Author Notes for One Good Turn Deserves Another

The following pages lists all author notes created for the literary work *One Good Turn Deserves Another*.

## November 2014

### Chapter 1

**Tuesday,** **November 11**

Heya and welcome to my first fic, and also my first Rwby fic... well... um.. obviously. So I don't want to talk much in this Author's note. This will be a Jaune x Blake pairing but I'm aiming to make it a realistic pairing. What I mean by that is I read a lot of fics on here which have pairings and "romance" that seems incredibly convenient and forced. I.e. "I meet you, I'm in love! You love me too? Awesome!" Whenever I read them I always cringe and have to stop... and I always perhaps unfairly wonder to myself - have they ever dated a girl before? Case in point, Snow Angel. No woman likes nicknames like that, ever. Rooster Teeth know that, they've used it as a comedy piece and nickname that stuck to tease Weiss with, but some ff writers genuinely seem to think it is romantic. That's fine if you're like 10-12, but I'm kind of a 26 year old Company Director who has been around a bit and am active on the dating scene... so... yeah. More reality.

So expect hormones, complications, frustration and self-denial. Not to mention drama, jealousy and candid looks. That said I'll also be looking to not change Jaune or Blake's characters either, so don't expect Jaune to suddenly become a suave ladykiller, or Blake to take the lead.

I also realised while writing this, that Blake doesn't have all that great a relationship with Jnpr. She is more of a "friend of a friend" and while she acts polite with them, she never really seems to have the same level of intimacy that Ruby does with them, or the teasing friendship Yang does. Weiss has her unwanted flirtations with jaune, and past friendship with Pyrrha.

Anyway! Here we goooo!

So there we go, a short starting chapter but I am a super busy person and I wanted to give Blake and Jaune a realistic reason to interact. Also I think I raised a randomly important point... they are training to hunt Grim... yet they're constantly fighting off thieves, terrorists and militants... did Rooster Teeth somehow think an entire ecosystem of monsters wasn't enough of a threat to fill a series on!?

And why do we do so much training fighting each other? I have yet to see a Grim using a spear/sword/gun ... :/

### Chapter 2

**Wednesday,** **November 12**

Well I would like to thank you all for your support for this fic, I was surprised to get so much positive feedback – not only because it's my first fic, but also because I'm using a less preferred pairing. I do know a few Arkos fangirls who have been giving me evil looks lately.

For anyone who is wondering, timeline wise this is set sometime after Blake's reveal as a Faunus, but before season two starts, so there will be story aspects later. The ironic part is that a closer relationship between Blake and Jaune wouldn't really impact the story much I feel, since Blake is one of those people who likes to sit on the edges of conversations chipping in occasionally, and Jaune never really butts in either.

Update Schedule: I update whenever I can, but cannot promise future ones will be as quick as this has been. Chapter length will also vary wildly I imagine.

So yeah. Blake really doesn't think that much of Jaune still, after all I'm going for realism here and I'm probably actually going to draw a few parallels to how I actually ended up dating some of my ex's. I don't think I've EVER had a relationship that didn't involve a lot of time and friendship first.

Also there isn't much Jaune – Blake interaction here, and really if you think about their personalities why would there be? Blake has just started paying more attention to Jaune, but their personalities are so different in terms of maturity that Blake couldn't just sit down with him and chat. This chapter was mostly a team interaction between Blake and Rwby, and why not? Blake and Jaune are the major characters in this fic and their teams are their family, so I intend to have a lot of interaction involved.

Also if anyone asks, the image used for this is just one of my characters from my Virtual Novel I'm working on. It isn't OC foreshadowing or Blake in a new outfit or anything. :D

### Chapter 3

**Thursday,** **November 13**

Another chapter, and this one is the first one I'm "meh" or unsure on. I needed to have this for plot purposes, and after this is where some of the pseudo-romance can begin. But I still stress, it will be slowly! But anyway yeah, I'm a little meh on this chapter. I've tried to portray Weiss in a way that reflects her having accepted Blake, and being on the way to the friendly camaraderie they had on the train when Weiss hands Blake a specialised dust cartridge just for her (though personally I swear it was a Guitar Hero console.) So I apologise if Weiss seems slightly OoC, just let me know and I will try to fix it.

On a side note, thanks to the people who suggested I capitalise the team names, I will do that from now on, but apologise if one or two slipped through here. I'll say again though, the image is "not" to do with the story, it's my own visual novel character. Sorry to the person who mentioned it – xD

P.s. Neo is now my favourite character ever after watching her fight with Yang, holy crap. What sass! +100 points for stylish mocking.

There we go, I'm glad I got this one out of the way since I was so unsure on it. I expect the following chapters to be much easier to write. I've tried a bit of an experiment too wherein my writing syle will change based on who the PoV is from. So you might notice when I am writing from Blake's PoV that she sometimes runs off in little internal monologues.

Jaune on the other hand I've written as though he has his own little voice desperately trying to make himself do cool things. I.e. "Don't say Snow Angel, don't say Snow Angel! DAMN IT! Abort, ABORT!"

Except less obvious perhaps :D – Either way you might have noticed some "wow's" and "!'s" That Blake just wouldn't internally think unless the situation was really shocking to her.

Yang's will be interesting to write from if I ever do, since I can imagine her mind going at a thousand miles a minute and latching onto people she can tease wherever possible.

### Chapter 4

**Friday,** **November 14**

Okay first things first, don't expect any updates over the weekend, or maybe even early next week. One of my journalists is leaving to a new job and I'll be picking up his work and writing some articles for one of our magazine titles. As such I'll be incredibly busy, and I'll also be training some new staff members Monday – Tuesday as well.

I've tried to do so many chapters so quickly to tide everyone over while I'm busy. And while I can personally agree with a few reviews who would like longer chapters? I'm keeping this more episodic, so that I can update more often, and write a chapter in a "lucky" break at work if I have some free time… Being in my position as Company Director, I go home and I continue working until like 7 or 8… so any free time is valuable.

P.s. I simply cannot figure out who sleeps in what bunk in the actual series... I've kinda assumed Yang is top on one, Blake another, while Ruby and Weiss take the two bottoms. If anyone knows for sure though, let me know in a review plz!

Either way, chapter is a go!

Oh my God Coeur, are you still setting the scene? Well, sort of, but it's necessary. We've created a genuine reason for Blake and Jaune to interact now, and Blake has extended the olive branch… I've actually based this interaction at the bottom with what happened to ME with an old girlfriend… we were just planning to be friends and her friends constantly teased us about being boyfriend and girlfriend and we were always defensive. Then later on when we did, they were all like "told you so." – Though I didn't have an adorable little puppy also trying to vie for my attention, or a redheaded Amazon. Next chapter, I swear - Some fluffy friendship scenes between the two T\_T

The book is a real one described in this chapter, by quite the famous author too – though I'll be impressed if anyone can recognise it from the short description I gave it.

As for Yang leading Ruby along like this… I think Yang is the kind of person to teach Ruby by teasing lessons, like she did in the first episodes when she abandoned Ruby, and then suggested they have different teams. Seems like she is the kind of sister who wants to support you by letting you make mistakes, but within safe boundaries. And she considers Jaune fairly safe since he wouldn't dare make a move on Ruby.

### Chapter 4.5

**Friday,** **November 21**

Before any panic arrives. This fic WILL be updated tomorrow! By noon (English time)!

But I need your help badly on a rather important decision to be made here, and it is "incredibly important" as it will determine how the story continues from this point onwards.

My original idea was to follow the series quite faithfully, with the whole White Fang storyline, etc…. but the RWBY series really doesn't have much interaction between Team JNPR and RWBY, which would limit Jaune and Blake's chances for interaction… particularly in any high stress situations, i.e. combat.

I would be limited to them chatting between missions.

Or I can create a new story arc for them. It would be an original arc, likely focused on grim alone. I don't intend to include any major OC's (just like one chapter people who aren't important). But it would allow me to have Blake and Jaune actually fight together some times. And also grow as people.

So your choices!

Follow the storyline – though once we reach the end of series 2 I will have to make stuff up anyway. There will be chapters with no Blake x Jaune interaction though….

Create a new story arc for them, it will not follow canon but will NOT be a poorly hidden excuse to create a bunch of OC teams.

New Arc Idea Summary

Grim raids on a few small border villages have resulted in an unexpected number of casualties on innocent civilians, and as of yet there seems to be no rhyme or reason to the incursions. Where before Grim have always acted much like an invading army, pushing as far as they can before being killed. These ones seem to know when to retreat before any counter attack can be mobilised.

Hunters from all the major Academies are being mobilised in various degrees to combat the threat, and as a first year team, RWBY and JNPR are employed in a scouting / investigative role.

Things go about as calmly as they usually do for anime main characters. As always they live with the "May you live in interesting times" curse. Lol.

As a new author I know i am not meant to release chapters like this, and I am a little frustrated that I have been forced to do so, this early as well. But after planning my next few chapters I have been feeling a little frustrated at how little interaction opportunities Jaune and Blake would have.

This is why regardless of the decision of everyone here, I will wake up early on my Saturday and write a chapter in full as an apology. As I expected this week has been insanely busy for me.�

### Chapter 5

**Friday,** **November 21**

Thanks for your help everyone, the response was pretty unanimous in that I should go with my own storyline here, and to be honest I agree too. The first half of this then will seem pretty familiar as this was what I was planning to include anyway, but it diverts halfway through.

In regards to some people who have been invading my PM box to complain that I am being unfair to Jaune… I realise that Jaune is a well-liked character, and I like him too. But he "isn't" exactly a woman's dream and most of the characters show that in how they react to him. When I write things like "seemed to be immature." I am writing from a character's perspective. In this chapter I describe Neptune as handsome, but I am not attracted to him… it is the character's view. All of Jaune's qualities are "deep" qualities inside him, like kindness, bravery, etc… He lacks the "immediate" qualities that catch people's (or a woman's) attention, and that is why he is a bit useless at attracting interest. This is true in real life romance. There has to be something to make a girl WANT to learn more about you… and then see all your kindness, generosity, etc…

As people watching an anime, we get to see all his good points. And it's easy to say "I'd date him!" When you're not there and taking the risk yourself… I'm sure you've all met girls (and guys) you find unattractive… do you always give them a chance to impress you when you don't like them? Of course not! Life isn't always so fair sadly and we are all selfish to some degree.

So here is the beginning of the new arc. I tried to imagine how Beacon might act in a disaster situation, and I figured they might ask year 1 teams to do this. In terms of the danger it is no less dangerous then what Ozpin sent team RWBY on in the Mt. Glenn episode.

Oh! The Book was Stromrider by David Gemmell. I read it when I was around 14-15 and it made me cry at the end, but I am a real book lover. My views do match Jaune's though in this. Poor Mulgrave…

### Chapter 6

Thursday, **November 27**

Thanks everyone for the support on the new story arc idea. I agree with what a lot of people said, particularly the theme of "well you'd have to do it in a bit anyway…"

As for the amusing review that asked if this was a Pyrrha x Sun. Don't worry! I know your pain, since a lot of writers seem to be terrified of hurting any characters, so instead of say Pyrrha not getting with Jaune – they try to make themselves feel better by making her suddenly like Sun or Ren… or Oobleck. I won't do that. She was friendly with Sun, as she was feeling threatened by Blake and thought to herself, oh hey, Sun likes Blake – I should help them get together! I realise that in love, there are winners and losers... and while i wont crush Pyrrha, she will have to grow as a person and get over it like a real person would, and that will happen in this fic. No crazy "Oh i suddenly realise i didnt love him, it was a friend-love, so im not hurt at all! Convenient, eh?"

I do like Sun, and I could write a Pyrrha x Sun, but it would have to be a long piece. Maybe where they make a friendship over liking people who won't return their feelings, confiding in one another and supporting each other. Through shared pain they spend time together and hang out, asking each other how to attract the opposite sex, etc… After a while they become great friends, then Jaune dates someone and Pyrrha is crushed… Sun is comforting and in a moment of desperate need for comfort she kisses him, before calling it a mistake and running. Pyrrha feels she has cheated on Jaune, while Sun feels conflicted over enjoying the kiss more than he ought to… a week of avoiding each other passes before Sun asks Blake out… she notes that he lacks his usual insistence and doesn't look like "she" is what he really wants. Sun caves and explains about Pyrrha while Blake smiles and tells Sun to man up and take what he wants… and he goes to Pyrrha and decides to win her over, etc…. That's how I would make it work, but that would be a whole story in itself!

Anyway, enjoy, though this is a bit of a dark chapter – long one though, eh? Eh? Gosh it's harder to write from Jaune's PoV – I realise in the series he is a bit more moronic than this, but let me have my slightly less crappy Jaune plz.

Well there we go, dark. I have no problem with writing about bodies by the way so don't worry. There is a good reason the bodies were all gone (eaten) – not just me trying censor gore because I am a delicate man or something…

I also tried to show the insecurities Jaune has here. He sees Pyrrha as the talented one, Ren as the strategist and Nora as the spirit of the team, and doesn't see how he fits in. But I see him as the emotional rock that keeps JNPR anchored. And I could totally see him shouldering the burden to save them pain.

Also I just couldn't write Jaune as a bumbling moron in his OWN thoughts… Also I wanted to have him be "slightly" more confident in combat than he was vs that ursa at the end of series 2. I realise he defeated it, but the high pitched "oh you're first" and panicked slashing? Come on, Pyrrha has been training him for ages – he knows more than "frantic slashing."

## December 2014

### Chapter 7

**Saturday, December 6**

Well here we go. A week or so gone, and another chapter out. Thanks to everyone again for their reviews, and a particular mention to "Patriot of USA" who wrote one of those reviews that has the writer thinking "Yeah, this sounds better than what I actually had planned…. STEAL IT! Claim it as my own, mwahahahaha!" – Seriously, that was quite poetic what you wrote.

Also a side note – Super Saiyan Cyndaquil has agreed to help BETA this, and if you don't recognise the name it's either because you're insane and haven't read the awesome fic "Auburn" or you just read the fics and don't look at author names – in which case: "Eh, I can understand that."

On to the chapter then, as always loving your reviews and comments, I do take suggestions on board and listen to what everyone says, as it does help me out.

P.S. I have felt the hankering to make a second story (damn me) and have written two ideas out on my profile. I would love if people might offer their thoughts on the ideas, either in a review or a PM to me. On which they might prefer. I will NOT be giving up, or slowing down, on this one though!

Welp – Cliffhanger I guess. I don't normally like the idea of using them, but then again this is only the second time I have after the opening chapter. I'm one of those people who hates when they are used every single chapter by other authors. Especially when they seem to want to use them for things that aren't even cliff hangers….

Holy Christ. Someone once complained about short chapters, well this one was 21 pages! I hope you enjoyed it, there was a lot of ground to cover in this one.

Also I'm sure EVERYONE will realise this, but I'll include it for the sake of anyone who somehow does not. Yes I realise RWBY and JNPR can defeat Ursa. These are not super-Ursa or anything, but they are exhausted and out of ammo and dust. And almost all of them use dust to power their attacks in some way, and those that don't – rely on stamina… after 30+ minutes fighting for their lives, they were obviously so exhausted that they were struggling.

WHERE IS THE BLAKE x JAUNE ROMANCE PROMISED! – I'm so sorry but next chapter will really be just about the two of them, wahhhh!

### Chapter 8

**Monday,** **December 15**

Okay, here we go. Thank you all ever so much for your reviews! To a recent reviewer, yeah I made some mistakes calling them Grim, thankfully another corrected me early on – so it should all be Grimm now. I should probably go back and change things, but I'm always worried it will alert people, and they might be disappointed that it's just grammar changes...

But onto another reviewer question I got multiple times for the last two chapters. About Grimm intelligence and bodies, I'll explain briefly here, but feel free to skip if you aren't interested.

Grimm Intelligence – The series calls them mindless multiple times, but I feel there is a distinction here. In language we do not mean "without a brain/intelligence" when we say mindless, it's more like – no deeper reasoning, in a rage... As such Grimm have shown in the anime that they have some small amount of intelligence, otherwise how would they know how to even bite? Or gather in packs? Or that they should DODGE attacks? Also how could ancient Grimm learn, if early Grimm have literaly ZERO intelligence? So Grimm in my tale are the same – they can't learn until they are older, but early on if they see a person entering a door – they know the person is behind the door. Like any animal would. It's more instinctual behaviour, which is why Pyrrha talked of prey, and such. The Grimm do hunt humans, so it makes sense that the main group would have moved on once the humans were dead. She doesn't think that Grimm ARE like animals, but is drawing a comparison because their behaviour does mimic animals in certain ways. I.e. method of attack, hunting behaviour, etc… Grimm hunt humans in almost the exact same way that wolves/other four legged animals hunt their prey. They are BASED on animals after all.

Grimm Food – You are all right, they do not need to eat. There is some reference to them choosing to, etc. In this chapter you might gain an idea of the scale of the attack, so things might make sense.

Grimm Bodies – Do the bodies dissolve? Yes and no, the anime actually keeps changing its mind on this! I see some dissolve instantly, others simply smoke, and some just leave body parts. Similarly Port has a skeleton in his classroom. =/ - In this fic I have made it so that Grimm dissolve based on their size. I.e. Beowolves might start vanishing ten minutes after death, while Ursa might take an hour. But they begin to smoke and slowly dissolve almost instantly. It just takes time, ergo some bodies are left over.

Sorry for the size of the AN!

Here we go. There were feels. Some people might have seen Blake as being incredibly OCC in this chapter, but I hope I accurately explained her mental state in this chapter. I drew on the uncertainties she showed in the Mt Glenn episode, while having her make the same realisations in a serious LIFE OR DEATH situation – so her emotions and stress levels were about a hundred times higher.

What does that lead to? Emotional Breakdown. Yes ladies, gentlemen, and the one reader from Taiwan... an emotional breakdown in BLAKE of all people. Made sense to me since she seems to be the most likely to keep her emotions locked away.

Why is Jaune more competent? Well if you think of the end of series 2, that Ursa fight – that is like his first Grimm fight after Pyrrha's training. In this fic he popped that "Grimm killing cherry" in chapter 1. Since then he has had a few more fights, so he is starting to become a little more confident in his skills.

Hope you enjoyed, please feel free to leave a review. I'd be interested to see if anyone can see through the reasons for the Grimm movements, as I laid a few hints in this chapter.

Next chapter we're off back to Beacon for some R&R, and to let the plot develop a little. We'll have a lighter chapter or two while the teams recover.

### Chapter 9

**Wednesday, December 24**

Merry Christmas everyone! Here is my gift to you all.

As you may have heard/seen, I've released another fic into the RWBY-verse which I hope you will check out if you haven't already. It's a pure comedy-fic though, in an attempt to detox from the DRAMA in this one lol. It's called Professor Arc, I'm sure you can see it from my profile or similar. Either way, this will remain my MAIN fic.

Please don't worry about it interfering with this, as I have made a personal rule that I cannot update PA - Unless this is updated first.

This chapter feels a little short, but there was not much to say or do in it. Blake is injured and needs treatment, so couldn't have too much of it about her. Either way - Enjoy.

Team CFVY, I don't know why I imagine Coco and her team to be like that, but there has been serious review love for them. So I added some moments for them in there.

That's the chapter though. It felt a little disjointed, but I didn't want any large timeskips to be used, and as such Blake will need a day or two to recover. I don't intend to give Jaune PTSD, it's more Pyrrha's mothering tendencies coming into play. Though like any normal human he won't be just "over it" either. I'm worried that Jaune's interaction with JNPR was too abrupt, but I likened it to the way he lashed out at Pyrrha on the rooftop when she offered to help him. He doesn't seem to react too well to care or attention in the series, and he isn't exactly fully rested now either.

The next chapter or two will be more casual, and will deal with the drama unfolding over Jaune's love life, as well as Blake's recovery. Pyrrha is feeling the pressure, not only from Blake, but now also from Ruby too. Meanwhile Blake has shown her first real signs of being interested in Jaune - for those who were able to spot it. Jaune? Well... he still thinks everyone is completely out of his league.

There weren't many romantic feels here. Blake is in treatment, Ruby is too shy after her bold move, and Pyrrha tried but Jaune didn't realise what she meant. I actually feel worried this is sounding harem-ish, but it won't be. We know Pyrrha crushes on him from the series, and I felt Ruby could as well to be honest. I don't want to just "ignore" the relationships Rooster Teeth has put in.

I should have the next chapter up around the time of New Years.

Oh yeah, the bear appeared again randomly. Maybe it's possessed?

## January 2015

### Chapter 10

**Thursday, January 8**

Originally I had a long piece here about how we need to band together to report and stop Challenge fics, which are appearing in archives, including the RWBY Crossover ones. I'm worried about them coming into the main archive and clogging them up... but I suppose I will raise the issue if it ever arrives. For now I'll just say, if you see any, chances are I have reported them for being against the rules, could you please join me in doing so, using the "Actions" button at the bottom of a challenge fic. We don't want our story lists to be replaced by 400 word challenges that are updated every day so they always are near the top =/

So here is chapter 10, which deals with some emotions of the characters, as well as raising a rather important plot point in the relationship between Jaune and Blake. I hope if you have any concerns about the chapter, you'll read the note at the end which as usual explains some of my reasons.

I'd like to head off any concerns people might have here about me "bashing" on Jaune with that conversation between Yang and Blake. First of all, I'm sure you're all aware that this is what women (and men) actually DO? I often chat with my girl friends about guys they have slept with or who have asked them out. We always analyse them and discuss their flaws and good points etc... Just like this. But beyond that, I wanted to show the distinction Blake has between her attraction for one facet of Jaune, while being almost disgusted (though not that extreme) with the other side.

This was actually the inspiration for the story. In my mind I imagined a humerous situation where Blake keeps getting turned on whenever Jaune is a badass, then frustrated when he is a doofus. And poor little Blake's emotions constantly jumping between enamoured and annoyed driving her insane. While Yang watches on amused. It also lends credence to a reviewer who once commented that Blake and Jaune only seem to get on well in trauma situations, well here is the reason! You spotted something I had purposefully put in, it's always nice to have people notice it.

Another shorter chapter here. I struggle to write long chapters where there is no drama or action taking place. Next chapter will still be a Beacon one, with Blake exiting the infirmary and combat evaluations with Goodwitch. I would expect maybe two more chapters before they hear any more about the incursion.

Also I felt bad for Pyrrha at the end here, as if her name wasn't signal enough, she surely has achieved a Pyrrhic Victory here by taking Jaune's words to heart. All's fair in love and war, she should take every advantage she has – but we see in the series time and time again that she doesn't… she always let's Jaune go after Weiss, to her own loss. Despite that she could have convinced him to give up on her a while back.

P.s. "Legend" by David Gemmell is an AMAZING book. He always captures the more emotional sides of wars and battles, often in ways that surprise and amaze me.

### Chapter 11

**Saturday,** **January 17**

Here we go again, it's been a while. I had a bit of a spat with a reviewer on my last chapter, but I managed to push on past, most people seemed quite pleased with the Blake - Yang conversation last chapter, but he felt I had their character totally wrong as there was 100% no way Yang or Blake would EVER talk behind someone's back (good or bad), and that I have written Jaune as a spineless coward. A spineless coward who on chapter 1 took a fatal blow for Blake, and who since has saved her life again and fought against Ursa... etc, etc...

Oh well. What does kill me a little is how my other fic has proven so much more popular than this one! Since this is like my lover, and the other is just a casual affair... I guess most people here prefer the humour or more casual stories though, ah well. My love will remain for this though.

P.s. Professor Arc will be updated before Monday. I'm at a wedding anniversary overnight tonight, so I can't write.

Beta: Super Saiyan Cyndaquill - Seriously, he picks out some really atrocious spelling mistakes I've made! Literally I wrote "they're" instead of "there" ... I write for a living! That's just embarrassing!

Oh wow, I'm such a shitter. Seriously, the last time I used a cliff hanger was when they were in mortal peril, and yet this time I'm sure it feels just as bad for Blake. And here we go, their first real romantic interaction. I hope it was pleasing for you. Blake's too analytical for her own good, so she needed a sudden shock to open her up to the idea (she's been denying it for so long, did she not read the pairings at the top?). Well this will shock her.

Some may disagree with Jaune losing to Cardin, but I hope I explained it in the chapter enough to be honest (after all he beat Blake, he IS stronger than Cardin). I also wanted to really show why Pyrrha is a renowned champion here. I'm sure some may disagree on my whole fighting analysis thing, I asked my MMA instructor for advice on it, and he explained about technical fighters, and also how anger is a good emotion to use. I'm afraid we're not about to see Darth Blake anytime soon. But with Pyrrha's flexible weapon... wow, I just imagine her as having an answer to everything, and being a real monster in hunter vs hunter combat. I'm sure she is more balanced on their level vs Grimm.

I hope you all enjoy!

### Chapter 12

**Friday,** **January 30**

Well here we go again! I've had a lot of wonderful reviews, and some truly interesting PM conversations with people, as well as one which was less fun. Some people are unfortunately so set in their opinions that they cause me actual pain... You can insult my writing if you wish, but please do not insult me, my friends or the characters themselves. People can have their favourite characters, that's cool. But I'm trying to give all the characters depth, so I don't need to hear that Yang is shallow, or that Weiss would backstab people, etc...

I won't go into detail. Can't be arsed really, and I doubt many others would share his view since it was so weird. Jaune fanboy, then followd it up with the `I'm like Jaune` bit... lol. So... a fanboy of yourself, I take it?

Bah! Onwards we go!

Note - I have put up ideas for a 3rd story on my profile, which I may write up front before publishing. That way it would not interfere with this fic, as I would have the first 10-15 chapters written of it, and would post them once a week or so. Please if you like the idea, offer some feedback, either review, or if you have questions/want to chat, then PM me! The pairing may seem like it could not make sense, given the circumstances, but trust in me, I have a strategy.

P.s. Teucrian, I liked your idea so much I'm stealing it! Here's a credit for the ears, if you know what I mean – wink wink.

Professor Arc - Sometime later today or tomorrow.

Eh… I could have included the briefing for their next mission in here, but I feel that would be too many skips for the chapter, and I wanted to keep things organised as best I could. So this chapter. Christ, another Blake and Yang centric one, this is turning into a blooming Bumblebee. Nah.

Some of you may disagree with Yang's monologue in this chapter. I think she is a really interesting character, and it IS odd that she never goes after guys or girls. Despite enjoying looking. She also goes to that party alone, and instead of mingling – watches over the students from a balcony. Like some kind of protective mother hen looking over her chicks. So I had a few theories why, but could only use one in this story, and chose this one. If you don't like it, my apologies. My only other choice was some kind of "choose your own adventure" type chapter… and let's not force me to do that! Lol.

I also feel that Blake seemed a tad OOC in this chapter, but then again, the situation is so incredibly OOC (out of control) for her that I imagine her nerves as going completely haywire. Also I wanted to get across that she is genuinely worried about hurting Ruby and Pyrrha. Ruby, more than Pyrrha of course. It's more emotion than she normally has to deal with, and let's remember she is prone to some dramatic reactions – after all, she fled from her team last time, and tried to attack a wanted criminal singlehandedly. So yeah… Blake is smart, but she can make mistakes too.

P.s. Yes, Blake has decided she doesn't love him. Did you expect it to happen so quickly? She's spent ages telling herself she doesn't, so a burst of arousal isn't going to change her mind. She's still in the denial stage.

## February 2015

### Chapter 13

**Wednesday,** **February 25**

Here we go, it's been a while. I've been exceptionally busy lately so writing fell onto the back burner. And I have to say that will continue for a bit. Next week I am taking a girl out in London on Mon-Wed. Then the Thurs-Sunday I am doing business meetings (working all through weekend) then the following week I am training two new staff, while also needing to do my writing for work… Fit into this that I also have to write a review on the hotel I will be staying at (in exchange for me getting a few nights in London for free)… Crikey. I might just write the hotel review in advance… cheating, but meh.

Thanks to everyone for the love for the new story idea on my profile. I've already written the preview and chapter 1, 50% of the way through chapter 2, and Super Saiyan Cyndaquill has kindly offered to beta it on top of this. I'll be looking to have 5 chapters fully written before I start releasing it, so I can keep on top of it. Maybe 2 months from now it should be out?

I've tried to address points some reviewers had in this (and future) chapters, mainly that my focus is so heavily on certain characters that I am neglecting others. As a romance fic, obviously the focus will be on Blake and Jaune, and Yang is Blake's partner… so she gets a lot of time too. But that's no excuse to miss other people out. Hopefully this will address that a little.

This is kind of a two-part chapter though, with this being part one. Otherwise the full thing would have taken a week or two longer, and been about 20k words.

Okay I have to end this here… originally the chapter was going to continue, but there is honestly around another 10k words to be brought in here, and I'm not sure I, nor my beta, want to handle a 20k word chapter.

Welp. Realisation, and the big issue as well for Jaune. Oh dear. I actually based this on a real life situation I had in a sense. I was best friends with a girl for a few years, we were close to the point where others assumed we were dating. She would sit on my lap all the time, and we slept (I.E. SLEEPING innocently) with one another all the time. She would even get changed in front of me and I never cared, and this was at 17 btw, not 7.

In the end though we got into a tussle where she was trying to write a dirty message to a friend I was chatting with on msn to embarrass me. She was on my lap as usual, and I scooted my chair away from the computer, while she straddled me, so we were chest-chest. It was nothing serious. But then she tried to make the chair slide back to desk, by bucking her lower hips… you know, like a pendulum motion to give the chair momentum to wheel back? But well… we were crotch to crotch… You can imagine what affect her actions had.

That changed everything, and I could never look at her in the same innocent manner again, no matter what we did, I now saw her as a very sexy woman. I lost a friend, though later gained a girlfriend – but who knows what I would have preferred now. I think I'd still rather have her as a friend. But that's just me. Jaune and Blake's story will have a happier ending, but you can see the similarities I hope. He has always been classing her as out of his league, and wanted Weiss. But that very hot and steamy scene won't stop playing on his mind, and now he wants something else.

Anyway for the chapter! I want to bring up Sun here a little, as I'm sure some will be saying "But Sun and Blake are canon! And she doesn't hate listening to him!" – Well actually she does at first, but they seem to get a little closer over Sun helping her in the White Fang arc… which hasn't happened in this fic. As it broke off literally at the beginning of season 2, when they were playing that board game in the library. At which point Blake still ignored and "put up with" Sun, without actually seeming to enjoy his company. THAT SAID. Sun will soon prove himself in other ways, so please don't feel I'm writing him off as useless or doomed, he will stand on his own two feet very soon! Like next chapter soon.

I've tried to give Pyrrha and Ruby some more time here too, and will be seeking to flesh them out in the future.

## March 2015

### Chapter 14

**Tuesday,** **March 31**

Hey all, sorry for the slight delay. Work has been hectic, but here is the next chapter of One Good Turn. I did cry a little this week (mentally anyway) when my other story officially overtook this one in terms of popularity – alas! But either way this is still my lovechild.

I would like to point out that at the end of this chapter there will be… not a rant, by any means. But my thoughts on something that a lot of reviewers have asked for, and my opinion on a story point of many fanfics here, and the series as a whole. It will answer a question many people have asked for. I am afraid I will NOT budge on the topic. Ever. If you somehow suddenly "cannot" enjoy the story because of it… then honestly I find you a little strange, but will respect it. To spoiler it, it involves semblances. Specifically, Jaune's. Feel free to skip to it, if you want to. I just wanted it at the bottom as I feel that 95% of readers won't care too much either way.

A small point to raise before the chapter begins though is that in this chapter Jaune (near the beginning) will say some things that might offend some readers. Not cruel things, just him judging certain "types of people" – these are Jaune's views, and I have purposefully written them to be a little naïve as it fits his character. It's not my view at all. So please don't feel offended. xD Hint: it's the comments about fickle people.

As a character Neptune isn't very fleshed out in the show so far, so much like I did with CFVY, I've looked at the decisions he has made, and tried to come up with a core value or ideal for him. You seemed to all like the way I did that with CFVY, so let's see if Neptune pleases you too. In the show he helps Sun, even going so far as to scale a wall to keep up with him, and risking his safety for RWBY without thinking too much on it. Based on those factors, I've gone with Neptune as a "Bro."

Well there we go. I'll address chapter-specific concerns before starting my promised rant. So. It was always clear, I hope, that this would become quite a serious and dark fic. So please forgive the deaths of people, I found it a bit weird in the series that it was never mentioned. I mean those faunus that Yang and Ruby knocked off the train… that fell onto the tracks, when Grimm were chasing them… clearly all died horrible deaths. So we know it happens. I avoided gore, and guts and people being messily devoured. I didn't think that would really be necessary here.

Jaune also made some rather cruel decisions here, and I tried to show that he made them unwillingly, because he couldn't see a better option in those situations. This whole fic has a "Sometimes you have to choose from two bad options" theme going on. I actually wanted to try something different from a lot of stories, and that is the idea that Hunters actually aren't as super-popular as the show suggests. I mean we only ever MEET hunters in the RWBY show, so it should be obvious that they are biased towards themselves. xD – But how do the normal people see them?

Think about in real life, soldiers are considered heroes to some, and monsters to others – no matter what they do! Even in the UK, we have people who protest in great numbers against the military. I wanted to mirror that here. So for the people of Magnis, who are losing their homes… yeah it's the Grimm's fault, but they can't rail against the Grimm, so instead they hate the Hunters. Unfair, yes. But plausible given human standards. If you were evicted from your home for your own safety by the Government, you'd obviously not exactly love the Government at that point… it's the same here.

Now… sigh…

SEMBLANCE

This may shock many, but I would like for you to take a few moments to read and try to understand my reasoning. But I, Coeur al'Aran, dislike semblances. A lot. I liken them to Bloodline limits from Naruto, and you can see why, they are pretty much the same thing. Special powers that individuals have, that give them an edge in some way.

Now that's all well and good, but I personally think a person is more impressive if they can achieve things WITHOUT using some kind of extra power like that. That's not to say I dislike the RWBY characters with semblances, I actually think they are done quite well in the show. Yang's requires her to be badly hurt to be used properly. Blake's is a distraction only – it doesn't MAKE her dodge, just leaves a clone when she DODGES HERSELF. And while Ruby's is something she relies on fully, at least it's shown that she usually has to rely on it – as in she can't fight well without it.

Pyrrha's is useless vs most Grimm (except when she can control allies, but that is dangerous I would imagine), so that isn't OP either. But if you look at a lot of OC stories on this site, and I can imagine most of you don't, because like me you find them a little boring. Well, they tend to have these really ridiculous semblances that are hilariously overpowered. They instantly turn me off, as I want to see stories where people struggle… they fight, and through their own willpower, they overcome their problems. Not just stop time, or control fire, or whatever… How can you ever be in danger, if you can do that from the start?

In terms of OC's, I'd actually like to read a story of a weak OC, who has a worthless semblance they are teased and embarrassed over, who proves that s/he can overcome it all with determination and skill. Think of Lee from Naruto…. Hell, think of Naruto himself, before he sold out and used the Kyuubi for everything… a power he has from birth, that no one else does… like a bloodline. -\_-" – Seriously, I remember the Chuunin exams where they tried to show that a dead-last can overcome a genius with a bloodline through determination, before they completely ignored it and EVERY villain had to have a bloodline to even be a threat. Oh my, It's a Sharingan Mk6… it's also like DBZ with their damn transformations.

I want to avoid that in my fics wherever possible, and as such Jaune in this tale might never unlock or achieve his semblance. The show suggests that some don't have, or don't use semblances. And that will be Jaune in this story. Not to give names, but a recent reviewer suggested one where he can "motivate people" with his semblance, I presume to build confidence, etc… and I agree it is not an overpowered ability.

But wouldn't it be more impressive… and show more growth… if he could motivate his friends with his own words, actions and emotions? If he could help band people together through action, rather than magical spells?

I like to think so. I want him to be the hero of the everyman, and as such I don't want him to ever rely on some ability, that no one else could rely on. Because in the end if it were his semblance that saved the day, people could just say "Yeah, but it was just his semblance."

I am sorry if this offends or turns anyone off, and this isn't meant as an attack at any particular fics. I would honestly find it a little weird, to enjoy a story for 100k+ words and then be turned off by a simple point of opinion like this, but to each their own. I actually expressed concern in Auburn, when Cyndaquill put his semblance forth, but the way he has taken it – with drawbacks, pleases me. It's an incredibly powerful ability, something which a lot of reviewers of his story don't seem to realise (I suppose they all like more point and click destroy everything abilities, but come on – perfect teamwork, instant communication… the potential is insane) – but it also comes with great risks. And why should it not?

Yang has to take damage to get her own working well. Blake has to be fast enough to actually dodge in the first place for her own. I suppose that Ruby's aura protects her insides from turning to pulp when she breaks the sound barrier, that makes sense at least. But what is there to protect Jaune's brain!? When the damage isn't physical.

So yeah, final decision. No semblance for Jaune. Anything he wants to achieve, he will achieve through hard work, sweat, blood and tears. No control over time, teleportation, power over fire, smoke control, ability to resurrect, healing or immortality – all of which have been suggested to me in reviews or PM's.

I mean come on… immortality!?

Chapter 1 – Jaune walks in and kills everything, because he can't die.

Chapter 2 – Everyone lives happily ever after. Story over.

I apologise for the rant, if you don't agree then that is fine. I am not trying to convert, just to point out my own feelings and opinions. But also to state that at the end, the decision I have made, has been made. In professor Arc, Jaune might unlock a semblance, but that will be more comedy based.

I'm also not taking OC-ideas. Sorry. Any characters I introduce will be carefully crafted to fit the story, and that just isn't possible with people's ideas on their own favourite characters. Who always seem to have gunblades, or other stereotypical weapons. And similarly op semblances. There will be OC's, Jaune's father clearly is one example, but again. They serve a purpose, and as such need to fit it.

## June 2015

### Chapter 15

**Monday,** **June 8**

Umm, okay so this took a while. Holy Shit, I am sorry. I was in Hospital for a bit, and work has been pretty much tragic on me lately. Just things adding up I'm afraid... how I wish there was some way I could monetise fanfiction, I'd love to retire and make a living writing this like youtubers do for games and such. Sigh.

Onwards with this, heavy dialogue chapters are not my favourite, but it had to be done. There's a lot of confliction emotional angles which made the chapter torture to write. There's ten hunters in their group - I have to represent each, without making it into a list, or getting lose in each person's reactions. But also without ignoring certain people entirely.

I have added an Omake to the bottom, which I intend to continue since people enjoyed the one I did for my other story. On a side note, I am 3.5 chapters into the new fic, and have written up some drafts of future ones on my profile if you want to check those out.

In response to the many Jaune semblance comments, I am sticking to my no semblance Jaune theme, but I didn't mean to suggest that semblances don't exist. Jaune will "have" one, but he just won't ever discover it in this story. There are plenty of characters in the series who seem to have this facet, such as Cardin and his gang. Velvet, etc... Actually activating a semblance seems to be a rare thing, so Jaune will just never discover his in this fic.

There we go, the Omake will be below these notes. This chapter was tough to write for the reasons I stated at the top. There had to be balances between how much Jaune reveals (I don't want flashbacks ever), and how much he leaves to interpretation.

As for Jaune stealing Crocea Mors, this was entirely taken from a number of reviewers who suggested It. Though there's nothing in the series to support it per se, I can see the logic. A legendary blade that is a family heirloom, given to a rank rookie with faked credentials? Fishy indeed.

Blake and Jaune's little piece at the end, let's just say we haven't heard the end of it. At this point in most fics they likely would have made out and shagged... but would you do that in real life, if you were in the middle of a family crisis like this? I doubt it... Not if you're an awkward Jaune-virgin.

Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy the below Omake, and also check out my profile to offer any thoughts on the future stories I have proposed.

## July 2015

### Chapter 16

**Sunday,** **July 19**

Hi guys, sorry for the delay on this chapter. Before it starts I want to put you in the picture as to what is happening to cause all of this.

Basically as you know my editorial team member has left the company, leaving me to handle everything on my own. What I didn't mention before was that the reason he did this is because the company's future is in jeopardy. I'm not sure I will have a job in 2-4 months' time basically, and at the same time my workload has been more than doubled.

As you can imagine that hasn't done much for my mood, and every day I'm leaving the office with serious writer's fatigue, so I can't bring myself to write at home too… The increased workload has also led to a second problem. My left wrist was badly injured a long time ago, and the increased work has caused it to flare up. I now need wrist surgery (covered by NHS here, don't worry…). So soon I'll be writing with one hand as well. And trust me, a writer with one hand does not have many job opportunities, so the timing is pretty poor to be honest!

I'd say I'd be relegated to stacking shelves in a supermarket, but I'm not sure they hire one handed people either lol!

That said, I will always keep this going, and update as best as I am able to do so until it is finished, but I'm sure you can all understand that if I do lose my job, then I'll need to take a hiatus to find a new one. I cannot survive without paying employment, and fanfiction will need to take a second place to that. I have no idea how long that might take.

As a result of all this however… it disappoints me to admit this, but I have opened a page for myself at the suggestion of a few reviewers. This was suggested to me a few months back but I never considered it because I could sustain myself easily enough with my job, but obviously now I'm feeling a little more nervous about that.

Let me be frank here.

I won't ever hold any of you to ransom. This fic (and my others) will be free forever, and will always be updated to the best of my abilities when I can afford to spend time to do so. Supporting me financially won't keep this alive, because it WON'T die. What supporting me will do however, is enable me to spend more time on this – because it won't be just a hobby that I can do if I have a few spare hours. But a legitimate way for me to earn money to get by. With that in mind I can dedicate much more time to it.

You can find my by searching for "Coeur al'aran" on , or by going to dot com /Coeur (or copy the link on my profile on this site into your browser) I've chosen a monthly scheme, because at the end of the day that will be safer for anyone supporting me. The other options are a "per chapter" scheme, and I don't want people to be punished for me doing what they want (i.e. writing more chapters!). Monthly allows you to decide if/when you want to cancel it, also there's no nasty surprises if I have a good month with loads of updates being released.

I have set up community goals on there, with pledges I will adhere to. Including goals such as "never more than 4 weeks between chapters" "a chapter ever 2 weeks" and even a lofty goal where I can earn enough to cover basic needs and would be able to make this a career. From there I could update my main fics TWICE a week. That's right, 8 chapters of Professor Arc a month, and 8 chapters of this (or whatever story replaces this when it is done).

I'm sure some may suggest greed is my motivator for this, but I can assure you it is much worse. Fear is my motivator, along with a tiny nugget of hope. Lol. At the end of the day, writing is no less difficult than illustration or gaming on youtube, and people often can make careers out of those.

Please do not feel pressured into supporting me if you cannot, or do not want to. As I said, I won't stop writing. I'll just be forced to delay things while I find a new job, and I WILL find one, don't worry. But even then until I'm settled in there I'll likely be focusing a lot of time on making it work, and ensuring I get some decent job security there. Fanfiction will need to take a breather.

For reference, if everyone who has this fic set on their favourites was willing to contribute $3 a month - that is 10 cents a day. Then we would immediately reach the final goal, and I could make fanfiction my full time job. From there I'd be able to release 2 chapters of OGT and PA each week… then you would be getting 8-10 chapters a month for that 3$. Effectively for less than a monthly magazine subscription, you would get approximately 120,000+ words of (high quality I believe) fanfiction each month. That's like 6 magazines worth, or 2 paper-back novels worth.

Of course that is the final goal, you should check my to see the ones in the middle that are probably more realistic at first. But even then a definite 3 weeks or 2 weeks between chapters would still be a lot faster than my current 5-7 weeks model. And like I said, if I need to find a new job, my fics might take a 2-3 month hiatus.

It's up to you if you consider that #Wurf. I will always respect your choices, and like I said, this will remain free for everyone regardless. It's more a case of saying. Hey OGT has around approximately 10-15 chapters left in it. While Professor Arc has as many as 20-40 remaining. Would I rather they be completed in 2-3 months (OGT) and 5-7 months (PA) or 10 months (OGT) and 3-4 years (PA)…. And then I can look to new fanfics, with new ideas. Loads on my profile ready to be realised lol.

I'm sorry for the rant, the delay, and also the begging. On with the chapter, and I hope you enjoy!

I intend to have Professor Arc updated by (or on) next Monday.

Okay wow. Quite the cruel ending to the chapter, but one that had to come eventually, right? Good timing for me too eh? Hey guys, I'm asking for your support and I've just totally earned the ire of every Arkos fan out there. Woot! I did say early on that I would not have some deus ex machina wherein Pyrrha "realises" she is not in love with him and everyone is happy. In any relationship there are winners and losers, and those who lose can and often do move on... but the wound hurts when it is fresh.

There we go, a longer chapter than most of my others, but there is a lot of detail to get through. Magnis needs to be prepared for the upcoming siege, and I didn't want to timeskip it – because then we wouldn't get to see Blake and Jaune's emotions play out and develop.

Again, if you enjoyed this story and would like to see me update more often, please do check me out on . There is a link on my profile, though it needs copy pasting into the browser, as links don't work from here.

Alternatively just visit dot com /Coeur

To give you an idea, the stretch goals are:

Update every 4 weeks

Update every 3 weeks

Update every 2 weeks

Update every week

Update twice a week.

I think I am offering as much as I can in regards to this, as you've seen how long my chapters are, and with both this and Professor Arc – updating BOTH of them twice a week really will be a staggering amount of work. It will honestly require me to retire and write fanfiction 9-5, which is what I am willing to do at that level!

Even if we don't make it that far however, I hope you'll be keen on the ideas of an update every 21 days. My current update rate has been about 6 weeks per update. So the early goals still would greatly improve the speed. I.e. a 3 week style would mean for example Monday1- OGT, Mon2 - PA, Mon3 - Nothing, Mon4 - OGT, Mon 5 - PA, etc...

I hope you'll consider my work just as fun for you as it would be to subscribe to a magazine. I mean I pay £7.99 for a magazine subscription per month here, which is $12.50 a month. But then here in the UK, everything is more expensive, ugh. My living costs alone are around £1000 a month, before food.

## August 2015

### Chapter 17

**Monday,** **August 10**

Here we go, another chapter. My last "One Good Turn" chapter was where I made you all aware of my account and asked for your support. I'm pleased to say that the support so far has been overwhelming, and will enable me to cover some of my most basic costs even should the business close down. That will keep me writing as a result! So thank you!

For those who haven't looked yet, it is dot com / Coeur and there are various community goals there which tie into what I write here. My fanfiction will always remain free, but reaching those goals will allow me to put more time into it as a reward to you all.

Currently we are at the level of an update every 3 weeks – which effectively means an update from me every Monday on one of my fics.

Originally the next goal was to release writing advice articles, yet I've already started doing that on my , for those who want to learn to write fiction, both original or fanfiction, like I do. This goal has now been changed to the following:

Release a 3rd Major Story (Staffroom Chronicles is a side-story). A few people have asked me in reviews and PM's lately if this will be the story "Stress-Relief" the synopsis of which is available on my profile. I was surprised to see so many people wanting it, but can happily say that yes, Stress Relief IS the planned 3rd story to be released should the community goal be reached.

For those who might wonder if I am keeping it hostage, please don't worry. Once "One Good Turn" ends – and this will be the first fic I will finish, then Stress Relief will be released to replace this fic.

Some of you may wonder what I'm using the money for – well, honestly the first 250 goes to buying medicine for my dogs, who both have EPI. It's expensive medicine in the UK called Panzym, and they need special digestive dog food too. But beyond that, the money I earn is put into what I truly hope to do for the people here.

I would like to move into creating an animated series of my own. Writers are often overlooked when it comes to creating series or scripts, everyone can read and write to a degree – but true storytelling is a difficult skill to master. Just look at how many famous authors there are compared to amateur. As much as I like the RWBY series I would say it always sold more on bombastic fight scenes and funny characters, than any fantastic writing or scripting. Some of the conversations feel bulky, others weird. I also can't help but think the plot does come across as a little simplistic in places, stylised in others – i.e. Roman can fight Blake off one episode, then ten later can't even touch her, despite relatively little time passing.

I honestly think I could do better, but who knows, maybe I could not. Either way I have written for much of my career, journalistic, academic – even Ghost Writing for people much more famous than I will ever be. But I'd like to create something too. So I'm taking animation lessons, invested in a license for Maya 2016 and a few other software packages, and am learning the ropes.

Exciting.

Either way, onwards with the chapter – Next Monday is "Professor Arc" – and if you can find it in yourself to support me, even for as little as a dollar a month then please visit me on:

dot com / Coeur

Okay, so that was a fairly short chapter I have to admit. Certainly not one of the shortest this fic has had, but compared to the unusually long chapters of the last few updates, it feels short. (It's actually pretty average length for this fic, looking at my chapter lengths) The last two were 11,000 and 13,000 respectively – but then again they also had a lot more happening in them! This one in comparison was all from Jaune's PoV, and going further with the story would have had to include the following day's events - which are a lot heavier and more important. Likely an 11k chapter in themselves... and there's no way with my wrist as it is that I could manage to write a 17-20k chapter.

While this chapter was by no means a filler, it was an important world-building one, which went on to explain a little about what would be happening – both in terms of the evacuation, and the Grimm Incursion.

One thing I want to address though, and I have mentioned it before, but I keep getting reviews pointing it out. When I say something in this fic, which may seem wrong given the Meta knowledge we as readers/viewers have… Do remember that I am writing from a character's PoV, and it is their belief not my own.

For instance in chapter 1 of this story where Blake wonders why they spend so much time fighting each other instead of Grimm. Yes I know there has been wars, and there will be White Fang ahead and loads of hunter vs hunter battles – but it was intended to be a tired mental comment by Blake. Not by Coeur al'Aran – so you don't need to think "clearly this guy knows nothing!" Similarly, in this chapter they discussed Grimm attacks a little, these are their thoughts on them, not my own. I would logistically see the benefit in abandoning a small village to death, if the whole world is dying – but the girls likely would not.

Anyway, not much happened in this chapter but it was very necessary, because there had to be some fall-out from the Pyrrha scene last chapter – and we also had to move closer to the evacuation, and after that – the Grimm arrival. The following chapters will be back to their usual length, because there will be a lot going on in them.

There was also some key points in this chapter, such as now a way for Jaune to actually meet with Papa Arc, and the beginning of the end for Arkos.

### Chapter 18

**Monday,** **August 31**

It's happened… it's official. I had my wrist surgery on Sunday… and am sad to say, I have lost the use of my hand… oh no, wait, that was what was meant to happen! Umm… yay? Seriously, what a day to be writing this eh? Stuck in a hospital bed, though thankfully I'll be free to go home tomorrow. They're just monitoring me to make sure I don't start falling unconscious from the anaesthetic I went through, or start having bad reactions.

Other than the bad reaction I had to the food this morning, fuck my life, seriously!? Who cooks this? I have had microwaveable meals more palatable. I find my own BLOOD more palatable. I think I would find your blood more palatable...

I find Arkos more palatable! (Now you know it's serious).

Either way, this chapter is a little shorter for me getting used to one handed typing. It's a strange process, it started with me hammering one key at a time with my index – and has now shifted to a slightly better one-hand style (One hand-ryu fanfiction style-desu). But even then, it's slow and awkward, with questionable results.

Just like my first date. xD

Anyway, here we go as always.

And not a single person was surprised I am sure. I mean, okay, I needed to write it as though it was an uncertain thing, but I'm sure you all knew it was going to happen. Lol. Such is dramatic tension attempting to be used on something that is clearly a foregone conclusion.

Either way, I can't do an omake today. Forgive me, I am exhausted and this took so long to do one-handed. I really wanted to have it done Sunday before I went in for the op, but no matter how much I tried I was distracted with the usual pre-hospital thoughts. I.e. "I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm going to…" etc…

You know how it is. Grown Man + Hospital = Childish Drama

The omakes will come back, I enjoy them as much as you do – and also the responses I get to them. As one reviewer put it after last chapter – "They just don't make crates like they used to."

I know right... Too busy making all those fancy and pointless mecha-shift weapons.

Next chapter has action again! Oh, it's been so long since I got to write combat and action, oh thank Gods yes! Actual tension and plot coming back to the story... and you know what always seems to come after action, right? A chance for Blake and Jaune to interact! Yep - it's been said before, but they really do seem to hit it off over bas circumstances. She likes his leadership and serious persona after all, and that doesn't come out during manual labour.

Anyway, that's me done for the day. I need to just lay down and try to sleep, white walls, sterile smell, people moaning (probably more about the food than any real injury) – and really bored and uncaring medical staff. Oh yeah… this is what I pay taxes for alright.

If you would like to support me in my writing (or contribute to my taxes going to sub-standard medical treatment xD) – then hit me up on !

Writing articles, critique, one-to-one lessons and more. Just visit Patron dot com / Coeur

We're currently on the goal of an update every Monday, with the next one being the release of a 3rd major story (Stress Relief- the Cinder x Jaune story whose synopsis is available on my profile page – my fanfiction profile page).

## September 2015

### Chapter 19

**Monday**, **September 21**

Here we go, next chapter sorted and I've been looking to improve my writing by taking some extra time with my chapters. Beforehand I used to feel that every fight scene should be started and finished in a single chapter – hence Elgard happening in one chapter, and the stranded in the forest bit also being one chapter. The chapter is shorter than average, due to my hand and recovery, etc... writing is honestly hard at the moment, not painful - just hard.

I don't know why – maybe I assumed everyone was as impatient as me, and needed things done NAOW! Lol. Whatever the case, that has stopped, and I'm taking the time to spread things out a little bit. Yay for progress.

When this comes out there might also be a new story from me released titled "From Beyond" – which I heartily encourage you to check out. Suffice to say it's a humour story, but also a Blake x Jaune – so imagine Professor Arc mixed with One Good Turn.

I hope you'll give it a shot, even if it's just a prologue at this time.

Are chapters getting shorter? Yes, for now - writing with one hand is a nightmare - and to those who have been asking, it's not permanent, I will get the use of it back and be fine. But for now, I do apologise, but chapters will probably average around 5000-7000 words, because it really is just incredibly difficult to write!

Well, life gets harder for Jaune. As people know I beta for Cyndaquill and he does for me, and I thought it was a random but interesting fact that we both have differing styles to Grimm as a threat. Cyndaquill likes to make new Grimm up, and goes for a quality approach – with single uber-powerful Grimm.

Whereas I go for a quantity approach, with the danger coming from the sheer mass of numbers. Not saying either is better, just an interesting comparison

How do I omake a chapter with like no bits that aren't fights? I could just do a random one, but I like the omake to refer to the chapter…

## October 2015

### Chapter 20

\_\_\_day, **October 12**

Here we go, a few quick notices before we begin.

Kegi Springfield has kindly drawn some fanart for One Good Turn, which is now the cover art for this fic. Go check him out on DeviantArt, as he has plenty of other good pics – often of pairings within the RWBY archive. Thanks to Kegi for this – which for those wondering, is of the conversation between Yang and Blake on chapter 11 of this story.

On a side note, we are now very close to the goal for the release of Stress Relief as an additional story. As always, if it's not reached that fic will be released when this one ends. But that could still be a few months at this point. And of course, if we do hit Stress Relief, and this ends – I'll simply release another in place of this.

Only about one hundred to go before Stress Relief is hit!

Beta: Super Saiyan Cyndaquill – Except, that I messed up and was unable to get it to him this week in time. Totally my fault, and so if there are errors then they are ones he likely would have fixed. Oops! Sorry SSC.

You know guys… Nora could have done the whole jumping on it thing better. Sheesh. Always trying to one-up her. So yeah, I didn't get to the lovey-lovey I wanted between Blake and Jaune, oh well that will happen next chapter. Honestly it might also have been a bit of a switch to go from near-death action to post-action romantic bits in a single chapter anyway.

And so Nicholas steps in too, remaining as mysterious as ever. I wanted to give Neptune a little love her too, so had him save their lives… sometimes it's easy to forget about those two. Something I should not do – if I am to be a good author!

Well I won't drag AN's on. Thanks to everyone who has supported me so far and those who read and review too. If you cannot support me financially for whatever reason do not worry, I still appreciate you and genuinely do hope my writing can help make you happy (or in some cases sad), but ultimately IMMERSED.

As for why I wasn't able to get it to my beta in time… it's the usual one-handed madness. My first drafts are so bad with one hand – half of it has red squiggly lines under it – the other half green. And sometimes I can't even figure out what is wrong to cause a grammar error…

And that's my job!

## November 2015

### Chapter 21

\_\_\_day, **November 2**

Here we go, another chapter. Eh, I won't waste time saying much here. Hope you all enjoy. We're very close to the release goal for Stress Relief by the way, which is nice. I've already started working out the early chapters with my beta College Fool.

So here's hoping we can reach that!

Eh, I am so meh on this chapter. I was really proud of the last two, but this one… it felt like it flopped. I hope not. It's more of a transitional chapter between the action of the last chapter, and the impending danger of the next. So essentially... it's a filler chapter, and damn if they aren't hard to write. I can't just jump from Nevermore fight to siege, as that would raise the question of where the day went... and I don't want to use a timeskip at a point in time which is actually really important to them!

Blake you silly girl, you shouldn't be listening in on conversations. But hey, you guys shouldn't be talking about a girl right next to where she was sleeping, not if you're going to start making noise and bumping into furniture. Also my take on faunus ears - are they special, does it mean marriage? No... of course not. But like any girl OR MAN - having your head massaged is still a wonderful feeling. I try and get a massage every month, just to de-stress.

A Grim chapter (and yes, I keep seeing what I did there) – the losses of battle are a thing, and this siege is going to be darker than anything else in the RWBY series of course.

Is this reveal of Jaune's feelings going to ruin the romance? Eh, I hope not – certainly neither of them are the type to up and admit such things.

Oh and Russell died… yeah. That was random. But don't worry, it wasn't random. Chekhov and all that. As for the CCT, well… you didn't think certain people wouldn't take advantage of the lack of soldiers/students around Beacon, did you?

Gasp, plot twist. Zwei did it all, why did you think he was absent from the story!? Because while I can kill humans by the bucket loads in stories, I can't kill dogs?! Ha ha, what lack of faith… sure I can kill… cute… little….

GRIMM DON'T EAT CUTE ANIMALS!

Not in my fics :(

### Chapter 22

\_\_\_day, **November 23**

Here we go, chapter completed – another Monday gone. Some notes at the bottom about me going away for Christmas, Tl:dr – don't worry, fics will still update – a friend is going to update them on relevant dates.

Stress Relief = 4th December (I recognise that i said 7th on a different fic, but that is incorrect). it will be Monday as usual, updated every 3 weeks.

I don't really know what to say for this chapter, lol. I do kind of like it, but it was tough to write. I wanted to go for a tense, anything could happen at any moment, sort of thing. Did it succeed? I don't know.

Still they are kept away from the action, Qrow makes an appearance (using a bit more of his in-show character), I didn't love the fight scene in the show (too over-the-top) but I did love his voice, wow. Sexy growl kind of voice, the sort every man wakes up to when they have a hangover, and secretly wishes they could keep.

I tend to sound like a jazz musician when I wake up with one, super-smooth and deep. But I digress (a lot!) – here's the chapter, lol.

Stress Relief should officially be out 4th December by the way, and just so people know 10th – 25th December I will be on holiday, but I will be writing ahead of time and have asked my friend to post the chapters in my absence. Hopefully she will remember, but just be prepared for her maybe not – I'll be checking whenever I can get wi-fi, so I will email her if she forgets.

But all things working out, they should each come out on time!

0.o – Okay… That's a thing.

You guys can feel free to suggest omake ideas by the way, I do love to hear them. I have loads for Professor Arc, probably because that is a comedy fic compared to this one. But certainly do need more ideas for this.

Unless I do something Professor Arc-y for this story as well, like a freeze frame of what the Beacon teachers are up to in this situation.

## December 2015

### Chapter 23

\_\_\_day, **December 14**

Here we go, here we go – I'm not even here. By the time you're reading this I'll be on holiday I suppose. Bah, I don't actually want to go, but it's a family thing and I'm pretty much forced to – sigh.

But my friend will have updated this in my absence… hopefully…

For everyone by the way, the new story Stress Relief has been posted - a mature Cinder x Jaune story focusing around casual relationships, and the consequences of emotions getting involved in them. Please go check it out, as I'm confident it will be a good one.

Summary: In a world where your allies can be just as dangerous as your enemies, sometimes it can be difficult for a criminal mastermind to find a little stress relief. That blonde idiot, Jaune, was just unimportant enough, just malleable enough, to be a viable option. It was meant to be a one time thing, an easy lay. Emotions were never supposed to get involved.

For those who don't like casual relationships or whatnot, the last line of the summary should provide some respite.Anyway, here we go!

…

BLAAAAAKEEEEE!

Damn it girl, I write 170,000 words to this point, only for you to pull this!? Don't make me come over there and make this an Arkos! I'm warning you!

Seriously though… did anyone actually think it would be as simple as a kiss and a confession? Shame on you all, this is Blake Belladonna we're talking about here – you think she's going to just let someone in like that?

I'm sure some will disagree ;) – all I can say is, the summary explains it. Realistic Romance – and guess what buckos, love isn't easy.

\*Waves Yang flag\*

"Go Yang, sort her out!"

## January 2016

### Chapter 24

\_\_\_day, **January 4**

Back from holiday and I still haven't watched any RWBY episodes since like episode 2 of season 3, but ah well, I'll get around to it. This chapter… ah, it's hard to follow such an emotionally charged chapter like the last one.

I'll let you just read, and perhaps include some thoughts at the end, so as to not spoiler anything. Anyway hope you all enjoy this chapter which was written at Tortola in the Caribbean.

Also I get a lot of people asking when, when will I update etc… who aren't reviewing with an account, so I cannot reply. You don't need to check every day to see if I have updated – just sign in to – it's free, and it will then TELL you when I update lol. It will send you an email.

I really don't quite get why people don't. I mean I'd be bamboozled trying to keep track of all the stories I'm reading without this… and then I'd have to dig through all the really bad stuff to try find them! Plus then if you ask me a question, I can respond.

I'm not saying you have to. I'm just saying… well… how do you even manage!?

The thing is, I could totally see this happening. Especially with the same kind of motions Qrow pulled when he destroyed the Atlas robots, the whole "Ohh… ooohhh… sorry, I mistook this for sentient garbage."

Damn Qrow, you're fast becoming one of my favourite men, don't make me pair you with Neo and make a dream couple. Don't get me wrong, I do like the friction presented in a Winter x Qrow – but maybe the silent skulduggery on both sides of a Neo x Qrow could be exciting.

Him searching behind the scenes to try and find out more about Cinder. Her, the silent observer who's to kill him if he gets too close. The potential for a good crime thriller is already there, waiting to be drawn into the light.

### Chapter 25

\_\_\_day, **January 25**

Here we go again, I didn't have a chance to get this to SSC for beta sadly, I was struck down with a pretty bad bug all weekend. Kind of killed my ability to do any writing, so instead I had to do this all today - and by "all today" I mean - the three hours since I got home from work, to now.

I hate being sick, blargh! Also "struck down?" Wow, that's a dramatic way of saying I was being a big baby hiding from a cold. I like it!

Either way, it won't happen every weekend, and I'm actually ahead on a few of my stories. Just this one being a little bit of a biatch. So my apologies if this chapter feels a little rushed, it wasn't something I could plan or prepare for. I'll be working on the next one in advance since Professor Arc and Stress Relief next chapters are already written, so it shouldn't happen again.

Uh-oh… well, that's not a good sign, is it?

Also, another Blake x Jaune scene, yay – things are getting a little steamy there (get it? Heat, rain = ste- oh, forget it). Anyway, I wanted a few similar phrases from each of them as a way of showing that, despite their being very different characters, they do seem to have some very similar tendencies. One of which is that they are very self-critical.

Whether it be in the show, or here – both Blake and Jaune are very much of the "it's my fault" variety.

No omake this week due to my illness I'm afraid. I literally had to do all this in the three hours I have after work ended, which wasn't easy.

## February 2016

### Chapter 26

\_\_\_day, **February 15**

Here we go, another chapter. Not much to say on this one. We truly are moving towards the end, I suppose. If anyone ever did wonder, this is obviously AU now, especially with the recent happenings.

I don't want to take this fic into S4, not at all. I have too many others I'm looking forward to starting, and even if I tried… it would require retconning a lot of things.

For those who might wonder btw, I did draw that Neo pic you might have heard me mention in Professor Arc. If you want to see it, you can view it on my (for free – no sign up or anything needed) and download it there too. Just visit it and click on "creator posts" and you'll see it.

Fairly proud of it xD – so please do check it out! (You can see a tiny version on my fanfic profile page I suppose).

Quick, some fetch Blake a teddy bear… she has a cunning plan. Also, for any who might ask - yes, in a way time dilation is setting in. As action becomes more desperate, chapters will cover less time in terms of in-world time passed.

Well, well… you know… when I first wrote this fic it was supposed to represent everything I thought RT were failing on, or could look to improve on. I understood why they made those choices, mostly it seemed to be budget or "not wishing to invest too much time on something untested."

But I felt they missed out on a lot, which I wanted to highlight. Grimm as a dangerous and credible threat, kingdoms outside of Vale, civilian morale and belief – death? All these things which RT seemed to not be interested in showing – that was to by this fic's niche.

And well… it isn't anymore, is it? Ha ha, well played RT – for perhaps the first time since I started… I'm impressed with an episode, and all the choices made in it. Blake's reaction, Yang's words… about the only thing that made me sad was how Taiyang lost out – poor guy. Especially when Qrow booted him out the room to talk to Ruby.

Did I perhaps miss it though? Because at the end of season 2, wasn't there a teaser where Yang meets Raven? Did that ever happen – because as far as I could see, it didn't. So that's perhaps for season four.

Ah well. At least Adam's reveal and treatment of Blake pretty much supports perfectly how she is depicted in this fic. Not an accident I assure, as those who have lessons with me will know, since we recently did a big character analysis on Blake – which could almost have predicted perfectly what happened ha ha.

No omake this month – because let's not impede a cliff hanger like this, eh?

## March 2016

### Chapter 27

\_\_\_day, **March 7**

Ah, I didn't get this one to Cyndaquill at all sadly – way too busy for me to do any of it in advance, this was all written today. On the first day of my week off, in which I got SEVEN calls from work – people asking what to do… guys, please…

Anyway, forgive the mistakes – or rather, forgive SSC for the mistakes, since he didn't see this.

Hopefully I'll get some writing done this week... though I also want to use a little of it to draw some pictures, practice my art a little more. Not exactly sure why I'm trying to do that as well as writing... but yolo, I guess. I also need to get ahead on some writing, since I'm now working on five at once - with three updates a week, sheesh.

Hoo boy… you know we're actually moving towards the end of this story now. It's kind of a weird feeling really… I'll be glad it's over, so I can take a long look at it. That said – it was my first fic, and the early mistakes in writing shine out so badly xD

I grew a lot as a result of writing it. Anyway, once it does end, it will be replaced by something else. And I think that will be "Forged Destiny" the RPG-world one. It'll be another serious story, rather than a comedy.

I think that will be the plan, really… Stress Relief (or rather the bracket is occupies) will always be a pure romance. OGT will be replaced by another serious fic once it ends, and the same for the others. Comedy replaces comedy, etc…

For another serious fic, feel free to check out my new story btw, "Not this time, Fate" – it's on my profile, and to pre-empt the many questions I've already had on it, no he isn't going to be an edge-lord. Have a little faith in me guys xD

### Chapter 28

\_\_\_day, **March 21**

It's happening, it's all happening. The shit is so real! You know, this was started (if I recall) before Season 2 even began, back when the story was all sunshine and daises. Back then this was meant to show the grittier side of things – I don't want to call it Grimmdark, because really it isn't quite that far – but it's somewhere in the middle.

Then Rooster Teeth went that way themselves…

I'm pleased with that, definitely am – great job there, guys. But there's still a small part of me that was – even as I was cheering on their decision and the episodes – going "My USP! Noooo… how could you!?"

Wouldn't change what they did for anything, though.

I actually got this to SSC on time too – go me! And of course, thanks to Cyndaquill for his patience… can't be easy always getting things with like one or two days to check through them!

On a random note, I remember seeing someone do an image about RWBY, showing like season 2 – season 3 comparisons. Like Ruby smiling, next image is her Penny death expression. Yang looking happy, next is her defeated with one arm…

Kinda makes me grin when I see the image for this, which Kegi did – since it's so damned similar in context. Ah for the easier days of bedside conversations and talking about boys!

Okay… well… cliff-hanger.

Um… sorry?

## April 2016

### Chapter 29

\_\_\_day, **April 4**

Here we go. Not much to say here, I'm a little distracted by random things today. Just one of those days where the brain is trying to focus on a million things at once – and then occasionally jumps to random thoughts.

Like how I hate horses… I live on a stud, with like twelve horses… but damn they are stupid animals. I mean how did they ever survive without humans, or have they just been bred into uselessness? Too much grass and they eat to death… get s scratchy back and they roll over in the grass… and can twist their intestines and die. Grass gets cold – instantly go lame.

Hell… yesterday one of the koi in my pond committed suicide. What the hell!? It just "threw" itself out of the pond, and I found it dead on the grass. No blood, no injury… just said "fuck this shit" and offed itself.

Yeah, as you can guess – my weekend has been full of animals doing their best to injure or hurt themselves xD – no deaths except for the fish though. And I refuse to take the blame for fishy suicide.

No cliff-hanger ending… see guys, I can do it. Just that every time I do, someone dies – I hope you guys are happy! Also, I didn't feel the need to make it 100% clear in the fic, but I shall here… sorry guys, no Gandalf the blood-stained. Nicholas is dead.

Like I said, I wasn't able to get this to SSC on time… which is why I'm not really taking beta services on from anyone at the minute, to those who have requested. Not because I don't think it's worth it, or because I don't want to… but because I'm already struggling to get them to my beta's on time reliably as is!

On a side note, my fics all use the multi-verse theory by the way… so for the one or two who have asked. Yes, this is the same Nicholas Arc as in "Not this time, fate." Which means that yes, elements are perfect crossovers – so if one of them says or feels something in one fic, it will apply for the other. E.g. if one hates broccoli, the other does too. And they lived the same past.

So you might find out Nicholas' reasons for some things… but not in this fic.

### Chapter 30

\_\_\_day, **April 18**

I didn't get this to SSC again, my weekend was borked by the rediscovery of gaming (which I really don't have time for with all my writing!). Either way, my discipline waned for a moment and this was delayed until today.

Not delayed for you readers, but delayed in terms of how early I had it completed – which was, well today… so no time to send it to the beta.

Hope you enjoy either way, glad to see there was support for Nicholas and his convictions at the end, as flawed as he was. That's my usual beef with OC's, is that people either don't give them flaws – or give them what they "think" are flaws, but which actually really aren't.

That "Photosynthesis – I spy" thing… my father did that to me when I was like 10. I remember clearly because he was a massive sore loser and we were playing it in a restaurant and he saw a tree on a picture on the wall… and then said P. I must have been the youngest child around to know what it even meant after that.

He also did H for H20… when looking at a river. I'm sorry, since when can you see chemical compounds!? And what is H20 to a ten-year-old!?

Anyway, onto the real chapter – there we go – some romance at last. Blake's thoughts are, to a degree, similar to mine on love. I always feel it's a little weird how people throw it around so commonly. To me love is something built over time, and that's what she is saying here. That in time it might become that, but there really ought to be something before that – say, a dating process.

I always imagined Blake and Jaune would have an unusual one however, just something about them that tells you while the ship might reach its destination, it won't be as anyone thought it would. And certainly not in the condition it set out in!

## May 2016

### Chapter 31

\_\_\_day, **May 2**

Hey guys, just a quick note to say that I didn't manage to get this to SSC again, and as such the rest of this story likely won't be beta'd by him. I don't want anyone to think this is because of any drama, or any ill-feelings on my end. Super Saiyan Cyndaquill was always a very thorough and quick beta, it's just that with the way my deadlines fall, it's too hard to get things to him (or anyone) on time for this fic.

Probably because it's a day after From Beyond, and also comes only 2-3 days after Not this Time Fate, which has been averaging a whopping 14-15k words a chapter. So yeah, I'll be keeping his name on, because honestly he helped by being beta for like 75% of the fic, but if there are any mistakes please blame me and not SSC.

Sorry Ruby… in life and love, some lose, others win. That doesn't mean it's the end of life, though it sure can feel like it at the time. I always proclaimed this would be a realistic romance, at least in terms of character development.

Too many other romances I read take this unusual option of seeking to escape hurt feelings by having people fall out of love or get another person – like it's a conciliation love interest, which just cheapens things even further. Here we get to see strength of character through the pain… the way Ruby hides it, just to buoy her team's spirits. And the way Yang sees through it all, and will be there for her little sister.

As she always has been.

And yeah, Blake puts out on the first date... in any other situation I would suggest that was OoC, but well... they all know there likely won't be a second date. So I think she gets some slack this time.

### Chapter 32

\_\_\_day, **May 16**

So heya, another two weeks, another chapter. As you may have heard from other sources reviews are sort of down at the moment. You can still write them and I still see them come into my inbox – but I cannot reply to them, nor do they appear on the site. Please don't let that stop you dropping a review, but I just wanted to make you aware as I've had loads of PM's asking where it went, or why it isn't appearing, etc…

They'll all appear in time, I'm sure.

Welp… if I were still doing omakes for this (which I stopped to keep the tense atmosphere up), then this one would be this ending, but with Jaune shrugging and dancing to "Lonely Island -I just had sex." I'm sure you can see why that would kill the mood a little… gasp – maybe I've killed it right here? Oops…

I've had one or two people ask me how the next story will work when this one ends. I thought I'd clear it up a little, just for the sake of clarity. On the final chapter of this story, on the exact same day, I will release the prologue of "Forged Destiny" – little more than a 1,000 word trailer chapter, setting up the dynamic.

The real first chapter and the rest of the story will start two weeks later, essentially taking over the update slot for this story. The reason the prologue will be posted on the same day is simple because it's really short, and I don't want to cheat people out of a real chapter on an update day. Particularly my s, who have supported and enabled me to have such a heavy-duty update schedule.

### Chapter 33

\_\_\_day, **May 30**

Hey, it's Monday so here's another chapter of OGT, hope you enjoy! Glad to see we're all getting pumped towards the end of this. Ahh, the nostalgia of my first fic. Even when it's over and gone, I'll remember it still!

Short author's note is short. Hope you liked the chapter!

## June 2016

### Chapter 34

\_\_\_day, **June 13**

Oh wow, what a weird week it has been (or last week, really). I was tasked with becoming a judge for a business awards event on short notice, since the one who had promised before me had done the "vanish off the face of the earth" routine. So I did all that I had to, speeches and such – helped organise the event.

Amusing story though; I also went as a photographer at the same time, to grab some pics for our magazine – and while I was there, I came onto the side of the stage to take some shots. And one of the other judges (who obviously didn't recognise me, since I was last minute) must have assumed I was one of the winners. He came across, grabbed my arm… and presented one of the prizes to ME.

Utter humiliation. I was actually lucky that the real prize winner hadn't shown up, and so no one commented on it. But oh my lord, not fun… Just me and the judges who did recognise me, all gritting our teeth and smiling in a "nothing unusual here" kind of way.

Wow, that downer ending, am I right? Not much to say on this one. I fully expect that there will only be two more chapters to the story, which is scary. That also means I need to start work on Forged Destiny.

Deus Ex Machina? You decide. This was the actual plan from the start, in so far as Atlas and Vale's plan, I mean. So I wouldn't go so far as to say it was a Deus Ex, since it shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone that they intended the Armada to come and rescue them.

Specifics should appear next chapter, since I realise from this PoV we were unable to see what happened at the centre of Magnis.

### Chapter 35

\_\_\_day, **June 27**

Oh gosh, I had a weird phenomenon today… for some reason I couldn't stop writing in third person present tense, and it made this really hard! Like what the hell, I never use present tense, but I just couldn't stop.

I kept having to rethink things and try to force them into past, it was a real struggle. Things like "She nods, waiting for him to step up beside her before they both walk away." And my brain was just like "I don't actually know how to make that past tense." Except I do, but my brain just refuses to co-operate.

It's genuinely frustrating… I have no idea where it's come from.

Not the final chapter, that would be next time. I made the decision not to pad out the emotional recovery of each team, not when that could have been 5-6 chapters in its own right. There's something to be said for dragging out misery too far. They're hurt, but recovering.

The thing about Cinder and the CCT? The simple answer to that is that when this fic began, and when I made the decision to have them go off to Elgard and take this story arc, there was no Cinder and CCT. The episodes just hadn't gotten that far, so I had to write them in but didn't have an angle for it.

So this is what I went for… Cinder's plan to fracture Atlas and Vale in ruins, because the incursion actually strengthened them. And without the dance, all the teachers were ready and easily noticed an intruder. (Hard not to when most people are meant to be at Magnis). Four vs one, they were able to triumph where Ozpin failed… though we all know it was mostly Peter who did all the fighting. True manly hero that he is.

Sun and Neptune for the same in a sense. They were in the story at the point of divergence… but I didn't have details as to their other teammates, and so left the out of it. It's all kinda weird, but I don't think the story suffered for it.

In the original plan by the way, Pyrrha died and Jaune lost an arm. Then the last episode came out and I was like "maaaaybe not." Maybe it's a little idealistic that the main cast all survived here. Blame it on sentimentality from me. My first ever fanfiction. I kinda wanted it to end on a happy note.

## July 2016

### Chapter 36

\_\_\_day, **July 11**

It's here… wow. Just to let you all know, Forged Destiny will have a trailer released today in the form of a prologue chapter. It will be shorter than the average chapter, but it's more a way for people to find and follow it if you're interested. It's planned as a Ruby x Jaune Lancaster fic, something I consider rare on this site.

Then again, back when this fic began, Blake x Jaune was also a rare pairing.

Cries a little. It's over. Ends are so hard, yet a story needs to have one… there were so many thoughts in my head telling me to continue, that I could write more. And yet every part of me knows that a good story must come to an end.

And this was my first. Wow. Looking back, I made all sorts of mistakes – especially early. Things like "grim" instead of "Grimm", getting names wrong – incorrect details. I only learned because reviewers took the effort to correct me and helped me grow. And I kept getting better because of those same people, you guys, who prompted me to keep writing. Whose expectations for updates kept me putting finger to keyboard.

It's been a journey and a half…. And it's one that won't stop. Not for me, who will keep writing, or for Jaune who will keep living his life with Blake and his two children. Nor for Ren with his research, Oobleck with his archaeology – or Yang with her party life. The world turns and people move on, yet the friends we make last forever. For those who sweat the ages, Nicola is 17, Jaune and Blake 39. No, she wasn't preggers after Magnis, but they solved that quick enough xD

Thanks to my patrons for making this possible, everyone for reading it – and Super Saiyan Cyndaquill for being my beta for the majority of it.

I hope you've enjoyed… and if you've been a silent reader for all this time, then I'd love a quick review here just to let me know how you felt.

And for any who fear – Jaune and Ren come back safe from their expedition. This isn't a "and then they die" ending xD

This is One Good Turn… finished.