Ilia and Neo made their way to the bathroom. Neo's make-up was streaked down her face from the tears she had been crying. Neither of them spoke until they were in the bathroom.

"You gonna be okay, Sundae?" Ilia asked cautiously.

Neo sniffled, "I don't know. Roman's always been everything to me. I don't know what to think now. How do I deal with this?"

Ilia sighed, "Can I tell you my story, Sundae?"

Neo looked in her eyes and nodded.

Ilia nodded, "You know the mistake you made when we first met? You thought I was human, right? Well, I used to pass as human. My parents wanted me to have a better life, so while they worked in the mines I went to the best school in Atlas. The only rule was I couldn't change color. One day there was an accident in the mines and my parents were killed. I couldn't control myself. I turned blue all over and the same girls I thought were my friends called me names I don't want to repeat."

"Ilia,"

Ilia shook her head, "Not yet. After that, I joined the White Fang. I was stationed in Vale with Adam and Blake. We were a trio, doing all of our missions together. Blake and Adam fell for each other. And I fell in love with Blake. Then she left and Adam told me she betrayed us all. The next time I saw her, I tried to kill her. Then I found out Blake didn't betray the Faunus; it was Adam and I went along with it. I misjudged Blake based on what Adam said. Aren't you doing the same thing, only based on an alternate reality?"

Neo was stunned, "But he's capable of it! Isn't that what these viewings are for? So we can all learn our lessons for when we go back?"

Ilia was confused, "I thought the purpose was to find our universe?"

Neo went wide eyed but Ilia shook her head, "That doesn't matter. What matters is that the version of Roman on the screen isn't your Roman. I can't speak for either, but the Roman I've met and seen in the theater cares for you. I'm sure he loves you, Sundae. Just give it some thought, okay?"

"I will," Neo nodded, then sighed, "I guess if you've told me your story, I should tell you mine, though they are pretty similar."

Ilia looked at her puzzled. Neo sighed, "How much do you actually know about me, Rainbow?"

Ilia shook her head, "Not much. I gathered that you were a thief working for Roman after he picked you up off the streets. You considered him your father, and after he died you tried to kill Ruby based on lies from that Cinder woman."

Neo nodded, "That's the recent past and, if you think about it, sounds very similar to what Adam put you through. But our pasts are closer than even that. Ilia, I have no real parents. I've never seen them and have no memory of them. My first memories are of an orphanage and being teased by other girls because I was different."

Ilia raised an eyebrow as Neo sighed, "I'm mute, Rainbow. This space we're in allows me to talk, but out there? I was just a short, mute, orphan; easily teased."

Ilia was in shock. She didn't know anything about Neo's past, but never guessed it was that close to hers. She didn't know what to do, she just walked up and hugged Neo. They both started sniffling.

"I understand now," Ilia started, "I guess we're more alike than I thought." She pulled back slightly and looked down at the shorter girl, "Did you mean it?" she asked, "Do you not want me to let go?"

Neo squeezed Ilia tighter, "Yes. Yes, I did. I don't know what I'm feeling right now, but I know I feel something for you. You've shown me what it means to have friends. I want to know what I'm feeling."

"Okay," Ilia replied, "Then I'll stay next to you, Neo. I'll stay forever, at least as a friend. We'll figure out the other feelings later."

"Even if you never hear my voice again?" Neo asked sniffling.

"Even then, Sundae," Ilia agreed, "I don't know the answer, but we'll figure it out. Together."

Neo looked into Ilia's eyes in joy, only who to look away in confusion seconds later. "Sundae, what's wrong?"

Neo sighed, "Ilia, if I tell you something can you keep it a secret?"

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Roman was sitting in the bar; the strongest liquor sitting in front of him. Qrow walked up to the familiar scene and sighed. "What do you want, Qrow?" Roman asked, "Can't you just leave me to my failure?"

"No," Qrow started, "No I can't, Roman, because you haven't failed anything yet. But if you drown yourself in alcohol, you will."

Roman snorted and took another drink.

Qrow waited for Roman to put the glass down, then smacked it off the bar so hard it hit the wall and shattered. "Cut the shit, Roman! You know this won't help her trust you again!"

Roman stared at the man as Qrow continued, "I know Roman! The only thing drinking like this does is make you depressed! And when you're depressed, you can't do shit for the people you love! If you want her to trust you again, you're going to have to do this right, Roman!"

Roman sighed, "But how?"

"Be yourself, Roman. That's how you won her over the first time, right? She'll come back around. She's been through a lot the last few hours, I'm sure she's just confused."

Roman looked at him in question so he listed, "You came back to her, she can talk, she's lost her home, and she found out all her plans were based on a lie. She probably let her emotions get the better of her, and you did too. You know you would never do that to her, just let her figure that out herself, okay?" Roman nodded. Qrow poured each of them one shot, "And I know I said not to drown yourself, but a little isn't gonna hurt."

Roman and Qrow each took the shot, as Roman toasted, "To stupid mistakes."

Qrow counter toasted, "And their inevitable resolution,"

They both drank and stood up. "Well," Qrow nodded, "Let's get back to it, huh?"

Suddenly, whole area shook and Gordeau burst out of the theater. He stormed over to Roman, "What did you do?"

"Nothing! It didn't even come up!" Roman defended.

"Hey, lay off the guy, will you?" Qrow threatened, "He's got a lot going on."

"Well, that shake means something changed. Nothing happened in there, I was watching. So, if it wasn't you and Qrow that means…"

"Neo," Roman and Gordeau said at the same time.

Gordeau sighed, "Okay, Qrow come with me, you've heard too much for me to keep you in the dark now. Roman, get one of the girls to pull Neo and Ilia out of the bathroom and send them to me."

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Ilia was shocked. The universe was going to reset? What does this mean for every one? Then it hit her, "So that's what you meant by lessons."

Neo saw the look on her face and nodded, "You can't tell anyone, okay? Only Roman, you, and I know right now. If Cinder were to learn first?"

Neo shuddered as Ilia had her own comment, "Or Adam."

They both shuddered in unison.

"So why did you tell me?" Ilia asked quietly.

Neo stopped, "Because of what I'm going to do when I get back. It took a minute for me to come to this decision but I'm going to apply to Beacon and become a huntress. I've learned what it's like to have the one thing in your life taken away and I don't want anyone else to deal with that." She sighed and continued, "I don't know about Roman, but at the moment you're my one thing Rainbow and I wanted to know if you'd come with?"

Ilia smiled and grabbed Neo's hands, "Well, I did just promise I'd stay forever, didn't I Sundae?"

Neo smiled back, "Thanks, Rainbow."

The two stared into each-other's eyes for a few minutes, before someone cleared their throat by the door. The pair looked over with shocked eyes. Blake was standing there, smirking. Ilia turned bright pink.

"I'm glad you two are getting along, but Gordeau wanted to talk to the two of you. He said it has something to do with that shake that happened a minute ago." Blake stated, the smirk never leaving her face.

Neo turned pale, "How long have you been there?"

Blake laughed, "Only long enough to see you two lost in each other's eyes. I'm happy for you two!" She turned to leave before stopping and looking over her shoulder, "And Neo? Talk to Roman. From the master of running away, it never solves anything. If you let this sit it will only get worse." She left as she finished.

Ilia smiled at Blake's advice while Neo sighed, "Well, I'm in trouble."

Ilia hugged her, "Hey, we'll get through this. Together."

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After explaining things to both Qrow and Ilia, and Neo fixing her make-up, the quartet returned to the theater. Qrow was angry at keeping secrets again, but he understood the difference between the two silver haired men. Ozpin was trying to protect himself, while Gordeau was trying to protect them from Cinder and Adam. He would share as soon as it wasn't a danger anymore. Ilia was just happy Gordeau wasn't too angry with Neo. He actually understood the emotional strain she had just gone through. The quartet took their seats, back where they were before the short break. Roman wanted to talk to Neo, but the look Ilia was giving him told him to give her more time. He turned back to the screen, hoping Neo would see something that prompted her to talk to him again.

The pair made their way to back to the jet ski. Hoping on, they drove until they found a river they could us to move north. They eventually reached the monastery.

Sun was casually walking, but Velvet kept running ahead.

"Would you slow down?" Sun warned, "One of Tyrian's goons could be up a head."

"That's an excellent point," Raven noted, "Even if they seem laughable, in the forest like this they can easily take you by surprise."

Qrow was shocked that he actually agreed with his sister.

"C'mon, we left those clowns in the dust ages agoooooooOH MY GOD!" Velvet suddenly screamed as she was face to face with one of Tyrian's goons. The goon, however, had been impaled on a spike trap.

Screams echoed from across the theater, only to be immediately followed by the weak stomached vomiting into fresh barf bags.

"Ugh, a double whammy," Jaune commented after he recovered, "Jump scare and disgusting gore all rolled into one."

Pyrrha nodded, "I hate horror movies that do that."

Gordeau winced.

"That's disgusting!" She commented regaining her composure. She began filming it, unaware of Sun's smirk as she did.

Chuckles came from the room, "That's gross. I better film it to make sure I can barf again later," Sun joked.

"Hey," Velvet complained next to him, but chuckles from around the room made her realized how much everyone needed this.

Velvet decided to get some of Sun's expertise on the matter, "So, the Mistralians booby trapped the island to protect their gold?" she asked.

"That doesn't make sense," Emerald noted, "They had the fortress and this monastery. Not to mention a whole colonies worth of people wandering the island. They wouldn't risk them."

Sun examined the trap and discovered something horrifying, "This wasn't made by the Mistralians."

"Someone gets it," Emerald grumbled.

When Velvet looked confused, Sun added, "Take a closer look at the spikes."

Velvet looked and found that they were made of metal and painted a familiar red and silver. "You've gotta be kidding me," she absentmindedly commented.

"This is from our bullhead." Sun stated flatly, before beginning to walk away.

"WHAT!?" was the collective thought.

"Okay didn't expect that," Emerald commented, "That means someone currently on the island is making these."

"Yeah, but who?" Blake asked, "Tyrian doesn't seem smart enough to think of it, plus it's his guy stuck in it. So, Adam or Jacques?"

"But why would they risk their own men like this?" Weiss asked.

Velvet wasn't done yet though, "Wait, that doesn't make any sense, though. Why would someone set traps like this when their own men are crawling all over the island?"

"They wouldn't," he responded.

Weiss nodded, "So a fourth party then? We know Sun and Velvet didn't place them. Who else is on the island?"

No one had any answers.

Sun noticed something in the mud. It was a footprint, but while definitely humanoid, only had two long toes. "Somethings been here since the trap was sprung," he realized.

"That ain't human or Faunus," Qrow remarked, "I've got a bad feeling about this."

"Something or Someone?" Velvet asked for clarification.

"Do you hear that?" Sun asked, accidentally avoiding the question.

Blake and Velvet perked their ears up, but heard nothing.

"No, I don't hear anything," Blake commented.

Velvet grumbled, "This better not be one big joke, Sun."

Velvet perked her ears up, but found it strange that she heard nothing. "Hear what?" she asked, hoping it wasn't a joke or a dig at her ears.

Velvet's slightly angry glare turned into one of surprise, "I guess she feels the same way! That was weird."

Sun shrugged, "Eh, you get used to it. I've done it probably about a dozen times now."

Sun went pale white, "Nothing, absolutely nothing." Velvet realized he was right. For the first time since they had reached the island there were no gun shots or animal noises to be heard.

Velvet and Blake strained a little, but found Sun was right, "Yeah, he's right! There's no sound other than the two talking and the wind in the trees."

Summer shuddered and whispered to Tai, "Is it just me, or is this slowly becoming a horror movie."

Tai nodded, "What a change in tone this universe has taken."

Sun drew his gun and looked around, "We're being watched," he stated ominously.

Ruby pulled her cloak over her face in fear, "I don't like where this is going. Nothing good ever happens after someone says that."

"Yeah," Jaune nodded, "I think we're about to see what Emerald is so worried about."

Emerald, for her part, was trying to find a logical explanation for it all. She had none.

Velvet started to panic, "Watched?" she whimpered out.

Velvet herself started to shift uncomfortably, "I don't like this at all! I don't do scary. I need my Coco."

Suddenly, a small plushy Coco appeared in Velvet's hands. Gordeau chuckled, "While I can't just find her, I hope this will give you some peace of mind until we do."

Velvet squeezed it hard and smiled at the man.

Yang watched as Velvet snuggled with the plushy. She got an idea. She raised the armrest between her and Blake.

Blake watched and smiled as her friend cuddled with the plushy. Wow, first Ilia and Neo, now Velvet's getting close to a plush toy. I know she and Coco have been a thing for a while, but she must really miss her. It must be nice to snuggle like that. I wonder if…

Blake's thoughts were cut off when Yang's arm was suddenly around her shoulder. She looked at the blonde in shock. Yang's face was just held her signature smirk. Blake rolled her eyes before smiling and cuddling up into Yang's embrace. Both suddenly had the same thought. Did that just happen? Maybe she does love me!

Unknown to the two, Ilia, Sun, Raven, Weiss, Ruby, and Summer were smiling at them. Tai raised an eyebrow. Adam rolled his eyes.

Ruby leaned over to Weiss, "It's about time!" she whispered.

Weiss lightly chuckled, but as soon as Ruby's eyes turned back to the screen her look turned to sadness, catching only Winter's attention. Winter looked at her sister lovingly.

Sun looked at her and realized she wasn't going to be able to continue as scared as she was. He attempted to shrug off his earlier statement, "Y'know, it's probably nothing. Let's just get out of here before we run into whatever's been chewing on that guy." He gestured to the corpse before moving Velvet along, a little of her nerves returning.

Ren raised an eyebrow, "Not the best way to relieve the tension, Sun. You don't sound convinced yourself."

"Probably because I'm not." Sun replied, "And how would you do it, Mr. Stoic?"

Ren just shrugged and looked at Nora, who he had been using his semblance on for a little while. She was monochrome and sitting calmly.

Sun was confused before Pyrrha explained, "Ren semblance is masking negative emotions. While it's more effective against Grimm, it also calms people down. It's why he makes such a great team with Nora."

"Ohh," Sun said in realization before returning to the screen.

Continuing along the path to the monastery, the pair ran into more goons. They weren't Tyrian's though; they were part of Taurus's private army.

"Private army?" Adam asked.

Gordeau nodded, "You run a mercenary group. You have so many people and such good equipment at your disposal that they call you an army for hire rather than just simply mercs."

Mercury whistled, "That's impressive!"

"Schnee and Taurus can't be to far off if they've left their attack dogs at the gate," Sun reasoned out loud, snapping Velvet's mind back to the task at hand.

If a human had made that quip, Adam would have killed them, but a Faunus did so he didn't know how to feel.

The pair took out the small party before continuing. They eventually saw two more of the goons and began to sneak up on them.

As they did, they overheard a conversation, Taurus was on the radio giving orders, "I want the library secure. Don't let them get to Torchwick."

"Yes, sir!" The goon responded before turning to his companion, "They've got the old man working on the east side of the complex."

Yang chuckled, "Goon's telling each other what they already know? That's just lazy!"

Blake nodded, "That's a terrible way to drive the plot."

"But at least they know where Roman is now," Oscar pointed out.

The other goon scoffed, "I don't even know why they brought him along. The son-of-a-bitch can't be trusted!" He finished his thought just as Velvet and Sun subdued the two.

Ilia clapped, "Nice take downs, you two. Perhaps we misjudged your stealth abilities."

Blake nodded in agreement, "Sneaking up on two guards like that isn't easy."

Velvet still wasn't quite over what Sun said about the corpse, "Sun, I've got a bad feeling about this place."

"I think we all do," Winter stated, "Somethings been off about it for a while."

"Yeah," Roman agreed, "Still feels rather hinky."

Neo groaned from across the way, and Roman couldn't tell whether to be happy she was talking again, or sad she was still mad at him, though she sounded less mad than before. I suppose I have the Chameleon to thank for that.

Raven shrugged, "Eh, I've seen worse."

Adam scoffed, "I can handle anything this island throws at me."

Cinder smirked, "I don't know. I find it rather homely."

Winter rolled her eyes, "Okay all of us but those three."

Sun agreed, "Yeah, me too. Let's just find Torchwick and get the hell out of here."

"I still can't believe you still think I'm good in this universe, kid." Roman shook his head

Sun, in his usual unthinking manner, replied, "Hey, I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt for the moment, unlike some people."

There was an audible gasp from the room.

"SUN!" Ilia and Blake both yelled, the former pulling a pale faced Neo into her arms.

"Kid, I don't care that you just complimented me. You say one more thing like that about my daughter and I will find a way to get Melodic Cudgel and beat you to death with it!" Roman threatened.

Sun and Neo both went wide-eyed. While Sun attempted to apologize for his bluntness, Neo was thinking. He's not wrong though. I stormed off without giving Roman any chance to explain. And Roman just defended me. He defended me leaving him!

Neo looked up to Ilia, who smiled, "I told you, Sundae. He cares and always will."

Neo simply smiled at the girl who had quickly found a home in her heart.

They continued through the monastery, running into the usual fire fights and platforming puzzles. Eventually, they saw a building that must have been the library.

"That must be the library," Velvet commented.

Nora, finally out of Ren's semblance, snorted, "Thanks captain obvious! What's next, 'Oh that building with the bell tower must be the church?"

"Nora!"

"Yeah," Sun stated, "but we're not just gonna waltz through the front door. Let's find a quieter way in."

"Another excellent, stealthy plan, Sun." Blake commented, "You're on a roll so far."

The two eventually found a hole in the wall. They snuck in to see Torchwick, with a book in hand, and two very annoyed and bored guards.

Emerald and Mercury chuckled.

"Oh, I know that face well!" Mercury laughed.

"Yeah, it's the 'I'm tired of your shit, Roman' face!" Emerald laughed back.

Roman just grumbled.

"She worked in this little bar on Patch," they heard Torchwick say, realizing he was in the middle of one of his patented stories, "Oh, man, she had a smile that would melt your heart."

"Huh?" Ruby, Yang and Summer all perked up at the mention of their home.

Qrow chuckled, "Wonder which one he's talking about? Any bets Tai."

"Well the melt your heart smile means it's probably Summer or Ruby." Tai mumbled

"Yang's does that too," Blake muttered, though no one but Velvet heard her.

"But, oh, I swear to Gods, she'd just as soon kill you as kiss you, if she caught you steppin' out." He continued oblivious to the two new comers.

Tai frowned, "But that's definitely a Yang thing."

No one argued that point.

Velvet and Sun hid as the scene continued. "Just a wee bit of a thing!" Torchwick continued with a look of remembrance.

"Now we're back to Ruby or Summer!" Tai sighed, "Make up your mind, man!"

Ilia smirked, "Maybe he's not talking about any of them!"

"She couldn't have been more than four-eleven." He remembered.

"What?" Neo sniffled from her seat as she glanced over at Roman. He was smiling at her; with the softest smile she'd ever seen from him. Ilia was nudging her with her elbow, but Neo was too stunned to move.

"They called her Neo, because she," He was interrupted.

Neo stood up, "Wait, no! What's the reason? Why does he remember me so fondly? What happened?" She asked in a panic.

Gordeau began as Ilia calmed her down, "In this universe, Sun is the second person Roman's seen as his kid. You were the first, Neo. In this universe, you did meet in a bar on Patch and he took you in. Unfortunately, that issue in the jungle wasn't the first time Roman got himself into debt. He did it once with you around, but tried to play it cool. This ended with you getting shot and killed, Neo."

Neo, Ilia, and Roman all felt their hearts sink into their guts. "Then why does he talk about her like she's some bar-fly?" Qrow asked.

"Because it's easier for him to remember her that way. He tries to pretend she's alive and working in Patch so he can face it a little easier." Gordeau finished.

"But," Neo sniffled out, "Why would he work with Schnee then?"

Gordeau smirked, "Just watch."

"Will you shut up, old man?" one of the guards asked impatiently, "You told us about her a dozen times already!"

"I bet it's my favorite story," Roman guessed, as Gordeau nodded.

Torchwick groaned, "Oh right, of course I did. Memory's not what it used to be."

"He finally admits it!" Mercury yelled, throwing his hands up.

Roman simply glared at him.

"What the hell is taking you so long!" The guard asked, annoyed.

Torchwick scoffed, "Well, maybe you hadn't noticed, but most of these books are half rotten. And written in Mistralian."

"Didn't seem to stop Sun." Ruby pointed out.

Roman sighed, "Red, do I look like a guy who cares about that?"

Ruby looked at Roman then laughed, "Nope!"

"Yeah?" the guard asked unimpressed, "Well, hurry it up. The boss is waiting on you."

Suddenly the other guard, who had actually been doing his job, saw Sun on the balcony, "Hey! He's up there!"

"Shit!" Sun swore.

Sun was caught off guard, but Velvet put a round in the guard's head, and Torchwick smashed the other's head in with his cane.

"Nice shot, Velvet!" Weiss complimented. Velvet nodded back in recognition. Combat was the one thing she was confident about.

"Seems hes/you're not as buddy buddy with these guys as you thought." Ilia and Qrow said to Neo and Roman respectively.

Roman smiled. Neo nodded, "Let's see what his explanation for surviving is."

The pair jumped down to Torchwick and he chuckled, "It's about time you showed up!"

Sun had a serious tone as he quipped, "Well, you're looking awfully good for a corpse."

Blake and Raven again laughed at the dark humor. Neo and Roman just stared at the screen, hoping this Roman had a good excuse.

Torchwick ignored it, looking at Velvet, "So you brought the girl after all, huh?"

"The girl?" Velvet glared at the screen.

"The girl?" Velvet glared at Torchwick.

"Told ya!" Sun laughed.

"Really, Candle-Brain? These two show up thinking your dead and that's where you go?" Qrow questioned.

Roman shrugged sheepishly.

"Hey," Sun interjected before Velvet could bring down justice, "If it wasn't for her you wouldn't be getting rescued right now."

Velvet continued to glare, "If this is a rescue."

"Okay, here we go." Neo braced herself for what ever came next. Ilia wrapped the girl in a tight hug.

Torchwick looked at the pair incredulously, "What the hell does that mean?"

"You gotta admit Roman," Sun explained, "This all looks a little shady."

"Yeah," Velvet agreed.

"I mean you tipping those guys off about Menagerie." Sun started.

"And miraculously showing up alive." Velvet threw in.

"Now wait a godsdamn minute, I just took this guy out for you!" He gestured to the bludgeoned corpse.

"True," Winter stated, "But that could be part of a longer con."

"And besides Schnee had a contract out on me. I needed to buy some time!" He tried explaining the Menagerie bit, only to be met with glares, "All right, stupid mistake! I didn't realize they'd try and track us."

"The same mistake he made last time," Gordeau mumbled.

"What was that, Vert?" Ozpin smirked.

Gordeau glared at his father, "I'll explain in a minute."

"Torchwick, we would have been headed home with the treasure by now if you had just, for once, kept your mouth shut!" Sun yelled.

Neo, as much as she wanted to be serious about this, burst out laughing, "It's true! You don't know how many times I've thought that!"

Roman smiled at Neo's laugh.

"And you should've thought about checking for a pulse before running off and leaving me for dead!" Torchwick yelled back.

Now Roman winced, "But you did, kid. You just didn't have time or you would've been dead."

Sun scoffed, knowing that he did think about it but didn't have the time.

"Look," Torchwick said calmly, trying to defuse the situation, "none of that matters now."

"All right," Velvet started having one more question in mind, "so how is it that you're standing here breathing and all, huh?"

"Here it comes," Neo braced harder.

Torchwick smirked, knowing this would prove he wasn't willingly working with Schnee, "You are not gonna believe this." He pulled up Wukong's diary, which now had a bullet hole that went halfway through it.

Neo went wide-eyed as Sun chuckled, "Seems my luck saved your life, eh Roman."

Roman didn't say anything he just sat stunned.

"Neo, Roman never forgot what happened to you in this universe. He had nothing before he met you. He's carried your picture in his wallet ever since. In this universe, you were his one thing. When Schnee drew his gun on Sun, Roman had flashbacks to you. That's why he fought so hard for Sun during that exchange. After what happened to you, he promised himself he would never lose his one thing again." Gordeau finished the story.

Neo pulled herself out of Ilia's hug and stood up. She took Ilia's hand and walked the two of them back over to Roman.

Roman stood up. The two met eyes and they hugged each other.

"I'm sorry, Roman. I should have known. I should have known better than to trust the screen, it's just that with everything that's happened I…"

Roman interrupted her, "Shh. It's okay. I understand. I did the same thing. If you want to talk about it some more, let's do it after this universe, okay?"

Neo nodded. Roman smiled and turned to Ilia, "And you're welcome to that talk to. After all," he leaned down and whispered, "I have a feeling I'll be seeing a lot more of you."

Ilia looked up at the man confused. He sent her a subtle wink and Ilia understood. The lie they had to tell. Ilia had a half truth ready though, "Well, I promised her I'd never leave. I don't intend to break that."

Neo couldn't control her feelings anymore; something came over her. She softly grabbed Ilia's face and pulled her into a kiss. Ilia's eyes went wide and she turned pink, but after a few seconds of realization, she returned the kiss and turned bright yellow. This was brighter than Blake had ever seen Ilia before as quite a few "Awws" were heard.

When they finally broke, Neo saw just how bright Ilia was. She smiled, "So, I guess this was kind of backward, but when we get out of here, would you like to go on a date with me, Rainbow?"

Ilia's spots turned bright pink on her still yellow face, "I'd love to, Sundae."

The pair kissed each other again. After a good minute, they broke.

Gordeau fake coughed, "As happy as I am for you all, I do think we need to get back to the viewing. But I do want to point something out. I probably should've mentioned this beforehand, but these universes are alternate. What Neo said is true, you are capable of doing what each version you see can do, with some exceptions. However, that doesn't mean you will do it. They aren't you. They don't have the same experiences you do so they were shaped differently. Just remember that in the future so we can avoid more blowouts."

Everyone nodded and sat back down, knowing that things would be alright now.

Sun laughed, "No way! Ol' Francis took a bullet for ya? I thought this kinda thing only happened in the movies." Sun finished handing Velvet the diary and sending a subtle wink at the audience.

"Um, did he just…" Blake started but was interrupted by the viewing.

Torchwick chuckled, "Yeah, well it still hurt like a sonofabitch, I'll tell you that."

"I'll bet," Velvet added, handing the book back to Torchwick.

"Anyway," he continued, "Once they realized I wasn't dead, I convinced Schnee that he'd never find the treasure without me. So, I've been misleading him ever since, waiting for you to show up."

"I know I said it earlier, but good job pulling one over on Jacques, Candle-Brain," Qrow complimented.

Roman smiled at the man, "Appreciate it, Bird-Brain."

"Where is he now?" Velvet asked.

"Misled." Torchwick smirked as he lit a cigar.

Yang whistled, "That was smooth, Roman."

He opened the diary and started, "Look, Wukong had it all figured out." He pointed to a drawing of a heart pierced by two keys, "See, that's the symbol the Mistralians used to mark their secret vaults. The treasure is hidden right here in the monastery!"

"Find the symbol," he reasoned.

"And we find the Vault," He, Sun, and a good portion of the audience finished.

Sun sighed, "I guess leaving is out of the question now?"

"Yep," was the resounding answer.

Torchwick smiled, seeing Sun was back on board, "We have everything we need right here!" he pointed to the diary as he continued, "All the clues to take us right to the treasure!"

He and Sun looked at each other as Torchwick put a hand on Sun's shoulder, "We can do this kid!" he reassured.

Velvet then walked behind the two and hung her arms over the pair's shoulders, "All right, you boys aren't gonna get all chummy and leave the girl behind again, are you?"

Velvet wasn't in a position to glare at both of them, so she just glared at Sun. She may not have been here when it happened, but she had heard about them abandoning her, and she was not happy.

Torchwick chuckled as Sun warned, "Don't even think about it, Roman. She's got a mean right hook."

"Yeah, she does!" Nora exclaimed while the rest of the room chuckled.

Torchwick just smirked at him, "I'll keep that in mind."

He smiled at Velvet before the three began to search the library.

"I'm glad their all working together now," Ruby stated excitedly.

Weiss nodded, "With the skills all three bring to the table they should find that treasure in no time."

Emerald scoffed, "I think the sappy reunion made you all forget one thing."

The audience, save Cinder, Mercury, Raven, and Adam who had not gotten sappy, looked at her in question.

She smirked before finishing, "Who placed the traps?"

There was a cold chill in the audience as they were less sure the trio could accomplish the goal.

AN: HOLY SHIT I DIDN'T MEAN FOR THIS TO GET SO LONG! I swear what started as just brief conversations turned into giant exposition.

Okay, lets discuss what happened. Ilia and Neo realize they have more in common then they think. Seriously, I know the two never interact in the show, but, minus Neo's more violent tendencies, I feel like they would get along. (No duh, I wrote the ship!) Then Neo drops the bomb. I know this may seem OOC but people do crazy things when they're emotional.

Qrow helps Roman out. Now both Qrow and Ilia know what's happening. Ilia can probably keep it a secret, but will Qrow be able to handle it?

Minor, (and one major) canon changes this chapter.

First the major one, Velvet doesn't lose her camera! The in-canon explanation is Elena falls through a bridge and has to drop it to hang on, shortly after revealing Sully's alive. I feel like this turned the camera into a useless plot device.

The minor cannon changes, Roman talks about Neo. I actually had this part written up and the explanation behind it before I wrote the big fight last chapter. Originally, Sully talks about a whore in the Philippines called 'The Spinner.' While I have no doubts Roman would visit such an establishment, I wanted to give more depth to the character in this game. Neo and Roman make up.

Then Rainbow Sherbet's first kiss! (Yes, until someone informs me this ship already has a name, I'm using this [They don't have an official one I checked so yes this is the ship now]) This may feel rushed to some, and I will state that in a future chapter, but they do enter a relationship!

Also, I should note, I know Melodic Cudgel is the name of Roman's cane. However, the cane here is just a cane, so it doesn't get the name. Sorry for that.

Apologies for the late chapter, life hit me pretty hard yesterday and I wasn't able to get home and edit it.