So a part of the reason for the occasional slow update periods is that I've been getting into Korean dramas. I also discovered the anime section on Hulu. For reaction research purposes, or course. Anyway, here's a nice little K-drama that is just outright hilarious to me.

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY. It is the intellectual property of the late Monty Oum, and his team and friends at Rooster Teeth. I also do not own The Fiery Priest. It is the property of Samhwa Networks, and SBS.

Chapter 41 – Reconciliation

One magical wardrobe change for Saffron, and an extremely awkward conversation with new arrivals later…

"Stop that, dear. Your face will hurt, and get all red," said Terra.

"This isn't a dream… I seriously almost had sex in front of my brother's team. This must be karma for all the years of teasing!" cried Saffron as she pinched her cheeks. Again.

"That's what you're worried about? Not the fact that we're in another dimension with a weirdo that has videos of your brother?" asked Terra.

Nearby, Archie twitched.

"Did she have to say it like that?" grumbled Archie.

"It is kind of true," responded a nearby Velvet.

"Don't say that! Now I'm getting more scared!" protested Saffron.

Terra shook her head at her wife's rather dramatic interpretation of events.

"Well, it's certainly not how I was planning to spend our anniversary, that's for sure," said Terra.

Jaune's team then approached in an attempt to make the new duo comfortable.

"Hi we're Jaune's team from Beacon. I'm Nora, that's Pyrrha, and this is Ren. Soo… You're our fearless leader's older sister?" asked Nora in an attempt to break the ice.

Saffron was still lost in her own little world, and Terra gently nudged her.

"Yes, I am! I'm Saffron! Ha ha ha!" said Saffron a little too cheerfully.

"Talk about a 180," said Yang.

"Forcing it, dear," said Terra.

Saffron elbowed her wife.

"I'm trying to forget we were having hot anniversary sex in front of my brother's friends, thank you very much!" shouted Saffron.

"I don't think we'll be forgetting anytime soon," said Qrow, who got a slap up the head from Glynda, Winter, and Ironwood.

"Ooh, I'm so embarrassed!" shuddered Saffron in embarrassment.

"Um… So, are you the oldest sister?" asked Pyrrha, in an attempt to comfort Jaune's oldest sister.

"…She is," said Terra, who noticed her despondent wife not respond.

"I thought Jaune said the name of his oldest sister was Madeline," said Ruby.

Suddenly, Saffron twitched, and she rounded to Ruby with an intense gaze.

"…What did my brother say?" asked Saffron in a level voice.

Ruby saw Terra wave her arms in a negative, but the gaze from Saffron was much too frightening for Ruby to notice. Even Weiss, and Winter seemed to fidget at the sight of the neutral expression.

"…That your name was Madeline?" answered Ruby nervously.

Saffron's eyes darkened further, and the sight made Ruby go cold

"THAT DWEEB! He's still telling people that stupid nickname?!" roared Saffron.

"N-Nickname?" asked Yang.

"She spilled madeline cookie batter all over herself when she was younger, and it stuck. My in-laws sometimes call her that to tease. I think it's cute," said Terra.

"It's not cute! I swear, the next time I see him, Jaune's getting all the noogies!" said Saffron as she cracked her knuckles.

"I don't think those are for noogies," said Ghira with a sweat.

"Nope, they're for beat downs. Remember when you met dad?" asked Kali with smile.

"How could I forget?" shuddered Ghira as he remembered his late father-in-law.

"No, don't noogie fearless leader! I'm sure he'll apologize," begged Nora.

"…You're right, noogies aren't the answer," sighed Saffron.

Jaune's team sighed in relief.

"Embarrassing photos though…" cackled Saffron, "Fufufu… So many dresses."

RWBY, Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren remembered the dance, and tensed a little, though Pyrrha, Yang, and Weiss did get interested.

"Wait, so the dance wasn't the first time he wore a dress?" asked Sun.

"Oh no…" chuckled Saffron, who then blinked, "Wait, he wore a dress again? Do you have any pictures?"

"Babe, no," warned Terra.

"B-But Terra…" Saffron's eyes watered.

"No," sighed Terra, "Jaune's not five, and innocent anymore. He's a grown man who shouldn't be wearing dresses… Unless he's into that kind of thing. Besides, he already has girl problems, and I don't think you should hurt his chances even further."

"It was cute," defended Saffron, who then donned a huffy expression, "And are you suggesting I am the reason my brother has such a hard time with girls.

"Yeah, along with your sisters, and your mom," said Terra with all the bluntness of a hammer, "And I know he only did it because he knew that his bossy sisters found it 'cute,' and would only leave him be after they were placated."

"Sounds rough," said Ren.

"It was, according to him," said Terra, "However, the real problem was that since he really only knew how to deal with bossy girls, they were the only ones he ever noticed. Which caused another problem because Jaune's sisters, despite the teasing, are super protective of him, and kept him away from them."

All of Jaune's friends immediately looked at Weiss. Weiss for her part looked down at her feet as an embarrassed flush appeared on her face.

"I'm not that bossy, am I?" asked Weiss.

"Well…" began Ruby.

"Kind of?" suggested Blake.

"Definitely," said Yang.

Terra noticed, and looked to Weiss.

"Wait… White hair like snow, and crystal blue eyes… You're the Schnee girl he told me about?" asked Terra.

"Um, yes?" said Weiss, a little nervously.

She was in front of the relatives of a boy she routinely, and at times, harshly rejected after all.

"Let me guess… He tried to hit on you, and you said 'no,' but he wouldn't let up?" asked Terra.

"…Yes," said Weiss, who recalled the memories of Jaune's early courtship. Best to be honest, "No matter how often I told him I wasn't interested, he wouldn't budge. Fortunately for us both, he figured it out recently, apologized, and now we've started over as acquaintances."

"You rejected my brother?! Bi – Mmph!"

Terra covered Saffron's mouth.

"Well, that's a relief. I was starting to think my brother-in-law was a creeper, but I'm glad he didn't do anything untoward," sighed Terra in relief, "Please forgive him, in light of him figuring things out on his own."

"I already have," said Weiss.

Terra nodded happily with a thankful bow, and Weiss reciprocated. Saffron huffed at the sight, but decided to drop it, since there was no bad blood between the Schnee and her brother.

"…Another thing Jaune confided in you, Terra?" asked Saffron, in irritation, "He never told me he found a girl!"

"Because you'd tease him till the end of time," said Terra.

"Of course, but I would have helped afterward!" said Saffron.

Terra rolled her eyes.

"Jaune confides in you?" asked Blake.

"Yep," said Terra, delighted in the change in topic, "I grew up in family of boys; five brothers. I knew the struggle. I give him an ear to vent to once in a while."

"It's part of why we hit it off well too," said Saffron a little calmer, "Anyone who could make by baby brother feel comfortable is good in my book."

"Oh? You mean it wasn't my gorgeous personality?" asked Terra.

"Oh it was, among other things," said Saffron.

"Do tell…" teased Terra.

The boys, and Ilia nodded along in agreement.

"Ahem…" Blake cleared her throat.

Terra, and Saffron remembered where they were, and stepped back from one another. Ilia, and the boys grumbled in disappointment.

"So, you're Jaune's team? Sorry for not paying attention earlier, I was kind of taking all of this in," asked Saffron, "It's Pyrrhra, Nora, and Ren, right?"

"Yes," said Pyrrha as she nodded.

"Pyrrha… Oh, I remember you. You're a hometown hero back in Argus," said Terra.

"Oh, you're from Argus?" asked Pyrrha politely.

"Yep… But we don't really watch the tournaments. Saffron's family was never too big on them. They believed it gave the wrong idea as to how a hunter should use their talents. I only know about you because it was on the news," said Terra.

Pyrrha sighed in relief.

"Say, Pyrrha, you're my brother's partner, right?" asked Saffron.

"Um, yes, I am," said Pyrrha shyly.

"Oh, wow, my brother would talk about his team through letters. He wrote so much about you. You're so much more beautiful than I imagined. And this is after all gushy descriptions he wrote about you," said Saffron.

"B-Beautiful? He wrote that about me?" asked Pyrrha excitedly.

"Yes, it's always 'Pyrrha this,' and 'Pyrrha that…" continued Saffron.

Pyrrha stood a little straighter, and more confidently. Nora, and Ren even, gave her a thumbs up. Furthermore, as unbecoming as it seemed, the champion felt a little smug when she noticed Velvet, and Yang grumble.

"He said it was like having another big sis! I got so jealous when he wrote that," finished Saffron.

Immediately the wind left Pyrrha's sails, and her posture and smile seemed much more wooden.

"Another big sis…?" asked Pyrrha.

"I know. He's such a tease," said Saffron, oblivious to Pyrrha's reaction.

"Friend zoned," snickered Yang.

Velvet chuckled a little, which got glares from Ren and Nora.

Terra immediately frowned, and ribbed her wife. Saffron looked at Terra, who nodded to Pyrrha. Saffron looked to Pyrrha, and it all clicked into place.

"Ooh? Could it be you wanted him to think of you as something more?" said Saffron slyly.

"W-What? I-I-I… never said-" stammered Pyrrha.

"Ahem…"

Pyrrha turned to her savior Archie, who had a tray of…

"For you two. You must be hungry," continued Archie, who turned, and nodded to Pyrrha in understanding.

Pyrrha took the chance to return to her seat, with Ren and Nora behind her.

"Cheese, and crackers? My favorites, too," said Saffron.

"Mine as well. How did you know?" asked Terra.

"I am Jaune's archivist. I've seen, and experienced his life enough to know what you like," said Archie.

"Creepy…" muttered Terra.

Archie's head fell.

"Neat. It's hard to believe such a place exists," said Saffron.

"Despite your earlier disbelief, you're taking it better than most who come here," said Archie.

"I strangely feel at ease around you. I can't explain it, but I feel safe around you. Almost like you're family somehow. Weird, right?" asked Saffron.

"…Um, yes, weird," mumbled Archie shyly.

Ruby, who remembered Archie's face from when Cinder first arrived, paid special attention to the conversation.

'So… could Archie really be Jaune? No that's silly, Archie has super godly magic powers. Not to mention he's a lot more serious than Jaune. Who is he?' Ruby thought to herself.

"Anyway, I requested some new volumes," said Archie.

"Why not just finish the last universe we were on. There's only one volume left?" asked Velvet.

"Because I don't want to overload the VHS so soon. Besides, there are other universes out there. I'm sure some of you would want a break from heavy content, especially given what the rest of you learned today. Besides, I kind of want to showcase other universes for now, and demonstrate to Terra and Saffron just how different Jaune can be in the multiverse," said Archie.

"Fair enough," said Ren.

"So, what have we got next?" asked Sun.

"Jaune as a priest," said Archie as he slipped in a volume.

"Ooh, this should be interesting," said Saffron.

The lights went dark, and the screen lit up.

Jaune dressed in black pants, a clerical shirt with a collarino, and a long black coat walked down the aisle of the church, the bell tower began to toll at sunrise. The light hit the stainglass windows, which illuminated the inside with the glasses' vivid colors with a slight, red hue.

Jaune approached the altar, and before it was a small open briefcase that he had laid there the night before. He stood before it, looked upon the cross, and made the sign of the cross.

"Hey… I recognize that," said Ren.

"Yeah, the first universe we saw. Port was a bishop… priest guy in that one. He did the same gestures," said Nora.

"Peter Port, a man of the cloth?" asked Ozpin.

"That man is anything but humble," said Glynda.

"He's so boring," grumbled Mercury.

"I almost broke cover in that guy's class," said Emerald.

Cinder did not reprimand Emerald because to be honest, she almost did as well.

Jaune saw the contents of the open case: a golden chalice, a flask of holy water, a golden cross, and a leather bound bible. He closed the case, secured the latches, and walked out the door with purpose as his steps echoed hauntingly through the halls.

The scene suddenly changed. Down a hill by the river that ran through a city, drums, and cymbals were being struck, and clarinets blared about as a shaman in a colorful costume danced around before a shrine. In front of the shrine was a Korean man in a track suit squirming unnaturally, and growling like a wounded animal.

"What's wrong with that guy?" asked Sun.

"The man is possessed," said Archie.

"Possessed? By what?" asked Ghira.

"A demon," said Ozpin.

"A demon?" asked Penny.

"In the days of the gods, priests would save souls possessed and tormented by demons, usually Geists, with ceremonies, rites, and light-oriented spells. This man appears to be one such case," said Ozpin.

The shaman danced toward the possessed man, and drew out a pair of dull knives. He then struck the young man. The demon within roared in defiance.

The man struck again, and behind the behind the poor man was his worried mother rubbing her hands, and begging the gods for mercy.

"That poor woman," said Saffron.

"It must be gut wrenching to see her son in such a state," said Terra in agreement.

"We'd probably be worse," said Saffron, "We don't have priests these days."

"Don't think on it, hon," said Terra.

The shaman then threw salt at the man's face, before two flags appeared in his hands. He used the flags in the same way as knives before he returned to the shrine, and danced some more. After a spin, the shaman raised his flags, and the music stopped. The shaman looked at the still-possessed man, and sneered in disgust.

"How dare you!" declared the shaman with an accusing finger, "How dare such a loutish evil spirit throw a fit in this town!"

"Subtitles?" asked Sun

"What language is that?" asked Nora.

"That is a language called Korean in this universe," said Archie, "In the first universe, humanity is incredibly diverse, and many ethnic groups have retained their traditional languages, and customs."

"So this is the first universe?" asked Ironwood.

"You've the first universe several times before, albeit in one its different parallels. For instance, the first universe that Teams RWBY and JNPR saw had faunus in that version, and the one universe with the Covenant did not," said Archie.

Most of them nodded in understanding.

The possessed man roared at the shaman, and the shaman responded by whacking the man's chest with his flags.

"You not only hurt the elders of this town by harassing them, but you also went inside the body of the first son who has to carry the family line. You're making so much trouble!" accused the shaman.

The shaman struck the man on the altar with his flags again. At once, the man's mother approached, and wept for her son.

"My goodness, what's happening to my son?!" she wailed to the shaman, "How can I save him? What should I do?"

The man roared at the shaman.

"He's a shameless evil spirit," said the shaman.

"What did it say?" asked the mother.

"He said that if you paid him enough money to travel, he would leave," said the shaman, who then looked down at the man, "Are you sure you will?"

The man growled.

"Hang on… Those sneaky bastards," said Emerald.

"Wait, what do you mean?" asked Ilia.

"Give money, or I won't leave? It's a scam," scoffed Emerald.

"I'm surprised you care," said Mercury.

"I don't, personally," said Emerald.

"What a surprise," said Coco.

"Please wait," said the mother as she fished for her wallet.

Immediately, everyone began to go through the pockets, or purses. Immediately, two suits appeared with baskets. They wore black suits, and fedoras with red shades, and red ties.

"Those are Junior's goons," said Yang.

"The guy with the hot twins?" asked Mercury.

"Of course that's how you'd remember that place," said Emerald.

"The drinks sucked," shrugged Mercury.

"They really did," said Cinder.

"Over here. Put your money over here," the both said.

As everyone did, the shaman smiled in glee.

"That's so… ugh!" growled Nora in rage.

"Yeah, those people worked hard for their money! How dare they take advantage of them," cursed out Coco.

"Hold that thought!"

The shaman looked in the direction of the voice, and his smile fell apart. A blonde man in a black clerical clothes with a collarino, and a black coat strode onto the scene.

"F-Father Arc?" gasped the shaman.

"Father?" asked Velvet.

"The formal title of a priest of the Supreme One, at least in the Catholic school of worship. There are many titles for the priests, and schools of worship for the Supreme One," explained Archie.

Everyone nodded.

Jaune gave the shaman an evil smile, and he pointed at him.

"Looks like Jaune knows the guy," said Blake.

"And what he's up to it, seems," added Weiss.

"Does anyone else find that smile of his scary?" asked Ruby.

"It's like Saff's when she's pissed," said Terra.

"I don't smile like that," protested Saffron.

He took a step down the hill toward the altar, and tripped.

Everyone snorted a little.

Jaune caught himself before he fell, and hissed at the stone he tripped on.

"They should pull out that huge rock, I could have been hurt. How annoying!" grumbled Jaune in English.

"For a priest he doesn't seem very… austere," said Amber.

"He looks angry," said Ilia.

"Those jerks are scamming old folks. Why shouldn't he be angry?" asked Sun.

"No, she's right. There's something off about Mr. Arc in this universe," said Ghira.

Jaune brushed past some hanging flags from the shaman's altar, and muscled his way into the area.

"F-Father Arc, I'll take care of this?" said the shaman desperately.

"Why is my briefcase so heavy?" Jaune asked suddenly.

"Jaune can speak Korean?" asked Kali.

"Yes. He had a missionary position in Korea," said Archie.

"Missionary position?" snorted Mercury with a dirty smile.

That got some of the people to chuckle a little, and others, who figured out the joke, to blush and balk.

"No, not that kind of 'missionary.' I forget that Remnant these days doesn't have much in the way of organized religion. Missionary refers to evangelization, or spreading the religious teaches to others around the world," said Archie, "Jaune spent years in Korea teaching about his faith with others."

"Oh, I guess that makes sense," said Pyrrha who calmed herself from the dirty joke.

"So, what did Mercury mean?" asked Ruby.

"Yes, I am confused as well," said Penny.

Yang, Tai, and Ironwood began to sweat.

Yang, and Tai knew Ruby was given the talk, but they didn't get detailed with sex positions. As for Penny, Professor Polendina did not include it in the programming.

"It's not important now," said Archie.

Ruby huffed, and Penny shrugged.

He lifted it up, and slammed in near the feet of the possessed man, who scooted it out of the way in time. Jaune opened it up to reveal his divine instruments.

"This evil spirit won't go away with a Catholic exorcism," insisted the shaman.

"He's right, Father Arc," said the mother in a worried manner, "Shaman Chundong here will get rid of…"

"Ma'am, your son is just dirty. He's not possessed," interrupted Jaune rudely.

"Eh?" gasped the mother.

"If you're so confident, you give it a go! The evil spirit within him is a very strong one," declared the shaman.

Jaune simply lifted the casing of his brief case, and the contents beneath made the shaman gulp.

"What are these?" asked the shaman.

Jaune pulled out a stun gun for all to see, and the possessed man looked warily at it. Jaune looked at him, and smiled.

"Grooh?" the possessed man gulped.

"Ooh… This is going to be good," said Nora manically.

Everyone thought so too, though some were more discreet than others.

However, Jaune put it back, and instead pulled out duct tape. He lifted the man's track pants to reveal hairy legs before he tore off two long pieces of tape. He slapped them onto the man's leg nice, and tight.

"That's…" snorted Tai, "Poor guy. Look at all that hair on his leg."

"Dear leader of all the angels, St. Michael the Archangel, please protect us in the fight against violence, and power," said Jaune before he pulled on one of the strips.

"OOOOWWW!" cried the possessed man in pain.

All the guy's winced, but the girls began to giggle. Emerald, Coco, and Ilia though began to crack up.

Jaune looked at the hairy end of the tape, and cringed before he reached for the other strip.

"Protect us from the fight against the evil spirits under the sun," continued Jaune.

RRRIIIPPP went another hair laden strip of tape.

"GGGYYYYYAAHHH! Gosh, it really hurts," cried the possessed man.

"Definitely a scam now," said Winter.

"He's starting to crack," said Kali.

"He won't last long," snorted Cinder.

"I almost feel sorry for the jerk," said Sun.

Jaune looked at the shaman knowingly, but the shaman tried really hard not to look Jaune in the eye. Instead Jaune saw the man on the altar whimper.

"What's that? Are you crying?" asked Jaune with false concern, "Are you hurt?"

The man sniffled, and shook his head.

"Alright," said Jaune with an excited smile.

"I know that don't know how I feel about Jaune. He almost looks excited to be doing this," said Ruby a little uncomfortably.

"I know what you mean. He seems pretty sadistic," said Pyrrha.

Jaune put the tape away, and pulled out a cylinder from the briefcase. He gave it a flick, and the cylinder extended into a police nightstick.

"If you bear the pain after I hit your shin, and the back of your hand 20 times, then you'll have passed the second test," said Jaune threateningly.

"Okay, now this is turning into torture," said Ironwood with a gulp.

"Is this any way for priest to behave?" asked Weiss in shock.

It had been funny at first, now Jaune was just outright scary.

"Technically, no. However, Jaune isn't an ordinary priest," said Archie.

The man shook his head, but Jaune closed his eyes in prayer.

"It is my earnest hope for Satan to stop possessing humans, and harming the church," said Jaune solemnly.

Jaune lifted his nightstick high, and-

"I'm okay, Father Arc," said the man suddenly.

Jaune stopped, and the onlookers stepped back as the man propped himself up to show he was fine.

"I think the evil spirit is gone," finished the man.

"Looks like the jig is up," said Qrow.

"Being about to get hit 21 times like that would make most people break," said Kali.

Jaune leaned forward, and looked at the man skeptically.

"Seeing your complexion, it's still in you," said Jaune.

The man shook his head, sat upright immediately, and did shoulder stretches.

"I-It's really gone," insisted the man as he stretched.

"What a pussy," said Emerald, "Don't do the scam if you're too damn scared of the consequences."

"That's one lesson to take from his, I suppose," said Ghira uncertainly.

Jaune shook his head in disappointment. He saw the shaman mutter curses out of the corner of his eye, but the mother of the formerly "possessed" man interrupted his observations.

"What on earth happened?" asked the mother with a skeptical look on her face.

The man looked at the shaman.

"Cheol Yong told me that-"

The shaman covered the man's mouth.

"The evil spirit is still in there," said the shaman.

The man though broke free from the hold, and Jaune noted the pissed off expression on the mother and the other onlookers.

"I was totally fooled," growled the mother.

Jaune though looked at the "saved" man.

"Go home, and wash up. You smell like bad kimchi," said Jaune.

The man roared as if he was still possessed, but his mother slapped him on the back of his head.

"You scumbag!" scolded the mother, before she yanked his ear, and pulled him off the altar, "We're going home! Do you have any idea how frightened I was?! I even dragged the neighbors here! Now, I'm so embarrassed."

"Ow, owowow, Ma, that hurts," cried the man.

"You're dead meat, you jerk," snapped the mother as she led him out of the altar area.

"That guy's definitely getting a spanking later," said Raven.

"Isn't he a little old for that?" asked Amber.

"If I was that embarrassed in public by my child, you'd bet your ass I'd be pissed," said Raven.

"Funny, you were never around to be pissed," muttered Yang.

"Your ass should be grateful I wasn't," retorted Raven.

The shaman tried to slip away, but Jaune grabbed the shaman by the shoulders.

"Come here," said Jaune.

The shaman broke free though, and Jaune was immediately flanked by the two suits, who cracked their knuckles.

"Who are you guys?" asked Jaune as he backed away.

"You shouldn't have interrupted our exorcism," said one of them.

"What were you thinking?" the other asked.

One of them made to grab Jaune, but the priest intercepted by kicking him in the shin. As the first suit knelt to ease the pain, the other raised a fist to give Jaune a haymaker. However, Jaune gave a quick jab to the man's neck. The second suit flinched, and guarded his throat to protect himself. The first suit then got back up, and tried to punch Jaune, but Jaune simply sidestepped and the suit crashed into the altar. Jaune noticed a folded fan, and picked it up. The first suit pulled back from the altar, but Jaune slapped the fan across his face and sent him to the floor.

"Did Jaune just take out two gangsters?" asked Blake.

"What kind of priest can fight two criminals?" asked Weiss, bewildered.

"One who was once part of a top secret spec ops team," said Archie.

"Arc was a soldier in this universe?" asked Winter.

"Yes. He served several tours in a region called "Iraq." After that… Well, let's just say more covert members of the military were interested in him. He later worked in covert operations, and intelligence. Two petty thugs are no match for him," explained Archie.

"And they allow him to be a priest?" asked Weiss.

"Yes. His experiences, and actions in the battlefield haunted him. A kind soul saved him from his demons, and welcomed him into the fold. The church of the Supreme One welcomes all people, especially those with troubled pasts," said Archie.

"A place for a soldier to find inner peace. It sounds nice," said Glynda.

Ironwood, and Winter nodded in approval.

"It does sound nice, but in regards to what Weiss said, is a priest supposed to act like that? Port's counterpart didn't," said Pyrrha.

"Each priest has their quirks," shrugged Archie.

Jaune turned to look up the hill, and waved at the now terrified shaman.

"Gosh darn it," squealed the shaman as he ran.

Jaune stopped waving, and dropped the fan before he too broke out into a run. Jaune chased down the shaman, and no matter where the shaman went, Jaune followed. Whether it was through the streets, alleys, or even the beach the two now found themselves on, Jaune was hot on his heels.

"Gosh, why's he following me?!" cried the shaman in fear.

"I'm going to kill you once I catch you!" threatened Jaune who got his second wind.

The shaman tried to pick up the pace, but he tripped.

"He's dead," said Terra.

"Definitely," added Saffron.

"Go easy on him, Jaune. He seems squishy," said Ruby.

"Maybe he'll just be maimed?" suggested Penny.

"Given the display with the 'possessed' man, that might be worse than killing him," said Coco.

Jaune slowed down his run, and stalked around his quarry.

"Didn't I tell you not to scam the neighborhood elders? Have you still not come to your senses?" asked Jaune.

"Looks like it's not the first time the locals have been scammed," said Ilia.

"You know… He doesn't seem as squishy before," said Ruby.

"Should I be happy, or scared that you began to think like us so quickly?" asked Yang.

"Well, Jaune already gave a warning, and he ignored it. So it's okay," declared Ruby.

"Make sense," said Winter.

Jaune pinched the back of the shaman's neck, and dragged him up easily.

"Come here. Get over here," said Jaune.

"Gosh, my neck," winced the shaman.

"What?" asked Jaune in annoyance.

"Your nails are digging in complained," the shaman.

Jaune pinched harder in response.

"You didn't plan this alone, did you?" asked Jaune as he pulled the other man along, "Who told you to do this?"

"R-Roman! The loan shark, Mr. Torchwick!" squealed the shaman.

"Roman's a loan shark? What a surprise," said Cinder.

"It's a step down from his usual job," said Emerald.

"It's still sleazy," shrugged Mercury.

"Agreed," said everyone.

"…Did we all just agree with that jerk?" asked Ilia.

"Unfortunately," said Weiss.

Jaune walked in a factory, and ignored the forklifts and other workers. Some of them were taken aback at the sight of a priest on the floor, but they simply ignored him, lest they incur the wrath of their real boss. As Jaune got closer toward the back, he saw two tall men in the same black and red suits approach them. Unlike the ones from before though, their shades were off, and they weren't Korean.

"Is Torchwick inside?" asked Jaune in English.

The two men immediately scowled, and stopped eating their meal.

"You talk very rudely for a priest," said one of the men as he got up.

Jaune sized up the two of them, and noticed their aggressive posture.

"Brothers, please step to the side," said Jaune, almost resigned.

"We don't go easy on priests, pastors, or monks," barked the man.

"I never asked you to go easy on me," said Jaune before he walked forward.

"Is he goading him?" gasped Saffron with worry.

"Babe, he's a former special operative. I think he can do this," said Terra.

"I know… But he's still my baby brother," said Saffron.

Terra wrapped an arm around Saffron, and patted her shoulder. Safffron leaned in, and Ilia grumbled.

"Lucky…" Ilia muttered.

"Hey!" barked the man again.

He put a hand on Jaune, and time slowed. Jaune saw the man swallow heavily, and glance toward the other man made allowed him to notice some heavy breathing.

Jaune balled a fist.

Jaune quickly grabbed the wrist of the man who held him, and applied force to the pressure point. The man cried out in pain, and Jaune pulled the hand away. Using momentum, he struck his fist against the man's throat, and threw him to the ground. Jaune then turned his attention to the other goon that moved against him. He deflected a blow from the gangster, and delivered a swift strike to the man's chest. He heard the man heave for air, and Jaune delivered a quick kick into his gut to drive him into some stacked pallets.

Jaune was about to move when a service elevator opened nearby. There were five men in hardhats, and factory jumpsuits. The men saw him, then the downed associates. One of them got a crowbar, while the rest stretched their wrists, or cracked their knuckles. Jaune smirked, and the men charged. One of them swung a crowbar, but Jaune dodged. He grabbed two men by the throat, one in each hand, and pushed them into the service elevator as he charged. The others either followed, or backed further into the elevator before Jaune hit the "up" button and the doors closed shut.

One man charged, but Jaune deflected, locked his arm, delivered a chop, and threw him into the elevator wall. Another charged to deliver an overhead strike. Jaune quickly grabbed the man by the elbow, before his other hand grabbed the attacker's shoulder. He forced the man's arm back into an odd angle that made the man cry in shock as an audible pop echoed through the tight space. Jaune then spun the man into another attacker, and then yanked him back into a third assailant as he threw his opponent aside.

"Whoa, I don't think I can ever see my brother like that," said Saffron.

"Other universe… Wow, it's going to take a while to get used to saying that," said Terra.

"You get used to it," said Velvet.

A fourth attacker punched, but Jaune elbowed the gangster's arm before elbowing him in the face.

One of the men jumped at him, but Jaune grabbed the attacker's shoulder and forced him into a position where he had total control over the man's arm.

"Ah, gosh, my arm!" stammered the man as he tried to tap out.

CRACK

"AAAGH!" he man cried as his arm went limp.

Everyone but Raven, and the villains winced at the action.

"That was brutal," said Yang uncomfortably.

"I'm all for breaking things, but the guy was tapping out," said Nora.

"Seriously? You go on about breaking legs, but you draw the line in tap outs?" asked Sun.

"Duh, it's all part of the code," said Nora.

"What code?" asked Weiss.

"Nora's code. Just roll with it. It will save you a lot of confusion," said Ren.

Jaune let the man go, kicked him across the elevator, and let him fall to the floor to cry.

The door opened, and Jaune strode out victoriously. He now entered into a large cooridor, and saw a band of goons in black suits approach him. Some of them were bare handed, while others were armed with pipes and axes. All of them though had a mean look to them, and Jaune sighed.

"Brothers, you'll end up in Hell if you hit a priest," Jaune chuckled as he shook his head.

"So… Is that a thing?" asked Coco.

"Depends. Some believers in the first universe take the faith seriously, while others, though faithful, have a more secular outlook," said Archie.

"I guess Mr. Arc is of the former," said Ozpin.

Jaune's face then turned serious.

"I should book a bus that's headed to Hell for all of you," said Jaune as he cracked his neck.

He strode toward the oncoming threat, and one of the goons charged. The goon attacked, but Jaune caught the punch, spun and elbowed the man in the face. He returned to starting position, and a second goon punched. Jaune punched the second goon down with one hit, and this time he went on the attack. He stepped into the space of a third, armed goon, deflected the goon's hand, and delivered two punches to the guy's gut. A fourth goon with an axe approached, but Jaune caught the man's arm before the axe could hit him. He disarmed him, threw the man face first into the wall, and side stepped a fifth goon's attack with a pipe. He drove a focused strike to the fifth goon's kidneys, which brought the man to floor in pain.

"He's extremely efficient. I'd put him at the level of our Ace Ops team," said Ironwood to Winter.

"I wonder what Operative Clover would say about that?" asked Winter.

"Mr. Clover would probably take that as a challenge, if my previous interactions indicate anything," replied Penny.

"True… He'd probably want to test his luck, so to speak," chuckled Ironwood.

Only two men were left now. One of them sent Jaune a punch, but Jaune's reply to that was catching the fist and popping the attacker's wrist.

Jaune delivered two hit's to the man's kidney, and threw him down. The last goon went at him with a kick, but Jaune ducked and smoothly punched the side of the man's leg, just above the knee. The force sent the last goon off the ground and landed hard. Jaune was about to walk, but he noticed three goons from earlier hand gotten back up. The one with the pipe from earlier made one last attempt, but Jaune again stepped into the guy's space. He knocked the guy out with a karate chop before he moved onto the second one. He caught that man's strike, spun him into a grapple before he delivered a strike into his gut. The man's breath left him, and Jaune delivered another strike to send him down. Jaune saw the third goon come at him, and he grabbed and grappled the man. As he did he saw two more goons arrive, and Jaune used his attacker as human shield so that he could assess the situation.

"He fights almost like my old man," said Mercury.

"You're saying that Arc is like your dad here?" asked Emerald.

"Nah. Dad would have killed them, or beat them bloody. Arc's taking it easy. The eyes though… Part of him wants to go there," said Mercury.

"The religion turned him soft then," said Cinder.

"Or it disciplined him," said Amber.

"Chiming in now, are we?" asked Cinder mockingly, "Gah!"

Amber had flared a part of her maiden powers that she still possessed, and it made the villainess buckle.

"Oops, sorry. I guess my discipline slipped for a bit," said Amber sweetly.

Raven laughed as Cinder's follower's glared at the former maiden.

He threw the goon he caught into one of the two, and faced the second attacker. He caught and cradled the attacker's fist under his shoulder, and lifted. A pop came from the man's shoulder as he doubled over, and Jaune kicked the goon into the wall. The other goon had gotten back up from underneath the comrade Jaune threw, and now made his attack on the priest. However, Jaune anticipated this. Jaune tilted his head to avoid the punch. Jaune then caught the man's wrist, and with his other hand, delivered a knife-hand strike toward the goon's armpit, then his neck, then with both hands on the man's wrist, Jaune threw the man into a wall.

Jaune saw that they were all down for the count, and he smiled cockily in victory as he straightened out his coat.

"All he needs now is an explosion, and some shades," said Nora.

"That would be so cool!" said Ruby, "Then he can walk away dramatically as the explosions blows his coat about."

"Why don't you throw some dancing girls, and pop music in there while you're at it? It'll complete the cheesy vibe you're trying to make," said Blake.

"Dancing girls sounds like a great idea," said Terra, which earned her a small swat from Saffron.

"I'm down for pop music," said Sun.

"That sounds sensational," said Penny.

"…Please don't take it seriously," groused Blaked.

Jaune walked down the corridor, until he found a small office area with many doors. He looked about until he found the door he was searching for. It had the name R. Torchwick… something, something, whatever, and he kicked it open without a second thought. There was a nice little office area behind the door. There was even a fern, or two. Although, Jaune zeroed in on a coffee table flanked by couches where he saw a tea set; one of the cups had red lipstick.

"Please tell me he wasn't procreating," shuddered Emerald.

"Oh gods, do we really need that image in our heads?" asked Mercury with a wince.

"Gross, gross, gross," gagged Ruby.

Everyone who was familiar with Trorchwick joined Ruby's gag session shortly afterwards.

Jaune smirked, and took a deep breath.

"Roman!" called out Jaune politely, as he moved to a couch, "You should come out while I'm feeling nice. Do I need to shout for you to listen to me?"

Jaune sat down, propped his legs onto the coffee table, and waited. There was no response, or movement. Jaune hung his head, and sighed.

"Hurry up, and come outside!" Jaune shouted.

Rattle…

Jaune turned, and saw… a cupboard, slide open.

"Huh, thought he'd be in one of the lockers," muttered Jaune as he looked to a set of lockers near him.

However, it wasn't Roman. It was a Latina woman with blue stockings, a sequence skirt, and blue, shag coat. Jaune closed his eyes, trying not to think about what Roman was doing just before he showed up.

"At least they were just hiding, and not doing… that," said Ghira.

"You mean sex, dear?" asked Kali.

Everyone groaned, or cringed.

"I was trying to avoid saying that, dear," said Ghira.

"Gosh, it's so cramped in there," said the woman as she fished out her heels from the cupboard.

The woman looked at Jaune. She blinked in shock as she saw his attire, and she made a sign of the cross.

"Um, would you like some coffee?" she asked shyly.

Jaune just smiled, and shook his head in a "no." Jaune then politely waved his hand toward the door. The girl nodded before she faced the cupboard again.

"I'll be off now. I'll come back for the cups later," she told the cupboard before she scampered off in embarrassment.

Jaune rounded over to the cupboard, and saw Roman come out.

"How did they fit in there?" asked Penny, who marveled.

"She must have been on top," said Yang.

"And he survived?" asked Weiss.

"She wasn't fat, Weiss," scolded Ruby.

"I was referring to the tight space of the cupboard. Two full grown adults can't fit in there, and if they could, the lack of oxygen would probably do them in," corrected Weiss.

"The oxygen would deplete more quickly," said Penny in agreement.

"She seems nice?" asked Jaune with too sweet a smile.

He saw Roman huff as he got to his feet, and wipe down his shirt. Roman straightened his back, made his way over, and Jaune waited for Roman to explain himself.

"Goodness, Father. What's wrong with you? I know the Bible says it's a sin to give out private loans, but's also a form of business. Plus, I give a lot to Holy Mother Church," said Roman.

Jaune slammed one of his legs on the coffee table, which knocked over a few of the woman's tea cups.

"I'm not here for that," said Jaune calmly.

Jaune could hear Roman gulp.

"I heard that you were the one who told Cheol Yong to scam the elderly people in the Korean neighborhood," said Jaune.

"…Oh, that," said Roman as he winced a little, "I was just trying to give the Koreans a sense of home by revitalizing shamanism in the neighborhood. I know what the First Commandment says, but our city is very diverse-"

Jaune struck down on the table again, and looked at Roman.

"Cut the nonsense," said Jaune in a level voice before he got up, and walked over to Roman, "The people from the Market District and the Koreatown are practically broke because of you. On top of that, you used the cultural beliefs of the Koreans to rob them. Need I remind you that some of those same Koreans go to my church?"

"So that's why he's pissed," said Ilia.

"Indeed, Jaune has a strong sense of justice, and is prone vigilante behavior," said Archie.

"Wouldn't it be better to go the police?" asked Saffron.

"Not if they're in Roman's back pocket," said Archie.

"Oh," said Saffron.

"As such, Jaune believes with his special ops training, he is best suited to defend his flock," said Archie.

"He certainly is," said Ironwood.

"Does the church approve the behavior though?" asked Kali in concern.

"No. Jaune's been reprimanded several times," said Archie.

That made everyone pale.

Roman backed away nervously, but Jaune stalked after him.

"Gosh, don't be so angry," said Roman nervously, "My guys always get beaten up by you every time they try to collect. And now you're even going to beat me up?"

Roman made heart hands over his chest.

"Forgiveness and love," said Roman as he emphasized his heart hands, "You should be doing what God told you to do."

Jaune frowned, closed his eyes, and raised his hand.

"Wait, wait… wait a minute," said Jaune suddenly before he pointed up, "He's telling me something."

Roman looked up.

"Uh-huh… Hmm… Mm?" mumbled Jaune.

Jaune then opened his eyes, and Roman looked at him.

"God… just told me to beat you up," said Jaune neutrally.

Roman's eyes widened as he gasped.

Jaune balled a hand into a fist, and lunged at Roman. A punch to one side of the face, then the other side, then the gut, then the chest; Jaune delivered a flurry of blows that sent Roman reeling. Then Jaune wound up one final punch, stepped in, and delivered a haymaker that sent two of Roman's teeth flying.

"Wah-hoooh!" cried out Jaune, Bruce Lee style.

The screen went black, and the lights went up.

"Soo… He made up that last part, right?" asked Pyrrha.

"Yes, Pyrrha, Jaune came up with a convoluted excuse to punch Roman," confirmed Archie with a chuckle.

"Well, Roman got beat up, so it's fine," waved off Nora.

"I guess so," chirped Ruby happily.

"We forgive you, Jaune," said Velvet.

As the rest of the audience talked about what they saw, Saffron giggled.

"Well… This is certainly more fun than what I planned for out anniversary movie," said Saffron.

"Which is?" asked Terra.

Saffron leaned into her ear, and whispered.

Blake, Kali, and Velvet immediately blushed and sputtered along with Terra.

"You okay?" asked Ghira.

"F-Fine dear…" said Kali.

A/N: I did some small adjustments to this so that it could take place in the U.S. I did however, keep the first part in Korean, sort of as a way of illustrating the source material.

Poor Pyrrha; Jaune's other big sis. Before people start freaking out, I'm not picking on Pyrrha. I'm just trying to keep in character Jaune's general perception of Pyrrha throughout much of the first two seasons, which was largely that of a partner, and mentor-figure. We didn't really see much in the way of Arkos until the dance, which was after Jaune sent all those letters to Saffron.


Miscellaneous Notes:

The sin of giving private loans in the Bible comes from Deuteronomy 23:19 – "You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest." The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book in the Torah, or Old Testament, and it is a second set of laws preached by Moses after delivering the first, more famous, set of laws, The Ten Commandments.

The idea of a badass Catholic priest beating the crap out of people sounds farfetched, but it isn't. In medieval Europe, some priests were former knights or warriors who chose a life or religious solitude after the fighting days. Furthermore, Crusader orders like the Templars, and Knights Hospitaller, later the Knights of Saint John, were monastic orders whose members were all monks.

Preview: Potential Future (Kind of…) – Blake