Here we are at Chapter 8. Khazhak and Ruby's first dive into Weiss' dream doesn't go as planned, so what's next? I do not own RWBY Ice Queendom. They belong to their respective owners. I only own my OCs. Here's chapter 8. Enjoy.
Chapter 8: Awake and Asleep
In the real world, the members of Teams RWBY and KEPL watch their leaders. Ruby is breathing heavily while Khazhak is gritting his teeth. At one point, Khazhak's doll shakes violently.
"This isn't good," Shion notes and moves her phone to another device.
She waves her wand around and her computer types in 'wake'. A moment later, Ruby and Khazhak wake up and spring up from their sleep.
Khazhak takes a breath before looking around, "We're... back in the real world,"
"Hey, are you two alright?" Reaper asks.
"Yeah. Yeah, we're fine," Khazhak collects himself and stands up. "You okay, little rose?" he asks as he helps her onto her feet.
"I'm okay. Listen we found Weiss in the dream, but... did something happen? Did we fail?" Ruby asks, looking a bit gloomy.
"For a simple scouting mission, I'd say you two did very well. Please, explain everything that happened in the dream. Leave nothing out," Shion asks.
Ruby and Khazhak create a map of the territory they visited in the dream, including the city.
"We reached the city, but even after getting past the wall around it, we found other walls that separated sections of the city within. In the center, at the top, was a tall, golden statue. We tried to get closer to that, but no luck. If there's a way there, we haven't found it yet," Khazhak explains.
"Hmm, it would seem that as you delve deeper into the city, you also get deeper into Weiss' heart and mind," Ozpin notes.
"Looking at this, it's highly likely that the Nightmare created this city to act as a fortress. Using Weiss' thoughts and fears to help create it," Shion points at the statue in the center. "I believe the Nightmare will be hiding out in the core of Weiss' mind, where you said that statue was,"
"How was Weiss when you found her?" Glynda asks.
"Weiss was... well, she was incredibly mean. She looked so angry at me, like she really hated me," Ruby notes sadly.
"Weiss was spouting off insults at Ruby. It pissed me off. She also said she was disappointed in me, though I don't know why, and honestly, I don't care," Khazhak crosses his arms.
"Sounds like she hasn't changed much. She's just as bad when she's awake too," Yang notes.
"Yeah," Lloyd agrees.
"You guys, please," Blake sighs.
Shion places a hand on Ruby's shoulder, "Don't take what Weiss said in the dream to heart. That was the Nightmare's doing, not her," Shion says.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Ruby asks.
"You mean... like the Weiss they met in the dream was merely a puppet being pulled on the Nightmare's strings?" Reaper asks.
"Basically. That wasn't Weiss' true self. In there, she's not the Weiss you all know. To separate the two, let's call the Weiss in the dream 'Negative Weiss'," Ozpin suggests.
Lloyd grunts, "But, hasn't she always been negative about all of us? I mean, she doesn't have a high opinion of anyone in this room aside from the teachers,"
"Lloyd, please, don't be like that," Reaper says.
"There's something else. Weiss was very strong in there. I couldn't do anything," Ruby says.
"Normally, I'd walk circles around Weiss with no trouble at all. But, in the dream, she even had me on the defensive. Is that also the work of the Nightmare?" Khazhak turns to Shion.
"Yes. The Nightmare will want to have every advantage, and Negative Weiss being the strongest person in the dream is one way of doing that," Shion explains. She flips an hourglass, and the sand on top falls and turns into flowers. "Once my aura has fully recovered, you all must decide who will go into the dream this time,"
"Me, I'll go! /I'll do it. /I should go," Team RWBY say together.
"Wait, it could be very dangerous if we all go together. I should go by myself," Ruby says.
"Oh no, you're not going on your own, Ruby, even with Khazhak's help. Even the two of you together had a hard time in there, so let's do this together as a team. Both teams," Yang says.
"Why are you so worried about us going in there with you?" Blake asks.
"Well, I, uh..." Ruby trails off.
Yang smirks, "Oh, is it because Negative Weiss is so mean in there?"
"Listen, Ruby. Ever since Weiss fell asleep, I've been thinking about things. If she said that she won't care about my past anymore, then I won't care about how she is in the dream. I'll be okay," Blake says.
"Yeah, Team RWBY all the way!" Yang smiles.
"You're not leaving us out of this," Team KEPL join them. "We're going too. I've got unfinished business with Negative Weiss,"
"As am I. I'm worried about Weiss, so I'm not just gonna sit idly by this time," Reaper says.
"Yeah, where Brother goes, I go," Lloyd cracks his knuckles.
Throughout the whole exchange, Porphyrius has been staring at Weiss, "...I'm going too,"
Khazhak turns to him, "Porphyrius, are you sure?"
"Yeah," Porphyrius clenches his fists. "I might still be a little angry, but... I said it before: I will never forgive Jacques Schnee for what he did to my family. But, I also can't help but feel partially responsible for putting her in this predicament. Nightmares go after people with unstable hearts, and my past with her family certainly didn't help. Plus... I don't know, maybe... maybe I want to take a chance that Weiss isn't like her father," Porphyrius turns to them. "So, I'm going too,"
Khazhak nods, "Alright then, we'll all go together,"
Just then, a knock echoes from the door, "Uh, may we come in?" and the door opens up to reveal Team JNPR. "Sorry to bother you,"
"What are you four doing here? Shouldn't you all be in class right now?" Glynda looks annoyed that they're skipping class.
"We wanted to see how Weiss, Ruby, and Khazhak were doing," Pyrrha says.
"Wait, Weiss is still asleep?" Nora looks down at the sleeping heiress.
"No, this won't be as easy as what you guys went through with Jaune. His Nightmare incident wasn't as bad as Weiss'. We're going back in and taking another shot at waking Weiss," Reaper says.
"Don't worry, you guys. With Teams RWBY and KEPL working together, we'll bring Weiss back," Yang remains optimistic.
"We believe in you, all of you," Pyrrha smiles.
"Man, I wish I could help somehow. If only it was me there and not Weiss," Jaune moans, not noticing Pyrrha looking between him and Weiss.
"Alright, that's enough. The four of you have classes to attend, now," Glynda tells them.
"I'll see you later. I, too, believe in Teams RWBY and KEPL as well," Ozpin shows his support.
Ruby smiles, "Thank you, Professor Ozpin. We'll do it,"
"When we get Weiss out, I'm gonna have to give her a piece of my mind for all the trouble she's causing us," Khazhak notes.
"Khazhak, easy now," Reaper sighs.
By this point, Shion's aura has recovered, "My aura has completely recovered now. It is time," Shion says. Teams RWBY and KEPL sit on her string bed, dolls made in their likeness hanging above them. "Silence all your hearts, and grant me your trust. I will bring you all into the dream now,"
And thus, the group return to Weiss' dream.
…
In the dream, Blake finds herself before a lake in the forest. Looking at the lake, she finds her outfit has changed. She now has on a catsuit with a tail, a pair of gloves that look like furry claws, and heels to match on her feet. The most notable feature is her bow. The color has changed, but it's also only covering her right ear now, leaving her left ear exposed.
"Only one of my ears is showing. Is this Weiss' idea of what I look like in her dream?" Blake wonders as her ear flicks around.
"Oh wow, you look so cute, Blake!" she hears and looks to find Ruby and Yang approaching her.
Ruby looks like she did the first time in the dream. As for Yang, her hair has been put up in a ponytail, her jacket looks similar to before, but it fully covers her chest now. She has on black pants that's missing the right legging, but that's made up for with her thigh-high yellow stocking. She also has on a choker and a pair of motorcycle goggles. Around her waist is a pair of belts, with one having sections of her half skirt from before. Her boots remain the same basically. The biggest addition is the yellow motorcycle she has with her.
"It almost makes me want to pet them, honestly," Ruby notes.
"Uh, thanks I guess. Where's you get the motorcycle?" Blake asks.
"I don't know. When I came to, it was just here. Guess Weiss has a sense of style after all," Yang jokes.
Ruby pulls out Crescent Rose, "But just look at what she did to my Crescent Rose," she activates the weapon. "See, the barrel is coming out on the opposite end. I mean, this is pretty cool too, but if I forget, I might accidently shoot someone standing behind me," she notes as she has the barrel aimed at Yang and Blake, causing the pair to step out of the way. "Are you guys good to go?"
"My gauntlets seem to be the same," Yang notes.
"Let me check mine," Blake pulls out her katana, turns it into its chain-scythe form, and then throws it. Surprisingly, it goes very far, all the way past the lake and beyond. She pull the ribbon and it returns a second later. "It... feels a bit different from before."
Yang smiles and walks up to a nearby tree. Activating her gauntlets, she throws a right punch, toppling the tree.
"Hey, how come both of you got cool upgrades! That's so not fair!" Ruby complains.
"If anything, she overdid it quite a bit," Blake deadpans.
"Hey, this is Weiss' dream, remember. Talk to her about it," Yang replies.
"Man, how come she didn't do anything weird to yours, but went in the wrong direction with mine," Ruby pouts.
"And Reaper says I lack subtlety," they hear and look back to see Khazhak, Lloyd, and Reaper approaching.
Khazhak's is back in his samurai gear, but Reaper and Lloyd have new looks as well. Reaper is wearing what looks like a monk outfit. The sleeves are normal rather than large. The bead necklace around his neck has small skulls rather than beads. He even has a monk hat on his head that partially covers his skull mask. The other parts of his body that have real armor are his lower legs and boots, and his armored gloves (think Donnie Yen's character from Rogue One A Star Wars Story). Meanwhile, Lloyd is still wearing armor, but it's different from before. He has on armor covering his torso and shoulders, but his upper arms are exposed. His gauntlets are on his arms like normal. Going down, he is wearing black pants with armor strapped to his hips by a pair of belts, knee armor, and boots that end just under said armor. Finally, he has on an animal belt of what looks like a white tiger around his rear waist (think Gazef's armor from season 1 of Overlord).
"I see you guys are checking out your equipment," Khazhak notes.
Yang checks them out, "Hello, hello, hello. Looking slick there, guys,"
"Your dream outfits suit you as well," Reaper flicks up his hat.
"Well, I've still got armor, so I'm good," Lloyd smiles.
"What about your weapons?" Ruby asks.
"I checked mine. No changes here, except for..." Lloyd extends his claws, showing that they have jagged edges on the blades now.
"My scythe is the same, but as for my semblance," Reaper calls forth one of his skull phantoms. The phantom turns to a nearby tree and then screams at it. The shockwave emitted from the scream destroys the tree. "Well, you get the idea,"
"Yeah, I see that," Blake holds her cat ears.
Yang looks around, "Hey, where's Porphyrius?"
Just then, a shadow flies over them. They look up to see a figure fly in and land before them. The figure turns out to be Porphyrius, also with a new look. He's wearing a black leather bomber jacket with a purple fur collar over a purple shirt. He has on black pants with a pair of belts and chains around his waist, and black boots. Two pairs of purple belts are wrapped around his thighs (think Squall Leonhart's outfit from Final Fantasy). He still has his signature eyepatch, and while he doesn't have the backpack section of his weapon, the gauntlet parts with his blades and rifles remain on his arms. However, the biggest change that stuns the group... is the pair of large, black, falcon wings protruding from his back.
"Porphyrius... you have wings," even Khazhak is surprised.
Porphyrius inspects his wings, "I know... It feels weird, but... did Weiss imagine me with wings after we told her about my past?" he doesn't know how to feel about this.
"Hmm, perhaps she started having more thoughts about you after she learned about that. You always did want to fly Porphyrius," Reaper notes.
"Man, you look so cool, dude!" Lloyd gives him a thumbs up.
Porphyrius glances over at Yang, "You look... nice," he mutters.
Yang smirks with a wink, "Why thank you. I look good in anything I wear,"
"If we're done, let's get back on task," Khazhak says.
"Right," Ruby pulls out a coin.
"Hold it, sis. Let's not use those just yet," Yang says.
"She's right. Everyone, take a tally of your coins," Khazhak says.
Everyone checks and pull out four coins each.
"Each of us have four coins. If we use up all our coins, then we'll never escape the dream. It would be wise to use them sparingly," Reaper says.
"Alright, let's go!" Ruby says.
Khazhak and Ruby ride down the snow with their weapons, while Yang and Blake ride on her motorcycle. Meanwhile, Porphyrius flies in the air while carrying Lloyd, and Reaper keeps up with them by firing the knives from his twin-scythes at trees, swinging from tree to tree. They eventually come across the train tracks from before, and the strange arrow sign that Ruby and Khazhak found the last time.
"What is this thing? It's so mess up and confusing that it makes no sense to me," Lloyd scratches his head.
"Sounds like Weiss to me," Yang shrugs her shoulders.
Just then, they hear a train horn and look to see a SDC train coming by, only for the Grimm Fang to attack it like before.
"So, that's the train you guys talked about... and the White Fang? But, they don't exactly look like Faunus. They look more like grimm," Yang notes.
"That must be how Weiss views them in her dream," Blake says sadly.
"Are we not supposed to stop them from attacking the train?" Lloyd asks.
"No, Shion said we shouldn't interfere," Khazhak says.
"What about the marker?" Blake asks.
Ruby points and they all look down to see the door she left behind by the tracks. Once they reach it, Ruby pulls out her scroll to check her map, only to find it gone.
"What? My map is gone!" Ruby can't find it.
"Perhaps only things born from Shion's semblance remain in the dream," Khazhak theorizes.
Yang calls Ruby on her scroll and her sister answers, "Hello, little sister. At least our scrolls still work,"
"That's something at least. Come on, let's move through the door," Khazhak says.
Ruby opens the door, and they sneak inside the city. Slowly moving down an alley, they find one of Jacques Schnee's statues in the street, its eyes roaming everywhere. Porphyrius growls and clenches his fists.
"Porphyrius, is that..." Yang hesitates to say.
"Yeah, that's Jacques Schnee. Weiss' father, head of the Schnee Dust Company, and the one responsible for killing my parents... and doing this to me," his hand reaches up to his eyepatch.
Reaper looks up, "Is that the wall you were talking about?" he points at the tall wall further in.
"Yeah, but we still don't know how to get past it. Climbing it is definitely out of the question. Flying might not be an option either," Khazhak glances at Porphyrius, who groans. "Come on, let's keep moving, but out of sight from the security here."
They move through the city, sticking to the shadows as best as they can. At one point, Porphyrius notices a shadow person walking up to a fountain with frozen water and walks into it, a light following behind them. Porphyrius moves back into the shadows. Elsewhere, Ruby and Khazhak are walking down a street when suddenly...
"Big Nicholas!" the door next to them starts talking with a goofy face.
"Ah no, it's this guy again," Khazhak groans.
"Hey, have you guys seen any sillies around? They're everywhere these days," the door replies.
"Wait, are you connected to the center of the city?" Ruby asks.
"What, why would that happen? No way any sillies would be anywhere close to the glorious Schnee family," the door replies.
Ruby sags, "Ah, too bad,"
"...Mirror..." they hear a voice and look back to see Pyrrha Nikos appear, wearing a formal dress and her hair down. "Tell me something. Tell me who's the loneliest of all..." she sings.
"Pyrrha, but she looks way different," Khazhak mutters.
"That's our city singer. She sings to everyone in the city," the door replies.
"...Mirror, what's inside of me. Tell me, can it all be turned to stone... Mirror, mirror, what's behind you. Save me from the things I see. I can keep it from the world. Why won't you let me hide from me..." as Pyrrha sings, the rest of Team JNPR appear behind her. "Mirror, mirror, tell me something... who's the loneliest of all?"
Khazhak leans close to Ruby, "We need to move, now,"
Ruby nods, offering a quick wave to Team JNPR, before they leave.
"I'm the loneliest of all..." Pyrrha finishes her song before the curtain falls over them.
"What was that about?" Ruby asks.
"I don't see Pyrrha being the singing type. That song... must be referring to Weiss," Khazhak suspects.
"Weiss... you mean... Weiss feels lonely," Ruby mutters as they move.
Just then, they get a call and Khazhak pulls out his scroll, "Porphyrius... Uh-huh, yeah, we're coming," he hangs up. "Let's go,"
…
The teams link back up and sit on a rooftop, watching a shadow person walk into the frozen fountain and disappear.
"Wow, they really did disappear," Lloyd notes.
"Maybe that's the entrance?" Blake wonders.
"We haven't found anything else, so might as well give it a shot. But, first..." they look past the fountain at the robot guards. "We need a way past those guards,"
"I got it," Ruby pulls out a coin.
"Hold on, we shouldn't use those yet," Yang says.
"But, I could just make a decoy for those guards," Ruby says.
"I have a better idea, Ruby. Let me try," Blake says.
She hops down, creates a shadow clone, then quickly leaves. The clone gains the guards' attention, but just as they get close, the shadow clone vanishes. With the guards distracted, the gang move through the fountain and end up inside another building.
"We made it through," Khazhak notes and looks back just as Blake joins them. "Alright, let's keep moving,"
They exit the building, finding themselves much closer to the big statue now.
"We're a lot closer now!" Ruby cheers.
"Here, I've got this," Lloyd uses a coin to create a door. "We can use this to come back here should we need to. And we still have plenty of coins left.
"Teamwork makes the dream work," Yang says.
"Come on, let's go wake up Weiss," Ruby says.
Reaper looks back up at the statue, "It sure is enormous. I remember the guards saying 'Big Nicholas'. They must refer to Nicholas Schnee,"
"Nicholas Schnee? He's Weiss' grandfather right," Yang asks.
Reaper nods, "Yes. He's been dead for some time, but by all accounts, he was a good man. He was a warrior who protected the people. He went out into the world, searching for Dust mines to give them energy, and he founded the Schnee Dust Company. When he was in charge, the issues the SDC have now didn't exist. It was only when Jacques Schnee married into the family and took over the business did things change for the worse," he looks back up at the statue. "I imagine Weiss must think highly of her grandfather. Perhaps part of her personal problems stems from living up to his legacy,"
Just then, alarms go off across the city as sirens appear from glyphs in the air.
"Important news for all subjects of the Schnee Empire. Ruby Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Khazhak Rairyu, Edom Soul Reaper, and Lloyd Jyousai have escaped from the tower. If they are allowed to remain free, it will bring chaos. All citizens of the empire, find them and return them to the tower immediately," they hear Weiss' voice.
"Wait, so we're somewhere else in the dream?" Yang asks.
"Since we all appeared here, our counterparts who are normally here vanished. Guess they think we escaped," Khazhak says.
"But, they didn't mention Blake or Porphyrius," Ruby notes.
"Maybe they're somewhere else in the dream?" Yang tries to say soothingly.
"Or, maybe we don't have places in the empire, or even in the dream at all. If that's the case, then we're intruders," Porphyrius says, but looks back at his wings. "But, I wonder if..." he trails off.
"Wait, I have an idea. If they say that we escaped from the tower, and that giant statue is the tower... Maybe, if we played along and surrendered, they'll take us straight there," Ruby says.
"Sounds like a plan, if a bit risky, little rose," Khazhak notes.
"I'm down for it," Lloyd nods.
"Alright, then this is what we'll do..." Khazhak goes over the finer details.
…
As the robot guards patrol the city, Ruby, Yang, Khazhak, Edom, and Lloyd appear from behind some sculptures.
The guards stop and ready their weapons.
"We surrender! We're ready to go back to the tower now!" Ruby says as they all put their hands in the air.
"This is so embarrassing," Khazhak groans as he plays along.
"Quiet," Reaper shushes him.
The guards surround them and escort them away. Up on a nearby rooftop, Blake and Porphyrius watch them go.
"That went better than expected. Guess now we just wait," Porphyrius says, while Blake nods.
…
In the tower, Grumpy Klein and several guards escort the group. They eventually come to another door with a goofy face, only this face appears to be sleeping. Grumpy Klein walks up and knocks on the door.
The door opens its eyes, "Oh, well if it isn't you, my friend Grumpy Klein. Everything is going well, sir,"
"No, it isn't, you moron! Look behind me, Sleepy Klein," Grumpy Klein gestures to the group behind him.
"Oh, if it isn't Miss Rose, Miss Xiao Long, and Team KEPL. How'd you guys get out from under my nose?" Sleepy Klein asks.
"Talking doors? I'm pretty sure Weiss is losing it," Lloyd whispers to Reaper, who elbows him in the stomach.
"Open up already!" Grumpy Klein demands.
Sleepy Klein opens the door and they walk inside before he closes up. They look inside to find a rather large room before them. There are four beds in one pot, and a pair of bunk beds like the ones in Team RWBY's room towards the back. There are also a few tables, chairs and a couch, and a few bookshelves on the sides of a window at the back of the room. On the table are several trophies an awards. On another is a mirror with a pair of white gloves, and a body mannequin holding a necklace.
"Hey, this place ain't so bad," Yang notes as she looks around.
"It's like Weiss put her favorite things all into one room," Ruby looks at the bunk beds "Even our bunk beds are here,"
"Guess she really wanted them after all," Yang notes.
Khazhak looks at the other beds, finding small figurines of a dragon, and skull, and a shield next to three of them.
"She set these out for us. Guess this is where our counterparts usually are," Khazhak says.
Ruby moves up on her bunk, finding another confusing arrow sign, along with a red knight chess piece on it.
"Wait, what's that?" Yang asks.
"Find something?" Khazhak and his team approach.
The sister jumps down, "Yeah, I found this. It looks like a relic," Ruby shows the chess piece.
"Like the ones we recovered in initiation. Better call Shion. She might know something," Khazhak suggests.
...
In the real world, Shion is taking a nap when her phone goes off.
Shion picks it up, "Shion here, what did you find?... I see. That's probably a manifestation of Weiss' will. Her way of resisting the Nightmare within her. It might even be a key to unlocking the core of her heart and waking her from the dream. Keep it with you and guard it closely,"
…
"Understood, Professor Shion," Ruby says and hangs up the phone.
"What did she say?" Reaper asks.
"She said it's important. It might help us get to the center of Weiss' mind and heart and wake her up," Ruby says.
"Best keep it safe then," Lloyd notes.
Ruby pulls out another coin, "Let me bring in Blake and Porphyrius,"
"Wait, little rose. It might not be the best idea to make a door here. We don't know how we can get out yet," Khazhak looks out the window. "This place, while seemingly comfortable, this place is nothing more than a prison. We need a clear path out of here,"
Just then the door opens up, revealing Blake and Porphyrius on the other side.
"Blake, Porphyrius, how'd you get here? Did you use a key or something?" Ruby asks as they enter the hallway.
Luckily, Sleepy Klein is fast asleep.
Blake shrugs her shoulders, "It was a basic lock. No big deal,"
"Lloyd would've just smashed his way in," Porphyrius notes.
"Hey, I wouldn't do that!" Lloyd retorts, but everyone just stares at him. "Okay, fine, you made your point,"
"Come on, let's go before Mr. Snooze here wakes up," Yang whispers.
"Wait, a few of us will have to stay behind. Otherwise, Weiss will know we escaped," Ruby says.
"Oh right, good idea, Ruby," Yang realizes.
"Alright, Yang and Lloyd will stay behind and act as our alibi of sorts while the rest of us keep moving," Khazhak suggests.
"Alright, but I'll leave a bread crumb behind. Oh, actually-," Yang flips a coin and creates a door in the room.
"Alright, let's move," Ruby says.
Just then, Sleepy Klein wakes up, "Oh, Miss Rose, Miss Yang, and Team KEPL, are you guys still in there?"
"Yep, still here," Yang replies.
"You can get some shut eye, my friend. We're all good here," Lloyd replies.
Sleepy Klein falls back asleep, but then Lloyd gets an idea and starts doodling on the back of the door.
"What are you doing?" Yang asks, confused.
"Hey, if I'm going to be stuck in here for a little while, I might as well have some fun," Lloyd snickers as he draws on Sleepy Klein's back(?).
Meanwhile, the rest of the group end up in the main hall of the Schnee Manor.
"While looking for you guys, we found a door leading underground. It might lead the way into the core of Weiss' mind," Porphyrius says.
"That's so cool! You guys got a lot done while looking for us," Ruby smiles.
Ruby pulls out her relic, "I think there might be more than one relic,"
"More than one?" Blake asks.
"We found this one where the dream versions of Yang and I were. If we look around, there might be one for you too," Ruby explains.
"We haven't found one for our team, but we're not Weiss' teammates, so there probably isn't a single one for us. You're her teammates, so you're closer to her than we are," Khazhak says.
"Alright, let's keep looking," Reaper says.
They open a door and come across a repeating hallway, or room, with the same furniture and lights repeating over and over. They also notice vines on the walls.
"This getting weirder and weirder by the minute," Porphyrius notes.
"Hopefully, there will be an exit at the end of this," Blake says.
They move through the corridor, which almost seems to go on forever. However, as they get further in, they find themselves blocked... by Negative Weiss, along with Grumpy Klein and her guards.
"Weiss..." Ruby mutters.
"Why am I not surprised? No matter how many times I banish you from the city, you always manage to sneak your way back in. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Faunus have no place in the Schnee Empire," Negative Weiss draws her rapier.
"Oh, now it's a party," Khazhak groans.
And that's the chapter, Teams RWBY and KEPL enter Weiss' dream together, but just as they get closer to their goal, Negative Weiss shows up to stop them. How will Ruby, Khazhak, and the gang handle their second round against Negative Weiss? Until then, please Read and Review.