RWBY Multiverse

by Jak K. Rachet

The Multiverse. Amongst infinite possibilities and worlds, twelve splinters of the same Remnant stand out, each in their own way, called forth by a greater power for a grand tournament. Read on as the brave warriors and their counterparts from the many versions of Remnant fight for blaze and glory, death or mercy, in the first, annual, RWBY Multiverse Tournament!

1. The Beginning

Hello, everyone! My name is JKR, and I bring to all of you the beginning of the RWBY Multiverse Tournament! Now if you didn't see the preview I set up before hand, I'll give you all the 10 cent tour. You ever read the online comic Dragon Ball Multiverse? It's basically that, but with RWBY. I made up a few Universe, took a few idea from people, and borrowed two from other writers (with their permission of course) to get 12 Universe for this Tournament. If you don't remember what they are here's the quick listing:

Universe 1: Freelancer AU

Universe 2: Multi-minded Ruby AU

Universe 3: Militarized Remnant AU

Universe 4: Monster AU

Universe 5: Bad Guys Win AU

Universe 6: White Fang Wins AU

Universe 7: Summer Maiden AU (Vindexian Story)

Universe 8: STRQ Alive, Salem Dead AU

Universe 9: Maiden RWBY AU

Universe 10: Corrupted RWBY

Universe 11: Future AU (Also could be called the Death Battle Team)

Universe 12: The New Flames Of Hope AU (ArchSinccubus Story)

Anyways, that's all I really have to say up here… So, let's go!

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There were ten people all crowded into a room. In the center was a large metallic circle, which they were all standing on. There was a window in the room, which had a great view of Remnant and its moon. It appeared the group of ten were in a spaceship. Within the group were two subgroups of 5, each hailing from different dimensions, or alternate universes depending on what you call them.

The first leader of the group was a young adolescent, about 17 years old with shoulder-length black hair with a red tint in it. She was dressed in a black blouse, a black waist cincher with red lacing and a skirt with red trimmings. Pinned to her shirt by two cross-shaped pins is a red hooded cloak. She had sniper cartridges on her belt in individual loops, as well as a magazine punch. Strapped to her back was her weapon of choice, a high capacity sniper rifle that was able to change into scythe, set into its compact form. Her name was Ruby Rose, the Angel of Remnant of her Universe.

Next to her was a proper looking adolescent, about 19 years old, the same as the rest of her universe's companions, with a pale complexion and ice blue eyes, her left one bearing a crooked scar. She had on a pale blue bolero jacket, with the inside being red, over a similarly colored thigh-length dress with a piece of black lace making up the neckline of the dress. On the back of the bolero was a logo or crest, which bears a resemblance to a snowflake. She also wears a skirt similar to Ruby, which they both call a combat skirt. She had an apple-shaped necklace, along with thin rectangular earrings, and white heeled wedge boots. Her long white hair was pulled back in an off-center ponytail, with a small tiara that looked like icicles. Strapped around her waist by a ribbon was a small bag, which contained Dust Crystals and vials, for the respective colors of her weapon, Myrtenaster, a MADR (Multi-Action Dust Rapier) which she had strapped to her side. Her former name was Weiss Schnee, now she's just Weiss, the White Knight of her Universe.

On the opposite side of Ruby was another girl, with light olive complexion, long wavy black hair, amber eyes that were both complemented by light purple eye shadow and tilted slight inky upwards at the ends. To add more to her catlike appearance, she didn't have any human-like ears, only two black cat ears on top of her head. She wore black low-heeled boots and stockings that start off black at her hips, but fade to purple as they near her shoes. On the outside of her stockings, there are white emblems that look like belladonna flowers. She wears black ribbons on both of her arms, with a black detached sleeve and a silver band on her left arm. Her upper body dress consists of a black buttoned vest with coattails and a white sleeveless undershirt that exposes part of her midriff. She also wears a detached scarf-like collar around her neck. She also has a gray magnetic plate strapped to her back like a backpack, for holstering Gambol Shroud, a VBCS (Variant Ballistic Chain Scythe). Strapped to her side was a sword called Wilt, strapped into a sheath which doubled as a rifle called Blush. She was Blake Belladonna, the Army of One in her Universe.

Next to her was the last woman in their universe, an adolescent with long blonde hair that becomes lighter in color at the tips and flows in a loose and messy manner, with a few locks sticking out and a small cowlick on top of her head. She has a pale complexion and golden eyes that held a serene view. She had on a tan vest with gold piping over a yellow low-cut crop top with a black crest that resembles a burning heart. The vest has puffy cap sleeves with black cuffs. On the sides of the cuffs, there are two small golden buttons. She wore a brown belt with a buckle, a pouch, and a small banner-like object. The same burning heart crest appears on this banner, except golden in color. She wears black shorts under her belt, which resembles a pleated skirt in the back. Over the short shorts but under the belt is a white asymmetrical back skirt. She had brown knee-high platform boots that appear to be made of leather, with orange socks of different lengths. Her left leg also has a gray bandanna-like object wrapped around the top of her boot. Most notable was her right arm, which was bandaged off. When it was taken off, people would see an arm that was completely made of dust that, strangely enough, felt like a real arm. She had a few Dust Crystals inside her jackets to use with her arm. She was Yang Xiao Long, the Dustmaster of her Universe.

The last person in this Universe was the only male, and one of two males that came. He was a tall adolescent boy, with dark-blue eyes looked like they've seen war, and messy blonde hair. He was quite toned, having strong muscles in his arms, shoulders and upper chest. He wears a white chest plate and shoulder armor. Under the armor, he wears a black hoodie with reddish-orange sleeves and an emblem hidden underneath the chest plate. He also wears blue pants with a white patch on the left knee, as well as sneakers with "left" and "right" written in black on the respective shoes' soles. He had two belts crisscrossing his waist, both different shades of brown, with a pair of small pouches on them and a gold headpiece of a loved one. He also wore brown wrist-length gloves with exposed fingertips and a small metal plate on the back. His sword is strapped to his left hip in a sheath that doubles as a collapsible shield. He was Jaune Arc, the Equalizer.

These five come from a Remnant where things went bad after the Battle of Beacon. After Yang completed and attached her dust arm that she had now, and trained with her father for a while, she gathered her team once again and retook Beacon with some help. Together they took down Cinder and her associates, killed the Grimm Dragon, and fought and won against General Ironwood's Army. The next set of five came from a different Remnant, where events from before changed drastically.

The first was the only droid in the room. He stood about as tall as Jaune, but gave off a more menacing vibe. His chest plates, and about most of his limbs and protective pieces, are made of Bulkhead pieces that his maker scavenged and melted down. It had a rust-red color, with a darker red color come off his 'eyes'. Magnetized behind his back was his weapon of choice, a semi-automatic rifle that can transform into a dual-edged sword. He was HK-47, the Assassin Droid.

The next was another Yang, but in a different outfit, not to mention had both hands, was year older than the other Yang and had lilac eyes instead of gold eyes. This Yang had on a collared cream top over a black shirt. Over the top of the former is a black article of clothing that consists of a raised collar, a strap across her collar bone, and mid-length sleeves that are gold at the end. Around her neck was a pendant that has a smooth, round, purple gem set in a round piece of metal that has a point coming from the left and right sides and a small oval shape coming from the bottom. She had a pair of crooked black belts with gold accents across her hips, and a purple piece of fabric with lilac lace around the edges hangs from her left hip. She had a dark gray mini-skirt. It had vertical belted straps going down into her black thigh-high stockings, which have her burning heart emblem printed in yellow on the outer side of each leg near the top and a row of four gold pyramid studs above each knee. She wore a pair of black boots with a series of belted straps across them. On the back of each boot at the top was a large white ribbon tied into a bow. This was the Yang of their Remnant, The Maiden in Training.

Next to her was arguably the shortest of the bunch when they all meet, but now stood just up to Ruby's level at 21. What stood out with her was the fact that she held three primary colors: pink, white and brown. Her hair, which reached about halfway down her back and was as straight and smooth, was half pink and half brown, with white streaks in the pink half. Her eyes were currently brown on the pink hair half side, and pale pink on the brown side, though they can change between brown, place pink and white. She had green eyeliner on. She had on a white jacket with a pink interior, brown pants, and gray boots with very high heels. Under her jacket is a black corset, curved in the middle and at the bottom, exposing her hips. She also wears a multitude of necklaces, which hang haphazardly around her neck. She carries an umbrella which could double as either a hidden blade or a durable shield for even the strongest attacks. Hidden under her jacket were two bracelets on her wrist, the left side being pink and the right being brown, instead of the usual gold it once was. Her name was Neopolitan Torchwick, the Silent Striker.

Then there was the oldest of the five. She looked exactly like Yang; only her hair was pitch black instead of the vibrant blonde, and her eyes took the shade of red that Yang took when she was angry. But she had on an entirely different outfit, and held a different, yet similar nature. She had a shallow cut black dress, with a red girdle-belt and matching gauntlets. An object that looks a lot like feathers was hanging on the right side of her skirt. She had on black, thigh length boots that held a red splatter pattern. Strapped to her side was a long-bladed, single-edged sword that was sheathed into a scabbard. The scabbard had a multitude of Dust to coat her blade. Her name was Raven Branwen, the Summer Maiden of her Universe.

And the last of both the group and their Universe was the second and only male of the group. Compared to how the others were dressed, he looked to be a civilian instead of a fighter. He had a gray t-shirt that held a cyan skull of a long deceased Grimm, which was covered by a navy blue jacket hoodie that was currently unzipped. His jeans and running shoes were nothing special, though not many noted the fact that the shoes could be magnetized to walls. Strapped to his belt were two older fashion pistols that were spruced up and updated. Strapped to the inside of his jacket were ten cartridges, 5 on each side, with 8 containing his pistols magnum rounds, and 2 being for their special function of Dust Crystal usage. His chestnut hair wasn't too long in the back, but was long enough to cover one of his baby blue eyes, which was giving off a relaxed vibe. His name was Canderous Sevar, the Crystal Bodyguard of the Summer Maiden.

In their Remnant, Raven inherited the powers of the Summer Maiden when she was already pregnant with Yang. She stayed a lot longer than most Ravens did, only leaving when Yang was only a year old, after someone tried to blackmail her into giving them the Maiden Powers in return for Yang's life. Choosing to protect her family from threats like this from happening again, she traveled around the four kingdoms for ten years, before meeting Canderous in his adopted town, which had just been attacked by the Grimm, leaving him as the sole survivor. After weighing his options, he chooses to travel with Raven, seeing as he had nothing to go back to and that he owed her his life. Things were going along fine in the world, until Cinder stole Amber's powers, and Yang was framed for an attack. Together, with additions such as Neo, who wanted a better life than what her father, Roman Torchwick, was forced to put her through, and HK-47, a droid that Canderous built and had someone else program after 47 failed tries, killed the Grimm Dragon during the Battle of Beacon, defeated Cinder's associates, killed Adam and his lieutenant, and killed Cinder, at the cost of Canderous's life. He was resurrected, though he doesn't like to talk about that at all.

"Let's... Not do that again..." Maiden Yang said as she leaned onto Neo for support. "I think I'm going to be sick..."

"Sorry about that, I thought we had fixed the bugs of the transporter." A voice said as the group of 10 looked towards where the voice was.

Standing in front of a console was a young man, wearing a long trench coat and simple clothing. He had on a pair of glasses, which he was currently cleaning with his shirt. On top of his head were two bear-like ears. Underneath his armpit was a clipboard.

"Now, welcome to the Explorer. Original name for a spaceship, I know, but that was the popular vote among the staff, so the Explorer it is." The Bear Faunus mused as he placed his glasses back on. "Now, just doing a quick roll-call to make sure all participants and guest are here; Blake Belladonna, Army of One?"

"Hello." Blake said as she gave a simple wave.

"HK-47, Assassin Droid?"

"Eager Reply: Present, and most eager to commence with the unadulterated violence." HK responded, giving the man an uneasy feeling.

"Right... Ruby Rose, Remnant's Angel?"

"I'm here!" Ruby said waving.

"Raven Branwen, Summer Maiden?"

"A pleasure to meet you." Raven said as she gave a curtsy bow.

"Thank you. Weiss Schnee, The White Knight?"

Weiss nodded quietly, while giving him a glare at the mention of her former surname.

"Well, someone woke on the wrong side of the bed. Better than some of the responses that I've gotten from the others, though. Yang Xiao Long, Maiden in Training?"

"How you doing?" Yang said grinning widely.

"Could be better, thanks for asking. Jaune Arc, The Equalizer?"

"I'm here." Jaune said as he still looked a bit sick from the transportation.

"Neopolitan Torchwick, Silent Striker?"

Neo gave a polite wave.

"Right, selective mute. Noted. Yang Xiao Long, Dustmaster?"

"Hello." Dust Yang said with a smile.

"And finally Canderous Sevar, the Crystal Bodyguard."

"Well meet and all that." Canderous said crossing his arms. "Now that we got that out of the way, mind explaining who you are, why we're here, and if there's anyone here that I need to keep an eye out for."

"While you're at that, where even are we?" Weiss added looking outside the window. "It doesn't look like we're on Remnant anymore."

"Right, I suppose. I'm sure you all have many questions, so I'll answer them as honestly as I can. For starters, my name is Alexander Ravis. Please though, call me Alex, I'm the engineer and, in simple terms, mechanic of the tournament." Alex said as he placed his clipboard down. "And you'd be right about not being in Remnant, we're in the orbit of Remnant and its moon, inside the technological marvel, the Space Cruiser called Explorer. We'll be holding you all here during the tournament."

"We're in Space?" Ruby said, a little mind blown, as she took a look outside the window, to see Remnant, the shattered moon, and many, many stars. "Awesome..." She, and the group in general, were astonished to be on a version of Remnant that managed to reach out to the outer confines of Space, as dust was known to lose its power when leaving the atmosphere.

"It really is." Alex said as he put his hands into his pockets. "Now, as for why you're here... Hell if I know. I'm just the guy that greets people and fixes any problems in the ship and tournament. My boss is the one who sends the invitations, though I don't know why. She never gave me a straight answer, and she really comes out of his office. If I had to guess? Probably to give you all a break from events that are going on in your separate Universes."

"So, no one knows who this girl is then?" M.I.T Yang asked. "Just that she can send invitations to different worlds for a tournament?"

"Somewhat. She's really just a big pushover once you get to know her." Alex said smiling. "Don't think she can hurt anyone unless they piss her off. As for your last question... Well, most of the universes here are actually calm... Though now that I think about it, I'd stay clear of Universes 5, 6, and 10. They freaked me out when I meet them. Any other questions?"

Neo signed something to M.I.T Yang, who nodded. "Neo wants to-"

"Well, the tournament does officially start until we have all Universes in play, which we do now that you guys made it." Alex replied to Neo's question. "I picked up sign language from one of the other participates in a previous tournament. Anyways, we still need to set up a few things before we start, so I suggest you take a look around, familiarize yourself with the ship."

"If you don't mind me asking, what do you have on this ship?" Raven asked as Alex took a moment to think.

"Well, we have several floors around here to do several things. If I had to recommend something, I'd suggest the Training Room on Floor 21, the Lunch Hall in Floor 16, the Ammo Room in Floor 10, the Living Quarters in Floor 7, and the Patio at the Top Deck." Alex listed off as he turned to the others. "Is there anything else?" They shook their heads. "Very well, feel free to come find one of the other five workers here or me, just don't bother the boss. And Ms. Branwen? You and your companions are Universe 7, just so you know. The rest of you are Universe 12."

He took his leave as they all debated what to do.

"Well, I'm going to see if they have any of my pistol ammo. Anyone need anything from the shop?" Canderous asked as they all shook their head. "Alright, then let's go Belladonna."

"Wait, what?" Blake asked as he grabbed her arm and took her with him. "Why me?"

"Been meaning to have a conversation with you, mostly about Yang and your weapon, but mostly Yang." He said as he and Blake left the room.

"Is she going to be okay?" Jaune asked Raven as she nodded.

"He might act heartless sometimes, but for the most part, it's an act. You've seen him when he's in his relaxed state." She replied, as she turned to Ruby. "I'd like to check out that Patio that they mentioned, would you like to come along Ruby?"

"Oh, sure Raven." Ruby responded as they took their leave.

"Well, might as well follow their example. Let's go me, I don't know about you, but I'm starving!" M.I.T Yang said as she dragged her twin through to the Lunch Hall, leaving Jaune, Weiss, Neo and HK-47, which Neo signed something to.

"Translation: Neo says she will be retiring to the Living Quarters." HK-47 said to Jaune and Weiss. "Suggestion: If you would like to accompany her, I would follow her."

"I guess I'll do it, I'd actually like to rest before we start this tournament." Jaune said as Neo followed him out the door.

"Observation: And then there were two." HK pointed out the obvious as Weiss rolled her eyes. "Suggestion: Would you like to go to the Training Room to get a sneak peak at the competition?"

Weiss was silent for a few moments before she responded, "try to keep up with me, I won't stop and wait for you."

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With the Yangs

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"... And for whatever reason, Canderous stopped my mother from pressing it for the seventh time." M.I.T Yang said as she and her twin entered the Lunch Hall, with a large grin on their faces from the story. "Then he- whoa..."

Dust Yang turned to see what had her twin speechless, when she got a look at the area. It looked like a king's hall... Well, it sure as hell looked like a Hall where a King would eat. The tables were line up perfectly with each other, and held a variety of assortments that looked like they caused a fortune to buy. On the right side, they saw two people; both dawned in cooks' outfits, working in a kitchen, making lunch and other snacks of different sorts. The first, a blue haired man, seemingly duplicated himself to work in multiple places as the other, a red-haired deer Faunus, was moving at a fast pace, like Ruby, cooking.

"Wow, they really went all out for the tournament, didn't they?" Dust Yang said as M.I.T Yang nodded. "If this is just the Lunch Hall, makes me wonder what they have for the other rooms."

"Yeah-" M.I.T Yang started before something crashed into her leg, almost causing her to lose her balance.

"Ops, sorry miss." A young voice said as both Yangs turned to look behind them, and found Ruby. Well, a younger version of Ruby, probably around 5 years old. "Yang? Two Yangs?"

They both looked at each other before they looked at the Mini-Ruby.

"Aw, a Munchkin Ruby... Wow. I am spending way too much time around Canderous." M.I.T Yang said out loud as Ruby looked in awe at her bigger sister. "Um... So what are you doing here Ruby?"

"..." Ruby was silent as she started stepping away slowly. "..."

"And she's terrified now..." Dust Yang said as she looked around. "Um... Where's you're... Sister, Ruby? I'm sure she's worried about you."

"I... Ran ahead to get some tables for us when I crashed into you." Ruby said looking away.

"You shouldn't have done that Ruby; you could have gotten lost." Dust Yang scolded as looked towards the entrance Ruby used. "Alright, so let's go find them the-"

"Ruby, we told you not to run so fast-" A familiar voice to the two Yangs said as Ruby perked up and ran backward.

"Daddy, Mommy, Mama!" Ruby started chanting as she barreled into Taiyang. Behind him was Raven, a younger one than M.I.T Yang's, with a younger Yang, around 7 years old, on her shoulders and... Summer. Summer Rose was behind him as they all watched animatedly the young Rose hug Tai.

For the first time, Dust Yang had the chance to observe Summer's aura. With her golden eyes, Yang could see the auras of the people around her, laced hand in hand with the physical world. She took a quick glance at Summer, and the image that drew itself in front of her managed to intrigue Yang: Like her sister, Ruby, Summer's aura had a nexus, forming itself around her silver eyes as well. She noticed that as Summer's aura moved, it returned to the same nexus over and over, unlike those around her, whose auras simply moved throughout their entire body, not having any preferred spots. Interesting... Yang thought to herself. So it would seem that the silver eyes' auras are similar even across timelines...

"Now, my little Rose, what did we say about running off without permission?" Summer scolded as Ruby got off Tai's leg and looked down sheepishly.

"Not to do it... But I found two Yang's look!" Little Ruby said as she pointed to Dust and M.I.T Yang.

The three adults suddenly became aware of their oldest daughter/stepdaughter, and the differences between the two as each waved politely.

"Hehehe... Awkward..." M.I.T Yang said as she rubbed the back of her head.

"... Oum I'm going to get a heart attack seeing all these Yang's and Ruby's around..." Tai said as he looked behind the two and saw the dining room. "Why don't we take this inside?"

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"So, are you participating as well, Dad?" Dust Yang asked as they took their seats in the dining hall.

"Yup, me and Summer, along with Glynda and Ozzy." Tai said as Summer nodded. "Raven wanted to join but-"

"We aren't leaving them with Qrow and Winter, not after what happened last time." Summer cut in, holding Little Ruby on her lap. "We're part of Universe 8, as strange as it is."

"Hey, I'm right behind you." M.I.T Yang said as she waited for the two cooks, Seth and Veronica, to come out with their foods. "Universe 7... Hey did you get any weird titles in your invitation?"

"Well, I know Ozpin's title was 'Time Lord' and Glynda was 'The Psychic Witch'." Raven recalled, as she turned to Summer and Tai. "What were yours?"

"I had t 'Quicksilver' while Tai had 'The Elder Dragon'." Summer said as she looked at her alternate step-daughters. "What were yours?"

"Maiden in Training." M.I.T Yang said as she pounded her fist together, eyes giving a yellow hue for a second or three, before dying.

"Dustmaster." Dust Yang said as she unwrapped her bandage to show her crystal arm, surprising and awing Little Yang and Ruby, and slightly horrifying the adults.

"And... How exactly did you get that?" Raven said a little angered that someone did that to her daughter.

Realizing that this wasn't a conversation to have with Little Yang and Ruby here, she simply said, "I made it back at Patch after looking through some of Dad's books."

"You made that? The same girl that I ask every day to pick up her clothes off the ground?" Tai said teasingly as Little Yang tried to hit her dad's arms to get him to shut up.

"Yup." Dust Yang said as she showed her arm to Little Ruby who was looking at it with admiration. "Dust is a permanent part of me now, and it flowed through my body just as much as my blood does. It even allows me to see and interact with auras."

"That's... Handy." Summer slowly said, unintentionally punning as both Yangs and the children chuckled at that while the other two adults glared at her. "Sorry, I should have-"

"I have to remember that one, handy." M.I.T Yang said wiping her eye.

"What about you?" Little Ruby asked, looking at M.I.T. Yang. "What can you do?"

"Well, I can do things like this." She said as her eyes developed that yellow hue again as she focused on the air around Little Ruby and levitated her in the air, giving Summer a little shock when she left her lap.

"Look, I'm flying!" Little Ruby cried as M.I.T. Yang kept the idea going by moving Ruby around for a minute before setting her back down on Summer. "That was fun."

"Maiden powers, like that old story that I read to you and Ruby now?" Tai asked as M.I.T Yang nodded. "Huh, well, if Summer has those Silver eyes of hers, I can believe the stuff about the maiden. So, have you meet your kid, yet?"

"Kid?" Both Yangs questioned, confused. Up until Tai pointed behind them.

Behind them was a group of five. The oldest being another Ruby, although this one was much older, to the point she had gray hair. She was a bit taller than Summer, but still shorter than Tai, and she had Ozpin's old Cane with her instead of her scythe. Her right leg was metallic, painted to match her outfit, which didn't change much, other than the fact she didn't have on her red cloak. To Dust Yang, her aura looked similar to her Ruby's and Summer's, but it was a bit faded due to old age it seems.

The next eldest was a man with a scar over his eye, taking it out completely. He had on a dark set of armor that had scratches here and there, but didn't seem to be overly dented. On his right arm was replaced with a mechanical arm, which seemed to hold a crossbow in it. But most notable was the GIGANTIC sword strapped to his back, easily passing Ruby's scythe when it was fully extended. His aura seemed a lot like Canderous's: it had a good sense in it, but there was a dark taint in there.

The three were children, or rather Beacon students from the looks of it. The first, believe it or not, was a Blind Girl, with dark hair and wearing something that looks like Raven and Ren would wear. She didn't have any visible weapons on her, nor did she have any shoes on looking closely. But she seemed to be able to tell where she was going without any help. Taking a look at her aura, she could feel it sort of expanding outward to her surroundings... Maybe that's how she's 'seeing'?

The next student was an archer, with blonde hair and purple shade glasses. On his back was a set of quivers that each were marked with different color feathers. He had on a sort of spandex like armor suit, which had an arrow head facing downward. On his waist were a pair of nunchucks and collapsable sword that seemed rarely used. His aura seemed to give off the same type of expanding like the last girl, but more of the observing type than the seeing type.

The last girl was the one that stuck out for both Yangs. It was a teen girl, with long, black hair that reached up to her waist. On top of them were two black cat ears. She wore a white shirt under a black zip-up vest with black shorts that fold at the waist, which formed an additional utility pocket at the front. There was a short duster at the back extending to her heels. She wears a pink ribbon around her left arm and a ring on her right hand, which were covered by black fingerless gloves. But what stood out the most were her eyes and what she had on her waist. Strapped to each side of her waist were two gauntlets, which was gold and blue, with a heart on where the blue was. And her eyes had a deep red into them. Looking at her aura, Dust Yang couldn't help but get the feeling like she knew it from somewhere.

"Hey, Ruby! Over here!" Tai called out as the older Ruby turned her head to look at the family of five and two Yangs. "Look what we found!"

The students in the group that the older Ruby was with also turned and got a look at the two Yangs, and went into their own conversation.

"Hey, look T; it's your mother... Again." The Archer said nodding them as the only Faunus punched him in the arm, causing him to flinch back. "Alright Tifa, shutting up now."

"Well, they do feel like you." The Blind Girl said as she stared blankly at Tifa. "But, there's some difference between the two."

"You mean other than the fact that one still has her arm and the other has golden eyes and... A dust arm?" Tifa said as she looked surprised at the choice of an arm that this Yang had as oppose to her own.

"No, one has some extra Aura, more than what a usual person would have, the one with her arm intact." Blind said as she took glances between the two. "The other is a little strange... But it feels like she has dust in her."

"Uh, Toph, not to point out the obvious, but..." The Archer said looking at the arm. "She has an arm made of dust."

"No, Clint. I mean she literally has dust in her system. I can feel it in her." Toph explained, huffing a bit.

"Well, come along students." Older Ruby said as she made her way to the table. "You too, Guts."

"Yes, ma'am." "Yes, Headmaster." The four of them said as the followed her to the table.

"Wow, we have Old Ruby and Young Ruby, now all we need is either of our Rubys and we have past present and future all together." M.I.T. Yang said commented as she looked at the elder Ruby. "Are you in this as well... Wow this is going to get complicated calling each other out, huh?"

"I believe so. Just call me Headmaster Rose, considering I work at Beacon now." Headmaster Rose said as she took a seat. "And no, I'm getting a bit too old for this. I'm just here to watch my students and Guts go through this tournament."

"Isn't that nice?" Dust Yang said as she looked at the others. "Well, I'm Yang Xiao Long, Dustmaster of Universe 12."

"And I'm also Yang, Maiden in Training, Universe 7." M.I.T Yang said as she gave a peace sign. "And you guys?"

"I'm Guts, Grimm Slayer." The swordsman said, swiftly. "Security at Beacon."

"You'll have to pardon the big guy here; he's not one for conversations." Clint said. "Clint Barton, the Hawkeye. I'm in my final year at Beacon."

"You don't see many archers out in Remnant." Dust Yang noted, looking at the collapsible bow strapped to his back.

"Best archer you'll very meet." Clint stated with confident. "I never miss."

"He's not exactly lying." Toph said, drawing attention to her. "I'm Toph. Toph Beifong, second year at beacon... My title was the Blind Huntress, right?"

"Yup." Tifa answered, looking a bit nervous.

"So, you're completely blind?" M.I.T Yang asked, curious as to why the blind girl was fighting here.

"Yes, but I can still see everything in this room, but just barely." Toph explained. "My semblance is control over anything made of earth, and since metal is sort of like a material close to rocks and soil, I can kind of see things clearly, but not that far than my normal."

"So, that's why I felt your aura expanding around the surroundings." Dust Yang noted, getting some looks from the five. "Dust is a permanent part of me, so it allows me to see and interact with auras."

"And that's why I could feel dust in you..." Toph muttered. "Well, I guess things are possible, considering what we've seen here."

Both Yangs look at Tifa, who had her hand scratching the back of her head. "Oh... Um... Well, I guess I should just get it over with." Tifa said sighing. "I'm Tifa Xiao-Belladonna, third year at Beacon, the Half-Faunus Brawler... Hi, moms?"

Both Yangs looked at Tifa for a moment before M.I.T Yang cocked her head a bit in thought.

"Half-Faunus Brawler... Yeah, I can see why." Dust Yang said as Tifa stared at her in disbelief. "Always figured me and Blakey were going to end up as parents together." She said with a cheerful look

"Seriously though, if you were sweating up a storm because of our reaction, you shouldn't have. I mean, technically my Blake is seeing someone else, but doesn't make you any less of my kid, I guess." M.I.T Yang added.

"Wait, who's your Blake dating?" Dust Yang asked, remember her reaction back at her Universe.

"Oh, she's dating Weiss and Ruby." She said offhandedly and simply. "My Ruby took after dad in the romantic department."

"Really? Weiss, Blake and Ruby?" Dust Yang said, trying to imagine that. "I don't see how they'd all confess."

"Oh, Oum was it awkward in our dorm. You should have seen how red faced each of them would get when they caught eye of each other's eyes." M.I.T Yang said snickering. "To the point I had to lock them in our dorm bathroom to get them all to face the music."

"You... Locked them in the bathroom?" Summer said, eyebrow raised. "That most be quite the story."

"Well, it's not very long, it started when I noticed a few glances from Ruby towards both Weiss and Blake." M.I.T Yang started as she started her story.

---

With Weiss and HK-47

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"Observation: You seem a bit on edge, Ms. Schnee. Is there something on your mind?" HK asked, which caused Weiss to glare at him.

"Never call me Schnee. I've abandoned that name long ago." Weiss said, narrowing her eyes as the two of them made their way towards the Training Hall.

"Acknowledged. Revision: Is there something on your mind, Ms. Weiss?" HK-47 repeated as Weiss looked up and down the droid.

"You're an assassin droid, you even admitted it back there." Weiss recalled.

"Correction: I am a droid built for protecting those the Maker deemed needing protection, and programmed with various assassination protocols." HK replied. "There is a difference."

"Either way, you still are able to kill anyone in your way, are you not?" Weiss said as HK pondered thus for a moment.

"Answer: Only when it is within my mission parameters." HK-47 said, giving a sigh. "Statement: The Master, Mini-Master and Maker all wish that I would be non-violent, but it is in my nature."

"Is that so?" Weiss noted. "What about your... Shapeshifting capabilities?"

"Observation: If I didn't know any better, I'd say that you are trying to take notes to learn about any potential weak points in my programming, aren't you Ms. Weiss?" HK stated as he gave a mechanical chuckle. "Commentary: I am not surprised, nor disturbed. I've been doing the same for you and your team, specifically the male and the silvered eye child."

"I don't need notes to make you into scrap!" Weiss glared at him. "And I swear, if you DARE to hurt Ruby-" Weiss started, turning her head and glare full on, but HK interrupted her.

"Clarification: That does not mean I found a weak point in Ms. Roses form or technique... Yet." HK stated as he continued. "Rebuttal: And I am not suicidal. The Maker sees Ms. Rose as her own daughter in our own Universe. Conclusion: I would not harm her, even if she and I face each other sometime in this tournament."

Weiss softened her glare a bit, but didn't lesson it all the way. "And what of the other member, Canderous?" She questioned. "What's his capabilities?"

"Query: You are trying to see anyone of us is a threat to Ms. Rose, are you not?" HK-47 questioned. "Answer: None of us have any ill intent on your Rose, and I have no doubts that she would be able to best the Mini-Master, Ms. Torchwick and myself. I am unsure about the Master though."

"And the 'Maker'?" Weiss questioned once more, trying to press for more information.

"Advice: I would not try to do anything against the Maker." HK responded. "There is more to him than it would seem. Conclusion: if it were you or Ms. Belladonna that faced him in your Universe, I would not doubt that he would have won. Response: But to answer your question about the Maker vs. Ms. Rose, I do not know either. He has only faced Ms. Rose once with her silver eyes, when she first activated them, and he won with some difficulty. Your Rose is a bit different than our Ruby, and the Maker has grown stronger and tougher in battle. More data is needed for this."

'Which is exactly what we have Yang for...' Weiss thought to herself, grimacing a bit, before regaining control of herself.

Before Weiss could come up with another question, they bumped into someone.

"Sorry about that, should have kept out for-" A male voice started but stopped as he got a look at the two and the droid and former heiress got a look a who they bumped into.

Whatever it was, it was nor Human, nor Faunus... Well, any Faunus that either had seen. He looked sort of like a lemur... Or a wombat. He had yellow fur all over his body with some brown here and there. He stood about up to Weiss's height, ear's (which were pointing upwards and also covered in fur) excluded. His orange top and blue bottom kind of gave him a look of a mechanic.

"Oh, you two must be for the last batch of Universes, huh?" The man said as he looked between the two. "Well, I'm Yulan, one of the mechanics here in the ship, and the guy everyone comes to for weapon fixing and adjustments."

"Introductions: Greetings, oh furry one. I am HK-47 of Universe 7." HK greeted as Yulan chuckled a bit. "Besides me is Ms. Weiss. Not Weiss Schnee. Just Weiss." Weiss didn't answer either of them, just studying the person in front of him. "Query: You are not from Remnant, are you?"

"Nope, I'm just a space traveler that stumbled across this Remnant." Yulan said as he chuckled at the memory. "You meet the most interesting people nowadays."

"I suppose." Weiss said as she relaxed a tad bit. "Still seems so surreal, different universes. Different versions of us."

"I know the feeling, still remember when the boss herself just showed up next to my ship in an offer for this gig." Yulan said. "Was I surprised when she showed me it all."

"Statement: It seems logical, in the face of the impossible." HK said as he remembered why they were there. "Query: Would you happen to know where the Training Hall is?"

"The Training Hall...?" He said as he stifled his laughter. "You... Do know it's the door right behind you right?"

HK and Weiss turned and, sure enough, there was a door with an overhead sign saying 'Training Hall'.

"Confident Remark: Oh, well, I knew that." HK played off. "I was just... checking. To make sure you were who you say you were."

"Sure buddy. Anyways, head down to my shop if you guys ever have any weapons problems." Yulan said as he walked away from the pair. " I'll be sure to tune them up to how they were."

The pair turned to enter the room, as Weiss gave HK a look.

"Angry Statement: Don't give me that look, meatbag. You didn't see it either." HK said harshly as Weiss glared at the droid.

When they entered, they found that the Training Hall was a large room with training dummies and targets set up at various points in the room. Currently, there were two groups of people in the room. The first was Team RWBY; back it seems when they were in their first year of Beacon, before the events of the Vytal Festival happened. They seemed to be focused on one of the other group. The other team consisted of three people. The first was Penny, though she didn't have her usual outfit. She had on a specialist uniform that looked very similar to Winter's clothing, though more to her size. Speaking of Winter, she was there, too. But she was dressed very similarly to how Ironwood would have dressed, only instead of the 5 stars of the Atlassian Army, she had 3. The last person was a bit of a mystery, as he had a complete organic metal surrounding his body, like it was a suit of armor. It was white with hints of blue here and there. He was currently up in the air by means of repulsions coming from the soles of his feet. He was pressing a few buttons on his wrist board, before closing.

"Alright, send me the targets." The man in the suit said as Winter nodded, and pressed a few buttons on a console nearby.

Suddenly, skeet targets shot out of the wall and few in different directions as the man started flying around, firing homing missiles and repulsor blasts at the different targets. He nearly hit all before they fell, but one managed to fall.

"You hit 14 out of the 15 General Ironwood." Winter said as the man landed, while Weiss froze at hearing the name. Sure enough, the organic metal started to retract into a wrist watch, leaving been James Ironwood, who just had on a blue protective jumpsuit, and had all his limbs intact.

"There's still some room to improve, and bugs to work out." Ironwood said as he stretched out his limbs. "I still can't get used to getting out of the Iron Armor."

"Commentary: If I can make a suggestion," HK-47 cut in, getting all of their attentions as they turned to see the droid and Weiss, who was glaring at Ironwood. "I would decrease you thrust by a tad bit so you can get your bearings in order while in the air."

"I'll keep that in mind." James said as he fixed he posture a bit, noticing Knight Weiss' cold, yet murderous. "And I suppose you two are a part of the last Universes that were missing?"

"Answer: Correct. I am HK-47 of Universe 7, one of two personal bodyguards to the Summer Maidens of our Universe." He stated as Yang perked up. "This here is Weiss of Universe 12. Clarification: Just Weiss. Not Schnee. Weiss. She was very adamant about the Schnee part not being part of it."

"What?!" Both the other Weiss and Winter said as Knight Weiss seemed indifferent. "What happened with father?"

"That man is not my father when he took me away from my Ruby and tried to make me his perfect puppet." Weiss said, simply and coldly, causing the other Weiss to look shocked. "He disowned me; I denounced him. I take my own path, and not one that others force me on."

There was a long silence as both the other Weiss and Winter looked at this Weiss in surprise. There respected colleagues looked at them respectively, before James moved to take a look around at HK-47.

"You don't seem to be one of the average droids that are walking around in our Universe." He said. "I must say you're a pretty good knock-off for one of the AK-200's."

That one word kept replaying in his processors: knock-off...

"Angered Statement: KNOCK-OFF?! I am one of the most highly trained assassin droids you will ever meet in your lifetime, organic meatbag!" HK declared rather harshly. "I am not one of your pathetic droids that could be destroyed or reprogrammed so easily!"

"... Assassin droid?" Winter repeated, now a bit on guard. "... And who exactly are you guarding..?"

"Clarification: Yes, assassin droid, but I have been repurposed as a bodyguard droid now." HK-47 said as he turned to Winter. "And my primary targets for protections are one Yang Xiao Long and one Raven Branwen, each with half the power of the Summer Maiden."

"There's another mom here?" Yang said as she looked hopeful. "And she's the same type of Maiden as me? Awesome!"

"Response: Yes, alternate Mini-Master... You are also, quite older, by three years if my data is correct." HK-47 said as he looked at Winter. "Query: May I use the training facilities target practice? I would like to test my capabilities."

He drew his rifle as Winter nodded, preparing to draw up several targets. But as he started walking up to the line, his entire being, and weapon was engulfed in a white light.

"What is he doing?" Blake questioned as she looked at the changing droid, as he's silhouette started looking less droid like and more human.

"It's part of his programming, from what his maker told me." Weiss said as HK's outline changed of that of a medium height's feminine form, with a sniper rifle leaning on her shoulder. A cape suddenly shot out of her neck area with a hood. They stopped near a line on the ground, and drew her rifle as they took aim, light fully dying out, as Ruby and Yang both drew a quick breath.

"Alright, I'm ready." A young version Summer Rose said as she was waiting for Winter to start dispersing the targets.

"M-mom?" Ruby said as she looked at her (fake) mother as Winter punched in for 15 skeet targets.

"The droid has some type of Scan and Copy ability." Weiss said as they turned to her. "He can scan people while they fight or from recordings and copy their form for a fight, semblance and dust excluded. He did this in our dimension a couple of times. Though, he usually did one of us, I've never seen this one."

While she was talking, HK, in the form of Summer, had already sniped 8 of the 15 skeet targets. "That's because -" *BANG* "- the Maker did not -" *BANG* "- wish to reveal all the secrets -" *BANG* *BANG* "- that I possess." She said as she took out four targets in that duration.

She continued to take out the last remaining targets, and unloaded the clip from the bottom, with a smirk at her handiwork. She changed back into HK-47 and turned around, only to find himself in front of Penny.

"Salutations!" Penny greeted as HK stepped back a bit in surprise, before fixing himself of the shock.

"Greetings." HK responded. "It is nice to see another non-organic meatbag in this tournament."

"... Meatbag?" Penny said as she cocked her head a bit.

"Explanation: Well, all organic life has all those squishy parts, you know." HK explained. "And all that water! How the constant sloshing doesn't drive them all mad, I have no idea…"

"That's... Huh, I never thought of it that way." Penny said out loud as HK nodded.

Meanwhile, Weiss was talking with her counterparts.

"So, what do you all have to bring into this tournament?" Weiss asked as Yang grinned and pounded her fist together.

"Well, we're all have the power of the maidens." Yang said proudly. "I have Summer; Ruby is Spring, my Weissicle -" "YANG!" "- is Winter and Blake has Fall."

Weiss paused as she looked between the upbeat Maiden Yang and the embarrassed Maiden Weiss. "... You two are together?"

"Yup!" She said as she wrapped an arm around Maiden Weiss.

"...Revolting." Weiss said with cold indifference.

"Hey!" Maiden Yang made an angry face. "How can you even say that! I'll have you know that me an-"

"Not that, though I for one have my Ruby." Weiss interjected and turned to her alternate self. "What I find utterly DISGUSTING," She made a conscious effort to emphasize that word. "Is the sheer fact that you only chained yourself further with those powers. What happened with going to Beacon to become our own person?! What happened to escape the Schnee madness?!"

"I did no such thing!" Maiden Weiss called to her. "I use these powers to help others, and-"

"And yet, the only thing you truly did, was bind yourself with further responsibility and fate, locking yourself behind a facade of good will and graces."

The group stared at her, as even Ironwood found it hard to believe the proud heiress, or at least former heiress of the Schnee line would talk like this.

"And what makes you any better?!" Maiden Weiss yelled in anger. "What makes you think you are any better than me?!"

Knight Weiss simply grinned, and went to the side, bringing a combat dummy, placing it on the ground next to her. She readied Myrtenaster, and called upon the summoning glyph, now corrupt by her selfishness and desire. Winter and Maiden Weiss watched in shock as the glyph passed through her, tethering white, shining armor that the two recognized onto her body, overlaying with her clothes. In the end, even Myrtenaster was covered completely, as Weiss finished her summoning, showing her full splendor to the crowd with great pride.

"THIS, is what makes me different." She called out, as the knight's blade shimmered, answering her heart, and growing in size, reaching that of the original. Weiss vanished with impeccable speed, appearing on the other side of the training dummy, and it was torn asunder, leaving behind only scraps of metal and cloth. "I took my fate into my own hands! Gained control of my own life! And THIS was my reward!"

"What, HAPPENED to you in order to make you like that?!" Maiden Ruby asked without thinking.

"I don't think you want to know." Weiss said as she looked away.

"It can't be that bad." Maiden Weiss said, now curious as well, now feeling more pity for her counterpart then anger.

"Well, if you really want to know, it started around the time of the singles in the Vytal Festival..."

---

With Raven and Ruby

---

The patio was a nice and calm place, with the trees like the ones from Forever Fall surrounding the area, and small river going down. Above was a nice clear view of the stars with the sun giving the area a beautiful view of everything. It was here that Ruby and Raven were sitting, legs crossed and by the river. Raven had made some herbal tea that Summer in her dimension showed her before she had to disappear, and was sharing some with Ruby.

"So, in your world, I'm a soulless being, under the control of Salem..." Raven summarized, as Ruby nodded. "I see... That's... Troubling to say the least."

"Yeah. She, uh, really has you deep in her palms." Ruby said drinking the tea.

"The fact that she has a faux-aura and emotionless frightens me... And she's tried to kill you in the past?" Raven said as Ruby confirmed it again. "I see. So, what is the plan to do with her?"

"Yang thinks that we should try and save her." Ruby said as Raven nodded.

"It's not wrong for a child to try to save their mother from an evil." Raven commented. "There's no shame, and a large benefit, considering that, though I can momentarily act as your Yang's mother, I am not her."

"Yeah..." Ruby said half-heartedly as Raven stopped mid-sip and set her cup down.

"But that's not what you think you should be doing, is it?" She asked as Ruby, after a moment, reluctantly nodded. "I see, what do you think you should do then?"

Ruby was silent, for a minute, before she took a sip from her cup and answered. "I think we should... kill our Raven. Before she does any more harm."

Raven was silent, after all, how do you talk to your stepdaughter about killing an alternate version of yourself?

"I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't think the same thing, Ruby." Raven said after some time, surprising Ruby that she thinks she should kill her own self. "Do not get me wrong; I think there should be an attempt to see if your Raven can be saved... But if she truly is an emotionless husk... I fear that it will only bring more harm than good."

"Yeah, I'm torn between the two choices." Ruby said as she looked up to the stars. "Kill my sister's mother, and any chance she could have at having a reunion to save the people. Or try and save her, and possibly lose more lives based on our action."

Raven nodded as she took a look where Ruby was looking. "Strange, how time changes people." Raven chuckled, as Ruby gave her a curious glance. "Four years ago, my biggest concern was finally visiting Yang with Canderous at Beacon to tell her why I left, then Cinder stole Amber's powers, and things went from complicated to very to not at all, and finally very once again with Salem."

Ruby nodded as she thought back to when she just entered Beacon Academy. "I know what you mean. It seems just like yesterday that me and my team had a food fight with Team JNPR in the Dining Hall, worrying about tests and dances." She said with a sad chuckle. "How times change, huh?"

"I only hope that things can go up from here." Raven said as she took another sip. "But it's nice to take a break out of our universes to get out of stressful situations we find ourselves i-"

She wanted to speak more, when both of them heard a strange call from nowhere. To Raven, it felt oddly familiar, but she couldn't place exactly where she heard it from. But to Ruby, there was only one person who ever tried to make that noise.

"Hold that thought, Ms. Branwen." Ruby said as she stood up to investigate.

"Please, call me Raven. Ms. Branwen makes me feel as old as Ozpin." Raven jokingly said as she watched Ruby leave.

When she reached her destination, she found a very familiar sight from after the Vytal Tournament. Team RNJR. There was Lie Ren, laying similarly to how Ruby and Raven just were, sipping a cup of his custom tea. Next to him, in tree, was his partner and loyal friend Nora Valkyrie doing her usual sloth imitation. Along with them were two younger versions of herself and Jaune. Jaune was laying down looking at the stars and, unlike his counterpart, seemed a little bit more relaxed than her Jaune. Likewise, Ruby was a little different, as she was looking over a book that she occasionally saw Blake read, one that was rather steamy, now that she remembered.

"I thought I heard Nora around here." Angel Ruby said as she made her present known, causing the other Ruby to drop her book and, for a millisecond, Angel Ruby though she saw her eyes in an Amber color, but now they were back to Silver.

"Oh, look Ren, another Ruby!" Nora said as she dropped off her branch.

"Uh, hey there." The other Ruby said as she placed her book away, as Ruby notice the number of weapons that she wielded. Not only did she have Crescent Rose attached, but she had Gambol Shroud on her back, Myrtenaster on her hip, and the Ember Celica's on her wrist. "So, uh, nice to meet you, me. I'm RWBY Ruby of Universe 2... I didn't choose the name, it's what they sent in the invitation."

"It's nice to meet you, too. My invitation said Remnant's Angel, so I guess you can just call me Angel Ruby." She begrudgingly at the mention of her title as she waved. "So... Why are you called that?"

rwbY Ruby made a move to speak when her eyes actually did change to lilac and her posture changed from a bit shy and relaxed, to upbeat and confident.

"Because, my dear Ruby, she has three kickass partners inside her noggin'." She said, but her words didn't really match her voice. Her eyes changed again to light blue, and she changed her stance to an elegant one, arms crossed. "What the brute meant to say was that we were close to dying during the Events in the Breach, and Ruby did something with her silver eyes, which caused her to absorb our aura, minds, and semblances." Her eyes changed back to silver, and went back to her first stance. "Uh, what Weiss said."

That whole conversation was a bit weird for her, but she got the jest of what was explained. "So, Yang, Blake and Weiss are all inside your head?" Angel Ruby said as RWBY Ruby nodded. "And you have both their auras AND semblances?" Another nod. "Wow... That's so tragic..." Seeing another version of herself face such mentral trauma reminded Angel Ruby of the war she just finished leading. In the end, she nearly snapped under the pressure, but hanging on with the support from her lover, Weiss, along with her sister and Blake.

"It's better than the alternative and having all three of us dying." rwBy Ruby said as her eyes changed to Amber. "Sure, it's not great having four minds in one person at first, but we got use to it pretty fast."

"Ruby? Is everything alright over there?" Raven called out as the four (plus three) looked towards where Raven was just coming out of the clearing, a bit annoyed as a branch got in her hair. "Almost forgot how much I hated hiking..." She mumbled out as she turned to see Team RNJR, looking in disbelief at Raven. "Oh, you found some of the competitors, then?"

rwbY Ruby was silent as her eyes changed back to lilac as she had tears in her eyes. "M-m-mom...?" She said quietly, but enough for Raven to hear her.

"Hmm? Did you just call me mother?" Raven asked as she took a moment to think. "Well, you are my step-daughter, considering that Tai and I never did file for a divorce, even though you are technically from an alternate un-mph!"

She didn't have enough time to react as she was tackled into a hug by a crying rwbY Ruby, who was being piloted by Yang.

"It's really you!" She kept bawling out as Raven slowly wrapped her arms around the multi-minded Ruby, give Angel Ruby a questionable look.

"That's me, but she has the Aura, Semblances and Minds of Yang, Blake, and Weiss in her." She explained as Raven 'Ah'ed. "That's probably Yang who's hugging you."

"Well, then it's a strange week then." Raven said as she slowly patted rwbY Ruby. "This is going to be a recurring thing, isn't it?"

"Probably." Angel Ruby commented as rwbY Ruby started to calm down a bit, as her eyes changed back to silver.

"Sorry, it's just that the last time we saw you, she pushed us out of a blast from Cinder..." Rwby Ruby said as she wiped some of the years of her face. "We didn't have anything left to bury..."

"... It seems that there is a common theme around here for unfortunate fates for other Ravens." Raven mused to herself as she turned to Jaune, Nora and Ren. "It's nice to meet you all, I am Raven Branwen, the Summer Maiden of Universe 7, mother of Yang, and technical stepmother of Ruby." She gave a small bow. "The Ruby that is with me is from Universe 12."

"You're a Maiden?" Nora asked cocking her head. "... You aren't evil right? We already have one of those here."

"NORA!" Ren and rwbY Ruby with lilac eyes shouted, as Raven gave a mild chuckle.

"No, I am not." She reassured, before looking at Rwby Ruby. "So, there is another Raven here? And she's evil?"

"I can say for a matter of fact there is." Another voice said as they all turned to see Canderous and Blake coming up towards them. "Universe 5, and you have no idea how badly I wanted to kill here right then and there, no offense boss."

"What makes you say that?" Raven said as she raised an eyebrow at Canderous's unusual behavior at killing someone right off the bat.

"I'll explain later, when we're back in our rooms." Canderous said as he took noticed to the four others. "Canderous Sevar, Bodyguard to Summer Maiden. Well met and all that."

"Wait, you are the bodyguard to one of the most powerful people on Remnant?" rWby Ruby said as she took a disbelief look with her light-blue eyes, which confused him for a moment. "You certainly don't look the part."

"If I had a lien for every time I heard that, I'd be retired by now." Canderous said rolling his eyes, and turned to Raven. "What's with her? She isn't like our Ruby, which I'm slightly thankful for, but she's nothing like her." He pointed at Angel Ruby.

"She apparently has the minds, auras and semblances of her teammates." She said as Blake gave her a surprised look. "I'm guessing that was Weiss you just heard."

"Why are you happy that she's not your Ruby?" Ren questioned.

"She still has gotten over the fact that I 'killed'-" He said this while making quotation marks with his hands. "-her sister. And by that I mean I blew up her jail cell after I busted her out and everyone thought I killed her. Long story."

"Well isn't this a lovely surprise?" A voice said as rwBy Ruby, with Amber eyes, Blake and Canderous all froze. "So there is another Blake in this tournament around."

Blake and Canderous turned around to find an old acquaintance from their past: Adam Taurus, the man Blake had to kill in order to save Yang from his wrath and Canderous's once long time rival. Behind him, even more shockingly, was Velvet in her casual wear, but she had on a Grimm mask on her lower jaw.

"And you aren't wearing your bow. I'd say you are like the others, but you have my weapon on you." Adam commented as rwBy Ruby looked towards her waist and found that Blake indeed had his weapon strapped to her waist. "I wonder where you got that."

"..." Blake was silent as she turned to look at Velvet. "... I'm a little more surprised that you joined the White Fang, Velvet. What happened to make you join them?"

"She saw humanity for what it was; a blemish that should be exterminated, and completely wiped out." A familiar voice said, as someone came up behind the pair. The two of them moved out of the way, and the sight of who it was shocked Blake right to her core.

It was her, or rather, another version of herself. Though, this Blake wore the outfit that she had on when she went to investigate the activities of Roman, her 'Intruder' outfit. But there were two differences. Her belladonna flower emblem that she printed in off-white on the left side of the shirt was replaced by the red symbol of the White Fang, and she wore a Cheshire Grimm mask on her face, covering everything but her eyes. In all, she was something that Blake feared, what she would have been if she stayed with Adam.

"Great, more headaches." Canderous muttered lowly. "And you are?"

"Blake 'Cheshire' Belladonna, Universe 6." She answered sharply.

"You... You're still with the White Fang?" Blake asked her counterpart as she gave a humorous chuckle.

"With? No, my dear self. I LEAD the White Fang." Cheshire stated proudly as Army Blake glared at her angrily. "And quite successfully I might add; there are hardly any Humans left, though it's only a matter of time before we snuffed them all out."

"BUT-" Blake started when Canderous placed his hand on her shoulder. "You'll get your chance, Blake, just wait for it."

"I will not run." Blake stated firmly, as Canderous chuckled.

"Good, because I'm not asking that you do." He said. "Just wait for my mark, you'll probably figure it out."

He walked in front of her and looked at the trio. "So, this is the leadership of the White Fang of Universe 6, huh? How's Banesaw doing?" He asked as he turned to Adam. "Last time I saw him personally, I shove his chainsaw into his chest before turning it on. Not a very pretty picture."

"So you killed him..." Cheshire said as her eyes glared at the man in front of her.

"I've killed a lot of you guys. Banesaw, that Faunus chick with the invisibility powers, Adam. Twice, I might add for Adam." He commented as Adam clenched his hand around his sword. "Hell, you can probably fill an entire graveyard with the body count I've left behind."

Cheshire shot her hand forward as her eyes took an orange hue to them, and shot a fireball directly at Canderous. He moved out of the way before it even reached him, and took a thoughtful look.

"Huh, so you're the Fall Maiden." Canderous noted as Cheshire glared at the man, hue dying out. "I remember hearing that Cinder paid a visit to Adam's camp to get him to join her. I suppose you killed her when she stepped in and took her half of the power, huh?"

"Possibly." Cheshire said as he thought for a moment.

"I'm going to guess you have all the powers, so that must mean that you tried to find the rest of it, which lead you to either attack Beacon with enough soldiers, which would lead to casualties ... But seeing as Scarlatina there, you didn't do that now did you?" He continued. "Now, I could continue to guess how you got the rest of the powers, how you got Scarlatina, or anything similar, but I'm not going to. So, instead, I'm going to ask this: which of you is the one that killed Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long?"

"The blonde and her sister? That would be me; I don't very much like loose ends." Cheshire responded as she smiled behind her mask. "It was fun, to say the least, killing them and the Schnee, the look on their face of my betrayal was pri-"

Whatever was about to come out of her mouth was immediately silence by a foot to her face, causing her to skid back into Velvet and Adam, staggered for a moment.

"Wrong answer, bitch." Canderous said all friendliness and laziness gone, replaced by a cold serious nature, as Adam moved in front of her and move to grab his weapon.

Blake, taking the hint, started making a bunch of clones, each armed with a different combination between Wilt, Blush, and Gambol Shroud, and surround behind Canderous, as he crossed his arms, which surprised both Team RNJR and Cheshire's companions at the advancement of Blake's Semblance. Some of them moved quickly, grabbing on to Velvet and Adam, restraining their movement. Though, Cheshire just looked mildly amused by her trick.

"And now, this is YOUR cue to take a hike before I lose what little restraint I have left and consider adding three more to the Graveyard." Canderous threatened as he made a move for his pistol.

"Bold words, for a human that is." Cheshire commented as she stood up straight, and Blake's clones let go of the other two. "I'll make sure that your death will be long and gruesome."

"Why do you run?" Blake suddenly asked, stopping Cheshire from leaving.

"I simply do not wish to get disqualified from the tournament, and I rather have him stick around so I can kill him myself." Cheshire said as she turned away from Blake.

"I mean why do you run from yourself?" She reiterated, causing Cheshire herself to freeze. "What happened to bringing equality to Human and Faunus Kind instead of bringing genocide to humans?"

"I don't run from myself, I won't. I'm a symbol to our people, that we can take back what the humans took from us." Cheshire stated. "And the thing about equality and the Human-Faunus relationship, is that there is no such thing."

"Is that really the case?" Blake questioned as she tilted her head at her in question. "In our Universe, the White Fang came to our aid in our time of need, after I showed them my resolve. And they rallied, behind Faunus AND Human Huntsmen. Who's to say they can in other places? I stopped running, and my semblance evolved, yet you only seem to be able to create afterimages after yourself."

Cheshire was quite as she turned away from her counterpart. "It's only a matter of time before the humans turn their backs on them. We've seen it all too much." She responded. "We'll see you in the tournament."

Canderous and Blake both respectively glared/watch as Cheshire left with Adam and Velvet. Once they were gone, Canderous dropped his serious nature, and went back to his relaxed state just as Blake unspawned her clones.

"Were you serious about what you said there?" rwBy Ruby asked as she glared heavily at Canderous. "About the body count?"

"I'd be lying if I said no." He said, placing his hands in his jacket pockets. "If it's any consolation, I gave them several opportunities to run away. Well, except Banesaw and Adam."

"And you just kill without remorse?" Ren asked as the room partially glared at him, excluding Raven and Angel Ruby.

"I didn't say that, I'm not a complete monster. But the world sometimes isn't as kind as we want it to be." Canderous said, looking somewhat serious again. "Sometimes it's either run or fight. But sometimes, it's either you kill, or you end up getting killed."

"I can see why Salem took an interest in you." A voice cut in, as Rwby Ruby and her companions took a serious stance while it caused Canderous to freeze.

"... Alright then... Who's the person that is so eager to get a beat down for reminding me ab-" Canderous said as he looked for the source, and found something that chilled his bones, as well as Raven.

It was Team RWBY, but they were different. Altered. They had on their alternate clothing, Yang had the same outfit as M.I.T Yang, Blake had the same outfit as Cheshire, Ruby was in her Slayer uniform, and Weiss in her Snowpea clothing. But their faces, not to mention skin and eyes were different. Engulfing every inch of their skin were Grimm markings. Their faces were different, showing different emotions, though they all had the same Grimm eyes. Weiss had on a maniacal grin, looking as if she would like nothing more than to go on a rampage right there. Yang had on an angry expression, mostly directed at Raven, like she wanted her to disintegrate into nothing. Blake held a neutral look, uncaring about anything or anyone in her, simply glaring at her alternate self with a predatory look. And Ruby, Canderous couldn't find the right words for. What there was one thing that he could say, is that the four people scared him, not for their appearance and postures. But what they could have done in their dimension.

"Do tell, how was Master Salem's hospitality?" Ruby said as both Canderous and Angel Ruby glared at her. "I could sense your connection to her the moment you stepped onto the ship."

"Master Salem?" Angel Ruby said as she stepped in front of Canderous, who was at the moment close to grabbing his weapons. "You're willing to work for her?!"

"More like she... Opened our eyes and show us a better world." Corrupted Ruby said as she bowed. "Ah, but where are my manners? We are Team RWBY of Universe 10, Salem's finest. I am Ruby, Salem's Hand. Besides me is my half-sister, Yang the Army Breaker," Corrupted Yang pounded her fist together as a little shockwave sent Angel Ruby stumbling for a second. "Blake, Salem's Shadow." Corrupted Blake was still emotionless as she stared at the group. "And Weiss, the Grimm General." Corrupted Weiss gave a large giggle as Canderous looked between the four of them.

'I am so glad that I was able to get away from Salem if this was my fate.' He thought to himself as he studied the four as Angel Ruby and Corrupted Ruby. 'A Hand, a Shadow, a General and an Army Breaker... One as a personal bodyguard and champion, one as a personal assassin, one as a leader for the Grimm and one to cause irreplaceable damage... If I wasn't sick to the thought of this happening to kids, I'd be impressed.' And with that, he tuned back into the conversation.

"- would you do something like this?" Angel Ruby demanded to know, as Corrupted Ruby gave just a simple smile. "All the lives on Remnant, our friends! Does that mean nothing to you?!"

"Nope. I am the Hand of Salem. I bring ruin and destruction towards the enemies of my master." Corrupted Ruby said as she confidently smirked at him. "I am many things in my Universe, but most know me as the demon that comes when they call my name."

"... What did she do to all of you?" Raven said as she, for the second time in her life, was horrified beyond belief.

"More than you've ever done for me, Raven." Corrupted Yang said with malice in her voice, causing Raven to flinch a bit back. "It'll be refreshing to beat you to a pulp again, not like that other Raven."

"... I see how far you all fallen." Raven said with a heavy heart. "Very well... If you are intent on harboring ill intentions against any of the other competitors... I will not hold back against you all."

"I'd expect nothing less, Branwen." Corrupted Ruby said as she turned to Blake and Ruby. "I suggest that you follow her example."

"... I will do what I must." Angel Ruby said as she glared at her with her silver eyes activated. "If that means that I have to strike you down myself, I won't hesitate."

"If it means protecting others from the likes of you, I won't either." Army Blake said as she made three other clones.

"I think you found your answer." Canderous said as he drew a cylindrical object that looked similar to some type of hilt in his right hand. "I'd frankly try to put you out of our misery right now, but apparently that's against the rules... For now."

"I think it's time you four leave." Raven said as her eyes took a yellow hue to them. "Now."

"Very well, this should be rather fun, to say the least." Corrupted Ruby said as she turned to RNJR. "Holy Knight, RWBY. You could learn a thing or two from them it seems."

They took their leaves as the two groups of two deactivated their powers, holstered their weapons, or stopped using their semblances.

"Alright, that could have gone better." Canderous said as he leaned up against a tree. "How about we turn away from this subject and just go to something more lighthearted?"

RNJR was about to protest, but they had to agree that this wasn't the appropriate time to start asking questions. But there were questions that they wanted to know, NJR specifically want to know what was Salem's connection with the bodyguard. But to Rwby Ruby, she wanted to know more about Raven, about the other Ruby's silver eyes, and Blake's advancement with her semblance.

"What do you have in mind?" She asked as Canderous gave a smirk.

"You want to know how we pissed off an entire diner using nothing but a jukebox and seven lien?" He suggested as Raven took a large grin, as the others nodded their heads. "Well, we were traveling for about six years before the events at Beacon. During this time, we went to a Diner in Vacuo called the 'Salt and Pepper Diner'..."

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Five hours later,

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Dust Yang and M.I.T Yang, Knight Weiss and HK-47, Canderous and Army Blake, and Angel Ruby and Raven all made it back to where they were suppose to spend the nights they were on the ship at. Apparently, they were all bunked down with each other, so they all were heading back to the same room, where Equal Jaune and Neo were all waiting. But when they got there, they found a strange sight outside the rooms: two groups of four and five having a conversation with Equal Jaune and Neo.

The first group of four was rather strange, compared to who they all encountered. They were all donning heavy suits of high tech looking armor, each in a different color. The first was about the shortish of the bunch, in white armor. She had a pair of pistols strapped to her side that looked more high tech than anything any of them have ever seen. There was also a handle on her waist, what it was for, they didn't know. The second was the tallest, dawned in bright yellow armor. They didn't have any weapons on her other than a shotgun on her back. The third was the second tallest, with black armor and cat ears on the top of her hair. On her side was a pistol, a rifle and another handle. The last was at the front of the group, in red armor. She had a sniper on her back, and a pair of small submachine guns on her waist.

The next group was contained another set of Team RWBY, but notably different, and an old enemy of the past, Roman Torchwick, who was also different. They had their usual clothing on, but some had changes like an extra accessory or feature. Ruby more or less looked the same, but looking closely, they found wolf ears on her head with sharp canine teeth and a tail. Blake was also noticeably altered, with more twitchy ears, feline eyes, and a tail that was swishing vividly. Weiss didn't seem any distinct, though she had two sharpened fangs at the top of her jaw and a strange necklace around her neck. Yang was the only one of the pair that looked any strange, being a few feet taller then the rest. Roman however, had a drastic change of appearance. He had on a black trench coat with multiple types of revolver bullets strapped onto it and his black shirt underneath. His usual fedora was changed to a more round shaped hat that seemed to be sharpened around the edges. He still had his cane, though it was more of a sword and sheath than a blunt weapon and gun. Speaking of guns, he had a pair of revolvers strapped on his side.

Neo took notice that her friends and Equal Jaune's were back, and she quickly signed something to Roman and the Black Armored person.

"So, your friends are back, huh?" Roman said with a casual smile. "Alright, well, I'll be seeing you kid. Me and the gremlins got to go find our pair soon."

"I'm half-giant, remember?" Hybrid Yang said as Roman chuckled.

"Still a gremlin. Both in size and spirit. Lead the way, Red." Roman said as Wolf Ruby nodded and started making her way towards the opposite direction that Raven and Angel Ruby's group were at.

"We should get going too, we still need to talk to Ironwood about his suit." The White Armored woman said, sounding similarly to Weiss. The fourth last word caused some cringes in Angel Ruby's group. "Neopolitan. Arc."

The team left as the pair turned to meet with their friends.

"We found our rooms, there this way." Jaune said as they took them to where the room was.

"Who were these people you were talking to?" Weiss asked, and Neo responded with several signs.

"Translation: Neo says that the first group was from a universe where they did not have Dust, Aura, and, by that extension, Semblances. But they still had Grimm, so they designed many of the suits their with heavy durability and weaponry, as well as AI's." HK Translated as she gave a second set of signs. "The second group was composed mostly monsters, in a sense. Ruby was a werewolf, Weiss was a Vampire, Blake, ironically enough, was a cat person, and Yang was a human-giant hybrid. The Roman there was a reluctant monster hunter, considering her alternate self there is one."

"Huh, Hybrid?" M.I.T Yang said as she grinned. "That sounds awesome."

The group reached their room and had one though: it was much smaller than what they'd imagine. But upon entering inside, there was much more room then meets the eye. There were six beds that were against opposites walls, three on each side, and close their respective pair. There was two bathrooms filled with all the necessary hygiene for showers and baths, not to mention a sink and toilet of course.

"Huh, roomy." Raven said as they all entered the room. "So, Canderous, you said that you'd explain the other Universe that you and Blake encountered?"

He nodded, leaning against one of the walls. "You all might as well get comfortable, we might as well explain the other two, 6 and 10."

On the left side, Ruby and Weiss were seated on a bed together as well as Blake and Yang. Jaune elected to stay standing up. On the other side, HK was standing next to Neo and Yang's bed, as Yang laid on her stomach and Neo sat legs crossed. Raven stayed standing up.

"Alright, let's start with the one that sends the most chills down my spine. Universe 10." Canderous said as he looked towards Raven and Ruby. "You two want to explain this one?"

"It was us." Ruby started, getting a few confused glances from them. "Well, me, Yang, Weiss and Blake. But they were... Different. Corrupted by Salem."

"What do you mean by... Corrupted?" M.I.T Yang questioned slowly, dreading the answer.

"Ruby Rose, the Hand of Salem." Raven listed the titles as Ruby grimaced. "Weiss Schnee, the Grimm General." Weiss's face turned to a furious one. "Blake Belladonna, the Shadow of Salem." Blake looked normal, but inside she was still a bit weirded out by her others self-emotionless state. "And Yang Xiao Long, the Army Breaker, who apparently killed her version of me." Both Yang's had different expressions. Dust Yang looked both shocked and anger. She felt the disturbance of four twisted aura's, similar to Gut's and Canderous's, but much more twisted, more complete. Meanwhile, M.I.T Yang was furious beyond belief, as red took over her eyes and flames started sprouting.

"Hey, Firework, deep breaths." Canderous said as she looked at him. "Don't want to burn either your girl or your bed, do you?"

She shook her head as she calmed down slightly, though her eyes were still red.

"So, no objections around that if we are paired with any of them, it's a shoot to kill match?" He continued as nobody raised an objection. "Good, because I really want a crack at that Yang."

"Then, there's Universe 6." Blake said, getting all their attentions. "My nightmare. There, we saw Velvet, Adam and me. All with Grimm masks. White Fang."

"Conclusion: I take it that in that universe, you never left them?" HK responded as Blake nodded.

"The other me, Cheshire she called herself, runs the White Fang. And she had the Fall Maiden powers." Blake said as Weiss pulled a disgusted look on her face at the word Maiden, which Raven and M.I.T Yang both glared at her for.

"She basically killed her Weiss, Yang and Ruby." Canderous continued, eyes closed. "Probably killed Cinder, Mercury, Em and Neo as well. Maybe even the Beacon Staff and Beacon itself. I don't know. She admitted the first part and said that humanity was on their last legs."

"That's... Horrible." Jaune said. sinking deep into thought. In his mind, he already made his resolve, and if he had to face any of the monstrosities that were mentioned, he would hold nothing back. These were the monsters like Cinder that killed Pyrrha, abusing powers beyond the natural order to kill. He felt, that in a way, it was his duty to put an end to them, for the sake of a truly equal world. In fact, he found the non-aura versions of team RWBY quite respectable, seeing as they had to fight on the same grounds he did.

"Well, it doesn't matter." Ruby decreed. "They are only out here to kill and destroy. We can't show them any mercy." As she spoke, she accidentally slipped into her angel's persona, developed during the war with Atlas, where the people of Vale, astonished by her silver eyes, dubbed her a literal angel, claiming she was their only salvation.

"Indeed." Weiss agreed. "It would only be a mercy to end the life of such a pathetic version of myself."

Dust Yang, noticing Blake's aura taking a disturbed color to it, came up to her girlfriend, and held her tight, encompassing her with her aura. In a way, this was her own method of showing her love to others, letting her aura fill them. Blake's mix of anger and fear subsided, and she relaxed, looking into her partner's golden eyes, as the group continued to converse about the final universe Canderous and Blake saw.

"And then there's my personal hated group: Universe 5." Canderous said, filled with fury. "I swear if I'm against any of those three, I will not hesitate to put a bullet into each of their skulls."

"And who would be these three people that you absolutely hate?" Weiss asked, a bit curious.

"Cinder Fall, as well as Salem and her apparent love interest... Raven Branwen." Canderous finally stated, giving the room a long silence.

"... What?" M.I.T Yang said as Canderous crossed his arms.

"Same thing I said when Salem said that she was Raven's 'partner in more ways than one.'." Canderous said as he stood up straight. "So, so far my hit list consist of everyone in Universe 5 and 10, as well as Cheshire and Adam. Any other objects to this list, other than HK's obvious suggestion of Velvet?"

"None from us." Ruby stated as Raven agreed with her. "Anyone else?"

"Ironwood is here." Weiss mentioned, as the rest of her team looked at her. "I don't know what his semblance is, but if it's anything like our Ironwood, hold nothing back."

"Query: What was his semblance?" HK-47 asked.

The group went silent for a moment, before Blake spoke up.

"The Absolute Sovereign. The ability to manipulate the minds and decisions of those around him with his aura and voice alone. He used this ability to completely paralize us when we fought him. If it wasn't for Weiss' sheer force of will, we'd all be dead."

Nobody knew what to do next, up until they heard an announcement:

"Attention all participants, this is D'yan, the announcer for this tournament. We assembled all 12 Universes in the Explorer. As of now, we are ready to commence the tournament! Please make your way to the Auditorium on Floor 12, and find your table that has been specifically labeled for your Universe."

"I think I figured it out where we're going." M.I.T Yang joked as they all stood up. "Let's get going."

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At the Auditorium,

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The participants from the Twelve Universes were all seated in their respectively labeled section, all having small conversations or giving glances at the other, when the announcer, D'yan, showed up. He, like Yulan, was a different alien species. Unlike Yulan, however, he didn't look humanoid or like a Faunus. He was a rock person, with a black tuxedo suit, red undershirt, and white tie. He held no mouth, no nose, no ears, but he had a singular 'eye', a big red spot in the middle of his face. He had three fingers, and was surprisingly holding the microphone well.

"Hello, and welcome to the Tournament!" D'yan said as he gave a friendly wave to the gathered groups. "I am D'yan, and I'll be the announcer, referee and rules consultant for the Tournament. Now, I'm sure you all have your questions about the tournament, so I'll try to explain it all as clear as I can. This is a singles tournament, where you all will be individually facing off against each other, and yes, you might be facing off against your own friends from your Universe. But this is a little special. See, we have about 48 of you participating, so we'll be doing something different this time around. The semi-finals will most probably be two one vs. one vs. one, and the finals will be the winners of each will face each other in the grand finale. Now, there are three ways you can win: complete knockout, forfeit, or killing your opponent. Whichever fits your need. Now, to keep things fair and unbiased, we will be selecting tomorrow's first round competitors at random. We've already taken you names, titles assigned to your invitations and Universe for the list, and will pick them out of random for the fights. Afterward, it's fair game. The matches will be conducted in random places in this Universe's Remnant; that will also be altered. Almost every time. Maybe, I don't know, it's up to the boss sometimes. As for your prize? Well, only the boss knows what it is, but I can promise you that it is worth your wild should you win. Now that that's over with I can- huh?"

D'yan paused for a moment as he looked off to nowhere. "Are you sure, boss? I mean, it is kind of late already... Alright, if you say so." He turned back to the confused crowd. "Alright folks, it seems as if the boss is giving the go to have the first match up and going!" There was some cheers from the crowd as D'yan continued. "Now, let's see who's the first competitor, Yulan what do you have for us?"

"Well, the first competitor from the draw is..."

The crowd was waiting in suspense as Yulan was spinning the wheel from another room through the intercom.

"... Weiss Schnee, the Grimm General of Universe 10!"

Corrupted Weiss gave a large grin as she stood up. Corrupted Ruby and Corrupted Yang both gave their congratulations as Corrupted Blake patted her back warmly.

"Alright then, please come up Ms. Schnee, while my friend draws up the next name." D'yan said as she walked confidently towards the stage. "Now, who is the next combatant Yulan?!"

"The names coming up now... And it is..."

The crowd waited, some of them eagerly, to hear who the poor sap- I mean, lucky fella was that was facing Corrupted Weiss.

"... Canderous Sevar, the Crystal Guardian of Universe 7!"

Canderous, who was sitting in his chair on two legs, relaxed with his own legs on the table, looked a bit surprised as his companions shot him a worried look.

"... Huh, wrong person, but eh, still on my hit list." He stated as he got off the chair and made his way to the stage. "I'll see you guys in the winner's circle."

Canderous and Corrupted Weiss both stared at each other as most of the crowd felt bad that the average looking Joe was facing a 'Grimm General'. Weiss still had her confident smirk as Canderous just had a neutral look on his face.

"Alright, now if you'll follow me, you two can get to the fighting and/or killing when you are transported there."

"Just stick with killing, I'll be ending this fight with her dead on the floor." Canderous stated boldly as Corrupted Weiss just smirked.

"Cocky. I already like you son. Any other words you have to say?" D'yan said as he started leaving the auditorium as a large screen, about three-quarter/ of the room started descending from the room.

"None what so ever." He said as he and Corrupted Weiss followed him, ready to start the all out brawl.

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Holy shit, this was a lot longer than I thought it was going to be… 42 pages this took, with a total of 16,346 words (including the Authors Notes). Anyways, Canderous Sevar of the Summer Maiden-verse vs. Weiss Schnee of the Corrupted Universe will be the first fighters of the tournament. Hate to leave it at a cliffhanger (it's technically a cliffhanger, right?) but it's a great stopping point as any.

Now, the names are going to be a little confusing, so I made a small list of which universe a character is from and their name will be for the multiples:

U1 Ruby: Agent Carolina

U1 Weiss: Agent Wyoming

U1 Blake: Agent Washington

U1 Yang: Agent California

U2 Ruby: RWBY Ruby (Capitalized letter for whose currently speaking, so if Blake is Speaking it would be rwBy Ruby)

U2 Jaune: Holy Jaune

U4 Ruby: Wolf Ruby

U4 Weiss: Vampire Weiss

U4 Blake: Nekojin Blake (Nekojin means Catperson… I think.)

U4 Yang: Hybrid Yang

U5 Raven: Masked Raven

U6 Blake: Cheshire

U7 Raven: Maiden Raven

U7 Yang: Maiden in Training, or M.I.T, Yang

U8 Raven (Guest): (Baby)Sitter Raven

U9 Ruby: Maiden Ruby

U9 Weiss: Maiden Weiss

U9 Blake: Maiden Blake

U9 Yang: Maiden Yang

U10 Ruby: Corrupted Ruby

U10 Weiss: Corrupted Weiss

U10 Blake: Corrupted Blake

U10 Yang: Corrupted Yang

U11 Ruby: Headmaster Rose

U12 Ruby: Angel Ruby

U12 Weiss: Knight Weiss

U12 Blake: Army Blake

U12 Yang: Dust Yang

U12 Jaune: Equal Jaune

Now, as you may all be wondering… who are the next fighters….. I don't know. See, here's the thing, I want to keep this all random as possible. So, to keep it that way, I won't use a randomizer wheel to pick who the next two fighters are until after I finish the fight and I need to disclose the next pair of fighters. But I'll be kind and disclose the next two fighters… with a hint. The first fighter's hint: Edgar Allen Poe. The next Fighter is combat ready. You all should be able to guess the second one right off the bat, the first, well, it's in his poem. See ya next time!