Hello! I am truly sorry for posting the final chapter so late! I had finals to wrap up, Christmas shopping to do, and all sorts of loose ends to tie up before the holiday. But here it is, the last chapter for my first ever long fanfic. I just want to say, the support I've gotten has been awesome. I originally started writing just for fun, just to kill time during the RWBY hiatus, but now, with all the people that seem to like my work, I'm finding more reasons to keep writing! So now that this story is wrapped up, I will return to my RWBY/Halo crossover, RWBY: A New Breed of SPARTAN. I hopefully will have a new chapter for that within the next two weeks. Once again, thank you all so much, and I hope you enjoy the conclusion!

Within the next 30 minutes, things at the carnival began to return to normal. Security worked its way through the now deserted carnival, checking for any damage, injuries, or any other problems. The fires started by the exploding Dust crystal were extinguished before they could spread. Paramedics arrived and treated the few patrons hurt in the panicked evacuation, as well as the three thugs.

"My leg….the bloody woman broke my leg…" Gavin moaned, as the medics wheeled his gurney to the back of the ambulance. Ray, still unconscious, was attended to by another pair of medics.

"SHUT UP, GAVIN!" Michael roared from the gurney next to him. "That freak broke BOTH my legs! You have no room to bitch!" This day couldn't get any worse, Michael thought, as the gurney was lifted into the ambulance.

"HEY! Look what we got here, partner! Coupla wise guys!"

Michael lifted his head off the gurney to see two men in white shirts and black slacks waiting for him and Gavin inside the ambulance. One had a messy haircut and had a smirk on his face. The other wore suspenders, had a thin beard and wore aviator sunglasses. His lips curled in a snarl as he chewed on a toothpick. Metal glinted on their chests: Vale Police badges.

"Aww hell, they're cops," Michael muttered.

"You bet yer ass we're cops!" the bearded one shouted in a thick accent. "I'm Burnie, and that over there is my partner, Joel!" He thumbed over towards the other man. "We're detectives with Vale PD. I think it time for us to get to know each other a little better…"

Michael and Gavin groaned in unison as the doors to the ambulance were shut.

Team JNPR sat on crates in the parking lot while cleanup continued around them. Apart from some slight fatigue, everyone was fine. In fact, if one had witnessed the events of the past 30 minutes or so, one would say that the lives of JNPR's members were perfect.

Nora snuggled against Ren's side, sighing happily. Her arms wrapped around him so tight it reminded Jaune of a sloth grasping a tree branch. Ren stroked her orange hair and smiled calmly. Jaune gazed at the couple and raised an eyebrow a Ren. The lotus boy looked at Jaune and gave him a slight nod, as wrapped his arm around the pink Valkyrie to return the hug.

Jaune returned the nod and focused on Pyrrha next to him. The athletic Mistralian smiled as she gazed upon the blonde's face. "Hey," she whispered.

"Hey yourself." Jaune replied. He wrapped his arm around her. "Sorry I didn't…you know…make this happen sooner."

Pyrrha smiled and smooched Jaune on the lips. "No worries." She laid her head on Jaune's shoulder, as he slowly caressed her fiery red hair. I'm one lucky guy. Jaune thought to himself. Stupid and stubborn, but also lucky.

"Excuse me, Mr. Arc?" Jaune snapped out of his reprieve. A Vale police officer was standing over the group. "I just wanted to tell you all that we have the criminals in custody. They were seriously injured, but they will all make it." The officer looked at Nora as he spoke.

Nora giggled a bit. "Well, I did say I would break their legs…"

"Nora, be nice." Ren said.

"Anyways," the officer continued, "the carnival grounds are open again if any of you had any belongings to retrieve from inside. Also, Beacon staff has been notified of your efforts here, and someone is on their way to commend you and bring you back to the Academy grounds."

Nora stiffened and shot up in shock. "REN! We have to go back in there! I forgot something important!" She took off back into the carnival, borrowed hammer in hand. Ren ran after her, crying for her to slow down.

The mustached strongman was finally allowed to go back inside the carnival to check on his booth. He arrived to find it mercifully untouched from the chaos of the Dust explosion, apart from some minor debris. He took down the barrier of cones that the cleanup crew had set up and began to knock the dust off the stuffed animals that hung on the prize board. As he worked, he noticed one of the stuffed animals lying on the ground. He walked over to investigate.

He picked it up. It was the huge puma that crazy orange-haired girl had won when she had broken the bell off the top of his game. Weird, he thought. She was clinging to this thing like a thing possessed. Funny that she left it here-

His thoughts were interrupted by a high-pitched squeal. "OOOOOHHHH! THERE IT IS!"

The strongman turned to see a glittering ball of pink rushing him. He threw the stuffed puma up in the air and grabbed the nearest hard object in defense. "PROTECT ME, CONE!" he cried out, holding it in front of him like a shield.

Nora ran up and dropped the hammer in front of the cowering man. "THANKS FOR SAVING MY PUMA!" she chirped, as she scooped up the stuffed animal and skipped away.

Jaune and Pyrrha now sat alone in the parking lot. They waited for whichever teacher that was coming from Beacon to retrieve them. Jaune expected it to be Professor Goodwitch, which had him worried. Even though Team JNPR didn't break any rules by coming to the carnival that night, Jaune was certain Goodwitch would be furious about the way they had conducted themselves, even if they had disrupted a heist. Pyrrha noticed the worry lines crease her team leader's brow. Correction, boyfriend's, she thought with a smile. "Jaune, is everything okay?" she asked.

Jaune looked at Pyrrha. "Oh, yeah! Everything is great. Just thinking about the reaction Goodwitch or Ozpin will have when they hear of all this. Even though what we did was right, I can't help but think they'll be upset about us sort of wrecking a carnival in the process."

"Actually, it's quite the opposite, Mr. Arc."

Jaune and Pyrrha jumped in shock of the sudden male voice behind them. The turned to find a tall gray-haired man wearing spectacles and wielding a cane in one hand. "Professor Ozpin!" Jaune stammered in surprise. "W-what are you doing here?"

"I was actually already in Vale this evening. The defense groups on the kingdom wall were dealing with a particularly large infestation of Grimm, so I offered my assistance to help cull their numbers. I received word over the police scanners that a crime was taking place on the outskirts of Vale and Beacon students were involved with the apprehension of the criminals. So, naturally, I came as fast as I could to see how I could assist. I will say, however, it is a refreshing change of pace to hear of an incident involving Beacon students that are not part of Team RWBY."

Jaune sighed in relief. "So, we're not in trouble?"

Ozpin smiled. "No Mr. Arc. In fact, I wish to commend you and your team. You successfully used your training to thwart a crime in progress, and, from what I've heard from the reports, also protected your team from serious harm. I must say I'm particularly impressed by your abilities, Mr. Arc. Your training with Miss Nikos is clearly paying off.

Jaune looked surprised. He thought no one outside of Teams JNPR and RWBY knew that Jaune and Pyrrha trained together. Ozpin noticed the look and chuckled. "Yes, I am aware of your private sessions. As long as you continue to improve, I have no issues with them continuing, as long as neither of you seriously damage the roof. "

Ozpin leaned closer to Jaune, and said so that only he could hear. "I would do what you can to stay as close to Miss Nikos as possible, Mr. Arc. You two share a strong bond, in more ways than just being teammates."

Jaune blushed slightly. "Yes s-sir. I understand."

Ozpin straightened himself. "Excellent. Now I suppose we should get you and your team back to Beacon. I'm sure you all wish to tell your friends about your adventurous night."

Ozpin stopped and looked around, only seeing Jaune and Pyrrha. "However, where are Mr. Ren and Miss Valkyrie?"

Jaune was about to answer, when he heard someone shout, "HEY, LOOK WHAT I GOT!"

Jaune looked around and spotted Nora approaching. The pink Valkyrie grinned with glee, clutching a huge stuffed animal in one arm, and dragged Ren behind her in the other.

I wonder how she won that. Jaune mused. He gestured at the the giant stuffed animal. "What's that?"

Nora raised her prize int her leader's face. "It's a puma!

Jaune creased his brow in confusion. "What in Remnant is a puma?"

Beacon Academy Cafeteria, the next day…

"SO! There we were, fighting tons of bad guys!"

"There were only three of them."

"They had us surrounded!"

"We set up an ambush on them."

But they were no match for us! Ren knocked one of them out in one punch, and I sent another on flying across the carnival!"

Ruby and Yang, who were listening to Nora's story with rapt attention, glanced towards Ren as a gauge as to how much Nora was exaggerating the story. Weiss, who wasn't really listening, had also heard the last bit, and raised an eyebrow skeptically. Blake sat there as well, reading instead of listening.

Ren chuckled as he sipped his tea. "That part is actually true."

"Wow!" Ruby cried. "That is sooo cool…"

"Yeah, yeah, 'beat up bad guys, save the day', cool stuff," Yang said, wanting to move the conversation along. "But I want to hear about the other big news! Namely, how Vomit Boy here finally got together with Pyrrha!"

The focus of the group centered on the blonde and the redhead, who sat on the end of the table. Jaune, who was busy staring into Pyrrha's green eyes, realized that all of Team RWBY, even Blake, was staring at them. "Uhh, what?"

"You two are finally, FINALLY a couple!" Ruby squealed in happiness.

Jaune looked confused. "Wait, you guys knew I liked Pyrrha?"

Yang groaned as Weiss and Blake both face palmed at the blonde boy's apparent cluelessness. "Yes, Jaune, we all knew!" Yang replied. We were all waiting to see who would make the first move, if at all! So tell us, what happened?"

Jaune chuckled nervously. "Well, uh it kind just happened." He yelped in pain as Pyrrha slugged him on the shoulder.

"Jaune told me his feelings for me while we were on the Ferris wheel," Pyrrha said, prompting a group of awws from Ruby and Yang, "and later, when one of the thugs threatened to blow me up with a Dust crystal, Jaune used his Aura to deflect the blast away from me. He saved my life." Pyrrha leaned over and kissed the blonde knight.

"D'awww that's sooo cuuuuuute!" Yang grinned.

"Hey, Ren and I are together now too!" Nora exclaimed, drawing the group's attention back to her.

Blake looked up from her book. "Weren't you two already together?"

Nora beamed. "Yep! But now we are 'together-together'!" She planted a huge kiss on Ren's cheek.

Jaune smiled as he watched his friends laugh and chat. He looked out the window. It was a beautiful Saturday at Beacon Academy. Was there anything more perfect?

He turned to look at Pyrrha, whose face shone with beauty. Jaune decided that yes, there was indeed something more perfect. He grabbed her close and kissed her again.