[Opening: Nujabes - Battlecry]

FusionFall Infinite

Season 3

Spiral Arc Part 1

Chapter 17: A New Spin on Consequence

"Days I wonder how I ended up like this, but then I remember that I was revived and thrusted into a world of madness. I didn't even vote to side with the Squadron on this and they pick me to go on this mission." Maylene wrote angrily in her diary.

Maylene really did not want to do this, but she was ultimately chosen because of her being relatively unknown to the warping world. At the moment, she was on a ship heading for the kingdom that Spinel formed to hunt for the Metsu Sol Emerald. One of the Ghetto Ninja was willing to snitch for the right price, and while he was low-rank, he had information from frequenting the bars. So, here she was on Lars' ship being piloted there sitting in a room looking out into space while wearing the stuff Ellen Ripley would wear at the end of her movie.

"You ready?" Rhodonite said knocking on the door.

"Yeah, in a minute." Maylene said getting dressed for the mission.

She had been given a few things to help for the mission, namely some new clothing from the Fusion Fall collective.

"Damn it, I wanted a Ben 10 Jacket…oh well, an Albedo one will have to do." Maylene said as she got dressed.

She donned a grey shirt that hid the mesh armor her, a red jacket with black stripes and the number 01 on it, red Superior Cuffed Shorts, a pair of black SACT Combat Boots, a BMO Backpack, a pair of aviator shades with red tinted lenses and a black frame, a red long scarf around her neck, a baseball cap with the Omnitrix emblem on it. She looked in the mirror and brushed her hair wanting to sell the look she was some no-name adventurer. She looked down at her Omnitrix making note to ensure she checked what aliens she got. Her parents told her they managed to set 11 up for her, but it was all randomized. She got her weapons in order, put her tanto at her side, and left to head to the deck to meet up with her partner for this mission, Enid.

Enid had no plans to be dragged into this, but she owed Kaze favors. Plus, he was right to go with the stealth option considering what they were dealing. Enid also wore new clothes, but she had bought her clothes. However, she did still have to take a few from the collective as well. Enid wore a navy blue, sleeveless shirt with a high collar, a purple Duvet Jacket, black compression shorts, short motorcycle boots, a Crpytid Backpack, ninja-styled face mask, and dark purple headband.

"By the way, Miss Enid. I hope I'm not too rude when I ask this, but is that your natural hair color?" Ashi said innocently. "The "carpet matches the drapes"?"

Enid sputtered and the rest of Lars' crew sighed.

"You started right…and then you made it awkward." Lars said putting a hand on his lady's shoulder.

"Of course, it's na-" Enid said as Rhodonite informed them they were nearing the drop point.

Padparadscha tilted her head saying, "We're here and it's time you went off on your journey."

"Welcome to the edge of the universe." Lucy (Left Rutile) remarked as Risa (Right) finished with, "The Spinel Alpha-E4 Universe….is not a place to take lightly."

Enid and Maylene went down to the hull to get to their ships. The goal was for Lars to pilot them close to the edge of the universe and finish the journey in smaller less detectable ships.

"Nice of Merch to get us Arwings." Enid said getting in one as Maylene got in the other.

"Remember, we can't lead in the more populated." Maylene said triggering the intiation.

[Cues: Sonic The Movie OVA – From the Land of Darkness]

"Prepare for launch." Flourite said opening the hatch.

Both ships blasted off and entered the abyss into the darkness. Lars watched him go wishing them both good luck on their mission. The two sailed through space having to dodge wrecked shipped and ruined planteoids. Maylene took the lead being the one a bit more experienced in flying spaceships like this.

"So, what's the layout of the planet like?" Enid asked wanting to break the silence.

"Well, from the information I'm getting from the modules of these wrecks, it seems that Mewini/Earth hybrid was base and elements of the other two worlds were spliced in…rather poory I might add. Spinel has apparently set her base of operations on a massive island off the coast of California." Maylene said looking at the map. "We'll have to land in one of the smaller islands in the Caribbean. We can't land in the States, so prepare yourself!"

"Roger." Enid said.

As they began entering the planet's atmosphere, they were could see the two moons with one shattered. Their ships heated up appearing as comets in the sky. Maylene guided Enid to land the ship with a dive into the water before blasting right out of it to help the ship cool off. It was long before they made landfall in what used to Haiti.

[Cues: Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans OST – Snake Way/Tien Cutscene]

"What a wreck…it's so desolate." Enid said empathically.

"What, this? Most versions of Haiti always look this. Really got the shit end with the constant earthquakes." Maylene said sensing out the idea. "But it's been mostly abandoned. And I'd rather say here. Let's go…Oh fuck!"

[Cues: Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans OST – Possessed Chiaotzu / Nappa's Death]

In the distance was a Grimm, but unlike normal Grimm, it took a more womanlike appearance on top with spider legs. It looked at them and licked her lips seeing them as prey.

"What the hell is that thing?" Enid asked.

"Grimm. They're from the universe of RWBY. These fuckers feed on negative emotions….and it looks like she's not alone!" Maylene said as Grimm spiders were swarming beind and ahead of her. "We need to go, now!"

[Music Ends]

Enid rushed to her ship as Maylene got in front.

"Solar Flare!" Enid said emitting a blast blinding light from her body.

The Grimm wailed and hissed as Maylene rushed to her ship and the two raced off not wanting to waste another minute.

"Ok, that was my mistake. I should have scanned the planet for Grimm." Maylene remarked hitting up the scanner.

"It's ok…" Enid said breathing in and out. "Man, to think, I used to complain of going to work. If I ever meet a double of me, I'll smack them and say be grateful."

"Don't. You'll be called a boomer or some shit. Retail sucks most of the time, anyway." Maylene said rolling her eyes before the scanner blipped. "Seems the Grimm are practically near extinction and are only in small pockets which is a relief. We'll have to land closer to the mainland. In fact, I got a place in mind and I'm beaming you the coordinates."

"27.7104° N, 97.1629° W? Couldn't you just tell me the location?" Enid said as Maylene told her to input that into the GPS. "Oh…sorry!"

-o-

[Spinel Castle, Spiral Island, Earth, Spinel Alpha-E4]

Spinel stood posing dramatically as her portrait was being painted. The painter was hurrying to finish it before Spinel got implusive. Castle Spinel was not exactly the most pleasant place to live in unless you had Spinel's favor. However, who had it the worst was the likes of Butterfly both the new dynasty and the old dynasty. After rebooting the magic and taking over, Spinel saw fit to revive past Butterflies to join their descendants in enslavement as staff for the castle. Nothing brought Spinel joy more than whipping one of them, especially Star.

"And it's done." Estrella said nervously turning the painting around. "What do you think?"

It was a good deciption of her in her armor that held the gemstones of the Diamonds. White's on her head, Blue's on her chest, Yellow's on her right hand, and Pink's on her crotch. She had long drained the Gems of their life force and power into her body, and she was just wearing those lifeless rocks as trophies.

"Lovely, my dear. And your quality in art is why you're not whipped…but then again, I couldn't just mar such lovely skin." Spinel said as Estrella gulped. "Hang it up, and you can go."

Estrella ran off to go do that as Spinel sat at her throne demanding her pies. Moon, Festivia, and Comet came out with a pushcart of pies for Spinel.

"We present you a full-course of pie confections, Queen Spinel." Comet said as Spinel messily dug in. "We hope it's too your liking."

"I hope you choke!" Moon thought coldly before Spinel actually did starting choking on a pecan. "Yes, choke on it, you bitch! You swine!"

Spinel sputtered punching her own chest struggling to breathe.

"YES!" Moon said only for Spinel to spit out the nut which hit Comet in the eye. "DAMN IT!"

"I went too fast on the food, but as a precaution. No pecan pies." Spinel said throwing said pie in Moon's face. "Now leave me to wallow."

Moon growled as they walked away, and Comet could only see the Wand that was supposed to be in the Butterfly hands. In Spinel's hands, it took two forms. One as a long staff or as a scythe. Outside of the castle, in the gardens that were near the water's edge, Star Butterfly was in the midst of a secret meeting.

"Things back home aren't looking so hot." Marco said with a sigh. "But I'm just glad you're still alive."

"I feel like I'm dead and this is eternal suffering for my mistakes. Solaria blames me for all of this, and I'm pretty sure the rest of her family doesn't really like all too me." Star said downcast.

"Hey, at least you're not Eclipsa." Marco said as Star sighed.

Eclipsa's selfishness reared her head in the first conflict with Spinel reactivating the magic. Her first action? Bolt with her daughter. Sure, they had still lost, but they went down fighting. This had been Eclipsa the black sheep among the families. Solaria flat out stated as far as she was concerned, she had no daughter. Nobody knew where she went off to, or if she was even on the planet.

"Marco, don't even joke about that." Star said bitterly. "I don't even want to be reminded of her. What about the resistance?"

"Stalemate. Unless we get out to another universe or find a way to contact outside help without Spinel's detection, it's a dead tie." Marco said getting on his raft. "I'll see you around. It's late, and I need to get back."

"Be safe, Marco." Star said with a weary smile.

Despite everything, they were still friends even if their romantic relationship took a hit after a year of Spinel's rule. The sparks were there, but they were never fully fit after being blown out the first time. They had drifted apart and they both hated to admit it.

(A/N: Yes, we're moving away from the main cast to focus on just two leads as they deal with the Spiral Empire. Think of this, as the sequel to the Multiverse Madness Arc yet scaled back. I've built this place up and it's about time I delivered. For the next few chapters, we'll be focusing on this. Now before you go to the reviews, let me clear some things. Yes, Starco's not happening. Now normally I'd be all for it, but not for this story. Secondly, for those who question why I had Eclipsa bolt, it is in character. If anything, Eclipsa is kind of what Rose Quartz was supposed to be. Eclipsa has always been selfish and was not a great queen given her focus at the time with the lack of care at the Mewmans. So, given that circumstance, her bolting with her daughter is perfectly justifiable. She's got good reason to do, even if it's a selfish choice to others.)