(Warning: Read the first volume if you haven't already or there'll be parts through the course of the story you may get confused over)

(Also, RNJPR: Rangpur, it's a fruit!)

In a forest somewhere in Anima, Nora and Ren are discussing how to name the team.

Nora: I'm just saying, JNPRR is a better name than RNJPR.

Ren: But we're helping Ruby with her objective. So wouldn't that make her the leader?

Nora: But we have the entirety of team JNPR and only one member of RWBY. It just makes sense to go with that one as it just adds an extra R to our team name.

Jaune: Guys!

Ren and Nora turn their heads toward Jaune, who's peaking over a tree with Pyrrha.

Jaune: We need to focus.

The letters pop out of existence.

Jaune: Also, JNPRR is way better.

Nora: Exactly!

Ren goes to speak, but instead just groans.

Pyrrha: I think RNJPR is a nice name.

Ren: Thank you!

The four feel a rumble.

Jaune: It's here.

They all see Ruby flying from a cliff while shooting Crescent Rose at a Geist in control of giant boulders. Ruby then starts falling and crashes into tree branches on the way down.

Ruby: Bad... landing... strategy!

Ruby lands on her feet on a big tree branch strong enough to hold her weight. She notices her hat is missing and she sees the black wide-brimmed hat with red trims on the edge hanging on a smaller branch. Ruby grabs it and quickly puts it on. She then uses her Semblance to fly past the Grimm. The members of team JNPR look at the Grimm.

Jaune: Let's get that thing off her.

Jaune runs toward them. Ren jumps up into the trees. Pyrrha readies her spear and shield then launches herself in the air.

Nora: Don't forget me!

Nora pulls out Magnhild and shoots it at the ground, propelling herself into the air with excited whooping. She lands right besides Ren in his branch.

Ren: We need to draw its attention away from Ruby!

As a stream of rose petals, Ruby flies past them.

Ruby: Could use some help!

Nora shoots the Grimm in the back. Ren hops around on branches. The Grimm tries to hit Ren but it gets hit by Pyrrha's shield before it comes back to her. Ren runs up its rock arm, flies into the air, and comes down upon the Grimm, striking at it with StormFlower. It's ineffective.

Jaune: Gotta get in closer!

Ren lands beside Jaune.

Ren: My blades don't hurt him!

The Grimm turns, standing upright.

Nora: Crap!

Ruby: How about this?!

She loads a magazine with an image of a lightning bolt on its side into Crescent Rose and fires. Electric bolts encase one of the Grimm's arms. The red lines on the arm glow brighter, and the Grimm slams it into the ground. All are sent flying backwards, but Ren, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ruby manage to land on their feet. Jaune tumbles along the ground painfully until he hits a boulder between his legs and falls forward.

Jaune: *mimicking* "You'll be fine without a weapon. You're the strategist."

Nora: That's it!

She runs forward, tossing Magnhild into the air and transforming it into hammer mode. She jumps into the air and hits it, breaking its arm apart. A large piece flies straight toward Nora, but Ruby gets between them and knocks it away. The Grimm uses its other arm to strike at the two girls.

Jaune straightens and stretches and soon has to dodge a barrage of rocks.

Jaune: Wha? Whoa! Wha? Ho!

Jaune lands by Pyrrha.

Jaune: Hey! Be careful!

A rock the size of his head hits him in the face and sends him into a tree. Jaune lands in a crouch and shakes his head to clear the pain.

The Grimm continually tries and fails to hit an evasive Nora.

Jaune stands up and looks up at the Grimm.

Jaune: Ah...

The Grimm's armless shoulder gains a glowing red circle with a symbol of an eye in the middle. The circle spins, and then a black, elongated arm with clawed fingers emerges from it. The arm rears back.

Jaune: Uh-oh.

The Grimm shoves its new arm into the tree Jaune was leaning against and lifts it from the ground. Jaune and Pyrrha look at the Grimm with wide eyes.

Jaune: His arm is a tree! His arm is a tree!

Ruby: Big mistake!

Ruby spins Crescent Rose and loads another magazine into it - this one with imagery of fire on its side. She fires, and the flaming projectile swings around to the tree arm. Jaune fist pumps. The tree arm swings around to him, on fire. Jaune loses his smile while Pyrrha hold her shield up.

Jaune puts his hands into his hair and starts running along with Pyrrha.

Jaune: Big mistake!

The Grimm chases Jaune and Pyrrha, swinging the flaming arm at them. It misses twice, but then Jaune falls. Ren throws one of StormFlower and it spins through the air and makes a cut across the Grimm's mask and Pyrrha throws her shield at the mask too. The Grimm falls.

Ren lands beside Jaune and catches his gun as Pyrrha uses her polarity to get her shield back. Ruby and Nora come up behind their teammates.

Jaune: Okay, how do we do this?

Ren: His body is too thick to break through.

Jaune: It doesn't care about its body.

Nora: Plus it can keep grabbing new limbs!

Jaune: But it keeps protecting its face.

Ruby: We can't break it!

Jaune: Ugh, if we knocked all of its limbs off at once and went for the...

Jaune's eyes light up with an idea and he turns to face his team. Behind him, the Grimm gets up.

Jaune: Guys, I got it! We hit it harder!

Pyrrha: Huh?

Ren: Is that it?

Jaune: No, seriously. It's trying to keep us from its face. If we kill the limbs, we'll have a shot to kill the whole thing!

Ruby: Alright! Come on, team, let's do this.

Nora: Yeah!

Ren: Right!

Jaune: Ren, left. Ruby, right. Pyrrha, center.

Ren, Pyrrha, and Ruby depart as told.

Jaune: Nora, ready to try out the new upgrade?

Nora nods and runs.

Jaune: Right. And I will-

Jaune gets hit in the back by the Grimm.

Ruby attacks the right arm. Ren attacks the left arm. Pyrrha attacks the legs.

Nora activates a mechanism that generates a current of electricity across the hammerhead of Magnhild. Jaune runs around to make himself a target, waving at the Grimm.

Jaune: I'll take over here!

The Grimm goes after Jaune but switches targets as Ruby and Ren attack it.

Nora charges Magnhild even more and braces her feet.

Nora: Ready!

Ruby lands next to Jaune after another attack.

Jaune: Use everything you've got!

Ruby uses her Semblance to fly at the Grimm, taking Nora with her, and the red and pink swirls go right for the tree arm. Ruby slices the tree in half, opening the way for Nora to hit the mask with Magnhild. The rock body shatters and the ephemeral Grimm rises out of it and flies off.

Ruby aims a shot at it, and it turns its face right into the flaming projectile. The mask shatters and the Grimm disintegrates.

~Timeskip to a village~

Ruby shakes hands with the town Mayor while Pyrrha went to one of the shops.

Mayor: We truly can't thank you enough.

Ruby: Just doing our job, sir.

Mayor: That Geist had been plaguing our village for weeks. We were beginning to wonder if we'd have to relocate.

Ruby: Well, we are on our way to Mistral. You could always come along with us if you don't feel safe.

Mayor: Ha. I take it you're not from these parts. Anima is a large continent. I'm afraid our people would never survive the long trek to Mistral. It may be safer in the Kingdoms, but we prefer our way of life. I just wish we could pay you more.

Ren: Our previous arrangement is more than sufficient.

The team bowed at the mayor respectively. The four then walk away from him to meet up with Pyrrha by the blacksmith. There, they see Pyrrha wearing a new outfit.

(I was honestly surprised at the lack of fan designs I could find for Pyrrha. I found a couple interesting designs but this one appealed to me most. Yes, it kinda kills the warrior feel a little but damn is it cute)

Pyrrha: Well? What do you think?

Jaune: Gorgeous

Jaune and Pyrrha both blush before the group heads into the blacksmith to pick up Jaune's weapon and new armor. In the shop, the Faunus blacksmith places a set of armor on the counter.

Blacksmith: There you go, son. It's going to be heavier than what you're used to, but you'll thank me the next time you go up against a set of claws.

Jaune: Wow. That-eh. I don't know what to say.

Blacksmith: Don't gotta say anything! Just put it on! I'll go get the rest.

The blacksmith turns and goes out back.

Nora: So, what are you waiting for?

Jaune: Oh, uh, right!

Jaune takes off his old chestplate.

Jaune: Guess I was going to grow out of it eventually.

Ren: A sign of progress.

Jaune: Progress.

Jaune turns around, and Ruby gasps then covers her mouth and tries not to giggle.

Jaune: What is it?

Ruby: What is that?!

Ruby points at the bunny emblem on Jaune's jacket.

Jaune: What, my hoodie? I've always had this.

Ruby: It's got a cute little bunny rabbit!

Ruby laughs.

Jaune: It's Pumpkin Pete! You know, from the cereal?

Ruby: What did you do?! Send in a box top for a prize?

Jaune: Yeah! Fifty!

Ruby continues to laugh hysterically before she falls onto the floor.

Ren: Well, I suppose we don't have to grow out of everything.

Ruby chortles from the floor, feet in the air. The blacksmith returns from out back.

Blacksmith: Can't have a Huntsman without his weapon.

A wide sword sheath is stuck into the countertop.

Blacksmith: Made all the modifications you asked for.

The blade expands into a shield.

Blacksmith: That was some fine metal you brought me. Accents the white nicely. Where'd you get it from?

Jaune looks at Pyrrha and she smiles.

Ruby, Ren, Pyrrha, and Nora wait outside the shop. Jaune comes out wearing the armor. He pulls out the sword and expands the shield.

Blacksmith: He cleans up alright, don't you think?

Ren: He certainly does.

Nora: I still think a grenade launcher would've really brought the look together.

Pyrrha: You look dashing Jaune.

(Kill me, it's too cheesy)

Ruby: Nothing's gonna stop us now!

Nora: Go team JNPRR!

Ren: RNJPR

Jaune: It doesn't matter what we're called. As long as we're together.

Blacksmith: You kids sure you won't stick around? You've been real good to this town.

Ruby: Sorry, but we've got another mission.

Pyrrha: Make it to Haven Academy, no matter what.

Ren: We've heard the next village over has a working Airship.

Blacksmith: Mmm, no way to know for sure. Scroll signals were weak enough out here back when Beacon Tower was still up. Haven't heard from Shion Village in a while.

Ruby: Well, there's only one way to find out.

With a wave, the five turn and leaves. The blacksmith waves back and grunts. As the team walks on the road, Jaune goes through a checklist.

Jaune: Food?

Nora: Check!

Jaune: Water?

Nora: Check!

Jaune: How about ammo?

Nora: Locked and loaded! Thank you, Schnee Dust Company!

Jaune: Got the map?

Ruby is looking down sadly.

Nora: Ren's got it.

Ren: No, I don't. You have it.

Nora: Wait, what?

Jaune: Guys, please tell me you're joking.

Nora: Uh.. heh-heh-heh.

Jaune: Guys! Guys? Guys...

Nora: Nope.

~In Atlas~

Weiss is reading her scroll about incidents of Faunus workers being branded by the Schnee Dust Company. What she found disgusts her as she has read dozens of reports on the matter, one of which is on Adam Taurus. She sighs and looks out the window of her room and sees airships fly by. Weiss then hears a knock on her door.

Weiss: Yes?

She sees Klein open the door. He walks up to her and bows in a gentlemanly fashion expected of butlers.

Klein: Pardon the interruption, Miss Schnee, but your father wishes to speak to you.

Weiss: *sighs* Thank you, Klein.

Weiss looks out the window once more before getting up and walking out.

~In the Land of Darkness~

Cinder walks through the halls of Salem's castle to get to Emerald and Mercury's room so she can gather them for a meeting with Salem. She sees Reaper's hallucination walking next to her with his hands behind his back. The normally mute Grimm speaks in an accent similar to Watts.

Reaper: Ah, the old castle. Lots of memories here. None of them pleasant but memories nonetheless.

Cinder speaks but with an extremely weak and low voice but Reaper can hear her just fine. After all, he is sharing her head.

Cinder: You were a lot better when you couldn't speak. Ugh, I kinda regret killing you.

Reaper: I've been stuck in your head for months now and you still aren't used to my rambling yet? Heh, well, karma's a bitch ain it luv?

Cinder gives a low growl at the hallucination.

End Part!

Welcome back dear reader! Volume 2 of the Reaper of Remnant is a lot longer than the first, but that'll be because it covers three volumes instead of one. There'll be parts I change, some of which I kinda regret but eh, I hope you enjoy!