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[AllSlayer]

Thoughts for this AU idea would be much appreciated.

Prince Jaune AU idea

Historical fiction AU where Arturia never abdicated and kept the Kingdom of Vale a "kingdom" and was more than the capital but extended its control to the deserts of Vauco this made the other Kingdoms not give up their rulers and nobility as well. She only abdicated when Isabel was ready.

Jaune is now crown prince and before he can take the throne his mom makes a declaration. She knows how hard he worked to be a good King. They want to give him a chance to have a break and experience freedom and happiness, so they want him married and to have a couple of years of married life before he becomes king and has to handle the responsibility as a ruler.

This leads to his marriage his candidates:

Weiss - Second Daughter of the ducal house of Schnee of the kingdom of Atlas on the continent of Solitas

Yang - Princess of the Confederation of Amina, headed by the Branwen Tribe on the southern steps of Anima and cousin of Ruby Rose-Branwen

Ruby - Only daughter of the Marquis Rose house of Vale rulers of the Island of Patch and cousin to Princess Yang Xiao Long-Branwen

Blake - Princess of the Kingdom of Menagerie on the island nation of Menagerie.

Pyrrha - Only Daughter of the Marquis of Argus of then kingdom of Mistral on the northern part of Anima

May - Only Princess of the Pandu of the central region of Amina


Trivia/Neo - Only daughter of the Marquis Vanille house of Vale of Mt. Glenn.

Cinder - Princess of the Theocracy of Vauco. The true ruler in secret is the "Goddess" Salem who is having fun with this nobility era making her nostalgic. Her intermediaries are her group. Cinder was "chosen" by the goddess at an early age to be a "Saintess" so she became the princess of the nation. She was saved by "Salem's Grace" when her evil stepmother was killed and found by Archbishop Hazel at the orphanage. Salem met Cinder when she was still a slave and killed the mother burned down the Hotel and had Hazel collect her at the orphanage.

Jaune has met all of the candidates on multiple occasions, be it all of them or some at certain events or just one with selective events. He is basically childhood friends with all of them. And because of his kind heart, good looks, good morals, open-mindedness, and (Unknown to him) charm, "read rizz," he has captured all the ladies' hearts.

Now his mother and father declared he must be married for 3 years before he can become king. Jaunebowl has begun, and each lady wishes to become the Queen to Jaune's King.

Of course, behind all the girls' genuine feelings for him, there are other forces at work: political ministrations from most of the nations, as well as the shadow war of Ozpin and Salem. So nothing is easy, especially the ways of love.

 

[cavalal386]

does anyone remember sheep in the big city?
if so, i feel it could fit with rwby very well.
you probably won't even have to make any change to it.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

You know I'm going to put my money where my mouth is; I want to see if I can actually do it (which is most likely not because of my laziness). while also making it a gamer fic, a genre of fanfics that I actively dislike.

Now you people might be wondering why I would make a fic of a genre that I dislike. Well, I don't really hate the idea of the genre, just the execution of it, which is why I am going to be using one of my old RWBY OCs from when I was still in high school.

Say hello to Nicholas Farran, the Vacuo-born ranger. (Honestly, his having a similar color scheme to the Marigold family is a coincidence considering I made this guy back around volume 5 but I might do something with that.).

Now to give you guys a basic plot on how Nicky here got the gamer powers, just know it was by complete chance he wasn't chosen to save the world or to become a god emperor ruling over Remenent with an iron fist by forces beyond his understanding. No, oh no, nothing like that.

When he was a kid, he stumbled on a dead body from the actual would-be gamer of the world in the desert (Man spawned in the middle of a desert; talk about bad luck) while he was scavenging for some stuff to sell with his older brother. After losing a game of rock, paper, scissors to his older brother, he was basically forced to search the body for valuables but touching the body transferred the gamer powers to him.

Honestly, considering Nicholas is from a frontier town, he doesn't have much in education so he can't really read at first but he does know numbers after selling stuff so when he told Victor (the older brother.) his newfound "semblance," he only had one thing to say.

"Your semblance just makes you see numbers around people?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

"Wow, that sounds pretty lame."

---

Honestly, what do you guys think I'm in the workshop phase right now. Anything you guys suggest I change?

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It's pretty barebones but it's not inherently terrible an idea. However, gamer fics rise and fall, like most other gimmick stories, on the strength of the writing (in particular characterization) and the uniqueness of the execution. Blake having gamer powers in that certain fic without any experience gaming and having to be guided by Jaune is a very interesting approach. What would be the twist on the genre in your story? And how would you approach the characterization?

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Some more prompts:

-Yang asks Jaune out on a date after the Beacon Dance. She was really impressed with his dance moves and what he did for Weiss. She is intrigued and wants to have fun. And after that moment with her mother at the end of Volume 2, she wants to take some steps to never end up like her (That is still so stupid, they didn't follow up on that and yet left it as the cliffhanger ending of Volume 2? Seriously?)

-Nora asks Blake for some romantic advice... Which ends in utter disaster, as expected.

-Jaune and Ruby try out some different weapons to help Jaune get some experience with guns. Turns out he's actually a pretty good shot. But he wants to be a Huntsman like his father and ancestors: Using a sword and shield.

-General Ironwood has to take some leave for medical reasons. He takes it in Vale and Beacon. He tries to figure out how to actually relax. Our heroes try to help him. Hilarity ensues.

 

[Balorak146]

-Yang asks Jaune out on a date after the Beacon Dance. She was really impressed with his dance moves and what he did for Weiss. She is intrigued and wants to have fun. And after that moment with her mother at the end of Volume 2, she wants to take some steps to never end up like her (That is still so stupid, they didn't follow up on that and yet left it as the cliffhanger ending of Volume 2? Seriously?)

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It's been about a decade so I can't swear by it, but I recall something about them needing to scrap that scene because Monty was the only one who actually knew how it was supposed to go down.

And then he died right before he could put pen to paper on it.

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

they didn't follow up on that

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The story of RWBY......

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Nora and Ren had fled Amity Stadium when the attack began, calling their rocket lockers to get their gear. After that? They had charged into the fight. There was no shortage of enemies to engage, after all.

The library already had several small fires,

"YEEHAH!" Nora cried, bringing Magnhild down on the head of a small Ursa. Ren, as always, covered her, firing Stormflower to take out a few Beowulves flanking them. Several civilians ran by, and Nora cheerfully waved them towards the evacuation route with her hammer.

"That way! No, THAT way! You got it!"

Nora sighed and shook her head and scanned around as the civilians ran. Ren slowly nodded. He reached out to pat her forearm. She smiled and reached out to pat his back. It was reassuring. He didn't need to say anything at times like this.

"Think the VDF will help?" Nora asked, her eyes scanning the skies overhead.

Ren shook his head.

"I don't know. The Atlas fleet left." His eyes widened slightly as he saw a Nevermore fly towards them. Beacon's autoguns were supposed to be firing, but there was no cannon fire to keep the airborne Grimm at bay.

Ren held up his guns and opened fire on it. Nora quickly dashed forward and swung her hammer to deflect a feather it launched. She hit the feather away, as Ren's Dust rounds tore through the Grimm. It fell, dissolving into smoke and dust before it hit the ground.

"KEEP GOING!" Nora shouted at the civilians, who ran as hard as they could.

A platoon of Atlasian drones walked around a corner, their guns raised. They pointed their weapons at the fleeing civilians. Ren scowled.

They're intentionally targeting civilians. Not Hunters, he thought.

"NORA!"

Nora swung around and unleashed a series of grenades at the drones. She aimed them to explode just ahead and above them, targeting their heads. Multiple drones fell back, their sensors and fronts damaged, but the ones behind began to open fire. Nora charged in with the smoke as cover, breaking some Lightning Dust in her fist to charge her Semblance. She swung her hammer down and unleashed her grenades on the first Drone she could hit. The grenades went off and propelled her up into the air. With great practice, she flipped and twisted around as she flew over the heads of the drones.

In unison, the robots pointed their weapons upwards and opened fire. Dust Rounds shot all around her as Nora unleashed another barrage of grenades at the top of her arc. Several drones went up in the explosions as Nora landed behind them. She charged into them, swinging her hammer as hard as she could. Drones went flying as wrecked chunks of metal.

She heard a Grimm snarl behind her. She glanced back over her shoulder-A Beowulf charged.

Ren's Stormflower was going off nearby. She could imagine him charging to try and get a shot off on the Beowulf. Trying to save her, as he always did. She grinned.

Nora knew death. She knew it all too well. She knew it could come at any time and life was cruel. It was why she tried to make the most of life, to have fun and spread joy.

To grin in the face of death, because tears had never done anything for her or Ren. Whether she lived or died, she would refuse to yield to Death and cry in the face of it.

"YEEHAAAAAA!" Nora cheered, pulling up her hammer to fight on!

- - -

Everyone stared at Nora. She sniffled softly, but smiled like the sun.

"Geez Nora," Yang murmured. Nora nodded.

"Which is when Jaune-Jaune and Maya came in," Nora said.

- - -

Jaune couldn't tell if the screams he heard in the distance were from civilians, students, or members of the White Fang. He hoped that most of the screams came from the attacking terrorists getting their just desserts, but that was mostly angry wishful thinking. Everything was a mess, and despite all the time he had spent at Beacon, things had gotten very chaotic with all the damage.

They ducked into a heavily damaged administrative building and ran down a hallway. There weren't any enemies in here but the constant sounds of destruction followed them.

Over those sounds of battle, he was able to hear something very familiar:

Nora screaming.

"May!" Jaune shouted as they scrambled through the ruins of some study rooms, "I hear Nora! Can you see her?"

Jaune almost immediately regretted asking: He was hoping the sniper's sharp eyes or hearing would help zero in on things. She was, after all, a sniper. That required good senses and May had been incredibly on the ball in their fight at the tournament. But they weren't even near a window! What was he thinking? He expected her to tell him off.

Instead, May turned her head and her visible eye began to glow gently. She scanned around and looked right through the solid wall to their left.

"There!" She pointed. Jaune had a few questions but they could be solved properly with some violence. He charged and smashed through the wall, bashing a large hole through the wall. He could see Nora all right, on the promenade around the library. She was battling some drones. A Beowulf charged her from behind. She turned to swing her hammer at the monster, but even from this distance Jaune could tell she wouldn't make it in time.

"MAY!" Jaune shouted. May raised her rifle as Jaune moved to the side. She locked on and pulled the trigger. The Dust round shot through the air and pierced the Grimm through its head. It dissolved into dust, as Nora swung around. The bombastic orangette turned and grinned as she spotted them.

"JAUNE-JAUNE!"

Jaune and May headed across the promenade towards Nora. Several Beowulves raced around a corner, snarling.

The first was a scout, Jaune reasoned, May can't fire on the move…!

Ren's Stormflower rang out, and several of the Beowulves fell. Nora charged to meet them, swinging her hammer and unleashing several grenades. More Grimm fell to the blasts, but a few raced through and zeroed in on May. Jaune stopped and stepped in front of May. He swung his sword, slicing the first lunging Grimm's head in half. Another tried to flank him, but he bashed it in the head with his shield and sent it flying.

Nora charged past Jaune's right side and swung her hammer down, unleashing another blast against a pair of Beowulves, reducing them to ash. Ren appeared out of the smoke, taking Jaune's left side and unleashing more fire on the Grimm.

"Great to see you!" Nora shouted happily, swinging her hammer around to punt a Grimm up and away.

"Getting to the tower is going to be difficult," Ren said, "There's a lot of Grimm and White Fang concentrated around this route."

Jaune nodded and glanced at May, who was staying behind him and taking shots at Grimm.

"Can you find us a way, May?" Jaune shouted over the gunfire. May bit her lower lip, and her eyes began to glow once more. She scanned around, as Jaune gutted a Beowulf that got through Ren and Nora's attacks.

"There!" She cried, "Back towards the Elphaba Courtyard! We could try that way! We would need to cut through the library!"

"Wait, what?!" Nora shouted, punching a Grimm out while swinging her hammer through another, "Do you have future sight?!"

"Um, uh, I can see Aura. M-My Semblance is Aura Vision!" May quickly explained.

- - -

"That's a hell of a Semblance," Yang observed. May slowly nodded, having recovered her composure somewhat. May sighed.

"Y-Yeah… I can see people's Souls and…" She bowed her head.

"I can see when they…"

Ruby tightened her hug around her fellow sniper. May sniffled. Yang's face fell.

To see people's souls leave their bodies? To see the moment they die?

God… I can't even imagine that. I don't think I want to.

"Anyway," Jaune said gently, "This is when we… We found you. With Blake."

Yang sucked in a deep breath. Everyone looked over at her. She shrugged as her eyes went down to the coffee table.

"I was in my dorm, under house arrest still," Yang muttered. "I tried to find my team. I fought through some Grimm. I got to the library. I saw that… That Adam guy standing over Blake."

She paused again, a flash of pain going through her artificial arm.

"I charged… Then I…"

She reached over and squeezed her artificial forearm. She clenched her synthetic fist and took another deep breath.

Ruby squeezed her hand again. She could feel Jaune's hand rest on her forearm. She looked up into Jaune's eyes. He had nothing but empathy in his expression, a heartbreaking understanding.

Yang took a few deep breaths to calm down.

God…

"I… I passed out when he…" A heavy silence fell, as the logs in the fireplace crackled.

"Maybe we could take a break?" Neptune suggested quietly. Yang slowly shook her head.

"No. No, we keep going," she stated. "Jaune?"

Jaune nodded back, his face grim.

"Right. Anyway, we tried to figure out a way to get to Pyrrha…"

- - -

Another Grimm charged through the melee, snarling. Ren stepped forward and thrust his open palm out. A flash of Pink Aura erupted from his hand and knocked the Grimm towards Jaune. Jaune swung his sword through the Grimm, cutting it in half.

Nora pouted, kicking a Beowulf in the face and sending it flying.

"Awww! I wanted to meet someone who could see the future!"

"That would just spoil everything," Ren deadpanned. Nora beamed, firing off a few grenades at a few more Grimm trying to come around the corner. They exploded from the force of the explosions, as Ren fired more rounds to take out the survivors.

"You're right Renny! Welcome aboard, May-May! We're gonna save Pyrrha!"

"Absolutely!" Jaune stated. "Nora! May! Which way?"

May pointed towards the furthest door of the library, parts of the building on fire. Well, nothing for it. Jaune nodded. He rummaged through his packs and tossed Ren some spare clips.

"MOVE! Ren! Give us cover!"

Nodding gratefully, Ren swapped out the clips and fired a barrage. May and Nora rushed behind Jaune and Ren, heading into the library. Ren went next, still firing, while Jaune brought up the rear with his shield and sword up. They made it through the door into the library. The tall windows were broken, furniture was broken and books were in piles all over the place. May had come to a stop in the middle of the library, scanning around, while Nora had charged ahead to the other side of the reading room, looking around.

"Lotta bad guys this way, Jaune-Jaune!" Nora said.

"Agreed," May said with a wince, "A lot of White Fang, Grimm and…"

She looked over at the door into another reading room. She narrowed her eyes to focus.

"Someone's in there!" She cried. "Two people! I-I think one is Injured!"

Jaune headed in, his sword and shield ready. Ren followed, Stormflower at the ready. Nora maintained cover to their rear as May lifted her rifle up, both Huntresses following into the reading room.

The first thing Jaune noticed was a shock of blonde hair on the floor. His heart clenched as he made out Yang's fallen form on the floor and ice seemed to drop into his stomach. There was a pool of blood underneath her. Her face was pale and her eyes were closed.

No… Oh God, please, no…!

He wasn't as close to Yang as he was to Ruby, but to see her on the ground like this? Missing an arm?

A familiar black and white clad girl was kneeling by Yang, trying to wrap up her arm with torn strips of fabric she'd gotten from the curtains. She looked up in alarm, her breathing labored and blood dripping from her lips.

"Jaune?" She gasped.

"Blake?!"

- - -

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

This trauma talking is gonna help

 

[AndrewJTalon]

The poster says you shouldn't take this too seriously, and you take it too seriously. Freaking nerds, all of you.

That said, however...

- - -

Jaune Arc checked the address. He looked at the apartment building that had definitely seen better days. He checked the address again. He shook his head.

He walked up to the door, and knocked on it. He waited.

The door opened a crack.

"H-Hey, so, um, the rent's gonna be a little late and I know you're angry but-"

"Ruby?" Jaune asked. The door fully opened. The girl's silver eyes widened. She was in nothing but her panties and what looked like her old uniform shirt from Beacon-Which had been patched several times.

"Jaune?!" Ruby gasped. Her face brightened, and she hugged him. "JAUNE!"

He hugged her back tightly, laughing. He swung her around. He then set her back down. Ruby pouted up at him.

"You keep getting taller! It's not fair!"

"Sorry, it's how it works," Jaune said with a shrug. Ruby beamed.

"What brought you here?"

"Oh, well, uh, my sister Lilac is finally getting married and I wanted to invite you all," he said, "I couldn't seem to find your Scroll number anymore, so I tracked you down."

"Ruby? Who is it?" Yang's voice echoed from inside. "If it's the landlady, I'll handle it! What's one more concussion to her-?"

She came around the corner and gaped. She too was in very little.

"J-Jaune!" Yang gasped happily. Jaune waved, keeping his eyes on her forehead.

"Hey Yang!"

"Jaune?!" Weiss gasped. She poked her head around the corner. Her eyes widened. She then sped up to him, dressed in a house dress that had seen far better days. "Please! Come in! Don't mind the mess! Or our state of dress! Have some tea!"

"Hey Weiss! I uh, sure, no problem...?" Jaune managed. He took in the state of their dwelling with a growing sense of disbelief every step he took. Spartan was a good word for it. Cluttered as well: Pieces of weapons, mending or drying clothes, and endless job applications. It was amazing how it seemed so barebones and so messy at the same time.

Blake was outside on the cluttered balcony, sunning herself in her bra and panties. Weiss scowled at her.

"Blake! We have a visitor!"

Blake rolled over and paid Jaune with an intense stare.

"Jaune?" She gasped.

"Ah, hey," Jaune said with a smile as Weiss set him down at their ragged table. Blake got up and pulled on her yukata-Which had also seen better days.

"What are you doing here? N-Not that it's not nice to see you, and all," Blake managed.

"It's amazing you know his name," Yang snarked, "Given how little you talked to him since we met."

"It's amazing you treat him nicely, given how you barely acknowledged his existence, too," Blake growled back. The two began to bicker as Weiss brought over some tea and Ruby sat with Jaune.

"They broke up, it was messy," Ruby confided in him. Jaune slowly nodded, and took tea from Weiss with a strained, polite smile.

"Ah. Thank you, Weiss."

"Anything for you, Jaune," Weiss said with a smile.

Jaune sipped the tea and hid his grimace-He'd had to endure his sister's experiments in tea for a long time, after all. An ironing board fell out of the wall, which Ruby caught just in time before it brained him.

"Ah, sorry!" Ruby said, shoving it back into place, "You okay?"

"Yeah, just fine," Jaune said with a smile. "I uh... So..." He looked around, "This... Doesn't seem like where I expected you all to be."

Blake and Yang paused in their fighting. Ruby's smile became very brittle. Blake coughed.

"Ah, well... I mean, with the Grimm vanishing and all... And my parents being voted out of office for gross incompetence..." Blake shrugged.

"What a shocker that was," Weiss snarked. Blake glared death at the Schnee heiress.

"Like you can talk! Your father's entire empire collapsed overnight and left you nothing!"

"Well-I-You-!" Weiss sputtered before she huffed.

"At the very least, we're not Yang and Ruby!"

"HEY!" Yang and Ruby growled.

"So what if he's a deadbeat?!" Yang demanded. "He wasn't pure evil OR a politician!"

"And I'm sure he's totally happy with that rich heiress who won't get bored of him when she gets out of her DILF fetish!" Weiss sneered.

"Why you-!"

Ruby cleared her throat. Very loudly. Yang and Weiss stopped but kept glaring at each other. Blake was also angry but kept silent.

"So... How are things with you?" Ruby managed with forced cheer.

Jaune sipped his tea and debated internally about how to break this... And decided to be tactful.

"I'm good. I'm almost finished with medical school, and my mom's got a residency lined up for me at our hospital," he said.

Four pairs of eyes all looked intently at him.

"You-You're a doctor?" Weiss sputtered.

"Well um, I got into medical school before I ran off to Beacon," Jaune said, "Pretty sure I mentioned it a few times?"

Blank stares. Even on Ruby. Jaune sighed.

Well, it's not like I remember everything they told me about their lives, right?

"But I wanted to be a Huntsman so bad... But uh, yeah. My Semblance makes it pretty easy, too. I've been staying at the family farm while I studied and I've also been working at the brewery."

"You... Your family owns a brewery?" Yang asked. Jaune nodded.

"Yeah. A big one. We expanded it along with the farm last year..."

"Oh... That... That's great, Jaune," Ruby said with a smile, "That's super great! Good for you!"

"Very," Blake muttered, staring at Jaune with a strange expression. Yang blinked rapidly, then looked to the side.

"So uh..."

"Um..."

"Er..."

Jaune looked at all the girls. He really did care for them, honest! Even after everything. How could you not be fond of the people you saved the world with?

"Right, well," Jaune coughed, "Like I said, I'm inviting you all to my sister's wedding." He held out the invitations. Each girl took one.

"Oh, wonderful," Weiss sighed, "I got to work a wedding once! I got to take home some of the cake leftovers... Er... Um..." Her eyes dipped.

"Least you got to keep your leftovers," Yang grumbled. "I came out of a cake at a bachelor party. Couldn't keep anything..."

Silence fell. The ironing board fell onto his head. Naturally, his Aura protected him. But as the ironing board had none, it snapped in two and fell to the floor.

"Oh no!" Ruby cried, falling to her knees. "I'm so sorry Jaune-Oh no! How do I fix this?!"

"We could steal the neighbor's ironing board," Blake suggested.

"They added more pitbulls," Weiss whined.

"And those bites hurt," Yang groaned.

Jaune finally came to a decision.

"You know what? There's a cottage on our land," he said, "That you all can stay in, since we've got so many guests in the house. It's small, but it has four bedrooms. You all can stay."

Four pairs of eyes again stared at him. Jaune smiled.

"I mean, you girls really could use a vacation, with how hard you've been working," he said, "And uh, you'll have to clean it and maintain it. And maybe do some chores around the farm. But other than that? You'd be fine to stay while you... You figure things out."

"We-We wouldn't want to impose," Weiss said, her manners coming into play, "Or be a-a burden-"

"Do you have hot water?" Yang asked, direct as always. Jaune nodded. Yang cheered. "YES! We're in! Um, for the wedding! N-Not that-I mean, work will just have to get along without us!"

"Weddings are more importan than our careers after all!" Blake nodded furiously. "We-We can help with that too!"

"Only if you want," Jaune said with a smile, "You're my guests, after all."

"Absolutely!" Weiss gushed. "I love weddings! Do you think I can keep leftovers?"

"All you like," Jaune said with a nod.

Ruby hugged Jaune tightly. She sniffled.

"Thank you," she whispered into his ear, "Thank you...!"

Jaune patted her on the back with a smile.

"Hey... We world-saving heroes have to stick together, right?"

After all, they were his friends. They'd been there for him in his darkest hours.

... Well okay, Nora and Ren had been there for him in his darkest hours. And sometimes Ruby and Yang. Once Weiss... Never Blake... But the point was, they were his friends, and he was definitely not going to let them stay in a ratty apartment if he could help it. Heck, being here with them like this? It felt like old times.

If he had to massage the truth a little to let them keep their pride? He would do it. It was worth it.

There was a very insistent knock at the door. The eyes of all four girls widened.

"Crap, it's the landlady!" Yang hissed.

"Out the back window!" Blake wailed. "Take everything you can carry!"

"Don't forget the coupons!" Ruby cried. "Or my tools!"

Yup. Definitely just like old times.

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Titanmaster_117 Just a fun little continuation if you'd like to expand on the idea. It would be pure crack and silliness but hey, that is the original premise you went with and I hope I kept the spirit of the piece.

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They made it to Jaune's car. Which Ruby goggled at for a bit.

"It's a... Truck?" Ruby asked in disbelief. It was a large, four door pickup truck: Dark blue and white coloring. The Weyland Motors badge was proudly displayed on the nose of the mighty mechanical beast, underneath some heavy bullbars.

Jaune grinned and shrugged.

"My parents helped me to buy it when I graduated. And hey, it works very well right now doesn't it?"

The huge pile of belongings they tossed into the truck bed was answer enough. Jaune slid into the driver's seat while the rest of RWBY clambered in.

"I called shotgun!" Ruby protested, struggling with Yang.

"I'm the oldest! I call it!" Yang growled.

"I-I secretly called it!" Weiss shouted, struggling weakly to pull one of the two sisters out.

Blake, not caring, just took the backseat.

A shotgun blast went over the top of the truck. Everyone looked back to see a very angry woman in a bathrobe, hair curlers, and wielding a shotgun shake her fist at them.

"YOU LYING NO GOOD CHEAPSKATES! WHEN I GET DONE WITH YOU I'LL-!"

"Okay, I'm fine with being in the back!" Ruby declared, appearing in the back with her Semblance. Weiss sat down with her while Yang settled into the front. Jaune turned the key and put the truck into gear. He floored it and raced off, the landlady firing off a few more shots at them but thankfully missing each time.

"Did... Did she set it to miss?" Jaune asked as he pulled out onto the freeway. Blake shrugged.

"She's a little blind in one eye."

"Oh, poor thing," Jaune sighed.

A pause.

"Are we going to have to drive the whole way to Radian kneedeep in rose petals?" Weiss asked tiredly.

"Why are you complaining?!" Ruby demanded.

"It's just a bit much, okay?!"

"I got used to it," Yang shrugged.

Blake was batting at some of the petals with a broad smile.

"I'm having a great time," she said. "Can we stop for tuna?"

Jaune burst out laughing. All the girls turned and stared at him. Yang reached out her hand to rest it on his shoulder.

"Are... Are you okay, Jaune?"

The blond young man grinned.

"Oh... Nothing. I just missed you guys."

- - -

 

[NH1996]

They made it to Jaune's car. Which Ruby goggled at for a bit.

"It's a... Truck?" Ruby asked in disbelief. It was a large, four door pickup truck: Dark blue and white coloring. The Weyland Motors badge was proudly displayed on the nose of the mighty mechanical beast, underneath some heavy bullbars.

Jaune grinned and shrugged.

"My parents helped me to buy it when I graduated. And hey, it works very well right now doesn't it?"

The huge pile of belongings they tossed into the truck bed was answer enough. Jaune slid into the driver's seat while the rest of RWBY clambered in.

"I called shotgun!" Ruby protested, struggling with Yang.

"I'm the oldest! I call it!" Yang growled.

"I-I secretly called it!" Weiss shouted, struggling weakly to pull one of the two sisters out.

Blake, not caring, just took the backseat.

A shotgun blast went over the top of the truck. Everyone looked back to see a very angry woman in a bathrobe, hair curlers, and wielding a shotgun shake her fist at them.

"YOU LYING NO GOOD CHEAPSKATES! WHEN I GET DONE WITH YOU I'LL-!"

"Okay, I'm fine with being in the back!" Ruby declared, appearing in the back with her Semblance. Weiss sat down with her while Yang settled into the front. Jaune turned the key and put the truck into gear. He floored it and raced off, the landlady firing off a few more shots at them but thankfully missing each time.

"Did... Did she set it to miss?" Jaune asked as he pulled out onto the freeway. Blake shrugged.

"She's a little blind in one eye."

"Oh, poor thing," Jaune sighed.

A pause.

"Are we going to have to drive the whole way to Radian kneedeep in rose petals?" Weiss asked tiredly.

"Why are you complaining?!" Ruby demanded.

"It's just a bit much, okay?!"

"I got used to it," Yang shrugged.

Blake was batting at some of the petals with a broad smile.

"I'm having a great time," she said. "Can we stop for tuna?"

Jaune burst out laughing. All the girls turned and stared at him. Yang reached out her hand to rest it on his shoulder.

"Are... Are you okay, Jaune?"

The blond young man grinned.

"Oh... Nothing. I just missed you guys."

- - -

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Would have honestly expected at least Ruby, Weiss, and Yang to have landed on her feet, Ruby due her intelligence, being a prodigy when it comes to weaponry in both the aspect of handling them and their creation making her a very good engineer, she could have joined up with a arms manufacturer for the military or the police, as even without Grimm there would stillost likely be warfare and criminal activity. As for Yang, I would thi k of her becoming a part of either the Private Security sector, or just as easily and instructor for unarmed combat due to having the closest to a proper Melee build in the series discounting the fact that her gauntlets act as miniature shotguns, last but not least being Weiss, who could easily have a killer music career given that she does act as a singer in the series at least in some of its material. Blake... well... she'd be fucked, former ex terrorist so she definitely wouldn't be accepted in law enforcement or the military, parents apparently now deposed from their formerly illustrious roles, and her skills at fighting wouldn't help her much at all due to her former criminal past.

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Honestly this is really funny. Typical RWBY chaos.

 

[Sinestro corpsman]

Ruby due her intelligence, being a prodigy when it comes to weaponry in both the aspect of handling them and their creation making her a very good engineer, she could have joined up with a arms manufacturer for the military or the police, as even without Grimm there would stillost likely be warfare and criminal activity.

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Ruby is probably the weapon equivalent of an auteur which would probably ends with every project she makes a financial loss. Also the weapons of huntsman are expressions of the user which is pretty much the opposite of a military or police want or need.

Ruby might like the idea at first until she realizes she is essentially a fancy restaurant chef being demoted to making prison cafeteria slop.

As for Yang, I would think of her becoming a part of either the Private Security sector, or just as easily and instructor for unarmed combat due to having the closest to a proper Melee build in the series discounting the fact that her gauntlets act as miniature shotguns

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Can you see Yang having the patience or vigilance needed to be a bodyguard? Because I can't.

I can see her as an instructor but it depends on her clients.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

They made it to Jaune's car. Which Ruby goggled at for a bit.

"It's a... Truck?" Ruby asked in disbelief. It was a large, four door pickup truck: Dark blue and white coloring. The Weyland Motors badge was proudly displayed on the nose of the mighty mechanical beast, underneath some heavy bullbars.

Jaune grinned and shrugged.

"My parents helped me to buy it when I graduated. And hey, it works very well right now doesn't it?"

The huge pile of belongings they tossed into the truck bed was answer enough. Jaune slid into the driver's seat while the rest of RWBY clambered in.

"I called shotgun!" Ruby protested, struggling with Yang.

"I'm the oldest! I call it!" Yang growled.

"I-I secretly called it!" Weiss shouted, struggling weakly to pull one of the two sisters out.

Blake, not caring, just took the backseat.

A shotgun blast went over the top of the truck. Everyone looked back to see a very angry woman in a bathrobe, hair curlers, and wielding a shotgun shake her fist at them.

"YOU LYING NO GOOD CHEAPSKATES! WHEN I GET DONE WITH YOU I'LL-!"

"Okay, I'm fine with being in the back!" Ruby declared, appearing in the back with her Semblance. Weiss sat down with her while Yang settled into the front. Jaune turned the key and put the truck into gear. He floored it and raced off, the landlady firing off a few more shots at them but thankfully missing each time.

"Did... Did she set it to miss?" Jaune asked as he pulled out onto the freeway. Blake shrugged.

"She's a little blind in one eye."

"Oh, poor thing," Jaune sighed.

A pause.

"Are we going to have to drive the whole way to Radian kneedeep in rose petals?" Weiss asked tiredly.

"Why are you complaining?!" Ruby demanded.

"It's just a bit much, okay?!"

"I got used to it," Yang shrugged.

Blake was batting at some of the petals with a broad smile.

"I'm having a great time," she said. "Can we stop for tuna?"

Jaune burst out laughing. All the girls turned and stared at him. Yang reached out her hand to rest it on his shoulder.

"Are... Are you okay, Jaune?"

The blond young man grinned.

"Oh... Nothing. I just missed you guys."

- - -

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These should probably be one chapter but oh well...

- - -

They drove from Vale on the new highway up towards Gallia, the sub-kingdom Radian was in. After the war, with the diminishing numbers of Grimm, construction was massively easier across all of Remnant and new areas opened up for resource exploitation and colonization.

Everywhere they looked along the journey was contruction: Building new homes, new businesses, new lives for people everywhere.

"HEY BUDDY MOVE IT!"

Jaune sighed and rolled down the window of the truck. He poked his head out to stare at the motorist shaking his fist and honking his horn at him in a red sportscar. One vehicle amid hundreds all now moving like snails on the highway.

"I can't! It's a jam!" He shouted back.

"YOU COULD MOVE UP A FOOT!"

"I'm not moving up a foot! A foot is nothing!" Jaune argued back.

"IT'S A FOOT CLOSER TO MY DESTINATION!"

Jaune sighed and pulled his head back. He rolled the window back up.

"This sucks!" Ruby groaned, glaring at the miles of cars ahead of them, "There are five lanes, how are they all jammed?!"

"According to Jaune's Scroll," Weiss reported, scrolling through data on the communications device, "A construction crane stalled and caused some accidents several miles ahead."

"Great," Ruby sighed. She grabbed the Scroll. "I wanna game!"

"No! No! I'm looking into dresses for the wedding!" Weiss insisted. "W-We need to look our best for Jaune...'s sister's wedding!"

"There's a dress shop in Radian," Jaune said with a smile, "And my sisters have a LOT of old dresses, believe me. We'll find you all something great, I promise."

Weiss blushed and smiled warmly.

"I-Thank you Jaune," she said.

"Yeah," Ruby nodded.

"Completely," Yang added.

Blake was trying to sleep.

Ruby pulled on the Scroll again.

"I want to game! It's been months!"

"NO! I'm going to look up the dress shop in Radian!" Weiss growled.

"You can WAIT! I need some stimulation!" Ruby whined. "This is soooo boring!"

"At least it's not aggravating like listening to you whine!" Weiss seethed.

Jaune sighed, reached back, and took his Scroll back. He looked over his shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

"Guys? Just share it," he said, "It's okay."

"Besides, he can't exactly turn this thing around and go home," Yang joked. Ruby and Weiss flushed.

"Ahem," Weiss managed, "Sorry Jaune... And Ruby. I guess."

"Hmph!" Ruby huffed. She sighed heavily. "Sorry Jaune. Sorry Weiss."

"It's fine," Jaune nodded, "It's been an exciting day."

He handed the Scroll back and the two friends began to scroll on the device in peace. Jaune looked over at Yang, who shot him a strange little smile.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing," Yang said softly. Jaune blinked, then mentally shrugged as he looked back out the windscreen. Still a sea of slowly moving cars as far as the eye could see, sadly.

The guy behind them honked more loudly. Jaune rolled his eyes.

"Want me to shut him up?" Yang asked with a grin and wink. She held up her fists. Jaune shook his head.

"No. He's just blowing off steam," he shrugged. "Not like he can hurt us or anything."

The horn got louder. Blake grumbled and opened her eyes.

"Idiot," Blake hissed. She opened the window and looked back out at the driver. "Hey! Knock it off! We're all stuck!"

"Stuff it, you cat bitch!" He shouted back.

Jaune growled. Yang's eyes flashed red. Weiss and Ruby scowled.

"HEY! That's racist!" Blake shouted. "Are you anti-Faunus?!"

The man pulled his hat off, revealing dog ears.

"NO! I hate Cat Faunus!"

Blake gasped and then growled.

"You only hate us because we're better than you in every way, you flea bitten mongrel!"

"Uptight feline cunt!"

"TOILET WATER GUZZLER!"

"SAND BOX SHITTER!"

"Okay, that's enough!" Ruby said worriedly, pulling Blake back in. Yang helpfully rolled the window back up, reaching over Jaune's lap to the controls. Jaune coughed.

Weiss smirked a bit.

"Well, well, well... I suppose stereotypes are fine when a Faunus does it?" She snarked.

"NO!" Blake growled. "It's not a stereotype if it's true! Dog Faunus are all bastards! And they're just jealous of us! It's not racism when Faunus do it to other Faunus!"

"I can't imagine how your parents ever lost their election," Weiss drawled. Blake growled.

"I can't imagine how your dad lost his fortune!"

"You little-!"

Ruby winced. Yang turned, reached back and shoved them apart.

"Will you two quit it already?!" She demanded. "It's gonna be a long enough drive as it is!"

"You'd take her side!" Blake sniffed. "You're a dog lover!"

"I'm taking the side that's NOT MAKING EVERYONE MISERABLE!"

Jaune checked the clock and the fading light. The sun was already going down behind the Albus mountains. He sighed heavily.

"Hey," he said, "We're near the exit for Edge. How about we stop there at a hotel and resume the trip tomorrow? The wedding's in ten days after all."

"Sounds GREAT!" Ruby insisted with a strained smile.

"Yes, just fine," Weiss muttered, scowling at Blake. Blake scowled back at her and Yang, but nodded. Yang pulled back and sighed, nodding in agreement.

"Sounds good to me..."

They inched their way to the exit, the dog Faunus in the red sportscar honking the whole way. Jaune sighed in relief as they got into turning distance.

"Finally," he muttered. "Okay, here we go-"

"Just one second~," Weiss chirped. She opened the window and sent off a Glyph which hit the sportscar. It sputtered to a halt and died. The Dog Faunus driver gaped.

"WHAT THE-YOU LITTLE-CAT LOVING-BITCHES-!"

Jaune gaped at this utter abuse of power. Weiss pulled back and smirked.

"Now we can go," she said. Blake smirked.

"Well... Thank you for that."

"I didn't do it for you!" Weiss sniffed, "I did it because he's an annoying cad! No manners whatsoever!"

Jaune put on the gas and prayed the guy didn't have a dashcam. He sighed.

"This is like that time at Tin Town," he muttered.

"Come on," Yang laughed, "This is nothing like Tin Town! Nothing's on fire!"

The sportscar burst into flames behind them. The Dog Faunus man got out and yelped wildly.

Jaune's jaw dropped. Ruby's smile became even more strained.

"Gun it!" She cried.

Jaune complied all too eagerly.

- - -

 

[SamRand0]

Is there a part 2? Or did it vanish like their money?

 

[AndrewJTalon]

These should probably be one chapter but oh well...

- - -

They drove from Vale on the new highway up towards Gallia, the sub-kingdom Radian was in. After the war, with the diminishing numbers of Grimm, construction was massively easier across all of Remnant and new areas opened up for resource exploitation and colonization.

Everywhere they looked along the journey was contruction: Building new homes, new businesses, new lives for people everywhere.

"HEY BUDDY MOVE IT!"

Jaune sighed and rolled down the window of the truck. He poked his head out to stare at the motorist shaking his fist and honking his horn at him in a red sportscar. One vehicle amid hundreds all now moving like snails on the highway.

"I can't! It's a jam!" He shouted back.

"YOU COULD MOVE UP A FOOT!"

"I'm not moving up a foot! A foot is nothing!" Jaune argued back.

"IT'S A FOOT CLOSER TO MY DESTINATION!"

Jaune sighed and pulled his head back. He rolled the window back up.

"This sucks!" Ruby groaned, glaring at the miles of cars ahead of them, "There are five lanes, how are they all jammed?!"

"According to Jaune's Scroll," Weiss reported, scrolling through data on the communications device, "A construction crane stalled and caused some accidents several miles ahead."

"Great," Ruby sighed. She grabbed the Scroll. "I wanna game!"

"No! No! I'm looking into dresses for the wedding!" Weiss insisted. "W-We need to look our best for Jaune...'s sister's wedding!"

"There's a dress shop in Radian," Jaune said with a smile, "And my sisters have a LOT of old dresses, believe me. We'll find you all something great, I promise."

Weiss blushed and smiled warmly.

"I-Thank you Jaune," she said.

"Yeah," Ruby nodded.

"Completely," Yang added.

Blake was trying to sleep.

Ruby pulled on the Scroll again.

"I want to game! It's been months!"

"NO! I'm going to look up the dress shop in Radian!" Weiss growled.

"You can WAIT! I need some stimulation!" Ruby whined. "This is soooo boring!"

"At least it's not aggravating like listening to you whine!" Weiss seethed.

Jaune sighed, reached back, and took his Scroll back. He looked over his shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

"Guys? Just share it," he said, "It's okay."

"Besides, he can't exactly turn this thing around and go home," Yang joked. Ruby and Weiss flushed.

"Ahem," Weiss managed, "Sorry Jaune... And Ruby. I guess."

"Hmph!" Ruby huffed. She sighed heavily. "Sorry Jaune. Sorry Weiss."

"It's fine," Jaune nodded, "It's been an exciting day."

He handed the Scroll back and the two friends began to scroll on the device in peace. Jaune looked over at Yang, who shot him a strange little smile.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing," Yang said softly. Jaune blinked, then mentally shrugged as he looked back out the windscreen. Still a sea of slowly moving cars as far as the eye could see, sadly.

The guy behind them honked more loudly. Jaune rolled his eyes.

"Want me to shut him up?" Yang asked with a grin and wink. She held up her fists. Jaune shook his head.

"No. He's just blowing off steam," he shrugged. "Not like he can hurt us or anything."

The horn got louder. Blake grumbled and opened her eyes.

"Idiot," Blake hissed. She opened the window and looked back out at the driver. "Hey! Knock it off! We're all stuck!"

"Stuff it, you cat bitch!" He shouted back.

Jaune growled. Yang's eyes flashed red. Weiss and Ruby scowled.

"HEY! That's racist!" Blake shouted. "Are you anti-Faunus?!"

The man pulled his hat off, revealing dog ears.

"NO! I hate Cat Faunus!"

Blake gasped and then growled.

"You only hate us because we're better than you in every way, you flea bitten mongrel!"

"Uptight feline cunt!"

"TOILET WATER GUZZLER!"

"SAND BOX SHITTER!"

"Okay, that's enough!" Ruby said worriedly, pulling Blake back in. Yang helpfully rolled the window back up, reaching over Jaune's lap to the controls. Jaune coughed.

Weiss smirked a bit.

"Well, well, well... I suppose stereotypes are fine when a Faunus does it?" She snarked.

"NO!" Blake growled. "It's not a stereotype if it's true! Dog Faunus are all bastards! And they're just jealous of us! It's not racism when Faunus do it to other Faunus!"

"I can't imagine how your parents ever lost their election," Weiss drawled. Blake growled.

"I can't imagine how your dad lost his fortune!"

"You little-!"

Ruby winced. Yang turned, reached back and shoved them apart.

"Will you two quit it already?!" She demanded. "It's gonna be a long enough drive as it is!"

"You'd take her side!" Blake sniffed. "You're a dog lover!"

"I'm taking the side that's NOT MAKING EVERYONE MISERABLE!"

Jaune checked the clock and the fading light. The sun was already going down behind the Albus mountains. He sighed heavily.

"Hey," he said, "We're near the exit for Edge. How about we stop there at a hotel and resume the trip tomorrow? The wedding's in ten days after all."

"Sounds GREAT!" Ruby insisted with a strained smile.

"Yes, just fine," Weiss muttered, scowling at Blake. Blake scowled back at her and Yang, but nodded. Yang pulled back and sighed, nodding in agreement.

"Sounds good to me..."

They inched their way to the exit, the dog Faunus in the red sportscar honking the whole way. Jaune sighed in relief as they got into turning distance.

"Finally," he muttered. "Okay, here we go-"

"Just one second~," Weiss chirped. She opened the window and sent off a Glyph which hit the sportscar. It sputtered to a halt and died. The Dog Faunus driver gaped.

"WHAT THE-YOU LITTLE-CAT LOVING-BITCHES-!"

Jaune gaped at this utter abuse of power. Weiss pulled back and smirked.

"Now we can go," she said. Blake smirked.

"Well... Thank you for that."

"I didn't do it for you!" Weiss sniffed, "I did it because he's an annoying cad! No manners whatsoever!"

Jaune put on the gas and prayed the guy didn't have a dashcam. He sighed.

"This is like that time at Tin Town," he muttered.

"Come on," Yang laughed, "This is nothing like Tin Town! Nothing's on fire!"

The sportscar burst into flames behind them. The Dog Faunus man got out and yelped wildly.

Jaune's jaw dropped. Ruby's smile became even more strained.

"Gun it!" She cried.

Jaune complied all too eagerly.

- - -

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Okay, so this one is a little more serious...

- - -

They found a hotel an appropriate distance from the highway-Nothing fancy but it was comfortable and clean. Jaune got them two rooms, and left to go grab some dinner for everyone while they sorted out the sleeping arrangements. He sighed as he came back from the local Biggy Burger with bags of food in a cardboard box he'd been given by the nice staff.

"I'll probably just sleep on the floor or something," he chuckled in some amusement. He walked up the stairs to the second floor, the hallways painted a neutral earth color, and headed for their rooms. He heard some chaos and yelling from the first room he'd bought... And so he headed to the second.

"Or maybe I can have a room to myself by locking the door," he muttered, unlocking the door with the card key and opening it up. He walked in, hearing the shower running. In front of the sink and large mirror was Yang, dressed in nothing but a towel while she was combing her hair. She flushed as she looked over at him.

"Oh! Hey Jaune. Sorry, Blake and Weiss were fighting over the shower so Rubes and I decided to come over here. You don't mind?"

"It's fine," Jaune shrugged, keeping his eyes on hers. "I brought dinner."

"Thanks!" Yang grinned. Jaune walked over to a small table and set the food down. Yang resumed brushing her hair... When her artificial hand jerked violently. She yelped. Jaune rushed over to her.

"Yang? You okay?"

"Urgh, I'm fine," Yang grumbled, gripping her artificial hand with a scowl. The brush she was holding had a chunk of blonde curls on it. "Just this stupid arm. Ruby's doing her best to keep it going but well... Uh..."

Jaune nodded. He gently took the brush from her hand. He then began to gently run the brush through her hair. Yang's eyes widened and her cheeks went red.

"J-Jaune, you don't-"

"I did this for my sisters," Jaune said with a small smile, "It's okay."

Yang sighed softly. She relaxed, a soft smile on her face. She seemed to practically purr under his attentions, the brushstrokes melting all the stress away.

It had never failed to make his sisters happy.

Which is why Jaune didn't know what the hell to do when Yang suddenly burst into tears.

"Y-Yang?!" Jaune asked, bewildered and scared. "You okay? Did I pull too hard-?"

He winced.

Stupid question...

"I-I just..." She turned as she sobbed, putting a hand over her eyes, "God... I'm sorry... I..." She hugged him and bawled.

As a man with seven sisters, Jaune did what came naturally when it came to a sobbing girl: He hugged her and stroked her back. He guided her over to the nearby bed, setting them both down.

"Yang... Yang, it's okay..."

"G-God..." She sobbed hard, "J-Jaune...!"

She kept crying. Jaune held her, murmuring soothing sounding noises to her as she pressed her face into his chest.

After a bit, she got herself under control. She wiped her eyes hurriedly with her organic arm, and avoiding looking up at him.

"Jaune, I... I'm sorry," she whispered. "It... It's just... It's been so hard. We tried and tried and... And we just fucked up everything..."

Jaune sighed. He hugged her tightly. She leaned against him, a desperate need for some kind of comfort.

"I-I mean... I thought I could be a bodyguard or-or something... But every asshole wanted to fight us and the insurance made that impossible... Ruby tried running a weapon shop but she just went overboard and bankrupt... Weiss tried accounting, but she just didn't have the people skills and Blake... Fucking Blake..."

She sobbed again, angrily this time.

"Fuck, what was I thinking?!" She hissed. "That was... Was always going to end in a disaster! I was so stupid hooking up with her!"

Jaune sighed and stroked her back soothingly.

"We all made terrible mistakes, Yang," Jaune said, "I mean, I prevented the Afterans from ascending. I had to... To kill Penny..."

His eyes fell onto the floor, the old shames all springing back up again.

Yang sighed and nuzzled his chest.

"Yeah... But you were always the dependable one. The one who got back up and kept going, n-no matter what... We wouldn't have saved the world without you." She snorted. "Hell, Ruby killed herself. I mean, sort of."

"You remember that too? I'm not the only one?" Jaune asked in disbelief. Yang shrugged.

"I-I mean, I think so? That was really weird, right?"

"Totally weird," Jaune agreed. Yang sighed.

"And now we saved the world and... Fuck. We're just a bunch of disasters and screw ups. And you're here to... To save us from our own fuckups again."

"It... Wasn't that bad, right?" Jaune asked with a hopeful smile.

She shuddered.

"I... I was one missed rent check away from... From accepting this guy's offer to..." She trailed off as she shuddered in disgust. She looked to the side, tears in her eyes. Jaune felt a surge of rage, but kept it tamped down as Yang kept mumbling:

"If I was a better big sister... If we weren't just... Just losers... Maybe..."

Jaune, despite himself, tightened his grip around her shoulders protectively. He took a deep breath.

"Hey," Jaune murmured, tilting her head up so she had to look him in the eyes, "You're my friends. I care about you. And I'm going to do anything I can to help you. It's not pity, it's not charity. I care about all of you, and we're going to figure this out." He sighed.

"If it helps? I was pretty lost after we saved the world, too. My family though? They helped me, and I'm doing okay. Sometimes we all need a little help to find our way. From people who love us. And I'm going to do that for all of you, because I love you all."

Yang sniffled again.

"You... You mean it?"

"I do," Jaune said with a nod. "Look, don't worry about anything for now. We're just friends going to my sister's wedding, and having fun. Nothing else needs to be said, or done. I promise."

Yang sniffled again before she hugged him tightly.

"... Sorry I was such a bitch," she mumbled.

"You weren't," Jaune sighed, patting her head. "I promise... I mean, mostly."

"Mostly?" Yang asked, slightly offended. Jaune chuckled and shrugged.

"You did steal my shampoo a few times."

Yang flushed.

"You used the same brand I did," she muttered, "All flowery."

"Floral scents can be manly!" Jaune protested, pretending to be offended. Yang snickered.

"Sure they can... Sure..." She smiled up at him. "You made it so, Mister Rusted Knight."

They smiled warmly at each other.

The door to the bathroom opened. Ruby emerged, drying her hair with a towel.

"H-Hey," she managed, "Um... The food smells great."

"Oh yeah!" Jaune said with a smile, "There's plenty. You should get Weiss and Blake over here, too."

"R-Right," Ruby said with a smile. "I need you to come too, Yang. You should get dressed and I'll fix your arm!"

Yang nodded, blushing a bit before she pulled away and stood up. She smiled warmly at Jaune.

"Thanks," she murmured.

"Don't mention it," Jaune said with a smile.

- - -

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Damn girls have had it rough since everything settled.

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

Idea, Jaune forgot to tell them he got married.

Who do you guys think it should be?

 

[SharkCultist]

Idea, Jaune forgot to tell them he got married.

Who do you guys think it should be?

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Go back to the beginning I guess. In the big Jaune lore that got set up here he broke up with Katy because he wanted to be a huntsmen and she wanted a civilian life right? Well there's no huntsmen now just civilian stuff and as far as I remember that was their only hang up.

 

[Balorak146]

I won't lie - I am very much a Freezerburn stan, but Dragonslayer is usually a solid alternative.

And damn, Yang...I mean, I'm glad she realized how bad Shitty Kitty is for her, but everything else...

 

[SharkCultist]

I won't lie - I am very much a Freezerburn stan, but Dragonslayer is usually a solid alternative.

And damn, Yang...I mean, I'm glad she realized how bad Shitty Kitty is for her, but everything else...

Click to shrink...

We really keep turning her into that friend who you sometimes wonder why you're friends with.

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

"HEY! That's racist!" Blake shouted. "Are you anti-Faunus?!"

The man pulled his hat off, revealing dog ears.

"NO! I hate Cat Faunus!"

Blake gasped and then growled.

"You only hate us because we're better than you in every way, you flea bitten mongrel!"

"Uptight feline cunt!"

"TOILET WATER GUZZLER!"

"SAND BOX SHITTER!"

Click to shrink...

We really keep turning her into that friend who you sometimes wonder why you're friends with.

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I need more of this Blake.....

 

[ExFelineServer3]

Jaune prevented the Alterans from ascending…WTF? Were did that come from? Did I miss a snippet? Help!!!!

 

[BKHP9]

Jaune prevented the Alterans from ascending…WTF? Were did that come from? Did I miss a snippet? Help!!!!

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If not mistaken, as in actual canon, the Paper Pleasers situation.

 

[mgl1206]

Jaune prevented the Alterans from ascending…WTF? Were did that come from? Did I miss a snippet? Help!!!!

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He stopped the Paper Pleasers from killing themselves (ascending) and being reborn with a new purpose with all their memories gone.

And to be fair him seeing familiar figures reappear after "ascending/death" but without any memories must have been horrifying. Combine that his fear and belief that he failed in protecting anyone then you can see why he clung to the Idea of keeping the paper pleasers safe.

And honestly I don't think minded all that much after all they were playing their role and helping Jaune through his years of isolation. But in the other side they saw that their fragility was what kept Jaune unable to move on. Hence why they sought ascension. Their current paper forms only held back the Rusted Knight and wasn't helping them so they decided to ascend into the genial gems, a much more resistant and durable form.

Well that's my take on that anyway.

 

[LordofBones]

So who did Ghira and Kali lose the election to?

Business moguls Shere Khan and Wil. E. Coyote?

War veterans and engineers Daffy and Porky?

Home grown street buddies Wally Gator and Top Cat?

 

[AndrewJTalon]

So who did Ghira and Kali lose the election to?

Business moguls Shere Khan and Wil. E. Coyote?

War veterans and engineers Daffy and Porky?

Home grown street buddies Wally Gator and Top Cat?

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All of the above.

 

[Balorak146]

So who did Ghira and Kali lose the election to?

Business moguls Shere Khan and Wil. E. Coyote?

War veterans and engineers Daffy and Porky?

Home grown street buddies Wally Gator and Top Cat?

Click to shrink...

All of the above.

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Sweet Giratina, what did Blake do to tank her parents' reputation that badly?!

 

[SharkCultist]

Sweet Giratina, what did Blake do to tank her parents' reputation that badly?!

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A podcast.

 

[Sinestro corpsman]

Sweet Giratina, what did Blake do to tank her parents' reputation that badly?!

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All they had to do is read Blake's bio specifically the early childhood section. Seriously would you vote for someone who lets their kid participate in protests led a terrorist group?

Her views on cat faunus superiority had to have come from somewhere & I am betting it was Ghira.