Hello, world!

It's A Friday upload! Hooray! I finally got the time to write a new fic out of complete boredom combined with curiosity.

Just right off the bat, this story was adopted by Mass effect-TxS' Story "Tales of the wanderer" It had loads of potential and I know exactly where I want to take this. These will be about "Following the soul's" length in a chapter. I hope you enjoy

"A Knight's Journey"

Chapter 1

"Interesting" Ozpin was looking at a message sent by his informant Qrow. saying only four words. Four words that meant quite a lot.

"I have a lead"

Curious he dragged the words to the side to look at the information that laid within the contents. His eyes widened to see just the vast amounts of information that Qrow had dug up about a certain Huntsman only known as "The dawn knight"

"Very interesting" Ozpin quickly grabbed his scroll off of his desk and pressed into his contacts. The face of the Dean appeared.

"Yes, Headmaster? What do you need?" She questioned the older man.

"Glynda, please tell team NPR and team RWBY to come to my office immediately"

"They will be notified immediately. But can I ask why sir?"

"Just some very good news about a certain knight of ours"

The Dean's eyebrows quickly raised "Very well sir I shall get them myself"

"Thank you Glynda" Ozpin pressed the 'end call' button on the screen and looked back on what had happened two years ago…

/-\

"I quit" Those two words were the first thing Jaune Arc said as he stared Ozpin dead in the eyes which now widened to the surprise of one of his most promising students"

"Mister Arc. If you could reconsid-"

"Nope. Just nope"

"But why Mister Arc? You deserve a spot here in Beacon just like the rest of your classmates"

"I have something to confess-"

"And what is that Mister Arc?"

"I forged my transcripts to get into Beacon. And I feel like I've been letting down the rest of my friends'

Ozpin pinched his nose slightly. He knew this conversation would rise at some point but he didn't expect so...soon "Mister Arc I knew from the minute I looked at your transcripts that they were falsified"

"B-but why would you still let me in?"

Ozpin leaned back remembering the potential he saw in the young Arc boy. He was happy how Miss Nikos' training had brought him up to speed combat wise. And he was excelling in strategy and Grimm studies. He soon became Professor Port's favorite and would brag about how talented he was. Ozpin soon gained the appreciation for the young Arc's determination to become a huntsman. "I saw untapped potential Mister Arc. And I know you will become a strong Huntsman one day. If you would just stay in Beacon!"

"The thing is Headmaster. I can't, and I realized that after this semester at Beacon. I'm clearly not strong enough. I'm dead weight so to speak. SO! I have decided to quit being that dead weight and do what I wanted to do from the beginning. Help the people of remnant. And I realized that I don't need to be a Huntsman to do so. I just need a good sword and shield. That's why I want to quit Beacon"

"But your teammates will be disappointed. Have you at least told them that you were quitting?"

"Pyrrha and Nora would try to stop me. Scratch that, they would force me to stay. I wanted to at least let you know that I'm leaving. Tell my parents that I've left though. Don't want dad to be mad" Jaune drew his sword from its sheath and set both down in front of Ozpin "Can you send these to my sister? I know Mary would want Crocea more than anybody else" Jaune then heard a clunk as he turned around and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Mister Arc? Do you perhaps know what that sound might be?"

Jaune had already started to move the Headmaster's furniture in front of the elevator. "I had left a note saying goodbye to my team and RWBY. They were out training and I anticipated to be out of Beacon before they realized it! I think that might be them. Do you perhaps have a back door?" He pleaded

"JAUNE MILES ARC WHERE ARE YOU!"

Ozpin's eyebrows rose to the death cry towards his former student. "What kind of headmaster would I be if I didn't. But let me make a deal with you Jaune. If you come back in exactly one year on this day. I will allow you to take the re-entrance exam to Beacon. And I would very much like you to come, Do we have a deal?"

"Sure headmaster. Now, where is that entrance?" Ozpin pointed towards a small tube that looked like the rest of the four columns in the office. Jaune immediately entered the pod but before he could close it Ozpin stood up and threw him something. Looking down it was a longsword meant for two hands. It felt heavy but oddly comfortable. Jaune looked at the Headmaster in confusion.

"I wouldn't be a very good Headmaster if I left a student defenseless in the world full of dangers now would I?"

"No, sir. You wouldn't be" He pushed the button and the door closed. Dropping the boy down the cliffs towards the Emerald forest.

Mere seconds after A redhead spartan burst through the many bookshelves and chairs stacked against the elevator door. She looked completely furious as well as the rest of team NPR. Also held in the elevator was team RWBY. Also looking angered and red in the face. "Where. Is. HE!" she screamed.

Ozpin smirked and whispered a silent prayer to the young Arc. Not just because of the long road that lay ahead of him but for the seven teens all holding weapons looking to rip the poor boy to shreds. He decided to help the young Arc by stalling just a bit "Miss Nikos whatever do you mean?"

/-\

It had been two years since Ozpin had last spoke to the young Arc. Most in Beacon say he died only a week after leaving. Those rumors were quickly snuffed out. However not by his friends or even the headmaster. It was Peter Port who shot his blunderaxe into the air. And said for those who dare wish to tarnish the name of his favorite student than they shall face him in the glory of combat.

The elevator dinged and out came seven third-year students of Beacon. The most powerful and promising Huntsman and Huntress' to be. Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren, Nora Valkyrie, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao-Long and Blake Belladonna

All had changed their appearances and personalities over the two years the blond knight had disappeared.

Pyrrha had now worn a piece of Jaune's armor that he had left to NPR with his letter. She had it refurbished and painted bronze and wore it over here lower abdomen. The shield had gotten wider enough so that if she were to crouch it would completely cover her. Her skirt had changed to leather strips with sharp points past her knees. Each strip had a bronze stud embedded into it.

Lie Ren had gotten rid of his sleeves and replaced them with black fingerless gloves that went up to his elbows where they had faded into pink. Stormflower had gotten an upgrade as the blades and clip grew much longer than before. They were now able to shift into large daggers. Ren's hair had grown out as he no longer kept it in a ponytail. He let it drift down into his lower back.

Nora Valkyrie, the once bubbly teenager is now a husk of her former self. After losing her 'fearless leader' she only had six others to lean on. It hadn't helped that Mister Winchester liked to rub in their faces that he was 'right all along' on how the young Arc should have been kicked out long ago. Not much has changed in her appearance other than she now wears a black overcoat instead of a white vest.

"What is it, Headmaster?" Ruby Rose asked. Now wearing a white shirt underneath her laced vest. It had poofy sleeves near the end of her elbows. She is one of the few who still believe The young Arc is alive and kicking. Crescent Rose had gotten an upgrade to now shoot different dust rounds such as electricity.

Blake Belladonna stood beside her. Gambol Shroud at her side. She had gotten the knife edge to be longer, it now reached about the length of Mister Arc's Crocea Mors. She had gotten rid of the white undershirt for a white overcoat with the tails reaching near her ankles. She had convinced herself that Mister Arc was a lost cause and had died nearly a year ago. She had still missed him, but not as much as the others.

Weiss Schnee had agreed with Blake over the fact that Jaune Arc was clearly dead. Without so much as a hint of evidence other than tall tales, she has convinced herself that he is dead. She missed him more than others might think. As she had noticed that his once bright smile was missing from all their lives. Her appearance has not changer in the slightest. But Myrtenaster had gotten more dials for different dust usages in her travels.

And last but not least Yang Xiao-Long. All though she may not say anything on the inside. She had missed Jaune Arc nearly as much as Pyrrha Nikos. She had opted for a longer coat of the same color as well as a purple scarf. She had beaten Junior to a near bloody pulp for information on the Young Arc. That turned out to be a dead end on both NPR and RWBY with both teams only finding tall tales about a certain 'savior' although he wouldn't give out his name.

"Well Miss Rose I have gathered some information that you may find satisfactory" RWBY and the remnants of team JNPR all looked at the man in confusion.

He tapped his fingers on the keyboard and brought up an image showing a certain blond warrior fighting off Grimm. "It appears we have quite the lead on Mister Arc" The seven students gasped in awe.

Ruby's heart quickened as she saw her old friend once again. He said he wouldn't walk by and abandoned her like all the others would at Beacon. "Where is this?"

"My contact has told me that a companion of his is possibly here moving from the small town Hansel to Gretel. A small Faunus community outside of the protection of the kingdom. It would be wise to intercept him at Gretel before he moves on to where ever he might be. The mission you'll be sent on will commence tomorrow. I insist that you bring him back to Beacon for questioning as he may have broken a certain deal of ours,"

The students all raised their eyebrows to varying heights. "Yes Headmaster," They said in unison.

"Good now get some rest. You have a big day ahead of you tomorrow"

And that wraps up this first chapter of "A Knight's Journey"

It was really fun to write and I feel like the next chapter will be even better. So you better look out for that one ;)

Until next time!

-Nate

(Next chapter) August 24th