[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[Salraic238]

Sorry to derail this prompt but I was taking a trip down the memory avenue and remembered that one of the reasons that Issei Hyoudo's Parents in highschool dxd don't beat his ass is because he was born to them after 2 miscarriages and a special trip to the Ise shrine in Japan. That's how he got his name as well.

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Did not remember that about him but that makes way too much sense.

So Jaune's story could be like that, it took a divine miracle for them to get a stable pregnancy for a son and they are understandably protective of him.

Unfortunately, their dumbass son took a nose dive into the narrative doom

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A divine miracle you say? Like, perhaps, the magic of a certain Grimm Queen?

 

[zMADLAXz]

A divine miracle you say? Like, perhaps, the magic of a certain Grimm Queen?

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That's what I also proposed like a long way back on the this thread as well.

If I got the world building in this thread straight, Jaune used to be really sick in his childhood but then he started to recover later and got the idea to be a huntsman.

 

[LordofBones]

Jaune, as mentioned earlier in the thread, is a very good cook. Blake, having spent most of her life in the White Fang, is just a little ignorant that there're more ways to prepare fish than just frying, grilling, and sushi, and that there's more fish than just generic tuna cuts and sardines.

Hilarity ensues when she finds Jaune making his team a fish dinner.

Blake: "Tuna...steak? What is this...tuna steak?"
Blake: "Wait, what's a marinade rub?"
Blake: "Sear? That just looks like frying..."
Blake: "Wait, why is he giving it to them and not me?!"

Pyrrha: "Does anyone hear scratching noises?"
Ren: "It must be a stray cat."
Nora: "No! Nora's tuna! KITTY CAN GET HER OWN DAMN FISH FROM THE TRASH!"

Blake: "Lobster? He's making sea bugs?! That's revolting! That's disgusting! What is that smell? Why am I drooling?! What kind of human magic is this?!"

And more clueless Weiss:

Weiss: "Jaune! Go to your food room and get me a slice of that cake Pyrrha's having!"
Jaune: "My what now?"
Ruby: "Cake?"
Weiss: *impatiently* "Yes, that's what you do in the food room, isn't it? You go in and you bring out food. That's why it's called a food room and yours has more than ours."
Ruby: "Lots?"
Jaune: "You...you do realize I actually have to bake them right?"
Ruby: "You bake?"
Weiss: "What's a bake?"

 

[SharkCultist]

Had a idea to crank Ruby's protagonist aura up to almost max. How you ask?

By giving the silver eyes genetic memory.

Imagine being a newborn and knowing intimately the face of the devil and that she's going to want you personally dead or worse.

Other than the memory of Salem I'd say have the silver genetic memory record skills of every silver eyed warrior that was dead before she was born (so she won't b get maria and summers skills but the rest of silver history is fair game). It's not a exact thing, shes not gonna suddenly have thousands of hours of memories practicing these. But learning the skills will be quicker and feel more like shaking the rust off.

 

[cavalal386]

By giving the silver eyes genetic memory.

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I don't remember where, nor do I remember what fandom it was, but there was a fic that gave a reason for the mental instability of genetic memory users. It's too stupid/funny not to share.

Spoiler: And I quote

"They remember grandma's creampie from grandpa's perspective."

 

[Landstradd]

I don't remember where, nor do I remember what fandom it was, but there was a fic that gave a reason for the mental instability of genetic memory users. It's too stupid/funny not to share.

Spoiler: And I quote

"They remember grandma's creampie from grandpa's perspective."

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I don't remember the fic, but I swear it was StarGate SG1. O'Niell said it regarding Goa'uld.

Considering a large chunk of where I read by SG1 fics, I'd say it is from Dogbertcarroll.

 

[Gur40]

pale or tan Ruby?

Spoiler: ruby

every single Ruby Funko is tan and i just wondering? If Ruby is super pale early on does she get a tan easily?

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Someone said Raven was an Esdeath Expy but V9 should she was a simp for Summer so

Spoiler: Which Do you Prefer

what do you think?

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Penny and Winter Friendship

Spoiler: Hug

Penny Is The Best

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Team RWBY just after defeating Salem

Spoiler: Adulting

VS 1 Year Later

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From Reddit Sons of Calydon are all just daughters of Jaune with the different characters of RWBY

Ceaser: Jaune and Ruby

Lucy: Jaune and Weiss

Burnice: Jaune and Nora Neo

Pulchra: Jaune and Blake

Lighter: Jaune and Yang

 

[Sliverhero]

Here is a prologue for a dxd x rwby crossover,
The idea is what if remant is the distant future earth of the dxd universe
The brother gods tricked the supernatural to leave earth to deal with the exe gods so that they could take over the earth and shaped it to their whims leading to the events of rwby. And it is pure luck the brother gods succeed in this


The Hidden Gods' Gambit

The cosmos shivered, not with war, but with something far older, far colder: a fracture tearing through reality itself. It stretched endlessly, a gash in the void, positioned far from Earth.

The team DxD forces surged toward it. Angels in golden legions, devils ripping portals open, dragons screaming in ancient fury—all poured themselves into the void, drawn like moths to a flame. They did not know it was a trap. And it worked perfectly. On Earth, only a few remained.

A young girl, barely more than a teenager, stood atop a ruined hill. Issei and Asia's daughter, Airi, her eyes bright with determination. Despite her youth, she felt the weight of the entire planet pressing down on her shoulders.

Beside her, Vali's son,silent, poised, the heir of the White Dragon, watched her. He could feel the responsibility she carried and mirrored it in himself.

"We catalog everything," she said, voice steady despite the tremor beneath it. "Every relic, every fragment of magic, every scrap of knowledge. If anyone, be it supernatural, angel or devil, ever returns, this must survive. Everything we leave behind could decide the fate of the world."

Vali's son nodded. "And we protect those left behind. Every single one. No exceptions."
She clenched her fists, feeling the spark of dragon blood in her veins. "We survive. We hide. We prepare. Earth will not fall, not while we stand."

The armies vanished into the void. And the hidden supernatural were left to defend a planet they no longer understood, against an enemy whose existence they had not even glimpsed.

Far beyond mortal sight, in the folds of space, two presences lingered, unseen. The universe itself bent around them, yet no force could detect their presence.
"They actually went," one whispered, disbelief in its voice. "They actually left Earth entirely."

The other smiled faintly, a cold, unreadable curl of lips. "Pure luck," it said. "If even one lesser force had noticed, our plan could have failed. But the Exe are… predictable. They fear the greater threat above all else." "It worked," the first said, nodding. "The armies are gone. Earth is exposed. And no one suspects we even exist."

A pause. Their energy thrummed through the void, spent, but precise. "This took everything we had," the second said quietly. "We cannot do it again. Not for centuries if ever,. If we tried, the cost would destroy us."

"Then we lock it away," the first said, voice firm. "This planet will be ours. No devils, no dragons, no angels. Only we decide its fate. Our dominion begins here." The Exe, the DxD forces,they had all been tools. And now, the real game began.

On the surface, the air shimmered, a faint hum spreading across mountains, forests, and seas. Light coalesced into a dome, invisible yet palpable, curling around the planet like an iron fist.

The barrier was alive, humming with the final remnants of the Brother Gods' energy. No mortal, angel, devil, or dragon could breach it. Earth itself seemed to bow beneath its weight.

Airi lifted her hand, feeling the pulse of the barrier as it anchored itself into the planet's ley lines. Vali's son mirrored her stance, sensing the enormity of their task: survival in a world now sealed off from everything they knew.

Far above, the Brother Gods exhaled.
"Fortunate," one murmured, exhaustion threading every word. "It worked," said the other, cold and precise. "Earth is ours. And we cannot risk this again."

The planet shimmered under the barrier, invisible to the cosmos, locked away for the gods' private dominion. Below, the children of the DxD forces would live and prepare, unaware that the very world they defended was no longer free.

The gods had won. Earth was theirs

 

[RandomDragon]

*looks at DxD highschool*

Honestly, RWBY is an improvement to DxD hell-scape.

The angels fucked up massively, letting the fallen and the devils to run rampent to the point the devils were taking over EVERYTHING. not to mention the shit-hole that the fallen angels get up too, as well as all the supernatural bullshit going on.

 

[Gur40]

SNIP

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Irony of Gods system the Sacred Gears being the reason Devils turned humans is not lost on me
Could Continue the old Adam has the Boost Gear with Jaune having Divine Dividing
For the lolz Zwei the Canis Lykaon and Whitley Annihilation Maker

 

[Sliverhero]

*looks at DxD highschool*

Honestly, RWBY is an improvement to DxD hell-scape.

The angels fucked up massively, letting the fallen and the devils to run rampent to the point the devils were taking over EVERYTHING. not to mention the shit-hole that the fallen angels get up too, as well as all the supernatural bullshit going on.

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You know there is alot going on and they are fixing up the problems. Also its a mix bag as for one humanity in dxd doesnt really have to worry about monsters breaking the line and showing that humanity is living in an ever shrinking cage
While most humanity in dxd can live in peace and dont have to deal with the supernatural.
There also the fact that devils aren't running rampart to the point they taking over everything and the angels, fallen angels and devils with the other supernaturals are getting there act together and going to make a permant peace . Problem is the assholes who dont want peace, including the gods from the other dimension.

 

[LordofBones]

Jaune's team gets pretty used to the idea that he ends up isekaied to random fantasy worlds every night. Team RWBY...not so much.

Ruby: "Wha...what's with Jaune's aura?"

*Goodwitch takes a good, long look at the multiple overlapping bars of Jaune's aura meter compared to Cardin's."

Jaune: "YOU EITHER DIE A HERO OR LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOURSELF BECOME THE SECRET BOSS."
Nora: "Oooh, he's starting with the gauntlets!"
Ren: *meditating* "Cardin's not going to push him to the katana."
Pyrrha: *worried* "We'll have to get Professor Goodwitch to call it off if Jaune brings out the scythe."
Nora: "Remember when he pulled out the staff? I think they're calling the crater the 'Fist of Arc' now."

 

[SharkCultist]

Jaune's team gets pretty used to the idea that he ends up isekaied to random fantasy worlds every night. Team RWBY...not so much.

Ruby: "Wha...what's with Jaune's aura?"

*Goodwitch takes a good, long look at the multiple overlapping bars of Jaune's aura meter compared to Cardin's."

Jaune: "YOU EITHER DIE A HERO OR LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOURSELF BECOME THE SECRET BOSS."
Nora: "Oooh, he's starting with the gauntlets!"
Ren: *meditating* "Cardin's not going to push him to the katana."
Pyrrha: *worried* "We'll have to get Professor Goodwitch to call it off if Jaune brings out the scythe."
Nora: "Remember when he pulled out the staff? I think they're calling the crater the 'Fist of Arc' now."

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Cardin manages to break one bar.

Nora: Cardin!

*Cardin desperate trying to catch his breath*


Cardin: W-what?


Nora: this is a transforming boss battle.

*Organ music begins playing*

Cardin: Fuuuuuu

 

[AndrewJTalon]

This perhaps best explains Jaune getting a harem of RWBY:

He truly is taking one for Remnant.

 

[ExFelineServer3]

, just roll credits

 

[SharkCultist]

For some reason I got to imagining a danmachi crossover where after the tree instead of going home they get isekai'd.

Pictured Jaune about to get his ass kicked a day or two after getting his falna when a glowing golden arm made of aura blocks the attack with a very familiar shaped shield.

So Jaune rushes back and has them take a look at his status again and suddenly he has something new on there. It's not a skill or a development ability it's something called a Trait.

Dearly Beloved - til death do us part is not enough

 

[LordofBones]

This perhaps best explains Jaune getting a harem of RWBY:

He truly is taking one for Remnant.

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Ruby: "Yang, Yang, Yang... I didn't just ask Jaune to break you and Blake on his cock because it was really hot and manly. I did it because the two of you are fucking insufferable together and drag the entire gang into your drama of the week."

 

[Gur40]

Ruby: "Yang, Yang, Yang... I didn't just ask Jaune to break you and Blake on his cock because it was really hot and manly. I did it because the two of you are fucking insufferable together and drag the entire gang into your drama of the week."

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This happening Side be Side of Penny Finding Blake smut [Spacebattles] and going full Shimoneta! Only the Arc D can save the world!
and oblivious to Team RWBY Bed stains

Spoiler: stains

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FALSE IMAGE

Spoiler: Nuts and Dolts Date

Ruby would be sharing her own facts

Spoiler: Poor Penny

3rd time

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who loves head pats the most?

Spoiler: lewd

What's next ungloved hand holding?

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Lancaster because

Spoiler: OTP

Besides Renora and Arkos who else was ride or die during beacon?

Spoiler: exhibit A

Tsundere and kuudere for Ruby and Yang but ride or die fits Weiss while Blake depends on the time frame

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WHAT IF's RWBY

What if Ruby hit her growth spurt?

Spoiler: to tall

would love to see Yang reaction of her baby sis going from her mother match during her beacon days to 1:1 Summer bod

Spoiler: before after

she drank her milk

If they made Yang a Bi Badass or have taste like Saphron

Spoiler: Healer

Much better ship

knightfall fail

Spoiler: be funny

either this goes the sibling war route of so wholesome she defects or missing virginity route into Cindy Arc

Anyone wanna do a Vacuo oneshot based off the Crown Book?

Spoiler: Sun Locked In

Sun being a wild card or mayhem bringer to the Cult of the Crown

If Jaune 'Died" [teleported to the Ever After]

Spoiler: Pyrrha

When Ruby comes to team _NPR Pyrrha would be as broken like Achilles was before his 'friend' died but learn about Cinder and her 'master'?
She live up to her inspiration

We have had Wolf Faunus Ruby now get ready for

Spoiler: Best Kitty

Yang gives her yarn regularly

MAX Crack
My Grand-Aunt is a teenage girl in my old trunk?

Spoiler: Chest of Zelretch

a chest that spits out teenage Remnant Saber Shirou Rin and Sakura would be hilarious as an arc family snippet
and Jaune being oblivious to the harem that argue who harem it is Sakura argue it's Shirou, while Rin/Saber Argue there's

 

[Bommel]

Spoiler: Pyrrha

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To be fair to Pyrrha, Achilles was way more useless than her most of the time.

He's an incredibly powerful warrior who completely refused to come out o his tent (which he did multiple times, the guy threw a hissy fit whenever he didn't get what he wanted).
After a conflict with Agamemnon, he refuses to fight any longer and withdraws to his tent, effectively sulking and abandoning the Greek army, who are in a bed position because they have nbody to counter one of the demigods of the Troyans.
Agamemnon tries to coax Achilles back by meeting the demands he originally made before the new threat, but Achilles now refuses them.
He only re-enters battle in a fit of blood rage after his best friend and cousin, Patroclus is killed in action, an event that probably wouldn't have happened if Achilles hadn't been sulking in his tent in the first place.

Spoiler: Just some reasons why Pyrrha is way better than Achilles, even if he's "stronger" than she is.

 

[Gur40]

So we need a Genderbent Hector that isn't an honorable person and save Jaune life?
and Genderbent Diomedes that cheats on there boyfriend?

 

[Sliverhero]

Jaune's team gets pretty used to the idea that he ends up isekaied to random fantasy worlds every night. Team RWBY...not so much.

Ruby: "Wha...what's with Jaune's aura?"

*Goodwitch takes a good, long look at the multiple overlapping bars of Jaune's aura meter compared to Cardin's."

Jaune: "YOU EITHER DIE A HERO OR LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOURSELF BECOME THE SECRET BOSS."
Nora: "Oooh, he's starting with the gauntlets!"
Ren: *meditating* "Cardin's not going to push him to the katana."
Pyrrha: *worried* "We'll have to get Professor Goodwitch to call it off if Jaune brings out the scythe."
Nora: "Remember when he pulled out the staff? I think they're calling the crater the 'Fist of Arc' now."

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Had to do it .

The Final Boss Arc

Combat class had seen chaos, but Beacon reached new heights of disbelief the day Jaune Arc requested a multi-team spar.

Glynda Goodwitch peered over her glasses, perplexed. "Mr. Arc, are you certain? This is hardly...""I'll be fine, Professor," Jaune said calmly.

Everyone in the class except the rest of jnpr either had suspicion or concern, on their face.
RWBY exchanged glances. CFVY stretched. SSSN cracked knuckles.

Only JNPR reacted like the circus had come to town. Nora was vibrating so fast Ren had to put a hand on her shoulder to stop her from liftoff.
"Ohhhh—it's happening," she squealed. "HE'S GONNA DO IT!" Pyrrha winced.Ren sighed.
"This is what we feared."

Goodwitch stepped back. The buzzer sounded.
And Jaune… changed. The air shifted as if recognizing a higher authority.
His aura stirred, then bloomed in golden waves, casting him in a warm, dangerous glow. His posture rose tall, sovereign. His eyes darkened with something deep.

He stepped forward, voice ringing like a bell:
"Let the curtain rise… upon your final performance." Nora lets out a shriek of pure joy.


Ruby blurred forward, only for Jaune to step aside like she wasn't even there.
His voice boomed with knightly authority:

"Phase One: Fallen Knight Ascendant.
Come forth, and test your courage."

Weiss summoned a glyph. Jaune brushed past and it shattered. Blake went for a flank. It was blocked, effortlessly.Yang lunged, but she was caught, and it was twisted, and redirected.

He fought not like Jaune Arc of Beacon Academy their know, but like the hero in a painting, clean, precise, inevitable.

CFVY charged as a unit flanking him in a perfect formation. Jaune inhaled.

Lightning crawled up his arms, crackling between his fingers. His hair lifted in the charged air. Nora screamed in delight, "THUNDER FORRRRM!"

Goodwitch attempted discipline.
Nora ignored her entirely. Jaune raised his blade:

"Phase Two: Herald of Thunder.
Let the storm speak."

Wind burst outward. Electricity danced across the floor. Coco lost her sunglasses, an unprecedented tragedy. Every strike boomed.
Every dodge sizzled. CFVY staggered under the onslaught.

RWBY stared in awe and mild horror. RWBY and SSSN regrouped ready to help CFVY. They focused on Jaune. Jaune's aura dimmed… then swirled, half-gold, half-black, like twilight overtaking day.Ruby gasped. "Oh Dust, HE HAS A DARK FORM?!" Yang sputtered, "WHY DOES HE GET THE COOL STUFF?!"

Blake whispered, "Who let him be hot and edgy?!"Jaune lifted his weapon in a sweeping, elegant flourish. "Phase Three: Eclipse Champion.When the light falters… I remain."

He moved faster. Hit harder.
Shadow and gold danced behind every motion.
Even Ozpin straightened in his seat as he is watching the feeds. Nora was practically convulsing with pride.
The teams are slowly chipping away at Jaune. Everyone watching this fight are holding their breathe. Then suddenly, Jaune's aura finally flickered. Everyone braced. Surely he must be weakening. But JNPR didn't move. Ren breathed, "Here it comes." Pyrrha whispered, "Oh… Jaune…" Nora clasped her hands like she was witnessing a holy miracle.

The arena fell silent. The three teams stopped attacking confused on what's going on, that moment of confusion doomed them.

Jaune closed his eyes. Golden embers, tiny fragments of his aura, lifted into the air, gathering behind him in a swirling constellation. Their glow was not bright, but ancient. Heavy. Regal.

The air felt reverent. His voice came soft, solemn, weighted with centuries of loss and duty: "You have fought with valor. And for that… I honor you."


The sparks coalesced into a brief, ethereal crown. Then dissolved.

Jaune raised his sword in both hands, a knight saluting worthy foes. "A king stands so others may rise." His aura unfurled into a sweeping cloak of light, regal and grave. He opened his eyes, calm, resolute, impossibly old.
"Final Phase…" He stepped forward with gentle inevitability. "...The Last King of a Broken World." And then he moved.Not fast.Not furious.
But with the precision and dignity of a monarch delivering judgment.

His strikes were not punishments, they were acknowledgments. One by one, teams fell. Not crushed, but humbled. When the dust settled, Jaune stood alone, cloak fading. He bowed. A king's bow. To honor them. The silence afterward was absolute. Then Nora burst, she cant contain herself from an awesome scene .

Nora launched into Jaune like a missile.
"JAUNE ARC, YOU GLORIOUS ANGEL OF AWESOME, WE NEED TO MAKE MORE FORMS!"
Everyone else groaned. Ren rubbed his temples. "Nora, please." Pyrrha begged, "Let him rest!"

Weiss shouted, "NO MORE PHASES!"
Yang threw her hands up. "WE'RE GONNA DIE."
Blake muttered, "If he gets a stealth form, I'm transferring." Sun flopped face-first. "Make her stop…" Coco groaned, "Not the notebook…"
Jaune blinked. "…What notebook?" Nora gasped. "You DO have one!" "W-well," Jaune blushed, "I've been brainstorming..."

Half the room screamed in despair. "NO!"
Nora pumped her fist like she'd won the lottery.
"JAUNE, TOMORROW WE'RE MAKING A FIRE FORM!" Everyone else groaned in pain and spiritual defeat.Jaune just scratched his cheek.
"…So that's a yes?" And Nora shouted to the heavens: "JAUNE ARC : FUTURE KING OF TOO MANY FORMS!" The room groaned again.

 

[ExFelineServer3]

I am not going to lie…I'm definitely here for multiform Jaune!
Certainly need more!!!
I love Nora and her enthusiastic cloud.
What if the notebook had sketches?!
They spend spare time designing Jaune's forms

 

[revetwrot]

I was thinking about the dust mining operations going on Remnant, and thought about how much trouble coal miners in the 1800's and early 1900's had with trying to unionize.

Now, I never watched the show, so I don't know if it ever said how bad or similar the dust miners situation was compared to coal miners. And from what I've read on here, it sounds like CRWBY know nothing. So, would the fanus working the mines have also tried to unionize, get framed for crimes, and heckled and hassled, and how badly?

And tommyknockers. Would Remnant have something similar then too?

 

[Sliverhero]

Part two of three final boss arc


The forge was quiet when RWBY entered,quiet in the way of a loaded crossbow. Jaune and Nora sat hunched over a notebook labeled 'FORM IDEAS, DO NOT TELL GOODWITCH' in huge, childish scrawl. Ren looked resigned; Pyrrha looked worried.

Jaune looked up when they entered, hopeful and a little guilty."Oh, hey. You guys came."
Ruby exhaled with the weight of someone accepting her destiny. "We talked. As a team. And we made a decision."

Yang crossed her arms. "We can't stop you two..." Blake nodded. "...but if we don't help, you'll make forms that could destroy Beacon."
Weiss pinched her nose. "Or reality."

Jaune blinked. "S-so… you'll help?"
Team RWBY groaned in unified pain. Ruby nodded. "Yes. We'll help you make more forms. Because if we're here, maybe we can reduce the chaos."

Blake muttered, "We can't stop the crazy."
Yang added, "But we can steer it before it flips the boat." Weiss sighed. "This is chaos damage control." Nora raised her arms triumphantly. "WE HAVE RECRUITED THE CHAOS MANAGEMENT SQUAD!" Ren whispered, "Please help."

Jaune stood in the middle of the training arena. RWBY circled him like nervous scientists."Okay!" Ruby said. "Stress, fear, motivation, standard aura triggers." Yang cracked her knuckles. "Let's start with fear." "Wait..." Jaune began. Too late. Yang lunged, Jaune yelped, aura flickered. Harmless. Next was embarrassment. Blake cleared her throat, reluctantly. "Your Eclipse Form is… um… very attractive."

Pyrrha's soul left her body. Weiss choked. Jaune turned beet red. Aura sparked dangerously. Ruby scribbled, "Do NOT do that again." Then came the last test. Ruby hesitated. "We need a trauma trigger. A real one." Yang frowned. "Are you sure? Trauma isn't funny." Jaune tensed. "Ruby, don't..." But Ruby, unaware of the Truth, whispered: "Jaune… Just remember something bad in your life?"

Something inside Jaune broke.
A pulse erupted through the room.
A crimson-black aura crackled outwards, cracking tiles and knocking everyone back.
Jaune's eyes opened,slitted, glowing, predatory.

Nora gasped in joyous horror. "OH YES. MONSTER FORM." Yang whispered, "WHY IS HE HOT AND TERRIFYING AT THE SAME TIME." Blake mumbled, "That's unfair." Weiss stared… and stared harder. Because behind Jaune, aura tentacles unfolded, smooth, strong, powerful, unmistakably otherworldly. And Weiss, very much against her will, turned red as a tomato.

Blake whispered, "Weiss. Are you okay?"
Weiss coughed violently.
"I...I AM STUDYING THE TACTICAL APPLICATIONS." Yang smirked. "Uh-huh."
Weiss's voice cracked. "They're just… very flexible! FOR COMBAT REASONS." Blake: "Right. Combat." Weiss: "STOP LOOKING AT ME."

Meanwhile, Jaune's voice layered with something ancient: "Phase Zero… The Forgotten Beast." Then he sneezed,The aura vanished.Jaune collapsed.

RWBY took Jaune back to the dorm to recover. Once they left to find ice packs, JNPR gathered around him. Pyrrha brushed hair from his forehead. "Jaune… are you okay?"

He swallowed. "I didn't mean… I didn't want that to come out." Nora sat beside him, quieter than usual. "It's the isekai memories, huh?"

Jaune shut his eyes, He barely remembered that other world... just flashes of war, magic, and a life that didn't belong to him.

And two faces he would never forget:
A woman with horned, shimmering scales,
wings like a storm unfolding,
and a smile that melted fear.
And a small boy who looked like him.
Same hair. Same eyes. Same little grin.

Jaune whispered, voice cracking, "I think… I think I was holding him. Protecting him. And then everything… disappears."

Ren placed a steady hand on his shoulder.
"Only we know. And we'll keep it that way until you're ready." Jaune trembled. "Thanks."
Pyrrha held his hand. "You're safe here."

Nora wrapped him in an aggressive hug.
"And you have US! Your emotional support squad!"
Jaune finally smiled. A tired, grateful smile.


Back in RWBY's dorm:

Weiss paced, flushed red, clutching her notebook. Yang lounged on her bunk. "You're STILL thinking about the tentacles." "They were combat appendages!" Weiss snapped. Blake added, "You drew hearts around one."

"I WAS TESTING AERODYNAMIC SYMMETRY."
Ruby peeked over Weiss's shoulder.
"There is literally a sketch labeled 'Jaune but with MORE tentacle reach.'"
Weiss screamed. "That is A COMBAT DIAGRAM." Blake: "Your face is red."
Weiss: "I'M OVERHEATING DUE TO, TACTICAL FOCUS, STOP BLINKING AT ME..."

Then the door slammed. Nora stole the notebook. Weiss let out a noise only bats hear.

THE TENTACLE INCIDENT

(Beacon's insurance premiums skyrocketed)

"Jaune," Nora said solemnly, "Weiss made science." "She made WHAT!!!!"
Jaune didn't finish before the tentacle sketches were shoved into his arms.

"Oh Dust…" "Try the aura tentacles!" Nora begged."I, Nora..." "JAUNE. ARC. DO IT."
He sighed. Closed his eyes. Reached for the memories. Trauma burned the edges of his mind. And the tentacles exploded out.
Four crimson appendages whipping, twisting, acting on instinct. "I CAN'T CONTROL THEM!" Jaune yelled.

One tentacle grabbed his sword. One poked Nora's cheek. One wrapped his waist.
One slapped him repeatedly. Ren closed his eyes. "I am so tired." Pyrrha shrieked.

And just then.. Glynda Goodwitch entered. She froze. Her soul left her body. "Mr. Arc," she said in the calm voice of someone repressing violence, "why do you have… aura appendages."

Nora beamed. "Weiss made a TACTICAL NOTEBOOK!" Weiss, who had followed them in, turned scarlet. "I, IT WAS COMBAT ONLY..." Glynda raised a finger. "Miss Schnee. We will discuss this later."
Then she snapped her riding crop.
A telekinetic blast erased the tentacles instantly. Jaune fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes.

Glynda exhaled. "Team RWBY. Team JNPR. My office. All of you." Nora fist-pumped. "Awesome." Weiss buried her face in her hands. Jaune groaned "I didn't ask for any of this…" Pyrrha helped him up gently. "We know."
Ren nodded. "We really know."

 

[Ash Craig]

It was quiet in the workshop. The only sounds being those of the young woman working on her weapon and the occasional chime of bells.

The lights were off but she moved throughout the shop like it was daylight.

To Ruby Rose there was no difference to say and night.

"Hey kid, you almost done? Your sister called. She's got dinner waiting for us."

She didn't even need the bells to know who this was.

A familiar voice and smell. The smell of alcohol and sage. A gruff voice that always made her feel calm.

Uncle Qrow.

"Just about. Wilted Rose just needs a final adjustment to the vibration generator."

A pause. She knows what comes next.

"Are you really sure you want to take the beacon exam? You're doing amazing as a crafter. I'm worried about you kid. The exam might be too much for you to handle."

She slammed the casing of her weapon closed. She's going to have to recheck the latch later.

"Because I'm blind."

"Ruby you've done more than anyone could possibly imagine given your situation, but sometimes you have to realize. Talent can only take you so far."

"Talent? Oh Uncle Qrow."

A chime of bells and the room changed in a second. Faster than he can track her staff is pushed against his chest and deadly wires wrap around his limbs.

"You can see so much and still you lack vision. Talent isn't what I've relied on, only my own efforts can be trusted."

She remembers the last time she trusted something other than herself.

"I'm going to save you Ruby. From that damned silver curse. You'll be safe!"

Hmm she must have been more annoyed by Uncle Qrow than she thought, she hasn't thought about dad Taiyang in months.

She moves herself back to her workbench releasing uncle Qrow from Wilted Roses hold.

"I've lost my appetite. You go ahead and head home, I'll be by later."

After he and Yang go to bed so she doesn't have to go through this again.

Fourteen years and their voices still hold pity.

It doesn't matter that she's zoomed through combat school at record speeds, finishing two years early.

It doesn't matter she's fully certified to work with huntsmen grade dust and weapons fabricators.

It doesn't even matter that her semblance is almost better than having eyesight.

To Yang and Qrow she's still the terrified little girl alone and in pain in the dark.

She's still pathetic.

Qrow tries to say something but eventually gives up and leaves.

Its just Ruby, her weapon, and the bells. It's all she needs.

It's all she trusts.

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So this is a pretty sad one. Don't get me wrong it's dark but most of the darkness is in the past. Now it's just emotional scarring and misunderstanding.

So in this Taiyang didn't just breakdown after Summer died. He fucking snapped. He figured summer was only targeted because of her silver eyes.

So his best bet for protecting Ruby was making sure Salem didn't have a reason to target her.

I'm not sure what to do with him to be honest. Prison? Psychward? Salem agent because of how crazy he is, thinking he can flip his family and they'll be safe? Idk. But there's definitely something here.

Oh and if it wasn't obvious Ruby here has a different semblance. It's basically Daredevils power. It's why she surrounds herself with bells and her weapon uses vibrations....outside of their bullshit destructive power.

Her weapon is a staff that can turn into tonfa, a 3 sectioned staff, or a whip using its wires. She can also almost do a sword using some techniques to make the wires stiffen but that ones literally just for intimidation/show. It doesn't hold up well. (Yet).

Ruby also has some serious issues she doesn't trust anyone or anything outside of herself and stuff she's created.

Any attempt to help her is sabotage or pity.

Any concern for her is insulting or fake.

This Ruby has enough issues to open a library.

Click to shrink...

So, this snippet has stuck in my head, and I want to see more of it. What would the teams look like? As for Ruby's partner, Weiss won't work since unlike in canon neither of them will be trying to make a connection, Yang is an awful idea since Ruby needs a degree of separation from her family and their lack of faith in her, Pyrrha is an awful idea since Ruby will not respond well to being compared to the "Invincible Girl", Ren likely won't anger her but he probably won't get through her shell, Nora's peppiness would probably just irritate her, and she'd probably dismiss Blake as a hypocrite since she's definitely going to see that Blake is a faunus. Jaune, however, will have no expectations of what a Huntress can and can't do, will respect her for what she can do, will probably think her semblance is the coolest thing ever, but also will be able to empathize with her in a way that really only Weiss could, once she comes out of her shell. His family never believed he would have what it takes to become a hunter, even going as far as to refuse to unlock his aura. (This is headcanon for why Jaune didn't get his aura unlocked before, and I'd play off his "what's aura" as a bad joke, and maybe him just not understanding just how much of a difference aura can make) That need to prove himself, even going as far as entering Beacon without aura, is something that Ruby could understand, or she could see him coming to beacon without aura as an insult to all her hard work, a belief that he could be their equal with no training or aura to his name. As for other pairs, Blake and Weiss definitely need to be on the same team at least, because they're integral to each other's character development. (Obviously the chance would be taken to correct the absolute bungling of character development that is the original canon, and I might post something about that later) Yang shouldn't be on the same team as Ruby and I would probably make her the leader on her team, since I'm leaning towards putting Blake and Weiss with Ruby. Pyrrha could be partnered with Weiss since there's a lot of potential for growth there, but since I've already put Weiss with Blake, I'll put Pyrrha with Nora. Nora is cheerful, bright, and wind idolize the "Invincible Girl", even if she will be impressed by her skill. That leaves Yang with Ren, and I think Ren could teach her valuable lessons about trusting her loved ones to be safe on their own, and how to not let her heart rule her head. As for JBWR (I literally cannot find a single color name for those letters, frothed proof those teams aren't random) I'd make Jaune the leader. Blake and Ruby are out for obvious reasons-a leader must trust their team. Weiss isn't chosen because I just think there's more opportunity for growth with Jaune in charge, and if initiation goes like canon, he's already proven that he can step up and think fast in crisis.

TL: DR
The teams I'd make are:
Ruby/Jaune+Blake/Weiss, with Jaune as leader
Yang/Ren+Pyrrha/Nora, with Yang as leader

What do you think?