With Me, None Stand Alone
*Team RWBY and the NPR of JNPR all sat around an old campfire. It had been hours since they arrived in this old town. It had something to do with Jaune, but he was very dodgy about why.*
Yang: "This is boring."
Blake: "Maybe you should take up reading."
Yang: "Maybe if you didn't only bring your smut."
Blake: "It's not smut!"
Nora: "It's totally smut."
Blake: "IT'S NOT!"
Weiss: "Then prove it. What's that book in your hand now about."
Blake: *Lets out a huff.* "If you're that curious, it's about the most recent heir an ancient lineage fighting back against the forces of a demonic king. Right now, he's searching for his ancestor's legendary weapon."
Yang: "Uhuh. Uhuh. Cool. And how many sex scenes have there been so far?"
Blake: *eyes narrowed.* "I refuse to acknowledge that question."
Ruby: *Thinking for a moment.* "I mean... minus the sex part... that kind of sounds like Jaune."
*There was a pause among them for a moment before it set in.*
Yang: "Huh... You're kind of right."
Pyrrha: "Jaune's family is a lineage of warriors with an heirloom weapon. So it's not that far off."
*Suddenly, a flare rose into the sky. It burned bright before exploding into 12 distinctly colored bursts in a ring.*
Nora: "What was that about?"
Ren: "Good question."
Yang: "Whatever it is, it'll have to wait." *Her words pull everyone's attention to where she was looking.*
*Before them was a large hoard of Grimm approaching the old city. Its walls wouldn't stand against such a massive force.*
Yang: "Guess we're doing this now."
Weiss: "That's a lot of Grimm."
Nora: "We got this!"
*The main gate of the city began to lower.*
Weiss: "What are they doing?! Don't they see the hoard?!"
*A small army of armored men begin to charge from within the gates and take up formations. It was like peering back in time to the ancient wars.*
Ren: "Will it be enough?"
Nora: "We'll make it enough!"
Jaune: "HEAR ME!" *Jaune's voice rang out around them, though none of his friends could figure out from wear.* "THIS IS OUR HOME! STAND PROUD, TALL, AND STRONG! FOR YOU ARE NOT ALONE!"
*A shadow flew over the scene before Jaune finally came into view.*
Jaune:
"NONE SHALL STAND ALONE WHEN THEY STAND WITH ME!"
Weiss: "IS THAT A REAL GRIFFON?!"
Nora: "THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!"
*The battle would go on to be the first under the proper Arc Imperial banner.*
