Welcome back to a new chapter of SSKT 3! We're 106 days away from RWBY Volume 4! I'm hyped up yo! That's all I need to say, enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: Sonic goes to SEGA! RWBY goes to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum!
We see a familiar shot of Team SSKT readying themselves against their opponents in the Amity Colosseum, the mountains to their back and forest on the other side. A large holographic screen counts down with Peter Port over the crowd's cheering.
"3... 2... 1…"
Zoe Chowa wore dark blue armor with a black bandana on her head and her royal blue hair was tied in a ponytail, and she had a broadsword. Yin Bridges had a black jacket with a green shirt inside, black and green colored skirt, with black leggings, and green boots. She had two large pistols in as she loaded them with grin. Naz Kakazu had a white and red jacket, black fingerless gloves, white jeans, a red hat over his blond hair, and red shoes. He had a gun and katana. Lea had a jean jacket with bandages covering her breasts, wearing jeans with the left leg cut at half above her left knee, and grey boots. And in hand is her weapons which were a metallic bow staff.
Zoe walked to Sonic with a smile. "May we have a good and honorable battle. I'll do my best with my Ten gurandosōdo (Heavens Grand Sword)." She bows to him.
Sonic nods as he bows to her also. "Same here." Both leaders took their positions by their teammates with their weapons drawn.
"BEGIN!"
-Music: I'm the One [ feat. Casey Lee Williams ] (RWBY)-
Both teams charged as the teams clashed blades. Zoe took on Sonic, Yin who was a Faunus in disguise, she was a dog as she had green dog ears and a tail with a white tip shooting against Tails, Naz against Shadow who was shooting at him which the Dark Knight used his sword to slice through the bullets as he began skating off, and Lea charging at Knuckles with her staff having a hidden blade shot up. Sonic was already having the upper hand which Zoe was counting on as her broadsword turned into a Heckler & Koch MP5 shooting at the Azure Knight with fierce eyes, Sonic used his Sonikku-fū (Sonic Wind) blowing off the bullets making Zoe go into the outcropped rocky floor with her gun going back into her broadsword, also her aura level decreased a bit. Yin had her Mamba Pistols in hand shooting at the Fox Boy in the tree-filled forest which was pinning him down. Then an idea rang in his head. He sat down in a meditative position as Blake realizes this tactic.
"Looks like Tails is attempting to access his Sage Mode." The Cat Faunus said gaining her teammates and Team JNPR's attention.
"Sage Mode?" What's that?" Jaune asked raising an eyebrow.
"Tails told me of his clan and their history, the Uzumaki were blood descendants of the first ninja clan in the first era of ninja, the Senju. They had the power to tap into the powers of nature which is "Senjutsu" and are masters of the art sealing which is "Fuinjutsu." Not only that; his clan had very extensive life forces which means that they can live for a very long time which the longest living Uzumaki which lived for 300 years till the emergence of Tails' era." Blake explained with a smile.
Blake's teammates and Team JNPR's eyes were wide as baseballs of hearing this revelation of Tails' clan origins. "Wow…" They said in unison.
"Not only that, they have a secret bloodline limit or what they call a "Kekkei Genkai" that they have a regeneration ability. Meaning that they can regenerate lost limbs at will." Blake added as everyone's jaws fell. "That's very impressive."
"That's insane! Tails can outlive us, tap into the forces of nature, and regeneration?! My mind is blown!" Jaune said with an incredulous look.
"That's… Wow… Just wow…" Weiss can't find anymore words describing this.
Ren looked at Tails who stood up. "Looks like Tails is ready to use what mother nature has in store."
Ren was right on the nail as Tails' eyes were orange with the rectangular pupils along with red highlights around his eyes, also he had a red vest with black flames at the hemline. Sage Tails shot forth with his sword which sparked with electricity as the Jinchuriki/Faunus Hybrid shot his Sējiāto: Sutōmurirīsuraito kiba (Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang) which a head of a wolf made out of blue lightning came at Yin barely dodged it which caused an explosion of electricity; the Dog Faunus fired bullets at the nature-powered kitsune who wasn't there. Yin stood there confused when suddenly a fist struck her face sent her flying into the ground. But she wasn't going to go down easily! Yin had her Mamba Pistols turn into fans which surprised Sage Tails, then Yin shot barrages of water bullets at him. Sage Tails spun his sword to deflect the bullets. Shadow and Naz were going at it. Sounds of swords clashing multiple times till Naz used his Colt 9mm SMG to aim at Shadow which he just simply deflected them. Then the Black Knight turned Arondight into an MP 18 which surprised Naz who went into the lightning struck mountain area to evade fire from Shadow. He grinned as his gun turned into sword form as it turned black. Shadow had 5 yellow orbs around him which was his Kaosusupia (Chaos Spear). Just a point of the Black Hedgehog Faunus' finger; the yellow orbs turned into spears and went to Naz's hiding spot which imploded which Naz's aura level dropped to only 10%. But Naz had a plan he placed his hand on the dirty floor which a white symbol rose underneath Shadow's feet which made him freeze in place.
"Oh-ho! Looks like one of my favorite students, Shadow Donovan is in trouble!" Port exclaimed.
Oobleck nods. "Yes, due to the research of these four from Vacuo; Mr. Kakazu's semblance is light! Anything with darkness, he extinguishes it! Especially when he uses his "Holy Purge!" What can Shadow can do?!"
"Oh no! C'mon Shadow! Don't lose!" Weiss thought with rising worry.
"Time for my finisher! Holy Purge!" Naz rose his gun as white energy formed from the barrel of his Colt 9mm SMG. Then suddenly he felt a sharp pain on his leg as he saw a black snake which was biting his flesh. "AH! What?! What the hell is that?!"
-Music Ends-
-Music: Mystic Land (Hunter x Hunter 2011)-
The seal underneath Shadow turned black as it vanished. He chuckled as he grinned and then laughed as he walked to Naz.
"This is my "Kuro hebi (Black Snakes)". My original creatures were bats but I needed some other animals for my summonings in battle, so I thought of the ultimate candidate. A King Taijitu. When I fought one and killed it, I harnessed its essence as it became part of me. I can summon snakes at will to temporarily distract, poison, or paralyze my enemies. Same goes for my bats but they have another purpose that you don't need to know. Now Naz, you lose. You've been an average opponent. You're paralyzed now but the effects will last only for a week." Shadow said seeing Naz's aura level went to zero as a red X came over his name and picture. "Return." The black snake went into the darkness of Shadow's jacket as he looked at his hand.
"That was unexpected! Shadow used a new technique to paralyze his opponent! Very crafty indeed!" Port announced being impressed of Shadow's tactic.
Pyrrha was amazed as she witnessed Naz being carried away. "Shadow…"
"No wonder why he's been called the "Knight of Darkness." He can control the forces of darkness… Even the Grimm, he can use as summonings." Blake said being impressed.
The Ice Queen sighed in relief. "Thank Oum. But despite being an artificial life form… You seem… Human enough, even though you're a Faunus." Weiss thought with a small smile.
"Yeah, but he ain't got nothing on Knuckles!" The Buxom Blond seeing her boyfriend going at his opponent.
-Music Ends-
-Music: Knuckles' Theme (Sonic Skywind)-
Back in the fight, Yang's statement is proven true with Knuckles striking Lea down with a kami-ate (Upward blow) and then with a taekwondo back kick which sent Lea back but she used her staff to stop herself and then the Echidna Faunus was already in attacking range but Lea smirked as she did an axe kick to smack Knuckles on the floor and then slammed him to the ground and then Lea did a crescent kick to send Knuckles to the thunder struck mountain area. Little Lea knew that she enraged a bull. Knuckles' eyes were bloodshot and his teeth were grinding so much that they could crack as he had a green aura as his violet eyes turned green as he charged at her one punch sent her through the rocky field out of the battle field into the force field stopping her accelerated flight and knocking out.
Oobleck cringed. "That blow I even felt from here! I wouldn't be around once Knuckles is enraged! That's an out for Team ZYNL!"
"Only Zoe Chowa and Yin Bridges remain! Can they hold on?!" Port asked seeing the two girls on the defense.
-Music Ends-
Zoe blocked Sonic's hook kick and then she knew where he would be as Zoe kneed Sonic's stomach and then elbowed his face sending him on the floor. The Blue Hedgehog Faunus groaned as he shook his head but then he saw Zoe's Ten gurandosōdo aimed at Sonic's head which Sonic turned into a ball and hit her face thus sending Zoe into the air. Sonic did his "Kami senpū sutoraiku (Divine Whirlwind Strike)", his Caliburn was glowing white as he shot up in blurring speed spinning rapidly as he dealt the final blow with his which sent her into the ground knocked out thus the red X covered her name and picture. It was all on Tails now who was in a water orb by Yin who grinned. Little that Yin knew that she knew that she fell into Tails' trap as he unleashed a large electric wave which the orb exploded in half surprising Yin; but then she knew that her opponent needed air. So she kicked Tails' stomach and then sent a wave of water sending him down to the top of the thunder struck mountain. Tails sat up looking at the lightning as a light bulb appeared on his head as made a yellow spinning ball with electricity.
"Gotta make this count! I don't have much aura left so I only got one shot!" Tails thought gritting his teeth as the strain of his attack was already affecting him.
-Music: Douten (Naruto Shippuden)-
Then the lightning from the cloud on top of the mountain was being drawn from it as Tails poured whatever amount of sage power he had left as it was starting to grow as the Fox Boy was being slowly being pushed by the force but he stood his ground as his three black whiskers and red silted eyes appeared as his canines turned into fangs also his nails into claws as his attack grew more larger. Then Yin appeared as she was charging up an attack of her own! The water formed into a large ball of blue energy as the Dog Faunus she grinned widely. As the Fox Boy's attack stopped growing, he jumped on the edge of his section and Yin lands on the edge of her section as each final member glared at each other as the silence was deafening.
"I'm not planning to lose to you!" Tails said in a gruff voice.
"Same to you! Let's end this!" Yin charged.
Tails mirrored her action as he pushed his attack. "Biggubōru kaminari rasen maru (Big Ball Lightning Rasengan)!"
"Grand Ball of Aquarius!"
The attacks clashed as electricity sparked and blue wavy energy shot out as each attack battled for supremacy as the ground shook under the massive power of the two Faunus. Then a massive explosion boomed as a bright light shone brightly blinding everyone, even the feed was shrouded in the brightness. Then the light dimmed to the floor to be intact but to find Tails and Yin not present on the battlefield which made everyone start commotion starting to wonder where they would might be, then due to a cry of a person pointing to the familiar figures, one was lying down and one was standing. As the dust cleared, everyone gasped. Tails was standing with his bangs covering his face and the one laying in defeat was Yin who was unconscious. Team RWBY, Team JNPR, and then the crowd was cheering applauding.
-Music Ends-
-Music: FAIRY TAIL Main Theme (Fairy Tail)-
"TEAM SSKT WINS!" Oobleck and Port shouted in unison.
Tails screamed loud above his lungs almost overpowering the shouting and cheering. "VALE IS NUMBER ONE!"
Sonic, Shadow, and Knuckles came to Tails cheering who was laughing as Knuckles ruffled Tails' hair as the four Faunus boys left the stadium to be greeted by a happy Team RWBY and Team JNPR, but to make the mood romantic; Yang gave a kiss to Knuckles as Ruby did the same to Sonic as the people "oooed" at them as some took pictures as Sonic and Knuckles grinned.
-Music Ends-
At the appropriately-named Crow Bar, a gray-haired figure in a tattered red cloak is sitting at the counter with a collection of empty glasses to his side. He takes a swig from another drink as he looks up at the screen above, displaying an image of the victors with the caption "Team SSKT Defeats Team ZYNL with a mighty finish!"
The Bartender smiles as he wipes the surface of a glass in his hands. "Huh, those kids weren't half bad!"
The familiar stranger merely lets out a "Meh" as he raises the beverage back to his lips.
The scene flashes to a blue background with white particles gathering into the united tournament symbol of the four kingdoms as it revolves to the left of Oobleck, back in the announcer's box.
Oobleck showed with an image of Yin and Tails' attacks clashing. "Ah, well, Vacuo fans are sure to be hurting after that one, but this next one will have them on the edge of their seats but not like the last match!"
Port displaying a picture of the four new challengers to his right. "Team NDGO of Shade is certainly a crowd favorite, but these lovely ladies are going against some of the toughest, testosterone-filled teammates we've seen so far! I'm of course talking about... Team SSSN! Sun Wukong and his team are certainly a force to be reckoned with, and although he'll be representing the Mistral Academy of Haven, I'm sure his friends and family back in Vacuo will be cheering him along!"
Weiss cupping her hands to sweetly call out. "Good luck, Neptune!"
"How much you guys wanna bet that Neptune will be focused on the other ladies?" Knuckles smugly asked his friends.
Shadow snorts shaking his head. "I have no doubts."
Neptune continues waving until he spots his four beautiful opponents, which causes him to develop a confident attitude as he addresses them. "Ladies."
Weiss was shocked by this and now enraged by this as she points at the arena. "Break his stupid face, NDGO!"
Team SSKT laughed at her.
"Alright, girls, try and remember: hands above the waist." Neptune flirted with the female opponents.
Sun grasped Neptune's arm. "Ignore him, for he... Yeah, he's dumb."
Neptune simply gives a sparkling wink to the disgusted females as the holographic roulette shows up again, landing on a yellow image of sunny dunes and stone formations until the real thing emerges from below. A small circular light even appears overhead, causing most of the crowd to don sunglasses.
Nebula laughed as she looks back at their selection. "Alright! Home field advantage!"
"Don't get too cocky! That's my turf, too!" Sun said back at them.
Scarlet looked down at his attire as the roulette begins again on the other side. "I hope I don't get sand in my shoes."
Neptune leaned over and whispered. "Be cool, man."
Dew saw the spinning images stop on a blue symbol of tidal waves. "Hey! The ocean!"
Neptune's eyes shrunk. "Huh?" Turns and sees the random pick for himself, eyes dilated at his goggles reflect the terrifying image, a slight whimper escaping him.
"Uhh, what's wrong with Neptune?" Ruby asked her teammates.
"Oh, no…" Blake's face is in her hand, unable to look as the sandy beach and pirate shipwreck rises into the arena while Neptune stiffens up with fear, until she confides to a surprised Yang. "Neptune's ... afraid of the water."
Sonic sighed as he shook his head. "I feel his pain…"
"3, 2, 1, BEGIN!" Oobleck signaled the match to begin.
-Music: Groove Tube [ Emerald Challenge ] (Sonic Heroes)-
As soon as the word is said, Neptune zooms through the enemy team and skids up the mountain behind them.
"Neptune, what in hell are you doing!?" Sage shouted at his teammate.
Neptune is now standing on a ledge near the top of the formation, yelling down to his friends. "Uh, you know, just gaining the higher ground!"
"On the enemy's side!?" Sun asked being exasperated.
"They would never expect it!"
Dew turned to her allies. "He's not wrong."
"Open fire!" Nebula called.
Team NDGO goes forward into their turf as Team SSSN follows them, Sage with his sword raised and Scarlet having ditched his coat. He comes up on Octavia Ember emerging out from a nearby arch and tries to slice her with his cutlass. She ducks under the swing and continues sliding away, past the middle of Dew and Sage getting ready to rumble. Sage hefts his giant blade overhead, only to get knocked back by Dew's spear. He glances up in time to see the blonde wave her weapon over the sand to create three small twisters that kick up dust in Sage's face. He looks around as they surround him, but doesn't realize the danger until they coalesce into one big tornado that picks him up off the ground. With his weapon torn out of his grip and screaming in panic, he's totally helpless as the winds throw him and his blade out of the arena.
Oobleck sees Sage slams the ground with fists upon seeing his image now crossed out on the holographic board. "And NDGO gains the advantage!"
Octavia slides in front of Sun and Scarlet, who ready themselves to fight her just as she spins her sword around and produces a wave of flame that kicks up dust in their faces. Sun manages to jump out of the cloud just in time to call for his replacement in fighting the redhead.
"Neptune!" Sun called running from his duel.
Seeing his leader run from the duel, Neptune leaps down from his position and cocks his gun. Octavia attempts to use another fire attack to blind Neptune, but he simply puts on his goggles and fires a bolt as his opponent, who blocks it with her blade right before seeing Sun leap out of nowhere to deliver a neck-snapping kick to her face. Now furious, Octavia brings her blade onto Sun's Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang in its staff form as he spins it all around his body while hitting several parts of hers. He ends it with a jab that knocks Octavia on her back in the sand.
"Oh! And we're down to 3-on-3!" Port announced.
Sun looks at Neptune fighting with Gwen Darcy as she circles him with her flying knives and Scarlet attempting to go weapon-to-weapon with Dew. She merely calls upon another sandy cyclone to lift Scarlet up, and he revolves around the spiral until it launches him over the shipwreck. It seems like he's about to be eliminated at well, but he extends his arms and manages to dive onto a part of the mast, almost losing his balance once the pole's under his feet. He eventually finds his balance right when Nebula closes in and launches an arrow with her crossbow at the mast, using it to jump right up to where Scarlet is. She folds up the sides of her weapon into a blade to cross swords with her opponent, the both of them ducking and missing or getting hit by the hilts until Nebula slams her metal over Scarlet's and forces him to lean back on the post. Luckily, he manages to get his sword back out from the trap and feign a swing at Nebula's feet before knocking into her with his elbow, causing the NDGO leader to fall into the sand below. From his position, Scarlet sees Gwen continue to throw her knives, and he smirks before whipping out his pistol and shooting the hilt guard as a grappling hook to get her by the ankle.
Scarlet smirked. "Gotcha!"
He uses the cord to lift Gwen into the air while he slowly comes down to the ground, only to land directly beneath her as she attempts to protect her modesty while knives start raining down from her dress. Scarlet quickly adopts a pose that somehow allows him to miss every single blade that comes crashing down into the sand at his feet, which he gives a sigh of relief to. His luck doesn't hold when Dew leaps near Sun, causing the monkey Faunus to find his new improvised weapons in the form of two coconuts he knocks out the palm tree beside him, which he throws at his opponent only to get them knocked right back at him, now spontaneously catching fire as they travels. Sun narrowly misses them both, but Scarlet gets one straight to the face, and the other lands in a place that makes him squeal in unimaginable pain while dropping his Aura levels into elimination.
Sun sighs. "Nuts!" Looks from Scarlet to Dew as she summons a few water blue tornadoes that he tries to dodge around. "Uh, Neptune? Could use some help, buddy!"
"Uh, you know, uh, it would probably be better if you came over here! Yeah, I can guard this... sector! We're in lockdown mode!" Neptune said with excuses.
Sun looks around infuriated as Nebula manages to shoot the cord holding Gwen up in the background. "What are you talking about? There's nothing to lock down!"
"Lockdown! Right! You got it!"
Sun jumped out from Dew's attempt to pierce him with her spear as he calls out to Neptune. "Dude, I know you're afraid of water, but you gotta-" He stops yelling when a blue shot knocks an attacking Dew out of midair and into the water.
"There! I helped! Are you happy now!?" Neptune paused. "Also, I am not afraid of water, and I have no idea what you are talking about!"
Dew manages to get back up as Nebula and Gwen join their comrade, lifting their weapons and ready to fight once more.
"NEPTUNE!" The Monkey Faunus screeched.
Neptune groaned. "Okay, fine! Just get out of the water!" Neptune jumps over to a spot near the coastal line next to Sun, and he unfolds his weapon into its trident form before tip-toeing forwards and, eyes closed, plunges the sparking prongs into the water. The energy surges through the deep until the remaining members of NDGO are electrocuted and kneel in the water, smoking and defeated with the sound of the buzzer.
Port saw Sun and Neptune chest bump each other in celebration. "And with that, Team SSSN moves on to the doubles round! You know what I call that victory?"
"Shocking?" Oobleck answered.
Port shook his head. "No, well earned. What you said is stupid."
Oobleck turns away, frowning.
-Music Ends-
Bartender whistled at the screen, back in his establishment with its one customer. "Now that was a match!"
"Heh, that was a mess!" Qrow said with a slight slur.
"Come on man, you didn't like them, the Vale kids, or any of the rounds before that? What fight are you here for?" The Bartender asked snickering.
Qrow sees an aircraft with elegant ribbons flying from its wings behind him. "That one." He finishes his drink as the world sways with the happily inebriated Huntsman until he slams the glass down on the counter and tosses a few Lien alongside it. "Happy Vytal Festival!"
The Bartender watches as his sole patron staggers away and puts down the glass he just finished cleaning, only to knock it down and shatter it when he reaches for another one. "Aw, gee damn it!"
Ruby leans back in her seat and sighs. "Aw, that was so close!"
Yang smiled. "Looks like the dorks made it to the next round!"
"They better pray that me and Shadow are not their opponents, we're not going to go soft on them!" Knuckles said popping his knuckles.
"My thoughts exactly." Shadow said with his eyes closed.
Blake looks down in the arena where Sun and Neptune are dancing like fools before the fellow Faunus gives her a special double-gun gesture, eliciting a blush from his target. "Emphasis on "dork.""
Tails rolled his eyes. "More like childish is more like it."
"Someone jealous?" Sonic asked earning an entire bag of popcorn to hit his face.
"That concludes the matches for today. Please leave the Coliseum IN A CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION!" Oobleck's voice volume rose making Team SSKT and Team RWBY flinch.
Knuckles had 6 tick marks on his head as his eyes were white. "HEY DOC CHIPMUNK! SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU CAFFEINATED BASTARD!"
"Damn Knuckles chill!" Sonic barked at his hot-headed teammate.
Yang stood up. "Come on, let's go congratulate 'em."
The four boys and girls get up from their seats and start to head out just as the same ribbon-adorned craft passes over the Colosseum, causing Weiss to stop in her tracks and Ruby to bounce into her which caught the attention of Sonic and Shadow.
"Uh, what are you viewing?" Ruby asked her teammate.
"It looks like a bird." Sonic said.
Shadow shook his head. "No dumbass, it's a ship."
Weiss looked up at the craft with a strange expression and strain in her voice. "She's here!"
The Schnee heiress' face displays a mix of joy and anxiety as the screen cuts to black.
To Be Continued…
-Ending: Ai no Uta -words of love- (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk)-
We see Sonic and Ruby holding hands sitting at a green and lush grassy field staring at the sky watching the clouds from under a tree. Then screen closes in on Ruby's eyes as ripples form at different sides of the screen.
"Amefuri komorebi niji
Itsushika hagureta aoi tori
Hora goran hikari to hokori no wadachi Ima tobitatou
Nagame no ii basho kara miwatasu kono sekai de
Atarashii kisetsu ni wa sotto na mo shiranu hana ga saku
Mata koko de aitai na."
Now we see Knuckles and Yang at a gym working out. Yang was sitting on Knuckles' back as he did push ups. Then the screen had Yang's symbol along with Knuckles' symbol as it glowed creating a bright flash as it turned to Blake sitting at a stone alone in a forest, but then a hand touched hers causing Blake to flinch and turn to see it was Tails who smiled, and then Blake smiled as the two leaned in for a kiss as the screen shone brightly.
"Kimi ni todoke ai no uta
Bokura kage no ai kotoba
Sore wa totemo mabushiku azayaka de
Mahou mitai no part word of love."
"Kimi ni totoru ano melody
Mune wa tadasu kono omoi
Me wo tochi demo kienai
Afureteru kume mori."
"La la la la la la
La la la la la la…"
Now we see Weiss standing alone looked at her reflection till she saw Shadow's reflection which made her turn to see Shadow with a small smile as they hugged each other.
"Omoi wa zenbu
Kono uta ni…"
Then the door was opened by Sonic and the others were there standing waiting for Shadow and Weiss to come. Then Weiss looked at Shadow who nodded as they joined their friends in the light.
"Words of love…"
Now we see Sonic and Ruby laying next to each other along with the others lying under the same tree with them as the screen zooms out and the screen froze as it fades to black.