Hey guys. I would like it if you stuck around and the end of the chapter, I have an important announcement to make.

Well, I finally got around to watching the anime "A Certain Magical Index." That series is pretty good. The movie was awesome, too. The singer in the movie was played Megan Shipman, who I know from my youth group back in high school. Shippy was already an awesome singer, but hearing her sing in the movie was an amazing experience.

I also saw the trailer to Roosterteeth's movie, "Lazer Team." It'll be interesting to see how Team Nice Dynamite will do, but even in the trailer, I thought that Michael's acting was top notch. Not too surprising, since he's acted in Red Vs. Blue, Lococycle(horrible game, don't play it), RWBY, and Fairy Tail. Personally, I suspect he took some classes for the Fairy Tail gig. It'll be weird to hear Gavin without his British accent, though.

I don't own RWBY or Sonic.

Vale Docks, Independent Vessel Normandy, 6:30 p.m.

"And that's our plan, Captain."

John Shepard, Captain of the Normandy and leader of the mercenary group known as the Company, looked at the speaker on the vidscreen. "That's a good plan, but I feel like I have to point out something pretty important. You do realize that if anyone finds you, they won't just imprison you, they'll kill you right where you stand, right?"

Sonic shrugged. "I'm pretty confident that we'll get it done. Besides, once you've started fighting Eggman, a terrorist group is much more manageable in comparison."

"Even one like the White Fang?"

"Hey, we've fought against an entire alien race for the survival of Mobius before," said Sonic. "The White Fang's got nothing on the Black Arms. Also, these guys are less annoying than Eggman or Black Doom."

Shepard smirked at the remark. "Very well. You can count on my support for this operation. But if you blow my future wife's cover-"

The blue hedgehog held up a hand. "Listen, Captain. If it comes down to a choice between blowing a cover or fighting a friend, I'd rather get her out of there."

The captain sighed. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense." Shepard then grinned suddenly. "I think I have an idea that'll allow you to extract her without blowing her cover…"

As Shepard told Sonic his idea, the hedgehog adopted a stunned expression on his face.

"Okay, I know my little brother Tails is child prodigy, but I think that may be the best idea I've heard all day. I'll make sure to tell the team that's gonna rescue Rouge."

"What, you're not going?" asked Shepard.

Sonic put his hands behind his head. "Eh, sneaking into places isn't really my strong suit. From what I've heard that requires patience, which I have little of to begin with. I'm more of a 'rush in and destroy everything' kind of guy. The only Mobian who's actually good at this sort of thing is the one we're rescuing, unfortunately."

Shepard nodded in understanding. "Very well. Send the signal when you're ready."

"Aye aye, Captain," said Sonic, saluting before turning off the vidscreen.

Shepard swiveled in his chair, facing a hologram emitter. "Chief?"

The Normandy A.I.'s avatar flickered into view. "Yes sir?" the armored figure asked.

"Send the signal to Tali. We're getting her out."

Shepard was slightly disappointed that they wouldn't be able to get any more information out of the White Fang, but that was overshadowed by his relief and anticipation of seeing his fiance once more.

"Aye, sir, sending return signal," Chief responded. "Any specific instructions I should imbed in the signal?"

"Tell her to follow exfiltration protocol 87B. And make it flashy. Can't let the Mobians have all the fun."

Warehouse district, 8 p.m.

As far as rescue teams went, it was the best they could do, given that Rouge was the one that needed the rescue. It consisted of Blake Belladonna, Sun Wukong, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose the Hedgehog, and Miles "Tails" Prower.

Everyone was surprised when Tails and Amy were chosen to spring Rouge out, but they went along with it. For one thing, even though Amy wasn't too thrilled about rescuing the flirtatious bat, that didn't mean she hated her. Also, the pink hedgehog was starting to get bored of just running after Sonic all the time, which was a shock to everyone, especially Sonic.

As for Tails, everyone agreed that the fox really needed to get out more.

Currently, the five of them were on the roof of a building near the place where Rouge's signal was coming from. Tails pulled out his scroll and displayed their location on a map. "Okay, guys. We do this right, we rescue Rouge with no problems. If not-"

"We still rescue Rouge, it's just gonna be more difficult," interrupted Sun cheerfully.

"Let's hope it doesn't come to that," said Amy.

Blake looked through a pair of binoculars at the warehouse. "I spot two guards, both White Fang. It looks like they're guarding that door."

"Do you see any others?" asked Knuckles. "I can't exactly fight effectively with four pistols on my back." The red echidna volunteered to carry Lovacs, and the jeweled pistols were inserted onto a backpack.

"No, but that doesn't mean they aren't there," the Faunus said, answering Knuckles' question.

"So how should we distract and/or take them out?" asked Tails.

Blake looked around with the binoculars some more. "Hey, Sun, you see those shipping containers?" She pointed at said containers sitting adjacent to the warehouse. Some of the White Fang were loading crates into them.

"Yeah, I do. The ones marked with the Schnee Dust Company logo, right?"

"Yes. It looks like some of them are open."

Amy, who pulled out her own pair of binoculars, also saw the containers. She drew her attention to one that was by itself, away from the working Faunus. "Yeah, I see some exposed Dust crystals in there. Pretty shoddy packing, if you ask me."

Knuckles snapped his fingers, attracting everyone's attention. "Guys, I think I have an idea," he said, pleased with himself.

"And what would that be?" asked Amy. Both she and Tails were understandably skeptical about Knuckles having an idea. It was either going to be really good or really bad.

"First of all, Blake, how good is your range on the pistol mode of Gambol Shroud?"

The Faunus pointed to a small lightbulb on top of the warehouse, almost an equal distance to the open shipping container. "I can hit the center of that light, no problem. Why?" she asked, a perplexed expression on her face.

The echidna donned an eager grin. "We're going to give the White Fang one hell of a distraction."

A few minutes later…

The White Fang members guarding the entrance to the warehouse were elite, and they were proud to do their duty. However, there's only so much that a person can do before becoming bored. Such was the case with those two as they started a conversation.

"Hey, have you seen that recruit with the squirrel tail?"

"What, the one guarding that mutated bat?"

"Yeah, that one. I'd like have some one-on-one time with that girl," the White Fang guarding the warehouse confided to the other, a lecherous smile on his face.

"Believe me, it's not worth it. Jenkins tried asking her last week."

"Really? What happened to him?"

"Let's just say that his palm tree ended up with some missing coconuts."

The first White Fang member flinched. "Ouch. That explains why he's in a wheelchair."

"Yeah, no kidding."

"Still, what are the chances of me being successful?"

The second guard thought about it. "Well, between one and ten, I'd say-"

BOOOM!

A huge explosion shattered the tranquil night. For some reason, one of the containers of Dust blew up, releasing all sorts of elemental energy. Some parts of the ground were charred from fire, while some patches were frozen. Some of the metal in the area became charged with electricity. All in all, it was total chaos.

The Faunus guarding the warehouse ran towards the scene, ready to help in any way that was possible.

"Get that fire out!"

"Don't touch that pole! Do you want to get electrocuted?!"

"Get on the radio, tell HQ what happened!"

"I can't get a signal!"

In the midst of the commotion, nobody noticed five figures running stealthily to the entrance, and those that did didn't care, for they had more pressing issues at the moment.

Tails rapidly unlocked the door and let everyone in. They all let out a sigh of relief at the knowledge that they weren't caught.

"Wow, Knux, I didn't know you had it in you to come up with such a great plan," said Amy.

The red echidna gave her a thumbs up. "Sometimes I even surprise myself," he responded.

"Alright, guys, let's move. We may have distracted them, but we shouldn't celebrate until Rouge is with us," said Tails.

As the group walked down the aisles of the warehouse, Sun whispered to Blake, "I'll admit, I didn't think that you could hit a Dust crystal from that far away. That was an awesome shot."

"I actually missed my intended target," she confided. "I was aiming for a Fire Dust crystal, and I think I hit the Lightning crystal next to it."

Sun waved a hand in dismissal. "So you missed by an inch, big deal. The White Fang are distracted, and that's what matters."

"Not entirely distracted," whispered Tails, peering around a corner. "I see someone guarding the room that Rouge is located at."

"I'll get this one," said Amy, brandishing her Piko-Piko hammer and racing around the corner."

"Wait, Amy!-"

The pink hedgehog started running towards the White Fang, completely disregarding her own safety. The Faunus noticed her, and before Amy could connect her hammer with the guard's head, the Faunus sidestepped out of the way and grabbed her wrists, locking them up and making Amy drop her hammer. Amy gulped, knowing that she might be facing certain death.

"Come on, you should know you shouldn't rush at an enemy," the Faunus said, the voice identified as a woman's.

"Wait, that voice sounds familiar… Tali?" the pink hedgehog asked in disbelief. Sure enough, Amy could make out a squirrel tail upon closer inspection, as well as emerald green gauntlets.

"Long time no see. Looks like Rouge was right about a quick rescue mission," she responded, flashing a grin as she let go of Amy's wrists.

As the rest of the rescue group gathered around her, she held up a hand, preventing them from asking questions. "There's a time and a place for catching up, but this isn't either of them. That little distraction of yours won't last long. You've got to get Rouge and get out of here," she said, handing Tails the key to the makeshift jail cell.

"What about you?" asked Blake before she could stop herself.

Tali smiled. "I've got my own escape plan. If anyone asks, say you knocked me out and stuffed me in a closet somewhere."

And with that, the Faunus ran past them, jumping onto one of the shipping containers in the warehouse before latching onto a skylight using her clawshot.

Sun grabbed the key from Tails' hands and stuck it in the lock and turned it. What they saw when the door was opened surprised them. Not only was Rouge totally fine, she was sitting on the floor against a wall, applying her blue eye shadow.

"Oh, hey guys," she greeted nonchalantly, putting her makeup case away. As she stood up, Knuckles noticed her feet manacled to the floor. "I probably would have gotten out of here myself, but that last chain is a doozy. Hey Red, could you do me a favor?"

The echidna nodded and placed his hands on Rouge's shackles. With a grunt of effort, he pulled it apart. "There ya go. As an added bonus, I brought you a gift." Knuckles took off the backpack and revealed Lovacs, the embedded gems gleaming in the light.

Rouge's face lit up with joy. "There you are, my babies," she cooed, kissing each pistol before putting them in their respective positions. "I'll never let you out of my sight again!"

"Alright, alright, enough fawning over your guns," said Amy, sweatdropping. "Let's get out of here."

They left Rouge's cell and quickly made their way towards the entrance to the warehouse.

"There it is!" cried Tails.

"We're actually gonna make it!" said Knuckles.

Suddenly, all the lights in the warehouse went out. "Great, you just HAD to say something, didn't you, Knuckie?" asked Rouge sarcastically as they waited for their eyes to adjust to the darkness.

"It's not his fault. You just didn't take all of us into account," a voice said.

As suddenly as the lights turned off, they turned back on again, this time revealing a change in their environment. The rescue group found themselves surrounded by members of the White Fang, all aiming their weapons at them. At the head of the group were three people. They recognized Emerald Sustrai- looking absolutely livid at the sight of a free Rouge- and Mercury Black, but they didn't recognize the third person- a red-haired man with horn-like protrusions coming from his head, as well a a black suit and probably the most intricate White Fang mask they've ever seen.

All but one.

"No…" whispered Blake fearfully. "It can't be…"

"Huh, well what do you know," the man said. "It's been too long… Blake."

"You know that guy, Blake?" asked Sun, taking out Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang in staff form.

Blake steeled herself. "You guys remember my partner when I was with the White Fang? That's him.

"That's Adam."

All right, I REALLY hate to do this to you guys, especially on a cliffhanger like this, but I kinda want to start writing the Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap novelization I've been planning to do for a while now. I kinda need a break from writing just about RWBY and Sonic, fun as they are. I've been writing this story for about a year, now. I promise you I WILL finish it, but I'd like a change of pace. Hope you don't mind. Just thought I'd tell you guys before the inevitable confusion on why the next alert from me isn't about a new chapter, but a new story.

As for when I'll pick this story back up, I'm not sure, but I will probably get another chapter in before summer.

Well, you know what to do by now, so leave a review and tell me what you think, and I'll see you again in Hyrule!