Hey, guys! I'm currently writing this from my brand new Chromebook! :D When saving this chapter as a separate word document, I had a little bit of trouble, but overall, I like it.

I have also finally gotten The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and it is pretty good. Still getting a little used to the controls, but I was able to get the Deku seed upgrade in one shot. Hopefully, the Gerudo archery training will be just as easy. Getting that heart piece was a huge pain in the neck when I played it on the Gamecube version.

You know, after seeing the most recent episode of RWBY, I really don't know who the bigger idiot is, Jaune or Pyrrha. And I just realized I have been spelling Jaune's name wrong all this time. *sigh* Expect slight edits to earlier chapters correcting that oversight. Anyway, Jaune can't tell that Pyrrha is head over heels in love with him, and Pyrrha can't tell him that she loves him.

I don't own RWBY or Sonic the Hedgehog.

White Fang recruiting center, Vale, noon

"So why do you want to join the White Fang?"

Tali shifted nervously in her seat. "I want to get back at those humans that took everything from me. My home was burned to the ground because of them, and I want revenge!" she answered with a passion she did not have. Fortunately, the recruiter didn't seem to notice it.

"Excellent. You don't seem to have any record of training, but you passed your combat test with flying colors. Welcome aboard. I'll have someone take you to your room."

As Tali followed a Faunus with antlers, she kept her head straight while her eyes explored her surroundings behind a Beowolf mask that the White Fang were so fond of giving recruits. When she finally was alone in her assigned room, she first took a device from her right gauntlet and scanned the room for listening devices. When she was satisfied that nobody would be listening in, she took out a communicator from her left gauntlet and put it to her ear.

"Squirrel-1 to showboat, come in," she said quietly.

"Squirrel-1, this is showboat, go ahead Tali."

"I've infiltrated the White Fang successfully. Now, I just have play along with this psychotic family until they feel like sending me to Torchwick. Fortunately, they liked my combat skills a lot, so hopefully I might not have to murder civilians, over."

"Good work, Tali. Now please don't get killed, or Shepard will kill me for this. Over."

"Darn right, I would," a third voice cut into the conversation. "You know I worry about you, Tali. I know that you're the best person for this kind of job, but it doesn't mean I have to like it."

"And I love you too, John," said Tali playfully. "If anything is going to kill me, it'll be either the boredom of waiting, or this stupid mask."

"Just be careful," said Shepard. He leaned back in his chair as he turned off his radio. He looked at his guest with a weary look in his eyes. "Sorry about that, Professor. I hope you don't mind my organization's methods."

"I do not mind at all, John," said Professor Ozpin. "Truth be told, I have actually followed the exploits of your organization for many years. I'm quite impressed with it, really. I do have to wonder, though, how you got involved with Torchwick and my students."

Shepard took a sip of his coffee before speaking. "I actually met Yang Xiao Long before." He revealed his prosthetic leg. "That girl saved my life from the nastiest Akula I've ever seen. I owed her one, so when she asked for my help in retrieving a Chaos Emerald from the bottom of the sea, I accepted. After that adventure, Miss Weiss Schnee sent us a contract to track down Roman Torchwick."

"But do you like endangering your future wife at the hands of the White Fang?" Ozpin asked in a concerned voice.

"Are you kidding? I hate every minute that she isn't with me!" Shepard took a few deep breaths before resuming. "But it was her idea, and I think it's about time someone infiltrated the White Fang."

"It's very curious how a human like yourself fell in love with a Faunus. If you don't mind me asking, how did it happen?"

Shepard's eyes twinkled in memory. "I was looking for a new member of the crew when I came across this woman who clearly had more potential than the government permitted her to use. Because she was a woman and a Faunus, it seemed like she would be destined for a dead-end desk job. Luckily, I always take on the best, and she was it."

"So you have no discrimination against the Faunus?" asked Ozpin in surprise.

"Heck, no! When I take on a new crewmember, I always look for talent and character. If that person has a tail or different ears, then that just means that they have extra talents that can be utilized. As for Tali, well, after working with her for a few years, we found that we liked each other more than just crewmember and captain. I was worried that the others might not like the fraternization between ranks, but-"

"Captain, we already said we were okay with you being with Tali," crackled the radio. "You two were made for each other! All of us could see the mutual attraction from day one!"

"Yeah, I know that, Mr. Clarke. Now get back to work and stop listening in on our conversation!" scolded Shepard, though it was in amusement.

"You have a fine crew, Mr. Shepard," said Ozpin as he stood up. "I hope that you will give me updates on your mission. Good luck to you and Miss Williams."

"Thank you, Professor," said Shepard as he shook Ozpin's hand.

Mountain region, 3:00 p.m.

"Ruby, I think that might not be the best place to set up the tent," said Weiss.

The students of Beacon had finally arrived at the campgrounds in the mountains, and were trying to find the right place to make camp. Half of the student had set up their tents, but Team RWBY was in the half that had not yet.

"Why not? We're only a few feet away from the bathrooms! If we ever need to go, we won't have to walk very far!"

"Um, that seems like a terrible idea. Have you smelled the area around here?" asked Blake.

"Nope! My nose has been stuffed up all day!" said Ruby cheerfully.

Weiss, Blake, and Yang: Anime sweatdrop

"Hey, ladies!"

Team RWBY looked up to see Sonic and Tails. "We saved a spot for you over by us!"

"Thank you, Sonic!" said Ruby, forgetting the idea of pitching the tents near the bathrooms. Sonic led them to a separate spot in the forest, where Team JNPR and the rest of the Mobians had already set up camp. Nearby was the Tornado X.

"Why is this on a small hill?" asked Blake as she laid out the tent and raincloth.

"The weather around here is unpredictable. If it rains, we will still be dry inside the tent," explained Tails.

"Will it rain?" asked Jaune. "I'm hoping it will, because I saw Team CRDL set up camp in what looked like a dried pond."

"Precipitation predicted within the next twenty-four hours," informed Omega. "Chances of Team CRDL being soaked tonight: 110 percent."

"Why 110 percent?" asked Nora.

"Because of their past transgressions against comrade Arc and continuing harassment of the Faunus students, I will personally make sure they have the most miserable trip ever. Of all time."

"Yes!" whispered Jaune.

The tent pitching went off without any problems, although Ren had to keep Nora from hammering the tent stakes with Magnhild. Knuckles decided to go get wood for fire, and Rouge got a bats-eye view of the place. She noticed that the borders of the grounds and most of the surrounding forest had robots patrolling the area. Unlike the robots that the Mobians fought when they first encountered Roman, these droids had white armor and looked less threatening. She flew over to Glynda Goodwitch and asked her about them.

"Those are called Atlesian Knights. They're pretty new models. According to General Ironwood, they are 'Sleeker, smarter, and admittedly, a little less scary'. I'm actually surprised to see them out here already. That model was only recently released."

Professor Port joined the conversation. "But surely the border isn't protected only by those robots, right?"

"Peter, they still have stationary turrets in strategic locations. And don't call me Shirley," said Glynda.

"Do they only target the Creatures of Grimm? If the past tells me anything, the Chaos Emeralds are never in easy places to find. We will most likely need to go off the beaten path," said Rouge.

"I'll talk to the Huntsman in charge and ask him to calibrate the sensors to delegate you and the others as non-threatening," promised Glynda.

"Thanks honey. See you later!" said Rouge as she flapped her wings and flew back to the campsite. She saw that Knuckles had brought a lot of wood, and Tails had put a tarp over a lot of logs to keep them dry. Teams RWBY and JNPR had set their tents up, and were now lounging beside the fire pit. However, she noticed that someone was missing.

"Hey, where's the Ice Queen?" she asked.

"I know you're my friend, Rouge, but don't call me that!" said a voice from Team RWBY's tent.

"What are you doing in there, Weiss?" Rouge asked.

"I'm changing into something more appropriate for outdoors. For once in my life, I have to give up style for practicality. Just give me a few minutes!"

Meanwhile, Ren was busy trying to start a fire using two sticks. As one might imagine, it wasn't going so well. Blaze was going to help him, but Ren didn't want to depend entirely on the Mobians. Nora walked over to him. "Can I try?" she asked.

Ren gave her the sticks, and Nora started rubbing them much faster than he was. No one could see her hands, she was so fast. In no time at all, she got a spark, and the newspaper and kindling started to burn. Nora put the sticks in the fire with a satisfied smirk.

"Okay, how did she do that?" asked Silver.

"It was probably the four sodas and ten candy bars I had on the ship," she said merrily.

"Do you ever come off of a sugar rush?" asked Amy.

"Nope!"

A few hours passed by, and the fire was burning nicely. Weiss finally got out of the tent, and she had changed into an outfit that was exactly the same as her usual dress, except for one detail.

"All that time and you just put on a dress with a hood?" chuckled Sonic, who was setting up a hammock.

"For your information, this dress has special dust woven into the cloth which keeps it clean all the time, and nothing is wrong with wearing a hood."

Ruby slid next to her, said "Yeah!", and they shared a high-five.

Tails and Ren volunteered to cook burgers for everyone. Soon the smell of sizzling beef and bacon was in the air. Blake and Blaze had wandered off earlier to a nearby pond, and came back with a lot of fish, so the cats had the rest of their meals set. As they all ate, there was a feeling of relaxation among the Mobians and the humans. Even though tomorrow was probably going to have a lot of work, they didn't care, and were just happy to be among friends. Well, except Shadow, maybe, but not even an apocalypse could change his outlook.

"So, does anybody have any ghost stories?" asked Tails as the evening set in.

"I've got one," said Ruby. Everyone sat down to listen. "A long time ago, in this very forest, there was a farmer who had a cow."

"This ought to be good," whispered Yang to Knuckles. Ruby glared at her sister, then continued.

"This cow was the target of many attacks on this farmer's land by the Creatures of Grimm, so he did what he felt was the only thing he could do. He spent many days and nights digging a hole, and put the cow into it.

"Word got around to a friend of the farmer who lived nearby. Fearing for his friend's sanity, he went to try to talk him out of this idea and let the cow out of the hole. The two friends argued for a long time, and it became so fierce that the friend killed the farmer, but not before the farmer had mortally wounded him. The friend, in his dying state, tried desperately to dig the cow out, but he could not finish it before he died.

"To this day, his spirit still wanders this forest, pleading for someone to help him free the cow. On some nights, you sometimes hear a voice crying out, 'Free Edgar'," she finished.

There was a lengthy pause. Jaune was pale-faced and holding Pyrrha for dear life, while the amazon was trying very hard to breathe. "Well, I'm spooked," said Sonic.

"Are you kidding? That is probably the most ridiculous story ever. Of all time," snorted Weiss. Ruby just stuck her tongue at her.

Glynda walked up to their site. "Good evening," she greeted. "Is everyone ready for tomorrow?"

"Ready for what?" asked Nora.

Pyrrha finally made Juane loosen his death grip on her, and she was able to answer. "You forgot already, Nora? We're going to the ruins that are not far from here. They were supposedly created before humankind first encountered the Creatures of Grimm."

Sonic whistled. "That old, huh?" Pyrrha nodded.

"I wonder if there are any jewels around there," wondered Rouge.

Tails brought up a map of the area with his Miles Electric. He pointed at a blinking dot that was surrounded by strange squares. "Oddly, according to this, that's where we'll find the next Chaos Emerald!"

"Very well. Sleep well everyone, and stay dry. We are most likely getting rain tonight."

Sonic attached a rain fly to his hammock, and he settled into it. Teams RWBY and JNPR went into their separate tents while the Mobians also got ready to go to bed. Team Dark volunteered to keep watch because all three members didn't need sleep.

Borders of the mountains, midnight

It did indeed rain that night, and the forest was filled with the sound of raindrops. A shadowy figure swiftly made its way to the border, where two Atlesian Knights could be seen standing at attention next to the large wall that kept the Creatures of Grimm out of the campsite.

As the figure approached the two robots, he could hear their conversation.

*Hey.*

*Yeah?*

*Do you ever wonder why we're-*

The conversation was cut short as the figure threw something at both robots, causing their bodies to spasm and let off a large amount of sparks. After a few seconds, the robots stood back at attention, as if nothing happened.

If Metal Sonic could grin, he would have done so. He had found his enemy, and these robots would help him. The virus he installed in them would track Sonic and his friends down, and he would be able to obtain his revenge.

Having been an Eagle Scout since 2009, I would like to think that I am somewhat of an expert at camping. Never started a fire with two sticks, though. We always used matches or lighters, lol. And it really is never a good idea to set up a tent in a depression or a hole.

I really couldn't come up with a good ghost story on my own, so I made up a story that involves the moment that defined Achievement Hunter's Ryan Haywood. That guy really is a lunatic.

BTW,