Hello again everyone! Your favorite soldier is back with another installation of RWBYxBattle Angel ALita! I put some fluff and action in here, as well as some possible plot development, so enjoy!

But before we begin, it's Q&A time!

No Name No Face 369: Don't worry, she's going to be the same asskicking warrior you know. She's just bored and s little rusty. Besides, who expects to be kidnapped by a time machine?

For other stories:

Dhuradhan and ZannkokuTennsi: I have taken both of your recommendations and suggestion/criticisms into account, and have decided to scrap Black Rose altogether. Look at the end of this chapter for more info.

To all those special little snowflakes telling me how to write an AU fanfic: One: My story, my characters, my rules. Two: Read the f***ing foreward yah bloody twats. It explains how the characters will be acting and how you can expect them to react to various situations. I love receiving criticism, but going out of your way to personally insult my work and MYSELF is not going to earn you any respect.

Lord Demolitions: Vader is in the same/AU galaxy. Yeah, he is in the unknown regions, but I would have to do a little research into Admiral Thrawn before I toss him into the mix. Excellent idea though!

Sir Spangler: That is precisely my reasoning behind the upcoming battle, because believe me, there will definitely be a battle. However, the reason they seem a bit weak right now, is because none of them have ever had to fight a freaking sith lord who doesn't really have a merciful bone in his body for enemies.

Mikewj96: I went back to check the twenty first century thing in Warlock's Destiny, and am glad you pointed it out. THe days and events in Harry Potter sort of conflict with some of the objects in the series, so I got the years a bit mixed up. My bad.

ALright, enough of that! STORY TIME!

Chapter 4 Icebreakers and Bone Crushers.

"So, you're telling me that Alita, a brand new student here, not only beat the strongest student in our year, but never even had to defend herself?"

Ruby nodded quickly, "Yeah!I don't think Pyrrha stood a chance!"

Teams RWBY and JNPR sat at a table in the library, adamantly insisting that Alita had really beaten Pyrrha without trying, but the blond brawler just couldn't believe it. As for the girl in question, Alita sat at her own table a few shelf aisles away, surrounded by books about the planet she was stranded on. She currently had her nose buried in a book on Dust and Aura. So… Aura. That's how they did that stuff with the food. I wonder if I have one. The Imaginos is powerful, but it's still cybernetic. I doubt a world this primitive has the tech to repair it if damages occur…" She shook her head and put the book on one of the many stacks, yawning. As a fighter, she wasn't exactly the intellectual type, so reading strictly for research wasn't really her thing. It was boring and dull, but she needed to do it now. She paused mid yawn, realizing Ruby had crept up on her yet again. With a soft sigh, she glanced in the young reaper's direction, "What do you want, Rose?"

A small pout formed on Ruby's lips, "I told you to call me Ruby."

Alita bit back a smile and shrugged, "I know,I just prefer to use last names around new people. If you survive the next week, then we'll talk." She grabbed a book on robotics and cracked it open. "Now, what did you want? I'm sure your friends are eager to have their fearless leader back, so I won't keep you long."

"Oh, they're playing Cards Against Remnant. Apparently, I'm too young to play. Anyways… Where are you from?"

Alita paused in the middle of turning a page and looked sharply at Ruby, who shrank away from her intense red gaze, "Why do you want to know that?"

Ruby swallowed nervously, suddenly realizing that she may have stumbled upon thin ice, "Well, I uh… I just noticed that you seem a bit distant. Are you homesick? I know I was the first few days here."

Alita let the book close, considering the question. Was she homesick for Mars? She shook her head almost immediately, "No… Few people could miss the place I lived. It is harsh and cruel, particularly to an amnesiac orphan…" SHe held up a hand to stave off the flood of questions from the red reaper. "Yes, I had amnesia. Still do, in fact. Everything from before six or seven years ago is completely blank. Memories make no difference though. You just couldn't get close or grow attached to people. They would either betray you… Or you would lose them." Alita trailed off as her thoughts touched upon Ido's memory, and a lump formed in her throat. If she truly missed any part of Mars, it was him.

"Oh…" Ruby looked away quickly as it clicked that Alita had lost someone important to her. Moving carefully around the table, she wrapped her new teamate in a tight hug, ignoring Alita's flinch at the close contact. "Well, we're your family now, and I promise we will never leave you."

They stayed like that for a little while (Alita because she didn't really know how to react to such an action, and Ruby because well… Ruby.). Then they heard the universal sound of a picture being taken. RUby jumped and spun around with an 'eep' of surprise, spotting a snickering Yang pocket her scroll.

"Heh. Heh… So cute." Alita leveled a deadly glare at Yang, who chuckled nervously. "Hey uh… has anyone ever said you look a lot like the Annihilator?"

Fortunately for the blond brawler, the question threw ALita for a loop, "The… Annia-who?"

"The Annihilator?" Yang glanced at Ruby, who just bit her lip and shook her head. SHe sighed, "When was the last time you watched a movie, Alita?"

Alita opened her mouth to respond, but hesitated. How long had it been? Her lifestyle didn't exactly allow much free time, and having done so many insane things sorta left her desensitized to whatever the movies back home could create. "I don't… remember."

Yang nodded, "And I'm betting it isn't because of the amnesia." WHen ALita looked at her in surprise, she just shrugged. "What? Blake knocked me out of the game within the first five rounds, so I came to see what you and Ruby were doing. I overhead the conversation, and decided to wait a little bit. Hey Rubes. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Ruby grinned and cheered ecstatically, "MOVIE NIGHT!"

Alita raised an eyebrow, mildly interested at the prospect of a simple night inside, where the megalomaniacs and killer robot clones were just pictures on the screen. THere was just one small hiccup in the plan. "Don't classes start tomorrow?"

Yang rolled her eyes, "No need to worry, mom. The only thing scheduled for tomorrow is a sparring class after lunch. We'll be fine. If you want, you can go to sleep at any time. How does that sound?"

Alita sighed, mulling it over. On one hand, a movie night would most certainly be enjoyable. On the other, Ido had taught her that first impressions were everything. SHe opened her mouth to respond, but stopped short at the sight of Ruby's face. The scythe wielder had the most piteous expression on her face, silently pleading for ALita to agree. THe cyborg didn't stand a chance. She hung her head in defeat and nodded, "Fine, I'll do it."

Ruby cheered, albeit much more quietly after remembering she was in a library.

"Hey Ruby, do you want to invite Team JNPR?"

"Oh! That's a great idea! Rin can make popcorn and cookies!" Ruby's face suddenly fell. "But is Pyrrha going to be up for it? SHe seemed a bit off after the big food fight."

"I'm fine Ruby, just a bit tired! ALita just managed to knock my aura into the red, so I should be ready for my match tomorrow." The rest of Team RWBY and JNPR had finished their card game (with Blake getting a clean sweep), and were slowly making their way over. A small, but strained smile was plastered on Pyrrha's face as she scrutinized the cyborg. "So, what's going on, Ruby?"

The aforementioned girl grinned, "Alita's never really watched a movie, so we're having a movie night with both teams! And I was kinda hoping RIn could make cookies and popcorn like last time…"

NOra cheered happily, ignoring a sharp shush from Blake. "Oh! We can have pancakes too!"

Rin protested feebly, "Uh, NOra… I don't think Pancakes are movie material…" Unfortunately, he knew it was too late, as his hyperactive partner began dancing around him, singing about pancakes.

Alita just shook her head and stood up, taking the robotics book with her, "Party planning isn't really my thing, so I'll let you lot hash out the details. I'm going to take a look around the academy. Rose's mach three tour was a bit… chaotic." She grabbed a second book about Beacon Academy itself and turned to leave, waving slightly as Ruby told her to stop using her surname. As the library doors closed behind her and she started walking across the academy courtyard, she couldn't help but smile. She had only been on this tiny, out of the way planet for twenty four hours, but she could feel something different. Maybe it's because the air isn't poluted enough to kill you on some days. Due to overpopulation and extensive terraforming on the Martian surface, the lower atmosphere had become heavily polluted. In fact, it was so bad that in the slums, being thirty years old meant you were practically ancient. It made Alita wonder if she could just stay here as a "huntress." She nodded quietly to herself.Yeah. If things hadn't gone batshit crazy like usual by the end of the week, then she'd consider asking Ozpin about securing a set of ID papers.

"Where do you think you're going, you filthy animal?"

ALita turned sharply to her left at the sound of a gravelly male voice, her eyes narrowed. A group of four teenage boys had surrounded a lone girl, a rabbit faunus to be exact, and were shoving her around. The ginger haired leader grabbed her by one long ear and pulled her towards him abruptly. Alita scowled and immediately stomped over. She could already feel the tiny slots in her hands and feet heating up as rage filled her body. One of the boys noticed the cyborg and pointed her out to the ginger, who turned to meet Alita's gaze. "What do you want, pleb? Can't you see I'm teaching this animal here a lesson?" He emphasized his statement by tightening his grip on her ear.

The resulting whimper of pain turned what would have been a calm, cold response into a snarl of rage, "I suggest you let that girl go… Now."

THe ginger just laughed and gestured towards the intruder, "Dove, Russel, get rid of her. I don't want to deal with an animal loving freak. You too, Lark"

Alita just rolled her eyes as the first two looked at each other with matching grins of stupidity, and then charged her. She sidestepped the green haired boy with ease as he lunged forward to strike at her face. The sudden loss of a solid target caused the boy to overextend, allowing Alita to grab him by the back of his shirt and spin around, using his weight to throw him into the larger, brown haired boy. SHe almost smiled as the heavier boy just shoved him out of the way and swiped at her. The close quarters expert ducked under the blow, striking three times in rapid succession, faster than the eye could track. Once in the ribcage, then the armpit, and finally the elbow. The boy screamed in pain as several nerve clusters lit up with stimuli, clutching his side and burning arm. Then Alita spun around, narrowly avoiding a blow from the green haired boy, who was attempting to attack her from behind. The blow missed her, and hit the already incapacitated brown haired boy in the chest, causing him to fall over. As the green haired boy turned to attack her in rage, she twisted around and landed a very light blow on his shoulder, using her knuckles. He staggered back, looking around in confusion.

"What the hell? What's that ringing noise? What did you just do you animal loving, bitch!?"

A sharklike grin appeared on her face, and she quickly struck him on the other shoulder. Only this time, she had prepared something a little special. "Verschlag!" A dull thump echoed through the courtyard area as the bully was sent flying by some unseen force, knocking him unconscious instantly. THe last boy, Dove if her guess was correct, took one look at his two fallen teammates, both taken down in a matter of seconds, and raised his hands in surrender.

The ginger glared at the newcomer, who was studying her gloved hands as if they were the most interesting things in the world. Gritting his teeth, he reluctantly released the girl, "You'll pay for this, damnit! Lark, Russel, grab Dove and let's get out of here before Goodwitch shows up."

Alita watched as the trio picked up their fallen comrade and hightailed it out of the courtyard. Then she turned to the bunny girl, who was massaging her sore ear, "Are you okay?"

She nodded, and spoke with a distinctly Aussie accent, surprising Alita, "Yeah, this isn't the first time they've done this. ALthough… it is the first time someone outside of my team has helped. Thanks for that."

"Yeah… No problem. I'm ALita, by the way. Sorry if I got you into trouble now, but I can't just stand bullies…"

The girl giggled, "Oh, I'll be fine. And from what I saw, I don't have to wrry about you. I'm Velvet Scarletina. I'm with the second year team, CFVY. I should get going before Coco starts looking for me… It was nice meeting you Alita!"

Alita blinked owlishly at the quickly retreating Velvet, surprised at the hasty departure. Well… THat was certainly something. SHe shrugged, deciding not to pursue her. She had done what she intended to do, and that was that. SHe opened the book on Beacon Academy, deciding she had plenty of time to do some exploring before the evening came…

Well, that fight scene was fun! I hope I did the Angel of Death justice in a nonlethal fight. I know it was quick, but a group of unarmed, hunters in training, against a master of the Panzer Kunst… Yeah, they wouldn't have lasted more than a second if Alita was actively trying to kill them.

Alright, so a schedule of updates. No confirmed dates, just an order.

The Guardian of Remnant, An Act of Faith, FOrce of CHange, and the Warlock's Destiny.

An Act of Faith will be replacing BLack ROse, simply because I am having severe difficulties trying to rewrite the original concept of Black ROse. Faith should be a decent replacement for the story.