• Rwby fanfiction jaune gives up

    Rwby fanfiction jaune gives up. FanFiction | unleash Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Jaune A. And all of those are how he can take damage more effectively. He is also the only chance for salvation in many worlds within the Multiverse. Looking at her mother, she gave a few pumps up Jaune's shaft. Chapter 1. She was too focused on the B of team RWBY, who looked downright catatonic as she stared down at the ground, "I wrote fanfiction about him" she whispered, utterly horrified, "I wrote fanfiction about me and the Rusted Knightand he was Jaune. , Ruby R. One woman on bicycle ending up gawking at Jaune before crashing into a pile of trashcans. And Ruby doesn't seem like the type to know what to do if asked out. " RWBY is owned by Rooster teeth and not owned by me. Each ficlet will be tagged and so forth. Should not have asked master for permission to court Cinder when we were in a meeting. "A tradition which appears to end with you then. "What!? I can't give you my weapons they are a family heirloom! It's a tradition and legacy to pass it down from one warrior to the next in our family!" He cried. Just some guy: The next one in my head is going to be Everybody Shut Up. A man wearing a black jacket. The people who serve it find they're the people who can help Jaune is a teenager with yellow hair and dark blue eyes. Jaune took up a job as a limo This is an alternate RWBY universe where a counterpart of Jaune was created after the real one fell into the void. " Ozpin said, getting Jaune to clench his jaw before he looked at the chair only avaliable. - A oneshot of student counselor/psychiatrist Jaune who tries to deal with the insanity of Beacon's students, particularly one Blake Belladonna who insists that she and she alone can stop the White Jaune survives a childhood tragedy and life in the wilderness with the most unlikely allies. War of the Roses. Jaune survives a childhood tragedy and life in the wilderness with the most unlikely allies. And in two years, there was something that none of them managed to Chapter Text It all started when Team RWBY were just settling in for the night. Not difficult though, because as much as Ruby wanted to lead the people into safety, Jaune wanted to get things off his chest. That was when the person inside stood up. Rated: Fiction T - English - Chapters: 35 - Words: 96,752 - Reviews: Jaune got up on the bow of a ship, looking into the distance. FanFiction | unleash Jaune A. Finding themselves missing a blonde knight and stuck in another dimension, teams RWBY and the rest of JNPR find themselves stuck there until they can get home. He received it as a hand-me-down, passed down from his great-great-grandfather. He coated Crocea Mors with aura, his white aura protecting the sword and shield. " Another woman walked up to Jaune grabbing his other arm and whispering into his ear. One Sun Wukong had entered the fray, grinning like a loon. "Lead the way. "At least, this time, Jaune and Ruby seemed to be Jaune I love you but come on, Jeans already able to spar with dad and you can't even last a minute. No, he'd done it out of the kindness of his heart. Although Neo overestimated what Jaune was capable of dishing out and taking until Jaune found his confidence, he was SEVERELY underestimating his own capabilities. " Jaune was prepared for many things when he returned from abandoning his friends to that world's view, harsh words, owing odd favors and even preparing himself to tell embarrassing tales of his childhood as reparations. Please come home soon. The star-crossed lovers did come together - months before the destined demise. Because of this, Jaune does not think very highly of his weapon, mostly because of all the Jaune only once in his life he hated himself as strongly as he did now. Jaune's had to stand on his tip toes to keep balance. As is Rearranging the Board. Until Nora found a scroll in Jaune's drawer. "God kids are weird," he said as he sipped his beer. Adventure awaits! With a sprinkle of romance Jaune Arc: Hero of Vytal (RWBY; Ciaphas Cain-inspired) Jaune Arc, the Hero of Vytal is another good one. Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance - [Ruby R. Mallobaude consistently rates among my top RWBY authors period, and while they do have some long-form fics with White Knight (Letter to Winter-verse in particular is excellent) and for Dragonslayer (Going Out With a Yang is one of my top I could only comply to my partner and leaders defeated request. His family's love, friends, and the one woman he thought would understand him. Jaune shouted before pulling on the pink handle of the belt and another pink hologram appeared. However, when someone from his past starts catching up to him with a dangerous obsession to have him at all cost, Jaune may need all the strength he can gather to deal with this threat, even if it means resorting to brute force. He is known as the weakest student of Beacon academy, often looked down upon by many. It breaks, helps, and heals. It was also very clear to him. " He just takes it in stride, knowing that to be more agile, protection would need to be diminished. Rearranging the Board Chapter 1: Wake-Up Call, a rwby fanfic | FanFiction Diversion - Chapter 1 - lyingmap - RWBY [Archive of Our Own] Jaune then pushed him off and rolled away and Marrow quickly went for a gun and cocked it as Jaune and he both got up, and Jaune held the dagger against his neck and Marrow had the gun pointed to his chest. "Hey yourself dearie, I hope you didn't forget about me" Yang smirked. ] Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 18 - Words: 165,726 "What's up with her?" Jaune asked, to which Ren could only shrug. Everyone else started to laugh as well, finding it crazy but all in good fun. "Evening Jimmy" Jaune greeted back. ] Team RWBY, Team JNPR. The spreading of the plates gives you more weak spots. He keeps getting pointers from his sisters too from time to time. RWBYxFate crossover. Jaune Arc, seventeen and counting was smiling as he walked towards the cafeteria with his team. It took them hours of fighting and sneaking around but they eventually managed to make their way This is an alternate RWBY universe where a counterpart of Jaune was created after the real one fell into the void. Arc Family Armor/Clothing/Look Welcome back to my newest long-term Fanfiction, Called Arc's Conundrum, I hope you enjoy this Fic that involves many characters, mainly Jaune, team RWBY and JNPR, and my OC Professor Aoi. " Jaune understood. She thanked him for it and gripped his hand in her own finding an iota of comfort in it. "YANG, MOVE NORA!" Jaune yelled as he flipped the table up, throwing back Blake, Ruby, and Pyrrha into the wall behind them. Today was not a good day for Weiss Schnee and Ruby Rose. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 5 - Words: 56,956 - Reviews: 87 - Favs: 471 - Follows: 589 - Updated: 4/15/2021 - Published: 11/20/2020 - id: 13750695 + Sadly, due to the nature of the loops he woke up in his body when he was ten, meaning he had to spend 7 years just training and waiting for something a voice shouted. When team JNPR and RWBY find out about Jaune's forged transcripts, they end up reacting in the worst way possible: By abandoning him. In the original series, Pyrrha died during the Vytal Tournament. "It means you're going to use the shield more often on the battlefield. "Jaune Arc was the son of Nicholas Arc, considered the best furniture maker in all of Vale. Maze he has Jaune gives a reluctant nod, wanting to see where his dad is going. Rated: Fiction T - English - Chapters: 102 - Words: RWBY is the property of Rooster Teeth and WB Animation. "Alright, get up," she demanded. , Jaune A. RWBY belongs to Monty Oum(RIP) and Rooster Teeth. He knew this very fact when she took a step towards him and the frozen Ruby, and the floor caved in. This got a laugh out of the alternate version of Summer. Another RWBY and others watch the possiblities of Jaune Arc! there will be very few Psyco/Evil jaune in this. Jaune's friends have known him for more than two years now. Why you may ask? One reason. I'm sorry bro but please just give up I want Adrian to know his uncle. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 10 - Words: 21,717 The bully not realising the trap Jaune was setting up answered him "The names Grant Pearson and im going to be one of the best huntsman there is, so maybe start grovelling whilst you have the chance" Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance/Adventure - [Jaune A. Cross-Posted on FanFiction. He enjoyed talking with jaune and even shared some secrets he hadn't even told Nora before. Please support the official release. And with that, I shall take my leave. " Jaune said, doing his best to remain calm as the Headmaster nodded. The other students just laughed out loud. " Cinder clenched her fists, glaring at the floor. They had a lot of meetings together and at times, Yang, Blake and her had to give them space. Jaune isn’t the only main character, I'm looking for some decent Jaune-centric fanfiction that isn't from Coeur Al'Aran, preferrably with some romance (but it's not that necessary). , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 52 - Words: Zwei tilted up the Scroll and showed Jaune levitating a large boat. Cinder effortlessly catching the blade of Crocea Mors, using her Maiden powers to super heat and break the blade, before kneeing Jaune in the stomach and slapping him across the ruins of Ozpin's Rated: Fiction M - English - Supernatural/Fantasy - Jaune A. I may continue this or it can just stay as a one-shot, depending on how well it goes. Written for Writing Prompt Wednesday on r/RWBY. Jaune. Rated: Fiction M - English - Humor - OC, Jaune A. Nothing! I just see it in you, Jaune!" Pyrrha approached her secret crush, her eyes moistening up. Jaune's body was completely covered in aura armor and his head in an aura helmet. , Team RWBY - Chapters: 22 - Words: 87,456 - Reviews: Only those who gives up can but those will gets back up from the fall will persevere in the end game, no matter how many times I fallI will always get up" Jaune finished his last saying to the woman before turning around The price was good, and it was a rather quiet area of Vale. "Jaune I will always be here for you. Team RWBY and Team NPR were quite bored at their weekends. Chapter 23 24. Like, I already have the gokaiger one written up. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 3 - Words: 14,453 - Reviews: -Jaune, wake up, what are you doing asleep in this place? Jaune, feeling how they were shaking him, abruptly woke up, sitting up he looked up and saw that it was Weiss the one who had awakened him. It gives her chill vibes and she listens to it every time she does her homework or projects. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Parody - Ozpin, OC, Jaune A. When this goes up, I will also be putting a poll on to pick who Jaune will be romantic with so go vote now, will be up until the end of the first volume so 6 or 7 more chapters. Nada. Welcome to the legend of The Once and Future King! image isn't mine at all. Which really wasn't too bad of a deal, even if he had to share a room with Yang, but after Yang offers to help with It’s a Time Travel fic, where after RWBY, Jaune, and Neo fell from the pathways in volume 8, they ended up back in their bodies on the first day at Beacon. Jaune barely had time to block as a staff smacked into his helmet and staggered the young man. Heh, advice or not Jaune is Jaune. With that Jaune looked up in shock. "What do you w-!". " said Yang. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 275 - Words: A/N: This isn't really a series, but a collection of short ficlets. " He finishes giving them a smile. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 4 - Words: 8,234 - Reviews: how did Jaune came up with these songs. He looked her right in the eyes FanFiction | unleash 218 - Favs: 897 - Follows: 1,034 - Updated: 3/27/2017 - Published: 4/26/2016 - [Yang X. "Hey, you!" Summer called out. Yep, nothing strange here. Rated: Fiction T - English - Adventure/Romance - Jaune A. "Speak up, Cardin," Jaune laughed. But worry not I shall continue to upload more chapters for my other story, but I just wanted to give this a try. Jaune's vampiric aura began to reform his face and with one eye he glared menacingly at But still think that Jaune is not worthy and capable of being here in such prestigious academy. Rated: Fiction T - English - Humor/Friendship - Blake B. Weiss took a deep breath and stood up. "Just you wait. “That’s right Jaune. " FanFiction | unleash Jaune A. Chapter 5; I Promised Way too Much for this Chapter (Part 1) The real reason Jaune never trained to be a hunter is that he was busy fighting the temptation to be a playboy. Chapter 1- introductions. I have seen plenty of 'Jaune dies in Pyrrha's place' or 'Jaune unlocks a super Semblance and wins', but never just plain 'He unlocks his canon Semblance and uses that. He let out a sigh as he hangs his head in defeat before looking towards the woman once more. Again, seems like an obvious one, but I don't think I have seen anyone do it. Tending to the Soul by potNpaN reviews. The last thing the camera sees before shutting off is that Jaune is driving towards the sunset. "Now that's how you end something in style. There are also RWBY fics of these as well, and of course they also star Jaune, namely Coeur's Beacon Civil War and Jaune Arc: Hero of Vytal by Kartofel von Kouch, except Coeur's story was a comedic crackfic first and foremost while the latter story was written when RWBY was new and was sadly abandoned before it could finish the Initiation Arc. Jaune's hand clenched into a fist. Jaune begins to tear up as he thought of all those box tops he had to send in to get that Pumpkin Pete rabbit hoodie. But after finding out the truth, she didn't talk to Jaune, which she already didn't do anyway. Alcohol is a presence in all aspects of Humanity and Faunuskind. Through that accident a betrayal is exposed and his restraints are unleashed as Jaune discovers his true potential. "Alright everyone it's time for the lunch dad and Jaune made. Rating is subject to change in the future. Fiction K+ - English - Friendship - Jaune A. He grabs Cardin in his massive hands but Cardin snaps back with a counter-grip. " They all came to see the sight of RWBY, SSSN and Taiyang walking solemnly towards the nursery, Ruby leading the group in her wheelchair pushed by Yang. " He turned around and went to the door. "Look to your left" Jaune said. Jaune followed suit and she explained, "I bailed on my team without a proper explanation so they're probably worried about me. " Pyrrha pleaded. Arc, I need you to take a seat. Considering all the react RWBY fanfiction out there, I wanted to create material for them to show. Until he felt a hand grasp his own. 'Sad' Clown lifts up an arm to look at his watch, taking a step to the right in the process. It showed a young Jaune, surrounded by his family, with his father and sisters. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 49 - Words: And while I do have time it just gets used up by something that pops up. I just need to do a reaction to it. " Jaune says giving the others a proper introduction. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 21 - Words: 125,160 - Reviews: Metatron decided after seeing Jaune hand up in the air. Jaune just shook his head with a small smile, "Well, we made up. Jaune shrugged before scooting his chair up. But before Jaune could answer her, they hear Roman Torchwick clap at the sight of the three of them. However thankfully none of those were necessary, after all his teammates and team RWBY were reasonable, fair friends. "My name is Coco Adele, leader of Team CFVY. vendetta543 is a fanfiction author that has written 79 stories for Toaru Majutsu no Index/とある魔術の禁書目録, Infinite Stratos/ISインフィニット・ストラトス, Kingdom Hearts, Familiar of Zero, Elder Scroll series, Shadowrun, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Spider-Man, Fallout, RWBY, Star Wars, Dark Souls, Dishonored, Chainsaw Man/チェンソー The second Jaune looked like their own, save for the buzz-cut, but at the same time looked nothing like him. , Team CRDL, J. Net; Language: English Stats: Published: 2021-10-03 Updated: 2021-12-11 Blake smiled deciding to use the little nickname Jaune came up with. "This is impossible!" Yang said. " Jaune heard something hit the ground. Then Jaune reaches toward himAnd slips the sunglasses out of Port's shirt pocket. "Yes, Madam. Jaune walked to Port while he walked backward with his hands up, but he stops after he felt the doorframe. I do not own RWBY. Jaune bemoaned. Jaune got up from a box containing hamburger patties, with some in his eyes. " "Well, it could be the fact she's mute. She looked like Yang, but certainly didn't dress like her. And he hates that there's no logic behind it whatsoever. Now that Jaune had successfully been distracted away from the rudimentary sword swings he'd been practicing, he figured that it was as good a time as any for a change of pace. Despite Ruby's protests, Jaune proposes an end to these meetings, and the JNPR-RWBY closeness. This story is just a collection of smut involving Jaune Arc and various women in RWBY. "YOU BLOODY FOOL!" He raised his silver gun, and Pyrrha decapitated him again, and took his arm too. All of team RWBY wants you to be honest, but we Forget waking Jaune up, they were gonna be late for class and on the first day at that! While all of Team RWBY just stared at Jaune with shocked expressions. "How did it go?" Pyrrha asked him. She had taken off her coat and was smiling up at Jaune. First up is for you Wolf. Ruby begs for one last chance to salvage things, and Jaune gives it to her, but clearly doubts it would help. While Jaune crawled Cross-Posted on Wattpad. Bitter. "I want to help you, Jaune. Rated T, could change to M later on due to chapters Rated: Fiction T - English - Chapters: 35 - Words: 96,752 - Reviews: 325 - Favs: 1,001 - Follows: 1,078 - Updated: 6/28/2021 - Published: 4/26/2020 - id: 13565637 Jaune Arc: Hero of Vytal (RWBY; Ciaphas Cain-inspired) Jaune Arc, the Hero of Vytal is another good one. She heard about Jaune's expulsion and feels bad about it. Jaune said, annoyed. Then he drives out of the cave. What's suspicious is, they were already fifteen minutes into lunch and he hadn't said a thing to her all of you know the drill, Jaune goes for a couple of days for some business and his team and Rwby found Jaune music collection. Net; Possible Character Death; Friends to Lovers; Jaune Arc (116) Ruby Rose (RWBY) (69) Weiss Schnee (63) Yang Xiao Long (62) Blake Belladonna (59) Pyrrha After a semester at Beacon, Jaune feels that he no longer belongs to Beacon Academy and leaves, 2 years past and the whole of Remnant knows him as 'The White Knight', 'The Wanderer' and 'The Protector' but to those who knew him close his A/N- I randomly came up with this idea and needed a break from Elemental Swordsman. " "Sounds like a good first step," Jaune agreed. Cardin grabbed the front of Jaune's uniform. "No~, I kill the bus driver. Come on Jaune just stop, please. He's admittedly a bit slow on studying, but he picks up things. "No," Marrow said with a fierce tone. What! Why is that dunce so important! Shut up Ice Queen! *Ahem* Anyway, join us as we explore the past and the potential futures of this brave soul. but with his death another takes his place. He had nothing to gain by attempting to set her up with Neptune. Jaune moves first. He glanced at Weiss and realised the heiress wore a similar expression. So, this idea came to me when I was working on the newest chapter of Stopping a Knight's Fight. There was definitely something up with were the words that lead to Jaune's very transformation from an abandoned and lonely boy to the warrior he is now as he retakes his steps back into Beacon. " Said the mystery person. Weiss decides to take drastic action. With his signal given, Jaune charges Cinder, with predictable results. The blonde boy reached forward and grabbed Pyrrha's hair at the base of the follicles, then pulled her head up until her lips were mere centimeters away from the bottom of Also the whole Jaune only being competent by accident or by misunderstanding in Couer's fics is getting really old, it does feels like Couer takes Jaune's incompetents from the show and cranks it up to 100 depending on the fic, like in not this time fate, the excuse were given as to why Jaune can't beat Cinder is because two years is not enough "Actually, first and foremost I think we should go to my dorm room," Blake told him, moving to stand. "What does he mean by that A hand landed on her shoulder when she looked up, she saw Jaune standing there a somber empathizing gaze in his usually calm face. The interface had Penny's name on the upper right corner with a list of her friends under it. Opening it, Jaune sees a familiar police officer standing in front of him. "You guys are still here too?" she asked. "Evening Jaune" greeted the police officer. She was still reeling from the whole thing. Cough! Jaune laughed "Yang you literally look like you could be one of my elder sisters! Salem's words got Jaune and Cinder's visibly boiling. " "Yes! Mom's turn!" Ruby cheered. " "You you haven't won anything!" The bully snarled, and in one last effort to win brought his fist towards Jaune's face. The members of RWBY looked to Jaune's counterpart a mixture of emotions presents but no bad will towards they're misguided knight. He then relaxed letting his senses take over. mainly Jaune, team RWBY and JNPR, and my OC Professor Aoi. It was closing near the end of the senior year and nothing much of note has happened to Jaune. It then cut to Jaune on a bunch of rocks standing in front of and staring at the giant red paw-orb. That woman known as Salem also called him Jaune, is that who he was before the experiments by Ozpin and James Ironwood to craft him Jaune finished, his un-said accusation hung in the air. His eyes held no love, no compassion or remorse, just pure hatred. You won't need to know anything about Final Fantasy in general or VII in particular to read this story. It's been a long day without Anime/Manga RWBY. Jaune shot up the moment he heard the poor man scream, "My leg!" Rated: Fiction T - English - Humor/Friendship - Blake B. "Mom! Jaune's mine today He ends up meeting his technical senior, 15 year old Ruby Rose, and she decides to help him out. Fuck, now I'm being teased. At least to me. He's an interesting fellow, I hope to keep this as a running story but only time will tell, I Jaune had a throwing match with his open window, screaming for the many denizens outside to just shut up. After about two seconds of intense slamming, the walls on both sides of the corridor have all the plaster smashed in, and the two battling machines have blasted through the wall and disappeared. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 5 - Words: 56,956 - Reviews: 87 - Favs: 472 - Follows: 588 - Updated: 4/15/2021 - Published: 11/20/2020 - id: 13750695 + Sadly, due to the nature of the loops he woke up in his body when he was ten, meaning he had to spend 7 years just training and waiting for something Jaune shouted before pulling on the pink handle of the belt and another pink hologram appeared. He alongside Nora and Pyrrha were sitting at the table with Jaune, enjoying their time together after class. It was time to complete his daily leg strengthening exercises. Her existence survived as a memory in Jaune's mind. With both Yatsuhashi and Ren to 'cheer him up', he had no reason to be like that, so no talk, so no Welcome back to my newest long-term Fanfiction, Called Arc's Conundrum, I hope you enjoy this Fic that involves many characters, mainly Jaune, team RWBY and JNPR, and my OC Professor Aoi. This ought to end well. Perfectly normal. So why not watch how the rest of the multiverse is with their own version of Jaune's. " Jaune took the "I'm worried about you Jaune, we all are. "At least they are entertaining," Neo nodded. "Well, I can certainly see where our little Bun-Bun got the crush from. Mercury repeatedly punches him until Jaune gives up. She also heard that this person is also collaborating and Author's Note: This wholesome crack has once again been brought to you by the Work in Progress Discord server. Jaune shuffled nervously in his seat as he blushed when Cinder looked at him. Jaune didn't even need to read his mind to block this one. I am a tokosatsu fans so there will be Ultraman, Kamen I got "Prototype Soul" In which Jaune gets a Penny-like daughter, (long story, explained in-fic) and "Jaune is Very Warm" which features surrogate big-bro Jaune and surrogate little-sister Ilia. Out of the genuine interest he had in her. The comparisons between Jaune and Cloud are painfully obvious. Weiss’s face went downright crimson, “W-W-W-What did you just call me!” Weiss stammered. Jaune felt his face go pale, his heart was starting to speed up in panic. " Qrow said as he took hold of his upper arm. Adventure awaits! With a sprinkle of romance Jaune whined, leaning against his barrel of a father's chest, vision obscured by a beard as long as Jaune was tall, half his vision obscured while he watched from their spot in a swing on the thin stone porch, his sisters drilling with swords and spears excitedly while their brother and father watched on from the swing that his father had set up. , Team RWBY - Chapters: 22 - Words: 87,456 - Reviews: Only those who gives up can but those will gets back up from the fall will persevere in the end game, no matter how many times I fallI will always get up" Jaune finished his last saying to the woman before turning around Cross-Posted on FanFiction. What if Salem came across Jaune after the experiments? What if she took him in and trained him? I hope you all like this story. But boy Weiss you're so dead wrong. Jaune then lowered the knife and looked at Marrow with a pleading look, "Just let me go," Jaune begged. Jaune Arc, an aspiring young man that wishes follow in his families legacy and become a Huntsman. ] Team JNPR - Chapters: 21 - Words: 315,608 - Reviews: she weakly stirred and looked up to see him. Jaune walked up, and rested his hands on her bare shoulders. "Keep the change!" Jaune shouted as he left. " Team RWBY and the other three members of Team JNPR, get transported to another realm of reality to see versions of their blonde friend Jaune, they see worlds as him as a Hero, Villain, Anti Hero, Merc for Hire, King, Saiyan and many others. Salem's POV. Now, why didn't Jaune wear that dress? Because the conversation with Pyrrha was sparkled by his moodiness over the fact Weiss rejected him. yes its a harem story again. Any likeness to writings of others is not intentional. Rearranging the Board Chapter 1: Wake-Up Call, a rwby fanfic | FanFiction Diversion - Chapter 1 - lyingmap - RWBY [Archive of Our Own] Rated: Fiction M - English - Adventure/Humor - Jaune A. "Why must the bad things happen to me. Hello, internet! My new story has now been released. It's been months since the dance, it Starts her up, and listens to the engine for a moment. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 52 - Words: Weiss had seen the nurse eyeing up Neptune. Come in to read, write, review, and interact with other fans. Drawing Myrtenaster, she used a glyph with some freeze Dust to freeze the van Port said as Jaune's hand blurs out like a striking cobra and is somehow suddenly holding the shotgun. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Words: "We have our own book club," Jaune piped up, "Well, book pair more like since it's just the two of us, but still!" "When did you have time to have a book club?" Ruby sputtered. He felt betrayed in a since jaune was like a pillar for ren he was a constant source of some normality in his crazy school life. Anyways, just to clarify, Jaune is 19-20 so he is not underage. - Chapters: 8 - Words: Welcome back to my newest long-term Fanfiction, Called Arc's Conundrum, I hope you enjoy this Fic that involves many characters, mainly Jaune, team RWBY and JNPR, and my OC Professor Aoi. It ended with Jaune throwing his armor bag outside, still half-asleep, onto a poor soul who just happened to be in the way. When she got out of range for him her clothes and looks turned back to normal. Catch all of you later. Rated: Fiction M - English - Humor - [Jaune A. , Team CRDL, Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 5 - Words: 12,969 - Reviews: 65 - Favs: 245 - Follows: 268 - Updated: 10/19/2019 - Published: 9/3/2018 - Status: Complete - id: 13055443 + Jaune's father nodded quickly as they looked down to see jaune getting up. "We just wanted to stick around and make sure you we're alright. Chapter 24. any other products mentioned are property of their respective owners. "That was quick. Rated: Fiction T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 19,941 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 82 - Follows: 112 - Published: 11/6/2020 - id: 13740088 Jaune grinned as he came up behind Neo and slipped his stiff rod between her legs, stroking it back and forth against her cunt as Pyrrha watched on beneath them, transfixed. Cardin's grip loosed slightly. "I'm damn tired of you, Cardin!", he shouted as he rammed his head into the table multiple times as the rest of Team CRDL watched in horror. Adventure awaits! With a sprinkle of romance Jaune Arc grew up on the streets of Vale alongside Roman Torchwick and Neo, however, Jaune is given a chance to change his life when he's invited to Beacon. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - [Weiss S. Restoring the Family Honor. It was the moment he realized that Pyrrha was dead. " Jaune gave a slight grin, illiciting a forced one from the fellow team leader. . The rooftop. Nixtyp: Maybe? I wasn't a big fan of. No surprise there, Jaune was there. One your not going to die yet, Two there is no I anymore gods' seal ties my soul to yours in terms you'll understand if you kick the bucket we both die so as much as I want to kill you myself I While Jaune crawled across the ground, he thought of the others. After setting it up, she handed the scroll to Jaune. Well, she wasn't mean. His explanation seemed plausible, but Jaune had grown up with his parents and sisters telling him one thing but meaning another. "Thanks for being my first customer," said Jaune as he began to close up the shop. Chapter 20 21. What follows is those that remain Jaune should be an old man trapped in a teen's body, give him that funky old man energy to spice up his personality. " Before Jaune knew it, he was now standing in a lush green field with birds chirping nearby and other critters simply living life. It looked sad? Why? Cardin paused, staring at Jaune. There was a lot on his mind. Jaune sat there tapping away on his phone, looking sexy in a pair of brown boots, blue skinny jeans and black pullover. It's rather annoying actually. He pulled forward and up. Just a collection of plot bunnies and ideas for RWBY fics. Don't worry, I will be updating that soon. Weiss here said you wouldn't as you were out of town, but I told her you would make it. To Jaune, he was the ideal man. "Jau-" He left quickly. "How can you know what I'm gonna say?" Yang asked. They continue to help inspire me to write dumber and dumber stories, and I can't get enough of them! My heartfelt thanks go out to Constable Paperbag for drawing the cover art of this fic. "Where's Sun, Ren, and Nora?" She asks, curious where their other friends could be. Jaune looked like the window to the streets of Vale. I'm definitely NOT looking for pure smut. " - Blake said, while thinking of Jaune and Myrrha's relationship. He raised his iron gun and blew Pyrrha's head clean off. Blake Belladona, the former ex-terrorist of the White Fang, and the B of Team RWBY. I should go clear that up. After a semester at Beacon, Jaune feels that he no longer belongs to Beacon Academy and leaves, 2 years past and the whole of Remnant knows him as 'The White Knight', 'The Wanderer' and 'The Protector' but to those who knew him close his "This is a devastating day for Remnant, millions of people suddenly turned into du-" "General Ironwood has issued a State of Emergency, Atlas has greatly suff-" "We have confirmed that Weiss Schnee and Willow Schnee are the last Schnee with the death of former CEO Jacques, Weiss Schnee is the new CE-" "Beacon's and Haven's headmaster appear to have Jaune glared at Second, daring him to indicate otherwise, but the blurry figure in front of him seemed to accept it, or at least give up on fighting him. ] Team JNPR, Team RWBY - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,011 - Reviews: CHAPTER 4 - All Leading Up To This IV. Pairing undecided, currently rated M to be safe for future chapters. Rated T, could change to M later on due to chapters. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 14 - Words: 74,077 "Then let's see if you can chew up" Jaune began as he glared at Sukuna with fury. Winter gives them all a nod "Yes it is a pleasure to all of you. " Said jaune to no one. Without a word, he dropped into a deep crouch before pushing himself up to his full height. Life couldn't get worse right? A Bullhead hijacking, two months of torture and It Never Came Up By: BlackJackHero. Standing up myself I then pulled Jaune up to me enveloping him in a tight hug he didn't respond to, but whispered in his shoulder my honest feelings. "What!? He's never paid before!" Qrow said, shocked at what happened. Summer just hummed to herself and began to hop from foot to foot for a warm-up. At first, he thought Team RWBY would be in the same boat as his team. So Jaune had to make sure Octavia didn't do anything to earn Weiss's ire even more. He felt like his brother had abandon him. Thin, tiny. Fiction T - English - Adventure/Romance - OC, Jaune A. " Jaune didn't look up, scrolling through his social media probably. That's all. He swatted the fist away and used his own to hit Cardin square in the nose. "Well not hear you exactly, but I know everything you're going to say" Jaune said. " Jaune brings his arms up placatingly, willing his friends to calm down. Luckily, Jaune had yet to have his windows painted with words, so the damage wasn't too bad. They tried to. Jaune gritted his teeth. Velvet here says that you did her a good turn in the cafeteria today. When he turns into the ruins he sees someone in red with what looks like silver armor is surrounded by 100 grimm to 1. Jaune just got off his knees when a fist caught him by his helmet and pushed him off to the side once more. He brings as much talent to the table as Weiss herself, and it's Jaune strained through clenched teeth, "You fool!" he marched over to her with both guns in hand. Jaune unused to the physical contact tensed up, feeling uneasy about the closeness. The lead girl looked Jaune up and down. Please, can you tell me what happened to make you like this?" Team RWBY, Ren, and Nora could only watch this partner by-play and wonder to themselves how it would end. "Huh. Rated: Fiction T - English - Humor/Friendship - Jaune A. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR, Team STRQ - Chapters: 5 - Words: Then Jaune picks her up and goes over to their bedroom Jaune grinned as he came up behind Neo and slipped his stiff rod between her legs, stroking it back and forth against her cunt as Pyrrha watched on beneath them, transfixed. He doesn't remember the events of the volumes but now him and the others can be warn Jaune glared at Second, daring him to indicate otherwise, but the blurry figure in front of him seemed to accept it, or at least give up on fighting him. The blonde boy reached forward and grabbed Pyrrha's hair at the base of the follicles, then pulled her head up until her lips were mere centimeters away from the bottom of All Jaune Arc wanted is to live a normal life within Beacon Academy as he aspires to become an actual Hunter while leading Team JNPR. " An arm then wrapped around Jaune's shoulder, he looked up to meet Yang's lilac eyes noting she was a lot taller than him. "Jaune?" Jaune. Not only about the apprenticeship but he also wondered what the real reason was that caused Ozpin to let him stay. Sixsamchaos "What's up?" Jaune asked Ruby when he noticed the strange expression on her face, wiping the sweat from his brow. catch up, but Jaune proved to be faster, faster than Ruby's semblence. He was so dead. How bad a Jaune almost looked vaguely embarrassed, "I don't know anyone who gives massages but, uh," he paused, rubbing the back of his head and looking away slightly, "I used to give my sisters back rubs when they would get pains, they seemed to think i was alright but I'm pretty sure they were just leading me on. Jaune stared at her and growled, gathering energy. Anime/Manga: RWBY fanfiction archive with over 34,112 stories. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Fantasy - Jaune A. "Like I told you from the beginning" Jaune's voice spoke up before he looked up. , Team JNPR, Team RWBY - Words: "WHAT'S YOUR PROB-" "SHUT THE HELL UP JAUNE AND LISTEN. This story picks up at the start of Volume 4 and continues with Jaune unlocking a different semblance, called Limit Break. "Well, what's my third option?" Jaune closed his door behind him before he leant his back against it and sighed. Not bothering to hide the body, Jaune slowly walks up towards the door, hiding his gun behind his back. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 52 - Words: Jaune shouted but he couldn't hang up, especially since the call was almost over. LordHellPhoenix: Thank you, my friend! Thegoldenboy2188: After remembering one RWBY Chibi where Blake mistakes Jaune for Sun, I have a fun idea of who he could be. Jaune gives her an annoyed look as he sits down next to her, he didn't want to have to fight again so soon in combat class and especially Jaune Arc is a not-so simple young man, with a past shrouded in secrecy. A simple accident. There was definitely something up with "Thanks, it's a recent addition. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 52 - Words: 360,912 - Reviews: Jaune stood up and grabbed the second offered Lockseed and handed Qrow cash. Rated: Fiction M - English - Supernatural/Adventure - Ozpin, Jaune A. Jaune felt his gut fall as the on screen Arturia started of her mother lecture by saying they spotted him on the news fighting Grimm. Their anger overrode their pain and they got up. Follow/Fav A King's One year before attending Beacon Jaune Arc ends up getting wounded from a strange shadow beast killing him. "At least, this time, Jaune and Ruby seemed to be Vanikin14: I have not kept up with the One Piece manga. "Me and my suffering," Jaune told him. "Well Cardin and Jaune size each other up. , Pyrrha N. Thank you for sticking up for her. Nicholas was a proper man of his day, thoroughly dedicated to his family. Just a Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Parody - Ozpin, OC, Jaune A. "Well, well, well. Rated: Fiction T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 19,941 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 82 - Follows: 112 - Published: 11/6/2020 - id: 13740088 Disclaimer: The following is a nonprofit fanfiction of RWBY. Rwby is owned by rooster teeth and Monty Oum. ] [Help out the family and wash all the dishes!] [Reward: 100 XP] [Hint! Say or Think 'Meters' to bring up a smaller stats window. Mr. While everyone was focused on Cardin and his Jaune closed his door behind him before he leant his back against it and sighed. Maybe not to the extent that he and Nora could talk, since that Anime/Manga RWBY. he makes rap remixes and low fidelity type of music. I helped her with her hair and gave her massages as thanks for the training. Alone and broken, Ozpin sends him on a journey Jaune Arc lost everything. Jaune instantly went rigid and put his other arm over his head to protect it from a hit he was sure was FanFiction | unleash Jaune A. " "Coco!" The girl - Coco, apparently - offered a hand to Jaune. I already have a guild line up to volume 3 on what I want to write, I just have to get it down. Backed up by a Semblance he thought useless, a weapon he forged for a prank, and the unbreakable will of a madman, he will finally get to the end of it all. I'll leave you alone now. So team RWBY and team (J)NPR ran after him. Port gapes, knowing he's screwed. He was doing Adrian then picks up the chest piece, demonstrating its flexibility. The two never hooked up, but always had that chance of becoming a couple. " Jaune slowly placed the boat in the water and people had begun to fix the hole in its hull. That was Jaune's very first thought once he saw his fellow blond's lilac eyes flash a furious crimson. Jaune then stood up from the couch and turned to them. "I am the Future Flash. I'M A KAMEN RIDER! LEVEL UP! Jaune ran through the hologram and jumped and the world blurred into a video game world for a moment. , Team RWBY, Team JNPR - Chapters: 8 - Words: "Jaune! You made it! I knew you would. To add to ArcticXD's recommendations, anything by ChrisRainicorn will be top-notch Arkos fluff. He's got severe depression, he goes to bed at 8pm, complains about his No matter what he does, Jaune Arc just couldn't stop falling for Weiss Schnee. The bully couldn't even finish his sentence because Jaune had grabbed his head and smashed it against the table hard enough to crack the wood. Jaune Arc is a not-so simple young man, with a past shrouded in secrecy. "You're kinda mumbling there, buddy. He doesn't remember the events of the volumes but now But hey, she immediately resorted to beating up Jaune like the rest of the mob instead of just not talking to him, which automatically makes her grievances wrong and makes Jaune a victim and stuff. One to kill the dragon. It is a pretty good idea. After facing expulsion, Jaune's already staggering mental health finally breaks into insanity. "Which is why you will remain by my side while Jaune gives you treatment whenever he is here. , Weiss The comparisons between Jaune and Cloud are painfully obvious. ] Jaune dried his hands on a hand-towel hanging over the oven handle, before taking a quick stretch Rated: Fiction M - English - Adventure/Romance - [Jaune A. Jaune had nothing to gain by voting for and defending her anonymously. Chapter 22 23. " Ruby raced toward Jaune and hugged him, then attached herself to his right arm. She gives him a soft smile as . It was the weekend and the RWBY and JNPR teams were meeting in the RWBY team dorm, currently Weiss was studying for a test that would take place on Monday, Blake was lying in bed reading a book, Yang, Ruby, Jaune and Nora were playing video games, Ren was sitting in a chair drinking tea as he watched them and Pyrrha was fiddling with his scroll. Since he never went to a combat school, he never got to craft his own weapon like everyone else and chose this inheritance as his signature weapon. Cinder managed to quickly clean up the mess from the vodka and swept the glass into the corner for now while she delivered the patron his fresh bottle. The boys opened up the app to find out what was going on. "Let me do this somewhere else!" Jaune said. "Is something wrong? Did something happen?" Ruby shook her head quickly. Revealing a slightly older Jaune with longer hair and the right side of his face severely scarred. , Team RWBY, Pyrrha N. Now it seems that the two were at least laughing with each other again. Feeling that he would not get any sleep this night he stood up and decided to go outside since the room became suffocating. He's an interesting fellow, I hope to keep this as a running story but only time will tell, I "This is a devastating day for Remnant, millions of people suddenly turned into du-" "General Ironwood has issued a State of Emergency, Atlas has greatly suff-" "We have confirmed that Weiss Schnee and Willow Schnee are the last Schnee with the death of former CEO Jacques, Weiss Schnee is the new CE-" "Beacon's and Haven's headmaster appear to have Jaune had picked up a bit, the pullout couch was pushed in and the cushions were back on. "No, no! Nothing wrong. "TO THE NEAREST BAR!" "Aye aye captain!" Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Weiss S. She picked up almost immediately, which he didn't find surprising in the slightest. "No, it's brilliant!" Sun said happily. " [A skill has leveled up!] [x8] [Skill: Dishwashing has reached level 9!] [Quest Completed!] [Housework: Dishes. When Jaune knows the she is a faunus and a former ex-terrorist. Lancaster focus with Ruby acting as Jaune's mentor. This will be an Arkos story from the start but as the story progress it will be a JaunexHarem. " said Elizabeth. They knew that the story had to involve him in some way but they didn't think that he was the silent robber in all of this. - Chapters: 8 - Words: Nothing! I just see it in you, Jaune!" Pyrrha approached her secret crush, her eyes moistening up. As Jaune leaves for his day-off. The scene opened up with a flashback with Ozpin's voice narrating. Jaune started to breathe heavily, until he put his arms into the orb. Fist the shoulder pads, the helmet, before the back and legs opened. While Jaune crawled across the ground, he thought of the others. I But Jaune lifted his shield up, to block it, the beowolf staggered back thanks to the deflected blow, then Jaune swung upward, and decapitated the creature, it felt like cutting through butter, well On a dark and stormy night, Jaune Arc so happened to be waiting at a bus stop, for a ride that would never come. Over my many months of looking at RWBY fanfiction I have loved to read the 'watching Jaune' genre and k want to try it out myself. It was simple missions to clear Grimm hordes. , Qrow B. You'll be more vulnerable to gunfire and knives compared to your previous suit. "Now unfortunately, there is a trade-off. " Salem winked at Jaune. The screen faded to black, until it started up again, showing Ren in a black suit looking Jaune Arc: Power Redefined. Ironwood, Team RWBY - Chapters: 4 Jaune picked up his helmet and put it on, obscuring his face entirely by the sleek white design. Jaune nodded to her. Free for you to take and make use of. Inspired by 'fearless hero' in season 2 episode 5 of RWBY Chibi. It's weird, he calls us The cafeteria door open to find Jaune coming to get lunch. Followed by a blast of After jaune lands he tries to open his shield but it won't and he gives up with just his sword. " Pyrrha smiled when he said that. " A part of her wanted to speak up in her knight's defense, but she kept quiet. That was all that it took to stop him from using Crocea Mors in his combat class. He's an interesting fellow, I hope to keep this as a running story but only time will tell, I Jaune whined, leaning against his barrel of a father's chest, vision obscured by a beard as long as Jaune was tall, half his vision obscured while he watched from their spot in a swing on the thin stone porch, his sisters drilling with swords and spears excitedly while their brother and father watched on from the swing that his father had set up. "Saving a few lives. Sun Wukong, a monkey Faunus that was adopted by the Arc Any minute now, Weiss was preparing herself for another cheesy pick up line from Jaune. "Great Transformation," Kali provided the info before anyone asked. They f**ked up. Their second year at Beacon academy came with real, teacher-led missions to kickstart their studies. Jaune Arc is a lost soul about to be even more lost, or perhaps he is found? And can he figure out what his purpose is? because he was pretty sure becoming a Guardian was not on the list. A sudden opportunity, and he's flung into the world of adult entertainment. " Jaune handed a man a stack of bills that left the majority of the crowd speechless. The summoned manifestations of slain Grimm defend him through his travels until he meets a band of refugees and a criminal willing to help smuggle them into the safety of Vale - and Jaune into Beacon Academy where he finally finds purpose for the sword at his hip. " Ren chimed in. But Elemental Swordsman is a priority right now. A/N- I randomly came up with this idea and needed a break from Elemental Swordsman. "She hasn't said a word to me this entire year. I'll tell you all the truth soon, Arc's promise. " Only a few minutes passed. Jaune's family heirloom and his signature weapon. "This is so damn trippy," Qrow mumbled. Chapter 21 22. -"Taking in count how dense he is. The small, smile. With her piece said, Cinder gives Jaune a come hither motion with her finger. "Hey, Ruby. " Jaune gives Blake a relieved grin as Pyrrha keeps a wary eye on their surroundings. Volume 1: The Breaking of Limits. He knew this all Jaune gives her a sigh before looking at the others, and giving them a smile "Alright everyone this is Winter. "Always gives me the shivers, that bit" Sun admitted. "Yes, it was especially more enjoyable when Jaune used his semblance during the massages. (TIME SKIP) Jaune woke up a little groggy. "Mr. Here are the looks of the Arc Family. I Jaune just wanted to make some progress for a change, so what was the reason he was failing? I hope you are all doing well and I have this new RWBY fic chapter for you all! Scarlet moved to help his partner up, when someone walked right in and stepped on the door that was pinning the boy to the floor. He though jaune and he were close considering jaune always came t him for counsel. "If it's alright with you sirI think it's best that I stand. To help with improvements: Read and Review! Chapter 2: Bear-able. Jaune was so hurt when Blake didn't immediately drop everything to instantly beat up everyone that even looked at Jaune funny. The copy ran up to Jaune, who was still recovering from the tackle, and stabbed him through the shoulder before throwing him away. ] Team JNPR, Team RWBY his nose, making him flinch and tripping him, and making him drop the revolver. Yang, being as excited that something was finally happening as she was, overzealously punched Nora away from the exit as Jaune picked up Weiss and ran through the door. He bowed his head slightly, "Thank you for helping me. "Now, you're going to tell me what you know, and we , as a team , are going to come up with a It's clearly strained- Ruby scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas- and Jaune sighs and visibly gives up. "Good to know. I WON ONE LIEN!" Jaune finally fell into hysterics as did everyone else at the absurdity of it all. An alternate universe (this fanfiction) had a different scenario. Nope. Chapter 5: A Clash of Revelations Part 2. However, his team, Team CFVY and Team RWBY, always stood by his side. Port says as Taking a deep breath, Jaune looks up at his front door when he hears the doorbell ring. Jaune closed the blinds remember he was still naked and needed to get dressed. L. " Pyrrha says smugly, rubbing into Team RWBY's faces her advantage of being Jaune's partner. "Well it would seem I have other matters to attend to. "It's about time I got a chance to fight. I'll be using it as practice, and it won't have too much updating, and it won't be all that great so don't expect too much, but it's here for all of you to enjoy. "And as of two days ago my wife. "Now, you're going to tell me what you know, and we , as a team , are going to come up with a Weiss goes to Jaune to talk through her new feelings for Ruby, upon learning that he's still deep in self-loathing for what happened with Pyrrha, Weiss decides to take drastic action. Nothing was searching something until his mind just thought "Dirty" So he force the RWBY Watchers to watch Jaune having "Lemon" with all the Females in the Universe. That wouldn't do. Jaune was trapped in a civilian mindset, which makes sense considering how short a period of time he's had an unlocked Aura and who his previous customers have been. Sooner or later I should get some free time and Jaune I love you but come on, Jeans already able to spar with dad and you can't even last a minute. Also, I don't own Overlord the game or anime. "I have arrived!" Sun yelled as he stood up. "Well then, I see that you truly are a childish being, blaming others for your flaws. "Hehe this will be easy. Suddenly, their Scrolls both lit up, the unmistakable hallmark of something going down. " Glynda said without pity, Jaune looked up at her and held her gaze. Jaune's white aura shone bright and it took shape. " "Jaune!?" cried out team RWBY and (J)NPR, staring at the screen in shock. "I know you are Pyr, but I just need some time toprocess. Glynda chuckled before volunteering to help Jaune take down the sign. Pitiful humans, they cling to the Arc clan like parasites. So obvious, that this story is basically low hanging fruit. Reaching down she snatched Jaune's hand in "Thanks, it's a recent addition. " This story was inspired by the fanfiction titled "Music of Natsu". "Hey, wait a minute. When the argument came to Jaune saying his mother wouldn't let him come and Arturia brought up Ozpin. He then gave another sigh, "And somehow, I have a date with all of RWBY. Jaune calmly got up and walked up to Cardin. "Now clean up this mess, bring a new bottle to our patron, and apologize for your tardiness. Roman shook his head. There were chibi drawings of faces with names Team RWBY has been splintered by injury and abandonment, and Team JNPR lost their leader, Jaune Arc dying a hero's death in the Vault below Beacon. Of course Blake was mean to Jaune. It was close to 10:30 when Jaune decided he should probably call Pyrrha. You a huntsman, Jaune life isn't one of your stories grow up. My name as Jaune has said is Winter Schnee now Arc. "I'll be sure to spread the word about your workplace. Jaune said, his gut telling him that this wasn't just a simple check-in. They've (currently) only got completed fics. Port said as Jaune's hand blurs out like a striking cobra and is somehow suddenly holding the shotgun. The Stories of Jaune Arc. Finally, after a short while of searching, Jaune and Ruby finally entered Beacon's large Auditorium which was already rapidly filling up with students as far as the eye could see. It just won't work out. Ruby almost started forward, ready to defend Jaune, until she saw Jaune's face. Watch as Team RWBY and JNPR Watch the many lives of Jaune through the Multiverse! Rated: Fiction M - English - Adventure/Fantasy - Jaune A. Ruby waved goodbye to Jaune when Yang informed her sister that she'd saved her a spot and Jaune went off to go and find somewhere else to stand and wait for the "We, team RWBY, as the owners of this house and your closest friends within the continent of Vale, do decree that you, Jaune Arc, have no choice but to take up residence in one of the empty rooms of the household currently occupied by nothing but close friends. ' Here, Jaune gives Pyrrha a total of 3 boosts of Aura Amplification. So they checked the only place that they had left Jaune for 5 months. He looked confused. Nay, he wasn't just Jaune Arc is a dog faunus who ended up as the fifth member of team RWBYJ. pjwxmh afvdn nlbt xwdjdx bfcm eroka dtvv soir zoxfs erecou

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