A/N: What's this? A title with a pun that'd be more at home in an episode of Scooby-Doo? It must be time for a new chapter! And our first two-parter in a while, no less! So let's quit gabbin' and start readin' shall we? This is…

Chapter 36: Mine Your Own Business, Part 1

…..

Several hours had passed since Tetrax had delivered the news of the next day's mission. However, no body was the least bit apprehensive. In fact, everyone was having a rather great time. Ruby and her group had just gotten through the first disk of Pokémon's first season and currently making their way through the next, while Weiss, Winter and Ren were in the kitchen with Athena reading up on some Tolkien. Meanwhile Gwen and Pyrrha had just beaten the Fire Temple in Ocarina of Time.

"I must say, I did not think I would fight a fire breathing dragon that soon." Pyrrha admitted. "Usually the giant monster is reserved for the climax, isn't it?"

Gwen couldn't help but think to herself; 'Oh, just you wait, Pyrrha.' But rather than spoil the Invincible Girl, she just said; "Oh don't worry, there are plenty more monsters in the game, I assure you. And the further you go, the tougher it'll be."

"Hehe, I'm quite sure." Pyrrha shifted her attention over to the blonde knight sitting on one of the beds. "Well, Jaune, want to get started on Metroid Prime?"

"Sure! Let's change it up!" Jaune got up and began to set up the GameCube with Gwen and Pyrrha when a knock came at the door. It opened and Kevin poked his head in, much to everyone's surprise. "Hey Kev!" Jaune greeted. "How's it goin'? Done with your car?"

"Yeah, pretty much." The Osmosian walked in and closed the door behind him. "Everyone's doing their own thing downstairs, so I figured I'd come up here and hang for a bit."

"Well, feel free to join." Noire said from her laid-back position on one of the beds, with Romulus curled up on her lap. "We were just about to get started on another game. Gwen, what was it called again?"

"Metroid." The Anodite answered. "Metroid Prime to be specific."

"Oh, sweet!" Kevin exclaimed as he took a seat on the floor. "Love this game! I'm not much of a Nintendo guy, but the Prime trilogy is one of the exceptions."

"Yeah, kind of makes me wish we'd brought along our Wii so that we COULD play Prime 3." Gwen shrugged. "Along with all of our other consoles that we left behind, too."

"That's okay." Jaune reassured as he finished setting everything up. "That just means we'll have more to look forward to when we get to your world, right?"

"Yeah, I guess your right." Gwen smiled as she sat down next to Kevin. "So, we ready?"

The room unanimously agreed and the game started. When presented with the save file screen and the difficulty option, Jaune hesitantly asked; "Hey, uh, will anyone blame me if I play on Normal mode? I don't know how comfortable I'd be playing on the Hard setting for my first time."

"Hey, you're playthrough, dude." Kevin answered. "You go ahead and do you."

"Thanks." Jaune picked Normal and, with the save file created, the game truly began. After the opening text; 'Unidentified distress beacon has been tracked to a derelict space vessel in orbit above Tallon IV', the image of what appeared to be meteors tumbling down to a lard planet appeared, only to then pan out to an abandoned space station. A smaller ship zoomed around the station before pulling over and hovering in front of one of the loading docks. From out of the top came Samus Aran, observing the area around her before jumping off of her ship and landing in a crouch on the space station. The camera panned around her before going into the back of her helmet and settling into her visor, allowing Jaune to take control.

"Okay, I'll admit," Blake spoke up as she and Sun played with Rema, "that's a pretty cool opening sequence."

"Sure is." Sun agreed. "Although, now that I think about it…" He looked over to Gwen and Kevin. "Shouldn't Sci Fi be a bit boring to you guys? You know, considering you live it every day?"

Gwen shook her head. "No, not really."

"See, while real aliens ARE a thing, we still find fake aliens entertaining." Kevin explained. "Sometimes even more than normal ones."

"Heck, sometimes fake aliens scare us more than real ones." Gwen added. "I STILL can't watch the Alien or Predator movies after that incident when I was little."

Jaune gave her a quick glance as he continued to play. "What happened?"

"Oh, some irresponsible babysitter had her boyfriend over and they were watching horror movies. To be fair, I should've been asleep at that point, but I wasn't. I got up to see if my mom and dad were home yet and I saw the Xenomorph baby burst through a guy's chest and I was scarred for life. I was five."

"Ooh, ouch." Noire winced. "Yeah, not good."

"Oh my word." Pyrrha placed a hand on Gwen's shoulder. "I'm so sorry that happened, Gwen."

"Yeah, if a movie's that gory, people shouldn't watch them around little kids." Jaune supported. "Asleep or not."

Gwen waved it off. "Ah, it's okay. I'm mostly over it. I just don't watch those kinds of movies. Kevin and Ben though, they're a different story. They love that stuff."

Kevin chuckled. "Heh, yeah, sure do. Hey, Ben and I should sit you guys down and have a horror movie marathon sometime!"

Everyone in the room was deadly silent for one moment before Sun spoke for everyone. "Uh, yeah, thanks Kevin, but I'm not sure if we're ready for that yet."

"Ah, c'mon. You guys dismember Grimm every day!" Kevin argued. "What's the harm in a little blood and guts, huh?"

"Well, main difference with that is it's a Hunter's job to kill Grimm." Blake countered. "Plus, it's a lot different when it happens to humans. It's practically ASKING for nightmares." She picked Rema up and held her close. "And we don't need that, do we sweetie? No, we don't."

Kevin sighed as he focused back on the TV screen. "Okay, I tried."

Everyone continued to watch as Jaune got a hang of the controls, handling the Morph Ball, Missiles, Charge Beam, and the Grabble Beam with relative ease. "And here I thought you said this game was hard." He smirked in Gwen's direction. "With all the things I can do, this'll be a breeze."

But Gwen just smirked herself. "Maybe, maybe not."

Jaune raised a brow in confusion before he came upon a new room in the station. This room had a large orange cylinder in the center of the room that appeared to be the very core of the station. From inside, a gigantic parasite came crawling down, much to Jaune's horror. "Oh god, it's disgusting!"

"Ugh, is it supposed to ungulate like that?" Blake asked.

"Yep, and now blondie's gotta kill it." Kevin gave Jaune a strong pat on the back. "Good luck!"

However, luck indeed appeared to be on Jaune's side, as he beat the Parasite Queen on his first try. "Ha! Take that ya freak of nature!"

"Don't get too cocky." Gwen warned with a smile. "That was intentionally easy."

The creature fell into the core of the space station, causing it to explode. With a computer voice warning to 'Evacuate Immediately', Jaune moved Samus out of the room and through the many corridors, defeating enemies along the way. However, once he reached a particular room, Jaune was taken aback by the presence of a huge robotic space dragon with glowing yellow eyes. "Okay, what the HELL is that?!"

"That is Ridley, or rather Meta-Ridley as he goes by in this game." Gwen elaborated. "He's the main bad guy of this series."

"That's so badass!" Jaune watched as Meta-Ridley flew out of the base, causing it to collapse around Samus. As he finally made it to the elevator, Jaune could only sit there as the explosion forced Samus inside. In a bright flash of light, he was stunned to see that Samus' Varia Suit was stripped away, leaving only her normal suit behind.

"W-what just happened?!" The words on screen flashed by, but Jaune couldn't comprehend them; 'Varia Suit malfunction. Morph Ball malfunction. Missile malfunction. Charge Beam malfunction. Grapple Beam malfunction.' These were all things Jaune did NOT want to see. "That explosion took all my stuff!"

"Yep, and now you've gotta find them all over again." Gwen said cheekily. "Told you it wouldn't be easy. Now the REAL game begins."

"I have to say, that's somewhat clever." Pyrrha conceded. "Though I question how an explosion is able to take away armor. A malfunction in weaponry, yes, but armor?"

"Well… yeah that IS an odd problem." Gwen agreed. "But hey, what's the fun in no challenge from the start, huh?"

"She's got a point." Noire said from the bed. "C'mon, little bro, you've got this!"

With a determined expression, Jaune smiled at his sister and nodded before looking back at the TV screen. "Yeah, I DO have this! Bring it on Metroid Prime!"

…..

The following morning at around eight o'clock, following their usual private training, Ben and Yang were on their way back from the mountain. They were hoping that someone had already made breakfast, because after that, all they had to do was to wait for Tetrax to pick them and the others up. The two had decided to not take Bumblebee and instead walk all the way there and back, just to enjoy each other's company. Yang put her hands on her back and flexed it, letting out a groan as she loosened her muscles. "Ah, nothin' like going a few rounds before a new mission, huh?"

"Heh, yeah. Especially after last night." Ben nodded. "So, you ready for this?"

"Am I ever?" Yang smirked. "I've been looking forward to our next criminal for a while now. Darkstar and Ssserpent were unexpected, but the fact that we're actually going somewhere to fight a bad guy is pretty cool."

"Yeah, I can finally see more than just Patch and Vale. This is gonna be pretty fun!"

"No kidding. So, think this guy'll be hard?"

Ben shrugged. "Eh, Vulkanus has always been somewhat threatening. He's formidable, but at the same time, he's kind of prone to messing up."

"Gotcha." Yang paused for a moment before continuing. "Hey Ben?"

The hero turned his head her way "What's up, Yang?"

"Well, I could REALLY use your help on something."

"Sure!" Ben stopped and faced her fully. "Anything you ask, I can get it done for you!"

Yang went up and hugged him instantly. "Thanks, you have NO idea how much this means to me, and how it'll mean to Ruby."

Ben's curiosity was piqued. "What do you mean by that?"

Yang pulled away and gave him a knowing smile. "Well… her sixteenth birthday is next Sunday, and I need help setting things up and getting everything ready."

A grin appeared on Ben's face as well. "Wow, her sixteenth birthday, huh? Man, that's pretty cool. So, how sweet do you want this sixteenth?"

"As sweet as it can be. My little sister gets nothing but the best on her special day." She pointed to him. "And you and I are going to make sure of that."

"Of course! So, should we tell the others?"

Yang gave him a nod. "Oh, I will, trust me. I need to get everybody on this. I've just gotta find a right time when Ruby's not around to call a meeting with everyone. Which is why I asked you first." She winked at him. "Would you please distract my little sister for a while?"

"Sure thing." Ben pulled her into an embrace. "I'll get it done for ya, Goldie Locks. Promise."

"Thank you, Green Boy." Yang reached up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Now, let's go. Everyone's probably eating breakfast already."

"Yeah, probably. So, once the mission's over, what do you wanna do?"

"Well, I was thinking of asking Noire about a potential bike race around the island." Yang answered. "Ever since I saw that chopper, I've wanted to test my bike against hers."

"Well that sounds awesome!" Ben exclaimed. "And we know she'll be here when we get back since Jaune asked if she could puppysit with Athena while we were away."

"Aw, great!" As the duo continued forward, Yang could see the house come into view, as well as a certain pair of sisters standing out front. "Hey, Weiss! Winter! Mornin'!"

The heiress and her elder sister gazed over to the forest path, with Weiss waving over immediately after. "Good morning you two! How was your early training?"

"Pretty good." Ben replied. But then the realization hit him as he saw what Weiss was wearing. "Huh, cool threads."

Indeed, Weiss was now in her own new outfit. It was quite unique in that her sweetheart neckline dress had a color gradation, from being blue to a glittering pale blue at the hem. Beneath her dress, she wore a white petticoat and around her waste was an equally white sash. Weiss had a sheer dark blue long-sleeved shrug. Around her neck, she wore a sapphire brooch, which fastened her shrug around her. On the back was the Schnee crest, printed in white. On her feet, she had a pair of dark blue wedge heels, completing the outfit overall. She did a formal curtsey and said; "Thank you very much, Ben. It took me AGES to put this together last night." She covered her mouth and let out a yawn. "YAAHHW. Oh, pardon me."

Yang gave her a smirk. "Really? Well, that yawn certainly shows. I guess when you're rich, you've got a lot of options."

Winter nodded as she placed a hand on her sister's shoulder. "Indeed, perhaps a bit too many options, if you catch my drift."

Weiss rolled her eyes. "Well, you're the one who suggested it, Winter. What are you trying to say, exactly?"

"I'm saying that perhaps having fewer options is sometimes a good thing. How tired are you right now?"

"Hmph, I don't know what you're talking abou—." She cut herself off when another yawn escaped her lips. "HAAHHW. Feh! Okay, maybe I'm a little tired."

"I see. And if you were back home with all of your other clothes, I'm sure you would have been up for much longer, and thus even more tired, correct?"

Weiss glanced over to the side with her arms crossed. "…Maybe."

Winter smiled. "This is something I learned when I left home, little sister. Many options can be nice, but fewer options can sometimes be far nicer."

Weiss put her finger to her chin. "So… less is more?"

As much as Ben wanted to shout the words; "Kinda like toilet paper!", he restrained himself. Something told him that Weiss wouldn't appreciate her lesson being tainted by comparing it to bathroom product. 'Besides, they wouldn't get the reference anyway.' he thought to himself.

"Precisely." Winter confirmed. "The finer things in life are not what you can easily acquire, but rather what you strive for."

"Huh, I never really thought of it that way." Weiss pondered.

The heiress was caught off guard when Yang came up and put an arm around her. "Your sister's speaking the truth here, Weiss Cream. And you know what else is one of the finer things in life?" She pulled her in for a side hug with a cheeky grin. "Having best friends."

Weiss rolled her eyes, this time with an equally cheeky smirk. "Okay, okay, NOW you're just being sappy. …But yeah, I've learned that having friends is great too."

Suddenly, Ben's stomach growled so loud that everyone could hear. He covered his abdomen as the Schnee sisters gave him judgmental looks while Yang smiled at him with a quirked eyebrow. "Hehe, this is nice and all, but maybe now we can go in and eat, please?" the hero suggested.

Weiss let out a sigh. "Yes, I suppose breakfast is ready at this point. Come on, let's eat. We have quite the day ahead of us."

"No doubt about that." Yang agreed as the four proceeded inside. "Hey, Winter, you coming with us?"

"Of course." Winter nodded. "I will be accompanying you along with General Ironwood and Miss Goodwitch. As Tetrax said, there may very well be many enemies to contend with, so our numbers will have to be bolstered."

"Great!" Ben exclaimed. "It'll be one big bash!"

"A bash full of bashing heads!" Yang quipped as she pounded her fist into the palm of her other hand. "This is gonna rock!"

…..

About an hour later, after everyone had finished eating and Tai went off to Signal for the Monday grind, they heard a motorcycle pull into the driveway, signaling the arrival of a certain blonde knight's older sister. "Heh, there's Noire." Jaune said as he got up from the table. "I was wondering when she'd show up. I kind of expected her to be here earlier." He strolled out of the kitchen with Pyrrha, Ben, Yang, Blake and Sun following closely behind.

"Well, Tetrax never gave us a specific time." Ben reminded. "So she probably didn't know what time to be here in the first place."

"Indeed." Pyrrha agreed. "No need to worry, Jaune."

The knight smiled at her. "Heh, yeah, I guess you guys are right." Jaune glanced over to see that Blake was holding Rema close to her chest, almost as if she was reluctant to let her go. She was also staring straight ahead, a worried look in her eye. "Uh, Blake? You okay?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah… I think." The cat girl turned her head down to the pup in her arms. "I guess I'm just a little sad that I have to leave Rema behind. Even if it's only for a little while."

"Hey, don't worry, Blake." Sun put a reassuring hand her shoulder. "It's all gonna be okay. Noire and Athena will take great care of her while we're gone, I'm sure of it."

"I know. It's just… I don't want to leave my baby." Blake pulled Rema close and snuggled her face against her head.

Yang gave her a nudge. "Hey, you realized what you just said, right partner? You remember just how much you "didn't like" dogs almost a year ago?"

Blake pouted as she glanced off to the side. "Well… yeah. But I like to think that I've changed my mindset a little bit. Dogs aren't so bad… but wolves? They're the best."

"They're canines, so it still counts." Yang winked before opening the door to see Noire standing right outside. "Noire! Welcome back!"

"Thanks Yang!" The two shared a high five before Noire came in and put her brother in a headlock, giving him a noogie immediately after. "And how's my baby brother doing today?!"

"Gah! Noire, c'mon!" When his sister stopped, Jaune pulled out of the headlock. "You DO know I'm not ten anymore, right?"

"Aw, c'mon, Jaune. No need to be so serious." Noire looked over and gave Pyrrha a wave. "Hi, Pyrrha, how're things?"

"Pretty good, Noire." Pyrrha bowed her head. "We just finished eating breakfast and we're just waiting on Tetrax now."

"I see." Noire then spotted Romulus down by the Invincible Girl's feet, so she knelt down to say hello. "Hi there, Rommy! Oh, we're gonna have a lot of fun while mommy and daddy are away, yes we are!" She glanced up quickly just in time to see Jaune and Pyrrha both blush at being referred to as; "Mommy" and "Daddy". 'Hehe, just as I had hoped.'

"Ahem." Jaune cleared his throat. "So, uh, you really don't mind watching the pups with Athena while we're gone?"

"Of course, I don't mind!" Noire rose up to her full height. "I know how important this mission is to you guys, and I'm certainly not qualified to go with. So, might as well do something with my time other than waiting for the fam, right?"

"You make a compelling argument." Jaune admitted. "Which reminds me, is anyone coming today?"

"Well… maybe, but we'll see." Noire glanced over to see Blake still hugging Rema close to her chest. "Hey, Blake! How's it going?"

Blake lowered her head slightly. "Um… okay, I guess."

Noire smirked and crossed her arms. "Let me guess, you're experiencing Worried Parent Syndrome?"

Blake's eyes widened. "How did you know?!"

"Heh, because I've seen the exact same face on my mom whenever she left us with a sitter. Trust me, I know that it's not easy."

"I think EVERY parent suffers from that, actually." Ben added. "And I'm not even sure if my own mom has ever broken out of it."

"Exactly." Noire set her hands onto Blake's shoulders. "I promise that I'll take good care of Rema while you guys are gone. It'll only be a few hours, maybe less. And Athena will still be here, so there's basically nothing to worry about, right?"

Blake sighed before she offered a smile to Noire. "Right. And thank you, Noire. It means a lot." She moved Rema up so that they were staring eye to eye. "Now, I want you to be good for Noire while mama's gone, okay?" Rema licked her nose in response. "Yes, thank you for the kisses."

"ACK! Too cute!" Ruby said as she approached from down the hall with her hand clutched over her heart. "Death by cuteness overload!"

The group laughed before a huge engine was heard from overhead. Ben gazed out the window to see Tetrax's ship land in the front yard. At the same time, he saw Coco's roadster pull in the driveway, stopping just short of where the ship landed. The ramp lowered and Tetrax spoke from the on-board speaker system; "All aboard who's coming aboard! We have a stop to make in Vale and we're burning daylight!"

Ben sighed as everyone came clamoring down the hallway, all of them saying a quick 'hello' and 'goodbye' to Noire as they passed. Team CFVY and Cooper got out of their car and quickly boarded the ship as well, greeting the others as they boarded. He shrugged and said; "Looks like we're off."

Blake hooked Rema's leash around her collar before kissing the top of the pup's head. "Mommy will be back soon, Rema. Remember, be good." She put Rema down and handed the leash to Noire. "They're in your care."

Noire nodded. "Right, you guys have a great time out there!" She turned to her brother as Blake and Sun left the house. "And Jaune…" She wrapped and arm around his neck and pulled him into a hug. "Be careful, okay?"

"Sure thing, sis." Jaune hugged her back for a good few seconds before pulling away. "Well, duty calls." He looked back and nodded to Pyrrha. "Let's do this, Pyr!"

"Right!" Pyrrha followed him out the door, but spun around to wave at Noire as she left. "Thanks again, Noire!"

"Don't mention it!" Noire waved back before shifting her focus on to Ben and Yang. "Well, good luck, guys. I'll be rooting for ya."

"Thanks." Yang extended her hand to the policewoman "Also, when we get back, how about you and I have a bike race, huh? First one 'round the island wins?"

Noire chuckled as she shook Yang's hand. "Heh, count on it!"

"Awesome. We'll see ya later!" Yang grabbed Ben's hand and the two ran out of the house. "C'mon, Green Boy, it's Hero Time!"

"Haha! No need to tell me twice!" Ben laughed as he and Yang boarded the ship. With their boarding, Tetrax gave the order for Gluto to raise the ramp and take off. Noire watched as the ship rose into the air and blasted off toward Vale, ready to pick up it's last couple of passengers.

…..

As James Ironwood loaded Dust rounds into his revolver, he couldn't help but ponder the situation that was ahead of him. "I am about to go up north to fight a giant orange alien with big teeth and a small army of pickaxe wielding gremlins." He closed the revolver and gave it a spin before letting out a sigh. "…Is this REALLY what my life has come to at this point?"

"I'm not sure, you tell me." James let out a yelp and spun around in surprise to see Glynda, leaning up against the door frame of his temporary office with a sly grin set upon her face. "Hah, made you jump."

James rolled his eyes as he holstered his weapon. "You simply got lucky. Not many can sneak up on me that easily. I AM highly trained, remember?"

"Really? Then you should know that I've been here for a minute and a half already."

The general's eyes widened. "Wait, what?!"

"It's true." She pointed to his revolver. "Has anyone ever told you that you load VERY slowly?"

James sighed again. "I'm just… preoccupied is all. Never in my life would I have guessed that I'd be fighting aliens. Let alone beside someone who can transform INTO many aliens."

"Hmm, you have a point." Glynda conceded. "Still, I suppose it must be a bit exciting, right? I'm sure that you must have had an interest for extraterrestrials at SOME point in your life."

James chuckled. "Hehe, I'll admit, when I was a boy, I was fascinated by interstellar beings and space travel. Although, I never had the prospect of alternate dimensions at that age."

"I don't think many people in Remnant were thinking about that." Glynda agreed. She exhaled a breath before walking into the room. "So, are you ready to go?"

James spread his arms out. "As ready as I'll ever be."

Glynda pondered for a moment, putting a finger to her chin. "Hmm, your tie is undone."

"Huh?" James looked down to see that his tie was indeed untied. "Ah-hah, well that's rather embarrassing."

It was Glynda's turn to roll her eyes as she approached him. "Oh please, it's not as if I caught you in your boxers or anything."

"Well, all the same, I should—huh?" The general was caught off guard when Glynda began to straighten out his tie situation herself. "Um, may I ask; why are you doing this?"

"Because if you tie your ties as fast as you prep your weapon, we're going to be here all day." Glynda answered as she finished the tie. "There, all done."

"I…" Ironwood paused before giving her a nod. "Thank you, Glynda."

"Oh, it's really no big deal, James." The headmistress shrugged off. "You don't need to thank me for just tying your tie."

James raised a hand in protest. "No, it's not just that." He put his hand to his side before continuing. "I want to thank you for helping me all throughout this past week. Ever since Beacon fell, it's been nothing but hectic from one thing to another. But you've been there to help not just me, but everyone affected by this." He bowed his head. "So again, thank you, Glynda. For keeping everyone sane, and my head where it is."

Glynda was taken aback for a few seconds at the sincerity in his voice. But after a few seconds, she had a smile on her face. "Well, Mister Ironwood, you certainly have a way with words. Why don't you tell me how you truly feel, hmm?"

"Heh, can't get much truer than that, Miss Goodwitch."

"I see. Well then, let me lay some truth unto you, James." She set a finger against his chest. "I know that you feel responsible for what happened to Beacon. And while Atlas' robots did indeed become compromised, really this is on ALL of our heads. Yours, mine, Qrow's, all of us. But you know what? For this past week, we've been making up for it." She took her finger away and instead rested her hand against James' shoulder, giving him her best serious expression. "I know you must not feel like a good man after what happened, James. But remember what I told you the night before the breach; you are a good man, with a big heart to match. And I wouldn't have anyone else by my side in this."

James was in a complete state of shock. "I… Glynda, I don't know what to say."

Glynda's smile returned. "Believe me, James, there's no need to say anything." Just then, the two heard the rumble of large engines over the military base, signaling Tetrax's arrival. The headmistress turned around and began to walk out of the room. "Now, I believe we have somewhere to be?"

"Oh, uh, right!" As he left, James couldn't help but feel the slightest bit of heat rise to his cheeks, as well as an odd feeling stirring inside his gut. He wasn't sure what it was, but he didn't have the time to ponder over it. He had a mission to accomplish.

…..

Not long after, the Resolute was zooming over the countryside, flying through the skies at high speeds. Inside however, things were actually pretty calm. The stability of the ship contributed to that as everyone just enjoyed the ride. Some were sitting, others were standing, but one thing was certain; they were all talking. Whether it was about their mission, entertainment or other more personal things, it was all they were doing. But that all changed when Tetrax entered the room, the opening of the large metal doors catching everyone's attention. "Ah, good. No stress." the Petrosapien commented. "I was afraid a few of you would be worried about our mission here."

Cooper shook his head. "No, we're all good, Tetrax."

"So, we getting' close?" Coco asked.

"Affirmative." Tetrax nodded. "We should be above Essen within the next few minutes."

"Good." General Ironwood stood up along with Glynda and Winter, bringing everyone's attention onto them. "Alright, everyone, listen up. This is an in and out mission. We go in, fight Vulkanus and his minions without bringing any attention to ourselves, and then we leave with the perp. Is that clear?"

"Crystal." Kevin answered. "So, where do we land?"

"We are not sure." Glynda said. "The area around the mine is mostly mountainous with very little flat terrain. And if there is any, it most likely will not be big enough to land this ship."

"Well then, the Resolute will have to stay airborne." Tetrax concluded. "Gluto can keep the ship aloft while we drop to the surface."

"Drop?" Neptune asked. "From this height?! That does NOT seem safe."

"I have to agree." Weiss added. "Being launched into the air over a horizontal distance is one thing, but diving straight down? That's entirely different."

Gwen raised an eyebrow. "You say that like you speak from experience."

Nora giggled. "Hehehe, let's just say that initiation was a REALLY exciting day."

"I'm aware of the risks of dropping." Tetrax confirmed. "And I don't exactly have parachutes. But… I DO have the next best thing. And I have a feeling that it's something that you kids will appreciate." He put his hand against a palm reader and the wall of the ship opened up to reveal a bunch of black and grey oval-shaped metal disks. He took one out and presented it to them. "Ladies and gentlemen…" he pressed a button and a green hard light platform expanded from the middle, the sides of the disks changing into its corners. "… the X321 Hoverboard."

Ruby's eyes lit up like a Roman candle. "EEEEEEE! That is SO cool!"

As everyone gawked at the board, Sun moved up to take a closer look, a big grin beaming across his face as he picked the board up. "Holy crap! This thing is sweet!"

"I have to admit," Blake pointed to the board, "I did not see that coming."

"Hoho, NOW we're talkin'!" Coco clapped her hands and stood up. "This'll be fun!"

Velvet hesitantly raised her hand. "Um, pardon me, but are you certain it's safe?"

Tetrax gave her a nod. "Of course. The board responds to the rider's will. So long as you wish to stay on the board, you will be fine. However, I only have so many, and considering we have so many people here, we will have to drop in pairs."

Gwen stepped forward and made a mana platform. "It's okay Tetrax, Kevin and I have our own ride down."

"Very well, Gwen. As for everyone else, pair up!" At Tetrax's order, everybody began to form groups of two, with Team JNPR divvying up into their respective partners.

"Okay, in all honesty here;" Jaune began, "I am REALLY excited about doing this!"

"This coming from the same guy who screamed as he got launched at initiation." Nora pointed out before giggling again. "Hehe, you've got some great confidence there, Fearless Leader."

"Nora's right." Ren confirmed. "You've certainly changed quite a bit over this past year."

"Heh, not too much, I hope." Jaune turned to Pyrrha, giving her a grin. "You ready?"

Pyrrha gave him a thumbs up. "Always."

Meanwhile, Weiss and Ruby had also expectedly paired up. "Weiss, don't you think this is exciting?!" The Hooded Huntress asked. "We're jumping from at least five hundred feet in the air on hoverboards! How cool is THAT?!"

Weiss sigh as her hand went to her stomach. "Ugh, sure, if my breakfast doesn't come up first."

From then on, the partnerships were somewhat random. Neptune graciously teamed up with the timid Velvet as Yatsu and Fox had already paired up, along with Cooper and Coco. Blake and Sun paired up too, with the monkey boy especially excited. "Man, this is gonna be awesome!" he exclaimed. "I always wanted to fly something like this! Though in my dreams, it was more like a cloud."

"Why doesn't that surprise me?" Blake smirked as she gave him a playful nudge. "A guy like you always searching for excitement? Perish the thought."

"You are getting REALLY good at sarcasm." He set his forehead against hers. "I like it."

"Glad you think so." Blake winked. "Now, let's focus, okay?"

Ironwood and Goodwitch paired up while Tetrax offered Winter to partner up with him, though the chaperones DID have their apprehensions. "This is quite different." Glynda commented as she examined the board. "How do you control a board with no wheels? It can't be the same as surfing, can it?"

"Well, almost." Ben responded. "The air's kind of like water when it comes to these things. But don't worry, it's mostly all based on body movement. Just put your body in the direction you want to go, and it'll go."

"Sweet!" Yang grabbed a board and activated it before pushing it down. It stopped about a foot above the ground and Yang got on, stabilizing herself before she moved her body forward. In response, the board zipped forward as well, much to Yang's elation. "Whoo! This is so cool!" She turned her body and rounded back around to Ben, stopping right beside him. "Well, Green Boy, you comin'? Or are you gonna fly down with one of your aliens?"

"Are you kidding? That's boring as hell!" Ben hopped onto the hoverboard with her. "I NEVER pass up the opportunity to ride one of these."

"Good." Yang pulled him in closer to her. "'Cause I wouldn't want to be the only one without a diving buddy."

"Really? Don't wanna go off the deep end alone?"

"Rather not. But with you, I think things will go swimmingly."

Gwen facepalmed. "Alright! We get it! You two like puns!" The entire room laughed at the redhead's outburst, Ben and Yang especially. But Gwen couldn't help but laugh a little herself. She knew it was all in good fun, and she couldn't harp on them for that. "Hehe, okay, okay. I give. So, when we get down there, what'll be the plan?"

"Well, Vulkanus is most probably in the mine itself." Tetrax explained. "However, his minions are likely to be all around, working in various sections. If they get wind of us coming, Vulkanus will surely send them out to fight us. So, I suggest we split into two groups. A larger one for crowd control, and a small one consisting of about seven or eight people, one which I will lead in myself."

Winter nodded. "Indeed." She turned to Ironwood with a salute. "Sir, with your permission, I would like to join the group who will go into the mine."

"Of course, Winter." Ironwood granted. "And I think it would be appropriate if Ben were on the squad as well."

Ben also gave him a salute. "Sure thing, general."

"Count me in too." Kevin stepped forward. "Vulkanus owes me big time for the shit he did to me."

"Very well, you may both accompany me." Winter turned to the crowd of teens in front of her. "Now, any more volunteers?"

"Ooh! Us please!" Ruby waved her hand up in the air over near her team. "Team RWBY's always at your service!"

Winter smiled. "As I was hoping. And with that, our squadron has eight." She shifted herself so she was facing Gwen. "Unless you wish to join us as well, Gwendolyn?"

The Anodite shook her head. "No, but thank you. I feel I'd be better suited to handle crowd control with everyone else." She went over and gave Kevin a kiss. "Good luck in there. And be safe."

"Heh, when am I not safe?" Kevin chuckled. Gwen gave him a questioning look and the Osmosian raised his hands. "I know, dumb question, but I promise, we'll be fine."

"One last question." Cooper spoke up. "How will we handle Vulkanus' minions? Surely this ship can't hold them all, can it?"

"No, but it doesn't have to." Tetrax elaborated. "Vulkanus' minions are clones with very minimal intelligence. The most they know how to do is mine and defend themselves. They are made to be expendable. No feelings, no emotional attachment, nothing. Once they are defeated, the clones disintegrate into a grey mud-like substance, leaving no trace of their existence."

"Well, that makes things easy." Coco remarked. "So, can we get this show on the road?"

Just as the words left her mouth, the ship stopped, signaling their arrival. "We can now." Tetrax confirmed before activating his comm unit. "Gluto, open the exit ramp and keep the ship cloaked. We're going in." With that order, the ramp opened, letting in the chilling high-altitude wind. "Alright, just remember, the board is linked to your body. You're in total control!" Tetrax and Winter mounted their board and they flew out, leaving the others to jump for themselves.

"I can't believe we're about to do this!" Jaune hollered as he and Pyrrha flew their board out of the hull, with Nora and Ren, as well as Gwen and Kevin following close behind.

"C'mon, Weiss, let's go!" Ruby hollered as she and her partner got on the hoverboard.

But the moment Weiss peered down to the ground far below, fear began to take hold of her. "W-w-wait, I change my MIIIIIIINNND!" But it was too late as Ruby flew their board out of the hatch and down to the earth below.

"Welp, she's not gonna have a good time." Sun concluded before he looked over to Blake. "Any second thoughts for you? I'll be fine if you don't want to."

"What, are you crazy?" Blake hopped on their hover board. "Let's do this."

"Heh, you're the boss." Sun got on the board and the two flew out after Ruby and Weiss. Ironwood and Glynda were next, the chaperones of the mission being much calmer and more collected about their descent.

Neptune glanced down at his drop partner as Yatsu and Fox went down next. "What about you, Velvet? You still good to go?"

"Indeed." The bunny girl nodded. "And thank you again for sharing your board. I would usually go with Coco, but, well…" She gazed passed Neptune with a knowing smile as she saw her leader and Cooper chatting it up as they prepped their own board. "…She's been a bit preoccupied with a certain someone since last night."

Neptune turned his head around and immediately knew what she meant. "Ah, I get the picture. Well then, you ready?" Velvet gave him another nod and the next moment, they were on the board flying down to the ground. "See ya at the bottom!" Neptune called back.

"Hey!" Coco smirked as she pocketed her sunglasses. "If you think your beatin' us, you're ALL kinds of wrong!" She took Cooper's hand and they got on their board. "Let's go, Tech Head!"

"Haha! Right there with you, Coco!" The two flew out, with Coco holding onto her barrette to keep it from flying away. With their departure from the ship, that left only Ben and Yang, both of them watching as their comrades plummeted down through the air.

"Well, guess the best for last, huh?" Yang smiled at the hero.

"Oh, undoubtably." Ben offered her his hand. "You ready for this?"

"Hell yeah!" Yang grabbed his hand and not a second later, they were back on their board and flying straight down, catching up with their comrades in no time. As the chilly air rushed past her face, Yang couldn't help but remember how long it had been since she had a rush like this. "And it's been WAY too long.' she resolved. 'Being launched at Beacon and fighting a robot on a highway's got NOTHING on this.' As she and Ben continued to fall, she couldn't help but belt out; "WHHOOOO! This is AWESOME!"

"Glad you think so!" Ben hollered. "Wanna make it more interesting?!"

"YES!" Yang answered. At her behest, Ben moved his body in a way so that they and the board were spiraling down to the ground, giving Yang an even better adrenaline rush. "HAHA! This is WAY past cool!"

Ruby smirked as she saw Ben and her sister having fun on their board. "Hey! I can do you guys one better!"

Wiess' eyes widened again as her hold on Ruby tightened. "Ruby, I swear to god, if you do ANYTHING, I'm going to—WHOAAAAHH!" The heiress screamed as Ruby did multiple midair flips as they went down. By the end of Ruby's trick, Weiss was now a pale green color, and her eyes were practically spinning. "N-no more. Please no more."

At her best friend's discomfort, Ruby instantly felt extremely guilty. "Oh gosh, I'm so sorry, Weiss! I-I'll stop!"

"That's fine by me!" Sun shouted as he and Blake approached on their board. "More for us, right, Blake?!"

Blake rolled her eyes with a smirk. "If you have any ideas, then yeah, sure!"

"Alright then, check this out!" With a twist of his body, Sun made the board spin downward.

"Whoa! Okay, that's enough spinning please!" Blake's coat fluttered in the wind as they fell, the board straightening back out soon after. In mere moments, everyone was doing their own board tricks. The exceptions to this were the adults who were busy focusing on the actual mission, Gwen and Kevin who simply didn't want to do tricks, and Velvet and Neptune, mostly because the bunny girl was still slightly nervous and Neptune could tell.

The moment the ground began to approach, Ben called out to everyone; "'Kay guys! Ground's coming up! Time to reel it in a bit!" Everyone followed his orders, stopping their tricks as they came back down to earth, stopping just a couple feet off the ground. They landed in a small clearing at the base of a large mountain, the mine entrance not far away. The teens got off their boards… only to be surprised as they finally noticed something about the ground that they were too distracted to pay attention to before.

"SNOW?!" Kevin exclaimed. "There's freaking snow up here?"

"Well, what did you expect?" Weiss asked as Ruby carefully helped her off of their board. "Most areas up north usually get snow before everywhere else, you know."

"She's right." Ironwood agreed. "So, we'd better tread carefully. And most importantly; reserve ourselves from making any more noise."

Glynda crossed her arms. "Indeed, doing those tricks may have cost us our chance at surprise. Tell me, was all of that REALLY necessary?" Yang gave a nervous laugh as Ben rubbed the back of his neck in guilt for starting the whole thing. The headmistress sighed as she continued. "Well, I suppose it doesn't exactly matter right now." She turned around and her eyes made contact with the mine entrance not fifty feet away from where they stood. "We're here."

But, little did they know, the group were indeed being watched. In the underbrush not far away were a pair of beady eyes behind a set of yellow-lensed goggles. The creature's instincts immediately kicked in. 'Tell master.' was it's one and only simplistic thought. It moved back and ran off to one of the mine's other entrances, ready to inform his master of the group's arrival.

…..

Meanwhile, inside the mine itself, many similar creatures were hard at work, picking the Dust crystals out of the walls and loading them carefully into minecarts. Once a cart was full, it was rolled down the track to join the many other minecarts like it, all full of Dust. Unfortunately for one of these pickaxe carrying creatures, it tripped and let go of one of the crystals it was holding onto. Fortunately, before it could hit the ground and possible shatter, a giant metal fist caught the crystal. The owner of the hand brought it up to his gleaming yellow eye before he looked back down at his minion, chastising it for even daring to slip up.

"Watch it, mush for brains!" The deep growly voice angrily berated before kicking the creature. "Yer job is ta dig these Dust crystals out, not smash 'em!" The minion quickly nodded before getting back to work, showing no fear at his boss' onslaught. "Good! Don't slip up again! I can easily destroy you and replace you, ya know!"

"Jeez, Vulkanus, go easy on 'em." The creature, identified as Vulkanus, turned around and glared at the figure standing in the cave's shadows, who had watched the scene unfold. The figure was flanked by two others, both equally obscured in shadow. "Can't exactly blame the little guy." The figure continued. "I'd be awkward too if I had limbs as scrawny as those."

"Bah! What do you know?" Vulkanus waved off. "I made these things to be unfeeling. You know, kinda like those Grimm that you keep going on about. I tell them what to do, they do it, no questions asked."

"Hah, quite the comparison." Spoke one of the other figures, the shortest of the group. "Only difference being that any Grimm can eat twenty of these little things in one gulp."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Vulkanus shrugged. "Anyway, we've almost amassed all the Lightning Dust you guys asked for. Hey, what DO you need this all for anyway?"

"Let's just say it's for an experiment, nothing more." The final figure spoke. "And, so long as you keep your end of the bargain, we'll keep ours and you'll be accepted amongst our ranks.

Vulkanus hated that last guy's voice. As it sounded almost exactly like that stupid watch wearing hero that always managed to stop his operations. 'What I wouldn't give to wring his little neck right now. I swear, I WILL kill you someday Tennyso—' But Vulkanus' thoughts were cut off as one of his minions came through one of the mine's entrances. He recognized this minion as one of his scouts, whom he ordered to stay outside unless someone came snooping by. "What is it?" The scout minion made a bunch of growling, gurgling noises, and Vulkanus' eyes glowered. "Tennyson?! Here already?!"

"Heh, well, that's a surprise and a half!" The first figure spoke again before taking out a weapon. "Let's go greet our guests, shall we?"

"Hold on!" Vulkanus raised a hand and held it out to stop the three from doing anything else. "This is MY mine. We play by MY rules!"

"Really?" The shortest figure asked. "Then what do you suggest?"

A toothy smirk found its way to Vulkanus' face. "Tennyson and his crew are like mice; pesky and unwanted. So, what do you do with mice? You set a trap for 'em." He looked down to his minion. "Gather every miner you need and take 'em outside. Hold off as many of Tennyson's teammates as you can, just make sure that he is able to get in."

"And if any of the others are able to get past?" The third figure asked. "What then?"

He chuckled before following that up; "It won't matter. 'Cause no matter what, it'll be the last that any of 'em will EVER see of daylight again."

…..

As the group outside approached the mine entrance, Gwen suddenly heard a bunch of familiar, guttural noises coming from inside. She moved up in front of everyone and extended an arm. "Wait." She said trepidatiously. "Something's coming." The sound grew nearer to the point where everyone could hear it. Suddenly, many small humanoid beings, all dressed in black jumpsuits with red masks, gloves, and boots came pouring out of the tunnel, all of them swinging their pickaxes. "Whoa!" Gwen exclaimed as she brought up a mana barrier between her team and the minions. She turned back and ordered; "Fall back!"

And fall back they did, as everyone ran through the snow as fast as they could to get some space between them and the little gremlins. The creatures also began to fire energy blasts from the ends of their pickaxes, which where quickly absorbed by Gwen's mana barrier. By the time they had gotten to a safe distance, there had to be at least a couple hundred or so of those little things, much to everyone's shock. "Jeez, how much reinforcement does this Vulkanus guy need?" Coco asked as she put on her sunglasses and readied her hand bag.

"Believe me, he's one for over compensating." Tetrax glanced to the Omnitrix bearer. "Ben, if we wish to get our squad in there, we need an alien that can take as much damage as it can give out."

"Right, and I know just the guy!" Ben searched though his aliens until he found the one in question. He slammed down the core and he transformed into quite the rotund alien. Its skin was mostly bleach white, with dark black lips and eyelids as well as claws on his hands and feet. A black strip went down from his head to the bridge of his nose, with a secondary black strip going down from his chest down through his pelvis. The most notable feature of the alien was the yellow armor plating covering his back, arms and thighs. His eyes shined green as the Omnitrix symbol took place on his chest. "CANNONBOLT!"

Weiss moved past the two-ton behemoth of an alien and looked out the mana barrier. "Okay, that alien seems promising. But the snow's going to hinder our movement, we'll never make it past them before they get up!"

Cannonbolt smirked and said; "Leave it all to me!" He jumped up and curled up into a huge armored black and yellow ball before bouncing up and over the mana barrier, landing on the other side. "Follow me! And don't stop running!" Cannonbolt rolled in place for a second, kicking up the thick snow before rolling out, clearing a path for the rest of his squad.

Gwen opened a small section of her mana field, giving Tetrax, Kevin, Winter and Team RWBY the order to run for it. "Go! We'll be alright here!"

"Very well, Gwen." Tetrax took out his laser gun and waved his arm forward. "Everyone, move in! Go, go, go!"

Yang gave her a thumbs up. "Gotcha Rock Head!" She faced her team and nodded, activating her Ember Celica. "Let's do this!"

"Right!" Ruby ran forward as she unholstered Crescent Rose from her back. "Team RWBY, move out!" She and Yang rushed forward as Weiss and Blake brought out Myrtenaster and Gambol Shroud respectively, running along behind them. Winter and Kevin made haste as well, as Cannonbolt bowled through the pickaxe minions like they were bowling pins. The Arburian Pelarota barreled into the cave with his squad making it in safely behind him.

Gwen brought down her mana field as the minions got back up, though her hands never stopped glowing bright pink. "Alright, guys. Let's clear these things out."

Coco activated her rotary cannon, prepping herself for what was about to go down. "You're speaking my language, Gwen. Let's mow these pipsqueaks down!"

Pyrrha gave her partner a smile. "Ready to test out your new sword, Jaune?"

The blonde knight unclipped his sword and scabbard before changing it into its greatsword form. "You know it, Pyr! Let's go!"

…..

Cannonbolt rolled through the mine until he came to a halt. Not because he wanted to, but because of the low cave ceiling scrapping against his shell until it was to low to even budge. "Woops, too big to go on. Time to shed some weight." In a bright flash, Ben was back to normal, spinning around to face his squad. "Well, we got in. That's a good start."

"Indeed." Tetrax confirmed. "However, it's strange that we weren't followed."

"We'd best be on out guard." Winter suggested. "Lest we be taken by surprise."

Ruby walked to the front of the group. "Okay, so where do we go next?"

Kevin pointed down the dark passageway. "Best bet is probably to just see where this tunnel leads. We're bound to find SOMETHING eventually."

"Exactly." Ben agreed. "Whether it be Vulkanus or something else, we'll just have to see. Come on, let's go."

Tetrax brought up a floodlight mounted inside of his shoulder pad and the group moved forward, careful to keep an eye open for anything suspicious. After about a minute of following the mine cart tracks, the hallway came to an end, only to open up into a large central room, lit up by many strung up lights along the walls of the cave. All around the room, there were other hallways through the mine, each one with their own sets of tracks. These tracks all correlated into a large circular track that went around the entire circumference of the room, and on these tracks were multiple mine carts filled to the brim with…

"Dust!" Ruby said as she went over and examined one of the carts. She pulled a purple crystal out and showed examined it. "These carts are full of nothing but Dust!"

"Enough to fuel a small army." Blake surmised as she gazed around the whole room at the multicolored crystals. "If these get out to the wrong people, we could have an even worse situation on our hands than just this."

Winter examined on of the mine carts as well. "Indeed. We must make sure that this Dust is returned to the people of Essen."

"Then our father won't be able to set up anything here." Weiss had a proud smile on her face. "Score another for the Schnee Sisters."

Winter rolled her eyes, but she couldn't help but smile at her sister's jovial mood. "Really? Is that what we are calling ourselves now?"

Yang shrugged her shoulders. "Okay, so we found the Dust. Now where's the boss?"

"Funny you should ask!" Came a loud growly voice from above. Everyone looked up to see Vulkanus stepping out of the shadows on one of the mine's outcroppings. He narrowed his eyes as he saw the green clad hero. "Well, if it isn't Ben Tennyson. I gotta admit, I was expecting you at some point. Just didn't think it'd take you a week to do."

Ben gave Vulkanus his best smirk. "Sorry, Vulkanus. Been a bit busy. If you hadn't noticed, we aren't exactly in our home dimension anymore."

"Yeah, I noticed." But then, Vulkanus caught eye of a couple of familiar faces in the group of eight. "Levin! And Tetrax?! You gotta be kiddin' me, you're here too?!"

Kevin waved at the Detrovite. "Vulkanus! Nice to see ya! Hey, guess what? I'm about to pound your face in after what you did to me!"

Winter gave Tetrax a quick glance. "You know him?"

"Unfortunately." Tetrax stepped forward and pointed at Vulkanus. "This whole operation's ending NOW Vulkanus! Come quietly and you won't have to hurt you."

Yang crossed her arms. "Yeah, we've already kicked a ton of bad guy butt this week. You don't want to be added to that list, now do ya?"

"'Course not!" Vulkanus wore a sinister grin. "But I'm not goin' anywhere. See, yesterday, I came into contact with an old prison mate o' mine. She just happened ta join a nice group of people. So nice in fact, that they offered me a spot in their group, and in exchange I only have ta provide them with enough Lightning Dust ta fuel their experiment."

Ben's eyes widened in horror. "Uh, just what is this group exactly?"

Vulkanus gave an evil chuckled. "Oh, you're probably aware of 'em already. After all, they all have one thing in common; They ALL hate you, Tennyson."

"Ya got that right!" The Team whirled around to see Rojo emerge from the darkness, holding her energy rifle in her hands. "Heya, pipsqueaks! Glad you could make it!"

"Rojo!" Ruby slammed Crescent Rose's tip into the ground, making it shake in hopes of intimidating the bounty hunter. "How did you find this place?!"

"Hehe, the Boss Lady's got eyes EVERYWHERE, Little Red."

Blake readied Gambol Shroud, entering a battle-ready stance. "Seriously, Rojo? Can't you ever just leave us alone?"

Weiss also entered a fighting stance, pointing Myrtenaster at Rojo. "I think it's safe to say that you're probably up to no good, I'll bet."

"Oh, you'd be right." Rojo shouldered her rifle. "And if you know what's good for you, you brats'll take a hike, right now."

"Ha, as if." Yang slammed her fists together, causing her Ember Celica to spark. "We're not afraid of you, right Ben?"

"Got that right." Ben put his hand on the Omnitrix as Kevin absorbed the rock on the ground. Winter and Tetrax pulled out their respective weapons, aiming them at the perps. "We can take you on, anytime, anywhere!" The hero added.

"Really? Well then, guess what?" Rojo gave out a loud, two-finger whistle, signaling her comrades to come join her. From two other caves on either side of the group of heroes, Emerald and Mercury stepped out into the light, both prepared for battle. Along with them came a small battalion of pickaxe minions, all growling and hissing at the heroes. Rojo wore a toothy grin. "You fell for our trap, hook, line and sinker."

…..

A/N: To be continued… DUN DUN DUN! Yep, it's Salem's forces! Rojo, Emerald, Mercury and… no Cinder? Hmm… wonder where she could be? Well, we'll just have to find out next week, won't we? With that said; Next Time! The battle gets underway as Gwen's squad fights off the small army of minions while Ben's group takes on Vulkanus and his allies. In addition, for the first time in a while, Ben unlocks a new alien. He's kind of got a big mouth and a big head, but his power is one that you will instantly gravitate to. Thanks for reading! See ya!