I do not own 40K or Rwby.

Here is what I intended for the chapter redo, fixed a few blatant mistakes. So if you were wondering if you read this chapter before, yes, yes you have.

Aside from the occasional Ursa or Beowolf, the trek through Emerald Forest was uneventful. Until a flock of 3 Nevermores ambushed Titus and his young charge in one of the clearings that dotted the forest. Dodging the razor feathers that fell a round him. The Astarte equipped a Stalker-Pattern Bolter and took aim at the avian daemons, landing a headshot on the first and clipping the wings of the second and third. Before the wounded Nevermores could crash on the ground, Titus switched to a Power Sword and launched himself into the air with his ump pack, decapitating the first downed bird and impaling the skull of the second before landing. Once Titus confirmed that the Nevermores were dead, he realized that Ms. Belladonna was missing and came to the conclusion that the two of them got separated during the ambush, not that he worried.

She could handle herself.

A high pitched scream drew his attention to the north. After some consideration, the UltraMarine decided to check it out, seeing as it was in the direction he needed to go. Anyway. What he found was not what he expected: Jaune Arc was dangling from the stinger of a Deathstalker while screaming "IT'S NOT THE RELIC! IT'S NOT THE RELIC!"

Shaking his head in disappointment, Titus strode towards the Grimm and smashed its head in with a powerfist, sending the blonde knight to the ground in an undignified heap. As Jaune let out a groan of discomfort, Pyrrha Nikos suddenly popped up behind Titus and spoke. "Thank you for the assistance professor."

The Ultramarine then pulled arc back on his feet and responded as he gestured north. "It's not over yet, the temple should be close now, so I suggest we start moving before more of these creatures show up."

Jaune looked relieved at this and gave a thumbs up saying, "Good idea, let's go."

...

True to the captain's word, the temple was in sight after a 10 minute walk. Although only two of the students could be seen at the temple, Titus heard a third voice. Said student being noticed by Jaune who cried out in alarm. "Is that RUBY?!"

Titus and Pyrrha then noticed a bundle of black, with the familiar shape of Crescent Roses' compact form, falling from the sky. The Mistral Champion looking in horro as this transpired. The captain's response was more unorthodox. He picked up Jaune without warning and threw the knight with an over head swing, sending Arc careening into Ruby and the nearby tree.

With the problem taken care of, Titus and Ms. Nikos crossed the distance to the temple. Just in time to hear a rumble caused by toppling trees revealing a charging Ursa that was disposed of by some sort of explosive. Nora Valkyrie – a strawberry-blonde with an intimidating war-hammer – then appeared above the Ursa's head, sporting a child look of disappointment on her face. "Am, it's broken."

As she examined the Grimm corpse, her companion Lie Ren – a raven-haired boy sporting features similar to that of asian people from ancient Terra (and a few White Scars that Titus fought alongside) – stumbled into view, clearly exhausted from their little endeavor. "Nora, don't ever do that again."

The boy then realized that his partner had already disappeared from on top of the Ursa, with said hammer wielding student taking Titus by surprise as she popped up behind him, examining the relics with fascination. The captain however was unfamiliar as to what the relics were, he'd have to ask Ozpin when he got the chance. Nora then picked up a white castle piece and placed it on her head while she began to sing. "I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!"

"NORA!"

Ms. Valkyrie then put on a sheepish look as she called out to him. "Coming, Ren."

This left the other students present speechless until Blake spoke up, voicing their collective thoughts. "Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa?"

Before anyone could answer, Ruby ran to her sister's side, both of them looking happy to see each other. "Ruby!"

"Yang!"

Before the two could embrace, the hammer lady popped up between them and shouted "Nora!"

Having been caught off guard, they almost failed to notice four male students exit the forest with a Deathstalker in hot pursuit. This new development prompted Blake to ask a question while just as confused as before. "Did they ust run all the way here with a Deathstalker on their tail?"

This caused Yang to snap as her irises turned red, her hair caught fire, and she began to shout. "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!COULD EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR LIKE TWO SECONDS?!"

As they waited for Yang to cool down, Nora somehow sported a top hat, mustache, and glass eyepiece as she pulled out a pocket watch to count the two seconds as Ren stumbled in. Once the two seconds passed she closed the watch, prompting Ruby to bring Yang's attention upwards. What they saw was a pissed off Weiss Schnee holding onto a Nevermore for dear life. "How could you leave me?!"

Ruby's only response was a simple "I said 'Jump!'."

Blake then commented with a deapan stare. "She's gonna fall."

She'll be fine."

Ren then responded with a similar look and tone. "She's falling."

Having ust recovered from being thrown into Ruby, Jaune noticed the Ice Queen's rapid descent, prompting him to spring into action. The knight leaped from the tree and caught her in his arms with a triumphant grin on his face. "Just dropping in?"

He then realized that they were still falling, causing a brief bout of panic that resulted in Jaune face-planting the ground with Weiss landing on top of him. Afterwards she said with sarcasm and annoyance. "My hero."

Jaune's only reply was a strained "My back."

Not long afterwards, the four students from earlier made it to safety through Gabreil Schnee utilizing his semblance to create a wind current strong enough to launch them towards the temple. Although their landing was admittedly unorthodox. This prompted a sarcastic statement from Yang. "Great, the gang's all here. Now we can die together."

Ruby then replied with a confident grin on her face. "Not if I can help it."

But before she could launch herself toward the Deathstalker, Titus grabbed her arm and spoke. "Your mission is to retrieve a relic and return to the cliff-side, there will be other days in which you can fight these demons."

With the, the Reaper conceded, the others nodding in agreement as Jaune responded with barely concealed relief. "Run and live. That is an idea that I can get behind."

As each student pair retrieved a relic, a low rumbling could be heard from the forest. It gradually increased in volume until a multi-headed serpentine Grimm burst forth with a roar, accompanied by two dozen Beowolves.

At that moment, Alex Ironwood cried out in alarm. "Hydra!"

This prompted Titus to bring out the bolter, bringing the blessed weapon to bear on the advancing tide that happened to be growing due to a steady flow of Beowolves and Ursai. As it began to spew out explosive death, the students took position on either side of him and added their own firepower to the mix, the Grimm tide thinning considerably under the assault. Unfortunately the Grimm still advanced towards the group, forcing them to switch to melee as the demonic tide crashed into the thin line of huntsmen/huntresses-in-training.

All hell broke loose as Titus and his young charges met the mass of lesser Grimm, Beowolf parts started flying midst the maelstrom of blades, hammers, and punches as the survivors retaliated with their claws and teeth. The UltraMarine weathered an assault from an Ursa, splitting it's skull with a downward chop of his poweraxe as he spared a glance at the students. Fortunately they seemed to be faring well, even Jaune was holding his own much to Titus' surprise as the knight landed a lucky strike that beheaded a Beowolf.

After what seemed to be an hour or so of intense combat, the horde of Beowolves and Ursai thinned out, leaving the Deathsalker, Hydra, and Nevermore. Said bird suddenly launched a barrage of razor feathers, causing the group to scatter. The Nevermore and Deathstalker then broke of to pursue the students, followed by a massive King Taijitu that decided to join the battle leaving Titus to face the monstrosity standing before him.

The beast then shrieked in challenge as it charged, the Astarte responding with a roar of defiance as he met the attack with a swing of his power axe that decapitated three of it's heads. Two more made a lunge at his legs, grabbing a hold of him and tossing him into a nearby tree, the impact shattering its base. By the time Titus managed to recover, the beast grabbed the fallen tree and swung it at him, sending the Astarte flying about 200 feet, a impact crater being formed as he landed. He was then assaulted by a trio of Beowolves, their claws tearing at the ceramite plating in a vain attempt to dislodge his armor. Their efforts were quickly silenced with a chain sword, only for the captain to be tail-whipped from behind by the Hydra.

Upon recovering from the attack, Titus decided to equip the Thunder Hammer. The weapon began to crackle as blue energy coursed around it. With a defiant cry, he charged the demon who responded in kind. Once in range, Titus activated his jump pack and upon reaching the desired height, proceeded to shoot downwards, swinging the hammer in a downward arc. The impact caused a massive dust cloud to form over them.

...

"Alex Ironwood, Slate Wilson, Gabriel Schnee, and Daniel Fenris."

The four students made their way onto the stage as Ozpin listed off the new teams, Glynda and Titus by his side. "The four of you have retrieved the black knight pieces. For your time here, you shall be known as Team Ashwood (ASSD), led by Alex Ironwood."

The only response the newly appointed team leader was a slight bow in gratitude.

"Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie, and Lie Ren."

The next four then showed themselves, Jaune however sported a very nervous look for some reason.

"The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. For your time here, you shall be known as Team Juniper (JNPR), led by Jaune Arc."

This rendered the knight speechless as Pyrrha attempted a playful punch to his shoulder. Instead she ended up knocking him down, eliciting a few chuckles from the audience. This lead to the final team of the evening.

"Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yan Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. For your time here, you will be known as team Ruby (RWBY), led by Ruby Rose."

This revelation caused mixed reactions, most concerning was Weiss' look of outrage. Titus made a mental note to look into that. But for now, he would play things by ear.

"Looks like things a re shaping up to be an...interesting year."

...

Meanwhile in an abandoned Warehouse in Vale, Roman Torchwick took an annoyed puff of his cigar as he looked at a map of Vale displaying the locations of the latest dust heists. As he examined it, he noticed that they seemed to form a pattern similar to what his new business partner seemed to fancy. "What's the deal with all these eight pointed stars?"

He almost didn't notice the White Fang agent bring in a fresh case of dust. "Open it."

Roman made a mental note to get easier to open crates as he noticed the animal use a crowbar to pry it open, revealing a case of raw dust that he took of moment to examine before he took another cigar puff and stated what was on his mind. "We're going to need a lot more men."

First things first, is the Stalker-Pattern the sniper for space marines? I can't remember.

Unless someone proves that its cannon or their creation, I am claiming the Hydra grimm as my own. (sorry if i sound like an asshole).

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