This Will be The Day: JJNPR

Third Person Point of View

The chapter starts with Jaune Arc getting pushed to the ground of the forest. He groaned as he looks up and sees a sap-covered Cardin looming over him. The bigger warrior picks Jaune up by his front and grins while punching him back to the ground.

"You know that wasn't very smart, Jauney boy." Cardin says as he picks up a bruised Jaune again while the rest of Team CRDL watches the two. "I'm gonna make sure they send you back to mommy in teeny tiny pieces." He tells him.

"I don't care what you do to me..." Jaune replies with his head hanging back and when he looks up he has fury on his face. "... but you are not messing with my team." He exclaims.

"What? You think talk like that makes you tough? You think you're a big strong man now?" Cardin looking shocked for a moment

Jaune smiles in defiance. An enraged Cardin roars and raises his fist again, but just as the hit connects, a bright light shines from Jaune, and when the white fades from the screen, Cardin is crying out in pain as he holds his hand. Jaune, now back on the ground but completely healed, looks confusedly at his hands as they faintly glow white. While he stares, though, Sky Lark kicks Jaune in the back and gets him on his stomach, but he looks up and glares at the approaching Cardin.

"Let's see how much of a man you really are..." He tells Jaune.

Just as he says this, a low growl is heard, and a surprised Team CRDL turns around and sees a large paw crash onto the scene, belonging to a huge Ursa Major with dozens of jagged spikes sticking out from its wide back. It leaps forward and stands over the terrified students, lifting its head in the air to smell the sap on Cardin's breastplate. It lands back on its forelegs and roars at Cardin while his teammates heroically flee.

"That's a big Ursa!" Russell yells

Cardin is rooted to the spot when the Grimm swings its claws and knocks him sideways, revealing Jaune cowering behind him. The Ursa continues to sniff, uninterested in Jaune and following its nose to Cardin. He watches at it towers over Cardin, who gets his wits and pulls out his mace weapon only for the monster to swipe it away to Jaune's feet. He looks conflicted, wondering whether to fight or run away.

Jewel's Point of View

Meanwhile, the roar of the giant Ursa is heard by the members of Teams RWBY and JNPR, still collecting sap on the other side of the forest.

"Did you guys hear that?" Ruby asked

I was about answer when suddenly, the remaining members of Team CRDL are seen running the other way from the roar through the other students. Which I smirk at.

"Ursa! Ursa!" Russel yells looking back then he runs into Yang accidentally.

"What?!" Yang yells completely unfazed by his collision, she picks him up by the front of his shirt.

"Where?"  I ask walking over to Yang and him.

"Back there! It's got Cardin!" He told us struggling in the air and points to the depths of the forest.

I glance at Pyrrha and we both thought about it and then remembering Jaune was over there.

"Jaune!" She yells and drops the sap.

"Yang! You and Blake, go get Professor Goodwitch!" Ruby commands them. Yang drops Russel, and they nod before following the orders.

"You two, go with them! There could be more!" Pyrrha tells Ren and Nora as we all get our weapons ready.

Cardin is attempting to run from the following Ursa, but it leaps over its prey and claws him away. He tries to get up and crawl away.

"Crap! Crap, crap!" We Cardin hear yell honestly he deserves it but whatever.

"Oh, no!" Pyrrha yells as we arrive at the scene.

Wewatch as the Ursa leans over the helpless victim, raising its paw and swiping it down... only to be blocked by Jaune's shield, Crocea Mors. He struggles to defend a stunned Cardin from its attempts to lean on him, but Weiss lifts Myrtenaster as she prepares to go help.

"Wait!" I say

Jaune takes the shield out from the Ursa's paw and slashes at its stomach, causing it to lash out and try to crush him. He rolls out of the way and jumps over its swipe at his feet, but he is unprepared for when it launches a claw at him in midair. He lands far away, yet is immediately back on his feet and passing Cardin as he charges again. The Ursa knocks Jaune behind it when he tries for a leaping attack, and he looks at the Scroll in his shield to find out that his Aura level is in the red. He grows angry again and starts to run at the Ursa as it also begins to dash towards him.

Third Person Point of View

As they are just about to clash in slow-motion, Pyrrha sees that Jaune has left himself completely open to the Ursa's attack, and lifts her hand out to him, gathering dark red energy in her arm. Just as the Ursa is about to hit him, the glow surrounds Jaune's shield and makes it lift up to block the swipe. Jaune uses the surprise defensive move to lean on the ground, push his shield back up, and swing his blade right through the Ursa's neck. The head falls to the ground as the body slams onto the ground.

"Uhhh... What?" Ruby asks Pyrrha as her hand stops glowing

"How did you...?" Weiss asks equally amazed while Jewel smiled.

"Well, Ruby has her speed, you have your glyphs, El has her light My Semblance is polarity."

Ruby: "Whoa, you can control poles..." Ruby asks.

Weiss: "No, you dunce! It means she has control over magnetism!" Weiss yells at her.

"Magnets are cool, too..." Ruby says whispering and Jewel puts a hand on her shoulder.

"Wait, where are you going?" Jewel asks.

"Yeah! We gotta tell them what happened!" Ruby adds.

"We could... Or perhaps we could keep it our little secret?" She says and walks away again as Ruby and Weiss smile to each other in understanding. Jewel stays behind to watch and a bruised Jaune sheathes his weapon before going over to Cardin.

Cardin, still covered in sap, looks up at Jaune as his savior offers a hand. Cardin smiles as he takes it and is lifted back up on his feet.

"Holy crap, Jaune!" Cardin says.

"Don't ever mess with my team - my friends - ever again. Got it?" Jaune says to him threateningly.

Cardin looks intimidated, possibly even apologetic. With his order spoken, Jaune turns and walks away from a frozen Cardin. Jewel smiles at the scene and goes to find the rest of her team.

Later that night, on top of the dorm building, a uniformed Jaune stands on the edge and looks into the distance at the green lights of Beacon.

"No Cardin tonight?" Pyrrha asks and walks to his side  "I thought you two were best buds?" She asked him.

"Pyrrha... I'm sorry. I was a jerk! You were only trying to be nice, and... I had all this stupid macho stuff in my head-" Jaune tells her after turning to look at her.

"Jaune! It's okay! Your team really misses their leader, you know. You should come down! El helped Ren make pancakes! No syrup, though - you can thank Nora for that!" Pyrrha tells him as she turns to leave,

"Wait! know I don't deserve it after all that happened, but... would you still be willing to help me... to help me become a better fighter?" Jaune asks her.

Pyrrha turns around so a worried Jaune won't see her satisfied smile. She goes up to Jaune and suddenly pushes her leader to the ground.

"Hey!" He says whining

"Your stance is all wrong. You need to be wider and lower to the ground. Let's try that again." Pyrrha says and offers him a hand up.

Thanks for reading
-Ky🌹