#cloud!jaune arc

[rwac96]

Ask

Jedi + Sith Crossover Original

When others ask how Tifa brought Jaune back to the light side, do they answer truthfully or not?

(previously)

Cloud: *blinks* "How?! Zack tried to turn Sephiroth from the Darkness...only to get bisected in two."

Tifa: "I reminded him of his friends in the Order."

Weiss: "Friend? Making a lot of assumptions there."

Blake: "Ruby and you are his friends."

Jaune: *awkward* "Uh, she told me murdering solves nothin'."

Blake: *deadpan* "I tried that with Adam...he lopped off Yang's arm and stabbed me in the stomach."

Tifa: *gulps, awkwardly* "I used the Force."

Weiss: *unamused* "Be serious!"

[wu-sisyphus-gang]

Cloud!Jaune: *charges Jenova!Salem*

Jenova!Salem: Fall.

Cloud!Jaune: *collapses to his knees and struggles to reclaim his sword*

[cornonjacob07]

Fucking me up so bad that Weiss shows attraction to Ever After Jaune who’s pretty close in appearance and knightly aesthetic to Nicholas Schnee, I would like Freud to leave my head now.

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

Cougar!Jaune: Hey! Bird! Quit pecking my friends' eyes!

Cardin-al: Or else what?

Cougar!Jaune: (roars) Mreow!!!

Cardin-al: Bahahahahaha! What was that?!

Cougar!Jaune: ROAR!!!

Cardin-al: Ahhh! (flies away)

Cougar!Jaune: Whoa!

SnowLeopard!Weiss: Nice job, Pyrrha.

Lion!Pyrrha: Thank you, but let's just keep this to ourselves. Shall we?

Ocelot!Nora: Nice roar, Jaune!

CloudedLeopard!Ren: Sounds like you're finally coming into yourself.

Cougar!Jaune: Yeah. Yeah! I am! (puffs proudly)

@novankenn

[howlingday]

[Jaune Strife au] how long before vincent valentine turns up to give Jaune a gun and lessions on how to use it. I'm thinking peacemaker a Colt Single Action Army would be a good gift

"Here, I got this for you."

Jaune took the steel crate from his uncle's hand. It scraped along his claw as Jaune dragged the heavy container until Jaune hefted it off. To say it was heavy would be accurate, but also a grievous understatement of the fact. Jaune had to put his back into keeping it from dragging him down.

"Uh, thanks, Uncle Vince." Jaune carried the box to a nearby table. His father and Uncle Barret watched as he opened the container, revealing a gun. Jaune lifted it out of the box and inspected it. "Wow... Thanks, Uncle Vince!"

"You already said that." Barret chuckled.

"I understand you're not much of a gun user, like your father," Uncle Vincent explained, "but it doesn't hurt to have extra protection."

"Especially if the thing you need protecting from is far away." His father added with a grin on his face.

"Hey, have you guys seen Jaune?" Ruby asked as she entered the bar. "Uncle Qrow and his uncle are arguing again, and I don't want to be the one who-" She then gasped. "IS THAT AN OUTSIDER AP-120?!" Ruby sprinted over in a flurry of petals. "Where did you get that?!"

"My uncle just gave it to me." Jaune chuckled.

"It was one of my older guns, so I cleaned it up and decided to give it to Jaune as an early birthday present." Uncle Vincent explained. "Would you like to attend the target practice?"

"Heck yeah!" Ruby cheered. "Come on! I know just the place!"

"Uh, okay!" Jaune quickly returned the weapon to it's case. After getting a nod from Uncle Vincent, the two followed the girl in the red cape.

"Oy," Barret shook his head, "he really is your kid. Same kinda friends and everything."

Cloud chuckled. He couldn't argue with that.

[arc-misadventures]

Hey I have an idea for an AU I saw on YouTube a Guardian Beast au do you think you can pull this off

Lord of Beasts

Ozpin: Alright students... You are the lucky few who have been granted the powers of a, Spiritual Beast. Now, you've all come here to learn to control your powers. An untrained, Spiritual Beast Master can be a danger both to themselves, and others. So before we begin your lessons, please show us your, Spiritual Beast's.

Jaune: W-Wait... w-w-we gotta show our beasts...?! Why?!

Glynda: It is best if we know what your, Spiritual Beasts are so we may best help you learn to master their powers. Some, Spiritual Beasts require more precise training to master. As well we will know what dangerous those particular beast may entail.

Jaune: But, do we have to show you who they are...? I-I mean you know I have spiritual powers, why do I have to show you any more than that?

Glynda: For ours, and more importantly your safety, Mr. Arc. We need to prepare for whatever incidents may occur because of your, Spiritual Beasts powers.

Jaune: Curse you, and your sound, logical reasoning...

Ozpin: Alright, let us begin then... Ruby Rose?

Ruby: Sir!

Ozpin: Will you please summon your, Beast please?

Ruby: Okay!

Ruby put her hands together as a swirl of black clouds whirled around her, before she thrust them forward, a shouted her, Beasts name.

Ruby: Zwei! I summon you!

From within her shadow emerged a beast before darting around, Ruby, and appearing in front of her. What appeared was a silver, black wolf, who barked at the ensembled teachers.

Oobaleck: A Shadow Wolf? Impressive, Miss Rose.

Port: Ahh yes, we will have to teacher her all about shadow, and wind magic then. This shall be most exciting!

Ozpin: Well done, Miss. Rose. Now then, Miss Xiao Long?

Yang: On it!

Yang did the same as her little sister, and held out her hands, but instead of a black mist red flames flying in the wind swirled around her. She pushed her hands out, and shouted:

Yang: Come forth: Ember Celica!

A plume of fire appeared before, Yang, that flew up in the air, before a bird of fire landed on her out stretched arm.

Glynda: A phoenix... no, an, Eternal Flame Phoenix!

Ozpin: It's rare to see such a bird, since they are so passionate, and noble they rarely choose a master. Well done, Miss Xiao Long.

Yang: Thank you, Sir!

Ozpin: Alright, on to the next...

~~~

Port: I must say we, have a most promising crop of, Spiritual Masters this year!

Peach: I must agree! We have a vast array of magic to be taught this year! I am especially looking forward to all the healing, Spiritual Beasts, and their masters I must teach this year.

Glynda: Yes, I am looking forward to teaching, Miss Schnee's, Nine Tail Fox, and Ms. Nikos's, Spiritual Dragon.

Port: I am looking forward to teaching, Miss Valkyrie's on how best to use the powers of her, Thunder Lion. Will you be teaching, Mr. Ren's, Shadow Tail Fox, and Miss. Belladonna's, Shadow Jaguar?

Oobaleck: Yes. As well as, Miss Rose's, Shadow Wolf.

Ozpin: Yes, this is looking to be a most promising year. But, before we start making schedules on these students lessons we have one more student to evaluate. So, then.. Mr. Arc?

Jaune: Y-Yes...?

Ozpin: Can you show us your, Spiritual Beast?

Jaune: Uhhh...?

Jaune looked over to the side, and then back to the, Headmaster Ozpin.

Jaune: No...?

Ozpin: Are... are you refusing to show us your, Spiritual Beast?

Jaune: Yes...?

Ozpin: You sound uncertain?

Glynda: Is something wrong, Mr. Arc?

Jaune pocked his fingers together, as he was nervously looked around.

Jaune: Kinda...?

Ozpin: What's wrong, Mr. Arc?

Jaune: ...

Jaune: She uhh... she doesn't want to come out...

Port: It doesn't want to come out?

Peach: No wait, 'she?'

Ozpin: So, your, Spiritual Beast doesn't want to be summoned?

Jaune: Uhh... no... She doesn't want to show herself...

OGPOP: ...

Ozpin: She... She doesn't want to show herself. Does that mean you’ve already summoned her?!

Jaune: ...

Jaune: Yes...?

OGPOP: WHAT?!

Glynda: You've already summoned your, Spiritual Beast?!

Port: How did we not see you summoning it?!

Oobaleck: How is it concealing it's presence?!

Peach: Why do you keep referring to it as a female?!

Ozpin: And, why doesn't it not wish to show itself?!

OGPOP: TELL US NOW!

Jaune recoiled in shock as his teachers all collectively bombarded with questions as they also shouted at him.

Jaune: ...?!

Jaune: Okay... I've only summoned her the one time...

Peach: Why only the one time?

Jaune: Because when I first summoned her, she just never left...

Peach: What?!

Port: To maintain a summoned, Spiritual Beast, consumes a persons. Aura, you must have a massive aura amount of aura to maintain a summon for... h-how long has your, Spiritual Beast been summoned, lad?

Jaune: I-I've only summoned her the first time, and that was when I was... four...

Oobaleck: F-Four...?!

Jaune: So, thirteen years...

Oobaleck: WHAT?!

Peach: You've kept a steady summoned, Spiritual Beast up for thirteen years?!

Jaune: Yes...?

Peach: THE HELL?!

Glynda: How vast is his aura?!

Oobaleck: Im... Immeasurable...?!

Ozpin: WHAT?!

Glynda: A-Answer the other questions, Mr. Arc...

Jaune: Okay... T-To answer your questions... Uhh... I call her a her because that's what she calls herself?

Peach: It self identifies?! That means she's a high class, Spiritual Beast... A very high class one...

Jaune: And, she's hiding her presence with her powers. And, she's doing it, because she... she doesn't want to show herself...

Jaune: More precisely... she doesn't want to show herself to you...

Jaune then pointed at, Ozpin as the group of teachers looked at one another then at, Ozpin who looked back at them, and shrugged his shoulders, before addressing, Jaune.

Ozpin: She does? But, why does your, Spiritual Beast not want to appear before me?

Jaune: Uhh...? Why don't you want, Headmaster Ozpin looking at you?

Jaune turned to look to his left, it seemed that he was looking at nothing, but they all assumed that he was talking to his, Spiritual Beast.

Jaune: H-He did what?!

Jaune: When did that happen?

Jaune: Two thousand years ago?!

Jaune: How is he...? He can reincarnate?!

Jaune's face when through a kaleidoscope of emotions until he stopped, and turned to look at, Ozpin while taking a step back.

Jaune: Why is this man allowed near children...?!

Everyone, from the teachers, the students, and their, Spiritual Beasts all stopped to stare at, Ozpin.

Glynda: Ozpin...?

Ozpin: Y-Yes... Glynda...?

Glynda: H-How does this, Spiritual Beast know you're the, Ageless Hermit...?

Ozpin: T-That's a good question... Mr. Arc... can you please tell your, Spiritual Beast to show itself...

Jaune looked to where they assumed his, Spiritual Beast was. They all looked at, Jaune before they saw his face fall.

Jaune: No... please don't make me say that...

Jaune: Because it's embarrassing, that's why!

Jaune looked to his silent companion, before his body slumped over as a defeated sigh escaped his lips. He then straightened out his back as he turned to addressed his teachers.

Jaune: May I present her majesty, the Lord of Beasts, the Matriarch of the First Born, and High Chancelloress of the Beastkin: The Oni Queen, Salem

One expected a flash of white light, a shimmer of silver to appear before them, but as fast as one could snap their fingers, Salem the Oni Queen appeared before them.

Everyone shouted in alarm as she suddenly appeared before them. Everyone's Spiritual Beasts suddenly bowed before her, Majesty. Some marveled in her beauty, others in her raw power, but out of everyone there, Ozpin wanted to be anywhere but where he was right now.

Ozpin: Ohh... Fuck...

Salem stared at everyone as she floated above the ground. Oobaleck, and his crazed scientific habits made him move closer to her with an out stretched hand. An action, Salem noticed as she scowled at his hand before floating behind, Jaune, and wrapping her arms around his neck, and pulling him into her sizeable chest.

Jaune: Yeah... So this is my, Spiritual Beast summon... Salem... The Oni Queen...

Glynda: Wha... but...?! Mr. Arc... How did you become...? How...?

Glynda's question was just a generalized question as to how all of this had happened.

Jaune: Oh well... I didn't have any friends as a kid... Everyone was mean to me, and didn't like me... And, I heard getting a, Spiritual Beast get's you a best friend forever! S-So I went to the local shrine in the woods near my home. And, I prayed for a friend, and... Salem appeared...

Glynda: R-Really...?

Peach: That seriously can't be how it happened...?

Port: Well, she is here so...?

Oobaleck: So you summoned a, Spirit Deity by accident? And, formed a contract with her...?

Jaune: Yeah... something like that...

Peach: What do you mean by that?

Jaune looked around nervously, before pulling off the fingerless glove on his left hand, and holding it up for all to see. Meanwhile, Salem showed of her left hand, and wiggled her fingers at them.

OGPOP: ...

OGPOP: WHAT?!

Glynda: You're married to a, Spirit Deity?!

Jaune: Technically we're engaged... but, we pretty much are...

Ozpin: And, how did this happen, Mr. Arc?

Jaune: Well we...?!

Jaune was about to answer when, Salem moved in front of him, and placed her finger on his mouth, while shaking her head. Salem then moved over to, Ozpin with a kind warm smile across her face. While, Salem exuded warmth, and love, Ozpin started to shake in absolute fear, that fear only grew as she held up a hand in front of his face.

Ozpin: Please be gentle...?

Salem smiled as she shook her head, and flicked, Ozpin on the head, sending him flying through the walls of, Beacon Academy until he was falling into, Forever Falls.

Everyone watched in stunned amazement as, Sale effortlessly sent, Ozpin flying. Glynda was the first to speak, as she addressed the, Oni Queen.

Glynda: D-Do I want to know why she did that to him...?

Jaune: No... No you do not...

Glynda: Okay...

Port: Well... we certainly have plenty of question to ask about... all of this. But, I must say we'll certainly have the most interesting school year this year

Glynda: Yeah...

Glynda turned to see, Salem, the Oni Queen affectionally rub her cheek against, Jaune's.

Glynda: That's one way to say it...

[spahhzy]

Rain poured on the body of Jaune Arc as he laid down on the scorched ground motionless as Cinder Fall limped away clutching at her sides. The scars of conflict shared on both their bodies, but it would seem that Cinder Fall would once again walk away victorious from this encounter.

Jaune: ...

???: Get up.

Jaune lifeless eyes stared at the clouds.

???: Get. Up.

Moving his head ever so slightly, Jaune looked and saw... himself as the Rusted Knight.

Rusted Knight: No one's coming to save you...

Rusted Knight: Get Up!

Jaune: ...

Rusted Knight: It has to be you...it's all on you! No one else is coming.

Rusted Knight: You have to keep moving! Push forward!

Jaune: ...

Rusted Knight: You can't let them hold your hand anymore!

Vision of his friends danced before his eyes.

Rusted Knight: You have to do this by yourself!

Rusted Knight: You're all alone.

Rusted Knight: If you don't, everyone you care for is going to die... even her!

Jaune: !

The Rusted Knight faded, and the face of his younger self from his time in Beacon manifested.

V3 Jaune: So get up! GET UP! Please! Do you always have to let everyone down!?

V3 Jaune: You can't be weak this time. You have to keep going!

V3 Jaune: With everything you have! Keep going!

Jaune: ...

V3 Jaune: It doesn't matter if it hurts... it doesn't matter!

V3 Jaune: Get up gods dammit!

V3 Jaune: Get up!

His Beacon self faded before a little child manifested before him, and it was him as a little boy, the little boy who always wanted to be a hero.

Little Jaune: Please.

-

Cinder: That...damned Arc... when did he get this strong...

Cinder felt her wounds begin to heal up as the fall maiden powers worked overtime.

Cinder: Tch...the humiliation of someone as pathetic as him driving me to my absolute...I'll make sure to skin that girlfriend of his alive!

Suddenly, she heard rustling of the grass rustle behind her and, to her surprise, stood Jaune.

Jaune:

Cinder: ...

The Knight said nothing as he drew his blade to the stupefied Fall Maiden.

Cinder: You just don't know when to stay down, do you, Arc!

Jaune: ...

Cinder: I was content with letting you die in the rain, but I'll burn you away to ash just like I did to Pyrrha!

Jaune: ....

Cinder: She'll have nothing but the ashes to remember you by, and that's only for shortwhile before I kill her myself!

The man said nothing, and Cinder snarled flames exuding from her mouth in rage as she blasted forward to the Knight who met her halfway.

Cinder: DIE JAUNE ARC!!!!!

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

Jaune's Family on his Mothers Side: Cynthia Pokemon, Samus Aran, Bridget GuiltyGear, Lalatina "Darkness" Ford Dustiness, Link the Hero of time; Champion of Hyrule, Cloud Strife, So on and So forth.

Jaune's Family on his Father's Side: The Helltaker, Kimihito kurusu.

Ironically, Jaune's dad was chosen by his mom, above literally everyone else Vying for her. Other than Mama Arc, Papa Arc had about as much game as an EA Title without DLC.

[novankenn]

The Sequel!

(A/N - Let's see what we can do with this!)

It had been 14 years since his one and only son had been born. The auspicious day heralded in a new era for the Arc clan. The baby making had ceased. The combined might of the mothers of his children deciding it was time to focus on raising and educating their brood over just expanding it.

But the hints were still there, Everyone was still hale and hearty... and once his oldest started moving out on their own... they may start the process over again. But however that was beside the point. His 9 oldest had decided with some urging from their mothers and aunts and grandmothers to bring home their boyfriends or girlfriends... to meet the family.

While Jaune knew that his children would never let ANYONE hurt or disrespect any member of the family, as the father... he had an age old duty to fulfill, but due to the sheer size of the undertaking he called in assistance. So there seated on three couches in the massive living room, sat the 9 would be paramours.

Across from them the father of their love interests. Before Jaune his 14 year old son, with his shoulder length dark brown hair put up in twin-tails, while wearing baby blue tights, a pink sundress and black flats. stood. Jaune knew after this... meeting... he was going to have to talk to his brood again about playing dress up with their brother.

Flanking Jaune was his reinforcements for this task. The grandfathers and grand uncle of the family. To his left stood Qrow and Taiyang. To his right Ozpin and Jaune's father. Behind him using his imposing size stood Ghira.

But there was one other, that even the assembled group of men was a little shocked at seeing. Standing behind the collected young men and women seeking approval to continue their relationships, was one Jacques Schnee, flanked by a squad of SDC security drones. One for each of his granddaughters and half-granddaughters.

Jaune's mind remembered something about Willow enlisting Salem's help in putting Jacques straight, and for several years the man had been banned from family outings. But then sunlight broke through those dark clouds, and the Schnee Patriarch proved his "worth" b y not only restructuring the SDC, but also himself.

Jaune: So... *Jaune's support as smirked... sinisterly* ...you want to date my daughters...

[rwac96]

What about Tifa? Since FF Rebirth is the popular thing now, I wonder what she will give Jaune for his birthday.

Tifa: "Happy Birthday, Jaune!"

Jaune: *drunk* "Man...this drink sure has one helluva kick!"

Ruby: *grimaced* "What the hell was in that drink?"

Cloud: "It's one of those things that I'm still figuring out."

[didyoutrydynamite]

I didn't know Cloud played airsoft on weekends!

Help. I've been trying my best to describe Jaune Arc to an Ai Image generator and now I've turn him into a Genshin Impact Character, what do I do?

[wu-sisyphus-gang]

Therapist: Are you irritated, paranoid or delusional? Do you see shadows?

Cloud!Jaune: *seeing Jenova!Salem standing right behind her*

Cloud!Jaune: No. No shadows.

[linkman447]

Ten years later (dragonslayer)

It has been 10 years after jaune arc and yang Xaio long got married

Villager: run sir it a grim

Jaune: don’t worry we are a huntsman

Showing jaune, yang, and ren

Villager #2: oh hooray we’re saved

A hulking Goliath charges at jaune. He only stands there, and as the beast hits a large cloud of dust appears

Villager: oh no!!!

Ren: don’t worry

Yang: yeah my husband is tougher than some over grown elephant

As the dust clears you see jaune glowing like a white bonfire holding the Goliath off with one hand

Yang: woooo gett’em baby

And with the order given he swings his sword in claymore form down on the grim bisecting tge beast

Later

Villager: you must have trained for years to be this good

Jaune: uhhh no

Villager: what!!! But you kicked that grim’s but

Jaune: yeah I didn’t train to be this way.

He leans in

Jaune: my wife made we this way

Villager: huh

Jaune: when Mrs. Arc is in the mood you ain’t done till she is

Villager: /// I didn’t want or need to know that

Yang: there you are lover boy

She grabs him by the back of the collar and starts dragging him away

Yang: mama’s feeling frisky

Jaune: when you tell my tale, leave this part out

Villager: there goes a brave man, and I’m luck to not have a wife like that

Ren: yeah but you don’t have to sleep in the tent next to them

Villager: oh you poor bastard

Ren: oh I’ll get my revenge (he smiles evilly) we have a mission with my leader and wife next month

Villager: damn… this some kind of feud with you guys

Ren back to being stoic: no why do you ask

[pilot-boi]

The Knightwood, though happily a tree, is more than capable of wrapping and twisting his branches and roots into a humanoid shape. Mostly humanoid. The proportions are uncanny, and he is simply too large for the rusted, rent pieces of old forged steel. Like fairytales of Olde, a forest of One marches to deliver vengeance to those that blaspheme against the sanctity of His shade.

The Knightwood is a tree

It wasn’t always a tree, it remembers when its branches were truly limbs, when its roots were feet. It remembers when its leaves were few and far between, when its berries were eyes, when its sap was blood

Afterans don’t remember their previous life after they ascend. What would be the point of that? But Jaune Arc wasn’t an Afteran. The Knightwood remembers him

It remembers the four girls who rest under its branches, remembers how Jaune Arc was their friend. It remembers the centuries of waiting for these four girls, both as the boy it was before and as the tree it is now

Trees live a long time. The Knightwood has a long memory

It is Jaune Arc’s rest, the respite of the Rusted Knight. Despite ascending, the Knightwood is not an Afteran. But the saying still holds true. The mind might forget (although it had not) but the heart always remembers

The Knightwood has no heart, not anymore. Its heart is a trunk of gnarled wood protected by rusted steel emblazoned by twin crescents. But despite all of this, the Knightwood remembers the four girls

In the end, Jaune Arc was nothing but love, it was all the boy had left. He was the Rusted Knight, he wasn’t truly a person. He was merely a vessel for the love that threatened to burst from his chest. And now the Knightwood is the boy’s vessel

And this interloper took one of the girls. Pink and brown hair like clouds and hatred in her heart, she came to the sanctuary of its branches and took Ruby Rose

The Knightwood is a tree

It can still move, uprooting and trundling to new locations as needed before resting again. But it remembers when its limbs could hold the blade at its roots. And the love of a past life that it holds in its heart pushes the Knightwood to do so again

It’s an ungainly thing. It hasn’t been this small in centuries. (It takes a long time for trees to grow, even ones that used to be people) Papery bark for skin, golden leaves for hair, a sprig of berries for each eye. A facsimile of a person. Jaune Arc’s armor is too small, too big, half embedded in the Knightwood’s “chest” and in its “arms”

But the boy’s blade is sharp as ever. Shattered, like him

The girls seem… something when they see it approaching. Sad, scared, overjoyed. It is still taller than them, centuries of growth crushed down into a nearly human form, and they seem so fragile before it as they charge off to rescue their sister

It remembers that this is why Jaune Arc had a shield. His friends were so fragile, and he was cursed to be not

The Knightwood has no shield. The metal remains embedded even in this form. It cannot separate its flesh from the steel of its past. But the girls must be protected, Ruby Rose must be protected. The Knightwood realizes that it must be a shield instead

It was made to be a resting place, a guardian of a healing soul. It must protect them

As the Knightwood marches away from the village of gems, it can feel its bark cracking. Its wood is crushed down into limbs it hasn’t formed in centuries, with too few leaves to sustain it and no roots to draw nutrients from the earth. Already it can feel its energy flagging and it longs to plant itself in place and rest

The Knightwood is a tree. It was made to be a resting place for its borrowed souls. It was not made to be a person. Jaune Arc wished to be nothing, and the Knightwood, in following the love the boy carried in his heart, it is trying to be something

It realizes that this is killing it

And it realizes that this is its purpose. To die so that others may not. If it dies protecting the ones Jaune Arc loved, then it’s worth it. They’re the ones that matter

After all, the Knightwood is just a tree

[howlingday]

Jaune: Hm... Still no sign of the townspeople....

Sun: Hey! You hear that, Whitley?! The coast is clear~!

Sun: Look at him... We got chased out of town almost two weeks ago, and he's STILL moping around! Ah, well... Guess you can whine when you're the richest guy in town...

Whitley: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

Sun: 'Scuse me... EX-richest.

Jaune: Don't get him started. (Hands gum)

Whitley: THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! You can't do anything to a rich person that he doesn't want! GAH! Oh, the horrible injustice of it all! I'm still reeling with shock!

Whitley: I'm a respected community leader! A shining pillar of moral strength! So a couple less-than-reputable business deals went south... Is that any reason to run out the most beloved man out of town on a raft?!

Jaune: Yes.

Sun: "Most beloved"?! The mayor declared the day a school holiday just so kids could throw rocks at you!

Whitley: Ingrates, the lot of them! Oh, they'll RUE the day they chased Whitley Nicholas Schnee out of their crummy, old town!

Sun: Now, now, bud! Don't be blue! It's a beautiful day! Not a cloud in the sky~!

Jaune: You're right. We should find some shade soon before I end up having a stroke.

Sun: (Quietly) Hey, I'm just tryin' to cheer him up, okay?

Sun: Try thinking about something besides your money! Just look at me; I've never had a lien to my name, but I'm not sad! If anything, I'm free! Free as a bird~!

Whitley: Or a mangy dog, digging through trash for scraps!

Sun: Well... True. But you get what I'm saying.

Whitley: Uuugh... JAUNE ARC!

Jaune: What?

Whitley: (Stomps up to Jaune) Have you figured out where we are yet? What's taking so long?!

Jaune: I'm still working on it. Hm... That's weird. None of these mountains are on any of our charts.

OUT FROM MANTLE

[aravas-writing]

Councilman AU: since Jaune is currently with Summer and Tai dealing with the situation in Mistral along with Raven, i was thinking we could see them finally facing Raven and the Branwen Tribe, with the former team members having an intense and dramatic standoff while Councilman Arc...is currently dealing with a flirty Vernal who is excited to have cross paths again.

The air was heavy with a confrontation long in the making. Clouds hung above, thick with impending lightning as a storm was brewing on the ground as well.

"Summer..." Raven gaped. She could not pretend to not care, not when the leader she thought dead was still alive and staring daggers at her.

"Hey, Raven. Guess you never changed, did you?"

Taiyang stayed silent. Part of him was too angry to say anything, part of him knew that Summer had just about as much to say to Raven as he did.

She, Raven, bristled. "You knew of my circumstances and you knew damn well that-"

Taiyang had enough. "Circumstances?" His voice was cold enough to make both women flinch. Neither of them had ever heard this tone out of his mouth. "Like having a child and husband? A baby at home, waiting for her mother to come back to her? Summer had a reason: she actively couldn't. So, what's yours?" He stepped forward, clenching his fists.

"I'm all ears."

------------------

"Hey, cutie, ever shacked up with a wild girl?"

"Can you stop flirting with me while trying to kill me??"

"Where's the fun in that?"