Hey, guys!
Well, I had an interesting holiday. I am recovering from getting my wisdom teeth pulled, and I'm looking into going back to college for the fall. Saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens twice. It was pretty good, but, as someone who's been invested into the Expanded Universe for many years, my enthusiasm was somewhat diminished. I just hope that there's some mention to it in the next few movies.
by the way, these latest episodes of RWBY have been awesome! I won't spoil it for those who aren't caught up, but it's getting pretty intense. Plus, renowned voice actors Laura Bailey (Maka Albarn from Soul Eater, Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist) and Travis Willingham (Roy Mustang from FMA, the current voice of Knuckles the Echidna) have been heard on RWBY. Plus, Michael and Lindsay Jones just did a Let's Play featuring them. My god, those two fit right in with Rooster Teeth. You should hear all four of them sing the Captain Planet theme song. XD
I don't own RWBY or Sonic. Enjoy!
The Moon, 3:45 p.m. (Central Vale Time)
"Okay, does anyone have any problems with caves?"
The gathered beings considered Shadow's question. They were currently standing in front of the entrance to a cave that led to the other two astronauts- and the Chaos Emerald. Sonic held up a hand. "Well, I like my freedom of movement-"
The Ultimate Life Form rolled his eyes. "Not you, Faker. I meant the girls." He gestured to the cave entrance. "It's going to get pretty messy in there, and there won't be a lot of room to maneuver."
"If that's the case, let's get in a formation," suggested Weiss. "Sonic and Shadow are in front, followed by Ruby, Yang, Blake, and myself. Silver and Omega can be our rear guard."
"Hey, I'm the leader here!" whined Ruby.
The heiress raised an eyebrow under her helmet. "Do you have a better idea?"
"Oh! Um, well…" stammered Ruby, taken aback. She chuckled nervously before replying, "After much consideration, I have decided that Weiss's idea is a good one, and we should implement it right away!"
"Nice save," murmured Blake. "But I think I should be up front, closer to Sonic and Shadow."
"Agreed," droned Omega. "Faunus feline's eyesight is superior in dim places."
Sonic smiled. "Well said. Alright, Blake, come on up."
The Faunus nodded and got in the front of the group with Sonic and Shadow. The blue hedgehog glanced at the huge Spider Droids. "I don't think these guys will fit in the caves. We'll have to leave them behind."
Omega turned to the robots and spoke in a language that only robots could understand, and the Spider Droids took up positions near the entrance. They then drilled their lower halves into the ground, making the transition from heavily armed robot to heavily armed turret. "The droids are now in stationary mode, and will shoot at anything with a Grimm life signature."
Sonic put a hand to his ear. "Ogygia, this is Blue One. Tails, we are now entering the caves, over."
"Roger that. We'll monitor your progress as best as we can, but don't be surprised if we can't talk to each other as you guys go deeper," warned Tails. "The emergency beacon will hopefully cut through any interference, but don't rely on it."
"So what are we supposed to do if we need assistance, yet can't get through to you?" asked Silver.
"I guess you'll have to use your imagination," the fox answered sheepishly.
"That'll have to do for now," growled Shadow, eager to get in the caves.
The blue hedgehog turned off the radio. "Well, let's get going, then. That Chaos Emerald won't find itself." Sonic strolled into the cave, everyone else following behind him after the girls turned on their suit flashlights. They were about forty feet from the entrance when they came across another remnant of the previous crew. This one was smaller than the first suit they found and was shaped as if it was worn by a woman. The badge on the suit was labeled "Cassie", confirmed the hypothesis.
Blake gingerly picked up the suit, empty like the previous one. "Even the Grimm on Remnant don't tear apart humans so… completely." Ruby, Weiss, and Yang were in complete agreement. Even watching the tape of the first mission couldn't prepare them for this.
The Faunus ripped the badge off of the suit. "Well, there's one left we need to find." She put the badge in a storage compartment on her armor. They would have liked to give Cassie a final farewell, but the tunnels were dangerous enough.
The group resumed their journey, stepping as carefully and quietly as they could. "Just because there's no sound in space doesn't mean the Arachnids can't hear us," said Shadow when Ruby asked about why they were walking that way. "Somehow, we can hear them clearly. It's bound to work the other way around for them."
They passed some old lighting equipment abandoned from the previous mission, all of it as dead as the lunar surface. "Should we try and salvage any of this?" asked Silver.
"Even if we weren't in a very dangerous area filled with Grimm, I wouldn't attempt it," said Weiss. "These are very outdated and inefficient compared to what we have today. At best, some eccentric collector would probably want these, but I doubt it." She drew Myrtenaster and poked one of the lights with the tip of the sword. "Even the Dust would be worthless by now."
All of a sudden, the lights turned on, and they were just as bright as the day the were made. Silver glanced at the shocked heiress. "Uh… You were saying?"
Any remark Weiss would have made was interrupted by a loud screech. Everyone shone their lights at the source and saw two Arachnids poised to attack.
"I got this!" shouted Yang as she leaped towards the Grimm. She drew her fist back and punched one of the Arachnids into the other, knocking them both into the cave wall. "Piece of cake!"
"Hey, that's my line!" whined Sonic.
The second Grimm struggled for a bit under the body of the first one. Shadow calmly walked up to it, taking out Crimson Dusk in its sword form.
"Shadow, what are you doing?" asked Ruby, worried for his safety.
"Call this an experiment." He stabbed it in the eyes right behind the jaws, causing the Grimm to spasm a few times before its legs hung loosely at its sides and started fading away.
"Comrade Shadow has located lunar Grimm weak point," droned Omega. He pointed at where the black hedgehog stabbed the Arachnid. "For future reference, aim for the nerve cluster."
Sonic grinned. "So aim for the face? Since their faces are white, that makes it even easier to aim at."
Another loud shriek echoed through the tunnel, and Ruby loaded Crescent Rose with an ammo magazine. "Sounds like we're about to get a lot of practice."
Many Arachnids rushed out, and soon the only sound heard was the screeching of Grimm.
Forest of Forever Fall, 4:00 p.m.
Outside of Eggman's "secret" base, a squad of Dark Pawns wandered out in search of the Creatures of Grimm. This job would normally be done by flying units, but a nasty computer virus had apparently corrupted their programming, so most were grounded. The rest were still trying to fix the damage left by Sonic when he and the others from Beacon destroyed Metal Sonic. As such, the only drones available to replenish the number of Grimm were ground units.
The black robots searched tirelessly but were so far unsuccessful. Normally, the Grimm would come to the base's location in large packs, attracted to Eggman's evil and twisted mind. Lately, however, not a single Grimm had wandered to the base, giving the doctor raging fits of frustration. This made acquiring new Grimm even more frustrating, as negative emotions supposedly attracted Grimm like sharks to a wounded fish.
The lead pawn held up a portable radar, hoping to find something to satisfy the doctor, but expecting their dry streak to continue. This time, however, a blip appeared, indicating the presence of a Creature of Grimm. The leader gestured the other Pawns to follow it, and they set off west for a bit.
As the Dark Pawn shifted a red-leafed bush, a howl and a flash of white struck at it. The Pawn suddenly found itself on the ground getting attacked by a Beowolf, but this was different than the others. This one had whitish-blue fur instead of the usual black. However, the ferocity was the same, as evidenced by the way the Grimm was slashing into the Pawn.
The other Pawns held up their rifles and fired non-lethal rounds into the strange Grimm, causing it to fall unconscious onto the body of the lead Pawn. They wrapped it with a strong cord and picked it up, carrying it back to the base.
Orbot, hearing what the Pawns had just acquired, quickly rolled to Eggman. "Doctor, the latest Pawns have just retrieved a very interesting specimen!"
The doctor leaned up from his desk, rubbing his eyes. "Finally, I was afraid that I might have gotten all the Grimm in this area." He checked the datapad that Orbot gave him and pulled up the preliminary reports on the strange Grimm. An evil grin slowly blossomed on his face. "Well… a white Beowolf? Fascinating… and the reports show that it's very different compared to other Grimm."
He put an image of the Grimm on a hologram projector, and Cubot glanced over. "Now that's a purty interestin' creature! Ah reckon' it's a new type!" he drawled, still with a cowboy accent.
Eggman looked at the yellow robot. "Yes, it probably is." He slammed his fists on the desk, the Beowolf forgotten at the moment. "Why isn't that voice chip of yours fixed yet?!"
"Beggin' your pardon, boss-man," apologized Cubot, "but Ah reckon you said that you preferred this voice over mah normal one."
"He's not wrong," Orbot chimed in.
Eggman sighed. "Just shut up, both of you."
At this point, the Pawns carrying the Beowolf had reached the entrance to the base. Observing them far enough from Eggman's life sensors, Rouge the Bat watched the scene with a pair of binoculars. "They're in with their prize," she said to her companion.
Winter Schnee wiped a hand across her brow. "How long until we detonate? I can't exactly do this forever," she ground out. It was obvious to anyone watching that she was getting tired of keeping the illusion of the white Beowolf up.
"Just give it a little more time…" Rouge waited a few more seconds. "I think it should be in deep enough now." The bat took out her scroll, which had a large red circle flashing on it. "General, recommend you start the attack in three… two… one…"
She hit the circle, causing two things to happen. One, it gave a signal to hidden Atlesian Knights and Paladins to fire their heavy weapons into the base.
Second, it caused a huge blast from the other side of the base, right where the Pawns were carrying in the white Beowolf, which was just a creation of Winter's summoning. The blast came from an explosive charge from inside the fake Grimm. If the creature was scanned properly, they would have known that there was a bomb inside. However, thanks to several contributing factors (Aeromi leaving a virus causing the scanner to malfunction in a certain way, Atlesian troops stealthily killing off all the Grimm in the surrounding areas, and Eggman's increasing desperation to replenish his ranks), the bait was reeled in successfully.
It was time to take the fight to Eggman.
Yes, I know that Dust doesn't work outside the atmosphere of Remnant, but I figure that the Schnee Dust Corporation supplied the Atlesian military with special Dust that can work off planet. No, I'm not making excuses to cover my behind because the specific World of Remnant episode wasn't released until I was halfway through the Moon Arc.
By the way, one of my followers, Metalex, has recently made a story about Ruby and Sonic reading my story. Check it out if you want.
Anyways, now I really need to get back to work on my Zelda story. That thing needs more chapters, definitely. Leave a review, and I'll hopefully be back sooner!