue to throw at Diego like it was on purpose.
"Ugh! AAH! R… ROCKS!" Diego grunted and groaned which forced him to fall behind
"Hey Jaune that is a dirty trick!" Weiss scolded
"Yeah, what she said! You're such a meany!" Ruby scolded cutely and pout
"Well Ruby, I think it's understandable, if wants to find out who Gyro is then he must win the race and earn his respect" Blake pointed out
"Well I agreed with Blakey, but still he did it out of desperation though so it's still dirty" Yang half-agreed
(End Theme)
The camera then focuses to Diego who was a bit frustrated and glares at Jaune
"This guy! Was he a professional jockey? He even kicked up some rocks when he sped up! To think that someone outside the traditional Atlesian racing world had skills like this! He protected himself against my windshield!" Diego fumed, then the scene changed to a group of riders at the rear that they were stumbled in a painful way.
"OH NO! WE CAN NOW SEE FEW HORSES COLLAPSING! THEY'LL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE FALL! THERE ARE A FEW MORE HORSES THAT ARE LEANING! LOOK THEY ARE LEANING!" the commentator exclaimed in shock, then the camera focuses to Gyro and Pocoloco who was seem to be tired.
"AND THEY'RE EXHAUSTED! ALL OF THE HORSES ARE EXHAUSTED! THEY'VE ALL RUN FOR 14,000 METERS NON- STOP! THEIR LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION WAS AT THE MAX OF THE FULL LENGTH OF THIS DEADLY BATTLE!" the commentator stated
Then few horses stopped because of the exhaustion, the horses breath raggedly and slump in tiredness
"THERE ARE A FEW HORSES OUT THERE THAT ARE JUST REFUSING TO RUN ANYMORE! ALL OF THE HORSES ON THE FIELD ARE ALREADY AT THEIR LIMITS!" the commentator said, then it shows two familiar horses who were breathing raggedly, one was Gyro's horse and the other was Pocoloco's horse.
"YOUR AIM MUST BE TO AVOID THAT KIND OF DANGER! THE GOAL IS TO GAIN GROUND FROM HERE ON OUT!" the commentator clarified
"Looks like almost everyone is at their limits" Sage commentated
"Well it looks like it, can't argue with that though, it's been a roughly over 15,000 meter sprint in almost at full speed so there is no doubt that a lot of the horses were exhausted" Neptune stated
"But, I wanna see how Jaune can do this. They might be strong competitors and has black magic and smart too, but I'm with Jaune though" Sun said while supporting Jaune… bro your a bro… bro hehe
The scene switches to Diego who was a bit hesitant on being patient and thinking that it was the right time to take the full speed.
'Looks like from here on… technique is going to just be useless… leg power is all that's left. How much leg power was I able to save getting here…?' Diego questioned in though and realize that is all that is left now
'That's it! What's still left in the horse's legs! That will be the key to victory' Diego realized in thought, having the resolve to take on for the full speeding
Meanwhile to Pocoloco, who has [Hey Ya!] on his back was listening to the "ghost"
"Hey Pocoloco! Go left" [Hey Ya!] instructed which Pocoloco gives him a confused glance. "Huh…?" He said still skeptic
"Just go to the left already!" [Hey Ya!] pointed in annoyance, but still Pocoloco was too skeptic about it
"BUT WHY?!" Pocoloco questioned in exclaim "Go around to the left of him" [Hey Ya!] didn't answer his question and still instructed to do so.
"Why would that creature wanted to go to the left? It doesn't make any sense." Watts wondered
"Well, that was a good question, if he goes to the left he might lose his lead for this stage" Hazel said still skeptic
"Whatever it is, the creature or… stand might use his black magic to make him the lead" Salem said to her pawns "And we must find out what this stand is" Salem added
"O...okay! My horse is at it's limit too! But I'm a lucky guy, right?! I'm promised that right?! So I can do anything I want!" Pocoloco said in reassurance which [Hey Ya!] nodded
"That's right, Pocoloco! Say "Yo! Yo! Yo!" just like that!" [Hey Ya!] said to him which Pocoloco obliged
"YO! YO! YO!" Pocoloco shouted and turn to the left flanking Gyro, then Gyro glanced and his eyes starts to wide and sees Sandman who was now taking the lead
"AND HERE'S SANDMAN COMING DOWN OFF THE CLIFFS AND HE REJOINS THE LEAD GROUP!" the commentator said, and few panels starts to show of a shocked look of Gyro and Pocoloco and a determined look of Sandman's
"Oh yeah! That's my win right there!" Roman cheered and laughed feeling that he won the bet
"Oh don't be so excited Roman, the race is not over yet!" Emerald cross her arms and glared at the smooth criminal
"There is only one way to find out" Cinder muttered in her seat watching as to see the result of the race
(Insert It's High Noon by Gwinn)
Sandman was at the lead, he moves like the wind, and he was fast like the Flash. Which of course he wasn't anyways.
"WITH HIS MUSCLES NEARLY EXPLODING, SANDMAN IS BACK! HE'S AHEAD OF GYRO! HE'S REJOINED AT THE HEAD OF THE PACK! HE'S ABOUT 8 LENGTHS AHEAD! AND HE'S SUCCESSFULLY REJOINED WHILE GOING FOR THE GOAL! HE'S GOING AT LEAST 40 KILOMETERS PER HOUR!" the commentator stated having the feels for the finale of the first stage. Then the camera focuses at Sandman who was puffing his cheeks and giving everything he got in his legs
"IS THIS REALLY A MAN RUNNING? BUT THERE ARE NO MORE SHORTCUTS! SANDMAN! CAN HE HOLD UP AGAINST ALL THESE HORSES UNTIL THE GOAL?! CAN HE PULL AWAY?!" the commentator wondered seeing a man running at an insane speed that any average person can't. Next was Diego the lizard faunus who was giving everything he got as well.
"AND NOW DIO'S OUT! DIO HAS JUMPED OUT NOW! AND THERE'S ABOUT 300 'TIL THE GOAL! DIO'S AT SUCH AN AMAZING PACE!" the commentator squealed in amazement. Next was Jaune who was ahead of DIO.
"AND THERE'S ANOTHER HORSE THAT'S LINED UP WITH DIO! NO WAIT! NOW HE WAS AHEAD OF DIO! BUT THERE'S NO SADDLECLOTH! IT'S AN ANONYMOUS RIDER OUT THERE! THEY'RE ATTACKING GYRO FROM 7 LENGTHS AWAY! NOW ONLY 5 LENGTH'S AWAY FROM GYRO!" the commetator stated feeling intense at the race
"GYRO IS NOT LOSING ANY OF HIS PACE WHILE CHASING SANDMAN, BUT THE TRAILERS ARE PUTTING ON A DEMONIC SPURT!" the commentator stated figuratively while then Pocoloco speed up from the side
"AND POCOLOCO IS TRYING TO PASS GYRO FROM THE LEFT!" the commentator stated and now the camera angles to the five racers, one of them on foot, who was giving everything they got despite being exhausted, they can hear Sandman's huff and the roar of the horse's gallops.
"FOUR RIDERS ARE ALL ABOUT TO ATTACK THE LEADING SANDMAN! GYRO JUST 3 LENGTHS AWAY FROM SANDMAN!" the commentator stated and soon the riders were on the neck-to-neck length but Sandman was still in the lead
"THEY ARE ALL LINED UP! ALL LINED UP! THEY'RE ALL LINED! THEY'RE ALL LINED UP! AND THE FOUR HORSEMEN ARE ALL LINED UP ON SANDMAN'S TAIL!" the commentator stated the heat of the final sprint of the race.
Everyone feels the intensity of the race in there seats added by the music as well, some of them cheered for the blonde dork jockey, some of them cheered for the others who they placed there bets on, while some were just quiet and watch the race in intent.
Pyrrha and Saphron prayed for Jaune to claim the victory in this race, and also praying that he is safe and unharmed.
Team RWBY, NPR, SSSN, and CVFY were cheering for the blonde knight.
"GO! GO! GO! FEARLESS LEADER!" Nora shouted while raising her arms
"Yeah go Jaune!" Coco and Velvet cheered in unison
"Come on vomit-boy, this is it show that you never back down!" Yang cheered with a cheeky grin for her blonde cru- I mean her blonde-buddy.
(End theme)
The camera focuses to Sandman having thoughts to his sister showing also her image.
'I've no homeland to return back to… but sis I… I'm definitely going to win this race! For the spirits of Remnant… and for the spirits of my father and ancestors…' Sandman prayed in his mind and starts to run fast now
'Please give me the strength and your courage!' Sandman added and starts fasten up, now the camera focuses to them going steadfast in a nose-to-nose length
"ALL HORSE ARE LINED UP SIDE BY SIDE AT THE NOSE! AND SANDMAN SPEEDS UP ONCE AGAIN! AND NOW DIO'S COMING OUT! WAIT! GYRO'S SLIGHTLY AHEAD! THERE'S ONLY 100 METERS LEFT" the commentator announced frantically feeling excited to find out who will win. Then it shows the panel of faces of Sandman, Jaune, Gyro, Diego, and Pocoloco all of them were having the look of determination and resolve in there faces.
"WHO WILL END UP IN FIRST PLACE? IT'S BECOME ONE FIERCE BATTLE IN FRONT OF THE GOAL!" the commentator questioned for the moment
"Man, this race getting nuts like its my first time to see a horse race this intense" Taiyang commented
"Well gonna admire there determination in this one" Qrow commented while drinking his flask
"Ohhh this so amazing! I've never seen a race like this, it is so intense!" Summer squeaked in a childish demeanor which they chuckled. But who will win though? A genius lizard faunus? A man with two steel balls? A running man? A man with a ghost and luck? Or a boy who can't stand?
Then it shows Pocoloco with [Hey Ya!] on his back, the creature starts to speak
"Okay Pocoloco! Don't hold it back any!" [Hey Ya!] instructed and it show the in coming log in there path.
"This is good! You'll be the winner! Just ride up there! There'll be a dead tree buried in the ground!" [Hey Ya!] warned which Pocoloco nodded
"Ok what will he do with a dead tree?" Russel questioned
"For sure that ghost thingy has a plan or some sort!" Cardin snarled
"*sighs* I don't think he will do it, it's actually pointless for sure he will leap to dodge that" Dove stated clarify for this idiots, but of course there is more than that.
Then Pocoloco leaps and dodges the log in front of him, this make Jaune and Diego catches there attention except for Gyro who looks neutral
"WHAT'S THIS…? POCOLOCO JUMPED! IT'S A DEAD TREE! HE RAN ON THE DEAD TREE, USING IT LIKE A SPRINGBOARD FOR HIS HORSE!" the commentator exclaimed and now Pocoloco was on the lead now, he was in great speed and slipped through the log.
"Well luck is all ways on his side" Sky sighed and the rest of team CRDL were surprised at Pocoloco
"Well everyone, looks like a win the bet… sooo hand it over" Mercury grinned having his palm wide ready to claim his lien they groaned and gives up the lien to him but all things changed
"AND NOW HE'S UP AHEAD! HE SLIPPED OUT! POCOLOCO HAS JUST SLIPPED A-… HUH?!" the commentator paused and saw Gyro Zeppeli in the lead now each and everyone one of them were shocked, while Gyro just still in his neutral look in his face.
"NO WAIT! THAT'S WRONG! IT'S NOT POCOLOCO! POCOLOCO ISN'T THE ONE THAT SLIPPED AHEAD!" the commentator corrected but perplexed as well
Everyone were shocked and bewildered at the sudden change, they thought Pocoloco will win but they were wrong.
"How? How is he getting fast in a short amount of distance and time?" Raven questioned dumbfounded
"For sure the horse can't give much more power in it's legs because of exhaustion, but… how? How was he able to do so?" Ironwood wondered and can't comprehend nor his associate.
"Oh no! Jaune quick go fast and take the win hurry!" Nora shouted frantically but Ren shakes his head
"Nora… I don't think Jaune can win this, his horse give it's best, and if he speed up and forced the horse, it might give up" Ren stated which makes Nora, Pyrrha, and the rest of team RWBY saddened that there blonde knight will lose this race
"But there still hope right?" Ruby asked which they were not sure of it.
"We should wait and see the outcome Ruby" Blake suggested which Ruby nodded
Back to Pocoloco who was dumbfounded, he's eyes wide in disbelief on the outcome
"GAH! What the hell is up with this guy? This just can't be! He should have no leg power left at all! I won back at the downhill, so why's he out in the front? He was flogging it way too much on the straight away back there too! He shouldn't have been able to push through!" Pocoloco grumbled, it was unbelievable that and very exhausted horse can produce much power in it's legs.
The scene focus who glanced back at Jaune.
"Jaune Arc. I'm amazed… you did well catching up with me." Gyro praised the paraplegic jockey which he blinked in surprised
"By the way kid… ever ride a ship? I've been on one before. Did you know the more headwinds that a sailing vessel gets on it's sails… the faster it will go. And this head wind! The head wind from Vacuo…" Gyro stated with a grin and shows the steel ball at the edge of the corner of his cape spinning while the cape formed like a sail.
"Was there to help my horse… right from the very start!" Gyro finished and Jaune was just shocked and confused
"What is he talking about? What's with the headwinds?" Oobleck wondered
"And what's with the use of he's steel ball? There's got to be something to it." Port said trying to observe the cape and the steel ball but Ozpin knows what did he do.
"I think I know what did he do to make himself faster." Ozpin muttered and chuckled at the wonders of the steel ball.
(Insert Gyro's Theme by Friedrich Halbetler Music)
Then the camera switches to Pocoloco still perplexed.
"What's this guy talking about? What the hell's he rambling about?" Pocoloco questioned in confusion, it show now Sandman who was unresponsive and Diego who was a bit disgruntled.
"Who's this man? To think a jockey like him exists in this world!" Diego grunted and shows now Gyro on his way to the finish line, they notice that two steel balls were rotating at the corners of his cape
"50 METERS TO THE GOAL NOW! 30 LEFT! HERE HE COMES! YES, HE'S COMING! HE'S PULLING AWAY AND HOLDING THEM BACK AS HE PUSHES THROUGH!" the commentator said in anticipation, then the scene shows a shocked Jaune like seeing a ghost.
"N-No way! The cape on his back! The… the steel ball! He's wrapped it with a steel ball to make a sail!" Jaune exclaimed and starts to explain and also shows a ship with sails
'Like it's a sailing vessel… this is the power of the wind… the headwind from Vacuo…' Jaune thought in awe
A lot of the audience were surprised by this that make there jaws drop, he was clever or smart to be fact.
"So that's how he made up so fast" Glynda said in awe while the Ozpin chuckled
"Hehehe, well it seem like it, I can say that he is a smart man. But also wanna know what kind of semblance that he have." Ozpin wondered in the last part.
Meanwhile, Sienna and Adam were annoyed at Gyro and also fuming, by the looks of it he was cheating in this race.
"Hmph he was cheating, he uses his semblance in order to win, how desperate" Adam fumed with venom in his words
"Well in this case, I certainly agree with you Adam." Sienna huffed and crossed her arms.
"AND HE'S PASSING RIGHT THROUGH! HE'S PASSING RIGHT THROUGH! HE'S CLOSED IN ON THE GOAL!" the commentator repeated happily and Gyro crossed the finish line and won the race while racing his right arm in victory.
"GYRO ZEPPELI IS IN FIRST! IT'S A SWEEPING WIN WITH A 5 LENGTH LEAD! WHAT A STRONG SHOWING FROM THE START TO FINISH! AND THE CHAMPION OF THE FIRST STAGE IS GYRO ZEPPELI! AND WITH A RUNNING TIME OF 18 MINUTES AND 7 SECONDS! THIS IS THE BIRTH OF THE RACE LEADER OF THE STEEL BALL RUUUUN!" the commentator squealed and happy for the winner of this stage
-TO BE CONTINUED
So that is it guys, sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I was thinking that this chapter should be equal to 3 manga chapters, but I changed my mind and make it 2 because I'm a bit lazy hehe sorry. But next will be a 3 manga chapter.
And also, do you guys want to include Pyrrha's mom and the whole Arc family to watch Jaune's misadventure's, leave a review for thought.
Next chapter: Victory turned to Disqualification
-Dragon out