RWBY Movies: Watching YuGiOh: RWBY Chronicles

by Kaizerthewriter

The cast of RWBY are brought into a theater by a bored writer and are shown a series of events starring them and a very popular card game, summary sucks but give it a chance. (Rated M just in case, permission to be written by MaxGundam1998)

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Watching Trust in the Shadows

Disclaimer: I, OWN, NOTHING!

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"Indeed, introducing members of Kuo Kuana's population, Sienna, Ilia, and the Belladonnas, Ghira and Kali, all of whom happen to be affiliated with the White Fang... one way or another." Kai introduced the Faunus.

"Why is SHE here?" James asked loudly, pointing at Sienna.

"Where are we?" Ilia asked shocked by all the humans around the room.

"What is going on he-" Ghira stopped talking in a loud tone when he and Kali noticed Blake looking back at them with a shocked expression. "Bl- Blake?" Ghira said quietly.

"Alright, if someone doesn't explain why there are so many humans here, I'm gon-" Sienna would have continued spitting out threats if Kai didn't snap his fingers to get everyone's attention.

"Everybody, settle down." Kai ordered slowly and calmly. "Ghira, Kali, Ilia, and Sienna, welcome to my theater, and please if you have any questions, just calmly ask them to me." Kai told them.

Sienna growled in frustration. "Alright then." Sienna turned her attention to Ghira, who had his arms folded. "Why exactly are we here?" Ghira asked first.

"And why are there so many humans here?" Ilia followed.

"To answer Ghira's question, you are here to see the events of another universe, where fate is determined in a... admittedly dramatic, but cool and stylish manner." Kai answered.

"Another world?" Kali repeated.

"Yep, and believe me, you'll love it." Kai told her. "And to answer the chameleon's question, these are people that I personally handpicked to view this universe alongside you who have already seen what this universe has to offer right now." Kai answered.

"Even... her?" Ilia pointed at Blake.

"Yessiree." Kai answered.

Ghira and Kali looked at each other before they walked up to Blake slowly, as if they were in a dream of some sort. Kali came close to Blake looked her in the eye as Blake lowered her head in shame, remembering the landslide of events that lead to her being in Beacon in the first place.

"Mom... dad, I- I'm so, so sor-" Blake was cut off when Kali wrapped her arms around Blake while shedding a few tears. "Wha-"

"It's you, it's really you, my little girl." Kali let out before silently weeping into Blake's shoulder.

"Mom." Blake was confused.

"I'm glad your safe, my daughter." Ghira said before enveloping both Blake and Kali in a group hug.

Blake was completely confused until she saw Ruby and Yang gesturing to her signals that said "Hug them back, you dummy!"

Blake smiled and wrapped her arms around Ghira and Kali before speaking up. "Glad to see you again." Blake said with a smile. "But I thought you wouldn't want anything to do with me." Blake said. "I called you c-" Blake was interrupted by Ghira.

"That doesn't matter, what matters to us is that your here with us now." Ghira told her.

"Wait, if the two of them are her parents, as well as Faunus, does that mean that you're als-" Qrow's hypothesis was interrupted by Blake, who sighed midway through his sentence.

"Yeah." Blake raised her hands up and removed the bow on her head, revealing a pair of cat ears. "I'm a Faunus, just as much as they are." Blake admitted looking down.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of, Ms. Belladonna, I can assure you of that." Ozpin told her.

Blake looked at Ozpin and nodded in thankfulness, until Sienna cut into the conversation.

"As much as I absolutely love reunions and reassurance, what the HELL are Schnees doing in this place." Sienna asked with venom in her voice.

"Cool it, stripes." Kai ordered. "Those two young ladies hardly have anything relating them to the pain and torment that Faunus have sustained for the majority of their existence... trust me on this." Kai told her.

"What do you mean "Hardly anything", they have everything to do with it? And why should I trust you, for all I know this could be some sort of trick for you to try and let my guard down so-" Sienna was cut off when a large steel scythe blade was brought up around her neck from behind.

"Let me make these next words... as clear as I possibly can." Kai said in a tone that was thin on patience. "If I wanted you dead, you'll at the very least be happy to know..." Kai leaned in closer to her tiger ears. "That you wouldn't be where you stand now." Kai threatened, making Sienna's eyes widen before Kai tossed the scythe away and into a portal. "So how bout ya be a little grateful for a few moments, okay." Kai asked, switching from being intimidating to having a smile on his face with his hand out, asking for a handshake.

Sienna turned around quickly and gulped at the sight of the smile. "R- right." Sienna shook Kai's hand and backed up.

"Soooo... why exactly is it that we're hear?" Ilia asked, recovering from Kai's... episode.

"Okay, how about a little trust exercise to see if you can take the word of a human for granted, team RWBY minus Blake, front and center." Kai said snapping his fingers, aligning Ruby, Weiss, and Yang and the new Faunus arrivals in front of one another.

"Why don't you tell them about what this is all about." Kai said to them.

"Ummm... alright then." Weiss said. "I'll start."

(Two minutes later...)

"And then he ended up bringing you guys here." Ruby finished, before catching her breath.

Ghira and Kali both had there eyes widened, Ilia's right eye was twitching in shock from the info she was attempting to process, and Sienna had her hands on her head with her eyes practically bulging out of her head and her jaw dropped.

"We are here, to see a group of teenagers..." Ghira continued for Kali.

"Save their home world..." Ilia was up next.

"From the Grimm, alongside you three and Blake..." Sienna finished.

"WITH A CARD GAME OF ALL METHODS?!" The high leader of the White Fang screamed.

"Exactly, hit the nail on the head, my Faunus friends." Kai said appearing between the seven people. "Now take a seat and let's get this next chapter out onto the track." Kai snapped his fingers and everyone was now seating in seats.

"Wha- bu- how can th- Oh forget, let's get this over with." Sienna gave up arguing and slumped into her chair.

"Good answer." Kai commented, before snapping her fingers, making the screen light up.

(Yuno Residence)

It was 7:00 AM, and it was a quiet morning. Zack was in the guest room, snoring and had his head where his feet should be on the bed. Victoria was sleeping on her desk, after working on a project with her friends online. For Anna, she was sleeping and having a wonderful dream. She was dueling in the pro-leagues and fighting with everything she's got.

"Pro-leagues?" Ghira repeated.

"Does this have anything to do with that dueling you mentioned." Kali asked Ruby.

"Yep, and believe us, it shocked us the moment we saw it at first to." Ruby responded.

(Anna's Dream)

Turn ?: Anna Yuno

Anna Yuno: 1900LP vs Random Guy: 1200LP

Anna Yuno Hand: 3 vs Random Guy Hand 0

"I summon my Junk Synchron to the field in attack mode!" Anna declared.

Junk Synchron

Level 3: Attribute Dark

Warrior/Tuner/Effect

ATK 1300 DEF 500

Junk Synchron was as tall as a preschooler. Despite being a warrior type monster, he looked like a walking engine with the body of a human. He had orange boots studded with yellow bolts, orange shoulder pads, and arm guards as well. He wore an orange cap with a white scarf. On his chest look something like a bib, with a green rip-cord on the right side. He also seemed to be wearing orange glasses and he had two small black eyes. Underneath all of his armor was a whole bunch of metal parts and on his back was an engine.

"Junk Synchron?" Jaune repeated.

"'Synchron', what does that word mean?" Weiss asked.

"It's a special and versatile archetype of tuner monsters that allow for very flexible synchro summons." Kai explained.

"Synchro summons?" Sienna asked in complete confusion.

"Just watch." Kai told her.

"With his ability, I revive my Speed Warrior from the graveyard in defense mode!" Anna yelled directing Junk Synchron to use his ability.

Speed Warrior

Level 2: Attribute Wind

Warrior/Effect

ATK 900 DEF 400

Junk Synchron then extended his right hand, creating a blue circle. A then a warrior emerged from the circle. He wore a triangular helmet that had an oxygen mask that was connected to his chest armor, and he wore a gray tracksuit. He was also equipped with light gray shoulder pads, gauntlets, leggings, and on his feet were three wheels, with two small sizes in the front and a big one in behind.

"Wow, a speed-based warrior monster, that looks awesome." Ruby exclaimed, loving the speed theme the monster has.

"But how did it get out of this 'graveyard' thing the girl mentioned?" Ilia asked.

"Junk Synchron, whenever it's normal summoned, can revive one level two or lower monster from her graveyard in defense mode with it's effects negated, it's a very veratile effect, used in many different synchro monster decks." Kai explained.

"Also, since I control a tuner monster, I can summon my Quillbolt Hedgehog from the graveyard!" Anna declared summoning the monster to her field.

Quillbolt Hedgehog

Level 2: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 800 DEF 800

Quillbolt Hedgehog was a yellow-orange furry hedgehog with buck teeth, a brown nose, whiskers, and two green eyes. What made him different from most hedgehogs, was that he had a series of bolts on his back.

"Awww, it's so adorable." Nora gushed at the sight of the hedgehog-like creature.

"Yeah, and it's pretty cool that it has bolts in its back for quills." Jaune said, liking the appearance of the creature.

"Yep, Quillbolt Hedgehog, is a must-have for synchro decks, able to revive itself when it's in the GY, but only if you have a tuner on your field." Kai explained.

"I now tune level 3 Junk Synchron, with level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog!" Anna yelled as she extended her arm towards the sky.

Junk Synchron then pulled his green rip-cord and then turned himself into three green rings, which then surround Quillbolt Hedgehog, turning him two bright stars.

"When two minds become one, and two souls are in harmony, a new power shall awaken!" Anna chanted.

"SYNCHRO SUMMON! Appear before me, Junk Warrior!" Anna shouted placing her synchro monster on the field.

Junk Warrior

Level 5: Attribute Dark

Warrior/Effect

ATK 2300 DEF 1300

Junk Warrior was a humanoid monster but looked part machine at the same time. His feet appeared to have skis attached to them, he was armed with purple armor on the legs and arm, his shoulder pads were jets that had wings, and wore a hexagonal purple helmet with red goggle-like eyes. On his right arm, was a cylinder-shaped gauntlet, and he was holding knuckle like weapon.

The new arrivals were gobsmacked at the appearance of the new monster. "Woah, that was..." Ilia's words were caught in her throat.

"Incredible." Kali and Ghira finished together.

"And he's a punching guy, that's awesome." Yang said, loving the monster's weapon of choice.

"When Junk Warrior is summoned to the field, he gains attack points equal to the attack power of all my level 2 or lower monsters on the field. Since Speed Warrior is level 2, his attack power is added to Junk Warrior's. Then I'll activate Blustering Winds, which will increase his attack and defense by 1000." Anna said.

Junk Warrior: 2300 ATK + 900 ATK + 1000 ATK = 4200 ATK

1300 DEF + 1000 DEF = 2300 DEF

"Oh, this is gonna hurt hard." Yang said, looking forward to seeing some semblance of action.

"Now Junk Warrior, attack with Scrap Fist!" Anna declared throwing out her arm in the form of a punch.

Just as Junk Warrior was about the land his attack, a voice then echoed out through the stadium, and it sounded cranky.

"OWWWWW! WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DREAMING OF!" A female voice yelled.

"Huh?" everyone in the theater responded.

"Wasn't that..." Ilia looked at Weiss.

This caused Anna to stop what she was doing, and look around where the voice was coming from.

"ANNA YUNO! WAKE UP THIS INSTANT!" The female voice yelled again.

(Real World)

Anna was just waking up after having her dream disrupted. She then found herself face to face with Weiss, who had a red mark on her face, and she did not look so happy.

Everyone looked at the Weiss on screen, before Ilia and Sienna burst out laughing, while Weiss blushed a bit.

"HAHAHAHAHAA, she punched the Schnee in her sleep. HAHAHA!" Ilia let out while continuing to laugh.

"Oh man, I like this girl already, HAHAHA." Sienna said while banging her arm on her seat's armrest.

Ghira and Kali wouldn't admit it, but they were somewhat laughing on the inside too, if the faint smiles on their faces were anything to go.

"I should have expected something like this to happen, especially with that girl." Winter muttered.

"Weiss. What are doing? It's 7:15 in the morning. What do you want?" Anna said groggily.

"Oh! So that's the thanks I get for waking up early in the morning to make this lesson plan to teach you about Remnant. I spent all of last night making this lesson plan to teach you about Remnant since you asked me to. And what do I get!? A FIST STRAIGHT INTO MY FACE, WHICH SENT ME FLYING ACROSS THE ROOM!" Weiss complained as she was already having a bad morning.

"Oh! I'm so sorry Weiss! I was just having this awesome dream of being a great duelist!" Anna said franticly as she felt bad for punching Weiss in the face.

"Honestly! Why can't you just dream about being in defense mode?" Weiss said back.

Ruby and Nora snorted at the joke. "Heh, it's a duel monsters joke." Nora commented.

"Now that's something funny." Ruby muttered.

"Look Anna. I don't just do this for anyone, and you are one of the few that I'm going to teach today. So consider this a once in a life time opportunity!" Weiss said, sounding annoyed.

"Sorry Weiss." Anna meekly said.

"Well, I suppose I can forgive you this one time. Just don't let it happen again!" Weiss said turning her head.

"By the way Weiss. Where's Ruby?" Anna asked.

"I sent her to go wake up Zack." Weiss said as she left for the living room.

(Guest Room)

Zack was in the bed just doing what anyone would do when tired out; snoring loudly. The door to the room then open and Ruby entered the room. Ruby then proceeded to the bed and tried to shake Zack awake. It wasn't really effective. She then tried making noise by hitting two pots together. Zack kept on sleeping. Ruby was getting really frustrated. She thought for a moment, and then came up with an idea. She used her semblance to get out of the room and back as she was holding a flask.

"What's that?" Sienna asked, not liking the loom of the flask.

Ruby grinned at the thought of what her on-screen counterpart was planning. "It's a very powerful stink serum that Zack made to use on me and Weiss, and by the look of things, karma's coming back to bite him." Ruby smirked.

"Oh, I'll enjoy this." Weiss smirked as well.

"Alright Zack, it's time for you to wake up, and time for me to get some payback." Ruby said as she was still upset about both stink serum incidents.

Just as she was about to move forward, she tripped over the crease in the rug, and the bottle went flying and landed on the window ledge. Just then a piece of paper landed on Ruby's head. She then picked it off her head, and read the contents.

Warning: This stink serum must not come in contact with high concentrated rays of sunlight. If so, the serum will turn into a gas and expand so much causing a stink explosion.

Everyone stared at the screen blankly. "Uh oh." Ruby simply said.

"This is not good." Qrow responded.

"So much for your enjoyment." Mercury commented to Weiss.

Ruby then looked up and saw an inconveniently placed microscope on the window ledge directing a ray of sunlight onto the serum. The flask then started to vibrate violently.

"CHEESE IT!" Ruby yelled running out of the room.

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Nora commented.

(Living Room)

Anna and Weiss were preparing the room for "Remnant 101" until they heard an explosion coming from outside. Anna and Weiss ran upstairs, and were surprised by what they were seeing.

"Is that green smoke?" Anna asked.

"UUUUGGGGHHHHH! It smells horrible!" Weiss yelled as she pinched her nose.

Just then, a black silhouette could be seen in the smoke. Anna and Weiss prepared for what it was. When the figure exited the smoke, it was none other than Zack, with the only difference that he was covered in green powder. He also smelled bad.

"Don't ask. If you need me, I'll be in the shower." Zack said in a monotone voice.

"Damn, he looks like he took a nose dive into a dumpster." Emerald remarked.

"You can say that again." Pyrrha said.

"What about smoke?" Anna asked, pinching her nose.

"It will deteriorate eventually." Zack said as he went into the shower, slamming the door behind him.

"And he's a lot less... energetic than he usually is." Blake commented.

"Having a miniature dumpster blow up in your face will do that you." Qrow commented.

"On that, we can agree." Ironwood agreed.

Anna and Weiss then saw Ruby who was walking away slowly, as nobody knew she was responsible.

"Hey, Ruby. Did you see what happened here?" Anna asked.

"Nope!" Ruby quickly responded.

"Well, that's not suspicious." Ilia said to Ruby, who only blushed and pouted while looking away.

(Unknown Lair)

In the unknown location of the Humanoid Grimm headquarters, things were normal. Some played the duel monsters game on tabletops, but with bets. Others were having a contest of who saw the most negative emotional scene, and some were just training in combat. The liege was in his throne room and studying the city on a holographic screen. The door to his throne room then burst open as a beowolf came in running in.

"Grimm?" Sienna muttered.

"Yep, in human form, nonetheless." Ironwood confirmed for her.

"I'm never gonna get used to this." Cinder muttered, still new to the possibility of sentient Grimm.

"Have you ever heard of knocking?" The liege asked.

"Sorry my liege, but Mid-Knight was confirmed to be defeated in combat." The beowolf said frighten.

"And let me guess. He was defeated by none other than Anna Yuno?" The liege said, being very annoyed.

"Yes…yes he was." The beowolf said nervously.

"This... almost seems like some sort of TV show or something." Ghira commented on the way the humanoid Grimm were acting towards one another.

"That's..." Jaune stopped himself and thought back to the previous episodes they've seen. "Not... wrong, now that I think about it." He finished with his hand on his chin.

"It does seem to fit that formula, doesn't it." Pyrrha commented.

The liege was very disappointed. So far the huntresses have not been captured, and the worst part was that they were losing to a fifteen year old girl. He then raised his head.

"Well, we might as well just move on. Getting angry about the past won't do us any good. I guess desperate times call for desperate measures." The Liege said.

"What…do you mean sir?" The beowolf asked.

"I'm calling Black-Manic." The Liege said, bringing up a holographic screen entering a command.

"Black... Manic?" James repeated.

"Black…Manic! But…that guy is insane! He killed two Deathstalkers, three Nevermores, and a Giga Ursa within 5 minutes. And he did it just because he was bored!" Beowolf said, panicked of who the liege was sending in.

"Wait, a Grimm that... slaughtered other Grimm..." Winter summerized.

"Because it was bored?" Sienna finished loudly.

"Nothing like that has ever been recorded in the history of our knowledge of Grimm." James said with his hands on his head.

"This world really knows how to make the impossible seem closer than we think." Glynda commented on the immpossibility of that fact.

"Did somebody say Maniac!?" A voice rang out.

In between the Liege and Beowolf, a dark light exploded in front of them. The beowolf turned his head, shielding his eyes, but the liege just kept looking forward. When the dark light disappeared. In its place stood what appeared to be a man in a gangster outfit. He had a black jacket which was over his black shirt, with a red tie around his neck. His pants to his shoes were all black, with red linings, and he also wore a black fedora. The only difference between this Grim and a human was that his face was all black, with a face that resembled that of a jack-o-lantern, with eyes that glowed red and the inside of his mouth was red. His hands were claw-like, and were black. His entire body was made of dark aura.

"If I heard you right my lord, it appears you need me to run an errand for you. Whatever it is, it better be fun." Black-Manic said smiled sinisterly.

With the way this guy talked and smiled, the minds of Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald immdiately jumped to the thought of one man. "Tyrian?" The three of the them thought together while looking at the humanoid Grimm on screen.

"Man, I've ever thought a Grimm could think like this." Ruby said.

"I want you to use this deck I made, and seek out the huntresses that followed us here. If you happen to run into a girl named Anna Yuno, eliminate her." The liege spoke, handing Black-Manic the deck.

"Hmmmm? I suppose this will be interesting. Killing Anna Yuno slowly with a Game of Darkness, and capture the huntresses. It's killing two birds with one stone! GAhahhahHAAhhaaaaa!" Black-Manic said as he laughed.

"I am SO glad that Tyrian isn't here for this." Cinder thought to herself, knowing how the serial killer operates in the open.

"Just make sure you bring back results." The liege said.

The Beowolf was sneaking away, not wanting to get involved with this lunatic. He seen things that can never be unseen.

"You there!" Black-Manic said pointing at the beowolf.

The beowolf stopped as he turned around slowly with fear.

"Dang, even the other Grimm are scared of this guy." Qrow commented.

"I'm so glad that the Grimm on our world don't think like this." Weiss sighed in relief.

"Yeah, or we'd be in a lot of trouble." James admitted.

"I think I need to give this deck a test drive, and you are going to help me adjust to it. So we are duel as many times as we have to, in order for me to adjust to this." Black-Manic said pointing his finger at the beowolf.

"Uhhhh, about that. I…forgot that today I have to...ummm…take out the garbage today. So I'll just leave now." The beowolf said backing away, only to find his back up against a black dome.

"Oohhhoooo. You aren't going anywhere anytime soon." Black-Manic said, as his left arm morphed into a Grim-Duel Disk.

"Shall we begin?" Black-Manic asked.

The Liege just watched as Black-Manic dueled against the Beowolf, knowing that he would show no mercy, and eventually kill the Beowolf. He knew that anyone who went up against the Maniac was doomed to a fate of death.

"Well that doesn't bode well." Sienna muttered.

(Yuno Residence)

It was 9:00 am. Weiss was currently doing her class of "Remnant 101", and the people who attended this lesson where Anna, Victoria, and Zack. Ruby was Weiss' assistance. Weiss talked about the unique development of the four kingdoms, and what they were known for. Anna was listening carefully, taking small notes, trying to keep up with Weiss. Victoria was writing down her notes at a fast pace, remembering everything Weiss said. Zack on the other hand was trying not to fall asleep, as he would rather be working on his HERO deck instead of studying on a Sunday. Weiss takes notice and was annoyed by this.

"I have a feeling that Zack wouldn't like Oobleck's or Port's classes, they can be a bit snooze inducer." Ruby admitted.

"At least they're learning about a new world, or something." Yang said, trying to put things into a different perspective.

"Zack. Are you paying attention?" Weiss asked looking at Zack.

"Uhhh, yeah." Zack replied, as he was completely bored.

"Alright then. Tell me how communication works in Remnant." Weiss said staring coldly at Zack.

Zack founded it weird that he was scared and being threatened by a little chibi girl. A timer than rang signaling breakfast was ready.

"Looks, like the soufflé is done. Come on Victoria. Let's see how you did." Anna said getting up.

"Oh no." Blake grimaced at the fact that Victoria made it.

"What wrong?" Kali asked.

"You'll find out." Pyrrha said sweatdropping.

"I can't wait to see the results." Victoria said.

"Finally! I'm starving!" Ruby said as she went into the kitchen.

"I'll tag along too." Zack said, trying to get off his seat.

Weiss however used her glyphs to pull him back.

"Not so fast Mr. Aegis. Answer the question!" Weiss said fiercely.

"Way to start goodwitching there, ice princess." Qrow snidely commented.

"Hey." Weiss snapped at the drunkard.

"Goodwitching? You... made me a verb?" Glynda asked.

"Cool it, just because the kids are done with the nickname, doesn't mean that I can't start." Qrow remarked.

Zack was worried. He didn't know the answer. He normally pays attention in class, but only if he is in a good mood during class. However, he was rudely awakened by a stink explosion, smelled so badly, and forced to take 5 cold showers (Victoria used up all the hot water for her experiment), that he couldn't focus on anything. Before Weiss could force Zack to answer, another kitchen incident was just occurring.

"IT'S GOING TO BLOW!" Anna screamed.

"I think I used too much baking soda." Victoria said calmly.

"This is not good." Ren muttered.

"What's going to happen?" Ghira asked.

"THROW IT OUT OF HERE!" Ruby yelled.

Zack and Weiss turned their heads towards the kitchen to see a soufflé flying into the air out of the kitchen, which then exploded in their faces. Anna, Victoria and Ruby rushed out of the kitchen to find Zack and Weiss covered in soufflé custard. Anna, Victoria, and Ruby then started laughing uncontrollably. Weiss and Zack exchanged looks with each other. So far, they could tell that their respective morning weren't the best. Weiss got punched in the face, Zack got stink bombed, and both of them were covered in egg custard.

It was at this moment where most people in the room except Weiss was either laughing, rolling of the ground laughing, or trying to hide the fact that they're laughing.

Blake snorted before joining Ruby, Yang, team JNPR, Sun, Oscar in a laughing fit.

Penny didn't know why, but she started to laugh as well.

Mercury, Qrow, and Emerald, were kneeling on the floor banging their fists into the ground.

Even Ozpin, Glynda, Ironwood, and Cinder broke into a small fit of laughter at the sight on screen.

As for the newest arrivals...

"BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sienna was kicking her feet rapidly and pointing at the screen, all while uncontrollably laughing.

"THIS IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN, HAHAHAHA!" Ilia was rolling around on the ground while clutching her stomach.

Kali and Ghira were laughing as well, but not as much as the members of the White Fang.

Even Winter was losing control over her normally stoic face, as she was trying to hide her smile with her hand.

"Now I know how Ruby felt for the first two chapters." Weiss said to herself while pouting a little.

"You know what. Let's just forget that all of this ever happened. Agreed?" Zack asked Weiss.

"Agreed." Weiss responded.

"Same." Weiss said, even if they couldn't hear her, while everyone else started to calm down from their laughing fits.

After the kitchen incident Anna, Zack, Ruby, and Weiss went out to track down their remaining friends. Victoria decided to go shopping in the market to restock their food supply. Right now, the gang were heading towards the downtown district and we're currently on the subway.

"The trains here look rather more advance than the train that was back at Mount Glenn." Weiss said examining the interior.

"So you have giant flying ships, but no trains. How does that make sense?" Zack asked.

"When the people of Vale tried to expand their territory, Grimm always seemed to get in the way." Ruby explained.

"True, the Grimm always got in the way, mainly because of all the loud noise the construction ended up causing." Ozpin admitted.

"Indeed, the world of dueling truly is a would-be scenario of our world if the Grimm didn't exist." Glynda said, somewhat jealous of how the humans in that world prospered.

"Minus the card game elements of course." James cut in.

"So Ruby. Do you think you can tell me a little bit more about your other friends?" Anna asked.

"Sure, who do you want to hear about first: Blake or Yang?" Ruby asked.

"How about Blake?" Anna responded.

"Ok." Ruby replied.

"I guess we're going to see your thoughts on Blake now." Ren said.

Ruby and Weiss then described how Blake was the third member of team Ruby. Blake was described as being "mellow" from Anna and Zack's perspective. They were told that Blake had a cool, reserved, and serious personality most of the time. She also has a righteous attitude, willing to stand up for anyone for a just cause.

"That sounds just like her." Kali smiled.

"It sure does." Ghira agreed.

Blake blushed a little. "I won't deny that fact." She admitted.

"Wow. She does sound cool. Almost like a ninja!" Zack said awed of how cool Blake sounded.

"She's also a fau—." Ruby was about to say until Weiss covered her mouth.

"Friendly person." Weiss quickly stated.

"Huh, why'd you cut me off?" Ruby asked her partner.

"I think that's obvious." Weiss answered.

While Anna and Zack discussed on where they should go to search, Weiss dragged Ruby away from them to discuss something.

"Ruby. You can't just tell them that Blake is a Faunus!" Weiss whispered.

"Why can't we? We trust those two, and it's not like they would disrespect her just because she is part cat." Ruby said.

"Blake isn't that open on that subject. Anna and Zack are nice, but they may be little on edge if we tell them if Blake is a Faunus. I think it is in our best interests to keep it a secret until we are sure that they can truly accept Blake for who she is. I think Blake would want that" Weiss explained.

"I guess you're right." Ruby replied.

"Yeah, that does make sense, I probably would want that, especially if I was in another world." Blake admitted.

"It does make logical sense." Sienna said scratching her head with her hand, while Ilia nodded in agreement.

Ruby and Weiss than rejoined Anna and Zack who was examining there D-Tablets of where they should have lunch. When the train came to a stop at the South portion of the Jewel Plaza, Ruby and Weiss were then lifted in the air and seem to be dragged out against their will.

Everyone was confused as to what was going on.

"Hey! What's going on here?!" Weiss yelled as she floated out of the door.

"My body is moving on its own!" Ruby yelled as she held onto the door, but was unable to hold on.

"Uh, Anna. What's going on?" Zack asked.

"Well, since duel spirits are bound to their cards, the spirit can move around a certain radius of the user will. They may start moving on their own if something were to happen to the card. Such as having your deck stolen." Anna said.

Everyone had blank stares and expression upon hearing those words, with Qrow and surprisingly enough, Glynda and Winter breaking the silence. "Oh shit." The three of them collectively said together.

Upon hearing her own words, Anna placed her hand on her waist feeling for the deck. Only to look down and realize it wasn't there. Zack then noticed a shady looking guy who was holding a magenta deck holder, with a RWBY-Soul: Ruby Rose card at the bottom on the bottom of the deck.

"YYYYYYOOOOUUUUUUUU!" Zack yelled, pointing his finger dramatically at the robber.

The robber was surprised by this and then takes off, dragging both Ruby and Weiss with him.

"HELP! WE'RE BEING KIDNAPPED!" Ruby yelled.

"SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!" Weiss yelled.

"THAT BASTARD!" Qrow swore.

"I swear, if he gets away with this, I'll rip him apart for running off with my sister." Winter promised while gritting her teeth.

"GET BACK HERE YOU DECK STEALING, THEIF, JERK, SCOUNDREL! AND GIVE ME BACK MY FRIENDS!" Zack yelled as he dashed out of the subway and started chasing after the robber.

Anna would have followed, but the subway doors closed at the last second. She was now isolated from Zack, Ruby, and Weiss, as the train started moving again.

"Well, this is just splendid." Anna said sarcastically.

"Oh man, I hope Zack gets them back." Yang hoped as she started biting her nails a little.

Anna sat back down on her seat, not knowing what was going to happen next, or how Zack was doing. It was however quiet. No distractions, no loud noises, and no people. It was just a calm relaxing ride. Anna started to get drowsy eyed, and then she eventually fell asleep. When she came to, she realized that the train wasn't moving anymore. After regaining all of her senses, she found out that she was in the train yard. She then noticed that her D-Tablet was ringing, and the caller ID showed it was Zack.

"Those things act as phones too?" Jaune noticed.

"Wow, duel technology sure is versatile." Pyrrha commented.

"Oh, believe me, you have no idea." Kai told her while thinking of YuGiOh Vrains and how technologically advanced it is.

"Hello?" Anna answered.

"Anna! I'm so glad you are okay. I got worried after we got separated." Zack replied.

"Yeah, I got worried to. So did you get Ruby and Weiss back?" Anna asked.

"Don't worry, I got them right here with me, along with your deck. Also, that thief is going to be doing a hard time for a while."

"That's good, to think a pair of students almost got kidnapped by some petty theif unintentionally." James said.

"But if they didn't get dragged behind that theif, Anna would have lost her deck." Glynda reminded.

"And then they'd be REALLY fucked, along with the whole world potentially." Mercury noted, getting looks from Emerald and Cinder. "What, just saying." He told them.

"That's excellent news." Anna replied with small smile.

While Anna was talking, a little black figure was on top of the train eavesdropping on the conversation.

"Could that be..." Ruby had a bright idea as to who it could be.

"It's got to be, considering the timing." Yang said.

"My friend locator says that you're close by. I'll come where you are." Zack said.

"Got it. As soon as we meet up, we'll go back with our search for Ruby and Weiss' friends." Anna replied.

"Roger, roger." Zack jokingly said.

"Alright you droid, just call me when you get here. See you soon." Anna said giggling.

Anna then hung up and then proceeded to take a breather after all that has happened. She however got the feeling that she was being watched. She turned around in curiosity but saw nothing. She felt relieved at first, but when she turned around, a sickle-shaped blade came flying out of the air, wrapping Anna up causing her to fall to the ground.

"That was Blake's weapon!" Nora shouted.

"That means she's here." Jaune said.

"What's going on here?!" Anna yelled as she was not expecting this to happen.

"That's something I should be asking." A female voice said from the shadows.

When Anna turned her head towards the voice, she saw a small chibi girl. She had long, wavy black hair, her eye color was that of an amber color. She wore black low-heeled boots, black stockings that go from her hips to her legs, and black ribbons on her arms. She wore a black buttoned vest with coattails, and a white sleeveless undershirt, with some of her midriff exposed, and white shorts which seemed attached to the shirt. What was highly noticeable about her was the black bow she wore on her head. Anna didn't know that many girls that would dress like this, and sound mature being so small and then quickly figured out this was Blake Belladonna: the third member of team RWBY.

"Oh. My. Gosh. YOU LOOK SO ADORABLE!" Kali gushed as she hugged her daughter.

"Come on, mom, cut it out." Blake whined.

"You do look kinda adorable." Ilia admitted while her spots turned bright pink.

"Are you Blake Belladonna by any chance?" Anna asked cautiously.

The black chibi was taken back by this, as she realized that this girl knew her name. She then got out a blade and pointed it at Anna in a more serious tone.

"How do you know my name, and more importantly, how is it that you are the only one that has seen me so far, while everyone else that goes on and comes off that train seemed to ignore me? Also, why am I like this?" Blake questioned Anna intensely.

"Oh. Ruby and Weiss told me about you. They sure weren't wrong when they said you really cool." Anna answered calmly.

This, however, caused Blake to get more agitated.

"How do you know Ruby and Weiss?!" Blake questioned as she was getting serious about this.

"She may be small, but she's even more serious then she is in her original size." Yang joked.

"Can you really blame me- uh, her- eh, that me." Blake asked, slightly stumbling over her words.

"I'm friends with them. I met them two days ago, and I have been helping them ever since." Anna said as she grew worried.

"How do I know I can trust you? For I could know, you could be the enemy in disguise trying to ambush me, and you already captured them, based on your conversation." Blake said.

"Look. I know that me being the only one who has seen you so far maybe a bit suspicious, and not everyone trusts each other when they first meet. But you have to believe me when I say that I'm your ally, not your enemy." Anna frantically said.

Blake thought about for a moment. She knew that Anna might be telling the truth and that it would be wrong not to give her a fair chance to prove herself.

Weiss and Blake slightly smiled at that fact, not that they knew the other was doing so.

"Alright, fine. If what you say is true, I'll let you go. However, if you prove to be lying to me, I'll end you. Understand?" Blake asked in a more calm tone.

"Yes ma'am!" Anna responded.

Blake then proceeded to walk to the other side from where Anna was and then began reading a book called "Ninjas of Love" as she sat down. Anna was allowed to walk around, with the exception she had to be tied up by Blake. She explored the train, seeing if she could find something, just in case if Zack gives the wrong impression on Blake. She, however, notices something in a suitcase rack. It was another card. Having a good feeling of what it was, she picked it up. The card was "RWBY-Soul: Blake Belladonna", and Anna smiled knowing the third card had finally been found. However, she then noticed the monster type. It read "Beast-Warrior". Anna thought it was weird that Blake would be labeled as a Beast-Warrior, but she regarded it as a typo. Even the universe makes mistakes. She then heard a voice called out.

"Seriously, the universe making a typo?" Weiss facepalmed.

"I guess, considering what she got dragged into, I guess she'd be slightly inclined to believe that could be the reason, but still." Winter said with her hand on her chin.

"ANNA! WHERE ARE YOU?" Zack screamed.

Upon hearing this voice, Anna ran out of the train and shouted to the top of her lungs, to get Zack's attention.

"I'M OVER HERE ZACK! I'M AT THE GRAPHITE TRAIN AREA!" Anna shouted.

"GOT IT! I'M COMING OVER RIGHT NOW!" Zack replied.

Blake then comes over to Anna after she caught her breath.

"That's your friend?" Blake asked.

"Yep, and I'll bet that he'll be enough to prove that we're on the same side." Anna said with confidence.

That confidence disappeared when Zack showed up in the worst possible scenario. When he arrived, Anna and Blake noticed that Zack was carrying Ruby and Weiss, who were tied up in a rope together and they appeared to be dizzy.

Team RWBY couldn't believe the luck that had befell them, and collectively groaned in slight dissapointment. "Of course, of FUCKING course it ended up like this." Yang swore.

"Why does the universe hate us sometimes." Ruby asked.

"It sure feels like that, now does it." Blake said hanging her head low.

Upon seeing this Blake immediately went on the offensive.

"UNHAND THEM, YOU FIEND!" Blake yelled, untying her gambol shroud from Anna as she then charged at Zack.

Zack takes notice of this and begins to panic, as he ducks and drops Ruby and Weiss to the ground. He then breaks for it, as he runs away from an angry black chibi. While Blake was chasing Zack around the train yard, Anna approached Ruby and Weiss, who were still dazed for some reason.

"They seem to be dazed and dizzy. Luckily, I brought along an emergency chocolate chip cookie for a situation like this." Anna said pulling a cookie out of her bag.

She then waved the cookie in front of Ruby's face. At first, nothing happens. Ruby then notices the cookie's scent by sniffing it and then proceeded to eat it by grabbing it with her mouth.

"Why am I not surprised that how she snapped out of it." Ren sighed while smiling slightly.

"You're going to get a cavity one of these days eating so many cookies, you realize that, right." Qrow asked Ruby, who merely pouted while turning away.

She then opens her eyes and takes notice of Anna.

"Anna! You're here!" Ruby exclaimed, happy and relieve to see her friend.

"I don't have time to explain Ruby, but I need you to stop Blake from chopping up Zack!" Anna said as she untied the rope.

"What! Blake is here? And did you say she was attacking Zack!? Don't worry Zack I'm coming!" Ruby yelled as she used her semblance to go after the two, leaving Anna and an unconscious Weiss together.

"Now then. What do I do about the ice queen?" Anna asked herself.

"HHhH...eeee…..yyyyy." Weiss mumbled still unconscious.

"Still bitter to it, even while unconscious." Yang joked before laughing a little.

(Somewhere else in the train yard)

Zack was currently running for his life from a little black chibi girl that immediately attacked him. Normally in a case like this, it wouldn't sound serious, unless the chibi was carrying a kusarigama that could kill you. Zack ducked, roll, and jumped to evade every attack.

"WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME, YOU CRAZY WOMEN!?" Zack yelled, confused, and scared.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHY!" Blake yelled back, swinging her weapon with skill.

It was the same dance routine for these two; Blake attacks and Zack evades. It wasn't till long until Zack finally reached a dead end, and found himself face to face with Blake.

"Are you ready to repent?" Blake said as she then charged at Zack.

Zack prepared for the worst, but just before the final blow was struck, Ruby got in between Zack and Blake and parried the strike with Crescent Rose.

"Ruby to the rescue." Nora cheered.

"And just in the nick of time, too." Pyrrha breathed a sigh of relief.

"RUBY! What are you doing?" Blake asked, surprised at what just happened.

"Blake. This is all nothing but a huge big misunderstanding. Zack is our ally and he won't hurt us." Ruby said.

"But he had you and Weiss tied up with a rope!" Blake argued back.

"I can assure you, that there is a slightly logical explanation to all of this." Ruby said.

"Yeah, there is Blake." Weiss said from behind as she was standing next to Anna.

"Good, she snapped out of it." Jaune sighed, grateful for how things are turning out.

"Now maybe, we can find out why exactly all of this happened." Oscar said.

Blake then turned her attention to Zack.

"Alright, let's hear what happened on your side of the story." Blake said.

"Okay. Here is what happened." Zack said as a flashback began.

(Flashback)

Zack was currently chasing the thief and there were now in the market place. The thief used the crowd to his advantage to try and escape in the crowd. However, Zack was very athletic, and he used this ability to parkour through multiple merchant stands, obstacles, and a car. He then leaped into the air letting out a battle cry as the thief was now out of breath.

"SPECIAL ATTACK: AEGIS KIIIIIICCCCCCCKKKKKKK!" Zack yelled as he fell out of the sky, in a Kamen Rider kick posture.

"Fan of the dramatics much?" Cinder muttered.

Zack then landed, foot first into the thief's faces sending him flying 10ft back. Some of the bystanders ran away, while some were recording it on their phones, and others called 911. Zack then notices a pile of rope right next to him, and he gets an idea. He picks up the rope and then runs toward the thief.

"I think it's about time I start to wrap this up." Zack said, snickering in the process.

"Oh great, he's a pun maker." Ruby groaned in mental agnoy.

"Haha, another pun maker." Yang said with a smile.

Ruby and Weiss just groaned at the pun. But then realize that they were near the thief, and Zack was charging at the thief. If Zack charges at the thief, he attacks him, and if Zack attacks said thief, they'll get involved as well.

"Uh oh." Ruby said realizing what was about to happen.

"I got you now!" Zack yelled as he tackled the thief.

A comedic dust cloud then formed around Zack, the thief, Ruby, and Weiss, as imaginary stars flew out. Zack then took his rope and tied up the thief. Or so he thought. When the dust disappeared, it was revealed that Zack accidentally tied up Ruby and Weiss together.

"Uh…whoops." Zack replied with a blank face.

"Well, that explains how they got tied together." Winter said sweatdropping.

"But how did he confuse the thief for the two of them." Penny asked for them.

"Maybe a heat of the moment sort of thing?" Ilia thought.

"ZACKERY, YOU IDIOT!" Weiss yelled with a face of anger.

"What's going on?" Ruby questioned as she was dizzy.

The thief takes notice that Zack was distracted and then starts to run away. Ruby and Weiss were bound to their cards, so they were dragged along as well. Zack, however, pulled on the rope that they tied to, and the thief found it hard for him to run.

"What's going on? It's like I'm being tugged back! And why is that rope floating in the air!?" The thief yells in shock seeing a floating rope in the air. (Only Anna and Zack can see Ruby and Weiss)

"I hope whoever sees a recording of this doesn't get scared or panicked by it." Ruby hoped.

"If there are other people who believe in duel spirits, maybe they can explain it like that, but I doubt even that explanation will be able to hold water." Weiss said.

It was now a battle of tug of war, with Zack pulling as hard he could and the thief trying to move his body with all his might. Ruby and Weiss were in the middle of the conflict. Ruby then had an idea. Her arms were free, so she pulled out her Crescent Rose and loads a certain bullet.

"Ruby, is that the gravity dust based bullet?" Weiss asked.

"Yes it is, Weiss." Ruby said, taking aim.

"Oh, I see what she's planning." James said, familiar with what gravity dust can do when in the form of a bullet.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Weiss asked, now concerned about what was going to happen.

"I got propelled last time we tested it. So I figured that it might help in this case. What's the worst that could happen?" Ruby said.

Teams RWBY and JNPR groaned as they knew where this would eventually lead. "Oh no." They all collectively groaned and looked away.

Before Weiss could react, Ruby fired the shot. Like what Ruby said, the gravity bullet propelled her back, but with the added force of Zack's pull on the rope, they went faster than usual. This caused Zack to stumble back, as Ruby and Weiss were sent flying back, crashing into Zack, and knocking the two chibi girls out. The thief was also thrown back by this tremendous force that sent him flying as he crashed headfirst into a conveniently placed dirt pile.

"You just had to say it, did you." Nora asked.

"Ok, sorry for asking, but am I missing something here? I'm not familiar with pop culture." Oscar asked.

"Not really, it's just that most of, if not, all the times where someone asks 'What's the worst that could happen?' the worst ends up happening anyways." Yang answered.

"Oh, that kinda makes sense, I guess." Oscar said in response.

"Owowowowowow!" Zack complained as he held his chest in pain.

Suddenly, Anna's deck falls from the sky right into his lap. Knowing that he won, he got up, spun in a circle, and held the deck high in the sky with his right arm, dramatically. He then noticed that Ruby and Weiss were unconscious. Normally, he would have untied the rope, but he didn't know how to do it without hurting the two girls. He then took out his D-Tablet and called Anna.

(Present Time)

"And that's what happened." Zack said.

Anna and Blake just had blank looks on their faces, while Ruby and Weiss were embarrassed being a part of that big mess.

"Anyway, here is your deck Anna. I went through a lot to get it back." Zack said, giving Anna her deck holder back.

"So did we." Ruby and Weiss said at the same time.

"Thanks Zack. It's nice to know I have someone looking out for me." Anna said as she was happy to get her deck back.

"Excuse me." Blake said towards Anna and Zack.

"I would like to apologize for my previous actions. Judging you like that was wrong of me. It's just that when I got here, no one noticed me and I thought no one could see me until you came along. And when I saw you holding Ruby and Weiss like that, I just assumed the worst. So please forgive me." Blake said feeling guilty.

"Good to see you're willing to let be water under the bridge." Kali said with a smile.

Sienna growled at the fact that this was still technically a Faunus asked a human for frogiveness in her mind, but she was able to put that aside becuase of the circumstances around it. "Yeah, I guess it could be just that." Sienna mumbled.

"Don't sweat about it. If I saw you three dragging Anna in ropes, I would probably kick all three of you in the face at full force! Ahhhaaahhhahha." Zack laughed as everyone just stared at him.

The audience had the same reaction to what the boy said. "Because why wouldn't he." Ilia sarcatically asked.

"Hey, in the defense of his comment, I'd probably punch whoever was dragging Ruby away from me with some rope, so I can somewhat understand why he'd say that." Yang said in defense of Zack's actions.

"Besides. There was nothing wrong with you being suspicious about us. You were just concern about your friends. To me, that just means you care so much about them. Your actions and heart were in the right place." Anna said smiling.

Upon hearing this, Blake was surprised at how easily these two were able to forgive her. She was happy to know people like these two kids exist.

Ghira raised his hand up to his chin in silent wonder. "If they could forgive her for nearly chopping the boy apart, then maybe they could..." Kali noticed his face and spoke up.

"Is something wrong, honey?" Kali asked.

Ghira snapped out of his thoughts and looked to his wife. "Oh, no, dear, I just had a thought is all." Ghira said.

"Okay then." Kali responded as both looked back at the screen, completely oblivious to the fact that Kai was smiling with one eye closed.

"They're sooooo going to love this chapter." Kai thought to himself.

"It's good to have you back Blake!" Ruby said appearing next to her side.

"Our team can't be complete without you." Weiss said.

"Thank you." Blake said.

Blake smiled as she was surrounded by so many people who cared for her. She then realized something. She didn't know if Anna and Zack knew if she was a Faunus. Knowing this, she dragged Ruby and Weiss to talk in private.

"We need to talk. In private. So no eavesdropping. Okay?" Blake told Anna and Zack.

"You got it!" Anna said happily.

"We won't even come over." Zack said.

And with that, Blake dragged Ruby and Weiss off into the corner.

"So your finisher is Aegis Kick?" Anna asked Zack.

"Too much, you think?" Zack replied.

"No, I kind of like it." Anna said back smiling.

"Good to see that she's fine his brand of crazy." Nora commented.

Once Blake was sure Anna and Zack couldn't hear them, she then began speaking.

"Okay, did you guys tell them about, that?" Blake said as she pointed to her bow.

"Nope. We didn't. Well, I almost did." Ruby said.

"So, do you intend to hide the fact that you are a Faunus?" Weiss asked.

"As much as I want them to know, I not sure if I should tell them." Blake said.

"Those two are very nice. They have been helping us with our fight with the grimm." Ruby said cheerfully.

"It's not that I don't trust them. I just want them to get to know me as if I were just a normal girl. I'm proud of my Faunus heritage, but I just want to hide it a bit longer, until I'm sure it would be okay to reveal it to them." Blake said.

"That is understandable, she did almost chop one of them to bits after all." Ilia responded to the logic.

Ruby and Weiss thought about it for a moment. They decided to respect Blake's decision.

"Alright, Blake. Just make sure this doesn't cause any inconvenience for us or them. Remember, they trust us. It would be wrong to betray that trust." Weiss said.

"I understand." Blake Replied.

The three girls then walked backed to where Anna and Zack, who were talking about what Victoria could be doing.

"Oh, hey guys. Are you ready to get going?" Anna asked.

"Yep! We are ready to call it a day!" Ruby said.

"YAY!" Ruby cheered leaping out of her seat. "And without-" She was then interuppted by the screen.

"Ohooohhoohho! But I didn't even get make my grand appearance yet." A crazed voice yelled.

This voice caught everyone off guard. The three girls brought out their respective weapons and prepared themselves for what was about to happen. Then, form a dark aura began to manifest right in front of them. The dark aura then started to take shape in a humanoid look. When the shadows disappeared, a dark gangster-like figure appeared. The only difference was that his skin was all dark, and his face resembled that of a Jack-o-Lantern with red eyes, and the inside of his mouth was red.

Ruby blankly stared at the screen for a good five seconds until... "Frying pan?" Kai asked, holding a frying pan up to Ruby, who silently took and started banging her head against in self-anguish.

BANG! "THOSE" BANG! "BIG" BANG! "FAT" BANG! "STUPID" BANG! "JERKFACED" BANG! "GRIMM" BANG! "GETTING IN THE WAY!" BANG! Ruby banged her face against the frying pan one final time and retracted her face from it, stars orbiting around her head as her eyes were replaced by cartoonish swirls.

"Ouch." Ruby squeaked out one final time before she collasped onto the floor in front of her, electing a silent chuckle from Cinder.

Kai snapped his fingers and Ruby shot back up onto her feet, and sat back down into her while pouting. "Of course he appears." Ruby muttered.

Everyone in the theater were shocked by Ruby's self punishment, but turned their focus back to the screen as it resumed.

"Who are you?" Anna asked the figure.

"I'm glad you asked girly. My name is Black-Manic. Better remember it, because it'll be the last name you'll ever hear. Now let's play a nice little game of darkness." Black-manic said as darkness enveloped the area.

"Now no one can leave until one of us starts spouting daisies. So what'll be Ms. Yuno? Stand your ground, or run like a little scaredy-cat?" Black-Manic mocked.

"One: that is a direct insult to cats, and two: I think the answer is quite obvious." Anna said as she attached her deck and her D-Tablet to her left arm.

"Glad to know she's defending cats." Kali commented.

"Take him down!" Nora cheered.

"Then let the games begin! GAhhhahahhha!" Black-Manic laughed as his left arm formed into a duel disk.

"Wait. What's going on?" Blake asked curious about what the two were doing.

"It is the form of pure awesomeness." Ruby squealed.

"That's one way to put it." Pyrrha said.

"Here's hoping it holds up to the build-up." Ilia commented.

"It may be a silly way of combat, but it is actually an interesting method of fighting." Weiss said.

This confused Blake as she just watched what the two duelists were about to do. They then drew their five cards, and got into their dueling stance.

"DUEL!" Both players yell.

"Wait. It's a card game?" Blake asked in a monotone voice.

"I know it seems weird at first, but it is actually a really fun game that is popular in this world. Well without the whole darkness thing. It's call duel monsters." Ruby said.

"The Grimm, like us, came here powerless, so they use this game in order to fight and achieve whatever their objective is here, by combining their dark aura with the game, and its dark origins." Weiss explained.

"Huh. I'll admit, this those look interesting." Blake said.

"Just wait till you join in." Zack said.

"Huh?" Blake questioned.

Turn 1: Anna Yuno

Anna Yuno: 4000 vs Black-Manic: 4000

Anna Yuno Hand: 5 vs Black-Manic Hand: 5

"Time to see one of these duels in action." Sienna said while looking at the screen.

"I'll go first if you don't mind. I play one monster in facedown defense and end my turn." Anna said.

A facedown horizontal card appeared on the field, and Anna's turn ended.

"What's she doing? She has a big hand. Why not go big?" Ruby asked.

"Isn't it obvious? Anna is seeing what his opponent's deck is before attacking." Weiss replied.

"It's how Anna plays. She examines a duelist's card, and tries to use that information to her advantage." Zack said.

"So this game requires some bit of strategy." Blake said getting intrigued.

"Interesting." Ghira said in response to hearing Anna's strategy.

Turn 2: Black-Manic

Anna Yuno: 4000 vs Black-Manic: 4000

Anna Yuno Hand: 4 vs Black-Manic Hand: 5

"If you aren't going to start big, then I'll kick this duel off with a bang! Draw!" Black-Manic declared.

"Ini mini miney moe, who shall kill Anna first? Oh I know, I play my Machina Soldier in attack mode." Black-Manic said as he placed the card on the field.

Machina Soldier

Level 4: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 1600 DEF 1500

The monster appeared was a machine that stood on two legs. Its body armor was green on its arms, lower legs, shoulder pads that had two little yellow lights, and a green helmet. It also had a triangle like a face with a red circle in the center, which was its eye. What was eye-catching was that its right arm was a giant blade. Despite being the enemy monster, Ruby liked it.

"Woah, a machine-like monster." Jaune noted.

"It looks like it could take out an entire group of Atlesian Knights in one strike." Winter commented.

"As weird as it may sound, I might be inclined to agree with that." James agreed, wondering how the design of that monster could be inplemented into their world.

"Ohmygosh! It's a robot! It looks so amazing!" Ruby said with delight.

"That thing looks so much more advance than an Atlesian Knight." Weiss said looking at the design.

"Uh. That machine is on the enemy field." Blake said.

Back to the duel.

"You see, Machina Solider doesn't like to be lonely. So, if I control no other cards on my field when I normal summon him, I can special summon another Machina monster from my hand. You're up Machina Sniper!" Black-Manic declared placing another monster on the field.

Machina Sniper

Level 4: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 1800 DEF 800

Like Machina Soldier, Machina Sniper was a bipedal machine robot designed to fight. Its center body was white, with circle-connector pieces which attached the limbs. Its arms were on a ball joint elbow with gray armor plating and the legs were gray as well. Its head looked like a British military cap and it had two red eyes. Its weapon of choice was of course, a sniper rifle, which had an orange and green barrel at the end, and a scope. Ruby liked the monster but was sad that it was on the other side.

"First a soldier, now a sniper?" Winter wondered.

"What's up with that name though?" Qrow asked.

"'Machina', right?" Kai asked, to which Qrow nodded. "Machina is the archetype that those two monsters belong to, archetypes are a series of cards that are designed to work alongside each other with certain gimmicks in play to fulfill certain goals on the playing field, whether it be by summoning monsters from the extra deck at a rapid pace, destroying themselves to use certain effects, rapidly activating spells to a certain extent, etc." Kai explained.

"Why does he get the cool monsters?!" Ruby complained.

With the stage set, Black-Manic went on the offensive.

"Now, Machina Sniper! Pop open that facedown monster, with your sniper." Black Manic declared.

Machina Sniper used his rifle to take aim, and then it fired its shot revealing the facedown monster as Quillbolt Hedgehog, which then exploded after getting shot. Blake cringed to see a hedgehog get destroyed like that. Ruby and Weiss cried over its destruction.

Quillbolt Hedgehog

Level 2: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 800 DEF 800

"That poor hedgehog!" Ruby cried.

"He didn't deserve it!" Weiss cried.

"Not the hedgehog." Nora cried at the poor creature's fate.

"Harsh." Jaune muttered.

Zack comforted the two Chibis.

"Now, Machina Soldier! Slice her up real good." Black Manic declared pointing his finger at her.

Machina Soldier advanced on the battlefield, and when she reached Anna, it raised its arm blade and slashed Anna vertically.

"AAAAAHHHHH!" Anna yelled as she was thrown back from the attack.

Anna Yuno: 4000LP – 1600LP = 2400LP

"That's going to leave a mark." Mercury said, slightly cringing at the scream.

"Come on, counterattack." Yang cheered on.

"You okay Anna?" Zack asked worriedly.

"Yeah…I'm fine." Anna responded.

Black-Manic liked what he had in his hand.

"To end my turn, I'll play the continuous spell card, Machina Armored Unit! Then I'll place three cards face down for added fun." Black-Manic said

Machina Armored Unit

Spell Card: Continuous

Machina Armored Unit showed a Machina Soldier getting blown up, while there was a blue robot hanging out in the background.

"I wonder what that card does." Weiss said worried about what it might do.

That could be a trap of some kind." James theorized.

"I wouldn't put it past that Grimm." Weiss commented.

Turn 3: Anna Yuno

Anna Yuno: 2400 vs Black-Manic: 4000

Anna Yuno Hand: 4 vs Black-Manic Hand: 0

"It's my move. I draw! Perfect." Anna said as she drew her card, pleased with what she got.

"What did she get?" Ruby wondered.

"First, I'll play the spell card, Reinforcement of the Army! With this card, I can add one level 4 or lower warrior type monster from my deck to my hand. I select my Little-Winguard." Anna declared.

"A spell that can let's you take any card you want out of the deck at any time?" Weiss asked.

"Yep, with some restrictions of course, and this is only one variant of the effect." Kai explained.

"That's fair, cards like that would render drawing cards from deck obsolete." Ozpin mentioned.

"Good thing this variant of the RWBY cast isn't looking at the Future Card Buddyfight dimension or their definition of "Card game" would be stomped on by Azi Dahaka himself." Kai thought to himself sarcastically.

Reinforcement of the Army

Spell Card: Normal

The Reinforcement of the Army spell card showed Marauding Captain leading his troops into battle. Anna's deck then pushed out a card which was Anna's desired card.

"Also, since you control more spell or traps cards than I do, I can special summon RWBY-Soul: Weiss Schnee from my hand." Anna said.

"Looks like I'm needed. Now if you excuse me, I have to get ready for battle." Weiss said as she jumped into the battlefield.

RWBY-Soul: Weiss Schnee

Level 2: Attribute Water

Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect

ATK 1200 DEF 1000

"Go get em' Weiss" Yang cheered.

"Fight well." Blake chimed in.

"Go and represent te- wh- wait a minute." Ruby halted her cheering, getting her teams attention. "Why did the last ten seconds give me deja vu?" Ruby asked.

Team RWBY paused for a moment and thought about it for a few moments, until Weiss remembered. "Oh yeah, this reminds me of you guys cheering me on when I fought that Boarbatusk in class." She told them.

"Oh yeah, right." Ruby said remembering, but then some kind of emotion washed over her. "Weird, now I feel like that happened a few years ago even though it was only a couple of months in reality."

Kai sweatdropped and thought back to the early volumes of RWBY. "Dammit, now I feel old." Kai thought to himself.

"Weiss is a duel monster too?" Blake said, slightly surprised by this.

"It's not just her. All three of us are duel monsters as well, and we fight alongside Anna." Ruby stated.

"While that may be true, I don't think Weiss is going to be doing much with those low attack points." Blake said.

"Oh don't worry. The good part is just about to start." Zack said smiling at Blake.

Anna gets back on track with the duel and knew what to do next.

"Next I'll summon my Little-Winguard to the field in attack mode." Anna said as she placed her card on the field.

Little-Winguard

Level 4: Attribute Wind

Warrior/Effect

ATK 1400 DEF 1800

Little-Winguard was a small little warrior, being the size of the chibi girls. He wore two blue boots with wings attached to them, chest armor that had a wing an angel's wing design on it, and a blue cape. His face was covered up by a large blue right that had tiny wings on both sides and a small blue beanie with a single as decoration in front. The monster reminded Ruby of a Hunter from the fairy tales she read from.

"Awww, cute." Ruby gushed at the sight of the monster.

"What's she planning to do with those two cards, they don't have that much attacking power." Kali asked, confused by the moves she made.

"Now I tune Level 2, Weiss Schnee, with Level 4 Little-Winguard!" Anna declared extending her hand outward.

Weiss then turned into two bright green rings, which then surrounded Little-Winguard, turning him into 4 bright stars.

The Faunus of Kuo Kuana did a double take at the sight of what was happening. "What the heck?" Sienna exclaimed.

"Maiden of Dust and Glyphs, come to my side to vanquish thy foes!" Anna chanted.

2+4=6

"SYNCHRO SUMMON! Come forth Embodiment of Pride, White Snow Huntress: Weiss Schnee!" Anna yelled.

White Snow Huntress: Weiss Schnee

Level 6: Attribute Water

Spellcaster/Synchro/Effect

ATK 2400 DEF 1800

Weiss then appeared in her Synchro form, which was being her actual size and she wielded Myrtenaster, positioning herself in a combat stance.

Kali, Ghira, Ilia, and especially Sienna had their jaws hit the floor when they saw what had happened to the SDC heiress. "Synchro summoning, what Team RWBY's using to take the Grimm down a peg." Ruby cheered.

"Show them who's boss, Weiss!" Jaune cheered as well.

"Unbe-fucking-lievable." Sienna gasped at what happened to the Weiss on-screen.

"Amazing. I can't believe what I'm seeing." Blake said, as she just witnessed Weiss' synchro summon.

Black-Manic however wasn't worried about this.

"While I'll admit that the summoning was impressive, she can't use her ability. None of my monsters have 2000 or more attack points!" Black-Manic said joyfully.

"He's right Anna. I can't use my ability. I suppose you have a backup plan?" Weiss said.

"Of course I do. But first, I'm going to add "Reinforcement of the Army" back to my hand using your RWBY-Soul form effect." Anna said, reclaiming her spell card back.

"Interesting strategy." Glynda commented.

"Next I play the equip spell, Junk Barrage to give Weiss an added bonus." Anna said playing her equip spell.

Junk Barrage

Spell Card: Equip

Junk Barrage showed pieces of space junk re-entering the earth's atmosphere, burning up in the ozone layer. Myrtenaster then started to glow green, as the power flowed through Weiss' body.

"This is acceptable." Weiss stated.

"What does that card do?" Cinder asked.

"You'll find out." Kai told her.

"Well, even with an equip spell, you can only attack my Machina Sniper! His ability protects my other Machina monsters. So hands off of Machina Soldier, girly." Black-Manic stated.

"The ability to make your opponent only attack monsters you want them to attack, that's pretty manipulative." Qrow commented.

"I kinda like it." Emerald chimed in, getting a raised eyebrow from Mercury. "What?" She asked him.

"So sniper acts like a shield, protecting his weaker allies. For a guy this crazy, I'll admit, he is good." Blake slightly impressed with Black-Manic's formation.

"Fine then! Weiss, take out Machine Sniper with-." Anna said, until interrupted by Weiss.

"Don't name my attacks." Weiss said coldly.

Nora sighed. "Ladies and gents, the ice queen Weiss, a grumpy fun-killer with no sense of flare." She joked.

"Quiet you." Weiss snapped.

"Well, an attack's an attack, even without a name or declaration." Winter thought aloud.

Weiss then charged at Machina Sniper. Sniper took aim and fired multiple shots, but Weiss mange to evade all the bullets that were fired. She then used her glyphs to move above the sniper and then came back down slicing it in half, as it exploded.

Black-Manic: 4000LP – 600LP = 3400LP

"Also, since Weiss is equipped with Junk Barrage, and she destroyed a monster in combat, halve of that monster's attack is dealt with you as damage." Anna declared extending her hand.

Weiss then appeared in front of Black-Manic. She then made a green glyph, which then fired green shards at Black-Manic as he took the damage.

Black-Manic: 3400LP – 900LP = 2500LP

"So that's what the Junk Barrage does." Kali noted.

"She gave Weiss a new power to compensate for the one she can't use right now." James realized the girl's strategy.

"That's an impressive strategy." Penny cheered.

"Alright! Anna was able to knock off 1500 life points with one attack!" Ruby cheered.

"Wait! Black-Manic's spell card is doing something, and I don't like it." Blake said as she noticed Machina Armored Unit glowing.

"Bingo! Someone give the girl a prize. Allow me to explain. When a machine type monster is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, I can summon one machine type monster from my deck, as long as it has the same attribute and lowers attack point than the monster that was destroyed. I think I'll summon Machina Defender!" Black-Manic said as he placed a new machine type monster on his field in attack mode.

Machina Defender

Level 4: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 1200 DEF 1800

Unlike the other Machina monsters, Machina Defender was more of a moving battle ground drone. His middle body was a block like with the head unit being rectangular like with two red eyes. On the left and right sides of the blue body, it wields two canons that have four green and orange barrels and were on top of white stands with blue treads.

"Woah, that's one tough looking monster." Jaune shuddered at the sight of the monster and it's armaments.

"But why summon a monster meant to defend in an attacking position?" Oscar asked.

"Next I activate the Time Machine trap card! Since exactly one monster was destroyed in battle this turn, the time machine brings back that monster from the past in the same attack position! So say hello again to Machina Sniper." Black-Manic said.

Time Machine

Trap Card: Normal

"Wait, an actual time machine?" Ruby gasped.

"You've got to be kidding me, how ludicrous are these cards and what they entail." James asked.

"You've yet to see anything yet." Kai told him.

"Swell." Qrow sarcastically remarked.

Just then, a gigantic black machine appeared on the field. It looked like a capsule in a way, with a meter on top and it had a front door. Just then the meter went to the right and made a ding sound. The door of the machine then opened as Machina Sniper then stepped out.

"And the sniper monster is back again, yeah." Ilia sarcastically commented.

"Well. There goes all my hard work. However, those monsters aren't enough to compete against my skill." Weiss said, with confidence.

"Well, if that's what you think, let's see what you think of this. I play my second facedown! The quick-play spell card, Book of Moon! This card lets me flip one monster that is face-up on the field into face-down defense. I select my Machina Defender!" Black Manic declared.

The Book of Moon showed an ancient book that had a crescent moon on the front page, and two jackals standing next to it. It also had a red-eye on the top of the front cover. The card then gave off a lunar light, which shinned on Machina Defender, turning him into facedown defense mode.

"Wait, why did he use it on his own monster instead of Weiss, she is a monster that's face-up on the field, whatever that term means." Ghira asked.

"I don't like where this is going." Zack said gritting his teeth.

"What are you talking about Zack?" Blake asked.

"Book of Moon is a card that can turn any monster facedown. So when Weiss was attacking, Black-Manic could have activated, changing Weiss' mode from attack to defense. However, he used his own monster. I think he is going to use a flip effect." Zack said gravely.

"Huh?" The audience collectively wondered.

"What's a flip effect?" Ruby asked Zack.

"A flip effect is exclusive to monsters whose effects activate when they are flipped face-up from facedown defense. These effects are meant to surprise the enemy and throw them off guard." Zack explained as he did not like the situation.

"Damn, another set-up, what's going to happen now?" James wondered.

"Well, we're certainly going to find out." Cinder told him.

Blake takes notices of what Zack said, and fears of what Black-Manic had in store for Anna and Weiss.

"I'll play two cards facedown, and end my turn." Anna said as a facedown appeared in front of her.

Turn: 4

Anna Yuno: 2400 vs Black-Manic: 2500LP

Anna Yuno Hand: 1 vs Black-Manic 1

"That means it's my turn! I draw! First I'll flip summon my Machina Defender!" Black-Manic said as Machina Defender was revealed itself again.

"Whenever Machina Defender is flipped, I can add one Commander Covington from my deck to my hand. I'll then summon good old Covington from my hand!" Black-Manic said playing his new card.

Commander Covington

Level 4: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 1000 DEF 600

Commander Covington did look like a commanding officer. He had a red metallic body, with a white tie. He had yellow lining on his body and tall shoulder pads. He also had a head that resembled a pinhead, with green eyes and a white mechanical mustache.

"What's with the weird-looking robot?" Mercury asked.

"That thing is what he used that defensive move from earlier for?" Ilia asked.

"Now that he is on my field, I can summon a more powerful monster." Black-Manic declared.

Ilia froze when the Grimm said that. "More powerful?" Ilia parroted.

Anna knew what he was going to do. From the moment he activated his Book of Moon spell card, she knew what was going to happen. Ruby, Blake, and mostly Weiss were worried when Commander Covington appeared on the field.

"Commander Covington! Engage operation Merge and Destroy!" Black-Manic said as he snapped his fingers or claws.

Commander Covington then opened the panel in his left arm and entered in a command. The eyes of the three Machina monsters the glowed as they then began to morph their bodies. After the morph was complete, a new machine stood in place of the previous machines. It was enormous, powerful, and deadly. It had the body of a machine sniper, Machina Defender's cannons as shoulder pads, Machina's soldier's body as the waist, connected with defender treads as feet. It wielded the rifle as its weapon.

"Feast your eyes on the mighty Machina force!" Black-Manic declared.

Machina Force

Level 10: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 4600 DEF 4100

The entire audience went pale white from the sight of the mechanical abomination on screen.

"I spoke too soon." Ilia choked out with a blank stare.

"Holy fuck." Weiss and Winter cursed together.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!" James shouted at what just happened.

"AND THE GRIMM ARE USING THAT ATROCITY?!" Sienna Screamed in panic.

"Weiss is going to get clobbered by that thing." Ruby panicked as well.

"IT'S…SO…HUGE!" Ruby screamed at the size of the monster.

"MY OUM! THAT THING MAKES PALADINS LOOK LIKE CHILDREN TOYS!" Weiss yelled, shocked at how powerful the monster look.

James would have taken that somewhat personally, but considering the circumstances. "Dammit, she's not wrong, that monster looks like it could destroy ten Atlesian paladins with minimal effort." James admitted.

"And now that James has admitted that, I think it's safe to say... we're doomed." Qrow grimaced.

"Not to mention it has 4600 Attack points to boot. I can't believe he only summoned it in three turns." Zack said as he stared in disbelief.

"And the worst part is that Weiss has to go up against that thing!" Blake said in fear.

Upon hearing this, Weiss realized that she had her work cut out for her. One-shot from that thing would spell her end. She eventually put on a brave face trying to shake off her fear, hoping Anna could do something about it.

"Welp, it was nice seeing you in action, frosty." Sienna remarked, wishing she'd never end up in the same situation.

"Your monster may be strong, but it has one fatal weakness." Anna said.

"It has a weakness?" Blake asked, having a little bit of hope.

"What is it?" Ruby wonder.

"Every time you attack with that monster, you have to pay 1000 life points! Considering that you only have 2500 Life Points, you can only make two attacks with that monster!" Anna explained.

"In other words, it's a tradeoff, you attack with high power at the cost of your own life." Zack said sternly.

The majority of the audience took a collective sigh of relief hearing that. "Oh, good, that mean's if she can survive those attacks, it will leave him weakened and vulnerable." Jaune noted.

"That's some good news, but she'd still have to find some way around that abomination." Ren reminded him.

"That's a relief. All we have to do is survive two attacks." Weiss said, feeling more hopeful.

"Yeah. That is a shame. Having to pay 1000 life points. However, what if I only need to pay 1000 life points to attack as many times as I want?" Black-Manic asked sinisterly.

"Wait, what?" Jaune asked.

"How can he do that?" James asked.

"He isn't going to rewrite the effect on the monster, is he?" Sienna asked, starting to understand the absurdity of this card game.

"Keep watching." Kai told them all.

"What are you talking about?" Anna asked feeling a little concerned.

"Allow me to show you! I activate the Skill Drain trap card!" Black-Manic said activating his trap.

"Oh No!" Anna yelled in horror.

"Oh yeah! Now, at the cost of 1000 Life Points, all monsters on the field lose their special abilities or semblance in Weiss' case.

"WHAT!" The majority of the good guys exclaimed at once.

"He didn't change the monsters effect." Jaune realized the Grimm's plan.

"He's taking it away." Pyrrha finished.

"And the Schnee's Semblance as well." Ilia added.

Black-Manic: 2500LP – 1000LP = 1500LP

Skill Drain

Trap card: Continuous

Skill Drain showed Dark Ruler Ha Des, being weakened as he was losing his powers. For Weiss, she felt weak, as she got on one knee, and used Myrtenaster to support herself. She found it hard to breathe, as she couldn't feel her semblance at all.

"Weiss! Are you okay?" Anna asked.

"I'm fine. But I just don't feel like myself as soon as that card was played." Weiss stated as felt weaker.

"Will Weiss be okay?" Ruby asked Zack.

"She will Ruby. She only lost her special ability, so she can't use it. Unfortunately, Machina Force lost his ability as well." Zack said, getting more anxious by the moment.

"What do you mean?" Ruby asked.

"Machina Force is powerful, but his life point cost is risky, which causes the owner to use its attacks wisely." Zack stated.

"In other words, he purposefully removed his own monster's skill, in order to fight without the risks." Blake said now understanding the strategy.

"Damn, his introduction made him look like a maniac, but he's actually pretty smart and tricky." Qrow commented.

"If Grimm on our world of Remnant were this conniving, it could be a potential game changer." Cinder thought to herself.

Everyone just realized that Anna was in a pinch right now. She was going up against a monster that can just attack relentlessly.

"Let's get this show on the road! Machina Force will attack Weiss Schnee. CHARGE CANNON!" Black-Manic yelled.

The Machina Force that had no restrictions began charging its rifle at Weiss. Weiss braced herself for the attack until Anna did something.

"I play the trap card, Zero Gravity! With this card, all monsters must switch their battle modes!" Anna declared.

Zero Gravity

Trap Card: Normal

Zero Gravity showed multiple knights being lifted into the air as there was no gravity. Then a wave fluctuated from the card causing, Machina Force, Commander Covington, and Weiss to switch into defense mode.

"Oh thank goodness." Ruby breathed in relief.

"But she's not out of the woods yet, she has to find some way to destroy that Machina Force." Pyrrha told her friends.

"And it also has 4100 defense points too." Nora noted.

Everyone rooting for Anna took a breather as Anna was able to stop a deadly attack.

"You got lucky. Next time, you're dead. I end my turn." Black-Manic said, annoyed.

Turn 5: Anna Yuno

Anna Yuno: 2400 vs Black-Manic: 1500

Anna Yuno Hand 1 vs Black-Manic: 1

"Machina Force is a force to be reckoned with, so I better play defensively till I find a way to get rid of it." Anna thought as she drew her card.

"I play one card facedown and end my turn." Anna said.

"Damn, she can't do anything this turn." Sun commented.

"Here's hoping she finds someway out of this." Blake added.

"How will you solve this situation, Anna? I hope you know what you're doing." Blake thought to herself.

Turn 6: Black-Manic

Anna Yuno: 2400 vs Black-Manic: 1500

Anna Yuno Hand 1 vs Black-Manic: 1

"My turn already?! Good, I draw!" Black-Manic said creepily.

"Play the spell card Pot of Greed. Now I can draw two more cards." Black-Manic stated.

"I was hoping you would do that." Anna said with a smile.

"What?" Black-Manic responded.

"I play my trap card! Reveal, Talisman of Reversal! I can only activate this card if my opponent draws cards outside of his draw phase. I'm now allowed to draw cards from my deck equal to the number of cards in your hand. Since there are three cards in your hand, I get to draw three cards!" Anna said as she smiled.

Talisman of Reversal showed cards in either a red or blue aura that revolved around two bright yellow stars. Anna then drew her three cards now have more options in her hand.

"Now that's how you even the playing field." Yang cheered.

"Way to outwit the witty, Anna." Sun cheerfully added.

"Impressive. She was able to find a way to stand on equal footing with Black-Manic, and give herself more resources. This game does seem to be interesting when it comes to strategy." Blake said, being more impressed with the game.

"I told you it was a fun game. Well as long as there is no dark magic." Ruby said cheerfully.

"She still has to deal with that thing." Blake said almost emotionlessly.

"I attack with Machina Force! CHARGE CANNON!" Black-Manic yelled.

"Anna! A Little help here!" Weiss said nervously.

"I'm on it! I play the trap card, Shadow Spell! Now, not only Machina Force can't attack, but it also loses 700 attack points." Anna stated.

Shadow Spell

Trap Card: Continuous

The Shadow Spell cards showed multiple chains, which seem to be sealing or restraining a bright light. Then multiple chains then shot out of the card and tied Machina Force's arms and legs to the ground.

Machina Force: 4600 ATK – 700 ATK = 3900 ATK

"How's that for being a little-" Yang was interrupted by the students of Beacon who knew her well.

"Don't. Even. Think about it." They warned her, making Yang shut herself up.

"So Machina Force may be a strong card, it has no immunity against other card effects." Blake said smiling.

"Fine then! I'll play the spell card Mirage of Nightmare! During your standby phase, I can draw cards until I have four cards in my hand. But on my turn, I must discard four." Black-Manic said.

Mirage of Nightmare showed an Egyptian man, being surrounded by frightening mummies.

"That…seems kind of a bad card to play. I mean, what's the point of drawing those cards, if he has to throw them away?" Ruby asked, confused by the card.

"If he could find someway around Machina Force's attacking restriction, then I doubt he doesn't have a plan for this." Cinder told the silver-eyed girl.

"Yeah, you're probably right.

"Ruby. I don't think he would play a card that would hurt him unintentionally unless he had a plan." Blake said, with a grim expression.

"I guess we'll have to wait." Ruby said.

"I'll end my turn with two cards facedown." Black-Manic said, as two face-down cards appeared in front of him.

Turn 7: Anna Yuno

Anna Yuno: 2400 vs Black-Manic: 1500

Anna Yuno Hand: 4 vs Black-Manic: 0

"Alright buddy, it's my turn now, I draw!" Anna declared.

"Mirage of Nightmare's effect activates! Now I can draw four new cards." Black-Manic said as he drew his cards.

"Don't forget. You are going have to discard the same number you drew. So playing that card was pointless." Weiss stated, but curious why he would a card like that.

While it seemed like a bad move to most of the team, Blake couldn't help but feel worried about this. Anna meanwhile was looking at the cards in her hand. Weiss takes notice and realizes that Anna has a plan.

"Hey, Anna. How long are you going to keep me waiting? I need to put that gigantic over-sized tin can in its place."

"That's cold." Machina Force thought.

Most of the audience froze hearing this, until some of them laughed hard at the comment.

"WOW, even HE thinks you're an ice queen." Yang said pointing at the screen before laughing some more.

"Dang, that's cold just as much." Sun said between laughs.

"Oh, if only that was Winter." Qrow wished.

"Careful what you wish for, you drunkard." Winter warned him.

"Sure thing Weiss, but I think he won't be that tall when I play this. I activate the Quick-Play spell card, Shrink!" Anna said.

The Shrink card showed a goblin warrior in a little microscope, behind a faded goblin. The card then fired out a beam, which hit the Machina Force, causing it to shrink in size, making it tall as Weiss.

"What the hell happened to it?" James asked.

"Simple name, simple effect, it shrunk the monster down to size." Ghira noted.

"What…just happened?" Weiss asked, surprised at what she was seeing

"BWWAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's so tiny now, that it's funny." Ruby laughed, after seeing a mighty machine shrink to human height.

"That's something you don't see every day." Blake said.

"You got that right." The viewing Blake agreed with her on-screen counterpart.

"What did you do!?" Black-Manic screamed.

"My shrink card not only cut's your monster's size in half, but also it halves its original attack points." Anna said slyly.

"So, its original attack was 4600, meaning shrink lowers it to 2300." Zack said thinking.

"And shadow spell lowers it by 700, so its attack points would be…" Ruby said trying to figure out the attack value.

"The attack strength would be 1600." Blake said.

"Now that's how take a monster down a peg." Sun cheered.

"I'll say, now Anna and Weiss can beat the Machina Force." Oscar cheered.

"I was going to get to it!" Zack complained.

"Yeah, of course you were." Blake said sarcastically.

"All that matters is that I can defeat it." Weiss said confidently.

"Of course you will, with a little boost. I play the equip-spell Mage Power! Now for every magic or trap card that I have on the field, Weiss gains 500 Attack points! So I'll play two cards face down for an added bonus." Anna said confidently.

Mage Power

Spell Card: Equip

Mage Power showed three mages, dressed in green robes, who appear to chant a spell in a shrine. After playing her two face-downs, Weiss felt a burst of energy flowing through her body.

White Snow Huntress: Weiss Schnee: 2400 ATK + 500 ATK + 500 ATK + 500 ATK + 500 ATK + 500 ATK = 4900 ATK

"Now she can beat Machina Force, and take that Grimm down in one shot." Ruby celebrated.

"SHOW THEM WHO'S THE HIGHEST ON THE HILL, WEISS!" Nora shouted excited for the oncoming action.

"I feel so powerful! It's like all the dust in Remnant is flowing through me." Weiss exclaimed.

"With that much attack points, Black-Manic will lose all of his life-points!" Zack exclaimed.

"Go get him, Weiss!" Ruby yelled.

Blake held up a sports flag that had the word "RWBY" on it and waved it around while smiling.

"Here goes! Weiss, attack Machina Force with all of your strength!" Anna declared.

Weiss then used her glyphs to move across the battlefield. Machina Force fired multiple shots, but Weiss zigged and zagged, and eventually slash forward as Machina Force. Machina Force stood in place as he then exploded.

"And that's all she wrote." Sun declared.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Glynda told the monkey Faunus.

"She's right, going by the logic of the previous duels, Blake hasn't had a chance to intervene in the duel." Ozpin noted.

"That's means that..." Oscar droned on looking at the screen.

"Anna won!" Ruby yelled.

"Well, that's game." Zack said high fiving Ruby.

"Wait. Something not right. The game is still going." Blake said feeling nervous about what was happening.

Weiss and Anna looked around. The attack landed its mark, and the difference in attack should have ended the duel. Then the dust cleared the scene, and what they saw made their faces of hope disappeared. Machina Force stood, still tiny, and intact with the chains attached, while Black-Manic stood laughing.

"Gahhahahahaha! Did you actually think I would go down that easily? Sorry to disappoint you, but I didn't." Black-Manic said mockingly.

"What?!" Qrow exlaimed.

"It's like it was never attacked at all." Ozpin grimaced.

"What happened." James demanded.

"How did you survive? My attack should have finished it." Weiss asked, flustered of what she was seeing.

"I simply played the Impenetrable Attack trap card. This card allows my monster to evade destruction during the battle phase!"

Impenetrable Attack

Trap Card: Normal

Impenetrable Attack showed a superhero, being attacked, and being protected by his side-kick. Machina Force was then shown to have a blue aura surrounding him.

"But still, the attack should have damage you, causing you to lose all of your life points!" Anna exclaimed.

"I can assure you I did take damage, but in times emergency, use Emergency Provisions, to get out dangerous situations like these." Black-Manic said, in a commercial advertiser voice.

Emergency Provisions

Spell Card: Quick-Play

The card showed several food rations, of can tuna and meat, a food packet, and some crackers. Blake then noticed that Black-Manic no longer had his continuous spells and traps.

"That card. It gave him life points by sacrificing his spell and trap cards." Blake said in horror.

"Someone give another point to her because she is right. By sending spell or trap cards from my field to graveyard, I gain 1000 life points for each. So by ditching Machina Armored Unit, Skill-Drain, and Mirage of Nightmare, I gain 3000 life points." Black-Manic.

Black-Manic: 1500LP + 3000LP = 4500LP – 3300LP = 1200LP

"Damn, this guy prepared for every precaution." James cursed.

"You can say that again." Sienna agreed with the general.

"On the downside, you can use your effects again, but on the upside, I won't have to discard my hand!" Black-Manic said happily.

Ruby, Zack, and Blake had horrified looks on their faces as the fight was not over, and that Black-Manic had a turn to fight back.

"I…end my turn." Anna said hesitantly.

Turn 8: Black-Manic

Anna Yuno: 2400 vs Black-Manic: 1200

Anna Yuno Hand: 1 vs Black-Manic Hand: 4

"What will happen now?" Ruby asked despairing at the fact that the previous attack failed to finish off the maniac of a Grimm.

"This will be the end Ms. Yuno. I draw." Black-Manic declared.

"I activate Machina Force's other ability! By sending it to the graveyard, I can summon the Machina Soldier, Sniper, and Defender from the graveyard!" Black-Manic yelled.

Machina Force then split itself apart into it three main components. Machina Sniper and Solider appeared in attack mode, while Defender was in defense mode. This caused Anna's Shadow Spell to disappear, lowering Weiss's attack points.

"He wouldn't do that if it didn't benefit him to some capacity." Qrow said, worried for what's going to happen.

White Snow Huntress: Weiss Schnee: 4900ATK – 500ATK = 4400ATK

"It doesn't matter, I'm still stronger than all four your monsters." Weiss said, but was nervous about what came next.

"You know, what you're right. That's is why I will remove your spell from the equation. With the spell card Mystical Space Typhon! Now say goodbye to your mage power!" Black-Manic said.

Mystical Space Typhon showed a blue tornado with a lightning bolt. Then a gust of wind came out of the card destroying Mage Power. Weiss' power-up was gone.

White Snow Huntress: Weiss Schnee: 4400ATK – 2000ATK = 2400ATK

"Not good." Winter said, with a worried look on her face.

"Weiss' equip-card is gone!" Ruby yelled.

"Don't worry, Weiss is still strong without it." Zack said.

"Ohohoohoo! Sorry to disappoint you folks, but I believe it is time to say goodbye. I sacrifice Commander Covington and Machina Defender! So make way for something new, something destructive, something massive!" Black-Manic declared.

The ground shook, and a giant metal hanger door appeared on the ground. The hanger door then began to open as a massive machine began to rise out of the ground.

"Feast your eyes on the ruler of all machines, and destroyer of you. I SUMMON THE MIGHTY, PERFECT MACHINE KING!" Black-Manic Chanted.

Perfect Machine King

Level 8: Attribute Earth

Machine/Effect

ATK 2700 DEF 1500

Perfect Machine king had a white and red color scheme. It stood several stories tall and had the body of a Gundam. It had vents on its legs and arms, and a waist flap protecting its upper legs. It had two boosters on its back and the number 4 on its left shoulder guard.

"ANOTHER super advanced machine monster?" Ilia exclaimed, flailing her arms around.

"How many of those things does he have?" Weiss asked.

"And it's super cool too, why do the bad guys always get the cool ones." Ruby complained.

"Again! Why does he have the cool monsters!?" Ruby complained.

"That's the least of our worries Ruby. That thing is stronger than Weiss." Blake stated.

Weiss hears this and starts to get nervous about her current situation.

"That's not all! Perfect Machine King also gets a 500 Attack bonus for every machine type monster that I control!" Black-Manic declared.

Perfect Machine King: 2700ATK + 500ATK + 500ATK + 500ATK = 4200ATK

"This is going to hurt." Ghira and Kali muttered.

"Talk about getting back at the opposition." Glynda remarked.

"Now Perfect Machine King! Attack Weiss Schnee with Energy Pulsar!" Black-Manic declared.

Perfect Machine King then charge a blue sphere in his hand and then fired it at Weiss. Weiss got caught in the explosion.

"DDDRAAAATTTTT!" Weiss yelled as she got destroyed.

"WEISS. DON'T LEAVE ME! NNNNNOOOOOOOO!" Ruby cried as she saw her best friend got vaporized.

"Didn't you say that during the- no wait, forget the little things." Yang told herself.

"Of course you should forget it, MY SISTER GOT VAPORIZED!" Winter screamed in panic.

"Or sent to the graveyard." Weiss said, trying to ease her sister's tension.

Anna Yuno: 2400LP – 1800LP = 600LP

Anna slided back a few inches after taking the hit.

"Now, Machine Sniper! Take aim, and wipe out the rest of her life point!" Black-Manic yelled as Machina Sniper took aim.

"Not so fast! I play a trap! Call of the Haunted! It allows me to revive one monster from my graveyard. So come on back Weiss!" Anna declared.

Call of the Haunted

Trap Card: Continuous

A purple Glyph appeared on the ground, and Weiss emerged from the glyph in her usually battle stance. Machina Sniper takes notice and withdraws.

"Hmph. I'll just finish you off next turn." Black-Manic said.

"My entire life flashed before my eyes! Do I really yell that much?" Weiss said.

Ruby just whistled, while Blake just looked away, and Zack just smiled nervously. It was all enough to give Weiss an answer.

Weiss looked around and saw some people silently looking away from her at the moment, and sighed. "I'll... try to work on controlling that." Weiss said.

"Right." The majority of the students of Beacon said in response.

"I end my turn. With a card facedown." Black-Manic said.

Turn 9: Anna Yuno

Anna Yuno: 600LP vs Black-Manic: 1200LP

Anna Yuno Hand: 1 vs Black-Manic Hand: 2

"You still insist on fighting?" Black-Manic asked.

"Of course. After all, I trust that Ruby, Weiss, and Blake will come through for me." Anna said.

Ruby, Blake, and especially Weiss were touched by this. But Black-Manic started laughing.

"Is something funny buddy?" Anna asked annoyed.

"Of course! It is so sad that you trust each of those Huntresses so willingly. Especially when one of them has a dark secret!" Black-Manic said.

"Oh no." Blake despaired at the words the Grimm uttered.

"I see what he's planning now." Cinder getting the gist of it, the moment Blake unveiled her heritage earlier before the chapter started.

"He's trying to build distrust between the opposing forces." Emerald noted.

"What?" Zack said as he looked at Weiss.

"Weiss may be cranky, but that's is no reason to believe that she is hiding something that dark." Zack said.

Weiss facepalmed at this.

The viewing Weiss and most of her friends followed suit.

"NO! Not the Ice Queen! I meant the one with the bow!" Black-Manic said agitated at Zack's response.

Blake realized where he was going with this. He was going to try to shatter and break the bonds between team RWBY with Anna and Zack.

"And what might that secret be?" Anna asked.

"Why, it would be the fact that she is a Faunus!" Black-Manic said, pointing at Blake.

The Faunus of Kup Kuana prepared themselves for the worst, except for Ghira. "Please let my hope against hope be well placed." Ghira begged the universe he was currently watching.

Everyone's attention was turned towards Blake. Reluctantly, she took off her bow, revealing that she had Cat ears. Anna and Zack realized that she was a Cat Faunus. Blake prepared herself, for whatever shock and disgust Zack and Anna would say. What she heard was way off from what she was expecting.

"Ohhhhhh. That would explain why she is a Beast-Warrior. She's part cat." Anna said causally.

"Wait. So the card label Blake as a Beast-Warrior?" Ruby asked.

"It would make sense. You told us that Faunus were humans with animal-like features. So if Blake is part cat, it would make sense that she is Beast-Warrior." Zack said.

"I just don't get how that's a dark secret." Anna said.

Ruby, Weiss and especially Blake were just in shock of how easily Anna and Zack were taking the news. It's as if they didn't mind at all of her being a Faunus.

The Kuo Kuana Faunus and Cinder's group were shocked at the turn of events. "I'm not dreaming of this, am I?" Ilia asked.

"I don't think so." Kali remarked.

"They don't mind her being a Faunus." Sienna said while pinching her face, to confirm whether or not they weren't dreaming.

"Anyway, back to the duel. I dra…" Anna was about to say, until Black-Manic scream.

"Wait! You're not mad, or a single bit shocked about this? She kept this a secret from you, and you trust her as a friend! How can you not be mad!?" Black-Manic yelled, confused.

"Dude. Being a friend doesn't mean you have to make them spill every secret. I mean, most friends have secrets. I know Zack has some, and I won't pry into his secrets. If Blake didn't want to tell us that she was part cat, that means she had a good reason too, or it was a just a personal thing." Anna reasoned.

"She's not wrong, me and Nora, Ren, and Pyrrha are friends and you don't see us spilling our secrets to each other." Jaune commented, agreeing with this statement.

"Yeah, she's not wrong saying that." Ruby stated.

"Maybe they're only saying that because of the fact that they were raised in a different world." Sienna wondered aloud.

"And beside. Telling us that Blake is part cat, is just telling us something new about her. Also, it's not like she is a Werecat." Zack said looking at Blake.

Blake had a hard time processing what she was hearing. These two teenagers, were treating this as if nothing serious has happened.

"Well…how about this! Blake was also once part of a terrorist organization!" Black-Manic said.

Blake eyes then went wide, as Black-Manic was going to reveal something even more serious than the fact she was a Faunus.

"What!" James exclaiemd.

Blake despaired hearing this and curled up into a ball, loathing herself and her past mistakes.

"This organization was known as the White Fang. They were a violent activist movement, using questionable methods to gain equality for Faunus. Assassinations, robberies, and terrorist acts. Can you actually trust a girl like that?" Black-Manic said, believing what he said will create disorder in Anna.

All was silent for a moment. Blake wished she could disappear. Zack then broke the silence.

"Really dude? Just, really?" Zack asked.

"Huh?" The Faunus gasped at what Zack said.

"Wait. Why aren't you asking Blake questions about this!?" Black-Manic asked.

"Look, man. Hearing that Blake was part of the White-Tooth is quite shocking in a way, but it really doesn't mean anything at this point. I mean, what I heard from Ruby, Blake had been a part of Team RWBY for a while and been a team together. She even almost went crazy at one point trying to find, this Roman guy, and said guy worked with White-Tooth. Plus she had every perfect opportunity to backstab her teammates in the back. She could have even taken Weiss for ransom at one point. But here she is, helping us fight you scumbags. I rest my case." Zack said as he crossed his arms.

Everyone was speechless at the moment, especially the Faunus in the room.

"I don't believe this." Ilia muttered tearing up alongside Kali.

"She was once a part of the White Fang, and they don't mind it." Sienna said in a forlorn voice, hoping that this was true and not just a dream.

Ghira smiled as a tear crept onto his eye. "I wasn't wrong." He said happily.

"They... forgave me?" Blake asked.

"Yeah, they did." Sun comforted her as tears of joy started forming around his and Blake's eyes.

James thought about what the boy on screen said, and made a decision. "I was wondering what would be the correct course of action for someone who WAS part of the White Fang, but copnsidering what the boy said, and with how adamant he was about." Blake's eyes and ears were on the general of Atlas. "I feel like I can give you a complete free pass, not that I feel like I need to give you one." James told her with a smiling face looking at Ozpin, who was smiling back at him.

Blake smiled back. "Thank you." She said, wiping the tears in her eyes away.

"Well said, Zack. Well said." Anna said, clapping after hearing what Zack said.

Everyone at this point was speechless. These two duelists, who just heard that Blake tried to keep the fact that she was Faunus, and that she was ex-White Fang member, were just accepting it as day to day facts that hear every day. Blake had a tear roll down her face. These two were able to easily accept the fact that she was a Faunus, after all the spite she faced from other people, and they didn't even care she was once a terrorist at one point. Ruby takes notice and puts her arm around her.

"I told you that these guys were great." Ruby said smiling.

"Yeah. They sure are." Blake said.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way." Blake happily said.

"If only Adam were here to see this." Sienna wished.

"Tsk, you wish." Kai thought to himself.

"Now. Where was I? Oh yeah, just beginning my turn. I draw." Anna declared drawing her card.

Seeing what it was, she then turned her attention to Blake.

"Look Blake. I may not know a lot about you or most of your past. But I wouldn't be a duelist if I didn't trust you. So do you trust me as your duelist Blake, as I trust you as my duel spirit?" Anna asked Blake.

Blake and Anna looked at each other for a moment until Blake spoke.

"How could I say no?" Blake responded smiling.

"Alright then. It's time to go beyond the limit!" Anna yelled.

(Play Yuto's passionate soul)

"This is where she wins the duel." Yang declared getting pumped up.

"Show them who's boss!" Nora and Ruby cheered.

"Show them what a Faunus is made of." Sienna chimed in.

"I summon RWBY-Soul: Blake Belladonna from my hand in attack mode!" Anna declared.

Blake then jumped into the field ready for battle.

RWBY-Soul: Blake Belladonna

Level 2: Attribute Dark

Beast-Warrior/Tuner/Effect

ATK 900 DEF 1500

"So her tuner form is oriented to defensive positions?" Cinder noted.

"Maybe the trend will continue on with her synchro form." Glynda theorized.

"Glad you can join me. What Manic said, was quite rude, care to teach him a lesson?" Weiss asked Blake smiling.

"Wouldn't dream of it." Blake replied.

Anna then executed the next phase of her plan.

"I activate Quillbolt Hedgehog's effect from my grave! Since I have a tuner monster on my field, I can bring it back to the field." Anna declared.

A white circle then appeared on the ground, and Quillbolt Hedgehog emerged returning to the battlefield. Weiss cooed at the sight of the monster and began petting it.

"Hey, it's the effect from Anna's dream earlier this chapter." Weiss noted.

"Next I play Reinforcement of the Army, this lets me add Boost Warrior from my deck to my hand. Also, with his effect, since I control a tuner monster on my field, I can summon him from my hand in defense mode!" Anna declared.

Boost Warrior

Level 1: Attribute Fire

Warrior/Effect

ATK 300 DEF 200

Boost Warrior then came flying into the scene. He wore purple armor that went from his waist to his lower part of his legs. He also had purple armor covering his upper body, leaving his lower part of his body exposed, along with armor that covered his arms, with two boosters attached to each side and two claws. He also had a dragon ball Z hair cut that was red. Ruby stared at awe of how this monster looked.

"Cool looking monster." Jaune complemented.

"Now the stage is set! I tune Level 2, Blake Belladonna, with Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog, and Level 1 Boost Warrior!" Anna declared, extending her arm upward.

Blake then jumped into the air turning into 2 green rings, surrounding Quillbolt Hedgehog and Boost Warrior, as they turned into their star levels.

"Descend the Black Beast! Fight to protect the world from cruel tyranny!" Anna chanted as a pillar of light shot through the rings.

2+1+2 = 5

"SYNCHRO SUMMON! Come forth, Embodiment of Freedom! Black Shadow Huntress: Blake Belladonna!

Black Shadow Huntress: Blake Belladonna

Level 5: Attribute Dark

Beast-Warrior/Effect

ATK 1900 DEF 2400

She had long, wavy black hair, her eye color was that of an amber color. She wore black low-heeled boots, black stockings that go from her hips to her legs, and black ribbons on her arms. She wore a black buttoned vest with coattails, and a white sleeveless undershirt, with some of her midriff exposed, and white shorts which seemed attached to the shirt. What was highly noticeable about her was the black bow she wore on her head. She then wielded her signature weapon: the Gambol Shroud in Kursarigama form.

"Does she always says that?" Blake asked Weiss.

"You'll eventually get used to it." Weiss replied.

"Epic!" Nora cheered.

"Indeed, I admittedly like the part about the black beast, shows that you're not to be messed with." Pyrrha commented.

"Thanks." Blake said to the invincible girl.

"I activate RWBY-Soul: Blake Belladonna's effect from the grave. When used for a synchro summon for a huntress card, I can summon a token with the same name, type, attribute, and one level lower of the synchro monster that was summoned, in defense mode with half of that monster attack and defense, and it can't attack.

Black Shadow Huntress: Blake Belladonna (token)

Level 4: Attribute Dark

Beast-Warrior

ATK 950 DEF 1200

The token almost looked exactly like Blake, with the only difference being that it was all black.

"Woah, it's a duel monsters effect that mirrors her semblance perfectly." Jaune said in awe.

"I'll say, it's a perfect match if you ask me." Ilia added, familiar with Blake's semblance.

"Now, for the fun part. I attack Perfect Machine King with Blake Belladonna!" Anna declared.

"Huh?" Blake wondered what the girls plan was, but followed along with it.

"What is she planning?" Cinder wondered.

"It's definetely something that can get her a victory, that's for sure." Oscar said confidently.

"But wait! Blake has lower attack points! She'll be destroyed!" Ruby yelled, shocked by what Anna was doing.

Blake then charged at Perfect Machine King and jumped on its arm using her blade to slash at its right arm. Perfect Machine King then threw his arm in the air, causing Blake to fly in the air. Perfect Machine King then raised its left arm and fired an energy blast at Blake from its palm, seemingly destroying Blake.

"Blake! NOOOOOOOO!" Ruby yelled.

"Hah! What were you thinking! You just lost in the most humiliating way ever." Black-Manic said as he laughed.

"I suggest you take a closer look." Anna said smiling.

Black-Manic stops looking and looks at Blake who just got hit in the air. The body then dissipated as if it were a shadow.

"A FAKE!?" Black-Manic yelled.

"Her semblance?!" Yang realized.

"But how?" Weiss asked.

He then looked at Perfect Machine King who just fell to his knees. Taking a closer look, he was being restrained by Blake, who had her Gambol Shroud tied to its arm as she pulled it down.

"What's going on!?" Black-Manic screamed as he saw his monster being restrained.

"You see it's quite simple. Whenever Blake attacks a monster with 2000 or more attack points, all battle damage is turned to 0, and instead of going to the graveyard after attacking the monster with 2000 or more attack points, she goes to my spell and trap zone, and equips to that monster." Anna explained.

Everyone was shocked by this. To confirm this, they looked at Anna's duel disk to see that Blake was in the spell and trap card zone.

"Monsters can equip themselves to other monsters?" Ghira asked.

"That's incredible." Kali said in response.

"That's what a ninja is all about, sneaking around the enemy's front lines and taking them down from the inside out." Kai told the audience.

"He's not wrong." Blake responded as she picked up a few things actually applicable to life from her 'Ninjas of Love' books.

"Moving on! Weiss, take out Perfect Machine King!" Anna declared pointing her finger at the machine.

"On it!" Weiss responded as she charged towards the monster.

"Blake's other ability activates. When the monster equipped with her is attacked by a monster with Huntress in her name, that monster loses attack points equal to half of that attacking monster's original attack points!" Anna declared.

Blake then changed her Gambol Shroud into her gun form and shot multiple shots at Perfect Machine King, as Weiss used her glyph to get in the air and hit it with several strikes from her sword.

Perfect Machine King: 4200ATK – 1200ATK = 3000 ATK

"It's like their fighting the Grimm we're used to, all while acting as a team." Ruby noted.

"Yeah, it's almost beautiful in a way." Pyrrha commented.

"I'm not done yet! I activate Weiss's special ability! When she attacks a monster 2000 or more attack points, I can activate a quick-play spell card from my deck!" Anna said.

Weiss then used her right hand to create a glyph, which shot a bolt of energy towards Anna's hand, as a card manifested in it.

"I play the quick-play spell card, Ego Boost! Now Weiss' attack points increase to 1000 for this battle phase." Anna said.

Ego Boost showed a tiny superhero, with a gigantic yellow muscular figure behind him, as he was fighting a purple monster. Weiss then filled with energy as she felt it coursed through her body.

White Snow Huntress: Weiss Schnee: 2400ATK + 1000ATK = 3400ATK

"If you think I'll let you get what you want, think again! I play the trap card, Sakuretsu Armor! Now your attacking monster is destroyed!" Black-Manic declared.

"What!" Ghira exclaimed.

"Oh no." Winter grimaced at what was going to happen.

Sakuretsu Armor showed a scaly figure blowing away two other warriors. A blue veil then appeared on Perfect Machine King as if deflected the attacks done by Weiss back to her. But before they could destroy her, the token got in front of Weiss and took the hit.

"Wait! What just happened!?" Black Manic screamed.

"The token created from RWBY-Soul Blake Belladonna comes with an added bonus. If a huntress card on my field would be destroyed by a monster, spell or trap effect, I can destroy the token instead." Anna explained.

"Yes, they're in the clear." Sun cheered.

"No." Black-Manic said, as his protection was foiled.

With nothing else to protect the King, Weiss and Blake continued to attack the machine, as it tried to fight back with little success. Weiss then used her Myrtenaster, to switch to red-dust, empowering it. She then made two slashes as Perfect Machine King exploded.

Black-Manic: 1200LP – 400LP = 800LP

"Since the monster that Blake was equipped to be destroyed, I can summon Blake back to the field, with her effect negated till the end of my turn." Anna said, as Blake then reappeared beside her.

"So what? You may have destroyed my machine king, but her attack strength isn't enough to bring my life points down to zero." Black-Manic said.

Anna only smiled at this. Blake and Weiss knew when she did that, she always has a plan.

"This is going to be good." Blake smiled.

"I play a trap card! Go, Synchro Strike! Now I can target one synchro monster that is on my field and give it 500 attack points for each synchro material that was used for the summoning. I target Blake Belladonna, and since three monsters were used for her summon, that's a total of 1500 attack points, and if my calculations are right, that adds ups to your defeat." Anna said confidently.

Synchro Strike

Trap Card: Normal

The trap showed Junk Warrior imbued with power, as Speed Warrior and Junk Synchron were behind him. Then astral images of Boost Warrior, Quillbolt Hedgehog, and RWBY-Soul: Blake Belladonna, appeared behind Blake, as they then turned masses of energy, infusing with Blake making her stronger.

Blake Shadow Huntress Blake Belladonna: 1900ATK + 1500ATK = 3400ATK

"Alright Blake, attack that sniper to end this duel right now!" Anna yelled pointing her finger at Machina Sniper.

"You can count on it." Blake said, as she then rushed towards Machina Sniper.

"FINISH HIM!" The students of Beacon and Oscar cheered for the on-screen Blake.

Machina Sniper fired multiple shots, but using her semblance, Blake used her shadow clones to evade and move closer to the sniper. When in range, she slashed forward, destroying Machina sniper. The explosion then caused Black-Manic to get sent flying back, as he disintegrated.

"How could…I…lose…to this human?" Black-Manic thought as he disappeared.

Black-Manic: 800LP to 0LP

(End Yuto's passionate soul)

Winner: Anna Yuno

"And it's over!" Ruby declared raising her hand up to the air.

"Anna's victorious once again." Nora celebrated.

"Wow. That was so intense, and awesome!" Zack yelled.

"Told you Blake was cool." Ruby said giving Zack a high five.

Anna was catching her breath after the duel and was glad no one she cared about got hurt, and then notice Blake walking up to her.

"Anna. I wanted to say thank you for trusting, and believing in me, even all of what Manic said. I was so surprised that you and Zack just accepted me like that." Blake said.

"Well, it is surprising to hear that your part cat, but that doesn't mean we wouldn't be your friend because of that. I said that I would help team RWBY do what they need to do, and I'm willing to help you guys." Anna said with hands on her hips.

"Thank you again, for everything." Blake said.

Blake smiled at the heart to heart the girl and her on-screen self were having. "I hope the people of our world and bond like that all the time someday." Blake thought.

"Well, that was quite an ability you have their Blake. I'm kind of impressed." Weiss said walking up to Anna and Zack.

"I have to admit, our abilities do resemble some part of our fighting methods and semblances." Blake stated.

"Resemble, they're spot on with the similarities." Yang told Weiss and Blake.

"You're not wrong." Winter responded.

Just then, a glyph appeared above Weiss, which proceed to go through her, while a black vortex surrounded Blake, turning them both back into chibi form.

"This…might take some getting used to." Blake said as she stared at her chibified self.

"Back to the chibi self again." Weiss sighed.

(Time-Skip to Yuno Residence)

Anna was at the front door. She was hesitant to open because since she arrived late, her sister would be cooking tonight. She then took a deep breath and prepared to open the door.

"Is something wrong with her?" Blake asked Ruby.

"Oh. Anna has a sister who has weird cooking." Ruby said.

"Oh. I see." Blake responded.

Mustering all the courage she could find, Anna opened to the door, only to see everything was normal.

"Huh. No mess, no food on the wall, no nothing? What's going on?" Anna asked.

"She isn't dead, is she?" Mercury asked, getting a light jab in the shoulder from Emerald.

The team walked through the house, towards the kitchen until they saw Victoria in a Japanese style apron with a Japanese chef hat on her head.

"Oh, Anna. I see you found a new friend. I was waiting for you to get home." Victoria said.

"Why is that?" Anna asked.

"Because today, this will be the day I make a wonderful dish! Behold!" Victoria said.

Victoria then reached down and pulled out a large tuna.

"FISH!" Blake, Kali, and Sienna shouted at the screen, saliva immediately flowing out of their mouths with stars in their eyes.

"You're not eating that." Kai simply said, making the three partially cat Faunus sit back down in sadness.

"Wow, you really know how to defuse the fun in something sometimes, huh?" Ruby asked.

"Thank you." Kai thanked the silver eyed girl.

"Is that a 3-foot tuna you have in your hand?" Anna asked surprised.

"You betcha it is." Victoria said.

"How did you even get it? They are really hard to find." Anna asked again.

(Flashback)

Victoria was walking in the market area, looking for ingredients for her next meal. Little did she know, Zack was behind her, a couple of feet away, using his final attack on a thief. The kick caused a shock wave causing air multiple objects to fly through the air. One of these objects happened to be a raffle ticket that landed on Victoria's face. It was for a random prize at the prize booth. Curious, she decided to use it.

Ding-Ding

"We have a winner! This young lady here has won a fresh 3 foot long tuna, along with this sushi and sashimi cooking book." The booth man said giving Victoria the fish.

Victoria just looked at the tuna in awe and went home immediately to study the book.

"Wow, and they say people don't nomally win those things." Emerald said with a hand on her chin.

(Flashback end)

"Well, that is sure one catch of day. Huh, Blake?" Zack asked.

However, he saw that Blake was very different. She had stars in her eyes and drooled at the sight of the fish.

"Blake likes tuna, a lot." Ruby told Zack.

"Understatement of the year." Yang joked.

"I study that book from front to back. So feast your eyes upon ultimate cooking!" Victoria declared.

Victoria then threw the tuna in the air, and took out two kitchen knives, spinning them in her hand, as she then jumped into the air.

"Cooking Special Strike: SASHIMI TORNADO!" Victoria shouted.

Victoria then began slicing the tuna as she was suspended in mid-air, defying gravity, as everyone jaw dropped at the spectacle. When she was, done, the tuna then divided into evenly cut slices as they lay few onto the chopping block. The head and tail then fell to the sides of the plate. Another pile of cut tuna was on the other another chopping block next to a bowl of rice.

"High Ultimate Technique: SUSHI BULLET SMACKDOWN!" Victoria yelled.

Her hands then moved at high speeds, creating nigiri tuna sushi at an intense rate, as they were placed fancifully on the plate. In only ten minutes the table was set up with tuna sashimi on one side and tuna sushi on the other.

"It is done." Victoria said bowing towards her audience.

Everyone just stood there still amazed after what they saw.

The audience was no different.

"Whoa." Kali and Ghira both said.

"She's really knows how to cook when she reads the instructions, huh?" Sienna asked.

Blake merely teared up at the sight the of the breath takingly delicious looking fish that she wasn't able to eat. "Why must you be so cruel, universe?" Blake asked.

Kai merely sighed at this. "I'll put something together during your first break here." Kai told her, getting a smile from Blake.

"Anna. Your sister is pretty amazing." Ruby said.

"Yeah. She sure is." Anna said.

"Wow. Just wow." Zack said.

"I never have seen someone cook like that with skill and precision. What do you think Blake?" Weiss said, only to find Blake wasn't next to her.

Everyone turned their heads, to find Blake on the table, happily eating the sushi and sashimi. Everyone laughed, as they sat down and enjoyed the rest of their night and dinner.

End of Chapter 3

"And that's the end of this chapter." Kai declared.

"I changed my mind, this is totally going to be worth it." Sienna said definetively.

"I wonder what they'd be like if they saw us." Ghira wondered.

"That can wait for later on, for right now, it's time for someone new to be brought in." Kai said as he snapped his fingers and a certain father appeared in the room.

"Tai?" Qrow asked.

"Dad!" Ruby and Yang celebratively hugged him.

"Qrow, girls? Wha- Where are we?" Taiyang asked.

"Calm down, Mr. Xiao Long, everything is fine, just listen to your daughters and all will become clear to you." Kai told him.

Tai looked at the writer completely puzzled. "What is he talking about?" Tai asked his daughters and Qrow.

"Well, it all goes like this." Qrow started recounting a summary of the story so far.

...

I have no words that can be said now to say how sorry I am for not uploading anything up until now, I hope this will be able to make up for everything.

I'm sorry for not putting anything out for Christmas or New Years, it's just that things have been a bit mind shaking ever since the New Years, because of two things above all else.

My primary form of typing out my stories broke down last month, so I've had to try and find an alternative, because my family can't get it fixed, as per the fact that it's been used for nearly 12 years (Yes, that long, shocking, I know).

Along with the fact that I may have caught a tiny bit of... you know what, it's nothing major for now though, so I should be fine for now.

That's all I've got to say here, see you lot during the release of my next project, one that's been in the works for far too long, or my next chapter for 'watching the multiverse', it's going to be one of the two.

Wish me luck. ;)