Thrawn here, back with another chapter! I just got a new shirt from the Roosterteeth store. It is the "There is a very fine line between not listening and not caring. I like to think that I walk that line every day of my life." shirt. AWESOME!

Anyway, I have been doing a lot of Minecraft modding lately. Really loving the Metroid Cubed mod.

To Jackman: Glad you enjoy the story. I try to update weekly, but I am writing as I go along, and I am also working full time.

Vale docks, 6:00 p.m.

The Normandy had just dropped anchor at the docks of Vale, and everyone got off. But before that, they had to say farewell to the Captain of the magnificent vessel.

"Thanks again for letting us use your ship, Captain," Yang said to Shepard, who had his arm around Tali's waist. "Too bad we didn't sink Torchwick or Eggman."

"Eh, he'll be caught sooner or later. Something tells me your team may play an important part in months to come," he said.

"Well, whatever happens, it won't be boring, and hopefully not close to water," said Sonic.

"Yeah, I'd hate to have to rescue you again," teased Tali.

Shepard and Sonic shook hands. "Hopefully this won't be goodbye forever. So I am just gonna say see you again soon."

"Fine by me. Yang, I now pronounce us 'even'."

Yang shook her head while smiling. "You and your honor. We were always even. A Huntress helps people no matter what. Still, it was nice to see you again, and I am happy that you will be getting married."

A crewmember popped his head out of the fake bridge of the Normandy. "Cappie, we just received a contract. Big bucks, and it involves stealing a fortune in Dust."

"Hey, I told you to only accept contracts where we do good things for people!"

The crewmember grinned. "That's the best part. The client is apparently the heiress to the Schnee Dust Corporation, and we are going after Torchwick!"

"WHAT?! Why didn't you say so?! Get ready to cast off!" Shepard ordered. He and Tali both ran up the ramp to the ship, but before he entered, he looked back at the group and gave a casual salute. Soon after that, the Normandy pulled out and exited dramatically into the sunset.

"You do know that they do extensive background checks, right?" asked Rouge.

Weiss just grinned. "I know. But it'll be funny when they find out I sent them a nice contract. Plus, I get some of my Dust back. So everyone wins."

"Except Torchwick, obviously."

"I don't know about you guys, but does anyone else want to get something to eat?" asked Knuckles.

Sonic and Ruby smirked at each other. "We know just the place."

Yarrgarita's, 6:30 p.m.

"Hey, you're back!" The Corpirate was thrilled to see Team RWBY and the Mobians again. "How have you all been?"

"Oh, pretty good. We saw the sights, destroyed a few robots, acquired new weapons, and stopped a robbery by Torchwick."

The Corpirate looked at Sonic, impressed. "Really? You stopped Torchwick? And it's only Tuesday."

"Nice place you got here," commented Rouge, looking at the dance floor. "Now this is my kind of place."

"Thank you. So you must be the other Mobians, right?"

"Affirmative," said Omega. "Exception: I am not a flesh creature."

"Come on, Omega, be nice."

The Corpirate led everyone to the VIP section of the club. They all sat down at a large table and chatted for a bit about their past adventures.

"So Amy, you have a team of your own?" asked Blake. The Mobians were telling Team RWBY about Metal Sonic, and his scheme of replacing Eggman.

"Yep, the other two members did not make it to the Egg Ark, so you can't really meet them. There's Cream the Rabbit, and Big the Cat."

"What can you tell us about them?"

"Well, Cream is probably the youngest in our little group of heroes. She's even younger than Tails, but she can still fight like the best of us. She takes care of a Chao named Cheese." Amy pulled out a picture of a young rabbit holding a small blue creature with a red bow tie.

"That's a Chao? Oh, they're so cute!" Ruby gushed.

"What about Big?" asked Weiss.

Amy pulled out another picture. This one had a large purple cat with a fishing rod holding a frog in his hand. "This is Big, and his best friend, Froggy. He's the greatest, even if he is dumber than Knuckles. ("Hey!") Big was a lot of help during the whole ordeal with Metal Sonic."

"There was another team that helped out during that crisis. Team Chaotix, also known as the Chaotix Detective Agency," said Shadow.

"What are their members?" asked Yang.

"There's Vector, the leader. He is a crocodile who is pretty strong, and has the ability to breathe fire for some reason. Espio is a chameleon ninja who can turn invisible on a moment's notice. Charmy is the youngest. He is a hyperactive bee younger than Tails, but slightly older than Cream," explained Sonic.

"Are they any good at being detectives?" asked Silver. He and Blaze only knew them from sight, during the event with the Time Eater.

"Well, let's just say I feel sorry for Espio sometimes. Vector and Charmy can get pretty annoying."

"Are there any other teams you have met over the years?" asked Ruby with interest.

"There was one other team we have encountered, and they were called the Babylon Rogues," began Tails. "They are quite good at treasure hunting-"

"Not as good as me," interjected Rouge. Tails gave her a look and continued.

"-and experts on riding hoverboards called Extreme Gear."

"Considering they were related to genies, I don't think it was that difficult," said Amy.

"I thought they were descendants of aliens," said Knuckles.

"Aliens?" asked Weiss incredulously. "And they look like normal animals, right?"

"Yup. There's Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, and Storm the Albatross." Sonic leaned back on his chair. "Their ancestors came to Mobius from a starship/city called Babylon. I'll be honest, I still don't know the entire story with them."

"I don't think even they know," pondered Tails. "All we know for sure is that they first made Extreme Gear in the form of flying carpets, and the way they arrived on Mobius was by these devices called the Arks of the Cosmos, which can manipulate gravity."

Ruby whistled. "Wow, that's pretty wild."

At last, their dinners arrived, and they resumed talking about their past adventures. Team RWBY was amazed at how much the Mobians have traveled.

Sonic had finished his second chili dog when the Corpirate arrived again. "Excuse me, but since you have gotten here, everyone has wanted Sonic to sing again. Should I tell them to mind their own business?"

"Really? Strange request. I'll do it. I got an idea for a song that might work out nicely. Knux, Silver, Shadow, you in?"

"Aw, heck, why not?"

"Count me in!"

"There is no way that I am going up on that stage."

Sonic put his head in his hand in mock despair. "Oh, Shads, you really need to loosen up. Besides, I got a really good position for you: Second Guitarist."

"Come on, Shadow, you really need to be more social," Rouge encouraged. "You're immortal, take advantage of it!"

"Shadow is immortal?" whispered Yang to Knuckles.

"We'll tell you about it later."

Shadow groaned in defeat. "Fine, but I get the solo, and I don't sing."

Sonic shrugged. "Fair enough. Let's go!"

The Mobians left for the stage, and the others followed not wanting to miss this. Sonic and Shadow took electric guitars, while Silver decided on the bass. Meanwhile, Knuckles called dibs on the drum kit.

"Just out of curiosity, are they gonna play a song every time they come here?" asked Blake.

"Probably. I just hope I get to sing next time," whined Weiss.

Sonic counted the impromptu band off, and song began with him playing his guitar to a nice rhythm. Knuckles joined him soon afterwards, and then the song began to really kick off.

Mark Holman- Nothing Can Stop Me Now

Sonic: Feel the passion ignite me,

Feel it burning inside me.

Won't let this life

Just pass me by.

At this point, Silver joined in as a backup singer.

Gonna start a revolution,

Go by the name hero,

Take back control.

Yeah, here I gooooooo!

Today I've got to make a change,

Straight to the top, I'm on my way.

I was meant for so much more

And I found a dream worth fighting for

And nothing can stop me,

Nothing can stop me now!

All I need is the horizon,

Courage to keep tryin'

Awake and I

Feel so aliiiiiiiive!

Today I've got to make a change,

Straight to the top, I'm on my way.

I was meant for so much more

And I found a dream worth fighting for

And nothing can stop me,

Nothing can stop me nooooooow!

Can't stop me now.

Shadow suddenly started an awesome guitar solo that pretty much nobody expected from him. Everyone was blown away by it, and the Mobians were even more surprised by Shadow actually enjoying himself. Rouge actually had Weiss pinch because the bat thought that she was dreaming

Today I've got to make a change,

Straight to the top, I'm on my way.

I was meant for so much more

And I found a dream worth fighting for

And nothing can stop me,

Nothing can stop me,

Nothing can stop me,

Nothing can stop me noooooow!

Can't stop me nooooow!

Everyone cheered for the performance of Mobians as the song ended.

"Well, Shadow, I really didn't expect that great solo from you," said Sonic as the hedgehogs put away the guitars. "What gives?"

Shadow lowered his head. "I was just thinking that if Maria could see me, she would want me to be happy. I don't think she would like to me by myself while all my friends have the time of their lives."

Sonic smiled and placed a reassuring hand on the black hedgehog's shoulder. "Hey, don't worry about it. I'm sure she would be proud of how far you've come."

"Just don't spread it around. I've got a reputation to keep."

"Ah, there's the Shadow I know."

As everyone else gathered around, Shadow pulled out his green Chaos Emerald. "Well, see you guys at the Academy. I'm gonna report our success to Goodwitch."

"Great! We'll see you there," said Blake.

"Chaos… CONTROL!" With that, Shadow vanished in a green flash.

As the rest of the gang walked back to the academy, Ruby wondered what was happening with Eggman and Torchwick right now.

Vale Docks, 10:30 P.M.

"You mean to tell me you were beaten by a rusty ship?!"

Cinder was literally burning with rage as she received the report on Eggman and Torchwick's failure on the assault on the Normandy.

"Now boss, I allowed Eggman here to plan the assault. I wanted to gather more intelligence, but-"

"Oh, can it, thief," Eggman interrupted. "I was all the intelligence you needed."

"ENOUGH!" Cinder shouted as she let a shockwave of fire radiate from her body. It didn't burn anybody or anything, but it did get their attention. "My god, I was expecting great things from you, Doctor, but it seems you're worse than Roman! At least he gets results!"

Torchwick tried not to grin, but failed miserably.

"How many times have you actually beaten those animals?!"

"Uh, erm, well…" Eggman tried to answer, but was afraid of her reaction.

"The doctor has never once succeeded in beating Sonic or his friends," Orbot answered.

"Dern right! There was even one occasion where-" Cubot began, but before he could continue, Eggman clamped his mouth shut.

"Fear not, I have a plan that will beat them for sure!" Eggman announced. Cinder cooled down a little (literally and figuratively) and sat down, making a note to herself to get Torchwick to steal some aspirin during his next heist.

Shoutout to Disney's Planes for that awesome song :)

I wanted to expand the explanation of the Babylon Rogues, but it has been awhile since I have played Sonic Riders and Zero Gravity, so I don't remember all of the storyline. Plus, it really is kinda confusing what the Rouges' ancestors were. So I apologize for any vagueness.

Man, I gotta say, I like writing fanfiction a whole lot more than essays. I get more satisfaction from it, too. Currently at 64 reviews (Like the Nintendo), and most of them are positive. That really does give me a warm fuzzy. ^^

Keep those reviews coming, and I will hopefully give you guys a new chapter next week if I can drag myself away from playing Digimon World Dusk.