Authors Note: I dare not lay any claim to RWBY, because it is the property of Rooster Teeth, and it will forever remain the brainchild of the one and only Monty Oum. May he rest in peace, and if there is an afterlife I hope that he enjoys just how much his creation has exploded in the hearts and minds of the internet community.

Special thanks to Patriot-112 as my fellow Co-Writer.

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Jordan woke up with a start, breathing heavily before he took a deep breath. 'Oh fuck… it was just a dream… ' he thought as he sighed. 'Damn that truck came out of nowhere… '

He shook his head as he slowly rose up from out of bed, rubbing his eyes 'It felt so real though...' he thought, 'It hurt like hell and….' He yawned as he blinked his eyes open… before he froze.

This was not his room. Not at all in the slightest - there were posters of people he never knew on walls, the bed was smaller, he could find nothing of his around him!

"What the...fuck?!" He muttered, before he froze - the hell was wrong with his voice! He didn't sound like himself at all! He practically leaped from his bed, and went to the mirror in his room, and he damn near fainted at what he was looking at. He wasn't even himself! He knew he had brown hair and blue eyes! Since when did he have blonde hair and blue eyes! And… what the hell were with the damned Pajamas he was wearing!

"The hell is this?!" He hissed out, looking at himself, before taking a deep breath. 'Okay, calm down, calm down… ' he thought, 'You're still dreaming, it's like inception - you were in a dream, having a dream.. How the hell do I wake up then?' He pinched himself, as he winced. "Damn that..." Jordan blinked as he looked around.

He was awake.

"What the hell is happening…?" He muttered, before looking back at the mirror. This wasn't possible, this couldn't be possible…but… something still seemed off. Sure he knew he wasn't him, but… why did his face look so… familiar?

Jordan looked at himself at every conceivable angle, this face, this hair… dammit he knew this face, and the voice was oddly familiar too…

"Who are you…?" He muttered, squinting his eyes into the mirror.

"Jaune!" A voice called out, seemingly from a few rooms away. "Breakfast is almost ready!"

Jordan jumped slightly, he wasn't alone in… here… wait…

...did she just say Jaune?

He looked at himself again, before suddenly it clicked in his head as his eyes widened. "No… fucking… way..." The hair, the eyes, the freaking pajamas…

...he was Jaune Arc from RWBY!

"Holy shit, holy shit!" He muttered, as Jordan… or rather Jaune, was freaking out. "How is this possible! I was at home! I was walking and… " he then froze. "The truck really hit me… did… did I die? But… but this… "

He sat back down into the bed, holding his head in his hands - his mind processing this new influx of information. How was he Jaune Arc? How was he in RWBY to begin with! While his friend Ronthetruefan would probably go on about saying how everything is 'fictional' in the multiverse, he never thought such a thing could actually happen.

Was he… reincarnated or something? He remembered old stories from ancient religions like the Egyptians that promised a 'second life' but this…

Suddenly the door to his room opened "Jaune? Are you up-" He glanced up as he saw a girl standing there at the door, wearing a simple dark green dress. She had long neck-length blonde hair and blue eyes, almost looking like a carbon copy of Jaune himself. "Ah! Your awake sleepy head! What took you?"

Jordan was silent for a solid moment, not sure how to reply to Jade… how the hell did he know her name was Jade? Or the fact he knew she was his younger sister, and… geez his head hurt.

"Jaune?" Jade asked, tilting her head to the side, "You alright? You look like you have a headache… "

"Huh? Oh uhh… its… nothing… " Jordan… or rather Jaune said, shaking his head. "Had a… weird dream is all… "

"Was it… bad?" Jade asked, stepping towards him. "'Bout the Academy?"

Jaune thought about it for a moment… apparently he didn't just have his memories, but he could recall Jaune's own memories. His sisters, his parents, and his school… "...yeah," He admitted, "It's… not easy… "

Jade rose her eyebrow for a moment, before shrugging "Come on, you'll do fine." She assured, patting his back. "Dad gave you the basics, its like he said! Just act with confidence!"

"Confidence… yeah… " Jaune muttered, shaking his head. "Well I… need to get ready, see ya down stairs Jade."

"Got it!" Jade stated, hopping back to her feet. "Hurry it up! Don't wanna miss your Pumpkin Pete's, right?" She giggled as she ran out the door.

Jaune sat there in silence for another minute, before gulping as he stood to his feet. "Just… hope this is a dream..." he muttered, as he headed for the closet. "Well, let's see what he… I have for a wardrobe… "

He opened the closet, and spotted an assortment of clothes, which he picked out what his… well, mind told him too… eventually coming across a certain Hoodie with a chibi bunny on it, and stared at it for a solid minute.

'...Pat would make a BIG fuss about this,' He thought with a chuckle as he took off his PJ's to get in his new attire. After a minute, he was soon wearing the entire Jaune outfit that any RWBY fan would recognize - the only thing he lacked was the signature armor and Crocea Mors. He stepped towards the door, cranking his neck a bit. "Showtime… I guess." he stated before he headed out of the door.

He walked down the hallway, mildly surprised that Jaune had such a large house, before he finally arrived at the kitchen where seven other girls were already in the middle of Breakfast including Jade, with another woman who looked closer to her fifties standing by the counter. "Here Jaune!" She called out, sliding over a bowl full of cereal towards him - Jordan/Jaune acting fast as he caught it before it could slide off the table.

"Thanks… Mom," He said, trying to sound confident - it was extremely weird to be calling someone who wasn't his mom 'mom'... yet technically she was so… 'Gah, this is too damn confusing… ' He put it to the side as he just sat down and pulled up a spoon, looking at the Pumpkin Pete's cereal. '...this had better be as good as Jaune thinks it is… ' he thought, as he scooped up some and took a bite. '...alright, it passes.' He added as he began to devour what was left.

"So Jaune," One of the older sisters spoke up, the second eldest - Azure he recalled. "How you feeling about your first day in the Academy?"

Jaune gulped slightly, both to swallow the cereal in his mouth and out of nervousness. Cycling through his… Jaune's memories, he recalled today would be the day he began training at the nearby combat school - similar to Signal Academy that Ruby would attend… or probably is attending at this very moment. Realizing he is being too quiet, he speaks up "Well uh… just uh… nervous I guess." He stated, still feeling awkward about this. He had Jaune's memories of his family… but they just didn't feel…

"Bah, he'll do fine." The eldest of the sisters, Indigo Arc stated as she looked at her Scroll. "Dad went there, I went there, even he can do it."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence… " Jaune muttered, trying to focus more on eating.

"Gee, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed," the third eldest, Olivia stated as she devoured some bread. "What's up?"

"Said something about a weird dream, right bro?" Jade asked, suddenly diverting everyone's attention towards him.

'Oh for fuck's sake...' he thought with a groan. "It… it was nothing… "

"C'mon, Jaune!" Shami, the fifth eldest of the sisters nudged on, "What was it about! ...was it about girls?"

"You should know better Jauny!"

"He grows up so fast… "

"Who was it? That girl you met at that festival when you were eight?"

The girls went into a gossiping string, all asking him just what his dream was about - all while Jordan… Jaune groaned. 'THIS is what Jaune had to deal with before Beacon?' He thought. 'I fucking PITY him now... '

"Come on! What was it!?"

"Alright fine!" Jaune shouted, "I was walking, and I got hit by a truck alright?!"

There was a solid five seconds of silence, as the girls all looked at him oddly, and Jaune froze. 'Oh shit, did I just mess-'

"GAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He then sweat-dropped as the girls all started laughing like a pack of hyenas.

"You-*laugh*-you got hit by a truck?!" Stella, the youngest out of them all giggled out. "Even your dreams need saving!"

Jaune's eyes twitched 'How the hell did Jaune DEAL with them?!' He thought, growling slightly as he finished the cereal before taking the dishes to the sink - all while the girls continued to laugh at him.

"Don't worry about it, Jaune." His… mother, Isabella Arc said, walking next to him. "They're just trying to help."

"That's helping?" Jaune retorted, pointing back at the girls as they continued to laugh and mock him. "It's kinda doing the opposite of that… "

Isabella laughed slightly "Girls will be girls, trust me - I should know." She stated, "Go on, your father's probably already ready to get going - has the gear all set up by now."

Jaune said nothing, but nodded his thanks as he left the kitchen - leaving behind the laughing hyena girls towards the living room. 'Well… that could've gone better,' he thought, 'But could've been worse too I guess… '

"Jaune," A male voice spoke up, grabbing his attention as he suddenly realized he was in the living room - the whole room was surrounded with memorabilia from the past, various trophies, pictures old and new, books and more were in the room - with a fireplace at the end, where next to it an older man stood. He looked like a carbon copy of Jaune, save for having a short moustache and wrinkles. "Good to see your up."

He gulped, but nodded "Yeah… Dad." He said, rather awkwardly. It was just like before, he just couldn't adjust to the fact this man was suppose to be his… well, father now…

"Big day, I know." Johnson Arc said with a chuckle, picking up what looked like a sword's sheath. "I know you're feeling nervous, Son… I know I sure as hell was at your age. You're probably expecting some wise words or something… but ultimately, I've told you all you're ever really gonna need to know."

He presented the blade and sheath to Jaune "Everything you do, be it in combat, being with friends… even women, you do it with confidence," He stated, "Just have confidence in your own abilities, and the rest… is easy. It's what my father told me, and his father told him… and it's gotten us this far, hasn't it?"

Jaune stared at the famous weapon of the soon-to-be leader of JNPR, Crocea Mors. He almost gingerly accepted it as he looked at the Sheath, with a glance from his 'father' who nodded, he pulled the blade out, revealing the sword in all of its glory.

"Here," Johnson strapped on the sheath to his wrist, along with a piece of the armor. "Just twist your wrist like this and… " suddenly the sheath expanded into a full-sized heater shield. "There we go!"

"Whoa..." Jordan/Jaune muttered, looking at the sword and shield he had. Sure it seemed mild compared to the crazy designs like Crescent Rose and such… but there was a certain air of appreciation towards 'the classics'.

"Over a century old… still sharp as ever," Johnson admired, looking at his son wielding his old gear. "Take good care of Crocea, alright Jaune? I hope you'll give that same blade to your kids… speaking of… keep your eyes out for the one, right?"

Jaune blushed slightly "D-dad..." he muttered, somewhat hesitant… yeah, still felt weird.

Johnson just chuckled, patting his back. "Just egging ya, boy." He said, "Go ahead and get the rest on - I'll be waiting in the car!" With that, Johnson turned to leave, exiting the living room leaving Jordan alone in the room with the sword, and his armor sitting on the couch.

'I'm… going insane...' Jordan stated, as he palmed his face. 'I shouldn't be here, I'm not Jaune Arc! I'm fucking Jordan Tackett! This isn't fucking right!' He sat there trying to figure out what the hell is going on with him, against all forms of logic reasoning, and no matter how hard he tried to explain out of it… somehow, he was… Jaune Arc.

He glanced at the set of armor on the chair, as if waiting for him to put it on. '...what am I doing?' He thought, 'Of all the people to end up as… I become freaking Jaune? The ass-end joke of the entire RWBY series? He can barely handle himself in a fight! He cheated to get into Beacon!' He was panicking - he knew Jaune in the series had no chance to beat people like Cinder, Roman, Neapolitan, Mercury, Emerald - let alone the real bad guys like Salem and her council of doom.

Jordan sat there for a moment… before suddenly a light bulb went off in his head as he blinked. 'Wait...' he thought, 'wait just one minute… Jaune in the series couldn't… but I'm not Jaune! Well… not the same Jaune.' He suddenly began to smile. 'I'm just beginning my Combat School! I have years to prepare, and I know exactly what's gonna happen in RWBY from Volume 1 to 5! I can prevent Beacon's fall, maybe even stop the WF train… I… I could even save Pyrrha and Penny! Prevent Yang from getting her arm axed off!'

He then stood up, as he looked at the armor on the chair once more. 'I… I could change it all,' he thought, walking up to the armor. 'Stop Cinder, Salem… its crazy but… it could… actually work.' Jordan then reached forward, and picked up the chestpiece of the armor, before sliding it on. 'I'm gonna do everything I can to fix this… fix it all… ' he then chuckled slightly as he pieced together the rest of his armor. 'Jaune Arc… you're about to transform from being a zero… to a hero.'

With his gear all attached, Jordan… no, Jaune walked out of the living room with Crocea Mors on his side. "Well… show time." He whispered, as he opened the door… and took his first steps into the world of RWBY.

Three Years Later

The City of Vale was just as magnificent as the series made it out to be, a metropolis with thousands of people going about their daily lives, running shops and businesses all without worrying about the beasts which lied in wait outside.

"I can't believe you actually made it!" Jaune smiled as he spoke with one of his sisters, Jade as he walked down the streets. "You actually graduated! I'm so proud of you! We all are!"

Jaune chuckled slightly. "It wasn't easy," he admitted. "Trigger really needed some more funding, remind me some time to donate some cash their way."

"Will do, big brother!" Jade said, "Oh! Gotta go, lunch is here! Good luck at Beacon Jaune!"

"Right, bye Jade." Jaune said, as he turned his Scroll off. It had been three years, three years of attending the 'Trigger Academy Combat School'. It was anything but easy, he attended every lesson he could, learned from every teacher he could, plus hours upon hours of pure physical fitness of doing every exercise he could think of to buff himself out. Gone was his old, scrawny figure that any RWBY fan would recognize - now he had a fairly decent build, and had the strength to prove it.

His body wasn't the only thing that had changed - so did his attire in gear. With some help from a blacksmith he was able to upgrade his armor with additional protection, including armored greaves, boots and an armored skirt, all to provide additional protection. It was now a healthy mixture of ceramic plating and metal to defend against both melee strikes and fast-moving projectiles, kinda like kevlar vests only more suited to handle Dust bullets - along with some other… features he's added overtime. However it was mostly out of necessity since he quickly learned why Jaune did not have his Aura unlocked in the series - Trigger Academy was vastly underfunded, students were encouraged to find resources to help them in school outside of class. He didn't have his Aura awakened because he could never find someone who could.

This presented Jaune - formerly Jordan - a bit of a problem, but he made due as best as he could. First and foremost was a few alterations to his armament - he still has the family heirloom that was Crocea Mors, but he had also spoken to a crafter and managed to build a few… extra weapons. Back during his previous life, he had seen a lot of fan-made RWBY weapons for OC's, including Scythes with flamethrowers attached, pistols that turned into katana blades, all that stuff. But he was thinking of a more… unique design. Since he already had a sword, he didn't need another bladed weapon - what he needed was range, which he got when he created his first true weapon: "The Commando".

The closest thing he could think of to compare Commando to was the DC-17m ICWS from Star Wars: Republic Commando, at least in the general concept. An all-in-one weapon that could function as multiple different guns. In short, it was the only gun in the RWBY World (that he knew of at least) that transformed from one gun, into another. However he had done his best to make sure it was more… original. Namely unlike its fictional counterpart, Commando was all-in-one, meaning he didn't have to swap out parts in the middle of a battle. With a simple flick of a switch, it could transform from the standard assault rifle mode, into the long-range blaster mode. And the 40mm Grenade Launcher was neatly build in the underslung portion, much like modern-day grenade launchers from home. Though he could easily change it out for an underslung shotgun, akin to the 'Masterkey' from back home. And as a reserve weapon, he carried a large revolver-like weapon which was very similar to the one used by General Ironwood… in fact, it was almost identical. Apparently it was a standard-issue Atlesian Revolver.

Of course that wasn't all, as he also possessed a series of throwing knives strapped onto his belt. There wasn't anything truly special about the knives, they were simple metal knives that could be used as any knife would. Plus he figured it would be ideal to have a set of knives on him not just for combat purposes, but also for survival scenarios, setting up traps, etcetera. They may be plain, but they are nonetheless deadly.

His only hope now was that it would all actually make a difference. Jaune looked at the letter he was given, with his ticket to Beacon inside and the note which told him he had been accepted. 'No turning back now…' he thought, tucking the letter into his pocket as he continued to walk through the streets of Vale, with it getting so dark he knew he had to find the hotel he would be staying at for the next few days till the airship arrived.

He walked down the sidewalk, looking at the city and the people who passes him by, most being human, but he fought his inner fanboy when he would pass a Faunus. It was just so surreal to live in the world of RWBY, even after three years of living here… he was thankful at least that they weren't all a bunch of walking shadows. However as he walked, one building caught his eye, glancing up at the title of it. 'From Dust till Dawn'.

'...Oh hey! This place!' Jaune smiled looking at the somewhat iconic store from RWBY, not seeing why he shouldn't give the place a looks-see, he went ahead and opened the door and stepped inside. He immediately encountered the Shopkeep, looking just as Rooster Teeth animated him as, only more… real now.

"Welcome to Dust till Dawn!" The old man greeted, "How are you today young man?"

"Pretty good," Jaune said, looking around, "Just stopping in, see what ya got… wouldn't happen to have any gravity dust crystals, would you?"

"Ah, plenty! Have a few in the back," The man said, gesturing to the back. "Plenty in stock, not many people use Gravity nowadays… only that girl in the back gets it now."

Jaune nodded as he stepped towards the back, before he froze for a moment. 'Did.. did he say...' he thought, as he silently walked towards the back, and peeked from behind one of the aisles. Standing in the back near the magazines and music was a single figure, a silver-eyed girl with blackish-red hair, with a black blouse, a black waist cincher with red lacing and a skirt with red trimmings, completed by a red, hooded cloak, and a red weapon strapped to her back as she looked at an issue of Weapons Magazines, with a set of red headphones on.

Jaune/Jordan's mouth flew open as he stared slack-jawed at the girl, a person every last RWBY cosplayer should know by heart be in animated or IRL form. 'HOLY SHIT THAT'S RUBY!' He couldn't believe it, even after spending all these years in Remnant, having prepared himself full knowing he would meet her in the future… actually seeing one of his favorite animated characters in real life was almost awe-inspiring. And either way, she looked just as amazing IRL as she does in animated form.

Her head rose up for a moment, and began to turn his direction - and Jordan hastily retreated back behind the aisle before she could spot him. They weren't supposed to meet yet! He's not to meet her or the others until they boarded the airship to Beacon! He had to decide whether or not to go change how the whole RWBY series started, or let it play out as is. He was so busy debating this he didn't notice anyone else coming into the story, before…

"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a dust shop open this late?" a familiar voice spoke, followed by the sound of a gun cocking. Jaune's eyes widened further as he retreated back towards the front, as he peaked back. The Shopkeeper had his hands raised as several men in black and red tux suits stood before him with weapons out, lead by a single man with a cane, a white suit, and a black hat.

'Shit that's Roman!' He thought, before another realization hit him. 'OH SHIT! I'M IN THE FIRST FUCKING EPISODE OF RWBY!'

"P-please! Just take my Lien and leave!"

"Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, calm down," Roman said, raising his hand. "We're not here for your money." He then glanced at one of his henchmen. "Grab the dust."

A henchman opened a case and removed one of several cylinders inside, connecting it to one of the dust dispensers as they pull out as much as they could.

"Crystals. Burn. Uncut." Another one said, putting a case in front of the Storekeeper, who began quickly filling dust crystals inside.

Jaune backed up a bit, staying outside their line of sight. 'Let it play, or intervene?' He thought as he debated on what to do next. He thought… before groaning. 'Goddamnit...' he quietly moved to the back, up to where Ruby was as she continued to listen to her music and read the magazine, completely oblivious to what was going on.

He then lightly tapped her shoulder, catching her attention. "Huh?" She asked, pulling her hood down and headphones off.

"Don't look now... " He whispered, "But I think we're about to be robbed."

Ruby rose her eyebrow quizzically, tilting her head to the side. "What do you-"

"Alright kids, put your hands up where I can see 'em!" Both glanced back where the henchman stood, sword at the ready pointed at them.

"...Ohhhhh..." Ruby said in realization, glancing back at Jaune… with a small smirk. He didn't know why though but… he felt like smirking back.

Roman inspected one of the dust crystals before suddenly one of his henchmen he hired from Junior went flying backwards. He rolled his eyes, nodding his head forward as two more henchmen moved to take care of the two vigilantes.

This was followed by both Henchmen being shot right out the window in a blur of motion, as Roman and the remaining men stared as Ruby stood back up, with Crescent Rose extending to her full length, while at the same time Jaune held Crocea Mors in one hand, and his revolver in the other. The two then turned around, Ruby's Scythe out and ready, as Jaune had his handgun aimed and ready.

Roman just looked at the two "O-kaaaay..." he said, before glancing at the other, and currently dumbfounded, henchmen. "Get 'em."

The Henchmen rushed out of the shop, weapons drawn as they charged the two. Ruby simply flipped up onto her weapon, spinning herself around as she kicked the first goon away. She then jumped up, carrying Crescent rose with her as she spun around until the weapon was pointing away from the grunts - before pulling the trigger - the recoil of the gun sending the blunt-side of her scythe into the head of a second gangster sending him flying back - and then slamming him into the ground.

The last henchman pulled up his auto-pistol to bear on her, however Jaune swung his sword and knocked the weapon out of his grasp. The man then trying to punch him, only for the soon-to-be Huntsman to tilt his head to the side, avoiding the hit before Jaune bashed his own head into the Gangster's - dazing him before he delivered the final kick, forcing him onto the ground back at Roman's feet.

The Gangster Thief rolled his eyes "You were worth every cent, truly you were… " he muttered, tossing his cigar onto the ground, stepping his cane onto it. "Well Red, Blondie, I think we can all say its been an eventful evening. And as much as I'd love to stick around… "

He raised his cane, and Jaune's eyes widened slightly as he saw the target sight flip up.

"I believe this is where we part ways," he said, smirking before pulling the trigger.

"Duck!" Jaune shouted, quickly pulled out his shield as he stood between Roman and Ruby as Roman fired his Cane at them - the grenade-like dust round hitting against the shield in a brief explosion - the force sending him skidding backwards, almost running into Ruby who leaped back just in time.

As he lowered the shield, he glanced up and just like in the show, Roman was climbing up the fire escape ladder with the case of Dust he had stolen.

"You okay if we go after him?" Ruby asked Shopkeep, who just nodded. Jaune smirked as he pulled out his revolver - attaching a hook onto it, firing at the roof of the building.

"Clickback!" Jaune shouted, before he suddenly went flying along the line he shot towards the roof of the building just as Ruby fired Crescent Rose to jump up as well.

"Oi! Torchdick!" called out, "Going somewhere?"

"Ugh, as a matter-" Roman began to say, before what Jaune said registered to his head. "-The hell did you just call me?!"

"You heard what I said," Jaune grinned as Ruby landed on the ground, blinking.

"Wait, what did I miss?" She asked, before there was an echoing engine sound, as emerging from an alleyway came a Bullhead VTOL - its lights shining towards them, blinding Ruby for a moment, allowing Torchwick to jump aboard.

"End of the line, brats!" Roman shouted, as he grabbed a red dust crystal, and lobbed it towards them-

BOOM!

-only for Roman to wince as the crystal blew up in mid-air, the force of the blast slamming him to the end of the aircraft.

Ruby blinked, looking at Jaune, as his revolver smoked from the shot "And that is why you need to be careful with Dust, kiddies." He smirked slightly, putting the gun back before pulling out Commando. "Now… let me show you a real man's gun." He flipped a switch, as Commando extended to its full size - a clip of ammo already in the breach, and a grenade loaded as he took aim.

A pull of the lower trigger resulted in a 40mm Grenade being lobbed at the Bullhead - which pulled up, but not before taking a nice big hit to its belly, and knocking Roman around in the cargo bay within. He didn't let it up, as he reached for the second trigger and began firing bursts of rounds at the VTOL.

"Nice!" Ruby shouted, as she aimed Crescent Rose, and began firing at the Bullhead as well.

Roman cursed a mile a minute as the sound of the bullets hitting the aircraft echoed all around him as he made his way to the cockpit, and looked at his current 'employer'.

"Those brats have some serious firepower!" he shouted, as a bullet blasted through the window, and shot the feather off the thief's bowler hat. "SHIT! This is my favorite hat!"

"Take over," said the employer, the voice feminine as she stood up, revealing a red dress with yellow highlights, black shoulder blade length hair, pale skin, and amber eyes, "I'll deal with them,"

The woman then walked into the cargo area as Roman took the control stick in order to keep the Bullhead level.

Jaune was just reloading and preparing to take aim… before spotting her. Most of her was still covered in shadows, but looking up, seeing those shoes, the dress and more importantly… the eyes. The burning eyes of Cinder Fall.

For a moment Jaune froze, staring at the woman, the woman who caused so much pain and suffering for Jaune… the real Jaune, for Ruby, and for… Pyrrha…

Suddenly he registered time was moving forward, as Cinder began preparing one of her attacks. This snapped him back to reality as he grit his teeth and opened fire, holding down on the trigger. Cinder rose a shield of fire which blocked the barrage of bullets, before firing a fist forward - as a blast of fire shot towards Ruby. She jumped back, avoiding the blast - but suddenly the shrapnel began to glow beneath her feet.

Jaune noticed this quickly "Move!" He shouted, tackling Ruby away - and not a moment too soon as a massive pillar of fire erupted from the ground they stood moments ago.

"Wha!" Ruby shouted in surprise, before regaining her balance. Jaune rolling a bit before he stood on his knee, taking aim as he continued to fire - though as he did, he noticed a series of storm clouds beginning to form over the Bullhead.

'Took you long enough,' he thought, before the shrapnel from the previous blast suddenly began to glow blue - signaling the arrival of Glynda Goodwitch, stepping forward as ice pelted the Bullhead as she summoned up the debris around her, sending it arching forward. However the Bullhead tilted to the side - the impact bouncing off its sloped armor between its wings - but the 'trail' split apart, shifting around like snakes to engulf the VTOL. However Cinder once more pulsed with Fall Maiden powers, and in a burst of fire burnt the shards of debris into dust.

Ruby, after getting over her initial shock, transformed CR into sniper mode, and began firing at Cinder - but she was easily able to deflect the bullets with her hands, before making a gesture as similar 'glyphs' appeared beneath their feet. Before Jaune could do anything though, Glynda was a step ahead of them as she used her own Semblance to send Ruby and Jaune away from the blast - while she cartwheeled away as five pillars of fire merged from where they were.

Jaune looked up, just in time to watch the hatch of the bullhead close up - as the VTOL began to fly away from them. He grit his teeth, glaring at it as it escaped. 'Run run as much as you can, bitch...' he thought, 'I'm gonna hunt you down to the ends of the earth… history isn't being repeated.'

"...you're a huntress..." Jaune/Jordan blinked as he glanced back towards Ruby, who was already eyeing up Glynda like an idol - the Headmistress simply looking back with a semi-annoyed expression. "Can I get your autograph?!"

Jaune took a deep breath as he put Commando away. "Headmistress Goodwitch," He said, grabbing their attention. "Nice to meet you… granted I wasn't expecting it to be in a fight, but...nice to meet you before heading to Beacon in a few days."

Glynda blinked in surprise, eyeing him for a moment. "Wait… Ah, now I remember." She nodded, "You're one of the first years, yes?"

"Jaune Arc, yes." He nodded, "Thanks for the help with that… person..." he glanced back to where the VTOL went off to. "...the hell was with that power she had? I've never seen Dust be used like that… or a Semblance like it..."

Glynda bit her lower lip slightly, but not noticeably "Yes, it was… different." She said, "Anyways… I am going to have to ask you two to accompany me to the police station."

"W-What?!" Ruby cried out, "B-But I-I need to get home! I-Its super late out, my dad'll kill me if I don't get home soon!"

"Well we should've thought about that before we went off chasing after a criminal scumbag, his lackeys and some rogue Huntress or whatever she was," Jaune chuckled, "I'm sure your dad'll be fine-" He quickly caught himself from saying 'Ruby', mentally slapping himself. He never heard her name yet! It would be too weird if he acted as if he knew Ruby now! But he had to keep talking before it got awkward. "-ummm… sorry, I… don't think I got your name…?"

"O-Oh! Um, Hi! I'm Ruby!" Ruby beamed, smiling "Ruby Rose, from Patch! And… you're Jaune… Arc?"

"Yup, nice to meet you Ruby." Jaune returned the smile. "Come on, let's not keep Miss Goodwitch waiting."

"A wise idea," Glynda said, as she began tugging Ruby by the ear. "Come now, children."

"Owowowowowowow!" Ruby groaned as she was dragged off by Glynda. "Whhhhhy?! What did I do?!"

Jaune simply smiled, as he followed Ruby and Glynda back down the building. But as he did, a small, paranoid fear was building up in his mind. One episode in, and he already changed his first interaction with Ruby, and faced off against Cinder and Roman. And on top of that, Glynda showed up way later than she was suppose to.

'Things are already changing...' he thought with a frown. 'But is this good change… or bad?'

"I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, you two!" Glynda grilled the two, with Ruby looking depressed, while Jaune rolled his eyes. "You put yourself and others in great danger. "

Like before, they were in an interrogation room like in the first episode, a single light above them, both at a table while Glynda continued to pace behind them.

"They started it!" Ruby defended.

"What were we supposed to do, let the guy get robbed?" Jaune shrugged, "Sometimes the worst kind of action is no action at all, you know."

Glynda looked at Jaune with a pointed look, which caused him to raise his hands in surrender.

"I'm just saying...," he said, while Glynda sighed as she continued walking around the table.

"If it were up to me, I would send you home," she started, "With a pat on the back...,"

Ruby smiled, while Jaune discretely moved his chair from the table a bit, before Glynda finished.

"...and a slap on the wrist!"

With that, she slapped her riding crop near the little rosette who yelped in fright. The Deputy Headmistress then sighed as she withdrew her riding crop.

"But there is someone who wishes to meet you two," she said, and moved aside as the door opened...

'All Aboard, hahahahahahaha...' Jordan thought to himself, resisting the urge to smirk as Ozpin - or 'Ozzy' as some of his old online friends called him - walked into the room, with his classical mug of coffee and a plate full of chocolate chip cookies in the other. Just seeing him, and he could already hear 'Crazy Train' in the back of his mind.

"Ruby Rose..." Ozpin mused as he leaned towards her, "...you have silver eyes."

"Uh, um... "

"And Jaune Arc..." He turned to face the second occupant. "Getting into Huntsmanship a bit early, are you not?"

"I see bad guys doing bad things, I stop them." He said, "It's the basic idea behind Huntsmen if I remember correctly… at least when we aren't fighting beasts from the Grim Reaper's petting zoo."

"Hmm..." Ozpin hummed, before gesturing to the screen Glynda held, showing off their fighting off the goons. "So! Miss Rose, where did you learn to do this?"

"S-Signal Academy..."

"They taught you how to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" He questioned.

"Well, one teacher in particular." Ruby added sheepishly.

"If he taught you how to do that," Jaune pointed at Ruby smashing the head of a Goon into the dirt with her scythe, "Then he has to be one hell of a badass."

Somewhere in a bar, a black haired man raised his head up and smirked. "Damn right I am..." He muttered.

"Qrow, leave - you're drunk."

"So?"

"Yeah, he really is cool." Ruby grinned.

"I see…" Ozpin mused, before sliding the plate of cookies between them. Ruby tentatively picked one up, eats it in a single bite, and then, not seeing any rebuttal, shovels the rest into her mouth.

*growl*

Ruby paused as she glanced at Jaune, who blushed slightly. "...I haven't had dinner yet..." he muttered. "My stomach has a mind of its own..."

Ruby glanced at the last few cookies, before sheepishly pushing them towards him. "Sorry..." she muttered with a stuffed mouth.

"Its cool," Jaden said as he grabbed a Cookie and ate it.

"It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before." Ozpin continued once they stopped. "A dusty, old crow…"

'Literally,' Jaune thought, fully well aware of Qrow's… ability.

"Oh! That's my uncle!" Ruby retorted, with a mouth stuffed full of cookies before she swallowed them down. "Sorry. That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now, I'm all like— Hooowaaah! Witchaaaa!" She began mimicking karate moves before them, accompanied by self-made sound effects.

"Wait, Qrow as in Qrow Branwen?" Jaune asked, feigning surprise. "As in Team STRQ?"

"Oh! You heard of their team?" Ruby asked, sounding surprised.

"Hey, they were pretty popular back then," He informed - having dug up info regarding the team during his 'research' period when he wasn't training. "My dad told me a lot about them, and I heard stories about all they did… and your the niece to one of them?"

"Oh, they're all part of my family! Well, sorta," Ruby retorted, smiling a bit. "My dad is Taiyang, the leader - and my mom was Summer Rose! And my step-mom was Raven, whose my sister's mom!"

"Ooooooohhhh!" Jaune retorted, once again acting out the surprise. "That's why your name sounded so familiar! No wonder you kick butt so much, you got like, legends in your family!"

"Yeah! Though, I mostly trained with my Uncle Qrow," Ruby said, "My sister trains more with my dad, since she's the more… close combat type than I am."

Jaune nodded, before blinking in acting confusion. "And your mom and step-mom?" he asked, and he felt like kicking himself for asking that question, as a sad frown forms on her face.

"My birth mom went on a mission and never came back, she's been presumed dead after other huntsmen and huntresses went looking for her, but never found her...," she said sadly, "As for Raven, my sister's mom, she left almost immediately after she was born, and no one has seen her since."

"Oh...sorry, I didn't mean to...," he said, but Ruby shook her head.

"It's okay, I was too little to understand, and I don't let it control my life," she said, "I'll always cherish the few memories I have of her, but I'll keep going forward, for her sake! Its why I'm going to Signal, because I… I wanna become a huntress!"

"You want to slay monsters?" Ozpin chipped in.

"Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon!" She said, practically jumping in her seat as she started to talk faster and faster. "You see, my sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a Huntress, and I'm trying to become a Huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought, Hey, I might as well make a career out of it! (giggles) I mean the police are alright, but Huntsmen and Huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, gosh, you know!"

Glynda and Ozpin studied her for a moment, before turning towards Jaune. "And you, Mr. Arc," he began, "Why do you want to be a huntsman?"

Jaune shrugged slightly "Well… I guess its in my family really," he said, "My great, great grandfather fought in the great war, and my grandfather, and my dad were huntsmen to. I want to do my family proud, keep up with the tradition and well… " he gestured his head towards Ruby. "Like she said, I was always told to help people by my folks. And the best way to do that is… well obviously, being a Huntsman."

Ozpin hummed in thought, before he nodded slightly as he turned back towards Ruby. "Do you know who I am?"

"You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon."

Ozpin smiled "Hello."

"Nice to meet you."

"Little late for introductions..." Jaune whispered slightly - another pointed look from Glynda shutting him up.

"You want to come to my school?" Ozpin continued to ask Ruby.

"More than anything." Ruby nodded, smiling widely.

Ozpin shared a look with Glynda, who just 'humphs' in disapproval, but concedes to his decision. "Well, okay then."

Ruby blinked. "Wait… what?"

"You'll come to my school."

"...what?"

"I think he's trying to say: you're skipping two years." Jaune said smirking. "Welcome to the big leagues, Ruby."

Ruby's face for the first few seconds was that of shock, before it morphed into a big smile...

...only to recieve a bone crushing hug from the familiar blonde haired lilac girl that is her older sister Yang.

"OOOOOH! I can't believe my little sister is coming to Beacon with me!" Yang said excitedly as she held her little sister in a death hug, "This is the best day, EVER!"

"Please...stop..." Ruby managed to gasp out painfully, and Yang released her.

"But I'm just so proud of yoooou!" Yang cheered, hopping in place for a moment.

"Really Sis, it was nothing." She groaned slightly, trying to downplay her actions.

"What do you mean?" Yang exclaimed, "It was incredible! Everyone at Beacon is going to think you're the bee's knees!"

"I don't want to be the 'bee's knees', okay?" Ruby groaned, "I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees."

"What's with you?" Yang questioned, "Aren't you excited? "

"Of course I'm excited... I just…" Ruby let out a deep sigh. "I got moved ahead two years. I don't want people to think I'm special or anything."

"But you are special, sis." Yang assured her, pulling her into a one-armed hug.

"She'd be right..." a familiar voice said, as Ruby turned around, and immediately recognized Jaune as he walked towards them.

"O-Oh! Hey! Jaune!" Ruby beamed, "Yang, this is the guy I mentioned!"

"Oh, hey there!" Yang smiled, walking up to him. "So, you're Jaune?"

"Yes… and… you must be Yang…?" He replied, however its then they noticed Jaune's face was looking more… green than usual.

"You… alright?" Ruby asked, worried.

"...never been on an airship..." Jaune groaned, holding his stomach. "The moving and tipping… its making my stomach do flips… "

He then felt his stomach beginning to rumble, and felt something beginning to rise up his throat.

"...Oh crap!" he said, and began to look around for a garbage bin.

He did NOT want to puke on Yang's shoes, like the old Jaune did, and make a bad first impression.

'Goddamn you Jaune and your FUCKING MOTION SICKNESS!' He cursed in his head, as he heaved into the first trash bin he could find.

"Whoa! Jaune!" Ruby said in worry as she rushed over to help her new friend as he continued to heave into the bin. She placed her hand on his back as she rubbed his back to help him.

"Somebody, please, kill me now-BLAAAAAAARGH!" he was interrupted as he made another heave.

"Whoa, what did you eat before coming on board Vomit-Boy?" Yang asked, though in a more joking manner.

"Ugh… just some cereal is all..." Jaune groaned, shaking his head. "I… didn't wanna eat some big, huge meal… ugh, but the swaying on this ship… o-oh fuuAAACCGHGHHH!"

"There there," Ruby patted his back, "We'll be at Beacon in no-time, hopefully your stomach settles by then."

Jaune just gave Ruby the 'ok' symbol with his hand as he continued to empty his stomach.

They were so focused on Jaune, that they missed the whole news feed - but instead heard the 'ding' noise as Glynda appeared on the holographic displays. "Hello, and welcome to Beacon!"

"Who's that?" Yang asked.

"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."

"Oh."

"You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world." With that said, Glynda's image vanished.

Hearing the commotion from the other students by the windows, Ruby left Jaune as he stayed hovering over the trash bin, not wanting to accidentally throw up on someone, and headed to the window.

And her eyes widened in excitement as she looked at the city below her.

"Wow! You can even see Signal from here!" she said as the Airship flew over the city of Vale and towards the bay that separated it from Beacon Academy. "I guess home's not too far after all,"

She felt a hand on her shoulder, as her sister stood next to her enjoying the view.

"Beacon's our new home, now," the brawler said, before Jaune's groans got their attention again.

"Oh! Sorry, Jaune!" Ruby said, as she went back to help him.

"I knew I should've gotten those damn motion sickness pills...," he groaned out, "...but what did my pride tell me...Noooooooo!"

"Just ride it out, big boy." Yang chuckled, "We're almost there. Just enjoy the view, it sure is… heavin'ly."

"..." Jaune rose his head from the bin and gave her a blank stare. "Booooo." He groaned, before kneeling over and resumed his… evacuation.

117Jorn: Well, there we go people. The first chapter of RWBY: Reincarnated. I was inspired to write this fic after reading a Dragonball Z manga where a DBZ fan is reincarnated as Yamcha and uses his knowledge of the future to transform DBZ's greatest zero into a badass.

Also, speaking of that, I have recently set up a poll on my profile reguarding pairings. Notably, if you'd rather this be a Jaune/Pyrrha fic, a Jaune/Pyrrha/Ruby Fic, or an outright Jaune/Pyrrha/Harem fic. Please give it a visit and cast your votes!

Until next time...

Ja ne!