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A Nevermore circled overhead Mushroom Hills as Ruby stared directly at it. "All I gotta do is focus, right?" Ruby asked.

"Yes. Think of all the positive memories you have with your friends." Summer responded.

"You sure this is a good idea?" Rosalina asked as she had accompanied them along with Yang and Tai.

"Absolutely." Summer nodded and turned to Ruby. "Go ahead, sweetie."

With a nod, Ruby closed her eyes as the Nevermore kept circling around them. At first, she thought of her friends and family and all the fun adventures they were in, then her mind went to Pit and their first adventure together. Fighting Medusa, Thanatos, Hades, Viridi's forces, Pandora… Dark Ruby…

Dark Ruby

"Nngh!" Ruby flinched, as bad memories of her surfaced all at once, and then along came that Chaos Kin when she sacrificed herself to save Palutena… "Agh…!" Ruby clutched her head, slowly hypeventilating as the Nevermore let out a screech and dive bombed the group.

"Honey…?" Tai asked with a hint of concern.

"Come on Ruby, focus on the good things! Not on Dark Ruby!" Summer told her as the Nevermore got closer where Rosalina immediately summoned her wand as Yang readied her gauntlets as a blue aura surrounded her hands. The Nevermore was just yards away from them as it started to pull out its talons and was about to grab Ruby.

"Honey!" Tai yelled as Summer sprang into action and used her Silver Eyes to petrify the Nevermore and then Rosalina would aim her hand at the petrified Grimm and threw it to the side where it shattered on impact.

"Phew…" Yang sighed with relief as Ruby fell on her knees where Summer was immediately by her side, as was Rosalina.

"I'm sorry…" She whispered. "I… I couldn't…"

"Shhh, it's okay." Summer hugged her gently. "Believe me, I had a hard time when I tried it out the first time too." She said, rubbing Ruby's back. "You were doing so well, what happened?"

"I… I started thinking of our first adventure with Pit. Fighting Medusa and her army, Hades, the Forces of Nature… and then I thought of Pandora and my mind just went to Dark Ruby after that and… then the Chaos Kin where it…"

Yang sighed. "To be fair, Pandora's definitely responsible for creating those jerks. Glad she's no longer an issue though."

"Oh sweetie…" Summer kissed Ruby on the forehead. "There's nothing to be ashamed of… our minds trail off into places where we don't want it to. It happens to the best of us." She said. "Here's what I suggest, just don't think of Pandora. It'll lead you down that rabbit hole again."

"Right…" Ruby nodded, sniffing a bit.

"Might I suggest more of a slower Grimm to use it on? The Nevermore was a bit too much." Tai said.

"Yeah, you're right on that." Summer nodded. "Got any ideas?"

"Hmm, how about a Deathstalker?" Tai suggested. "They're kinda slow."

"I dunno, that one we faced during our Beacon Initiation was definitely fast." Yang suggested. "Didn't help we had a Nevermore on our tails too." She sighed happily. "Ah… memories!"

"I got it!" Rosalina said. "How about a Goliath? I've seen a few wandering around near Bowser's Kingdom, not to mention they didn't really pay me any mind when I got close to them."

"A Goliath… that might work." Tai said.

"Well, it's a start at least." Summer nodded.

"Can we start with something smaller? Like, I dunno… a Creep or a Beowolf? I'd be fine with an Ursa…" Ruby said.

"Whichever you're comfortable with, we'll do it." Summer smiled.


Back at Galar

BGM: Calyrex's Theme (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

"Yes, it's coming back to me now!" Calyrex said as he was pacing around while dragging Mona's body around. "I did own two steeds! Glastrier and Spectrier… they were my trusty steeds, and I, of course, had two Reins of Unity."

"Two? Why not just one?" Sun asked.

"Because one Rein of Unity would not work on the other." Calyrex explained. "If you were to put it on Glastrier, then take it off and put it on Spectrier, it will not work since it bound to the first one."

"That would make sense!" Peony nodded. "I suppose you would lug around one for a while the other stayed home. Now how in the world do you explain that statue… there's only one."

"Hmm…" Kali rubbed her chin. "Perhaps they were one horse but then something happened that caused the two to split?"

Gloria folded her arms. "That reminds me of an old legend I read about." She said as they turned to her. "There was a tale about a Legendary Pokemon in Unova, but something had happened that caused them to be split in three. Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem. There's a rumor that Kyurem can fuse with either of them with something called a DNA Splicer where it would become either Black Kyurem or White Kyurem. It's not enough for a complete fusion though."

"Are you suggesting we find these DNA Splicers… or find another way to merge those horses into one? 'Cause we all know that'd be hard considering they rampaged in the village!" Sun said.

"I am not sure, lad… but it's a possibility that these two steeds were once one."

"I do not recall that, but… I would not be surprised if that were the case." Calyrex said.

"Alright, so how do we make the Reins of Unity?" Blake asked.

Calyrex folded his arms. "We will need tufts of hair, which is what you and Weiss hold." He explained. "Then we… I unfortunately do not know the rest."

"Maybe we can ask around." Ling suggested. "I think the mayor might know something."

"Then let's go ask him!" Neptune said as they went to go ask the mayor.

"Hmm? Oh hello you wonderful guests, what can I do for you?" The mayor asked.

"We're wondering how we can assemble the Reins of Unity." Ghira said. "Do you have any ideas?"

"Hmm…" The mayor folded his arms. "I assumed it was just a legend, but seeing those horses made me think that it's anything but a myth. If I recall correctly, you will need a few tufts of hair plus a flower" He rubbed his chin in thought as he closed his eyes. "I'm not sure where to find one, but I can imagine that-" He opened his eyes and saw that they were gone, with Gloria closing the door behind her. "-…Goodness, they seem to be in a hurry!"

"A flower, you say?" Calyrex asked as they returned, as he folded his arms. "Flower… flower… AHA! Of course, the Radiant Flower! I had assumed that the humans stopped making the Reins of Unity because they had lost their faith in me… but in reality, it was because I lost the power to grow the material needed! I have spent far too long holding my misguided assumptions, it seems. It has been many centuries since I was able to grow a Radiant Flower. Doing so drains much of my power… but for whatever reason, a fraction of my power seems to have returned to me just now!"

"Don't strain yourself…" Weiss said.

"Do not worry about me… I am alright." Calyrex smiled. "Now then… let the Radiant Flower bloom!" He declared and then the whole place started rumbling as his head started glowing as two petals appeared in his hand. "Crownus Bloomus!" He yelled before started panting. "Hah… hah… oh my goodness… I'm afraid a radiant flower is beyond me at the moment…" He said. "Two petals was all I can muster! I'm not sure if it'll be enough, but… it'll be worth a try."

"We just need some rope… which luckily, I have in my bag!" Peony said, pulling out two ropes as he set them down as he sat down with. "Give me the tufts of hair and petals, would ya?" He asked as Weiss and Blake handed them over. "Alright, let's see here… this goes here, this goes there… a little bit of this… aaaand PRESTO!" He grinned, pulling out exact replicas of the Rein of Unity. "Ta-dah!"

"My word! I had no idea a loudmouth such as you would be able to craft it!" Calyrex said.

"Well, when you sew all of your rebellious daughter's clothing, you pick up on a few things. Ahahaha!" Peony laughed, rubbing the back of his head proudly.

"Clearly, I have underestimated you, Mr. Loudmouth."

"And I'm telling you that I'm not a large ham, darn you!"

Calyrex sweatdropped. "Large ham? I will be honest, you do not look like a piece of meat. What does that even mean?"

"Should we have him meet Owain?" Weiss whispered.

"I don't think he'd still understand…" Blake responded.

"So, now that the Reins of Unity are crafted… where do you think those horses have gone? I don't think they're around here anymore." Camrin said.

"There is one location." Calyrex said. "They are probably making their way to the Crown Shrine. It is a place that I spent most of my time with my trusty steed, er… steeds. I've been avoiding that place… I was afraid I'd be trapped in mine own nostalgia. Why would they go there… are they reminiscing?"

"Where is the Crown Shrine?" Winter asked.

"The Crown Shrine stands majestically atop the mountain of the north." Calyrex said, pointing to the large tree over the mountains. "Bring the carrots and the Reins of Unity with you, I will be waiting for you there." He said and then flew off with Mona accompanying him.

End BGM

BGM: Freezington (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

"Do you think Mona would be okay with him taking her for a flight?" Anthony wondered.

"Probably not." Jen snickered.

"We've no time to waste. Let's go." Zoey said.

"Hold it! Before we go up there…" Peony reached into his bag and pulled out two Master Balls and tossed them to both Weiss and Blake. "You might be needing these!"

"For what?" Weiss asked.

"Duh! I've a feeling you're gonna be fightin' him at full strength, so why not use the opportunity to catch him with the Balls that never fail to catch!"

"Where the hell did you get those?!" Gloria exclaimed in surprise. "One, I can understand, but TWO?!"

"Ahahahaha! My lips are sealed on that, chief!" Peony grinned, causing Gloria to sweatdrop. "Now let's go see what that little guy with the big brain can do!"

"That's not a brain, it's a crown." Whitley responded.

"Ah, tomayto, tomahto." Peony waved him off. "Let's go!"

"We don't even know where to go!" Weiss said.

"Hmm, I've a feeling that it could be beyond that garden where we planted the Iceroot Carrot." Winter said.

"Oh! That's a good thought." Weiss nodded as they took off.

End BGM

BGM: The Crown Tundra (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

Camrin quickly took off running ahead of the group as everyone was catching up to him, though he was blazing ahead. "Goodness, what's gotten him in such a hurry?" Sun asked. "It's only Mona!"

"That may be true, Sun…" Zoey said. "But despite Mistress Mona being headstrong, Master Camrin tends to worry about her despite knowing she's fully capable."

"Is there a reason?"

"It is because those two are dating."

"…Oh."

"Indeed, so it's only natural for him to worry about his girlfriend." Zoey said. "He might be good at hiding it, but we all know he was worried about her even when we were planting those seeds."

"Now that makes sense." Sun nodded as they ran/rolled up the hill as Camrin rushed past a few Beldum and Abomasnow where he ran into the cave and ran around as a few Zubat would fly directly at him, but Camrin slid underneath the Zubat and got up, still keeping his momentum as the Zubat turned around as the others made their way around the Zubat. Camrin kept running up the slopes, dodging past a few Bagon and Carbink as the others made their way up as Camrin burst his way out of the cave and ran past several Frosmoth and ran up a few flights of stairs before screeching to a halt in the snow.

End BGM

BGM: The Crown Shrine (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

"Ah, you have arrived." Calyrex said. "Where are the others?"

"Zip it! Where's Mona?" Camrin demanded.

"I assure you, she's safe." Calyrex said, looking over and seeing Mona floating there. "I wouldn't put her in harms way." He said as the others arrived as all of them, minus Weiss, was catching their breaths.

"Holy… Miltank… that… that was the fastest I've ever ran…" Peony said as Klein had collapsed onto his back, wheezing for air while Willow and Kali had fallen on their knees as the others were bending over and putting their hands on their knees to catch their breath.

"I… I may be a deer… but even I have my limits…" Ling panted as they all took a moment to catch their breaths.

"…Couldn't Gloria just have called out Eternatus?" Weiss wondered.

"The thought… hah… had just crossed my mind just now…" Gloria panted as Ghira and Willow helped up Klein.

"Thanks…" Klein said as they made their way into the shrine.

"This Crown Shrine is a place I once called home… Glastrier and Spectrier must think me helpless now that I lost my powers. They taunt me by making this place their dwelling. You have the reins?" He asked as Weiss and Blake handed them over. "Ah, yes, this brings back memories. Now, this is going to be a bit tricky. While I'm holding down the one, the other might try to either attack or run off. Whatever you do, do not let the other one escape. Do whatever you can to stop the other from escaping."

"We will try." Winter nodded.

"Excellent… now place those carrots in the dishes over there." Calyrex said as Blake and Weiss went over there and placed the Iceroot and Shaderoot Carrot in the dishes and they hurried over to a hiding spot. "Alright, now we just wait." He said.

End BGM

A few minutes later, they would see the two horses walking in where they would see the two carrots in the dishes. The two of them galloped over to the carrots and happily started munching on them. "Now!" Calyrex whispered as he flew off while letting go of Mona as he landed directly on Glastrier.

"Briiiiice!" Glastrier whinnied as it tried to buck him off of it but Calyrex held on. Right on cue, Spectrier tried to make a run for it.

"Ice Beam!" Three voices yelled as three Ice Beams struck the entrance and froze it solid into a wall. Spectrier turned around and glared to see that the Ice Beams belonged to Willow's Cryogonal, Weiss's Frost, and Winter's Crystal.

"Nice work, you three." Winter praised.

"Vul!" The Vulpix smiled.

"Sheeeeiiighhhed!" Spectrier rushed at them, but Sun got in the way and clapped his hands, where a few of his clones rushed at the Pokemon and attempted to hold it at bay.

"Blake! Go!" Sun said as Blake rushed in and used her whip to wrap it around Spectrier's mouth as she got on it as it started bucking like crazy to try to get her off of it.

"Come on… come on…!" Blake said, trying to strap the Reins of Unity on it, but it knocked her off along with the Reins of Unity as she landed on her back. "Gah!"

"Blake!" Ghira and Kali exclaimed as Ghira immediately rushed into action and attempted to hold the horse at bay as Blake got up and rubbed her head, then spotting the Master Ball as she grabbed a hold of it and then threw it at Spectrier, where it hit it on the head and went inside the Master Ball, where it bounced on the ground… and with three shakes and a click, Spectrier was caught.

"Phew…" Blake sighed in relief as she picked it up as they heard a loud whinny as they saw Calyrex and Glastrier doing an elegant pose.

"Uuugh…" Mona groaned as she stood up. "Where am I? Why am I so freakin' cold… and what is with that horse?!"

"Crow-rown!" Calyrex cried, pointing to Blake's Master Ball.

"Okay." Blake nodded, tossing it up in the air as Spectrier came out and looked directly at Blake, where Calyrex hopped off of Glastrier and got on Spectrier, using the Reins of Unity as Spectrier put up a bit of a fight, but in the end, they were both under control as a blue aura surrounded Calyrex as he floated off of Spectrier, where it wandered over to Blake and gently nudged her head.

"Thank you all…" Calyrex said, his voice soft spoken. "You have helped me out a lot here. Now I am back at full strength. There is one other thing I must do." He said as he floated over and sat down on Glastrier. "Weiss, since your friend has caught Spectrier… I ask that you do the same with me." He requested.

"Right." Weiss nodded.

"However… I will not go without a fight." Calyrex said as he prepared himself. "Are you ready?"

"Yes." Weiss said, reaching in her bag and calling out Razor.

"Weavile!"

"Good, now let us battle!"

BGM: Battle! Final/Mounted Calyrex (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

The King of Bountiful Harvests - Calyrex

"Night Slash!" Weiss ordered as Razor rushed at Calyrex, but Calyrex and Glastrier dodged the attack as Calyrex summoned a frozen lance as Glastrier rushed at Razor and unleashed Glacial Lance at Razor, striking him head on.

"Weav…!" Razor cried but recovered as he rushed ahead as Glastrier unleashed Double Kick, but with an order from Weiss, Razor dodged it and then struck the both of them with a Night Slash that knocked the both of them back.

"Great, now use Hone Claws!" Weiss ordered as Razor sharpened the claws as Calyrex charged at Razor with another Glacial Lance but Razor dodged the attack as it lunged with another Night Slash, but Glastrier used Iron Defense to defend the both of them as Razor struck them where Calyrex then used Swords Dance as they both rushed at Razor and attempted to strike him with a Double Kick, but Razor dove out of the way. "Dark Pulse!"

"Weeeavile!" Razor shot out a Dark Pulse and struck the two, making them flinch.

"Alright, that should have weakened you enough." Weiss said, pulling out the Master Ball and throwing it, but since she was in the wheelchair, it was a pitiful throw… so Razor jumped up and grabbed the Master Ball where it spun around and threw it at Calyrex, capturing the two as the Master Ball bounced on the ground and with three shakes and a click, Calyrex and Glastrier were caught!

End BGM

"Got ya." Weiss said.

"Just an FYI, you could have caught them without even hurting them." Peony said.

"Well, she could have, but where's the fun in that?" Gloria chuckled. "After all, I fought Zacian before I put the lass in her ball."

"With what, Cinderace or your fists?" Blake teased, causing everyone to laugh… and then Weiss called out Calyrex.

"That was an exhilarating battle, I will be by your side… and that goes for your family as well." He said and then turned to the Schnees. "I may be her Pokemon, but I am also part of her family now, so I will not mind if I aided you all if you need me." He said as they nodded. "Now then, there is something I've been wanting to do since we have first met." He said and turned to Weiss's foot. He got off of Glastrier and then floated over to her, placing his hands on her cast and closed her eyes. A blue aura surrounded her leg as Weiss stared at it in awe. The aura disappeared a few seconds later as Calyrex gently pulled the cast off of her.

"Wiggle your toes. Tell me if it hurts." Calyrex requested as Weiss hesitantly wiggled her toes as she felt no pain.

"…No way…" Weiss whispered, her hands over her mouth as everyone gathered around her.

"If I'm not mistaken, your leg has been cured." Klein guessed as Weiss lowered her leg rest and slowly stood up, her foot touching the cold ground but she didn't care. She started to walk, but nearly fell but her family, Ling, Neptune and Blake were immediately there to catch her. With a few steps, she slowly started to walk normally… and then when she turned around, she delivered a kick and then let out a chuckle.

"Yeah, I'm definitely back." Weiss grinned as she put her foot down.

"That's my girl!" Willow smiled as they all hugged her and then once they finished hugging, Weiss knelt down and hugged Calyrex.

"Oh!" Calyrex said in surprise.

"Thank you…" Weiss whispered.

"No, Weiss… thank you." Calyrex said, returning the hug.

"Alriiiiiight! Now let's head back to base and call this one a success!" Peony grinned.

"Briiice." Glastrier spoke up and nudged Weiss.

"Hey, what's up?" Weiss asked.

"Glastrier is offering you a ride back to the village." Calyrex said and then let out a chuckle. "I wouldn't mind sharing Glastrier, along with Spectrier." He said as Weiss started to climb up on Glastrier's back.

"Yeah, let's go back… please… I think I'm… ah… ah… ACHOO!" Mona sneezed. "I think I'm totally freezing!" She said as they made their way back to Freezington, with Camrin holding on to Mona for support.


Back at Freezington

"Aaaaah, warmth~!" Mona smiled, sitting next to the fireplace while wrapped around in a blanket while everyone else was chatting amongst themselves.

"I wonder if it'll be my turn…" Whitley said, looking down on the ground.

"Oh Whitley… you'll get your chance." Ling smiled, wrapping her arm around him. "I'm sure there'll be a chance for you to shine."

"I sure hope so." Whitley nodded, his arms wrapped around his Sandshrew.

"Say, where are those girls anyway? They were just here." Peony said.

"They went out for a walk. They'll be back soon." Winter said.

"Indeed, Weiss wanted to rebuild her strength in her legs." Willow added.

"Ah, that would explain it." Peony chuckled as he walked outside and saw Azure playing around with Weavile, Frost and Tusky while Calyrex was saying hello to the locals. "Heh, I'm actually shocked that that ain't a Pokemon."


At Frostpoint Field

"You sure your foot isn't cold?" Blake chuckled.

"Ah, I'm fine. It doesn't really bother me too much." Weiss chuckled as they walked around the field. "You know, despite me nearly getting killed earlier… I'm actually having a lot of fun here."

"I agree. It's nice to just unwind."

"You said it." Weiss nodded as they walked around and made small talk, when Blake's ears twitched and would see the same Absol on a cliffside.

"Huh?" Blake wondered and looked at the Absol. "What are you…"

"Blake? You okay?" Weiss asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine… it's just that-" Blake's ear twitched again as she turned to see a fireball heading straight for her. Her eyes widened and turned to Weiss. "GET DOWN!" She yelled, leaping and shoving her to the ground.

"Mmph!" Weiss grunted as she saw the fireball fly past them. "What the…?!"

"Aww, you missed." A female voice said.

"That was just to get their attention."

Blake let out a gasp. "No…" She whispered as she turned to see Adam and Seryu approaching them.

BGM: Tension (Super Mario Galaxy)

"Hello Blake."

"Adam!"

"That's Adam?" Weiss asked in surprise.

"What are you doing here?! I thought you were thrown away!"

"I was… but, that wasn't enough to kill me." Adam chuckled. "That floating hand may have discarded me, just like what Sienna did with me and my followers, but… we decided to make our own path. The Crimson Fang."

"Crimson Fang…" Blake whispered. "I heard rumors, but I thought that wasn't the case!"

"Oh, but the rumors are true, Blake." Adam said. "We are the Crimson Fang, and we are resuming what we have started before Sienna kicked us out."

"What do you want?" Weiss demanded to know.

"We came… for you." Seryu pointed at her.

"Me?"

"Yes, you're nothing but a filthy Schnee." Seryu said. "All you Schnees smell the same, it didn't take long for us to get a whiff of your scent." She chuckled. "Now that I'm getting a better look at you, you look far better looking like that than your emo attire."

"Okay, what's going on here? Who are you?"

"Oh me? I'm just an ordinary Dog Faunus, Seryu Ubiquitous."

Weiss let out a gasp. "The Seryu?! The same Seryu that was responsible for the Atlas Massacre?! That Seryu?!"

"Oh, so you've heard of me!" Seryu chuckled.

"I've heard that you were thrown in the insane asylum, how did you escape?!"

"Oh, your dark emo twin had a run in with me and we both burned that asylum to the ground." Seryu casually said.

"Dark emo twi-" Weiss let out a gasp, immediately feeling as if Dark Weiss was right behind her. "You… you mean she…"

"That's right~!"

Nono way… Weiss thought. Even in death, Dark Weiss is haunting meis… is this how Ruby feels with Dark Ruby?!

"Ah, I see you look terrified. Reminds me of another Schnee that I had faced… oh, what did he look like again? White hair, a vest, jeans and possibly a tie…"

"Whitley?!"

"Ah, his name's Whitley. I'll commit that to memory!"

"…You… you did that to Whitley… you shot him in the shoulder…"

"I was aiming for that deer faunus that was defending him, but he took the bullet… so hey, technically, I didn't miss!" Seryu shrugged. "It's no big deal. You Schnees have messed with us Faunus for far too long… and I think it's time we returned the favor." She smirked. "It's time that you faced justice, Schnee!"

End BGM

Adam brought out his Crimson Claw. "It's time for her to disappear." He said and lunged directly at Weiss, but in a flash, Blake got in the way and blocked the attack with her Claws.

BGM: Face It! (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)

"That… isn't happening!" Blake said, knocking him back.

"Out of my way, Blake." Adam ordered.

"No. I'm not going to let you take her!" Blake yelled, deflecting him back.

"Fine, then I'll let my second in command take care of her. Seryu. Sic 'er."

"Hehehehe. I'm gonna enjoy this!" Seryu smirked as Weiss brought out Eiskönigin.

"I'm not going to let you get away with what you did with Whitley!" Weiss declared.

End BGM

BGM: Lionize (RWBY)

The Crimson Horn and the Attack Dog - Adam & Seryu

Adam and Blake lunged at each other, both of them slashing at each other as they clashed as they both jumped back as a flame appeared in Adam's hand and threw it at Blake, forcing her to dodge. "Where did you…?"

"There are monsters all around us, it didn't take long for me to utilize their own magic." Adam said, as Blake scowled at him with her ears lowering.

"By that, you mean forcing them!" Blake said, parrying his claw.

"You catch on quick." Adam smirked as they clashed at each other again, as Adam parried the attack and then swung at Blake, but she used her semblance and then kicked him from the side as Adam shrugged it off and lunged at Blake.

Seryu conjured up a pistol with a silencer attached to it as she shot at Weiss but she blocked the attack with her greatsword as she ran around Seryu as she kept shooting at her until her gun clicked as she quickly switched for ammo, giving Weiss time to slash at her, sending her flying back as Weiss summoned her Schnee Orbitars and shot at her, forcing Seryu to run and shoot at her as Weiss did the same as both got close to each other as Weiss slashed at Seryu, but she backflipped and then kicked Weiss in the gut and then roundhouse kicked her to knock her to the ground. She then aimed her pistol at Weiss with a sadistic smirk.

"Don't you have anything besides guns?!"

"Well, I can also conjure up melee weapons if I want to, but here's the thing… why waste my time on melee weapons when I can deliver quick justice on my enemies with guns!" Seryu smirked as Weiss fired her Orbitars at her, forcing her to dodge as Weiss got back up and rushed at her, but her eyes widened when she saw Seryu conjure up a rifle and shot at her, but Weiss rolled out of the way and kept dodging the bullets until Seryu had to reload, then Weiss struck her. "Mmmph! Not bad, Schnee!" Seryu smirked, kicking her away. "It's gonna take a whole lot more than that!"

Blake kept clashing with Adam, both of them seeming to be evenly matched. "You should have killed me back then, otherwise you wouldn't be dealing with us!"

"Killed you where?!"

"Back when the treaty was formed! You could have shot me, but you didn't!" Adam said, kicking her to the side as electricity formed in his hands and fired a Kazapple right at her.

"Nnngh! I didn't think it was necessary!"

"Your kindness will be the end of you yet." Adam said as he rushed at her and clawed her, but she disappeared and then kicked him from the side as Blake ran over and slashed at him repeatedly but Adam swiftly dodged the attacks and then blocked Blake's attack. "You could have stayed with the White Fang… you could have chosen to stay with the Crimson Fang should Sienna have made the treaty without your influence!"

"I made my choice!"

"And I respect your decision, but you forget that every action has a consequence!" Adam said. "Seryu! Let's switch it up!"

"You got it!" Seryu said as they switched it up as she was now fighting Blake and Adam was now fighting Weiss. "Hi there, traitorous kitty cat~! Oh look at you, your legs are trembling. I guess it's because we're in a cliche situation. A dog meeting a cat! Hehehehe."

Blake growled. "I'm not… I'm not running from you!" She said as she lunged at Seryu and slashed at her, but she swiftly dodged.

"Too slow!" She said, brutally kneeing her in the gut.

"Mmph!" Blake grunted, hunching over as she spat out some saliva as Seryu roundhouse kicked her.

Adam brutally swiped at Weiss but she blocked the attacks as she attempted to counterattack but Adam swiftly blocked the attack and then kicked her in the left knee. "Agh!" Weiss yelped as Adam threw a Sizzle out at her, hitting her head on as she was knocked back but she quickly recovered. She stabbed the ground as icicles formed toward him, but Adam swiftly dodged as he ran over and slashed at Weiss, but Weiss barely blocked in time. "Why do you have it out for me?! What did I ever do to you?"

"You want to know why?"

"I'm afraid I'm gonna regret it, but yes!" Weiss said.

"Very well." Adam said, pushing her away as he reached for his mask and took it off, as Weiss let out a horrified gasp with her eyes widening. Blake would immediately see this.

"Adam, NO!" Blake yelled.

"Don't take your eyes off me, traitor!" Seryu said, slugging her in the face.

Weiss couldn't believe her eyes. She stared at the SDC logo firmly branded on his face. "Oh… oh my gosh…" Weiss whispered.

"Now do you see why? You may have had nothing to do with it, but you Schnees have always been cruel to Faunus. Always!" Adam said, tossing his mask to the side as he lunged at Weiss, making sure his brand was enough for her to distract her, which was working as she was losing focus fast.

Weiss sloppily blocked his brutal attacks, desperately trying to look away from his eyes… but she couldn't. She could just hear her father chuckling at Adam's brand. Dammit father! She thought as she tried to her hardest to try to maintain focus, but she couldn't keep up. Adam swiftly swung his Claw as she blocked the attack, but Adam would swing his claw down fast enough for her to lose her grip on her greatsword as he brutally kicked her in the gut, and then snapped his fingers as she was struck with a Kaboomle attack. "AAAAAAAAAAGH!" She yelled as she was knocked back, her aura fizzling… something that Seryu took notice of and she had an idea.

Seryu punched Blake, but she used her semblance to avoid the attack. Perfect! Seryu thought as she kept swinging hard as Blake kept using her semblance to avoid the punches and then when she got where she wanted Blake, she summoned a pistol, this time without a silencer and aimed at Blake, shooting her… but Blake dodged the bullet. The gunshot echoed throughout the Tundra.

"You missed."

"Oh, I wasn't really aiming for you."

"What?" Blake wondered and then her eyes widened. She immediately turned around and saw blood coming out of Weiss's gut.

End BGM

"Oh no… WEISS!" She shrieked as Seryu kicked her down and planted her foot on her back. She then licked her metal glove and smirked, opening her mouth and shooting at Weiss from her mouth, striking her in the abdomen… and then Adam swung his Crimson Claw down, striking her in the chest as Weiss had fallen to the ground.

BGM: Fifth Laboratory (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

"Hahahaha… AHAHAHAHAHA! JUSTICE PREVAILS!" Seryu cackled, feeling Blake getting up and running toward Weiss, immediately cradling her in her arms.

"Weiss? Weiss! Stay with me!" Blake said, her voice already trembling as tears swelled in her eyes. Weiss held on to her arm, her breathing was already labored. Blake immediately gave Adam and Seryu hateful glares. "YOU BASTARD!" She screamed at Adam.

Adam folded his arms. "This wouldn't have happened if you had just stayed put." He said as Blake would notice venom dripping out of Adam's claw. "Again, you should have killed me when you had the chance, but you didn't. Now you have blood on your hands. You helped create the Crimson Fang. YOU were the one who caused your friend's life to abruptly near its end."

"You… I'LL KILL YOU!" Blake screamed.

"Just like you killed Weiss?" Adam shot back, staring at tears streaming down Blake's cheeks. Both of them weren't even paying attention to Weiss using the last of her strength to text her friends.


With Ruby and the others

"So I'm just sayin'… We had a wild time in Hyrule." Nora said as JNPR was with Ruby and the others. "Maybe you can use your silver eyes there! I'm sure Hyrule wouldn't mind if they missed a few Bokoblins."

"Hmm, that's a possibility…" Summer rubbed her chin in thought.

"Yeah, that can work." Ruby nodded.

"Guys!" Yang said, catching their attention. "Something's seriously wrong." She said and showed them the text message Weiss had sent them.

Maydray sing blackopz - Weiss

"Huh? That's not like Weiss to misspell stuff." Nora said as Rosalina took a closer look.

"No… something happened. That's supposed to say "Mayday: Send backup."

"Ooooh…"

Ruby turned her head, concern written on her face. "What's going on in Galar?" She said and turned to her parents, Yang, Rosalina and JNPR. "We need to go. Now!"

"Right!" Yang nodded.


Back in the Crown Tundra

"Again, I respect your decision for leaving, but… your choice has a major consequence, and that is holding your friend in your arms. Your friend was our target, but if you continue to be with her, we will not hesitate to target you as well." Adam said. "If you continue to get in our way from killing the Schnee family, we won't hesitate to kill you too."

"But why… why target them?!" Blake sobbed.

"History never truly washes away. No matter how many times you scrub it and attempt to change it, the real history will always come back. The history with the Schnees and the Faunus are such an example." He said. "Now, finish her." Seryu smirked, aiming her pistol right at Weiss but Blake quickly covered her up and glared at Seryu. "So you want to die too? That's fine with me." He said as Seryu aimed right at them with a sadistic smirk and pulled the trigger.

…But something stopped it as it had got in the way and produced a green forcefield.

End BGM

"Huh?!" Seryu yelled in surprise as they saw Absol having used Detect.

"Sol!" Absol cried.

"Tch! Alright, I guess we're gonna have to kill you then!" Seryu aimed at the Absol… when they heard a loud roar and then Azure suddenly grabbed a hold of Seryu's arm.

BGM: Proof of a Hero (Monster Hunter Rise)

"What?!" She said in shock, wincing from the teeth. "What are you?!" She demanded to know… as Azure let out a screech and ripped Seryu's entire arm off. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" She screamed as she held on to her where her arm used to be as she fell on the ground and screamed in agony.

Adam let out a growl and swung his Claw at Azure's face, as the force was enough to knock the Rathalos' head back a few inches, before slowly turning his head at Adam with a deep throaty growl… and then crunched down on Adam's arm and severing it, leaving only his elbow intact unlike Seryu. "Nnngh!" Adam hissed, wincing a bit as he backed up. "Mmph…" He took a deep breath and glared at them, gritting his teeth before relaxing himself. "Hmph… how inconvenient." He said while Seryu was continuing to cry out in pain.

"How… how are you not bothered by your arm missing?!" Blake asked in shock.

"Pain is an old friend." Adam responded, putting his mask on and then picking up his Claw. "You would know what that's like." He said, aiming at Seryu and using a Moreheal spell to ease the pain.

"Aagh… ow… mmph…!" Seryu slowly rose, tears rolling down her eyes. "You bitch… you no good reptilian bitch!"

"Calm yourself, Seryu." Adam said. "This is just a minor setback." He told her and then looked at Blake and Weiss. "She's good as dead anyway." He then pulled out a smoke bomb. "Until we meet again." He said, dropping the smoke bomb and disappearing as Absol and Azure rushed through the smoke to try and catch them, but they didn't catch anything. Adam and Seryu were gone.

End BGM

"Weiss…" Blake held her. "Weiss… please… don't…"

"Bl-Blake… I… I… am so… sorr-"

"Don't speak… save your strength…" Blake said, quietly sobbing as tears landed on Weiss's cheek. "Weiss… I'm so sorry…" She quietly sobbed into her chest.

"What's going on here?" A voice cried as they saw Calyrex flying over and seeing Weiss in a pool of blood. "Weiss?!" He said in shock as he flew over. "What happened?!" He said and looked at Blake. "Speak slowly, if you can." He said as Blake tried to explain what happened, but she was a blubbering mess. "…I understand." He said, closing his eyes and healing Weiss… but she had fallen limp right as he was done healing her.

"Weiss? No… No! Don't leave me! PLEASE!" Blake cried as Calyrex felt for a pulse and breathed a sigh of relief.

"She is alive. I had just gotten to her in time." He said, unaware of someone watching this from her binoculars as Neo put them down and scowled at the thought of what Adam and Seryu had done to Weiss and Blake. She turned to see Adam and Seryu in the distance nearby as she clenched her fists as she ran directly after the two with her small army behind her.

"Crimson Horn!" A voice said as they saw one of the Crimson Fang members come in with a truck. "Sorry I'm late, I had to find the correct road… what happened to your arms?"

"No time for that. We need to-" Adam turned his gaze behind him. "…We have company." He said as he turned to see Neo with her army of monsters behind her. "And you are?"

"Like we should tell you, you monster." The Blizzybody said as Neo aimed her umbrella at them. "What you did to those two were inexcusable! Now we may not like them, but we don't go as far as that!"

"I see you have monsters as well." Adam said. "Hmph, how amusing that you believe you can strike me down." He then turned to the Crimson Fang member. "Open the cages. Show her that we are to be feared."

"You got it." He said, pressing a button as several monsters came out and confronted Neo and her squad, consisting of a Masqueraider, Dread Dragooner, Honeyhead Horknight, Hyperpyrexion, Lava Lampling, Whackolyte, and a Barbatos. They would notice that they had the Crimson Fang masks on them, with several scars on them too.

"A Barbatos?!" The Blizzybody said in surprise as Neo turned to him. "Why the devil is one of them with him?" He wondered and turned to Neo. "Barbatoses are an independent proud mercenary monster species that enjoyed slaughtering humans for their once great leader, Mordegon. The fact that this faunus has one with him is concerning."

Neo turned her attention back to Adam, her umbrella at the ready. "You really think you have what it takes to beat us? You wouldn't last long."

"I hate to say it, but he's right. These guys are tough, especially that Barbatos. With our combined strength, it wouldn't be enough and we'd all perish." The Blizzybody said. "And we all know you don't like being alone, Lady Neo. We'll have to make a retreat."

Neo clenched her fists and with a nod, she turned to look at Adam and then smirked, firing her shotgun brella at the group but the Masqueraider deflected it. "Big mistake." Adam said as the Hyperpyrexion unleashed a powerful Inferno on Neo and her squad, but they shattered on impact. "…An illusion. She used that just so she could get away after firing a shot. Clever." Adam turned to them. "Let's head back to our HQ. We've done all we can do." He said as they hopped in the truck and drove off.

Blake would be on Azure's back as she held Weiss closely in her arms as Calyrex and Absol were close by as they flew back to Freezington, landing near Peony's house right as Ruby and the others arrived in the Crown Tundra via Rosalina flying them there.

"Weiss! Blake! Where are you!" Yang called out, when they heard someone whistling as they turned to see Neo waving them down.

"What's Neo doing here?" Jaune asked.

"Humans! Your friends are down here! Hurry!" The Blizzybody called out as the group looked at each other and with a nod, they followed Neo and her squad to Freezington.


I just realized the third chapter in these RWBY/Pokemon stories are symbolic... okay, maybe not symbolic, more like several gut punches in the feels. Isle of Armor had Ruby and Yang butting heads and this story, that happened.