A/N: Well here we are everyone! The first anniversary of this story's release. To be honest I never thought I would actually to get this chapter done but before I explain why I'll let you guys get to reading the chapter so I'll leave you guys with a few of warnings. But before I do, let's discuss RWBY Volume 5. By now, a lot of you, if not all, would have seen the Volume 5 finale; let me make one thing clear now that we've seen it. Post-Volume 5, RWBYverse will become Non-canon; everything afterwards will be nothing but original content. Why? Well I've been waiting for the perfect place to cut away from the canon story and Post-Volume 5 is the best place IMO for RWBYverse; another reason being that there are a few things that I want to explore due to them being ambiguous and anything Volume 6 and beyond would ruin that for my story. So After RWBYverse reaches the finale of Volume 5, it will become Non-canon; there will be elements from future volumes still in this story but that's about it. Now then onto the warnings...
IMPORTANT WARNINGS
1) The point of this chapter is Team RWBY and JNPR's Final Test against Manami but their is also a side plot including Greene that needed to be done but I also didn't want to make a whole other chapter regarding it so it is included in this chapter
2) Please read everything including the Author's Notes at the end before you review because I may or may not answer your question regarding a few big reveals, especially a the treat that I've thrown in there for the Anniversary
3) Like I said in Chapter 1-10, I have released a Power Level Chart due to this chapter being a Volume Finale. Most of the characters listed I'm confident with their PL but Greene's I'm still not sure so expect his to be updated a few times. Feel free to give me suggestions either in your reviews (mostly if you're a guest) or PM me your suggestions
Recent Update Log
2/26/18 - N/A
8/16/18 - minor grammar fixes, major update for the PL chart, and added an open sequence
Enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OCs, plotline, and concepts for the story. The rights of both RWBY and anything Dragon Ball (Z, GT, Super) related, including the music that I suggest listening to, go to their respective owners and so on.
[Music Start – "Cha La Head Cha La" Dragon Ball Xenoverse Intro OST. Performed by FLOW]
The scene begins with a close up of someone's eye which is closed; below the eye was a line that went down the being's purple skin into a mask like carapace. The being slowly opens their eye to reveal that it was glowing red, more specifically glowing a darker shade of red than usual.
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
As the lyrics start, another close up of something was popped up, this time it clearly showed the right side an Alpha Beowolf, surrounded by a dark aura, baring its fangs. At "Head-Cha-La", another close up was shown, this time being an Ursa as it was getting up on its hind legs.
Egao urutora zetto de
What, or rather who, was shown next was Manami who looked like she had been through hell, being shocked at what she was seeing before she calmed down and started to smile.
Kyô mo ai-yai-yai-yai-yai… Sparking!
In rapid succession, the next few shots were of the exhausted and injured Teams RWBY and JNPR as well as Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch who were watching safely from the cliffside where Beacon's initiation begins before the final shot was of Manami giving off a bellowing roar as she transformed into a Super Saiyan. A second after she transformed, there was a flash of white that slowly faded to reveal the Opening Title.
Dragon Ball RWBYverse
The title stayed there for a bit as the instrumental part of the theme was building up to the next set of lyrics; close to the end we see shots of Cooler in his Final Form facing down Manami, the Alpha Beowolf facing down team RWBY, and the Ursa Major facing down team JNPR.
Hikaru kumo o tsukinuke Fly Away (Fly Away)
As soon as the next set of lyrics start, Manami is seen in a clash with Cooler, while Team RWBY was seen in combat against the Alpha Beowolf, with Ruby and Blake blitzing the Grimm while Weiss and Yang were blasting away at it with their explosive and burn rounds. JNPR on the other hand was seen battling the Ursa Major, with Jaune blocking its swipe with his shield while Ren pelted it with a burst of machine pistol fire before Pyrrha jumped over Jaune and slashed the Grimm in the face with her sword, staggering it, before she bashed her shield and pushed it back with Nora blasting the Ursa with her grenade launcher.
Karadajû ni hirogaru panorama
Team RWBY was then seen being knocked into nearby trees while the one after that was of Team JNPR slowly getting up with Nora smiling like a Maniac.
Kao o kerareta chikyû ga okotte (okotte)
After that was a scene of Manami raising up her hands to charge up an attack, taking up the familiar pose that Goku used, preparing a Genki-Dama (Spirit Bomb). The next few shots were of Cooler, the Alpha, and the Ursa roaring/howling as they were charging up their power.
Kazan o bakuhatsu saseru
The next two shots were of Yang as her expression showed that she was pissed, showing that her eyes were blood-red, before she gave off her own roar, causing her Aura to give off an explosive outburst and forcing anything fragile to break around her like the broken trees and their branches. Nora, meanwhile was sparking with pink electricity, before she converted her launcher from single-fire mode to multi-fire mode, popping of the front the launcher so all of her grenades can fire at once and aiming it at the Ursa. Lastly Manami saying a few words before she fires the Super Spirit Bomb at Cooler.
Toketa kôri no naka ni
As the next set of lyrics began, Roman Torchwick is shown to be in a Warehouse overseeing an operation with a mysterious woman with glowing amber eyes, dressed in red hidden in the shadows, watching over the "middleman".
Kyôryû ga itara tamanori shikomitai ne
Meanwhile Akane, Trunks, Chronoa and Elder Kai looking through a Scroll of Eternity watching the events unfold before their very eyes before the camera pans up above them to show the shadowy figures of Demigra and Salem flaring their demonic red auras menacingly.
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
As the final set of lyrics began, a new scene shows that the sky has darkened before revealing the face of a massive green dragon.
Nani ga okite mo kibun wa heno-heno kappa
The next shot were of a group of seven glowing orbs on grassy area; these were the wish granting orbs known as the Dragon Balls. Chronoa, Tokitoki, Elder Kai, Akane, Manami, and Trunks had gathered in the Time Nest in front of Shenron, the eternal wish-granting dragon.
CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
Mune ga pachi-pachi suru hodo
Trunks was then seen making a wish, though his words seemed to be inaudible.
Sawagu Genki-Dama...Sparking!
Shenron's eyes began glowing, a sign that the wish was granted, before the final shot showed a light engulfing Manami, who was holding a duffle bag, as she waved goodbye to everyone at the Time Nest just as the song was finishing.
[Music End]
The Time Nest, a remote location in Universe 13
It's been more than a week since Manama had called for assistance; after talking with her, Trunks went to find Chronoa, the Supreme Kai of Time for the multiverse, and inform her of the situation. It didn't take long since she was cheerfully doing a few chores at her house (hey, she may be a Supreme Kai but she still has to take care of her home); however, her mood dropped considerably when she heard what Trunks had been told. So, she did a bit of digging through the scrolls of eternity and found traces of a mixture of time & demon magic and when she dug further she found that the source of the time magic came from the Golden Scroll of Space and Time; finding this shocking revelation, Chronoa went to a hidden room within the Time Vault which was suppose to be the Golden Scroll's resting place only to find said scroll missing. With the scroll missing, Chronoa called Akane to investigate this while she tried to narrow its location down through the scrolls. Unfortunately during the week, they had no luck in find the location of the scroll. During a search, the Supreme Kai of Time had received a call on the vault's communicator; seeing who was calling, she almost immediately answered.
"Yes?" Chronoa greets.
"Hey Chronoa, can you do me a favor?" the caller asks.
"Of course I can, Ana. What do you need?" she responds.
"Can you see if there is anything on a person named 'David Greene'?" Manami asks then adds, "Apparently he's from another universe and he somehow ended up in mine."
"Alright I'll see what I can do, but no promises considering that your universe may be in peril due to a missing relic here at the Time Nest," Chronoa replied.
"Wait, what relic?" Manami asked curiously yet worriedly.
"It's too dangerous to say over the comms, everything will be explained once a patroller and the old man gets there," The Supreme Kai of Time explained.
"Alright then, just call me on the comms as soon as possible; in the meantime I have a meeting to attend to with the Headmaster of Beacon Academy, we'll talk later," Manami said before she terminated the connection.
Chronoa sighed afterwards, saying that things were so much simpler when the bad guys didn't have a powerful relic in their hands. She was about to call for a patroller assigned to the multiverse library to cover Manami's request when suddenly, she heard footsteps behind her; looking back she didn't expect to see a woman in a black cloak with the hood nearly obscuring her identity waiting there. Almost immediately, Chronoa recognized her, muttering in shock, "A-Aren't you-!"
The woman simply nods in silence before she pulls out her right hand from underneath the cloak and opens up her hand; a split-second later a file appeared in said hand. The mysterious lady then offered the file to the Supreme Kai of Time, who in turn, cautiously took it. When the she looked closely at the tab of the file, it had said in bold black, "Greene".
When Chronoa looked up in complete shock, the mystery woman immediately says, "This is only the beginning, Chronoa. There is more to come and I will guide you from time to time; for now, read through the file carefully and call Manami Aoi to discuss what you 'have found' as soon as you are done. I will return when the time comes."
The woman then vanished in a similar sense like Instant Transmission except it didn't require a lock on a person's Ki signature, however Chronoa recognized the technique immediately: the Kai Kai technique. Only a handful of people in the multiverse knew that technique and they were either Kais or members of the Time Patrol. Since she was not either of those and she could use that technique, then that confirms the woman's identity. Unfortunately she could not dwell on that right now, so Chronoa began sifting through the file, skimming it over until she noticed one interesting about Greene's file; after reading that information, she began to read his file more thoroughly and do a bit of research. This went on until she was confident in what she had discovered and saw that almost an hour had passed; deciding enough was enough, she made her way back to the time vault to inform Manami of her findings. The Supreme Kai of Time thought, "This should be an interesting conversation…"
30 minutes earlier: Beacon Academy
It was a short journey back to Beacon since both Manami and Greene flew, this time arriving at the landing pads; unlike like last time however, the latter was awestruck at marvel that is Beacon Academy, clearly taking in the sight since now he was free to do so. Manami noticed this, opting to just smile and shake her head in silence before she started walking, calling back, "Come on, I know it's a beautiful sight to behold, but we have a meeting with Professor Ozpin."
After hearing that, the Green Lantern had his suit put away, opting to wear his civilian clothes in public, and began to jog briefly to catch up. On the way to Beacon Tower, Greene noticed that the students that remained were giving him looks but didn't know why; Manami also noticed the looks that Greene had garnered but thanks to her training, she read them like a book: most were of curiosity while some of the girls that passed by smiled at him. She knew those looks, she knew that some of the girls thought that he was handsome; she'd be lying if she said that she didn't think the same. The rest of the walk was in silence with Manami allowing Greene to take in the sights of Beacon; a few minutes later they had arrived at Beacon Tower and had the receptionist call down the elevator. Once it had arrived, Greene had decided to break the silence between them and asks, "So what should I expect from the headmaster?"
Manami gave it a few seconds of thought before she turned to him and answered, "Nothing you should be worried about. Just be yourself, answer his questions as best as you can and as honestly as you can."
Soon the elevator had reached the headmaster's office, opening the doors to let them out and meet with Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch. In the interest of time, Ozpin had asked Greene of who he is and where did he come from while Glynda had asked him of his capabilities; he answered Ozpin that, in Manami's words, he had come from another universe and that he was a Green Lantern, a protector of sorts. In turn, that led to answering Glynda's question when he said that his capabilities stems from his willpower and the Green Lantern Power Ring, which he states is literally capable of anything imaginable, with the emphasis on the two words anything imaginable, ranging construct creation, energy blasts, FTL travel, etc. Once everything was covered, Ozpin then asked, "Do you have any idea of how to get home?"
Before Greene could answer, Manami then says "I would worry about that Professor, I called a friend in the Time Patrol before I brought him here, they're looking into Greene right now to see if they could find his home universe and take him there."
"I see, I take it would be sometime before we would see some results?" Ozpin asked, knowing the answer.
Manami nodded and say "I have no idea when they will get back to me ab-"
*BEEP-BEEP*
When Manami heard that, she immediately stopped, knowing that it was coming from a certain capsule. Knowing that only certain people call her on it, she then switches gears and asks, "Uh, sorry about this professor, but do you mind if I answer a call? It's important considering that only gods have called me on it."
Ozpin nods immediately, secretly knowing that it is in everyone's best interest to not provoke a god when they are on good terms with you. The honorary huntress then pulled out a capsule and activated it; the capsule, in a poof of smoke, transforms into a crystal orb floating above a communication base. This was based on the angels' staves, which allowed them to communicate with others and view events from the other side of the universe. Manami then places it on top of Ozpin's desk and press another button which then caused the orb to begin glowing teal before projecting a sphere that allows everyone in the room to see who is calling; in this case it was a short and petite Supreme Kai of a youthful and pretty appearance with pinkish-red hair and pink/purple skin. Like most Supreme Kai she wears a pair of Potara earrings and robes similar to the worn by the Supreme Kai on the Sacred World of the Kai, though it has a more casual design and her outfit also sports a pair of high heeled boots. Manami then smiles, knowing who this was, but formally greets as she bowed, "Supreme Kai of Time. To what do I- no, we- owe the pleasure to?"
The Kai simply chuckled before saying, "Ana, you know I don't really care about formalities right?"
Keeping her smile, the Saiyan in question replies, "Oh I know Chronoa, but I'm trying to keep a small air professionalism around my fellow huntsmen and huntresses."
"I see," Chronoa says as Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch come into her view before she gets to the point, "Well I'm calling you because I've found something that may interest you and Greene."
"You found something already?" Manami asked in surprise.
The Kai of Time nodded, displaying a document that she had found as she explains, "This document was given to me by an ally to the Time Patrol, someone who's a reliable source. I assure you that this is 100% authentic."
"Okay why the reassurance?" Manami asked curiously before adding, "You know that I trust you."
Chronoa sighed as she looked towards Greene, "It's because what I'm about to say will shatter Greene's world as he knows it."
That had said person worried; what did she find that would require her to say such a thing? Voicing his thoughts, Greene asks, "What is that you found that would make you say that?"
Not saying a word, the Supreme Kai had the displayed document zoom in on one section of the file; in that section it had 2 small bits of info, info that had shocked everyone in the room, especially Greene. In bold black letters, one part of the section said Origin/Birth Universe while another had said Affiliated Universe(s). Under Origin/Birth Universe was listed Universe 13 of Lord Zeno's Multiverse while Affiliated Universe(s) had listed Earth-16 of the N-52 Multiverse. In shock, Greene utters, "I-I was born in a completely different universe?"
"Not just any universe, you were born in this universe," Manami added.
"There's more. Greene, not only were you born in Universe 13, you also were born on Remnant," Chronoa revealed.
"I'm native to Remnant?" Greene asked no one in particular, running his hand through his hair, not really sure how he should take this information. Back on Earth-16 he already had a team, a family; one that took him in when he was just an aimless, orphaned nomad. Now he finds out that the universe that he has known his whole life isn't the one he wasn't born in. This time he asks, "Why? Why was I taken from Universe 13 along with my family?"
Chronoa then starts explaining, "To summarize what I read in your file, your mother and father were praying for some kind of miracle to happen when you and your family were trapped by a horde of Grimm; the thing was that a miracle did happen. It came in the form of a mysterious huntress who actually was looking for them; that huntress saved them by using powers that only Gods, Kais, or Angels should possess and opened a portal that led to Earth-16. She told your parents something that would convince them to live in that universe for a while and in turn, she lived with them for a time to help them get accustomed to life on Earth-16, but left as soon as she was sure that they didn't need her help anymore. Interestingly enough, your parents were a retired huntsman and huntress, so they got jobs as police officers to protect others. The rest you could say is history because you probably remember what happened next in your life."
Greene nodded, knowing that she didn't have to explain. He remembered his life with his family up until the tragedy that took his parents away from him, the very same tragedy that made him the youngest Greene Lantern in history at the age of fifteen. He remembered the missions he undertook with his team, his friends… his family. He didn't know what to do with this revelation. Seeing the conflict within him, Chronoa then announces the obvious, "Greene, I know that this is a lot to take in, but now you have a choice: You go back to Earth-16 and go back to what you know and love, I'll take care of getting you home… or, you could stay in Universe 13, learn more about where you were born and your heritage."
Greene only grew more apprehensive about this choice, that he may make the wrong decision. Seeing that Greene is struggling, Chronoa then says, "You don't have to make a decision right now you can think things over, take as much time as you need and you can tell Ana your answer when you feel ready."
Greene nodded, slightly relieved that he didn't have to answer right now. Now that Greene's situation is somewhat resolved for now, they could move on to the more pressing issues. With this in mind, Manami announces, "With that issue out of the way for now, we can move on to a much bigger issue: the Super Grimm."
That grabbed the attention of everyone with Chronoa asking, "What's a 'Super Grimm'?"
"You remember how I told you about the Creatures of Grimm during my early years in the Time Patrol?" Manami asked.
Chronoa nodded prompting the Saiyan to continue, "Well the Super Grimm are the results of the actions of Time Breakers here on Remnant. Basically they are like the historic figures throughout Universe 7's history suddenly growing more powerful in an instant."
Hearing that troubled Chronoa, the Time Breakers were bad enough, but to have them making the Grimm even stronger? That is a nightmare. After that Manami announces, "The thing is after I determined Greene's intentions, we've faced a powerful Ancient Super Beowolf in an abandoned village. I thought that it could easily be dealt with using the Kaio-ken x3, but… it turns out that the Super Grimm are more of a threat than we've originally thought."
"How so Miss Aoi?" Ozpin asked.
"The Beowolf transformed and as you know a transformation, no matter the physical changes, is likely increasing one's power," Manami answered with dread. That claim made the two professors pale, knowing that a Super Grimm with the ability to transform is far more dangerous. The honorary huntress explained what happened in their fight, announcing that it took everything she had with the Kaio-ken x20 as well as Greene's help to kill it. After explaining the situation, Manami turned back to Chronoa and asks, "How soon can we receive help from the Time Patrol?"
Chronoa answers, "At the latest? The end of next week. If that's all, then I will get back to my other duties then."
Manami nodded, as the Supreme Kai of Time terminated the connection; Manami then announced, "Alright then, if there's nothing else, then I'll head back to Patch. After all, I've got two teams to train."
"Speaking of which, how is their training in Ki control?" Glynda asked.
"They're doing fine when I left them; I'll explain everything this coming Saturday. That way you guys can come and see the fruits of their labor when they have their final test," Manami answered, before asking, "Did you ask the headmasters of the other academies to assign their best students for our 'special training' that will allow a select few people to help deal with this threat?"
"That was done last night, now all this is left is to wait for the students to arrive and you may begin training them," Ozpin replied.
Manami nods before turning to Greene, asking, "As for you, you have a few days until then to think things over."
Everyone nodded, seeing that is was a fair plan. Enough time to train teams RWBY and JNPR, preparing them for their final test, and it gives Greene some time to think. However the Super Saiyan of Remnant wonders, "Will it be enough to deal with the incoming threat though…?"
Chapter 3: The Final Test! Manami vs. Teams RWBY & JNPR!
Friday Evening: Patch, Kingdom of Vale
It has been four days since that night. While Greene was doing some thinking, Manami had returned to Patch to see how the teams were doing in their training; when returned she found that they got finished with x120 Remnant's gravity. Up until Wednesday night, they were doing increased the gravity by ten four times every two hours; they were finished with x200 Remnant's gravity by then. Thursday morning, Manami told them that they were stepping up the training a little the last two days, starting that morning up until the next night; that meant the whole day, Thursday, they finished the day on x250 gravity. Right now they were finishing training under the x300 gravity as the timer went off triggering the auto-shutdown sequence. The eight trainees dropped to the ground in exhaustion, ending up either on their knees or on their back; they all rested a few seconds before they ate their last Senzu bean for the day. It was this moment that Weiss decided to voice their thoughts, "Not that I don't appreciate that you are training us to take down serious threats, but why did we have to train under increased gravity?"
What she didn't realize was that Jaune noticed that when the gravity generator was turned off, he felt much lighter and didn't even feel the weights he has on; Manami did, so she smiled as she answered while watching the blonde, "I think Jaune is about to demonstrate the answer to your question Weiss."
The Schnee heiress turned around to see Jaune take off one of his weighted boots, tossed it up a few times to test its weight, then turn around to the other side of the chamber only to toss his boot at the far wall; what surprised Weiss was when Jaune vanished only to reappear at the far wall and catch his boot within a second. However, it wasn't just Weiss that witnessed this, it was everyone in the gravity chamber; they were all under ten tons for each arm and leg as well as twenty tons when wearing a weighted shirt, so when Jaune threw and caught his own boot in that instance, both teams were very surprised. One by one they began doing the same thing and one by one they realized how much stronger they've gotten. Manami was smiling with pride, seeing what Teams RWBY and JNPR had accomplished. After letting their new power sink in for a few seconds, the Saiyan huntress announced, "Now you all know the benefits of training in such conditions; your speed has significantly grown and so has your strength. I'd like to congratulate you all on getting this far in such a short amount of time; where you are right now, it took me months to get to where you are."
Everyone was shocked that Manami took months to get to their level of power and she was still stronger than them. However they had no time to process as the Saiyan in question continued, "That being said, tomorrow I will personally be testing your powers at the Training Grounds to test your limits, meaning all of you at the same time will be facing me."
The second they heard that was the second the internally screamed while somehow only showing a little bit of nervousness, "WE'RE SCREWED!"
"Tonight however, you guys rest & relax, ease your nerves for tomorrow. You guys will need it and as a Saiyan, I don't like facing opponents when they aren't at a hundred percent," Manami said with a smile before adding, "Now go on! Eat, relax and take this time to collect yourself. Who knows? You guys might even push me to my limits in base form."
And with that they all left to have some R&R, knowing they will need every single second of it to relax. By midnight, they were all well fed, and had a good amount of time to relax before getting a good night's rest…
Beacon Academy, Kingdom of Vale, that same night…
Greene had spent his time contemplating what he should do these past several days; should he return to what he knows best and stay with the family he had found in his friends and family, or should he stay, finding out his heritage and help these people while he is at it? No matter what he decided, he had until tomorrow to come to a conclusion and right now he decided to sleep on it. Little did he know that he would receive an answer in a way he would not expect…
When David began dreaming, he thought it would be another nightmare of his Parents or his friends dying in front of him; instead he found himself in his GL uniform, on a pathway… a long pathway with many twist and turns going on as far as the eye could see and beyond with yellow clouds beneath it as well as a pink sky above him. When he turned around he saw that the path ended in the middle of nowhere, but what caught his eye was that the end looked like a tail. He wondered why tail end of the path lead to nowhere when for some unknown reason he felt the need to look up and when he did he saw a small planet in the sky; he decided to fly up and see what is on the small planet. Not much was found, except a small house, a tree, a road that lead in a circle with a red car on it. At this point he was confused, why would he dream about something like this? He then mutters out loud, "What's going on?"
Suddenly a feminine voice answered, "Isn't it obvious, Dave?"
Greene was nearly frozen in shock; only one person ever called him that and she died when he was fifteen. He turned around slowly to see a woman in her late thirties with her blonde hair in a ponytail and had amber colored eyes, wearing a yellow shirt with the emblem of a dragon over her left breast, a black jacket with its right sleeve ripped off, a black and yellow bracer on her right arm, black fingerless gloves, black pants and boots with yellow accents, and a pair of steel-gray shin guards; she even had a golden halo over her head. The woman then answers with a loving smile, "In a way, you're dreaming."
Greene was speechless; he knew who the woman was but he wasn't expecting to ever see her again. He asked with poorly concealed fear, "Mom?"
The woman nodded immediately, still keeping her smile, before announcing, "Before we talk Dave… look to the tree."
Greene did as his mother asked and saw another person leaning on the tree; it was a man, about the same age as his mother, with black hair in the same exact style as Greene's and had black eyes. He wore a black shirt with the emblem of a lightning bolt on it, a blue trench coat, brown cargo pants, black combat boots, and black fingerless gloves; he too had a golden halo over his head. The man smiled as he looked at Greene and announced, "Hello son, we have a lot to talk about…"
And so they went inside the small house, sitting at the dining table to converse about several things: What happened the day they left Universe 13? And why did they hide his heritage? Greene found out that his mother and father were evacuating from a village that they had lived in for a full year. It was three months after his birth when a massive horde of Avian Grimm was approaching the village; Greene's father and several other huntsmen and huntresses were defending the convoy leaving the area. It was a miracle that no one was killed in the evacuation, but then his mother, who was carrying baby Greene at the time, was separated from the group and some of the Grimm began chasing them; his father chased after them, eventually reaching the two but knowing that they would end up trapped. Greene knew a little about this part of the story, that in their time of need an unknown huntress saved them by taking them to Earth-16. What he didn't know was that the huntress told his parents that Greene was destined for greatness and that his time on Earth-16 would be the catalyst to putting him on that road. Which brings them to the second question…
"Why did you two hide my heritage?" Greene asked.
His mother sighed, "We had planned on revealing it to you when you turned sixteen, sadly…"
Though his mother didn't finish, he knew what she meant. His father deciding to make light of the situation, announced, "However, we didn't hide everything from you; after all we began training you when you were thirteen, the exact same age when those who want to become huntsman and huntresses go to a combat school for the fundamentals; we even taught you everything possible while still following the principles of Earth-16."
Greene was surprised by this, he knew the self-defense training he received was at a somewhat advanced level but to know that it was on par with Remnant's ordinary combat schools put things in perspective for him and left him silent for a few moments.
"Speaking of heritage," his mother says, grabbing her son's attention, "'Greene' isn't our real surnames."
"Heh, I kinda figured considering that you probably didn't exist in the system," Greene jokes but prompts his mother to continue.
"On Earth-16 my name is 'Tatsuo Natsuki Greene' but my real name is 'Ryoko Tsukiko'," his mother reveals.
"And my name was 'Shaun Gale Greene' on Earth-16," his father adds, "but my real name is 'Azure Gale'."
"Okay but why tell me this?" Greene asked, confused at what his parents are trying to accomplish.
"Well I'm sure you've noticed on Remnant, everyone has a color somehow relating to their name?" the now-named Azure asked, to which Greene nods.
"Well on Remnant, your mother and I named you 'Greene' and agreed that you would take on my surname; simply put, this followed a tradition on Remnant that stands as a symbol that no one would bow to tyrants. However considering that we were living on Earth for some time, we eventually gave you the alias 'David Greene' which allowed you to keep your name," his father revealed.
"Wow," was all Greene could say. All this time his surname was actually his first name and that it followed a symbolic tradition followed by everyone on Remnant all this time. It made him happy knowing that his heritage was laced into his everyday life. However that happiness soon turned to sadness as his Parents got up; Ryoko would then announce, "Greene, I'm afraid that our time togther is almost up."
"Wait, what?" Greene said, surprised at this sudden announcement.
"There are a few times that the Kais would allow us to commune with you, and this is one of those times," Azure answered and Ryoko then adds before Greene can complain, "But please don't be so glum about this, there will be times when we can talk to you again in your dreams."
Greene simply nodded, knowing that he would see them again one day. Said mother then announces, "There is one gift that I would like to give you before you wake up, but in order for you to receive it, I want you to close your eyes and concentrate."
Greene was confused but did not argue, doing what he was told. He then felt his mother's hand on his on the left of his face and her forehead on his own; he then hears his mother chanting, "For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."
Suddenly he felt more energetic, more… alive; however he also noticed that the dream was fading. As the dream fades away, Ryoko then says, "We love you Greene."
Azure then adds, "Know that we are always watching over you and that we are proud of who you've become."
As the dream finally faded away, the last thing he heard from his parents was, "Good luck, my son…"
David's eyes flew open. He looked around to see where he was, before he recognized the familiar setting of the temporary dorm given to him by the professors; looking out the window he saw that it was sunrise. He sighed, both in relief and in sadness. He had a reunion with his parents and learned a lot more about his heritage and what it meant for him; unfortunately it had ended before he could learn more. However, he began smiling, now knowing his answer to his predicament; Greene then got up and prepared for the day and in turn, a new adventure…
Mid-day: Training Grounds, Patch, the Kingdom of Vale
It was now a calm Saturday afternoon, as calm as it could be at the Traning Grounds' hub before the two teams have their final test. This hub was sitting on top of the rocky cliff sector, protected by a shield that can even handle attacks from a Super Saiyan God; the hub held a viewing area, a command center for operating the grounds themselves, a cafeteria w/ a bar for those who are old enough to drink, and a landing pad for Bullheads. Behind it was a man-made cliff that isolated the Training Grounds from the those living on Patch and in between the gap was a canal that was filled with jagged rocks so no boats wander into a dangerous area; as for those who can only enter the grounds on foot, there was a hand print scanner hidden in a fake tree that extends a hidden bridge for those who can't fly. Currently, Manami was prepping the grounds for the two teams final test when the proximity radar notified her of an approaching Bullhead; knowing who was on board, she gave them permission to land and left the command center to meet them at the landing pad. As she exited the building, she could already see that the Bullhead was landing; by the time she reached the landing pad, the Bullhead had powered down and the passengers were let out. One of them noticed Manami's approach and greeted her, "Ah Miss Aoi. How nice of you to meet with us."
"What kind of host would I be if I didn't show you where you would be watching the teams' test?" Manami remarked with a smile.
"A very poor host I would surmise," Glynda announced as she joined them upon exiting the Bullhead.
"Indeed," Manami agreed before she noticed a certain Green Lantern in his civilian clothes and says, "Nice to see you, Greene."
"And you as well," Greene kindly replies.
With the meet and greet out of the way, Manami turned to leave gesturing the three to follow, leading them to the VIP viewing area which doubled as the command center. Said area had comfortable seats which faced glass windows that reached from ceiling to floor so people could see the entire training ground which was covered with hidden ultra-high-speed micro cameras that was connected to the monitors in the viewing area; said cameras were programmed to display wherever the action was on the viewing monitors. By the time everyone was seated and Manami had set up the proper commands to auto start the protective measures as well as the cameras, Teams RWBY and JNPR had flown into the training grounds at the center where the three zones converge. As Manami turned to leave, she announces, "Well guys, I'm off, but before I leave I will say that we will discuss everything we have learned with the two teams when this is over; the exact time however is still up for debate. As for you Greene, I will hear your answer after the fight. I just hope that you all enjoy the spectacle that is about to unfold."
And with that Manami left to meet with the two teams and see where they stand thanks to their two week training.
Teams RWBY and JNPR, wearing the Gis they were given, were all stretching and warming up for their fight against Manami. As they did, Jaune decided to ask the obvious, "So is anybody else scared right now or is it just me?"
Blake looked at him blankly as she answers, "I think it's obvious Jaune. We're all scared, but it's why Manami is testing us herself."
Suddenly they hear, "That's right everyone…"
They look to the voice to see that Manami is hovering above them, arms crossed. She announces, "I am doing this to see if you can handle yourselves while utilizing your new powers because after today, I will be showing you guys what we will be up against, aside from what you've already seen."
"What do you mean?" Pyrrha asked.
"Let me ask you this: before the initiation, did you notice any difference to the Grimm?" Manami inquired, knowing that they would realize that the Grimm were changing for some unknown reason. Seeing their faces full of realization, Manami continues, "That is exactly why I put all of you through this training, because what you've known is now useless against an even stronger version of the Grimm you've already faced."
That put things into perspective; to see that their huntress training become worthless against a more powerful enemy has shaken their world. However their resolve was renewed when they remembered that their training awakened a new world of power for them. Noticing the fire in their eyes, Manami then announces, "Now then…"
…Before she suddenly fired two separate energy waves at the two teams only for them to dodge by flying into the air, narrowly avoiding an explosion before they went into their combat stances. Smiling at their reaction, the Saiyan huntress then announces, "Good! You guys have learned your lesson about being prepared to fight at a moment's notice."
She then flew up until she's hovering at their level and got into her fighting stance before announcing, "Now we can begin…"
[Music Start – "Nose to Tail" Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 OST]
The Full-Blooded Saiyan then charged the two teams but before anyone could react, Manami vanished; they reached out with their senses to find her. Unfortunately for the leader of JNPR, he got singled out first; the Saiyan blindsided Jaune, knocking away from the rest of his team towards the beach before giving chase to deliver a devastating combo. She first rushed him with rapid-fire punches and kicks before using a simple Kiai to send crashing down into the water; Manami was about to continue her attack but she sensed Pyrrha closing in with a Ki attack. As she turned around she saw a Distructo Disk launched at her; she quickly dodged, leaving behind an afterimage which the saw-like Ki blast "hit." The Saiyan tried to counter with a powerful punch after teleporting above her via instant transmission, but Pyrrha was prepared for that; the Champion of Mistral dodged the initial punch before she grabbed the Saiyan huntress's arm and proceeded to swing her around, ending her counter by tossing Manami high into the sky and fired Trunk's "Heat Dome Attack." Unfortunately for her, Manami countered with her own energy wave; quickly bringing her right hand beneath her left, charging them with Ki before thrusting them toward the incoming attack, firing a violet beam and shouting…
"GALLICK GUN!"
Manami's energy wave easily over came Pyrrha's and caused an explosion when it impacted against the Mistrailian Champion; said champion crashed onto the sandy beach below. Manami would have continued her attack were it not for the fact that Weiss decided to interfere, firing wave after wave of Ki blasts at the Saiyan; however the Saiyan of Remnant either knocked away every single Ki blast that would hit her or dodged the Ki blasts would've grazed her. The Schnee heiress kept firing even though she knew that direct attacks would not work; she knew she would have to surprise Manami to even damage her. Nonetheless, her assault soon ended causing Manami to become a little confused, prompting her to ask, "What's wrong Weiss? Did you get cold feet?"
"Nope! Just preparing something special for you," Weiss answered as she spread her arms out.
After a few seconds Manami looked around in realization to see that she was surrounded by multiple Ki blasts. Apparently Weiss had picked up on one of her tactics and had decided to give the Saiyan a taste of her own medicine. As she crossed her arms and commanded the Ki blast to converge on Manami, Weiss shouted, "Say goodnight! HELLZONE GRENADE!"
The Ki blasts quickly slammed into the Saiyan, causing a large explosion on impact. Unfortunately, Manami quickly dashed out of the smoke and kicked Weiss in the face, sending her flying into the forest area of the training grounds; the Saiyan huntress gave chase to the heiress only to be met by a certain Cat Faunus mid-flight. Manami was on the defensive, blocking not just any barrage of punches, but Yamcha's famous "Wolf Fang Fist" before countering by dodging the last punches by leaving behind an afterimage and appearing behind Blake for a counter. Unfortunately, the Cat Faunus did the same before appearing above Manami to hit her with downward flip-kick, sending her down into the forest area. However, she willed herself to stop before she crashed into the trees below her; she quickly did multiple vanishing-steps toward the Cat Faunus before she appeared behind Blake reeling her fist back to prepare a strong punch. Blake then turned around only to feel searing pain flaring up, feeling that she just received a gut punch; before she could even fall however, Manami then linked her hands together and hit the Cat Faunus again with downward smash sending her careening through multiple trees. However before she could even continue, Manami heard to voices shout…
"TRI-BEAM!" / "MASENKO-HA!"
The Saiyan of Remnant turned around only to be met with two energy blasts, causing another explosion on impact and finally sent her crashing into the forest below. One of the two voices shouted, "Alright Ren! We got her!"
"Don't celebrate yet Ruby! I doubt that would be enough to even scratch her!" Ren shouted, keeping his eyes and his senses toward the area Manami crashed. Sure enough, Manami was unscathed by the surprise attack but before she rush her ambushers, she was sensed two more people rushing her; she turned around to block the incoming attacks and in doing so saw that Yang and Nora were attacking her. The Saiyan tried to counter with a punch one of them but the other would step-vanish to utilize the small opening that her counter leaves, causing her to be hit by a strong punch or kick. Deciding to recollect herself, Manami dodges and leaves behind another afterimage, allowing her to place herself away from the two on top of a nearby boulder; as the two looked for her, Manami could only think of how much Yang and Nora's rush reminded her of Goku and Vegeta's rush against a more powerful opponent in a certain tournament that happened ages ago. She smiled at the thought of the historic moment as she thinks before jumping back into action, "Let's see if their power can give me a challenge."
[Music End]
"My word…" Glynda gasped. She expected the two teams to become powerful during the training that Manami put them in but she never expected them to become as powerful as they are now.
"When I let Miss Aoi train teams RWBY and JNPR, I never imagined that she would bring out this much hidden power within less than two weeks," Ozpin stating his surprise while keeping most of his shock hidden.
"Wait wait wait… back up a bit. Did you say two weeks!?" Greene exclaimed.
"Indeed…" Ozpin answered.
"How!? No amount of talent can explain how fast they learned all of… That!" Greene pointed out.
"During our meetings, Manami did explain that there are some similarities between Aura and Ki but how its channeled is where the similarities begin and end I'm afraid," Glynda explained.
"Still, I find hard to believe that she could teach this within such a short time," Greene stated.
"Believe us Mr. Greene, we are just as surprised as you are, but we've seen the their capabilities two weeks prior; it seems Miss Aoi knew their potential was much stronger than I ever thought possible, but here we are…" Ozpin said as he turned back to the screen.
"This is insane," Greene muttered.
"Indeed," Ozpin agreed but kept his eyes on the battle, "However, I can surmise that this is only the tip of the iceberg…"
"HYA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA!" two voices screamed.
Yang and Nora rushed Manami with non-stop attacks, pushing the Saiyan back and keeping her on the defense. Unfortunately, Manami's defense was too strong to get in a solid hit; worse Manami did a step-vanish before she appeared behind Nora to unleash a combo of punches into a roundhouse kick, sending the orangette flying toward the rocky cliffs. The Saiyan of Remnant would've given chase but she was impeded by Yang who fired a barrage of Ki Blasts to draw her attention; however, Manami swatted the blasts away easily. She then taunts her sister, "You do realize that you would have to do a lot better than that right?"
"Oh I know," Yang smugly replied before adding, "I just wanted to get your attention for this!"
"GYYYAAAAGHHHHH!" Yang roared as she began charging her Ki to its maximum, even surprising Manami; her sister's power now rivaled that of Vegito's. While the full blooded Saiyan knew her sister had grown so strong, she hadn't seen nor felt Yang use her full power after she recovered last night; however what Yang did next shocked her even more…
[Music Start – "I Burn / I Burn Remix" RWBY Volume 1 OST]
"KAIO-KEN TIMES THREE!"
The signature and powerful red aura of the Kaio-Ken flared around Yang, indicating that her power had grown more massive in that instant; the buxom blonde disappeared from sight, putting Manami on the defensive. Manami kept her guard up but unfortunately was surprised by a strong punch to the gut, staggering the Saiyan and leaving her wide open for a multitude of attacks. Yang delivered a hurricane of punches and kicks to start the counter assault on Manami which she eventually flowed into Goku's signature dragon throw, sending her flying towards the rocky cliffs of the Training Grounds; not letting up, the blonde bombshell unleashed a volley of Ki blasts upon her Saiyan sister, exploding on impact and sending her crashing into several boulders. Manami slowly got up from the debris that surrounded her and mutters in slight pain, "That was surprising, it actually hurts."
"So does this!" someone yelled. The Saiyan of Remnant turned around to see Nora rushing in for a Ki-enhanced punch which Manami barely blocked. Unfortunately for her, Nora was prepared; she suddenly powered up to her maximum. While she wasn't as powerful as Yang, thanks in part to the buxom blonde's Saiyan genes, Nora did train as hard as a Saiyan, bringing her strength close to that of Yang's. However it wasn't enough, so she played the same card as Yang.
"KAIO-KEN TIMES THREE!"
Nora's power skyrocketed close to Yang's, once again surprising the full blooded Saiyan; suddenly the former twisted around to deliver a roundhouse kick to the latter, sending her crashing through even more boulders. Nora then materialized in Manami's path before going into a flip kick, sending the Saiyan huntress high into the air towards Yang before throwing her hands to her sides to charge them with Ki. Knowing what the hyperactive orangette is thinking, Yang followed suit cupping her hands to her right side and began charging her own attack…
"KA… ME… HA… ME…!"
Nora then thrusted her palms forward toward Manami preparing to fire and Yang did the same as they shouted or finished the respective callouts…
"FINAL FLASH!" / "HAAAAAAAAA!"
From Nora a massive yellow energy wave raced toward Manami and from Yang an massive azure energy wave. Both impacted the Saiyan that was between the two and caused a massive explosion above the training grounds…
[Music End]
Both Yang and Nora were heaving, slightly winded from the effort to even damage Manami with their assault; the latter, after a little rest, joined the former in the sky. They wondered if it even worked but the two received their answer when the smoke cleared to see that Manami was relatively unscathed; other than a few scratch marks and a few rips in her Gi, she was fine. Smiling that they've come this far in their training, she announced, "Congratulations you guys, based off of what you displayed so far you could easily take down any grunts we come across."
"Wait… just grunts?" asked Nora.
"Yes," Manami answered whilst keeping her smile; she then adds, "Now it's time for the real challenge to begin!"
The Saiyan suddenly began powering up, flaring her aura; during this charge, insane winds emanated from her and parted nearby clouds indicating she was charging up to maximum power. Those without Ki control could only gauge her power from they are seeing, however for Teams RWBY and JNPR they could sense her power increase massively; what's more is that they felt insignificant to her full strength. But then again when did that ever stop anybody from trying to defeat a stronger foe?
"Even if you're using your full power, we will beat you Ana!" Yang proclaimed.
The Saiyan could only chuckle as she retorts, "We shall see…"
"Oh we shall!" A voice behind her announced.
Manami turned around to see two Ki blasts hurtling toward her before she batted them aside as if they were nothing more than a mere annoyance, allowing her to see her attackers. Ruby and Jaune were still in their stances but dropped them as soon as they had her attention. The Saiyan could see the fire in their eyes, their determination burning bright, a sign that they were true warriors. Manami could only smile at the sight before her before Ruby shouts, "We'll show you the results of our training!"
"Every one of us will!" Jaune added with purpose.
At that proclamation she looked around to see that Pyrrha, Blake, Ren, and Weiss had surrounded her. Manami then turned back to the two leaders and asked, "When did you guys gather everyone?"
Ruby smirked at her sister's question…
Flashback…
While Yang and Nora were holding off Manami, Ren and Ruby went to gather their teammates. One by one they found the others and once they were together, they formulated a plan to beat Manami.
Now…
"Hmm… Clever girl…" Manami stated.
"You haven't seen anything yet!" Ruby announced before she roared, "HHHAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH!"
At that moment Ruby's power skyrocketed as she went to full power; it wasn't very long before Weiss, Blake, Jaune, Pyrrha, & Ren followed suit. Like Yang and Nora, Manami didn't know their full power at their current state; now she could sense their power range around the Majin Buu Era of power. As she was smiling that they grown this much, the only question her mind now is: can they handle themselves against an even stronger opponent? Time to find out…
[Music Start – "Red like Roses Part II" RWBY Volume 1 OST]
"Here it goes!" Manami shouts before she charges Ruby and Jaune; unfortunately for her, they were prepared… all of them were. Ruby gets behind the blonde knight while he prepared a very familiar technique by placing his hands close to the center of his face; Manami realized what the boy was doing but it was too for her…
"SOLAR FLARE!"
A bright light emanated from Jaune, so bright that it blinded anyone who gazed upon him; in this case, Manami was temporarily blinded from the technique, leaving her vulnerable to attack. Ruby then step-vanishes toward Manami before she tried to deliver a Ki-enhanced gut punch only for it to go through an afterimage; her older sister then reappeared above her, coming in for a downward smash-kick but then she heard another surprise escape from Yang's lips.
"KAIO-KEN TIMES TEN!"
Even though she was blinded thanks to Solar Flare, Manami could still sense everything around her, including attacks; Yang's attack was one she definitely had to block. Turning around she placed her arms in a X formation, blocking the multitude of punches that came near her face; however she was being pushed back due to this block's hasty nature. Deciding to turn things around, Manami dodged Yang's last yet strongest punch and delivered a debilitating gut punch, staggering Yang; the full-blooded Saiyan then hit her with a downward smash, sending her down toward the rocky cliff area. She would have also fired a volley of Ki-blasts as well but was stopped due to the fact a chorus of voices had all roared…
"KAIO-KEN TIMES TEN!"
By now Manami could see again without a problem, so when she opened her eyes to see the other members of RWBY and all of JNPR, she could see that they've actually used the Kaio-Ken to that level; unfortunately she didn't have time to process what she witnessed as Nora was the first to charge in. Delivering a hurricane of punches and kicks, Nora was not going to give the Saiyan huntress room to breathe; to end her rush, the bubbly orangette fired a point blank Ki blast at Manami which quickly grew into a massive fireball sending her directly into the cliff face. Nora however was not finished as she fired wave after wave at Manami, causing a multitude of explosions and kicked up a lot of dust; she then quickly charges up a much stronger blast and once it was complete, Nora fired as she calls out…
"BIG BANG ATTACK!"
The blue orb of condensed Ki raced into the dust cloud only for it to be sent back out toward its user; Nora deflected it into the sky only to turn back around to see a relatively untouched Manami about to hit her in the face with a literal flying kick. However, Nora dodged just in time, leaving behind an afterimage which the Saiyan's boot went through; Manami looked around to see where Nora could've gone only to feel pain as she was kicked in her back by said person and was sent crashing through multiple boulders before recovering and stopping herself mid-flight over the beach sector of the Training Grounds. Unfortunately she did get much time to recover as she saw Pyrrha and Weiss charge in, the former of which was starting their assault.
"DESTRUCTO DISK!"
The Champion of Mistral fired a large volley of the technique, forcing Manami to dodge since even one had enough cutting power to cut up foes that have even greater power than the user. Once the Saiyan had dodged the all the saw-like Ki blasts, she was now clashing against both the Champion and the Heiress, trading punches and kicks with one another; unfortunately for Manami, if she wavers for even a second, either one of the two she's clashing with could capitalize on that one moment of weakness while they had each other to cover their moments of weakness. Their clash went on for a full minute, dashing over the waters of the beach sector; sadly for Manami she had wavered for a split-second allowing Pyrrha and Weiss to break through her defenses and deliver a devastating combo. They started with a flurry of punches and kicks before they step-vanished to Manami's side and hit her with two separate roundhouse kicks, sending her skipping across the surface of the water; they weren't finished however, as Weiss brought her hands in front of her and quickly charged Ki between them while Pyrrha raised her arms above her, quickly charging the blast which began crackling with power. Once their attacks were at full power, they unleashed them calling out…
"LIGHT GRENADE!" / "FINISH BUSTER!"
Both Ki blasts chased after the Saiyan until they hit, causing yet another large explosion and further sent her skipping across the water's surface until she crashed onto the sandy surface of beach. As Manami slowly picked herself up, she actually felt more pain from the assault she already endured. However, luck did not favor her today as she was suddenly getting speed blitzed by two more combatants; the Saiyan of Remnant took a few more hits before she suddenly raised her arms high and released a small yet powerful localized explosion, knocking her two attackers off balance and revealing themselves to be Blake and Ren. However even as they lost their element of surprise, Ren rebounded quickly going in for another rush by first breaking Manami's initial guard then launching her into the air with the use of two hits before rushing above her and sending her crashing back down with a downward smash; however this combo was not over as, Manami was sent straight into Blake's Wolf Fang Fist, receiving multiple blows until she was sent crashing into a near by boulder. Like Pyrrha and Weiss they charged up their Ki attacks but they were using two different techniques; Blake was charging an energy ball above her right hand while Ren charged his Ki directly into his index finger. They fired upon the Saiyan as soon as they were ready and they shouted…
"SUPER SPIRIT BALL!" / "DON DON RAY!"
Ren's attack hit first, sending Manami in to the air once more before Blake's slammed into her; it was only the beginning as Blake commanded her Spirit Ball to hit her again and again. On the last hit, the energy ball exploded and sent Manami flying through a few nearby trees of the forest sector of the Training Grounds; once again she willed herself to stop mid-air before she crashed through a few more. Unfortunately for the third time, she was rushed by another set of fighters, forcing her to block once again, this time from attacks from Ruby and Jaune; once again she tried to counter after a step-vanish but they were prepared. This resulted in another clash to between her and them to see who would gain the upper hand; however this clash was much shorter as Manami dodged one of their attacks, left behind another afterimage before she proceeded to create afterimages all around them. To counter this, Jaune fired a slow energy wave into the sky before bring his arms down to command the energy wave to scatter and hit the afterimages all around them. This forced the real Manami to back away and reveal herself; Ruby capitalized on this opportunity and fired a barrage of Ki blasts at her sister. The Saiyan huntress however dodged or swatted the Ki blasts with ease; however Ruby suddenly stopped and spread her arms out. Manami looked around her to see that she was once again surrounded by Ki blasts but could not do anything about it as her sister commanded them to converge on her calling out…
"HELLZONE GRENADE!"
It wasn't long before they impacted against Manami and caused another large explosion, sending her flying once more through multiple trees until she stopped herself in the middle of a large clearing in the forest, heaving in exhaustion from the relentless assaults; as a sign of what she has been through, Manami's Gi was torn and tattered like it had been when she faced the Ginyu Force. She then looked up to see that everyone minus Yang was hovering over her; however she just smiled at how much they were able to accomplish from this fight. Ruby then asked, "Had enough sis?"
Manami smirked at her sister's attitude, swelling with pride that deep within Ruby was the Spirit of a Saiyan and that she had caught a glimpse of it; the full blooded Saiyan then retorts, "It's over yet unless you finish it Ruby!"
Just then a familiar voice shouted, "Careful what you ask for Ana! KAIO-KEN TIMES TWENTY!"
Shocked at that proclamation, Manami then turned her head around towards the voice only to see nothing; unfortunately that would be her undoing as she suddenly felt massive pain in her stomach. She looked back to see that she received a gut punch from Yang; the buxom blonde then step-vanished behind Manami and put her in a Full-Nelson to keep her from moving before she yells out, "DO IT!"
Ruby and the others began charging up full-powered attacks each going with a powerful technique of their own. Jaune, Ruby and Blake cupped their hands to their sides and began chanting the infamous words of the Turtle School Technique…
"KA… ME… HA… ME…!"
Weiss simply raised both her high hands above her head, her right hand behind her left and charged them with Ki. Pyrrha on the other hand, twisted to her left, bringing her right hand beneath her left when she began charging up her attack. Nora once more spread her arms to her sides and charged them with Ki and Ren followed suit, only he immediately brought them in front of him, cupping them before he brought them to his right side and charged it even more. A few seconds passed before they reached full charge and fired their attacks simultaneously, each shouting their respective callouts.
"HAAAAA!" / MASENKO-HAAA!" / "GALLICK GUN!" / "FINAL FLASH!" / "FINAL KAMEHAMEHA!"
[Music End]
All seven beams fused into one massive crackling yellow-azure energy wave racing towards both Manami and Yang; the former closed her eyes and smiled as she acknowledged that they could handle themselves in a fight like this. But as the energy wave drew closer, she then knew what she had to do next; Manami's eyes flew open to reveal that they were teal as she flared her aura and roared, "HHHHAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!"
Her hair became golden-blonde and her aura was a shimmering gold; Yang did her best to hold on to her sister but the sheer power that Manami's transformation exerted alone was too much as the blonde bombshell was literally forced off. The Super Saiyan kept charging her power until it was at her maximum; the second the combined energy wave was within her reach, Manami literally kicked the blast into space where it would not do Remnant harm.
Once the light of the attack faded, teams RWBY and JNPR saw that Manami had transformed; they gritted their teeth, thinking that they were in for another round and dropped to the ground and got into combat stances while Yang got back up got into hers. Manami however simply stood there smiling at them; they had no idea why until she announced, "Alright guys I've seen enough!"
Everyone had raised their eyebrows at this but kept their guard up; however they saw that Manami dropped back to base form and took that as a sign that their fight was over. The Saiyan then continued her announcement, "I can say without a shadow of a doubt that you are all ready to face some of the challenges ahead."
Some of them were about to cheer, but Pyrrha asked, "Only some of the challenges?"
"Yes, some. Not all," Manami replied before she explained, "There will be tougher challenges, one after another. While you can easily over come some of them as you are right now, the rest you will have to train yourselves to overcome; I've got nothing left teach any of you."
"What?" They exclaimed.
"You heard me. I've taught all of you everything you need to know, about to Ki control and the techniques that compliment your combat styles; now it's up to you guys to continue your journey to become stronger in your own ways. My suggestion would be to somehow incorporate your weapons into training with Ki as well as your Aura, your Semblance as well if it is combat oriented. As a matter of fact I'm going to get started on learning more about my Semblance so I can work it into my training since I can already use my weapon to compliment my style," Manami explained further.
They all thought about what they were told; they were now on their own when it comes to training. They were about to start thinking about what to do but Manami once again caught their attention by announcing, "However before you guys go off and start thinking about what's next, I've got one last important thing I need you guys to do."
They were now focusing, preparing for whatever Manami had to throw at them when she said, "I need you all of you take the rest of today as well as tomorrow off."
Their shoulders slumped as soon as they heard this and all of them sweat-dropped at this announcement; Ren was the one to ask, "That's it?"
"No I'm actually serious, you guys need to take a break after all your hard work these past two weeks. Now go! I've got one last thing to do before I join you guys," Manami said as she turned and flew towards the hub.
Teams RWBY and JNPR then looked to each other and decided that it was best that they take their well earned break heading back towards the homestead to rest…
"What… the… fuck!?" Greene semi-shouted.
"Normally I would reprimand you for such language young man, but right now I actually agree with you," Glynda stated.
"Indeed," Ozpin said before adding, "I never expected that Teams RWBY and JNPR would grow this much in power, let alone powerful enough to push Miss Aoi into transforming into a Super Saiyan."
"Wait, Manami can transform!?" Greene exclaimed.
"Yes I can, Greene," a voice behind him announced prompting everyone to turn to the source, which turned out to be Manami who adds, "Just don't wear that knowledge down."
"You never said that you could transform," Greene stated.
"You never asked," Manami retorts, "But enough about me, everything will be explained tomorrow. I'm here for your answer."
Greene sighed, "Before I answer can I just ask one question?"
"Of course," Manami replied.
"Is it possible if I could visit Earth-16 every once in a while?" he asked.
Manami thought before answering, "I'm not entirely sure but I'll talk to Chronoa about that tomorrow."
Greene then smiles ands announces, "Then I would like to learn more about who I am and my heritage considering that I recently learned my real name."
"Your real name?" Manami inquired.
"Yeah, my name from when I was born on Remnant. It's Greene Gale," Greene answered.
"Did you say 'Gale'?" Ozpin asked.
"Yeah, why?" David Greene, or Greene Gale, asked.
Ozpin and Glynda gave each other a knowing glance before he turned to the boy, smiling as he said, "Then I believe Glynda and I can help you since we know who your family is considering they were former students at Beacon."
Greene began beaming with excitement about finding out who his family truly was; Manami was happy for him but that was before she looked toward the Training Grounds with a scowl. For some reason she had no idea what it was, but she had a bad feeling about the near future...
Later that night at the Xiao-Long-Rose Homestead, everyone was fast asleep that night, peacefully resting in their beds before the return to Beacon in the Morning. For Manami however she was having a dream the likes of which she never had before…
In her dream, Manami couldn't see anything other than pure darkness with a multiple specks of light within; however, she did hear many voices. Although they were jumbled, she could barely make out what they were saying.
"You Androids won't win! I won't let you destroy this world!"
"Leave my sister alone… if you touch her… if you harm even single hair on her… I WILL MAKE YOU PAY!"
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
"So we meet again, Manami Aoi…"
"You? But Akane and Goku killed you!"
"PYRRHA!"
"Ana talked some sense into me while we were waiting for you to wake up."
"Yes Pyrrha, I am Blake Belladonna, but not the one you know."
"So you're Pyrrha. It's nice to meet you, my name is Goku!"
"Hey guys, it's been a while."
"Who are you?"
"Call me Aki, one of your sister's best friends in the Time Patrol."
"Trunks is here!?"
"Why would I arrest the only person who's making sense around here?"
"I've gotten even stronger ever since Beacon fell… don't underestimate me."
"Don't underestimate me just because I'm the new to the time patrol Fu."
"I understand were you're coming from, Sun. Most of the Saiyans of Universe 7 died because they either didn't believe that Frieza, a galactic tyrant, was going to wipe them off the face of Universe 7 or they believed that would happen but didn't do anything and accepted their fate."
"I'm so proud of the four of you for becoming stronger; you managed to push me enough to make me go Super Saiyan 3."
"You okay sis?"
"No… I'm angry…"
"I'm neither Manami nor Akane! I'm the woman who's going to defeat you!"
"Damn, I didn't think we would be pushed this much. Looks like Super Saiyan 3 isn't enough; we're gonna have to kick things up a notch."
"Guys! Something's wrong! I can't sense Ana's nor Aki's Ki!"
"What is that form?"
"You think this is my peak strength? That's where you're wrong!"
"So we're a team?"
"Of course you are, Lin."
"Kakarot… KAKAROT!"
"Today you face your divine retribution at the hands of… Vegito!"
"Damn it! Ruby's unconscious!"
"What's going on?"
"Ana… is that?"
"It seems Whis and Lord Beerus were right."
"On to the next match! Caulifla and Kale vs…"
"It's the final round! Son Goku and Prince Vegeta vs. Manami Aoi and Akane Ryuunosuke!"
"Time for our final battle."
"I wonder which Mira will win? The creation of the demon Towa? Or the warrior born of the Potara Earrings?"
"The Fight for all the universes and their history begins now!"
"Salem! This ends NOW!"
"Don't think this is the end! We will meet again…"
Manami shot up from bed, sweating profusely; she took a quick look to see where she was before realizing that she was in her room. She then glanced at the alarm to see that it was 5:57 a.m.; Manami sighed as she knew that she was not going to get anymore sleep after that dream, she got out of bed to put on her bathrobe, after all it would be indecent of her to walk around the house naked. She went on to do her daily routine once she was ready, but she couldn't help but wonder what was that dream she had last night and why did it feel so real?
Power Level Chart for Volume 1.5
Legend
(+) - "At least."
(++) - "Likely much higher."
Chapter 1.5-1
Solar System Level
SS Manami (Heavily Suppressed)
Planet Level+
Manami (Heavily Suppressed)
Yang (5th day of Training, Enraged)
Yang (5th day of Training)
Nora (5th day of Training)
Ruby (5th day of Training)
Jaune (5th day of Training)
Pyrrha (5th day of Training)
Blake (5th day of Training)
Ren (5th day of Training)
Weiss (5th day of Training)
Large Building Level
Yang (Aura only)
Nora (Aura only)
Jaune (Aura only)
Building Level+
Pyrrha (Aura only)
Ruby (Aura only)
Building Level
Blake (Aura only)
Ren (Aura only)
Weiss (Aura only)
Chapter 1.5-2
Multi-Solar System Level+
Manami (Full Power + Kaioken x20 + Z-assisted Final Flash)
Omega Beowolf
Multi-Solar System Level
Manami (Full Power + Kaioken x20)
Manami (Full Power + Kaioken x20)
Manami (Full Power + Kaioken x3)
Ancient Super Beowolf (Full Power)
Manami (Full Power + Kaioken x2)
Solar System Level++
Manami (Full Power + Kaioken)
Ancient Super Beowolf (Suppressed)
Manami (Full Power)
Greene (Max Charge, Massive Willpower + Green Lantern Oath)
Solar System Level
Greene (Half Charge, Great Willpower)
Multi-Planet Level
Manami (Heavily Suppressed)
Greene (Good Charge, Good Willpower)
Chapter 1.5-3
Multi-Solar System Level+
SS Manami (Full Power)
Multi-Solar System Level
Yang (Full Power + Kaioken x20)
Solar System Level++
Manami (Full Power)
Yang (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Nora (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Ruby (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Jaune (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Pyrrha (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Blake (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Ren (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Weiss (Full Power + Kaioken x10)
Yang (Full Power + Kaioken x3)
Nora (Full Power + Kaioken x3)
Solar System Level+
Manami (Suppressed)
Yang (Full Power)
Nora (Full Power)
Ruby (Full Power)
Jaune (Full Power)
Pyrrha (Full Power)
Blake (Full Power)
Ren (Full Power)
Weiss (Full Power)
A/N: Now we can begin the Author's Notes. So I hope you guys liked the chapter, especially the not so subtle preview of SOME of the key events for future chapters; unfortunately I cannot answer any questions about that sequence due to them entering spoiler territory... with the exception of one or two possible questions. Now let's answer them shall we?
Questions
1) "Who the hell is Lin?"
Answer: Lin is the nickname I gave to one of the OCs that I was given by the author crossovermaster1. And before you ask, it is still too early to reveal this OC. As for crossovermaster1, PM me if you wish to know what kind of move set I have given her.
2) "YOU [REDACTED DUE TO PROFANITY]! WHY IS THAT STILL HAPPENING TO [REDACTED DUE TO SPOILERS]!"
Answer: If you've read the dream sequence correctly, you will notice a certain line from Volume 3 of RWBY. Don't hate me, but yes it's still happening but with my own little twist; after all, death is but another journey in the multiverse of Dragon Ball.
Now... time for the bad news, as in the reason I thought I wouldn't be able to get this done. Before you guys get the wrong idea, NO I'M NOT DISCONTINUING THE STORY! STOP THINKING THAT! I'm just letting you guys know that college for me is now taking up a lot of my time, so the Update Schedule will be more sporadic... again. Don't fret people, this is just until further notice; besides I'm still going to be updating, just not on a regular basis. What this also means is that I have more time to work on a few other stories that I've been meaning to look into and work on a few revamps for a select few chapters of RWBYverse. I just hope that my plans pan out during this weird time. Anyways thanks for reading guy! Leave a positive or constructive review of what you guys thought and I hope to see you guys soon for the next chapter. Peace!
Next Chapter/Volume: The Calm Before the Storm. Best Day Ever!