Hours before sunset, on the fair grounds of the Vytal Festival, team MACE was celebrating their first victory of the tournament.

"Here's to us kicking some serious but today!" Kris roared out, twirling a glass bottle of soda around in her fingers before taking a large chug of it. When the neck of the bottle moved away from her mouth, she let out a large burp that was loud enough to wake the dead.

Elise rolled her eyes, holding up a water gun in front of a booth. She had her tongue sticking out as she aimed with one eye shut at red and white circle targets. "Don't be so noisy. If peopld realize who we are then they won't let me play games."

The old man running the booth let out a heavy huff with arms crossed at the comment. Lien was Lien to him. And Lord Oum knew he needed to get all he could. Plus, he knew not even Elise could win this game.

"Alright. Now everyone shush. I'm getting that giant panda." Elise muttered with a deep breath.

Kagami smiled just a bit, leaning over towards Kris to whisper. "How much do you want to bet she'll spend all her Lien and not even come close to winning?"

"Hmmm..." The red head crossed her arms, holding the bottle by the neck between two fingers. "I'll bet all of my mother's savings."

"Deal." She held out her hand, smiling softly.

With a chuckle, Kris grasped her hand and shook it with a tight grip.

As Elise started shooting water from the gun, it didn't take long for her to grow angry at the fact the targets wouldn't fall down. She groaned deeply as she ran out of water. In a split second, she slammed another Lien card back down onto the booth. "Fill me up again."

As the old man running the scam chuckled softly, Cheyenne gave a sigh, her shoulders dropping as she looked over at Kris and Kagami. "I have a feeling we're going to be here for a while."

The red head nodded, leaning up against a wooden post as she took another sip from her bottle of soda. "Yeah, I'll have to agree with you on that."

The Faunus sighed herself, looking back at Elise as she ran out of water and slammed another Lien card down. She shook her head softly before looking down. She reached up, rubbing her forehead. "I can't believe this... I told you that you won't be able to win anything here. That's what these games are for."

"Shut up!" The brunet snapped, once again placing more Lien down. "I want this stuffed panda!"

Cheyenne shook her head more, rubbing her face with a very deep sigh.

Kagami couldn't help but smile softly at Elise with her hands in her hoodie pocket. Elise had no chance what so ever in getting that larged stuffed panda, but the fact her eyes showed such a childish determination was impossible to not smile it. It was funny no matter how you looked at it.

"Hey," Kris gently nudged her leader, looking up. She then eyed a woman in blue across the grounds. "She's been glancing at us several times."

She raised her eyebrow at her teammate before looking over at the woman. She the shrugged, brushing off the feeling. "I say ignore it unless we see her staring at us somewhere else. We're at the Vytal Festival." She smiled. "What could go wrong?"

Sitting at a ramen stand, Aero was playing with a very small bowl of ramen with her right hand. In her left hand, she held a pencil and gently drew soft strokes across a piece of paper. She had been staring at the four girls near the water target stand for nearly the entire time they had been standing there. She couldn't help but give a soft sigh, setting her pencil down as she stared at the picture she had been drawing.

Sketched in shades of black and white was the target booth with some faint changes to it. The wood didn't seem as old and the water gun itself seemed to have a more bulky look to it. Where the stuffed pandas were, there was stuffed animals of deer with large antlers. And the old man, he wasn't nearly as old. He was middle aged with black hair and a thicker body.

Where Kagami was standing, there was a girl with straight hair, the same exact hoodie as Kagami. Instead of having her hands oncher pockets though, her hands were interlocking behind her head. There was an epic grin across her face, almost as if she was doing her best not to burst into complete laughter. She had on a pair of dark skinny jeans that had some padding on the knees as well as heavy combat boots that looked like they would hurt if one was kicked by then.

In Kris' position, it was clear that standing there was a younger version of Aero. Her hair was cut short in a messy bob. Around her neck was a bulky set of headphones and on her face was thin round glasses. She was wearing a sleeveless shirt that showed her slim body, her left bra strap hanging down over her shoulder. Though her jean shorts were as no more than six inches from her waistband and torn in several places, she had on a pair of stocking on that too had rips all over them. Her boots were more fashionable, tied up with a very fuzzy top. In the drawing, she was half smiling and half annoyed as she twirled around a large corn dog in her hand.

Standing on the side where Cheyenne was, there was a girl with very long white hair in a very long kimono robe. Her hair was something out of a movie, practically too perfect. The flow of each strand was nearly impossible for any normal person with hair. Holding back the bangs was a small panda hair clip. Her kimono was etched in beauty. On the outside it was white and on the insdie it was a darker color. Her hands were currently hiding inside the sleeves but it was clear she had an annoyed look on her face and was sighing.

Now, where Elise was standing, there was someone who nearly looked like a spitting image of her. This girl though had a lighter shade of hair which was pulled back loosely. She had bangs wrapping down from the right side of her head and around her face. Around her neck was a set of dog tags on a chain. Her clothing was normal. Just a pair of heavy wet jeans that men wore and a shirt underneath a combat jacket with several pockets. She was screaming in the drawing, shooting at a target. It was clear she was angry at the man running the booth, though it didn't help with the fact she was doing poorly.

Aero took a deep breath, pushing her ramen aside as she stood. "Here." She handed out a large sum of Lien and dropped it on the table. "You can keep the extra." She snatched the drawing up, folding it carefully before she stuck it in her pocket. The old man at the stand raised his eyebrows at the Lien. He quickly looked around before reaching over and quickly taking it away.

Hour later, back in their dorm room, Kris was laughing as hard as she couldcwith her hands on her stomach. "You actually used ALL your Lien to try and win that stupid panda!"

"Shut up!" Elise's face was red. She quickly looked away, arms crossed.

"Aw, don't worry." Cheyenne reached over, patting the brunet softly. "I'm sure tons of people fall for that."

"He said he had never gotten so much money from one person before!" Kris let out, laughing harder with her hands on her knees.

Elise groaned deeply, arms falling down. She already wanted fo strangle Kris for being the reason Kagami was hurt, but also a lot more right now for making fun of her. She shook her head a bit before ramming it into Cheyenne's shoulder. "I wanted the panda..."

Kagami smiled just a bit, all the way down in a side lung to stretch out her knees. "You could have bought like twenty pandas that size if you would have used your Lien on buying them." She switched sides, stretching out her other leg.

"Shuuuuush!" The brunet twriled around, face planting onto the bottom bed. "That game was totally rigged!"

"Yeah." Cheyenne nodded. "It was."

She gave off a scream, shoving her face into her pillow.

Kagami sighed, sitting down on the ground as she straightened out her legs and leaned forward. She glanced up at Cheyenne, quickly looking back down. Even though the facts were undeniable, she still didn't want to believe that Cheyenne was evil. But facts never lied.

There was a silence that fell across the dorm room before Kris' scroll started to go off. The red head blinked a few times, pulling out her scroll with raised eyebrows. "Huh. I wonder who that is..." She muttered as she answered it. "Hello?"

"Kris... Eve..." A static voice came from the device, loud enough for the other three girls to hear. Elise's head snapped up, eyes narrowing slightly. Kagami stood up slowly, eyebrows raising.

"Who is that?" Cheyenne muttered but once she saw the look on Kris' face, she knew the red head had no clue either.

"Kris... Eve..." The voice started again. "Kris Eve... tell the girl with brown hair to stand... and tell the deer Faunus to calm down... and tell the girl with jade hair to sit..."

Kris rapidly looked around, glancing out the window with wide eyes. "The hell...?" She muttered, seeing no one at all.

"Okay, that is... really creepy..." Cheyenne mumbled, gulping slightly as she looked around the dorn for the sight of anyone at all.

"Kris... Eve..." The voice began to inhale and exhale deeply. "Go to the door... and open it slowly..."

"I vote on NOT doing what that voice says!" Elise raised her hand, getting up to her feet as she grabbed a book to throw at anything that quickly moved.

"I second that." Kagami muttered, eyes narrowed at the door as she tensed up.

Taking a deep breath, Kris slowly started to move towards the door. "Well I'm not going to just ignore it... just... have my back..." She gulped.

"I make no promises..." Elise quietly muttered so no one else could hear.

The redhead gulped again, slowly reaching out and grabbing the door knob. She twisted it very slowly, pulling the door open with a deadly loud creaking sound. All four girls held their breath as it opened up. All then deeply sighed in relief at the sight of nothing at all.

"Alright!" Kris spun on her heels, glaring at the scroll in her hand. "Listen here you prank caller! I have weapons and I am not afraid to hunt you down and hurt you!"

"Um... K-Kris..." Cheyenne gulped, slowly reaching up to point at the open door.

Sliding down from the edge of the door frame while upside down, a black figure was grinning devilishly with bright white teeth. "Kris... Eve..." The figure let out, the voice as raspy as ever. All Kris could do was drop her scroll before the figure jumped inside the dorm and tackled Kris to the ground.

Cheyenne stumbled back a bit, eyes wide as she bumped into Elise. Both girls fell down to the ground, grunting softly.

"H-Hey!" Kagami snapped, reaching down and grabbing one of Elise's compound bows. She held it like a bat, preparing to swing it like a bat. "Get off her!"

Kris groaned, shifting around softly. Her eyes opened up to look at who had tackled her. Her eyes then widened as a half smile formed. Though, the look was quickly replaced with anger. "Jess!" She shouted in a beyond angry tone, kicking her feet.

Pinning her down, a woman with long red hair chuckled softly, flipping her hair to the side and out of her face. She the softly groaned, blowing some bangs out of her eyes. She was wearing a red and long sleeve top that hugged her body, showing off her large chest. There was a white collar that folded down the v neck on her outfit. If it hadn't been for the extra red lace fabric around her chest, her clevage would have been easily seen. He had on a long red skirt that separated into four pieces, the edges trimmed in gold. She had long dark red stocking on up until her mid thigh with a pair of red heels topping it off. On her forearms were black armor plating with the Atlas symbol on it. At her waist was a red sheath with gold etched into it with a sword and a golden hilt resting inside it. Her red eyes narrowed with a chuckle. "Kris."

"Um..." Kagami let her arms fall slightly. She then looked over at Elise and Cheyenne. "They... knowceach other...?" The two girls shrugged back, looking at the two red heads.

"I hate you!" Kris snapped, kicking her feet harder. "You scared me half to death!"

"Aw, come on little sis," Jess reached over, ruffling Kris' hair. She then leaned downward, letting her large chest press into Kris' face. "There is no reason to be jealous. I'm sure you'll grow up to be big just like me." She chuckled.

Kris gave off another screaming, finally kicking Jess of her. She scrambled to her feet, crossing her arms with narrowed eyes. She groaned deeply, her glare hardening. "I hate you."

Just as if Jess knew she was going to say that, she pulled out a disc inside a case with the words RAINBOW TIME DANCERS SEASON ELEVEN written in bold on it. "Well I guess since you hate me you don't want this. It's not even out yet, you know. They release this in a month."

Kris' eyes went wide. Slowly, she stepped closer and closer. "Hey... hey you know I never meant it. I just... you know how I get." She softly smiled innocently. "Pleaaase..." She poked her. "Come on Jeeeeeeeeeess..." She stood on her tip toes. "Lemme have it."

"Well, I guess since I love you." She dropped the disc. Immediately, Kris snatched it up and appeared on her bed.

"There is exclusive content on this!" She squealed. "Over two hundred hours of screen time!"

"Dang..." Kagami muttered. "A season of that show is really long..."

Chuckling softly, Jess walked up closer towards the three girls. She smiled, moving herhead upward a bit. "So you're the three who got stuck with Kris." Her voice turned into a whisper. "I'm so very sorry..."

"I am in the same room as you!" The smaller red head snapped. She then blinked, seeing the confusion on her friends face. "Oh. I never told you guys about Jess." She jumped to her feet, standing in front of the taller redhead. "Well this is Jess. She's my older sister. She left Vale way back when she could to get away from our mother and went to Atlas for Huntress training." She smiled, softly nodding.

"And now I'm in a special division of the Atlas Military." Jess pointed to herself. She then pointed down at Kagami. "And Julia has been talking about you a lot. You should learn to not get yourself almost killed."

Kagami's face went red as she softly groaned. "Great... just great. She talks about me."

Chuckling, Jess gave a nod. "Oh boy, yes she does."

Kris rolled her eyes, pointing at her older sister before looking at Cheyenne and Elise. "Jess works with a woman named Captain Caesar. She runs a company of those who are highly skilled in swordsmanship. Jess is one of the best."

"I wouldn't consider myself the best." Jess drew her sword, it shimmering in the light. "Maybe above average." She grinned, holding out her weapon to Elise. "Here, try to hold this."

With raised eyebrows, Elise reached out and wrapped her hand around the handle. The second Jess let go, the sword seemed to have gained a very heavy mass. Elise gritted her teeth, the weapon dropping down and stabbing the floor. "How the hell do you pick this up!?" She struggled, trying to move it.

"It's made of extremely dense metal. It's twenty times heavier than your average sword." She reached over, calmly picking it up with a smile. "You'll have to be rather strong to control it. That's why Julia chose me to join. It's not ever day you find a woman who can wield a sword not many men can even lift."

"That's pretty cool." Kagami muttered, watching the blade. Something flickered in her eyes as she looked up. "May I?"

"Give it your best shot." Jess held out the blade.

Kris rolled her eyes, groaning softly as she crossed her arms. "I can't believe you. You walk in here and scare me and think you can make friends with my friends."

"I'm just looking out for my little sis!" The older red head smiled from ear to ear, letting go of her weapon as Kagami went to hold it.

The jade haired girl grunted heavily, the veins in her arms coming out as she held onto the weapon. "For the love of Oum..." She had to keep a tight grip to even keep the blade upright. "How do you even control this...?"

Jess blinked a few times, smiling slightly when she saw Kagami at least holding the blade upward. She reached over, taking it from her and sheathing it. "It took a lot of practice." She smiled a bit more, shoulders relaxing. "And if you can hold that you must be rather skilled in swordsmanship yourself. You should think about joining Julia and us if you don't ahave any other plans."

Blinking a few times, Kagami simply gave a small shrug. "I'll... think about it I guess."

"Will you get out already!" Kris snapped, pushing on Jess to move her out of the way.

"Aw, come on." Jess reached down, wrapping her arm around Kris' neck and picking her up. "How about we have some sisterly bounding time!"

The smaller red head let out muffled groans, kicking her legs around.

"I... am so happy Maya isn't like this." Cheyenne quietly said.

"Huh?" Elise looked up, her scroll out and recording the two Eve sisters. "Oh, yeah yeah yeah. That would be crazy."

"You're not even listening, are you?" She mumbled, standing up and brushing herself off.

Elise shook her head no slowly, looking back at the red heads. "Nope. Sorry."

Cheyenne smiled, rolling her eyes as she went over and climbed up the tower of beds to her own. The insanity of this team was pure insanity. But it was the insanity that made it special. And that feeling of special that made it all worth having.

Deep in the depths of the city, in a darker side of down, Valentine paced back and forth, rubbing her chin in the dim light of the room.

"Something bother you?" Nihilus spoke up, walking inside, his sister at his side.

She paused, looking up. She shook her head softly before looking back down. "Maya talked me into letting that green girl go for the better, but I'm starting to think it was a bad idea."

"It doesn't matter if it was or wasn't now." Thanaton spoke up, patting down her purple clothing. "The tournament is underway. Is everything that is actually important ready?"

Valentine sighed, slowly nodding. "Yes. We're all ready. The White Fang is fully arms and ready to attack and Cinder has her part down and ready. Even if there was a few altercation, everything is ready. In just two days," A wicked grin started to form across her face. "Beacon will have fallen down and Vale will have turned into a graveyard. The entire world will no longer trust each other. The kingdoms will be on a brink of war."

"And all of Remnant will change." Thanaton grinned, nudging her older brother. "You ready for it, Nilly? It's time for a bloody revolution."

He glanced down at her, rolling his eyes before crossing his arms. Though his eyes showed no emotion what so ever, he forced himself to barely move the side of his mouth up to smile. It wasn't really a smile. It was more of a twitch. "Yeah, I suppose I'm ready." He gave a nod, moving his arms to stick his hands in his pockets. "Two days is a hell of a long time to wait though."

"Tell me about it." Thanaton sighed, looking up at Valentine. The purple and gold eyes both locked with each other. "But it will be all worth it."