BGM-Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 OST-Take You for a Ride (Dance Mix)

Sonic: I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog! Just when we finally cornered Nu, someone new decided to snatch her. He's called Dark Oak. Leader of the Metarex and a member of the Black Order serving the Obsidian King. Dude nearly wiped us out when he destroyed the Aqua Planet we were on. Not cool. I'll deal with him later. Get the sense the Iron Hydra Empire are brewing trouble back home.

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Volume 1 Issue 29: Hands of the Mandarin

United Nations Headquarters, New Vale City. Unified World. (7 Days Since the Convergence)

BGM-Iron Man 3 (Film) OST-The Mandarin

A new threat to the Unified World has emerged. A Chinese supervillain wielding the Ten Makluan Rings is spotted by two guards walking towards the entrance into the conference room they are protecting from any intruders like him. "Hey! Hold it right there!" One Guard demanded with a gesture that is ignored by the approaching supervillain.

"Back off, pal and go find a shirt. The surviving world leaders are in the middle of a meeting in there." The other Guard said.

Again, the Chinese terrorist plays ignorance. The guards become tired with his games as they brandish their guns to try and threaten him to halt. The supervillain responds to their insolence with a brief showcase of his ten-ringed power. The Impact Beam Ring. From just a finger, he fires a powerful concussive blast that smashes the guards through the doors. Interrupting the massive meeting between presidents, councilmen, royalty, all representatives of the nations that make up this fused planet.

"The man is mad!" exclaimed Chieftain Ghira Belladonna, Kuo Attlian of Menagerie.

"Who the…?!" questioned Mister President, former Head of Mobius's United Federation.

"Mandarin!" Recognizing the Chinese Criminal is War Machine, the Armored Colonel that was tasked by S.T.R.I.K.E. to be the President's bodyguard.

"Finally something fun. Security work was getting dull." Rouge the Bat joked, also tasked to protect the President, much to her displeasure.

"Guards, take him away!" U.S. President Donald Trump ordered both the STRIKE Agents and other security guards to confront the Mandarin.

"Let's not be hasty!" gestured Ozpin, representing the Vale Council.

"What do you want, Mandarin? We were discussing our plans of survival in this new world from threats like your Iron Hydra Empire." Lucia von Bardas glared whilst representing Latveria, with the secret mission of deflecting blame of the Convergence from the Masters of Evil.

"That is why I am here. The time has come to cleanse this Unified World of chaos so the legacies of our homes can be preserved as one." Mandarin announced to the world leaders, standing fearless against all the guards wanting to shoot him.

"Wait! Let him have his say!" The U.F. President gestured, calming everyone down just so they can hear what the Mandarin has to say.

Mandarin gives a formal bow of gratitude to the President before announcing to all of his ultimate plan to save this merged world, "Like the great Genghis Khan, who once purged Asia of all corrupting influences, I will solve our crisis by eliminating ALL the chaotic and nightmarish forces from this endangered planet. Convergence is what marooned us to this world and it will be Convergium that will bring our salvation. My price? Simply that the nations of the world hand the unequivocal reins of power over to me!"

"Really think we're gonna surrender to you? Not in any world!" War Machine snarked.

"Guards, remove this madman!" Trump ordered, refusing to surrender the world to a terrorist.

The Security Guards target the Mandarin with their guns. Guns that he annihilates with five of his Rings. War Machine fires a repulsor that is overpowered by his Electro-Blast Ring that also disables his armor. Rouge tries flying in for a quick attack, but is both outmaneuvered and overwhelmed by the sonic beam fired from his Impact Beam Ring. "You WILL learn to respect the demands of the Mandarin's new world!" Mandarin threatened everyone by blasting apart the conference room. "Or you won't live to enjoy its glorious darkness!" He said with a forebodingly sinister grin.

All the politicians are left mortified by his unstoppable assault with the exception of Ozpin, Ghira, and Lucia. They glare at Mandarin hovering above them and listen to more of his threats. "By your silence, I assume the world leaders have rejected my offer. Very well then. Prepare as you and the entire city of New Vale experience MY response!" Mandarin announced, teleporting himself out of the building after leaving behind a terrifying warning.

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S.T.R.I.K.E. Tricarrier.

BGM-Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order OST-Earth's Mightiest Tower

"What have you learned, Stark?" Jin Kazama asked aboard the giant aircraft.

Both Kazama and Scarlet Spider have just finished being analyzed by S.T.R.I.K.E.'s Delta Team for new information on Anti-Convergium. Spider-Man and Rotor the Walrus are among the scientists overseeing this research, standing alongside Tony Stark compiling the new data on the computer. "That I'm the smartest in the Crossverse." Tony Stark responds to Kazama with a little joke.

"This was a group effort!" Rotor the Walrus retorted in annoyance.

"Enough goofing around. I'm tired being a lab rat for idiots." Scarlet Spider snarks at the scientists, wanting to go home already.

Getting serious, Stark displays info on a screen relating to their research for everyone to look at, "Alright, here's what we know so far. Both Convergium and Anti-Convergium are particle-type programs that originated in the Gap Junction and has spread throughout this Unified Universe because of the Convergence. Only heroes and villains are susceptible. Convergium is an energy source that is beyond any known fusion reactor, capable of separating and merging particles to either create hybrid material or unlock Cross Art powers by synchronizing your energy signature with a compatible counterpart."

"Get that. But what of the Anti-Convergium? That stuff was killing us." Scarlet questioned.

"Unlike Convergium, the Anti-stuff is toxic to human hosts because of its ability to just split apart particles. But thanks to the rules of natural selection, you've overcame its harmful effects." Spider-Man explained.

"Both of us were reborn in a way. Me, when I used the Life Seed to gain control of the Devil Gene, and you when you mastered your Spirit of Vengeance." Jin commented, coming to an understanding.

"Not to mention his anger issues." Spidey teased, annoying his growling clone.

"Your evolutions adapted to the Anti-Convergium. Stabilized them into more powerful, radiant variants. Scarlet's representing 'Resonance' and Jin's being 'Power'. Doesn't unlock any Cross Arts, but your natural abilities have been enhanced to separate energies down to the atomic level. Think of yourselves as family-friendly living forms of nuclear reactors." Rotor continued with the lecture.

"Friendly?" Spidey teases the grim anti-heroes.

"As opposed to everyone else being walking fusion reactors." Scarlet snarked.

"I was the first to crack the code on that years ago." Stark joked, tapping the Arc Reactor on his chest.

"Life and death. Creation and destruction. That's Convergium and its opposite in a nutshell." Rotor grimly compared before interacting with the computer, "I'll transmit this data to Dr. Richards to incorporate into the Anti-Convergence Engines. If all goes right, everything should return to normal in a day or two. Three at best."

"Thanks guys. We wouldn't be one step closer in restoring our worlds without you." Spidey said gratefully to the two anti-heroes.

"Anything to make up for your incompetence." Scarlet sassed.

"You're hurting my feelings." Spidey quipped.

"Suck it up." Scarlet quips back.

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Scarlet and Jin then proceed to exit the laboratory. They approach the door just as it opens for Weiss Schnee to enter with a rather irritated face. "You, I'll deal with later." Weiss points at Kaine while walking past him. Both anti-heroes give each other humorous confused looks before brushing aside her issues for another time.

BGM-Iron Man (Film) OST-Iron Man

"Hey, Ice Queen, what's not chilling your mood?" Tony cheekily greets his former intern.

"A major tech theft at both OzSchnee AND Stark Industries! A lot of dangerous weapons were stolen, including my Father's Project Olympus!" Weiss angrily revealed to the scientists.

"Didn't Harry tell him to scrap that?" Spidey responded.

"You really thought my Father would listen to him?" Weiss retorted.

"He still mad he's not the big boss anymore? That guy's as prideful as my dad." Rotor snarked.

"I've known about our mystery hacker for a while now and been looking into it every chance I get. Can't speak for OzSchnee, but my servers were upgraded with top tier encryption after that time Doom walked in for my marked files." Tony said, recalling Doom's infiltration from before The Pulse. "No one should've gained access under my nose for this long. I sent Gamma Team on the hunt for more clues so we should learn something soon." He informed the kids.

'Tony, come in!' Initiating the sudden video call in the lab is War Machine wanting to inform his best friend of something, 'You're not gonna believe who raising a ruckus down at the UN!'

"Let me guess, Rhodey. Trump wants to build walls between our new interdimensional neighbors." Stark quipped.

'Try, the Mandarin.' Rhodey corrected him with a grim tone that surprises the four heroes.

"Mandarin?!" The shocked Weiss exclaimed.

"Not funny. So that scumbag leader of the Iron Hydra Empire is finally making a move." Tony scowled, seeing how Mandarin is his arch-nemesis.

'Through New Vale City. Rouge and I are under orders to protect our Presidents. You guys should come down and see what he's up to.' Rhodey suggested.

"Any excuse to try out the new armor." Tony quipped whilst readying himself to armor up.

His Arc Reactor has a detachable housing unit that releases billions of nanoparticles with a simple push on it. It spreads from his chest. To the head. To the toes. All the nanites working in harmony to take the shape of a sleeker and more powerful Iron Man Armor that encase his entire body. The Mark L. The Infinity War Armor.

"What is THAT?!" Rotor exclaims his amazement at the new armor.

"Vibranium nanotech powered by a dyson sphere to counter dimensional disasters." Spidey answered nonchalantly.

"Always the futurist." Weiss joked, unfazed by his new look.

"Let's roll!" The Invincible Iron Man declared with eyes glowing with the stern determination to stop Mandarin's schemes.

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Manhattan, New Vale City.

BGM-Iron Man 3 (Game) OST-Gameplay A

The Mandarin has decided to make good on his threat and blankets all of Manhattan with a mysterious dark fog. Civilians are struck with confusion by this strange weather, especially when they witness its effect on certain groups. From thugs to people arguing with each other, the fog is changing them. Corrupting their bodies into a red and black glow with Chinese markings and their personalities to obey the will of the Hydra Leader. The local Grimm aren't immune to this either as they join the Corrupted Civilians in wreaking havoc across the city.

Arriving in the city is the S.T.R.I.K.E. quartet led by Iron Man. He, Weiss, Rotor, and Spider-Man are together in the fog-covered Manhattan, with Weiss commenting her confusion about it, "What is with this fog?"

"This isn't ordinary fog. It's made of Convergium." Iron Man revealed from a quick scan.

Suddenly, the heroes are confronted by Grimm and Corrupted Civilians of various species. "It's S.T.R.I.K.E.! Kill them for our emperor!" Corrupted Human ordered the horde.

"People and Grimm working together? Would love that if they didn't look so interested in killing us." Spider-Man joked.

"Go easy on the people. They're under Mandarin's control." Iron Man realized.

Iron Man flies up to make the first move against their corrupted enemies. He uses his nanites to transform his hands into repulsor cannons that blast multiple Grimm into smithereens. Both a Razorwing and Sphinx Grimm try ambushing the Armored Avenger from behind but he saw them coming from a mile away, morphing his arm cannons into blade arms that cleave their wings before grabbing and throwing the Sphinx down onto a horde.

"These people are tough! Hard to hold back!" Rotor said, using enough strength to push a Corrupted Civilian back to others so they may be webbed by Spider-Man.

"Grimm are a lot more coordinated than normal." Weiss commented, struggling to hold her own against the teamwork between a Boarbatusk, Razorwing, and Beringel. The latter firing a powerful mouth blast that temporarily knocks down the heiress.

"Weiss! You alright?" asked Iron Man, killing the Grimm trio with missiles.

"Think so…Felt my insides dying…" Weiss responded while weakly standing back up.

"That was a blast of pure Anti-Convergium. Mandarin has weaponized it." Iron Man commented.

"Preferred when Merlot was controlling the Grimm for petty theft." Weiss scowled, getting revenge by using her Glacier Torrent technique and killing multiple Grimm with an erupting wave of ice pillars.

Rotor punches back a Grimm, alongside Spidey catching a spindashing Corrupted Mobian and throwing them at a Corrupted Faunus before webbing both of them to a building. An Ursa Major surprises both heroes with a claw swipe that knocks them down and tries continuing the beatdown. Luckily, they were saved by a familiar World Warrior shouting, "HADOKEN!", and destroying the demon with a powerful energy blast.

"Ryu!" Spidey turns around to greet the Street Fighter, thanking him for the assist.

"Hey! Can anyone tell me what happened to the city? Was engaged in a street fight when my opponent lost his mind and unleashed an abnormal strength!" Ryu asked, immobilizing corrupted civilians with non-lethal blows.

"It's the Mandarin. Think of him as Chinese Bison. He seems to have made a breakthrough in his own Convergium research and is using it to both turn the public against us and make the Grimm his pets." Iron Man answered, firing more nano repulsor blasts at Grimm.

"But we're not affected. Why's that?" Spidey wondered, bounce-kicking off a Grimm to web more civilians from the air.

"Might have to do with the Convergium in our own blood. Protecting us from his modified variant. Normal folks aren't so lucky." Rotor theorized, using a gadget that traps corrupted civilians inside a stasis field.

"This power reminds me of Pandora." Ryu compared, catching a Beowolf's claws with ease.

"The Goddess of Calamity?" Weiss remembers the Pandora from Pit's World, whilst stabbing the Beowolf in the back.

"More like a box from outer space that grants people unimaginable power from conflict." Ryu clarified, utilizing his Shoulder Throw on the weakened Beowolf. "Look!" He then gets her looking at non-corrupted civilians fleeing from their corrupted counterparts. "Not all ordinary people are affected. This Convergium must only respond to those that express negative emotions." He believed.

"There has been a lot of that going around since our worlds collided." Weiss commented.

"The source must be nearby. If we can destroy it, the city should return to normal." Ryu claimed.

"You seem to be onto something. I'm picking up a strong energy reading at Emerald Coast." Stark detected.

"Then let's investigate! Move out!" Weiss shouted, commanding her task force to keep fighting until they reach Emerald Coast Zone.

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Meanwhile at Beacon Academy…

BGM-Shadow the Hedgehog OST-Determination

Ozpin returns to his office, where he is greeted by his two multiversal friends, Wolverine and Palutena. "There you are. How was business at the UN?" Palutena smiled at the immortal huntsman.

"It went well until the Mandarin struck. He seems to have acquired an incredible power." Ozpin responded.

"Won't be special for long. Here." said the unmasked Wolverine, handing him a certain blade sheathed in a scabbard.

"The Muramasa Blade." Ozpin remarked, calmly realizing that their secret mission to recover the shattered pieces of the immortal killing blade was successful.

"Rebuilt with Convergium. You're welcome." Wolverine stated. His demeanor then shifts into intimidating as the X-Man glares at him saying, "But let me warn you again. The Muramasa can kill anything, but it'll also darken your soul if you're not careful. Use it for Salem and ONLY Salem, then hand it back to me."

"Understood. And thank you." Ozpin agreed, glaring with equal grimness.

"Thank us by ridding the world of that bitch. Been entangled in enough lover quarrels for one lifetime." Wolverine snarked, putting back on his mask.

"No kidding." Palutena quipped. "We'll see you later, Ozzy. We have a city to save. Bye!" She sang, happily warping herself and Logan out of the office.

Ozpin is left alone with just his thoughts and his new weapon against the immortal darkness. Staring at the scabbard in his hand, he begins to contemplate, 'The Immortal Ending Blade. Capable of killing Salem, and perhaps myself. I too am a victim of the Gods. Forced to reincarnate to play their games against my will. I am not a good man. My soul has merged with countless others in countless lifetimes. Robbing them of their identities and freedom. Those under my leadership have also been robbed of their lives. In a way, I am no different from the monster Salem has become…' The Beacon Headmaster then unsheathes the red blade from its scabbard. Contemplating the idea of suicide by the cursed blade. After an eerie moment, he regains the will to sheath the blade back, 'No. Now is not the time to give in to guilt. Our worlds were saved time and time again by this new age of heroes.' He thinks of the three heroes that inspired him to never give up even during the most hopeless situations: Ruby Rose. Spider-Man. And Sonic the Hedgehog. 'To ensure that their achievements are not in vain…I will keep living until humanity can live together in a peaceful future!' He vowed wholeheartedly, all while looking out the window to give New Vale City his determined glare.

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Emerald Coast Zone, Manhattan. New Vale City.

Iron Man's team have arrived at the best beach in the city. Emerald Coast. An archipelago of tropical islands near New Vale City that is also brimming with the Dark Fog. "Fog's thick here. This must be the place." Rotor the Walrus commented.

"Over there!" Weiss shouted, pointing at a large machine with four egg-shaped legs and responsible for spreading the Convergium Fog throughout the city.

"Is that some sort of…weather machine?" Ryu remarks about the Fog Machine.

"Let's change the forecast by blowing it up." Iron Man quipped, priming his repulsors for the machine's destruction.

His plan is interrupted by the emergence of a Sea Feilong Grimm erupting from the nearby river, with a King Taijitu joining it immediately after. "You're the strangest weathermen I've ever met." Stark jokes at the hissing demons.

But just then, Spider-Man detects imminent danger with that head tingle of his. "Spidey-Sense isn't liking what's about to happen." He warned his friends.

BGM-Transformers: Devastation OST-Kickback

The Convergium Fog begins corrupting the two Grimm to perform a new trick. Both creatures dematerialize into particles that swirl together in an ominous fashion until they merge, reforming the two Grimm into a brand-new hybrid beast. A long, winged serpent with a mixed appearance between a cobra and a weedy sea dragon that roars, "HSSSRAAAAAAAAAAARRRR!", down at the heroes. It is the Nidhogg. A Fusion Grimm.

"They fused into a new Grimm?!" Weiss reacts with shock.

"Always loved two-for-one deals. Let's finish it quick so we can blow up the baby maker." Iron Man declared, readying his team for a great fight with the Nidhogg.

Iron Man flies up, with Weiss joining him soon after upon summoning a Nevermore to mount. The Golden Avengers fire repulsors that are deflected by the large Convergium Crystal embedded in the Nidhogg's chest before he and Weiss evade its high-flying charge. Weiss blitzes around the Fused Grimm and attacks with ice shards, distracting it for a repulsor blast to land a decent hit. The Nidhogg then smacks down Stark, forcing Weiss to catch him and fly him to safety to give the others a chance to fight.

"Ren Hadoken!" Ryu fires multiple Hadokens in quick succession that stagger the Fused Grimm for Spidey to mount.

"Giddy up!" Spidey joked, trying to control it by the horn. The Nidhogg tries shaking him off, prompting the Webhead to quip, "Not shaking me off that easily! I'm very sticky!", before punching its head for some control of its body and allowing his friends to launch an all-out assault on it. Rotor leads the assault with his Vortex Cannon by striking its senses with vortexes of either air, light, or sound. The Grimm slams its head onto the nearby hotel to finally force Spidey off him, then tries swooping at Rotor and failing because of his dodge roll.

"Try and clip its wings!" Iron Man suggested.

Ryu follows the plan by uppercutting the Nidhogg into the air with a Shin Shoryuken, allowing Weiss to fire an icicle that clips some of its wings. It was enough to knock it out of the air for the remainder of the battle, leaving it weakened and endangering the two civilians struggling to flee for safety. "Spidey, the people!" Weiss shouted at him.

"Roger that!" Spidey complied by rushing to the citizens' aid. "Sorry, folks. Beach is close for today. Come back tomorrow and-." His quip is cut off by the scared civilians turning Corrupt and brutally pinning him to the sandy ground. "If you want, I can buy you one of those inflatable pools! Those are fun!" He said, struggling to joke with his throat being crushed by their terrifying power.

Thankfully, Ryu comes in with the quick assist that knocks the Corrupted Civilians out cold. "Thanks, man." Spidey sighed, grateful for the save.

"No problem." Ryu responded, right before the Nidhogg is making a headbutting beeline for the two.

"Oh, time to return the favor!" Spidey quipped, swinging himself, Ryu, and the unconscious civilians away from the Grimm's mouth.

Weiss continues on the offensive from her Nevermore, which is quickly burned to nothing by the Nidhogg's sudden firebreath. The Schnee Heiress falls to its mouth, barely saving herself by stabbing its gums with her rapier and holding onto it. A temporary save that would've gotten her facing a point-blank firebreath if Iron Man didn't fly to her rescue. "Destroy its Convergium Crystal! That's what's powering it!" Stark ordered, having figured out its weakspot.

"I got this!" Rotor declared as he dives underwater for his Drill Rush technique. The muscular walrus spins around rapidly with his fists in front until he emerges from the sea as a large watery vortex. With his friends distracting the Nidhogg, Rotor aims for the Convergium Crystal in its chest. With one powerfully fast punch, the Freedom Fighter shatters the Crystal into worthless pieces and deprives it of most of its power. "Pin it down for the finisher!" Rotor ordered.

Spidey and Weiss do just that with webbing and ice respectively, immobilizing the large Grimm. Ryu dazes it further with a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku straight to the face before clearing room for Iron Man to deliver the kill shot. "Accessing Sol's Hammer! Here's my new toy!" By tapping into his dyson sphere in space, Stark advances his Arc energy to never-before-seen levels of power. Not only he morphs both hands to arm cannons, but deploys four additional cannons that come out of his suit's back and hover on either side of the armor. "The Iron Cannon! Taste the power of the sun!" He shouted, unleashing a total of six shots that converge all in a singular spot to form a massively powerful energy beam that utterly annihilates both the Nidhogg and the Fog Machine.

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The Dark Fog is clearing up thanks to the destruction of the Fog Machine. Everyone that was corrupted by its influence is returning to normal and left with little memory of going berserk. "That was awesome!" Rotor exclaims his newfound love for Tony's Nanotech Armor.

"You could say that again!" Spidey retorted, celebrating their victory with an excited hi-five.

"Sol's Hammer?" Weiss questioned the name of Tony's new dyson sphere.

"Like? Tails suggested the name. So glad it survived the Convergence." Tony said.

"You REALLY built a machine that can harness the energies of the SUN?" Weiss retorted, questioning his insane invention.

"Cool, right, Ice Queen?" Tony quipped, annoying the heiress into letting out a grunt.

"Technology can be a frightening power." Ryu commented stoically.

"It helped shut down Mandarin's weather machine." Stark stated. Right before the heroes are comically surrounded by Grimm. "But not the local Grimm. Crap." He joked.

Before the Grimm can make a snarling move, the entire city is bathed by a Heavenly Light that vaporizes all the remaining Grimm. One Alpha Beowolf is seen being slammed to death to the beach by Wolverine, who is then joined by Palutena after shutting off her Heavenly Light. "Nice weather we're having." Palutena greets the other heroes.

"Cute. Thanks for the lightshow, ma'am." The grateful Spidey replied with a little tease that gets him blinded by the goddess's casual light blast, "Ah, I'm blind!"

BGM-Project X Zone 2 OST-Because It's The Right Path

"Folks corrupted by that Fog are returning to normal. The Convergium inside them being spent." Wolverine informed the team.

"Good to hear." Rotor acknowledged.

"Do you read me, Rhodey?" Stark asked, contacting his best friend through the comlink.

'I'm fine. So are the Presidents. Weren't even touched. About to escort them back to the White House. Thanks a ton, Tony.' War Machine responded.

"Keep your guard up. You and I both know this isn't over." Stark warned him.

'Clearly.' War Machine quipped before hanging up the call.

"What was the purpose of all this? How was Mandarin able to create that fog?" Rotor questioned Stark since he is Mandarin's nemesis.

"Dunno 'bout the fog, but knowing Mandarin, this is just a taste of what comes next." Stark replied.

"He was with the Masters of Evil last time. Why did he quit? If he ever quit at all." Spidey wondered.

"Do you think he's behind the tech theft?" Weiss asked the Stark CEO.

"It's likely. For now, let's focus in finding his base before he causes more trouble. I'm itching to settle things with him once and for all." Stark vowed.

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At the Secret Iron Hydra Base.

BGM-Breath of Fire III OST-Dragon Slayer

"Like they say, Mandarin, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. But ever since our amusing rock purified New Vale of freewill for a few hours, has anyone offered to hand the world over to us?" Iron Queen asked with a playful tone.

The Iron Queen of the Iron Dominion, Regina Ferrum. The High Leader of the White Fang, Adam Taurus. The Supreme Hydra of Hydra, the Mandarin. Together, they are the three rulers of the Iron Hydra Empire. All of them attending a little meeting around their ultimate weapon of conquest: The Heart of Darkness. With Mandarin continuing the discussion by saying, "The wretched masses of humanity are ALWAYS slow to embrace greatness. Which is why the world so sorely need leaders like us. Well-armed leaders."

"That the reason you created the Heart of Darkness?" The stoic Adam Taurus questioned.

"My research stated Convergium possesses the potential to surpass the Lifeline Tablet our empire failed to obtain." Mandarin scowled, pinning the blame on Iron Queen for that failure at Mistripoor with an imposing glare. "With the world embroiled in chaos, the Heart is the key in retaking and reimaging order to our liking." He said that before infusing his Rings' energies into the black orb, "As I recharge and strengthen my glorious Heart of Darkness, I will be able to project its lovely mist over more and ever-larger pieces of the planet without the need of the Fog Machines. Using the corrupting fog to enslave all of humanity by replacing their wills with our own."

"Oh, I cannot wait. So glad I agreed to this alliance." Iron Queen smiled eagerly. "Don't you feel the same?" She then asked the Faunus Leader.

"Ecstatic." Taurus snarked grimly.

"But until that time comes, have our forces lay waste to as many regions of this world to gather S.T.R.I.K.E.'s naïve attention." Mandarin ordered his forces to go forward with the next stage of their master plan.

"Finally time to capture my revenge." Taurus said cryptically.

Mandarin smiles, "Indeed. In addition of some food." The Dark Heart proceeds to project holograms of their next targets: The Presidents of both the United States and United Federation, Ghira and Kali Belladonna, Ozpin, War Machine, and Rouge the Bat. "To extend the Heart's power to cover the Unified World, the Heart must be fed. Living power. Super power! Like those possessed by Beacon's Headmaster and the Presidents' bodyguards. And yet acquisition of such a prized catch will require using the proper bait." He proclaimed with such a bad omen that implies this will be STRIKE's most difficult mission yet.

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BGM-Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 OST-Gallery

KFX Here: Oh, a short chapter. It's been too long. Feels refreshing. Thankfully this Mandarin Arc isn't as character-driven as the Devil Arc. We're back to the classic good vs. evil with a terrorist plot thrown in the mix. Iron Man and Weiss are key players this time. Should be a fun time as we countdown to Thanos.

Note: The Mandarin Arc is inspired by these media: Iron Man 90s cartoon, Iron Man 3 (Film), Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Marvel Heroes (MMO), Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3ds).

Renato Chacin: I can always make Ren and Nora play an important role alongside Sonic and Thor.

Nathan Ramos: No plans for a Venomverse as of now.

Braewriter of Rewriting: Surprise character appearances? Don't think so. At best, some cameos. Maybe something relating to Cosmo. As for what I would do with the Archie Sonic Universe? Not much. Just continue the Post-Reboot storyline.

Next Time: Worldwide Battle with Iron Hydra! Kidnapping of Presidents and Family!

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