A/N (IMPORTANT, Please Read): Well folks, here we are. The last chapter of Ben 10 RWBY Volume 1: Dimension Twist… and of course, we end of a bit of a doozy. But first, I wanna just clear a few things up; for those who are concerned, there WILL be a Volume 2 coming soon. Trust me, I wouldn't go through the trouble of finally getting the gang to Earth just to end the story there. All in all, there's going to be THREE Volumes in this series, and I'm gonna be putting a little teaser to Volume 2 at the end of this chapter, so stay tuned for that!

Secondly, thank you to EVERYONE who left soundtrack suggestions in the comments and or PM'd me their suggestions! I'm gonna be taking a look at every song that was suggested and (hopefully soon) I'm gonna put 'em on my profile page… which I NEED to update after this. Dang, two years since I updated that, hard to believe. That said, feel free to keep them coming, because I KNOW that there's plenty of songs that could fit with this story.

Thirdly, I want to address everyone who are hoping that Ben gets a Faunus transformation; I won't rule it out for the future, but I don't plan on adding one any time soon. I've laid the seeds for Azmuth to add one to the Omnitrix with him gathering Faunus DNA, but for right now, it's gonna be a while before he does.

And finally, I just wanna give another shout out to SinraiPaleodemon1 over on DeviantArt for once again commissioning another AWESOME art piece inspired by this fic! It's another Frozen Nanite (Rex and Weiss) piece, this time by Sheshirukun! And as always, it's up on SinraiPaleodemon1's DeviantArt page for your viewing pleasure!

Alright, now with all that out of the way… let's do this. This is…

Chapter 120: The End of the Beginning

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Salem couldn't help but grit her teeth a bit as she watched what unfolded before her. She was gazing into one of her Seers at her meeting table, silently observing as the press conference on Patch went on. She was initially hoping for everything to go south once Ben explained everything to the crowd, with their fear and confusion being enough to attract a good swarm of Grimm from the inner parts of the island. However, much to her dismay, Tennyson had been able to calmly explain everything to the crowd before they could get into a good panic, frustrating the witch to no end.

And what's worse… he even dared to give her and her group a moniker! A brand that would forever label them as a target to be taken down by the world. Of course, it hadn't been the first time that someone has tried that, it's just that this was the first time it seemed to be succeeding. At first, Salem wanted to be mad about it, considering how Tennyson seemed to be besting them at every turn while labeling them as public enemy number one. However, the more times she ran the name through her head… the more it oddly appealed to her. 'The Ministry of Darkness, hm?'

Still, there WERE others present who freely spoke up for their distaste of the name. "The Ministry of Darkness?" Cinder crossed her arms and scoffed. "Bah, that is such a… well, it's a rather FITTING name, but the fact that HE came up with it still doesn't sit well with me!"

Mercury narrowed his eyes at the seer, watching in distain as Ben, Yang and the others all began waving out to the crowd. "Yeah, but really, ANYTHING that those idiots come up with makes me sick."

Emerald placed a hand on her chin. "You've got a point… but still, I can't help but kinda like it." All eyes were on Emerald in surprise as she moved her own over to Cinder. "I mean, Cinder, even you couldn't argue that it fits really well. And honestly, I really like the ring it has. Gives off an air of menace, ya know?"

"Heh, yeah." Rojo said as she smirked and laid her eyes onto the Seer. "Gotta hand it to Tennyson, I didn't think he'd the name of a wrestling faction and apply it to us, but hey, I guess it works."

"W-Wait, what?" Mercury asked as he, Emerald and Cinder all wore confused faces. "It's the name of a wrestling faction?"

"Oh, hell yeah!" Exo-Skull exclaimed from across the table. "The Ministry of Darkness was one of the most awesome wrestling factions back in the late 90's." He clenched his fist and pumped it up. "That's when the Attitude Era was at its PEAK!

"Yep, and it was led by the Dead Man himself; the Undertaker!" Thunderhog added with a big grin. "Ah, man, I LOVED watchin' wrestlin' back then. Ya don't get any more awesome than the 90's when it comes to it."

Skull rolled his eyes and let out a sigh. "Yeah, I'd give anything for the good ol' days."

Rojo gave a shrug. "Eh, I enjoyed the 2000's personally, but yeah, I can see what you're sayin'."

"Oh, for goodness sake." Subdora sighed as she rolled her eyes while filing her nails. "Miei amici, I have NO idea how anyone can enjoy that." She set her gaze to the group and pursed her lips. "After all, you all know that it is fake, righ—" Subdora never got to finish her sentence as she received a huge "BOO!" from Hog, Rojo, and even her own boyfriend. Surprisingly, Emerald and Mercury were also booing her a bit, to which she raised her hands in surrender. "Gah! Alright, alright, fine! Oh my word, I know when I've stepped on one toe too many."

Cinder gave the Merlinisapien a small glance. "If it's any consolation, I am not convinced it's all that real either." She then eyed Neo as well. "And you?" The pink and brown-haired girl simply gave a small shrug, not really having a stake in the conversation.

Rojo slightly narrowed her eyes and pointed at Cinder. "It's a bunch of athletes pulling off impressive feats of strength and amazing maneuvers for a public audience, Cindy. TELL me that doesn't sound like a real sport!"

Cinder simply rolled her eyes at that. "Yes, if you like seeing a bunch of sweaty men pummeling each other like neanderthals, then I suppose it's entertaining."

"HA! Shows what you know… there are lady wrestlers too!" Rojo smirked.

"Hm." Cinder furrowed her brows before waving it off. "Well, if we can get back on track…" She directed her eyes over to Salem. "My lady, what is our next course of action? Now that Tennyson has outed us to the public fully, I suspect that there will be people who will likely be seeking us out."

Salem nodded her head slightly. "Quite true. I imagine that there will be quite the number of people who will try and find our base of operations here…" She stood up, waving her hand toward the Seer to cut off the feed it was showing. "But worry not, even if they try, no one could possibly be able to make it to our location. Our isolated location and the millions of Grimm inhabiting the Land of Darkness assures that."

Rojo tilted her head. "And if they're somehow able to make it through? What then?"

"Then I will use my magic to hide us." Salem answered before shaking her head. "Really, it is nothing to be concerned about. What we SHOULD be focusing on, though, it getting you all back to Earth." She craned her head around to everyone at the table. "You all will be working in tandem together while on the planet, whether it be in one large group or in separate ones, so keep that in mind going forward."

"Will do, Lady Salem." Exo-Skull nodded. "We'll keep things together over there, trust me. …That said, what about Tyrian? And the others?"

"Tyrian will be remaining here until Arthur and Animo finish his new prosthetics." Salem answered as she began making her way around the table to the other end of the room. "Once he is accustomed to them, I will allow him to return to active duty. Though whether he will be joining you on Earth or not is another matter."

Hog quirked a brow as everyone else stood as well. "And Hazel? What about him?"

Salem peered over her shoulder at the pig mutant. "Now that his wounds are healed, I have a special mission for him." She moved her eyes back toward the door. "He may be gone for a good while, so be sure to say your farewells to him for the time being if you wish. I know that you three are rather tightly knit." With that, Salem willed the door open with a wave of her hand, ushering the others to follow her. "And of course, Viktor will be remaining here with me. Should his assistance be required on Earth, I will have Eon send him to you. Now come, it is time that we see you off."

As the group walked through the halls and into one of the recreational areas, they were met with the sight of Animo, Watts, Hazel and Viktor already gathered around the fireplace. The four seemed to have just finished a conversation, with Viktor being the first to greet them. "Miss Salem, I take it that it's time?"

"The time indeed draws near, dear Viktor." Salem affirmed before moving her eyes over to the two doctors. "Arthur, Animo, how is Tyrian doing?"

"Well, he's stable, so that's a start." Animo rubbed the back of his head. "His aura is healing his wounds as we speak, though he IS still unconscious."

Watts stroked his mustache as he spoke. "We suspect that he will be like that for a good while. How long, we cannot say, though it WILL at least allow us the chance to work on his prosthetics as he heals."

"Very well." Salem affirmed before moving her sights toward Hazel. "Now Hazel, before we send the others off, I would like to inform you of your next mission."

The large man put his hand over his chest, bowing his head respectfully. "Of course, Lady Salem. I take it that you wish for me to accompany the others to Earth?"

Salem shook her head "No, not yet, at least…" Salem held out her hand. "I wish for you to travel to Vacuo. We may be laying low for the time being with our knowledge now out to the public, but that does not mean we can dawdle in our mission. You are to investigate the capital city and provide a detailed account of the defenses around Shade Academy. My Seers are unable to get close without being killed, so this will have to fall to you. The Relic of Destruction will no doubt be heavily guarded now that the academies are on high alert, and it will be your job to find a break in their defenses."

Hazel nodded at her words. "I understand, my mistress. Anything else you wish to add?"

"Actually, yes." A sinister grin appeared on Salem's face and a plume of black smoke appeared in her outstretched hand, with an image beginning to appear in its center. "While my Seers are unable to approach the academy, they HAVE been doing a bit of reconnaissance of their own, and I believe I have come across two people who may be willing to help us…"

Once the image became clear, an image of two people appeared in it; a young man and woman with fair complexions and black hair. The woman's hair was tied into two braids that were then tied into loops on the side of her head while the man's was tied into a top knot, with what appeared to be a silver diadem slipped over it.

As everyone stared at the people in the image, the first reaction… was for Rojo to let out a hearty laugh. "BAH-HA-HA-HA!" She slapped her forehead in disbelief as she pointed to the man in the image. "W-Who is THAT?! HAHA! He—He looks like a complete TOOL with that hair style! And don't even get me STARTED on the tiara! HAHAHA!"

Emerald couldn't help but giggle a little herself, with Neo putting a hand to her lips in a quite chuckle and Mercury desperately trying to keep himself from busting a gut. "Y-You gotta admit, that haircut is NOT what I call all that flattering."

Cinder stifled a laugh as she held back a smirk. "To say the least."

"You may laugh, but believe me, these young people could be of great use to us." Salem said as she began explaining further. "These two are Jax and Gillain Asturias, the leaders of an underground organization called "The Crown". They wish to restore the Vacuan Monarchy, as they believe themselves to be descendants of Malik the Sunderer."

Mercury furrowed his brows. "Isn't that royal line untraceable?"

"Indeed… but the fact that they seem to have a clear goal of taking over Vacuo means that we may be able to… lend our services to them."

Hazel bowed his head. "Very well, Miss Salem. If that is what you wish, I shall do it. But where do I find these two?"

"That… is much harder than it seems, really." Salem explained. "My Seer was only lucky enough to be able to capture these images of them a week ago before they completely disappeared. It seems that they like to keep secretive with their work." She waved her hand over the black smoke, doing away with Jax and Gillain's visages before conjuring a new one. "However, further investigations has lead me to conclude that this woman is associating with them. Her, you will be able to find quite easily…"

In the smoke, the image of the new woman appeared… and nearly every Remnant native in the room all wore shocked expressions at who they saw. There, in the smoke, was the image of a dark-skinned woman with vibrant auburn air, a single lock of which was bright silver. She had piercing golden eyes and freckles on her face, along with a mischievous grin and a pair of goggles on her head. Emerald couldn't believe what she was seeing. "W-Wait, isn't that…"

"Carmine Esclados?" Cinder finished in disbelief. "But… she is a famous Huntress! How is she—"

"Associated with the Crown?" Salem finished. "Simple; she is a human trafficker for them. Specifically, she targets people with highly potent Semblances and delivers them to the Crown."

Rojo crossed her arms in thought. "Hm, sounds like they're either throwing one hell of a party… or they're building an army."

"An army that WE could use." Salem emphasized as she closed her hand, making Carmine's face dissipate. "If we manage to find Miss Esclados, she can likely lead us to the Crown."

"A very sound plan, Miss Salem." Viktor concurred. "Perhaps I should accompany Hazel on this mission?"

However, Salem raised a hand. "No, Viktor, at least not yet." She sent a dark, yet sly smile toward the Transylian. "After all, we do not wish to attract any unnecessary attention to ourselves, especially at the moment. And not to sound rude, but… you stick out quite easily in a crowd."

Viktor's right eye widened at that before coughing into his hand. "Ahem, er, yes, of course. I will remain here, then."

"Very good…" Salem trailed off as she pondered over something, only to then face all of her followers once again. "One last item of interest, though… young Tennyson has recently ousted us and our plans to the world. He has even given us a new moniker; the Ministry of Darkness."

Watts scoffed at the notion. "Bah! What a nonsensical title. Does he really expect to just slap a name on us? Does he think THAT will be enough to rally the people of Remnant?"

"Perhaps… but then again, it COULD possibly work in our favor." Salem smirked

Animo and many others raised a brow at this. "What do you mean, Lady Salem?"

Salem stepped over to the fireplace, continuing even as she faced away from her followers. "If Tennyson wishes to rally the people of Remnant against us, then very well. Titles DO indeed have the power to do great things… but what he fails to realize is that it works both ways." Salem turned around and extended her arms toward her followers. "If he wishes to give us a name, then I say we arrogate it." Her smile became much more nefarious as she finished her statement. "Let us show the people of both Remnant AND Earth that the Ministry of Darkness is a force that should not be taken lightly. THIS will be our new beginning."

Rojo smirked and pumped a fist. "Hell yeah! I can get behind that, Boss Lady!"

"Yeah, so can I!" Exo-Skull shouted.

"Me too!" Thunderhog jumped in. "It's time to stop losin' an' start gettin' shit done!" At his remark, he received a slew of narrowed-eyed glares from almost the whole room, leaving him confused and a bit worried. "W-What? What'd I say?"

Subdora folded her arms over her chest. "Perhaps it would not be a good idea to jinx things with words such as that, Thaddeus. This is a new start for us, yes, but perhaps it is best if we left the past in the past."

"Then we are all agreed." Salem said with a nod before smiling sinisterly to herself. 'Hm… perhaps I should thank Benjamin for the new title he has given us. …Maybe I will make sure that his death is quick and painless instead of the slow, agonizing death I had planned for him.' She waved the thought away for now before facing Cinder's team, the mutants, and Subdora. "Now, I believe it's time that we send you all on your way."

"Very good, my lady." Watts said before glancing around the room in suspicion, unaware that a sudden flash of purple light had erupted from behind him. "Now, where IS that new guest of ours? Is he even still here?"

"Right behind you." With a quick tap on the doctor's shoulder, Eon succeeded in spooking Watts right off the ground, the group watching as he leaped a good four feet up before spinning around in shock. A few members of the Ministry laughed in amusement, Cinder and Rojo especially, while others simply watched on as Watts let out a grumble at the time manipulator, who folded his arms and chuckled as well. "Hmhm, I apologize, doctor, but I simply couldn't resist."

Watts grimaced, giving a sneer as Eon moved past him. "Hm, I see. And where exactly have YOU been?"

Eon shrugged at that. "Oh, simply taking a tour of the Land of Darkness, taking in the sights since I have a feeling that I'm going to be seeing a lot of this place in the future." He placed his hands behind his back. "Ah, and I was also sneaking a peek at Tennyson's little conference." They couldn't see it, but the Ministry could tell that there was a smirk on his face when he said; "And it sounds like you all have a new name. Quite interesting…" He faced Salem and bowed his head, placing his right arm against his chest. "Lady Salem, I take it that it's time?"

Salem nodded to him. "Yes, you may open the portal when ready, Eon."

"Very well, then." Eon turned to Cinder and Rojo's group, the mutants and Subdora, who were all concentrated on him intently. "Alright, listen closely; because I am unable to physically enter Tennyson's universe, I can only keep my portals open there for a limited amount of time, so when I open it, you all need to get through there as fast as possible." He placed his hands on his hips expectantly. "Now, do you all have everything you need for the jump?"

Exo-Skull and Thunderhog gave a shrug. "Pretty much." the rhino mutant answered. "I mean, we pretty much only came here with the clothes and armor on our backs, so there really ain't that much stuff for us to take along."

Hog placed his hands behind his head. "Yeah, an' besides, Skull an' I have got a place back on Earth where all our stuff is already."

"Same." Rojo said as her hand went to a small button on her breast plate. "In fact, I'm pretty much ready to go, too…" She pressed the button and, all of a sudden, her armor began shifting and folding in on itself, releasing itself from her body in the process. By the time it was done, the armor had folded up into a backpack-shaped case that Rojo opened up and placed her helm in before slinging it over her shoulder, leaving her in a pair of white socks, black jeans and a red sports tank. "All I need are my sneakers and I'll be good to go." She smiled over to Cinder with a thumbs up. "Hey Cindy, when you guys go get your stuff, you think you can get 'em for me? …Cindy?" Rojo blinked as Cinder did nothing but stare at her, leading her to snap her fingers a couple times. "Hey, Earth to Cindy! Ya read me?"

Cinder was brought out of her daze at that, shaking her head to get herself back on track. "O-O-Oh, yes. O-Of course, Rojo. We'll be right back. Come along, everyone." With that, the Fall Maiden spun around and briskly began leading Subdora, Emerald, Mercury and Neo back to the rooms to get their things… but all the way to and back from the rooms, Cinder couldn't get one thing off her mind; Rojo in the tank top. 'W-Why was I looking at her like that?! And why was I so focused on her shoulders and that… very toned back—GAH! I'm doing it again!"

By the time they had returned, Cinder was rolling a rather large, red suitcase full of her most essential valuables while Emerald was pulling along two, smaller green ones. Mercury had a grey and black duffle back slung across his shoulder while Subdora and Neo settled for simple, white backpacks since they didn't have much to take with them. Cinder was also carrying Rojo's sneakers, which she quickly handed off to the bounty hunter so that she didn't get caught staring at her again. "Hey, thanks, Cindy!" Rojo said before slipping her sneakers on.

"N-No problem." Cinder stammered back.

What the Maiden didn't catch were the knowing grins that Emerald, Subdora and Neo were all wearing. 'Oh, she's got it BAD.' the green-haired thief thought to herself.

Eon gave the group a nod as they all stood before him. "Alright, I suppose you're all ready?" He received a slew of nods from the eight departing members, to which he returned. "Good, then here we go." Eon raised his hand and gave an extorted grunt, with a bright violet portal opening up in the middle of the room. "Ah, alright, you have about five minutes. I suggest you go."

"Very well." Cinder said before she and her group all faced Salem, giving her a bow. "Well, I suppose this is farewell for now, my lady."

"Perhaps, but I will be sure to keep in touch with you all." Salem assured as she waved her hand, summoning two Seers through the doorway. "I expect frequent updates on your progress in this new world."

Cinder blinked as one of the Seers floated over to them, raising a brow at it. "Will we even be able to communicate with you across the dimensions?"

"There is only one way to find that out, young Cinder." Salem raised a single finger to her Maiden. "And remember this; while your main mission is to intercept the heroes at any point, I also expect you to start recruiting more allies. You are going to Tennyson's dimension, after all, so I suggest you try to bring as many of his rogues to our cause as you can."

Rojo gave her a salute. "Sounds like a plan, Boss Lady. We'll be sure to keep a sharp eye out."

Over near Hazel and Animo, Hog and Skull were saying their goodbyes, too. "Well boss, it's been real." Hog said with a bow of his head. "Thanks again for givin' us the opportunity to get where we are now."

"Think nothing of it, Thaddeus." Animo waved. "Simply put your new abilities to great use back on Earth, and demonstrate just how superior you and Farkas are."

"Will do, boss." Skull said before he and Hog offered Hazel a fist bump. "An' good luck on your mission, Hazel. We'll miss havin' ya around."

Hazel smiled as he returned the gesture. "The feeling is mutual, my friends. Now I suggest you all leave. I believe Eon is struggling."

"Oh no, please, DO take your time." Eon said sarcastically. "I'm not going anywhere." The group of eight furrowed their brows at the dimension hopper's remark before making their way through the portal, all of them giving Salem one final salute as they did so. As the Seer Grimm floated behind the group through the portal, Eon lowered his arms, letting out a tired breath as he allowed the vortex to finally close. "Hah, and it's done."

"Very good." Salem nodded as she gazed at the spot where the portal once was. 'Best of luck to you, my Ministry.'

…..

The last thing that Cinder was expecting to happen once she stepped through the portal was being blinded by a bright light, a wave of heat immediately crashing into her face. She winced and let out a grunt, raising a hand to shield her eyes. "Gah! W-What IS that?! I—" HIISSS! Before she could finish her sentence, she was cut off when the Seer suddenly let out a sharp hiss, the creature retreating into the shadows of a nearby ally to protect itself. "Oh… oh my, that's not good."

"You're telling me." Emerald said as she grit her teeth. "What the hell is going on here?!"

"OH GOD!" Mercury covered his eyes, as did Neo, the latter huddling into a corner while the silver-haired assassin yelled; "NATURAL LIGHT!"

Cinder sneered as her eyes dilated, allowing her vision to correct itself. "This is getting ridiculous, what even IS… huh?" Cinder blinked in shock as she realized… that nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. They were all in an alley way in what appeared to be a normal town, surrounded by buildings on all sides. Across the street, there was an establishment with a big sign out front that said "Mr. Smoothies". If anything, the only odd thing that Cinder thought was off was the place's mascot, it's cheery smile already beginning to give her a headache.

Rojo smirked and jerked her thumb upward. "Uh, that would be the sun, Cindy."

Emerald, Mercury and Neo were all finally able to open their eyes clearly… and were surprised by the revelation. "Holy crap…" the greenette murmured. "This place, it's a lot… brighter than Remnant."

"Yeah, a whole lot more vibrant, if you ask me." Mercury sneered. "Kinda makes me sick, really." Next to him, Neo rolled her eyes and elbowed him in the side. "Hey! C'mon, ya gotta admit, it's kinda weird."

Thunderhog smirked over to the four Remnant natives. "Well, it IS summer, so I guess it IS a bit off-putting."

Cinder shook her head. "No, it's not JUST that." She pointed toward the Seer Grimm, which was practically cowering in the corner. "The Seer reacted negatively stepping into the sun light. Not even Grimm on Remnant are affected by our sun like that." She stepped over to the Seer and spoke into it. "Lady Salem, we have arrived. Are you there?!"

Then, much to everyone's surprise, a sigh came from the Seer, with Salem's face appearing in its cranium. "Ah, good, you are all there."

"Haha! Genio!" Subdora cheered, with many others joining her. "We have communication between dimensions!"

"Quite the miracle." Cinder commented before going back to her mistress. "Lady Salem, we may have an issue. The Seer reacted negatively in this planet's sunlight."

"Hm, I see…" Salem replied. "Well then, we will have to keep that in mind going forward. For now, transport the Seer to your new domicile and keep it there. We will communicate twice a week to keep frequent updates. Is that clear?"

Cinder nodded at that. "Of course, my lady. We shall speak again soon." With that, Cinder opened her suitcase as the Seer retracted its tentacles, allowing her to shove it in. "So, now what do we do?"

Exo-Skull peered out into the streets, scanning his eyes around to make sure they weren't spotted. Thankfully, no body had noticed their arrival, which meant that they could sneak away easily. "Well, for now, we should take Salem's advice an' get to our places." Skull jabbed a thumb over his shoulder down the street. "Mine and Hog's place is off that way, so we'll take Subdora there."

Hog let out an amused snort. "Hopefully we can do that without gettin' spotted."

"Indeed, we DO stick out like the sorest thumb." Subdora concurred before eyeing Rojo. "And what about you, Rossa? Where is your domicile?"

Rojo nudged her head in the opposite direction. "That way a couple blocks down. Not exactly the BEST place imaginable, but we'll be well off, I think." She gave a wink to her squad. "Hell, the place even has extra rooms, so there's that."

"I see. Well, we best be off then." Cinder said as she gave the mutants and Subdora a nod. "Make sure to keep in touch. Lady Salem will want to hear of your progress as well."

Exo-Skull gave her a salute. "No prob, Cinder. We'll check in regularly. For now, we'll see ya later."

With that, the group of eight split up, with Mercury sighing as their group exited the alleyway to follow Rojo to her place. "Well, I guess this really IS a new beginning for us."

"Yup." Emerald nodded. "This world's pretty strange, but I think I can get used to it." Neo bobbed her head in agreement as the two ladies scanned their eyes around. "I mean, it doesn't really seem all that different from Remnant… at least from what we've seen so far."

"Heh, might not wanna get used to that, Em." Rojo chuckled. "You guys are gonna get whiplash from how different things are around here, I guarantee it."

Cinder simply offered a shrug as they continued down the street. "Hm, perhaps…" A smirk came to her face as her eyes began to burn brightly with her Maiden powers. "But so long as we're able to keep interfering with those heroes' plans, then I say it will all be worth it." As they continued down the street, however, a thought came to Cinder's mind and she glanced toward Rojo. "By the way, how do you still have this place of yours if you've been imprisoned for an extended period of time?"

Rojo's eyes widened in realization. "…Oh, shit."

"Oh no." Emerald said with a panicked face. "Please tell me that we have a place to live!"

"Oh, don't worry, we do…" Rojo winced. "But I just realized… we're flat broke." The Remnant natives face faulted all at once, leaving Rojo the only one standing. "…Yeah, this might be a pretty rough start." She pulled out her phone, thankful that she had service again. "Welp, better start searchin' up bounties. C'mon guys, let's go."

…..

Back in Remnant, the press conference on Patch had finally concluded and the team had all returned to the Xiao Long house, bringing many of their friends and comrades with them in the process. Surprisingly, once they got there, they found Tetrax, Caesar, Swift and Argit all waiting outside of the Resolute for them, with Azmuth perched on the Petrosapien's shoulder. Once Yang and Ben pulled up on Bumblebee, with Rex and Weiss not far behind, they instantly greeted the five with smiles. "Hey guys!" Ben waved. "So, you all ready to go?"

"Indeed, we are." Tetrax nodded. "Question is, are you?"

Yang pumped a fist in response. "Yep, we've got all our stuff packed up and in the Rustbucket, ready to be brought on board your ship." She jabbed a thumb over her shoulder to indicate the RV moving past them and onto the ship right at that moment. She gave a thumbs up as she got back on Bumblebee. "And if you'll excuse me, I've gotta get my baby on board, too!"

"Of course." Swift smirked before saluting to the girl. "And Yang, sweet hat!"

Yang tipped her hat to Swift in appreciation before driving up the Resolute's ramp. "Thanks, Swift!"

Caesar stepped up and ruffled his little brother's hair. "So, you ready to head back, mijo? I'm sure that Six and Bobo are pretty eager to see you and Holiday."

"Heh, yeah, I'm pretty sure we're ALL ready to get outta here." Rex laughed before focusing on Weiss. "Gotta beat it before el padre idiota gets here, right Ice Princess?"

Weiss pursed her lips and sneered in disgust. "Ugh, yeah. The last thing I wanna see is him…" Suddenly, a smirk came to her face as she saw Winter and Raven pop in through a portal, with Jessie, Whitlea and Ruby's friends in tow. Her mind going to devious places in an instant. "But fortunately, Winter and I have a plan if it comes to that…" She glanced over to Ben and her boyfriend. "And YOU two are gonna help us."

The heroic duo set their eyes on one another in apprehension. "…Dude, how is your girlfriend this mischievous?"

"I dunno, how's YOUR girlfriend so bombastic?" Rex countered.

"Fair enough."

As the rest of the vehicles began pulling up, Kevin's car came to a brief stop to let Ruby, Blake, Ilia and Gwen out, the former carrying what appeared to be a VERY large kitchen bowl. After that, the Osmosian followed Yang and Max's example, bringing his car onboard the Resolute. "I STILL cannot believe that Mr. and Mrs. Vulcan gave us ALL of this beef stew just for what we did yesterday!" the Hooded Huntress exclaimed as she and the other girls walked over to the group. "I mean, I appreciate it, but it still seems a bit much."

"No kidding." Ilia said before her eyes brightened up at the sight of her half-Aerophibian… Her train of thought trailed off before she got to the last word. 'Ilia, she's not JUST your friend anymore, she's your crush, and you'd better just learn to accept that.' She took a small deep breath before greeting the girl. "Hey, Swift!"

"Hey, Freckles!" Swift went for a high-five, which the chameleon girl returned. "Saw ya on the tube! So, how did it feel being in front of all those people?"

"Hah, nerve wracking." Ilia brushed a hand through her hair nervously. "I didn't even speak and I was STILL scared…"

Blake raised a hand at her words. "Yeah, same. I was never really good with crowds." The cat girl then quirked a brow at the alien hybrid with a smile. "So, Swift, you excited to finally get back to Earth? You'll finally be a free woman… kind of."

Swift sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "Yeah, kinda. Still not looking forward to all the stuff that's required on my parole, but hey, if it helps me avoid prison, then I'll go for it."

Ilia narrowed her eyes at Swift, shifting them to a vibrant red. "Oh, you'd better… because I'm gonna make SURE that you do." Swift's eyes widened in shock, which Ilia couldn't help but laugh at as her eyes went back to normal. "HAHA! Oh relax, Swift, just giving you some… reinforcement."

The Aerophibian couldn't help but smirk at that. "Heh, yeah, sure." She gave Ilia's shoulder a playful shove. "Thanks for having my back, Freckles."

"Hmhm, any time."

Off to the side, Blake and the other girls couldn't help but smile and roll their eyes. 'I HAVE to get Ilia to ask her out soon.' Blake remarked in her head. Before long, Team JNPR, Sun, Neptune, Penny and Pietro all joined them as well, with Yang, Kevin and Max returning from the ship. Once they were all together, Blake took a deep breath and set her sights onto her boyfriend. "So, are we ready for this?"

"Depends… do we HAVE everything?" Sun asked, adding a serious edge to his voice for emphasis. "Our clothes, our games, everything?"

"Pretty much, I think." Jaune shrugged. "I mean, the only think we HAVEN'T loaded up yet is—" BARK-BARK! The knight smiled along with Ruby, Pyrrha and Blake as they all set their sights on the front door, seeing Zwei, Romulus and Rema all come bounding off the front porch and toward their feet. Jaune chuckled as he picked Romulus up, with Blake and Ruby doing the same with their respective pups. "Hehe, yes, we COULDN'T forget you, could we?" Jaune asked as he rubbed noses with his and Pyrrha's wolf pup.

"No, no we couldn't!" Ruby pat Zwei on the head as he licked her face. "C'mon, let's go put you guys in the—AH!" As she moved around, she was suddenly spooked when Professor Paradox and Oscar appeared directly behind her, causing many of the others to scream as well. "AGH! Professor! Don't do that!"

"Yeah, what, are you trying to give us a heart attack?!" Neptune exclaimed.

Paradox raised a hand. "Apologies, everyone, but we simply wished to say farewell to you all before we left." He gestured between Oscar and Azmuth. "It's time that we take our leave. Azmuth needs to get back to Galvan Prime, and I think now is a good time to give Oscar a tour of the galaxy."

Off to the side, Pietro's eyes widened as he set them onto Azmuth. "Oh, so you're leaving already, are ya, Azmuth?"

"Indeed, there is much work left to be done on Galvan." Azmuth answered as he hopped down from Tetrax's shoulder and landed on the arm rest of Pietro's chair. "However, I will say that I am glad to have gotten to know you, Pietro. And I can assure you that I will update you on my findings about your daughter in the future."

Pietro chortled a bit as he extended his hand, shaking Azmuth's tiny one very carefully. "Well, I very much appreciate that, Azmuth. Thank you very much."

Penny, meanwhile, was beaming excitedly at Oscar. "Ooh! Oscar, you must be so excited to be taking a grand tour of Ben's home galaxy! I am incredibly envious!"

The young farm boy smiled eagerly. "Yeah! The Professor said that we're gonna take a visit to… what planet was it? Terradino, first?"

Kevin smirked and gave a thumbs up. "Oh, you're DEFINITELY gonna dig Terradino, Oscar. That's where Humungousaur's from."

"WHAT?!" Nora shouted, her jaw going slack. "You mean Oscar gets to go to the dinosaur planet first and not ME?!" The redhead huffed and crossed her arms, giving a pout. "That's so unfair!"

Ren sighed and put a hand to Nora's shoulder. "Nora, I'm sure that we'll get to see the dinosaur planet at some point. It pays to have patience, remember?"

Nora gave a small whine, but let out a sigh, relenting to Ren's words. "Yeah, I guess." She snapped around and pointed a finger at Oscar. "BUT I STILL WANT TO SEE PICTURES!"

"O-Okay, okay!" Oscar raised his hands defensively, though he still couldn't help but laugh at Nora's antics. "Hehe, I'll get you pictures, Nora, I promise…" He scanned his eyes around to every member of the team, giving them all a small grin. "I gotta say, I may not have known you guys for very long… but I'm still really grateful to have met all of you. I'm really glad that you're all my friends."

"We feel the same way, Oscar." Pyrrha returned, going up to ruffle the boy's hair. "And I hope that we'll be able to see you soon."

Paradox strolled up, with Azmuth now in his hand. "Hmhm, well, considering that I am a time traveler, I do not think that will be difficult. Now, I suggest you all get your goodbyes in. Time waits for no man as the old saying goes… well, except for me, but—"

"We get it, Prof." Ben said before everyone started saying their goodbyes to Oscar. Once they were done, though, Ben faced Azmuth with a curious face. "But before you go, I wanna ask you something, Azmuth." He lifted up the Omnitrix to its creator, pointing at the face place. "Now, I don't wanna sound pedantic or anything, but I've been experiencing a LOT of mis-transformations lately. With the old Omnitrix controls, I got whatever alien I wanted, practically every time. So I'm wondering if it's something you can—"

He was cut off when Azmuth sighed and shook his head. "Ugh, Young Benjamin, I am a genius, but I expected just a little more dexterity in those fat fingers of yours!"

Yang wore an indigent expression on her face at the remark about her boyfriend. "Hey! I've felt those fingers enough to know that they are goddamn perfect, so—"

"Well, if that's the case, then he should STOP banging so hard on my Omnitrix!" Azmuth said irritably, pointing at Ben and making him flinch. "The impact sets the time-out function to a random transformation, meaning that your slamming is inadvertently rotating the selection pad! Also, another thing; switching from alien to alien on the fly like you do is bad for the Omnitrix, as it only drains the battery even more. So unless you suddenly can access the Master Control, I suggest you stop THAT as well."

Ben let out a despondent sigh, his body leaning over in exasperation. "Yes sir, I understand, sir." However, he brightened up as a certain memory worked its way into his head. "Oh yeah, by the way… my eighteenth birthday IS coming up…" He smirked as he tapped the Omnitrix. "And you said that you'd give me access to Master Control then, so…"

Despite himself, Azmuth let out a chortle. "Hmhm, we will see." He was about to turn around before another thought occurred to him. "Oh, and by the way." The First Thinker raised an eyeridge at the young hero. "I have been told by Max that you are still fearful of using the Ectonurite transformation." Azmuth immediately saw Ben's face grow pale at his words. "I see. You ARE aware that it's safe to use now, correct?"

"He's right, Ben." Max spoke up. "Azmuth told me that he made one hundred percent sure that Ghostfreak IS safe to use. You don't have to worry about—"

"I know!" Ben suddenly shouted, causing everyone to be taken aback by the sudden outburst. Even the people who weren't standing with them all set their eyes on him worriedly. "I-I mean… yeah, I know." he muttered, more calmly this time. "S-Sorry, grandpa, but… I can't get over Ghostfreak just like that. Not when I still sometimes get the nightmares that I have…" He trailed off when he felt a warm hand take his, and he didn't even have to look to know who it was. Yang pulled herself into a side-embrace with her boyfriend, nestling her head against his shoulder as she just comforted him.

"…I realize how you must feel, Ben." Azmuth nodded. "Zs'Skayr put you through quite the traumatizing ordeal, something that no ten-year-old human should ever go through. In fact, you were put through quite a few things that no child should have to experience." Ben lifted his head up to meet Azmuth's gaze. "You no doubt still remember Malware."

Ben sighed at that. "Yeah, how can I forget? I had to relive those memories when you sent Feedback's DNA over."

Azmuth put his hands behind his back. "I had a feeling you would. However, I still sent the DNA over anyway. And do you wish to know why?" Ben tilted his head, ushering the Galvan to go on. "Because I knew that you would find it in yourself to overcome that fear. You have faces many great challenges over nearly the last eight years, Ben, and you have overcome everything that has been thrown at you." A rare smile came to Azmuth's face as he finished. "So, I had no doubt that you'd do the same when I sent the Conductoid DNA over with Rex and Doctor Holiday."

A smile of Ben's own came to his face, though it was still a bit unsure. "So… you really think I can do the same with Ghostfreak?"

"I am quite certain you can." Azmuth's expression went back to being serious again. "After all, the counter to Salem's life draining magic lies WITH the Ectonurite transformation. Ectonurites have no life energy after all, so should you be able to transform into one, Salem will not be able to use that particular ability on you anymore."

Ben rubbed the back of his head. "Hm… you have a good point."

"I always do." Azmuth said matter-of-factly causing the hero to deadpan a bit. An amused chuckle escaped Azmuth's lips as he smiled at the hero once more. "But still, if you feel you are not ready to utilize the Ectonurite transformation, then take it at your own pace." Ben slowly returned the smile and gave a silent nod, which Azmuth reciprocated. "Well, with that, I should be off…" However, his eyes widened before shifting his gaze over to General Ironwood, who was conversing with Athena, Jessie and Glynda. "Oh, and general!"

The four Hunters perked up, with Ironwood uttering; "Hm? Yes, Azmuth?"

Azmuth reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a handful of tiny Dust fragments, giving Ironwood a nod. "Thank you once again for these Dust samples. These should prove quite valuable in my research."

Ironwood sent Azmuth a wave. "No problem. And take care!" The general then set his eyes onto Oscar, giving him a salute. "And Oscar… be safe, alright?"

"We hope to see you back soon." Glynda added.

Oscar smiled at the both of them and waved back as he, Paradox and Azmuth all grouped up. "Will do, guys! I'll see ya later!"

"And with that, we are off!" Paradox said cheerfully before focusing on the team once again. "Tata for now, everyone. I suspect I will see you again quite soon… or perhaps not. After all…"

"Time is relative." came the collective deadpan of every team member. Paradox got a good chuckle out of that before a blinding light suddenly flashed from him, Oscar and Azmuth. And in the next instant, all three of them were gone.

Nora let out a sad sigh. "I'm gonna miss that kid. Even if he's luck enough to go to the Dino Planet." Her remark managed to get a good laugh out of everyone there.

…..

Over the course of the next half hour, the gang continued to make their preparations for their departure, with Coco pulling her roadster onto the ship with everyone else's vehicles. Once everyone made sure that the rest of their valuables were on board, Ruby, Pyrrha and Blake all put their respective pups into the Rustbucket, with Argit having been coerced into watching them back on board. "Man, why do I have to watch the mangy mongrels?" he huffed as he crossed his arms

"Because you look like a rat and they enjoy playing with your tail." Ruby explained cheerfully with a wave. "Have fun, Argit!" The rodent-like alien simply grumbled in response as Ruby closed the door to the Rustbucket, not even putting up a fight as Zwei began to pull his tail and Romulus and Rema started chewing on his jacket. With that, Ruby skipped her way back down the ramp, returning to the large group that had collected themselves in the front yard. She saw that her friends were beaming up at her, waiting for their goodbyes. "So… I guess this is it."

"Yeah, seems like it." Iris shrugged before pulling Ruby into a hug, which Daisy and Oliver immediately got in on. "Just remember to keep in touch, okay?"

"And you simply HAVE to give us the grand tour if WE ever come over there, darling." Daisy emphasized with a wink. "Seeing a whole new world would be utterly exhilarating!"

Oliver gave Ruby a thumbs up. "Yeah, what Dais said! And hey, kick plenty of bad guy butt while you're over there, 'kay?"

Ruby gave a giggle while returning the gesture. "Hehe, will do!"

Over by Raven and Tai, the couple were standing opposite of Vernal, the lady bandit standing with a hand to her hip. "Okay, so I left a list of things for you to do on the counter top." Tai explained. "I know that chores might be a bit… odd for someone like you to do considering—"

"Relax, old man." Vernal said with a salute. "I've had plenty of experience with manual labor." She jerked a thumb over to Raven. "Just ask her, she's put me through the wringer."

"Hmhm, that I have." Raven chuckled as she approached her protégé. "But thank you again for watching the house while Tai's away, Vernal. I appreciate it greatly."

"No problem, Raven. It's the least I could—huh?" Vernal was suddenly stunned into silence as, to her surprise, Raven pulled her into a hug, the Fall Maiden's arm wrapping around her shoulders as her other hand went to the back of her head. To say that Vernal didn't know what to do would've been an understatement. "I… I-I…"

Raven softly smiled as she gently trailed her hand through Vernal's hair. "Hm, I'm very glad that you're with us, Vernal. I hope to see you soon."

Vernal swallowed and forced a response out. "U-Uh yeah! S-Sure."

"Well would you look at that?" the two former Branwen Tribe members glanced up to see Ben and Yang approaching them, the latter giving Vernal a smirk. "If this keeps up, I might have to call ya "Big Sis V" from now on!"

A fierce blush came to Vernal's face as Raven giggled slightly, letting go of her protégé in the process. "S-Stop that!" the lady bandit closed her eyes, crossed her arms and spun around, hoping to avoid the awkward situation all together. "L-Listen, blondie, that's very flattering, but I am NOT a good role model. Trust me, ya wouldn't want me as a sister, period."

"Aw, don't be like that!" Yang said as she came up and hugged Vernal from behind. "Honestly, you might as well already be a part of the fam!"

If anything, this just made Vernal blush even more. "Grr… how in the hell do you know how to say the RIGHT mushy crap?"

"Because I'm a big sister, too!" Yang cheerfully stated. "Plus I get a lot of practice in saying mushy things to my boyfriend, too."

Ben gave a shrug. "Can't fault her on that one, really." The hero's eyes trailed over to General Ironwood, who was approaching them with Glynda and Jessie by his side. Ben greeted the trio with a nod. "Well, it's been a pretty wild ride, huh, general?"

Ironwood nodded back and extended a hand. "You can say that again, Ben." The duo shook hands as the older man continued. "But I think it's safe to say that the ride itself isn't over yet. Not by a long shot."

"There will be a lot of work to be done, not just in Vale but around the world as well." Glynda picked things up from there. "But, considering how your speech went, I suspect that things might be able to be a little easier going forward… hopefully."

At that moment, Ruby came over as well, with Weiss, Winter and Rex in tow. "Hehe, don't worry, Professor Goodwitch! We just have to make sure that the people remember what we're all fighting for."

"It WILL be a lot of work, but I'm pretty sure that it'll all be worth it." Weiss remarked.

"Yeah, no problema!" Rex said with a confident face. "We'll probably be facing tons of bad guys on Earth, but we'll always have time to hop back over to Remnant if we need to!"

Winter stepped up and gave Ironwood a salute. "Exactly… and I promise, general, I will be sure to help the team in whatever way I can."

Ironwood chuckled and returned the salute. "I appreciate that, Winter, but remember; treat this like a personal holiday for yourself as much as possible, too." His smile transitioned into a knowing smirk. "After all, you have a rather special someone waiting for you over there, don't you?"

"Y-Yes, of course, sir." Winter stammered, a soft smile of her own appearing on her face. "I just hope that you will be able to keep things together while I'm gone."

A small laugh escaped Ironwood's throat. "Heh, what? You think I can't handle the army on my own?"

Winter's eyes widened and she quickly rejected the idea. "N-No! Of course not, I was simply…" But then she saw that Ironwood's smirk was still present. "…You were joking, weren't you?"

"Haha, it's like I said, Winter, you need a vacation." Ironwood repeated. "Learn to have a good time, laugh a little… and be sure to have some fun with that young man over there. From what I hear, he sounds quite nice. And don't worry about me…" He glanced over toward Glynda and smiled at her, though it seemed somewhat bashful as she returned it. "…I'll have someone to watch my back over here."

Winter hummed a bit, satisfied with that answer. "I will keep that in mind, general."

Over with the teens, Jessie was getting in her own goodbye as well, the cowgirl tipping her hat to the group one final time. "Well, I gotta admit, I never thought that I'd get to work with such lively kids like all of y'all! I'm glad that I could get to know all of ya."

"The feeling's mutual, Jessie!" Yang said as she tipped her hat back at the Vacuan Huntress. "And again, thanks for the hat."

"No problem… that said, I think ya'll have visitors." Jessie pointed behind the group and they all turned around, seeing Teams CRDL and ABRN approaching them. "I'll mossy on outta the way an' give you kids some space while I say my goodbyes to everyone else, 'kay?"

"Yeah, probably for the best." Ben said as he and the others waved to the cowgirl. "Thanks again, Jessie! Hope to work with you again!" Once the redheaded woman moved over to say goodbye to Team CFVY, the five teens all faced the two incoming teams, with Ben greeting them first. "Hey guys, I'm glad you came over. I actually wanted to thank for giving those words at the press conference before we left, and—"

"Hey, think nothing of it, dude." Cardin assured. "Honestly, it was the least we could do."

Arslan jabbed her thumb over to the redheaded knight. "Yeah, and we meant every word. We're gonna give it our all in this fight against Salem. That I can promise you."

"And it's gonna be OFF THE CHAIN!" Reese suddenly bellowed, throwing up a shaka sign with her hand as she lowered her voice for a moment. "I seriously can't WAIT until we get to see some more action! Salem and her crew won't know what hit her!"

Russel snickered and held up a fist. "Hey, now THAT'S the kinda language I can get behind! Let's thrash those nerds!"

"Hell yeah!" Reese said as she gave the mohawked teen a fist bump.

Weiss let out a sigh at the rather uncouth behavior of the two. "Is THIS what skaters act like all the time?"

"Not always." Rex shrugged. "But it's pretty common."

"Cardin!" Everyone's gazes shifted around to see Velvet marching up to the group, her eyes dead set on Cardin as she came ever closer. The tall boy's face slightly faltered under the rather intense expression she was giving him, her brown eyes boring into him with a surprising fierceness behind them. She finally stepped directly in front of him and stared into his eyes, taking him aback even more. "I have just ONE thing to say to you."

"W-What is it, Velvet?" Cardin said worriedly. "D-Did I screw something up the day before?!" He slapped his forehead and grit his teeth. "GAH! I knew I should've taken you somewhere nicer—oof!" Without warning, Velvet suddenly glomped herself onto the unsuspecting young man, a slight giggle escaping her throat as she did. "…You tricked me."

Velvet smiled and winked up to him. "Oh, I wouldn't say that. I'm just trying to leave an impression before I leave." She glanced off to the side with a sheepish grin. "Heh, y-you see, Coco thought it would be a good idea."

"And it WAS! HAHA!" Coco laughed out loud as she, Cooper, Fox and Yatsu approached, the boys giving the budding couple an apologetic smile. Coco sighed before lowering her sunglasses and grinning at Cardin. "Heh, but no, seriously, ya might wanna get whatever words ya wanna say to each other out now, because you're not gonna see Vel for another week."

Cardin sighed as his shoulders went slack. "Yeah… right. Man, honestly, a week sounds like forever at this point."

"Yes, it does." Velvet said before suddenly moving up to her tiptoes and giving Cardin a kiss on the cheek, much to his and the others' shock. "But at the same time, it's not. I'll be back sooner than you think, Cardin, and when I do, I would like to go out with you again. The date you took me on a couple days ago was perfect, by the way." Once again, the bunny girl winked at him. "And I look forward to many more in the future."

Cardin blushed profusely as he cleared his throat. "O-Oh! Um… thanks, Velvet. I-I do to, and I-I'd be happy to take you out more."

Velvet smiled brightly at his words. "Excellent!"

"Hey, uh, where's Blake, by the way?" Cooper spoke up, catching everyone else's attention. He eyed Ben, Rex and the rest of Team RWBY. "I thought that she'd be with you guys over here."

Yang shook her head at that. "Nah, she's over with her folks and Team SSSN." The Blonde Brawler jabbed her thumb over her shoulder. "They've got their own goodbyes to say, after all."

…..

Across the way, Blake was standing opposite of her parents, breathing in through her nose as she prepared for what was to happen next. "So… I guess this is it."

"It would seem that way, dear." Kali said with a sad smile.

"To think… you're going to be jumping across an entire dimension." Ghira let a laugh escape his throat. "It's almost too good to be true, really."

Blake rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, kind of…" The cat girl let her ears droop and she lowered her gaze toward the ground, her hand going to her arm. "I'll be honest… after being apart from you guys for so long… it's kind of hard to leave you again."

"Oh, Blake." Kali instantly pulled her daughter into a hug, with Ghira wrapping his arms around the both of them. "It's okay. It won't be forever, I promise you that."

Ghira nodded his head. "Of course. When the time comes, we will come to visit you. For now, though, there is much work to be done with the White Fang."

"I understand…." Blake muttered as she settled into their embrace, she began to reflect on everything that had led her up to this point. 'To think, this all started with me and Yang at Adam's mercy at Beacon… and now, here we are. It's strange how one thing can change your life, I guess… but still.' She craned her head up to her mother and father, letting out a sigh. "I just hope that we're able to see each other sooner than we think."

Kali gave her a shrug as the hug ended. "Well, only time will tell, dear." She pointed over Blake's shoulder with a toothy grin. "But for now, you'll have to rely one someone else for comfort…"

Blake peered over her shoulder to see Sun, the blonde laughing it up with Neptune, Scarlet and Sage as they all said their goodbyes. Blake let out a small giggle and agreed with her mother. "Yeah, I suppose you're right on that one."

Over with Sun's group, the monkey boy gave Sage a fist bump and a thumbs up. "Okay, dude, make sure you guys stay frosty while were gone."

"Yeah, and hey, good luck with Arslan!" Neptune hastily added. "You guys make a good—MMPH!"

Sage, however, didn't exactly appreciate the volume of which the blue-haired boy said that. He quickly clamped a hand over Neptune's mouth and harshly whispered; "DUDE! What the hell?! Don't talk so loud or she might hear you!"

Scarlet rolled his eyes at the display. "Not sure why you're making a big deal out of it. It's obvious that she likes you back."

"IT'S THE PRINCIPLE!" Sage snapped back, making Sun let out another laugh.

However, it was then that said monkey boy noticed that Blake was waving over to him, which signaled to him that he was wanted. "Hey guys, I'll be right back…" He rushed over to the cat girl and gave her a hug the moment he was within reach. "You called, babe?"

Blake nudged her head to her parents. "Yeah, say goodbye to my folks before we leave, huh? If you don't, who knows how many ways my dad will find to rag on you about it the next time we see him?"

"Oh for goodness sake." Ghira facepalmed and let out a groan. "…Alright, to be fair, I probably had that one coming."

"You think?" Kali and Blake asked simultaneously before the older cat woman gave Sun a hug. "Hmhm, but all that aside, I'm very glad that we got the chance to meet you Sun." Kali sent a bright smile to the monkey boy. "It's been made very clear that you make our daughter happy, and I hope you keep doing so even on Earth."

"Hehe, I will, Mrs. B, you don't have to worry about that." Sun assured before he saw Ghira step up to them, the panther man staring down at them. Sun and Kali broke the hug as the former put all of his attention on the Belladonna patriarch, extending a hand to him. "So… are we cool?"

Ghira took a deep breath, waiting a moment before extending his hand and sending a grin to Sun. "Yes, I suppose we are." Sun smiled and shook Ghira's hand… to which the panther man immediately put the squeeze on, his expression becoming far more serious. "But just to let you know… if you break my little girl's heart in anyway… we WILL have words."

Without even flinching, Sun's face went completely serious as well. "Wouldn't dream of it, sir."

The smile returned to Ghira's face and a chuckle escaped his throat. "Hah, good man."

"What IS going on over here, Ghira?" Sun and the Belladonnas all turned their heads to see Sienna, Ilia and Swift all strolling over to them, the tiger lady smirking as she placed her hands on her hips. "STILL trying to put the fear of the gods into that poor boy? I thought you were past that."

"Oh, I am." Ghira assured as he pat Sun's shoulder. "Just making sure that he and I are on the same page."

Sun smiled and crossed his arms. "Which we are."

"Hm, good to hear." Sienna said before nudging her head over to Ilia. "I was just saying my farewells to Ilia here when I heard what sounded like male bonding." She received deadpan faces from Ghira and Sun for that remark. "BAH-hahaha! Oh lord, you should see your faces right now! Utter sour-pusses."

Ilia let out a small giggle as well. "Hehe, yeah, priceless…" But then, she trailed off when Kali suddenly gave her a surprise hug, which caught her off guard. "M-Mrs. Belladonna?"

"Oh, Ilia, don't think I forgot about you!" Kali said with a beaming grin. "I have to say that I am SO proud of you. To think, a little under a week ago, you couldn't STAND the thought of being around humans, and look at you now!" She gestured to every team member visible. "You have so many human friends now that I almost can't keep count! You've come a very long way, and if they could see you now, I'm sure that your mother and father would be quite proud of you."

Ilia's spots became pink at the compliment, with a few tears brimming her eyes. "Th-Thank you, Mrs. Belladonna. That means a lot."

Swift sent a concerned gaze over to her… 'Yeah, Swift, just face facts; she's not just your friend, she's your crush.' With that thought now in her mind, she put a comforting arm around Ilia's shoulder. "You okay, Ilia?"

"I-I'm okay." Ilia wiped her tears away, composing herself in the process. "I just… was a bit overcome there." She sent a knowing glance over to Kali. "Then again, considering it's Blake's mom, I probably should've seen that coming."

Blake came over and put another supportive arm around her best friend. "It's okay, Ilia. I know my mom can get overly mushy when she wants to…"

"Hey!" Kali pouted with a huff. "I'm only telling the truth!" Her response got a laugh out of the three girls before the cat lady rounded about over to Sienna. "Speaking of which, I'm also quite proud of YOU, Sienna. You absolutely LOATHED humans a few days ago, and now you are getting along quite well with them."

Sienna rolled her eyes at that. "Well… let's just say that the kids made a convincing argument for me that not ALL humans are bad." She set her gaze onto Ben, Yang and the others with a soft smile. "There's hope for the future yet, I think. And in a world like this, the best way to strive for that future is to work together instead of working AGAINST each other."

At that moment, a new voice suddenly entered the conversation. "And I couldn't agree more." The group of Faunus perked up as a certain white-haired woman with tiger ears strolled over to them, taking Sienna in particular by surprise. "I apologize if I'm interrupting anything, but I've been going around saying my goodbyes and I couldn't help but overhear…"

"Ahem, it's quite alright." Ghira cleared his throat as he addressed the newcomer. "And, er, who exactly are you, Miss…"

"Miss Tigerlily!" Blake greeted as she, Ilia and Sun all moved up to her. The cat girl set her eyes on her parents and Sienna as she introduced them to the flower shop owner. "Mom, dad, Sienna, this is Whitlea Tigerlily. She owns a nice little flower shop here in town and she's been a big help to us in the past… mostly in terms of romantic reasons." she and Sun couldn't help but blush as they recalled when Whitlea gave them their own bouquet of flowers free of charge.

"Oh, how wonderful!" Kali said as she came up and shook Whitlea's hand. "It's so nice to meet you!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you all as well!" Whitlea returned. "I'm a VERY big fan of what you've been doing with the White Fang recently, and I've been wanting to talk with you about it."

This managed to pique Sienna's interest. "Oh really?" She tilted her head toward the other tiger woman. "And what exactly do you want to talk about?"

"Well… I just wanted to say that I'm very happy that you've taken the White Fang in this new direction." Whitlea explained. "A force that fights to protect not just Faunus, but humans as well… it's something that I think is a great step forward in terms of human/Faunus relations. Especially as someone who is getting married TO a human." She craned her head down a bit as she continued. "The truth is, back in your earlier days, I WAS very invested in your cause… but when things took a violent turn, I fell off the bandwagon, so to speak."

Sienna winced and rubbed the back of her head. "Hm… yes, I've been reflecting on everything lately, and I'm not exactly all that proud of the things that I've done during my tenure as sole leader of the White Fang." She glanced over to Ben and the others once again. "Those kids over there showed me that humans and Faunus CAN cooperate. I was just too shortsighted to see that." The tiger woman folded her arms and let out a sigh. "I thought we could gain humanity's respect through fear, but all we caused was more conflict. And in a world like this, that's the LAST thing we want happening."

"No doubt about it." Whitlea agreed. "Especially with Salem going around." She gave Sienna and the Belladonnas a polite bow. "With all that said, I want you three to know that you have my full support on your future endeavors, and I'm sure that many other Faunus AND humans will as well."

"Thank you, Miss Tigerlily." Ghira said with a bow of his own.

"Yes, we appreciate your kind words." Kali added

Whitlea stood up straight and sent a beaming smile toward them. "It's my pleasure!" She faced Blake, Sun and Ilia once again and gave them a wink. "Now, I hope you three will have a good time in Ben's world, and I eagerly await seeing you all again sometime in the future."

Sun sent Whitlea a salute. "Same here, Miss Tigerlily, and hey, good luck with your wedding!"

Blake nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I hope you two have a very happy life together."

"Oh, I certainly hope so, too, Blake." Whitlea sent a knowing wink to the couple. "By the way… how are those flowers that I gave to you two? Are they holding up well?"

"Hehe, yes, they are, actually." Blake jerked her thumb over to the ship. "We're actually bringing them with us, believe it or not. And Yang's bringing hers too!"

Whitlea clapped her hands together. "Wonderful! Oh, I hope that they last a good, long time… which I suppose the same can be said about your relationships." This got Blake and Sun to blush again, making everyone break out into a round of laughter. "Hahaha! Oh, my goodness, you two are just the cutest." She gave one last wave as she began making her way over to another group. "Well, I have some more goodbyes to say, so I'll be off. I'll be seeing you!"

"Bye, Miss Tigerlily!" Blake said as she and the others waved back. "See you later!" However, as she was waving goodbye, Blake's ears suddenly picked up quite the unexpected sound; crying, and LOTS of it. She craned her head around and quickly found the source… and she had to admit, she wasn't surprised by what it was. It was a sea of blonde hair, along with one brunette, and all of them were hugging a rather despondent young blond in the middle, his face deadpanning all the while. "Oh gosh." Blake sent an apologetic expression over to her friend. "Sorry, Jaune."

…..

"Gee, thanks, Blake." Jaune muttered back, having seen the cat girl's lips say an apology to him as all of the crying filled his ear drums. "Way to show some moral support." The blond knight sighed and moved his eyes down to all seven of his sisters and Terra, all of whom had somehow wrapped all of their arms around him at once. 'I'm not even sure how that's POSSIBLE, but hey, color me surprised.'

Thankfully, not ALL of them were crying their eyes out. Really, it was only Azure, Violette and Verte who were crying the strongest. Terra, Saphron, Blanche and Noire were simply weeping silently, with the odd sob managing to escape their lips, while Rouge wasn't crying at all, though her face WAS slightly saddened. Said elder sister had noticed Jaune's sigh ruffled his hair a bit. "Oh, c'mon, Jaune, you knew that this was going to happen before you left, right?"

Jaune pursed his lips at that. "Well, yeah, I had a feeling. But still, you guys don't have to make a big deal out of it. It's not like I'm not ever coming back—" SLAP! "OW!"

Verte wore an indignant face as she began shouting at her brother. "Well MAYBE we're upset because our brother is gonna be leaving us AGAIN! Ya ever think about THAT?!" She glared at Jaune for a good few seconds before noticing the sympathetic expression on his face, as well as the fact that he was rubbing his cheek in pain. All of this made Verte sigh sadly. "I-I'm sorry, Jaune. It's just… the thought of you going off to another world… it's a LOT scarier than you going off to an academy on your own, I'll say that much."

Jaune smiled and gave her a wink. "Heh, well, lucky for you, I'm not going anywhere by myself this time."

"He makes a fantastic point!" Nora shouted out, garnering the Arc sisters' attention. The hyper redhead bounced up with Ren and Pyrrha keeping in stride next to her. "And remember; you can count on us to make sure that your bro is okay!"

"Indeed." Pyrrha concurred as she smirked over to Jaune. "After all, I am NOT about to let him do anything that involves him getting in over his head."

Jaune chuckled as his sisters all finally began to release him from the hug, allowing him to move over to Pyrrha and put her in a side embrace. "Well, I guess I can't fault ya for that one, Pyr. I DO sometimes bite off a bit more than I can chew."

"Now THAT I know is true." Blanche exclaimed as she smirked at her brother. "I remember when you used to try and climb trees in the backyard… only until you remembered that you were afraid of heights and always came crashing down half-way up the truck! Haha!"

Jaune shot her another deadpan face, to which Noire gave out a laugh of her own. "Haha! Oh, c'mon, Jaune. You know that we rag on you because we love you, right?"

Despite himself, Jaune's smile reappeared. "Hehe, yeah, I know."

All of a sudden, Violette and Azure zipped up to him and Pyrrha, the two youngest Arcs beaming up to him in excitement. "Ooh! Ooh! When you come back from Earth, you think you could bring us all some souvenirs or something?!" Violette exclaimed

"Perhaps a few things from some alien worlds as well?!" Azure added. "Seeing things from an actual alien culture would be simply exhilarating!"

Jaune waved the two down, with both him and Pyrrha smiling at their enthusiasm. "Haha, okay, okay, we'll bring you guys back some stuff, promise." The two girls let out a cheer and high-fived each other before Saphron and Terra stepped up, catching Jaune's attention immediately. "So, I'm guessing that you two are heading back for Argus after this?"

"Yeah, but we won't be going by ourselves." Saphron answered as she set her eyes onto Pyrrha. "Your mother is actually going to be traveling with us back home…" She then sent Pyrrha a wink. "So when we get back, we'll be able to find out exactly where your place is."

Pyrrha's eyes widened at that. "…Seriously?"

"Yep, seriously!" Terra affirmed before patting her belly. "And best of all, when this little one is born, Athena offered to come baby sit!" Terra gave Pyrrha a wink as well. "Whenever you get back home to Argus, just know that we'll be over at each other's houses quite often, 'kay Pyrrha?"

A small chortle escaped the Invincible Girl's lips. "Hmhm, well, I probably should have seen that coming, I suppose." She beamed happily at the couple, reaching out to grab each of their hands. "But this IS very exciting. I cannot wait for the moment when your little bundle of joy comes into this world… because then, Aunty Pyrrha can dote on them however she wishes!"

Jaune facepalmed, but he couldn't stop the grin that came from his face. "Oh god, Pyr, between you and my parents, this baby is gonna be spoiled."

"That's right!" Everyone's heads perked up at the sound of Mary's voice as she, Jonathan and Athena all moved up to the group, the brunette stepping up to her son for a goodbye hug. But right then and there, she whispered something that only Jaune and Pyrrha could hear. "And believe me, when you two have children, the same this is going to happen to them."

"Oh, without a doubt." Athena whispered as well as she hugged her daughter, too. "I VERY much look forward to that day."

Both Jaune and Pyrrha blushed profusely at that, though at the same time, they were thankful that it was at a level that only THEY could hear. "Ahem, uh, yeah. How about we focus on the here and now rather than the future?" Jaune requested as he hugged his mother back. "I mean… we ALL know that we're both not ready for that."

"Hmhm, I know, we're just teasing." Mary giggled, moving up to plant a small kiss on her son's cheek. "It's just a thing mothers do, sweetie."

"That is very undeniable." Pyrrha said before smiling up to her own mother. "We're going to miss you though."

"Oh, we are, too, dear." Athena said before planting a kiss on her daughter's forehead. "But you'll see us sometime soon, I can guarantee that." She gave her daughter a wink. "You might even see me sooner than you think considering what James asked of me." Pyrrha tilted her head before Athena explained. "Well, you see; I will be going home for a while, but James has asked me to officially join him and Glynda in the fight against Salem."

Jonathan walked up to his wife and son, jerking a thumb to himself. "Same with me! He says that he needs all the help he can get in this fight, and I'm more than willing to lend a helping hand."

"Within reason, of course." Mary added, poking a finger to his chest. "You're still semi-retired, remember." She glanced toward Athena with a knowing smirk. "As are YOU Athena. You two had better be careful if you even want a CHANCE at seeing your future grandchildren." Once again, Jaune and Pyrrha face palmed, hiding their embarrassment.

The older blond knight pulled his wife into an embrace with a chuckle. "Hehe, don't worry, hon. I know my limits. Hell, I'm already starting to feel my age."

Athena gave her friend a nod. "Indeed, we will be quite cautious, Mary."

"And I'm glad to hear it." The brunette woman began scanning her eyes across the gathered group. "Now, where are—AH! There they are!" Mary spotted Ren and Nora and immediately went up to give them a hug, with Athena following soon after. "Oh, you two didn't think we'd forget about you, did we?"

A slight shade of red came to Ren's face. "W-Well, no, but this isn't really neces—"

"Yes, it IS necessary." Athena said as she smiled down at the two. "You two are every bit a part of this giant family as everyone else is, even if you aren't related by blood. I cannot express enough how thankful I am that my daughter has such great friends and teammates, and I'm especially grateful that I got to meet the two of you."

"My thoughts exactly." Jonathan said as he stepped over and settled his hands on Ren and Nora's shoulders. "If there's ANYTHING that you two need, please, don't hesitate to ask. Also, you're welcome in all of our households, no questions asked."

It was at this point that Nora began to tear up… before heading straight into a bawling mess as she somehow managed to wrap her arms around all three of the adults. "BWAH-HA-HAH! I-I-I'm gonna miss you guys so much!" Mary, Jonathan and Athena all glanced to each other before returning the embrace, allowing Nora enough time to calm down. "I-I'm sorry, it's just… it's been a long time since I… since WE have had…"

"Parental figures?" Athena guessed as she stroked Nora's hair gently. "We understand, Nora. And we are more than happy to provide anything you two need."

Despite himself, Ren couldn't help but shed a tear as well, wiping it from his eye with a bit of a sniffle. "Th-Thank you, Athena. That means a lot."

"It's our pleasure." Jonathan assured before setting his eyes out onto his daughters. "Alright, girls, this is your last chance! Has everyone gotten in their goodbyes?" He received a resounding "YES!" from the sea of blonde hair before taking notice of something; one of his girls was missing. "Hey, uh… did anyone see where Blanche went?"

Noire wore a smirk as she jerked a thumb toward the ship, where her twin was strolling her way up to a certain spikey-haired genius. "Oh, she's just getting in one last tease. She'll be right back."

…..

Over near the ship, Caesar was having a conversation with Holiday, Pietro and Penny, the group caught up in a subject that was VERY interesting to all four of them; quantum mechanics. "So, what the Dimensional Doorway essentially does is rip a tear through the very fabric of space and time itself, allowing for easy passage between worlds." Caesar explained to the aging scientist. "It does so by using several different—huh?" The genius suddenly stopped speaking when he felt a tap on his shoulder… and a certain voice speak up from behind him.

"Hey, brain boy, how about ya quit with the techno-babble and get in a couple goodbyes?" Caesar's eyes widened and his lips parted in surprise at seeing Blanche standing behind him, the choppy-haired blonde giving him a wink. "Don't tell me you're too caught up in your own work to even say a couple parting words."

"B-Blanche!" Caesar exclaimed. "I… you're here."

The young woman rolled her eyes. "Obviously."

"W-Well, I just… I didn't think you'd—"

"Relax, smarty-pants." Blanche gave Caesar's shoulder a light shove. "After what happened a couple nights ago, it's kinda hard to forget about ya." She sent a wink to him and leaned forward a bit, poking him on the nose. "Listen, my sisters and I may or may not be swinging by Earth sometime, so just to let ya know… that offer remains open, 'kay?"

Caesar gulped down whatever anxiety he was feeling and nodded. "O-Oh… well, that's great to know, Blanche." He collected his wits and smiled softly to her, rubbing the back of his head. "I-If you don't mind having this somewhat awkward, quirky scientist take you out for a good time, then you know that I'm always open."

"Good!" Blanche declared with a smirk before reaching forward and grasping the underside of his chin. "And honesty? Your quirkiness is something I can get used to." She flicked her finger up and hit his nose lightly before turning around, giving him one final wave goodbye. "Keep me in mind, brainiac!"

The slack-jawed scientist hastily answered back. "I-I will! Don't worry! Hehe…" But when she was out of ear shot, Caesar slumped over in shock. "Ay dios mio, what have I gotten myself into?"

Holiday smiled and gave Caesar a pat on the shoulder. "If you ask me, I think it's something that's NOT science-related. And considering YOU, that's probably a good thing."

"She makes an excellent point, Caesar." Pietro spoke up, garnering the young genius' attention. "You have one of the most brilliant minds I've ever seen, but it's important that you remember what's truly important and not get caught up in your work…" A saddened expression came to the elderly inventor's face. "…It's a mistake that I made many years ago, and I think it's best if you don't try to fall into the same trappings."

Penny put a hand on her father's shoulder. "Oh, daddy, please do not feel upset." She beamed at him as he gazed up at her. "After all, you made certain to program me with the capacity for love, so you certainly must know how it feels, correct?"

Pietro chortled and placed a hand over his daughters. "Ho-ho, I suppose I do, dear."

Caesar smiled and gave a nod to the man. "Gracias, doctor, I appreciate the advice." At that moment, though, the young genius' attention went to Max and Qrow, the two men making their way down the ramp. "So, is Tetrax ready for take of?"

"He is." Max answered. "He and Gluto are standing by at the ready as we speak."

Qrow placed a hand on his hip. "So, are we all set here? Everyone get their goodbyes in?"

"I think we have, bro!" At the shout, the group moved their eyes to see The Alien Trio, Cooper, Rex, Ilia, Swift and Teams RWBY, JNPR, SN and CFVY all coming up to them, with Winter, Tai and Raven bringing up the rear. Everyone else was standing just a few feet away, waiting for the big moment to arrive. Rex stepped up to his brother and gave him a grimace. "But just so ya know, both Jaune and I still think this whole thing you've got going on with Blanche is kinda weird.

Ben gave his EVO friend a nudge to the shoulder. "Ah, c'mon, Rex, let your bro have this, huh? I mean, ya can't go wrong with spunky blondes, am I right?" For that, Ben also received a nudge from Yang, the couple smirking at one another knowingly. With that, though, Ben stepped toward the ship and took a deep breath. "Well, I guess this is—"

"Hold up there!" The whole front yard snapped their heads around to see Lisa Lavender, the reporter crossing her arms with a bit of an indigent face. "I HOPE you guys really weren't planning on leaving without saying bye to me, were you?"

Ben slapped his forehead with a bit of a laugh. "Heh, of course! How could we forget?" He, Rex and Team RWBY all moved over to the reporter, the hero extending his hand to give her a handshake. "Lisa, I don't think I can thank you enough for helping us over the past couple of days. Because of you, we DON'T have a bad image in Remnant, and honestly, that's probably the best thing I could've hoped for."

"I hope we get to see you again soon." Yang said with a thumbs up. "We can always use more good press, after all."

Lisa graciously shook every one of their hands. "Oh, don't worry about it AT ALL. If anything, I should be thanking YOU guys. Not only has my career gotten a MAJOR boost…" She spread her arms out toward them. "But I met a lot of great people who I'm happy to call great heroes… and my friends."

"AW! Thanks, Lisa!" Ruby said with an ear-to-ear smile. "I'm glad we got to meet you, too!"

There was a large round of agreements from the whole team before Blake spoke up next. "Well… I think NOW we've said goodbye to everyone." She moved her eyes up toward the ship. "So… I'm guessing it's time?"

Ben gave a single nod. "Yeah, it is." He and his team faced their friends, family and allies once again, the hero bowing his head to them. "Once again, I can't express how thankful I am to all of you for all the help you've given us over the past few weeks. No matter how big or small it was, I'm glad to have gotten to know each and every one of—" However, he was suddenly cut off when something suddenly rushed over their heads, making everyone give out yells of surprise as a huge wind was kicked up. "GAH! What the hell?!"

However, Ben's question was quickly answered when a Bullhead suddenly came darting back around and landed in the front yard in the blink of an eye, much to everyone's shock. The craft was JUST small enough so that both it and the Resolute had room, but what everyone was quick to notice were the patterns that this Bullhead was decorated with; black snowflakes. Weiss and Winter's eyes widened simultaneously at the sight. "…You HAVE to be kidding me." Winter muttered.

Weiss furrowed her brow at the ship. "He's here."

"DAMN IT!" Rex shouted, gritting her teeth in frustration. "It's the old man! We were THIS close to getting out of here before he got here!"

General Ironwood raised his arm up to the Schnee sisters as he stepped forward, his eyes concentrated on the Bullhead as the hatch on the side opened up. "You all just get out of here. I'll deal with—"

"Wait, general." Weiss piped up, her lips pursing as she saw her father quickly scramble out of the ship with the pilot following soon after. "We've got this, don't worry."

The heiress's face sneered a bit as the first thing her father did was shout her name, and by the sound of it, he wasn't happy. "WEISS!" Jacques Schnee marched up to the group with a stern glare on both of his daughters, though he was laser focused on Weiss in particular. "What is the MEANING of all this?! I haven't heard from you in THREE WEEKS and now all of a sudden you're fighting a WITCH and you're SUPPORTING the WHITE FANG?!"

However, Weiss simply regained her composure, staring down at her father apathetically as Ironwood got in his way. "So what if I am?"

Jacques snarled at her tone. "How DARE you?! Have you forgotten just how much of a living HELL they've made our lives?! How they've affected the company?! They're lucky that they aren't—" But it was then that he noticed Ghira, Kali and Sienna in the corner of his eye, causing him to snap his head toward the three. "You. What in the hell are you doing here?"

However, the trio of feline Faunus didn't flinch in the slightest, with Ghira simply gesturing up to Blake. "Well, if you MUST know, sir, our daughter is on the same team as your daughter, so we're just here to see her off." Ghira furrowed his brows at the man before growling out. "However, I doubt that you're here to see YOUR daughter off with the same kindness given her reaction."

"What?! Seeing her off?!" Jacques rounded back toward Ironwood with a questioning glare. "General, what is the meaning of this?! And how can you even work with those… those—gah!"

In an instant, Ironwood brought his mechanical arm up and grasped Jacques roughly by the collar, hoisting him up without a second thought. He shot an icy-cold glare that managed to make the older man flinch. "If you were about to use the word I THINK you were going to use, then I suggest you not finish that sentence, sir."

Jacques began flailing to get out of the general's iron grip, trying to pry himself free with his hands. "Y-You would DARE handle me like this?! What is the meaning of—"

"Listen, Jacques, there's more at stake here than what the White Fang has done to your company in the past." Ironwood said before shoving Jacques away, the man landing on his rear as everyone set their own glares directly onto him. "Now is NOT the time for the humans and Faunus to be at each other's throats, not with the threat we face now!"

"Exactly." Glynda spoke up, whipping her Disciplinarian in Jacques' direction. "Now if you would be so kind, Mr. Schnee, you will leave here and never come back."

All this did, though, was make Jacques red in the face, the man standing up before letting his anger explode. "This… this is preposterous! I will NOT stand to be spoken to in such a disrespectful manner! Do you KNOW who you are talking to?!" He whipped his head up to Wiess and pointed his finger to his Bullhead. "Young lady, I don't know where you THINK you're going, but I know where you ARE going, and that is BACK HOME to Atlas!"

"NO!" Weiss screamed at the top of her lungs, glaring harder at her father than she ever had before. The whole area was silent as Weiss took a deep breath, steadying herself before sending an icy stare at her father. "No, I'm not. I don't want to go back to Atlas, nor do I intend to, at least not yet."

Jacques clenched his fists in ire at that. "Do you have ANY idea what you are saying right now!? What you've done in the past forty-eight hours has gone against what the Schnee family name has stood YEARS for, and now you simply wish to keep trekking it through the mud?!"

Winter sneered at her father. "I think that you have already done a good enough job of that yourself."

"Don't YOU barge into this, dear." Jacques spat venomously. "As I recall, I revoked your position as heiress for doing this exact same thing YEARS ago…" He set his sights back onto Weiss. "And I will do the same to YOU again if you do not comply, Weiss! Continue resisting and I shall have your claim in the company AND its earnings revoked and passed down to your brother, Whitley." He narrowed his eyes at his daughter. "Think hard and carefully. It's time you wake up and face reality."

There was another long, silent pause before Weiss responded… and a small chuckle escaped her lips. "Hmhm, you know, it's funny… I've faced reality more times in the past three weeks… hell, in nearly the past YEAR, than I have in my time in Atlas." She turned her nose up to her father. "And from my experience, the reality is that the whole world does NOT revolve around you and the SDC. I'm done with you, father, and I'll only look back… when the company isn't in your hands anymore."

Jacques snarled, his face contorted in pure rage. "You would threaten a COUP against ME?!"

"Perhaps, but for now, I'm simply going to go to another world with my friends to stop a great evil from conquering both of them." Weiss smirked over to Winter, who grinned back wryly. "But for now, I think I should at least leave you with a little parting gift…" She glanced toward Gwen inquisitively. "Gwen, do you sense any other life signatures on the Bullhead?"

"Um…no?" Gwen said in confusion. "It's just your father and the pilot, and both of them are out."

Weiss clapped her hands excitedly. "Oh, thank you!" She then moved her eyes toward Rex and smiled at him. "Oh, Robo-dolt? Would you do a small favor for me?"

Rex quirked a brow and replied; "Uh sure. What is it?" Weiss whispered into his hear and a rather nefarious grin took over Rex's face, the EVO rubbing his hands together. "Ooh-ho-ho, I'm LIKING where you're going with this, Ice Princess."

'W-What?! "Ice Princess"?' Jacques pointed to Rex accusingly. "You! Just who do you think you are referring to her in such a manner?!"

"Probably best if I don't tell ya that part." Rex said as he activated his Slam Cannon with a smug grin. "But lemme say this now; I'm probably the worst person you'd wanna run into, old man." He peered over his shoulder to the Omnitrix bearer. "Hey Ben! Remember that combo move we used on Alpha?"

Ben eyed the Slam Cannon in confusion. "Uh, yeah, I—" But then, he saw Rex jerking his thumb toward the Schnee Bullhead… and Ben immediately got what Rex was going for. "Oh… I see." A smirk of Ben's own creeped onto his face as he readied the Omnitrix, stepping behind the Slam Cannon in preparation. "Ready and waiting!"

"Okay! Three…" Rex opened the maw of the Slam Cannon and it swallowed Ben into it, much to everyone's surprise. "Two…" Rex took aim at the Bullhead, ignoring Jacque breaking out into confused rambling. "ONE!" BAM! All at once, Rex shot Ben—or rather, Cannonbolt—right out of the Slam Cannon, the Arburian Pelarota sailing toward the Bullhead at a VERY high speed. However, right before Cannonbolt made impact, he was engulfed in a bright green light, with his armor shifting from yellow to a metallic blue with multiple sharp spikes coming out of it. And then…

BOOOM! The moment Ultimate Cannonbolt made contact with the ship, it blew to smithereens, causing everyone to duck and cover. Thankfully, it was far away enough from the house that no debris hit it, but still… the blaze it set was absolutely glorious. However, knowing that he couldn't just leave the wrecked junk heap burning, the evolved Arburian Pelarota began slamming down onto the former ship, successfully putting out the fire within a few minutes. All Jacques could do in the meanwhile was stare at the scene slack jawed as he watched his most expensive Bullhead get trashed. "Th-Tha-That w-was—"

Once the fire was totally put out, the large, blue alien sprung up into the air and landed in front of Jacques in a single bound, uncurling himself so that he could stand on his own two legs. When he did, it was revealed that Ultimate Cannonbolt's white underbelly was now a light blue, and all of the spikes on him suddenly unsharpened into studs all across his armor. He glowered down the white-haired man who was now cowering before him. "I believe the phrase you're searching for are; "Oh balls, there goes my ship"."

"Y-Y-You!" Jacques pointed at Ultimate Cannonbolt, trying to put on a brave face, but failing miserably. "You're supposed to be a HERO, aren't you?!"

"Yeah, but here's the thing…" The evolved Arburian Pelarota leaned closer, narrowing his eyes at Jacques all the while. "When it comes to uppity assholes like you who think they can control people's lives… you're the bad guy in this scenario, no question about it."

Jacques clenched his teeth harder than he even thought he could. "You… you won't get away with this!"

"Actually, I will." The hero hit the Omnitrix again and transformed back into his regular Cannonbolt form, jerking his thumb over toward the ship as he did. "In fact, I think I can get away faster than you can take a piss, old man! SEE YA!" With that, Cannonbolt curled up and bounced back over to the ship, rolling up the ramp as fast as he could. "It's been real, Remnant, but now we gotta get to Earth! Let's roll, guys!"

"You heard the dude!" Coco shouted, leading the whole departing group up into the ship as many of them laughed at Jacques' expense. "Let's book it!"

As the large group filed into the Resolute, Jacques' screams could still be heard from the ground, even as the ramp was moving up. "WEISS! I WILL NOT FORGET THIS!" Weiss and Winter simply rolled their eyes at that… but then the last part made them falter a bit. "And you can be DAMNED sure that your mother will hear of it!" With that, the ramp closed up, leaving the Schnee sisters to take a pause.

Weiss lowered her head regrettably, to which her sister was quick to reassure her. "It's okay, Weiss. I know that our relationship with mother isn't… the best right now, but WILL get mother out of there… we just need the right plan on how to do so."

"…Yeah, I know." The former heiress nodded, taking in a deep breath to steady herself. "I just… I can't believe we got so wrapped up in what WE wanted to do… that we completely forgot about mother."

At the feeling of a warm touch slipping into her hand, Weiss craned her head up to see Rex, giving her his signature grin. "Hey, don't worry, Ice Princess. Even if you're not on the best terms with your mom right now, the fact that you still care about her is still a good thing." He gave her a small peck on the cheek. "We'll get her away from that asshole, I promise."

A slow smile began to reappear on Weiss' face at his words, leaning her head against his shoulder comfortably. "How is it that you always know what to say, Robo-dolt?"

"I like to think of myself as inspiring every so often." Rex boasted, earning him a soft pinch to the shoulder. "Heh, okay, I guess I deserve that. Now c'mon! We don't wanna miss the main event!"

…..

"Ben Tennyson, that had to be the most foolhardy thing I've seen you done!" Raven chastised as the whole group entered the bridge of the Resolute, catching Tetrax and Gluto's attention immediately.

"I was just going to say, I saw all of that." Tetrax spoke up as he set his eyes on the approaching hero. "Ben, just what in the world happened out there?"

"I'll explain later, Tetrax." Ben said with a wave. "But let's just say that the world's biggest asshole just got what was coming to him. That said… yeah, it WAS kinda reckless, but hey, at least it's not THE most foolhardy thing I've ever done." The hero ran up to the pilot's seat and snapped two fingers forward. "Gluto, get us out of here!"

Gwen folded her arms as they felt the ship begin to rise up, quirking a brow at her cousin. "Alright, I can't argue with that, Ben, but just what in the world were you thinking?! You DESTROYED a billionaire's Bullhead! One who no doubt has some leverage with certain groups of people."

Ben peered over his shoulder to his cousin, jerking his thumb toward the door as Weiss and Rex entered the room. "Hey, if you're gonna blame somebody, blame the two who WANTED me to take part in their crazy idea!"

"…Oh, yeah, right." Gwen muttered before rounding about onto Rex and Weiss instead. "Just what in the world were YOU two thinking?"

Weiss and Rex initially recoiled at the Anodite's words, but the former heiress regained her composure to answer. "Mainly? To get payback on my father for the YEARS of torment he put me, my sister, AND my mother through." She glanced over to Winter, who was entering the room behind them. "And even then, our job still isn't done in that last regard."

"Ya gotta admit, though, Gwen… it was AWESOME!" Rex cheered.

Over near his team, Fox crossed his arms with a smirk. "Heh, yeah, I might not have been able to see it, but considering how loud the explosion was, I'm pretty sure that it must've been pretty freakin' sweet."

"No kidding!" Ilia said with a laugh as she offered Blake a fist bump. "Schnee got JUST what was coming to him on THAT one!"

Blake smiled back and returned the gesture, laughing a little herself. "I'll admit, seeing him get his just desserts WAS very satisfying."

Yang pumped a fist in approval. "Hell YEAH it was! You guys just turned that Bullhead into a mountain of scrap in a single shot!" She faced her boyfriend with an ear-to-ear smile. "Green Boy, I'm guessing that was ULTIMATE Cannonbolt you just used?"

Ben placed his hands on his hips proudly. "Yep, sure was. I know Azmuth said that I shouldn't waste the Omnitrix's battery on the Ultimates like that… but I was only Ultimate Cannonbolt for like, a minute, so I still should have plenty of charge left…" Ben trailed off when he suddenly felt a firm hand on his shoulder, glancing up to see Tai standing behind him. The man had a smirk on his face… but something seemed a bit off.

"Hehe, Ben, I gotta say, that WAS very satisfying to watch, and Schnee TOTALLY had it coming…" He leaned forward, giving the young hero a rather intimidating face. "But I hope you realized you just left a huge hunk of scrap metal out on my front lawn. And while it wasn't on fire for very long, you no doubt burned a large patch of grass beneath it."

"Uh… hehe… I'll regrow it, Tai, I promise." Ben said nervously as Yang gave her dad a rather annoyed expression.

"Good to hear." Tai's smile returned as he set his gaze out the ship's massive front window. "Now, how about we get this thing underway, huh? So, how do we activate this Dimensional Doorway, anyhow?"

Caesar and Cooper both walked up toward Gluto's pilot seat, the former answering the question. "Quite simple, actually…" He reached up and pulled open a small compartment on the control panel, revealing… a big red button and a small lever.

"Well, here it is." Cooper said proudly, unaware that everyone was staring at the incredibly simplistic interface with blank expressions. "Ready and waiting for use! Now who's ready to get back home?!"

Holiday couldn't help but blink at the rather odd controls. "Wait… that really IS it?" She furrowed her brows at the genius. "Caesar, knowing you, I would've expected the controls to be a lot more complex"

Coco came up and took a closer look at the set up. "Yeah, Tech Head, I expected something a bit more… elaborate?"

"Heh, well, there IS a reason why the controls are like this, ladies…" Caesar chuckled before craning his head over to a certain hyperactive redhead. "Nora, would you like to do the honors?"

Nora's eyes shot open wide at the question, pointing a shaky finger to herself. "W-Wait, m-m-me?! You want ME to fire the portal?!"

Cooper gave her a thumbs up. "Sure! You WERE the one to think this whole thing up, Nora."

"He's got a point there." Jaune piped up, placing a hand on Nora's shoulder. "This portal cannon WAS your idea, Nora. It only makes sense that you get the first go at it."

Pyrrha beamed at her fellow redheaded teammate. "Indeed! I think it's a grand idea!" She waved her hand over to the controls. "Go on ahead, do us the honors of taking us to Earth!"

The Pink Dynamo shifted her eyes around to every one of her friends, all of them giving her big, supportive smiles of encouragement. Finally, she landed on Ren, her beloved green ninja sending her a soft grin and a wink. "This is your Brain Baby, Nora. Now go give her a spin."

At that, a big toothy smile appeared on Nora's face, her giddiness surging tenfold. "EEEEEE! This is SO exciting!" She zipped over and put her hand on the controls, the act of pulling the lever allowing for the Dimensional Doorway cannon to suddenly retract from the underside of Tetrax's ship. "Alright, guys, just say when!"

"We just have to wait until we reach the appropriate altitude…" Tetrax said as the ship continued to fly up into the air. After a few moments more, Tetrax waved his hand at to Nora, giving her the okay. "Alright, NOW!"

"I hear that!" Nora pulled the lever again, taking aim before setting her hand over the big, red button. "MAKE ME PROUD, BRAIN BABY!" With those words, Nora slammed her hand onto the button and a large beam of light suddenly shot out of the cannon, exploding in the air about five seconds afterward. At first, it just appeared to be a huge sphere of light, but at the very next moment, it shifted into a large, green vortex.

"Well… this is it, guys." Kevin spoke up, crossing his arms with a smirk. "Next stop; Bellwood!"

Ruby let out another cheer as she pumped her fist toward the portal. "Woo-hoo! Let's go!" With that, Gluto activated the ship's thrusters and the Resolute flew straight into the vortex. At first, there was nothing but a bright, green light enveloping the whole bridge as they flew through it, forcing everyone to cover their eyes. However, after a few moments, the group were greeted by a blue sky once again. Once they uncovered their eyes, Ruby set her gaze out the window again, tilting her head as she did so. "So… did it work?"

Yatsu shifted his eyes around in confusion. "I cannot be sure. Nothing really feels different."

"Yeah, an' nothin' LOOKS different, either." Qrow said from the back of the group.

"That's because we can't see the ground yet." Caesar stated before eyeing the ship's pilot. "Gluto, take us down, por favor." With that, the Protost dipped the ship downward… and everyone could immediately see that they were clearly NOT on Patch anymore. The large, urban town before them had large buildings and houses everywhere, with a large bridge spanning over a wide river. Further away from the town's center was a more suburban area, with smaller houses dotted all around.

The group of teens began to smile at the sight as Ben took a deep breath, his emotions almost overwhelming him. "Guys… welcome to Bellwood!"

As the crowd behind him began cheering, Ben felt a hand settle on his shoulder, his eyes meeting his grandfather's almost instantly. "You okay there, Ben?" Max asked with a quirked brow. "You seem a little misty-eyed there."

Ben blinked away whatever tears were beginning to form and let out a sigh. "Yeah, yeah, I'm good, grandpa. I'm just really happy to be back home."

"You and me both, sport." Max agreed before craning his head around to see Gwen and Kevin staring out the front window as well, the former starting to tear up herself while her boyfriend held her comfortably. "And I can tell you that you're not the only one."

"Yeah, I know." Ben nodded before addressing Tetrax, jerking a thumb over his shoulder. "So, I think the best thing to do first would be to drop off the cargo that we've got down in the prison cells, don't ya think?"

The Petrosapien was all too eager to agree. "An excellent idea, I think. Gluto, take us to Plumber Headquarters." Following his captain's orders, Gluto activated the ship's cloak before piloting the Resolute out over the large town, coming up to the sight where the Plumber Headquarters was in a matter of seconds. Where there had been once a huge crater from where the explosion had occurred three weeks ago, it was now filled in with dirt and gravel, with a construction team already beginning to lay asphalt over said gravel. However, at the moment, nobody seemed to be there.

"Wow, they really filled this place in since the last time I was here." Rex remarked. "About a week and a half ago, this was still a crater."

Near the back of the group, Swift's eyeridges rose up in surprise. "Man, and Plumber HQ is STILL standing?"

"Yep, the underground HQ is resilient enough to survive almost any type of explosion." Cooper affirmed. "The only thing that could possibly destroy it would be if the base's power core went into melt down, but we have special precautions against that."

"I see…" Swift trailed off when she realized something. "Wait a sec… if you guys are dropping off the bad guys first… what does that mean for me?" All eyes were on her now as she rubbed her arm nervously. "Will I have to get back in a cell, or—"

"No." The Aerophibian hybrid was cut off when Ilia took hold of her shoulders, giving her a serious stare as her eyes became a soft shade of blue. "I WON'T let them lock you up until your trial, Swift, I promise." Her lips curled up into a sincere smile and she brought Swift in for a hug. "We'll figure something out, okay?"

Velvet and Coco came over to the two as well offering Swift supportive hands of their own. "She's right, Swift. We won't let you get locked back up again." Velvet said with a determined expression. "And if they want to do so, they'll have to go through me!"

"And me." Coco lowered her sunglasses and gave Swift a wink. "We won't let those Plumbers touch ya, okay?"

Swift blinked a couple times to make sure she processed all that before finally returning Ilia's embrace, relaxing in the chameleon girl's arms. "Th-Thanks, girls. I appreciate it."

"Hey guys, down there!" Sun shouted out, getting everyone's attention again as he pointed out the window. There, from right up out of the ground, an elevator popped up and opened its doors, with a rather familiar figure stepping out in his signature three-piece suit. The tall, green-clad man began strolling out onto the dirt to meet them, staring up at the ship stoically as he did. "Guess we've got a welcoming committee!"

"It's Six!" Rex exclaimed. "How'd he even know we were—"

"The base has a ship detection system." Cooper explained as the Resolute began to lower to the ground, giving everyone the signal to start disembarking. "Even the heaviest of cloaked ships can't get past them. Now c'mon, let's set foot on some terra firma, huh?"

Not needing to be told twice, the entire team began to file back down to the ship's cargo hold, with Caesar, Max, Raven, Tai, Qrow and Winter bringing up the rear. However, surprisingly enough, Holiday had joined the teens up front, the doctor almost appearing giddy at the prospect of disembarking. Once they all gathered in the hold, Tetrax lowered the ramp for them, allowing them to get a good view of the world they were in now. For Ben, Gwen and Kevin, it was all too familiar. For Rex, it was somewhat familiar, but still a little different. But for the rest of them, it was somewhat surreal. "Wow… this definitely isn't Remnant." Neptune spoke everyone's thoughts.

"Yeah, it's a lot… brighter, I think." Blake agreed.

"Indeed." Penny concurred as she did a quick analysis. "I am also detecting quite a bit of additional warmth as well."

Ben gave her a shrug. "Well, I guess that's what going straight from fall to summer will do to somebody."

Penny furrowed her brows in contemplation. "Perhaps, but I am also detecting quite a bit more carbon dioxide in this planet's atmosphere…"

Ben, Gwen, Kevin and Rex all winced at that, the quartet glancing at one another awkwardly. "Yeah… we're still working on that." Rex assured. "Guess that's ONE upside to Remnant not using fossil fuels…" As the group made their way down to the bottom of the ramp, Six began approaching them, the man wearing a small grin on his face. Rex was all too eager to wave him down. "HEY! Six, we're—"

"SIX!" Without warning, Holiday suddenly surged past everyone and pulled her fiancé into a strong embrace, taking everyone off guard. "Heehee! We're home!" the EVO expert exclaimed happily.

Six chuckled and returned the hug without hesitation, resting his fiancé's head on his shoulder briefly. "Hmhm, I can see that." The two then brought their faces close for a quick, yet loving kiss, which made many of the ladies on the team coo in adoration. Once the kiss was over, Six cupped Holiday's face. "How are you doing, Rebecca?"

"Better now that I'm back here." Holiday replied. "You have no idea how much I missed you."

"I can imagine." Six concurred before directing his eyes back to his protégé, who was approaching with Weiss by his side. "And I can see you weren't the only one…" He reached out and grasped Rex's hand, shaking it firmly. "It's good to see you back, Rex."

"Good to BE back, Six." Rex nodded back before nudging his head over to Weiss. "I know you've already met her, but now that she's here…"

Six nodded in understanding. "Of course." He bowed his head in the former heiress' direction. "It's good to finally meet you in person, Weiss."

Weiss bowed her head back respectively. "Same here, Agent Six. I look forward to working with you…" She waved her hand toward her friends as they all approached, with The Alien Trio, Yang, Ruby, Blake and Max all drawing the closest. "And I'm sure that THEY are all eager to as well."

Six smirked and placed a hand in his pocket. "I wouldn't expect anything less. It's a privilege to finally meet ALL of you…" He nodded toward Max in particular. "And Magister Tennyson, I'm very glad to finally meet you as well. A lot has happened since you all left."

"I'm sure." Max rubbed the back of his head. "And I can only assume that there's quite a bit of work to be done. But before that, we have a couple of villains that need to be taken back into the brig."

"Of course." Six concurred. "I'll have some Plumbers out here to transport the inmates on the double."

Gwen stepped forward and raised a hand. "So, Agent Six, I'm guessing our families are at our homes waiting for us?"

"They are." Six confirmed. "And they're all very eager to see you. So if you kids want to go see them while we oversee the prisoners, you're more than happy to excuse yourselves."

"EEE! This is so exciting!" Ruby jumped up and down before pulling Blake and Weiss into a hug. "We're gonna be bunking at Ben's place!"

Blake and Weiss let out a simultaneous sigh, the cat girl glancing over to her friends. "Well, at least it won't be AS crowded as all of us being in Tai's house."

"And thank god for that!" Yang said as she put an arm around her boyfriend's shoulders. "So, are you ready to get started on this, Green Boy? You, me, ALL of us in your world?"

Ben smiled back and returned the embrace. "Oh yeah, Goldie Locks. And something tells me we're gonna have one hell of a good time." He pulled Yang in for a loving kiss before addressing his group of friend and allies, raising an eager fist. "Well guys, welcome to Earth. I hope you enjoy your stay, because THIS is all just the beginning!"

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A/N (IMPORTANT, Please Read): And thus, we have reached the end of Volume 1. Ben and the team are on Earth… and Jacques has gotten his just desserts for even SHOWING his face! Haha! Oh god, that was SO worth it! But of course, they're not the only ones on Earth now, as the newly christened Ministry of Darkness has arrived as well (or at least PART of them). That said, Eon seemed to neglect the lack of money situation that Cinder and Rojo's group have found themselves in. They'd better start looking out for some bounty jobs FAST if they want to at least eat.

And indeed, we got to see a lot of characters off in this chapter. Ironwood, Goodwitch, The Belladonnas, Sienna, Jessie Jameson, Ruby's friends, Miss Tigerlily, Scarlet, Sage, Teams CRDL and ABRN, the Arc Family, Athena, Lisa, ALL of them got a chance to say a fond farewell. And of course, that means Remnant gets a bit of a farewell, too. But that said, this isn't "goodbye", just a "see you later". We WILL be seeing all of these characters again in the future, but for now, we have some new characters we'll be seeing on Earth. Look forward to meeting the new, and seeing the old reappear once and a while. And I think we can all agree on one thing… when we see Jacques again, we will take great satisfaction in seeing his world come crashing down. And what's this? Stuff from the CFVY books possibly being integrated into the story? THAT should be quite interesting to see happen down the line…

And of course, we got Six to come give us and a team a formal greeting to Earth right off the bat! Expect the next volume to pick up right where we left off (after a small prologue), because starting in the NEXT VOLUME… Ben and the gang will be heading over to the Tennyson residence to meet their new hosts! But, speaking of the next Volume, I should probably get to that! Ahem…

"Having returned from a massive adventure in the world of Remnant, Ben, Team RWBY, and the rest of their friends find themselves faced with new challenges at every turn on Earth. Be it villains old and new… or even things that they never imagined to be real. It's going to be a challenge unlike any they've seen before, but they're up for it. It's Hero Time!"

Stay tuned for Ben 10 RWBY Volume 2: Ultimate Omniverse! Coming April 2021!

Well, there you go, gang! There's the premise for the second volume! Now, I know what you're thinking; "NEXT APRIL?!" Well, yes, next April. I don't make this decision lightly either, because I DO want to continue writing this story… but I also have the Ben 10 RWBY Chibi fic AND the My Hero Academia/Transformers crossover that I want to do in the meantime. I LOVE this story with all of my heart and it's been a blast to take you all on this ride with me, and trust me, the ride's not gonna end. This is just a bit of a stopping point so that I can collect my bearings and get a good handle of how I want the second volume to start out before I really get to writing it. That said, I hope you guys look forward to what I'm gonna bring you all in the future, because I think it's gonna be pretty awesome.

Speaking of which, I'm going to be taking a little break for a couple of weeks, but I want you ALL to look forward to Christmas Eve, because THAT is when the Ben 10 RWBY Chibi fic is gonna drop! And then, on New Years Day, the Transformers/MHA story is gonna drop as well! I'll see you all there, and… before I go, I want to once again THANK YOU, ALL of you for all of the support that you've shown me over these past two years. Without you guys, this story probably wouldn't have gone on for as long as it has. I'm REALLY excited to bringing you guys more content in the future, but for now, I'll see you guys later! This is the Omni-Remnant, signing off, and as always, stay safe out there.