AN: I do not own RWBY or Touhou Project.

Well here it is, the first chapter of Dust of Illusion. Otherwise known as Episode one of RWBY Ruby Rose. Not much else to say other then read and review please.

But without further ado.

Let the dust settle.

Chapter 1

Ruby Rose

BGM: RWBY Theme: Sacrifice

Roman frowned as he looked over the plan for the heist. For such a simple robbery this Cinder girl did not want to be subtle. Seriously a BULLHEAD extraction? "What the hell is she thinking…" Roman muttered as he looked over the planning board again, behind him in the warehouse where they had made the plan was his new cohorts, the four henchmen he had gotten on loan from Junior, and the two girls, Minerva and Cirno.

"I don't like this." Minerva said as Roman turned his head towards her, Minerva walking up behind him before standing next to him as they both turned to the planning board. "It's a simple robbery… why go through the trouble of an insane escape plan when simply getting in and out should be easy." Minerva said as Roman shook his head. "At least someone agrees this is insane. Regardless we have a job to do. Minerva, you're going to be in the bullhead with Cinder for extraction, Cirno and other four are with me on the ground during the robbery." Roman said as Minerva nodded. "I would prefer to be in the same place as my sister, but I'll be better in the air won't I?" Minerva asked as Roman shook his head.

"I don't know, will you? All I've see you pull off so far is using those staffs with dust crystal on top to make quite the effects." Roman said as Minerva shook her head. "Dust… yeah let's go with that." Minerva whispered as Roman stared at her as he pulled out a cigarette and lit it with his lighter. "So they aren't dust?" Roman asked quietly as he put the cigar in his mouth, the door to the warehouse suddenly being thrown open as everyone in the warehouse turned towards the door. "I'd prefer if Ms. Fall doesn't find out about this… I might tell you later if you earn my trust Roman." Minerva whispered as Roman huffed. "Very well then, everyone has secrets." Roman said as the woman herself, Cinder walked into the warehouse, looking over the assembled team.

"I thought I told you to only get four men Roman, who are these girls?" Cinder asked as she stared at Roman with her golden glowing eyes. Roman huffed as he spun his cane in his hand. "They… are my personal hired hands, unlike these four." Roman said, gesturing to the four henchmen before holding his cane by the stick and pointing the handle at Cinder. "You have your two cronies; I can have my own allies." Roman said as Cirno chuckled. "Allies? Is that what were are Roman?" Cirno asked with a smirk as Minerva spoke up. "We shall see." Minerva said as Cinder turned to her, staring at the white haired girl with her golden eyes, Minerva meeting her gaze with her own purple eyes.

"There has been a slight change to the plan Cinder. Minerva here will be in the Bullhead with you for the extraction, while Cirno here." Roman said, walking other to Cirno and throwing an arm around the young girl. "Will be with me on the ground." Roman said as Cirno moved his hand off his shoulder. "Fine, but we'll begin shortly." Cinder said, breaking away from Minerva as she lit up her hand and threw a small fireball at Minerva, who quickly pulled one of her staffs off her back and slammed the end in the ground in front of her, a barrier being thrown up in from of her as the red gem in the staff glowed brightly. "I don't like those who are defiant Roman… remember that." Cinder said as she watched the barrier go down before walking out to go and start the bullhead.

"Well Minerva, you are just full of surprises." Roman said sarcastically as he walked over to her, planting his cane on the ground as Minerva huffed. "I have a lot more then that… She wanted to assert her dominance over me… and she's failed." Minerva said as Roman held a tiny smirk. These two could help him with his Cinder problem. "You better watch yourself Minerva, she's a feisty one. I'm not exactly working for her of my own will." Roman warned her as he started to walk towards the door, motioning Cirno and the men to follow him. "If she tries anything, she'll learn the full extent of our power… right sister?" Minerva said as she looked at Cirno who walked past her. "Yep... I've already got plans." Cirno said with a smirk as Minerva nodded.

Roman and his team started making their way towards the dust shop they were going to rob as Minerva climbed into the bullhead with Cinder, getting in the back as Cinder started the bullhead. Both were keeping their distance from one another as the bullhead took off. Into the night sky.

BGM: None

It was only about fifteen minutes later that Roman and his team were walking down the street towards the Dust Till Dawn shop. Roman stepping out of the alleyway with his cigar in his mouth, Cirno at his left hand side as Roman smirked, smiling slightly as he said one simple sentence. "Let's go." Roman said as the team started walking down the street.

People took notice of them. Cirno with all her swords holstered, and himself with nothing more than his cane… though he was annoyed that all his hired henchmen had their swords out. While they walked towards the shop. "Put your swords away idiots, not until we're inside." Cirno whispered to them angrily as Roman smirked out of her view. The men obeyed as they sheathed their weapons, following Roman and Cirno into the dust shop as the old man at the counter looked up at the group of six. Out of the sight of anyone, a young girl in a red hood was in the shop, listening to music as she read a weapons magazine.

The henchmen all stood in front of the counter as Roman got between them, standing tall in front of the old man as Cirno stood beside him. Intimidation was the first step to ensuring that the cops weren't called, and it was clear he had made an impression judging by the look on the old man's face. Roman quickly removed his cigar from his mouth, tapping it slightly to get a little bit of the butt to shake off as he crossed his arms, the cigar between two fingers and his cane hanging off his other arm as he spoke.

"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a dust shop open this late?" Roman asked as the henchmen to his right pulled out his gun and pointed it right in the old man's face, the shopkeeper putting his hands up in fear as Cirno shot a look at the henchmen, one that Roman wished he could do the same without seeming week. "P-please! Just take my lien and leave!" The old man said in fear as he shook slightly. Roman took a moment to look the old man in the eye before speaking. "Shh…" He said, trying to keep the man quiet as not to raise any alarms. "Calm down, we're not here for your money." Roman said giving the man at least some reassurance before Roman turned to the henchmen and spoke. "Grab the dust." Roman said as one of the other henchmen put a case on the counter before opening it, each of his henchmen taking a tube out of the case to go fill with dust.

Cirno frowned but didn't do anything. Roman could easily see she wasn't exactly happy about what he was doing, but she understood that he had to. "I don't like this…" Cirno whispered to Roman as one of his henchmen got the shopkeeper to put out a burn crystal and out it in the case. "Take some crystals girl, for your sister." Roman said, they only had to steal what Cinder wanted, but he was willing to take a bit more, both for profit and to keep himself armed as Cirno sighed before pulling out a few lien that Roman knew was stolen. "Just because we're robbing the guy doesn't mean I can't uphold at least a few of my morals." Cirno said as she put the lien on the counter, the man slowly taking it as Cirno reached under the counter and pulled out several dust crystals before pocketing them as Roman took another burn crystal for himself.

BGM: RWBY Theme: This Will Be The Day

As the henchmen were going about collecting the dust, one of them spotted the girl who had been standing in the back of the shop, her headphones over her head as the henchmen frowned before putting the dust container he had on his belt before pulling his sword out to threaten the girl.

"Alright kid, put your hands where I can see 'em." The henchmen said as Cirno looked over at the guy as he walked behind a shelf, Roman paying no attention as the shop keeper gulped. "Get in the back room old man." Cirno said, climbing over the counter and leading the old man to the back room of his shop as Roman shook his head before he looked at all the other dust crystals under the counter and smirked as he started pocketing as many as he could for himself.

"Hey, I said hands in the air!" The henchmen said, trying to argue with the girl who was completely ignoring him. "You got a death wish for something!?" The henchmen asked, annoyed as he put his hand on the girl's shoulder and turn her around, her hood falling off her head and revealing her headphones as she turned around confused. The henchmen growled as he pointed at his own ear, referring to her headphones as the girl caught his drift before pulling them off and put them around her neck, still blaring music. "Yes?" The girl asked as the henchman spoke, extremely annoyed. "I said put your hands in the air, now!" He said, one of his eyes twitching under his red sunglasses as the girl looked him over.

"Are you… robbing me?" The girl asked, slightly confused as the henchmen verbally groaned, back at the counter Cirno had come back to Roman as he examined a burn crystal, the one from the case as he and Cirno heard the henchman groaning in annoyance. "Idiot…" Cirno muttered as Roman sympathized with her silently. This was the reason he never liked hired help. "Yes!" The henchmen shouted at the girl, now completely annoyed as he held his red sword in front of him and put it in the girl's face. "Oh." The girl said, getting it now as the henchmen thought she was finally going to listen to him.

"Hey!" The henchmen started, only to groan as he was kicked across the store, flying towards the front door and past Roman as he kept examining the burn crystal, only his eyes drifting towards the downed henchmen and Cirno looked up at the guy, his other hired help coming over due to the commotion. Roman gesturing his head towards the aisle the man had been sent flying from.

The henchman ran into the aisle, pulling out his gun and pointing at the young girl as he held his finger on the trigger. "Freeze!" He shouted as the girl seemed to smirk at him. About two seconds later the man was sent flying out the window with the girl still kicking him as Roman finally turned around and looked at the shattered window. "I think we should leave." Cirno said as she grabbed the case full of crystals and dust, Roman getting off the counter himself, his cane in one hand as he stuffed the burn crystal in his pocket.

Looking out the window with the henchmen he watched as the girl in red slowly stood up, her weapon unfolding with several clicks into a giant red scythe as her music kept blaring out of her headphones for all to hear, Roman staring at the girl and observing her as Cirno walked out of the store with the dust case in one hand as she pulled out her own sword in the other.

The girl then looked up at the window and smirked, flashing her silver eyes at the group of thieves as she started spinning her scythe around herself, grabbing her headphones in the process as she slammed the scythe tip first into the pavement, as she held her headphones in her hands now before shutting them off.

Roman took a moment to stare at the girl as he looked at Cirno and nodded, the blue haired girl nodding herself as she ran for the ladder that would lead to their extraction. "Okayy…" Roman said, his cigar still in his mouth as he eyed his three remaining idiot henchmen. "Get her!" He said, annoyed at their idiocy as they ran out the dust shop door, Roman face palming for a moment since the window was open before he followed them out himself, not wanting to get his suit cut by the glass.

BGM: Episode 1 Ruby Rose – RWBY Volume 1 Score (2:11 – 4:55)

One of the henchmen ran at the girl and swung his sword at her as she jumped up, avoiding the slice by hanging onto her scythe before spinning around on the implanted handle. Kicking the henchman in the face and sending his glasses flying as he flew back into the dust shop through the window as the girl pulled her weapon out of the pavement and landed with ease, the blade of the weapon behind her as she held a trigger near the bottom of the handle.

Pulling the trigger as one of his henchmen ran behind her she used the momentum from the recoil of the shot to spin around before slamming the flat of her scythe into the chin of one of the henchmen, sending him flying onto the roof of the dust shop before she spun the scythe around and slammed the back of the blade into the head of the other henchman, knocking him into the pavement with a flurry of rose petals as the man was left indented into the pavement.

His last henchman had gotten up against and had started firing his gun at the girl, only for her to zip away, using the recoil of her scythe's shots to dash around the street to avoid the bullets before she rammed straight into the man, sending him flying as the girl stopped herself by planting the tip of her scythe's blade into the pavement and sticking it there as she swung around, still hanging onto the handle of the scythe as she jumped up into the air, taking the scythe with her before she knocked the henchman back down to the ground in front of Roman as he looked up at the ladder on the rooftop, where Cirno was standing there waiting for him. The girl then landed in front of him as Roman looked down at the henchman at his feet.

"You were worth every cent. Truly, you were" Roman said sarcastically as he pulled his cigar out of his mouth. "Well, Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening." Roman said as he started to hear the sirens of the police, no doubt drawn to the shooting as Roman dropped his cigar and crushed it with the bottom of his cane. "And as much as I'd love to stick around…" Roman said as he quickly pulled his cane up and pointed it at the girl. "I'm afraid this is where we part ways." Roman said as the bottom of his cane popped open into crosshairs as he pulled the trigger on the head of his cane, firing a firework from his cane as the girl quickly pointed down at the pavement with the top of her scythe and fired, being sent flying up as Roman ran towards the ladder and started climbing as the explosion from his shot hitting the pavement blew up behind him.

The girl landed and looked around for a moment for Roman before turning around, spotting him climbing the ladder towards Cirno as the old man from the shop came out the front door, in one hand the bundle of lien the blue haired girl had left him. "You okay if I go after them?" The girl asked as the man nodded, the girl in red running towards the building as the man took a moment to look at the large bundle of lien he had been given… which would cover most of the expenses to his stock and shop so long the cops didn't find he had it. Quickly he went to go hide it for later.

Back at the roof Cirno helped pull Roman up as they broke into a run on the rooftop as the girl recoiled her way up to the rooftop just as Cirno and Roman reached the end of the roof. "Hey!" The girl shouted at them as Roman and Cirno turned around. "Presistent… Cirno?" Roman complained as he took a moment to look at Cirno as the girl nodded, putting the dust case down as she turned to face the red wearing girl. Behind her and in front of Roman the bullhead piloted by Cinder rose up to the rooftop, stabilizing as the girl looked up at it in confusion and awe.

Roman was quick to climb into the bullhead as Minerva got up and stood in the shadows of the bullhead, only her robes visible as Roman nodded to her as Cirno watched the girl. "End of the line Red." Roman called as he pulled the burn crystal out of his pocket, Cirno grabbing a wind crystal out of herself before they both tossed them at the girl, Minerva holding her staff and causing it to flash as Cirno grabbed the dust case and jumped into the bullhead as the dust crystals glowed for a moment before exploding at the girl's feet. Just as a figure dropped down in front of her. "That'll do it!" Roman said with a smile as he looked at Cirno, who frowned at him as she carried the dust case into the front of the bullhead to where Cinder was waiting.

Minerva was still standing next to him as they watched the dust from the explosions settle, a woman with a purple cape holding a riding crop standing in front of the girl with a large purple glyph shield in front of her protecting them both. The woman took a moment to huff as Roman realized just who this woman was. "Be careful." He advised Minerva as he ran into the front of the bullhead, where Cinder was piloting it with Cirno in the passenger's seat.

On the rooftop the woman swung her riding crop, a flurry of purple sparks flying out of it as they started to batter the bullhead, Minerva taking a moment to set up a barrier around the bullhead that stopped the sparks as they splashed against it. "We got a Huntress!" Roman shouted at Cinder as she continued piloting the bullhead, Cirno getting up and walking back towards the open bay where Minerva was.

The woman watched the bullhead as the barrier around it disappeared, the girl with blue hair coming up next to the larger girl who was hidden by shadows, both of them somewhat obscured by the shadows as the huntress started her next attack. Pointing her riding crop above the bullhead she fired off a single purple spark that exploded into a summoning circle above the bullhead, dark clouds forming above the bullhead as Roman looked up at the clouds, Cinder not paying them any heed as she kept flying.

The woman on the roof then pulled her crop down, causing icicles to rain from the clouds in a storm as they started to batter the bullhead, Minerva barely remaining steady as Cirno growled, throwing her hand out as the icicles stopped falling. Inside the bullhead Roman had his mouth gapping as Cinder took a moment to stop and watch herself, the icicles all redirecting themselves to Cirno's command as the huntress gasped herself.

Roman was quick to run back into the open cabin, watching as Cirno moved her hand to direct the icicles. "What is she doing?" Roman asked as Minerva whispered to him. "It's her power… the power to control the cold and ice." Minerva whispered to him as she turned back towards the huntress, her face still hidden by shadows along with Cirno's as all the icicles started flying at the huntress.

She was quick to put up a shield as the icicles rammed against it, the frail ice shattering into shards against her shield as they collected around her, Cirno balled her hand into a fist as the huntress started below herself, jumping out of the way as the shards of ice blasted up into a pillar of ice that shattered part of the roof. The ice soon disappeared as the huntress scowled, the shards of the roof glowing purple as she took command of them, turning them into a makeshift spear that she sent at the open cabin of the bullhead.

Minerva was quick to act, throwing her staff out in front of her as it glowed, a barrier forming around the bullhead again that the spear shattered against before reforming and trying again. "Annoying." Minerva whispered as she put her staff on her back, the barrier falling as the spear flew at her. Quickly she pulled something out from behind her, a book, Brynhildr, quickly opening it she balled her hand into a fist as the spear of shards stopped just inches from her face before shattering into nothing from being crushed by gravity. "And just to make sure they don't try to follow." Minerva whispered as the bullhead started pulling away, Cinder unable to see what she was doing as a runic circle formed under the girl and huntress, the huntress and the girl both jumping out of the way as trees sprung up from the runic circle as the cabin door closed and the bullhead flew away, leaving the girl and the huntress alone on the roof as the trees disappeared slowly.

BGM: Dim Moonlight – Fire Emblem Fates

"Well girls… I'm impressed." Roman said with a smirk as he looked at the two girls in front of him. "What was that you did Minerva, with the…" Roman said, looking quickly back into the front of the bullhead to see Cinder still piloting. "With that book." Roman whispered as he walked fully into the cabin, closing the door behind him as Minerva sighed. "I suppose you could call it my main weapon. Brynhildr. The book of life, earth and gravity. Only I and certain others can use this book." Minerva whispered as she put the book back in it's holster that she had for it.

"So… you going to tell me about those staves of yours?" Roman asked as he pointed at the crystal atop the staff. "These staves are my craft. I make them. Using crystals, I change an ordinary crystal into a staff of great power, but only in the hands of those who know how to use them... namely me." Minerva said as she held the staff in front of Roman. Its design was that of a swirl with a red crystal in the center of the headpiece. "This staff is barrier, made to form protective fields using the power contained in a ruby." Minerva said as Roman stare at it.

"Wait…" Roman muttered as he pulled a small burn crystal out of his pocket. "So it's a gemstone and not a dust crystal?" Roman asked, confused and slightly amazed as Minerva nodded. "I have no idea what would happen if I tried to make a staff using one of these dust crystals… so I stick to normal gems. But I'm going to need more to make different staves." Minerva said as Roman smirked.

"What kind can you make?" Roman asked as Minerva placed a finger over her mouth. "Not with her listening. I don't want her to know anymore then she already does. We'll talk in private Roman." Minerva said as Roman nodded and lit himself another cigar. "Why tell me now?" Roman asked as Minerva looked at Cirno who nodded. "You kept my sister safe enough as it is… We believe you've earned at least a little trust from us." Minerva said as Roman smirked as nodded as the bullhead stopped flying, hovering just over the dock warehouse they were using as a sort of hideout.

"I suppose it's time you meet my real partner girls." Roman said as he smirked, grabbing the dust case from the floor as the door to the bullhead opened to let them all out. A few people were standing in front of the warehouse as Roman got off with Minerva and Cirno following him. Roman stared at Cinder's cronies with a glare. Emerald the thief, and Mercury, Cinder's personal assassin.

But turning towards the final girl Roman smiled a genuine smile as he looked at Neo. The short girl holding her umbrella open over her head as she gave a soft smile to Roman. "Nice to see you again Neo." Roman said as he started to walk inside the warehouse as Emerald and Mercury stared at the back of his head before turning to Cinder as she got off the bullhead. Minerva and Cirno following Roman as Neo walked with him.

"Neo, meet our new partners… and no I don't mean Cinder's two goons, I mean actual partners." Roman said as he set the dust case down on the ground of the warehouse before turning to Minerva and Cirno as Neo frowned as she looked them over. However, she took a quick look at Cirno and smirked, the blue haired girl barely any larger then she was. "Minerva, Cirno, this is Neo… a sort of… happy accident if you will." Roman said, still remaining snarky as Minerva caught his drift and nodded. "What do you mean happy?" Cirno got out before Minerva shoved her hand over her mouth. "When you are older sister. A lot older." Minerva said as Roman chuckled.

"Neo here has quite the tricks up her sleeve. I've seen a few of you girls' tricks, Cirno's ice and your… stuff." Roman said, not knowing what to refer to Minerva's tricks as. "Just call is my craft." Minerva said, waving him off. "Yeah whatever, is that actually your semblance?" Roman asked as Cirno and Minerva took a moment to look at each other. "Actually, my ability is this." Minerva said as she snapped her fingers, the lock on the dust container came undone without anyone touching it as Roman looked back at her. "The ability to lock or unlock. That is my power." Minerva said as she snapped her fingers again, locking the container back up as Roman smirked. 'A thief's power.' He thought as all sorts of plans came to his head about what he could do with just himself, Neo and these girls. "Before you ask, yes, it can do a lot more than just locking and unlocking locks. I've used it before to seal someone else's power, and to cause people to 'lock up' during a fight." Minerva said, thinking Roman had thought she only had one application to her power. 'Even better…" Roman said as he fought to keep a vicious smirk off his face. With this girl he could completely shut Cinder and her own insane powers down. He just had to keep her from knowing about it.

"Well how about we call it a night ladies, I say we've earned it. We've got a busy day tomorrow." Roman said with a smile as he walked off towards the back of the warehouse, twirling his cane as Neo followed him. "Was it a smart idea to tell him all that sis?" Cirno asked Minerva quietly as she followed her, and they followed Roman. "He may be a thief, but I see a lot of Rennac in him. We may not be able to stop his thievery, but we may be able to turn him to our side." Minerva whispered to Cirno as she nodded. Unknown to each other, Cinder, Roman and Minerva, the three already had a deadly game between them, and the prize… Roman's life.

BGM: [Piano] Love-coloured Master Spark

Marisa sighed as she looked over the course she would be going. She was going to be the teacher of an optional course for assisting aim, in other words only people who had ranged weapons would ever come to her. She was fine with that, so long as it gave her a chance to settle down… at least for a while.

The Fuijin Yumi strapped to her back Marisa sighed as she looked over the student roster, or at least the roster before the test that decided who stayed in Beacon, and who left. Suddenly there was a knock on the door to her new office, which was completely bare bones except for a desk that Marisa had left the army roster on, so she could look at it whenever she wanted to. "Miss Kirisame. Do you mind if I come in?" Ozpin called from the other side of the door as Marisa put the student roster down. "Yeah, you can come in Oz." Marisa said loudly as the door opened, revealing Ozpin in all his glory, holding a coffee mug in one hand and his cane in the other.

"How have you been Marisa? Adjusting well?" Ozpin asked as he closed the door behind him, Marisa giving a small huff with a smirk as she spoke up. "About as well as I can Oz. What do you need?" Marisa asked as Ozpin's eyes suddenly grew serious. "I don't know if you've heard, but last night a dust shop was robbed in Vale." Ozpin said as Marisa raised an eyebrow. "And this is important why?" Marisa asked as Ozpin put his coffee cup down on his desk before pulling out his scroll and opening it and bringing up a picture before handing it to Marisa.

Marisa took one look at the picture before her eyes went wide. It was a picture from security footage from the dust shop. Four men in black suits, one smartly dressed criminal identified as criminal mastermind Roman Torchwick. And a blue haired girl with several swords… "No… No that can't be…" Marisa said in disbelief as Ozpin raised an eyebrow. "Do you know her?" Ozpin asked as Marisa looked up at him. "This can't be her… she's the last person who would be this, let alone with Minerva…" Marisa muttered as Ozpin raised an eyebrow. "Who is she Marisa?" Ozpin asked as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Cirno… but why?" Marisa muttered as she got up and walked over to the army roster and pulled it over to her desk before opening it to one of the first pages. Ozpin got up himself and walked around Marisa's desk so that he was looking over her shoulder. The two pages that were opened had pictures of a blue haired girl with several swords and a smile on her face, and the other had a picture of a white haired girl who had a book in her hands riding a white horse, several staves on her back as she wore fine purple and black robes. "Cirno and Vaati… Minerva now I guess. They were the two who were sent back twenty years to the past… they became the general and the strategist of Nohr… the epitome of the law basically… there is not freaking way this is her." Marisa said as she held the scroll and looked at the pictures, the one in the roster, and the one on the scroll… that matched.

"The pictures match Marisa." Ozpin said as Marisa chuckled and sad and almost broken sound. "You think I don't realize that… but even if this was her, there is no way she would be without her sister… and even then they wouldn't do this without a reason." Marisa said, trying to find a justification, any at all for Cirno and Minerva, the big goody goodies of their group, to go rouge and join a criminal.

"What kind of reason would there be?" Ozpin asked as he sipped his coffee. He decided to hold off on telling Marisa that a second girl who, now that he had seen a picture of her, had matched Minerva's clothing during the heist. "I mean, the only criminals they ever worked with were Rennac, Jaffar, Niles, Shura… lots of criminals actually, but Shura and Rennac were an underworld informant and the Nohrian spymaster, they only met Jaffar later, and Niles was one of the servants of prince Leo." Marisa said, still wondering what this picture even meant.

"Wait…" Marisa muttered as she turned the page of the army roster to Rennac's page, Ozpin just watching as Marisa turned the wheels in her own head. "Rennac… a former criminal who was discovered to be the Nohrian spymaster later… that's a lie, he was a former criminal who became the Nohrian spymaster." Marisa said as she looked at the picture again, this time focusing on Roman Torchwick. "Could they be trying to…" Marisa muttered as Ozpin was left to mull in his own thoughts.

"I suppose I could show you this picture Marisa." Ozpin said, taking the scroll for a moment and changing the picture to one that showed the blue haired girl giving the shopkeeper a bundle of Lien before raiding his counter for dust crystals. "The police didn't find this image because it was scrubbed from the records, a full twenty seconds that was scrubbed from the footage for an… unknown reason." Ozpin said as Marisa looked up at him. "You scrubbed part of this… footage?" Marisa asked, not knowing what footage meant, but she could guess.

"I forgot that technology isn't exactly something you know much about Marisa, but part of the footage was scrubbed for some reason, and this is the only picture from that scrubbed footage." Ozpin said, admitting nothing as Marisa sat down in her chair. "Are they trying to turn Torchwick into an ally? Another Rennac?" Marisa muttered as Ozpin closed his own eyes. "What do you believe they are doing Marisa?" Ozpin asked as Marisa turned to him. "I… don't know. I think they might be trying to gain Torchwick's allegiance… But what could he even offer them, offer us." Marisa asked as Ozpin closed his eyes. "You are thinking that your allies believe Torchwick has connections that they could use to find a way back home?" Ozpin asked as Marisa shook her head. "Maybe… I don't know… All I know is that this." Marisa said as she pointed at Cirno standing next to Torchwick. "Doesn't add up… I've known them both for years and the only way I could see them doing this is to gain the help of a new Rennac… a new… criminal… spy…" Marisa said trailing off before she slapped herself. "OF COURSE! Why the hell wouldn't they! Minerva helped run a kingdom, and to her information is power and ways to keep people alive! She's trying to build resources, starting with information and and…" Marisa said, jumping up from her chair and starting to ramble as Ozpin smirked.

"You can figure out what they are doing later Marisa… but for now, it's almost time for the semester to start." Ozpin said as he took his scroll. "I'll get rid of the footage and make sure they stay off radar… I hope that your theory about what they are doing is not unfounded." Ozpin said as Marisa smiled and looked back at the army roster, still looking over Rennac's page. "Don't worry sir… I know exactly what they are doing." Marisa said with a smile on her face.

(Stage Clear…)

(HOLD IT!)

BGM: Obsidian Ruler – Fire Emblem Fates

Somewhere west of Vacuo, Sanas Continent

It was a dark night west of the kingdom of Vacuo. Near the edge of the great desert that acted as a natural barrier to the kingdom, a small camp was formed at the edge of the desert, six individuals all sitting around a fire as they spoke. "I still don't see why this was a good idea my friend." One of the men said, the man with blue hair and a small red gem in the center of his forehead, wearing a white clock, to the largest man, who was wearing a black cloak, and had a massive double edged battleaxe on his back. "He is right milord; this is terrible idea." A man in red armor said as the man in golden armor chuckled. "I for one find it amusing as fuck, the six of us going on to make a new kingdom? It'll be fun." The man in gold said as the woman with green hair sighed. "I honestly couldn't care either way, so long as me and my husband will be fine." The green haired woman said as her husband remained silent, but leaned into the woman with a smile on his face, his red hair waving slightly in the wind from the desert.

"Surely milord you must see this as." The man in red armor started before the man in black held up his hand to stop him. "Be quiet for a moment, I'm thinking… we need a plan." The man said as the man in white sighed. "Makes you wish Minerva was here doesn't it?" He asked as the man in black sighed. "Her and Celsius… Cirno… That's confusing sometimes." The man in black said with a sigh as the man in gold chuckled. "You're the one with the fucking idea to travel the worlds Garon, you knew Minerva had to go home. You can't always rely on her." The man in gold said, finally giving a name to the man in black. "I know that… I just wish she was here… regardless." Garon said as he stood up, his companions standing up with him. "This is a kingdom on the edge of destruction… We have a long road ahead of us for what I have planned." Garon said as he looked off into the desert, the sight of a billowing smoke stack barely visible in the distance. "Let us rebuild this kingdom… back from the brink like Minerva did for me." Garon said as his companions stood next to him, all of them ready to join their king in his great adventure, to rebuild Vacuo, the weakest of the four kingdoms of Remnant, on nothing more than a whim.

(Stage Clear!)

AN: AND CLIFFHANGER! Yeah, did anyone see this? Ok most people probably saw the first thing, me doing an edited version of episode one, but GARON! HE IS HERE IN REMNAT! With help! It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who most of his help is… thought some might be harder than others, but I think a certain one is obvious so I'll say it right now. Anankos… ANANKOS! I don't know if anyone would figure it out instantly but there was a reason that instead of going back to Gensokyo the team ended up in Remnant. And that reason… is because Anankos and Garon left for a new world to explore together with their team, at the same time that the Touhou team was going home, Anankos' teleporting shenanigans interfering with the teleportation of the girls… and pulling them to Remnant as well. Yes… it was entirely Anankos' fault. AGAIN! Also Garon has made it his mission to rebuild Vacuo, which in the World of Remnant minisodes is descripted as having the hardest time out of all the kingdoms… for no other reason other than HE DOES WHAT HE FRICKEN WANTS! He doesn't even know the kingdom's name. Someone is going to be chewed out by everyone when they figure out he's the reason they're stuck on Remnant. Pray for Anankos' soul to survive the wrath of eight women scorned.