Hey, guys!

Man, I hope you guys saw the latest chapters of RWBY. I really liked "Never Miss a Beat", or Chapter 5. That chapter is definitely sealing the deal of me getting the soundtrack. You know, back at RTX 2014, someone asked if there was going to be a gun that's also a musical instrument. And Miles said at this year's RTX, "Ya'll gonna love Team FNKY". They did not disappoint. Flynt Coal was amazing. But with the ending of Chapter 6... Better buy a flashlight, because it's getting dark.

By the way, who else is going to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Now, as a huge fan of the series and an avid reader of the books, I was VERY angry that Abrams so casually dismissed the expanded universe. I mean, there's no Grand Admiral Thrawn, no Mara Jade Skywalker, no Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin Solo, no Yuuzhan Vong, no death of Chewbacca... okay, maybe that last one was alright to edit out. That being said, I just hope that there's some reference to the Expanded Universe.

Speaking of Sci-fi movies, has anyone seen the latest Lazer Team trailer? It looks pretty amazing, and I wish I could go. Unfortunately, the only showing in the Dallas area is on a Wednesday at 7 p.m., and I'm not sure I'll be able to make it. :(

I don't own RWBY or Sonic. Enjoy!

Atlesian airship currently in Vale airspace, 3:30 p.m.

"Remind me again… why'd they pair me up with you?"

Winter Schnee glanced from the window to Rouge. "You've been closer to my sister than the others that haven't gone to the moon, and since we haven't spoken to each other at length for a while, I would like to hear how she's doing from you. General Ironwood thought it best for us to get acquainted, anyways."

"Are you sure speaking with one of us, oh what was it, "miscreant animals" will be good for your image?"

Winter blushed in embarrassment. "Oh… you heard that?"

Rouge pointed to her ears. "I'm a bat. We have more sensitive hearing."

The elder Schnee sighed. "I apologize for that… our father was listening on my end, and he's never had any good encounters with Faunus. Or any animals, really."

"I just hope you didn't spill the beans about your sister being on the moon. That mission is considered highly classified, as is this one." The Mobian bat gazed at the impressive fleet surrounding the flagship they were on. "Eggman's systems may have been damaged by our little visit, but he'll see this ship coming many miles away, let alone the rest of this fleet. Heck, he's probably looking at us right now."

Winter glanced at the bat. "Do you doubt the strength of the Atlas military?"

"Only some of it," Rouge replied while smirking. "For example, I've looked through your files."

The woman glared at Rouge, her hand tightening around the sword at her side. "And what insights did you glean from this illegal activity?"

"Well, you've deflected many calls from your father when he wanted to know about Weiss's whereabouts, so that tells me that you care about your sister enough to let her choose a path of her own. Your semblance is the same as the Ice Queen's, but with the added ability of summoning, whatever that means. You also don't sing as well as her, but that's irrelevant. All in all, you're pretty much just a soldier for the Atlesian military who's less brainwashed than the rest."

Winter thrust a hand out in front of her, a large glyph appearing above her hand. A white Beowolf materialized in front of her. "Care to repeat that, thief?" Winter growled.

Rouge pulled her pistols out reflexively at the Grimm. "Oh, so that's what summoning is." She glanced at Winter. "Okay, you also have a bit of a temper."

"Indeed." Both women turned their heads to the door as General Ironwood stepped into the room. "Winter, Rouge, enough. You're both going to play an important part in ridding this world of Eggman, and I need your energy directed towards that end, not towards killing each other."

The Beowolf faded away as Winter stopped feeding energy to it, the woman saluting. "Yes, sir."

Ironwood nodded. "Better. Now, Rouge, what can you tell us about Eggman? I know some from Ozpin, but I'd like to hear more from someone who's actually fought him."

Rouge nodded and put Lovacs away. "Alright. Do you have a hologram projector?"

Ironwood pointed to his desk. Rouge walked to it and inserted her scroll into the indicated slot. A hologram of Eggman's base in the Forest of Forever Fall shimmered into view. "This is Eggman's base. It was discovered on accident by Sun Wukong of Team SSSN. More recently, some of us fought against a rogue robot of his, and in the process, trashed the Dark Badnik assembly line located there. However, Eggman has been known to be very creative with limited resources, and it's entirely possible that he may set up operations elsewhere if he hasn't already."

Winter frowned. "Is there no information about a secondary base?"

"Our Artificial Intelligence program, Aeromi, did a great job in hacking into his computer network while in the base. Those files have been copied, but they're in lockdown mode, and it's taking her awhile for her to break through." Rouge shrugged. "It's frustrating, but she's confident she'll get it done when the moon team gets back."

"In the meantime, we can, at least, deprive Eggman of this base." Ironwood pointed at the center of the base. "Our first priority should be to disable that large power source."

Rouge sat on the table. "That might be a bit tricky. His base was modeled after Space Colony ARK, and if I remember correctly, that's the place to activate the huge laser cannon."

Winter glanced at her. "That could be… problematic."

The bat nodded. "Yep. Of course, all this planning will mean nothing if Egghead knows you're here."

Ironwood sighed in frustration. "Okay… then what would you suggest, Rouge?"

Rouge pulled out a pistol and ran a finger along the jewels embedded in the gun. "Simply put, we just disable the long range security systems, allowing this eyesore of a fleet to attack."

She shifted her eyes to Winter. "And Ice Queen Senior over here just gave me an idea on how we can get inside."

The moon

Team RWBY and the Mobian hedgehogs walked carefully through the lunar landscape, knowing that they could be attacked by Arachnids at any time. Following them were the two Spider Droids, their weapon systems constantly scanning for any unfriendly movement. They were about halfway to the location of the Chaos Emerald when Sonic said, "Hold up, guys, I think I see something up ahead."

Ruby turned her helmet to Sonic. "What's up?"

The blue hedgehog pointed to what looked like a moon buggy. "I'm pretty sure that's where one of the original astronauts are."

The group walked carefully to the buggy- or rather, the remains of it. The Grimm had trashed the lunar vehicle pretty heavily, and all that was left was a pitiful pile of spare parts. Shadow used the barrel of Crimson Dusk to root through the pile until he found a space suit that was identical to the ones that General Ironwood's crew was wearing from the recording of the previous moon mission. "Silver, help me out here."

"What are you doing?" asked Silver as he walked over to the black hedgehog.

Shadow pointed to the suit. "That's David's. I think we should give him a proper burial. Plus, Ironwood asked us to get his comrade's badges."

Blake averted her eyes as Shadow and Silver silently pulled the suit out of the pile. There wasn't a body in the suit, but it was covered in crystallized blood that flaked off with every movement. "I've seen the destruction that the Grimm can cause… but this is too much."

Yang laid a hand on her shoulder. "The feeling's mutual." She sighed, her faceplate fogging up slightly.

Shadow pulled out a small knife and cut the ID patch off of the suit. He then glanced at Silver, who nodded and held out a glowing hand. A patch of ground nearby lifted up, and Shadow folded the suit carefully before placing it in the hole.

Ruby carefully made a small cross using the parts from the buggy and placed it on the grave. "Does anyone want to say anything?" she asked somberly.

Sonic nodded and placed his hands together. "David… We've never met, but your old pal Ironwood sent us. He's doing great, so you don't have to worry about your sacrifice not meaning anything."

Shadow walked forward and whispered a short prayer, then said, "You can rest easy now. Go and find your god." He bowed his head, then turned to the rest of the group, who were looking at him in surprise. "What?"

"Oh, it's nothing, Shadow…" Weiss mumbled, looking away. "We were just a bit surprised by this side of you."

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Oh, whatever. Just because I was artificially created doesn't mean I can't pray? Have you ever heard of the phrase, 'There's no atheist in a foxhole'? I've been in quite a few foxholes."

Weiss nodded in understanding, and Shadow pointed to a large mountain range to their left. "Well, since we're retracing the first expeditions footsteps, then my guess is that Michael and Cassie are in there," he said.

"That's also where the Chaos Emerald signal is," noted Omega.

Yang grinned and slammed her fists together. "Then that means we can kill two Nevermores with one stone."

Sonic's radio started beeping, and he picked it up. "What's up, Tails?"

"Guys, I'm reading a lot of vibrations in the mountains to your west. I think the swarm knows we're here, and they're not happy at all."

"If you need help, Amara and I can be there in about five minutes, but it'll be difficult to get the Paladins underground," said Koki.

Sonic nodded. "Roger that. We just found one of the astronauts and retrieved his patch. We also gave him a proper burial."

"Good, Ironwood should be happy about that. Keep us posted. Ogygia out."

The blue hedgehog gazed at the lunar mountain range. "Well, if anyone has to use the bathroom, do it now." He pulled his swords out, the blades glinting from the reflections of the planet above them.

"We're going in."

Okay, I want to be honest with you guys. I may not be able to write a lot for the next few weeks. First off, work will probably leave me too mentally tired to write (I mean, look at this chapter, it's already affecting me), but mostly because I'll be getting my wisdom teeth removed at the end of the month.

Questions or comments? Leave a review, and I'll see you next time. Before I forget, let me say Happy Holidays!