Professor Arc 4

Well here we go. I put an inspired scene in here!

Jaune gripped the cigarette between his teeth. He pulled out his lighter and opened the hollow top. Flicking it twice, a small flame bursted out and he leaned in to light his cigarette.

"You know those'll kill you." Hei said, pouring out another glass, Bourbon this time, for the hunter.

Jaune chuckled, grabbing the glass. "Everything can eventually" Jaune raised his glass in a mock toast, before taking a sip. Jaune took a small drag as he thought about what Ozpin had told him.

'Reconnecting huh.' Jaune blew out some smoke, watching the wisp slowly float. He tried to give her some advice, push her towards the straight and narrow. Josephine always had a good head on her shoulders, knowing what was right and what was wrong. He wasn't worried about that. He was worried that one day she might go too far to help someone, or that she would be too scared.

Jaune took another drink as he sighed. Their father had never been the most kind. Strict, unyielding. Held them to a standard. Seeing your older siblings triumph, made you stand in awe. But, honestly it pressured him. He had taken that pressure out on others, screwed up in his early days at Beacon. His team and Ozpin had straightened him out soon enough.

Josephine, though, never really had that support. When he had been growing up, he had known he was getting the family heirloom. Some bullshit reason of being the only son. Josephine, being the youngest, never had anything to look forward to. Just a long path of trying to follow the older siblings. And it hurt her confidence, made her indecisive.

'Ozpin's right' Jaune sighed, resting his hand on his cheek. 'I can't just keep dancing around her.'

"Penny for your thoughts?" A feminine voice asked him to the side. Jaune looked over and saw green eyes staring back at him. She had short black hair and pale green eyes. Her get-up was heavy on the red.

"More like a couple hundred dollar bills." Jaune smiled with a wink. He stuffed out his cigarette. The girl looked around 18, maybe 19. He didn't want to pass on any bad habits.

The girl smirked at him. "Expensive aren't you." She sat down and leaned against the counter, staring at him. "Name's Miltiades, Call me Miltia." she introduced herself.

"Well Miltia" Jaune nodded. "I'm Jaune Arc."

"Arc..." Miltia repeated, as if trying to remember the name. "Like that Hunter, arena fighter in Atlas?"

Jaune shrugged, probably one of his sisters. "Yea, probably. I got a lot of sisters."

Milta snorted. "Wow, Can't keep track of them all? What you got like fifty of them?"

"Don't keep in contact." Jaune shrugged, finishing off his Bourban. "And it's only seven"

"Hey Junior, get him another." Miltia called to Hei.

"Junior?" Jaune asked.

"Ugh." Hei, 'Junior', groaned. "Don't start calling me that." He shook his head as he poured Jaune another drink. "Junior" Hei bit out the word. "Is what my father called me. He's the one that help start this bar in the first place. He comes by every so often, so everyone picked up the name." Hei rubbed his head with annoyed look on his face. Miltia winked at him in jest.

"Really..." Jaune murmured. 'Father huh.' He hadn't talked to his father in a very long time. Most of time, he hated and respected his father. He was an amazing hunter, revered by many, but a terrible father. To get away, he would take Josephine out, play with her. She was like his safety net for the stress and pressure.

'Josie.' Jaune swirled the new glass of Bourbon. The amber liquid swirled gently in the cub, ice clinking inside. "Anywhere you would recommend to take someone?" Jaune asked Mitia.

Miltia raised an eyebrow. "You got a girlfriend?"

Jaune laughed and shook his head. "Sister."

Miltia grinned. "Me and my sis like to go out to the movies. They have a good one by Acorn Street. Nice seats and really cool screens. You can even lay back slightly, and the seats are spread out at just the right distance so you aren't squished."

Jaune nodded, listening in. It seemed like a good place to take her. He could probably take her out to dinner too. But, something caught his attention from the corner of his eye. One of the men in black suits, the usual get up for a worker at the club, ran up to Junior worriedly. They both talked quickly, and Junior paled.

Jaune didn't react to it, instead he started to take out his wallet. "By Acorn street right? Any movies that are good?" He asked Miltia, while taking out a couple bills.

Miltia tapped her lipped in thought. "A couple. House on the water. It's a drama. Ummm." Jaune placed the bills on the counter and kept track of Junior. He was directing some men to take over the bar. The bartender quickly left the room, grabbing something along the way. Looks like trouble.

"There's Knockout, that ones a comedy. It's pretty fun." Miltia continued.

"Thanks." Jaune cut her off, with a small smile. "I'll be sure to look 'em up."

Miltia nodded. "Come on back. Hope you become a regular. A lot of the other regular's are boring."

Jaune chuckled and nodded. "Thanks. See ya." Jaune left out the door, putting his wallet back in his pocket. As soon as he was outside, he looked around. He saw Junior walk briskly down the street. Instead of following him on the street, Jaune walked into the alleyway next to the bar. Scanning the area quickly, he saw no cameras. Jaune bent his knees, pushing aura into his knees and foot and jumped. He launched himself upwards and at the wall, using his feet to brace himself against the impact. As soon as he hit the wall, he crouched again and jumped once more.

The Hunter soared upwards and reached the top of the buildings. 'Oof' Juane grunted as he landed to the top. 'haven't done that in while' There wasn't exactly buildings out in the wilderness of Vacuo.

Jaune scanned the streets again and spotted Hei easily. Jaune walked after him, slowly. Even if Hei was unlikely to look up, Jaune wanted to be careful, just in case. The bartender moved quickly and with a purpose.

Jaune was interested the case, it was quite large. Was there a buy? Unlikely, there would be more people with him and the guy, who reported to Junior, seemed worried. A screw up then? But, if Junior was a boss than why would he need to go in person?

Jaune hopped on the rooftops of the building, following the bartender into the industrial area. The roofs were farther apart, being warehouses, so it was a bit harder to follow on just he rooftops. Jaune made his way down and followed silently.

Junior made his way to a large warehouse, and placed his scroll on the side The door opened up and Junior opened it slowly. Jaune couldn't see what Junior saw, but it made the man drop his case. Junior hung his head and placed his hand on his face. He looked... in pain.

Jaune started to walk over, as Junior entered the Warehouse. And than Jaune saw it, a dead body. Jaune winced, but continued forward. Junior must have known the guy. Business partners or friends, who knows.

'Here goes.' Jaune finally reached the warehouse, as Junior was kneeling down next to the body. The body had obviously been there for awhile, judging by the horrific smell.

"Junior." Jaune called out.

Junior spun around, grabbing his case and opening it. Jaune tensed slightly, ready to dodge. The bartender pulled out a large bat, and judging by the gears on it, it looked like a transformable weapon. Jaune saw the angry look in the man's eyes and waited, holding his hands up in a show of peace.

Junior blinked as he saw Jaune, but didn't lower his weapons. "Jaune what are you doing here."

"Checking up on you. You left the bar quickly." Jaune carefully said, still holding his hands up.

"Well you shouldn't be here." Junior growled out. "And you must have followed me for quite a bit. Which means you've got training. So, you a hunter?"

Jaune shrugged. "Professor actually. But, it seems you aren't just a bartender." Jaune nodded at the bat in Junior's hands.

Junior's grip tightened slightly. "You aren't reacting to the body. Why?"

Jaune looked at the body. The poor bastard never had a chance. It must have been a surprise attack and with a very strong gun. The man's upper half was-

Jaune sighed as he shrugged again. "I've seen worse."

"Seen worse or done worse?" Junior asked carefully, lowering the bat slightly .

"Both." Jaune responded.

Junior looked uneasy for a moment, before lowering his weapon. "I shouldn't be trusting you."

"No, you shouldn't" Jaune agreed. He wouldn't either. "But, I think this can convince you." Jaune pulled out his scroll, tapping a couple buttons. Jaune flipped the scroll over and showed it to Junior.

The bartender read over the screen for a moment, his eyes widening as he did so. "T-this is. Y-your a-" Junior paled. "I thought you guys weren't supposed to exist."

"The type of hunter I am isn't important." Jaune cut him off "Lets focus. I'll help you look for the killer."

Junior shook off his surprise. He took a breath, trying to settle himself.

'Must be rough.' Dealing with a dead body and now finding out I'm a hunter' Jaune pitied the guy. But, Junior seemed like the tough type.

Junior rubbed his face, and looked back at Jaune. "Why? This doesn't involve you. Unless, you're forcing yourself into it."

Jaune ran a hand through his hair. "Really? A loose killer on the streets where my students run around on their free time?" Jaune sighed. "That's one of my reasons. But, the other reasons are more private."

"You with the police?" He asked with an accusing tone.

Jaune shook his head, looking Junior dead in the eyes. "No."

"Than lets keep it that way. No police involved in this." Junior said, putting away his bat. "Do I have your word?"

"You got my word." Jaune nodded. "First off, what do you store here?"

Junior, instead of answering, looked down at the body and sighed. He knelt down and started patting the corpse's pockets. After a few moments of searching, Junior let out another long sigh. "I thought so. The keys aren't on him. Whoever attacked him must have wanted the goods." Junior stood up and walked past the body. "Follow me." He said gruffly.

Jaune nodded and followed slowly. 'Goods. Does he do trafficking?' If Junior did, than it would fill a lot of holes. The weapons on his goons, the reason why Yang went to the club for answers. This guy probably was connected in the 'criminal' areas. 'A good starting point for me at least' Jaune thought. He would eventually have to start building his connections in Vale.

This would be a good start.

Junior led him to the back area, towards a small empty lot. It actually seemed odd, considering the amount of storage area. Everywhere else seemed jam packed and over stuffed, to have a small area where there was nothing...

"Did there used to be something here?" Jaune asked.

Junior shrugged. "give me a minute. Junior took out his scroll and tapped a couple buttons. Floors of the empty space turned out to be retractable doors and a platform rose up. A large rack of weapon holders and boxes were on the platform, but most of them were empty.

"Shit." Junior cursed. He looked over at Jaune and explained. "We stored weapons here." Jaune walked through the small racks of empty gun holders and empty boxes. 'Assualt rifles, Shotguns, couple boxes for shells, everything you can get at a local gun store.' Jaune cataloged. 'Why was he here than?'

"You normally traffics guns?" Jaune asked.

"Yea. Normal stuff. Only for under the table deals for my boys and some others who don't want to get licensed." Junior explained.

Getting licensed to carry a gun was a pain in Vale. It cost more money to get a license than it took to buy the actual gun and cases. And unless you were a certified hunter, you would be put in a database. It's what made the crime in Vale low, but it also restricted a lot of things. People probably wanted a couple guns of their own, for various reasons. 'But, this robber wouldn't be going after this store just for the guns.' Jaune reasoned.

'If I wanted to attack a warehouse, it needs to have something I can't get anywhere else. I would have to be tracking this spot, waiting for it.' Jaune thought to himself. He continued to shift through boxes, looking for anything unusual.

"Did you get any special shipments." Jaune asked.

Junior rubbed his chin, thinking. "I don't think so. At least not for me. Jerry did his own thing on the side. He could... probably had other buyers."

Jaune nodded slowly as he shifted the lid of an open box. He looked inside and saw strangely shaped containers. He bent down and looked at the inscription the box. 'What is this' Jaune asked, looking over the inscription. Jaune read it once, and than paused. He read it again and felt his blood spike. 'oh shit. Oh shit shit shit shit shit.' Jaune cursed.

"Hei." Jaune gritted out. "Did Jerry have any contacts in the military?"

Junior blinked, surprised at the question. "Probably, why?"

Jaune stood up and kicked the box. It shifted slightly so that Junior could see the inscription. Jaune gripped his fists tightly, his mind racing at the possibilities. He needed to do damage control fast. Tuskan would have to wait.

Jaune took out his scroll and started to write Ozpin a message. They needed to handle this situation quickly. "Because" Jaune growled out. "This guy now has Military grade High explosives."

And everything's been really cool here Josephine wrote carefully. I even talked to Jaune. Josephine paused as she wrote that. Her mother wanted updates on Jaune, since he barely called home. So, Josephine would keep her updated through her letters. But, honestly she made half the stuff up.

She had said that she had reconnected with Jaune. Said, they hung out after class. Pfft, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Josephine sighed as she laid her head in her arms. She was alone in the room. Ren and Nora were grabbing some snacks to bring to the movies. Pyrrha had gone to the air lift to register them a flight. Josephine had a couple minutes to spare, so she wanted to finish her letter.

Letting out a small groan, the leader of team JNPR rested her head. She still couldn't figure out how to approach Jaune. She thought about when he had first come to her room. It looked like he wanted to reconnect, even called her Josie! But, she had gotten scared, like always, and shrunk away. She didn't know how to react! Seeing her brother out of the blue, after so many years.

He was even wearing the jacket Kyrie had... 'Wait a minute' Josephine sat up straight, struck by a realization. 'That jacket' Jospehine tapped her lip. 'Blake had been wearing the same jacket.' That's right. She had seen her wear it often at night. And now that she thought about it, when she had easedro- ummm overheard Jaune's conversation with Team RWBY, he had asked for Blake.

And before her failed attempt at talking to him, he had told Blake to meet him outside. Josephine stood up, the pieces falling into place. 'D-does t-taht mean.' Josephine's eyes widened as the thought dawned on her. 'Jaune is dating Blake!' Josephine gasped, her hands covering her mouth.

'There's no way. Blake is a student. And Jaune's a teacher. But, they meet up at night. Oh Oum! Could that mean-' Josephine felt her head spin at the thoughts. 'But she! No. NO!' She shook her head trying to straighten her thoughts.

'I'll ask Blake!' She thought to herself. Yes, that would clear things up. Josephine nodded to herself and walked outside. She knew where the enigma of Team RWBY be at this time, the Library.

It was a quick brisk walk over there. Her rush wasn't out of lack of time. She was trying to make to out run the more illicit and provocative thoughts in her head. She rushed into the library, looking around quickly. The librarian stared at her strangely, but didn't comment.

Josephine found Blake sitting against the window sill reading a book. And, Jaune's jacket on her.

Josephine swallowed, trying to get the nervousness and thoughts out of her head. It wasn't working, not by a long shot. Josephine walked over to Blake and cleared her throat. The amber eyed girl blinked and looked over to Josephine.

"yes?" She asked quietly.

'Ok. You can do this Josephine. Just ask. Just ask' She tried to prep herself. "AreyouandJaunedating." She mumbled out, keeping her voice low.

Blake blinked, her face conveying her confusion. "W-what? Sorry, Josephine. I didn't understand that."

Josephine felt her face flush. Oh man. She didn't even want to repeat the question. Oh Oum, what if she was wrong. That would be so embarrassing. Why didn't she think this through?!

Josephine took a deep breath and let out a long sigh, trying to calm her rapid heart beat. But, she swore that everyone in the library could probably hear it. "I-I-I" Josephine stuttered out. "W-wanted to ask-"

"Ah. Josephine there you are." Her partner came in, a kind smile on her face.

Josephine's eyes went wide, like a deer in the headlights. She couldn't ask her question now! 'Oh, dammit Pyrrha.' Josephine let out a mental groan and gave a smile. It was shaky, and she was still jittery. "O-o-h. Hey Pyrrha. I'll be right there."

Josephine turned back to Blake. The girl was looking at her strangely, with a raised eyebrow. The blonde chuckled nervously. "Heheheh? Sorry. For wasting your time." 'gotta get out of here!' Josephine turned and zipped past Pyrrha and out of the library. The other two girls watched her go in surprise.

Pyrrha gave a small shrug and followed her leader,. Blake shook her head and went back to reading. 'This jacket is really comfortable' Blake thought has she tugged the jacket closer.

Jaune only waited for two rings before Ozpin picked up. He wasn't surprised because he had used the emergency line to send his text.

"Jaune?" Ozpin answered, his voice calm.

"Did you look into what I asked?" Jaune asked, looking at the streets. If he was transporting the bombs, than he needed a vehicle. Probably a truck, but if he was smart it would be a car.

"Yes, I'm sorting through the files. It will only take a few moments to get a match." Ozpin replied.

"Alright. We're dealing with explosives, military grade." Jaune explained, going towards the front of warehouse block.

"Details" Ozpin quickly asked.

Jaune nodded and explained as he continued to walk through the series of warehouses. "The bar owner, Hei also known as Junior, was approached by one of his men. It looked like it was serious business so I followed."

Jaune paused, he was at the front of the warehouses now. He needed to find the security building. This particular warehouse cluster was owned by Dunken, a large time business crop. Not as big a the Schnee corporation, but large enough to warrant a security system. Jaune spotted a smaller building nearby, Security.

"When Junior got to the building," Jaune continued, as he eyed the small building. Judging by the windowless room, it looked to be an autonomous station. 'Even better' Jaune thought, as he walked towards it. "The warehouse owner was dead, shotgun by the looks of the spread."

"Name?" Ozpin interrupted.

"Jerry, don't know last name." Jaune answered promptly. Jaune pinched the scroll between his shoulder and ear as he walked up to the door. He took out a small black disk from his pouch. Breaking and entering gear from his old days. Placing against the door, Jaune waited as the 'Puck', he and his team called it, accessed the network of the Security office. The light at the center blinked green, showing that it was breaking into the system. Jaune continued to explain to Ozpin, as the Puck continued to blink. "He was trafficking weapons. And had gotten a special shipment of Explosives, And a couple boxes of it."

"Which is why you wanted me to get a list of cars entering and exiting the facilities." Ozpin inferred. The security door popped open and the Puck's green light stopped. Jaune opened the door silently and looked at the cameras inside. All of them were red, signifying they were now running on loop.

"Any luck with that." Jaune asked, putting away his device and entering the room. The hunter sat down at the computer, probably for a user to check up on the system once in awhile. As he did, the screen popped up, a welcome screen on it, the password already put in. Jaune clicked ok and waited for the computer to boot up.

"Some. I have some possible candidates. Need facial recognition to make sure we follow the right one."

Jaune sighed, as multiple windows popped up. "Yea... working on that." Jaune started typing away, sorting the files by date, and than by hour.

"Should we contact the police?" Ozpin asked.

Jaune paused. Professor Ozpin was deferring to him huh. Well, it made some sense, but it also showed a level of trust. Jaune felt a small bit of pride in that. If he contacted the police, they could create a better safety net. But than he would have to tell them about the type of explosives, and their origins. 'I gave my word' Jaune sighed as he remembered. It was one of the few things he had left, his word. And, he really hated breaking promises. "No, I will handle it quietly. If police get's involved, they can deal with the aftermath. Getting them involved will cause too much noise."

"And explosive won't" Ozpin countered.

"They won't if I find the guy first." Jaune shrugged. He know was starting to sort through the different times and entrances. "Send me the list of cars." Jaune asked.

"Done." Jaune heard a beep on his scroll. He put the scroll on the desk and put it on speaker phone. On the screen was a list of pictures of vehicles. Some of them had clear shots of their license plates. But, most of them did not have good shots of the people inside.

"This is troublesome." Jaune grunted. "We can eliminate a lot of them. They time they came in and left were too fast, and most of them don't bring anything out with them."

Ozpin agreed. "We can also eliminate any dates recently. The body, you said, had been there for a while."

Jaune clicked off a couple more dates, narrowing the field. "hmm." The computer whirred and the results appeared on screen. "Would you look at that." Jaune smirked.

"What is it?" Ozpin asked.

"There's only one result between Five days ago and Three days ago."

Jaune heard Ozpin sigh over the connection. "Your luck never ceases to amaze me, Mr Arc."

"Thanks professor." Jaune opened the file and looked at the camera feed. "We got a red truck, scratches on the left side. License plate 4HF-SZ9."

Jaune waited for the headmaster to look it up. "Registered stolen. About a month ago."

"So, this has been in the works for a while." Jaune scratched his head. The more they dug, the more strings that were left lying around. If he had been planning for a month, than he must have known or was trying to find explosives.

"Describe him for me. I'll run him through the criminal listings." Ozpin requested.

"Ok,"Jaune started to list off characteristics, so that Ozpin could run them through the database. we got a male. Older Twenties or young thirties. Deep scar on right cheek. Brown hair. Green eyes. Black jacket, brown t-shirt. Blue jeans. Muscular build. I don't see any discernible markings."

"The scar." Ozpin interrupted. "Describe what it looks like"

"Sort of like a claw mark. But it's deeper on the large parts of it." Jaune described.

There was a pause over the line. "Got a match." Ozpin finally said. "Matthew Culliver. Also known as Shrapnel. Served in Vacuo military for six years as a demolitions expert. Took out high priority targets by setting up targets before hand."

Jaune rubbed his face in frustration. He was trained and he also knew how to set up effective, hidden charges. Great. "Let me guess." Jaune sighed. "Went crazy. Or did something stupid. Wants revenge."

"Actually" Ozpin countered. "He continued his efforts as a mercenary for hire."

There was a pause between the two hunters. This was actually worse than having a mad man loose. This was a coordinated attack, possibly a terrorist act.

Jaune took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and settled himself. He had to focus. He couldn't make any mistakes now. He couldn't be a professor. He couldn't be an older brother, or a teammate, or anything else, but a Hunter.

Jaune opened his eyes slowly. "I'll take care of him." His voice was calm and sharp. Jaune remembered the other time he had dealt with military grade explosions. It had ended in...

"Take him alive. Jaune" Ozpin ordered. Ozpin's voice was authoritative, but light. "We need to know who he is working for."

"Understood." Jaune stood up and walked outside. "I assume you're sending me my things."

"Just your weapons." Ozpin replied. And right on cue, Jaune saw a streak across the sky. A large capsule rushed to the ground, in a hurry. But, about fifty feet above the ground, the bottom thrusters ignited and slowed it's descent. It landed gently on the ground in front of him.

The capsule opened with a small hiss, as Jaune hung up on Ozpin. He walked over to the capsule and smiled as he looked inside. A bit of Nostalgia poured over him. The last time he had seen his weapon, in a capsule like this, was when he was a student. "Good to see you again, Corcea Mors"

"That actually wasn't a bad movie." Josephine commented, holding a bag of popcorn.

Pyrrha chuckled, snagging a handful of popcorn. "It was interesting to stay the least."

Nora shook her head. "I got lost" She whined. "I don't get time travel. It's so weird!"

Ren chuckled and started to explain it to her again. They had been watching a time travel movie. Where main character went back to see his family over and over again. It was kind of somber, but it had it's good points.

Josephine passed the popcorn to Pyrrha, who was enjoying the buttery delight. She looked around the streets. Vale was nice. She had moved here with her family, not too long ago. She knew the streets but it wasn't like back home. Where she had memories attached to the people and places. 'I'll have to ask Jaune to go back here with me.' She noted the street, Acorn street. 'Maybe we can watch a comedy together.'

Josephine let her eyes wander as she walked with her teammates. But something caught her eye. A man was unloading a small box in a trashcan. 'Weird' Josephine thought to herself. 'is he just throwing useless junk?' But, that couldn't be the case. Josephine saw several other similar boxes in the back of the truck. They were small, wrapped in black material, and had some kind of miniature device on them.

"Josie? What's up?" Pyrrha asked. Josephine blinked. She didn't notice she had stopped.

Josephine looked at Pyrrha, a nervous chuckle escaped her lips. "Sorry Pyrrha, I was just-" Josephine stopped as she heard the man's truck started to drive away. Josephine noted the scratch on the side. She tried to make out the license plate but couldn't see it fast enough. 'Something's wrong' Josephine turned back to the trashcan. "One sec I need to see something." Josephine jogged lightly across the street.

It was later in the day, so there weren't a lot of cars in the backstreets. They were actually near a couple residential areas. Josephine approached the trashcan, her team following behind her, confused. Josephine looked inside and saw a small black pouch, a device inside. Josephine reached down and unwrapped the covering on the box slightly.

'-gh explosives.' She read. It only took her a moment to understand and pale.

"Josephine" Pyrrha approached. "What's wro-"

Josephine turned around quickly, a surge of energy errupting in her veins. She looked over towards the Truck, speeding away. She met eyes with the man driving the car, who had looked back at them. And, she felt her gut drop.

"NORA" She cried, "Can in the air now!"

Nora, bless her, didn't even hesitate. "Got it boss!" She cried while taking out her hammer. Magnhild rushed past Josephine with a gust of air. With a loud clang, the trash was thrust into air.

"Hit the deck!" Josephine cried as jumped on top of Pyrrha and Nora, tacking Ren along the way. Just in time, as the trash can erupted in a huge explosion, shrapnel flying everywhere.

She felt Pyrrha shift next to her. "W-what was that?" Pyrrha muttered. Josephine shook her head, the loud explosion throwing her off balance. She turned around and saw metal floating above them.

"W-wha-" Josephine stared, gawking at the floating metal. 'Magnetism' her mind spoke for her.

"It's my semblance." Pyrrha said quickly. She flicked her hand and the metal dropped harmlessly to the floor. Ren and Nora were picking themselves up.

'everyone's safe. Thank goodness.' "W-we have to" Josephine started. 'Oh Oum what did they do? Did they go after him? But, they weren't ready for this type of fighting? But people would die.' Josephine clutched her head, trying to figure out what to do. "Shit shit shit" She cursed over and over again.

"Josephine." Pyrrha grasped her shoulders, shaking her slightly. "Josie!"

The leader of Team JNPR stopped for a moment and blue eyes met green eyes.

"We need to go after the red truck." The word's escaped Josephine's lips. "there are more explosives on there." Josephine shook her head and took breathe. She had to do this. Josephine saw the truck speeding away and started running after it.

"To the roof tops!" Ren called out. "We can get a vantage point."

Josephine nodded. "Nora, Ren track him on the roof tops. If he drops explosives we need to be able to toss them into the air." Josephine looked over at Nora, whose usual jovial face was now grim. She was jumping on top of street light posts, waiting for a chance to climb higher.

"Nora, call the police. Tell them that a red truck with a scratch on the side has explosives in it. We're chasing after him." Nora nodded, taking out her scroll and started calling, as she ascended one of the buildings.

Josephine looked forward at the truck, and glared. It was speeding up and getting away. 'No you don't!' "Pyrrha, stay behind me." Josephine called out, hoping the red head would listen. Taking a deep breath, Josephine focused in front of her, and pulled apart.

The wind that was pushing them back, disappeared and the two girls gain a sudden burst of speed.

Josephine focused on the man. He probably knew that they were gaining on him and had to something fast. The man waved one of the explosives in the air, brandishing it like a flag. He threw it to the side, onto a car. Josephine tracked it. It landed on the car near a boy and a girl. "Pyrrha keep following." Josephine ordered and than to everyone, through her scroll. "Stay on communication through scrolls. Don't engage till the police arrive." She said rapidly.

Josephine pushed herself forward with her semblance. Forcing herself to go faster. She saw the man shift slightly, as if pressing something. Josephine cursed and dove forward. The boy and the girl, looked at her wide eyed as she grabbed them in her arms and kept on running. Just in time as the car behind her exploded in a mix of metal, smoke and fire. She dove, with the two kids, behind a car, taking cover from debris. It only took a second, but she stepped back and saw the two were ok.

'Siblings' her mind categorized. Josephine shook her head and looked them over for injuries. None, good. "Wait for the police ok?" She told them, before turning quickly. She saw Pyrrha turn a corner quickly, Ren and Nora jumping on top of rooftops to follow.

Josephine gritted her teeth and followed. She caught up to Pyrrha in no time, pulling the wind behind her boosted her speed immensely. The man was still driving forward, Ren was now firing at the tires. They bounced off slightly, and even if one seemed to pierce the tire, it still kept going.

'What the hell!' Josephine thought. They were in a residential area, not good. Josephine kept her focus on the car and trying to see if there was any innocent bystanders. She heard police cars now, good that meant help was coming.

And than she saw it, the man threw explosives out onto the sides. A bunch of them.

"Oh shit. Pyrrha go on the roofs." Josie shouted a quick warning before the world went up in explosions.

Time seemed to crawl the instant the explosions started happening. Cars exploded, concrete burst open and things started falling. She kept running forward though, she had to. Josephine ran towards a car, which was flying through the air from an explosion. She jumped and planted her foot on the side of the flaming car. She launched herself forward, moving past it.

A falling tree was blocking her jump path. So, she turned her body around, arching her back. It passed under her as she flew over it by centimeters. She finished twisting her body around as she landed on her feet, explosions still happening around her. She tried to keep balance, using her semblance to push the air around her, and keep going.

And then a dumpster, of all things, was falling down at a rapid pace. She couldn't move to the side because of the flaming debris everywhere. Josephine slid, kicking her feet out in front of her. She slid under it, avoiding the dumpster. It crashed in a huge crunch behind her, as she got up and kept on running.

She was only a few meters from the car now, she had to do something about the tires! She had to stop it. They had finally reached a less inhabited place, the docks.

"Pyrrha." Josephine called out, hoping her partner was still with her. She couldn't really hear much, the ringing in her head wouldn't stop.

"I'm here." Pyrrha panted out, somewhere behind her.

"I need you to-" Josephine started but stopped

Something had jumped from the rooftops, opposite of Ren and Nora. It landed on the engine of the car, crunching the front half car. The rest of the car flew over the person's head and landed in a large crunch.

Ren and Nora landed next to them. But, Josephine barely recognized their presence, as she saw her brother standing on top of the ruined front of the car. Jaune looked at them, eyes roaming over them. Josephine noticed their family heirloom attached at his hip. He looked complete.

"You guys ok?" He asked quietly.

Josephine nodded slowly. "N-no injuries"

Jaune looked at her, staring at her for a moment. "You chased after him." He said simply. He almost sounded like he was surprised. She didn't blame him, she was surprised herself.

"I had... help?" Josephine finished lamely.

Jaune nodded before turning back to the car. The man in there was slowly getting out, groaning as he did so. "Stay back. This guy is a trained killer. I will deal with this."

She wanted to speak up, to talk to her brother, but she never got the chance. Jaune ran forward, at a blinding speed at the man. The man somehow heard Jaune coming and ducked. Jaune's fist crushed the door, where the man had previously been leaning against.

The man backhanded Jaune, making the hunter stagger back. Jaune kicked, catching the man in the gut. He flew back and growled. "So, you're an actual hunter. Good. I can stop playing around with little kiddies."

Jaune grunted as he wrenched his arm from the car door. Shrapnel continued to step back as he stared at Jaune. The professor walked around the car, staring at the man. "You are Shrapnel right? I'm Jaune Arc. Hunter rank S."

Shrapnel whistled. "my my my. A rank S hunter. Aren't I special. I wonder how you were able to find me. The girlie." Shrapnel nodded at Josephine. "got lucky. But hunters in training aren't part of my contract anyways, I guess I have to kill them for free."

Jaune roared in anger as he charged forward. Shrapnel was ready for him. He took out a long metal stick, which crackled with electricity. Jaune ducked under the first swipe and punched at Shrapnel's face. The demolition expert weaved backwards and kicked Jaune in the stomach. Jaune stumbled back, but charged forward again. As he did, white mist started to glow around him.

"Aura" Pyrrha breathed. "But this amount-"

Josephine's eyes went wide as she saw more and more aura pour out of Jaune's body. Shrapnel growled as he took out a gun as well. He started firing at the hunter. The bullets ricocheted harmlessly off his aura, as Jaune closed the distance.

Shrapnel threw another pack in front of him, an explosive pack. Jaune's eyes widened as he saw it. He crossed his arms and jumped backwards. Sharpnel, dropping his electric stick, grabbed his scroll and pressed a button. The pack exploded, sending Jaune flying back.

Josephine watched as Jaune skidded backwards, blocking explosion with his Aura. He landed near the broken car. Her brother was glowing white, the amount aura he had. 'Holy shit!' Josephine stared in awe as her brother's aura continue to wrap around him. It looked like he was wearing pure white armor and was practically glowing. She knew he always had a lot of Aura, but Aura could only be grown to a degree. You were either born with a certain amount or not.

Academies taught you to control it or even draw more out. But, to have this much. Josephine swallowed slowly, her palms were now sweaty.

There was a pause now, between the hunter and the mercenary. Jaune continued to look forward, staring at Shrapnel. "So, How do you want this to go down?"

Shrapnel smiled, a confident and disgusting one. "You know, I was hired to kill hunters. And, killing you would be easy reason to get a raise on my pay."

Jaune glared at him. "Do you think it'll be that easy to kill me?"

"Getting you to that spot was easier than I thought." The man pressed down on his scroll and laughed. Josephine felt a chill up her spine and her gut drop all at once.

"JAUNE!" She cried as she tried to run forward and reach for her brother.

A huge explosion erupted from beneath Jaune. Flames, concrete and smoke erupted upwards and enveloped Jaune. Josephine was thrown back, a piece of rock hitting her in the face. She flew backwards in the air, from the force of the explosion. Pyrrha caught her in mid air and held out her hand. The concrete coming at them froze in mid air, and dropped to the ground.

Josephine felt her ears ring and her world tilt slightly. She blinked, trying to focus, trying to find her brother. He had been right in the middle, dead center. Josephine shook her head, trying to get the blurriness and dizziness out of her head.

She felt a shake on her side, she looked over and saw Pyrrha speak. Josephine looked away from her and looked back at where the explosion had happened. Maybe Jaune had gotten out in time? She looked for a sign of yellow hair, anywhere. There was none. Josephine started to get up, started to run towards the smoke. Pyrrha grabbed her, holding her back. Telling her it wasn't safe.

The younger Arc didn't care about that though. She stared at the remnants of the explosion, trying to find her brother. A cut on her cheek bleeding now. "JAUNE!" She screamed again. No he couldn't be. He was so strong. 'No, please don't be-' Josephine cried as she tried to run forward. Pyrrha wrapped a strong arm around her body, holding her back. "No, Jaune! Please. Let me go Pyrrha" The leader of JNPR tried to push Pyrrha's arm off but to no avail.

Josie fell to her knees, tears and blood running down her face.

"One down!" Shrapnel laughed loudly as he walked forward, towards JNPR. Ren and Nora, both grim faced, stood forward with weapons ready.

Josephine felt helpless. The world was crashing down on her. She had just lost...

A voice stopped everyone in their tracks. "Was that supposed to do something."

Josie froze, her heart stopping. She looked at the smoke, now clearing, faster than it should be. A white glow was at the center of the smoke and she saw the white figure move. With a swish of his hand, the smoke dispersed around Jaune. And there he was still, standing in a wreathe of white Aura, glaring at Shrapnel.

Jaune reached up and patted his ear with a sigh. He had come out, of the point blank explosion, unscathed. The only sign of the explosion was the small amounts of dirt and concrete on him.

Shrapnel stepped back, his fear and awe apparent. "H-how. T-That was-"

"A lot of explosives yea." Jaune cracked his neck with an audible pop. "Gave me quite the massage. And made my ears ring." Jaune rubbed his ear in annoyance. The professor brushed his hair back, which had gotten swept in the explosion. Josie looked at him, desperately searching for any wounds, trying to confirm her brother was still in front of her. She watched as her brother wiped some rubble off his shoulder and brush some dust off. Looking annoyed that he got his clothes dirty. But, all she felt was relief. It was like a waterfall running through her, easing the tenseness in her muscles. He was alright.

Jaune sighed, cracking his knuckles. "Time to end this. Before, you cause any more property damage." Jaune grabbed reached into his side and unsheathed his sword. His aura glowing over it automatically. It hummed slightly, as if happy to finally return to it's full power.

Josephine smiled slightly, adrenaline leaving her and relief running through her, seeing her brother still standing. She hiccuped slightly, trying to wipe her tears and stand up.

"Guy's we n-need to help." Josephine stood up. She couldn't, wouldn't be weak anymore.

The professor turned slightly, at Josephine's words, towards JNPR, his eyes resting on Josephine. His eyes widened slightly, and his mouth opened slightly in disbelief. "Josie..." He paused, looking her over. "You're hurt."

Josephine pressed a hand to her cheek, and winced at the wound. But, it was superficial, nothing lasting or deep. "It's fine. We can still help!" She stood, and she felt her team stand behind her, ready. She grabbed Libra and readied herself.

Jaune shook his head. "Stay back. I'll take care of this." And Josie saw it. Something changed in her brother, like a flick turning from off to on. Jaune looked back to Shrapnel, who was still waiting for Jaune to make a move.

Josephine took a step forward. She tried to force confidence into her voice, ignoring her hands shaking. "We can still fight."

Pyrrha walked up next to her, supporting her. "We can't just stand here and watch!"

Jaune looked back slightly and Josephine felt a shiver in her spine. His gaze was not that of a kind brother. Not of a Professor. It was dead, cold and sinister. "Hunter in training Josephine Arc. This is an order from your senior hunter."

The words hit her like cannon balls. She felt all her confidence and motivation drop in an instant. What replaced it was shock. 'He's kind a like a different person. ' Josephine thought as she stepped backwards unconsciously. She nodded dumbly, and she also felt Pyrrha lower her weapons, as well.

Jaune turned back to Shrapnel, giving him his full attention. "Now" Jaune stretched his arms while walking forward. Shrapnel tensed. "You won't get past here, Shrapnel"

Shrapnel smiled, trying to regain some confidence. " Heheheh. Yea, those small fry don't matter. I'm much more interested in you. A hunter of your caliber. I wonder if I've heard of you before."

Jaune stopped walking forward. Taking in the other man's words. After a moment, Jaune chuckled. "Hmmmm. I wonder if I should be happy about that." Jaune continued to twirl his sword, stretching out muscles. The aura on his sword left white streaks in the air. "But, I honestly think it's better that you don't know about me." Jaune smiled, but it was not a kind smile. It was contorted, twisted. It promised pain. Jaune's eyes were wild, hungry for blood.

The Hunter raised his sword, point it at Sharpnel. "Right?"

And that's where we'll end for today :)! Hope you enjoy it and review if you know where that inspired scene is from. Also, Omake cause why not.!

Omake For Coldman9

Blake sighed as she knocked on the door in front of her.

"Come in." the source of her aggravation said.

Blake came in, glaring at the person sitting at the desk. Jaune Arc was sitting at his desk reading through some homework. He was in casual clothes, a t-shirt that stretched from his muscles, and dark jeans. Blake blinked at the change of attire but ignored it, it was the weekend after all.

The knight was leaning back on his chair, so it tilted on it's back legs. He was biting on a pencil lightly, eyes scanning it carefully. He looked up slightly and gave a small smile. "You took your time"

Blake glared at him. "You sent me a note saying that I had detention. Why?" What the hell did he want?

Jaune placed the papers down and stood up. Blake crossed her arms, waiting for a response. Jaune didn't reply, instead he walked over to the cat faunus.

"I thought you would have guessed." Jaune chuckled, staring at her. She couldn't read him, but she felt something was off. Jaune was now standing in front of her.

"W-what" Blake stuttered out. 'Why am I so nervous?' "is it the White Fang."

"No, littlt kitty." Jaune gave a smirk. He stepped forward, Blake stepped back. "You know. During the break. We could go out to Vacuo. I know some special spots, Just the two of us."

'What!' "W-w-what are you-" Blake stopped as Jaune continued to step forward and Blake stepped back, until she couldn't anymore. Blake felt her face flush. Why was she letting him move her back? She just didn't feel the strength to push him back.

"Now, now." Jaune whispered, leaning in close. Blake felt his breath tingle her neck, she shivered. Jaune reached up and slowly took off her bow, leaning back. "You've been a bad kitty." Jaune smiled. Their breaths mingled.

This could not be happening. She should be pushing back, against that chiseled frame. Running for the door, but she stayed rooted in her spot. Staring into those gorgeous blue eyes.

Jaune placed his hands on either side of her, trapping her. "Now, Blake let's get to your punishment." Jaune moved closer. Blake felt herself move closer now.

Bring bring. Blake sat up and blinked. She was back in her room. The first rays of day were shining through the curtains of their window. Yang was sleeping soundly in the bottom bunk. Ruby was snoring quietly and Weiss turned over slightly. It was the start of the weekend.

'Oh. It was a dream.' Blake thought to herself, eying the jacket hanging on her bedpost, with her book, Ninja's in Love, in it's pocket. Blake brushed a small strand of hair out of her face. And then, she realized..

'Eh w-w-w-w-wait' Blake felt a flush on her face. "WHAT WAS I DREAMING ABOUT!" Blake screamed.

And the rest of team RWBY, woke up trying to figure out what had made their, usually, most quiet member so upset.

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