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


2012 AD, Earth time.

Mankind began the interstellar migration and colonization of habitable planets they found across the galaxy.

However, a good number of those planets are already inhabited by indigenous groups.

The children of the Protoculture, the advanced civilization that sowed the seeds of life across the galaxy, have met again after several tens of thousands of years.


Due to the declaration of war announced by Windermere, Ruby hasn't been acting like herself lately. Even after returning to Ragna after successfully supressing the Var on Randor, she never thought that she would end up being part of a large scale battle between an independent planet and the central governing body of the N.U.N.S. The very thought of war has never been in her mind, but she feared that she won't last during a major conflict.

Right now, she, along with the entirety of the Delta Platoon and Walkure, has been waiting for the senior officers Arad, Ernest and Kaname to arrive. She had noticed that each of the members had separated to gather their own thoughts with the veteran pilots, with Yang calming herself with deep breaths beside Chuck, Weiss rubbing her arm as she sat in front of Mirage, and Blake being deep in thought beside Messer. She kept looking into her hands as she sat beside Hayate, who also shares his own concerns about the war.

"You too, huh," she heard him whisper to her, giving him a nod in response. "It's crazy… we both thought we just need to quell the Var. Now… everything has changed."

"I know," she whispered back, bringing her legs up and close to her chest. "I never thought that this would happen. Why did it have to come to war?"

"I'm not sure." He sighed before looking up. "I guess it… no, it chose a bad time to rear its ugly head."

"Why did it have to come to war, though," she asked him, worried about the answers.

"From what I heard, Windermere had an N.U.N.S garrison set up on their surface. They believed that they would do what they wanted to their people, so they fought against the army seven years ago. I suppose that small war of independence ended when Windermere detonated a Dimensional Bomb, but the exact details are sketchy."

"Sketchy?" she looks up to the ceiling. "With what Windermere did on Randor, sketchy fits them."

"SO GOOD," the both of them looked over to the table to see Freyja snacking on bags of chips, sitting beside Makina and Reina.

"Jellyfish chips are like crack," the pink haired girl said while in bliss, savoring the taste of the snack.

"Indeed!"

"Not to mention it's the spicy limited edition," Reina added in before popping the chip into her mouth.

"I'm surprised they have the energy to eat with a smile," Yang commented on the Walkure girls as the doors opened up, causing everyone to stand in attention to the senior officers now present. They all can tell how serious the situation is by the looks of both Arad and Ernest's faces, knowing that valuable information would be shared between them all. Both the Captain and the Commander moved further in as the doors behind them closed.

"Sorry for the wait," the human of the duo announced. "Let's get this meeting going."

The lights of the room dimmed immediately as the two officers made their way to their spots, with Arad staying beside Kaname and Ernest going to the bench behind them. The projector beamed to life as Arad held up his datapad to give out the facts, putting up a hologram of Ragna beside Windermere. What shocked the girls was the large sphere surrounding the home of the Windermere Kingdom.

"As of right now," Arad started up. "Windermere is eight hundred light years from Ragna, surrounded by a dimensional barrier. So far, no more attempts of re-entry into the planet's surface by the N.U.N.S. have been made." He then brought up a display of the six fighters they fought on Randor, with the schematics rotating a 3D model. "Moving on, these new units we have encountered are the SV-262 Draken III."

"The ones piloting them are the Aerial Knights of Windermere," Ernest added in. "They are winged knights who pledged their lives to serve the royal family."

The image of the Drakens then narrowed to the fighter with the gold trim, along with a holographic flight scan as Arad continued. "Judging by these movement patterns, that has got to be the White Knight of Darwent."

"White Knight," Both Ruby and Hayate spoke up in at the same time, the former shock with the latter curious.

"It's the title that's passed on to the ace pilot of the Aerial Knights," he told them images of a different fighter and a Windermerean male popped up.

"White," Chuck asked. "Not Black?"

"It would have made a lot more sense if the title was called the Black Knight," Yang commented, looking at the Drakens on screen.

"That unit used to be colored in silver," the Zentradi captain told the Ragnan, keeping his arms crossed the whole time.

"That explains the choice of the name 'White Knight.'" The blondes lilac eyes widened as she looked at the Elysion's captain, who now sports a grin on his face.

"Some paths are bound to cross again."

RWBY's eyes went wide over the realization that dawned over them. They think that Ernest had experience in dealing with the Windermereans before they met him, judging by the way he handles the information. Before any of them could, Freyja had beaten them to the punch by asking Arad.

"Were you on Windermere, by any chance?"

"Yeah, seven years ago," he told the young Windermerean. "But that was during their war of independence."

"Were they the ones controlling the N.U.N.S pilots," Messer asked him, followed by Blake.

"And if so, would they be able to take orders from the Aerial Knights?"

"That's most likely possible," Kaname answered this time, taking over from Arad.

"So they were the ones involved in all of the previous Var outbreaks," Chuck asked her out of curiosity.

"Not all, but they were involved in some. HQ mentioned only cases with powerful bio-fold waves detected could be attributed to them."

"In other words, the major Var outbreaks involving the military were caused by Windermere," Weiss theorized. "Aside from Atlas, the only main fighting force on Remnant was the Huntsmen and Huntresses, and they were hit by the Var that day. Then on Al Shahal, the military faction that was infected was the Zentradi ground forces. Now, back on Randor, it was the N.U.N.S themselves that got hit with the Var. Whatever this is, it seems that Windermere is only focusing on infecting the main fighting force of the planets."

"Up until now, they've been…" Makina paused, looking down as Reina continued for her.

"Experiments."

"Most recently," Arad spoke up again, gaining their attention. "They were able to work together instead of being merely reduced to a mindless mob. That's my guess, at least." The projector then displayed images of the situation on Voldor. "However, on Voldor, the majority of the N.U.N.S forces fell under their control and the planet essentially surrendered without any resistance."

"They conquered a planet without a fight," Mirage asked in shock.

"But how," the Ragnan added as well.

"I heard a song," Mikumo pointed out, getting looks from the girls.

"A song?"

"Yeah," Freyja confirmed, having her hand on her chest.

"It was a beautiful voice, but…" Makina started while in thought, again finished by Reina.

"It tingled and it sounded painful."

"It was the voice of a boy," the mysterious venus spoke up, shocking the girls and drawing a confused look from Freyja.

"A boy?" She then understood what she meant, nodding. "Yeah, I think so too."

Arad then looked over and asked the tactical sound unit's leader. "Kaname, did you hear it too?"

"Yeah."

"Is he an angel, or a demon?" Mikumo made her way over to the glass before touching it, seeing digital reaction from it. "He so quickly made so many Var Infected into his little puppets. Isn't that impressive?"

"I don't know about 'impressive,'" Chuck spoke up before looking at Mirage. "Could you hear it?"

"No," she quickly answered him. "Perhaps only Walkure members could?"

"I heard it as well," Hayate spoke up to everyone, caressing his necklace. "Or, I guess you could say that I felt it more than heard it."

"So, it's not just us, then," Ruby whispered slightly, only to be heard by those present.

"Right, we brought it up between ourselves," Yang added in, crossing her arms while thinking. "If we could hear it with Walkure and Hayate, then I guess it could somewhat be caused by our auras."

"Ok, that's impossible," Weiss interjected. "I mean, how could our auras, our only means of survival back home against the Grimm, suddenly cause us to hear a song that could be from a different planet. The very concept is absurd at most."

"I don't know, Weiss. But if it is a song that may be the cause of the Var outbreaks we've been through, then I say we better get rid of them."

"Then you better get on to that, girls," They all heard Ernest give out an order to RWBY. "We can't afford to have any Var Infected here." He then whispered the last part. "We don't want another Messer."

Blake, despite being far from the captain, went wide eyed before gazing at the Grim Reaper in shock. She couldn't believe that Messer, the man that helped train and assisted her, is actually ill with the Var Syndrome. The very thought of him being a mind controlled Var frightened her to no end. When he briefly glanced at her, she quickly turned her head, thinking that she'll talk to him at a later time about it.

"So," Freyja's voice echoed in the room, also in thought. "A song that travels faster than light and even beyond dimensions… a song that can reach one world from another… That sounds like the Wind Singer."

"A Wind Singer," Ruby asked, followed by Hayate.

"What is that?"

"The Wind Singer…" Arad spoke up to answer them. "It's a windermerean Legend."

"Yup," the young Windermerean girl confirmed. "About runes and the light of life."

"The Wind Singer…" Mikumo whispered to herself, curious about him.


"So, you have liberated two planets?"

"Yes. We have successfully controlled the Var with the Song of the Wind. This is the first step to securing the domain of the wind."

After the operation had been completed on Randor, the Aerial Knights have returned to the skies of Windermere, where the capital of Darwent lied. The White Knight, Keith, had already expected Lloyd to be waiting for him to make a report to their king, keeping his thoughts to himself. They had already made their way to the royal chamber, where Gramia Nehrich Windermere laid in his bed. They both kneeled down in respect for the man, whose body has shown the aged form of a Windermerean.

"However, doing so has strained Prince Heinz much more than we have expected," Lloyd continued his report to the bedridden king. "We also need more time to analyze the capabilities of the relics, which includes the Shrine of Time. I fear that we may need to reconsider our strategy."

"Fear not," the aged Gramia spoke out with a weakened voice. "The wind will surely blow, and bring destruction upon the Earthlings. Most Definitely." He then opened his eyes to see his chancellor and White Knight. "You may leave me."

"Of course, your majesty."

The both of them got up before bowing down to the old man, making their way out of his chambers. Keith caught the glimpse of his supposed replacement as they departed from the doorway, entering the room they had left seconds ago. Gramia closed his eyes as his runes stayed the dimmed red, before briefly glowing as he felt the presence of another Windermerean.

"Lloyd has already informed me of your situation, young one," he addressed to the person before opening his eyes, recognizing the bright red hair and form of the one in attendance. "My dearest friend, it is great to finally gaze upon you once again."

The Windermerean in question, female in form and adorning the uniform of the Aerial Knights, said nothing she knelt down in respect to the king. He briefly remembered the days of when she was considered a friend, shedding a tear when she was chosen for an N.U.N.S. project nearly 18 years ago. He shed those memories away as he knows they're now different, as she is still young after being reawakened from cryo-sleep while he aged throughout the years.

"I suppose that Lloyd has informed you of our situation?" He saw her nod in silence, smiling in secret as her hair was kept in a ponytail until regaining his sense of seriousness. "Then I wish to inform you that we are now in a time of need, friend. Our declaration of war has reached the outermost reaches of space, inciting fear upon the Earthlings and spurring the N.U.N.S. into action. It will not be long until our time to take the wind comes.

"True to what the chancellor told me, you are now next in line to take the mantle of the White Knight. However, thanks to the Earthlings, you were stripped of that right, and I was handed the title. Now, I am nothing more than an aged old man, friend. Even at 35, I cannot rest completely until the wind blows to our favor completely."

He saw her nod once again before continuing. "As such, if a time were to come if my first born son, Keith Aero Windermere, suffered to the point of being unfit for battle, you would be given the title of the White Knight. To that end, I hope that you would put your life to Windermere's agenda. Do you accept this?"

She nodded once again before finally speaking. "I pledge my life to the service of Windermere. I shall take the burden of the White Knight, accomplishing whatever goals we have set in motion." She breathed heavily before continuing. "Thanks to the Earthlings, I have slept the wind of time away as a Windermerean, and lived those years as one of them. I have seen how cruel humans can be, and before I knew it, my Earthling life had ended. I now have woken back on the soil of our fatherland, and now pledged my life to protect Windermere and its interests. I shall not rest… until the wind of victory is in our grasp."

His response to her reply was a genuine smile before speaking. "I am proud to hear you say it, old friend." He then saw her tilt her head up, revealing her livid green eyes as her rune glowed a blood red. "I expect great things from you."


All of Chaos has gathered in the boardroom meeting to speak of the current situation regarding the Windermerean declaration of war. In front of them all stood Ernest, Arad and Kaname, representatives of the Elysion crew, Delta Platoon and Walkure respectively. Murmurs and whispers were only let out from the people attending the meeting until one detail had been spoken out, shocking even the prominent and recent members of the Delta Platoon.

"Our client's requirements have changed," Mirage was the first to ask them.

"It's from the autonomous government of the Ragna system," the Zentradi captain told them all, still standing in attention. "Up until now, our job was to handle and clean up the Var riots. In addition, we must now partake in the defence against the advances of the Windermere Kingdom."

"In other words, we're going to war," Arad summarized in one line.

"Accordingly, we'll update the terms of our contracts as well," Kaname added in. "Remember, Chaos is a civilian contractor. If you disagree with the new terms, you are free to leave. Just know that we won't fault you for doing so."

"Of course I'll stay," the Jenius pilot spoke up as she stood up in attention.

"Same here," Messer piped up from his spot.

"A pointless question," Mikumo told Kaname, playing with her hair. "Nothing would dare stop me from singing in the battlefield."

"I can't leave my cute little Siegfrieds, can I now," Makina asked before looking behind her, addressing the mechanics. "Am I right, everyone?"

"You spoke our minds Makina!"

"We'll follow you no matter what."

"I'm staying," Chuck spoke up after the Makina team before glancing at the bridge operators, making a kissing face. "Not to mention I've yet to date anyone here."

Reina ignored the cries of Beth, Nina and Mizuki as she raised her stamp, speaking out over them. "Ready to put my seal in it."

"Oh, please," Arad said as he crossed his arms.

"RWBY, what about you," Ernest spoke up to the three girls.

"Well," Yang started up, taking the reins first. "We can't really say that we approve this option… but if the war gets dragged over to Remnant, then you can count on us to fight for you."

"Exactly, especially as we now have experience on the Var and the Aerial Knights," Weiss pointed out. "That is something that Atlas back home never had, and if they were to fight Windermere's forces, they would not only lose, but die horribly."

"Plus, we can't burden ourselves over the whole galaxy," Blake spoke up. "We swore to help out against the Var, and Windermere has already shown its hand in controlling it. That makes both of them our enemies." She then stood up. "It would not be fair if we just sat by and do nothing."

The girls all smiled at each other before looking at their leader, who hasn't said anything yet. Ruby is still conflicted over the sudden choice to go to war, despite knowing that the Var had to be stopped. She thought about what her father would do, or more importantly, what her mother would do. Both answers came up to her, yet she hasn't said it to her team or to her senior officer.

"We'll wait on her," Kaname told him, to which he nodded before looking at Hayate.

"Hayate, what about you?" He earned no reply from him before smiling. "Give it some thought, OK?"

"Speaking of which," Mikumo addressed Freyja, looking at her. "What are you going to do?"

"Hmmm," she thought for a moment. "To be perfectly honest, I have no idea what war is."

"Is that so? There's a problem, however. The Chaos HQ is suspecting that you're a spy."

"A s-spy?"

"Mikumo," Kaname scolded her.

"What's your deal," Yang shouted out, ignored by the mysterious venus.

"The media and the fans all share similar sentiments." She then looked over her nails while still conversing with the Windermerean. "Well, it's definitely more interesting with a spy on board, but if you consider how they'll resp—"

"It's okay," Freyja interrupted, standing up to face the woman. "I'll do what I can and some more so that they'd believe in me." She then leaned closer and formed a W with her hands. "Count on it."

She then considered her words before smiling at the younger youth. "Is that so? I'm looking forward to it."


Another night has fallen later on Ragna's surface, and Ragnyannyan was still as busy as before. The only difference is that unlike the free spirit from the past, everyone is now on edge as the reality of war is kicking in to their heads. Many of the customers now share their concerns over how the war would be dragged on for, and notably, how many lives would be lost to Windermere.

That sort of atmosphere was tense even now, as Yang kept working hard to ensure that the people could eat in peace. She was glad that today was one of those days the mercat didn't bother showing up, along with the fact that nobody had ordered the Ragnan tuna special. She had a bone to pick with the thieving hybrid, from when it took a strand of her hair, to when it embarrassed her, her boss and his younger siblings. However, she had to thank it as one of its moves underwater allowed Hayate to win his mock battle against Mirage.

As it kept getting darker and she was passing out the orders, she was called over to where Chuck was, going to the table he's frequenting with Mirage, Makina and Reina. She was curious as to what they wanted to talk to her about, but if it came to Mirage, she thought it would be about making new formations for their Valkyries to take part in. Regardless, she walked over to their table, grabbing a spare chair and sat between the pink haired singer and the Ragnan chef.

"Yang," the male of the group spoke up. "I think it's time for you to take a small break. Let my two brothers handle the orders for now."

"But—" she started, only to see a worried look on his face. "Alright. What is it that you want to talk about?"

"Before we get to our conversation, we just wanted to ask you something. How is it that you think that your aura could cause you to hear a song?"

"I've been wondering about that, as well," Mirage spoke up, causing the blonde girl to think for a moment.

"Well, I don't really know how," she said truthfully. "It was never a problem beforehand back home. Our auras were basically like a force field that kept us going against the Creatures of Grimm." She took a deep breath before continuing. "Without aura, humanity would have perished to the monsters. So, we trained ourselves to utilize our auras in developing our semblances. However, there are times when your aura can't protect you." She motioned to her prosthetic arm, flexing it slightly. "I'm the prime example of that."

"How exactly did you lose your arm, Yang?"

"One of the White Fang's lieutenants got me." Memories of Adam severing her arm came up before shaking her head. "He had this semblance where he uses the energy of attacks we dish out to send back. At my moment, I thought I would have lost my life, were it not for Blake getting me out of there."

"And because of that, you hated her for leaving after that," Makina asked her.

"Yeah." She sighed once again. "To be honest, I'm still a little angry over that, but I promised the captain that we'll let the past stay the past. There's no need to bring it up anymore, now that we have more pressing matters to worry about."

"Hmm," Reina thought as she processed the information. "Maybe your auras, when trained enough, served as amplifiers to the song. Ruby said that she first heard it when she was close to Mistral with her friends, and that somehow, aura transferred the song to the monsters."

"You think the Grimm are scared of a song?"

"It's possible, when I think about it." She brought up the battle feed of the Var attack on Remnant. "Also, the Var came in at the exact same time as that occurred. If we're to investigate this, we'll have to wait until either the war is over, or when the Var hits Remnant again."

"Yeah," Chuck agreed, nodding his head. "Anyways, how's Ruby holding up?"

Thoughts of her sister came into her mind as he asked that question, wondering about what Ruby was doing. After the meeting occurred, she saw Ruby move out slower than usual. Then she remembered the declaration of war broadcast from Lloyd Brehm, the chancellor of Windermere. The very thought of going into war has since plagued the younger sister's head ever since they had gotten back from Randor.

"I don't know." She truthfully asked, looking at the datapad Makina was holding. "What's that?"

"A project that may benefit both the Delta Platoon and Walkure," the mechanic/singer instantly told her, being fed by Reina.

"Look at that now," Chuck commented, leaning forward a bit.

"Is it an upgrade to the multi-drone plate," Mirage asked them.

"Yeah," she answered them again, eating another egg roll from Reina. "We'll have to work even better in sync with the Delta Platoon. Plus, we can't have our Cygnus drones fall to another EMP attack from Windermere while we're performing."

Yang only nodded in agreement to the singer's statement before a conversation grabbed their attention. Far from the group sat three civilians that have grown concerned over the looming threat of war, from one saying it was ridiculous to the other stating that they should leave the globular cluster while they still can. Those thoughts began to plague the pilots minds as they too must now partake in Ragna's defence now.

"Hey, Mirage," Chuck spoke up to the experienced female pilot. "Have you ever fought wars against humans?"

"Wars against humans," Yang piqued up, listening in with the two Walkure members.

"Yes, back when I was in the N.U.N.S.," she answered him, looking down to the table. "Have you, Lt. Chuck?"

"I have too."

"Do you know about Windermere's war of independence?" She leaned further in. "That they used a dimensional weapon which resulted in an armistice that lasted ever since?"

"I don't know the exact details either."

"A dimensional weapon," Yang asked Makina as the two pilots continued. "What the hell is that?"

"Basically, a weapon of mass destruction," Reina answered her, taking an eggroll before putting it in her mouth. "It's the most powerful weapon developed by the N.U.N.S. to date. Far deadlier than a nuclear warhead."

"Yikes." She then pictured the possibility of such a weapon detonating on Remnant, thinking about the destruction it would have brought. She shivered over the power of the weapon, and feared that if Atlas had a dimensional weapon, it would have tilted the planet into total annihilation. She shook her head as she listened into the conversation between Chuck and Mirage.

"When they declared war a few days ago, they claimed the N.U.G. was taking advantage of them," the Jenius told the Ragnan, reminded of the broadcast.

"We're talking about politics between different planets, Mirage," he said, turning to face her. "Things aren't exactly black and white."

"Chuck, Miramira," Makina gained their attentions. "It's nice that you two are having a serious conversation, but you should fill yourself up."

"Food should be enjoyed, after all," Reina added in.

"Right." The Ragnan restaurant owner piped up, reaching for the food. "I'm digging in."

The blonde girl immediately joined in as well, grabbing a pair of chopsticks before taking a few dumplings. Taking a bite from one of them, she can tell that the taste of beef was present in the food, savoring the taste as she continued. Footsteps were heard to her as she saw Hayate walking into the restaurant, making his way over to the table.

"Hey, you're late," Chuck spoke up. "Where'd you go?"

"I was just walking around," he told them, taking a seat beside Yang. "I had to wrap my head around the whole war nonsense."

"Don't we all," Yang said to him. "Are you conflicted about it?"

"In a way." He sighed before continuing. "I guess I just haven't had the time to even think about it. I mean, war is pretty much a stupid reason." He then looked around, noticing the lack of a certain reaper. "Hey, Ruby didn't come with you guys?"

"After the meeting ended, we saw her leave for the dorms," Makina told him, worried about her friend. "I think she needs some alone time to think about her decision. I mean, I would too, if I was in her position."

"That, or memories of the Fall began to surface again," Yang added in, also concerned. "Sure, it was more of a massacre between humans, faunas and Grimm, but it was… traumatizing for her." She sighed before continuing. "The Vytal Festival was supposed to celebrate a time of peace, and yet, one person managed to tip the scales to initiate a gruesome battle. At first, it was shocking after when I broke Mercury's leg, forcing us to be forfeited from a tournament. But… it all began after Penny's death."

"Penny," Chuck asked.

"Ruby's first friend from a different kingdom." She looked down onto the table. "She was… torn apart into pieces by Pyrrha, and it sparked the Grimm into killing anyone they found. We fought as much as we could, but Ruby… she witnessed both Penny and Pyrrha die in front of her eyes."

"Damn," Hayate muttered as Yang kept going.

"So, when she saw the broadcast of Windermere declaring war… I think it triggered those memories to return again."

"Hence, why she went to the dorms after the meeting back on the Elysion," Reina added in, to which the blonde nodded to.

"I bet a sight like that would scar even the most experienced soldiers," Mirage muttered out, before looking at Hayate. "Anything else from your walk?"

"Other than clearing my head slightly, no," he told her before going into a deep thought. "Though, I supposed that seeing a fighter coming down from re-entry would be considered something."

"A fighter?" the Delta 04 pilot stood up. "Was it the Aerial Knights?"

"No, it didn't resemble the Drakens, if that is what you're thinking." He sighed before looking at Makina. "It bore a striking resemblance to the VF-1EX Valkyrie that I flew on my exam day, but the way it looked was more recent. Do you know what it was?"

"Hmm, Most definitely," Makina thought out. "The only Valkyrie I know that would look similar to the VF-1EX, or the old VF-1 Variable Fighters, would be the VF-25 Messiah."

"How many Valkyries are being developed, anyways," Yang asked, shocked.

"Well, as the years go by, the military updates its hardware, every now and then. The VF-25 Messiah is one of those hardware, though the jurisdiction of those machines are handled by the Strategic Military Services, or S.M.S. as I call them."

"They played a huge part in the Vajra war, eight years ago," Mirage spoke up. "But why would one of their fighters come here?"

"Don't know," the young man shrugged off before hearing a news broadcast, making him and the others look over to where Freyja was at the bar. The broadcast went into detail as to how Windermere was strict over their border patrols, and that the way the young girl left to join Walkure was considered suspicious. Both Hayate and Yang knew that inside, Freyja was nervous, hiding it away in a false bravado. Yang, because she had experience through Ruby, and Hayate because he noticed her rune flashing a light blue.

Unfortunately, the peace in the restaurant was ultimately shattered as a large crowd of news reporters and cameramen filled the dining room, all going towards the young Windermerean. While everyone was shocked over how fast they got into Ragnyannyan, it quickly changed to anger as they all invaded her private space just for the sake of interviewing her. Nodding to one another, they all stood up and moved into Freyja's defence, with Makina and Reina being recognized by the reporters and Hayate moving to get the young girl out of there. The reporters all groaned in annoyance as their chance to interview a possible spy was thwarted.

"Hey, if you are not here to eat, get out of the restaurant," Chuck shouted out to them, only to be ignored as they began to swarm him with questions.

"Didn't you hear the boss? Get out if you're not going to—" Yang started until she felt a sudden tug, seeing some of her blonde hair lying on a reporter's shoulder. Enraged, she grabbed the closest person before dragging him outside, throwing him out into the cold waters. She then gave one more look at the remaining news reporters before making her way over to them, frightening them by a margin.

"Didn't you hear me," She spoke in a calm, but threatening voice. "Get out if you're not going to eat."

They all took the hint and ran for their lives, not daring to anger the sun dragon further due to their quest to interview Freyja. As they all disappeared from her sight, she let out a relieved sigh before walking towards Chuck, seeing him grin for no reason. She was about to say a word before a cheering cry was heard from the patrons, congratulating her for taking care of a nuisance that was growing.

Eventually, Ragnyannyan began to clear out as the night sky began to dim further darker, allowing the staff to clean up the mess. Even Makina and Reina, who helped divert the reporters from Freyja, opted to stay and help the family as they cleared the tables. They all gathered all together to have one more bowl of ramen before closing up, until Marianne noticed someone walk in.

The person was a young woman who wore a uniform similar Chaos', only with the colors being different. She wore a white hoodie underneath the jacket, with the hood up to cover up her hair while a pair of shades was sheltering the eyes. The jacket's colors were that of a solid black with a red lining on the bottom to the zipper. The S.M.S. emblem was visible over the left breast pocket, showing them who she belonged to.

She made her way over to the group, sitting down before glancing at Yang. A small hint of familiarity came across the blonde as the woman looked at her, though she can't figure out who she is. The woman then turned to face the front, allowing Yang to let out a sigh over who she is.

"Welcome to Ragnyannyan," Marianne greeted her. "How may I help you?"

"I'll take the tuna special," she announced, shocking everyone. "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing. I'm just surprised that you would order that."

"Why?"

"Nothing." She then gave a smile to the woman. "I'll go make it right away. I hope you don't mind a mercat stealing the tuna."

She immediately made her way over to the kitchen to prep the special, leaving the woman with the others. Yang still couldn't shake the feeling that she should know who she is, but she pushed those thoughts aside as she moved to put the chairs on top of the tables. She then gave one more look at the woman's back before focusing on the job, being helped by Makina in the process.

"Yangyang," the pink haired girl spoke up, getting her attention. "When do you think Ruru will be OK?"

"Hopefully soon, Makina," she told her, relaxing a little. "It's going to take a lot more than this to bring Ruby down. She just needs some time."

The woman tensed slightly over hearing Ruby's name, relaxing as no one noticed when they were talking. She briefly glanced over to Yang getting out her phone, going to Ruby's number before making the text. Etching the numbers into her mind, she fished out her own cell phone before adding Ruby's contact info into it, putting it away in time as Yang walked over to sit beside her.

"So," she started up a conversation with her. "What made you want to have the tuna special? Everyone that orders it never get the chance to dig into it."

"I hear that, compared to other Nyannyan establishments, that Ragna's were 'to die for,'" the woman told her, glimpsing over to see her thinking. "May I help you?"

"This may be stupid, but…" Yang thought for a second. "Why do I have a feeling I know you from before?"

"I don't know. Maybe I sound similar to someone you know."

"Yeah, you do. You sound like a woman I consider a mom."

"Really," her interest was piqued, though she already knew the answer.

"Uh huh." Yang then looked down. "Of course, I'll never see her again. She disappeared without a trace one day. Even now, I miss supermom."

"If only you knew the truth," she thought before the tuna special came up in front of her. Grabbing her chopsticks and separating them, she used them to tear the meat up slightly before grabbing a piece of fish with some greens on it before putting it in her mouth. Yang watched as she chewed on the special, hearing her moan out over the taste. The woman went to take another bite, but out of instinct, she used the chopsticks to block an advance from the mercat thief.

Both Yang and Chuck watched in surprise as the woman managed to stop the hybrid from stealing the tuna from her. Their shock only increased as the woman quickly twisted the chopsticks before launching the cat in the air, grabbing another pair of the wooden utensils before launching it towards it. The man made projectile pushed the mercat back out of the restaurant as the woman caught the previous pair before digging into the tuna.

"Holy crap," Yang muttered out in shock over the mercat losing before shaking her head, looking at Chuck. "Well boss, I'll see you tomorrow back at base."

"Take care, Yang," he said to her as the woman tensed again before calming down. As everyone had left to their homes, she immediately placed the cost of the special on the table before heading out, making her way to her destination. As she did, she pulled out her phone and looked over her contacts, highlighting Ruby's name. Smiling, she began to make a text to her, making sure she's being discreet.


Hours passed as she stayed huddled in her bed, Ruby still couldn't make a decision on whether to fight against Windermere. On the positives, she now knows which Draken is the White Knight's, and that it was Blake that was fighting him with Messer. She also knows that Windermere is the one responsible for the Var outbreaks she went through, from the one back home to the Waccine show on Randor. However, the only con she could think of is that Windermere's Freyja's home, and that she would be forced into fighting her people.

After the meeting had ended on the Elysion during the day, she had made sure that she got to her dorm undisturbed. Covering herself in the blankets, even taking some from Weiss' bed, she huddled into the corner her bed laid on, trying to gather her thoughts. She looked over at her phone to see texts from Makina, Weiss and even Hayate, wondering to see if she was ok. She was about to reply to them when another text came in, only it was from an unknown number.

?: Are you OK?

Her mind raced as she tried to figure out who got her number. Shaking her head, she decided to indulge in the unknown's number's question by replying back.

Ruby: Do I know you?

?: Let's just say that… that I'm a friend of your mom.

She went wide eyed at the text, freaking out that the person she's replying to is connected to her mom somehow. Thinking, the only people she knew that were friends with her was her dad, uncle Qrow, Yang's mom Raven, as well as some of the staff at Beacon. She continued to think as the number texted her again, getting her attention.

?: I know it seems hard to believe, but I am telling the truth.

?: I was close to her more than her friends on Remnant.

Ruby: So… what should I call you?

?: White Rose.

The now identified White Rose waited as Ruby thought about how to reply, trying to word her thoughts. In her head, she had questions piling up on her as she looked at the texts, more curious than before. Sighing, she had her phone in her firm grip, finally texting back.

Ruby: White Rose, what are you?

?: A Valkyrie pilot, just like you.

Ruby: Really?

?: Yes. I heard that you're thinking too hard.

Ruby: How did you know?

?: I was at Ragnyannyan and overheard a blonde girl talking about you. She seemed worried about you. What's wrong?

Ruby: Well… It's about the war against Windermere.

She looked down as she waited for the White Rose to reply back, wondering about what she should tell the number. While she is conflicted about it, she believes that she can talk about the problem with someone that's not in Chaos. She's also interested in seeing what the White Rose would tell her as the text came in.

?: I see…

Ruby: I don't know what I should do. I mean, I know they're causing the Var outbreaks… but…

?: If you can't think straight, I suggest that you sing to get your mind off of things.

Ruby: Sing? Why?

?: Your mom told me that she'd sing to you when you're sick. I figured that by singing… you would have a clear head.

The thought of singing never crossed her mind as she kept reading the texts from the White Rose. She faintly remembered her mom singing to her whenever she wasn't feeling well back when she was a little kid. She frowned a little as she misses her, but then shook her head as she got back to her.

Ruby: I guess I can do that.

?: Great. Meet me in the air in your Valkyrie. You'll know which fighter I'll fly in when we meet.

Ruby: Any particular song?

?: How about Walkure's Giraffe Blues?

Nodding in agreement, she finally got out of her bed before making her way out of the dorm building. Grabbing her jacket, she ran passed Makina and Reina, who just got back from Ragnyannyan. She didn't hear them call out to her as she got outside, using her semblance to speed her way over to the Macross battle fortress that towered the city. Many people walking passed her were shocked to see the rose petals coming from her before shrugging their shoulders, minding their own business.

As she reached the base of the Elysion, Ruby made a mental note of adding the identity of the White Rose on her phone so she could talk to her again. Entering the fortress, she quickly ran over to her destination in the Aether, passing the crew that remained to work at night. She accidentally bumped into Mizuki as she ran, turning around and apologizing before continuing on to her destination.

She eventually reached the locker room in the Aether portion of the Macross Elysion, Opening it and grabbing her flight suit before closing it. Looking around, she noticed that she was the only one in the area before stripping out of her clothes, slowly putting on the suit without getting it caught on her bra. Looking herself over, she nodded once before leaving the room, leaving her change of clothing in her locker before leaving.

Due to the hanger bay being a close distance afterwards, she walked over with phone in hand, seeing a text from the White Rose saying that she was in her Valkyrie. Nodding, she closed it before entering the armory, making her way over towards the familiar sight of her VF-31 Siegfried. She was about to walk towards it until she saw Messer walking in, annoyed.

"Third Lieutenant Rose," he greeted her before seeing her near the fighter. "Are you planning on disobeying the stand-by order as well?"

"Sorry, Messer," She quickly told him, growing stiff. "Um, I just needed to clear my head, and I thought I could do so in my fighter."

"Our orders are to be on stand-by and wait for mobilization. You of all people know that."

"I'm aware, sir." She sighed. "Messer, permission to fly my Valkyrie to help clear my mind?"

"That would only violate the Stand-by order." He then saw her look down, making him sigh. "However, unlike Sgt. Hayate, you at least have the decency to ask first. Make sure you return after you're finished."

She sighed in relief as Messer made his way out of the hanger, leaving the young reaper with her VF-31 sitting in wait for her. Climbing on top of it, she entered the cockpit and started up the thrusters, seeing the windshield close down as the Valkyrie powered on. She looked over the fighter's systems as she was being lifted out into the open, taking in the view of the Aether until she was set outside. Nodding, she ignited the thrusters to maximum, flying off of the Elysion's arm and into the air.

Getting some distance away from the battle fortress and Barrette City, she was greeted with the sight of the endless oceans of Ragna. She looked behind her to have another glimpse of the city, going wide eyed as a fighter flew beside her and going the same speed as her. She can tell that it looked similar to the VF-1EX, only she saw the designation VF-25 Messiah on one of the thrusters. She also took notice of the white rose emblem on the back of the Valkyrie, shocked as it looked exactly like her own rose emblem. She was about to question it when she got another text.

?: I sent the lyrics over to your phone. Have a look and let me know when you're ready.

True to the mysterious pilot's word, her phone gained a notification, prompting Ruby to check it out. It brought up a website where it displayed Walkure's song choices on the side, with GIRAFFE BLUES' lyrics covering the center. Studying them in one go, she was able to ingrain them into her head before closing the browser, looking at the White Rose Valkyrie and giving it a nod.

Hitting play on the console, she took a breath as the song began, calming her mind before opening her mouth. By instinct, she began to sing out the lyrics without any mistakes, continuing to fly together with the White Rose. Memories of her past began to surface as she kept singing, from when she was sick as a little girl, her mother sang to her, making her healthy the next day. She mentally smiled over the memories as she kept singing, unaware that her silver eyes faintly glowed.

She began to move her Valkyrie in a spiral pattern along with the VF-25 besides her, leaving behind a faint smoke trail in the skies. As she did, her fighter began to fly sky high, making a heart shape along with the White Rose as her singing continued. They then passed each other before moving on to make more shapes in the night sky in their machines as the view became visible to the people in Barrette City.

Yang, yawning as she made her way over to the dorms, couldn't help but hear Ruby's voice, going wide eyed as the song felt familiar to her. Looking out to the sky, she saw two faint lights making the smoke trails and couldn't help but think that Ruby is out there. Freaking out, she made her way over to the Macross Elysion, joined by both Weiss and Blake as they ran towards the battle fortress.

They weren't the only ones who heard Ruby sing, as Kaname, who was working on how to increase Freyja's fold output, suddenly got a receptor reading. Curious, she switched the screen over to the next, surprised to see the readings coming from Ruby. It was later confirmed as she heard Ruby's voice singing one of their songs, shocked that a young girl, a Valkyrie pilot, was able to emit bio-fold readings. She thought about the possibilities of having her in Walkure, but shook her head as she made the choice of being a pilot.

As Ruby kept on singing while flying with the White Rose, the memories became more prominent as she now recognized the song. Tears were lightly shed as the song was connected to the past, smiling as the music somehow made its way to Walkure. Wiping her face, she kept her flight with the White Rose as her voice continued to resonate with the song, mentally thanking the VF-25's pilot.

As she had finished the second chorus of the song, she immediately shut off the thrusters, shocking the other pilot as her Siegfried began its plummet down to the surface. She kept the nose of the fighter pointed down to the ocean until she reached a certain altitude, switching over to Gerwalk mode right before she hit the waters and flying back up in Fighter mode. Her Valkyrie then met up with the VF-25 Messiah as she sang the last part of the song in harmony, making one last smoke trail with the White Rose until it resembled the familiar emblem of the rose.

Ruby, looking at the White Rose's Valkyrie, saw it move up towards the sky, thinking that it heard her sing through the windshields before making her way back over towards the Macross battle fortress in Barrette City. Believing the pilot's words, the song did help clear her mind a lot more than what she did back in the dorm building. She nodded her head as she now made her decision over whether she'll partake in the defence against Windermere.

Reaching the Aether, she lowered her speed as the Valkyrie touched the metallic ground that acted as the runway. Shutting off the thrusters as she turned lightly, she breathed out a heavy sigh before opening up the cockpit, climbing out of the Valkyrie. She had just had her feet touch the surface when she suddenly felt someone tackle her down in a hug.

"Ruby, what the hell were you thinking," she heard Yang's voice, looking behind to see her sister. "Why were you flying during the stand-by?"

"Sorry, Yang," she apologized, hugging back. "I needed to clear my head. I—"

"Yang, you're suffocating her," they both her Weiss scold the blonde as she and Blake walked up to them. "Though, I have to ask why you had to go fly out in your Valkyrie."

"Well…" she paused to take a moment. "With the war against Windermere, I was conflicted to even think. By flying, it helped me calm my nerves and make a decision."

"And?"

"I decided to fight." She then got up with Yang. "It wouldn't be right for team RWBY to join in without their leader, right? Plus…" she looked up at the sky. "I had someone else help make up my mind."

"That's good to hear, Ruby," Blake spoke up. "We also heard you sing, by the way."

"You heard me?"

"We all did," Weiss nodded as she walked up to her. "It's like your voice reached out to us as you flew."

"Not only that, but it was mom's lullaby as well," Yang spoke up. "How did you remember it?"

"To be honest, it's Walkure's song now," They heard Kaname speak up behind them. "That song was given to us by the White Rose pilot. She told us to use it for any shows or Var outbreaks."

"I see," Ruby whispered, smiling as the melody she grew up was given to Walkure. "Thank you, Kaname."

The Walkure singer nodded as she made her way back inside the Macross fortress, followed by Yang, Weiss and Blake. Ruby stayed behind to see the sky, thinking that the White Rose is somehow watching over her. Smiling, she walked back over towards the VF-31 and took the helmet out, looking over it before putting it back. She then looked up once more, closing her eyes.

"Thank you, White Rose," she said out loud before following the rest of the girls back inside. Unknown to her, in Ragna's orbit, the White Rose pilot, hair free and silver eyes looking at the ocean planet, smiled as the girl she knows have made her decision. She then took out a photograph of her holding a young baby Ruby, adorning the forgotten white cloak before smiling.

"You're welcome… my little Rose," the pilot whispered to the picture before putting it away, flying off in the VF-25 to another part of the globular cluster.


A/N: Honestly, I believe that this chapter is more conversations than action, but all in all, I'm happy with what I have written down. Surprisingly, I have actually spent most of my time in more than one week to type up this chapter, while I still had time to deal with my personal life.

While the lack of Freyja singing might be a little disappointing, I figured that the chapter still needed someone to sing a song. With it focusing on Ruby, I figured I would have her sing out GIRAFFE BLUES while flying with the White Rose, not knowing who the pilot really is. When talking about it with fellow writer Caden Goff on Xbox, he is like, 'Wow, best M***** of the year goes to her.' Regardless, the White Rose spent time with Ruby, who we know who she is. As for Ruby singing, I had to picture her Seiyu, Saori Hayami, singing the song.

Review Replies:

Guest: Yang getting jealous towards Blake and Messer. Well Yang, you can't blame us readers that we find them compatible, but if you have the urge to kill someone, wait for Mercury to appear, and then you can massacre him.

Something tells me that you wanted Mercury dead since Volume 3, right? Regardless, he's not going to appear at any time at all. Still, the jealousy Yang feels for Blake and Messer will be going strong.

XY Kid: Thank you for the advice, but I think I'll let my brother Marcus the Kane (yes, we are siblings whom share a laptop even quarrel to who goes to use it) do that story since I'm more of an editor than a writer.
As for the new chapter, I think it's a blast especially in the last part was a huge surprise.
And oh don't mind me about Qrow.

Ehh, no worries about Qrow. Though, I didn't know that you and Marcus were siblings, but being an editor helps out a lot. Hell, I don't have an editor on me as I type my chapters. Though, sometimes, I go through to see any spelling errors on my part, but it gets overlooked since I have been typing really long chapters now.

Tendaysromeo: S-S-S-She's ALIVE! The White Rose is HER!
And here I thought she's like a figment from the past but she's alive and still active. Talk about a shocker!
Really like the new chapter and I just like how you make this fic more interesting in every chapter and the surprise element in this one is amazing.

Well, I am just full of surprises, let me tell you. And I did establish that the White Rose was going to be a main point at some time. And uh, when you said 'S-S-S-SHE'S ALIVE,' I can't help but remember the Gintama moment where the characters were like 'S-S-S-SHOGUN KAYO!'

Wee-0wee-0: This is really good. Lots of things I like are in this chapter! The semblance system was so cool, Team JN(P)R watching Walkure was fun and the actual pilot of the White Rose is… I must refrain from spoiling but it was shocking.
You really did great in this chapter.

Thank you. I figured that with the semblance system on the Valkyries, Team RWBY would add more flare to the Waccine show. And also, I needed to have JN(P)R watch Walkure perform in a situation where it didn't start off as a riot (like Mistral and Al Shahal).

Yuiharime: Another chapter that I can't help but love it.
I'm really interested in how Yang's jealousy towards Blake and Messer's relationship goes.
And oh Jaune crushing on Freyja is tempting but he already had Ruby.
I like to see more relationships in the next one.

Like I said before, the jealousy will be a constant thing. But 'Jaune already had Ruby?' Uh… I get the chemistry between them, since they're both sociably awkward, but They're just friends in this. Sorry.

Marcus the Kane: And yes, there they are. Jaune and the gang appear, nice!
I think I know why Freyja became Jaune's favorite since both of them are clumsy and both are inexperienced. If jaune was given a chance to go to Ragna, he and Freyja can definitely become good friends.

Now that you think about it, yeah, they can become good friends. The only thing is that Jaune and the gang are staying on Remnant, since Chaos didn't leave anything behind for them to travel out into the Globular Cluster. Also, no one on Remnant has any space travel agencies.

Guest: Now that Volume 4 is up, how would it affect the flow of your story?

That is honestly a good question. To tell the truth, the only thing it would affect would be Arc III: The Truth of Remnant. There will be some changes during the current arc, but the main thing would be that Arc III will change in the planning department. Other than that, nothing else comes to mind at the moment.

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.