Ruby's Surveyor

Chapter 20

"Each of you is to gather one jar's worth of red sap. However, this Forest is full of the creatures of Grimm. So be sure to stay by your teammates. We will rendezvous back here at four o' clock. Have fun!" Glynda says finishing her speech.

While Jaune tried to sneak away to his team he's suddenly grabbed from the back of his jacket by Cardin.

"Come on buddy, let's go." Cardin says to Jaune.

Jaune miserably looks to his team, where Nora and Ren are walking into the forest's depths and Pyrrha is staring sadly at him.

Expecting him to do something but, dropping his gaze, Jaune turns and follows CRDL, to the disappointment of a sighing Pyrrha before she decided to continue on.

—

A while later one could see that team CRDL were relaxing, leaning on trees, stones, and the ground. Soon enough Jaune would come by with a handful of jars filled with tree sap, Six of them in total.

Jaune settles the jars down before collapsing onto the ground face down. CRDL getting up in response.

"Hey, great work, Jauney boy! Now that wasn't too hard, was it?" Cardin said to Jaune.

"I think I'm allergic to this stuff..." Was all the blonde knight had to say with his nose stuffed and him sounding sick.

"Greeeeat, great, great. So, Jaune, I bet you're asking yourself, 'Why did my buddy Cardin ask me to collect six jars of tree sap when there's only five of us?'"

"That is one of the many questions I have asked myself today, yes." Jaune says while sitting up.

"Well, come with me, and you'll find out."
Jaune moans and gulps in worry.

—

Now perched on a hilltop overlooking the other students, team CRDL (and Jaune), are peaking their heads over the crest and watch as everyone is retrieving their samples of sap.

Ren, kneeling to collect it from a tree, Nora eating said sap after being handed the Jar, Weiss looking at her nails, Yang collecting sap, Blake watching Surveyor watch a jar of sap as Ruby watches Surveyor through her goggles.

And Pyrrha finally collecting a Jar of Sap.

"Cardin, wh-what's going on?" Jaune asks worriedly. "Payback." Was Cardin's reply.

Widening his eyes I'm surprised he realizes what he was talking about. "Pyrrha? Wha- What are you-?" Before he could ask his question, Cardin cuts him off.

"That's the girl. Red-haired know-it-all, thinks she's so smart. Alright, boys..." he says, pulling out a buzzing cardboard box with a large "W" written on its sides. "Last night, old Jaune here managed to round up an entire box of Rapier Wasps, and now, we're gonna put him to work."

Russel grabs Jaune by the shoulder, who barely laughs in nervousness.

"Now, according to one of the essays you wrote for me last week, these nasty things loooove sweets, I'm thinking it's time we teach her a thing or two." Cardin says.

The members of CRDL all stand and Cardin offers his hand to Jaune, only to yank him up and shove the jar into his stomach.

"And you're going to do it."

"D-Do what?" Jaune had to ask.

"Hit her with the sap!" Cardin leans in close to Jaune's face. "Either that, or I'll have a chat with Goodwitch, and you'll be on the first airship out of Beacon." He threatened.

Jaune looks down at the jar of sap in his hands and then up at the four grinning members of CRDL waiting to see what happens.

Jaune turns towards the group and aims his throw at an oblivious and smiling Pyrrha, trying to steel his nerves and shaking hand to do the deed, but ultimately Jaune ultimately decided what he himself what he wanted to do, and a little scared what he's about to do.