RGGAM: Everyone be quiet here she comes!
(Everyone is in different hiding spots as Ruby enters the room wondering where everyone is)
Ruby: It's a bit dark hello?
(Ruby turns on the lights as everyone shouted in joy)
"SURPISE!"
(Ruby squealed in joy that everyone remembered her birthday as she hugs Pit)
Ruby: You are the best!
RGGAM: We sure happy brithday Ruby!
(Everyone shares treats and a brithday just for Ruby)
Weiss then pointed her weapon at her foes and said "Isn't that correct Ruby?" She and Dreamy Mario jumped into the air ready to finish as Ruby had a determined look while Sonic and Knuckles had worried looks on their faces
While Sonic's little 'semblance' was glowing bright as if on instinct
"Pull them out of there hurry!" Mario shouted noticing that Sonic and Ruby were breathing heavily as the nightmare hunter nodded to him and used her power to release Sonic and Ruby from the dream
As they typed the words WAKE onto their computer
Sonic, Knuckles and Ruby were dealt a strong blow to them as they were teleported away by Shialion's semblance
"GOTTA GO FAST!" Sonic yelled upon waking up as he speeds across the room as he said
"Where am I? What year is it?! Is the Rock president?" Ruby sighs in relief that she was now awake just then they all see a portal above the two speederters open as Knuckles is flung out of it as he was yelling in a panic and made a crash landing as the portal then closes a second after
"Okay not cool!" Knuckles shouted
"Knuckles!?" Mario, Sora and Ren ami said in surprise and shock to see him in the flesh and just like Sonic he was in a Faunus form
Weiss's dreamscape
"They appeared to have escaped my lady!" Sir Mario said to Weiss as his master said as she looked at Sir Mario and Grumpy Klein "Mobilise all imperial soldiers and search for Ruby. That hedgehog and his accomplice must not be allowed to leave with her!"
"Of course Mistress!" Grumpy Klein said as he and Sir Mario leave Weiss by herself as she growls to herself as the nightmare tighten its grip on her
"Shouldn't you be on Angel Island Knuckles?" Mario asked the now echidna Faunus while helping him back to his feet Sonic then said covering for Knuckles
"Yeah he was but he discovered something on Angel Island that brought him and Chaos here but sadly they both got separated.." Knuckles nodded and said
"Yeah that's the story I told Sonic if it wasn't for him I'd still be trapped there.." Ren ami then said
"Are you & Ruby still awake?" Sonic nodded as he cracked his neck a bit and said "Yeah we found the ice queen but however it didn't go as planned!"
Professor Zaiden then said "For a first reconnaissance mission, you both performed very well. Please tell us in detail about everything you saw and heard." The three scouts nodded to each other as they explained everything what they heard and saw
Once Ruby had drawn out a map she then said "There was a wall inside the city, too, but I didn't find the entrance to the area with the big statue yet." Ozpin then said "Hmm it would seem the closer you get to the centre the deeper you get into Weiss's mind.." Professor Zaiden then said
"It looks like the city itself acts like a fortress made out of Weiss's fears and thoughts more than likely the nightmare is at the core of her mind!"
Professor Goodwtich then asked "When you saw Weiss inside the dream, what was she like?" Sonic folded his arms and said
"When we found her she was very pissy and acted like she hated us. I get that she doesn't like fanus's but she also hates Ruby as well!" Yang rolls her eyes and said
"Sounds the same whenever she's awake!" She is then elbowed by Sora who said "Yang!"
"Do not worry yourselves, that's what the nightmare wants you all to think.." Good witch then chimed in and said
"While there is no doubt that the experience was quite traumatic, remember that this creature distorts the truth!" Ozpin nodded and said as he shows an image of Weiss and the dream Weiss
"We should differentiate her from the one we know. Let's call her Negative Weiss." "That might come in handy!" Sora chimed in agreeing with the idea as Ruby said
"Another thing this other Weiss was really strong, she even had a version of Mario aiding her in the fight.." Sonic and Knuckles nodded even if it wasn't their Mario he was no stranger to battle
That, too, is because it's inside a dream. The dream Weiss sorry, Negative Weiss, the strongest one in the dream please decide who will enter the dream by the time my Aura recovers."
Team MRSS along with Ruby, Blake and Yang shouted almost in unison wanting to go in there as Knuckles said "Oh I'm going as well no way do I want Sonic to hog all the action and fun!"
Sonic then said in worry for his friend from mobius "Are you sure Knuckles I mean you just got out of Weiss's dream after arriving in remnant and you really wanna go back that bad?" Knuckles then said as he pounded his fist together
"Last time I was dealt a bad hand but this time I'll be ready for it!"
Sonic sighed in defeat knowing how Knuckles feels "Okay Knuckles you're in!" Knuckles laughs in joy as he places his arm over Sonic by the shoulder with a proud smirk
"Aw yeah! it'll be like old times, Sonic & Knuckles, the troublesome twosome back together again facing adventure like never before!"
Sonic sweet drops and said with a small smirk "Well actually I met Tails way before you, and even so, you did start out as an enemy." Knuckles chuckles "I did and I even managed to knock you out of your super form!"
Just then they heard a knock on the door as JNPR & Team LEKY enter as Professor good witch said with a sigh
"What do all of you want? Class is about to start." As Pyraha said in worry for Weiss "We really wanted to see how Ruby and the others were doing."
Eleanor then said to Knuckles, having never seen Knuckles in the school or out in the field "And where did that guy come from? I didn't see him before he came into the room.." Mario then said "This is Knuckles, he's a friend of Sonic's.."
Knuckles delivers a grin to JNPR and LEKY as Kira felt her face warm up upon seeing the echidna faunus face to face
"He looks so cool..." Whispered Kira starstruck by Knuckles
As Nora then said "Weiss hasn't woken up yet?" Sora shook his head "Nope we have to go into her dream again." Ren then said "So she didn't wake up the first time.."
Yang then said "We'll still find a way after all no way are we taking second place to MRSS." As professor Goodwitch then said "
"All right, you four get to class." As professor Ozpin then said
"I'll check in again later. I have faith in Team RWBY and MRSS."
"Thank you. We'll do our best." Ruby said with a smile to the headmaster
Mario nodded as he said "Okay Team MRSS and well RKBY let's a go!"
"My Aura has recovered." Professor Zaiden said as Teams MRSS, RKBY (Rookie) sat down as they were ready to enter Weiss's mind as Zaiden chants
"Silence your hearts, and entrust yourselves to me. I will now invite you into the dream."
Upon awakening in the dream realm belonging to Weiss Blake went over to a lake and saw what she had looked like
She wore a purple winter jacket a small pet paw on her left chest purple glove mints and half of her bow was on her head
"Only one of my ears is out. Is this how Weiss imagines me?" Blake said in surprise
"Wow, that's so cute!" "It looks great on you Blake!" Yang and Ruby said liking her style
Yang wore a brown shirt black pants that covered one side of her knee while the other side had sock she also had a belt
"Um, thanks. What's with the motorcycle?
"I guess Weiss knows my tastes!"
Joker wore an outfit almost similar to Arsene as he saw he had a deck of tarot cards that look like his persona's such as Arsene, Raul, Pxie, Jack frost and Cerberus
"Okay that's cool, all I need is a duel disk and I can be able to duel Yusaku or even Takeru..." Joker said
Sora's outfit was a red and black winter shirt with long sleeves and a red and black cape to match and long boots
Knuckles's outfit was was a brown winter jacket with fake deer antlers
Mario wore his snowsuit whenever he went to snowy environments
"Check out what happened to my weapon!" Ruby shows the different design of her trusted weapon to her friends
"See? It shoots out of the wrong end. I mean, this is cool too, but if I mess up, I might shoot someone behind me." Mario and Yang move to the side to avoid being shot at
"What about you guys?" Mario summon a fireball and flings it getting great distance almost sniper like
Joker pulls out a tarot card and outputs Jack Frost making his 'hee hoo!' noise Blake's weapon was faster and longer range and Yang was even stronger as she demolished a tree in seconds
"How come you guys get stronger? That isn't fair!" Shouted Ruby in annoyance "Save your complaints for Weiss!" Joker said
"Aw, why did she have to get my Crescent Rose wrong?" Ruby was about to use her coin when Mario said grabbing her hand "Wait, it'd be wise of us to count how many we have first."
"18 coins and should we use up the last one, we'll get trapped in the dream, right?" Yang said
"We have to use them carefully, one at a time." Blake said
"Yeah. Okay, let's go." Sonic nodded as they then see the train tracks as Ruby points to it
"So that's the train." Sora said getting a good look at it
Just then they all see the train getting attacked by what seemed to be a the White Fang members of Weiss's imagination attacking the train
"Those aren't Grimm aren't they?" Joker asked as Blake said
"No, that's the White Fang in Weiss's imagination."
"And we're not supposed to help?" Mario said "The professor said not to." Sonic shook his head once the White Fang did their job the train was no derailed as the group
"And the marker?" Blake asked as Ruby points in the direction where she last saw it Mario uses one of his coins as Ruby takes a look at her scroll and said
"The picture I took of the map is gone!" Blake then said as Yang brought out her scroll
"Maybe everything but Professor Shion's power gets erased, then?" Ruby then answers her scroll
"Hello?" As Yang said casually "It looks like our Scrolls still work, though." Mario nodded as he opens the door
Dreamscape city
MRSS and RKBY spy the Jacque statue as Ruby then said "I think that's a lookout."
"No doubts about that!" Sora said as Blake then said
"That's Jacques Schnee!" The group look at Blake as if she knew him
"He's the head of the Schnee Dust Company. So Weiss's father."
Yang then said "He looks kinda looks like a jerk." Yang comments as Joker then says as he nodded "Agreed!"
"Is that the wall you talked about?" Mario said as he looked at it, " I don't, it's gonna be easy to get inside..."
Yang then said "Then let's go look for the entrance."
Nega-Weiss entered the council room as the dream version of Mario bowed to her
"Welcome home my lady!" Weiss smiled at her loyal ally and said "Thank you kindly my dear knight!" As the laughing of Weiss's mothers shadow was laughing as she was having herself another drink in the background again
Dreamscape Mario brought over a chair like the gentleman he was as Nega-Weiss sits in it as she said
"Doc Klein report!" Just then Doc Klein came fourth as he appeared to be a small candle
"Reporting. Another train has been attacked by the White Fang inhabiting the valley and grows stronger by the day." Dreamy Mario growled and said "Those wretched animals again my lady no doubt that wretched beings are behind the new attack!"
Weiss nodded to Dreamy Mario and said "How long will it be before we are able to safely receive trains again?" As Dream actor Willow laughed in amusement as she was drinking as Doc Klein said
"Luckily the town is safe from Faunus, however the girl in the black garments alongside the masked gentleman keeps appearing again and again.."
"True. I can't get my mind off her for a moment. Monitor her very closely. What about Ruby and Yang?"
"Master Jacques' gaze has not fallen upon anyone who has gone outside without permission." Sir Mario said as Doc Kelin said
"They should both still reside quietly in the tower."
"We may finally be able to achieve true peace then. Let us offer a word in prayer for the time destined to come." Nega Weiss said while Sir Mario however spies the white chess and goes over without anyone noticing him as he took a deep breath hoping this would work out for better or for the worst
Sonic was with Yang as she said "Yeesh I have no clue what to even do!"
Mario, Sora Blake jump from building and spy a woman entering a fountain and went though it like a door
Joker was with Knuckles & Ruby as they looked around
"I seriously have no clue what to do." Ruby worried as she voiced her concern as Joker said "Be strong we'll find it I know we will!"
"Big Nicholas!"
"What?! The talking door again!" Knuckles shouted in shock "Why are you here?"
"That's 'cause the Sillies are all over the place! Over here, over there I'm keeping an eye on them!"
"Can you connect to the city centre, too?" Joker asked him as the door shook his head
"Of course not! Why would Sillies be anywhere near the esteemed Schnee family?"
"Creeper!" Knuckles muttered just then they hear someone singing
Mirror..
"Huh?" The three said in confusion when they heard
"Tell me something,
Tell me who's the loneliest of all."
"Pyrrha!" Ruby said in shock and surprise
"Now there's a singer who likes to sing! She sings for the city!" Dopy Kelin said
"Mirror, what's inside of me?
Tell me, can a heart 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?
Mirror, mirror.."
The dream actor sung about Weiss and her negative counterpart as the rest of JNPR and strangely team LEKY as well each wearing their own winter gear were besides her
"Hi Yang? Oh right we're on our way." Ruby said as she smiled giving a small wave to them as they went off
"Tell me something.
Who's the loneliest of all?
"I'm the loneliest of all..."
"Looks like you're right. That shadow person things disappeared." Ruby said as her and team alongside MRSS saw that happen
"I wonder if that's the entrance." Blake asked as Joker then said smirking
"If that's the case, then that's our way in." Yang said as she saw how tight security was Ruby was about to use a coin as Sonic said
"Wait, hang on! It's not the right time to use those!
"But it could over and done with if I summoned deocy's."
Sonic then gains an idea and looks at Knuckles and Joker and said "Knuckles Joker how about you guys do the honour?"
Joker smirks as does Knuckles looking forward to it as he pounded his fist together
Knuckles throws a rock at one of the guards destroying it getting the robots attention
"Intruders detected!" One of the robots shouted seeing Knuckles and Joker while the others headed into the foundation as they ended up in a shop
"We did it!" Cheered Yang as Sora then said "Where's Joker and Knuckles?"
"Right behind you!" Joker said to them as he and Knuckles rejoined the group
Back outside the robots saw the damaged robot as Dream Whitty flew over and said
"What are you doing?" As one of the robots said
"We have lost sight of the intruders." Dream Whitely then had a curious look on his face
Ruby looks both ways and see the coast is clear as she tells her friends to follow from behind
"Yes! We're getting warmer!" Sonic then said with a grin "And soon to be very hot!"
Yang then said "Well time to use this." She used one of her coins and summoned a door
"So we can get through this way?" Blake asked
"And we've only used one coin so far that gives us more tones later." Ruby cheered
"Now that's what I call teamwork!" Yang cheered "All right, let's go wake Weiss up!"
Sir Mario saw Nega Weiss calm as he held in his hands what he needed the chess piece as he hid it away in his uniform without anyone knowing or seeing him do it
"A beautiful resting place to provide true sleep only daughters worthy of the Schnee name can rest from within here.."
Dream Willow is laughing as she breaks the quietness
"Sister, there's trouble coming!" Dreamy Whitty said in a panic..
"Tell me anything now, I'll do whatever it takes to prove I'm worthy to carry the Schnee family name."
That thing is gigantic!" Yang said looking at a giant golden statute as Sonic whistled "Yeah titan sized!" Mario smirks
"Bet you can handle a titan because I think-" Sonic said "Maybe if I was using the Chaos Emeralds to fight it!"
Blake said "I guess it shows he's had an effect in Weiss's life." "Not kidding, good call, Blake." Sora said in agreement
"Just guessing, anyway." Blake shrugged Just then they heard alarms going off as this got their attention
"Announcement for all imperial subjects. Ruby Rose & Yang Xiao Long have escaped from the Tower of our great Nicholas. If they escape it will bring Disaster! All citizens of the Empire make sure to return them to the tower!"
"Are you trying to bust our eardrums Weiss!?" Knuckles yelled in anger as he covered his ears
"What? So in the dream, we're supposed to be locked up somewhere?" As Blake nodded "Sounds like it. Your counterparts disappeared so it looks like you escaped."
"They only spoke off Yang and Ruby since Sora was a silly person. What about Blake, or Joker for that matter?" Mario said
Sora shrugs "I'm sure it's that they haven't noticed that they were even missing."
"Or maybe there isn't a version of us in Weiss's dream in the first place. If not, I'm worried that Weiss's mind might treat me and Joker as an intruder."
"Intruders?" Yang said in shock as Mario nodded as he folded his arms while nodding "Yeah they won't even see me as Sir Mario, just some copycat in their ranks!"
"Hey, is that the tower she meant?" Ruby asked as she looked at it as Joker said
"It's the only place that makes sense, yeah."
"Wait a minute if they're trying to take us up to the tower why don't we just play along?" Ruby suggested as Yang agreed as they spy a Dreamscape bot patrol Ruby and Yang head over with their hands behind their back as Ruby said
"We surrender! We're surrendering!"
"This is a waste of my time." Scoffed Nega Weiss
"Perhaps it would be wise to search the structures in the perimeter as well, as we do not yet know where the girl in black could be lurking."
Meanwhile Ruby and Yang are walking a lot of stairs led by Grumpy Kelin once they arrived at their destination the angry dwarf bot knocks on a door similar to that of Dopey Klein
BANG BANG
"Oh my, if it isn't Grumpy Klein! All is well, sir!" The door said however Grumpy wasn't having it
"No it isn't idiot! Look who I found, Sleepy Klein!" Sleepy Klein sees Ruby and Yang ans said
"Oh my! Miss Ruby and Miss did you get past me?"
"A talking door? Are we sure Weiss is okay?" Yang said annoyed Ruby said in a whisper to her "Come on Yang!"
"Hurry and let us in!" Grumpy shouted not wasting to waste time as the door yawns and said
"Aye-aye, sir!" Opening the door as Ruby and Yang enter it as the room was similar structure to their room back in Beacon
"Whoa this is a nice room!" Yang comments on it as Ruby said looking around "It's all of Weiss's favourite things. Even our bunk beds."
"Hmm. Maybe she really did always want one after all." Said Yang in surprise Ruby then sees something on her bed and sees a red horse chess piece the young sibling shows it to Yang
"What's that?" Asked Yang "Is this a relic?" Ruby said in shock as she got a good look at it
Zaiden picks up the phone and said
"That is likely a manifestation of Weiss's will to resist the Nightmare. A key to enter the depths of her mind and wake her up." Zaiden then said
"Please keep it with you at all times!"
"I understand, Professor." Ruby said as she hung up from her end
"So What did they say?" Yang asked her sister who replied with
"It's a really important item that might let us get deep into Weiss's mind and finally wake her up." Ruby then gets ready to use her coin as Yang asks
"What are you doing?" Ruby reptiles with "Bringing Knuckles, Blake, Sora Joker and Mario here that cool?"
"Even if you put a door here, we can't get out, right? This is supposed to be a jail isn't it?" Just then their friends entered the room as Mario said
"Are you both okay?" Ruby cheers in joy to see her friends
"Guys!" "Did you find a key for the door?" Yang said to Blake
"You know it was a basic lock." She said to the group Ruby said in joy as they exit their room with Sleepy Kelin well sleeping "I didn't know you could pick locks. If I ever lose my dorm key, I'll call you for help!"
"Shh! Let's go before he wakes up." Yang whispered as Sora then said
"Wait. Maybe one of you should stay. So Weiss doesn't notice this."
"Oh, right. Good idea, that's smart Sora!" Yang said with a grin
"So who's going to stay?" Knuckles whispered as Ruby and Yang played rock paper scissors out of it and Ruby won
"Fine I'll stay, but I'm gonna leave a bread crumb.."
"Good plan Yang!" Joker said agreeing with this plan!" "Why don't you use one of your coins?"
"Oh right!" Yang said sounding sheepish as a door was summoned to their position
"Miss Ruby, Miss Yang are you there?" Sleepy Kelin said as Yang said back
"We're here! Go back to sleep." As Maio, Blake, Sora, Joker, Sonic and Ruby enter it
"We found a door that goes underground. It might lead to the core of her mind!" Blake said to Ruby as the girl said in joy
"That's amazing Blake! This whole time you were on your way to save us, you were checking things out."
"This is a hobby for me since I'm a phantom thief after all!" Joker said with a shrug knowing this is what happen to him on a daily basis whenever someone's heart falls to the darkest temptations as Ruby looked at the relic
"I think there might be another one, too." Sonic then asked as if interested "Another one?"
"This one was where our dream versions were so I bet if we look around we can find one where the dream version of Blake was, too. You know since there are relics in real life, too.
Blake smiles as Ruby places the relic in her pouch as Sonic said "Well that's get this party started!"
"Okay." Ruby said as they open the door
"So where are we now?" Knuckles said almost feeling something dreadful about this place as Blake said
"I doubt we'll be able to walk straight through." The small group walked around making sure to keep their wits about them as Sonic and Knuckles watched their backs and making sure not to touch the vines in case it was dangerous
But just then out of nowhere Nega Weiss emerged with her army of Dreamscape bots, Grumpy Kelin, Sir Mario and Dream actor Whitty
"As I had expected. I keep getting rid of you and your little pets. You keep reappearing over and over, I already told you. In MY world!"
She then brandishes her weapon for battle and says darkly
"There are NO Faunus and NO Thieves!" Joker had a determined look as he brought out his tarot cards ready for a fight because he knew this was gonna get ugly really fast!
RGGAM: And with that the next chapter of MRSS: IQ is done and on Ruby's Birthday crazy right?
Ruby: Yeah thanks RGGAM!
RGGAM: No problem Ruby anyway this is RGGAM and Brithday girl Ruby Rose!
RGGAM/Ruby: Signing out!
