Coco was now staring on in awe of the armored figure hunched over within the alien pod. The figure looked to be male and was standing up but he looked like he was in a daze. It was also clear even with his slouched posture that he was quite tall. The man was also dressed in dark grey and orange battle armor similar to her own. Even the man's equipment bared some similar to Coco's arsenal with what appeared to be a shield generator attached to his wrist and a set of both a large combat and several smaller throwing knifes fastened to the suit in several different places. Lastly, there was also several identifying icons were printed onto the armor. On top of his helmet was a small white skull icon and on his chest plate was a pair of golden crescent moons. When Coco saw these it didn't take her long at all to realize who had nearly dropped on top of her.

The man's daze seemed to be clear as he began to stir and let out a sickly groan. "Jaune where the fuck did you come from!? You nearly crushed me to death you know!?" Coco hissed causing the man known as Jaune to glance up to see her looking back at him.

Despite the fact he couldn't see Coco's eyes through her dark tented visor he could practically feel her glare. And perhaps even taste it too, though that might just be his breakfast trying to catch up to him. Jaune let out a light chuckle before responding. "It's good to see you too Coco. Did I drop in at a bad time?" He asked before finally dislodging himself from the pod and poking his head out to take in his surroundings. Seeing that it was mostly clear he pushed himself up out of the pod however the moment his feet touched solid ground he began to stagger back and forth and groan even more loudly. "Oh man, I really shouldn't have had tacos last night." He scolded himself.

Then Jaune straighten out as he caught something stirring out of the corner of his eye and he heard the voice of Coco shoot through his cloudy mind once again. "Pay attention idiot or you're going to die!"

Coco's voice managed to cut through the fog and that's when the ringing in Jaune's ears subsided allowing him to hear a low growling coming from what appeared to be a purple heap lying a short distance away from his drop pod. He took a moment to give the thing a better look and realized that it was a Covenant Elite. The split jaw looked like it had seen better days with dents and dirt covering its armor and there was even a deep bullet wound in its shoulder. The Elite also looked to be completely furious and was currently training his weapon on Jaune's position. Without waiting for his mind to play catch up Jaune's body sprang into motion diving out of the way of a plasma volley. Now acting completely on instinct he reached for two of the many small throwing knifes strapped to his suit and a moment later they were yanked free and one was sent flying right for the Elite's head.

The Elite managed to spot the blade heading towards him but was too weak to evade it completely so he held up his plasma rifle before him to block bladed projectile. The gambit did manage to block the attack however the moment the blade made contact with the Elite's rifle it embedded itself in the battery causing an explosive discharge which destroyed the weapon and sent the Elite rolling backward shields flaring. It wasn't done yet however as the moment its roll came to an end it pulled a plasma pistol from his waste and tried to lift it up for a counter attack. He never got the chance though since that's the moment the second knife found its mark in the middle of his forehead. The blade came in with enough force to slice right through the Elites already severally weakened shields and what little protection its battered helmet could offer to embed itself nearly a two full inches deep directly into the center of his skull. Then the Elite let out one last blood curdled roar before collapsing to the ground to spasm for a moment before becoming very still and very dead.

After witnessing this fairly impressive display Coco let out a hum of approval before turning back to Jaune with the intent to applaud his handy work only to halt in her tracks when she realized he was already taking care of it. "Oh yeah, who's awesome?! That's right, I'm bad!" Jaune cheered while he danced a strange little jig beside the drop pod. After only a moment of this however the dance quickly seemed to crumble when it stirred up something in his gut. His already upset stomach began to grumble violently and he quickly switched from cheerful dance to desperately gripping his stomach and groaning once again.

Suddenly feeling worried for her comrade Coco rushed over to his side while making sure to grab her combat knife and load a fresh clip into her last remaining saw along the way. "Jaune are you alright!?" She asked once she came to stand beside the sickly warrior. Jaune was now hunched over with one hand still grasping his stomach while the other worked on undoing the latches that were holding his helmet in place.

Coco looked over the struggling man with an unseen look of concern. "Jaune come on talk to men what's wrong! Are you alright man!? Talk to me damn it!" Since she only got groans in response to her questions she made a move to touch Jaune's back but when the final latch holding his helmet in place released he jerked away from her.

A sudden hiss was released as the air tight seal was broken and oxygen began escaped from the space between Jaune's neck and his helmet. With the helmet now loose Jaune grasped it with both hands and yanked it free. In doing so revealing the face of a young man with short blond hair that was shaved extra short along the sides of his scalp creating something akin to a high and tight style. His eyes were a deep shade of blue but were blood shot and he had dark circles forming beneath them. His left cheek also had a faded scar going down its length. Jaune had always been pasty and pale but Coco could he was more so than usual and that there was a slight touch of green in his cheeks. Seeing the strange coloration Coco made another attempt to approach him only to for him to once again pull away as he discarded his helmet. With the head gear out of the way he braced himself up against the sides of the drop pod while he leaned his head inside and proceeded to release the contents of stomach on the floor.

Coco instantly lurched backward in disgust. "Ah, gross!" She shouted as she began waving her hand around as if to dispel the foul stench that had started to waft out of the pod. "Damn man I can smell that through my helmet that's just rank! I heard from Yang that you have a history of motion sickness, I guess some things really don't change huh vomit boy?"

After a moment of spitting and dry heaving, Jaune glared back at Coco with a sudden edge to his blue eyes. "Don't call me that! We aren't kids anymore I don't need stupid nick names!" He spat out venomously.

Slightly caught off guard by her comrade's sudden aggress attitude Coco found herself fighting the urge to jump back again and draw on him. Fortunately for both of them she had remembered who she was and decided that she didn't need to use a weapon to defuse this situation. Instead she stepped forward into Jaune's guard and grabbed him by the throat to pull his head down to her level before speak with her own flavor of venom. "Well, well, I guess somebody found their balls when they away in the war. I would like to say that I'm proud of you vomit boy but first it would seem you need reminding of just who it is you're talking to." She hissed before driving her knee into Jaune's groin. The blow was delivered with such force his shields flared up and he was lifted a whole foot of the ground before falling back down to the ground clutching at his groin and cursing like a sailor. "You can consider that a warning, if you want to keep those new balls of yours I suggest you don't forget it again." Coco warned.

"This is how you repay me you ungrateful little shi-" Jaune growl but was interrupted by the sound of heavy foot falls and clanking metal that seemed to be drawing closer. His instinct once again kicked in allowing him to ignore the pain and rolled over as he drew a fresh knife primed in the throwing position. Meanwhile Coco had also drawn and leveled her saw rifle on the source of the commotion which seemed to be a lone figure approaching rapidly. It was little more than a red blur across the battlefield it was approaching so fast, Coco was right about to take the shot when she seen the blur slice a Jackal clean in half before decapitating an Elite. That's when she realized what or rather who the blur was and breathed a sigh of relief. She also glanced down at Jaune to see that he had come to the same conclusion and had lowered his knife.

Then in a matter of seconds the red blur otherwise known as Ruby Rose cleared the remaining thrity yards of distance between herself and the pair of Jaune and Coco. "Coco, don't worry I'm here to help!" she shouted as she came to a grinding to a stop directly in front of the girl in question kicking up a cloud of dirt that completely engulfed Jaune in her wake. The red-clad girl already had her weapon hoisted up high in a fighting stance, ready to combat any hostile aliens foolish enough face her but much to her surprise and confusing her arrival went totally uncontested. After a moment of awkward silence Ruby finally noticed Coco shaking he head and called out to her. "Coco, you're okay!"

"Hey Ruby, it's been awhile. And of course I'm okay. I mean, was their really ever any doubt?" Coco asked jokingly.

"No of course not but umm, where did the Elite go?" Ruby asked shyly while glancing back and forth over the battlefield for a moment before something pungent made its way into her nostrils causing her to gag. "And what on Remnant is that smell!?"

Coco tried and failed to stifle a laugh as she gestured down towards the man responsible for both laying on the ground beside her. The man in question was in the middle of spitting out a mouthful of dirt and trying to pick himself up off the ground and regain some form of dignity. "Why don't you ask vomit boy over here?"

Unable to manage any sort of real response at the moment Jaune simply glared at Coco until Ruby finally noticed his presence. "Oh my god Jaune, I'm so sorry! I didn't even see you there! Wait you don't look so good, are you hurt! Was it my fault!? What happened to you!?"

Finally standing up straight again Jaune let out a sigh before promptly waving his hand dismissively to defuse the girl's woes. "Don't worry about it Ruby I'm fine, It's just been a very long day."

Some Time Earlier

Jaune found himself in a wooded area and surrounded on all sides by a massive pack of Grimm Beowolves. Their red eyes gave off a menacing glow and their mouths foamed as they closed in. However Jaune was steadfast, he was ready and more than willing to fend off the encroaching horde. For some reason however he was without his power armor and fire arms, even his trusty combat knifes were nowhere to be found. Instead he wielded a great long sword in one hand and a sturdy kite shield in the other.

"Come at me bone chewers! Come get a bite if you think you can!" Jaune taunted and of course the Grimm we're all too happy to oblige. They all dashed forward at once creating what appeared to be a wave of black fur and white bone which quickly overtook Jaune. The Grimm piled on top of him like they were trying to build a pyramid each one biting and clawing at the boy on the bottom every chance they got. However their teeth and claws could find no perchance as Jaune bashed his way through them while stabbing and slashing at everything in site.

"Come on is that all you got!? Hit me with your best shot!" Jaune roared as he clanked his sword on his shield in a beckoning fashion. The Grimm let out howls of rage as they swarmed him but before long they turning into muffled whimpers as solid steel sliced through their dark flesh and bone matter alike. Despite Jaune's lack of proper equipment and the Grimm's number advantage they could do nothing to penetrate his defenses. Each one was hacked down as quickly as it came and as Jaune was gaining more room to maneuver he began picking up the pace. Before long what seemed like it was an endless horde was reduced to little more than a handful of crippled whimpering Grimm.

"Was that really all you have?" How very disappointing. Jaune declared while shaking his head. "You aren't even worth my time, get out of my site!" He shouted as he delivered a kick to the gut of Grimm trying to crawl away from him which sent it flying into another injured Grimm. With that the rest of the Grimm fled as quickly as their broken limbs could take them all in different directions. "That's right and don't come back!" Jaune shouted triumphantly.

"Not bad Jaune. Though I suppose that much is to be expected from one such as yourself." Jaune was pulled out of his celebration when a familiar female voice entered his ears. He spun around in a combat stance to face the possible threat but the tension quickly melted away when the form of Weiss Schnee stepped out from behind a tree. Much like Jaune's her white armor was gone and in its place was a white sun dress that almost seemed to make her glow.

"W-Weiss!? W-What are you doing here!?" Jaune asked suddenly feeling nervous. "I thought you were on a mission with your team!"

Weiss let out a playful giggle as she made her way over to Jaune. "Oh, I was but I just couldn't stand being separated from you any longer." She said as she placed the palm her right hand on Jaune's cheek and ran the index finger of her left hand over his chest. Her voice was playful but at the same time there was an edge too it. Her tone hid something more primal, Jaune would dare say it was almost seductive.

"Weiss, I didn't know you felt that strongly about me." Jaune stated causing Weiss to let out another giggle.

"What are you saying dummy of course I care about you. After all you're my boy friend aren't you?" She asked as she inched closer to him pressing herself against his chest and looking up into Jaune's eyes expectantly.

"B-boyfriend!" Jaune stammered, if he was being honest this was news to him. He would like to think that if such a flag had been raised he would at least be able to recall it. However he supposed the when and the how weren't so important right now. This was because his charms had finally won over the cold and stubborn heiress and who was he to complain about that? He finally had what he had been wanting since he was young. With that thought he rapped his arms around the smaller girl and hoisted her up so that she was at eye level with him. "Yes, I am. Now how about you give your boyfriend a little kiss?" He asked playfully.

After Jaune spoke there was a moment of silence as Weiss stared intently into his eyes. Her expression was intense but cryptic in its meaning. This caused Jaune to suddenly feel quite stupid for saying something as childish as that to some one as serious a Weiss and he half expected her to push him away and give him a good slap for his troubles but she didn't. Rather she hummed happily to herself before leaning in closer to whisper in his ear. "Gladly tiger." Those words much like most of what she had said to him when they were alone together had sent a shiver down his spine but this time was different. This time he had enjoyed it and wanted this to continue.

Jaune felt a moment of dejection however when Weiss pulled back slightly to look him in the eyes. "You ready?" She asked causing Jaune's mind to go blank. Without waiting for a response Weiss leaned forward once again, her lips now hovering less than an inch away from Jaune's and still moving closer. This instantly kick started Jaune's mind and sent it flying at a million miles a minute and causing time around them to seemingly slow down to a crawl. Jaune didn't care however. Rather he wanted nothing more than to savor this moment for as long as possible.

When their lips finally met he felt like his senses were lit ablaze. He could feel heat of her breath, he could hear her heart beating steadily, he could smell her expensive perfume, and he- he- could hear beeping? Yes there was certainly a loud beeping sound coming from someplace nearby. Jaune couldn't quite make out from which direction it was coming from though so his eyes darted back and forth over the tree line for any signs of a source but found nothing. And that's when Weiss pulled away to speak. "What is that noise?! Jaune make it stop!" She complained.

"I'm working on it, just give me a moment!" He asked the girl as he set her down and began to scrambled to find the source of the interference so he make it regret doing so.

As Jaune turned away from Weiss he heard her huff in annoyance and raised her voice. "No, stop it now!" She shouted.

There was the Weiss Jaune knew stubborn and demanding. Nothing was ever good enough for her. Feeling slightly annoyed all of a sudden Jaune spun around to give the white clad girl a talking too only to freeze solid when the girl was no where to be seen. Instead in her place was a new girl who he was unfamiliar with. Her hair was long and brown and her eyes a deep shade of green. She was smiling at him and it looked strange like he was the butt of a joke just for her ears.

"Who are you!? Where is Weiss!?" Jaune interrogated.

The girl just gave him a shrug before speaking. "Jaune, it's time." She said as the beeping began to get louder.

"Time, time for what!? And where is Weiss!?" Jaune roared in frustration.

The girl just shook her head as the beeping became nearly unbearable. "It's time to wake up!"

Jaune shot up to find that he was sitting in his bed in his apartment. For a moment he felt confused but, then he just felt stupid. "It was just a dream?" He asked himself right before his mind finally caught up to him, and when it did it hurt, a lot. It hurt so much in fact that he felt like somebody had put his skull in a vice and was actively trying to crush it. He didn't panic however since he knew this feeling quite well, and he had experienced it many times over the course of the last few months. He was currently in the early stages of a serious hangover. "Ugh, not again! Fuck my life!" He groaned as his head fell into his hands.

That's when he heard faint giggling coming from beside him. Hearing this, his head snapped over to see a brown haired girl lying on the bed beside him facing away towards the wall. Who the heck is that?! He thought to himself. He soon got his answer however when the girl rolled over to stare up at him her green eyes piercing his own. "Finally awake huh Tiger? Are you going to finally stop that annoying beeping?" She asked him. When Jaune heard the girl's voice and looked into her eyes realization finally hit him, it was the same girl from his dream. So she was real then?

And based on their currently location and current level of dress Jaune figured he must have gotten lucky last night. Unfortunately however for the life of him he couldn't remember any of it or much of anything from the night before. He could kind of remember bits and pieces of a party with the other scavenging teams, at least the teams that were currently on world anyway. Which of course didn't include his old childhood crush Weiss Schnee, after all she really was currently on a mission with her team. And since it was the type of party that involved heavy drinking and stupid party games he highly doubts that she would've showed up even if she wasn't off world.

Jaune let out a sad sigh before getting