Ruby:Hello everyone. Welcome to chapter 10 of volume 2.
Sorry it took so long. Blaze got lazy AGAIN. But don't worry. Me and my team managed to give him a little nudge.
XenoBlaze:More like forced.
Ruby:Oh come on, we weren't THAT bad.
XenoBlaze:Yang threatened to do what she did to Junior back in her trailer, Weiss put me in a cooler for 3 hours, Blake took away my mangas and YOU did the unspeakable!
Ruby:Oh relax.
XenoBlaze:No Ruby! You don't take a man's gummi bears and eat them right in front of him!
Ruby:They were pretty good. Especially the red ones.
XenoBlaze:...You know what? Just for that, you don't get to do the disclaimers for the next few chapters. The others I can forgive, but you crossed the line.
Ruby:W-w-w-wait! Let's not get crazy!
XenoBlaze:TOO LATE!
Roman:Am I interrupting something?
XenoBlaze:Oh good. You're here. Did you get the stuff?
Roman:Of course. I'm a perfesonal after all.
Ruby:Did you actually get Torchwick to rob a candy store for you?
XenoBlaze:You don't mess with a man and his gummi bears Ruby.
Neo:-S
XenoBlaze:Oh hey Neo. Did you get it?
Neo:-)
XenoBlaze:Great! The only thing better than gummi bears is gummi bears with ice cream.
Remind me to let you do a disclaimer when you start talking.
Neo:-)
XenoBlaze:Until then, take it away Roman.
Roman:XenoBlaze does not own RWBY, Asterisk War, the Fate series or anything else in this fic. All rights go to their rightful owners.
{Begin "Imitation" -Fate Unlimited Bladeworks Movie theme by Sachi Tainaka}
The opening begins with a black background that shows Altera turning to the screen from the left side at the first beat. The second beat shows Tamamo turning to the screen from the right side. The third beat shows Nero turning to the screen from the left side. As the music begins, Hakuno appears on the screen opening her eyes. The camera zooms in on Hakuno's right eye. The background changes to a light blue as dozens of magic circuits begin to activate. The title fades in.
RWBY Extella
Tadoritsuita yume no hate de
As the lyrics begin, the title fades out and the screen changes back to black as class cards slowly fall from above.
Hito wa nani wo omou no darou
The scene changes to Yang riding bumblebee through Vale at night. A raven watches her before it takes off.
Yagate kuru sono toki boku wa
A close up of the planet Remnant is displayed as the screen zooms out. The academy sigils fade in on their corresponding continents.
Donna kao wo shiteiru no ka
Team JNPR is seen overlooking Beacon from the roof as the sun begins to rise.
Moshimo dareka ni
The scene changes to a background of Forever Fall with Blake looking towards the screen with a serious expression. The wind blowing through her hair.
Uragirarete mo
Blake fades out and is replaced with Weiss mirroring Blakes expression. The wind blowing through her hair as well.
Hitsuyou tosare nakute mo
Tamamo is seen holding a flag of the White Fang with a disgusted expression. She turns around and walks away while throwing the flag aside. The flag floats to the ground before it is quickly slashed by a red blade.
Wasure wa shinai
Sun and Neptune are seen smiling at the screen with Beacon's cafeteria in the background before it quickly changes to Charlemagne and Astolfo smiling with Beacons courtyard in the background.
Jibun jishin ga eranda koto
Team HANT stands in front of a hoard of mutant Grimm with serious expressions. The two sides are at a standstill before the Grimm charge. Team HANT draws their weapons. First Altera. Then Tamamo. Then Nero. And finally Hakuno.
Itsuwari no yume datte kanaete miseru
The scene changes to Blake and Tamamo tag teaming Roman Torchwick for a few seconds before Neopolitan shows up to support Roman. The screen quickly changes to Yang blocking a kick from Mercury.
Ima wa mada wara warete mo ii sa
Weiss and Altera are seen tag teaming Emerald before the scene changes to Ruby and Nero tag teaming Cinder.
Kireigoto da toshite mo mezashitainda
Hakuno is seen cutting down mutant Grimm with a modified version of Ser Veresta as her Semblance rapidly changes her appearance corresponding with the right fighting style. First Nero, as Hakuno's hair and eyes change to blonde and green respectively. Then Altera's, as Hakuno's hair and eyes change to white and red respectively. An mutant Ura Major appears as Hakuno cuts down a mutant Beowulf. The mutant Ursa attacks Hakuno but she backflips away.
Ima wa mada kanata da keredo kitto
Hakuno lands in a couched position as her hair stays white but her eyes change to a shining silver. A black bow and a oddly shaped arrow appear in her hands. Blue whisp of light gather around Hakuno as she prepares to fire. The scene changes as we close in on Hakuno's face. At "keredo", we see a white outline of someone's hand reaching for the moon. At "kiito", the moon shatters and the hand recoils. The hand then raises into the air as the screen turns white.
Nisemono wa honmono ni kawaru darou
At the last line of the lyrics, we see Hakuno fading in as she flourishes Ser Veresta before sheathing it. She looks at the screen as it zooms out to display her team, team RWBY, team JNPR, Ozpin and Glynda, Ironwood and Penny, Sun and Neptune and Charlemagne and Astolfo as they all look towards the sky with Beacon Academy in the background.
Escalation Arc Extella 10-Mountain Glenn
-Beacon Academy/Docks-
General James Ironwood. Atlas military general, council member and headmaster of Atlas Academy. For years he and his forces have kept the world safe from harm. His job isn't easy. But it's something only he can do. However, recent events have been on his mind. An intruder at the CCT as well as the newly discovered mutant grimm. Not to mention, his old friend's new team of huntress-in training. Team HANT is a mystery to him. And even though Hakuno Kishinami shared a little about her and her team, he couldn' shake the feeling that there was more she was hiding. To make matters worse, Ozpin and Glynda seem to know more than he does.
The general looks out from the landing docks of Beacon Academy to the city of Vale at night. A few airships hovering over the lit-up buildings. Walking up from behind him is Glynda.
Glynda:Trouble sleeping?
Ironwood looks back, gripping his shoulder with the other hand.
Ironwood:Arm was acting up.
Glynda:Of course, so logically, you got out of bed, dressed yourself completely and decided to gaze menacingly out into the distance.
Glynda approaches all the way to his side, then looks at him concerned.
Glynda:What's wrong?
Ironwood:I've trusted him for years. We both have. I just... I can't help but feel like he's keeping us in the dark.
Glynda:Don't be ridiculous! You know very well that we are not the ones in the dark.
Ironwood:*Chuckles* That makes it worse! I refuse to believe that a man that I've trusted for so long would act so... passively.
Glynda puts a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder as they stare into the distance together.
Glynda:You're a good person, James. You've always done what you think is best for the people, even against strong protest. It's admirable. But it's high time you stopped talking about trust and started showing it. Ozpin has experience that the rest of us lack. And I think that's something worth remembering.
-Mountain Glenn-
The full moon shines over the ruined buildings of Mountain Glenn, and a lone Beowolf is searching through the rubble. It looks up briefly at the young girl who has it in her red crosshair scope, but Ruby Rose just lowers Crescent Rose and sighs in tiredness as she and Hakuno keeps lookout over the destruction.
Ruby:So you really can't tell me more about Archer?
Hakuno:He didn't talk about himself much. He didn't like talking about his past. Whenever I did ask, he always brushed it off saying "You don't need to know about me." Why the sudden interest?
Ruby rubs the back of her head as she looks back to Hakuno.
Ruby:Uh. ...I don't know. He just seems strange to me. Ever since our fight with Torchwick... I don't know. I guess I was just curious.
Ruby looks down as she gives a sad smile.
Ruby:...Besides my mom, I've never seen anyone else with silver eyes.
Hakuno frowns.
Hakuno:...I see.
Ruby looks at Hakuno for a minute before reading the atmosphere.
Ruby:Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-
Hakuno:It's fine. Really.
(I never really knew my parents anyway. Your lucky Ruby.)
?:Everything okay?
Ruby and Hakuno look back to see Yang approaching them.
Hakuno:It's nothing. No problems at all. Is it your turn to take the next shift?
Yang:Yeah. You two go and get some rest. I got this.
Hakuno gets up and walks back to the others.
Hakuno:Thanks.
As Hakuno leaves, Ruby frowns. Yang picks up on Ruby's mood.
Yang:What is it?
Ruby:...I think I made Hakuno upset. I was talking about mom and remembered...
Yang:...Right.
Yang puts a hand on Ruby's shoulder.
Yang:Try not to worry about it. Hakuno said it herself. Nero, Tamamo and Altera are her family now. And we're her friends. If she's upset, she knows who to talk to.
Ruby gives a small smile and hugs Yang. Ynag hugs back.
Ruby:Right. Thanks sis.
The two siblings release each other and Ruby heads back to the others with Zwei following.
With Yang taken up watch, Ruby and Zwei sleep on the sleeping bag Yang had been lying on. Zwei suddenly wakes and stands up, causing Ruby to wake up.
Ruby:Huh? Zwei, it's late. Go back to bed.
Zwei runs off and Ruby chases after him.
Ruby:Zwei! Zwei! Ugh! Zwei, where are you? Zwei! Huh?
Ruby spots Zwei urinating on some ruins.
Ruby:Zwei, this is a wasteland! You literally could have done that anywhere!
Zwei:Bark!
WF Guard 1:What was that?
Having heard the WF Guard, Ruby hides behind some ruins.
WF Guard 2:What was what?
WF Guard 1:I thought I heard a Beowolf or something.
WF Guard 2:Hmph. Let's just finish our patrol and get back to base. This place gives me the creeps.
As the WF Guards walk away, Ruby and Zwei sneak around in the background following them. They eventually reach a ruined building with a pair of metal doors and Ruby hides behind a corner holding Zwei out to watch them.
Ruby:Did they go in yet? One bark means yes.
The sound of the door closing echoes out.
Zwei:Bark!
Ruby:Oh! This is it! This is it!
Ruby brings out a small scroll and tries to call her teammates. However, the screen says "Low Signal".
Ruby:Aw man! Come on, we gotta get the others!
Ruby and Zwei hurry off down the street. However, the asphalt beneath them suddenly sinks before caving in. Ruby grabs onto a ledge and catches Zwei. She tosses him up out of the hole and begins to attempt to pull herself up. However, the ledge she is holding onto breaks off and she plummets into a huge cave filled with ruined buildings. Before she lands, something strange happens. A gust of wind suddenly surrounds Ruby and she gently lands on the ground. Ruby looks at herself in confusion. Before she can voice her question, a nearby door bursts open to reveal two other WF Guards.
WF Guard 1:Freeze!
WF Guard 2:Where did she come from?
As the WF Guards walk forward, Ruby backs away.
WF Guard 1:You're a long way from home, little girl.
Ruby reaches back for her scythe, only to realize that she doesn't have it. Both guards approach her when she is suddenly knocked out from behind. As Ruby falls unconscious, the person who knocked her out is revealed to be Li Shuwen with his hand in a chopping motion.
WF Guard 1:Man. Didn't even see you there.
Li Shuwen:I get that a lot.
WF Guard 2:The boss is gonna want to see this one...
Back on the surface, Yang walks back to her team.
Yang:Hey Weiss, it's your... Ruby? Hey, where's Ruby?
Everyone wakes up. Hakuno's Servants untangle themselves from her.
Oobleck:What?
Zwei comes running into the room, barking.
Yang:Zwei?
Blake:What's going on?
Oobleck:Grab your weapons! Your leader may be in trouble.
Hakuno narrows her eyes.
Hakuno:(I have a bad feeling about this.)
-Underground-
Ruby awakes to the two WF Guards who caught her dragging her by both arms through the underground city. She also sees a man wearing a chinese outfit with red hair tied in a ponytail. She assumes he was the one who knocked her out. All around her, White Fang members are at work, doing various things such as piloting a Paladin to carry large shipping containers. She even sees some mutant grimm in cages. There is a loud sound nearby as one of the White Fang members drops a large device.
WF Guard 3:Hey, be careful! What are you trying to do, blow us to the moon?
WF Guard 4:Sorry sir!
Perry:Hey boss! Found something you might want to see!
?:Is it good or bad, Perry? Because let me tell ya, I have had a day.
Perry:Uh, it's a little girl?
Roman leans out through the doorway and sees Ruby.
Roman:That would be bad.
Zwei leads Oobleck and the students to the hole that Ruby fell into, and Yang spots Crescent Rose next to the hole.
Yang:Ruby's scythe!
Blake:Oh no.
Weiss:Do you think she fell?
Oobleck:Fell?
Weiss:Down there.
Oobleck looks down at the hole
Oobleck:Oh my. Of course! Of course, OF COURSE, OF COURSE!
Blake:What is it?
Oobleck:How could I be so stupid?!
Hakuno:Dr. Oobleck, what's wrong?
Oobleck:Mountain Glenn! Yes, an expansion of Vale that was inevitably destroyed by creatures of Grimm! Previously home to thousands of people! Working people commuting to the city, the main city! Developed a subway system to the inner city! Grimm attacks increased! Population in danger, now desperately searching for shelter! City evacuates into the metro tunnels and what do they find? The southeast quadrant of Vale is known for wild forests and deep caves!
Yang:Doc, what are you saying?
Tamamo:He's saying that we've been searching above ground when we should've been searching below.
Oobleck:Precisely. We're not just looking for an underground crime network, we're looking for an UNDERGROUND crime network!
Nero:They've been working in caves?
Oobleck:No, no, Mountain Glenn was Vale's first serious attempt at expansion. It worked for a short period of time, thanks to an aggressive perimeter defense and unique transportation; the city developed an elaborate subway system to carry citizens safely from the new territory into the main Kingdom! Sadly, without the many natural barriers Vale had to protect its borders, Mountain Glenn was doomed from the start! As the end drew near, the citizens of the territory made one last attempt at survival: They took up shelter beneath the city! In massive caves that they had cleared out for the subway. And they had cut themselves off from the surface!
Yang:An underground village?
Oobleck:In a matter of speaking, yes. A safe haven. Until... an explosion opened the mouth of another cavern, filled with subterranean Grimm. After that, the Kingdom officially sealed off the tunnels, creating the world's largest tomb. If Ruby is down there...
Oobleck deploys his weapon.
Oobleck:...we must find her...
Altera gasp as she leans down the hole.
Nero:Is there something wrong Altera?
Altera:I can sense the presence of mutant grimm down here.
Yang:Are you serious?
Weiss:Does this mean the White Fang are behind the mutant grimm?
Oobleck:We can't make assumptions without seeing it for ourselves. We must hurry and find Ms. Rose.
Tamamo steps forward and makes a platform above the hole out of her sheild.
Tamamo:All aboard.
Weiss:I didn't know you could make your sheilds into platforms.
Tamamo:To be honest, I have you to thank. I got the idea from observing your glyphs.
Everyone steps on the shield as Tamamo slowly lowers them down.
Tamamo:(I'm assuming everyone felt that other presence as well?)
Nero:(Umu. There's no mistaking it. There's a Servant down here.)
Altera:(But something feels...off about it. Something... familiar.)
Hakuno looks down in determination.
Hakuno:(Hang on Ruby. We're coming.)
-To be continued-
AN:As stated before, I have plans for other fanfics. I've decided to start my RWBY x Symphogear crossover first. Mainly because I was at work a few days ago when suddenly ideas for the first chapter popped into my head. I don't want to forget about it, so I might be posting it later today. So be on the look out. Also, Symphogear's final season has started. WOW! The opening song is awesome! Nana Mizuki has outdid herself once again.