Howdy, guys! There's been a lot of RWBY news lately. First off, Rooster Teeth has announced that their first game, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse, is almost ready for public release! It just needs to be greenlit on Steam, so if you have an account, go to the page and vote yes! It has new Grimm types, a new villain, and it takes place between Volume 2 and 3. It looks amazing, and even though I'm not a huge fan of shooter games, I'm definitely getting this one. And considering the huge fanbase that RWBY, and by extension, Rooster Teeth, has, the game should be available in full quite soon.

Speaking of Volume 3, the premiere is scheduled to be released on Oct 24! The opening is already uploaded, and it's awesome! The series seems to be getting darker though I did expect that to happen. Still, there're a lot of things to look forward to in it. There's the Vytal Festival Tournament, the introduction of Winter Schnee and Uncle Qrow (I sense that there's a love/hate relationship between them if the opening's anything to judge by), being able to see all of Team SSSN, and so much more. Monty Oum would love what his series has become.

Also, Halo 5 is coming out very soon, but I'm guessing you guys would be more pumped up about RWBY, lol.

I don't own RWBY or Sonic the Hedgehog. Enjoy!

Beacon Academy, Ogygia launch pad, 8 a.m.

2 hours till launch

Tails looked at the outside of the Ogygia, proud of himself. In just one week, he had taken a barely serviceable ship and turned it into something that could fly into space. Sonic walked up beside the fox and put an arm across his shoulders. "Weather's perfect, everything is ready, and the girls are getting their suits… A great day to go to space."

The kitsune nodded. "Yeah… Even if there were all those unexplained accidents last night. The launch almost got delayed because of them."

Sonic shrugged. "I'm sure it's fine. Aeromi was kind enough to go through everything on the security cameras, and she didn't see anything unusual. I mean, apart from the air duct falling on those guards back on the big ship."

Silver approached the two, also looking at the ship. "Is it kind of sad that I think this ship is way cooler than anything I've ever seen, and I'm from the future?"

The blue hedgehog chuckled. "Maybe a little. But to be fair, isn't your future a burned out wasteland?"

"Hey! It was getting better when I left!" protested Silver.

Tails turned to the other hedgehog. "Oh, Silver, I was able to finish the upgrade on your guns." He handed Silver Shume. "These ought to be more effective on the moon."

Silver looked at them with a raised eyebrow. "Thanks, but what do they do now?" He pressed something on the left gun that wasn't there before, and a large sword blade appeared from it, nearly cutting his nose off. "Okay! Never mind!" he shouted in alarm.

Sonic and Tails laughed at his expense as the silver hedgehog allowed the blade to go back into the gun. "Ahem… At any rate, these ought to be better at killing those freaky bug Grimm than hitting them with boomerangs."

Tails nodded, smiling at his handiwork. "Let's see how the girls are doing. We're getting close to launch, and we haven't seen their suits yet."

"Oh yeah, that's right!" Sonic ran back to the academy, eager to see what Ruby and the other's suits looked like. Silver and Tails smiled as they followed him, also curious.

Hallway outside the Locker Rooms

Sonic, Silver, and Tails met up with Shadow and Omega, who were also waiting on Team RWBY. Standing beside them were a man and a woman they didn't know, likely the mercenaries that General Ironwood mentioned.

The man was tall and fit with somewhat spiky black hair and a braid going down the left side of his face that went down to his neck. He had a scar across his face that went from his left eyebrow to his right cheek, and his eyes were very interesting- the left was black while the right was red. He introduced himself as Koki Fenris. The woman had blonde hair with green eyes, and she had a robotic right arm. "I'm Amara Shirayuki, but you can just call me Amara," she said cheerfully. Both wore black armor over equally black bodysuits.

"So you're the mercenaries coming with us?" asked Tails.

"That's right," Koki confirmed. "We're part of the Company and crew members of the Normandy. Both of us have had experience in deepwater exploration, and Amara's a former astronaut."

"Deepwater exploration? Why does that matter?" asked Silver.

"Going deep underwater has similar challenges to going into space, and is actually more difficult," informed Tails.

"Exactly," said Amara. "And something even more important is that we know how to drive the Paladins."

Shadow chuckled darkly. "I hope you can keep up with us."

The locker room door opened and Team RWBY walked out. Their suits were pretty similar to Koki and Amara's, except that the colors of the armor and bodysuits corresponded to each girl's' signature color (Ruby=red, Weiss=white, Blake=black, Yang=yellow). Yang stretched a bit in her suit. "Well… how do we look?"

Sonic grinned. "You girls look ready to go to the moon and kill some Grimm."

"I'm just happy I can still wear my hood while wearing this!" exclaimed Ruby, turning around so everyone saw that she still had her red hood over her suit and armor.

"I'm just surprised that our hair can fit in our helmets without us having to cut it," commented Weiss.

Omega started walking to the exit. "We should probably say our farewells to our comrades before we go."

Silver blushed deeply. "Um, I think I'm okay. Blaze and I said goodbye a couple of hours ago, and it was pretty intense…"

Yang elbowed the hedgehog and winked. "Silver, you sly 'hog!"

Before Silver could protest that they only made out, a shrill voice cried out from down the hall. "SOOOOOOONNIIIIIICCC!"

All heads turned to the door as Amy Rose knocked Omega out of the way and glomped the unfortunate blue hedgehog. "You'd better come back, do you hear me?! I can't stand the thought of you leaving my side for too long!"

"Ack… Amy…" choked Sonic, more from lack of air than from emotions. "We'll be fine… It's just… a few… days… at most… air…"

Amy released Sonic, and the blue hedgehog took a few deep breaths. "Ow… Don't worry, Amy. We'll be back soon." He donned his trademark grin. "And we'll kick Eggman's butt!"

The doors opened again as Team JNPR and the rest of the Mobian crew walked in. Koki and Amara left for the Ogygia to give the others some privacy.

Sonic turned to face Team JNPR. "Guys, we'll need your help to hold the fort down while we're gone."

"Why? Do you think Eggman or the White Fang may attack?" asked Jaune.

"My gut says no, but my gut's made of an advanced polymer, and it doesn't know what the heck it's talking about. Stupid gut…" trailed Omega irritably.

Rouge giggled. "Let's just say that Egghead shouldn't stay idle for long. He may have fewer resources since we trashed his base, but he still has the energy of Dralux. Speaking of which…" She took out a large case. "Sonic, Mogar wanted you to have his sword."

Sonic opened the case and pulled out the diamond sword, now enclosed in a decorative sheath. "Sweet! Don't worry, King Mogar, I'll make sure that nothing happens to this sword."

Mogar's voice emanated from the sword. "Thank you, Sonic the Hedgehog. I know I can trust you."

As he strapped the sword to his back, Professor Ozpin walked up. "It's time."

Ogygia, 10 minutes til launch

"Everyone strapped in?"

All who were on the ship confirmed that they were strapped in. Tails was at the pilot's seat with Koki and Amara on either side of him. Team RWBY sat at different computer consoles on the sides of the cockpit area with the hedgehogs. Meanwhile, Omega was in the cargo bay keeping an eye on the other robots.

Tails turned his head back to the control panel. "Alright, begin equipment checks. Fuel?"

"Fuel tanks are topped off with liquid Dust, as are the auxiliary tanks," Aeromi responded. "A.I. core is 100% functional. Thank goodness for that."

"Oxygen levels optimal," said Amara. She clicked on a few buttons. "All recyclers are running smoothly."

"My god, I'm so excited!" squealed Ruby as she fidgeted slightly in her seat. "We'll be the first team from Beacon on the moon!"

"Remember our mission, Ruby," said Weiss. "We're not there for sightseeing, just for the Chaos Emerald."

"Oh, lighten up, would ya, Ice Queen?" Sonic looked in her direction and grinned. "Don't tell me you're not as excited, I can see it in your eyes."

Weiss blushed a deep red. "N-no, I'm not!"

"Power levels in the green. Beginning launch sequence." Tails flipped a switch, and a rumble was felt through the ship as the engines started powering on.

Silver gulped nervously, gripping his seat tightly. "Um, this is safe, right?"

"Well, we didn't explode on the launch pad when the engines turned on, so I think we're good," replied Yang.

"Wait, what?!"

"Relax, Silver," said Blake. "There aren't many more things that can go wrong right now."

A voice crackled on the radio before anyone could lecture her on Murphy's Law. "Ogygia, this is Beacon Control. You are clear for launch."

"Roger that. Beginning final countdown." Tails flipped another switch, and the rumbling got a little more intense. "Anybody have anything they want to say before we go?"

"Yeah." Shadow looked at him from his seat. "I'm not looking forward to eating that stuff in the storage that you call food."

Aeromi rolled her eyes. "You can get a steak when we get back." A clock appeared next to her holographic avatar, counting down to liftoff. "Here we go. 10… 9… 8…"

"In case we don't make it back, I want Zwei to have everything!" shouted Ruby, gripping her seat.

"7… 6… 5…"

Amara flipped a switch, starting an upbeat song that went well with the launch. (AN: Insert rock song of your choice, preferably one with a good buildup like AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" or Fall Out Boy's "The Phoenix")

"4… Ignition… 3…"

The ship shook even more as huge plumes of fire appeared from the booster engines. Sonic bobbed his head in time with the music, getting really pumped up about the launch. The ship, winning the battle against gravity, slowly rose from the launch pad.

"2… 1… We have liftoff!"

The Ogygia slowly lifted off, gradually becoming faster. On the ground, Team JNPR and the other Mobians watched in awe as the ship sped through the atmosphere, getting higher and higher.

Amara typed in a few commands on her console. "Approaching second stage. Separating boosters, igniting main engines."

A large vibration was felt as the huge booster engines separated from the ship, falling back to Remnant. The main engines of the Ogygia kicked in, jerking everyone inside a little. The ship's flight become much smoother after a few minutes as it left the atmosphere.

Aeromi cleared her throat, then spoke with the P.A. system using her best airline stewardess impression. "Ladies and gentlemen of all species and origins, this is your A.I. speaking. We are now at cruising altitude on course for the moon. We should arrive in three to four hours."

Tails shifted the ship so "down" became "up". "Opening window shields."

Outside, large sheets of metal shifted, and Team RWBY looked up as the protective plating that was covering the windows opened up. The girls were awestruck by the view of the planet seen by few humans.

Aeromi smiled when she saw their reactions. "Welcome to Outer Space."

On the ground, Ozpin and Ironwood stood side by side, gazing at the large smoke trail left by the Ogygia's engines. "Ozpin… I'm not a big believer of religion or God, but that isn't stopping me from praying that I haven't sent those young souls to their deaths."

The Headmaster shifted his eyes to look at Ironwood. "General… No, James. I have complete faith in them. The Mobians are no strangers to dangerous situations. I'm certain we'll be welcoming them back soon. Then you can put your own ghosts to rest." Ozpin returned his eyes to the smoke trail. "Good luck to all of you."

Further away at a different place, Cinder watched the launch with a slight smirk on her face. "Soon, there will be no obstacles in our path..."

Okay, there are a few new things here, so I'll go through the ones that are most relevant.

Team RWBY's spacesuits/armor are inspired from the Halo 4 SPARTAN-IV armor. My OC's, Koki and Amara, are wearing similar armor.

Silver's weapon, Shume, now has three forms: sword, gun, and boomerang. I figured that he really needed a melee weapon and not two long range weapons. A bit of an oversight, I'll admit.

Finally, Sonic is now using Mogar's sword as well as Cobalt Shard.

Anyways, with Volume 3 coming very soon, I've decided that if there are any new characters I like that make an impact in the show, I'll bring them in. They won't have any major roles, but they'll at least make an appearance. If anyone has any questions, leave a review, and I'll see you when RWBY Volume 3 is out!