Editor's Note: Hey guys! Kyrus here. So, I understand that the previous chapter was viewed as a little lackluster and not precisely worth the month-long wait. If anyone felt this way, I apologize; My friend Arc Alpha 12 tried to explain that, in both the reviews and in the author's note in the last chapter, that it was set up for big things that are on the horizon. Sadly, I think that there were some who still thought it was too short, with not much that was going on in it.

If you were one of the people who thought this, we apologize. Not every chapter is going to have a bombastic battle; it can't, because then these battles get old really fast. Some are going to be geared more towards character development, some might be shorter than others, and in those instances, we can merely ask for your patience, and we promise it WILL be rewarded, if not now than later.

To express how committed I am to show you what I mean by this, I'm releasing this chapter and its character bios a full month early. Please, I ask you to understand that, Arc works 40 hours a week and has two YouTube channels that he runs run, this is going to be an exception to the "one chapter a month" rule. Arc and I both discussed this and felt this would be the best thing to do in this instance.

The next chapter, Chapter 6, will be released during the first weekend of February, like normal. So, if you felt the previous chapter was insufficient, hopefully, this bonus chapter will make up for it. Again, it was never my intent to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth, I merely wrote what I thought would be enough without feeling like I was padding the story with too much fluff. Hopefully, this will make up for it. I hope you enjoy.


Takeshi Iori waited on the tarmac of the airport as the plane finished its idling. He wore a broad, exciting smile; greeting the new arrivals coming for the world tournaments was always one of the best things about his job. As the runner up in the Second Gunpla World Championship, the father of the winner of the Seventh and Eight Championships, and Gunpla ambassador and International Referee for the Gunpla Battle Commission, he was a well known and welcomed sight at any event, and many individuals in the sport instantly recognized him.

Standing next to him, was his partner, and he could feel her barely-contained excitement radiating from her. She rocked back and forth on her heels, clutching her binder, containing the lists of visitors expected to arrive today.

"You're rather lively today," Takeshi noted. He laughed as she nodded vigorously.

"I can't help it; this is an exciting day for me!"

He nodded. "Of course, your daughter is probably on this plane. How long has it been since you were home last?"

"Oh it's been a few months," she answered, her eyes locked on the plane. "But I live chat with her and my boyfriend almost every day. She's been telling me all about the things that she and her friends have been up to. I can't wait to meet them and see what new and interesting ideas she came up with."

Takeshi chuckled. "She sounds like Sei. I think he's on his fifth sketchbook this year of new concepts for the next iteration of the Star Build Strike. Honestly, I'm not sure how much more bombastic the name of his Gunpla can get after adding 'Galaxy Cosmos' to the name, but he's always surprising me."

"Like father, like son."

He shrugged, a proud smile on his face. "Of course, he's surpassed me in every way. I'm actually both very proud and a little jealous of his skills, both as a builder and a pilot."

"When did you see him last?"

Takeshi paused in thought. "Hmmm… about five months ago while we were in Paris. He and his girlfriend China were very surprised to see me."

She grinned. "So that's why you snuck off."

He laughed at the look she gave him. "Guilty!"

The stairs to the plane descended. The private aircraft had been arranged by Takeshi and the Gunpla Battle Commission, to fly in all the qualified teams from the West Coast. The various pilots descended the ramps, and Takeshi stepped forward, clearing his throat to begin speaking English, rather than Japanese.

"Greetings, Gunpla Battlers! I would like to welcome you to Kyoto! My name is Takeshi Iori, Gunpla Ambassador for the World Tournament, and this is my partner-"

"MOM!"

A short brunette girl rushed passed Takeshi and nearly tackled his partner. She snuggled into the woman, who merely giggled and clung to her daughter.

"Well hello, little rosebud," she said happily, ruffling the girl's hair.

Takeshi smiled. "My partner, Summer Rose."

"Heya, Mom," Yang called out, walking next to Tai and Blake. Weiss stayed with the International Exchange Students, alongside their two teachers and principle.

"Oh, it's so good to see you all!" Summer cried out in joy. Tears welled up in her eyes as she embraced her taller daughter, and then her boyfriend.

"It's good to see you too, Miss Rose," Weiss bowed politely.

Ren bowed respectfully as Nora followed suit. The ginger-haired girl had been doing her best to mimic Ren as often as she could, to which Ren always gave her an appreciative smile as thanks.

Tai smiled at Takeshi and shook his hand. "It's a pleasure to see you again. I hope Summer hasn't been causing too much trouble."

Takeshi shook his head. "If anything, I think both she and Rinko would think I'm causing her trouble. The fact of the matter is, she might still be a newcomer, but she's a natural."

Tai noticed Summer beaming at the praise, and he smiled at her, before turning to his traveling companions. "This is Harold Ozpin, Peter Port, and Amanita Peach. Mister Ozpin is sponsoring the teams, and Mister Port and Miss Peach will be acting as announcers for the English Commentary Section."

Ozpin nodded politely. "Hajimemashite, misutā Iori (a pleasure to meet you, Mister Iori)," the white-haired man said, his Japanese nearly flawless. "Your hospitality is appreciated."

"Ho-ho! Well met!" Port walked up to Takeshi, offering his hand out. The rotund elderly man took the ambassador's hand and shook it vigorously, his magnificent mustache twitching. He squeezed a bit too hard, causing Takeshi to yelp, before releasing his hand and taking a step back. Takeshi shook his hand, doing his best to retain circulation and check to see if anything was crushed.

"I apologize for my mic partner's overeagerness," Peach added. "We've been cooped up on that plane for hours! It's good to breath fresh air again."

"I understand," Takeshi said, grinning to hide the throbbing in his hand.

"So, when do we get to go to Tokyo?!" Ruby asked, her excitement spilling over. Blake chuckled, watching the younger girl beam at being in the motherland of her hobby.

"Ruby's been blabbing about the Tokyo Gundam Base since we got on the plane," Yang said with a smirk. "You'd think she has a date with the Gundam statue there."

Peach grinned. "I found Miss Rose's vast knowledge to be very entertaining."

Summer giggled as she tried to calm her red bundle of energy. "Tomorrow, Little Rosebud. I promise. For now, though, let's get you all set up in your rooms at the hotel here."

Takeshi nodded. "Go on. I'll keep greeting the newcomers on the next flight and get them set up."

"Thank you, Takeshi." Summer smiled at him before turning to her family and their friends. "Come on, I want to see your Gunpla and hear all about what you've got planned for the stay here!"

Takeshi cleared his throat, and Summer paused, before remembering something. "Oh! Right!" She reached into her jacket pocket and retrieved some earpieces, each sealed in its own little bag. "I have some translation devices for you. It won't really help much with the locals, it's regulations for contestants and their teams have one." He handed them to summer. "They are pretty subtle, fitting right inside your ear like an earplug. It only does Japanese, though, because the computer can only store two languages at a time, sadly."

She did a quick headcount. "Hmmm...some of you might need to wait until we get to the hotel. I only have eight of them on me."

Tai reached into his pocket and grabbed his phone, typing something out before following the others. Yang looked at him, a curious look on her face. "Who you texting right off the plane?"

"Your mother," Tai replied. "I promised her I'd text when we arrived in Kyoto."

"But mom-" she started, but stopped when she realized who he was talking about. "...She wants to meet?"

"We'll be here for two long months. I think it's a perfect time."

Yang thought for a moment, before nodding with a sigh. "Fine… No sense putting it off, since we're here."

The group kept walking, though Ruby stopped when she looked back to see her sister and father talk, only to see Ozpin walking away. "Mister Ozpin? The shuttle to the hotel is this way."

Ozpin turned and smiled at her. "No need to wait up for me. As your sponsor, I have several things to take care of before the tournament."

"But-"

"This is a family reunion, Miss Rose. And while it's mostly pleasure for you, for me, it's business. I assure you, I'll meet up with you all at the hotel later. Go enjoy yourselves."

He turned and kept walking to a waiting black car. Summer smiled. "I always liked your principal. He's such a kind and considerate man. Now! Come on. I'll treat all of you to lunch!"

"But we just had dinner!" Ruby moaned. Pyrrha giggled at her friend's complaint, recalling her having a similar one upon arriving in Portland from Sparta.

"Then you can sit while I eat. I'm hungry, and I've missed you all so very much. Come along!"


Yang and Blake were cuddled next to each other against the wall, leaning on each other in a lazy, food-driven daze. In front of them, most of the others were laughing and having a good time, talking about some of the various work Summer had been doing-and the matches she'd had the honor of refereeing.

As the conversation continued on, Ruby perked up, suddenly looking around. Tai gave her a funny look. "Ruby? What's up?"

"I just realized," she said, confusion sowed in her voice, "where's Uncle Qrow?"

Yang perked up a bit. "Yeah, I thought he'd be here to greet us, too."

Summer sighed, her mood faltering a bit. "He said he had something to deal with first, and he wanted to get it out of the way. I'm not sure what, but he told me that it might be a few days before he's back in town to meet you all."

Ruby let out a loud groan. "I was looking forward to testing my new Gunpla against him! I wanted to see what he thought of my scythe!"

"Calm down." Weiss an annoyed look. "It's not like we don't have time to meet up with him. We'll be in Tokyo for two months. Stop acting like a spoiled brat."

Yang snickered. "That's funny, coming from the ice queen.."

Weiss shot her a dangerous look. "And what's that supposed to mean, Xiao Long?"

"I'm just saying-you? Calling my little sis spoiled? Pot to kettle!"

Jaune and Pyrrha looked at others nervously. They were sitting between both Yang and Weiss; if food started flying, they were in the line of fire. Ruby scooted away from Weiss, moving closer to her mom.

Weiss abruptly stood up, taking most of the table by surprise. Summer looked to Tai, who had grown so used to Weiss's exaggerated and ironically cold demeanor and hot-headed temper that he sat, unphased, drinking his tea and acting oblivious. Ren sat next to him in a similar state, refusing to allow the mood to phase his zen.

"You are asking for a fight, aren't you?!" Weiss demanded. "There's a Gunpla Battle table downstairs. Put your money where your mouth is!"

Summer hastily tried to calm Weiss down. "Now now, I'm sure Yang was just joking around. No need to get so hostil-"

"-Alright, you're on!" Yang chuckled with a wide grin on her face. "I'll grab Burning Echelon and wipe the floor with-"

She paused as she felt Blake's hand squeeze hers. "Yang ...you promised…."

Yang looked over at Blake, who hadn't opened her eyes but nuzzled up onto Yang like a cat would their beloved owner. Yang smiled happily, nuzzling the top of her head lightly in return, before turning back to Weiss. "Maybe later."

Weiss sighed, deflated from watching the two cute girls cuddle up to one another. She attempted to lash back but couldn't find the energy, no longer irritated. Her friends were quite adorable. "Next time, Yang," she said, though it was a half-hearted challenge. She sat down with a huff and took a sip from her cup of tea, much to the remaining parties' relief.

Summer looked at Tai. "Are they always like this?"

Tai nodded, still keeping his eyes closed, but smiling. "Yeah. It's kind of their thing."

Summer stared at him in disbelief for a moment, before bursting out in laughter. "Well, then things should stay entertaining during your stay."

The group settled down as everyone finished eating, light banter filling the air. Yang looked at her father with a curious look. "So, when is Raven going to swing by?" She asked.

Summer paused at the name and set down her sandwich. "Raven?"

"Ah, she was going to pop by tonight, but something came up at her dojo that she needed to deal with. She said she'll come around tomorrow to speak with you. She proposed you stay with her at her dojo to train."

Blake gave Yang a small look. Yang just squeezed her hand with a smile. "What about the rest of you?"

"We will be fine," Blake said. "It'll give my mom time to take me to see some relatives, and for the others to train me some more. We still have a while before the tournament, and while I've gotten better, I'm still not that confident…"

"And I can help her finish customizing her Gunpla so it's not just a gift, but her own machine," Ruby added. "Don't worry about us, Yang. You should go and visit your mom."

"The tournament doesn't officially start four ten days," Summer said. "A week training at one of the best dojos for Gunpla Battle might be a good idea."

Yang nodded in agreement. "Alright. Sounds good to me." She grinned, an excited look in her eyes. "Then let's spend the night together, and let the training commence!"


The group started to wind down after dinner, with Ruby deciding to spend some time with her mother. Summer was, as usual, rather doting, and listened to everything she had to say. Tai beamed as she described her fight with Yang, and the new project she had been working on.

"So, how long until Destiny Scythe is complete?" Summer asked, looking down at the pieces as Ruby gently sanded them down.

"Soon. I plan on going to a hobby shop in a couple of days for supplies; I need to customize the Destiny wings so they fold backward, like Freedom Gundam's." She set her exact-o knife to the side and eyed the shoulder of Deathscythe, which she was carefully modifying to fit the Destiny arm. "I want to keep a general look and feel of both Deathscythe and Destiny, but there are things I think I can improve upon for both."

"Like the wings?"

"Yes!" Ruby scrunched her nose up. "Destiny is a beautiful machine but who designed a winged suit with wings that can't bend backward?!"

"Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom's wings don't bend backward," Summer reminded her. Deathscythe Hell Custom had always been Ruby's favorite mobile suit.

"Yeah, but they are able to open up and fold around the machine for protection," Ruby shot back. "If I were to use them, I'd do the same thing-I'd design them to fold backward so I could focus my propulsion straight back to go faster."

Summer giggled. "Oh, little petal...you always surprise and amaze me with your passion."

Ruby turned to her mom, a curious look on her face. "Do you have a Gunpla?"

Summer blushed. "Yes. Takeshi taught me how to play Gunpla Battle while we were traveling around." She looked up at the ceiling, remembering their first battle. "I was so bad; even going easy on me, he whooped my butt big time. But I've gotten a lot better, and a lot craftier, since then."

"What Gunpla did you use?"

Summer smiled and stood up, walking over to her purse, where she pulled out a small case. She sat next to Ruby and opened it. "I decided to use the Farsia as a base, and added some extra things for my liking, like an SD Rozen Zulu backpack. With Takeshi's help, I also created a custom flight base to look more like a rose. I call it the Farsia Rozen Solstice."

The Farsia's sleek, the rounded design was perfectly suited for Summer's taste. It had a black and white paint job, with red trim to highlight its armor. Thanks to the SD backpack, Ruby knew it actually didn't need the flight base; the weakness of the Farsia was its lack of thrusters, relying on the base-if it had gotten separated, the Farsia was dead in the water.

She noted, as well, that it appeared to have taken some moderate design inspiration for new armor plating from the Rozen Zulu, as well. The Farsia Rozen Solstice featured not just the backpack, but modified shoulder pauldrons from the Rozen Zulu. The shoulder joints were superbly protected. She also saw the shield beam cannons of the Rozen Zulu had been integrated into the new flight base, allowing it to act as a weapon platform alongside a transport for the mobile suit.

It's rose-tipped staff interested Ruby most of all. Summer watched as she carefully picked the weapon up to examine it. "The tip can fire beam Vulcans, just like other Vagan suits from Gundam AGE, or be used to create a beam saber tip," she explained. "The staff is also painted with an anti-beam coating, so I can deflect incoming melee blows."

"I've never seen something so beautiful," Ruby commented, placing the staff back in its spot in the foam lining the case. She closed it and handed it back to her mother. "One of these days, I want to fight you. I want to see how strong you are!"

"Oh, my. I think you might be overestimating your mother," Summer replied, but she smiled happily. She looked over at the doorway, where Tai stood, smiling at the two of them.

"It's good to have my family back here together," he said, drawing Ruby's attention. "I've missed this."

"I'm sorry I've been gone for so long," Summer said. "I never expected to be traveling around with Takeshi. I'm sure Rinko is used to it, but I never expected to put you through this. I've been all over the world, helping with the organization of all the national tournaments and making sure the rules and regulations are in place, but the only place I want to be is with you guys."

"It's okay, Mom." Ruby leaned on her mother's shoulder. "You're doing a wonderful job. I'm proud of you."

Summer's silver eyes glistened with tears, and she kissed the top of her daughter's head. "How did I end up so lucky?"

"Now, we just need Raven and Qrow," Tai added, walking over to them.

"Qrow, that dunce...He was supposed to call me the other day." Summer frowned. "I'll need to give him an earful when he finally gets back."

Tai laughed. "Go easy on the guy. He's like you-career focused. He's a private investigator. I doubt he really gets the chance to have a vacation."

"I miss Uncle Qrow though…" Ruby whined.

"Then you can help me by giving him an earful in his other ear."

Ruby giggled and nodded. "Deal!"

Tai rolled his eyes. "You're both brats…"

Summer merely smiled. "You love us."


Blake and Yang snuggled together in the dining room, listening to Nora struggle to learn Chinese as Ren patiently tried to teach her. Nora's constant energy and restlessness made Blake chuckle as her head rested on Yang's shoulder.

"Are you nervous?"

Yang looked at her girlfriend, confused. "What? About meeting Raven?"

"Yeah."

She sighed. "Honestly? Terrified. I have barely talked to this woman in years. I have so many questions, but I don't know when I should ask, or even if I should at all. It's so weird, you know?"

"Hmmm…" Blake sat up and looked at Yang. "Well, I'll come with you if you want."

Yang thought for a moment. "Maybe...I know that I told her about you, but maybe I should wait? I mean, it's kinda like introducing you to my parents, except I'm introducing myself too. And I don't know if that's rude or not."

Blake nodded. "I understand. And, I would want you to get comfortable with her, first. But...I do want to meet her. To explore her dojo."

"I'm still trying to figure out how that works." Yang scratched her head. "Like...she teaches martial arts, and samurai stuff, but also does it with Gunpla?"

"One more thing to ask her, I suppose." Blake turned Yang's face to her and planted a gentle kiss on her lips. "But that's for tomorrow. Tonight, stay with me, please."

Yang grinned. "I wasn't planning on going anywhere. I turned Weiss down, didn't I?"

Blake smiled at her and nodded. "Yeah, I suppose you did. I was afraid she was going to steal you away from me after you promised you'd be here."

"And here, I sit." She kissed Blake's nose and stood up. "But I think I've been sitting for too long. My ass is numb. You could spank me and I wouldn't feel it."

Nora and Ren both glanced over to Yang, surprised. Blake simply blushed and rolled her eyes. "You're so uncouth."

"I don't even know what that means." Her grin grew and she winked at Blake, before walking over to grab a blanket for them. She dragged a heavy one over and wrapped it around Blake, who laid backward and snuggled in with Yang.

"Do you think we'll get a chance to explore Japan together?"

Yang nodded. "You bet. I wanna see where your mom grew up. You always said it was beautiful."

"It is. Japan doesn't have to always be about Gunpla while we're here." Blake hugged her tight, and gazed into her eyes. "But I know that's definitely important to everyone here, yourself included."

"Hell yeah, it is. I want to find a rival and punch him in the face!" Yang gave her an excited grin. "But in the downtime...I want to spend it with you and your folks. They've always been super nice."

Blake nodded. "Then tomorrow, let's go meet your real mother, and then as the days go on, we can see about sightseeing and stuff."

"Deal."

The thought of being able to kick major competitive ass thrilled her, but Yang was even more thrilled to be doing it with Blake. The two had become closer since Blake met and housed Shia Kajima during her time here, with Blake learning the sport that Yang loved so much. And now, that hobby had led the two of them to the one spot in the world that Blake wanted to show her.

"Hey, Blake."

"Yes, Yang?"

"I love you."

Blake blushed bright red, hiding her face under the blanket, knowing Ren and Nora could hear them still. "I… I love you too, Yang."

Yang sighed happily. "My little kitcat...:"

Summer came out and noticed the two snuggled under the blanket. "That is such an adorable sight," she commented, causing both of them to look up. Blake blushed harder as Yang laughed.

"Moooooom! You're embarrassing us!"

Ruby came around the corner and gasped in delight, before scampering over and lifting the blanket off of Blake, who protested. "Ruby! What are you doing?"

"Buzz off!" Yang snapped. "Stop trying to see where my hands are! They are in the green zones, okay?!"

"I'm just trying to make sure everything is all PG in here," Ruby replied with pride.

"You're pissing me off, is what you are. Blake and I have never done anything. Stop trying to spy on us!"

A book slammed shut and she looked over at the couch to see Weiss, with a visibly annoyed look on her face. "Ruby, perhaps we should practice." She stood up and walked over to the girl, grabbing her by the arm.

"Wait! No! I'm on an important mission! Purity must be maintained! Weiss! Let me go!"

Weiss dragged Ruby away, causing both Tai and Summer to laugh and Ren to simply shake his head, Nora gave them a confused look. "What is happening?"

"I wouldn't worry about it," Yang commented, watching the two get pulled away. "But Ruby's right, we should all get some sleep. Especially if I'm probably going to deck my own mother in the face tomorrow in a Gunpla Battle."

Tai scoffed. "Yeah. Good luck with that, my little sunny dragon. I hope Blake records it."

Ruby turned to her own mother. "Hey, since this place has a small Gunpla Battle system in it. Would you like to fight with me, Mom?"

Yang gave her a confused look. "But, your new Gunpla isn't done yet."

"I have a stock Strike Noir that I built on the plane ride here," Ruby replied. "I'll just give it my new weapon and use it."

Summer thought for a moment, before clapping her hands together excitedly. "Alright! I think it'd be lovely to duel you. Come on!"

She turned and grabbed her case, before quickly walking to the door. Tai laughed at her enthusiasm, and Nora, Ren, Blake, and Yang all perked up.

"Wanna go watch?" Yang asked. Blake nodded, and the two go up from under the blanket and followed Summer and Ruby downstairs to the lobby, where a small recreation room sat.

Summer had already plugged her GP Base into the table, and Ruby wasn't far behind, withdrawing the Strike Noir from its pouch on her belt and setting it down. She typed on her own GP Base's screen, searching for the Strike Gundam Noir in its databanks, and then adding her custom coded weapon to it, before placing Crescent Rose in its hand.

The table asked for her GP Base, and then her Gunpla, which she provided on cue. The holographic screen appeared before her as she gripped her hard light orbs.

"FIELD 8: SKY."

The table projected a massive skyline with a large platform attached to the Orbital Elevator cable in the center. There were what appeared to be Dodai Kai flightcraft that mobile suits could use if they were not capable of flight themselves. Ruby was already thinking about the fact that she was at a disadvantage; the flight base of the Farsia gave Summer massive mobility compared to the limitations of the Dodai Kai. Fortunately, the flight base was not intended for gravity or atmospheric use, so it might even out. Or so she hoped.

"BATTLE START!"

"Ruby Rose, Strike Gundam Noir, launch!"

"Summer Rose, Farsia Rozen Solstice, launching!"

The two rocketed out of their hangers and into the open air, where Ruby made it a priority to immediately head for the platform. At the height they were at, near the edge of the stratosphere, a fall from this height would be devastatingly lethal to her Gunpla. They were fighting on C-level damage, so no real damage would be incurred, but it would still be enough to disable her and keep her from fighting.

She was already halfway to the platform when she was forced to swerve. A lancing green beam shot forward and narrowly missed her. She immediately spun and increased her propulsion to attempt to regain altitude, before dodging another beam.

She spotted her mother's Gunpa ahead, easily skimming through the sky on its rose-shaped flight base. Clearly, she was wrong-this upgraded flight base was well suited for aerial maneuvers, which made for an even bigger problem.

Ruby landed on the platform and swiveled the Strike Noir's twin linear guns on its backpack backward. The two small beam cannons fired as she boarded the Dodai Kai, taking off as Summer peppered her launchpad with Beam Vulcan shots.

Ruby spun around and fired with her beam rifle, trying to force Summer into a different position. The Farsia dodged and opened fire with its diffusion chest beam, which caused Ruby to bank left, nearly going horizontal as the massive beam was avoided. Summer grinned and tapped on her left orb, cycling to her special weapon, and released the five Farsia bits stored in her backpack.

The five bits flew towards the aircraft, following it as Ruby righted herself and was circling around. They began peppering the area with yellow beams, forcing Ruby to dive down to avoid them. The Farsia's flight base opened fire with another of its long-range green beams from the Rozen Zulu shield cannons it housed. Rubu narrowly avoided it by pulling up on the Dodai Kai at the last second and returned fire with both her right linear gun and her beam rifle.

Ruby reached down to her left hip and withdrew one of the beam pistols of the Strike Noir, and opened fire in the opposite direction. She desperately needed to get the bits off of her, and she succeeded in killing one before another shot one of her Dodai Kai's engines out. She quickly killed it with her head Vulcans but was now having trouble navigating the craft.

She spun around on the top of the craft in time to see the other bits lining up. However, one was missing. She fired on the three behind her, all of which scattered, before feeling the Dodai shake under her. She looked behind her as the residual beam that had fired faded away, leaving a gaping hole in the cockpit of the Dodai.

She pushed off the now-disabled craft, freefalling. She looked to try and find her mother, only to have the Farsia rush her. She raised her rifle to block the incoming blow from the beam-tipped spear Summer used, kicking the Farsia off of its flight base and forcing it to join her in freefall.

Ruby looked and aimed her left arm at the flight base, firing her rocket anchor out and grappling the unit, pulling it to her. She was about to land on it when it inverted on her and shot backward, then up, opening fire on her again.

"Drat! The flight base is just a giant bit, isn't it?" she asked herself, trying to think of something. She pulled it in again, just as Summer slashed through the cable with her beam pike, freeing her flight base. Ruby opened fire on it, blasting the flight base out of the sky, before using the twin linear guns to hit two more of the bits.

The tail of the Farsia moved up and Summer grasped it in her free hand. It released into a sword, which she then swung at Ruby. Her daughter was forced to spin in the air and kick her away, placing Crescent Rose on her hip and withdrawing the twin "Fragarach 3" beam edged swords from the wings of the Strike Noir pack.

The Farsia swung its staff, beam saber tip ignited, at Ruby, which forced her to back up, before bringing its sword from its tail down. Ruby blocked the sword with her own, swinging the other upwards to try and literally disarm the Farsia. Summer deactivated the beam saber tip, and moved to the side, dodging the swing, before bringing the staff up in the same manner as Ruby's sword. The rose-tipped staff acted like a mace, slamming into the Strike Noir's chin and sending it upwards slightly. The blow nearly decapitated the Gundam from sheer force alone, and Ruby counted herself lucky her mother decided to deactivate the beam saber tip.

"You're not bad, little petal," Summer praised, grinning in excitement as she moved her orbs around. She pointed the staff at Ruby and opened fire, the beam Vulcans peppering the Strike Noir. Ruby used the flats of the blades to shield the core of her machine, before getting the warning that something was approaching from behind. She quickly shifted her camera behind her and fired the linear cannons, blasting two of the last bits, but just as she did, a lancing green beam shot through her right leg.

Ruby cried out in surprise as she noticed the disabled flight base below her mother. Though it could no longer remain airborne, its weapons were still active. She gritted her teeth and prepared to ditch one of her swords to grab her rifle, but was hit from behind by the last remaining Farsia bit, which crippled her right-wing and disabled her thrusters.

'Damn..." Ruby sighed in frustration. There wasn't anything else she could do; her mother had her dead to rights. With no thrusters, she had little chance to win, unless her mother allowed it. Either she would blow her up, or she'd crash into the Earth long before the Farsia would. "Alright, I concede…"

She hit the holographic button, ending the battle, and the table ceased its functions. The Farsia Rozen Solstice and Strike Gundam Noir both fell to the table, lifeless. Ruby looked at her mother, who beamed.

"The Farsia, in general, is a difficult opponent to fight," Summer acknowledged. "But despite that, you did very well!"

"Wow, Ruby, That was intense!" Nora exclaimed. "I've never seen the mobile suit your mom used before!"

"Wow, Mom, you're super strong," Yang grinned. "I wonder how you'd fare against me?"

"Or Weiss," Blake noted the way Summer fought. "She fights very much as you do with her Gyan; I wouldn't mind seeing that at some point."

Summer blushed. "Well...I did train with Takeshi, who was the runner up in the Second World Championship. And sometimes, in my job, I have to be a strong competitor."

Ruby picked up Crescent Rose. "Hmmm ...I think I know what I need to build. I know what I want Destiny Scythe to become."

Summer gave her a curious glance. "Oh? Did you think of something you were lacking?"

Ruby looked at her and nodded. "Thanks to you, yeah! I'll start working on the new idea tomorrow. Thanks, Mom!"

Summer smiled. "Of course, little petal. Always happy to help."