GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you another chapter of Remnant's Climax Heroes!
KRD: That's right! We left you with an ominous ending, but we're not gonna reveal that ju~st yet! But I'll tell you this, you'll never see it coming.
GKC: In any case, it's time we reveal Team JOKR's new outfits that will literally only be seen this entire chapter. Isn't it weird that Team RWBY had new outfits for just that segment but never wore them again until around the Mistral Arc? Well, at least some variant of them.
SR: What about Koa? Does she get a new outfit?
KRD: Yeah, and besides Coco's gonna make Team JOKR look badass in their new clothes! :3
GKC: We'll see about that.
KRD: So let's get going!
SR: Enjoy the show!
All 3: Henshin!
Disclaimer: Same thing.
Chapter 26: Midnight Clash!
[Rider Base]
"So? What do you guys think?" Coco asked.
"Gotta say, I was skeptical but you proved me wrong, Coco." Aaron said as he admired his new outfit. The outfit consists of a crimson long-sleeved high-collared jacket with his emblem stitched on the left breast in black with a silver zip-on opened to reveal a light grey muscle shirt beneath, dark grey fingerless gloves, black pants with a grey pouch attached to his right thigh, white boots with black buckles, and a white belt with a silver wolf head-shaped buckle.
Kurogasa's new outfit consists of a white jacket that was long falling to his knees and was sleeveless. The front had his symbols etched onto the lapels of the jacket in blue. Under it, was another jacket that was black and underneath that was a thin short formal kimono in white. To highlight the jacket was a blue obi around his waist. His pants were black while wearing black boots that went up to half of his calves.
Orion's new outfit consisted of a dark blue trench coat with three separate tails colored white with gold accents and brown fur around the collar. Under it was a black t-shirt. On his shoulders were white shoulder pads trimmed in gold while his hands were covered in white-black fingerless gauntlets. He wore a pair of tan cotton pants with white greaves trimmed with gold. His baseball hat was gone, letting his blonde hair fall to his shoulders but he had a blue headband on his forehead with a metal plate and inscribed on the steel is his emblem.
Orpheus's new outfit consisted of a dark purple sleeveless top that reached his waistline with black mesh underneath the fabric while a single bronze pauldron rested on his left shoulder. He wore a pair of stark grey pants with an orange sash wrapped around his waist like a belt. He had on brown boots with bronze leg guards covering his shins and kneecaps. He also had on black wristbands with white feathers attached to them. Around his neck was a dark grey scarf with the tails hanging loosely off his neck.
"Told ya Coco would pull it off." Kurogasa grinned.
"I was wrong. I admit that."
"Still, it looks sweet. We should wear these more often." Orion said.
"Can I come in now? I have my outfit on." Koa said from the bathroom.
"Yeah, come on out." Orpheus said.
Koa came out, her hair done into a ponytail with long strands hanging from the right side of her head. Her new outfit was a white short sleeved shirt underneath a sandy orange vest. She also wore a pair of shorts that had a crocodile scale print, held up by a snakeskin belt with a turtle shell buckle. A pair of white knee socks and orange sneakers topped off the outfit.
"What do you think?" Koa said, fiddling her thumbs.
"Uh…" Orpheus said dumbfounded. Before long, he had blood trickling out of his nose.
"Dude…" Kurogasa deadpanned, holding out a tissue.
"I still find the concept of blood disgusting." Koa cringed.
"It just means he thinks you look good," Aaron stated.
"Oh?"
"Yep… I'm pretty sure he's thinking dirty thoughts right now." Kurogasa added.
"I am not!" Orpheus cried out in dismay.
"Yeah-huh, okay."
"Well you all look great!" Koa said with a cute smile.
"Thanks!" Orion said with a grin while he flexed his arms. "We know we're good-looking."
"Just make sure Ruby doesn't look thirsty over ya." Aaron snickered.
"Don't make me bop you." Orion deadpanned.
"Thanks for the drop off, Coco." Kurogasa thanked the fashionista, before pulling out a gold Lien card. "Here's your commission."
Coco swiped the card and gave the five teens a salute, "Pleasure doing business with you." And with that, she left with a wide grin on her face, thinking of all the fabric she can buy and what she can make with the amount of materials she has.
"That girl's brain is probably nothing but clothes, clothes, and more clothes." Aaron deadpanned.
"I wouldn't be surprised if she made lingerie…" Orion added.
"Who's to say she hasn't already?" Orpheus pondered.
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Ruby's hands straps the red laces of her shoes. Weiss' hand gripped the handle of Myrtenaster strapped to her side. Yang's Ember Celica was over her left forearm as she slid the ammo chamber. And finally, Blake tightened the black ribbons around her arms.
Ruby's new outfit consists of a long-sleeve, light gray shirt with black belted cuffs near the ends of the sleeves. Over top of the gray shirt is a black pinafore with two vertical lines of red stitching that resemble the lacing on a corset. She wears a red skirt with a large black print of her emblem on the side and matching black tulle underneath. Her stockings and shoes remain the same as her original outfit, though the boots lack the red trim that decorated the top. A few pieces of metal arranged in an abstract shape are attached to the shoulder of her left sleeve, and her cloak's hood has been wrapped around her neck in a scarf-like fashion, while the rest hangs down like normal.
Weiss's outfit consists of a white, double-breasted pea coat with black piping, cuffs, and buttons over a white, pleated full skirt with black lace trim. She also wears a pair of white, thigh-high boots with black heels and lace-topped black stockings.
Blake's consists of a white, v-neck, zip-up crop shirt with a black hem and three-quarter sleeves. Her emblem is printed in off-white on the left side of the shirt. She wears black pants that have a vertical gray stripe on the outer side of each leg and a black belt. Attached to the rear of the belt is a black piece of fabric that covers her from hip to hip. Underneath this is a longer, translucent, purple piece of fabric. She also wears black high-heel boots with two straps and buckles and purple underoles, reaching to mid-calf. She retains the black ribbons on her forearms and her black bow.
And Yang's consists of a deep-collared cream vest worn over a low cut black shirt; both are covered by a dark gray shrug with a raised collar, three-quarter sleeves adorned with a single black stripe down the outside of each sleeve, and gold cuffs. A black miniskirt is worn under the cream vest. A pair of crooked black belts with gold accents are slung around her hip, with a purple piece of fabric attached to the left-rear section of the lower belt. She wears thigh high stockings attached to her miniskirt by garter-belts on the front and back of each thigh, decorated with four golden studs above her knee and her emblem on the outside of each thigh in gold. She also wears black ankle boots with multiple buckles and white ribbons on the back tied in a bow. Around her neck is a purple pendant set in silver.
"Huh… Coco really outdid herself." Weiss commented.
"Wonder how the boys will look?" Yang pondered as she adjusted her top to allow her 'girls' to breathe a little easier.
"Knowing Coco, she did them, a solid." Blake added.
"So then, everyone remembers their roles?" Ruby asked as Weiss stood up.
"You, Kurogasa, and I will head to the CCT and check the Schnee records for any other Dust robberies or inconsistencies. Seeing as we're in the family, it shouldn't be a problem."
"The White Fang has regular faction meetings to hand out orders and recruit new members. If Aaron, Koa, and I can get in, we can hopefully find out what they're planning." Blake said.
"I have an old friend on the shady side of town that typically knows everything going on in Vale. Getting information out of him shouldn't be too hard since I'm bringing Orion and Orpheus with me."
"Let me guess, Junior?" A familiar voice said as Team RWBY turned towards the door to see Team JOKR and Koa coming in.
"And if they give us trouble," Orion said with a smirk before slamming his fist into his palm. "We can always persuade them."
"And I know a few ways to get by a few Faunus senses without them realizing that I'm human." Aaron stated.
"Well, well…" Yang smirked with a raised eyebrow as she circled around Aaron, eyeing him like a rare animal. "Coco certainly made you attractive. Rawr…" She purred.
Aaron felt his cheeks burn at the implication as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "Um, t-thanks, Yang. You look good as well."
"Mmmmm…" Blake pouted as she narrowed her eyes at Yang.
"Hey there, Snow Pea." Kurogasa grinned at Weiss.
Weiss rolled her eyes, "Another nickname?" She took in the boy's attire. "Your new outfit suits you."
"Thanks." Kurogasa said. "And besides, better than Ice Queen yeah?"
"Well… yeah." Weiss admitted.
"So no complaining."
"Ohhhhhhhhh…" Ruby was ogling her boyfriend as she was… drooling.
"What? I got something on my face, Rubes?" Orion asked his girlfriend as he felt a bit uncomfortable by her expression.
"Like Aaron said, thirsty." Koa snickered.
"Shut up…" Orion hissed.
"Ruby, you got drool hanging off of your mouth." Blake said.
"H-Huh!?" Ruby snapped out of it, before wiping said mouth. "U-Um, anyways, we'll meet up tonight near Yang to go over what we found. Let's do this!"
"Yeah!" Another familiar voice said as their attention shifted right to a smiling Sun Wukong as he hung upside-down by his tail in their open window. The teams were taken aback.
"Sun!" Blake exclaimed in alarm and surprise.
"How did you get up there?" Yang asked.
"Ah, it's easy; I do it all the time."
"You do what?!" Weiss asked incredulously.
"I climb trees all the time!" Sun said. Without reacting to Weiss' scowl, he flips into the dorm room. "So, are we finally getting back at that Torchwick guy?"
"We are going to investigate the situation… as a team." Blake said, stepping forward.
"Sorry, Sun. We don't want to get friends involved if we don't have to." Ruby apologized.
"Psh! That's dumb! We should always get friends involved! That's why I brought Neptune!" Sun said, gesturing out the window. The girls and boys lean out the window on top of one another cartoon-style to see the aforementioned teammate of Sun's standing outside, cool as can be.
"'Sup?" Neptune waved while he was standing on a very thin ledge circling the building under the windows.
"How did you even get up here?" Kurogasa deadpanned.
"I have my ways." Neptune said. "Seriously, though, can I come in? We're like, really high up right now."
"Looks like you'll need to revise the plan, Rubes…" Orion sighed.
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"Alright." Ruby said as she looked at the new pair up. "Neptune will be going with Yang and Orion and Orpheus. Sun will join Aaron and Blake and Koa, balancing out our group."
Koa and Weiss were the only two who seemed dejected about the matchup, for the same reasons.
"Anyone wanna trade?" Koa asked the group.
"Nope. We're fine." Kurogasa said.
"Aw c'mon!"
"I said, we're fine." Kurogasa repeated with a strained smile with his eyebrow twitching.
"He's obviously pissed…" Aaron whispered to Blake, who nodded in agreement.
Ruby, oblivious as always, didn't seem to notice the dejection from the two girls. "Alright then, let's get going!"
LINE BREAK
"Uhhhhhhh…" Roman looked absolutely confused as Azrael was preparing something as he was drawing… a circle… with multiple lines, shapes… and symbols. "Not that I'm not into the occult, but… what exactly are you doing?"
"I'm summoning a few allies. Ones that will assist me in eliminating those bothersome pests." Azrael answered.
"Team JOKR hm? And who exactly will do that?"
Azrael smirked deviously, "Where's the fun in spoiling the surprise? It's better to sit back and watch."
"Well okay, do your thing." Roman shrugged as he raised his hands and backed up.
"Yes, yes, go back to being that little fire princess's lap dog. I've got better things to do." The white-haired man waved off the criminal mastermind. Before he snapped his fingers, "Ah! Could you send up that Faunus girl with the deer antlers?"
"I have a feeling you'd want to make an Alter out of her, but hey, no skin off my back." Roman shrugged, before walking off. "And for the record, I'm not her lap dog." He added, but Azrael paid it no mind.
"Now then…" Azrael said, before placing his hands over the circle and it began to glow ominously. Azrael then started chanting in a strange language that no one has ever heard before, let alone spoken of, until now. He continued the chant as the circle gradually grew brighter and brighter and by the time he finished, a pillar of light shot upwards for what a moment before finally fading.
He furrowed his brow in annoyance, "Hmph. I figured the damn circle wouldn't work without the final ingredient." He remarked before he heard a knock on his door. "Enter." He ordered.
The door opened to see the Deer Faunus entering, "You called for me, sir?"
"Yes, please come in." Azrael said, as the Deer Faunus girl entered the room and closed it. "I have a favor I want to ask of you. And only you can accomplish this."
"What would that be, sir?"
"Tell me… are you a virgin?" He inquired.
"Um… yes?" She asked unsurely.
Azrael's wicked grin grew to near madness. "Excellent…"
From behind the closed door, a woman screamed in both fear and agony before all was silent.
"I really must thank you, my dear. You actually managed to give me the last ingredient I needed for the ritual… the blood of a virgin." Azrael comments as he brings up his hand… which was covered in blood. "Now, let's try this again." He said, before placing his hands over the circle once more and it began to glow ominously. Azrael then started chanting the same strange language as the circle gradually grew brighter and brighter and by the time he finished, a pillar of light shot upwards for what was only a moment before finally fading.
"Ugh… what in the hell? Where am I?" A voice from the circle asked. The person in question has short, messy white hair and red eyes. His skin complexion is pale white, almost making him look sickly, but is otherwise at the peak of physical health. His attire consists of a grey t-shirt with a black hooded jacket that's zipped up, having zippers in various places, mainly for design aesthetics. He also wears black jeans that were ripped in some places, again for design aesthetics and wears black loafers on his feet.
"Welcome to Remnant, my friend. Care to tell me your name?" Azrael asked with a smirk.
"Who are you supposed to be?"
"The one who summoned you and your new boss."
"And why… did you bring me here?"
Azrael reached into his coat and pulled out a photo then tossed it over to the young man, who snagged it into his right hand. "Because I know someone you hate most of all is here."
The young man looked at the photo, then back at Azrael, "This is some kind of joke. He's alive?"
"Quite. And he's one of a few individuals that I want dead." The young man glared at him, "Because I know him, I know all about you. You were humiliated by him. You used to be friends, but he turned against you, because he didn't see things your way. It sickens you doesn't it? And you've bested him several times, in fact every time you come face-to-face with him, is that not correct?"
"What's your point?"
"My point is, I'm giving you the opportunity to truly be the best of the best, by killing him." Azrael said. "You have nothing to lose, he has everything to lose. It's a win-win situation, don't you think?"
"I see your point." The young man remarked. "So… when do I get my chance?"
"Soon. For now, I need to call forth a few more comrades that shall assist us in this endeavor."
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, Ruby, Weiss, and Kurogasa were walking on their way towards Vale's CCT tower, which is the most prominent part of Beacon academy that also doubled as Ozpin's office. The building itself is an enormous cylindrical building supported by four flying buttresses and serviced via an elevator system. The top was surmounted by a number of green spheres or lights, as well as an intricate clockwork mechanism consisting of many interlocking cogs and gears. It looms over the sparse trees growing around the crossroads below.
"Woooow! I forget how big the Transmit tower looks up close!" Ruby exclaimed with awe.
"You should see the one in Atlas!" Weiss boasted.
"That was the first one, right?" Ruby pondered.
Weiss nodded, "Correct."
The trio are walking down the path towards the building.
"Atlas developed the Cross Continental Transmit System to allow the four kingdoms to communicate with one another." Weiss explains, "It was their gift to the world after the Great War."
"Oooh, look at me! My name's Weiss! I know facts! I'm rich!" Ruby says, acting high and mighty at Weiss's expense. She snorts into her hands at Weiss' annoyed frown.
"Don't be a pest! Besides, the only reason we're here is because you like the tower so much! We could have just as easily made a call from the library!"
"I know, but it's so coool! Ooh, I'm going to take a picture!" Ruby said in excitement. As she was taking her picture, Weiss decided to have a talk with her brother.
"What's with you today, Kuro?" Weiss asked.
"I saw how you were looking at Neptune…" Kurogasa pouted. "You're leaving me for him, aren't you…"
"Don't be ridiculous!" Weiss stated. "I was simply admiring another fellow intellectual. That's all."
"Mmmmmmm…" Kurogasa now gave her the puppy eyes. Weiss could only deflate. There was no way she could resist the puppy eyes. Even if it wasn't her brother, she can't resist any form of puppy eyes! "And I had Coco make a nice dress for the Vytal Festival Ball for you too…"
"A dress?" Weiss looked at her brother in surprise.
"Yeah…" He looked away cutely. "I wanted you to wear it, so I can see you dance while wearing it."
"Wow I uh… thanks Kuro." Weiss said with an honest smile.
Ruby smiled seeing Weiss giving an honest smile, and went to grab her Scroll from a pocket on her clothes. However, in her excitement, the device is launched from her hands, bouncing along the pavement until it lands at a familiar girl's feet.
"Oh!" The girl says, as she picked up the Scroll and extended it towards the clumsy teen. "You dropped this."
"Penny?!" Ruby gasped, upon seeing her.
Penny looked similarly surprised. "Uuuh…"
"Where have you been? We haven't seen you since that night at the docks!"
"S-Sorry. I think you're confused." Penny said, before she suddenly hiccups, throwing the Scroll into Ruby's hands. "Uh… I've got to go!" She then turned quickly and walked away.
Weiss turned to Ruby, seeing the exchange. "What was that about?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." Ruby said as she starts walking in Penny's direction as she shouts back to her partner "You go make your call! I'll meet up with you later!"
"Wait!" Weiss called out to her, but it was no use.
"Let her go, Weiss." Kurogasa placed a hand on her shoulder. "She'll be fine."
LINE BREAK
Ruby catches up to Penny as she descends the steps until she gets in front of the non-eccentric redhead. "Penny! Where have you been? It's been weeks!"
"There seems to be a… misunderstanding." Penny said with a hiccup.
Ruby looked surprised. "What?!" She exclaimed as Penny continued to walk away. Ruby slides down the rail next to her. "Penny… Is everything okay?" Penny continues forward without reaction, before Ruby grabs her by the arm. "Penny, please stop! Look, I don't know what's wrong, but you have to listen to me! Those guys we fought at the docks, we think they're up to something big, something bad! I need you to tell me what happened to you that night! Please… as a friend."
After a pause, Penny sighed. After glancing to her sides swiftly, she walks over to Ruby's side and leans in close. "It isn't safe to talk here."
Penny looks around suspiciously, much to Ruby's confusion.
LINE BREAK
Weiss and Kurogasa walked through the grand, glowing lobby of the tower with pride, avoiding the central terminal and heading straight for the elevator doors, which slide open automatically and close when she's inside. The voice of the CCT AI is projected from a panel near the door.
["Hello. Welcome to the CCT. How may I help you?"]
"We'd like to go to the communications room, please." Weiss said.
["Absolutely. Could you please place your Scrolls on the terminal to verify your identities?"] Weiss and Kurogasa retrieved their Scrolls and placed it as directed. ["Perfect! Thank you, Miss Schnee. Mister Kururugi."]
Upon the elevator's ascent, Weiss's expression shifts from pleasant to serious. Kurogasa mirrored his sister's expression as well. Upon entering the room, four symbols are seen on a computer - twin axes and wreaths, three flying swords pointing down, a spear and shield inside a fragmented circle, and a precise winged shape lamp. Weiss and Kurogasa walk up to the front desk where a holographic secretary appears in the seat.
Beeps are heard before the projection speaks in a polite manner. ["Welcome to the Beacon Cross Continental Transmit center. How may I help you?"]
"I need to make a call to Schnee Company World Headquarters in Atlas." Weiss requested.
["Absolutely. If you could head over to Terminal 3, I'll patch you through."]
"Thank you!" Weiss smiles and nods before she and her brother walked over to their assigned cubicle-like computer, passing a few Beacon students in uniform - one of which is talking to her mother and asking how things are going back in Signal Academy. She sits at her own display, taking a deep, unhappy breath to prepare for the call ahead.
"You okay, Weiss?" Kurogasa asked.
"Honestly… no." Weiss admitted.
"If you want, I'll do the talking." He offered.
"No, I have to do this." Weiss stated. "If father is the one who responds then I'll be the one that talks to him."
Soon, the face of a short-haired brunette appears on the monitor with the Schnee snowflake rotating behind her. She does not realize who she is talking to until she looks up. ["Thank you for calling the Atlas- Oh! Miss Schnee! Mr. Kururugi! Good afternoon! Would you like me to patch you through to your father? I think your sister Winter might be here as well."]
Weiss in her mind was hesitant, but she produced a fake smile as she pleasantly said, "No, thank you! I was actually wondering if you could find some files for me. I've compiled a short list." Weiss produces her Scroll, placing it into a slot on the keyboard, creating a series of noises as the Operator looks at the data from her side of the screen.
["I see. If you don't mind... what may I ask is this for?"]
"School project." Kurogasa cut in.
The operator looked a bit nervous, ["Um… There are some sensitive documents on this list."]
"Well, then, I'll be sure to treat them with care." Weiss said.
["Right… Very well."] The operator said, as there were more noises. ["The data is being transferred to your Scroll now."]
"Wonderful! That will be all, then." Weiss nodded.
["Are you sure you wouldn't like me to patch you through to your father before you go?"]
Weiss loses her smile, but quickly replaces it. "Yes, I'm sure."
"Actually…" Kurogasa interrupted. "Can you uh… patch me through to Mom?"
"Kuro?" Weiss looked confused.
"I'll be fine. Go. I just need to talk to her for a bit." Kurogasa assured.
The heiress looked at her brother for a moment but nodded in understanding. "Alright… tell her I said 'hi'…" And with that, she left.
["Give me one moment."] The Operator said, as the screen went blank for a moment before another person's face appeared. She was a tall and fair-skinned woman with slate-blue eyes. She wore her hair in a low ponytail over her left shoulder. Her attire consists of a white cravat secured by a silver brooch set with a red stone; as well as a light purple jacket with light sleeves, and a wide belt around her waist.
"Uh… hey Mom," Kurogasa greeted with a weak smile.
["Kurogasa…"] The woman, identified as Kurogasa's adoptive mother, smiled softly at him. ["You've grown more handsome since your time away."]
"H-Have I?" Kurogasa said sheepishly.
["Have I ever lied to you, darling?"]
"Well, no, you haven't." Kurogasa got out. "I uh… I just… wanted to see how you're doing. General Ironwood told me, but… I had to know for myself… and Weiss says hi."
["I see… Well, it's good to see you, Kurogasa."] Willow Schnee said thoughtfully.
"Mom…" Kurogasa said, getting her attention. "I'm going to get you out of there soon… I promise. I just… need more time…"
["Kurogasa…"] His adoptive mother frowned.
"Mom, please… I need you to trust me on this…" He pleaded. "I love you too much to see you hurt any longer. I wouldn't forgive myself if anything happened to you now…"
["Killing yourself to save me is not the same thing."] She retorted.
"I wasn't-"
["I'm not a fool, Kurogasa. I know how much you hate your father. I can see it in your eyes… they're filled with hatred. Those are not the eyes I want to see in my son."]
Kurogasa could only look down sadly as he felt a tear welling up before having to wipe it off. "I'm sorry… I only…"
["I know that you only want to help. But fighting this way with hatred will not help me. It'll only make you end up like Jacques."] Willow told her adopted son.
"Then… what do I do?"
["Follow your own path. The one that earned you so many friends and even made you smile. That's what you should do."]
"My own… path."
["Besides… I know one day you will help me. I have faith."]
"!" Kurogasa gasped in surprise.
["I best be off. It was good talking to you, Kurogasa. Take care of yourself and your sister, okay?"] She said, before the line cut off.
"Wait, Mo-" Kurogasa got out, but it was too late. "Mom…" He muttered.
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Penny stands alone near a two-story building with patio furniture and she is looking around nervously when a hand grabs her shoulder, causing her to jump. She turns to see Ruby grinning. She smiles in return. The scene then moves to the two strolling down the street.
"I wish I could help you, Ruby, but I don't know anything about those men." Penny said.
"Well, what happened to you that night? We were all together, and then you just disappeared! Were you kidnapped?" Ruby asked.
"Oh, no! Nothing like that!" Penny shook her head.
"Then where did you go?"
"I've never been to another kingdom before. My father asked me not to venture out too far, but… You have to understand, my father loves me very much; he just worries a lot."
"Believe me, I know the feeling." Ruby grinned. "But why not let us know you were okay?"
"I… was asked not to talk to you. Or Weiss. Or Blake. Or Yang. Anybody, really."
"Was your dad that upset?"
"No, it wasn't my father…"
Before Penny can continue, she and Ruby hear the sound of megaphones announcing something, turning around the corner to look at the platform in the center of a plaza where the holographic image of James Ironwood is seen before six AK-130 Androids, who are in turn standing in front of two large metal storage cases with the spear-and-shield emblem on their doors.
["The AK-130 has been a standard security model of Remnant for several years, and they have done a fine job. Wouldn't you agree? Wouldn't you agree?"] Ironwood said. The clapping of the gathered audience causes the drones to take a jerky bow. ["But… the kingdom of Atlas is a kingdom of innovation, and 'fine'… Well, that's just not good enough, is it? Presenting… the Atlesian Knight-200!"] The doors to the cases roll up, and six new, bulkier, shinier automatons stand at attention before knocking their obsolete predecessors down to the applause of the watchers. ["Smarter, sleeker, and admittedly, a little less scary."] The robots flex and pose as a demonstration. ["These models will become active later this year, but they won't be alone! Now, the Atlesian Military has always supported the idea of removing men from the dangers of the battlefield. However, there are still many situations that will undoubtedly require… a human touch."]
The last line draws Ruby's attention.
"Ruby…?" Penny said nervously.
["So, our kingdom's greatest minds, in cooperation with the Schnee Dust Company, are proud to introduce… the Atlesian Paladin!"]
Ironwood's image is replaced with the hologram of a robotic white behemoth, featuring hinged piston legs, large guns for hands, and a rectangular head, standing at least twice as tall as the Knights below it.
Ironwood with only his voice added, ["Now, we couldn't have them here for you today, but these mechanized battle suits will be seen defending the borders of our kingdom within the year!"]
Ruby hunched in awe. "Whoa…"
"Ruby? Maybe we should go somewhere else." Penny said.
At the side of the stage, two armored soldiers see Penny, pointing her out and calling in backup. Penny backs away and then breaks into a dead run, which snaps Ruby out of her weapon-awe-induced stupor.
"Penny! Wait! Where are you going?!" Ruby called out. She turned to look back at the soldiers chasing after her friend, and realizing Penny's situation, swiftly follows her in an attempt to catch up down the winding alley.
"Down here! She went this way!" The soldier called out.
Penny and Ruby run across the street with the soldiers following them, though a honking car nearly runs one over. He manages to brace his hands against the hood, which somehow stops the vehicle, and his partner runs along after the girls. Ruby is still trying to catch up with Penny, but a high stack of crates on a flimsy support is easily cut down by Crescent Rose, causing a wooden avalanche of boxes to block the path. Seeing Penny right ahead of her, Ruby leaps into the air and lands on the alley wall, ricocheting off to grab Penny around the middle.
"This way!" Ruby grimaced before the two disappeared in a flash of red and rose petals.
Ruby dashed away as fast as she can while carrying Penny, but the strain was too great, and they crashed to the ground a short while later, with Ruby falling all the way into the street. She gets up slowly, and in her dazed state, she doesn't notice the large truck coming up from behind her until the honking is too late of a warning. She stands up just as she's about to be hit, but from out of nowhere, Penny pushes Ruby out of the way and holds her palms out.
In the split second where the two make contact, the ground beneath Penny cracks and crumbles into pieces, and the From Dust Till Dawn truck is lifted a little ways into the air by the girl's sheer strength. She puts it down, and the Shopkeep stares in awe at the crumples in his hood, just like the Huntress who got saved.
Ruby's eyes were wide, terrified, and uncertain. "Penny…?" She stuttered as Penny approached the shopkeep.
"Are you okay?"
The Shopkeep nodded, obviously scared. "Uh-huh…"
Penny backs away, looking at Ruby's frightened expression, then at the bystanders murmuring to each other in an attempt to understand what just happened. In her panic, she runs from the Atlas soldiers still chasing her down and bumps into Ruby, knocking the poor girl out of her stupor as her friend tries to get away again.
"Penny! Come back!" Ruby called out. She started going after Penny as the people look at the destruction Penny caused with her bare hands and the soldiers find they lost their target.
Penny comes to a stop once she gets out of the alleyway, looking around for where to run next. "Um… Uh…"
Ruby came up to Penny, exasperated. "Penny! Please! What is going on?! Why are you running? How did you do that?!"
Penny looked more nervous than ever. "I-I can't! Everything's fine! *HIC!* I-I don't want to talk about it! *HIC! HIC! HIC! HIC!*"
"Penny, if you can just tell me what's wrong, I can help you!" Ruby said.
Penny though retreated from her friend. "No! No, no! You wouldn't understand…"
"Let me try! You can trust me!"
Penny, after what seemed forever, finally relents, coming up to Ruby's face desperately "You're my friend, right? You promise you're my friend?!"
"I promise." Ruby said softly.
After a silent second, she looked down at her hands. "Ruby… I'm not a real girl."
Penny shows Ruby the toll of stopping the truck that would have killed her: Parts of her palm's skin have ripped away, revealing the gray metal underneath. Penny stares sadly at Ruby's face, now completely astounded by her friend's secret as all she can simply say was…
"Oh." Ruby got out, before shaking her head. "Penny, I-I don't understand…"
"Most girls are born, but I was made. I'm the world's first synthetic person capable of generating an Aura." Penny explained as she turned her head to the side sadly. "I'm not real…"
Ruby took Penny's hands in her own. "Of course you are. You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me?"
Penny was confused. "I don't… um… "She leaned in close to Ruby's face. "You're… taking this extraordinarily well."
"You're not like those things we saw back there." Ruby said, tapping her chest. "You've got a heart, and a soul; I can feel it!"
Penny felt like she could cry, but she can't since she's a robot. "Ooohh… oh Ruby!" She exclaimed, before grabbing her into a hug and shaking her back and forth. "You're the best friend anyone could have!"
"I can see why your father would want to protect such a delicate flower!" Ruby muffled groaned.
Penny then releases Ruby, fully back to her happy self. "Oh, he's very sweet! My father's the one that built me! I'm sure you would love him!"
"Wow." Ruby giggled. "He built you all by himself?"
"Well, almost! He had some help from Mr. Ironwood."
Ruby looked shocked. "The General?! Wait… Is that why those soldiers were after you?"
"They like to protect me, too!"
Ruby scoffs. "They don't think you can protect yourself?"
"They're not sure if I'm ready yet... One day, it will be my job to save the world, but I still have a lot left to learn. That's why my father let me come to the Vytal Festival. I want to see what it's like in the rest of the world, and test myself in the Tournament."
"Penny, what are you talking about? Save the world from what?" Ruby asked confused. "We're in a time of peace!"
Now it was Penny's turn to look confused. "That's not what Mr. Ironwood said…"
"Check down here!" A voice called out.
Penny grabs Ruby by the shoulders, "You have to hide!" She lifts Ruby above her head effortlessly thanks to her android strength.
Ruby struggles and screams as she is carried toward the dumpster, "Penny, wait! What are you doing? You don't have to go with them! I can help you!"
Penny throws Ruby in the trash and lifts the lid so she can still talk, ""It's okay, Ruby. They're not bad people; I just don't want to get you in trouble. Just promise me you won't tell anyone else my secret. Okay?" She gravely stared at her.
"I promise." The young girl answered, before lowering her head into the garbage as the lid is put down, but she lifts it a little to peek at the scene outside.
"There she is!" The voice said as two soldiers approached.
"Sal-u-tations, officers!"
"Why were you running? And what happened to the other girl?"
"What girl? I've been by myself all day!" Penny said, but hiccups loudly, before smiling.
"You shouldn't cause such a scene."
"Are you okay?"
Penny showed off her "injured" palms. "Just a scratch."
"Penny, your father isn't going to be happy about this." The first soldier said.
"Please, just come with us." The second soldier said.
"Yes, sir!"
Penny and the soldiers are heard walking away as Ruby looks on in sadness… until a rat screeches from below her feet, causing the young Huntress to fall and close the lid on herself.
LINE BREAK
In the ruined parts of Vale, the sound of an engine gets closer and closer until Bumblebee and Azure Cross pull into the street and stop just short, showing Yang Xiao Long behind the handlebars in her matching helmet, along with Orion and Orpheus.
Yang took off the helmet, talking to Neptune as she gestures with her thumb to the music playing nearby. "Come on, my friend's right in here!" And indeed Neptune was sitting right behind her, hair and goggles messed up with a petrified expression of terror on his face.
"Cool…" Neptune groaned in dizziness before he shakes his head, somehow perfectly fixing his appearance, and gets off the cycle, looking around worriedly. "And where exactly is… here?"
"This is the club that Junior runs." Orion said.
"I can't wait to beat him up again." Orpheus grinned, punching his fist with an empty palm.
"Technically, Aaron did the beating and we were disguised as the Kiva Riders." Orion pointed out.
The music from Junior's Club gets louder once inside to show Junior behind the bar adjusting his cuffs as his Henchmen stock the bottles, carry boxes, and otherwise stand around on the dance floor, until…
"Hurry, close the door - she's coming!" One henchman shouted. He and another Henchman proceed to roll the doors shut and keep them closed with their bodies.
Junior noticed the predicament, walking out from the bar. "What are you two idiots doing?!"
The Henchmen shouted incoherently until an explosion knocked them to the ground and forced the doors open, allowing a familiar face to walk in through the smoke.
"Guess who's back!" Yang grinned.
Eight guns were suddenly pointed in her face with an equal number of angry Henchmen behind them. Though this doesn't faze her, she stops and glares at the recording studio where the track is messing up until the frightened bear-headed DJ takes the needle off the record and retreats back under the table.
Neptune appeared behind Yang as the Henchmen continued hoisting their guns. "Yeah, so could you define "friend" for me?"
"Seriously? I thought Batman taught you a lesson by now." Orion said.
"Should we call him?" Orpheus asked.
The moment Junior heard Batman he said, "Stop, stop! Nobody shoot!" He then cuts his way through the crowd of goons, straightening his tie. "So you're here Blondie, why?"
"You still owe me a drink." Yang said, as she grabs Junior by the arm and drags him to the bar through the hired guns.
"Whoa-ho-ho-ho, what a woman…" Neptune said, broke from his lovestruck gaze to see the twins Melanie and Miltia Malachite standing beside him. "'Sup?"
"Don't try it." Orion deadpanned.
"Not worth it." Orpheus added.
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, Blake's fingers trace three scratch marks on a wall before peeking around its corner and seeing a pair of horned Faunus as they are ushered into a building by a bearded man. She turns to Sun, Koa, and Aaron next to her.
"This is it." Blake said.
"You sure?" Sun asked, but Blake glares at him and starts moving towards the entrance while unfastening her bow. "Y'know, I'm just gonna take your word for it."
"You guys go on ahead. I'll scout around the perimeter." Aaron said.
"Huh? Why?" Koa asked.
"Trust me. They're gonna immediately recognize me. And that's what we don't want." He said before taking off.
"You're brother is so weird," Sun said to the cat Faunus.
"Well, he was called the Black Wolf for many reasons." Blake said. The three walk inside the building to a hallway filled with cases, seeing another man announcing "New recruits, keep to the right!" at the young pair as they follow.
"I don't get it." Sun said, as he holds out the half-mask in his hand. "If you believe what you're doing is right, why hide who you are?"
"The masks are a symbol. Humanity wanted to make monsters out of us, so we chose to don the faces of monsters."
"That's kind of dark." Koa pouted.
"So was the guy who started it." Blake said, as she puts her mask on and walks on.
"Always sunshine and rainbows with you…" Sun sighed as he and Koa followed her lead.
The new recruits to the White Fang were moving in a line to the side of the stage, a mere few dozen compared to the hundreds of white-vested, black-hooded soldiers to their left and up above in the balconies. Blake, Sun, and Koa look around themselves when they stop, and a fully-masked man with tattoos standing starts speaking before the large sheet emblazoned with the bloody wolf and claw marks.
Meanwhile, Aaron was doing some sneaking around. "Alright, what are you up to Torchwick?" He said to himself.
His prior training in espionage from Sienna allowed him to sneak by guards without their notice and without leaving any traces of his scent. He then noticed a window that had an opening and managed to slip in. He looked around and noticed that was nothing in here… except for the odd… summoning circle?
"The hell?" Aaron got out as he knelt down to examine the marking. "Since when was summoning a Servant a thing in RWBY?" He frowned in suspicion.
While he continued his examination, he noticed a blood trail near the circle… which led to a closed door.
"What the hell?" Aaron felt a pit in his stomach. Slowly he crept up towards the door and opened it, and when he did, he fell on his butt as he backed away in horror. "Oh fuck…!"
Inside was the dead body of a Faunus woman, maybe a few years older than him with her chest torn open. Her facial expression is an ever-present look of horror and pain. Blood continued to drip out of her gaping wound while the red liquid flowed down her cold, pale lips.
"What the hell happened here!?" He said to himself, unable to fathom whether he should vomit or run away.
"Oh dear, I should have cleaned up my mess. How silly of me…" A familiar voice said. Aaron felt a chill going down his spine before turning around to see Azrael standing there.
"You… what the hell did you do!?" Aaron demanded.
"What does it look like? Demon summoning… sort of," The hooded villain shrugged.
"How much lower are you going to stoop!?" Aaron snarled as he summoned out his Aura Driver around his waist.
"Ah, ah, ah, I wouldn't do that if I were you." Azrael wagged his finger.
"And why's that?" Aaron growled.
"The first and obvious reason is that you are outnumbered in this scenario." Azrael then held up a second finger. "And secondly I have an acquaintance that I want you to meet."
Just then, someone walked forward next to Azrael.
"Who-"
*SLASH!*
LINE BREAK
"Thank you all for coming. For those of you who are joining us for the first time tonight, allow me to introduce a very special comrade of ours! I can assure you, he is the key to obtaining what we have fought for for so long!" The dark pants and brown shoes step forward before the orange tip of the Melodic Cudgel taps on the stage. The camera pans up to reveal none other than Roman, smiling confidently even as the crowd starts protesting.
Roman waved mockingly, "Thank you, thank you!" As he speaks, Neo Politan walks out from behind the sheet, surprising Koa. Neo noticed her, but Koa placed a finger over her lips, telling her to shut it for now. "Please, hold your applause!"
"What's a human doing here?!" An antelope Faunus demanded, pointing at him.
"I'm glad you asked, "Deerie"! Now, I'll be the first to admit, humans… are the worst." He said, as he salutes as an example. "Case in point. So, I understand why you would like to see us all locked away, or, better yet, killed!"
Sun leaned over to Blake. "So, is he going somewhere with this?"
"But, before the claws come out, I'd like to mention the fact that you and I all have a common enemy: the ones in control, the people pulling the strings, the dirty, rotten humans that run our kingdoms!" The crowd changes their tune and starts agreeing with him. "Government, military, even the schools: they're all to blame for your lot in life!" He added, as he lets the crowd cheer as the three heroes share a look. "And they're all pests that need to be dealt with! Fortunately, I'm the best exterminator around… No offense to any rodents in the room."
With a snap of the fingers, the curtain falls, and the whole mass of Faunus applaud at the sight of the Atlesian Paladin-290 behind it, the mark of the White Fang painted on its shoulder.
"Whoa, that's a big robot toy…" Koa blinked owlishly.
"How did he get that?" Blake said incredulously.
"As some of you may have heard, this right here…" Roman taps the giant mech. "…is Atlas' newest defense against all the scary things in the world. And thanks to my "employer", we've managed to snag a few before they, uh, "hit the shelves". Now, many of your brothers have already moved down to our new operation in the southeast. If you'd rather stay within the city, that's fine… But if you're truly ready to fight for what you believe in, this is the arsenal I can provide you. Any questions?" The White Fang's roaring applause tells him the answer.
"We should get out of here." Blake said.
"Will all new recruits, please come forward!" The White Fang Lieutenant said.
As the line surges forward with the two having to follow, "Welp!" Sun got out.
"We're fudged." Koa added.
LINE BREAK
Back at the Club, Junior puts down his glass as he sits behind the bar separating him from his interrogator.
"I don't know!"
"How can you not know?" Yang demanded.
"I haven't talked to him! I haven't even seen him since the night you first came in here." Junior said as he leaned over to point in Yang's face. "He paid up front, I lent him my men, and none of them ever. Came. Back."
Neptune rushed over to Yang's side to raise a question of his own. "So where did they go?"
"What kind of stupid question is that? They never came back!" Junior snapped, before looking at Yang. "Who is this guy?"
Yang pushed Neptune out of the way with one hand. "Don't worry about him; worry about me." She said, as Neptune straightens and stands to attention. "If I don't find out what I want!"
"I already told you everything! Torchwick hired my boys, and I guess he wasn't happy with them, which is something I can relate to!" He shouts at his own men, who grumble and walk away in response..
Yang sighed. There was no point in interrogating him any further. "Come on, Neptune." She said, as she turns from the bar and walks away.
Neptune followed with his hands in his pockets. "We get everything we need?"
"Well, we got everything we can. Hopefully the rest of the team is having better luck."
LINE BREAK
The White Fang was still cheering loudly as the recruits marched to the stage, with Blake, Sun, and Koa having no choice but to follow along.
"What are we going to do?!" Sun hissed at Blake.
"I'm thinking…" Blake said.
Sun was watching Roman lean on the robot smoking his cigar and laughing with Neo beside him before he zeroes in on the two, frowning. "He sees us…" He said, trying to smile as he and Koa wave. Roman saw her and gave a small smirk.
Blake then noticed the junction box on the wall. "He can't see in the dark."
"Yeah- wait what?" Koa got out.
With that, Blake unsheathes Gambol Shroud, transforms it into a pistol, and shoots at the box, making the lights go out for the whole building and turning the screen dark.
"Don't let them get away!" Roman shouted.
"Sun! The window!" Blake shouted.
"Stop them!"
"Wait for me!" Koa exclaimed
Before the three student Huntsmen crash through the window and start running as fast as they can, the mechanized sound of running power signals the Atlesian Paladin's activation, and it crashes through the wall of the building in pursuit of the runaways, who leap off of a car and manage to get on the roofs. The Paladin follows beside them on the street as Koa, Blake, and Sun parkour from rooftop to rooftop.
"Ok that's rather cool!" Koa said
"So you wouldn't happen to have… oh, I don't know… some form of backup?!" Sun cried out.
"On it!" Blake said, as she grabs her Scroll and puts it to her ear as she continues to jump.
LINE BREAK
Weiss and Kurogasa were seen leaving the Cross Continental Transmit tower's elevator when she grabs her own Scroll and listens to Blake's message.
["Everyone! If you can hear me, we need back-"]
["HEEEELLLLP!"] Sun wailed.
"About time." Kurogasa rolled his eyes.
"Right?" Weiss agreed, with a roll of her eyes as well and both started running out the door, a little smile on her face as she did so. Pressing a button, Kurogasa's Rider Machine suddenly revved up.
"Get on!" Kurogasa said, as they both got on his motorcycle before the two sped off.
LINE BREAK
Ruby is still beside the dumpster, which is boarded up, possibly to keep the rat imprisoned), staring at her Scroll.
["Big robot! And it's big! Really big!"] Sun shouted.
["And super cool too!"] Koa added.
"Oh, I am not missing this!" Ruby said excitedly as she runs off to join the fight.
LINE BREAK
Yang is back on the motorcycle in her helmet and sunglasses with Neptune looking at the Scroll in her hand over her shoulder.
["That Torchwick guy is in it! But not, like, it didn't eat him; he's, like, controlling it or something!"] Sun said.
"Where are you guys?" Yang asked.
Suddenly behind them, Blake, Koa, and Sun can be seen running through the street with the Paladin hot on their heels before they all disappear from view.
"That's them." Orion and Orpheus deadpanned.
Sun shouted, in both person and on the Scroll. ["HURRYYYY!"]
["YEE HAW!"] Koa cheered.
"Yeah, I got it." Yang said, putting the Scroll away, she quickly circles her ride around - much to Neptune's alarm - and drives off to follow them. Orion and Orpheus were not far behind.
Blake, Sun, and Koa somehow make it to the highways, jumping down into the busy street and continuing their escape by hopping on cars while the Paladin follows them by pushing vehicles out of the way. Sun pauses to look at their pursuer's path of destruction and offer a quick "Whoa!" before leaping onto more cars, much to the anger of Roman inside the robot, his face surrounded by blue holographic screens.
Yang, Neptune, Orion, and Orpheus are able to follow the mech suit on their ride, coming up next to it as it runs.
"We've gotta slow it down!" Yang shouted.
"Got it!"
"Orion, ready to be Cloud again?" Orpheus said.
"Don't remind me!" Orion said, as he readied his Lunar Divide.
Neptune reaches for his gun, but Roman notices them on his sensors and crashes into a multitude of cars with the Paladin's strong bulk, sending them flying towards his chasers.
"Hold on!" Yang shouted.
"Wuh-oh…"
Yang and Orion swerve, avoiding flying debris while Neptune and Orpehus flail. Back on two wheels again, Neptune unslings his weapon, aims as sparks start flying, and fires several bolts of blue electricity at the Paladin, causing Roman to grimace from the force of the attacks.
Switching strategies, Neptune flips the gun and it grows a shaft and an energy blade at the end, then jumps from Yang's bike as the spear's head splits in three and drives it into the top of the Paladin. Sun, Koa, and Blake pause in their car-hopping to look back.
"Neptune, hang on!" Sun shouted.
Neptune is trying his best, but the mech keeps bucking and threatens to make him fall. Closing his eyes, Sun smashes his palms together, and from the golden Aura around him, his Semblance creates two glowing outlines that copy their creator, leaping off and going back over the tops of vehicles to collide into the Paladin's front. They explode into blinding light upon contact to let Sun leap forward with Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang held up high, but Roman finally turns enough to send Neptune flying off and knocking into his leader, sending both of them off the highway.
As Blake looks on from her spot, she hears a voice from her Scroll:
["Blake! Kuro and I are in position!"]
Weiss was seen twirling over a highway and landing in the middle of the road, holding Myrtenaster at the approaching Roman. He smiles as his robot charges the girl, but Weiss spins and plunges her blade into the ground, summoning a circle of ice across the pavement that causes the Paladin to slip and crash, actually flying over the young Huntress and falling off the ramp,
BITE! DRACONIC AURA!
"Have some of this!" Shiro shouted as he dived down for his Rider Kick and it connected, crashing the Paladin straight down to the ground, landing further down before Ruby, already having her Crescent Rose out in scythe form.
The Paladin stands back up, and the rest of Team RWBY falls beside their leader to take up positions. While OKR joined up with him shortly after along with Koa.
"Where's Aaron?" Orion asked Blake.
"Something must've happened." Blake answered.
"You think he's still back there?" Koa asked.
"Alright, change of plans. Team RWBY, you handle Torchwick. We'll find Aaron." Kurogasa said.
"Want me to stay and convince Torchie to surrender?" Koa asked the group.
"You do that." Kurogasa nodded. "Come on guys!"
"Right!" They said, before the boys took off.
Roman chuckles, moving the robot slowly towards the girls.
"Freezer Burn!" Ruby shouted.
Ruby and Blake jump back out of the way as Weiss performs her same ice-circle trick, but backs out of Yang's way when she jumps into the air and hits the epicenter with her Ember Celica, creating a wave of mist that surrounds Roman. Immediately, the Paladin activates its laser sensors to make up for the lost sight, but it barely sees the afterimage of Blake and narrowly misses the dashing Yang. A gun manages to fire at the area between Blake and Yang, but out of the blast comes Ruby, who slashes the metal with her blade, causing it to falter.
"Checkmate!" Ruby called out next.
Blake and Weiss go in this time, each girl going for the feet until Weiss jumps up and stabs a sensor before leaping off of a white glyph. Roman lifts the Paladin's foot to crush Blake, but Weiss summons another glyph under her teammate to launch her backwards before the crushing blow can land. Roman growls and fires off the missiles, but Weiss and Blake flip backwards as the explosions merely hit where they were.
Finally, Weiss jumps up too high, and Roman fires a double energy blast at her. Myrtenaster absorbs the damage, but Weiss is thrown back, so she casts a beam of light from her weapon to the ground under Blake, forming a yellow clockwork circle that's absorbed into the Faunus girl and lets her slice through each launched missile with ease in a flurry of super-fast slashes.
Ruby ran into the fray as she called out, "Ladybug!"
Ruby shoots herself forward and cuts at the robot's legs, then turns as Blake aims herself at the giant's feet as well. They both dash forward and attack at the same time, circling each other around the Paladin with each strike until they both launch themselves into the air and come down together on the shoulder, cutting off the left arm entirely.
Yang doesn't waste a second, jumping onto the Paladin's back and punching the top with fiery shotgun blasts. Roman is knocked around in the cabin, but seeing as he can't reach her with his remaining mechanical arm, he runs backwards through two columns and leaves her embedded in a third before backing away and turning towards her. Just as she is falling down, the remaining arm extends a closed fist, and when it punches her, she flies through the column and doesn't get up.
"Yang!" Blake shouted.
"Don't worry! With each hit she gets stronger, and she uses that energy to fight back! That's what makes her special."
Yang slowly gets back on her feet, hair burning a brilliant white as she clenches her fists. Sensing victory, Roman throws a punch, but Yang catches it in her own hand (despite the ground cracking beneath her) and, eyes red with rage, smashes her knuckles into the second arm, obliterating it under her force.
Getting desperate with his armless robot, Roman immediately kicks Yang to the side, but as she passes her sister and teammates…
"Bumblebee!" Ruby shouted.
Blake throws her Gambol Shroud out for Yang to catch while flying, and the Faunus uses the momentum to swing the glowing girl around for a final hit to the robot. Roman, however, steps out of the way just in time to avoid complete destruction.
"We have to slow it down!" Ruby said.
"And how do you propose we do that?" Weiss asked.
"Ice Flower!"
Twirling their weapons so they both point at Roman, Weiss creates a series of glyphs in front of the scythe's sniper barrel, and a single shot through the circles creates a dazzling spiral of energy that creates large icicles upon impact with the Paladin. Ruby continues to shoot as Weiss freezes the fire, and as the ice completely envelops the robot's body, Blake swings her partner around in a circle one more time, but with Roman unable to move, the Paladin is hit by the speed and power of Yang's fists, flying into the air before crashing down in a hundred pieces and a defeated criminal.
Roman got up, slightly dazed but unharmed, as he inspected the damage while brushing himself off. "Just got this thing cleaned…"
"Roman, I advise you to surrender." Koa said to him. He looks up just in time to see Yang, still burning with her absorbed power, firing a single shot at the defenseless thief. "Yang no!"
But suddenly, he's saved at the last instant when Neo drops in front of him and merely opens Hush, deflecting the blast entirely. The new arrival hangs the weapon over her shoulder.
"Neo, you cheater!" Koa pouted, puffing her cheeks. Neo merely gave her a teasing wink and silent raspberry.
"Ladies, Ice Queen…" Roman said.
"Hey!"
"Always a pleasure! Neo, if you would…"
The pink-and-brown girl curtsies her enemies with a bow, but Yang will have none of it, charging forth with fists raised to strike the outlaws... only to break their image as if made out of a mirror and turn just in time to see them escape in a Bullhead. The rest of team RWBY runs up to Yang's side, now cooled down with the end of the fight.
"Man she knows how to make an exit." Koa said with a smile
"I guess she really made our plans… fall apart!" Weiss jokes.
While Weiss smiles, Ruby giggles, and Blake starts walking away, she simply states. "No. Just… no." Yang deadpanned.
"What- But, you do it!"
"There's a time and a place for jokes."
"Was this not it?"
"No, it just wasn't very good." Yang said as she followed Blake.
"Well, at least I'm trying!" Weiss huffed.
"Wait… Where are Sun and Neptune?" Ruby wondered.
LINE BREAK
Sun and Neptune are sitting in the middle stools of the "A Simple Wok Noodle House" eating their plates of noodles with the Shopkeep behind the counter and their weapons leaning on the other two stools.
"They're probably fine, right?" Neptune asked.
"Probably." Sun said.
His question answered, Neptune turns back to his noodles, and the two eat in silence.
LINE BREAK
"Where do you think Aaron is?" Orpheus asked.
"I don't know. They were going to check out the place where the White Fang hangout is. He's probably still back there." Kurogasa said, not out of his armor as the three of them kept going. Before long, they arrived at the warehouse where the wall was already destroyed thanks to the Paladin and the White Fang were already long gone.
"Aaron!" Orion called out.
"Where are you!?" Kurogasa shouted.
But there was no response.
"I don't like this. It's quiet… too quiet." Orion muttered.
"Wow. Way to jinx."
Just then, they heard footsteps slowly approaching them. Orion, Kurogasa, and Orpheus readied their weapons for whatever is coming at them. But… to their surprise, their leader suddenly limped out coming from around a corner, holding his arms and looking worse for wear, with some tears to his clothes and bruises.
"Aaron!" They exclaimed as they rushed over to him, when Aaron fell.
"You okay!?" Orion asked.
"Do I look ok?" Aaron deadpanned.
"What happened?" Kurogasa questioned.
"Azrael's got a new henchman." Aaron coughed out.
"What? Who?" Orpheus asked.
"You're not gonna believe this… but… he's from our world."
"What?" Kurogasa gasped as Orion and Orpheus were equally as shocked. "From… our world? How did Azrael-"
"A blood ritual… dark summoning stuff."
Team JOKR turned around to see Azrael approaching them with a dark sinister look on his face.
"Bastard, what have you done!?" Orpheus asked.
"Me? I did nothing, but my new associate certainly did." He said, gesturing to them as he stepped aside. Footsteps were heard from inside the building getting closer and closer until for some reason, Kurogasa's eyes widened in complete shock. Standing in front of them was a young man who has short, messy white hair and red eyes. His skin complexion is pale white, almost making him look sickly, but is otherwise at the peak of physical health.
"You…" Kurogasa gritted his teeth as he gripped Kage Ryuujin tightly. "Gou Shirogane…"
The young man smirked, "Nice seeing you all once again, Kamen Riders."
"Who the heck is this guy?" Orion wondered.
"So Azrael's telling the truth… you guys really have forgotten everything." He mused.
"Hey, jackass, we don't know you!" Orpheus shouted.
"Kurogasa does, however." Gou said with a smirk. The others turned to Kurogasa who had a tightened grip upon his sword.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Kurogasa growled.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm here to kill you." Gou remarked, gesturing at the samurai boy. "Or rather, I'm here to make you suffer. Besides, this is my chance to make you pay."
"You were a disgrace to kendo!" Kurogasa snapped. "You threw your weight around and discouraged the others because you thought those who practiced kendo for the wrong reasons had no right to wield the sword!"
"And you are still the insufferable fool that I remember standing in my way!" Gou spat back. "You and I had something back then! We possess the talent and resolve to be the best! But no, you wasted your talent by helping those nobodies who have no appreciation of the art."
"That's where you're wrong. They did appreciate kendo! They had the dedication! But your pride and obstinance wouldn't allow you to be on equal footing with them! You saw the potential in them and you were afraid they would surpass you. So what did you do? You hurt them so they'd never pick up the sword again!"
Gou glared at Kurogasa, "I finally remember why I hate looking at you now… just hearing you speak pisses me off. Makes what I'm about to do all the more sweeter." His devilish smirk returned. "I hear you got yourself a new family here. Maybe I should introduce myself."
"Don't you dare lay a finger on them!" Kurogasa said as he drew his sword. "Guys, look after Aaron. He's mine…" He said to Orion and Orpheus before walking forward.
"Oh, this is going to be fun." Gou remarked as he cracked his knuckles, before he drew out his own katana which glowed an ominous aura. "Looks like I get to test out this new toy of yours Azrael. You sure this thing will let me do just about anything anime can pull off?"
"Give it a swing." Azrael gestured with his hand.
"Alright," Gou smirked as he brought the katana back while a black-red aura surrounded the blade. He slashed the sword while roaring out, "GETSUGA TENSHOU!" A massive wave of black energy shot out of the sword and right at Kurogasa.
"What!?" Kurogasa gasped as he dodge rolled to the side.
"Getsuga Tenshou?! He pulled off a Bleach!" Orion gasped.
"And there's more to come." Gou grinned darkly.
"Damn you…" Kurogasa growled before his Aura Driver appeared on his waist. "You want to play that way? Then fine!"
AURA SPHERE CONNECTED! SNOWFLAKE!
"Henshin!"
MIRROR, MIRROR! FROSTY DUELIST!
LINE BREAK
"Whoooooa!" Weiss felt her Myrtenaster suddenly flying out of her hand and into the sky.
"I guess Kurogasa is using your Aura Sphere, Weiss-Cream." Yang comments when she notices the heiress's weapon flying away.
"Could the boys be in trouble?" Blake pondered.
Ruby, however, believed otherwise, "I'm sure they're handling it. They're the strongest guys we know." She said with optimism.
LINE BREAK
Once he changed into his armor, Myrtenaster came flying into his hand, catching it. "Ikuzo!" He said, before forming a glyph and bounced off of it to fly towards Gou and clashed his sister's weapon and RyuuKoutei against Gou's weapon. Sparks flew off before they broke the deadlock and Kurogasa summoned more glyphs before bouncing off of them and tried to attack him from all sides, but Gou blocked them every time.
"Looks like you've gotten weaker the last time I saw you." Gou mocked. "It's actually pretty pathetic. You've got the form of a Kamen Rider and should have the advantage but I'm keeping up with you. Guess you're not as tough as you make yourself out to be, mama's boy."
"Keep talking. It's not gonna get you anywhere!" Kurogasa said as he now used Ice Dust and when it clashed his weapon, ice formed and froze Gou's arm. He then switched to fire and when he swung, there was an explosion, sending Gou flying but he landed safely on the ground.
"Hah! You really are weak." Gou mocked. "But the warm-up is over. Let me show you what a real attack looks like. And all I need is one strike." He said as his katana glowed ominous again and now that energy suddenly enveloped him, empowering him with unlimited power. Then all of a sudden, he disappeared in a blur. Kurogasa was taken aback as now there were five afterimages of Gou surrounding him.
"What the-"
*SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!*
Without warning, Gou appeared behind Kurogasa facing back-to-back as the white samurai stood there, not moving. "Tsubame… Gaeshi." Gou said as he slowly sheathed his katana back into its sheath.
In an instant… his armor shattered away, followed by his helmet being cut in half. And then, lines of blood spewed out from all over his body.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
He was sprawling out in pain, especially his chest gushing out blood.
"KUROOOOOO!" Orpheus shouted.
"Gah…! Ahhhh! Gah…!" Kurogasa choked out, as he coughed out more blood.
"As I suspected. You've gone soft on me. It's actually pathetic that I considered you a rival back then." Gou spat with a cold look of disgust on his face. Kurogasa tried to reach for Myrternaster, only for Gou to step upon his wrist. Looking up, he saw Gou twirl his sword until it was pointed directly at his chest. "This is Sayonara, my old rival." Gou said with a vile smirk as he prepares to end him.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
HAGANE NO MOONSAULT! RABBITTANK! YAAA~Y!
Gou turned to see the boot treads of Build and quickly blocked with his blade. He was pushed back a few steps before he sent Build flying back.
"It seems you didn't learn from our battles, Kamen Rider." Gou said, raising his sword and pointed it at Build. Build clenched his fists as he glared at this evil swordsman.
"I told you that I don't know you!" Aaron said. "But you're gonna pay!" He said, before pulling out two devices. One was a red device that had a clear cover for the button and another was a gold and silver cylindrical device. Wasting no time, he took off the bottles and pressed the button on the red device.
MAX HAZARD ON!
The device began playing a techno bass loop. Once he inserted it on top of the circular gear, he shook the cylindrical device and as he did, a high pulse noise was heard as he shook it, before twisting one end of it.
RABBIT!
He then pulled on the device, which split in two before folding it and inserting it into the Driver.
RABBIT & RABBIT! BUILD UP!
"Build up!" Build declares after cranking the lever upon his belt.
The Hazard Build plates emerged then clamped around the Rider, effectively sealing him in place as it molded the new armor around his body.
ARE YOU READY? OVERFLOW!
Then from out of nowhere, a metallic red rabbit came jumping in as it was jumping around the Hazard Build plates. After a few more seconds, the Hazard Build plates opened up to reveal Kamen Rider Build in RabbitTank Hazard Mode, but upon doing so, the metallic rabbit split itself apart into many pieces of armor which Aaron flew around and attached them to himself.
KURENAI NO SPEEDY JUMPER! RABBITRABBIT! YABEI! HAYAI~!
When he landed once more, Aaron's Hazard Mode armor was covered in crimson bunny-themed armor with spring coils on his arms and legs, a 'cape' shaped like rabbit ears, and his eyes were now both rabbits. This is Kamen Rider Build RabbitRabbit form.
Build slides his right index finger along the rabbit ear of his helmet's right eye, "Shōri no hōsoku wa kimatta!" He said the last part by flicking his hand.
"Oh~ you wanna die too? Fine, I'll kill you too." He said, as he drew his blade. "Hope you're better than that weakling." He said, before the two warriors clashed.
"Kuro, hang in there! You're going to be okay! Just hang on!" Orpheus shouted after he ran over to him.
"Orpheus… I'm… I- Gah! Gahhhhaaa!" Kurogasa choked, coughing out more blood, as his body shook again violently, going into a state of shock.
"Kuro! KURO!" Orpheus shouts. "He needs a medic fast!"
"We're hours from the nearest hospital! He'll bleed out before we get him there!" Orion shouted.
Orpheus pursed his lips, trying to come up with a solution that will stem the bleeding before he looked down at his lyre, clipped to his waist. "That's it!" He took hold of Lyrical Relevance and fingered a string coated in Fire Dust. A quick pluck of the string and flames shrouded his hand, making him wince from the heat. "Sorry man, this is gonna hurt." He said, before he started placing fire all over Kurogasa's many wounds to stop the bleeding.
"AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Hold him down!" Orpheus shouted as Orion did his best to hold their injured friend.
"We're sorry man! Just hold on, okay!?" Orion said, as they continued sealing all the wounds all the while Kurogasa continued screaming in pain.
"Looks like that weakling is enjoying his suffering." Gou mocked as he and Aaron continued their battle. However Build managed to dodge a slash only to deliver a punch to the face.
"And you need to shut up!" Aaron yelled as he threw another spring-loaded punch at the dark samurai, slugging him in the face.
Gou wiped the red liquid off his mouth, "All that for a drop of blood."
"You're not Thanos, asshole!" Aaron shouted as he kept on with the attack. He outstretched his hand and summoned the FullFullBuster, gripping the two-handed weapon to slash it down at Gou. The dark samurai managed to block it and the two were in a deadlock. "How did you get to this world!? You're not supposed to be here!"
"I thought the dead Faunus girl would've been enough of a clue, idiot!" Gou said with a wicked grin. "Come on, take a guess!"
Unfortunately, Aaron had already begun to guess as to how his current foe came into the world of Remnant. He just didn't want to believe that it was possible. "A blood summoning ritual…" He said under his breath.
"That's right. Someone that made Jack the Ripper red with anger." Gou said. "Though admittedly, I never thought my employer would do such a thing either. But hey, no skin off my back."
"Either way, you're going to answer for what you've done to Kuro!" Aaron said, before the two broke the deadlock. He then took off the Full Full Bottle and straightened up, placed the FullFullBuster in Gun mode and inserted the cylindrical device in.
FULL FULL MATCH DESU!
"Suck on this, you bastard!" He pulled the trigger as energy gathered at the barrel then fired a beam right at the dark samurai.
FULL FULL MATCH BREAK!
"Hmph…" Gou smirked, as he did the unexpected of swinging his blade and… slicing the beam in half!?
"...Okay, seriously? What the fu-" Aaron tried to say to the complete impossibility that he had just witnessed before quickly using his speed and agility to avoid a sword slash aimed for his neck.
"You're way out of your league, kid." Gou said.
"We'll see about that!" Aaron said, as he dispersed his armor and switched it to his Aura Driver. He then took out Blake's Aura Sphere, looking at it. "Blake, help me out." He said before he inserted it into the Driver.
AURA SPHERE CONNECTED! PANTHER!
A new tune similar to "From Shadows" played, as a silhouette of Blake made of black energy appeared until it reformed into a black panther as Aaron's Soul Wear bodysuit appeared over his body then the panther clambered onto his form.
DESCEND FROM SHADOWS! BLACK PANTHER!
He now wore a black-white chest plate in the shape of a ninja cuirass appeared on his torso, black shoulder guards shaped like belladonna flowers, black-white gauntlets with silver claws, black hakama pants with a panther tail protruding from above his buttocks, black armored ninja boots with silver claws at the toes, and his helmet was covered by a black 'mask' shaped like a panther's head with the yellow bug eyes being significantly more narrower with fangs on the silver mouthplate.
LINE BREAK
"Huh?" Blake got out, as she felt her Gambol Shroud shaking involuntarily before it suddenly flew away. "H-Hey!"
"Wonder what that was about?" Yang wondered.
"Maybe Aaron's trying out Blake's Aura Sphere?" Ruby offered.
"First Weiss, now Blake, when do I get one?" Koa said with a pout. She then noticed the others staring at her. "Oh-I mean uh… we should probably go see what's up."
LINE BREAK
"What the hell is that supposed to do? You gonna scratch me, pussycat?" Gou taunted.
Kurenai didn't even bother to answer him. Instead, he vanished into shadow, surprising the dark samurai before a clawed fist struck him in the stomach, sending him skidding back on his feet. The Rider materialized out of thin air as if spat from the darkness itself.
"Oh how original, a Black Panther knockoff!" Gou remarked as he deflected blows with his blade.
He then somehow sensed something soaring towards him as he deflected an incoming Gambol Shroud before Aaron caught it.
"Thank sis, I'll give it back later." Aaron said, before looking back at Gou. "Well? You gonna stand there all night or you gonna actually put up a fight?"
"Alright, I'll give you a taste of my full power." Gou said as his eyes and Aura flared up. "What I did to Kuro, pales in comparison to what you're going to feel."
"Then shut up and fight!" Aaron said, before the two charged in at each other.
LINE BREAK
While the battle between Aaron and Gou continued, another event took place not too far from the members of Team JOKR.
A portal began to open up… and out spat a feminine figure in armor.
"Is this the past?" The figure said in a young woman's voice. "But… where are the others? Did we get separated?"
She then heard the sounds of fighting in the distance. She could only pale in slight horror at what she heard. "Oh no, I hope I'm not too late…"
LINE BREAK
Aaron and Gou were once again in another deadlock, both warriors glaring heatedly at each other as sparks emerged from the blades of their weapons. The Kamen Rider quickly used his sister's Shadow Semblance ability to leave a clone while he appeared behind the dark samurai to cut off his head. Gou quickly ducked and rolled away, recovering back on his feet. "Can you do anything besides run!? Fight like a man!"
"I am one. Unlike you." Aaron said, as he proceeded to slash at the dark samurai again in hopes to cut him, but was blocked once more.
"I doubt that, seeing as to how you're starting to bore me!" Gou said as he sent one of the blades into the air. "Screw this! I'll kill you now!" He said as his katana glowed ominous again and that same energy enveloped him. Then Gou disappeared in a blur and five afterimages of Gou surrounded him.
"Shit…" Aaron gritted. But unlike Kurogasa, he had to keep calm. He's gonna pull Tsubame Gaeshi at any moment. He stood there as he concentrated and focused. He tuned out everything around him and focused on Gou's attack. Time seemed to slow down around him as he kept concentrating.
He waited…
And waited…
And waited…
Until…
"GOT YOU!"
*SLASH!*
"ARGH!" Gou yelled as his arm had a deep cut from Kurenai's blade.
"Looks like I got you." Aaron said.
"Dammit, how!?" Gou demanded. "No one should be able to dodge that, let alone counter!"
"True, but when you've seen Fate/stay night enough times, you kinda develop a countermeasure for a move designed to hit a swallow." Kurenai remarked. "That's for Kurogasa and for underestimating us!"
"Damn you!" Gou snarled as he held his injury.
"Now to finish you off." Aaron said as he had the wolf head bite on the sphere once.
BITE! STEALTH SHADOW CLAW!
Five shadow clones of Kurenai appeared behind him before they all attacked Gou at lightning speed, slashing him with their copies of Gambol Shroud. Gou tried to block them as best as he could, but the attacks eventually got to him and he was hit all over before his Aura shattered.
"GAHHHHH!" Gou cried out in pain before tumbling to the ground. He struggled to his feet as he stood up.
"I believe that's quite enough." Azrael said, stepping forward.
"What!? C'mon, I had him!" Gou snapped.
"With where you are now, you can't beat him just yet." Azrael countered. "I'll take care of things from here." He said, before using his own Aura Sphere and transformed.
"Bring it, asshole!" Aaron shouted, as they were about to fight. But then…
"Father!" A girl's voice cried out.
BITE! GLYPH BLIZZARD!
"Huh!?" Aaron was surprised as multiple glyphs suddenly appeared in the air and fired off Dust rounds of elements from out of nowhere, causing them to break off the fight. They all turned around to see… Kamen Rider Shiro!?
"What is this!?" Azrael demanded.
"YOU LEAVE MY FATHER ALONE!"
"FATHER!?" Aaron exclaimed. "IT'S NOT ME, IS IT!?"
"Take a closer look, you idiot!" Orpheus shouted.
"Oh right…" Aaron sheepishly chuckled.
"Tch… who in the hell are you!?" Azrael demanded.
The newly arrived Shiro glared heatedly at Azrael, "I'm the one who is going to kill you." She spat as she drew forth a saber with a straight blade and a curved handguard.
"You? Kill me? Ha! The very notion is laughable, child." Azrael smirked. "But alas, we'll settle things another time." He said, before waving his hands covering himself and Gou with a dark smokescreen and the duo disappeared.
"Get back here!" Aaron shouted, but it was no use. The leader of Team JOKR sighed in annoyance. This turned out to be one heck of a night.
"KURO!" A familiar voice shouted. Everyone turned to see Team RWBY suddenly coming towards them. And a very worried Weiss suddenly knelt next to him. She could only look on in horror as she saw the many cuts that were on his body and the burn marks due to Orpheus having to seal up his wounds.
"Oh gods…" Blake covered her mouth in horror.
"Kuro! Wake up! Talk to me!" Weiss said.
"Unggggggh…" Kurogasa groaned as he managed to open his eyes. "Weiss… I'm… sorry, I…"
"Shhhhhhhh… don't talk. You're going to be okay." Weiss hushed softly.
"W-What happened?" Ruby got out.
Aaron canceled his transformation, "Azrael brought in a new player. However…" His gaze landed on the female Shiro, who was fidgeting nervously under his eyes. "I'm more interested in why there's another Shiro. Care to explain, miss?"
"I um…" Shiro said, as they all looked at her. That's when she decided to cancel her transformation, and when she did, boy did it surprise them all. She had long, flowing white hair that was soft as silk and it was tied in a ponytail to the side, but the difference between hers and Weiss's was that it was on the opposite side. And she also had brown eyes. Her attire consists of a light blue button-up blouse with a snow white bowtie, a dark blue miniskirt, long black stockings, white heels, a diamond-shaped necklace, teardrop earrings, and a single silver ring with a blue gemstone on her left ring finger.
"Uh… is it just me or am I seeing double?" Yang said, after a long moment of stupor and silence.
"If it were double, the girl would have the same cup size as Weiss. Clearly, she does not." Orion pointed out the difference. "Oh, and her eyes are a different color."
"Who… are you?" Kurogasa managed to say.
The mysterious Weiss look-alike shuffled her feet a bit with a hint of pink on her cheeks, "Um… hello, otou-sama." She said rather meekly.
"!" Kurogasa went wide-eyed.
"E-Excuse me?" Weiss got out.
"Did she just say…" Blake started.
"WHY DIDN'T I SEE IT BEFORE!" Aaron suddenly exclaimed, surprising everyone. "Don't you realize who she is?!"
"Dude, what the heck are you-" Orpheus tried to say but Aaron cut him off.
"She's from the future! She's your daughter, Kuro!"
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SR: And that's the chapter folks!
KRD: Boom! Plot twist!
GKC: That's right, folks! We getting time-trippy up in this b****!
KRD: Yep! The first of many kids to come from the future! And what is her name you might ask? Well… you're gonna eventually find out in the next chapter! So let's roll the clip!
SR: Aye, sir!
Preview:
Announcer: Jikai! Remnant's Climax Heroes!
Kurogasa: You're my… daughter?
Aaron: This is some Days of Future's Past shit…
Orion: More like Fire Emblem: Awakening, if you ask me.
?: I came from the future… to stop my father…
Next Time:Visitors from the Future
Kurogasa: I'm… corrupted?
GKC: We'll leave that on a high note and say peace out to all of you.
KRD: Later guys!
