Eri returned to the mansion, as she was still furious. She took a very long walk, as the rest of the girls were heading their way.

Asahi, Enju, Usagi, & Tohka were on their way, after a scuffle with Neo. Mio was badly injured, during all this. And Tenma rescued Weiss, and she, Weiss, & Riho were on their way.

Eri arrived, as she breathed heavily. She whispered, "I hope… Kajou will forgive me."

She arrived at the mansion, as it was empty. She called, "Emily? Kajou? Uhhhh… Hello?" She saw portraits of Kajou, dressed in a huge white sheet and panties on her face. She then saw a portrait of Roman and Neo, together. She even saw a portrait of Eri, dressed in a kimono, walking down the yard of her mother's house.

"What is this?" Eri was confused.

She even saw portraits of her and Harima, together, in various moments of her past, including being held hostage, when he was naked. Then another with Eri dropkicking Harima, and another with her punching him in the face, as he was badly injured.

"Eh? Why am I seeing things?" She viewed Roman & Neo's portrait, and she huffed, "You two had it lucky… You're not me and Whiskers, but I know you're happy…"

Eri was sad, as Roman's eyes moved. He suddenly spoke, "Hey there, Blondie."

Eri gasped, as Roman moved around the portrait, "It's been a while… and how's life without Whiskers? How's the heiress biz treatin' ya? I gotta say, you're not looking too good." He kicked away a man's corpse's legs.

Eri glared, "Where's Kajou?"

Roman said, "Oh, sheesh… No manners… And here I thought you'd be so obedient. Kajou is busy rallying her troops… Emily is busy with Cinder… and meanwhile, Neo & I… well… We were waiting for you." She stepped back, as she turned around. She saw Yakumo, Sarah, Mikoto, Akira, Karen, and Lara, dressed in black uniforms and skirts. They saluted, as Eri gasped, "What the hell?"

Yakumo called, "Sound off!" She boomed, "1!"
(Sarah): 2!
(Mikoto): 3!
(Akira) 4!
(Karen): 5!
(Lara): I'm 6!

Eri barked, "Yakumo? Is that you?"

They laughed at her, as they thought it was funny. Eri cried, "STOP IT! This isn't real!"

Roman appeared to her and said, "Real?! Your relationship and your life is all real… but all you follow is a fairy tale that has no end… You're friends with a cyborg girl with tiny twin tails, and you dated a perverted monkey with a beard! Reality's gettin' fuzzier by the minute, kid." He walked to the girls, "Y'know, once Neo realized what she was doin', where she was goin', everything changed. Always loved the idea of a decent boss, who's too indecent, but with more to offer. To earn freedom of expression." He leaned next to Akira and Sarah, kneeled down on a chair and said, "Do whatever you want. I offered that to her back on Remnant." He frowned, "But we all remember how that ended."

Eri prepared, as she barked, "Where's Neo? I know she killed Yakumo, and that's not Yakumo!"

Yakumo said, "How sad…"

The girls dressed as Cyber Division outfits were Neo Clones, as well. Eri barked, "You think I'm stupid, Torchwick? You are trying to break me, after what I did to Whiskers? After what he did to me? If you want me to apologize to him, you're wasting your time."

Roman held his cane and smirked, "Oh… I wouldn't say that…" The clones stripped down to matching capes, bodysuits, and armor, and their eyes flashed pink and brown, similar to Neo's eyes. "How about we put an end to your suffering… Isn't that right?"

Eri asked, "Is that what this is about? You want me to forget Harima, Tenma, or everyone? Well, if you want me dead, do it. I don't care anymore."

Roman pointed his cane at her, and he said, "Oh, not yet… I'm going to let Kajou kill you, after we coax information out of your newly-healed cyborg body… Traitor."

Eri gasped, and Neo dashed at her from behind. Eri slammed a huge kick to Neo's chest, sending her flying, but…
BANG!
Roman fired his cane, blasting Eri down to the floor. Neo flew to Roman, and he caught her. The clones applauded to them, as Roman chuckled.

Eri slowly got up and growled, "Damn you… Why? Why did you kill Yakumo? She did you no harm…"

Roman said, "On the contrary… Yakumo was about to wreath harm to Ayame Kajou, just like how she would to you… You saw everything, didn't ya? Haruki Hanai came in, bashed her head in, and blamed her, because she ruined your love life… among others. Tenma, Harima, Yakumo, Karasuma, you… Life's a bitch, just like you, isn't it?"

Eri growled, as she was annoyed, "Neo… I'll never forgive you… What happened to Tenma was his fault… but what happened to Yakumo was yours, alone… Why are you doing this? TALK TO ME!"

Roman said, "Sorry, but only I speak for Neo. She's quiet, yet she's playful. If you understand her language, you'd know… … …She hates you, more than she does Harima. Yakumo died, just to bring him out. He's a threat to Kajou. So, since you failed to eliminate him… then we…"

The girls saluted, " …eliminate you."

Eri cried, "NO!" She dashed off, as Roman called out, "You can run, but you cannot hide, traitor!"

XXXXX

Somewhere in a village, Mio was being tended to by Tohka. She was still out cold from Neo's attack.

Tohka was still sad, as she saw what happened. "I thought she was what I pictured… but in the end, she was just her… And I let Neo kill her…"

Enju said, "She's not dead. We need to watch over her, and then we depart to Kajou's mansion."

Tohka bowed her head and growled, "Do whatever you want. I'm not going…" She said, "Ayame Kajou is a scumbag, but what she did to Mio… I won't forgive her. I wanted to apologize to her, and make amends. Plus, Weiss is somewhere, lost… and we're helpless to find her. You girls keep moving forward, but I won't… I thought Mio was the one that would be evil. But I was wrong…"

Enju said, "We're all in this together. Yatogami-san, please, Weiss needs us."

"Then where is she?" Tohka barked. "You're too busy beelining to Kajou's that you don't care about others! Like you in Obnubi!"

"That's not true!"

"I SAID, GO!" Tohka yelled. "I AM NOT GOING WITH YOU!"

Enju stepped back, in shock. She whispered, "Yatogami-san… I was just trying to–."

"MY NAME… IS TOHKA! STOP CALLING ME YATOGAMI-SAN!"

"But…"

"I SAID GO!"

Tohka was crying, as Enju stepped back in disdain. She walked away, as she said to Usagi, "She's not coming along…"

Usagi asked, "I heard… Tohka & Mio. I am worried about the latter."

Enju glared, "She's wrong. Tohka Yatogami wouldn't abandon her allies… especially someone she thought she had a grudge on. She even told us to go on without her."

Usagi boomed, "NO! We're not leaving, without them! And…"

"What about Weiss?"

"And… And Tenma…"

Usagi was upset, as Enju replied, "Usagi, listen… Asahi said that we will travel on, but… We cannot abandon our allies. As far as we know, Weiss and Tenma are probably on their way to our key destination."

Usagi said, "You're right… But… I can't leave Mio behind."

"You left your friends behind, right?"

"Oh, right…"

Enju replied, as she went in, "I can fix this."

She asked, "Yatogami-san. If you change your mind, you know where to find us."

Tohka bowed her head and said, "I… I don't know where Kajou's mansion is…"

Enju sighed, "Fine. Asahi will tell you, before we leave. I am sorry about Akiyama-san."

Tohka huffed, "No… I'm sorry. Why did I let her go through this? She must hate me again…"

Usagi said, "I don't think she does hate you. Something happened that left her wide open to Neo's attack. She'll pull through…"

Tohka sniffled, "I hope…"

Mio moaned, "No… You go on, without us…" She was waking up, "Usagi… Enju… I cannot continue… I was hesitant. I saw visions of my past, because of Neo… And I… I failed… Geo… doesn't… love me…"

She passed out, as Tohka sobbed, "Mio, no."

Enju said, "Will you still join us, if she recovers?"

Tohka nodded, saying nothing. Enju said, "We'll be going. You and Akiyama-san rest easy."

She and Usagi left, as Tohka was crying, pleading for Mio to wake up. Mio weakly held her hand and said, "I'm… sorry…"

Tohka sniffled, "I'm sorry, too… But please, rest… We can't go, until you're healed. That man in the hat and coat… He will pay."

Mio nodded, and she went to sleep.

Asahi asked, "So?" Enju said, "They'll catch up. It started with the 8 of us… only now… it's just us three. Looks like we're on our own."

Asahi sighed, "I don't believe it. And it was working so well. Neo, Maynard, Cinder, and now Torchwick."

Usagi responded, "We still have time to stop Kajou. But for Weiss and Tenma, we're not sure if they'd make it. And I was hoping to team with a legendary huntress like her."

Enju said, "Maybe so… but in my expertise in battle, many heroes all failed… but they were still brave. And good."

Usagi nodded, "Yeah… You're right."

They traveled off, as Asahi said, "Come on. The rest will catch up, eventually. Harima's waiting for us."

They went to him, as Harima said, "About time… Where are the other two?"

Asahi said, "Mio took a nasty blow. Tohka's staying behind to be with her. They'll be fine."

He said, "Let's go. We worry about Tenma and Ice Queen, later."

Enju nodded, "Yeah. Hopefully they'd come back soon. Tenma, yes, but… We have no idea where Weiss is."

Harima said in distraught, "Well, as long as Tenma's okay, that's fine. She's back in Targus City, right? As soon as we finish, we visit her."

Asahi said, "Good idea." They left the small village, after that, en route to Kajou's manor.

XXXXX

As soon as they left, a truck drove by. Tohka asked, "What was that? Transport? Hey! That's our truck!" She ran out and cried, "WAIT!" She paused and gasped, "Eh?"

Tenma was at the wheel, as she saluted, "Ahoy, Tohka!" Weiss smiled, "Did you miss me?"

Tohka cried, "Weiss!" She hugged her, as Weiss smiled, "I'm fine… You wouldn't believe the stories I had to tell… but no one would believe me."

Tenma said, "Who cares?"

Riho asked, "Where are the others?"

Tohka sniffled, "Asahi, Enju, and Usagi left… they're on their way to the mansion. But Mio… She… Neo was there, too!"

Weiss gasped, "Neo? She was here?"

Tohka nodded and said, "She attacked Mio, and now she's badly hurt. She's too scared to move… Neo manipulated her."

Weiss asked, "Why? Was it her semblance?"

Riho said, "Neo can do that? But she has never spoken, like ever…"

Tohka said, "I don't know… She brought some Weiss Robots, and she–. Well, they were not robots, but mainly like afterimages, made of glass… and emerged from the ground… And they also talk, too!"

Weiss was shocked, "That's her semblance. Neo has never talked… but how can she be this–? Oh, right… Her semblance grew, and she became too powerful."

Tenma stated, "She told us about her trip to Ever After."

"The Ever After?" Tohka asked, "What's that?"

Weiss chuckled, "You really don't wanna know. But I won't go into any chilling detail. Come on. Mio needs to go with us. We're all still here, so we're not dead yet."

Tohka asked, "Wait… Where were you, when all this happened, and why did you disappear?"

Riho said, "I'm sorry, Tohka… But we have a lot to unpack. Tenma, help me get Mio in the truck."

Tohka cried, "WAIT! You can't!"

Riho stated, "I'll watch over her, and Tenma will try to revive her vital signs."

Tenma said, "Before all this… I used to study to be a doctor. And I think I still have some skills."

Tohka asked, "But still… What was the Ever After like?"

She and Tenma left, as Weiss sighed, "If I told you, you'd freak out. I was kidnapped by a lesbian mad scientist… who is also the daughter of a legendary hero. The clones she made, they were of me… using my DNA, essence of a Grimm, and Neo's blood. I learned that, when I heard about Cinder, siding with Kajou. I mean, Salem is one thing, but… That was back at Remnant. I risked Atlas and the relic from Salem… and we failed."

Tohka asked, "Where are you now, now that you lost Atlas?"

Weiss said, "Well, the next stop is Vacuo. But… Without Team RWBY… I can't fight Salem, by myself. I hope Jaune and the others are there, too."

Tohka said, "I know exactly what you mean. Shido almost died, because of Reine. She was blamed for the chaos in Brainwashington… but she's pure evil… How was I supposed to guess?"

"Shido died?"

"Yes… but Kurumi saved him. Pretended that his demise didn't exist."

"What does Reine go by?"

"The Phantom…"

"Then it's obvious… She was a part of Kajou's plans, only she pretended to take the wrap."

"That's not entirely true. Ayame Kajou did all this, herself."

"But did you even know who made Kajou do all this? She is psychotic, but… What possessed her to turn her fantasy into chaos? She almost killed Winter… and I loved her like a sister, since she's my older sister. The rest of my family and Klein are in Vacuo. But… God knows what goes on there."

Tohka said, as she was upset, "Looks like we both have issues. Shido has me and the rest of my friends to stop The Phantom, and you… You want to end Salem, despite that you lost Atlas. You lost everything, who cares? It's not the end of the world."

"But it is the end of Remnant, if Salem gets the remaining two relics. And Kajou… She has a relic, too."

"I don't think so…" Tohka said, "Ayame Kajou's not a Remnant girl. How do you think she got the relic? Cinder & Neo, yes, they're together with her, but… Would Kajou work for Salem?"

Weiss paused and responded, "No… … … Kajou doesn't know exactly where the relic is… but she knew what it was, so…"

"That's just it!" Tohka said, "The relic Kajou has must've been a red herring! A fake! In other words…"

Weiss whispered, "No… Ayame Kajou is using Cinder Fall and Neo Politan." She cried, "Kajou is using everyone, until she gets what she wants! The clone army, the tragedy in Yagami City and the National Diet… She's using everyone! She eliminates us, then her competition, and then…"

"And then, she takes everything for herself. But god knows that she meets this Salem, and she becomes to NEW Autumn Maiden. That's what Cinder has."

"Exactly!" Weiss stated, "But who knows what nefarious plans she has next… for everyone in her sick and twisted rule?"

XXXXX

Cinder was lying on the table, reattaching a second eye into the left eye hole, which Emily opened. She placed it in and said, "There we are…" She threw the eyepatch away and said, "Good as new."

Cinder was now an all-rubber lifelike doll. After Emily killed her, she used her corpse and changed her into a sex doll. She grumbled, "Now… maybe she'll masturbate to this doll, before she tries to sully Team RBY. I said, RBY, yes. No W."

She even removed Cinder's black arm with a new arm, matching her skin. She said, "To be honest, this doll looked creepy with this boney arm. All done. Now, Kajou will enjoy her new toy."

She heard a siren, and then she said, "Intruder alert."

She looked at the monitors, starting with outside, "No… No sighting… all clear…" She then saw Eri run off. She gasped, "Eri?" Eri was shaken, as she was hiding from Neo's clones. Emily smirked, "Oh, this is gonna be good. And me without my popcorn." She placed Cinder down and put her in a seated position. She said, "See this, Cindy? This is what happens when you try to cross Ayame Kajou. Blondie here should never have abandoned me. Right."

Eri was scared, as she whimpered, "There's no end… What have I done? I caused all this… Harima, Tenma… I made a mess of things… Why didn't I leave well enough alone? All the times… I bullied him, because he was an idiot… but there were times… He has helped me…
He helped me with my dinner plans, after Father was called away…
He fixed my sprained ankle, during the Sports Festival…
He once cooked lunch for us, during a camping trip… (And Hanai, too)... but that was Tenma's fault.
He even gave me my freedom from an arranged marriage… and free to make my own choice… and I had no idea it was really Whiskers. I forgot he was clean shaven, at the time."

"And what have I done for him?" She thought, as she was hurt over Harima, "I helped him get his manga script in time… he saved me from those English bullies… I paid his dinner bill during Tenma's birthday… even fixed him with first aid…" Her eyes swelled up in tears, "Harima… Oh, what have I done?"

Eri was crying, as she was hurt over what she had done to him, she's forgotten all the good things they did for each other. She wiped her tears and sniffled, "I'll make things right. For starters, I'm going to find Whiskers, and apologize to him… but I'm not taking him back. And Tenma… I'm going to find her, and I'll tell her the truth…"

Emily called out, via a microphone, "And then what, Sawachika?"

"Emily?"

"What are you going to do, if you see T3NMA and Harima again?" Emily boomed, as she was furious, "You would regain your senses, after I rescued you? And all the time, Yakumo planted a bug inside you, just to find us out!"

"Ehhh? What are you talking about? NO! I don't wanna hear it. I'm sick of your psychotic games! You, Kajou, and that pervert in a hat!"

Emily stated, "His name is Roman Torchwick!"

"His name means nothing! Roman Torchwick is dead! Neo Politan is crazy! She pretends that she creates Torchwick, and she made him talk! That's bullshit, and you know it!"

"I agree… Neo can do that… but… Sometimes I question that tri-colored beauty… But still…"

"If you want me dead, you are going to try!" Eri boasted, "And then I'm going to find Tenma and Harima, and everyone else… and expose you and Kajou as the perverted pigs that you are!"

Emily has dark shadows in her eyes and forehead, "Is that right? I am disappointed in you, Eri Sawachika… and to think, Mom actually liked you… back then. Years went by, and I was only a child. I actually cared for you… but now I see the truth. You're just a BLONDE CUNT, LIKE ALL THE REST!"

Eri gasped, as Mikoto (Neo) cried, "Freeze! Surrender!" The clones surrounded her, as Emily barked, "We'll see how well you have with Neo… but if you do survive, you have to go through me, you little puttana. I'm going to show you… what it feels like to be lonely. Sentirsi soli, traditrice?"

Eri asked, "One question… You're British. How do you even learn Italian?"

Emily huffed, "Blame those two…" referring to June & Beth Nevins, her friends, "And blame the mafia. But I don't care."

Roman appeared, as he called, "Thanks a lot, Maynard. We'll take it from here."

Emily said, "Do as you must… Just rough her up, and send her to my workshop. She can join Cinder in Kajou's collection."

Eri roared, "LIKE HELL I WILL!" she socked down Karen (Neo) and Lara (Neo), and leapt up, over the remaining clones. Emily cried, "SEIZE HER!"

Roman called, "NEO!" Neo summoned Mikoto & Akira (both Neo), and dashed after Eri. Emily cried, "DON'T LET HER GET AWAY! I WANT HER DEAD! I WANT T3NMA DEAD! I WANT HARIMA DEAD! I WANT YAGAMI CITY BURNED TO THE GROUND! Sorry… Mafia talk, I once saw in a movie… that I never wanna watch again!"

Eri was annoyed, as she was running, "She's under a lot of stress, like some people I know."

"I HEARD THAT!" Emily yelled, from the PA, "Don't think I'm letting you leave here ALIVE!"

She was trapped, as Mikoto & Akira charged after her. Eri sobbed, "No…" She gripped her fist. "If you want me dead… and the rest… Kill me now. But I DARE YOU TO FUCKING TRY!"

POW!
Akira was socked down, and Mikoto tackled her, "You made a fatal mistake, traitor!"

Eri swept her off and barked, "You're not even real!" She tossed her down, and Akira fired her gun at her. Eri ducked, and the bullets pierced through Sarah (Neo), killing her. She evaporated into pink particles, and Eri slapped the gun off her hand. She elbowed her face and slammed her to the ground.

"You may be clones… but don't forget… Emily, you rebuilt me as a slave… but Yakumo built me first!" She barked, "I'm still Eri Sawachika, not your damned puppet! NOW COME OUT, EMILY MAYNARD, AND SAY IT TO MY FACE!"

Emily appeared, rather a Neo Clone, "Right here."
WHAM!
She socked her in the gut, and Eri gagged out blood. She croaked, "No… That's… cheating…"

Roman laughed, "All's fair in love and war… but to you, I'm saying the former doesn't suit you well."

Eri's vision faded, as she moaned, "Help… … me… Whis… krrrrrrs…" She collapsed and powered down. Neo placed her foot on her head and smirked, knowing that she's dead.

BLAST!
But she was blasted by a stray shot, sending her flying. The clones vanished, as Asahi appeared. She said, "I saw everything…"

She turned to find Eri, and she said, "No…"

Enju, Usagi, & Harima arrived, as Asahi whimpered, "She's dead."

Harima cried, "No… Rich Girl…"

Emily growled, "Shit, they brought him, too?"

Eri beeped, as she rebooted, "Online…" She woke up and asked, "Eh? Harima?"

He said, "Eri…" Enju asked, "You alright?"

Usagi barked, "Stay back… She might be the enemy."

Eri moaned, "No, I'm okay… But Emily… She's nuts."

Enju called, "EMILY MAYNARD, GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!"

Emily replied, "NO!"

Asahi called, "Emily! This is World Agency's Asahi Sakurai! Where's Ayame Kajou?"

Emily responded, "She left. She's gone from the manor. She said that she needed a much bigger place to show her erotic fantasies to you… and by that I mean she wants you eliminated. But don't worry… Kajou left you a gift, for each and every one of you… Asahi Sakurai, Sailor Moon, Enju Saion-Ji, Kenji Harima… even you, you bitch… Goodbye."

She signed off, as huge metal robots appeared with metal claws, red lenses, and treads for movement. Enju gasped, "No… She didn't!"

Harima asked, "What kind of robots are they?"

"MOMO Drones… From Obnubi!" Enju yelled, "THAT HENTAI! SHE INFILTRATED OBNUBI AND STOLE THEIR ENTIRE WORKSHOP!"

The Momos boomed, "DESTROY! DELETE! DECIMATE! DESECRATE! DIE!" They went closer to the girls and Harima, about to destroy them.

Eri sobbed, as she was shaken, "Ohhhhhh…"
Asahi, Enju, & Harima sobbed, "Shit."

To be continued…

CAST
Eri Sawachika (School Rumble)
Roman Torchwick (RWBY)
Neo Politan (RWBY)
Yakumo Tsukamoto (School Rumble)
Sarah Adiemus (School Rumble)
Mikoto Suou (School Rumble)
Akira Takano (School Rumble)
Karen Ichijou (School Rumble)
Lara Gonzalez (School Rumble)
Tohka Yatogami (Date-A-Live)
Mio Akiyama (K-On!)
Enju Saion-Ji (Moé Ninja Girls)
Asahi Sakurai (Comic Party)
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
Kenji Harima (School Rumble)
Tenma Tsukamoto (School Rumble)
Weiss Schnee (RWBY)
Riho (Genius Bishoujo – My Sweet Artificial Lover)
Emily Maynard (OC)
Cinder Fall (RWBY)
MOMO Robots (Moé NInja Girls RPG)