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BGM: Funny Footsteps (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
"The girl's a total menace to society!" Chiaki grumbled as she was at the restaurant with her date. There was also a slight drunken blush on her face. "Totally unbelievable. Who the heck does she think she is thinking she's some high and mighty god? She's totally got a god complex and thinks she's the savior of the world after she saved Hyrule… ugh!"
Man, I've never seen her rant like this. Hajime thought as he ate his meal while watching his girl down the rest of her sake after taking a bite of her steak.
""Oh, I've got all three pieces of the Triforce, that makes me a god". Oh, what a bunch of bullcrap! Not to mention she doesn't flippin' care about what she does! She's on such a power high that she frickin' cheats! Like, come on, there's no honor in cheating in a video game. That's why me and Futaba team up and take out a dang cheater in any multiplayer game you could think of!"
"More sake, ma'am?" The waitress asked.
"Fill 'er up." Chiaki said, handing her the glass.
"She really got to you, huh?" Hajime asked.
"Oh, don't me started. She's all high and mighty, and she doesn't care about-"
"Here you are!"
"-Arigatou." Chiaki took a swig and put her drink down as the waitress walked off. "Where was I? Oh right, she doesn't care about the people or the town, considering she used Almighty Push to just flippin' destroy everything. She's so flippant on her powers! Not only that, but she just doesn't. Care. At. All. She can just erase it all with the power of the Triforce and call it good. Like, what the heck, woman!"
Chiaki took another swig of her drink, the drunken blush on her face was getting deeper. Hajime wanted to say something about having a little too much sake, but considering how her girlfriend is drunkenly angry… he backed off with only concern on his face.
"I don't normally swear either, but for the love all that is good, she freakin' deserved it! She calls herself a hero? She's a flippin' poser, that's what she is! Not only that, but she's a coward! Yeah, I said it! Hahaha! She's a coward! Triforce of Courage, my foot."
Chiaki downed her sake after finishing her meal, her face completely red.
"She's a disgrace to all Chiakis everywhere in the multiverse!"
Hajime sweatdropped. "All of them?"
"ALL of them! Good lord almighty, I never thought I'd be agreeing over Futaba over this, but yeah. I totally despise the Triforce now! Just like how I thoroughly despise that good for nothing Twilight version of me who can pretty much jump off the Golden Gate Bridge for all I care! Heck, better yet, she can bungee jump into Grumble Volcano!"
End BGM
The next day…
"Oooooooh…" Chiaki groaned as she was laying at a park bench, her head resting on Hajime's lap. She wore sunglasses along with a simple tank top with a Metroid over her chest and some black short shorts. Some flip flops were lying next to her.
"Yikes, that's a bad hangover if I've ever seen one…" Futaba said, leaning on the back of the bench as BB-8 dunked a washcloth in a bucket and then he and Elfilin gently placed it on her forehead.
"I… wasn't that drunk, was I?"
"Well, you disappeared on me when I was paying the bill."
"Oh no, please tell me I wasn't skinny dipping in a fountain…"
"No, but it took me a few hours to find you. I thought "Maybe you're drunkenly playing in the arcade", and when that didn't work, I tried the manga shop, and then the anime store… you weren't in either of those places."
"Where was I…?"
Earlier…
Hajime walked by a shop, stopping and then backed up. "Ooooh boy…" He grimaced as he walked in.
"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom's hottest Tattoo Parlor, La-Tat-tu's!"
"Yeah, hi, I'm here for my date."
"You mean the drunken woman that's getting body ink?"
Back in the present…
"I GOT WHAT?!" Chiaki yelled. "Ow. Ow!" She winced as Hajime pulled out his phone.
"Here's what you got."
"Oh please don't be embarrassing, please don't be embarrassing, please don't let it be regrettable…" Chiaki hoped as she hesitantly opened her eyes…
…To see a Gigantamaxed Butterfree tattooed on her back.
"Oooooh, thank heavens." Chiaki sighed in relief. "I thought I had the Triforce… that'd be too soon…"
"Wow, that's surprisingly detailed!" Futaba said. "And I thought those Inklings giving the Ayami twins tattoo sleeves were good."
"Hey, what's going on over here?" Ruby walked over.
"Ow! Ruby, please… don't yell…" Chiaki moaned.
"...I wasn't yelling?" Ruby tilted her head. "Wait, are you hungover?"
"She met an evil version of her." Futaba said. "Girl had the Triforce and she rocked her to the core."
"Ooooh, I know how that feels…" Ruby grimaced. "Well, uh… hope you're feeling better."
"Uuungh, I feel like I'm dying…" Chiaki groaned. "Babe, can you replace my head with one that's not feeling like crap?"
"There there… you'll be fine." Hajime said, gently caressing her head.
"Apparently she's also got a tattoo on her back." Futaba said.
"...When drunk?" Ruby asked as Hajime and Futaba nodded. "Is it anything embarrassing?"
"See for yourself." Hajime showed it to her.
"Wow! That's pretty!" Ruby smiled. "Well, see you guys later!" She waved. "Hope you get feeling better, Chiaki!"
"Uuungh, I hope I get a new head… and a new tongue, it feels like I've been eating socks…"
"Gross…" Elfilin said.
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story plus Bowser Jr's Journey)
Ruby walked off with a hum, her hands behind her head with a smile on her face. A shadow was cast over her as she looked up to see Gloria landing in front of her, getting out of her Latias form. "Hey!"
"Sup!" Gloria smiled, both of them hugging each other immediately.
"You feel better after that… nonsense in the Death Egg?"
"Duh." Gloria grinned. "Of course, this little guy was also a lil' cuddle bug." She said, tossing out a Dusk Ball and out popped her Zubat, who let out a little screech before softly landing on Gloria's head.
"You're definitely improving with the little guy." Ruby said, lightly scratching its head with her rose hand.
"I'm just… bracin' myself for when it evolves…"
Ruby put her hand on her shoulder. "We'll be there to help ya on that."
Gloria smiled. "Thanks…"
"Ruby!" A voice called out as they turned to see Luminary approaching, and alongside him was Filo.
"Oh hey, Lumin-" Ruby blinked, looking directly at Filo. "Uh…" She knelt down, tilting her head while blinking. "Pit never told me he had a little sister."
"Who's Pit? I'm Filo, nice to meet ya! This is my Big Bro Eleven!"
"Big Bro Eleven?" Gloria blinked.
"Yeah. I love him times eleven!"
Ruby clutched her chest. "My heart! That's so adorable!" She immediately hugged Filo. "Oh, you're just the cutest little girl I've ever laid my eyes on!" She said as Filo smiled and hugged her back.
"Yeah, cute, isn't she?" Luminary chuckled. "Found her, well, actually, she found me just a few days ago."
"When was this?" Gloria asked.
"The Death Egg."
"Oooooh, gotcha."
Ruby pulled away from Filo, softly smiling at her. "I'm Ruby Rose, and this is one of my best friends, Gloria!"
"Hey." Gloria waved.
"Hi~!" Filo giggled.
End BGM
At that moment, Ruby's scroll went off as she pulled it out, seeing that Weiss was calling her. "Hey Weiss, what's up?" She asked. "...Huh? Okay, okay. Breathe. Breathe! What's going on? …Oh hi, Meryl. Yeah, Weiss does sound like she's in hysterics… HUH?! What do you mean Azure's been Wyvern-napped?! Okay, I'll be right there!"
"Azure's gone?" Gloria asked in surprise.
"Apparently so!" Ruby nodded as she took off with Gloria right behind her as Luminary and Filo looked at each other before taking off after them.
Once at Weiss's home…
Ruby opened up the door to see her family trying to get Weiss to breathe. Even Blake, Seryu, Sheele, and Wendy were there to try to get her to be calm. "How is she?" She asked. "What exactly happened?"
"Apparently, Adam decided to Wyvern-nap Azure in broad daylight." Blake said.
"What if he hurts him… what if he does something horrible to him?! What if he tortures him?!"
"Breathe! Breathe…" Sheele said gently.
"Oh gosh…" Ruby whispered. "I've never seen her like that before…"
At that moment, there was a knock at the door as Gloria turned around to open it up, and saw Sienna in front of her, along with Ilia, Mercedes and Annette.
"Is she here?" Sienna asked as Gloria nodded, then she walked up.
"I've also called Sienna up here." Blake said.
"Girl's been like this for a while now. It doesn't help considering what happened in the Crown Tundra…" Seryu grimaced.
"Weiss…" Sienna put her hands on her shoulders. "Weiss, breathe… we'll get him back from Adam. I don't know how, but we will."
"Considering Adam kidnapped Azure, I have a pretty good feeling he might have taken him to the Monster Hunter world." Ruby said. "We might just need to have CRDL tag along so we know what we're up against."
"I was thinking the same thing." Blake nodded. "Do you know anyone who'd help? I have a feeling Chiaki might-"
"Honestly, it'd be best if we give Chiaki some space." Ruby said.
"Huh? Why?" Blake tilted her head.
"Because apparently, she went universe hopping and met an evil version of herself that rocked her to the core, according to Futaba. Girl got herself drunk last night."
Blake blinked. "Wait, huh? Chiaki's the biggest sweetheart there is. How can there be an evil version of-"
"Ahem." Ruby cleared her throat, pointing at herself. "Sapphire?"
"Ooooh, riiiight… I probably won't blame her."
"Never mind that. We'll go look around." Ruby said as she and Gloria walked out, leaving Luminary by himself.
"...Luminary?" Weiss whispered.
"H-hey… Weiss." Luminary greeted awkwardly, both of them awkwardly looking away with sad expressions, causing Filo to tilt her head in confusion.
Meanwhile…
BGM: Laughter and Merriment (Kingdom Hearts II)
"Incredible." Watts mused. "The technology you have to make this possible is absurd…"
"To an outsider, it does sound a bit far fetched." Ansem said. "But, it is possible."
"It's finished." Ienzo said as they backed away.
"A simple mannequin brought to life… I suppose you did the same with a few others." Watts said as Vanitas woke up, looking around and seeing his old Grimm body disappear.
"Heh, good riddance to that body." He said as he walked off with Watts, arriving back at the Keyblade Wielder HQ.
"So, it's official then?" Roxas asked. "The vessel is good as new?"
"The technology in your world is beyond my comprehension…" Watts said. "But yes, Vanitas is, apparently, his old self again and no longer Grimm."
"Now, where are those three dunderheads?" Vanitas asked.
"Apparently, they went out to get some new clothing." Namine said, drawing up sketches for her latest art piece.
"Oh, is that right?"
Meanwhile, at Coconut Mall…
"I'm going to be honest." Terra said from within the changing room. "When they say "Coconut Mall has everything", they weren't kidding!" He said as he walked out, wearing a form of Master Eraqus's outfit with a distinct difference in lacking sleeves. The robe itself is colored bronze with black trim. The shirt worn under it is the same grey color as before and the X is still red and as the Mark attached to it just like Ven and Aqua. He still wears his usual boots and shoulder gauntlet.
"Tell me about it!" Ven walked out, now wearing a forest green flight jacket with a half black/white shirt underneath it, the inside of the jacket is a bright red and has his Mark clipped to one of the jackets chest pockets. Ven also wears grey jeans and the same shoes he wore before. He still has his shoulder gauntlet on as well as his checkerboard bracelet.
"I see you boys finished up." Aqua said, approaching them as she was wearing a form of the FF14 Red Mage outfit. All the Red is replaced with a deep navy blue. The hat is adorned with a pink feather overlapped by her Mark. The sleeves have been modified to be longer to support her armor pieces. The outfit has also been modified to have a skirt. Aqua still wears her black tights and pointy shoes. She has also styled her hair to be slightly more spiky.
Terra looked at Aqua. "Your hair's a bit… spikier."
"Mmm, wanted to mix things up a bit." Aqua smiled as she walked off and paid the cashier some Munny before walking out with the trio, then Ruby sped past them.
"...Oh!" Ruby said as she screeched to a halt and ran up to them. "You guys wanna come help out with something?"
"What's up?" Terra asked.
"Weiss's Rathalos got Wyvern-napped and she's in hysterics."
Aqua's eyes widened. "We'll be right there!" She said as Ruby nodded, then she took off.
In the skies…
"Hmm… something about this feels wrong…" Zinnia said as she flew through the air. She looked up to see rabbit ears on her head. "You eat one carrot with a face on it and you suddenly gain rabbit ears. The heck is this nonsense? They're not Diggersby ears either!"
"Heeeey!" Gloria flew over to her.
"Oh hey Scotty, what's up?"
"You wanna… uh… what's with the ears?"
"Apparently I ate a carrot and I gained the ability to fly. Somehow."
"Oh! A Super Carrot? I've been looking all over for those… lucky." Gloria mumbled. "Anyway, ye wannae come help us out?"
"I've got nothin' better to do. Sure." Zinnia nodded. "Now how do I get down?" She wondered as she grabbed her ears. "Do I just- WAAAAAAAAAH!"
THUD!
"I'm okay!"
With Mine…
"Beat that." Mine smiled.
"Hmmm…" Mahiru got into position, pressing a button on her camera and turning it into the sniper rifle. She looked into the scope, breathed deeply and pulled the trigger, shooting down a few cans with one bullet. In fact, it ricocheted off of a rock and struck the other can.
"Impressive! …I still beat ya with one can though."
Mahiru shrugged. "What can you do?"
Ruby screeched to a halt. "Hey! You guys want to come help?"
"What's up?"
"Weiss's Rathalos got Wyvern-Napped."
"Azure?! …Alright, I'm coming." Mine said.
"I'll come with. I've heard what happened with Nanami and how she's having a bad hangover. Personally, I don't blame her." Mahiru said. "Though, apparently, Sonia's making something that would cure it? I'm not sure… but I'll go."
"Okay!" Ruby nodded and then took off running, then pulled out her scroll.
"Hello?"
"Hey mom, you think you can get Yang and Cerberus over here in Toad Town?"
"What for?"
"Weiss's Rathalos got Wyvern-Napped and-"
"Waaaah! OOOMPH!"
Ruby turned her head to see Yang rubbing her butt as Cerberus shook it off, while Rosalina stood beside them.
"You mind if I tag along too?" Rosalina smiled.
Ruby giggled. "Sure!" She said, hanging up on her.
"Any reason why you dropped me?" Yang asked.
"Weiss is in hysterics." Ruby said.
"WHAT?!" Yang took off running.
"...Didn't even stop to ask why." Ruby sweatdropped.
Back at Weiss's home…
"Goodness, Adam kidnapped your Wyvern in broad daylight?" Serena asked as Veronica and Hendrik were also with Luminary.
"Yes…" Weiss nodded as suddenly, the door slammed open.
"What's the situation!" Yang exclaimed. "Weiss, did something happen to Manaphy?"
"No…"
"Did something happen to Meryl?"
"I'm standing right here, bombshell." Meryl said.
"Did someone poison the pool?"
"No." Weiss responded.
"Then what happened?"
"Adam kidnapped Azure." Ilia said.
"Oh, cool, Adam kidnapped a Ratha-" Yang's face darkened, immediately cracking her knuckles. "Kidnapping a child, is he?" She growled.
"We've reason to suspect that he took him to the Monster Hunter world." Blake said. "Honestly, it makes sense…"
"Have him probably blend in with a lot of Rathalos to confuse her… just so he can kill her in the confusion!" Yang exclaimed. "That diabolical…"
At that moment, Cardin knocked on the door. "What's up? Blake texted us to come here because it was urgent."
One explanation later…
"Yeeeeup… we're tagging along with ya." Cardin said. "I'd have Masaru come with us, but he's busy doing important Future Foundation stuff."
"You too?" Mine walked in. "Kotoko's the same way."
"Wait a moment…" Cardin looked around. "Shouldn't we have that gamer dork with us?"
"She's having a massive hangover because her multiversal counterpart was a straight up bitch who's a menace to society." Mahiru said.
Cardin grimaced. "That bad, huh? Yikes."
Weiss took a deep breath, exhaling. "Let's go get him back. I wanted to go after him, but Meryl stopped me."
"Given how you're not… mentally well after what Eggman did, I'm not letting you go alone. It'd be like a sheep heading straight for the slaughter."
"Alright, if everyone's here… let's go." Ruby said as they walked out as the Wayward Trio joined up with them, along with Zinnia.
At that moment, Gloria came over, getting out of her Latias form. "I found some help in Solana Town." She said as Tech, Captain Slime and Major Malfunction approached them.
"We heard about what happened. We're here to help out." Captain Slime said.
"Oh no… it's Major Moron…" Filo sighed.
"Moron?! Who are you calling a moron?! I'm not a mor-... wait, how do you know that nickname? Only the Fluffy Pipsqueak calls me tha-... wait, Fluffy Pipsqueak, is that you?"
She sighed again. "Yes."
"Oh man, it is you! It's been months! Wait… you're talking normally and you're human. How is that possible?"
"...Long story."
"Guys! We're wasting time. We need to move!" Weiss said as she was already taking off.
"Weiss, hang on!" Sienna went after her along with Meryl.
"I just hope we can find Azure in time before Adam does something drastic…" Seryu frowned as they took off. Blake whistling to get Kuro's attention as he ran over as they took off.
Once at the portal…
"Alright, you guys ready?" Cardin as they all nodded.
"Hey mom, where's Diablo?" Ruby asked.
"Oh, I think I'll summon him when the time is right." Rosalina said.
"Maybe I can get a monster here. Seriously, you guys get one and I don't? Hopefully I get one here!"
"Chances are… you'll get one. Hopefully." Blake said. "It is kinda weird that you're the only one in Team RWBY that doesn't have a monster."
"I hope that changes." Yang said as they walked in.
Meanwhile…
BGM: Fluttering Kites - Mahana Village (Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin)
"Why did you enter the sacred mountain without our permission?!"
"Why?! A dangerous Rathalos lives there! Don't you think you should've mentioned that?!"
"What do you mean "dangerous"? The Rathalos that inhabits the sacred mountain is Guardian Ratha! He protects this island!"
"Huh? The people it injured might say otherwise!"
"That's… that's because you raised your weapons at him!"
"Mmmm…" A young woman had her fingers on her chin, deep in thought.
"So you're saying we should stand before a monster unarmed?"
"This is a Riders' island! Brandishing weapons at Guardian Ratha is an unforgivable act!"
"Mmmm… hmmmmmm…"
"Have you all lost your collective minds? Idolizing a wild Rathalos? Give me a break."
"Oh, I'll give you a break all right!"
The woman opened her eyes, getting between the two. "Alright, that's enough! Knock it off, both of you! The main reason we invited Hunters to our island's festival was so that we could foster a little goodwill between us!"
"Kayna's right." The village chief, Chief Gara, spoke up. "Besides, there are children listening. Please calm yourselves."
"Ah… yes, sir…"
A teenage girl, around seventeen years of age, having blue hair and wearing a light blue dress, leaned against a statue, unsure of what to do.
"Well then, let's listen to the Hunter's point of view, shall we? Why would you call Guardian Ratha "dangerous"?"
"Because, we were tipped off. Razewing Ratha, the monster with the Wings of Ruin, lives on this island."
Kayna's eyes widened, wondering if she just heard him correctly. "Th-The… Wings of Ruin?!"
"Yes. It's said that a beat of its wings can bring about waves of destruction."
Kayna turned to Gara. "Chief, do you know about the Wings of Ruin? Because I've never heard of them."
"Ah yes, the Wings of Ruin… legend has it that a long time ago, a Rathalos born in this region brought terrible chaos and destruction to our world."
The teenage girl's eyes widened in disbelief.
"B-but that's… only a legend, right?" Kayna asked.
"Hmm, who can say… in any case, our top priority right now is to determine the cause of these strange happenings."
"Yes, of course. Why did the ocean change color? What was that light? And where did all the Rathalos go? So much we don't understand…"
"Let's organize an expedition team and survey the area."
"I'll go!" The teenage girl spoke up, having heard enough.
"Hmm? Kora, you want to join the expedition too?" Chief Gara asked.
"I dunno… this could be dangerous… not to mention she just became a real Rider not too long ago." Kayna pointed out.
Gara turned back to Kora. "You're worried about Guardian Ratha, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"That makes sense. He was your grandfather's Monstie, after all…" Kayna nodded.
"Your grandfather, Red, was a fine, upstanding Rider. He led our tribe and protected the island alongside Guardian Ratha for many years."
Kayna sighed. "I sure wish he was still around now. I bet he'd know what to do…"
"Hmm…" Gara thought about it and nodded at Kora. "You'll join the team."
"But, hold on… I dunno about this. She's just a rookie. This seems too much to put on her shoulders…"
"Not to worry, Kayna. You'll go together."
Kayna jawdropped as Gara turned back to Kora. "Kayna can guide you. Use the experience to learn what you're capable of, and what you must do as a Rider."
"I'm gonna be a teacher…"
"Something wrong, Kayna?"
End BGM
BGM: Main Theme (Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of An Elusive Age)
Kayna's eyes sparkled excitedly. "Oh, this is gonna be great! I hope you can keep up with me, newbie! Oh, this is so exciting… come on! I'll teach you everything I know!" She said, grabbing Kora's wrist and pulled her away.
"Wah!"
"We gotta get you in your Rider gear, and of course, you need to get your weapon and… aaaaah! This is so cool, I get to show off my wisdom to you, this is going to be great!"
Her voice trailed off, dragging Kora away who had a bewildered expression on her face.
End BGM
Gara sweatdropped. "I didn't know that'd set her off…" He chuckled in amusement. "She's in good hands."
Meanwhile, back with a hungover Chiaki…
"Hmmhmmm~" Ibuki hummed as she gently strummed her guitar. "How's this soft melody?"
"Uuungh, like it's pounding my head… it's not your fault, Mioda… uuuugh, what was I thinking…?"
"Ibuki doesn't blame ya…"
"I'm here!" Sonia came running over with a cauldron of soup, where the Phantom Thieves noticed it was purple in color.
"Hey uh, Sonia…? What exactly is that?" Ryuji asked.
"Oh, the color is not to be intimidated by. It's just a natural chemical reaction!"
"Natural?!"
"Indeed! This homemade cure that was established in Novoselic is enough to wipe out even the strongest of hangovers! Here, try it!" Sonia said, pulling up a ladle.
"...What's in it?" Makoto asked.
"Oh, the usual. Potatoes, carrots, rosemary, peppermint oil, soup broth, some purple food coloring, spaghetti noodles, a touch of vinegar, some milk, chocolate milk, mint, strawberries, a touch of watermelon flavor, castor oil, venison, mushrooms, basil, cranberry juice… and… some bay leaves."
"Wait, back up. What was that before venison?" Ann asked.
"Just try it, it's delicious! It even works on ailments like the common cold!" Sonia smiled.
"Maybe it's not so bad." Yusuke said as he took a sip of the brew. "Mmm… that intoxicating aroma, that bittersweet taste… it's so… so…"
His face turned purple. "Mmmph!"
He fell to the ground, KO'd.
"Yusuke!" Akira exclaimed as the Thieves were by his side.
"Huh?" Sonia wondered as she took a taste of it. "...Hmm, oh, I see the problem here. It needs some more salt and peppermint oil!" She giggled.
Chiaki moaned. "Ugh, just leave me here to die… or replace my head with another one, whatever's better for you people…"
Deadpool: Don't blame her at all...
Ibuki: Nope. Twilight Chiaki can take a hike.
Shout out to Yoshi for the Wayward Trio's new looks, and for DragonKnightSR for suggesting the main player character of Wings of Ruin be his OC!