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[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

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Another idea:

The timeline where everything went right.
Where Adam is just a faunus robin hood, leading the fight as an anti-slavery folk hero.
Cinder loses her fight against the maiden and she and her crew are captives of Ozpin.
Whitley finds love in Ruby, Weiss is baffled and weirded out.
Pyrrha never has to sacrifice herself and after Jaunes wins the Vytal festival, she confesses to him while forgetting the world is watching.
Cardin and Velvet were always an item but neither family were very accepting of the relationship, and unlike in the original romeo and juliet, both live.
 
AndrewJTalon said:
Here is a fun idea for Ren and Nora. They used to be thieves and bandits on the frontier of Mistral and Vale in order to survive. Like Bonnie and Clyde, but not murdering assholes (So... Not like Bonnie and Clyde).

They kept some of their old wanted posters. Ren was extremely deadpan and snarky while Nora was energetic and unpredictable. However, they never killed anyone and Ren was very polite (despite his sarcasm).
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The great Valeish maple syrup heist......

In all seriousness, maple syrup has to be collected over wide open areas, which would make it dangerous and even more expensive on a world like Remnant.

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-Arslan Atlan and Jaune bond more over their shared faith and heritage of the Broken Table. Pyrrha frets.
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Pyrrha worries less when she discovers that the Church allows polygamy.
 
One other idea I've had. It would have made more sense if someone in Vale's government or someone of authority was an agent of Salem's. Someone who betrayed Vale to destruction. There are a few possible ways to do this.

One? They're just a corrupt politician who doesn't know they're working for Salem and just sell out Vale because they don't think they're going to get in trouble. Corrupt stupid politicians can easily sell out their nations because of their very nature. This is always topical.

Two? Pull a Gaius Baltar. They were a tech genius who let their dick or ego betray them to Salem's honeypot and they handed over the keys to Vale's defenses.

Three? There is a politician or official who has been duped by one of Salems' agents. They took the role of an aide or trusted assistant and guided them into making bad decisions, and the big reveal is that they inadvertently led Vale to it's destruction out of good intentions.

Take your pick!
 
AndrewJTalon said:
Three? There is a politician or official who has been duped by one of Salems' agents. They took the role of an aide or trusted assistant and guided them into making bad decisions, and the big reveal is that they inadvertently led Vale to it's destruction out of good intentions.
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Kind of like Jafar or Rasputin from Disney movies of the past.
 
[QUOTE="AndrewJTalon, post: 8338389, member.

Three? There is a politician or official who has been duped by one of Salems' agents. They took the role of an aide or trusted assistant and guided them into making bad decisions, and the big reveal is that they inadvertently led Vale to it's destruction out of good intentions.

Take your pick![/QUOTE]

This one
 
A few random thoughts:



-The Hunter Academies serving as neutral centers of peace between armed nations might have been much more compelling than Atlas is the only one with a military. It also gives Cinder the option to start a war between the Kingdoms to weaken them. Alternatively, Altas is essentially in charge and the other Kingdoms are akin to vassal states.



-What various nation states and polities might have been independent but were enrolled or united into the Kingdoms? I came up with an India analog for White Knight Errant, and North Sanus was once a France analog. What other nations might have been around and still retain their culture and heritage? If Vale's government falls you could have a situation where all these polities begin to act on their own.



-How would Raven react to Yang getting knocked up by Jaune?



-Suppose Jaune knew Lisa Lavender as his babysitter back in Radian? How would having a reporter as an ally affect the story?



-Blake's parents coming to Beacon is a fun story idea. But what if they came at the same time as Jaune's parents and they had a history?



-Here are prompts for more of the Arc Clan!



>Peter Arker, a distant cousin of Jaune's and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!



>Scrooge McArc, a rich Solitas business man and adventurer, who also happens to be a Duck Faunus.



>Finn Mertens, a one armed adventurer with a sword and an adoptive Dog Faunus brother, Jake.



>Cousin Applejack Apple, from the little kingdom Equestria in Central Sanus ruled by two Princesses.
 
TheFabulousCustodes said:
Kind of like Jafar or Rasputin from Disney movies of the past.
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you know, I am surprised that no one did a "Rasputin is a mystical magical Wiseman from the Wildlands of Russia, and has magical power to protect those he cares for. the Romanovs are one such people" sort of plot. Basically Magician Tsar Loyalist Rasputin vs the Reds. Stuff like this would be interesting to see for me.
 
Storyteller Jaune: Avalon le Fay
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    • Wrote this out as an idea. It's not very good.

    The story being told is a slightly modified version of the origin story told in the "Avalon le Fay" chapter of Fate/Grand Order.



    "Forgive… Forgive… Forgive the Sins I committed. The Faeries cherished Freedom. The Faeries guarded their Love. Your Remnant will ever Prosper. Death piled upon Death to stand Eternal. Be wary and never forget: As the World took new form, the Roots aged. And now, Unseen and Unfelt… The gnawing of the tiniest of Insects shall bring Ruin to all. Forgive… Forgive… Forgive the Sins we committed."

    "...Huh?" The silver eyes of his best friend turned away from the boardgame to look at him, squinting in concern and confusion.

    "What was that?" His Snow Angel asked, looking up from the game.

    "Didn't know Vomit Boy was some kind of storyteller or something! You got any more for us?" Yang leaned forward, a smirk on her lips.

    Blake lifted her gaze to meet his, but remained silent.

    Jaune chuckled sheepishly. "It's just something from an old book. But I do have another. It's related to that one, too."

    "Alright, let's hear it." Yang suggested, getting the other three girls' attention. Jaune's own team also paid attention.

    "Alright…

    "It became ocean at the end. There was ocean at the beginning. After the shooting Star passed, the land all ran into rivers…

    "Long, long ago… As far back as time can go… Six Faeries went outside to find the World had become an ocean. 'This is awful' they thought. 'How terrible our World has become'. Then a large shadow rose up from the ocean. It belonged to a giant fluffy creature. On its shoulder stood one of the animals the Faeries believed was gone. The six Faeries and the God soon became friends."

    "Awww!" Ruby cooed in delight.

    "Shhh! Shut up." Weiss whispered harshly.

    "Calm down, Weiss-Cream. I'm sure Vomit Boy will retell the story if we ask."

    "Who are the six faeries?" Blake asked.

    "What's the animal?" Jaune's partner, Pyrrha, asked him gently.

    "And what about the big fluffy thing?" Nora prodded Jaune's side.

    Ren laid a hand on Nora's shoulder. "I'm sure Jaune is just getting to that. Please continue."

    "It wasn't easy living on the ocean; there was nowhere to go and nothing to do. But the God made things better for the six Faeries by sheltering them from the waves. 'The ocean without waves is nice, but we still miss having land'! So the six Faeries offered the God their joy. And they offered the God their wish. Then they offered the God himself."

    "They 'offered the god himself'? What's that mean?" Ruby's brow furrowed in thought.

    "I think it means they offered the god something he had given them?" Blake tried to puzzle out the meaning.

    "And so, the Faeries' wish was granted. Then, after their rejoicing ended… They tricked the God into drinking poisoned wine, and he died."

    "Oh no!" Nora gasped.

    "And so, the Faeries acquired the God's body. They made the body into land on which they could live. They were grateful, too, to be able to make use of the crying, screaming animal the dead God left behind. She was their only human, but one simply wasn't enough."

    "Hold on, 'human'? Like, people, human?" The blonde brawler questioned.

    "I think that's the case, yes." Blake responded.

    "How horrible." Pyrrha covered her mouth with her hand.

    "So, being very careful not to kill her, they cut her into pieces. They cast a spell on her to make sure she wouldn't die no matter what they did, and used every last piece of her. Thus did the World of Remnant come into being. Thus did the great mistake begin. May the first six Faeries find salvation. May the first six Faeries be cursed for all time."

    "What… Why did the faeries do that?" Weiss spoke up, asking herself more than anyone else.

    "Because he was in their way." Jaune answered with a nod. "Supposedly, this all happened about fourteen thousand years ago. When the six faeries came out from Paradise and onto the surface, Remnant was already covered in a sea of nothingness. The one who ended up helping the faeries was an old beast god, who had come up to the surface just like they had… A god who would later come to be known as Cernunnos.

    "Cernunnos and his priestess, the lone human who had managed to survive just like the faeries had, both did their best to protect the faeries. At first, the faeries were grateful for their help." Jaune explained more of what he knew of his family's oldest stories and tomes. "But, the sea of nothingness never changed. No matter how much time passed, no land appeared. The faeries blamed Cernunnos for that. They thought he just wasn't strong enough."

    "What? How could they…?" Ruby simply couldn't fathom their kind and their way of thinking.

    "What's more, they didn't particularly like his priestess. She was constantly telling them to sort themselves out, and consider the consequences of their actions. Eventually the faeries couldn't take it anymore, and decided to deal with Cernunnos. Permanently. They figured that since they didn't have any land to stand on, they could find a substitute."

    "The god, Cernunnos…" Ren sighed.

    "And since Cernunnos was so big, they thought his body could serve just fine as a small island. But of course, Cernunnos was a god. They couldn't kill him easily. So they came up with a plan, and held a festival. They told Cernunnos they were holding the festival in his honor, to worship him, and held a banquet with lots of wine.

    "Cernunnos was delighted that he was being celebrated for being the faeries' first official god. He probably figured they were trying to change their thoughtless ways. And so, against his priestess' wishes, Cernunnos attended the banquet, and…"

    Blake already knew what was coming next. "...And he was poisoned to death when he drank their wine. Some rejoicing that turned out to be."

    "What about the priestess? What happened to her?" Both Ruby and Nora wanted to know.

    "The faeries used her as the 'Foundation'... No, the 'Base Ingredient', for the humans that came later. As the story tells it, every human on Remnant is an inferior copy of the priestess who was killed during Remnant's genesis. An inferior version of humanity, compared to what came before.

    "At any rate, as A-Ray, the six faeries went on to create their own stone and forest children and grow their clans. As time passed, they transformed more and more of Cernunnos' body into land. But after a hundred years, things stopped going quite so well for the faeries. Their children kept dying, turning into fallen trees, adrift on the sea. New generations kept being born, so the number of faeries never decreased. And thanks to the humans who had been copied from the priestess' cells, Remnant slowly developed into a civilization.

    "With civilization came new societal roles. The faeries made new types of faeries, and their forests flourished like never before. But, they also kept dying for no reason whatsoever. Eventually, the six progenitor faeries realized Cernunnos' rage was the cause. Even though Cernunnos' soul was gone, his body wasn't completely dead. In fact, his heart alone still burned with the fire they used to cremate him.

    "Even in his death, Cernunnos' body continued to smolder with anger and curses. He could very well have come back to life at any time. The faeries were so shocked by this that they fled Cernunnos' body. Fortunately, this was right around the time their children's corpses were starting to form new ground.

    "Faerie corpses are essentially made from the same stuff as the planet itself. The fallen trees became earth and stone and quickly filled in the sea, almost as if they were trying to cover up the faeries' sins. That's supposedly how this world began. After several thousand years, the faeries had acquired their own world.

    "But all the while, Cernunnos' body was still there. A divine grave that would let no ocean-filling fallen tree near it. An indelible reminder of the faeries' sins… a reminder that rejected their corpses. Eventually, the fallen trees blocked off the ocean's water for good, and Cernunnos' body was left behind at the bottom of the sea."

    Jaune took a deep breath. Pulling all of this from his memory was tough and exhausting.

    "A world made by killing a god… the faeries original sin…" Weiss pondered the story. Turning it over in her head, trying to come up with some meaning behind it all.

    "It wasn't just Cernunnos they killed, but the priestess who served him." Ren pointed out. "No… She wasn't just killed. She was desecrated and used as a tool by the heartless faeries."

    "No wonder the big guy was pissed!" Nora threw her hands up.

    "Why'd he come to the surface, anyway?" Blake asked aloud, turning to the only one who'd know. "Isn't it kind of narrow-minded to curse the whole world?"

    "That's probably because…" Jaune massaged his temples, trying to remember what the answer was. "Cernunnos was an envoy of Paradise. He was sent to reprimand the faeries. That was the whole reason he went to them: To punish them."

    "Then why'd he become their friend?" Nora posed.

    "I think… I don't think his heart was in it. It seems to me that Cernunnos was a very kind god by nature." Pyrrha gave her thoughts. "But the faeries might have found him terrifying. Simply because he existed."

    "So what was the reason the world became an ocean of nothingness?" Yang traced her finger across the desk the two teams shared.

    "Ah. That's the origin of the faeries' first mistake." Jaune nodded. "You see, around fourteen thousand years ago was one of the greatest turning points in all of history. Supposedly before that point, all of humanity was united, had no fear of the Grimm and wielded magical might unlike anything seen today. But a planetary envoy destroyed the world by sending down a weapon, a white titan. Sefar, the White Titan of Tassili n'Ajjer.

    "Sefar destroyed all the planet's gods, peoples, civilizations and landmasses. Taking them for itself and leaving only a sea of nothingness in its wake. The faeries original purpose was to sacrifice their lives to forge a sacred sword: Excalibur. The humans were meant to wield it and defeat Sefar… But that didn't happen."

    "Why not?"

    "The reason is both exceedingly simple and unsurprising. The faeries were lazy. They slacked off. The A-Ray, that is, the six faeries who were supposed to forge it in the planet's inner sea, decided it would be okay to take a day off just this once, and went off to have some fun. It was only once they noticed something had gone wrong with the world and went up to the surface that they realized the consequences of their choices."

    "So… the faeries were at fault, then?"

    Jaune saw that only a few of his friends could wrap their heads around the idea. The way the faeries thought was just too alien. "They figured there was no changing the past, and refused to accept that the world's destruction was their fault. So Cernunnos, the god who had taken shelter in Paradise to keep his priestess safe, was sent to reprimand them, and make them atone for their sins. But then, the faeries killed Cernunnos and his priestess, the last surviving human.

    "At that point, they could no longer return to the planet's inner sea. 'Only those free of sin may pass'. Meaning, only faeries without sin can go to Paradise, to Avalon. None of them could enter the inner sea, and so they continued to suffer on that World of Sin to atone."

    "So a single lapse in judgement ended the world…?"

    "That's right. But eventually, a faerie chosen from Avalon was sent to the surface to correct this mistake. Her name was Viviane. Her mission was to have the six clans admit their mistake and inherit the mystics needed to forge the Sacred Sword. Then, she entered Avalon… 'Only those free of sin may pass'...

    "That sin doesn't refer to the original sin all humans inherited from the faeries, or the sins you've committed in your life thus far… It refers to what you're about to do, and what your hearts are resolved to now. It's your reason for living. Your principle for existence and prosperity. The way to the Land of Hope will only open for those who demonstrate true strength in these regards.

    "Viviane, travelled down into Avalon and found the forge. A pit leading to the soul of our world. There, she cast herself down and in her death forged Excalibur. With the promise fulfilled, Cernunnos' rage was quelled and with their sins abated, the faeries were allowed to enter Paradise. They all left the world to the humans. However… the curses that had built up from in the god's corpse exploded out and covered all of Remnant. These coalesced and became the Grimm… supposedly."

    With this story finished, Jaune sat back and scratched his head. "I don't know if any of it is true. I just read about it from a load of books in my family's library at home. Lots of books all about it, and books of people trying to figure it out. I think it's a wonderful story, but… personally I don't believe it's true."

    "What if it is?" Ruby looked at him with fear in her eyes.

    He leaned over and clasped a hand on her shoulder. Jaune made sure to smile and give her reassurance. "Even if it is, what does it change? We're here. We live in this world now. The Grimm are a threat, and we have to fight them. So what if they're curses from a long dead god or anything else? Their origin doesn't change the fact that their existence is a threat to us. The world needs hunters, whether the world was destroyed or not. People, humans and faunus both, are important regardless if faeries made us, as inferior copies of a different humanity or not. That's not important. What's important… is us. The past doesn't dictate who we are, only we do."

    Ruby wiped her eyes and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, you're right!"

    "I never took you for a motivational speaker." Pyrrha teased him a little as Jaune flopped back into his seat.

    "I'm not…" He complained.

    "Well, I think you did pretty well there, Vomit Boy." Yang complimented him.

    "Is it possible for me to read those books you mentioned?" Blake asked, her bow twitching.

    "Is that all you care about?" Yang poked her partner's side.

    "I'm just curious if there's any more on that story. It was pretty good." Blake retaliated with an elbow to Yang's ribs.

    "I think it was fascinating." A man wearing green and drinking a steaming cup of coco spoke up. He stepped out from behind a bookshelf and glanced between them all. "Though I agree with Mr Arc. I don't believe it holds any factual historical merit, but a fairy tale doesn't need to be real to be something worth hearing. Sometimes good stories are worth more than mere history."

    "Professor?"

    He waved off the childrens' concern. "I was just out for a stroll when I heard Mr Arc's story. I couldn't help myself, and had to stay and listen. Even someone as old as I am can appreciate a good yarn every once in a while, no?"

    "Professor, are you hiding from Professor Goodwitch again?" Ruby groaned at the headmaster.

    He paused just before he sipped his coco. "No. I simply went for a walk. I only stopped to hear Mr Arc's story. Nothing more, nothing less."

    The sound of shattering glass echoed throughout Beacon academy. The students turned to see… Headmaster Ozpin's desk falling past the windows. They once more turned to the aforementioned headmaster, and he calmly sipped his drink.

    "I may have been gone for a bit longer than I was meant to be." He nodded sagely. "A lot longer. All day actually. I've in fact spent the whole week avoiding doing paperwork. I believe Professor Goodwitch is overreacting, though."
     
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    Wrote this out as an idea. It's not very good.

    The story being told is a slightly modified version of the origin story told in the "Avalon le Fay" chapter of Fate/Grand Order.



    "Forgive… Forgive… Forgive the Sins I committed. The Faeries cherished Freedom. The Faeries guarded their Love. Your Remnant will ever Prosper. Death piled upon Death to stand Eternal. Be wary and never forget: As the World took new form, the Roots aged. And now, Unseen and Unfelt… The gnawing of the tiniest of Insects shall bring Ruin to all. Forgive… Forgive… Forgive the Sins we committed."

    "...Huh?" The silver eyes of his best friend turned away from the boardgame to look at him, squinting in concern and confusion.

    "What was that?" His Snow Angel asked, looking up from the game.

    "Didn't know Vomit Boy was some kind of storyteller or something! You got any more for us?" Yang leaned forward, a smirk on her lips.

    Blake lifted her gaze to meet his, but remained silent.

    Jaune chuckled sheepishly. "It's just something from an old book. But I do have another. It's related to that one, too."

    "Alright, let's hear it." Yang suggested, getting the other three girls' attention. Jaune's own team also paid attention.

    "Alright…

    "It became ocean at the end. There was ocean at the beginning. After the shooting Star passed, the land all ran into rivers…

    "Long, long ago… As far back as time can go… Six Faeries went outside to find the World had become an ocean. 'This is awful' they thought. 'How terrible our World has become'. Then a large shadow rose up from the ocean. It belonged to a giant fluffy creature. On its shoulder stood one of the animals the Faeries believed was gone. The six Faeries and the God soon became friends."

    "Awww!" Ruby cooed in delight.

    "Shhh! Shut up." Weiss whispered harshly..


    "I may have been gone for a bit longer than I was meant to be." He nodded sagely. "A lot longer. All day actually. I've in fact spent the whole week avoiding doing paperwork. I believe Professor Goodwitch is overreacting, though."
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    I liked the Avalon story bit. You should post it on SB too. Also! Jaune having a lot of stories and being good at telling them might be a great device for fics.

    Maybe the Arc Clan has a big library in Radian. And Jaune just liked telling stories around campfires.
     
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    The great Valeish maple syrup heist......

    In all seriousness, maple syrup has to be collected over wide open areas, which would make it dangerous and even more expensive on a world like Remnant.
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    Bad news it wasn't syrup, worse news now ren and nora have to figure out what to do with all this heroin they accidentally stole.
     
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    Bad news it wasn't syrup, worse news now ren and nora have to figure out what to do with all this heroin they accidentally stole.
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    Nora took ALL of it at once. Her aura is the only reason she didn't die of an overdose. But now she's permanently drugged to the gills until it all wears off... which should take another 647 years.
     
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    What if beacon has to put on a play.

    Let's say Cardin is playing the bad guy and gets sick or something so they have to replace him last second with stagehand Jaune.

    Who is worryingly good at playing the villain.

    (Since he didn't have time to study anything he's just winging it and even somehow pulled off a entire musical number.)

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    I've been thinking about this...maybe the villain is supposed to be a bit of a bungling goof, so it's expected that Jaune'll seamlessly slide into the role. The problem is that Jaune channels Frank Langella's Skeletor, turning a goofy antagonist into a terrifying, bombastic villain.

    Jaune: "Tell me about the loneliness of Good, Maiden of Autumn...is it equal to the loneliness of Evil?"
    Ruby: *stuttering*
     
    Some random thought/ideas that came to mind.

    • If like AndrewJTalon said, Hunter Academies serve as neutral centers of peace, does that mean that cities and towns close by get a large economic boost due to being both safer (always hunters nearby) and politically more stable? And would they grow into massive urban and economical centres, that ironically, would be attractive for criminal enterprises?
    • Does regeneration through aura take the same nutrients as it normally does? And if it does, wouldn't that mean that if someone managed to heal a large wound with the help of their aura, wouldn't that cause them to become incredibly hungry and need to take a shit both at the same time?
    • Could Jaune have reattached Yangs arm after it had been cut off? His mother seems to be a doctor (couldn't find any conformation online) so he might have some medical knowledge, and his Semblance can heal critical wounds, so if Yang and Blake took the severed limb with them, Jaune might have been able to put it on and heal it into perfect functionality again.
    • So Jaune's Semblance enhances aura, and aura is connected to the soul (and/or life-force), does that mean that if Jaune amplifies someone aura, do their emotions also get amplified, as in will they feel all their emotions stronger for the period of time that their enhanced?
      • If aura is connected to life force (like how it can heal minor wounds, which Jaune can amplify to heal them), would someone with abnormally large aura reserves, or who was amplified have better stamina recovery, correcting small defects in their body, and maybe even extend their lifespan somewhat?
        • And if that's the case, could it also have an effect on sperm production/quality (explaining the apparent high fertility of Arc's), stamina, recovery rate, etc.?
          • If Jaune somewhat passively amplified the people around him, does that mean that any sexual partner becomes more fertile as well (and maybe have higher milk production when/after their pregnant)?
    • If Yang was a Dragon faunus, would she hoard some things, and what kind of things would that be?
      • Would a Dragon faunus Yang have a big thing for knights, especially chivalrous, Knight in Shining Armour types?
        (Incidentally, Jaune uses a sword and shield, wears more armour than almost anyone else, comes from a long line of elite fighters, went to Beacon Academy because he wanted to live up to his family's name/honour, and is nice/polite to everyone who's in need).


    LordofBones said:
    I've been thinking about this...maybe the villain is supposed to be a bit of a bungling goof, so it's expected that Jaune'll seamlessly slide into the role. The problem is that Jaune channels Frank Langella's Skeletor, turning a goofy antagonist into a terrifying, bombastic villain.

    Jaune: "Tell me about the loneliness of Good, Maiden of Autumn...is it equal to the loneliness of Evil?"
    Ruby: *stuttering*
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    That could be a hilarious and fun story. :D
     
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    I've been thinking about this...maybe the villain is supposed to be a bit of a bungling goof, so it's expected that Jaune'll seamlessly slide into the role. The problem is that Jaune channels Frank Langella's Skeletor, turning a goofy antagonist into a terrifying, bombastic villain.

    Jaune: "Tell me about the loneliness of Good, Maiden of Autumn...is it equal to the loneliness of Evil?"
    Ruby: *stuttering*
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    Hammy, Bombtastic, and Utterly Terrifying Juane...

    thats something remnant would freak out about...then again Ruby might like that kind of hamminess.
     
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    That could be a hilarious and fun story. :D
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    Saphron: "THAT'S MY BABY BROTHER! WOOOOO! GO JAUNE!"

    Terra: "Honey, people are watching..."

    Jaune: "People of Remnant! I stand before the Pools of Darkness, chosen by destiny, to receive the powers of the Seasons!"

    Qrow: "I hate to say it, but the noodle is stealing the show."

    Jaune: "This inevitable moment will transpire before your eyes...even as the Maidens themselves bear witness to it!"

    Mercury: "This Arc kid's not bad-"

    Cinder: "He's not better than me! I'm eviler! My plans are flawless!"

    Mercury: "What."

    Jaune: "Now, I, Darkarc...am Master of the Grimm."

    Ruby: *whispering* "Girls, remember the script! I think this is the part where we-"

    Pyrrha: *locks down Crescent Rose, Myrternaster, Gambol Shroud and Ember Celica with Polarity."

    Blake: "...What the Hell? Are these Aura-sapping chains?"

    Jaune: "Yes...I feel it...The power fills me...Yes...I feel the darkness within me. I am... I am a part of the cosmos. Its energy flows...flows through me."

    Ironwood: "On one hand, he's playing the villain. On the other, this has been the best version of this play I've ever seen. Making Darkarc the protagonist and the villain was a bold move, Ozpin."

    Ozpin: *eye twitches*

    Jaune: "Hahahaaaa...Of what consequence are you now?! This planet, these people; they are NOTHING to me! The darkness is Power! Pure, unstoppable Power!"

    Cinder: *heavy breathing* "Nnngh...no...this...this feeling...why is my heart racing?!"

    Jaune: "And I am that Force! I am that Power! Kneel before your master!"

    *Pyrrha's, Weiss's and Blake's knees hit the floor*

    Mercury: "Cinder, what the hell?"

    Cinder: *looks at her folded knees in disbelief*

    Ruby: *whispering, but quivering too* "Girls, that's not in the script!"

    Blake: *whimpering nyaaaaa*

    Weiss: "No...I'm...he's so commanding!"

    Jaune: "Fools! You are no longer my equals. I am more than man...more than life! I am a GOD! AND...YOU...WILL...KNEEL!"

    *The curtains close. The audience stands up, cheering...for the villain.*
     
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    • whelp, Darkarc now has a even larger following his streams...and he is going to become THE memetic super villain of all time.

    Even Salem is taking notes here, and she is old as heck to have seen it all rise and fall!

    Ozpin is relieving Salems Chuuni phase im guessing...not fun times with that crazy lady.

    Also looks like Juane hit the "I can fix him" button on all those girls, Ruby herself is partially immune because he is her bestie and has the closest relation to all of them. Sorry pyrhha, but Ruby wins this round for still standing!
     
    LordofBones said:
    Saphron: "THAT'S MY BABY BROTHER! WOOOOO! GO JAUNE!"

    Terra: "Honey, people are watching..."

    Jaune: "People of Remnant! I stand before the Pools of Darkness, chosen by destiny, to receive the powers of the Seasons!"

    Qrow: "I hate to say it, but the noodle is stealing the show."

    Jaune: "This inevitable moment will transpire before your eyes...even as the Maidens themselves bear witness to it!"

    Mercury: "This Arc kid's not bad-"

    Cinder: "He's not better than me! I'm eviler! My plans are flawless!"

    Mercury: "What."

    Jaune: "Now, I, Darkarc...am Master of the Grimm."

    Ruby: *whispering* "Girls, remember the script! I think this is the part where we-"

    Pyrrha: *locks down Crescent Rose, Myrternaster, Gambol Shroud and Ember Celica with Polarity."

    Blake: "...What the Hell? Are these Aura-sapping chains?"

    Jaune: "Yes...I feel it...The power fills me...Yes...I feel the darkness within me. I am... I am a part of the cosmos. Its energy flows...flows through me."

    Ironwood: "On one hand, he's playing the villain. On the other, this has been the best version of this play I've ever seen. Making Darkarc the protagonist and the villain was a bold move, Ozpin."

    Ozpin: *eye twitches*

    Jaune: "Hahahaaaa...Of what consequence are you now?! This planet, these people; they are NOTHING to me! The darkness is Power! Pure, unstoppable Power!"

    Cinder: *heavy breathing* "Nnngh...no...this...this feeling...why is my heart racing?!"

    Jaune: "And I am that Force! I am that Power! Kneel before your master!"

    *Pyrrha's, Weiss's and Blake's knees hit the floor*

    Mercury: "Cinder, what the hell?"

    Cinder: *looks at her folded knees in disbelief*

    Ruby: *whispering, but quivering too* "Girls, that's not in the script!"

    Blake: *whimpering nyaaaaa*

    Weiss: "No...I'm...he's so commanding!"

    Jaune: "Fools! You are no longer my equals. I am more than man...more than life! I am a GOD! AND...YOU...WILL...KNEEL!"

    *The curtains close. The audience stands up, cheering...for the villain.*
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    Reminds me of this:
     
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    • Radian, North Sanus

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    Mira Arc was a very old woman. Well over a hundred years had she seen on this globe. Yet every day, without fail, she rose before the sun peeked over the mountains and made her way to the old Arc Manor on the farm, all by herself. She wore old brown robes over a plain white gi, her snow white hair held in a tight bun behind her head. She carried a small pillow with her as she made her way into the small forest that concealed the ancient manor house.

    She walked through the trees and ruins into the main structure: A large domed manor house. She walked into the center of the old home and fortress and set down her pillow. She then sat down on it, and assumed a meditative pose. She closed her eyes and exhaled softly through her nostrils.

    She let the stillness fill her and listened to the birds chirp and farm beasts low.

    Mira then blurred, leaping out of the way of a hail of semi-auto pistol rounds. She assumed a defensive stance as a tall figure smirked down at her from a ruined landing overhead.

    "Neat trick," the figure spoke, "I'm disrupting Aura, and yet an old hag like you can still react like that?"

    "Easily," Mira shot back softly. The figure leaped down from the landing, exposing himself to the light. He was pale, with brown hair tied in a ponytail behind his head. He had twin wrist blades with pistols integrated into them. A scorpion tail waved behind him. His cold golden eyes narrowed at her as he smirked.

    Mira glared back.

    "You can still run away," Mira stated, "Right now."

    The Faunus laughed.

    "Funny words from a dead woman," he sneered, as he opened fire with his guns again. Mira blurred out of the way, and then waved her hands. Stones leaped up from the floor and flew like bullets right back for the scorpion Faunus. He leaped out of the way, grabbing onto the pillar and climbing up out of the way. He vanished into the ruins, and Mira scanned around carefully.

    "Well well well... You're more interesting than I thought!" The Faunus called out, his voice echoing around the ruins.

    "Your Mistress wants me dead, yet didn't tell you anything about me," Mira observed, "She's a poor goddess and poorer leader."

    The Scorpion Faunus snarled and leaped out at her from above. His scorpion tail extended like a spear as he dove for her.

    Mira spun around and held out her hand. The Faunus gaped as an invisible Force seized him. Mira swung her hand forward, and the Faunus flew across the ruined marble floor. He landed and leaped up to his feet. He spun around and held up his gauntlets. He fired multiple rounds, and Mira frantically dodged around the barrage as she charged towards him.

    "YOU'LL PAY FOR YOUR BLASPHEMY!" He roared. He unveiled his wrist blades and charged back, his rage making him froth.

    Mira pulled a metallic cylinder from her sleeve, and then clicked the activation button on the side. A blue energy beam exploded into being, and she swung!

    A split second later, Mira stood behind the Scorpion Faunus, her lightsaber humming in the sudden silence. The Scorpion Faunus staggered... Then fell face-first onto the marble floor. Mira slowly stood back up, and doused her lightsaber. She sighed and looked back upon the dead Faunus.

    "You chose poorly, young one," Mira said quietly. "For that, I am sorry."

    Why attack now? Mira thought. What could possibly have happened...?

    She felt Death. Massive amounts of it, far away to the South. She clutched at her chest, and took deep breaths.

    N-No... What... What is...?

    "NANA!"

    Mira looked up. She reached out with the Force and tossed the corpse into the ruins as she tucked her lightsaber back into her sleeve.

    "Isabel?" She called out. Her granddaughter ran into the ruins, looking terrified.

    "Beacon-Vale is under attack!" She cried. "The emergency radio is screaming about massive terrorist attacks, Grimm, everything-!"

    Mira slowly nodded, regaining her calm with some effort.

    "Come on. Let's get to the Bullhead!"

    "But-We won't make it time-!"

    "We'll get there soon enough to do some kind of good!" Mira insisted. "Come along!"

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    • Weiss: "Um, Doctor Arc, I really have to ask... How did you get a medical degree AND have eight children?!"

    Isabel: "It wasn't easy. Aura and my Semblance helped a lot."

    Weiss: "Your Semblance?"

    Isabel: "Total Body Control. I can consciously control nearly every aspect of my bodily functions. From my brain to my sight, hearing, even my immune system. It's how I became such a good doctor."

    Weiss: "Oh wow...! That' s incredible!"

    Isabel: "But I also worked really hard... And Nick supported me throughout all of it."

    Weiss: "Eh? But isn't your husband...?"

    They looked over at Nick Arc, who is arguing over a game of cornhole with Port.

    Nick: "IF YOU BUST THE BAGS, YOU LOSE!"

    Port: "AND I SAY IF YOU DON'T BUST THE BAGS, YOU'RE BEING A PUSSY MANLET FOR NOT GIVING IT YOUR ALL!"

    Nick: "... DAMN! THAT'S A GOOD POINT!"

    Isabel: chuckles "He can be... But he went out and fought furiously every day to support me and our family. He helped me study every night, and helped take care of our kids. He was my rock, no matter what." Smiles fondly at Nick "No matter how goofy he acts... I know he will always be there for me."

    Weiss: "Oh..."

    Nick turns and waves happily at Isabel with a big smile.

    Isabel: "To think I started off believing he was just some idiot... And he is. But he's my idiot, forever. And I couldn't be happier."

    Weiss: "Um... So... Uh..."

    Isabel: "Hm?" Smiles at Weiss "Are you interested in Jaune, Miss Schnee?"

    Weiss: bright red "N-NO! DON'T BE RIDICULOUS! OF COURSE I'M NOT! I-I mean, he's a perfectly fine boy b-b-but he's uh, um, n-not my type!"

    Isabel: chuckles "Of course..."
     
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