I have returned, fueled on energy drinks, various amounts of caffeine and THREE HOURS SLEEP!
Disclaimer: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth or else Cinder would be sitting on the Iron Throne! (Is Game of Thrones still a thing?) Kingdom Hearts and their characters belong to Square-Enix, anything or anyone else belongs to their respective parent companies!
Xigbar would sigh as the skies above the Schnee family manor clouded over with darkness, bringing a cocky smile to the Freeshooter's face as he watched the two heiresses help their weakened father onto a stretcher. "Well now, this is certainly a much needed development. Not one but two little Poppet's to play with." The one eyed man would raise his hood and open a Corridor, eager to report on this latest happening. However upon his return he would find the Master's throne empty, and his younger incarnation standing beside the viewing globe with a content smile upon his face.
"You look pleased, I don't suppose you know where the old man went. I have news to report-"
The younger Xehanort would shake his head in response to the other man's queries, instead gesturing to the viewing globe as one of Cinder's subordinates did battle with a raven-haired feline, a golden tailed Faunus teen, and another silver-haired youth wielding a Key-shaped weapon.
"It seems the newest Master has gotten wise to our plans and now seeks to ally himself with our enemy, I suppose a setback as minor as this was to be expected." The silver-haired youth would switch views to the Shadow Orbs layered throughout the city of Vale.
Xigbar would growl and ball a fist in frustration as he looked around the still empty throne room.
"This wasn't supposed to happen, we haven't even unleashed the Heartless into this world yet!" The older man would sigh as he watched the camera views change from street corners to inside shops, even a few he had placed within the halls of Beacon itself. "I do believe I've found the perfect individual for the Master to test his little manipulation theory on." Young Xehanort would snort as he examined the city before him with a curious eye, wondering if any of these plebian fools were aware that their world was only one of many in a vast ocean.
Xigbar would roll his eyes at the younger man's endless appetite for knowledge on the world they were focused on destroying, deciding instead to upload the data from the Shadow Orb hidden behind his eye patch to the viewing orb and fast forwarding to the point where Winter had stepped in to keep her younger sister Weiss from beheading their father Gideon in a fit of rage. "The one with the spear, that's the one we need in order to get our little boy to finally dance to our tune."
Young Xehanort would walk over to get a better look at the subject in question, finding nothing special in the woman who was now berating her younger sibling for her weakness.
"Winter Verdandi Schnee, the eldest daughter of the Schnee family estate and an accomplished businesswoman whose accolades rival that of her own father." The silver-haired youth would cross his arms as he turned away from the viewing globe with disinterest. "She's a rather elegant schemer that's for sure, but there's nothing connecting the two of them to one another. And the same could be said for the younger one as well, there exists too strong a hatred between them to ever be used as a proper anchor to drag the demon's heart into the darkness." He would dismiss the data with a wave of his gloved hand as he shifted his appearance to that of a dark haired youth with vibrant brown eyes and a Haven Academy uniform. "This is a rare miss for you Xigbar, normally you're more careful about the choices you make when it comes to playthings." The Freeshooter would snort as he looked upon the now disguised Young Xehanort, the young man's quest for more information led the youth to don a proper disguise to blend in as a citizen of Remnant and at times interact with the very individuals who were now threatening to undo the plans they had for that world.
"That's rich, you of all people telling me how to choose my pieces when you yourself have stepped into the game!" He would slam his closed fist onto the keyboard surrounding the viewing globe. "I'm telling you that Winter Schnee is the perfect person to mislead the little cretin, she has an affinity for his species and with her looks that little moron would more than likely bow to whatever demands she has in store for him!"
Laughter would echo throughout the halls of the throne room as Cinder would enter from the nearby entrance, her loyal soldier following behind her. The man formerly known as Pentagon Jr. was now nothing more then a shadowy ghoul that had been gifted with a new and fearsome body that channeled the black fire that now flowed through his veins, the luchador who in past times embodied the ideals of "Cero Miedo" was now her loyal embodiment of death. It was only fitting that she had since rechristened him under the name "Mictlantechutli".
"That child may be a relentless Hunter of women's hearts but a woman like that would prove no challenge for him, being given everything without any sort of pushback or fight would prove most boring." The pyromancer would snap her fingers as her dark warrior used his powers to lower a throne for his mistress to sit comfortably, the two Seekers would share a look of distaste as the raven haired woman took a seat. "Why do you think Yang Xiao Long failed so miserably in keeping him all to herself?" Xigbar would laugh uproariously at this statement while Xehanort regarded Cinder with a cold stare, summoning a Corridor of Darkness that would lead him to Beacon and stepping through it without a word in response.
"You should know Mommy Dearest, you're probably so proud of your little seedling making his way out into the big bad world outside Beacon's gates." He would ignore her death god's arm breaking gesture and bring up the grid of Shadow Orbs broadcasting around Remnant. "Trust me on this one Cindy, your boy will bow down and worship at the feet of Winter Schnee who will then proceed to baptize him in that special way older women do to young men."
The pyromancer would ignore the Freeshooter's barbs as Master Xehanort returned to his throne with a look of amusement crossing his features as he inspected the viewing globe in silence. "So..all our pieces are falling into place, soon my vessel will awaken to the truth of his existence and join my side." The elder Keybearer would isolate one particular viewpoint where the daughter of Summer Rose was engaged in battle with a certain spiky-haired youth wielding a Keyblade of his own.
"It's almost time, the last remaining players will soon make their way to this stage called Remnant and then the show can truly begin!"
In response to the Master's emboldened predictions Xigbar would isolate the cameras currently focused upon the current clash between Ruby and Sora, as well as the battle between Adam Taurus, his former partner Blake Belladonna, her romantic interest Sun Wukong, and the newly arrived Riku.
Cinder would lean forward, her eyes set on the two Keybearers. "They both use the same weapon as Master Xehanort, yet he seems pleased at this happening." The pyromancer would scowl as the man seemed pleased with the added interference, signaling to Mictlanteichtli to report the current happenings to her other subordinates, her ghoul would bow respectfully before disappearing into the Corridor of Darkness.
"I think it's time those children had their happy school days shaken up a little." Her mind would shift to the faces of Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai, her cohorts had acclimated well to the student life.
But given the current circumstances and the way the Seekers seemed to be gloating about the impending start of their plans, a massive monkey wrench was required in order to derail their ambitions.
Or at the very least, delay them for just a little longer.
Short, not-so-sweet, but to the point. The game plan's almost in place and following the completion of a couple stories (as well as some new ones yet to debut) things will get ugly for Remnant and everyone's favorite team (unless you rep JNPR or CFVY) will be split up and led down the road to either Light or Darkness. In the meantime if you actually enjoyed this and want to see the full road ahead, head to my profile page and cast your vote for Machinations so I can spent the rest of September working on this and ONLY this or any of my other stories.
Until then, fare thee well. I'm off to get more caffeine!