Hey guys! Thrawn here, with another chapter!
Been playing Minecraft a lot recently, and I want to find some cool mods to add to it. I would very much like to use the RWBYcraft mod, but it has not been updated to 1.7.10. Any of you guys have any suggestions for mods to use in 1.7.10? send me a PM with suggestions, and I'll give you a shoutout if I like your suggestion.
Speaking of RWBY, I liked the latest episode. The way that Dust is described kinda reminds me of Imulsion from the Gears of War games, except there are no Locusts or Lambents emerging from the planet. Plus, it was nice to hear Jen Taylor's sexy voice again. God, I hope she is in Halo 5. For those not in the know, Jen Taylor, the voice of the narrator in the first episode of season 1 and the latest episode (The World of Remnant: Dust), is also the voice of the Artificial Intelligence program known as Cortana.
I don't own RWBY or Sonic. Enjoy!
Beacon landing strip, 9:00 a.m.
The week leading up to the trip was uneventful; at least, uneventful as it can get at a school to train warriors that also received visitors from another world. Ruby built up more friendships with the rest of the Mobians, but she still considered Sonic and Shadow closer friends. Pyrrha and Jaune were in a happy relationship, and they still didn't know that Rouge was the one that pulled the strings that got them together. Speaking of the white bat, she got some more training with Lovac, and she had gotten pretty good at using all four of her pistols.
When Amy wasn't chasing Sonic, she hung out with Nora Valkyrie. Those two became fast friends, and they often went into the battle simulator together, creating devastating combinations with their hammers. Silver practiced with Shume, and he became proficient at using the boomerang mode without resorting to using his powers.
Tails spent the week making minor improvements on the Tornado X, and it was surprising to everyone that Sun was a big help. Tali and Penny often helped out as well, with the Faunus acquiring useful parts from around the Normandy, and the robot doing some of the heavy lifting. Yang coached Knuckles on improving his skills with his Clan Blade, and he made good progress. Blaze sparred often with Weiss, improving her technique with Okibi. Sonic told her more about his encounter with Blaze's Knight of the Round Table counterpart, Sir Percival. Based on that information, she gained the ability to channel her powers into her sword. It no longer took as much energy for her to summon arrows, and she was given the nickname, "The Feline Inferno."
Sadly, Penny and Sun couldn't come. Penny didn't want her father to be suspicious of her whereabouts, and Sun had to get the rest of his team to Vale so they could help out. Nobody knew what Tali and the rest of the crew of the Normandy was going to do now that they had a fix on Torchwick's hideout, but the squirrel Faunus was very confident about a plan she had come up with while talking to Blake and Sun.
When the day finally came for the students of Beacon to head up to the mountains, most of them were excited about the Mobians coming along. The only students not thrilled about it were the members of Team CRDL. Fortunately, everybody ignored them.
"Oh, I can't wait to get going!" said Ruby excitedly. Teams RWBY and JNPR were waiting with everyone else to board the airship. Their bags were packed around them, and they were full of camping equipment, though most of Weiss' cases were filled with clothes. "I like to be prepared!" she said when asked about it.
"From what I've read about the place we're going to, it is a somewhat isolated community that has a few campgrounds nearby. It rarely gets attacks from the Creatures of Grimm, but the residents there have set up strong borders to repel any intruders that might show up," said Pyrrha.
Glynda walked up in front of the students. "All right, it's time! Leave your bags by the side, and start boarding!" she called out.
All the Mobians ran up then to board the ship. Knuckles decided to help with packing everyone's stuff into the cargo hold, and the loading finished up quickly and smoothly. However, Sonic and Tails were nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, where are Sonic and Tails?" asked Yang.
"Oh, don't worry, they should be here any moment now, hun," said Rouge.
On cue, the sound of a plane taking off filled the air. Everyone rushed over to the windows to see what was making the commotion. They all flinched when a red and blue blur flew past the window.
A voice crackled on the P.A. system. "Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce the Tornado X!"
The blur slowed down a bit, and revealed was the plane that Tails built. The fox was in the pilot's seat, and Sonic was lounging on the wing. All of the students clapped and cheered at the plane. Sonic gave a lazy salute at the students.
"Show off," muttered Shadow.
Ruby called Sonic with her scroll. "Wow, your plane is so cool! Do you always ride on the wing?" she asked.
"Most of the time, I do. Sometimes I ride in the back when there's trouble and that when I shoot at stuff with the turret. Anyway, I bet you're wondering why we're taking this baby with us."
"The thought did cross my mind," said Blake.
"Well, Tails mentioned that while the location of the Chaos Emerald is near the town and campgrounds, the locations of them are often off the beaten path. So, we can use the Tornado X to get around in the mountains. Plus, I've always liked aerial battles."
"Well, don't stray too far away from the ship," advised Weiss. "Nevermores might see you as prey. Just of curiosity, how armed is that plane?"
"Tails here. I've got so many weapons in here, it'll make Omega seem conservative."
"Highly unlikely, comrade Miles," droned Omega.
The trip was uneventful as they passed the borders of the Emerald Forest. Suddenly, a loud roar filled the air. A large black bird flew up from the forests below and started to fly towards the airship.
"Nevermore sighted! Engage weapons!" Glynda called out.
A crewmember walked up to her. "Bad news, ma'am. All our offensive weapons are offline. We're sitting ducks up here!"
Glynda grabbed the crewmember's collar. "What do you mean, our weapons are offline?! Are you joking?!"
"I don't have a sense of humor, ma'am. I never joke," said the helpless officer.
"Tornado X to Glynda. Just sit tight, Tails and I will handle this."
Sonic got off of the wing and went to the back of the plane. "Tails, I have a need. A need for speed!"
"Roger! Transforming now!"
Tails pulled a lever on the dashboard of the plane. The wings reversed their positions and rotated to 45 degrees while the tail rose up. The propeller stopped spinning and the nose extended to cover it up. The Tornado X put on a burst of speed as the rockets suddenly gave it more thrust.
"Wahoo! It's been a while since we're done this, huh Tails?" Sonic shouted with glee.
"Not since the Dark Gaia crisis. Hopefully your targeting skills are still sharp!"
Tails dived towards the Nevermore. The giant raven was considering the big ship and its occupants for a meal, but it decided to go after the smaller ship instead. It swooped towards the plane, and when it looked like they were going to collide, the Tornado X dived under the Nevermore. Tails activated a switch, and a mounted turret popped up. Sonic put his hands on the triggers, deactivated the safeties of the gun, and pointed the barrels at the belly of the giant bird.
"Safeties off! Firing!"
Sonic began shooting at the Nevermore. Each bullet hit its underside, but they didn't seem to be doing too much. So, he pressed a button that switched to armor-piercing ammunition, with satisfying results.
"Take that, you overgrown turkey!" shouted Sonic. Enraged and in pain, the Nevermore flapped its wings and sent a rain of feathers down onto the Tornado X. Tails weaved the plane back and forth expertly to avoid the missiles.
"Tails! I think we might have to go up close and personal with this thing," said Sonic.
"Roger that!"
Tails pulled up on the steering wheel, and the Tornado X started to climb rapidly. While they were rising, Tails took the opportunity to shoot a few missiles into the Nevermore, leaving it dazed and confused. At the apex of the ascent, Sonic took out Cobalt Shard and jumped from the plane, diving towards the Nevermore. On the airship, Glynda watched with amazement at the impromptu skydive. She walked up to Knuckles. "Does Sonic do this sort of thing often?"
"What, dive out of a perfectly good airplane? Of course he does!" he answered. "He's done crazier things than this for recreation!"
Sonic dived towards the giant bird, quickly reaching terminal velocity. The Nevermore looked up, and the last thing it saw was the soles of the hedgehog's shoes before it felt an unbearable pain in its head, then nothing. As the Tornado X passed the falling bird, Sonic pulled his sword out of its skull and leapt onto the plane.
"Well, Tails, how does this plane compare to the others you've built?" Sonic asked as the Tornado X shifted back into biplane mode.
"It handles like a dream," said a smiling Tails. Sonic was going to say something else, but his scroll started ringing, so he answered it.
"Sonic, this is Glynda Goodwitch."
"I take it you saw everything?" he asked.
"That was probably the most ridiculous, most reckless, and most psychotic method of killing a Creature of Grimm. Of course, if that's what it takes to kill one, so be it."
Sonic smirked in amusement. "Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment."
Glynda ignored his comment. "Now, that being said, I think I believe you now about Tails being a flying genius. His piloting is extraordinary."
"Thank you, Miss Goodwitch!" Tails called out.
"Are our weapons online?" Glynda asked the crewmember with no sense of humor.
"Yes, ma'am, all weapons are now functional."
"Excellent," said Glynda. "Hopefully the rest of this trip will be uneventful. Do you require any fuel, Miles?"
"Do you have any chili dogs?" asked Tails.
The headmistress paused. "You're telling me that plane runs on the power of chili dogs?"
"Oh, no, the plane's fine. Sonic just forgot to pack a lunch before we left."
Glynda sighed. "I'm sure I can send a drone out to you."
"Thanks!" said Sonic. As he hung up, Glynda reflected on how the Mobians made life more... interesting for her.
Lol, I thought that last part was one of my better jokes. Leave a review and tell me what you think!
Anyway, I am probably gonna retire this laptop I am currently writing this story on. I am thinking of buying one of those new Chromebooks and resume writing on it. Hopefully I'll still be able to have the same writing capabilities on it.
Still hoping that "You'll know what you need when you need to know it" becomes a shirt.
See you next week!