Disclaimer: RWBY is owned by Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth Productions, while Macross is owned by Shoji Kawamori and Studio Satelight.

Windermere, a world in the Brisingr Glubular Cluster, was a world filled with snow. Snow leopards prowled the wildlands, birds soaring through the sky, and the people living there worked through their lives. The humanoids living there, while similar to the humans themselves, were different as they were born with runes in their hair. Not only that, but they also live through an average lifespan of around 30 years. Despite that, the Windermereans continued to carry on, with a heavy burden in their hearts.

One massive crater was etched into the ground far away from the settlements, with lighting sparking from the ground up. It wasn't caused by a natural disaster that plagued the planet, but a weapon of mass destruction developed by the very government that now watches over the Globular Cluster. The Windermereans were the ones to be blamed for the act, and so for years, they have bided their time to strike back at the humans; back at the N.U.N.S.

It was near the crater that one man, a blonde male adorned in the native military uniform, stood clenching his fists. Everyone knows him as Keith Aero Windermere, the man who has taken the reins of flight and is now the White Knight of Windermere. Behind him stood the other pilots of his group of Aerial Knights, who all share the same feelings about avenging the honor of their homeworld. Consisting of elder pilot Herman Claus, twin pilots Theo and Xao Jussila, impulsive knight Bogue Con-Vaart and former apple farmer Qasim Eberhard, the pilots were handpicked by Keith himself, knowing that they'll get the job done.

And getting jobs done was exactly why Keith was out and away from the faraway castle. He was given an order from the Windermerean government to go to Al Shahal and 'survey' the Fold waves emitting from Walkure. To do that, he waited until the Var Syndrome was quelled to a point before folding into orbit, directing the Aerial Knights into destroying the N.U.N.S. garrison fleet before engaging the Delta Platoon, Valkyrie pilots who guard the idol group. He then smiled as he had found a match in power in both Grim Reaper and Belladonna's fighters, satisfied that they kept up with him too. He scowled over the fact that he had to retreat back to Windermere, with the order clear in his mind.

"White Knight, terminate operation," the voice of his superior echoed in his head. "Return to the Branch."

"Why," another voice belonging to Bogue followed. "We can beat these guys."

"We already have all of the data we need. That is an order."

The experienced pilot clutched his hand further over the revelation as he looked at the crater, eyes narrowed in hatred. He hated the fact that although the orders were right, he wanted to keep fighting against the humans that harmed the planet he was raised on. He also despises the fact that Walkure still lives despite the Aerial Knights attempt to kill them off, allowing the Var to spread further. But most of all, he hated his superior, who insisted that he wait as well as being wary about the prince's health.

"Lloyd, why did you stop us," his voice echoed, playing the memory of his talk.

"You completed your objectives," Lloyd's voice followed as the memory showed him flipping a page. "There was no change in plans."

"We should strike when we have a chance. Remember, we don't have that much time left."

Lloyd, in the memory, only sighed as he closed the book. "I know, but we mustn't forget about lord Heinz' health either."

"Open up the windows for him every now and then." His memory showed himself turning his back against the scientist, preparing to walk away. "There's not even a small hint of wind in here."

"Before I forget, Keith." Lloyd then moved up to him as the memory played. "The woman that has been in cryo sleep for seventeen years is now awake. Remember that when you get in an accident that makes you unfit for combat, 'She' will take the reins as the White Knight."

The memory quickly faded as Keith shook his head in anger, clearing his mind for his next assignment. From what he had heard from Lloyd, the woman had been sleeping for years, only to be awakened recently. He doesn't like the fact that if he were to be shot down, 'she' would take over as the White Knight and tarnish the rank. Scoffing, he began to make his way over to the castle, intent on fighting on to restore Windermere's name and pass the blame of the crater back to the N.U.N.S. forces.

"You are such a meanie, Ruby. How could you plan that and scare me at the same time?"

Hours had passed since the simulated outbreak on the cable car, and Ruby had been assaulted by Freyja's shocked words ever since they touched ground. She knew the young Windermerean would hate her for pulling off a stunt like that, but in order for her to be in Walkure, she had to help her by making a situation to do so. Regardless, everything had worked out better in the end; only to be hearing Freyja crying out about what Ruby did while walking over to the nearby café.

"Just be glad I helped you get into the group," Ruby finally said as Freyja took a break from her little rant. "Besides, this has been your dream, right? I mean, sure you messed up first by going to Al Shahal, but you got here hours ago, and here you are."

"That still doesn't excuse you for what you did," the younger girl cried out. "I thought we were friends, Ruby?"

"We are friends." She then arrived at Kinoko Café with her and sat down on near an open table. "It's just; you seem like the type to easily play around with."

"Uh huh, sure…"

"You're not going to let this go, are you?"

"Meh, at least this is better than what Hayate kept saying to me." She then began to smirk and laugh as she leaned closer to the table. "He kept making fun of how I'd fail the auditions. Let's see that devious smile of his waver when I tell him the news. Gotta show Hayate that I'm still here, alright—"

A jacket suddenly landed on her head, making her taking it off to see Hayate. "Yo"

"Hayate?"

"How was your talk with the Commander," Ruby asked him, curious over why he had the jacket. "Don't tell me that you lost an opportunity."

"I'll say that the meeting was… eventful," he told her, brushing his hair with his hand. "But needless to say, I'm sticking around from now on."

"Wait, you don't mean…"

"Yeah." He then grabs his jacket before hanging it on his shoulder. "I'm officially part of the Delta Platoon now."

"Whoa, Really," both girls asked him, surprised by his news.

"Yeah, and I heard all about the audition." He gained a laugh from Freyja as he continued. "Aren't you the lucky one?"

"Well, she is the lucky one, Hayate," Ruby spoke up, checking her phone. "I don't know about you though. Last I heard, you were put into Mirage's wing after you threw up on her feet. Just go easy on the poor girl, alright?"

"Oh, the harpy? She'll probably bore me to death with lessons." He then looked around. "By the way, who are you guys waiting for?"

"Sorry for the wait, Freyja and Ruby," they all turned around to see Chuck and Kaname walking towards them. "Oh, Dancer Boy too? Glad to see that you're joining us too, man."

"Huh?"

"Shall we get going," Kaname said to them, seeing them getting up.

"Hey, wait up," he said as he got up, following the now larger group of Chaos members. Ruby could only shake her head and laughing at his misfortune as they left the café, knowing that he'll have to get used to the shenanigans brought over by Yang. She also gets to enjoy the fact that as he is now a cadet, she gets to boss him around for a time. However, she'll have to wait to see if he has what it takes to be a pilot.

As the day slowly turned to night, everyone looked to see the lights come to life from the coastal town, the domed city and the Macross Elysion. Ruby smiled as the scenery reminded her of the peaceful nights back on Remnant, from the couples walking out to the night sky. The conversations between the others were also nice to her, giving her something to hear that's not related to the Creatures of Grimm back home.

"Hey Kaname," Chuck started, looking at the Walkure member. "If you need it, I can bring over some fried jellyfish, or maybe some delicious jellyfish dumpling—"

"Sorry Chuck," she quickly interrupted him. "But unfortunately, our dorms are female-only."

"Figures. But it didn't hurt to try."

"So this is where I'm going to be living, huh," Freyja asked out of the blue, excited to stay on Ragna.

"I didn't expect this either," Hayate added in.

"Well, Ragna is a pretty planet," Ruby told them, slowing down to talk to them. "Even my friends and I didn't expect to stay at a place as awesome as this."

"Speaking from experience?"

"You could say that." She smiled over her latest memories. "But more than that, I'm grateful. Coming here brought me back together with my team, and we were able to work everything out, even if Yang and Blake get into an argument about the past."

"But other than that, everything is business as usual," Chuck spoke up before stopping in front of the familiar restaurant. "And now, welcome to my humble about and male quarters of the Delta Platoon: Ragnyannyan."

"Ragnyannyan," Freyja asked out of curiosity, hearing the door open to reveal his siblings.

"Bro," the kids shouted out together as they stood by the door. "Welcome back home."

"Heyya, boss," Yang spoke up from behind them, walking to the railing. "You showed up just in time. The late rush just started, and Marianne has her hands full here."

"I know, I know," Chuck said scratching his head.

"Just make sure not to make any tuna tonight. Blake's already inside the restaurant, and I have a feeling it's going to be a bloodbath between her and the mercat."

"Did the thief show up at all today?"

"Yup." She then growled slightly. "Damn furball even managed to cut off a few strands of my hair."

"Yikes. Glad I wasn't there when it happened."

"AHH," one of the siblings startled them, pointing at Freyja and Hayate. "THE PHONE THIEVES!"

"Thief," Kaname and Ruby questioned the young girl, seeing her looking at a red strap on her wrist in shock.

"Well," she started, pointing at it. "I just…"

"Now hold on a minute," Hayate now spoke up, irritated. "We didn't steal the phone. You just blindly placed it on her wrist without even asking—"

A deafening scream was heard in the restaurant as they all looked back at the source going wide eyed at the sight of the mercat hastily running through with tuna in its mouth. What shocked them most was that Blake was already on its tail, quickly cornering the Ragnan feline and snatching the fish out if it. Both of them stared at each other with much intensity that, to Ruby, trump's Nora's stares at the monsters back home. She had to tell her friend about this later.

The stare between Blake and the Mercat continued until eventually the feline charged at her, swiping its tail at the young raven head. She was able to dodge its attack before grabbing a pair of chopsticks, using them to block the animal's attempts while holding on to the tuna in her hand. The cat had no problems with taking fish for itself until, so with its resolve, it dashed and struck her a few times, only for her weapon to catch it by the tail on the fifth attempt. When it saw her smirk over her victory, it used its predicament and flipped upwards, shocking her as the chopsticks slipped out of her hand, using it as a distraction as it grabbed the tuna and made its way out of the restaurant.

"CHUCK, ZACK, HACK," Marianne's voice echoed out of Ragnyannyan as the mercat got to ground as Blake snapped out of it. "IT'S ALL YOURS. YANG, CONTROL YOUR FRIEND!"

The three Ragnans were already on to the cat as Yang tackled Blake down to the floor of the restaurant patio, the males grinning as they cracked their knuckles as their eyes screamed bloody murder. The mercat felt a little intimidated as the males came closer towards it, but then it steeled itself before jumping up, smacking their faces with its tail. To Hayate's shock, it dashed its way over towards him before jumping up, hitting him hard on the jaw with its tail fin.

"OUCH," the girls winced out as he fell onto the wooden path as the victor left with the spoils: the Tuna.

"Nooooo…" Ruby looked to see Makina cry out, running towards her. "There goes my dinner. What am I going to do now?"

"Damnit," she heard Hayate curse out before leaving him to see the singer. "I didn't even do anything to that merca—ahh—ACHOO!"

"Are you allergic to cats, by any chance," Kanane asked him before looking up, seeing Messer closing in.

"You're in the way," he told the rookie pilot on the bridge, walking passed the group while ignoring Hayate as he muttered something about roommates.

"Messer, great timing. Wanna have dinner with us?"

"I'll pass, Kaname. I already ate."

Ruby could only shake her head at how passive the veteran pilot was being to them as she helped Makina up with Reina, bringing her back into the restaurant. Since she knows that she had lost her meal to the Mercat, the young reaper had opted to by her dinner for her. She didn't mind at all anyways, as long as it didn't cut into her budget at all.

After she had brought the pink haired girl over to her table in Ragnyannyan, Ruby made her way over to Marianne, asking her what Makina had ordered before the mercat took the fish. She then offered the credits in order to buy the replacement meal intended for the singer, seeing the mechanic perk up over what she was doing. She then saw her mouth water as Marianne passed Ruby the food she had ordered before she walked back to the table, giving it to the now happy Walkure member.

"Ruru…" Makina whispered when her eyes went wide, hugging her tightly. "Thank you so much. You're the best."

"ACK," the young girl wheezed as the hug tightened. "Anything… for you… can you… let… me go…"

"Can't. You've done so much for me, and I need to repay you somehow."

"Well…" she went into a thought. "How is our little 'project' coming along for our Valkyries?"

"In terms of your team's VF-31s?" Makina let go of the hug for a sec and crossed her arms. "So far, we're getting there for your custom sniper scythe. Some of the guys got more motivated to working on the thing to make it work for the fighter. As for the others, we had just started on Blake's weapon as well as the blueprints for Weiss', however; we had some trouble with Yang's."

"Why?"

"Hers is basically the same type of weapon as the standard gun pods built in for the Siegfrieds, only hers being a shotgun based. The best I can do for hers is to just add in a more reinforced armor for her Battroid's fists. That way, her Valkyrie can dish out more damage and use the standard weapon for maximum efficiency."

"We also have been working on a new semblance system for your Valkyries as well," Reina joined in, eating her raw jellyfish ramen. "I have been tasked with doing some simulations regarding the use of your semblances inside a Valkyrie. So far, I can't make any guarantees."

"Thanks girls," Ruby nodded to them before getting up, smiling. "I'd better get to my dorm now. I'm starting to get a little tired."

"Nighty night, Ruru."

"Goodnight, Ruby."

When Ruby turned around and walked away, she didn't get to hear what the two began to whisper about.

"Reirei," Makina started first. "When are we going to tell her that her emblem looks the same as the one of the legendary White Rose Valkyrie?"

"Not now," her partner told her, taking another bite of her ramen. "We're going to need more info on whether or not she might be connected."

Weiss never expected that she would be spending the rest of her night listening to Mirage's rant about the newest member of the Delta Platoon. She had heard from Ruby that he was the pilot that saved Freyja in a hijacked VF-171 during the battle of Al Shahal, but from what she had seen earlier and heard from the Jenius, he sounded more like a slacker. Her opinion has only been reinforced as the pilot continued on her rant in her room

"And then he had the damn nerve to throw up on me," she heard the woman spit out as she slammed her hand on her bed. "That has never happened to me before on my entire life. From my time in the N.U.N.S to now, I have never been more enraged."

"Reminds me of how Jaune puked on Yang on the first day of Beacon," the white haired girl muttered to herself, still listening to Mirage.

"And now Commander Arad wants me of all people to train him? IS HE CRAZY?"

"Mirage, calm down, would you?"

"I will not." She sighed before continuing on. "I swear I am going to work him to death to the point that he'll think about giving up."

"Uhh…"

They were immediately interrupted over the sound of the main door opening and closing rather quickly, making Weiss think that Ruby was back. She only sighed as to what Ruby has been up to lately, hanging out with Makina and making slight adjustments to her own Valkyrie. She then blushed a little since the young reaper has been spending more time with Makina, but then she shook her head as she was overthinking things. She then looked over towards Mirage, who is now smirking over her predicament.

"What is it now, Mirage," she asked the pilot.

"You're jealous right now," the pilot blurted out with the smirk growing. "You're jealous that Ruby is spending more time with Makina than you, am I right?"

"WHA—No, that is simply preposterous." She quickly turned her head away, blushing slightly. "There is no way that me, of all people, would be jealous of Makina."

"Well, both of them do have an interest in upgrading and maintaining Valkyries, Makina has that attitude instantly can help make friends, and… well, she has something that you don't."

"Something that I don—" Weiss then stopped and looked down, pouting over what she meant. "Right… her chest."

"Uh huh." Mirage then sighed before getting up, grabbing a towel. "But enough of that, I need to go to the shower to get rid of the vomit smell."

Weiss only nodded before getting up herself, following the pilot as they exited the room together, only to be stopped by Freyja and Kaname. The Heiress-turned-pilot only sighed as she left the three girls to talk about Hayate again and made her way over to her shared room with Ruby. She stopped over to the door labelled with hers and her partner's name on it before opening it, not surprised to already seeing the young girl sleeping.

She then closed the door enough to allow some light, giving her something to change into her sleepwear. Grabbing her nightgown, she made her way over to her bed on the left side of the room before undressing herself of her uniform. Once the 'combat skirt' was taken off, leaving her in her snow white bra and panties, she then slowly slipped her pajamas on to her slim figure. She then took off the small crown and took out the ponytail, letting her hair flow freely before she got into the mattress' embrace. It took her some time, but she eventually drifted off into sleep, often dreaming about the days back on Remnant, and how her father will react to seeing her as a Valkyrie pilot.

News of Hayate joining the Delta Platoon has already echoed across the base of the Macross Elysion, but nothing is new to the crew. Not long since he has joined Chaos, he has been skipping out on the flight classes from Mirage, making the veteran pilot groan out in annoyance. He even had skipped out on Ernest's Judo lessons, earning him the quick hatred from the Zentradi captain.

Yang, looking over her prosthetic arm, knows that along with slacking off from training, he has been hanging out at Ragnyannyan more with Chuck's brothers, trying their hardest to capture the thieving mercat. While she is happy that the siblings are having fun with their new friend, she can't help but be annoyed over his laidback attitude. It wouldn't be long for her to know that Mirage would convince the captain to make a 'final exam' over what he had missed, making it a chance for her to personally kick him out of the platoon.

She also can't help but think about what Blake had been up to the last few days. After the duel they had against each other, the faunas has been spending more time with Messer, all the while coming to Ragnyannyan to fight against the mercat over tuna. While the visits at the restaurant are 'normal' to her, the behavior Blake is showing towards the 1st Lieutenant is telling her something else entirely. She even noticed that the two of them weren't anywhere in the Elysion.

"Where are they," she asked herself in a whisper, only to hear the cafeteria doors open and an enraged Mirage entering.

"CADET HAYATE IMMELMANN," she shouted out, making everyone look at her. "SHOW YOURSELF!"

"He isn't here, Second Lieutenant," one of the mechanics yelled out, followed by the man beside him.

"Did you lose him again, Mirage?"

The pilot could only scoff before running off to find the newest member, leaving the rest of the crew to go back into their conversations. Yang shrugged everything that happened before going back into her thoughts, ignoring the laughter erupting from the crew. She has been wondering what Blake has been seeing in Messer, the no nonsense pilot of the platoon and why she has been with him more.

"Poor Mirage," her thoughts died again as she looked at the Elysion's bridge operators talking.

"I heard he's skipped almost everything since day one," Nina told her fellow handlers while eating her lunch.

"He didn't even show up for Captain Ernest's judo classes as well," the purple haired girl told them, giving Yang a mental image of the angered micronized Zentradi.

"Yeah, he's going to pay for that in some way." Mizuki told them as she ate her rice before smirking towards her fellow crew members. "By the way, have you seen where First Lieutenant Ihlefeld and Specialist Belladonna went?"

"The latter said something about getting books from back home. Apparently, they were given the OK from the captain and Commander Arad."

"So that means they took a fold jump over to Remnant in their Valkyries, right?" both girls nodded at Nina, who sat in a thinking pose. "Remnant is on the edge of the Globular Cluster, but very close to Ragna. I'd say that, given the Fold Faults still present, they might be there in a day."

"Blake went to Remnant with Messer without telling us," Yang whispered to herself, wondering about what the girls said. "Why would she go back home? Something about books—Oh crap. She's going to the Beacon ruins."

Qrow Branwen accomplished a lot in his life, known to many of the Huntsman as the Grimm Reaper. As the experienced scythe wielder, he knows a lot about how the state of Remnant's peace is currently at, shaking his head as Vale now has a possible target on its head. However, in all of his years as a professional Huntsman, nothing fazed him in the slightest… until now.

As he made his way towards what was left of Beacon Academy, he was left baffled as there was absolutely no sign of the Creatures of Grimm. He turned the rumor of the Grimm being whimpering messes away months ago, but he knew that the Grimm were not involved in the attack on Mistral. He has looked on every road that would be invested with the monsters, only to have found them devoid of anything.

He saw that the frozen Wyvern was still parched on the top of the tower, but no monsters came out to attack him. He also heard that some of the teachers took up residence in the school building to hide from the Grimm, but with the school mysteriously cleared, they could have thought up a way to destroy the frozen dragon. And, with Ozpin gone, Qrow was left with no choice but to take the reins himself and devote his time to repairing the school.

He continued to walk through the ruined courtyard, littered with decayed bodies of Atlesian soldiers and husks of machinery, when an unknown sound entered his ears. Looking around, he caught a glimpse of two different fighters flying towards the school. He knows that they weren't Atlesian design as the fighters were much smoother than the kingdom's and the wings were more diagonal. His eyes went wide as the fighters got closer to the academy, seeing them sprout arms and legs as their speed lowered until they got to the ground. Seeing where they were going, he made his way over to the school dormitories, curious as to what they were and to why they look familiar.

Over to the Valkyries, Blake and Messer had arrived at the dorm building where team RWBY formerly resided in, landing on the ground in Gerwalk mode. Moving the arm over to the window, the faunas exited the cockpit along with the 1st Lieutenant and made her way to the room. Opening it, she breathed a sigh of relief as most of her things, along with her team's belongings, have remained untouched. She then caught the duffle bag Messer brought with him before scavenging the room for the belongings.

"Bunk beds," she heard him whisper to himself as he looked around. "They seem to be unstable, don't they?"

"It was either bunk beds, or a cramped room, sir," she answered him, grabbing most of her books. "Since RWBY is an all girls' team, we had to have room for ourselves."

"It must have been a good time, then. But now, all they do is collect dust after months of no use." He then grabbed a book labelled 'Ninjas of Love,' surprised. "I didn't know you read these books, Belladonna."

"What are you talking abo—" she looked over, going wide eyed over her senior officer holding her book before jumping after it, whimpering. "GIVE IT BACK, MESSER! GIVE IT BACK!"

"So you do read this? That's unbecoming of a specialist, Belladonna."

"I know, but I like the books. They're much more interesting than anything else."

"I see." Messer then passively gave it back to her. "Despite the erotic nature, those books tell a much more compelling romance than any other books I've read."

"You don't mind them?"

"No, I don't mind them. They make me relax after a stressful day of working at Chaos." He then saw her eyes wide over what he said, making him, calmly, to explain what he meant. "As in, sitting down to read a novel."

"Oh…" she looked down before going back to scavenging, putting Ruby's not so hidden stash of cookies, Weiss' belongings and Yang's shampoo into the duffle bag. "By the way, what do you think the new pilot is doing?"

"More likely slacking off and disobeying orders."

Blake only sighed in annoyance, knowing that Messer was telling the truth. She never did like Hayate's attitude when she met him back on Ragna, believing that people like him would only hold the platoon back. She also couldn't understand why Arad had recruited the young man into their ranks, thinking that it was his one way to torment Mirage. She could only shake her head as she finished what she came to do, looking back at Messer while not noticing a particular crow flying around.

"Objective complete, Lieutenant," she said as she saluted to the man. "Shall we return home?"

The Grim Reaper nodded to her suggestion before exiting through the window, getting to his own Valkyrie parked beside Blake's as she got into hers. None of them noticed Qrow observing them from afar with wide eyes, not used to seeing their machines. As they got the VF-31s off the ground, the shifted the machines over to Fighter mode and took off to the sky, with their target destination being the home of the Macross Elysion.

"What…" Qrow started with wide eyes. "What the hell were those… and why do they look familiar…" He then remembered an event from the past of his first year at Beacon, getting hazy images of a fighter engaging a giant red mechanical monster. He then shook his head before checking his flask, frowning at the lack of alcohol.

While she had some doubts about reliving some of humanity's darkest moments, Ruby was having a blast in the Elysion's sim deck. In it, while she had a choice of enhancing her piloting skills for the VF-31 Siegfried, she chose to partake in one of many important battles that she supposedly missed out on. That way, she could pick up a few things for her to use for her own Valkyrie and learn about the wars involving the fighters.

Right now, she is currently locked in a battle set during Space War I, with the setting on humanity's first encounter with the Zentradi. She has nothing against the alien race that now makes up part of the united citizenship, but she knew that she may have to battle more Var infected in the future. Looking over her screen, she could make out a few fighter pods being gunned down by the simulated Roy Fokker, smiling before focusing on her own group of enemies. Implementing a surprise, she allowed five of the simulated foes get behind her before engaging in Gerwalk mode, gunning down three while taking out the rest with missiles.

She then made her way over to the next group when the message 'Simulation Terminated' popped up in front of her eyes, making her see everything shut off. She didn't understand why it suddenly happened, but then looked as the machine opened up, revealing a more than enraged Mirage in front of her. She quickly thought that it had something to do with Hayate, considering how angry the veteran pilot looked.

"Uhh… can I help you, Mirage," she asked her, only to be pulled out of the simulator and dragged away. "HEY, WHAT GIVES?"

"You're going to help me get rid of a particular problem, Third Lieutenant Rose," the older pilot told her, quickening her pace. "I'm getting tired of his antics, his attitude, his laid back expression… I'm tired of Everything that Hayate brought over with him."

"Wait… all of this over Hayate? Mirage, what is it that you're planning?"

"A final exam." She stopped to look at the young Reaper. "Since he has refused to even show up for classes, he insists that I should only let him fly. He has to understand that the classes are important to take, otherwise he would end up making a grave for himself."

"Sounds more like you're concerned for his health that trying to kick him out of the platoon."

"Me? Concerned?" She glared towards the young pilot, taking a deep breath before continuing. "He hasn't even gained the proper grasp on how to fly a VF-1, our training model. His only claim is, and I quote him, 'they get in the way with how I want to fly.' How utterly ridiculous."

"Well I never flew anything until the attack on Mistral months ago, so my thoughts were the same."

"But you somehow managed to fly a VF-171 Nightmare with no problems. Were your parents secretly pilots?"

"Not that I know of…"

"Besides, you flew it like an expert somehow. Unlike Hayate, your more capable of flying."

"When did this turn into me," Ruby asked her, getting Mirage back on track.

"Anyways, I want you to be in the final exam as a judge. Is that understood?"

"Well… uh…" She quickly tensed as Mirage's glared intensified, making her give in quickly. "Y-yes ma'am."

"Good, then I'll see you then."

Mirage then turned away and making her way out of Ruby's sight, causing the young girl to sigh out in frustration. She wondered how she had somehow got wrapped up in the situation brewing, shaking her head that it was Mirage's way of getting back at her for what happened in Al Shahal. All she ever did was tell her the situation the young man was in with Freyja, causing the pilot to embarrass herself in front of them.

"Honestly," she spoke to herself, scratching her head. "How did I get wrapped up in this?"

As weeks passed, everyone in the Elysion has been placing bets once news of Hayate's supposed 'final exam' neared, and Arad, along with Chuck and Ernest, either stood or sat as the pilot flew off with Mirage in the VF-1EX with Ruby and Messer in their VF-31s. The First Lieutenant was already brought up to speed on the situation presented, and while he found the reasons unprofessional, he agreed to be one of the observers along with Ruby. He glanced over to the young reaper's Valkyrie before setting his sights on the two older generation models, knowing that Hayate may or may not surprise them with a pointless tactic.

"You have five minutes," Arad's voice echoed in the Valkyries. "If you can land a hit on Mirage, then you win, Hayate. To give him a chance, he can take any hits from Mirage. Both Messer and Ruby will be the judges. Start off by turning left and right respectively. The exam begins as soon as you pass each other."

"Roger," both Hayate and Mirage Acknowledged the order as their Valkyries split off to pass one another.

"Distance: 5000," one of the bridge operators counted down as they got closer. "4000… 3000… 2000… 1000…" The pilots then passed one another. "Start!"

Mirage wasted no time in adgusting her Valkyrie's flight pattern as Hayate briefly glanced at the fighter, causing him to fly off to get a fix. It proved to be futile for him as the experienced pilot quickly got behind him, shocking him over how she pulled the maneuver. Due to the shock, he bore witness as she opened fire on his VF-1EX, coating a bit of violet paint on the fighter.

"Hmph, get good," Mirage muttered as she was satisfied, coating his Valkyrie in more paint.

While the two of them were in their mock fight, Freyja was having a battle of her own. As the song Bokura no Senjou (僕らの戦場) played in the background, the young girl sang the lyrics that went with it, only without her rune glowing like it supposed to. The Walkure members present watched closely to her as she continued on, only to sigh as her Fold Receptor readings decreased at a rapid rate. The song briefly ended as Freyja, looking down, felt disappointed that she couldn't get the readings they needed. Kaname and Mikumo, who stood on the backstage of the practice room, looked at each other before pressing a command prompt.

The room around them began to display the battle between Hayate and Mirage's Valkyries, making the Windermerean watch in shock. She saw as his plane was coated in violet paint from the rounds fired by the Jenius pilot he was facing, watching in fear of what would happen afterwards. More gunfire was heard to her as she saw the paint rounds from Mirage's VF-1EX impact the unit the young man was piloting while he desperately tried to shake her off.

"Oh no…" she started, walking closer. "Hayate…"

"If we passed someone who's this unskilled," Mirage started as she kept her fire on Hayate's plane. "They'll only get killed in their first battle. In that case…"

"What the heck," he questioned again as more rounds impacted his Valkyrie before it stalled out, plummeting down to the waters below. He moved the controls of the fighter to get it back steady, only for the support AI to kick in and restored its flight path. He groaned in annoyance over the point that he didn't control it himself as Mirage came up behind him.

"Good reaction," She told him before continuing her barrage. "But not good enough."

"Tsk, my plane moved on its own," He muttered before getting an idea. "That's it…"

Glancing at the screen in front of him, he immediately shut off the support AI installed in the fighter, cutting off Mirage's connection to his plane while giving him free control. He began to struggle as the stability of the VF-1 was immediately lost as well, turning the control stick to his right in an effort to fix his flying. Mirage was shocked that he would suddenly drop his stability during the battle.

"Just watch me, Mirage," He said as he glimpse back before trying to regain control of his Valkyrie again, causing it to fly up briefly before plummeting down to the waters below. Ruby, while watching the events unfolding, could only groan at how complicated he is making flying feel while she passed no problem with her team months ago. Right now, she had a job to observe the battle between them, and she already pictured a worse outcome for the young man.

"Cadet Hayate Immelmann," Mirage called out to him, flying closer to his plummeting VF-1. "Eject immediately. That's an order—"

"Shut up," he interrupted her, groaning more while trying to regain control. "I won't be able to fly if I lose now."

"I guess I was wrong," Arad commented while back on the Elysion, taking a bite out of his snack. "Mirage, eject him."

"Roger." She then pressed on her screen, only to be shocked further. "What? Commander, he shut off the remote control along with the support AI."

"What, is he out of his mind?"

"Firefighters! Ambulances," Ernest spoke up after knowing the situation. "We have a situation."

As the situation started to get worse for Hayate, Freyja grew ever more worried over what would happen to him. Watching the battle in the room as if she was a part of it made her afraid of the outcome of the exam, making her pray mentally that a miracle would happen for him. Having enough, she turned her back on the presentation of the current battle.

"And where do you think you're going," Mikumo questioned her, keeping her eyes on the girl at all times. "Your lesson is not over yet."

"But Hayate—" she said to the older woman, only to be interrupted.

"Hayate is fighting on his own battlefield." She then jumped off the barely visible railing before landing, walking towards the Windermerean. "Freyja Wion!"

"Y-yes?"

"Where is your battlefield?"

"My battlefield…" the young girl muttered to herself as she looked down, only to hear Hayate's voice from the display and giving her an idea. "I see… Hayate's fighting too."

With a renewed sense, she breathed in as her rune began to blow brightly in her hair. On instinct, she began to sing 僕らの戦場 clearly, not worrying about the fold receptor readings anymore. In her mind, she wanted Hayate to hear her sing, hoping that it may allow him get out of the situation and turn it to his favor. Reina and Makina began to smile as her readings began to increase while Mikumo started the song, syncing it to her singing.

As Freyja had hope for, the sound of her singing reached out to Hayate, who had his eyes closed as his Valkyrie continued to plummet down to the surface. He wasn't the one who heard her, as the song somehow was heard to Ruby's ears, making her go wide eyed. She kept watch as the young man, knowing that Freyja's song was for him, took off as his helmet and stead fully grasped the controls and waited for right time to give his foe a surprise.

"HAYATE," Mirage shouted as the VF-1EX he was piloting gets closer to a nearby rock formation, fearing for his life. To her shock, he managed to get the Valkyrie under control and avoided crashing, switching over to Gerwalk mode as it touched the waters. It then went back to Fighter mode and flew back up to the skies, getting closer to her. She then breathed a sigh of relief that he was safe for the moment, not knowing that she had made a mistake.

"The exam is not yet over, Mirage," he called out to her as he flew behind her, shocking her again. "Here I go."

He then opened fire upon her VF-1EX as he got close enough, seeing none of his shots hit her plane as she dodged the paint rounds. She quickly maneuvered out until the tables have turned for her favor, aiming her sights onto his Valkyrie. However, she didn't know realize it was too late for her as the blue fighter jolted up briefly before shifting into Gerwalk mode, flying backwards before ascending into the sunlight. The rays being too bright for her, she squinted her eyes to get a lock on him, only to go wide eyed as he descended down in Battroid mode and opened fire, coating her Valkyrie in blue paint.

Hayate cheered on as his Valkyrie flew away from Mirage's in Battroid mode, shocking everyone watching with his display. Arad had congratulated him back on the Elysion while Chuck spoke of him doing the Mercat turn during the last stretch of the exam. Ernest smiled as the timer finally reached zero after the victory the young man has display as the bridge operators cried out in happiness. As for Ruby and Messer, the former was in complete shock over his sudden change in flight while the latter shook his head in disgust.

Ruby didn't have enough time to react enough as bullet rounds suddenly flew passed her VF-31, seeing Hayate charging her in his training unit. She immediately flew out to shake him off as he went to catch up with her, aiming his sights on her back and pressing the trigger. More paint rounds flew passed by Ruby's fighter as she looked back, slightly glaring before turning her fighter around to open fire upon him. However, since she can also hear Freyja's singing, she was shocked to see him dodge the paint rounds she let loose.

"Why are you gunning for me now," she asked as she had to barrel roll to avoid his bullets.

"Don't take this, Ruby," he spoke up as her got closer again. "But I don't like the idea of taking orders from you."

"Then don't take orders from me at all."

Despite saying that, she kept avoiding the rounds intended for her Valkyrie, switching into Gerwalk mode to fire her own bullets and launching missiles at the young pilot. Hayate could only smirk as his fighter sped through and avoided her shots while barely getting hit by the blasts of the rockets, coming out of the paint smoke in front of her. She didn't have time to switch to Battroid mode as he opened upon her Valkyrie at close range, coating her plane in paint.

She couldn't believe that he had gotten the better of her as his VF-1EX switched between Fighter and Battroid mode, making it look like he was dancing like back on Al Shahal. Freyja, happy that he had won, had danced along as she got to the end of the song smiling. She knew that, deep down, he had won after hearing her sing for him somehow.

"He's dancing," Reina commented on as she recorded the readings for later.

"How pretty," Makina added, followed by Kaname.

"Her song did that?"

"If so, should we call that the Immelmann Dance," Mikumo finished, making a wavelike movement with her hands.

Hayate eventually finished his 'dance routine' after besting Mirage in the exam and coating Ruby's VF-31 in blue paint, smiling over his accomplishments. Switching over to Fighter mode once more, he set the course back to the Elysion over at Barrette City to meet with Arad and the captain. His smooth flight was gone the moment he felt paint rounds collide on his Valkyrie, making him look back as Messer was behind him.

"How long are you going to keep prancing around," He asked the 'new' member as he got closer.

"The hell was that for," Hayate shouted out in irritation. "That was totally unfair."

"Such is the battlefield. Gallant one on one battles are a fallacy, and so was your choice against Third Lieutenant Rose's Valkyrie." He then proceeded to fire again on the training unit, coating it further with red paint.

A few hours after the final exam between Hayate and Mirage, all the young reaper could do was sit on the Aether as the crew congratulated the young man. She couldn't understand what she ever did to him that resulted in him attacking her Siegfried, or why he would even follow her orders. She was lucky that she's the team leader to Weiss, Blake and Yang, but the four of them only make up the Delta Platoon's Second Division. Last she checked, Hayate was given the position of Delta 05 (Δ05), placing him in Arad's command.

She mentally shut out the noise coming from the group as the crew laughed at Freyja's statement of him being lucky, looking up at the sky. She couldn't help but wonder about how her father was doing, what Qrow was doing, and what ever happened to Ozpin that caused his disappearance. She then wondered about the VF-171 Valkyries that were underground, thinking about why N.U.N.S. tech was underground at Mistral and, if possible, if there were more hidden on Remnant. She'll never know the answers to the questions, with the big one being how she was able to pilot a Valkyrie without screwing up without proper training.

"Yo, Ruby," Her thoughts were taken out when she saw Hayate standing behind her with his hand reached out to her. "You alright?"

"Huh," she whispered out, looking at the hand. "What brought this on?"

"I meant what I said. I don't like taking orders." He then lowered his hand and sat down beside her. "So, what are you thinking about?"

"Me?" She got a nod as his reply, looking back at the sky. "Just wondering about home."

"Oh? Like what?"

"A couple of things." She sighed before continuing. "I've been wondering if dad's been OK so far. He didn't like that I went on a journey before, and it took Arad time to convince him that I could be a really good pilot. I'm also wondering about what Uncle Qrow is up to, but knowing him, he's probably drunk right now."

"But something else is bothering you, right?"

"Yeah. I've been wondering about myself. Why can I fly a Valkyrie so easily, if they're supposed to be difficult at first? And, if not, how am I able to understand them?"

Hayate only hummed in thought before crossing his arms. "Well, if you can't find the answers, then maybe the answers will come to you. It just takes time."

"But—"

"Relax, Ruby." He then gave her a grin. "What matters is that you can fly, so don't about it for now." He then got up before helping her get on her feet. "So cheer up, OK? Worry about them for another time."

He then waved to her before leaving her behind, giving her some time to think about what he said. In her heart, she knows that Hayate was right in a way, and that she'll get the answers soon. Smiling to herself, she made her way off the Aether and into the Elysion, having her head held high. For now, she'll enjoy her time here and continue her new found duties.

At the edge of the Brisingr Globular cluster, away from any of the known planets, was a fold jump gateway opening up. Appearing out of it was a fighter bearing a different design from the VF-31 Siegfrieds or the N.U.N.S. issued VF-171 Nightmares. Bearing a jet black colour scheme with a white stripe around the cockpit and on the wings, it flew out of the gateway as it closed off behind it. Some surprising details on it is, on the side by the cockpit labelled the fighter as the VF-25 Messiah while an emblem depicting a White Rose was embedded onto it. No one knows the history behind the Valkyrie, other than that it appeared during humanity's time of crisis eight years ago.

The Valkyrie, the White Rose, has appeared in the cluster.

A/N: Again, I am sorry about the delay on the chapter. Well, after the last chapter, I immediately got to work on this one. However, due to the fact that Dead Rising 4 is on the way and me getting the bundle for the Xbox One, I have been busy. However, I still have the energy needed to work on the chapters, and I thought about one thing I like to inform you of.

In regards to the fic in general, I want to let you know that it will have 4 arcs in the story. The first four chapters, where team RWBY got integrated into the Delta Platoon, will be the prologue arc, followed by the order of Macross Delta 1 (episodes 1-14), the Truth of Remnant, and finally Macross Delta 2 (15-26). This way, I could lengthen the story a bit more.

As for the hints that I may have dropped for you… well, I don't want to reveal everything until much later. All I can say is that all will be revealed in due time.

Reviews I can't message back:

XY Kid: It's worth the wait! I was wondering when will a new chapter would appear and here it is! This chapter was good just like the last one. I was wondering what the others are up to in Remnant.

Well, now we know what Qrow was up to. Seriously, the Grimm occupied the ruins of Beacon Academy. Why did they suddenly disappear? Did they disappear at the same time the Var Syndrome attacked? And what is it that Qrow was remembering

Wee-0wee-0: This is a different take on RWBY. Most of the RWBY fanfics/crossovers usually had other characters coming to Remnant. Sure the first two chapters had that, but the rest has it changed and I like that. This fic is fresh for me and I really enjoy reading.

I'm glad that you do. Well, I have to say that there will be a time that they'll be on Remnant. Just… not now.

Yuiharime: Good chapter and is that Blake & Messer together? OMG! You are pairing them, I'm so glad! (eat that Adam Taurus and Sun, not that I hate Sun, he's awesome!).
Still if you don't have any ideas about pairing I suggest you pair Chuck & Yang(the fact she gets along well with Chuck's siblings spells that something will happen with those two).
And since Jaune isn't coming and Hayate is stuck (obviously) between Mirage & Freya, you should focus Ruby on her relationship with Makina, not romantically, but a deeper friendship which make Weiss a bit jealous.
Wow a typed a lot anyway with that said I look forward for the next chapter.

Hmm, tempting… Well, I'll think about that a bit, but I do agree about the Ruby and Makina pairing. Weiss would be jealous of her over the friendship among… other things.

Guest: No RWBY fanfics would be complete without Yang getting angry over her hair! The chase with the mercat was hilarious.

That's right, Yang is very protective over her hair. So if the mercat had the balls to take a few strands off as he took the tuna… Well, it's in her most hated list now.

Tendaysromeo: I give this chapter a 3 out of 5. Last chapter was better but that doesn't mean this chapter was bad. It's good, but it's just that the battle scene you wrote from the last was so good that it made a lasting impression this chapter just lacks that. (the scene with Yang was good, but the battle scenes were more fun)
Still, glad with a new chapter.

I just realized that I was being ranked on the chapters. I understand that it left an impression on you. But I just wanted to get most of the episodes events in while still focusing on the RWBY characters. Some moments do have to be cut out, but I'm still satisfied with what I had typed up for.

I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. What do you think? Leave a Favorite, follow and/or review.

With that out of the way, I'm BlazefireDrago, signing out.