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The New Heartbeats

Chapter 2: Life Will Change

It's been an odd, yet exhilarating ride for the blue blur, Sonic The Hedgehog. After trying to get the Master Emerald back, chaos control happened and now he's in a completely different world entirely. He has been through the whole chaos control thing before, but he's never been an actual human. Luckily, Ruby and Yang were nice enough to let Sonic sleep in their room for the night, since he really didn't have anywhere else to go. Currently, the sun was shining, signaling that it was morning time.

One person would open the door, not expecting Sonic to be sleeping in her bed. Her eyes would get wide, shouting, "Who in the world is in my bed?!"

This would wake Sonic, Yang, and Ruby up immediately. Sonic wouldn't know who screamed that loudly, but Yang and Ruby didn't even have to look because they knew that voice all too well.

"Get out of my bed, you random person!" This person would be Weiss, who now grabbed a pillow from Blake's bed and started to hit Sonic with it repeatedly.

"Ow! Hey-Stop that! This isn't cool at all!" Sonic exclaimed, continuing to get hit by Weiss. Ruby jumped down from her bed and stopped her. Yang jumped down as well just in case if Weiss wanted to continue pillow fighting.

"Hold on, Weiss!" Ruby told her, sighing deeply. During this phase, Blake showed up not too much longer after Weiss did. She raised an eyebrow, clearly being confused.

"What the heck is going on?" she asked. Ruby took a deep breath at Blake's question, figuring that she would start from the beginning. She was about to speak until Yang interrupted her.

"Wait, where were you guys last night?"

"We were training. Always gotta be prepared, you know?" Blake replied, but Ruby stomped her foot to get everyone's attention.

"Can I please speak?"

"Sorry." said Yang and Blake in unison, making Ruby rub her temples. She would take another deep breath, finally being able to explain why Sonic was here.

"So, this guy over here is Sonic. He's a new student to Beacon, but apparently they haven't even given him a room yet. Plus, when I found him, he was out cold until I woke him up. I let him stay over here for the night so he wouldn't sleep in the outdoors and freeze to death."

Weiss and Blake listened to Ruby's story, soon turning back to Sonic. "Well… Er, my bad for hitting you. I'm Weiss. Sorry to smack you with the pillow so many times. Nice to meet you."

"It's fine." Sonic was mainly relieved that he wasn't going to get abused again. "Nice to meet you too, Weiss."

"And I'm Blake. Welcome to Beacon." she added, Sonic turning to her and nodded.

"Thank you. Nice to meet you, Blake." After saying that, he would get up, smiling at Yang and Ruby. "Thanks for letting me stay over." He started to walk away, but somebody would make him stop in his tracks. Well, for a few short seconds at least.

"Leaving so soon?" Yang asked, making Sonic turn around for a moment.

"Yeah, there's just a lot of things on my mind right now. I'll catch you guys later, though." With that short, yet mysterious answer, Sonic left. Team RWBY just stood there, as Weiss scratched the back of her head.

"Uh… did he leave because of me?" Weiss awkwardly asked, scratching the back of her head.

"Well, you did give him a great welcome to Beacon by beating him up with a pillow." Ruby added, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

"I didn't know about his situation when I came back!" Weiss exclaimed, closing her eyes and let out an, "Ugh…"

Meanwhile, Yang looked to be deep in thought. There were so many unknown things about Sonic, a true mystery. As she continued to think, she looked at her team.

"I'm gonna go check up on him. I'll be back." she told them, walking out of the room. Her team shrugged, letting her do whatever she planned on doing.

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Sonic could be seen on a rooftop, his hair blowing in the wind as he looked all around Beacon. Other students could be seen walking around, talking to their teams and whatnot. It was definitely a pretty big school, especially when you're able to get the type of view that Sonic has. He looked like he was lost in space for a second, until somebody would make their presence known.

"Are you gonna stay up here all day or will I have to knock some sense into you?"

Sonic turned around to see Yang. He gave a small smile, as the blonde would give one back.

"Oh. Hey, Yang."

"Mind if I talk to you for a minute?" Yang asked. Sonic showed that he didn't mind at all, and soon Yang would sit down next to him.

"Are you mad because of what Weiss did?"

"Huh? Nah, that hasn't even crossed my mind. That was all just a big misunderstanding." Sonic explained.

"Then why are you acting so… I don't know… Strange? Sad? I don't really know you, so I'm not sure if you're just like this as a person."

Sonic tried to think about what he could say without sounding crazy. Eventually, he would come up with something. "I'm just far away from home, you know? Being away from friends and wondering what they're doing… I guess you could say that I'm not fully comfortable yet."

Yang gave an understanding nod, hearing Sonic's problem. "So, you're pretty much homesick?"

"Basically."

"Well, it'll get better as time passes. You're a new student at Beacon, so that's to be expected. Trust me, this whole thing may seem like a lot at first, but you'll get used to it." Yang was trying to encourage Sonic the best she could, and it seemed to be working, too. That was evident since a smile could be seen on Sonic's face.

"Thanks." Sonic clearly appreciated Yang trying to help him out.

"Anytime," she replied, having a smile as well. "By the way, where are you even from anyway?"

That caught Sonic off guard. Now he had to think about something else.

"I… uh… come from Green Hill."

"Green Hill?" Yang repeated, trying to figure out if she's ever heard of that place. "I don't think I've ever heard of Green Hill before."

"Oh, trust me. Green Hill is a pretty cool place." Sonic added, making Yang have a smirk.

"Really? Well, you're gonna have to show me this 'Green Hill' in the future if it's that cool. No cool things shall be hidden from the mighty Yang." She joked, the both of them having a short laugh.

"I'll say that hiding cool things from you would be pretty impossible. You're already a way past cool person yourself."

Yang grinned at Sonic's compliment, lightly hitting him on the shoulder. "Way past cool, huh? I like that." Her grin stayed on her face, the two enjoying their conversation together. Sonic had a grin on his face as well, but he would try to shrug off the hit that Yang gave him on his shoulder. He knew it was a light hit, which only made him more surprised.

"Holy crap, Yang is a lot stronger than I thought. That looked like a casual hit for her, yet my shoulder is stinging a bit. I wouldn't want to make her angry." Sonic thought to himself, doing a rather good job on the outside that the punch didn't bother him at all.

"So, what about you? Anything about where you're from, or your family, and things like that?"

As Sonic asked this question, Yang scratched the back of her head, her mood slightly changing. "My family is… complicated."

Now Sonic regrets even asking that question in the first place. "Sorry…"

"It's fine. I don't know if I should get into all of the details because it's mostly a trainwreck. I hope you understand."

"I do, don't worry about it." Sonic assured her, not wanting to make Yang uncomfortable. He tried to think about what to do, but soon, he would have a light bulb moment.

"I know what'll make you feel better. How about we grab a bite to eat in the city? It is breakfast time, after all." Sonic suggested, Yang's mood now changing.

"Um… sure!" That question caught Yang off guard, but she had to compose herself. "Calm down, Yang. Calm down… he's just asking if I wanted to grab a bite to eat." she told herself.

"Alright!" With Yang agreeing, Sonic suddenly scooped her up in his arms, carrying her bridal style. If the question caught Yang off guard, then Sonic doing what he did really, really got her off guard this time, her eyes instantly getting wide. "Hold on tight!" he exclaimed, jumping from the rooftop and landing perfectly on his two feet. The students who were walking around Beacon were startled by Sonic just jumping down from a rooftop and randomly appearing like that. They especially noticed that Yang was in his arms.

The blonde girl didn't know what to say for a few seconds, as she couldn't even control her bright red blush. She took a deep breath, looking up at Sonic.

"Sonic, tell me when you're going to do that next time…"

"Sorry." Sonic set her down on her feet, and now Yang was too busy clearing her throat.

"You alright?" Sonic asked.

"Yep, just fine." Yang was trying to hide her embarrassment. Whether or not she was doing a good job at doing so was the real question.

"Well, come on. You gotta show me some of the best places to eat since I have no idea what I'm doing over here!" Sonic told her, snapping Yang out of it. The two of them would walk to the city of Vale.

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Sonic was looking around Vale, analyzing everything he could. Yang was more on her guard, though, being on the lookout for Grimm. Sonic looked over to see Yang not being as casual as he was, making him raise an eyebrow.

"Everything alright?"

"Yeah, just having my guard up just in case any Grimm show up."

"I really need to figure out the terms that this world uses…" Sonic thought, sighing to himself since he had no idea what Yang was talking about. He would roll with it, though, acting like he fully understood what Yang just said. Eventually, they would find a restaurant and walk inside, being greeted by a waiter.

"Hello. Welcome to Persona, where we guarantee when you'll take one bite of our food, your life will change."

Sonic and Yang both laughed, being led to their table. "What can I get for this lovely couple today?"

"Um…" Sonic and Yang both blushed a bit, having awkward looks on their faces.

"We're just friends." Sonic added, the waiter now having a disappointed look on his face.

"Oh. The friend zone. Pity." His tone was so intentionally dry from knowing that Sonic and Yang weren't a couple.

Sonic rolled his eyes, the two now deciding to look at the menu. There was a lot to choose from. Yang decided to keep it simple and order waffles. However, Sonic noticed that one thing was missing from the menu.

"No chili dogs?! This is outrageous!"

"Sir, chili dogs are only served during lunch and dinner."

Sonic groaned, his pupils looking at every item they had. Eventually, he found something he wanted to try.

"Give me the You'll Never See It Coming." Sonic declared.

"Are you sure, sir? Only the most determined can handle that."

"I'm sure he can handle that. Still, whoever named a food like that must be the dumbest person alive." Yang added, the waiter laughing at the comment.

"It will all make sense in due time. Your orders will be coming right up."

The waiter left, leaving the two alone for a moment.

"Oh, just to let you know, Yang, I'm paying for this."

"Sonic, you don't have to do that. I can pay for my own meal." She replied, but Sonic could only shake his head.

"I insist, though. Consider it as a thank you for making me feel better today." Sonic said sweetly, while Yang tried to keep her smile at a normal level so she wouldn't look like a dumbstruck fool.

Not too much longer after that, their orders would be brought out. Yang started to eat her waffles, but Sonic's order was a whole other thing entirely. It was literally a mountain of every breakfast food you could think of.

"Holy crap…"

"Go ahead, take one bite." The waiter told Sonic, bringing out his phone to start recording what was about to happen.

Sonic stuck his tongue out at the waiter, determined to show him who's boss. "I'll show you!" He grabbed a fork and a knife, cutting the largest pancake he's ever had to cut. When he finally cut a piece successfully, he put it in his mouth and started chewing. The waiter still had his phone out, muttering, "Oh, this is going to be good."

When Sonic swallowed the piece of the pancake, he felt completely normal. He looked at the waiter and pointed at him in victory. "Ha! I told you this would be nothing!"

"Wait for it…" The waiter replied. Suddenly, Sonic's eyes started to become watery, and his whole body started to feel hot.

"S-See! I-I-I told you! It's nothing to me!" Sonic insisted, but then he couldn't hold it anymore. That's when his breath seemed like it could breathe fire, and now the blue blur would effectively lose his marbles. Bouncing all over the place, he couldn't control himself, emitting yells that sounded worse than the ones in horror movies.

This is when the waiter lost his crap, falling on the floor and started to roll all over the place, laughing all the while.

Little did he expect, though, that a pile of food from Sonic's plate now fell all over the waiter, causing him to look like a complete mess. How did that happen? Well, Yang punched Sonic's food to specifically get payback on the waiter, seeing as she didn't like how disrespectful he was to him.

"Karma is a-"

"AHHHHHHHHH!" Sonic yelled, Yang soon running over to him to see if she could even help. Honestly, she had no idea what to do with spicy foods, but at least she showed she was there for him!

"You still have to pay!" The douche waiter shouted. Sonic, making himself get up, threw a ring at the waiter. The waiter would look at it and become enraged, his head now looking like a steaming broccoli.

"A RING?! THIS ISN'T EVEN MONEY!"

After that ridiculousness was over…

Sonic and Yang could be seen walking around the campus of Beacon. Yang tried to figure out what to say after Sonic felt like a volcano not too long ago. "Uhhh…. Sorry for that waiter and what you went through."

"I'm cool, Yang. Really, I am. I still had a fun time."

"Really?"

"Yeah! Didn't I tell you that you were a way past cool person?" Sonic brought back up the compliment he used earlier to describe Yang. "Having a good time with that particular person and learning about her is all that matters in my book."

Yang's face started to blush again. Knowing this, she turned around again and cleared her throat for the second time today, not wanting to completely lose it. She turned around to face Sonic again, having a smile on her face.

"That's so sweet of you, Sonic. Hopefully we caaaaan... do it again sometime?"

"You bet." Sonic gave a thumbs up to Yang, both waving goodbye to each other as they went their separate ways.

While Sonic was walking away, a thought came into his mind.

"Ah, dang it! I still don't have a room!"

"Excuse me, young man."

Sonic turned around to see who was speaking to him. His attire consisted of a buttoned vest, shaded glass spectacles, and long dark green pants. He also had silver hair and brown eyes. He was holding a cane, carrying himself in a serious manner.

"I am Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon. May I have a word with you?"

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Ozpin led Sonic to his office, sitting down and motioned for him to do the same. Sonic would indeed sit down, wondering who this person was or what he had to say.

"Now, mind telling me why you're here at Beacon when you're not a registered student?"

"If I told you the story, you'd probably laugh right in my face." Sonic was being honest with his answer, figuring that his true story would make everyone think that he's crazy anyway. Ozpin continued to stare at Sonic, wondering what he meant by that.

"Tell me, what is your name?"

"Sonic."

"Do you want to be here at Beacon?"

"I mean, I just wish I knew what Beacon was about."

"Are you truly being serious?"

"As serious as I can possibly be, headmaster."

This certainly confused Ozpin. It's safe to say that he's never dealt with a case quite like this before. "I assume your story has something to do with this?"

"Yes, but like I said, you wouldn't believe me."

"Well, you'll never know until you try." Ozpin stated, putting the ball in Sonic's court. Sonic was actually getting the vibe that Ozpin would listen to him. Because of this, Sonic told Ozpin his story, where's he from, how he got here, everything.

Once he finished, Ozpin remained calm, drinking his hot cocoa. After drinking it, he set his cocoa down on his desk, never taking his eyes off Sonic. "All of that sounds like some weird fantasy."

"Dang it, I knew you weren't going to believe me…" Sonic said, sighing in annoyance.

"Who said that I didn't believe you? Your story would certainly explain why your so oblivious to everything that's going on here." Ozpin replied, as Sonic raised his head to look at him.

"So, you do believe me?"

"It'll be the only thing to do, because like I said, believing your story would be the only thing that would make sense out of everything."

Sonic smirked, but it went away when he thought about something else. "Okay, but I still don't know what's going on with this planet. I'm tired of being lost."

"It's a rather long story, but if you're willing to listen, you probably won't mind."

"Hit me with your best shot."

Now it was Ozpin's turn to explain what was going on with Remnant. The problems that occur daily, along with explaining what Beacon was truly about. After getting the clarity he needed, Sonic finally started to connect the dots.

"Better?" Ozpin asked.

"Better." Sonic replied.

"Good, but now you have a choice to make. Do you want to train to become a huntsman and help us with our cause?"

"Of course!" Sonic exclaimed, slamming his fist into his palm.

"But you can't just instantly get in. You have to show me what you can actually do first." Ozpin got up, cracking his neck as he prepared himself. "Hit me."

"Huh?"

"I want to test your strength. So, hit me." Ozpin commanded, but in less than a second, Sonic was gone from his seat, quite literally being a blue blur as he sent a punch at Ozpin's face. However, right before it could hit, Ozpin grabbed the punch, keeping his calm demeanor.

That didn't mean he wasn't impressed, though.

"You're the fastest person I've ever seen. In fact, you might be the fastest person in the world. I'm not even sure if that even took a second."

"It didn't." Sonic smirked, knowing that he had impressed Ozpin. Both would back away from each other, giving some space.

"Well, I think I've already made my decision. I will accept you into Beacon. You will be put with Team RWBY."

Sonic raised an eyebrow, but then his eyes widened when he realized what Ozpin said. "That team is the one that has Ruby in it, right?"

"You would be correct. I feel like it would be a good fit for you. Since you already know where they are, feel free to go and tell them the news."

"Yes, sir!" Sonic gave an exaggerated military salute, before speeding off, making Ozpin's hair blow from Sonic's own wind.

"This will prove to be interesting." He took another sip of his cocoa, wanting to see how Sonic on Team RWBY would pan out.

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Yang entered her team's room, where Ruby, Blake, and Weiss were waiting for her.

"It's about time you showed up! Where have you been?" Ruby asked, which made Yang smile.

"Oh, I just cheered Sonic up, that's all." Yang kept it simple, but Weiss started to form a mischievous smirk on her face.

"Well, cheering him up sure took a long time. Are you sure that's all you guys did?"

"Weiss, I do not have time for this…"

"Now that I think about it, cheering someone up shouldn't take that long…" Ruby added, having her hand on her chin, pondering.

Then Blake would add her two cents. "Gotta say, they do have a point, Yang."

"We grabbed a bite to eat as well. Normal friend stuff. That's probably why it took longer than expected." Yang was trying to keep her cool, but Weiss wouldn't stop.

"I don't know, Yang. Truth be told, you really don't know him like that, but for you to spend so much time with him already, I think you may have a crush!"

"I do not!" Yang shouted, clenching her fists.

"Oh, yes you do!" Weiss kept trying to push Yang over the edge.

"I DO NOT!"

"OH, YES YOU DO!"

Jesus, they sounded like five year olds arguing right now. However, that would quickly end with Sonic suddenly appearing in their room, raising his fists in the air in victory.

"Hey guys, Ozpin assigned me to this team now!"

"WHHAAAAAAT?!" They all yelled in unison, as that news completely caught them off guard.

"We still don't have a fifth bed for you!" Weiss acknowledged. When Sonic heard that news, his arms slumped, sighing deeply to himself.

"Uuuuuuugggghhhhhh…. I'm gonna have to make the floor my friend…"

End of Chapter 2: Life Will Change

Author's Note: That's the end of chapter 2! Hope you guys enjoyed! Read and Review!