Hey, guys! I'm still alive, and even better, I've got a new chapter for you!
Well, it's been quite a while since I've been on here. I think that last time I was here, Volume 3 ended, and I was going to get a brace for my injured hand. To recap what's been going on, I had surgery on my hand in April, and after a few weeks of it being restrained, I started physical therapy to help build up my strength again. I really need it, too. My left arm looked like Matt Damon near the end of The Martian when it first came out of the cast. I am still at my job, but after being back for three days, I'm planning going back to college and study electrical engineering for the fall semester. I pretty much have no future at my current workplace.
Despite being back at my horrible job, I was able to play my new Wii U I got before my surgery, along with Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. After hooking it up to our family's new HDTV (which includes a glorious frame rate of 60 fps), Great Farore, the opening cutscene nearly brought me to tears, it was so beautiful. I especially love that the Wolf Link Amiibo can be used in Breath of the Wild. As if I needed more reason to play a game that was important to me when I was younger.
Let's see... Oh yeah, RWBY Chibi came out, too. That show is so adorable! I really loved the one with Pyrrha's return (Hello again~). While Youtube's comment section assures that at least Sun and Neptune will appear, I'd be more interested in seeing the bad guys in Chibi form. And Camp Camp is pretty funny. I guess now we know why Travis Willingham only got a minor role in RWBY Volume 3. I'm hoping that Laura Bailey will show up, too.
Well, enough chitchat out of me. I'm sure you're all anxious to read, so I'll let you get to it! I don't own RWBY or Sonic. Enjoy!
Beacon Academy, Team RWBY's dorm, 8:00 p.m.
Zwei jumped from Weiss's bed, barking happily as Ruby opened the door. "Hey, Zwei!" exclaimed Ruby, giggling as the corgi jumped up and licked her face. "Did you miss us? I missed you too!"
Yang gave a bit of affection to the dog before collapsing on the floor. "Man… gravity sucks," she moaned. "I wanna go back to the moon…"
"You want to go back to the place filled with killer Grimm bugs?" asked Blake as she sat on her bed.
"On second thought, just to space."
It was a few hours after a successful touchdown back to Remnant, and after a lengthy debriefing by a grateful Ironwood, the members of Team RWBY were glad to be back at Beacon.
Silver followed the girls back to their dorm room, their luggage levitating behind him. "Well, that was quite the experience. Not one I'd want to repeat, of course." The hedgehog dropped the suitcases inside the room.
"I certainly won't be getting those images out of my head for a while," Weiss groaned, remembering the huge pincers of the Arachnids. Her scroll started ringing, and she took it out irritably. "This had better not be dad," she said through ground teeth. Her expression brightened somewhat as she saw who it was, and answered it quickly. "Winter? Is that you?"
"It is, sister," the older Schnee answered. "I had heard that you had gotten back from the moon, and I was wondering if we might have a chance to speak together."
"That sounds lovely! But don't be offended if I nod off. Where are you?"
This time, it was Rouge who answered. "Don't bother, we'll come to you. We've had quite a busy day ourselves."
Yang, hearing the bat's voice from Weiss's scroll, looked up from the floor. "What's Rouge doing with your sister? And why isn't Rouge dead yet?"
"All will be explained shortly. Better get Big Blue in there, too. This is pretty important." With that, Rouge hung up.
Fifteen minutes later, Winter Schnee walked into the room, Rouge giving her minor support. She was almost recovered from the battle against Eggman, but she was still pretty tired. Her eyes took in the organized chaos that was Team RWBY's dorm room. "Weiss Schnee, what have you been doing in here? Are those… bunk beds?" she asked incredulously.
Ruby rose up from her bed, which was supported by ropes. "They're much safer than they look!" she reassured, putting down her Camp Camp comic book.
"Although we should probably replace the dictionary on this corner soon," amended Blake. Her bed was under Yang's- which was supported by books.
"My fellow teammates," Weiss began, holding herself up like royalty, "I'd like to introduce my older sister, Winter. Winter, this is Ruby Rose, Blake Belladonna, and-" She glanced down at Yang, still laying on the ground. "-Yang Xiao Long." The blonde raised her hand in a weak wave.
It took a moment for Winter to respond. "Well… I'm not sure how to react to all of this, to be honest…"
"I know, you're so impressed that you're at a loss for words!" Ruby said with a grin.
Winter studied the young girl. "So you're the leader that my sister mentioned. I thank you for taking an interest in her." She walked up to her and spoke in a low voice, "I trust that she hasn't been too difficult for you to handle?" The younger Schnee immediately blushed, knowing that Ruby was going to make her look bad to her sister.
Ruby giggled and shook her head. "Only a little at first. But we were all getting used to each other back then, so that's just water under the bridge!"
Winter smiled, then sat down on Weiss's bed as Sonic finally entered the room with a large bag of chili dogs. After a quick introduction to the hedgehog, she began to speak. "I don't know if you've been told yet, but while your team and the Mobians were on the moon, the army of Atlas made a strike against Eggman's base."
Everyone in the room collectively gasped, and Yang got up from the floor, exhaustion temporarily forgotten. "Wait, you went after him without us?!" griped Sonic. "He's MY archenemy, not yours!"
"He's an enemy to Remnant as well as Mobius," Winter responded. She then told everyone the events of the attack with some assistance from Rouge. "Unfortunately, he escaped with help from Roman Torchwick and the White Fang. We tried to follow them, but the CCCT is the only way to track them, and that isn't too reliable. In the end, we lost him."
Weiss gave a sigh of disappointment. "So much for a quick end to this conflict… at least you're both okay."
"I wouldn't worry too much about Egghead, hon," said Rouge as she ran a filer on her nails. "Chances are, he'll show up again soon with a backup army. That's how it usually happens back home."
"There's got to be a way to find him. Maybe if we found out where the White Fang was, we'd be able to find him," Blake suggested, hoping that Winter wouldn't ask questions about who she was underneath her bow.
The older Schnee pondered the thought. "An interesting thought… and it would be nice to bring the White Fang to justice at the same time."
Yang grinned and pointed a thumb at herself. "I know just the guy to talk to. We can go to him tomorrow."
"If it's who I think it is, you should probably go with Knuckles," advised Ruby. "He probably still hasn't forgiven you."
"I think, for now, let's all get some sleep," said Sonic. "We can go over details in the morning and get everyone else caught up." He vaulted off the chair and headed to his room. "See you ladies later!"
Winter stood up from the bed. "I should be off, too. I would love a chance to talk to you at length, sister. We have much catching up to do."
"Of course," agreed Weiss, giving her older sister a smile. "I look forward to it."
As Winter left with Rouge, Blake couldn't help thinking about how uncertain the future was. If Eggman had his way, panic would spread throughout the kingdoms, and panic would bring more Grimm. They needed more information, but how could they get it?
Midnight, the Crow Bar, Vale Docks
"My, you've got quite a stomach there, mister! Golly, I've never seen anyone drink that much whiskey!"
The stranger turned his bloodshot eyes to the bartender, the dim light showing a worn, unshaven face. "I'm jus' gettin' started…" he slurred, clearly drunk. He ran a hand through his dark gray medium-length hair as he downed another shot. "Been on the road too long…"
His appearance certainly suggested that he was a traveler, most likely a Huntsman. His clothes, black pants and a gray shirt with a red cape, were dirty and torn in places, and the weapon on his back, a rather large sword, looked like it had seen a lot of use. "So what's happened since last month? I haven't read the newspaper yet." Besides the bartender and the stranger, there was no one in the bar at this hour.
"Mister, you would not believe it!" The bartender turned on the television. After fiddling with his scroll, the screen showed a group photo of the Mobians with Sonic in the front.
The stranger squinted his eyes. "What are they supposed to be, some sort of new Faunus?"
"No, sir!" The bartender exclaimed. "They're aliens!"
There was a moment of silence, broken only by the sounds of the nearby ocean. "I think I've drunk too much, because I thought I heard you say that they're aliens."
"It's all true! Crashed in front of Beacon Academy a few weeks ago!" The bartender then explained as best as he could about what they were and how they came to Remnant. As he finished, the stranger pulled a few lien cards from his wallet and tossed them at the bar before standing up and walking out. "Hey, where are you goin'?"
"This is somethin' I gotta see in person," the stranger slurred as he staggered out of the bar. "I've got business in Beacon anyways…"
As he left, the caws of a crow could be heard as it flew off to parts unknown. "Well, Ozpin… I hope Ironwood is there with you because we all have business with the other. You should know by now to not keep a Branwen out of the loop."
Ah, Vic Mignogna... He makes an amazing Qrow.
Well, it's nice to get back to writing. It's been way too long, and I can promise you that I won't have such an enormous pause like that again... for this story, at least. I REALLY need to update Minish Cap. Have any questions, comments, or just wanna welcome me back? Leave a review, please! Thanks for reading, guys!