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Chapter 4: What It Takes to Be a Hero

He remembered the day he failed them… It was his fault no matter what anyone said, Pyrrha sent him away because he was weak, but they could talk him into believing it wasn't his fault even if only once in a blue moon. But they were different, they were his fault and nobody else's. Ren had covered him and Qrow from that thing, Qrow shifted and he hadn't expected it and tumbled falling down. He'd seen other worlds; he knew it was that extra moment of having to maintain his semblance that proved to much for Ren.

The stress of his dampening bubbled and with it his emotions, his hate for it and anger at himself. It was those thoughts that drew it to Ren and no sooner then that had it been decided. It killed him… it shrieked to stun them and stretched its vile limbs grabbing Ren up, when it pulled him in close Ren fired hurting it. But that only enraged it, when he saw its maws fully open, when it roared so loud that their auras shattered Jaune was the only one who witnessed that moment.

Where its jaw came down, where it took the face of his brother in all but blood and swallowed it down alongside the rest of the upper half of his body. He then heard Nora's scream as she charged it, they killed it, avenged him but she couldn't endure, she waited though… waited till they saw Mistral. Till she knew he and craterface made it.

Then she jumped… he remembered Ruby's cry for her that was only overtaken by his own the only reason she hadn't gone after her was because she was too busy holding him back from following her in some vain hope to shield her with his body. He remembered Ruby's screams… but now it was different, it was just as mournful and certainly as pained but…at the same time it was more distraught and sounded more bell like.

He woke to the sound of screaming, when he looked up, he saw something surprising, Weiss was summoning. Usually that would be great news but from her glyphs the Grimm that emerged where not the ethereal blue and white but dark like bloodied jagged ice. They roared at the others ravenously as if they'd go into a rage at any moment. The others had their weapons ready but in their stances, he could unfocused and distraught.

A Beowulf leap forward At Ruby who quickly dodged it before unloading a dust round into the beast but instead of turning her attention back to look for other enemies she unloaded round after round into the fading summon. Weiss screamed and several more glyphs appeared from them Beowulves, Creepers and even a human sized Death Stalker emerged. It was only then Jaune noticed that his team wasn't acting and when he turned, he saw Ren hugging Nora as he unloaded round after round into the incoming summons.

Pyrrha however had went laxed her face blank and near catatonic while tears continued to stream down her face. He looked over to Jinn who lit up upon seeing him conscious but then looked away nervously.

"Jinn, what happened?" The tiny being fiddled with one of the chains doing her best to avoid his gaze.

"Jinn!"

"They saw a round where your link ended." He paused at that, he knew what a link ending meant, they saw him die but even so…

"How'd I go? Snow Angel wouldn't react like this at seeing me die usually if anything it'd be Ruby or Pyrrha." The shock triggering the Silver eyes would actually work to their advantage and be little threat here while Pyrrha pushing Polarity to its limits in her moment of fear and panic would be a great way to make her test out her limits, he could disturb her aura and cut off her semblance too. Weiss's summoning though, that wasn't so simple to cut off nor was it something he'd expect, what would make her react like this to his death.

"How did I die? When did I die?" Jinn looked down.

"During initiation, the world difference was that Grimm were drawn to you." He paused at that before gritting his teeth.

"Of course it'd have to be one of those." If he was right about why she was so distraught he'd have to hurry.

What had she done…

She came to Beacon to live up to her grandfather's name, to restore honor to the SDC that her father had so thoroughly dragged through the mud. She was going to Beacon to become a huntress to clear her family name and follow in her grandfather's footsteps…

Am I gonna die?

His final thoughts rang through her mind, that thoughts of a dying boy about to be devoured by Grimm, who wanted nothing more than to live up to his families name no different that her.

You got some good friends looking out for you.

She had treated him callously but still the dolt insisted only treating her kindly and in the end he showed that he saw her as more then a way to status and power like the suitors from Atlas.

After hearing all of this, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team.

And how had she repaid that kindness by dismissing him, leaving him to die in a forest… She wanted to live up to her grandfather's name… but she only proved how much like the man who'd dishonored she was.

"AHHH!" Weiss screamed again as she felt the weight of the boy's death on her shoulder, his shamed expression from failing his name flashed through her mind and with it she felt the tightness in her chest grow and another despairing screech left her alongside the flaring of her aura. She remembered what it was like to have nobody support her goals. Even Winter was against her attending Beacon, but she wanted to be like her grandfather, she wanted to be someone respected and idolized.

From the screaming heiress a large glyph emerged, and a large armored glove reach out from it, the steel was a greyish blue like dirty ice.

She fought countless enemies to pass her dads 'test' to prove she was worthy, and even after it all he didn't acknowledge her goal, her dream.

Another hand stretched out a large blade in its grip.

She remembered her father's last words to her.

When you fail and realize just how silly this little huntsman obsession of yours is you will return home, understood?

The armored giant's foot stomped down from the glyph burying into the ground below and it pulled the rest of its form forward.

The Arma Gigas faced up towards them, beneath its helm two cold and uncaring orbs flashed.

She never realized how much she and the dolt had in common, what had he done for her to dislike him again? In the end wasn't it just that he spoke to Pyrrha, that he flirted with her… For that she left him there? For merely a poor attempt at flirting with her despite the multiple suitors she'd dealt with before.

The blondes irritating, and constant flirting and confessions came to mind followed by his remains being eaten by the Grimm.

For that she left him to die!

The Arma Giagas roared alongside it's master's scream before charging at the other members of RWBY who were still struggling against the other summons. Yang turned just in time to see the colossal knight raise its blade, Blake rushed forward tackling her partner just as it swung down on the two of them. Using her semblance, the pair avoided a lethal blow Ruby shot up towards the Gigas's helm swinging Crescent Rose straight into it.

As she fell back a Beowulf leaped her way only missing due to her shooting her weapon to change her direction. Looking up out to Weiss she screamed.

"Weiss?! Stop!" Her partner however didn't seem to hear her as the chain in her chest glowed supplying her with the aura needed to manifest even more Grimm. Weiss curled in on herself repeating apologies over and over again as her face grew more hysteric. Alongside her crushing guilt the Arma Gigas grew more savage in its attacks as spikes begun to form and ethereal tendrils extended from between its armor. Glyphs manifested under the summon and no sooner did it launch forward like a bullet at Ruby slamming into her only for the petite reaper to shatter like glass.

Ruby looked up confused when she saw Neo there beside her the petite killer didn't bother looking her way only seeming to focus on the Arma Gigas as she maneuvered between summons killing them when she saw the chance. Yang and Blake rushed on either side of the titanic knight splitting its attention. Swinging out it aimed for Yang, but she fired Ember Celica propelling herself into the air.

Above the knight she pulled back her fist as she readied to punch down but likewise the Summon gripped its blade and prepared to swing. However, its failure was in forgetting it was not dealing with one aspiring huntress but two. Running forward Blake leaped unto its blade and ran up the length of its arm, unloading Gambol shroud as she did. When its attention finally shifted to Belladonna, she jumped off her ribbon tied to its neck pulling it just enough to lose balance.

Yang roared as she slammed down into it fist first square in its face, the knight hit the floor hard but was far from done. Raising its hands several black glyphs formed above Blake and Yang before releasing a great force upon the two sending them to their knees. Both girls struggled to move but just standing was a feat in and off itself. Yang shone as her semblance activated slowly building up power from the pain of her body being pressed but it wouldn't be quick enough.

The Arma Gigas stepped forward its blade ready it rose it up high over the brawlers head an swung down. However instead of being greeted by the sound of aura shattering and flesh and bone parting a shriek of steel rang out as Crescent Rose opposed the giant blade. Ruby struggled against the force of the opposing blade as she held out her scythe its long rod intercepting the blow as she held it like a staff. Sparks flew as the blades edge was forced against it and no sooner was Ruby sent to her knees as the power behind the blade proved to much.

"Weiss…" Just as she could hold on no longer a line of white cut forward between the two and the giant sword shattered at the center of its blade. Another Arc of aura surged forward slamming into the knight sending it stumbling back, when it turned it was greeted by the sight of Jaune rushing it Crocea Mors glowing a bright white. He slammed his left foot into the ground with a vicious swipe he swung the family blade. The air screamed as the aura Arc cut through it, the arc imparted the Arma Giaga denting it's armor in and cracking the areas where the blow hit The summon moaned but was cut off as another arc slammed into it and then another.

Blow after blow he struck it each attack powerful enough to tear a Ursa in half but only damaging against the summoned knight. The knight rose its Blade slamming it down on Jaune, but he was quicker as he let go of Crocea Mors and reached out to the broken blade stopping it with his mechanical arm's grip alone.

White Glyphs then appeared under Yang and Blake releasing an opposing force to the black ones above and freeing the two while white aura erupted around Ruby rekindling her own. Jaune spared the three a glance.

"Stay focused, remember your team RWBY act like it." The three nodded and Jaune smiled before pulling his grip back taking the broken blade from the Arma Gigas. He tossed the blade back before pulling back his fist before striking, shattering it as the sound of a shotgun round rung. The Arma Gigas roared at its weapons destruction and struck at Jaune who turned back to the girls and smiled.

"I'll leave the tinman to you, I got Snow Angel." When the fist made contact, he shattered like glass leaving the three with the weaponless summon at its horde. Jaune appeared beside Neo not far from Weiss.

"Thanks I owe you one." Neo looked to him and smirked devilishly but nodded none the less.

"Can you go help them?" She rolled her eyes clearly displeased with the order but reluctantly nodded before making way to them. Seeing her leap into the action Jaune's attention then turned to the task at hand as he looked to his old crush. Jaune had seen Weiss at her worst, which is why it was so surprising to see her making the exact same face she had when she'd lost her sister. He was sure it was there when Blake and Yang passed not that he was awake for it.

To see her so distraught over his death it was surreal, she trembled time and again as tears fell from her eyes. Her feelings were so strong they were affecting her summons. Guilt, anger and regret filled the heiress's aura as it flared out. He knew the cause of her sorrow even if it was undeserved in his opinion but none the less, he advanced.

"Weiss!" The Heiress looked to him drawn to his voice but upon seeing his face an expression of fear stained her near perfect features.

"No… stay away." Glyphs appeared between them and Grimm emerged ready to stop him, but it didn't matter they were too few and were killed in an instant as he swung his family's blade. Weiss trembled and spoke through shuddering breathes.

"I-I didn't know…. I swear, I didn't!" Black glyphs formed before him releasing an ungodly push forcing him back or they should've. Jaune stabbed Crocea Mors into the ground making it an anchor as he rose his hand summoning glyphs of his own to counteract them. Once done he advanced again his eyes locked on her own.

She began to back away scared and panicked ass he stepped forward like he was a reaper, he knew why though. Weiss was rough around the edges and perhaps a bit of a racist at first but in the end, she wanted to help others, to live up to her grandfather's name. To know her action killed a friend… he knew that pain all to well.

"I'm sorry!" She shouted warm and wet tears hitting the ground as she did.

"I-I killed you! I should've, I should've!" she covered her face in her palms as a mess of tears and snot fell from the guilt-ridden Schnee's face.

"I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm S-" He hugged her against himself.

"It's alright Weiss." Perhaps it was from hearing him call her by name that drew her from her guilt-ridden state but none the less it did, and she looked to him.

"No… It's not… I-I killed you… and all because I was nonchalant about abandoning a fellow student… I-I-!"

"No." He held her tight against himself it wouldn't be right to let her believe that even for a moment. Even now he could see her begin to return to her hysteric state and so he acted as four golden glyphs manifested around them. Apathy manifested and begun to moan draining her rebelling will, while his body greyed as he used Ren's dampening to further alleviate her of her dark emotions.

"You didn't know it'd happen Weiss, you couldn't have known."

"But if I hadn't left…"

"then perhaps I'd live, you have fault in my death Weiss. That is true." The heiress shuddered at his affirmation of her fear.

"But you saved me just as many times." Weiss shuddering stopped, and she looked to him.

"It's true… At times you left me there and I was killed, torn apart, others times you reached Pyrrha first and nobody found me." Her tremble begun again but his grip tightened as he squeezed.

"But at times we met eyes first, we bickered, I flirted, and you blew me off but in the end we would acknowledge one another… eventually" Weiss let the thought run through her mind the thoughts calming her as she imaged the absurd situation.

"If you'll feel guilt over the bad universes then feel pride over the good ones too." Slowly the heiress's aura begun top retreat and the summons begun to breakdown. Weiss slowly but surely calmed and when she looked back at him her hysteria was nowhere to be seen as she looked to him with a leveled gaze as if searching for any falsehood in his words.

"You okay Weiss?" She shook her head.

"No, I witnessed your death and worse was it could've, should've happened in our world." Jaune nodded.

"Your right, but it didn't." Weiss nodded slowly.

"I need to make it up to you." Jaune shook his head.

"Don't worry I'm sure I'll just shrug it off if you apologize." She shook her head before glaring.

"When I apologize." He chuckled.

"Yeah, when." Ruby was the first to meet up with the two tackling into Weiss.

"Your okay!"

"Agh! Get off me you dolt!" Weiss struggled to pry off the worried Rose while Blake and Yang stepped forward around their leader and ice queen. Deciding to give them some space he made his way to Pyrrha, Ren and Nora, Nora had stopped her tears and now her and Ren were attempting and failing to bring Pyrrha out of her catatonic like state.

Upon seeing him stepping forward the two ran up to him worry in their eyes for Pyrrha and hope that he'd know something.

"Jaune-Jaune is there anything we can do Pyrrha's not snapping out of it?" Jaune looked to his partner before nodding.

"Yeah I think I got a good hunch in me." He then stepped towards his partner kneeling to her level, he saw her eyes were dull and listless despite the warm tears rolling down them. He didn't need to ask why, unlike the blonde sleeping in these eight's rooms he knew her feelings, she made that very obvious before she sent him away. Seeing Jaune die must have left a deep impression in her heart, so much so her mind couldn't handle it.

His left palm laid against her cheek and begun to glow white as no sooner did his aura seep into her not just reinvigorating it but where aura came from. His aura seeped into her soul, the warmth of his soul and somehow, she recognized it, she fell forward into Jaune. He proceeded to scoop her up in his arms and carry the spartan to her seat.

Slowly the red heads eyes fluttered back to consciousness and when they did, and she saw him holding her the amazon's face turned brighter then he'd ever seen. The others broke out in fits of laughter and teasing dampening the deep depression that was before present and Jaune was thankful for it. By the time they'd all managed to calm down the memories of their last viewing while not forgotten were no longer plaguing their minds. Jaune rubbed his beard in thought before turning to Jinn who at least had the sense to look ashamed.

"Next world." Jinn looked to him cautiously.

"Are you sure?"

"'sigh' They'll have to face them at some point might as well be now, but please if you can choose a more pleasant one." Jinn slowly nodded to his words and begun to pull fourth the last five spheres. The moment they emerged the eight froze looking to them. All eight now understood the weight of these glimpse into other worlds and felt the appropriate amount of caution from them. Jaune and Jinn both looked to them before noting one that shone just a tinge brighter than the others.

Jinn gave Jaune a questioning glance and in response he smiled faintly, carefully the smurf like jinn plucked the universe from the four before presenting it to Jaune. Jaune took it into his hand he threw it up and pulled back his right arm before unleashing a devastating strike that sent the shattered sphere flying into the display.

You Too Can Become a Hero by DAM1994

Jaune crossed his arms a smile spreading at the name, while the others felt a bit less on edge at viewing a world with such an optimistic title.

On a playground a little boy cried behind the form of a girl much smaller then himself, said girl was currently looking ahead of herself. Her silver eyes looked on the several kids before her.

Ruby blinked confused.

"I-is that me?"

"Why are you being so mean, you're making him cry!"

She took a makeshift fighter's stance and obviously scared as her body shook and yet she didn't waver and stood her ground her silver eyes keen on the form ahead of her.

"If you keep on hurting him, then I'll, I'll stop you myself."

Yang smiled.

"Yep and it looks like your defending him from somebody too." Blake smiled.

"Just as altruistic as always it seems." Weiss rolled her eyes but smiled giving an agreeing nod.

Before the little rose a slightly older blonde girl with shoulder length messy blonde hair looked to her with scarlet red eyes. Her annoyed expression shifted to amused and she smirked.

Yang went wide-eyed, with all the other looking just as shocked.

"Wait what!"

"Hmph, just cause we have the same dad you think I'll let you be in my way." Said blonde didn't hate the girl in front of her, she was her sister after all even if only half. But they weren't raised together, when her mom left her dad he remarried and had the little brat. But Yang didn't really care, after all her mom had taught her the right way to see things. So, seeing her little shrimp of a sister stand up to her peeved her a bit, that was until she figured it'd be a good Idea to teach Ruby the lesson Raven taught her.

If she'd been shocked before this only piled unto that.

"M-mom took me?" Ruby felt a pang in her chest when the thought of not knowing Yang hit her.

"M-Me and Yang were separated…" Hearing that Yang felt conflicted, she'd wanted nothing more than to know her mother but at the cost of not knowing Ruby or worse not caring. Weiss's brows lowered as she saw her pun addicted teammates alternate.

"So it would seem you're a bully in this one." Blake nodded.

"Considering her thoughts I doubt her mother is as good natured as her father is."

"You wanna act like a hero." She slammed her fist into her open hand and a small explosion burst from it.

"Wow did she just explode her fist?" Ren looked to Nora happy to see her showing some excitement again as opposed to the former gloom and sorrow before nodding.

"Perhaps her semblance is different, after all there are many debates over when one's semblance is determined."

"You don't stand a chance without a Quirk."

Weiss tilted her head.

"Quirk?"

Ruby took a scared step back and that was all Yang needed as she struck forward.

It's a sad fact… but not everyone is born equal…

Little Ruby laid prone on the playground beat up as the boy continued to cry but thanked her.

All conflict over having Raven in her life left the moment Yang saw her lil sis beat up, what worse it was by her own hands. Ruby was dumbstruck, the idea of Yang hurting her was… quite frankly impossible to her, her big sister was like a second mother to her in childhood and while not ideal still a role model to her.

Weiss placed a comforting hand on Ruby's shoulder, a gesture that was greatly appreciated but when Blake attempted the same she quickly pulled her hand back as it stung and her aura was the only reason she wasn't burned. Yang glared at the display, Jaune looked to the screen and then back to Jinn a tinge of suspicion and pinch of doubt.

"I said a pleasant view, d0idn't I?" Jinn looked up nervously before nodding vigorously.

"It is I promise, it just… has a rough start."

When I was just three, I learned that some people were just better than others.

Pyrrha clenched her fist hating such a belief with Ren and Nora feeling much the same alongside the now annoyed RWBY, only Neo didn't outright deny it waving her hand in a so and so gesture.

The scene focused on the small puddle of tears that reflected the bright sun only for a boot to abruptly step in it as an older Ruby ran across the puddle of water on the streets of Vale.

but that won't stop me. Or hold me back, if anything it's what pushes me to do even better.

The upset teens smiled at that, Yang, Weiss and Blake especially at seeing Ruby not giving up.

Ruby looked up and saw in the distance, a large man with a shark shaped face, his size was gigantic like that of a Goliath and he roared. Ruby went wide eyed.

"That's one big baddy!"

"Holy moly, do you see that Renny!"

"Is that… a man?"

The roaring man swung his arm breaking off the main body of a transmission tower, however just before it could crash into the ground a portly but muscular man rushed out and slammed his fist together. Raising them he stopped the metal structure and smiled brightly his teeth not being able to be seen behind his mustache.

"Wow Look it Deatharms!" The older hero smiled brightly.

"Hohoho have no fear a simple weight like this is little more than a feather to me, why in my younger day-"

"Man if not for breaking into long winded stories he'd be really popular…"

Pyrrha blinked.

"Is that?" Nora grinned.

"It's professor Port!" Ren sighed

"I suppose no matter the universe he does love his boasting."

Abruptly long streams of liquid floated through the air forming a safety measure of sorts in front of the crowd, standing at the center of them all was another older man with wild green hair and large ridiculous glasses.

"EveybodyIwouldliketorequestyouallstaybackthisareaisfartodangerious."

"Wow the rescue specialist Oobleck is here, guess we don't need to worry huh?"

"Ooblecks in this too?" Blake shrugged to her partner.

"Makes sense, Ports in it why not the doctor."

The surrounding crowds begun to take pictures and make phone calls explaining that they'd be late or just begun to casually talk. Seemingly excited Ruby begun to work her way through the crowds all the while keeping her eyes on the villain anticipating which hero would come next.

Blake was confused.

"Isn't it a little off putting how nonchalant everyone is about a giant monster attacking?" Yang agreed with her partner.

"Yeah, I mean when Grimm show up people at least have the common sense to be panicked even if they shouldn't, seriously what gives?"

"This guy must be pretty desperate to go full monster in the middle of the city like this huh? What happened?"

"It's disappointing really, dumbass stole someone's bag and got cornered…"

"Seriously a Quirk like that and he's just some petty thief, man what a disappointment."

"So, that is a man?" Ren nodded to Pyrrha.

"Yes and apparently he used such a destructive power to… steal wallets."

"Anyone else feel like that's a grievous misuse of powers." Neo nodded.

Above the two a shadow rushed forward towards the giant menace, seeing it a group of women squealed.

"~Ahh! Its Edgeshot, we're your biggest fans! ~" The form of a lean toned man closed in on the villain he was clad in shinobi garb accentuating his raven hair except for the single pink streak of magenta that matched his eyes.

"Is that Ren?" Ren looked to his alternate self-surprised.

"It seems so, though I look a few years older wouldn't you say Nora?… Nora?" When her looked to the peppy ginger's way he caught her staring intensely at his alter ego, taking a large gulp as she did.

"Renny in tights…" Yang snickered at the Valkyrie's reaction while Jaune smirked.

"What do you think about his fangirls Nora?" The excitement in her eyes turned dull and focused.

"What fangirls…. All I see are some pesky bugs that need a bit of smashing."

"Oh… hehe, y-yeah." Yang and the others of RWBY turned away from her legitimately scared while Jaune gave a strained smiled at being able to confirm Nora was just as obsessed with Ren in their universe as she was in his.

"Wow it's the number four hero Edgeshot."

Weiss quirked a brow.

"Hero, like in Ruby's comic books?"

"Ha, guess this is gonna be over pretty quick." The Villain glared at Ren.

"Get away from me or else I'll crush you to bits!"

Nora glared at the villain.

"Kick his ass sexy Renny!"

Every time the man tried to strike the Hero he maneuvered out of the way. His body begun to stretch out till it became as thin as paper and much more durable. Using it he circled around the criminal's arms forming makeshift cuffs.

"Wow, how's Ren doing that?" Ruby looked to? Ren expecting an answer only for the boy to shrug, Jinn smiling floated forward ready to take one of Ruby's questions but Jaune grabbed her by the head clenching it a bit.

"Ow, ow, ow! Why!"

"Consider it your punishment, and stop picking on them, only answer when your asked directly."

"Okay, okay! Just please stop! Your right hands to much! Its cracking!" Ignoring the genies plight Ren shook his head.

"I can't say I know, usually I'd suggest a semblance, but body modification and transformation are to very different things."

"Who cares! Either way it looks cool and Rennys using it to kick bad guy butt!"

Ruby smiled brightly.

"Wow this is gonna be good, I can't believe I get to see Edgeshot fight on my way to school." The old man beside her crossed his arms smiling.

"He may be fairly new but he's already number 4, plus I heard he has a partner debuting soon."

Nora paused her eyes once more adopting there previous dullness.

"Partner…" Ren spine shivered when she turned to him.

The man smirk grew.

"Oh man I just met you and I can already tell your one hell of a fangirl." Ruby blushed rubbing the back of her head, it was true she was a hero-fanatic.

"Huh, so instead of weapons sis is a hero nut, yeah I can see it." The others nodded.

"Hey!"

Edgeshot made sure he had the villain in position then shouted.

"Assault, Robbery, and illegal use of your Quirk All grave mistakes…" His arms folded into multiple tendrils of paper thin flesh. Ruby's eyes sparkled.

"Here it come his Thousand Sheets Restraint!"

Nora and Ruby bounced in their seats.

"Rennys gonna use a super move!"

"Thousand Sheet Res-!"

"Hiya!" From seemingly out of nowhere a colossal woman twice the size of the Villain appeared in a white and pink outfit. She kicked out at the giant hitting his legs that broke from the force before she punched him sending him flying into a nearby building side.

Everyone stared in awe at the smiling ginger, she wore a pink combat skirt with a heart in the middle of her bountiful breast. While many men ogled her form Edgeshot sighed and put his hand to his forehead.

"Nora… you were supposed to just observe today."

"Wait… that's Me! WOOHOO!" Pyrrha smiled.

"It would also seem you're his supposed partner."

"DOUBLE WOOHOO!"

Said woman looked to Ren smiling brightly somehow managing to still look cute as a button despite her colossal size.

"I'm sorry Renny, I just got peeved when he said he was gonna crush you."

"Did you have to brake his legs though." In response she merely smiled brightly earning a groan from him.

Ren nodded sharing his sentiments, while Nora shot her counterpart a thumbs up.

"Great going me! Now… take care of those pest…"

"Also Nora you forgot to call me Edgeshot…"

"Hmm, but that's not fair, you called me Nora."

"'Sigh' Because you still don't have a hero name." Nora gasped.

"Your right! Oh, oh I know! How about Lady Valkyrie, or Pink Bomber, or Mt. Lady… Nah that last one was stupid…"

Everyone crossed their arms in thoughts.

"Bubbly bomber." Blake suggested feeling it was accurate to her personality.

"Nah, how about something like Hammertime." Pyrrha shook her head at Yang.

"This… is a bit harder then I thought."

Ruby in her excitement shout out a combination of the first and last name.

"Oh, oh what about Mt. Valkyrie!" Nora smiled to the small rose throwing a thumbs up and striking a pose that accentuated her… busty form.

"That one Mt. Valkyrie! What do you think Renny?" Edgeshot avoided her gaze a blush evident as he tried to ignore the two 'peaks' of the newly dubbed Mt. Valkyrie.

"I-its rather fitting… and call me Edgeshot on the job."

Nora launched out of her seat like a rocket into Ruby.

"Best name ever!" Yang sent a teasing gaze Ren's way.

"Peaks huh? seems your counterparts really into Nora." Ren looked away the same blush appearing.

Beside the old man Ruby pulled out a notepad number 13 and begun to take notes, mumbling to herself as she noted both the advantages and weaknesses of her quirk and personality. The geezer chuckled before pointing a finger at her.

"Taking note huh Fangirl, guess you wanna be a hero to then huh!" Ruby smiled brightly to the question.

"Yep, it's my dream!"

The members of team RWBY smiled, glad to see some things never change no matter the universe.

-Signal-

"Okay then let's go over what Quirks are… Yang can you tell me where the first Quirk incident occurred." Sitting in the room a blonde beauty with a mean look in her eyes smiled.

Yang furrowed her brows at seeing her counterpart again, it certainly didn't help that she looked the exact same.

"Easy, In Mt. Glenn some lady gave birth to a glow in the dark brat, everyone thought it was some kind of miracle but then over the same year one snot nosed kid after another begun to have weird powers or looks to them. Next thing we know everyone got a power to them… or Quirk, Am I right or am I right teach?" The man nodded his head albeit reluctantly.

Weiss nodded.

"I see… so it's a physical anomaly instead of a spiritual one like our semblances."

"Yes… miss Xiao Long." An explosion rang through the room as the girl glared at the teacher.

"Its Branwen!" With a slight shudder he nodded.

That… bothered Yang who clenched her fist, why the hell would she react so strongly to her last name for? It was like she was denying her relation to dad, another big no in her book.

"R-right, okay then… next question what did said event lead to that revolutionized the world safety, how about our little genius Ruby cover this." The man pointed to said girl who'd skipped two grades and squeaked in surprise.

"Huh, so she skipped them prior to Beacon in this world?"

"Um… Some Quirks proved more powerful the Semblances a majority of the time and the later quickly died out. With intelligence enhancing Quirks technology advanced rapidly and with more powerful Quirks the Grimm menace has steadily declined. More over with nearly everyone having powers criminal activity went on the rise, and in this world of disorder a new profession rose." The man smiled.

"And that is." Ruby smiled as she answered.

"Heroes!" The teacher nodded.

Everyone took a moment to absorb the concept of a world where the Grimm threat was so low, once more where semblances had been pushed out by mutations.

"Very good miss Rose." The man then pulled out a stack of papers.

"Now then all you aspiring kids are in your final year of Signal, so you all should decide your futures, here is your career aspiration documents. Not that I really need to look though after all…" He threw the paper aside.

"Most of you are aspiring to be heroes aren't you, especially with such amazing Quirks." Most of the students activated they're abilities from overextended and monstrous jaws, to transforming limbs and levitation and more as if to affirm the teacher's words.

Ren smiled at that.

"It's good to see that in a world without the Grimm threat the people are still eager to take up a stand for what's right."

"Aspiring heroes… ha! Hey, teach don't lump me in with the rest of these losers. After all they'll be lucky if they end up as some has-been D-list heroes side kick, we all know I'm the only real deal here." Yang grinned at the teacher giving off an air of complete confidence. In response the students argued with the buxom blonde who offered to go against them all.

Blake pursed her lips while Weiss eyes crinkled her nose at the blonde on screen, even Ruby frowned at the very unYang like Yang on screen. The brawler herself fist shook, sure she was a bit cocky, but she'd never talk down about others!

The teacher looked to her sheet and hummed.

"Well, Yang you do have impressive test results I'll give you that."

"Damn right, I'm gonna make my way to Beacon."

Pyrrha sighed.

"Well at least it seems she has some backing to her arrogance." A tinge of venom could be heard in the spartans disappointed tone.

"Beacon huh? I guess with these grades you could actually make it in. Though I do feel the need to remind you the acceptance rate is less than two percent."

"Well duh, wouldn't want some joke to get in, right? It's impossible to get into, which is why it's the only place for me."

What pissed Yang off most was that she'd thought the exact same when she entered, the later not the former part.

Yang leaped unto her desk making a big show of herself.

"You're looking at someone who aced all the mock test and interviews, and whose the only girl here who got a chance of making it in. Just watch I'll get in graduate and make my way into the hero scene, I'll become so popular I'll even surpass ALL MIGHT himself!"

Ruby tilted her head.

"All Might? Who's that." Weiss pondered.

"Perhaps he's one of those heroes they spoke of." Blake shrugged.

"In that case he might be the number one with a name like that."

"Oh! Miss Rose you've applied for Beacon as well?" The entire room went silent at the teacher's words while said Rose covered her head in her desk seemingly embarrassed. The next moment the entire class broke into laughter.

"Seriously, Rose!? That's impossible!"

"Haha Someone who only knows how to study can't become a hero!"

"Yeah Without a Quirk its hopeless!"

All six teens besides Ruby looked to the screen eyes narrowed in clear displeasure at their youngest members mocking. Even Neo found it annoying since Red proved to be a thorn in Roman's hide a feat no failure could pull.

At that final comment Ruby stepped up from her seat.

"Hey They got rid of that rule last year! I could be the first one to do i-"

"RUUBBBYYYY!" Slamming her fist on the desk with a small explosion sending her on her butt, looking up she saw Yang who glared at her.

"Listen up Brat, your even worse than the rest of these rejects you Quirkless Wannabe! You actually think they'd let someone like you in when they can have someone like me!" Ruby panicked at her accusations.

"No Yang, you got it all wrong really! I'm not trying to compete against you or anything honest! You gotta believe me!" the girl scurried back hitting the wall a small embarrassed blushed covering her face as she spoke.

"It's just… I wanted to be a hero since we were little, like mom was… So even if I don't have a quirk, I can still try my hardest, right?" She looked up and was met by a grinning Yang.

"'pfft' hehehe hahaha! Are you serious! Someone like you could never get up there with the best of the best! Hell, you'd die in the exams." Ruby looked down saddened.

"Frail Little Ruby, aren't you enough of a pain for dad, you really wanna add on to that by failing to even get into school?" Ruby clenched her fist but accepted the people laughing at her, after all somewhere deep inside she accepted what they said as true…

"AHHHHHH!" Yang exploded into golden flames as she looked at the image of that bitch lording over Ruby. Like hell that was her, that was a bitch who needed to go down a few dozen pegs and then through the floor.

"Fuck you, you bitch!" she pulled back her fist before anyone could say a word but when she struck forward, she found her limb didn't listen. Turning back, she saw Jaune gripping her arm and instead of his usually azure eyes he stared at her with a crimson orb as rage filled as her own.

"Control yourself Yang." The brawler gritted her teeth.

"That lil shit isn't me." Jaune nodded.

"Of course she isn't but hitting the screen won't do anything but break your hand." The two stared at one another for a long moment before Yang sighed ands her temper along with semblance lowered to reasonable levels.

"Fine! But if that bitch pulls something like that again I'm braking that damn thing." Yang sat back in her seat to the uncomfortable gaze of Blake and Weiss. Jaune sighed, hoping that wouldn't come to pass but knowing it would. Trying to change the topic Ruby spoke.

"Hey, I wonder when we're gonna see Jaune?" Pyrrha nodded.

"We really haven't seen him yet have we?" Ren spoke next.

"It would be nice to see a living version of our friend in this world, especially after the last viewing."

-Vale City 12:02 PM-

"Stop get back here!" From a store a sewage green mass rushed forward, wet bundles of lien in its form as it laughed.

Weiss's nose crinkled in disgust.

"What is that thing?"

"More than likely it's another of those body changing Quirks." A shiver ran up Weiss's spine.

"It's like walking sewage."

"Dude, where are all the heroes at?"

"No Idea…"

"Maybe they're still at the western ward after that scene this morning."

"Yell all you want suckers, this cash is mine!"

Blake's eyes deadpanned.

"He has the ability to turn his form into liquid and he thinks the best crime he's capable of is stealing from a convenience store… the villains of this world are rather… 'disappointing'."

His form struck a small object and burst apart into rancid green slime. From a convenience store a figure in plain jeans and an all too familiar hoodie stepped out, his groceries in one hand.

Ruby eyes sparkled as she held back a laugh.

"I-is that…'snicker' a-a. Cute Lil Bunny!" Yang chuckled.

"Seriously what guy would wear a hoodie with something like that on it." Weiss turned her nose up at the dull article of clothing while secretly making a note to find out what the adorable mascot on the front was named. Blake smiled at it.

"It is rather cute." Neo nodded in agreement, what she liked cute shit so sue her. The members of team JNPR on the other hand stared at the hoodie mouths open as two and two clicked.

"Guess nobodies gonna stop him huh…"

"Not like anyone can…"

He looked to the villain running through the streets, abruptly the man's height begun to grow while his hoodie tightened around his growing form until it was on the verge of ripping. His voice was strong and firm as he spoke.

"Another growing quirk, is that like a common one or something?"

"I can." The man turned and where surprised when they saw the man as he stepped past them a confident stride in his steps."

"He will be stopped, and do you know why?" He smiled brightly for them all to see.

"Because I am here!"

"Aw come on show us the dudes face!" None of the four girls noticed how Pyrrha swooned at the voice while Nora happily danced in her seat.

-Signal 3:30 PM-

Students chatted on their way out of the class while a young happy Ruby looked through her scroll at the multiple reports on the Giant Villain incident and the appearance of the new heroine Mt. Valkyrie.

Nora grinned

"Best name ever!"

"Man, this is all over the news today, 'heh' I should really take some notes." The petite rose pulled out her Heroes notepad to add some last minutes thoughts and details only for it to abruptly be swiped from her hands. She looked up and was met by the familiar scowl of her half-sister.

Yang growled.

"What's that bitch gonna do now?"

"You didn't think our talk was done yet did you Rubes?" From behind her two of her followers, a pair of twins stepped forward smiles on they're faces.

"Oh come on the Malachite seriously! What am I like the queen bitch or something!?"

"What you got their Yang? Her Diary? Heh." The girl gave it a close looked.

"What the? Hero Analysis for the future No. 13. What? Are you seriously taking notes on how to be a hero? Haha that's like so pathetic!"

"Delusional dweeb!" The two behind Yang broke into laughter while Ruby sat up panicked.

Yang gritted her teeth at the two almost as mad at them as she was at herself.

"Okay, real funny guys, but can you please give it back…" Yang didn't even hesitate slapping her hand on both ends of it causing the small notepad to be enveloped in a tiny explosion. Yang looked slightly surprised to see the notebook still somewhat intact but shrugged and threw it over her shoulder, Ruby watched in hurt to see her efforts be so easily tossed aside. Yang however showed little concern for her half-sister's panic and decided to speak up.

"'sigh' You just don't get it do you sis? Most people say first rank heroes show their potential early on, people look at them and just know they'll make something of themselves. So, when I'm the only person from this garbage school out in Patch who makes it into Beacon everyone will start talking about me like that. They'll realize I'm the real deal, that's not ego talking I'm just that awesome, a true prodigy through and through." The two girls beside her deadpanned, slightly envious of her confidence but also equal parts disgusted.

Weiss and Blake found themselves having to agree with the sentiment.

"Here's a little word of advice sis."

Yang patted her little sister's shoulder and leaned in from her shoulder Ruby could feel her uniform burn as her older sister triggered her quirk to the most minimal extent. She smiled in an all but kind matter to her baby sis.

"Don't even think of applying, a shrimp like you wouldn't last a minute after all when it comes to being a hero, The weak die. The strong live, That just the way it goes." Yang and her pals made their way out of the class, while Ruby just stood there and trembled. Yang however stopped at the door way.

"If you decide to try out, I might just do you the favor of knocking you out before anything too bad can happen to you."

Yang was twitching at the screen, the fuck kind of shit was that bitch doing threatening her own sister! Worse yet was that weak die crap, seriously how the hell did she get like this. Was it her mom? At that Yang actually found herself being incredibly grateful that the woman walked out on them. Especially if the result had been her turning out even a tenth like that!

Ruby sent a glare at her sister but in return Yang just smiled raising her palm were multiple explosions rung out menacingly effectively stopping whatever fight was in the frail rose. As the three left the room and begun to make their way down the stair Yang offhandedly spoke.

"Hey Melanie, Miltia, which of you two said that hilarious nickname? What was it again…'heh' Oh yeah now I remember! Delusional Dweeb!"

Yang growled, the bitch deserved a black eye not a pat on the back.

"Hehe, that would be m-" No sooner than the words left Melanie's mouth did a small explosion send her skidding away crashing into the wall knocked out. Yang didn't bother looking the bitch's way instead just continuing the conversation with the remaining and panicked Miltia about where they should go.

Everyone paused at that until Yang spoke up.

"The hell?" Jaune spoke up.

"While I do think she's a bit… very rough around the edges, she's still you Yang. I think in her own twisted sort of way she thinks she's helping Ruby but also kind of resents her for some reason. I couldn't see her attacking her pal in cold blood like that for saying shit about Craterface otherwise." Yang stopped to think about it, not liking the idea that that woman was anything but a bitch but willing to humor the suggestion despite her better judgment.

Ruby looked around the outside of the school building for her notepad finally finding it in a puddle, her already sad expression deepened at seeing that. She picked up the worn notes and begun to sniffle as tears formed.

Neo rolled her eyes rubbing her fist against her cheeks just under her eyes in a mock crying motion.

"I am not a crybaby!" Neo snorted and Ruby pouted failing to look intimidating.

"'Sniffle' Stupid Yang… 'hic'" She remembered her earlier year when she dressed in a little red cloak like her mom's from when she was alive. she'd run throughout the house pestering her dad to put on her favorite video. He would just chuckle and play it for her to settle her down.

Yang smiled at seeing her lil sis as a ankle biter again and was curious what he was putting on, after all in a world without huntsman what could she be so enthusiastic about.

"Heh I just don't get why you love this video so much, I think it's a bit scary and that's coming from an Ex-Sidekick."

Pyrrha tilted her head.

"Scary? What could make an ex-hero afraid to watch?" Ren shrugged.

"Perhaps a battle of sorts between a hero and villain, after all if both had gigantification-type Quirks I' imagine they'd create a great deal of damage and put many civilians at risk." Pyrrha paused at that thinking it was a very good and concerning point.

The Little Rose maneuvered herself on top the seat and begun to swing back and forth excitably only to become utterly entranced upon the video beginning and leaned in stars in her eyes.

Yang snickered.

"Aww, your so cute."

"Yang!"

She loved her mom and dad and what they had been, heroes however as guilty as it sounded while they were two of her favorites there was another. The man who inspired her when she was at her darkest the hero among heroes.

Ruby gasped, her mom wasn't her favorite hero! Blasphemy!

The video played to reveal disaster footage from the catastrophe that nearly lead to the fall of Mt. Glenn. Things looked hopeless as the tunnels had collapsed and cries could be heard and yet the person filming looked into the distance.

Weiss covered her mouth in horror much like Pyrrha.

"W-what is this…" Yang sighed,

"Mt. Glenn, or at least the fall of it." Blake regarded her partner surprised.

"That's Mt. Glenn? How do you know?" Yang shrugged.

"There isn't a student in Signal who doesn't, it was the largest settlement outside of a kingdom, and unlike places like Argus who had Atlas and Mistral its responsibility was entirely up to Vale alone." Nora asked nervously.

"So… What happened." Ruby answered this time.

"Grimm… Nobody knows why but they suddenly attacked the city and quickly overwhelmed the walls, lots of people escape but…" Weiss put a hand on the roses shoulder before looking back to the chaos and hearing the sounds of Grimm roaring.

"I see… it would appear it fell for similar reason in their world too, perhaps this was before the Grimm were pushed back." Blake agreed.

"And maybe it what decided the course of actions that lead to that." Jaune nodded to their words,

"So, where are they?" Yang quirked a brow.

"If I had to guess it looks like a collapsing railway tunnel, that where most people escape through I heard, well before they blew them up to cut off the Grimm." Blake nodded, considering that, after all tomorrow they'd be heading towards Mt. Glenn any info she could skim would be useful.

"Tunnels? Maybe we should check them out for the Fang." Her whisper was faint, so much so had nobody been focusing on her it would've passed unnoticed. But one person was regarding her with interest and the moment the whisper left her mouth he went stiff in disbelief.

"It couldn't be… had the Breach not…"

"Who is he? That guys already saved at least a hundred people in less than ten minutes! This is just crazy! I can't believe it…" From the crash site a figure stepped over the bus on his back were multiple people who if not for his aid clearly wouldn't have made it.

All eight open their mouths in shock.

"HAHAHAAA?" His laugh was strong and uplifting almost seeming to cut through the despairing scene. Seeing it the little Rose buds face lit up in amazement. His outfit was equal parts yellow and white with small streaks of a red and orange. His body was bulging with muscles while his golden hair had two distinct cowlicks in the air giving the appearance of antenna, his eyes were a deep and powerful azure.

"Have no fear citizens, For I Am Here!"

"It's Jaune-Jaune!" Nora shot into the air her hand raised in cheer while ren went wide eyed.

"That's… Jaune." Why he certainly thought Jaune would become more built and muscular over time given his style of fighting with only a sword and shield the man before him was certainly a bit much. Pyrrha on the other hand just stared a faint trail of scarlet running down her face.

"So… muscly… tights." Nora nodded with a huge toothy grin as she knew the sentiment after seeing Ren earlier. The members of RWBY reactions were much the same as Ruby hoped up much like Nora.

"It's Jaune and he's a hero!" Blake smiled.

"I think he's your favorite hero actually." Ruby stopped before slowly nodding a smile forming, it made sense Jaune was a good person, kind and friendly and good hearted, he even saved Cardin when push came to shove. So yeah if he was a hero she was sure she'd idolize him to some extent. Yang looked over to see Weiss staring at the heroic Jaune in disbelief and smirked deviously.

"What's wrong Weisscream see something you like?" For a moment Weiss almost nodded before coming back to her senses and shooting a glare Yang's way.

"No! N-Never! I am merely surprised is all!" Yang decided to give the heiress a break.

"Yeah I can see that." She then looked to Jaune and purred.

"Vomit boys certainly leveled up in this world and the tights don't hurt either." Blake who kept stealing glances at the blonde hero couldn't help but agree. This Jaune certainly had Sun beat in the abs department and was as big as her own father. She'd never realized how attractive tall stature was until now.

Ruby cheered in joy raising her tiny action figure of the man high into the air.

"He's the greatest in the universe!" The little brunette made her vow once again.

"Once I get my Quirk, I'm gonna be a hero! Just like Papa, Mama and him!" Taiyang grinned at the display as his daughter mimicked All Might's signature laugh.

Weiss, Yang and Nora alike cooed at tiny Ruby's declaration much to the present Reaper's mortification and Pyrrha's, Blake's and Ren's amusement.

The scene however shifted to that of a doctor leaning back into his chair with a pensive look on his face.

"Sorry kid, but it's just not gonna happen."

Ruby shot up.

"What!"

Said little girl froze on the spot while Tai looked to doctor equal parts concern over his daughter and annoyance at the man's bluntness.

"What? Are you saying there's something wrong with her? Most of the other kids in her class have begun to show signs of their Quirks… she's been worried, so I decided to have her checked up." The doctored sighed before looking to a file.

"My records show that you're a fourth generation Quirk user correct? What powers did your late wife and you have." Tai shrugged.

"I have a muscle enhancement Quirk but it's pretty weak compared to others, Summer had super speed… Not uncommon ones but they got the job done." The doctor nodded.

"Your kid should've manifested one of these Quirks or a combination of both by now, at least that's the usual way of it. 'Exhale' But after looking at a few scans I'm afraid to say I doubt she'll manifest one at all. I could go into detail, but I don't wanna bore you, to sum it up her health while not bad just wasn't made to develop a Quirk.

Pyrrha spoke for the group.

"So in a world where these Quirks determine your ability to help others, she has none?" Ren nodded somberly.

"That's what Xiao-Long meant by Quirkless then."

That night in Patch the tiny bud remembered huddling in her room as the rain fell looking at the video of her number one hero play over and over again. Tai opened the door to check on her and saw Ruby huddled up close to the video but unlike always she didn't shake in excitement but instead trembled with her sniffles and hiccups being as numerous as the raindrops outside.

Yang felt her heart clench at the sight and latched onto her little sister who for once didn't resist.

"See that dad?" Her finger pressed against the screen as it closed up on All Might pressing against his bright toothy smile.

"There's always a smile on his face 'hic' No matter how bad things get… I remember mommy told me that even when things seem impossible a hero never gives up…" She turned to her dad streaks of tears running down her cheeks as she shook and sniffled with all she had she asked one more time.

"I can still be a hero too dad…right?"

Weiss gasped at her tragic lil partner a few tears forming at the barely hopeful question.

Tai leaned down enveloping his daughter in a hug as he apologized over and over again. But as he did her tears only increased… because that wasn't what she needed to hear from her dad at that time. As her world crumbled, she only wanted to hear him say one thing.

Ruby sniffled as tears begun to form, was this how Jaune felt… for even his own father to not believe in him? No, she was just watching what amounted to a TV show, Jaune had lived it, he didn't have anyone on his side. Ruby sniffled a moment before seeing Neo once more preform her mock cry face again and glared.

"Why are you being so mean!" Neo shrugged before pointing to the crying toddler on screen and back to herself as she altered her hair to orange and her eyes green with a confident smile on her face as she acted out holding a mock walking stick. Pyrrha smiled.

"Your right, she 'is' a problem for your partner." Neo shot a pout at Pyrrha before looking to Taiyang before giving as thumbs down followed by blowing a raspberry.

The scene flashed back to reality as Ruby walked under an overpass.

She looked ahead determination in her eyes as she remembered the promise, she made to herself that day. That no matter what anyone else said she'd never stop believing in her dream. That she'd keep smiling just like her Hero All Might! Stepping under the structure she let out her best attempt at All Might's reassuring laugh feeling a bit braver for it, unaware that behind her a green mass begun to form from the sewage drains.

"Eww, what is that?" Ren's eyes narrowed.

"I have a guess."

Feeling a bit off Ruby looked behind her and froze at what she saw, before her was the unstable form of a sludge-like man.

"Oh look, just what I needed a skin suit." The gelatinous form stretched out its limb towards her and in response Ruby could only run. But the villain's form allowed him to propel himself towards her in but a moment he was on top the girl her screams quickly turned silent as he maneuvered his rancid form. Shifting to a more unrefined form he let his body search hers looking for any way inside as he begun to plunge his sewage like mass into her.

All the girls reeled back in horror at the sight before glaring at the heinous action with rage.

"The fuck does that creep think he's doing to my little sister!" Weiss withdrew Myrtenaster while Blake pulled out Gambol Shroud, behind them Miló was already aimed and ready while Nora had Magnhild's barrel locked onto the screen. Even Neo was drawing her Parasol despite being a tinge amused at the thought of some Mistralian fetish porn occurring before her.

The little Reaper herself was pale at the sight her face quickly going green as she imagined herself in her counterpart's place.

"Hey brat pipe down, no need to worry I'm just taking over your body. It'll be easier for both of us if you would just stop resisting, after all it'll only hurt for a minute… Who knows, you might even start to like it after a bit." Ruby hand grasped at the green sludge forcing its way down her throat trying to pull it away only to find the act futile as it just broke apart in her grip.

…Can't… Breathe…

Yang roared.

"She's Suffocating!"

The Sewage man looked to the young rose's desperate attempts to free herself.

"You can grab all you want but it won't matter, after all my bodies made out of liquid." The mass leaned in close looking the young girl dead in the eye not knowing why a shiver ran through him but despite it he spoke.

"Thanks for the help kid, you're a real hero heheh… Didn't think I'd get lucky and manage to escape from 'him' heh I nearly made a mess of myself when I heard you laugh, thought he had caught up to me. Imagine my relief when I saw a midget like you instead of that tank with feet. All I need to do is take over you and then hightail it out of here before he tracks me down." Ruby's struggle begun to weaken as her form begun to give in.

Can't… fight… feeling… weak.

Tears began to form.

Am I… dying?...

"No, no, no, no, no! Not like that! Please! Not like that!" Ruby practically begged, tears forming as she saw herself die thinking thoughts much the same as Jaune. Her team and sister team also boiled in anger and shivered in worry like her, hoping beyond hope they wouldn't be forced to watch another friend and leader die.

As her eyes begun to dull, she spotted something in the corner of her eye, it was her notebook flipped open to reveal a simple design of an outfit, of her outfit…her future. Maybe it was that sight that pushed her to give a final weak plea.

"Somebody… please… help…"

Yang cocked Ember Celica and pulled back her fist.

"Have no fear…"

Yang paused at the voice.

The storm drain's lid flipped up into the air hitting the ceiling and imbedding it there. A large stretched out shoe hit the cement floor making a single crack as the figure smiled.

"For I am here!"

"It's Jaune-Jaune!"

"Oh, thank goodness." Ren nodded with Pyrrha sharing her sentiments while Yang lowered her fist and Weiss and Blake sighed relieved. Ruby's eyes sparkled like a child.

"Jaune's a hero!"

All Might leaned forward his gaze not on the now scared villain but maintained on the little girl and upon looking into her dulling eyes he seemed momentarily stunned.

"Summer?"

Ruby paused.

He knew my mom?

She supposed it made sense she was a hero in this world after all.

The Villain saw the chance and took it swinging a slimy tendril towards him and in response All Might ducked the tendril hitting the wall behind him causing a huge crash. He leaped forward as the villain sent another tendril thrusting forward like a wet spear. In response All Might pulled back his fist.

"Atlas…" He slammed his foot in the ground.

"Smash!" from his punch a wave of force launched forth the power of it breaking apart the tendril before hitting the villain and forcing his body to break apart. The barely conscious Ruby opened her eyes and saw him, her number one hero.

Yang and Nora cheered while Ruby and the others leaned back in their seats relieved.

"All…Might?" Ruby said before the world went black once more, however the dark didn't last long as an incessant thumping continued to tap her cheek.

"Hey, come on, wakey, wakey." Finally, the petite Rose's eyes opened and before her leaning over was a very familiar and handsome face, deep blue eyes with black sclera looked to her brightly as his smile grew.

"Wow, thank goodness thought I lost you for a second there."

Yang smirked.

"Yeah seriously would've been real shitty if he showed up in the nick of time and saved you only for it turn out you croaked at the end." The others nodded.

Ruby wanted to talk, she really did but at the moment all she could do was think Oh my Oum time and time again till her tiny little brain steamed over.

"Aww, looks like my sis is having a little nerdgasm over her hero." Ruby shot Yang and glare despite her flustered face.

"Shut up!" Pyrrha knew she should've felt cautious at that prospect of Ruby possibly liking Jaune but honestly seeing her lose it like a child made her to endearing to be mad at.

"Are you okay?" The large man put his palm over her forehead, this of course earned a excited and incredible panicked response in the young Rose getting her to scuttle away a huge blush on her face.

A-All Might just touched me!

The man smirked at her panicked state seeming use to the response.

"Sorry you got caught up in my justicing like that…" The large man rubbed the back of his head a bit embarrassed, which just looked a tad silly when you considered his imposing form.

The members of JNPR smiled, glad to see this Jaune shared some traits with their adorkably endearing blonde.

"Usually I make it a point to ensure civilian don't get in trouble like that and would've caught the baddy sooner. But… As it turns out, the sewers in Vale are a 'lot' more complicated … Hahahaha." Ruby could only look on at her hero still starstruck but at least able to stand now, an impressive foot in her opinion.

"Well, anyways, thanks for the distraction young miss?" The man gestured for her to give her name.

"Ru, Ru, Ruby… Ruby Rose!" The name came out as a squeak to which he nodded an almost nostalgic smile on his face…

So you're her daughter…

Yang caught that.

"He knew mom."

"Alright, Young Ruby as I was saying before thank you for your distraction. Because of your help I was able to capture this fiend." Jaune thrusted out a bottle of Everyone Loves Grape soda and inside was the sewage green slimey form of the villain. Ruby looked to the captured villain before taking in his words and pointing to herself with a shaking hand.

"I-I helped you?" The man smiled to her and nodded and at that the little Rose's already immense joy at meeting her hero grew all the more.

The members of RWBY smiled glad to see Ruby being thanked by her idol.

OhmygodIcan'tbelieveit'sreallyhim! Helookssomuchcoolerinperson!

Yang burst out in laughter while ruby blushed.

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

Realization suddenly struck the tiny rose.

Holy crap I need to get his autograph!

All three teammates of the little rose froze in place looking at the screen.

"Did Ruby just curse?"

The young rose searched her body for anything to get signed.

"Oh come on! Seriously this is the one time I don't have anything on me!" finally she spotted something.

"Ah! My Notebook!" Grabbing it she opened it to find a blank page.

"Please sign my Notebook!" She found one only to go near catatonic when she saw his signature already there.

"Oh my Oum! You already signed it!" The shaking little blur bowed repeatedly and in response All Might smiled giving a thumbs up.

Weiss rose a brow while Yang teased her little flustered sister.

"Really he sighed something without being asked? Doesn't that come off as a bit egotistical?" Blake shrugged.

"He is the number one hero, I'd imagine he's used to dealing with fans." Behind her Pyrrha nodded in agreement with Blake and empathizing with Jaune.

"Well, I gotta get this guy to the police ASAP, so stay out of trouble." The man begun to stretch readying to move, his words though caught Ruby's attention.

"Wait your leaving already?"

"Pro Heroes are in a constant battle with time, sometimes it proves to be an even tougher nemesis then villains themselves." Ruby reached out her hand but hesitated.

He can't leave yet… there's still so much I have to ask.

"Okay Young Ruby stand back I'm taking off." One moment the number one hero was there, the next he was gone, a dot in the sky.

"Holy crap!" Yang looked up shocked.

"Wait a sec, somethings off." The man looked back and was greeted by the sight of Ruby clinging to his leg for dear life high in the sky.

"What in Oum's name!" He wanted to get her off but somehow her clinging to his leg for dear life told him she might not have the skills necessary to descend safely.

"Rubes! Oh, my Oum are you nuts or something!" Ruby looked to Yang confused before shrugging.

"I mean… We did get launched off a cliff our first day at Beacon."

"But that's… I mean… 'exhale' point taken."

"Please, I have a lot I want to ask you!"

Sweet Oum above that is one hell of a pair of puppy dog eyes, thank god I've built an immunity, a resistance… Oh dammit it's too strong!

"Okay, okay just wait for me to land! So, stop looking up before something gets caught in your eyes." At his words Ruby buried her face in his leg and he looked away and coughed. Raising his hand to cover his mouth he looked to it and saw blood.

Dammit…

Ren's eyes narrowed.

"Was he injured?"

He looked down to see a nearby roof and decided it would do and descended, not noticing the soda bottle containing the villain slipping out of his pocket.

"Oh no and after Jaune-Jaune finally caught that nasty creep!"

Upon landing on the roof, a very shaky Ruby struggled to calm herself.

My entire life flashed before my eyes… wow, my sisters a real bitch.

Yang groaned before burying her face in her palms, while Ruby patted her back.

"Not a very smart move but we all make mistakes, just bang on the door till someone gets you. See you around miss Rose." Jaune readied to leave and seeing that the young Rose snapped back to her sense.

"Wait a second!" She stretched out her hand to him.

"Sorry I'm in a rush."

"I have to know!"

Blake's eyes grew soft.

"She's desperate…"

She recalled the doctor's words and her father's apologies and finally all the things Yang had said over the years. Sometimes she felt like a failure, but even so she always told herself to never give up on her dream just like her mom. That's why she'd never give up ever! And that was why she needed to ask him, her hero.

"Can I be a hero… even if I don't have a Quirk?!" He paused.

"I'm a normal girl without any powers… But even so…" She shook nervously but pushed past it and looked to him.

"If I don't give up can I become a hero like you!?"

Ruby ceased her blush and looked to her counterpart seeing her anxiety as she asked the question.

Jaune turned slightly looking her way.

No Quirk…

A image came to mind of his younger days… of a girl who stood at the top who looked to him kindly her emerald eyes looking into his disbelieving that he didn't know her but loving it all the same but also curious as she asked.

Nora elbowed Pyrrha a toothy grin present.

"Some things never change huh Pyr-Pyr." Ren smiled.

"Indeed." Pyrrha whined a faint pink warming her cheeks.

Jaune… do you have a Quirk?

She's just like m-

A pain shot through him.

No! Not here!

All Might keeled over and begun to grunt and tremble as steam begun to seethe from his form.

Weiss looked concerningly at her doltish friend's counterpart.

"Is he okay?" Nobody had the answer and so they watched.

No, not now… Not here.

Ruby's gaze however was not on the Arc as she looked down nervously fidgeting with her fingers.

"Everyone thinks I can't do it… even my dad… It's like not having a Quirk makes me some kind of weakling, even my classmates make fun of me." Even as he attempted to fight against the inevitable her words reached him reminding him of a time long ago. When he had thought much the same.

"But you know, that just makes me want to prove them wrong, ever since I was a kid… I-I thought saving people was the coolest thing someone could do."

Ruby nodded despite the slight worry over Jaune after all she completely understood and agreed with the sentiment of her counterpart.

The number one heroes form was now entirely covered in steam and the silhouette inside begun to change. Ruby smiled as her dream came to mind.

"I want people to see my fearless smile and feel safe." She blushed at saying it out loudly.

"To be the kind of hero everyone can look up too." She then looked up to her hero bright eyes and a wide smile that would make any adult think she was absolutely adorable.

"I want to be a hero just like you!" However, who she expected to meet eyes with and what she did set her gaze on were entirely different things. Standing before her where the steam had finally parted was a very skinny man with angular features and long limbs. He had spiky, disheveled hair and a very long neck and his eyebrows so thin they were nearly invisible. Seeing the form before her Ruby could only think of that of a skeleton while the man looked back to her, she did what any rational teenager would do.

"AHHHH!"

All the viewers backed away in shock.

"The hell is that thing!?"

"Maybe it's a Grimm, like a spooky ghostly one or something!"

"Renny! Kill it with fire!" Unlike the others however Pyrrha recognized him instantly and where the others where freaking out, she grew concerned.

"What happened to Jaune?" The others turned to her confused before looking back to the skeleton of a man and gasping in realization.

"Holy shit it is Vomitboy!"