Hiya, folks! Thrawn here, with both a chapter and a few remarks on recent happenings. First off, saw Godzilla, and growing up with watching the Japanese version with the man in the suit, I was kind of disappointed in this new Godzilla model. He is pretty fat, has no definite neck, and pillars for feet. When I saw his feet, I thought to myself, OMG its Demise from Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword.
Anyway, two days ago I had a birthday, so thank you in advance for any "Happy Belated Birthday" reviews.
There are a few OC's in this chapter, and in the next few chapters, as well. I apologize in advance, I am not good with coming up with my own characters. Heck, I might as well say I don't own Mass Effect or Dead Space, along with RWBY and Sonic.
Alright, time for me to shut up.
That morning, Sonic talked to Glynda Goodwitch about the Chaos Emerald in the bay. Since the arena was being repaired after the fight, she decided that there would be no classes that day, and gave Sonic the okay to take Team RWBY on the Emerald hunt. Not surprisingly, Team JNPR still had some work to do, so they couldn't go. They did promise Sonic that they would be available next time.
"You sure that's the right boat?"
Weiss was not happy about the ship that Yang was able to acquire. It looked like an old cargo hauler that should have been sent to scrap a long time ago. The state of disrepair was enormous, and there was so much rust that everyone was quite surprised that the wake of the ship wasn't orange. On the side of the ship was the name "Normandy" in faded letters.
"Yep. Ain't she a beaut?" Everyone turned and saw a man that looked like an unsuccessful pirate. He had long, greasy black hair, an eyepatch, a light brown shirt covering a huge belly, black pants, and a coat that was threadbare at the edges. He even came with a peg leg.
"Name's John Smith. Which one of you be Yang Xiao Long?"
"Oh, Lord, this reminds me of that one echidna during that incident with the Nocturnus clan," groaned Rouge.
"Who gives a heck about the pirate accent? How about his name?" wondered Knuckles.
"Before you ask, John Smith is a name that is pretty common in our world," Tails supplied to Team RWBY.
Yang walked up to the pirate and clasped hands with him. "Thanks for taking us on short notice."
"Argh, even if I didn't owe you a favor, I would still help you. After all, who wouldn't want to help these scallywags?"
"I hope you wash your hands afterwards," said Ruby.
"Can we just get in the boat before Sonic loses his nerve?" asked Silver.
As if to emphasize his point, Amy walked by dragging the hedgehog in question on the ground. Everyone quickly boarded, and the ship got under way.
On the boat, everyone looked at the sorry mess the deck was in. "What kind of ship is this?" exclaimed Weiss in disgust. "I could have procured a better ship than this!"
"Something's not right…" whispered Shadow to Rouge. He dragged a glove across a rusted guide rail, yet his glove did not pick up any rust.
"You're telling me. If that accent is real, then I'm a bird."
Omega did a scan of the ship. "Hostiles detected. Preparing countermeasures." He revealed his grenade launchers. Everyone besides Sonic and Yang pointed their weapons at Smith.
"Okay, what's the big deal?" demanded Shadow. "And drop the accent, it's pretty annoying."
"Yang? Can I tell them?" asked Smith. To Rouge's relief, he didn't continue his impersonation of Edward Teach.
"Go ahead, John."
John Smith reached over the top of his head and pulled his hair. Before anyone could comment on it, he ended pulling his whole face off. Clearly, the "face" was actually a well-made mask. He really had short hair, almost buzz-cut, bright blue eyes, and a tanned complexion.
"I knew it!" shouted Ruby.
"Well, the jig is up, fellas. Come on out."
At Smith's request, many people came out of holes in the ship, wearing all black and carrying the latest high-tech weapons.
"What the heck is this ship?" wondered Silver out loud. "And how did these guys owe Yang a favor?"
"Meet me in the bridge later, and I will answer any questions you may have. I gotta change outta this disguise."
30 minutes later-
As Team RWBY and the Mobians waited for Smith (who the crew now identified as Shepard), an Engineer by the name of Isaac Clarke gave them a tour of the Normandy. It turned out that the depilated exterior was just a façade. Inside the ship, all the equipment was high-tech, and no expense was spared on the comfort of the crew. The engines were based on Magnetohydrodynamic technology, which basically meant that the engines ran on salt water. Isaac mentioned that this technology was a prototype that was still in development for commercial use, but special organizations like theirs got the latest and greatest first.
"What is your organization called?" asked Rouge. They finally arrived at the bridge of the ship, and it looked like something from a science fiction movie. There was a hologram that showed a map of the surrounding waters on the main display.
"We call ourselves 'The Company.'"
Everyone turned and saw Shepard. He had changed out of his disguise and no longer had the large gut- apparently also part of the ruse. He still had a fake leg, though. "We are a for-profit organization, but we like to think that we are superior to groups like the White Fang or whatever group Torchwick has come up with. We only take contracts that are beneficial to other people. For example, say a wealthy philanthropist has a child that was kidnapped. After a lengthy background check through our contacts at the government, we go in and rescue that child. We also destabilize terrorist organizations that may spring up. Sometimes we even get called to 'remove' any populations of Creatures of Grimm that may endanger towns beyond the reach of Hunters or Huntresses."
"Glad to see you ditched the pirate stuff, but why do you still have the peg leg?" asked Blake.
"Well, this happened about two years ago. We were on a mission rescuing some hostages off the coast of Atlas when an Akula attacked the small boat we were in."
"Wait, what's an Akula?" asked Ruby.
Shepard walked over to the display and pulled up a picture of a large shark-like Creature of Grimm. "Nasty fish, those Akula. It ended up flipping the boat. I tried to get the hostages above the water, but it bit me below the right knee. It would have eaten the rest of me, had a certain blonde not been there to kill it."
"Right place, right time!" said Yang cheerfully. "I managed to save him and the hostages before any more showed up."
"Couldn't save my leg though. Still, it beats being digested, right?" Shepard laughed. "Anyway, after this, we're even, right Yang?"
"Slate's clean," she agreed.
"Excuse me, can I hook up my pad to your system?" asked Tails. "I think I could find what we are searching for more easily with your system."
"Clarke? Help this young fox please."
"Yes, sir!" Isaac saluted, then walked over to Tails.
"I gotta say, this is pretty neat. I have never been on a ship this advanced," said Silver.
"Considering you are from the future, that says a lot," Weiss said.
Shepard suddenly noticed someone was missing. "Hey, where did that blue hedgehog go?"
"Probably hiding in a closet," snickered Knuckles.
"I'm right here, guys." Sonic's voice could be heard under the table that had the holograms.
"What's with him?"
"Blue hedgehog has been diagnosed with hydrophobia," said Omega.
"Really? That could be a problem. Hey, how about you go to the combat simulator? I am sure that could get your mind focused on something other than our surroundings."
Sonic crawled out from under the table. "Alright, I guess it's worth a shot. I could use a sparring partner. Shads, you up for it?"
"Always, Faker. You guys wanna watch?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Ruby.
"You guys go on, I have a ship to run," said Shepard.
A few hours of sparring with Shadow did indeed help Sonic distract him from his phobia. However, it came back full force when Tails reported the Chaos Emerald's location.
"YOU'RE TELLING ME IT'S 200 FEET BELOW US?!"
Just gonna say it now, Akula means shark in Russian. Found it used in a novel in the "Oregon" series by Clive Cussler, which the idea for the Normandy boat is based off of.
Anyway, just saw the opening for Volume 2 of RWBY, and my god, it looks awesome. I will try to fit in most if not all of the characters used in Volume 2, especially Sun Wukon and Velvet's team, the two people associated with Cinder, Malai and Malatia Malacite (Since I most likely spelled their names wrong, they are the girls that fight Yang in the "Yellow" trailer that released last year), and Junior. No promises, though.
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