Mercury looked to his men, and to Sienna
"If it weren't for him, none of us would be here. All of you would be meat in the Dark Brothers army. And I'd be a pile of charred bones just like Adam" Mercury told them
Then one of the men stood up "Remember Adam's camp? It stretched all the way to the horizon. And look at us now. Look what's left of us. And if we lose this, we're gone. Dozens of us! hundreds of generations. Be like we were never there at all. We'll be the last of the White Fang" the man said
"That's what'll happen to you if we lose" Jaune replied back to the man "Tyrian, the Locust, the Sharks, they know you're here. They know that more than half of you are women and children. After they finish with me, they'll come for you. You're right. This isn't your fight. You shouldn't have to come to Ark Town with me. I shouldn't be asking you. It's not the deal we made. I need you with me if we're gonna beat them, and we need to beat them if you're going to survive" Jaune told them
Sienna pointed at Jaune "The Blue fang killed him because he spoke for us! The white fang! when no others would! He died for us! If we are not willing to do the same for him, we're cowards. And if that's what we are, we deserve to be the last of the White Fang" Sienna yelled at them
they all looked to the ground, then one girl stood up and looked to Jaune and then back to her people
"I will follow Jaune Black" she told them
They all looked at Jaune
"As will I" "so will my family" "for the white fang!" They all began to say
Sienna looked to Jaune who looked back and nodded at her and she did the same.
Jaune, Weiss, Flynt, Mercury, Sienna, and Corlina Church, as well as Arc bannermen, stand in front of a Jeep, waiting. After a minute or two Tyrian, Brandon Karshark and Michael Locust with a group of soldiers approach. They come to a halt in front of Jaune.
Jaune turned to Weiss, "You don't have to be here, ya know"
"Yes, I do" Weiss replied
Tyrian looked to Weiss, "My beloved wife. I've missed you terribly" Tyrian crackled
Tyrian then turns to Jaune
"Thank you for returning Lady Callows safely. Now, kneel before me, surrender your army and proclaim me the true Lord of Arktown and Warden of the South. I will pardon these treasonous lords for betraying my house" Tyrian told him
Jaune gave no response but he glared daggers at Tyrian. This was the man that killed his sister and mother.
"Come now Bastard, you don't have the men, and you don't have Arktown Why lead those pour souls into slaughter? There's no need for a battle. Kneel. I'm a man of mercy" Tyrian giggled
Jaune sighed "You're right. There's no need for a battle. Thousands of men don't need to die" Jaune replied
Everyone one of his friends and allies looked shocked
Tyrian chuckles
"Only one of us" Jaune told him "Let's end this the old way. You against me"
Tyrian giggles and then laughed' "I keep hearing stories about you, bastard. The way people in Arktown talk about you! you're the greatest swordsman who ever walked. Maybe you are that good. Maybe not. I don't know if I'd beat you. But I know that my army will beat yours. I have 6,000 men. You have, what, half that? Not even?" Tyrian smiled
"you have the numbers but will your men want to fight for you when they hear you wouldn't fight for them?" Jaune asked
Tyrian laughed more, "your good. Very good. Tell me, will you let your little Friend die because you're too proud to surrender?"
"How do we know you have him?" Weiss asked
Tyrian digs his hand to his son Des and throws a dagger at Jaune's feet. Rens dagger. Jaune pulls it from the ground and holds onto it.
"Now, if you want to save—"
"You're going to die tomorrow, Tyrian" Weiss replied "Sleep well"
Weiss enters the Jeep and waits
"She's a fine woman, and an innocent yourself one as well. I look forward to keeping breaking her. Oh! And I can't wait till I have you in my cells. In the morning, then, bastard!" Tyrian giggled. He and his men left
"If he was smart, he'd give up now"
"That's not his way. He knows the South is watching. If the other houses sense weakness on his part, they'll stop fearing him. He can't have that. Fear is his power" Ilia told Jaune
"It's his weakness, too. His men don't want to fight for him. They're forced to fight for him. If they feel the tide turning... Then they'll follow us" Jaune replied
"It's not his men that worry me. It's his Guns and tanks. I know what they are capable of back when I saw Beacon
"Carolina, Neon, and Nora are getting Guns from and explosives from House Caboose"
"It's crucial that we let them charge at us. They've got the numbers, we need the patience. If we let him buckle our center, he'll pursue. Then we'll have him surrounded on three sides" Sienna told Jaune
"Did you really think that Asshole would fight you man to man?" Flynt asked
"No. But I wanted to make him angry. I want him coming at us with full force"
Flynt and Ilia nodded
"We should all get some sleep" Mercury told everyone
Ilia looked to Jaune "Rest Jaune, We need you sharp tomorrow" she told him
They all leave and Jaune sits in his room. Weiss then enters.
"So you met him and already made your battle plans" Weiss said
"Yeah" Jaune replied
"You've known him for the space of a single conversation, you and your trusted advisors. You sit around and make your plans on how to defeat a man you don't know. I lived with him! I know the way his mind works! I know how he likes to hurt people. Did it ever once occur to you that I might have some insight?"
"Of course I did! But tell me Weiss, what do you suggest?" Jaune asked
"I-I.... I don't know" Weiss replied
Jaune nodded and sat down.
"He's overconfident, Weiss" Jaune told her
"he plays with people Jaune! He's far better at it than you! He's been doing it all his life!"
Jaune looked at her with coldness "yeah? and what have I been doing all my life? I fought worse than Tyrian Callows! I've defended Menagerie from worse than Tyrian Callows!"
"If you had asked for my advice earlier, I would have told you not to attack Ark Town until we have a larger force, or is that obvious, too!?" Weiss cried
"When will we have a larger Army?! We've pleaded with every House that'll have us! We're lucky to have this many men!" Jaune cried
"It's not enough!"
"of course it's not enough! But It's what we have! Battles have been won against greater odds!"
"If Tyrian wins, I'm not going back there alive. Do you understand me?" Weiss said coldly
Jaune looked at her with a sad expression
"I won't ever let him touch you again. I'll protect you, I promise" Jaune said with his head down
"no one can protect me. No one can protect anyone...." Weiss said with her now cold tone and walked out of the room.
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The Bastard of RWBY
FanfictionJaune Arc was never an actual Arc, he was the bastard of Jonathan Arc and a nameless woman, his sisters loved him, his adopted mother loved him but his father saw him as a mistake, so Jaune ran from home to be a huntsman at the age of twelve, Jaune...
