Hey, guys, I'm back!

Yesterday, I got new glasses, and I gotta say, it's kinda weird, being able to see clearly after living in a blur for a few years. So to speak. I ain't complaining, though.

I think that the latest episode of RWBY may be favorite so far for a few reasons: I have a cool location for a future story plot, more information on the habits of the Creatures of Grimm, a brand new Creature of Grimm, and general Zwei cuteness.

I don't own RWBY or Sonic, I only own the plot, Natalia "Tali" Williams, and the artificial intelligence program known as Aeromi.

Mountain ruins, 3:30 p.m.

"Hmph. Am I supposed to be intimidated by that creation?" scoffed the mysterious voice in the Atlesian Paladin as he looked at the Cyclone X.

"Don't be too sure of that," warned Sonic. "Our Tails is better than you give him credit for!"

The mech faced the hedgehog. "Oh, I wouldn't celebrate yet. When I'm through with your little friend, I'm coming after you next, Sonic."

"How do you know me?" Sonic wondered.

The voice chuckled. "We are more similar than you think." The Paladin raced towards the Cyclone X.

"Take this!" shouted Tails as he pulled a lever in the cockpit. This action shifted parts on the "chest" of the Cyclone, turning it into a large gun barrel. Actually, make that a cannon.

When Tails pressed a trigger, this caused Aeromi to calmly say, "Firing main cannon." This released a huge slug that sailed towards the rogue Paladin. However, the mech just punched it, and Tails was barely able to dodge the reflected bullet.

"I think we're gonna have to maim it!" yelled Ruby.

"Got it!" said Amy as she summoned her Piko-Piko hammer. "Nora, I think it's Hammer Time!"

"What's 'Hammer Time'?" asked Jaune.

Amy rolled into a ball and started spinning in place rapidly. When she had built up enough potential energy, Nora used Magnhild's hammer mode to launch the hedgehog at the Paladin. Amy crashed into the right arm, then bounced off, only to have Nora hit her again. This was repeated until the right arm was hanging by a few wires. Amy then smacked the robot with her hammer, toppling it.

Tails rushed forward, turning the Cyclone's arm into a sword. The blade sliced cleanly through the Paladin's arm before it was able to get back up. Said arm fell to the ground, motors twitching as it slowly lost power.

As the Paladin got back up, Ren ran back and forth under the legs, using Stormflower to slice anything that looked delicate. The mech, taking offense to this, attempted to kick the boy away, but he activated his Aura at the right time, and retreated to safety. Omega unleashed a fury of bullets, rockets, and grenades which left the Paladin sparking in a few places.

The Paladin suddenly lurched forward as Yang and a recovered Knuckles got on its back and punched away using Ember Celia and Clan Blade. It tried to grab them, but they jumped off right as the Cyclone X shoulder-butted the robot through a few dozen trees.

Rouge sneaked up behind the Atlesian Paladin and jumped on its left leg. She pulled open a hatch cover. "Hey, this looks important!" she said as she pulled out a few wires. A giant arm tried to grab the bat, but she flew away before it could reach her. The mech suddenly found that the controls for the leg became sluggish.

Jaune and Blake rushed forward. The Paladin attempted to punch them, but they jumped out of the way as Jaune sliced through a few gun barrels on the arm. Blake fired Gambol Shroud at the arm joint, weakening it.

Weiss activated Myrtenaster's fire dust in front of Blaze as the cat turned Okibi into its bow form. When she launched three fire arrows through the glyph, the arrows shot forward, leaving a spectacular flame trail. They hit right between the legs, fusing the hips solid, and most of the males flinched involuntarily. "I know that's a robot suit, but that's got to be very uncomfortable," said Silver as he threw both of Shume in boomerang form. They both hit the arm joint, sending it to the ground.

"Sonic! Shadow!" called Ruby. "Let's make this creep black and blue and red all over!"

The two hedgehogs spun around in a circle, creating a small tornado around the Atlesian Paladin. Ruby then joined the storm by using both her semblance and Crescent Rose. Pretty soon, only dust and rose petals could be seen. When the three speedsters stopped and the dust settled, it revealed the Paladin stripped of any offensive weapons. It was also very scratched up.

"All right, Tails, go for it now!" said Sonic as everyone got out of the way of the Cyclone X.

"Firing main cannon."

Once again, a huge slug left the chest of the Cyclone X, only this one wasn't deflected by the Paladin. There was a nice, fiery explosion, and the main body of the Paladin could be seen flying off a large distance, landing a few dozen miles away.

"Aeromi, are there any more hostiles?" Tails asked.

The holographic avatar of the A.I. popped up. "That's a negative, Tails. The only hostile contact within the immediate vicinity is Shadow, but that's within normal behaviors."

"That computer had better shut up, or I'll make it quiet- permanently," growled the black hedgehog.

"I rest my case," Aeromi said smugly.

Everyone sagged to the ground in exhaustion and relief, basking in the moment of their victory.

"It's a shame that Tails had to get rid of that guy. I wouldn't have minded knowing who he is," said Knuckles.

"You're tellin' me. I want to know how he knows me and why he tried to kill me," said Sonic.

"Well, to be fair, you haven't exactly been discreet about your coming here," said Blake.

"And some of us do want to or have tried to kill you on occasion," said Shadow. Knuckles smirked at the comment, while Silver turned his head in guilt.

Sonic shook his head. "This didn't feel like a rivalry, or extreme annoyance, or even a misguided attempt to save the world. That voice sounded too familiar to be anyone we don't know about, though."

"Voice pattern recorded for further analysis," said Omega. "I suggest we regroup with the other students."

"Sounds good to me. I need to tell you guys how I got the Chaos Emerald, anyway," said Silver. He began to tell the others about his journey through the depths of the pyramid, and his encounter with the ghost of King Mogar.

Mountain Ruins, 5:00 p.m.

When Glynda was told about the hole in the pyramid, she immediately set out to unblock the entrance using her semblance. She was accompanied by Silver and Professor Port.

"There's the hole, Miss Goodwitch," said Silver.

"Yes, I see it. Professor Port?"

"Yes, Headmistress?" the aged professor said.

"We will need a few good sized logs to put on top of the hole before the stone is replaced. Can I trust you to do this?" she asked.

"Never fear, Headmistress!" Professor Port proclaimed, holding his Blunderaxe up proudly. "I shall complete this task as quickly as the time when-"

"Silver, can you help him carry the logs?" Glynda asked, disregarding the professor's rant.

"Yes, ma'am!" the hedgehog responded with a casual salute. As the two left, the ghostly figure of King Mogar ascended from the hole.

"Good evening, madam," he greeted. "I see that Silver is keeping his promise to me."

"Indeed. I wasn't sure that he was telling the truth about corresponding with a ghost, and yet here I am in the same position," chuckled Glynda. "As a representative of Beacon Academy, I promise that the secrets of your tomb will be protected." As she finished, she bowed in respect.

"Oh, knock that off. I know I was a king in life, but I'm dead now. There's no need to bow to a dead king," admonished Mogar, though there was no malice in his voice.

Silver finally arrived with the logs, placing them inside the hole just below the rim. Glynda then waved her riding crop, and many stone tiles appeared and covered up the logs, leaving no trace that the hole ever existed.

"Farewell, fighters of peace," said Mogar regally. "Let us make sure that the evil of Dralux never again sees the light of day, and may we someday meet again- preferably not anytime soon, of course."

The king waved goodbye as he descended through the ground back into the tomb, resuming his lonely vigil.

Mobian/Team RWBY/Team JNPR campsite, 6:00 p.m.

Back at the campsite, Tails was telling everyone about Aeromi. Jaune and Pyrrha could be seen holding hands, as well as Silver and Blaze.

"This was actually suggested by Tali," he said. "She said that the Normandy has an A.I. that helps run the ship, and we never saw him. Said he was offline then. Shepard sent me Aeromi to help run the Tornado X since there is so much added to the original design. I wouldn't be able to keep up with it by myself, so she could be a big help!"

"Plus, I can give Tails someone to talk to other than himself when you guys aren't around!" Aeromi said cheerfully.

"Quiet, you."

"Well, I can certainly vouch for her piloting skills," said Silver. "She's almost as good as you."

Yang raised her hand. "Are you stuck with the Tornado X, or can you move into other devices?"

Aeromi suddenly vanished. Before Tails could see what happened, the sound of Yang's scroll going off could be heard. When she picked it up, Aeromi's avatar appeared on the screen.

"Does that answer your question?" she asked.

"That's actually kinda creepy," said Jaune. Pretty much everyone agreed with him on that.

"So, Tails, is there a risk that she could become power-hungry and try to destroy organic life?" asked a worried Weiss.

Aeromi popped back into the Tornado X. "My primary programming to protect all life, and there are restrictions that force me to just keep you all in a small place to 'protect' you from doing harm to yourselves and others. Even if there weren't any blocks… I would probably be making a bad impression on potential friends. I could never harm you. So don't you worry, Miss Schnee," she finished with a grin.

"Good. I would hate for Omega to have to give you the same treatment he gives enemy robots," Rouge said, looking the robot as he silently replaced his machine guns with his normal claws.

Silver held out the blue Chaos Emerald. "Well, four down, three to go, guys."

"What are the chances that the rest of them will be this easy to get?" wondered Ruby.

Sonic slapped his forehead. "Great. You had to say it."

Mountains, Midnight

Metal Sonic was furious.

This wasn't a new state of mind for him, but he was even more angry than usual as he extricated himself from the Paladin. He used the white Chaos Emerald to assist his repair systems while he blasted a nearby Ursa for getting too close to him. However, the bear was replaced by another. A few minutes after that, a pack of Beowolves appeared, followed by a solitary Goliath.

Pretty soon, Metal Sonic was surrounded by the Creatures of Grimm, attracted to his negative emotions. None approached him again, though, for the dissolving Ursa in front of him was a sign that this entity was not in the brightest of moods.

Meanwhile, deep in King Mogar's tomb, all was dark and silent. If one listened carefully, however, a faint buzzing could be heard.

The source of this buzzing was coming from the smallest helicopter ever made. It was about the size of a housefly, but it wasn't crewed by a couple of fleas. This copter was carrying the latest in detection software and listening devices. It had picked up the largest energy signature in the local area, and was investigating.

After a while, it stopped, hovering in front of the door that led to Dralux's prison. It sent out a signal that had an embedded message, informing its creator about what it found. It then exited the tomb through the small hole it entered.

In the light of the shattered moon, a strange symbol could be seen on the rotor. This symbol was the most recognized on Mobius: a black circle with a blank place for eyes and a large mustache.

Dun, dun, DUUUUNNNN!

I know I suck at fight scenes. The things I wanted to do in this scene was to give each character a spotlight. Constructive criticism is appreciated. After all, it is still my first story ever.

Once again, I feel like I have to thank Child at Heart Forever for giving me the idea to write my own story. I mean, I am just amazed at how popular it is, and I love the feeling I get when I get an email alerting me about a new favorite and follower. Thanks, Child! You have my permission to gush away. :)

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