Hey guys!
Well, recently I've had an injury at work. I was adjusted something in a cardboard crusher, and I had to boost myself up, and when I let myself down, the middle toe of my right foot must have hit too hard or something, because I felt some intense pain, and had to limp for the rest of the day and most of the weekend. Now it's pretty swollen and discolored. Fortunately, it has gone down. I just hope it isn't a broken toe, because I've had something like that happen to me before, and let's just say the marching band wasn't good for me my senior year.
On a lighter note, how about the latest episode of RWBY? When I saw the title "No Brakes", I was thinking it was a similarity to the beginning of Let's Play GTA V with Ray's antics. But what an action sequence that was. That fight between Neo and Yang was pretty awesome, though I feel like Ice Cream Girl could have said SOMETHING during that fight. Oh well.
And how about that mysterious swordswoman? Looks like that woman is the Penny of Season 2, in that we have no idea what her origins are or even what she is. All we know is that she's badass. Speaking of which, I promise that Penny will reappear later in the story. However, along with the Fire Woman segment, I've been planning this section for a long time, so this takes priority.
I don't own RWBY or Sonic. Enjoy!
Beacon Academy, 10:00 a.m.
For Team RWBY and the other students of Beacon, it was just another day of classes. At the current time, all four girls (and most of the classroom, for that matter) were trying to stay awake through Professor Port's lecture. Scratch that, it wasn't so much a lecture as it was telling stories of his past endeavors that were most likely false.
"Considering that the Creatures of Grimm dissolve after being killed, it's probably not likely that he did these things," murmured Blake. Ruby, Yang, and even Weiss silently agreed. Of all the classes with the boisterous professor, the only proof they had seen of the his accomplishments was when Weiss fought the Boarbatusk on their first day.
"The way he speaks, if they didn't dissolve, this room would be filled with mounted heads," whispered Jaune.
Just when it seemed that the professor was reaching a crescendo in the story, everyone's scrolls went off at once. Confused, the students pulled them out, only to reveal a chilling message in red letters:
You will never stop us from achieving our goals. How can you stop us if you can't communicate?
The students frantically tried to get out of the screen, but to no avail. "What's going on?" demanded Professor Port.
The intercom beeped, and a school-wide announcement was heard. "Students, please go back to your dorms."
As everyone walked out, Yang couldn't help but feel anxious. "How did this happen, and why are everyone's scroll like this?"
The rest of the team didn't have any answers.
At the dorms, everyone got changed back into their usual clothes. Zwei could sense his mistress' uneasiness, and padded over to Ruby. She forced a smile as she petted him.
"You know what really stinks is that we can't tell Sonic about this. He doesn't know, and I think Tails might be able to help out," said Weiss.
Suddenly, Ruby's scroll started beeping. She got it out and expanded it, and the screen's message cleared up, revealing Aeromi. "Whew, that took longer than I thought it would. Hope you don't mind me butting in."
"Well, I'm just glad you're not affected by this communications blackout," said Ruby. Zwei yipped in agreement. "So what's up?"
"Since I seem to be the only entity not restrained by this phenomenon, I volunteered to send messages for the time being. Speaking up which, Ozpin needs you in his office, Ruby. A.S.A.P. Unfortunately, he didn't say to bring the rest of your team."
"Will you be okay?" asked Yang.
"I'm sure it's nothing."
"Well, it's definitely not nothing," said Aeromi. "I think Ozpin can explain things better."
Ruby ran to the elevator that led to Professor Ozpin's office. When she got there, she was joined by Sonic.
"Ruby, do you have any idea what's going on?" the blue hedgehog asked as the elevator ascended.
"I don't know. Did Glynda ask for you via Aeromi?"
"That's right. Hopefully, there'll be an explanation from Ozzy."
When the door to Professor Ozpin's office opened, they were greeted by the sight of-
"Captain Shepard?" they said simultaneously.
The captain of the Normandy waved a hand in greeting. "Hello, Ruby, Sonic. I wish that we could have met again under normal circumstances."
The three walked up to Professor Ozpin. "Greetings. I hope you noticed the strange message found on everyone's scrolls?"
"Kinda hard not to."
Ozpin faced Sonic. "I might as well be blunt with you, then: someone has hacked into the main communications tower of Vale. This has caused a fair bit of panic, both here and in town. All communications have been completely blocked, and we can't figure out who did it. What's more, we don't know how to fix this problem.
"However, thanks to a timely visit from Captain Shepard, he thinks he's found a way to restore it all."
"How?" asked Sonic.
Shepard shifted his weight to his fake leg. "We send a couple of people into the mainframe of Vale."
Ruby adopted a confused look. "Um, the what?"
"Alright, cyberspace."
Sonic whistled. "Cyberspace, huh? That ought to be interesting."
"We're going inside a computer?" asked Ruby in awe.
"Not just a computer, Miss Rose. The computer system of Vale itself." Ozpin looked sternly at Ruby and Sonic. "We need those communications back up, and quickly. The mission must be done swiftly, so that's where you come in."
"Well, if that's the case, we might want to bring Shadow into this, too. He's had more experience with being in computer systems than I have. It's a long story that I might tell you later. But how are we going to do it?" the blue blur asked. Aeromi vanished to retrieve Shadow.
"Simple. We shoot a laser that compresses your bodies into digital data, and we send you to the areas with the problems," said Shepard.
"Wait, what?"
Ozpin also looked concerned at this approach. "Captain, are you sure that's the only way for them to get into the digital realm?"
Shepard just grinned. "Oh, it'll be fine. My crew and I have done it plenty of times, it's perfectly safe."
Aeromi projected herself on Ozpin's desk. "While that assessment isn't entirely accurate, the crew of the Normandy have indeed gone into the digital space many times. Usually, this has been to make some minor adjustments on the electronic systems, get rid of bugs, and even create artificial intelligences like myself."
There was a flash of light as Shadow teleported into the room. Sonic quickly summarized what was to happen.
"Alright. Here's my question: who's going to guide us to the problem areas? Last I checked, cyberspace is pretty huge," said the Ultimate Life Form.
"We'll have Aeromi and the A.I. of the Normandy to assist you," answered Shepard.
"Okay, so when do we leave?" asked Sonic, throwing a few practice punches. "I haven't had a good viral beatdown since the last time I got a cold."
Shepard's lips twitched in a brief smile. "We leave in an hour. Meet me at the computer room. I should have everything set up by then."
"Thank Chaos Vector isn't here," whispered Shadow to himself.
When Ruby told her team about the plan, they were astounded.
"Cyberspace… That's simply incredible," said Yang.
"Yeah, you said it. We should be fine, though. I'm gonna be with Sonic and Shadow, and we should fix this thing in no time!" said Ruby.
"I hope so. Who knows what kind of chaos is happening in the world right now," said a worried Blake.
"I'll say. Who knows what my company is going through."
"Way to prioritize, Weiss," sighed a sweatdropping Ruby.
After a quick lunch, Sonic, Shadow, and Ruby met at Beacon's computer core room. The room itself was pretty big, and housed many large computers and servers.
Shepard had finished setting up the laser with the business end pointing at a wall. It was pretty large, and had all sorts of wires trailing from it to a monitor. Aeromi's avatar was seen next to the monitor, as well as another hologram. This one was slightly taller than Aeromi, and its avatar was wearing some kind of futuristic armor suit with the number 117 on the chestplate. Furthermore, it was a dark green.
Shepard noticed the girl and the two hedgehogs. "Ah, you're here. I'd like you to meet the A.I. of the Normandy, Chief."
The figure's helmet nodded in acknowledgement. "Is he always this talkative?" asked Ruby.
"He's just the strong, silent type," explained Aeromi.
"I just didn't feel like there was anything to say." Chief's voice was deep and military-like.
"He was the A.I. developed by Atlas to help out with the Normandy," said Shepard. "Despite his gruff outlook, he really is a big help with running the ship. When we put together Aeromi for the Tornado X, though, Tali thought it might be a good idea to make her more… user friendly than Chief."
"And just more friendly in general!" chirped Aeromi cheerfully.
Chief rolled his eyes, but nobody saw that under his helmet, of course.
"I gotta agree with Tali on that one. I don't think I could handle another guy with a personality like Shadow's," said Sonic.
"You know I'm standing next to you, right?" growled the black hedgehog.
"Right where I know where you are, so you can't sneak up on me," replied Sonic without missing a beat. Ruby snickered at the hedgehogs antics.
There was the sound of the door opening as Tails entered. "I've given Aeromi and Chief the locations of the problem areas. I've also written a few programs that might help you get there."
"What kind of programs?" asked Chief.
"Transportation and combat functions."
"Sweet! Thank you, boy genius!" gushed Aeromi. Tails scratched his head in an "aw, shucks" gesture while blushing.
"Have you all been stocked up on ammunition?" Shepard asked. "The viruses will be hostile, and when we digitize you, you will have to use your weapons."
Shadow brought out Crimson Dusk and pulled the bolt back, putting it back when he saw that he had plenty of bullets. Ruby did the same with Crescent Rose.
"I think we're ready, Cap'n," said Sonic.
"Wait a minute. Just out of curiosity, will there be any side effects from this?" wondered Ruby.
Chief shook his head. "Based on the many times the crew of the Normandy have had to be digitized to fix a bug, my analysis concludes that the worst you'll get are a few headaches. Nothing life-threatening, nothing permanent."
"However, the rules of the real world will apply there," warned Shadow, who had experience of traveling cyberspace on Mobius during the Black Arms invasion. "If you die there, you'll die for real. So, don't die."
"Thanks for the helpful advice, Shadow," said Sonic sarcastically. "We'll be fine, Ruby. You've got me and Mr. Unsmiley over there, plus the support of Aeromi and Chief."
Ruby smiled. "Right. Thanks, Sonic. Okay, Shep, we're good to go."
Shepard nodded. "Good. Please step in front of the laser." The three did so. "Okay, it's powering up… Now stand still and close your eyes… Firing in three… two… one!"
The laser fired a blue beam, and the speedy trio disappeared. A light followed the trail of wires, and a green light appeared on the laser readout.
"All right they're in! Chief, Aeromi, you know what to do."
The two artificial intelligences nodded and disappeared.
"Good luck, guys," whispered Tails.
To get a good idea of what Chief looks like, just think of Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 of the Halo series in his Spartan Mark VI armor, or his armor in Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn. His temperament is about the same as well. Don't like it? Don't care.
Well, it looks like Volume 2 may come to an end real soon :'( However, Sonic Boom is coming up, and I may add some of the few jokes that will come up in the series. I may even add that paranoid badger girl, Sticks. Don't ask me how, I don't know how I'll do it yet. When you leave a review (hint hint) tell me what you think of that idea. I just hope that Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot aren't the only characters from previous series and games that appear. I did see something about Shadow being in it, but that may have been just for the game. Certainly something with "Sonic Boom" in it, at any rate.