Sun filtered through the trees of the Emerald Forest, casting shadows on the ground. Beowulves roamed around the forest floor, juvenile Nevermores rested in the trees, Ursai slumbered underneath trees, or even in trees, Boarbutusks wandered around or butted heads with each other over territory.

Amongst the calm of the forest, bushes rustled and twigs snapped. A Beowulf nearby looked up from laying down towards the source of the disturbance. Voices from the same direction reached the Beowulf's ears.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"It's a wonderful idea, trust me, you'll see."

"If it goes wrong, the Hunters will have a mutated Grimm to deal with- and right before the festival, too!"

"Eh, they'll probably make it look like some sort of game- I can see it now: 'Who Can Defeat the Grimm Within the Time Limit!'" The voice laughed, "It'll be hilarious!"

"You know, Silver, you're starting to freak me out now."

The second voice, Silver, spoke, "Eh. Knowing about your existence has really put a stop to my whole 'Keep Canon' thing. Now I just want to have fun."

"'Keep Canon'? 'My existence'? What?"

The rustling of bushes stopped, "Kira, you know when you told me about your past?" there was a pause, "You, really aren't a good liar. You tripped up and almost said 'sister'. I think. You kept close watch on my face, only shifting from it a few times."

Silence reigned for a few moments, "Also, your resemblance to Blake Belladonna is uncanny."

A 'thunk' rang out in the forest, along with a high-pitched keening sound, followed by laughter. After another few moments, the laughter died down and Silver spoke, "C'mon, get up. We're in a Grimm infested forest, which means that a Grimm could pop out at any moment."

"You got the, what is it, 'Infinity Blade' with you. Can't you use it to kill any Grimm easily?"

"Yeah, yeah, I have this thing, but it's such a beautiful creation, I can't stand to have it stained!"

"You can freaking bend it! And put it back into shape again! Plus, you can disintegrate it at any time! What's so bad about Grimm blood staining it?!"

"Fine, have it your way. I'll kill some Grimm with it." A figure emerged wearing armor, without the helmet, from the bushes where the voices came from. The Beowulf rose, ready to pounce onto the man, "See? Here's one now. Watch me, I'll kill it."

The Beowulf pounced onto Silver, roaring, drool flying from its mouth. The last thing it saw was a bright light that was produced from the sword.

Silver and Kira stared at the Beowulf's body. "It's not disintegrating." Kira noted.

"Yup."

"And Grimm usually disintegrate when killed, right?"

"Yup."

"So why isn't it disintegrating?"

"I think it has something to do with how the Infinity Blade steals the life-force of anything which it pierces."

"And you didn't think to tell me, why?"

"I didn't think it was important at the time."

Kira sighed deeply, "No killing people with it, please."

"Didn't plan to."

"Good."

Silence fell upon the forest once more, "Can I keep-"

"NO."

"Well, can I muta-"

"DOUBLE NO."

Silver pouted, "You're no fun."

They stood there for a few moments in silence, staring at the Beowulf's body. Silver lifted up his sword and pouted, "Now it'll be stained with Beowulf blood." Kira gave a long-suffering sigh.

The city of Vale was always bustling, people talking in the streets, cars honking their horns, and the hum of airships and vehicles. Of course, with the Vytal Festival coming along, it was highly accurate to assume that it would be even more busier than usual. Crowds dominated the sidewalks and people pushing other people out of the way, and sometimes nearly into the street. More than a few cars were roaming the streets, and airships came in nearly every hour.

Silver re-adjusted his grip on Kira's hand for the fifth time, "It's always annoying when the crowds are like this. Never can find the shops."

"Well, if you would just slow down, maybe we could," Kira said, not at all bothered by Silver's hold.

"Nope, can't afford to. Do NOT want to be late."

"What's so bad about being a few seconds late?"

Silver pulled her through another tight crowd of people, "I was late ONCE. ONCE, and he made me count the individual grains of Dust in a single jar! Thomas doesn't simply fire people when they're late, no, he tortures them!"

"What's so bad about counting things?"

Silver stopped and turned to look at her, "If you haven't noticed, I'm bad at counting higher than one-hundred."

"Wait, really?"

Silver started moving again, "Yes, that's why I use a calculator and notes for things."

"Oh. I thought you were just really organized."

"Oh, heck no! I'm not organized in the slightest." He paused, "Well, that's not true, I'm slightly organized- it's just not in the way people typically think organization is." He stopped at a crosswalk, "Anyway, we're here."

They waited until the sign showed for them to cross, then did so. Approaching the store, Silver called out, "I'm here Tom! Anything you need me to do?"

Thomas, who was up on a ladder putting up a sign, looked down at Silver, "Just need for you to open up after this and man the counter!"

"'Aight, got it!" pulling out his spare shop key, Silver let go of Kira's hand and opened up the shop. He went inside and clicked on the lights, Kira followed him in, and went to start up the counter holograms.

Going back outside, Silver opened his mouth to ask a question, when someone bumped into him, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going, are you alright?"

Silver turned, nodding, "Yeah, I'm alright. I'm also left-sided, too." A groan was heard from inside the shop. "Bad jokes aside, what can I help you with?" He asked.

The green haired woman, with red eyes, replied by holding up a piece of paper, "Do you know where to find this address?"

Squinting at it, Silver frowned, "I think so." Looking over his shoulder at Tom, he called, "Hey, Tom, isn't three eighty-two, Gold Street Tuskon's place?"

"Yeah, it is."

"Yup. It is." He told her the directions to Tuskon's Book Trade. "I've gotten a few books there. Pretty nice place."

"Thank you, I'm not native to this city, so I don't really know my way around," She replied.

"I can tell. Also, this isn't Vacuo, could'ja return my wallet?" Silver held out a hand.

She stared at him open-mouthed, slowly she opened her hand, and his wallet was there. Silver smiled, "Thanks." He leaned near her ear, "By the way, tell Roman, Raidriar sends his regards." Silver moved back, taking his wallet with him, "See ya, and you're welcome."

Silver walked back into the store, only to be stopped by Kira giving him a flat look. "What?"

"Really? 'Raidriar sends his regards'? Are you trying to be caught by the 'bad guys'?"

"Hey, it's fun to be mysterious. Plus, I'm messing up canon now, aren't I? Can't a guy just have some fun?"

Kira rolled her eyes, "Whatever. C'mon, let's help Tom set up shop for the grand re-opening."

"You got it boss!" Silver did a sloppy salute.

~Roman Torchwick's lair, later~

"We're moving. Have the White Fang clear out this building. I'll send you details and coordinates tonight," Cinder spoke.

"Coordinates?" Roman Torchwick asked.

Cinder looked over her shoulder at Roman, "We're proceeding to phase two."

Frowning, Roman pulled out a cigar and lifted it to his lips, only to realize that Emerald held his lighter, looking at him mockingly. Snarling, he makes a grab for it, only for her to pull it out of his reach, "Ah, ah, ah. I have a message for you."

"What is it, kid?"

She smirked, "Raidriar sends his regards."

Roman's face paled quickly, "How do you know that name?"

"A Dust shop employee told me his name. I think it was at From Dust Till Dawn."

Roman growled and swiped back his lighter, lighting his cigar. He took a drag, "Guess I'll have to pay FDTD a little visit, then," he muttered, watching Cinder's. . . associates leave.

eheheheheheheheheheheheheheh. I have plaaaaaaaaaaans!

Okay, so onto Reviews!

Gues Reviewer 5.1/.2(if you're the same one): Thanks! Glad you love it! Honestly, after reading your review I wrote this in a day. Seriously. Ummm, Silver's Darkness. . . It has many uses, but he will mostly use it for illusions, more than anything. and yeah, using the illusions, it can help him change his armor, as it's just an illusion. Highly possible that he could do that, but well, you saw what happened. Now that Mega Beo looks cool. He can create an illusion of himself looking like a Beowulf. Glad you like his character! He's truly amazing. as an aside, he's extremely overpowered, but he just doesn't like to use all of it. Ol' Ozzy? He'll be making an appearance soon. Maybe not the next chapter but sometime later he'll appear. I will, thanks!

Oh wow, that was long.

Oh, yeah, this marks the start of Volume 2! Horrrayyyyyy. i think.

anyway, as of writing this, i am working on the seventh right now, sooooooooooo i dunno what that means. i'm just letting you know.

but next chapter is some fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!

I'm just tilting the letters to make it look like I'm singing. heh.

-FreohrWK