Here's the new chapter of the story. It took me awhile to figure out what to do about the story, but I got it handled. I just hope you guys enjoy this particular chapter, because I worked especially hard on this one. But now, without further ado, let's do this!

*I still don't own RWBY or Star Wars: The Clone Wars!*

Morley and Shadow Specters!

Jaune groaned as he began to slowly awaken. His vision was blurry as he slowly regained his bearings and sat up. Placing a hand on his head, he attempted to clear the cobwebs from his mind as he looked around and his vision finally began to clear up.

"Oh, my head… What happened…?" Jaune asked himself.

As he looked around, his eyes eventually settled themselves upon the broken blade and dented shield of Crocea Mors. Everything that happened up until that point came rushing back to him as fast as Blake runs to a sushi bar. The breach, Cinder revealing her true intentions, the White Fang… all of it came rushing towards him like a freight train.

"Am I… am I dead?" Jaune asked himself.

He wasn't sure if he really was dead. He felt his heartbeat and he still felt pain from his previous fight, so that told him that he was still alive. Although he really doubts that Jaguar Faunus was still breathing after being crushed to death by all those Goliath Grimm. Chances are that guy is both flat as a pancake and nothing but a smear of blood and bone on the ground.

Groaning in pain as his aching joints screamed at him not to move, Jaune got up to his feet and began to survey his surroundings. Wherever he's at, it looks to be made out of some kind of black stone that isn't anything like the Dust Crystals that Weiss always keeps on hand for her Myrtenaster.

Raising an eyebrow, Jaune kept looking around in an effort to find a way out of this strange room he was in. He could faintly, in the darkness, make out these runes along the walls that seemed to be strange incantations that were carved into the walls in a foreign language. So foreign, in fact, that Jaune had no idea where they originated from.

"What Doctor Oobleck wouldn't give to find this…" Jaune said to himself.

He continued walking through the darkness, but grew more and more frustrated as he couldn't find a way out of this seemingly endless room. Growling at his inability to get out of this room, he pounded his fist against the wall.

"How do I get out of here?" he asked himself. "Please, someone… show me which way to go!"

"What you need is a guide." said a raspy voice.

Jaune turned swiftly as he tried to find the source of the voice, but he could find nothing. It was either too dark to see this person or the fall knocked his brain loose.

"Hey buddy, I'm down here! By your feet!" said the voice.

Jaune looked down and came into contact with the strangest creature he's ever seen. It looked kinda like a snake that has a Manta Ray for a head. It's pale pink and black in coloration and has a few studs along the back of its long, serpentine body.

"Who… and what… are you?" Jaune asked.

"Oh, me? I'm Morley. I am the guardian of this ancient temple that once belonged to a great warrior in ancient times. Upon his deathbed, this great warrior appointed my family as the guardians of his ancient tomb." the creature explained. "But I can see that you are perhaps searching for a way out."

"Do you know the way out of this place?" Jaune asked.

In response to this, Morley just slithered further along and looked back at Jaune.

"You're already headed in the right direction, even if your poor night vision can't see this. But you'll need my guidance to avoid the Shadow Specters." Morley said.

That last bit caught Jaune's attention. The name of whatever these things are, it doesn't sound like that of a Grimm. But at the same time, it doesn't sound human or Faunus. He doesn't know what it is.

"Shadow Specters…?"

Just then, Jaune began to see movement in the darkness of this apparent tomb. And from within the shadows, creatures began to materialize as they moved between the spaces of light and dark. Each creature looked downright demonic with horns, wings, tails, talons… but all of them had one thing in common. And that's their glowing red eyes.

As the apparent Shadow Specters moved about, they made these screeching sounds like wailing banshees. Most likely their form of communicating.

"Yup, Shadow Specters. They'll get ya. Follow me." Morley replied.

Jaune didn't necessarily trust this creature, but what other choice does he have? Without a guide, he'd be wandering about these corridors forever. Or worse, be attacked and killed by the Shadow Specters. If Crocea Mors hadn't been destroyed, he would have stood a better chance at fighting those things. But as it stands, he has no means of self defense.

So, swallowing his pride and doling out a little bit of trust, Jaune followed Morley. With the serpentine creature as a guide, he weaved and bobbed his way through fields of Shadow Specters. But as he followed Morley, he couldn't help but ponder something of the shadowy creatures he was avoiding.

The screeches… they sounded an awful lot like the words… help me.

Are the Shadow Specters calling out for help?

*To Be Continued…*

I know it's not my best work, but I hope you guys like it anyway. Next chapter is when we'll be getting to where Tulak Hord appears. Along with that, there will be a Sith Holocron for Jaune to learn from. But I still need to know who you guys want Jaune paired up with in this story. Should it be Ahsoka? Barriss? Maybe one of the girls from the RWBY-verse? Let me know!

Also, please don't forget to vote on the poll I have posted for another one of my stories. Here is the poll and the current results.

Poll Title: In Pokemon Blue - Barriss' Redemption, which of these Starter Pokemon do you want Barriss to have?

Poll Results…

Bulbasaur: 1 vote

Squirtle: 1 vote

Charmander: 1 vote