Disclaimer: I do not own any of the material appearing in this story, except for an OC of mine. The other OCs belong to their respective owners.
To BloodyGuy: I actually wouldn't mind if Twintelle got in, actually. It's either Min Min or Twintelle. One of those two are getting in! Though i'm more of a Min Min kind of guy over Twintelle... that, and well, in that demo i've played, Min Min was pretty fun to play as while Twintelle just felt... weird. (Ironically, both are my mains along with Mechania, Ribbon Girl and Lola Pop.)
To the Guest: Funny you should mention that! I originally wrote up that Pyrrha was the one who got Thwacked instead of Yang, but after I wrote that up while writing the fight, I thought to myself "Wait, if I do that... i'm gonna trigger some Pyrrha death PTSD from the fans and i'm never gonna hear the end of it." even if it was just for five seconds because Serena revived her with a Kazing. I then went "Uh... shoot... who do I go for now? Uh... hmm... Yang! You'll do!"
So when I saw your review earlier, I went "...Well, that's a fine how do you do." Wah wah. XD
BGM: News (Pokemon Colosseum)
"Breaking news! A large explosion had occurred just recently over at the Beanbean Kingdom, one of the Mushroom Kingdom's neighboring kingdoms and one of their strongest allies. Reports have shown that earlier in the week, Princess Peach had had her voice stolen by the nefarious Cackletta and her trusty minion, Fawful. The Mario Bros, Team RWBY, along with several of their friends, including the Koopa Troop, have banded together to put a stop to Cackletta. There have been rumors that Bowser had been possessed by Cackletta and vowed to crush the Beanbean Kingdom and rule over its remains along with the Mushroom Kingdom and all of Remnant. However, thanks to the brave efforts of everyone, the monster that was Cackletta has been defeated. Fawful's whereabouts are currently unknown.
In other news, recent portals have been popping up all over Remnant, bringing strange creatures from different worlds. Teardrop creatures, birds, walking flower monsters and other strange creatures have been seen terrorizing Remnant, but hope is not lost. Heroes from these random portals have been appearing and stopping these monsters from destroying everything in their path. Recently, some monsters have been undergoing some strange transformations. Their eyes turn green and then their personality changes into something horrible. From the humble Goomba-"
"Aaaaah! What's with these Goombas?!" A Toad yelled as the Malicious Goombas were headbonking everyone more often, and also eating people's gardens.
"Hey… HEY! Hands off my watermelons! Try the Honey Dew, I don't like it as much as my wife." Another Toad said.
"MY RESTAURANT!" A Shy Guy yelled.
"-The Bokoblins of Hyrule-"
"Nnngh!" Link was knocked to the ground as a Malicious Bokoblin laughed maniacally and was tossing a bomb in the air. "Alright… you want to play rough? Then let's get rough!" He brought a Bomb Arrow out and fired at the Bokoblin, hitting it as the Bokoblin went flying and landed on the ground. "Gotcha." He smirked, but the Bokoblin sprang back up and glared at Link. "…Oh… they've gotten stronger." He said as he readied the Master Sword. "Alright, bring it on!"
"-To the far reaches of space, even Dreamland is affected-"
"Hey! Hey! Where are you going!" Dedede yelled as he watched a few of his Waddle Dees walk off. "Y'all get back here!"
"Sire. Have you noticed anything strange about those Waddle Dees?" Escargoon asked.
"Yeah, they're desertin' the army!"
"No, they have green eyes. It's like they're brainwashed."
"Brainwashed! Bah, I'll knock their heads together!" Dedede said as he readied his hammer. "Get back here, ya cretins!"
"-Not even the Grimm are immune to this-"
End BGM
A Malicious Beowolf lunged into the air, but Salem cut it down to size. "What is going on?" Salem wondered, watching from afar that her precious Grimm were attacking the Grimm who weren't affected by Calasmos' influence.
"M'lady… a large amount of Grimm are deserting the place and running amok! They all have green eyes!" Tyrian yelled.
Salem sneered at this. "What is the meaning of this?" She clenched her fists. "Tyrian. You, Hazel and Watts dispatch these traitorous Grimm. Teach them a lesson on what happens when they desert their queen."
"Yes, your grace!" Tyrian said and then ran off, laughing wildly while doing so.
"Whatever this is… I will not stand for it."
"-Whatever has happened to these creatures, they are becoming incredibly dangerous. It is best advised to be prepared if you are to go outside. Sirrel, do you have anything to report on the matter?"
"Yes, Lisa. We have seen reports that-"
The TV turned off at the Smash Mansion, as Luminary folded his arms. "It's getting worse. It's affecting other regions."
"What do you think we should do?" Blake asked.
"We have to be on our guard." Luminary said. "It's only going to get worse from here, and sooner or later, we'll have to confront Calasmos himself."
"Is this Calasmos guy that big of a deal?" Toon Link asked, leaning on a wall. "Doesn't sound that tough."
"It is a big deal. His influence even got to Cackletta and we had a hard time against her." Luminary said. "His influence turns any living creature, minus humans, into a malicious state and will give them very dangerous spells or power them up."
Toon Link raised an eyebrow. "Huh… I see." He said and then rubbed his chin in thought. "Hmm, ya know, it kinda reminds me of Calamity Ganon from what Wild Link told me about."
"Think of it like that, but buffing them up to extreme levels."
"…Oh Hylia." Toon Link sweatdropped. "That sounds horrible… but ya know, I'm sure we can handle it. We're heroes after all, we can conquer anything!"
"You have a point." Luminary nodded. "Still, we should be cautious."
"Agreed." Toon Link nodded. "So uh… where's Ruby?"
"In therapy." Blake said.
"Ooooh, right, that PTSD thing…"
At Garreg Mach…
Ruby was on Byleth's bed while Byleth was sitting on her chair, writing stuff down. "It's just… you know… horrible. Every time I think of my dark self, I panic and it causes me to have nightmares at times. It doesn't help that the Chaos Kin happens to show up at times too…"
"Hmm, I see…" Byleth rubbed her chin in thought. "So you panic when you think of Dark Ruby?"
"Yeah… I'm just… afraid of her. The way she cut me up and such… not to mention her personality… it's awful."
Byleth closed her eyes. "Hmm… I think I know what the problem is."
"You do?"
"Of course." Byleth looked at Ruby. "What you have isn't PTSD, it's actually Lingering Fear."
"Huh?"
"It's basically something that after you experienced something traumatic, you still have that fear despite the danger, in this case, Dark Ruby, isn't nearby to hurt you."
"But… you said I had-"
"I know what I said." Byleth nodded. "Nobody's perfect, people make the wrong assumptions all the time… no offense."
"None taken, I guess."
"So, now that we figured out the problem… I think I know of a way that can help you overcome this fear."
"What would that be?"
"Simple. Conquer the fear by yourself."
"Huh? By myself? Not with my friends?"
"While it is true that friends helping each other out does do wonders, you have to conquer your fear on your own terms. What if this Dark Ruby is more like your inner true self? While it is true that you try to be happy all the time and be completely optimistic, not to mention you try to remain polite and not cuss up a storm like some people I know, maybe this dark self is trying to reach out to you and wanting to help you be more of yourself. I'm beginning to think that… perhaps maybe, you fight on your own for a little while? Get stronger, train, not worry about friends or family helping you, just you at your own strength. Who knows, you might even surprise yourself."
"Uh… Byleth? My dark self tries to kill me all the time! She came from a mirror from Pandora and she's totally this evil side of me that I do not have! She's nothing like me!"
"Hmm… I personally think the more you try to push Dark Ruby away, the stronger she gets. Perhaps that's why she's aggressive." Byleth said.
"She tried to kill my dad and uncle at Delfino!"
Byleth folded her arms. "Hmm… disturbing." She said and then looked at Ruby. "I have a feeling that the only way to beat this doppleganger of yours is to fight her one on one. No friends, no family, just you and her alone."
"I kinda stink at going solo…"
"And how do you know that? You've sliced up a lot of Grimm on your own, haven't you?"
"Yeah, but-"
"Hmm, why don't you humor me for a bit? Take some time to train and toughen yourself up on your own. Don't request help or any of that stuff. Just keep fighting by yourself. You might even get stronger on your own. Not to say that having teammates is a bad thing. Friends do make a difference… but I wonder if you could get stronger on your own."
"Do you have any ideas?"
"Hmm, the Smash Mansion has a training area, right?"
"Of course." Ruby nodded.
"Might I suggest doing that often, along with training outside the mansion? Fighting with teammates can only get you so far and you tend to rely on them a lot, but perhaps-"
"Are you suggesting disbanding RWBY?"
"What? No, of course not! Goodness no, I'm not suggesting anything like that. I'm saying that perhaps if you trained on your own, you could get a lot stronger without relying on your friends."
"Oh, okay. Sorry if I went to that conclusion…"
"It's fine." Byleth said and then chuckled. "This Lingering Fear you have… we're going to crush it. Perhaps if you accept Dark Ruby, she'll go away."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure." Byleth nodded. "Now come on, we're gonna start training you right now."
"Right now?!"
"One on one. Let's go." She said and then pulled Ruby's arm. "Can't toughen you up later, we gotta do it now! This Lingering Fear and Dark Ruby won't go away if you don't start training now!"
"Wah! What did I get myself into?!"
With Sothis…
"How's the eye patch?" Sothis asked.
"It feels… different." Dimitri responded. "I think I'll get used to it… but, I'm not used to having just one eye."
"In time, you will get used to it." She said. "Now, there is a reason why I have called you three up here."
"And what is it?" Edelgard asked.
"Your measly weapons can only do so much, so… I think it's time we have a little upgrade." She said, snapping her fingers as three glowing lights appeared in front of them as they saw three different weapons. "May I present to you… Amyr, Areadbhar and Failnaught! These bad boys are definitely heavy hitters."
"Mmph… it's a bit heavy." Edelgard said, picking up Amyr.
"True, but you will get used to it." She said.
"Heheh, sweet. I could get used to this!" Claude chuckled. "Thanks, Sothis."
"Anytime, you three. Now, you are dismissed." She said as the three walked off with their new weapons.
Meanwhile, with Nora…
"Yeah, this is perfect!" Nora grinned, having added some string on the Ice Stone. "This will work perfectly for Lucy." She said and then walked over, as she saw Lucy playing with Booniper. "Oh Lucy, I have a present for you~!"
"Eevie?" Lucy looked over to her.
"It's a necklace! I made it myself." Nora said.
"Vee Vie!" Lucy cried happily as Nora put it on her.
"Oh, you look gorgeous!" Nora smiled.
"Vie!" The Eevee smiled… and then it started glowing.
"Wha?!" Nora yelled in surprise as Lucy had evolved into Glaceon.
"Glace!"
"Oh my goodness! You are so ADORABLE!" Nora gushed, hugging the Glaceon tightly. "Oh Lucy, you are so precious! …And very cold, too!"
"Glaceon!" Lucy smiled, gently nuzzling against her.
"Jaune! Pyrrha! Ren! Come over here!" Nora called out as JPR came over and saw the Glaceon.
"Oh my goodness, did Lucy evolve?" Pyrrha asked.
"All I did was give her this necklace and she evolved into this majestic creature! Aaaah, she's so pretty!"
"Definitely cuter." Ren said, kneeling down and rubbing the Glaceon's head.
"Glace!"
Meanwhile, at the Mario Bros house…
BGM: Mario's House (Paper Mario)
"And this… should be the last of it." Luigi said, picking up the last box in the room and walking into Hoopa's ring portal and walked into his new house, as Marnie, Neo, the Animal Crossing crew, Daisy, Mario and Peach were helping him out.
"Man, this is quite the house you've made!" Peach said.
"I know! Isn't it great?" Villager said proudly.
"It's gonna take a while to unpack… but it's gonna be great." He said and then turned to Mario. "You sure you're gonna be okay by yourself?"
"Of course I'm gonna be okay!" Mario grinned. "Why wouldn't I be? I'll manage!"
Luigi chuckled. "Okay dokie!" He said as the bros hugged each other.
"Aw man, this is exciting!" Daisy said as she looked around the house. "Holy geez! Luigi, you have a hot tub on the back porch!"
"I do?" Luigi asked in surprise and turned to the Animal Crossing crew.
"Thought you could use some R&R when you're not saving Peach. Yes yes!" Tom Nook smiled.
"Relaxation for the win!" Isabelle smiled. Lucky… wish we had a hot tub at Town Hall.
"Niiiice!" Luigi smiled.
"Well now, I say it's time for us to leave." Villager said. "Enjoy your new house!" He waved as they walked out the door.
Mario chuckled. "I might have to come over often just to use the hot tub." He said and then walked over to the ring portal. "Welp, have a nice day, Weegee!" He said and then walked in with Peach and Daisy.
"I have to see, this is pretty sweet." Marnie said as Neo nodded. "I think we'll be coming here often to hang out with ya."
"Agreed." Neo signed.
Luigi chuckled and gave the two a hug. "Thanks. I could use the company." He said.
"Well… we can't let you unpack by yourself." Marnie said. "We'll help ya out!"
"You sure?"
"Of course!" Marnie smiled. "Let's do it!"
Luigi chuckled. "Alright!"
End BGM
Meanwhile, at Mario's house…
Mario sat down on the couch after Peach and Daisy left. He noticed the house was a whole lot emptier. Even the bedroom was one bed short as he let out a sigh. He hated to admit it, but without Luigi around, the house felt incredibly lonelier. He let out a sad sigh and turned on the TV to take his mind off things. A single tear ran down Mario's cheek, and he didn't even realize it. Deep down, he was already missing his bro.
At Bowser's Castle…
BGM: Bowser's Castle (Fortune Street)
"So let me get this straight!" Bowser tapped his foot impatiently. "You mean to tell me that you jumped off the bridge and landed on my noggin, making me have amnesia?!"
"Aheheheheh…" Captain Goomba sweatdropped. "I… uh… I didn't know you were right there. I'm not sure how Master Roman got amnesia, but uh…"
"I remember something hard hitting my head… like a rock." Roman said.
"BAH! NEVER MIND THAT!" Bowser glared hard at Captain Goomba. "You're the reason why I wasn't in my A-game! You're the reason why I sided with a loser and was possessed by that freak!"
"Now Lord Bowser… calm down!" Captain Goomba paled. "R-Remember your blood pressure!"
"YOU'RE DEAD!" Bowser yelled, letting out a roar as Captain Goomba quickly turned around and ran off screaming as Bowser chased after him.
"Whoa whoa whoa, simmer down!" Kamek said, teleporting in front of Bowser as he screeched to a halt.
"OUT OF MY WAY!"
"Now now, hear me out! I've heard reports from the Koopalings that that particular Goomba is no ordinary Goomba. If it wasn't for him, the Koopalings wouldn't have been rescued. He formed a team and banded together to try and stop Fawful and Cackletta. Just go easy on that Goomba, it was an accident at best."
"Mmmph… FINE. But if I get screwed over on my A-Game again from that Goomba, I'm throwing him into the lava pits!"
Kamek sighed. "Very well, sire."
Bowser nodded and then turned his attention to Captain Slime. "So, who are you? I haven't seen the likes of you around here."
"That's because I hail from a world known as Erdrea and well… so do these guys." He pointed behind him as Bowser looked up to see the Dragon Quest monsters of all kinds in front of him.
"Whoa now! Now that's an army." Bowser said.
"Some of them were under the influence of Calasmos, but we knocked them to their senses and now they have no place to go since they were all sucked into this world." Captain Slime said.
"Hmm… I see…" Bowser mused and then pounded his fist into his palm. "Aha! I got it!" He said and turned to the crowd. "How about all of you serve me? I could use new recruits! I even can make you a home near the castle!"
"Bowser, are you sure about this? You don't have to do that." A Gryphon said.
"No no, I insist! From now on, you serve under me… and together, we can take over the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnap Peach… and stop those pesky Mario Bros and RWBY! What do you say?" He asked as the monsters turned to one another and with a nod, they all turned to face Bowser.
"ALL HAIL LORD BOWSER!"
Bowser chuckled. "Yes… all hail me." He said. "Oh! And give a cheer to Roman while you're at it."
"ALL HAIL LORD ROMAN!"
"Lord Roman… I like the sound of that." Roman chuckled.
"By the way, where's that ice cream girl at?" Bowser asked.
"She's made friends with Marnie and Luigi."
"Really, she's made friends with Green Stache?" Bowser mused and then folded his arms. "Well, truth be told, she does seem the type that doesn't have a lot of friends…" He mused. "Eh, good for her. I'll allow it."
"Wonder how those three are doing…" Roman mused.
End BGM
Meanwhile, in Toad Town…
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
"Goodness, this place is gorgeous!" Hop exclaimed.
"I'll say!" Gloria said and then chuckled. "I think I could get used to a place like this."
"Agreed!"
"Excuse me!" A voice said as they turned to see Lillie and Guzma approach them. "You two wouldn't happen to be Gloria and Hop, would you?" Lillie asked.
"That would be us, why?" Hop asked.
"Two boneheads were lookin' for ya." Guzma said and then turned around. "They're over here!" He said as two figures approached the two.
"Oh! Professor Sonia!" Hop exclaimed.
"Piers!" Gloria said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought we would have found you in a place like this." Sonia said. "A Pokemon trainer said that some guy in red took the Scottish trainer here and he brought along her friends too."
"That'd be Red." Gloria said.
"Where's Marnie?!" Piers said, grabbing a hold of Gloria.
"Wah!"
"Where is she?! She hasn't responded to my texts at all!"
"She's fine. She's hangin' out with Luigi and Neo."
"Who are Luigi and Neo?!"
"Dude! Chill!" Hop said, pushing Piers away. "They're good people! Marnie became friends with them."
Piers relaxed. "Oh, she found friends. That's good."
Gloria's phone buzzed as she pulled it out. "Oh! That's an interestin' place to eat ice cream."
"Hmm?" Hop took a look. "Whew, that's a bit high for me."
"Where are they?"
"Oh, they're on some sort of… tower. Just casually eating ice cream on the edge." Gloria said.
"Oh, that's a relief… WAIT, WHERE?!"
End BGM
With the trio…
BGM: At Dusk, I Will Think of You (Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days)
"I have to say, I was not expecting a place like this." Marnie said, as the three were eating fudgecicles on top of the Shine Gate at Delfino. Luigi was sitting in the middle, Neo was on his right and Marnie was sitting on his left. "Not that I'm complainin', it's got a great view!"
"I'll say." Neo signed, munching on her ice cream.
"Oh! You know what? This could be our hang out!" Marnie suggested. "Just the three of us on top of this… gate thing, eating ice cream and just relaxing."
"Hey, that's a great idea!" Luigi said as Neo nodded enthusiastically.
"Heh, I figured." Marnie said, happily munching on her ice cream. "Huh… ya know… considering Neo is working with Bowser and you're on the opposite side… how is this gonna work? Friendships today, beatin' the crap out of each other the next time."
"Oh, we'll just go all out… not gonna let our friendship get in the way." Neo said. "I'm not gonna go easy on him."
"And I'm not gonna go easy on ya either." Luigi said, chuckling a bit as Neo let out a soft smile and wrapped her arm around Luigi to give him a side hug.
"I suppose that works." Marnie said and then chuckled. "I've a feeling that this is gonna be great." She said as they looked off into the distance. "…Ya know, I wonder if this will be more magical if the sun was setting." She mused. "Hmm, oh, I'm sure we'll find out when that happens." She said and bit down on her fudgecicle to finish it off, then noticed something on the stick. "Huh. Winner. Winner of what, exactly?" She wondered before shrugging it off as she leaned back and looked at the sky while her feet dangled off of the gate.
End BGM
Meanwhile, with Yang…
Yang walked around, humming to herself as she stretched her arms as she walked. "Hey firecracker." A voice said as she turned around to see Claude coming down from a branch, though he was upside down.
"Oh, hey Claude. What's up?"
"Ya know… I was wondering about something."
"What is it?"
Claude hopped off the branch. "I've met a lot of pretty girls but I've never asked one out on a date. I'm kinda thinking on going on a date with a pretty girl."
"Oh, really? Well, why don't you go and ask a pretty girl out? I'm sure one of them will say yes!"
"Thing is, I don't know how."
"Oh, you just go up to a girl and ask "Do you want to go on a date with me?"
Claude smirked. "Sure, I'd love to."
"Huh? No, that's not how it-" She blinked before blushing a deep red. "You… you tricked me!"
"Heh, gotcha!" Claude chuckled. "So, you want to head over to that buffet?"
Yang was still blushing beet red. "Um… sure. We can… go." She said, stuttering a bit.
"Great." Claude grinned, taking her arm as they walked to the Shy Guy Buffet.
What the hell just happened? Yang thought. …Still, he's actually kinda cute. She formed a small smile as they walked together.
Meanwhile, at Ozpin's…
"Ozpin, your appointment is here." Glynda said.
"Excellent. Send them in." Ozpin said as the elevators arrived as the Erdreans, Sojiro, Sae, the Investigation Team, Cuphead, Mugman, and two women approached the group. "Greetings everyone. I am glad you got my invitation." He said. "You all came here from these random portals bringing you here. I suppose you are wondering why."
BGM: The 13th Discretion (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
"Yeah, because… we were just minding our own business when we were thrown into that Mansion!" Yosuke said. "I don't even know what happened!"
"We were brought in through a portal when we were about to fight Calasmos. This can't be a coincidence if others popped in unannounced."
"Yeah, we showed up in Master Hand's office. Next thing we know, we become Smashers of this… B Roster thing!" Cuphead said. "Golly, it sure sounds fun though!"
"Kinda intimidating though…" Mugman shuddered.
"I was brought to attention of this when Glynda informed me of this… Future Foundation popping up near Bowser's Castle. I had invited them over, but they seemed lost."
"Forgive us, we were disoriented when we were brought here. It took us a little bit to find our surroundings and asked around where this Beacon was." The silver haired girl said. "For those wondering who I am, I am Kyoko Kirigiri, the Ultimate Detective. And this is my colleague, Aoi Asahina, the Ultimate Swimming Pro."
"Hello~!" Asahina greeted.
"Ultimate, huh?" Kanji folded his arms. "Sounds pretty egotistical, if you ask me."
"It's complicated." Kyoko responded. "We were brought into this universe, and I have a sneaking suspicion the Class of 77-B are here as well."
"I have heard rumors of a planet appearing from a portal that is orbiting Planet Popstar. Has anyone met the group?"
"Not that I'm aware, no." Jade responded.
"Hmm, well, we'll keep an eye out for that." Ozpin said. "I've a feeling you've been brought here for another reason. What that reason is, I am not sure."
"I have been seeing a lot of creatures around." Sae spoke up. "My sister called them the Creatures of Grimm."
"I see you've met them." Ozpin said. "Well, I suppose now that you are here, I might as well tell you what is going on currently."
"We know a little." Erik said. "The Smash Mansion is a big deal around these parts and the fact that Remnant and the Mushroom Kingdom have merged together from this Subspace Emissary thing."
"That is correct." Ozpin nodded. "And there is something else that you should know."
"A big bony turtle creature?" Aoi spoke up. "Kirigiri and I have ran into him and he about roasted us, but my friend here held him back and gave us time to escape."
"Ah, I see… you've met him already. This is none other than Dry Bowser. We do not know what his plan is, but he is making us uneasy."
"Oh, I see, you want us to keep an eye on this Dry Bowser fella?" Cuphead asked.
"That is correct. And also, feel free to look around the Mushroom Kingdom and Remnant. The place is yours to explore."
"That's good to hear." Yu nodded. "We will keep an eye on this Dry Bowser."
"And we will keep an eye out for any activity from Calasmos and his increasing army." Luminary said.
"That would be wise. I would suggest that you all have close tabs on each other." Ozpin explained. "Make sure you are closely connected."
"That would be a wise idea." Kyoko nodded and turned to the others as the Investigation Team, Sae and Sojiro brought out their phones, starting to exchange numbers.
"We… don't have any of this… technology." Serena said awkwardly.
"Yeah, neither do we." Cuphead said.
"Allow me to help." Glynda said as she gave them each a scroll.
"Uh… thanks?" Erik said.
"Goodness, this is some interesting technology!" Sylvando said.
"Uh… do you shoot with this? This some kind of weapon?" Cuphead asked but Glynda shook her head no. "Oh, okay."
"Eh, I'm sure we'll figure it out." Mugman said as they started to leave.
"Before you go, I'd like to suggest something to you." Ozpin said as they turned around. "I would like you to keep an eye on Salem."
"Salem? That some kind of cat?" Cuphead asked.
"I was going to suggest some kind of witch trial." Yosuke said, earning an elbow from Chie and Yukiko. "Ooof! What'd I do?"
"Salem, eh?" An unknown voice said as they looked around for the source of the voice… and then suddenly a purple portal opened up as a woman walked out. "Goodness me, you want us to keep an eye on her? My my my, are you afraid of her by any chance?" The woman teased.
"Hmm? Who are you?" Ozpin asked.
"Let's just say I belong to that planet orbiting Planet… Popstar, as you said." The woman said.
"Oh, you belong to that planet?" Ozpin sounded intrigued. "What world do you call it? Who lives there? Who are you?"
The woman brought out a fan and brought it up to her face, covering her mouth and let out a chuckle. "I will reveal my name to you when the time is right… and as for my planet-"
End BGM
Meanwhile, in Mushroom Fields…
"Let's just say there are people there that will make your head spin with their magic."
A portal opened up in the middle of Mushroom Fields as two men walked out. "Well well well, I have to say… I'm impressed you got us out of there."
"That wasn't me."
"Oh? Your sword can create portals, so if that wasn't you, then who did?"
"How am I supposed to know?"
The man chuckled. "Well, I dunno about you… but this place looks kinda fun."
"Let's not get in over our heads… Dante."
Dante let out a chuckle, and then noticed some Malicious Grimm approaching them. "Oh, why hello there. You must be the locals." He said as a Malicious Beowolf let out a snarl and howled. "Ah, you must be the welcoming party." He said and then unsheathed his sword. "Vergil. How many can I kill before you?"
"Is that a challenge, brother?" Vergil unsheathed his sword, smirking a bit. "Very well, I accept."
"Heh, come and get some!" Dante said and lunged directly at the Grimm.
Meanwhile, with Cloud…
Cloud leaned on a wall, seeming to be deep in thought. "Hey spiky head!" Tifa called out as he looked up to see Tifa and Yuffie.
"What do you two want?"
"You'll never believe who we saw." Yuffie said.
"Who did you see?" Cloud asked as the girls turned to each other and side stepped out of the way as a certain flower girl approached her.
"Hello~!"
Cloud's eyes widened, nearly falling over. "Aerith?! What are you-… I thought you were at-"
"Oh, I was… then I started missing you and I contacted these two dorks, and they brought me over here!"
"Hey! Who are you calling a dork?" Yuffie sounded offended while Tifa rolled her eyes.
"You thought you could stay away from me, but guess what? I'm here~!" Aerith smiled happily.
"So… are we gonna expect-"
"Oh, I'm sure they'll be here soon." Aerith said. "So! What have I missed?"
"Well…" Cloud looked over at the Smash Mansion. "It's a long story."
"I'm all ears!"
Later that night…
"Oh, that's wonderful!" Weiss said as she was talking on the scroll. "You and Claude had a great first date? I imagine you two hit it off."
"Yeah, we did. It was actually great!"
"Heh, I had a feeling." Weiss said, unaware of two figures behind her. "Alright, talk to you later, hot head." She said and then hung up. "Oh, I'm happy for those two." She said with a smile… and then suddenly a rag was shoved up her face. "MMMPH?! MMMPH! MMMMMMMPH!" She had a muffled scream… before immediately passing out and fell limp.
BGM: Fifth Laboratory (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
"Wahahahaha!" The plump figure picked her up. "We did it! We finally got her!"
"Great job, Wario! Now let's take him to Jacques Schnee!"
"Way ahead of ya, bro!" Wario said, hopping in the Wario Car while stuffing Weiss in a bag and shoving her in the trunk before driving off, unaware that they dropped her phone… where a Toad saw the whole thing.
"Oh my goodness!" The Toad yelled and then scrambled to pick up the phone, grabbing a hold of it and then started to call Ruby.
With RBY…
"Man, my muscles are killin' me…" Ruby groaned.
"It's good exercise for ya." Yang said.
"Indeed." Blake nodded and then Ruby's scroll went off.
"Hmm?" Ruby wondered and then picked it up. "Hello?"
"Put me on speaker phone! Your teammates need to hear this!"
"Uh, Toad? What are you doing on Weiss' scroll?"
"It doesn't matter! Put me on!"
"Uh, okay." Ruby nodded and pressed the speaker button. "Okay, you're on speaker."
"Thank you. WEISS HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!"
"WHAT?!" All three yelled, as nearby, Nyx had overheard the outburst.
"Hmm?" Nyx wondered and then approached the group out of curiosity.
"YES! THE WARIO BROS HAVE KIDNAPPED HER AND IS TAKING HER TO THIS JACQUES SCHNEE GUY!"
Nyx's eyes widened. "Wait… WHO kidnapped her?!" She yelled and then clenched her fists. "…Those bastards… first they evict us from our house and destroy it and then they do THIS?!"
"Wait, who got kidnapped?" A voice asked as Futaba walked over to the group out of curiosity.
"You have to hurry! I can only imagine what he'll do to Weiss!" The Toad yelled and then hung up.
"They're taking her to ATLAS?!" Yang yelled.
"This won't do at all." Blake growled.
"What's going on?" A voice asked as they saw Anthony from Team MAGC approach them along with the rest of his team.
"The Wario Bros kidnapped Weiss and are taking her to Atlas to see Jacques Schnee!"
Mona's eyes widened. "What?!"
Anthony clenched his fists. "Jacque Schnee, you say?" He asked and then let out a chuckle before smirking. "Oh, this is perfect."
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked.
"Fellas… we're going to go on a heist."
So, I'm going to admit something. That whole PTSD thing with Ruby? I will admit... that did come out of nowhere. When I was writing Paper RWBY: The Thousand Year Door, something had occurred to me and I thought "Wait, have I ever brought up Ruby's PTSD thing with Dark Ruby and the Chaos Kin? Oh shoot... I better fix this!" and so I just put it together in that one chapter in DK 64. At the time, I thought it was a good idea and address it, but as I was talking with my friends about it about a few weeks ago, I realize that i've made a mistake. A friend of mine suggested that he noticed that it was more of a Lingering Fear than PTSD, so... I decided to fix it. Ruby has Lingering Fear instead of PTSD. I hope it makes more sense than just slapping in Ruby's PTSD with that.
Anyway, i'd like to give a shout out to those people who guessed that Yang was gonna be shipped with Claude that i've been teasing for the fic. Y'all earn some cookies! *tosses them some Chips Ahoy* Now then... i'm actually struggling to come up with a ship name for the two... and i've narrowed it down to two, but I can't tell what works. I've set up a poll to let you decide what will work for these two knuckleheads. It's gonna be fun!
But now... Weiss has been kidnapped by the Wario Bros and is heading to Atlas, and team MAGC is going to bring her back along with RBY, Nyx and Futaba! This story is gonna be a special one-shot since it will be a collab with ChaosFlash912. It is titled RWBY: Operation Moonlight. Look forward to it soon!