#mercury falling au

[howi99]

A Knight second chance 12

Jaune: (Tsk, it's taking too long! At this rhythm, Pyrrha's gonna get killed!) Hey, Pyr?

Pyrrha: Hm?

Jaune: *point to Mercury* Just letting you know, that the guy over there got 2 prosthetic legs.

Pyrrha: *perplexed* How-

Jaune: *point to the disguised Neo* I spoke with her. So anyway, he plans to fight you. Now, you remember what i said about using every advantage in a fight, right?

Pyrrha: B-but that wouldn't be fairplay and-

Jaune: *sigh* Pyrrha, do you really wish to be a huntress?

Pyrrha: *shocked* Wha- Yes! Of course i want!

Jaune: *taking her hands in his, looking at her straight in the eyes* Then... Why are you still holding back? Do you think the criminals will? Or the grimms?

Pyrrha: *Blushing madly* whu-..

Jaune: *sigh* Guess i'll have to teach you more. *Getting up* Miss Goodwitch, may i take the first fight?

Glynda: *surprised* I don't mind... This is the first time you volunteered yourself. *Frown* Is everything ok?

Jaune: *chuckle* Yes professor. I just want to show my partner how a huntsman should fight.

Everyone: *whispering between themselves*

Nora: *nodding to Yang with a smirk* Hey, you shouldn't be rude!

Jaune: *blinking* ... What?

Yang: *grinning* You know, she's right! How dare you say she doesn't fight like a huntress, uh?!

Jaune: ...! *Panicking* W-wait, no! That's not what i meant! Pyrrha's amazing, b-but she still holds back and-

Ren: Jaune.

Jaune: *looking at Ren* Uh?

Ren: *smirk* They are joking.

Jaune: ... O-oh, yeah, right. *Cough with a slight blush* I-in any case, i wish to fight you *point to Glynda* Professor!

Everyone: *silence... Then everyone starts talking at the same time*

Glynda: *annoyed* Silence! *Everyone shut up* Good. *Turn to Jaune* Now, why would you want to fight me instead of anyone else?

Jaune: *smiling* In the face of a stronger opponent, one needs to create their own advantage. I'm not expecting to win against you, but i want to show everyone how even the most powerful semblances can be overcome.

Glynda: *small smirk* Oh? Am i to assume you will use any trick necessary to that goal?

Jaune: *smirking* Of course. If it's to help my partner, i don't mind getting a bit rough.

*sound of something falling to the ground*

Nora: Uh... Jaune?

Jaune: ... That was Pyrrha, wasn't it?

Nora: Yep.

Jaune: *sigh* Anyway, maybe we should spar outside? And uh... Can someone help? I think i'd make it worse if i tried helping her.

Yang: *smiling* I'll go get some water! *whispering to Nora* because that girl is thiiiirsty~.

_ Outside _

Ruby: *vibrating with excitement* Oh gosh, we are going to see Professor Glynda fight! This is so awesome!

Pyrrha: *still a blushing mess* We held hands...

Nora: *nudging Pyrrha with her elbow* Hey Pyrrha, eyes on the ring!

Yang: *squinting her eyes* Wait... Weiss, did you give Jaune some of your dust?

Weiss: Yes, why?

Yang: How come you never share with us!?

Weiss: *deadpan* I did, once. And you used it all on your stupid bike.

Yang: Hey, her name is Bumblebee and-

Blake: Shhhh!

On the ring

Glynda: *looking at her students* Tsk. Maybe i should be stricter with them.

Jaune: *wearing his armor and a bunch of vial of dust* Well, can't blame kids for being kids, right?

Glynda: *looking at him* You are one of them you know?

Jaune: *flinch for a instant then smile* I guess i am. *Stretch* Well, for today i'll be your assistant teacher.

Glynda: *keeping note of that flinch* Hm...*taking position* Ready when- *gets blinded by Jaune's using thunder dust as a flashbang* !

Jaune: *already running to her, quickly mixing dust together* A huntsman should never lower their guards in a fight! *Dodge the disciplinarian, then slash at her twice* We rely on our senses to use our semblance, so the best way to win- *gets pushed back by Glynda's semblance* -is to have the element of surprise! *Throw an ice and fire dust vial near Glynda, a thick mist instantly forming to obstruct her vision further*

Glynda: *smiling* (He's good. Using my politeness to get the advantage.) You didn't follow the rules, Jaune. *Hearing him approaching from the right* Maybe you should be punished? *Use her semblance to condense the water in the air into needles, throwing them at Jaune, which blocks part of them with his shield*

Jaune: *apologetic smile* Sorry, just wanted to show them that real fights don't have rules. *Unsheathing his sword, starting to run at her* And i'm not done yet! *Using ice dust on the ground, making it slippery* Bad day for heels, don't you think?

Glynda: *trying to maintain her balance* What the-

Jaune: *slide, making her fall on the ground* The second thing you can use is your environment! *Gets on one knee then stab the ground with an earth crystal covered in plant dust, making the ground under them burst with roots, covering Glynda* Change it, mold it, make it yours!

Glynda: *chuckle while using her power to unroot everything around her* Not bad, not bad at all. *Aim at Jaune with a smirk* My turns now.

Jaune: *using gravity dust on himself to make himself heavier* The last part is aura management. *Taking position, placing his shield to protect his vitals* Everyone has limits, a point where they can't realistically fight at 100% even if they still have Aura.

Glynda: *begin her assault, throwing stones and roots at her student*

Jaune: *gritting his teeth, slowly but surely sliding out of the ring* Semblance uses Aura, you can bring them down with time! You don't need to rush! *His foot pass the borders limit* Ring out!

Glynda: *sweating, stopping her assault* That was.... That was good, very good even!

Jaune: *not moving*

Glynda: *worried* Mr Arc? Jaune?

Jaune: ... I used too much gravity dust, I'm stuck!

Back with the spectators

Ruby: *frotting at the mouth from the awesomeness*

Weiss: *looking at their aura reserve* 87% for Jaune and 68% for Glynda.

Yang: Damn, VB is good, right Pyr?

Pyrrha: ...

Nora: Pyrrha?

Pyrrha: ... *Looking at her hands* So he was holding back during our spar too...

Nora: *worried* A-are you ok?

Pyrrha: *having a... Weird smile and eyes* Eh, eh eh eh~

Yang: ... *Slowly pulling out another bottle of water and slowly giving it to Pyrrha* P-money, your thirst is showing.

Pyrrha: *snapping back to reality* O-oh! I'm Sorry!

Blake: ... By the way, did anyone see Ren?

Ren: *coming back with his pockets full of Liens* I'm here.

Weiss: *frowning* Where did you get that?

Ren: *shrug* Everyone was betting on low aura while i took the "risk" of taking the ring out.

Yang: Wait, there were bets?!

Ren: Yeah, team CRDL was making them when you were gone getting some water for Pyrrha. *Looking at Ruby* By the way, you won too, Ruby.

Ruby: *hearing the news, getting back to reality too* Woohoo! More part for Crescent Rose!

_ meanwhile _

Cinder: That kid...

Emerald: Should we be worried? He was the one who stopped Roman from stealing the cargo at the docks.

Cinder: ... I need to ask that old fool for more information on him. He could be... Useful, since our plans have changed...

[juanarc-thethird]

Jaune Is Not Allow To Drink Alcohol #4

At Junior's

Mercury: What are we doing here?

Cinder: We're looking for that Arc fool.

Mercury: Ok...

Mercury: Why?

Cinder: *Angry* Don't you pay attention to my plans?!

Mercury: I will be honest, I have never paid attention to your plans.

Cinder: Urg! We're here to get Arc drunk so we can find a weak point we can use against the famous Pyrrha Nikos.

Mercury: Oooooh! Well, lucky for you it seems he's already drunk.

He says as he looks past Cinder. She follows his gaze and sees Jaune drinking a mug of beer while singing.

Cinder: This will be easy.

Mercury: Good luck.

Cinder: I don't need luck.

She begins to walk towards him while Mercury stays behind watching.

Jaune: *Singing* 🎶Mr. Miller has laid old Otis in his grave...YAH!🎶

Cinder: Hey Jaune~

Jaune: Huh? *Turns to her*

Cinder: Can I join you for a drink? I can be very good company~

She says with a sensual smile

Jaune: *Upset* No.... I like woman. *Walks away*

Cinder: *Angry* W-WHAT?!

Mercury: AHAHAHAHAHA!

[brokentrafficknight]

I'm Here With You Too!

I don't want to admit how long it took to make this

Adding something extra because I left out someone SUUUUUPER important!

[actualbampot]

I physically couldn't stop this from happening.

[howlingday]

Meanwhile, in another universe...

Ruby: YOU JUST LET THEM GET AWAY?! MY HALF-SISTER AND A PLAYBOY WITH A SPARKLY STICK?!

Cinder: Ruby, please, it's Emerald's weakness that's to blame-

Mercury: No, it's HER weakness that's to blame! She never leaves her little clubhouse! If Ruby Rose wants Vasilias so bad, she can get him by her- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHK! (Collapses)

Ruby: I was wondering when you'd get here. Good thing Salem's magic was able to wipe away all that mercy you had left. Now there's nobody better suited to hunt down our enemies...

JAUNE ARC

Jaune: Yang and Neptune... are MINE.

[egginfroggin]

"Mother Knows Best" redraws with Bord go brrrrrrrrrrr

Words cannot describe how much I love portraying utter melodrama, oh my stars, the dramatics

Anyway, this. this is what you can blame the Tangled AU on just. Bill. being dramatic. So. have some dramatics. and a bit of toying around with lighting. for fun. as a treat. to me.

Y'all remember that bit where Gothel's on the stairs? With all the candles? Yeah, I'd like to tackle that next.

This is just a really convoluted excuse to get me used to drawing Ford, probably. And facial expressions.

Anyway, thanks for poking! Have a good night ^^

Transcript:

"Ditzy and a bit, well, hmm, vague"

"Stop, no more, you'll just upset me" Left text: "The drama queen to end all drama queens"

(Program: krita; time: about 2 hours)

[sunroseofthewood]

Teens that will fuck you up

(main cast poster for Defying Gravity, the RWBY au fanfiction I'm cowriting! Please check it out here!)

[strqyr]

i miss them and their stupid smirky faces so much and i can't even say "come back" bc they broke up the villain trio... this was it... the good ol' days....... OTL

[dragoonbutched]

Team CNME x Yugioh

Ok yes. I showed love to one of these more than the others. I play that particular deck and have a better understanding than the others shown.

[onyxgabriel]

Pot of Gold AU: Amgery

Pete and Pancake: angry barking

Jaune: holding the two back Pete! Pancake! Stop! I'm really sorry about this, you four!

Neo: eyes sparkling at the adorableness and starts making kissy faces

Cinder: It's fine, no need to worry.

Emerald: cautiously watching the puppies You sure those little guys are safe?

Jaune: I swear that they've never acted like this around anyone 'Except for Cardin.'

Mercury: Ah, c'mon, they can't be that bad, can't they? reaches out to scratch Pancake's chin

CHOMP!

Mercury: glass shattering YEOW! GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!

Jaune: Pancake, no! scritches underneath her chin to let the finger go

Mercury: hisses and rubs the bitten finger Dude! Do something about them!

Neo and Emerald: laughing at his expense

Jaune: I'm very sorry about this!

While Jaune left the four, the pups soon calmed down. Unbeknownst to everyone, the pups were actually saying some things to them. Let's see~

Puppy translations:

["Fat! Ugly! You smell!"]

["I'll bite your ankles off!"]

["Cringe!"]

["I'll feast on your liver!"]

["You suck!"]

Sorry if I've been absent for a while, I had a hell of a time with college, and now I have to look for a job for my OJT. And more bad news is that I flunked one of my classes

[didyoutrydynamite]

Ren: Why do you look like that?

Cinder: *Lying facedown on the floor* Like what?

Ren: Like you're dead.

Cinder: Because I’m dying. Leave me here to perish.

Mercury: Cindy accidentally called Jaune "babe" in front of everyone today.

Cinder: *Groans as she dies internally*

[howi99]

A Knight second chance 8.5

Velvet: *smirking* So? How did it go?

Russel: *smiling* Oh she loved the idea! I didn't know there was an insectarium in Vale! She really liked the exhibition on the Hymenoptera order. Did you know that bees, wasps and ants are all closely related? Oh and- *Picking up a bag of fried cricket* -they even sell food made of insects! It tastes like chips!

Velvet: *giggling* Well, i'm happy you both seemed to like the place. I went there with my team. *Grinning* My leader was terrified!

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Cinder: ... Excuse me what?

Mercury: *shrug* Roman bailed on us. Said something about not wanting to work with a "Bitch of a Grimm witch". No idea what he meant by that though.

Cinder: *blinking* How did he- What the- But we aren't even at half the dust we need! And he just left!?

Mercury: Well, he did say he wouldn't help with Beacon destruction since that wasn't the original plan. He thought we were going to sell the stuff to the black market. That, he doesn't care for.

Cinder: *groan, thinking about all the logistical problems that are now presenting themselves* Guess we'll have to BUY the explosive then. We won't be able to destroy the Amity colosseum, but that was just a secondary objective.

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Ruby: And so i said "Now that's a katana" And-

Jaune: *looking inside RWBY dorms* Oh? Blake, you still haven't removed your false bow?

Blake: *surprised* W-what!?

Jaune: *frown* Wait, you still haven't done that discussion? Oh and by the way, you do know your parents are expected to come to the tournament, right?

Blake: *panicking* H-how did you-

Jaune: Belladonna. Really, how did no one connect the dots? *Looking at Weiss* Especially you! They are the leader of Menagerie for heaven's sake!

Weiss: *realisation striking her* Oh my god, you are Kali and Ghira's daughter.

Blake: JAUNE!?!

Jaune: Oh and by the way, you are a literal breathing stereotype. And your bow twitches every time you are reading smut. *Smile* Anyway, good luck! *Close the door*

Yang: ... So does that mean i should call you a princess or?

Weiss: *reconsidering everything she knows* H-how did i not see it? They literally MADE the White Fang! Then again, they are pacifists...

Blake: *angry* JAUNE, YOU SON OF A BI-

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Penny: *tilting her head* Why did you do that, friend Jaune?

Jaune: *shrug* Eh, she needs to be pushed out of her comfort zone. Anyway, it's still a lot better than what should have happened. At least she didn't scream at her team that she was a terrorist.

Penny: Oh yeah, she did do that, uh? The memories are a bit vague on that part.

Jaune: I wasn't there. So i didn't have much more to share.

[nightmare-foundation]

Silly rwby/atla au idea

Ruby- Air bender, loves zooming around, on her way to becoming a master

Yang- Earth bender, specifically a lava bender

Blake- Non-bender, extremely talented with chi blocking

Weiss- Water bender, uses ice most often

Jaune- initially thought to be a non bender, is actually a water bender. Extremely talented healer, one of the best in the world

Pyrrha- Metal bender

Nora- Fire bender, uses lightning most often

Ren- non-bender, uses chi blocking

Oscar- the Avatar, comes from one of the water tribes. Not ready for the responsibility

Ozpin- Previous avatar, was an air nomad

Ozymandias/KoV- Avatar prior to Ozpin, was the Fire Lord of the fire nation

Ironwood- Metal bender

Leonardo Lionheart- Non-bender or earth bender (undecided)

Theodore- Fire bender

Winter- Water bender, blood bender (rarely uses it)

Whitley- non-bender

Tyrian- non-bender, uses chi blocking

Watts- non-bender

Hazel- Earth bender

Cinder- Previously non-bender, received fire bending

Emerald- Non-bender

Mercury- Was a metal bender, had his bending taken away

Salem- dark spirit??

Qrow- non-bender

Raven- non-bender

Glynda- no idea tbh

Sun Wukong- air bender

[brokentrafficknight]

I'm Still Here

RWBY doesn't do 'found family' well at all.

I also really loved Treasure Planet and think the best Jim stand-in would be that lovable little misanthropic asshole Mercury. Of all of the characters who needed a good dad, he needed it the most.

[zacs-of-rwby]

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest

Chapter 23: Always Be Prepared

Story Summary: Ozpin works tirelessly in his pursuit: to make Beacon of Hope a safe place for kids to grow up.  With a bigger location and more kids to take care of, Ozpin starts to feel the weight of responsibility crushing him, and he plans to carry the whole thing himself.

For Qrow, volunteering for Beacon of Hope had only one purpose: to get Summer off his back for a little while.  When he meets the polite, friendly, and handsome man in charge, he wonders if he could actually get something out of this whole ordeal after all.

With Qrow’s support, maybe Oz will be able to reach his goal of turning this house into a home.

Story Categories: Mental Health, Recovery, Slice of Life, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Found Family, LGBTQ+ Themes, Alternate Universe, Ozpin’s Halfway House AU, please check Ao3 tags for potentially triggering topics

Chapter Summary: Both sides try to prepare for the upcoming trial.

Chapter Categories: Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Found family

Author’s Note: This chapter is a lot of set up for the next few, but it still has some fun character interactions in it. Hope you like it!

[howlingday]

Penny: Greetings, friends~! I have the most wonderful news to share! The charging of the relics is almost complete!

Mercury: Great, Penny.

Penny: Yes... It is great, isn't it? I have already run through simulations, and though there is always room for error and improvement, the relics should be ready to fire in just a few more days!

Mercury: We don't have a few more days. (Approaches relics)

Penny: (Stands in front) B-But premature activation will destroy the relics!

Mercury: (Pushes past her) Yeah? Not my problem.

Penny: You... would destroy the relics?

Mercury: AAAARGH!

Cinder: (Turns)

Penny: Unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable! (Blasts Cinder)

Cinder: (Knocked supine)

Penny: Atlas protocol dictates action! I see now that helping you is wrong!

Cinder: (Stands up)

Penny: (Blasts Cinder again) You are gifted with the powers of a maiden, one whom I am programmed to assist. You ARE a maiden... BUT THIS KINGDOM IS MINE.

Cinder: (Looks to Mercury)

Mercury: (Groans) Kick her ass...