Epilogue: Future Plans

Avengers Mansion, New Vale City

With the X-Mansion in re-construction after it was destroyed by Apocalypse, the X-Men were allowed to live in Avengers Mansion until their home is rebuilt. This mansion also has all the highly advanced science equipment needed for Beast to cure Team RWBY after their DNA was altered and corrupted when they were Apocalypse's Horsemen. Inside a medical lab, the girls are locked in stasis inside their own healing capsules that utilize Uncle Chuck's Roboticizer tech that should help reverse the Celestial Cyberization done to their bodies.

While the capsules are scanning their bodies any irregularities they might've missed, Beast approaches them with four canisters filled with a chemical antidote he manufactured with his super-genius. He inserts each antidote into their capsules, "Alright, here we go. A special batch of gaseous ISO-8/MGH for each Huntress should cleanse any abnormalities done to their DNA and revert them to normal harmlessly." Beast says to Chuck and Tails in the lab with him, while inserting the final canister into Ruby's capsule.

"Fire when ready, Tails." Uncle Chuck says to the two-tailed fox behind the controls.

"Bon appetit!" Tails presses a button on the computer terminal that fills each capsule with the antidote. In no time flat, the gas fills the capsules as they work their magic on the girls' DNA. After a moment of silence until the computer pings as a signal the process was complete, Tails turns off the machine. The gas leaves the capsules, slowly revealing Team RWBY back to their original outfits before their corruption, meaning they have been completely cured with no sign of any mutant DNA or cybernetics in their system.

"The treatment was a success!" Tails happily cheered.

The capsules open, waking up the girls as Beast and Chuck help the groggy huntresses on their feet. "Easy now." Beast calmly says to Ruby while helping her out of the capsule.

"Thanks, Dr. McCoy." She replied.

At the same time, the door opens for Sonic, Amy, Xavier, Iceman, and Storm as they enter the lab to check up on their cured friends. "How are our patients doing?" Xavier asks the recovering huntresses with a smile.

"Perfectly fine, Professor X. We're 100% Apocalypse-free. Though a part of me does miss having mutant powers." Yang replied with a grin.

"Not me. I hated having Apocalypse's blood flowing through my veins." Ruby remarks, feeling disgusted.

"How did it feel being mutants for a while?" Sonic asked.

"Ignoring the fact we were mind-controlled helping an immortal mutant to take over the world, it was quite the learning experience." Weiss answered. "We have a better understanding why people fear mutants so much. It's rough having incredible power and using it with the wrong crowd."

"I will admit; I did like the new codenames we were given while we were Horsemen. I might continue calling myself 'Rose Reaper' while I'm out on missions with the Avengers." Ruby replied with a smile, sticking to her Horsemen codename as her new superhero identity.

"Sunbreaker's a hot name. I'll stick with it." Yang quipped.

"Same with Shadow Donna. Use that name to help people instead of scare them." Blake remarks with a little smile of her own.

"How 'bout you? Sticking with 'Killer Frost'?" Iceman jokingly asks the heiress huntress.

"Zip it, Ice King." Weiss retorts with her arms crossed.

"Okay, Ice Queen." He joked.

The small smile Blake had then turns into a frown as she still feels remorseful for her actions as a Horseman of Apocalypse. "I'm still really sorry for all the trouble we caused you, Professor." She apologizes to him.

"It's all in the past, Blake. I sensed you and your team were fighting against Apocalypse's control the entire time and gave us the chance we needed to release you from his grasp. We were able to thwart Apocalypse's efforts from conquering this world because of your inside knowledge, and for that, you have our thanks." Xavier said with a smile to calm her heart.

Feeling better thanks to his kind words, Blake smiles and nod and responds, "Thanks, Professor. I promise to continue fighting for a better future for Humans, Mutants, and Faunus. As a Huntress and a X-Man."

"Happy to hear that." He replied.

"Good timing, 'cause tonight is Independence Day. Fireworks should be starting any minute now." Sonic smiled, reminding the girls of this special day.

"It is?" Yang remarks in shock, as she's suddenly reminded of something else she has to do at this very moment. "I gotta go. I have to go meet with someone. I'll see you guys later." She says as she rushes out of the mansion.

"Where is she running off to?" A confused Blake asked.

"Oh, I have a hunch." Amy smirks, knowing where her blonde friend is rushing to find as she has a feeling what's gonna happen with her next.

"I gotta go myself. I promised to go on a date with someone tonight." Weiss said, gathering her belongings while preparing to leave the mansion.

"I can uber you to the guy if you want. Who're you dating this time?" Sonic asks curiously, as he receives a sly smirk from the heiress making him wonder who she's dating.

Outside Weiss' Apartment

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"Hello? Weiss? It's Flash Thompson? Are you inside?" Flash Thompson has been standing outside her apartment for a while now, wearing some nice clothes while holding a flower bouquet for their first date. The former bully politely knocks on her door again waiting for her to open it, but receives no answer. Worried, he takes out his cellphone and a notecard that has her address and phone number written on it.

"This is the address Peter gave me, so I'm in the right place. Am I late or did something happen? I should probably call her." Flash taps on his phone to call his date, until he was suddenly interrupted by a burst of wind in the hallway thanks to a familiar blue blur. "Where did that wind come from?!" He remarks in surprise while looking around for the source.

"Flash!"

Hearing his name being called cause the war hero to turn to his right and see Weiss approaching him out of the blue. "There you are." Flash remarked, glad to see she's here and alright.

"Sorry I'm late. I was…occupied with work, but I managed to catch a really fast uber. Hope I didn't make you wait too long." She apologizes, a little awkwardly since she won't tell him the misadventures she had as a Horseman of Apocalypse.

"No, no. Not exactly. Was just a little worried after that whole mess with Apocalypse attacking the city." Flash replied.

"Sorry about that." Weiss apologizes with a frown, feeling a little guilty for the attack on the city.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm just glad you're alright. I got these for you." Flash kindly hands her the blue bouquet, which does seem to make her feel better.

"Thanks, Flash." She said with a warm smile.

"Should we be heading out? Fireworks should be starting." He asked.

"Let me put these inside and freshen up. It's been a long day. You can come inside if you want." Weiss replied.

"Thank you." Flash answered.

The ice heiress unlocks the door into her apartment and walks inside with her date. Her pet Chao is happy to see her as it flies to hug her, making her chuckle with joy. She places the lovely bouquet inside a vase and fills it up with fresh water. She glances at her Chao playing around with Flash, which makes her really happy and hopeful her new relationship with the former bully would turn out better than her last break-up, 'I have a good feeling about this one. Now let's see you keep your promise, Peter.' She mentally said, wondering what her spider-friend will do now regarding his current relationship with Yang.

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Meanwhile at Peter's Apartment…

Peter lies on his couch exhausted, but relieved the Apocalypse crisis is over. He's watching the news that's talking about the world being saved thanks to the Freedom Fighters and the X-Men, while still wearing an arm cast for his left arm after his brutal fight with his mind-controlled girlfriend earlier.

"Finally. Things are back to normal around here, just in time for the fireworks." He says while standing up to stretch his aching back, "Whew. What a day. I'm exhausted, and I wasn't the main star for this adventure. That honor goes to Sonic and the X-Men. Hope everyone's alright, especially…"

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Suddenly, the webbed avenger hears someone keenly trying to unlock the door into his apartment with their key. He swiftly turns around just in time to see it is Yang opening the door with a shock face upon noticing her boyfriend.

"Peter?" She softly says, rushing to his arms to hug him passionately.

"Yang. Thank god you're alright. What about Ruby and the others?" Peter asks while embracing his cured girlfriend.

"They're fine. We're all fine." She said quickly, letting go of their hug as she stare at his eyes with a worried expression on her face, "Peter, I'm so, SO sorry about everything! I didn't mean to hurt you, or bring up your uncle and Gwen like that…" She tearfully apologizes for all of her terrifying actions against Peter while she was under mind-control.

"Easy, goldilocks. Calm down. I KNOW you didn't mean any of that. I don't blame you for anything." Peter said calmly to calm her down.

"But, your arm…"

"Will be completely healed by tomorrow morning. I'm just glad you and everyone else came home safely." He politely cuts her off.

"How can you be so forgiving? I nearly killed you and almost helped Apocalypse take over the world. What if something like this happens again and I can't…I can't control myself." Yang frowns sadly with a somber voice.

Peter gently puts his hands on her shoulders to comfort her and speaks to her with a sincere, calm voice, "Listen. Everything will be alright from now on. You don't have anything to worry about as long as we're together. I felt it during our fight you were holding back and left me alive to give us a chance to save you and the others, otherwise Apocalypse would've gotten the Chaos Emerald and rule the world already. Your strong will helped save the world. You were fighting against his control with all your might. I've never met anyone as strong or as amazing as you, and I know amazing."

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A small smile forms on her face as she's starting to feel a little better about herself now, "I don't reign supreme in just my dreams." She joked. "Thanks. For still believing in me. But there's still something that's been bothering me. You said during our fight you wanted to tell me something. What was it?" She asks him curiously.

A small, unnoticeable blush appears on his cheeks while scratching them nervously, "Oh, right. Was kinda hoping you forgot to make this less awkward." He jokes while reaching into his pocket to take out a particular item. "Wanted to do this before the apocalypse happened, but I was a little unsure at the time. But after surviving the apocalypse, I've never been more sure in my life. Which is why…" He bends down on one knee and takes her hand.

"Peter, what are you…you're not…?" She remarks in soft surprise.

The brave spider-hero takes out the ring he has been keeping for this one, specific occasion and shows it to her with a warm smile, "Yang, will you marry me?"

No other words were spoken after that special question. Yang gasps in utter surprise, then smile as tears stream down her face and kneels down with him. She embraces him with a hug before they share a passionate long kiss, which silently confirms their engagement.

Unknown to the engaging couple, a black bird has been spying on them from outside their window. The mysterious bird seems pleased before flying high to the sky. But before leaving, they hover in the air for a moment after spotting Sonic the Hedgehog standing on the rooftop of Peter's apartment. They exchange silent stares as if they're communicating with each other through their minds. Sonic smiles at the bird, as he instantly figures out his two best friends are now engaged, but also knows that bird is none other than Raven Branwen. Raven turns around and flies into the night with a calm heart that has changed with a new perspective in life. Sonic watches her fly away until a plethora of fireworks brighten the night with their colorful beauty. The hedgehog smiles fondly while watching the fireworks that has his sarcastic grinning face and the symbol of "X" light up in the sky, as the city's way of saying thanks to the Freedom Fighters and X-Men for saving the world.

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Meanwhile…at Eggman's Secret Base

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Orbot and Cubot were hanging out in a large hanger deep beneath the base until they heard the sound of an elevator descending into the room, and immediately walking out of it is their mustached master, Dr. Eggman. "Greetings, boss. From the looks of it, it would seem Apocalypse has been soundly defeated and you are no longer doing his dirty work." Orbot sassily greets his master.

"All thanks to my brilliant planning! I gained enough of that egotistical mutant's trust so he wouldn't suspect a thing. I had been plotting against him the entire time, sabotaging his precious Nexus so it would BACKFIRE against him. No one will be hearing from him anytime soon." Eggman boasted, confirming that he played a secret role in Apocalypse's defeat. "Were you able to acquire the vessel while everyone was stupidly occupied?" He asks his lackeys.

"Without a hitch, sir. We were able to procure Apocalypse's Celestial Ship, as you can see for yourself." Orbot gestures his hand to the gigantic alien ship sitting idly inside the hanger while being worked on by Badniks.

"Excellent! With the blood samples I procured from the mess Apocalypse left on the ground after his fight with Sonic, I will gain FULL access to his Celestial Ship!" Eggman chuckles evilly. "What a fool that immortal moron was. Teaching me how to utilize his Celestial technology. He had underestimated MY strength. Never again will anyone underestimate Dr. Eggman's ingenuity! But he did inspire me on some neat ideas. Start converting the Celestial Ship to the ultimate orbital battle station that will help me travel the universe, which will help me locate the ancient cosmic artifact that will help me conquer it." The villainous villain said ominously, as the mad doctor projects a small hologram on his hand that depicts a "mysterious black mirror" that's seemingly hidden somewhere in the universe that, if found, could bring ruin to the cosmos.

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KFX Here: It's close to Valentine Day's (by the time this was published), so I thought it'd be the perfect time for the proposal. But that's a subplot for another day as the "Celestial Trilogy" continues into Galaxy Quest. Dr. Eggman will be the main antagonist searching for a "mysterious cosmic mirror" in space. The Guardians of the Galaxy are planned to be the next group of heroes Sonic the Hedgehog will team up in order to save the universe.

Question of the Chapter: What are your final thoughts on Rise of Apocalypse? Like? Dislike? Favorite moment?

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