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Beep! Beep!

Sans, Papyrus, Chara, and Flowey run into Sans' workshop as Papyrus barricades the door.

Sans flips over a cloth showing a large machine.

*Mind telling us what's that?! Flowey asks.

*old machine i tried to use to bring back gaster. Sans explains. *if i reprogram this, it should be able to erase the virus bring everything back to normal. paps, turn off all electricity except in this room!

*YOU GOT IT, BROTHER! Papyrus says as he cuts off all electricity.

The machine runs, but the zombies are trying to overrun Papyrus' bone cage.

Chara helped by blasting the zombies who entered into Dust.

Flowey looked over at Sans.

*Well?! Flowey shouts.

*still not enough power. most electric sources froze over. Sans says before sighing. *i hoped it didn't come to this...

Sans opens a contraption on the machine, facing away from Papyrus and Chara.

*What does that do?! Flowey asks.

*it was built to use souls as a backup power source. Sans whispered.

Flowey realized what Sans was planning.

*You madman!

*i'm a madman who wants what's best for his family.

Flowey looked at Chara and Papyrus as Sans put his soul into the machine.

*You're not doing this alone. Flowey says.

*huh? Sans asks.

Before Sans could close the hatch, Flowey wrapped his entire body to Sans' soul.

*You're going to need a more powerful energy source than your weak soul.

Sans smiles.

*thanks, asriel.

Flowey nods as Sans closes the hatch and turns on the machine again, with it now working. He could feel his soul being drained of his magic.

He fell to his knees as his brother and girlfriend noticed.

*SAns?! They both ask.

*please stay safe and forget about me. Sans pleaded as he grabbed the handle.

*SANS no! Papyrus and Chara yell.

They both grabbed Sans' hoodie before Sans flipped the switch.

Everything turned white.

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*we can't hold her much longer! Sans said.

"Keep fighting!" Ryu says.

Kaguya fires the same technique that killed Obito at the two.

"Look out!" Naruto and Sasuke say.

The two outworlders closed their eyes for the inevitable.

They hear two thunks as they see Naruto and Sasuke impaled.

"Naruto! Sasuke!" Sans, Ryu, Kakashi, and Sakura shout.

"Hahaha! Your heroes will soon be no more!" Black Zetsu laughs.

"We'll be fine!" Naruto lies.

"Sakura..." Sasuke said. "I'm sorry."

Suddenly, Naruto and Sasuke disappeared. But not like how Kaguya killed Obito.

*what the-

Kakashi and Sakura disappear as well.

"What's going on!" Ryu shouts.

"Well, that didn't go as planned. But now, Mother is forever free!" Black Zetsu says.

"Begone outsiders," Kaguya says as she throws a Final Truthseeker Orb.

As hope was lost, someone stopped the final attack before deleting it.

*looks like i got here just in time.

The two outworlders looked up and saw a male Sans in front of them.

*faller? Karma asks.

*take a break and bring your friend with you. i'll deal with the pale freak. Faller says.

Karma nods before teleporting Ryu away.

"Another one? No matter. You shall meet your end!" Black Zetsu laughs.

As Kaguya got close and used Black Zetsu on Faller, the man just grabbed and choked him.

*you think i'm like the others? Faller asks.

He then punches Kaguya into a mountain, dealing actual pain to her.

*time for your judgment, you so-called goddess.

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Kay was back at his house, sitting on his couch as he pulled out Naruto from his Smart TV.

"Always loved this show," Kay said.

As the opening plays and finishes, the TV gets stuck in the loading screen.

Kay waited patiently for it to end, but after ten minutes, he went to look at it.

"Maybe the Wi-Fi isn't working."

He then pressed his remote, but it didn't work.

"Low batteries?"

He walks to the TV and press the power button, but it turns back on with white light.

"Um..."

It then tries to suck him in.

"Not this trooooooooope!"

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*let's get her out of-

"Miss Rose?!" A child shouts.

*nevermind. Sans said, teleporting out of Vacuo.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Kay saw Summer Rose on the ground unconscious.

The three shinobi shook her before the huntress woke up, confused.

"You boys? What happen?" Summer Rose asks.

"We could ask you the same thing," Sasuke said.

"Never mind that. We better get going," Sosuke says.

Summer nods as the boys guide her, not before looking at the small bone in her hand.

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*Sure that was smart, Sans? Asriel asks.

*don't worry. if she and those kids are in deep trouble, the bone will locate them.

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"Experient!" Neo says as Naruto and Kay teach her how to speak.

"Maybe it was a mistake giving her voice back," Sasuke says.

"Shut up, dobe! If she wants to stand up for herself, yelling at their faces will help!" Naruto said.

"Sasuke has a point, Naruto. Did she even ask for this?" Kay asked.

"No."

The three turn to Neo.

"But it's b-better than not s-speaking," Neo says heartily.

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"You're following him and he made you his assistant? Do you know what he is?!" Naruto shouts.

"Hey, he's good-looking, a dumdum, and too ambitious to succeed," Neo says. "I'll be fine, I promise."

"That's not the problem. We're afraid we'd be forced to hurt you," Sasuke says.

"Yeah, and I like us staying as friends," Kay said.

Neo felt down.

"But, if that's what you want, go for it," Sasuke says.

"Yeah, we'll hold back on ya a lot," Naruto agrees.

"Good. You guys are scary at full power," Neo says.

"She's not wrong," Kay laughs.

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"How was it, Neo?" Kay asks.

"Boy, do I have things to tell you all!" Neo laughs.

"Oh! Tell us!" Naruto shouts as Sasuke chuckles.

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*huh? karma's husband and friends disappeared? that's weird, LB. yeah, i'll keep an eye out. too bad my machine is keeping me here. Nihilism says.

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After the failure of sealing Kaguya, a trio of ninjas from Konoha comes to Remnant. This consists of the blonde energetic Naruto, with a Nine-Tailed Beast from the past, the vengeful Sasuke, with his Rinnegan awakened, and a boy from the real world named Kay, who was given the body of another Sasuke and has the mighty beast Godzilla sealed in him. These three seek to take refuge in this new world and would assist in eliminating the Grimm.

Unbeknownst to Kay, he didn't realize that the Naruto universe he was helping had already changed due to the AGTA's Karma! Sans and Street Fighter Ryu, with the two demigods learning from them.

Unbeknownst to all three of them, two monsters from the underground of Mt. Ebott arrived, both sharing one human body. These two are another version of Sans, Last Breath's protege, Nihilism, and his version of the long-dead prince of the monsters, Asriel, also know as Last Breath Canonfied. These two were here because the royal judge activated a machine that would give monster-kind a world without suffering and disease. Hoping to return to their world, they travel through Remnant to search for technology to create a machine to transport them back to their homeworld.

The two groups would travel through the Grimm-infested world, helping people on the way. The three ninjas would save a young Neo from the hands of her parents, while the two monsters would protect the Schnee family from a group of assassins, leaving the Schnee Dust Company to be in debt to them.

The Konoha trio went off to save Summer Rose, only to find her safe and sound, not knowing that Nihilism saved her from two of Salem's lieutenants, leaving a bone as a call for the former skeleton to help in the future.

For years, the trio of shinobi would live within the company of Lavender, while the body-sharing monsters would open a store that self-serves the magic food of the underground, along with telling jokes in Vale.

But it seems their paths will cross when on that one faithful day at the Dust Shop...

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“Why are we going back to that old Dust place, anyways?! We got our ninjutsu! We don’t need fancy weapons to fight against uglies, dattebayo!” Naruto complained, with his hands behind his head.

“Don’t complain to me. We need to upgrade our weapons to enter the Beacon Academy because we can’t use too many Justus. What happens if we are seen using all of them, or run out of chakra, dobe?” Sasuke said, scolding the blonde ninja.

“Unless you want to be what Sasuke was when he left Konoha, being a vigilante feared by others.” Kay teased, under the guise of his new name Sosuke.

Naruto paled while Sasuke groaned.

The three were reliving their mid-teen years and were walking to the Dust shop to buy more dust for their equipment. For Kay, it sucks. He's going through puberty again, and for some reason, he has a tail! Curse this world for giving him animal traits he doesn't need! For Naruto, eh, it's been alright. He never really felt any change during his training with Pervy Sage, so he didn't care much. Sasuke, on the other hand? Well, while his life here was impactful, it didn't feel like anything had happened, at least not to compare to his time with Orochimaru.

“He has a point, Naruto.” The nine-tails Kyuubi said on his shoulder.

“Shut up, Kuruma!” Naruto shouted.

“I thought your host would be mature after all these years, not to mention the years in his old timeline.” The G-man said on Sosuke’s shoulder.

“I guess it will take more than years for Naruto to grow up.” Kuruma sighed.

“I can see that,” Godzilla said.

“Anyways, I heard that there were more Godzillas in your world. Mind if you tell us some?” Sosuke asked

“Well-”

"Alright kid, put your hands where I can see them!”

That startled them.

“Hey, I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something?”

They all look around to see a man with red glasses walking towards a girl who looks like Summer Rose, with the girl taking out her headphones.

“Yes?” the girl replied.

“I said put your hands in the air, now!”

“Are you... robbing me?”

“Yes!”

“Looks like it's go time, Big G,” Sosuke said

“You too, Kuruma,” Naruto said

Both the Kaiju and the Tailed Beast go back into their respective hosts with Sasuke activating his Sharingan.

“Ohhhh…”

“Hey...”

BAM!

The hooded girl then kicks the man through the store, again startling the trio

Another man comes to shoot the girl but is tackled by Naruto along with two clones through the window.

“Pick on someone your own size!” they all shouted

“Need some help?” Sosuke asked the girl.

“Sure!” the girl replied

The other four jumped through the shattered window to follow Naruto. They were quickly surrounded by thugs, with a man they were familiar with, Roman Torchwick.

* hey there, carrot top, whatcha doing with all that dust?

They all turned around to see a short boy wearing his signature open blue sweater, and pink bunny slippers, with a red scarf around his neck, recognized as the owner of the local snack bar with all the self-serving food that heals people.

‘Why does he look familiar?’ Sosuke questioned in his thought.

‘He looks like…’ Naruto and Sasuke thought.

“Get them!” The leader said

* cheap.

Sasuke and Sosuke both use Chidori on one thug, Naruto and his clones use a double Massive Rasengan on another, the girl in red spins and slashes yet another, and the boy in blue seemingly levitates and throws the last one.

"You were worth every cent. Truly, you were," Roman mockingly addressed the thugs.

The five teens stand side by side with each other, ready to apprehend the thief. 

"Well, red, blue, and you three again, I can say it's been an eventful evening. I would love to stick around,” the leader said, holding his cane which turned out to be a gun. “But this is where we part ways."

He fired an explosive shot at the heroes, but Sasuke called out a Susanno skeleton to shield them from the blast, while the pale boy used his powers to rip the gun out of the thief’s hand.

"What are they feeding you kids these days?" Roman complained, running for a building and throwing a red dust crystal at the group.

The girl leaped and flipped away from the explosion, Sasuke switching places with a statue nearby, Naruto using the Flying Raijin to teleport to a nearby kunai with a seal, and the boy teleporting right behind them. Sosuke came out of the blast unharmed due to the G-man’s armored skin but was pissed off.

"You okay if we go after him?" the girl asked the shopkeeper.

Naruto, Sasuke, and the girl ran like the wind, chasing the man.

“Hey!” the girl shouted.

“Persistent,” Roman said.

The white-haired boy then comes to Sosuke and tells him, * take my hand and hold on to me. i got an idea.

Wanting to catch Roman, the otherworldly traveler accepts, with the both of them teleporting to the top of the building the thief was climbing.

'That feels weird.' Sosuke thought.

I think I’m going to be sick! Godzilla said in a daze.

The boy in blue held Roman in place as soon as the thief got there, Sosuke used an atomic breath to strike the thief.

The girl is then seen using the recoil of her gun to launch herself in the air, planting a kunai with a seal on the building and throwing a normal-looking one in the air, with Naruto and Sasuke teleporting in the place of the kunai.

The blast sent Roman flying but he was able to catch the ladder of the ship. 

“Ow…” He stares at the five heroes. ”End of the line kids.” He then throws a bunch of red crystals to the heroes. “Whoa-ho-ho-ho!”

Sasuke and the boy attempted to summon something to block it, a blonde woman used a whip to summon a magic shield with a symbol to protect the teens, with the boy in blue staring at it.

“Huh?” Roman made in disbelief.

The woman fired a bunch of purple projectiles at the ship, with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke using it as a cue to fire a Rasenshuriken, Chidori True Spear, and an atomic breath respectively, exploding on impact as it rocked the ship.

The shopkeeper then made a gesture with both his hands, seemingly dragging the ship down to the ground, surprising his allies.

'Now that looks familiar' Sosuke thought.

Then, glass fell from the ship with the store owner using a left hand and the woman using the whip to catch it, and throw it back at the ship. This was ineffective as the ship got out of the boy’s hold and flew away.

“Dammit!” Naruto shouted.

“We will get him next time,” Sasuke said.

They then see the boy put his hands into his pockets, turn, and begin walking off the building, only to be stopped by a glyph.

"You are coming with me, young man." a stern voice said. “Along with the rest of you!”

“Please go easy on us…” Sosuke prayed.

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They were thrown into an interrogation room.

“You kids, I won’t say anything since Ozpin told me about the three of you.” the lady said.

Naruto and Sosuke sighed in relief, while Sasuke just humphed.

“As for you two, I hope you realize your actions will not be taken lightly, you foolish children." the woman said. The girl whimpered. The boy just sat in the chair and looked bored.

"You put yourselves and others in great danger. And you, you look like you're a ten-year-old! What were you thinking when you entered the fray?" 

* uh, actually, I'm about fifteen, thank you very little. The boy quipped. * growth stunts tend to put a damper on things when you try to look old. 

The trio was surprised that a fifteen-year-old would look so young.

"And they started it!" the girl shouted.

"If it were up to me, you would be sent home with a pat on the back…" 

The girl straightened slightly and smiled a bit. 

"And a slap on the wrist." 

The whip came down and the girl shrank away from it. 

"But.. there is someone here that would like to meet you both." 

A man walked in, wearing a green scarf, a black suit, and holding a plate of cookies and a mug of coffee, with the trio recognizing him as Opzin, the headmaster of Beacon Academy. 

"Ruby Rose… you have silver eyes." the man said. "And Sans Serif, known also as Comic Sans, famous in the comedy community." 

The trio shockingly realized that the owner of the snack bar was also the famous comedian on the block

(OK, now that name CANNOT be a coincidence.) Sosuke thought.

You think? Godzilla said.

‘Wait, what?!’ Naruto and Sasuke thought. ‘Sans?!’

But, they left Sans behind after the Sage sent them here. And she was a girl!

* someone's been doing their research. and also, that's totally not creepy at all. The boy smirked.

The trio would admit, that how Ozpin got his information is suspicious regardless, as they know about the cameras all around Vale.

"So, where did you people learn this?" 

The footage was played of the fight, where Sans threw back a man with a flick of the hand and Ruby beat up another with her scythe. 

"S-signal academy…" Ruby stuttered. 

* figured it out myself. Sans said with a casual smile, lazily closing his eyes. 

"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" The man asked the girl.

"Well, one teacher in particular…" the girl said.

“I see..” 

A plate of cookies was placed in front of her and she took one carefully. When she realized that nobody was going to reprimand her for eating them, she practically inhaled the whole plate. The trio and Sans chuckled.

“It’s just that I’ve seen only one other scythe wielder of that skill before, a dusty old crow.”

“That’s my uncle,” Ruby said while swallowing a bunch of cookies.

“Sorry. That’s my uncle Qrow. He’s a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing and now I’m all like-” She then started throwing her hands around making karate noises.

The two look-alikes stared at Naruto and chuckled, with Naruto glaring at them and groaning.

“So I've noticed,” he said as he placed his cup on the table and leaned in, then sat down opposite Ruby. “And what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?”

“Well... I want to be a huntress.” Ruby answered.

“You want to slay monsters?” Ozpin asked.

“Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon!”

She starts talking faster and faster with her enthusiasm growing.

“You see, my sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a huntress, and I'm trying to become a huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought,’ Hey, I might as well make a career out of it!’”

She then giggles

“I mean the police are alright, but huntsmen and huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, gosh, you know!”

The twins look at Naruto again, remembering his younger years and personality, while Naruto blushes out of embarrassment.

Glynda and Ozpin study Ruby.

“Do you know who I am?” Ozpin asked

“You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon.”

Ozpin then smiles. “Hello.”

“Nice to meet you,” Ruby replied.

“You want to come to my school?” Ozpin said.

“More than anything,” Ruby answered.

Ozpin exchanged glances with Glynda, who showed her disapproval with a "Hmph" before he turned back to Ruby

“Well, okay,” Ozpin said

Ruby smiles, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. She reminds them too much like Naruto, much to the amusement of the Uchiha twins.

"And what about you, Mr. Serif?" the man asked, "You have no official records anywhere. I only know you because a colleague owned the storefront you began renting seven years ago. Besides, you're a bit young to be running a shop at eight, aren't you?" 

Hearing that Sans had no records made them think he was from another world like them. Also, he has been running the store since he was eight?

* i guess i'm just a little different. Sans shrugged. *or maybe i was grown in a lab from a man's finger and was conditioned to have a mature mind via cruel experimentation, but that's all up to interpretation.

Ozpin, Glynda, and Ruby took this as a joke. On the other hand, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke were worried about Sans’ well-being.

"Anyways, given your impressive range of abilities, I would also like to offer you a place in my academy."

* it's free food and stuff. who am i to refuse? Sans said, winking.

“As for you three, it’s good to see you again.”

“Right back at ya Ozpin,” Sosuke said.

“Same here!” Naruto said.

“I’m glad as well,” Sasuke said.

“I would like you all to join Ruby and Sans at Beacon Academy, would you like to?”

“Sure!” Naruto said.

“Absolutely!” Sosuke cheered.

“Fine by me,” Sasuke replied coolly.

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That Saturday, an announcement was made. At the end of a comedy routine, the comedian unmasked himself, revealing the face of a twelve-year-old boy. The gathering crowd gasped.

*i won't be here next saturday, folks. i'll be heading off to beacon academy!

The audience gasped. The boy winked at them, waved, gathered up the lien he got, and walked away with the Konoha trio watching behind the crowd. The news in Vale went wild with new information about a comedian running an amazing snack bar.

“I think I know who he is,” Sosuke said.

“Who is he then?” His twin said.

“He’s that famous final boss in Undertale, Sans the Skeleton.”

“Famous WHAT-?!”

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“Why did we not see this? Why is there another Sans?” The Sage of the Six Paths asked in shock.

“Sans the Skeleton. A Royal Judge who is lazy from the Undertale universe. Quite strong.” Fate remarks.

“I thought you said this was an unaltered universe.” the sage scolded.

“I can answer that for you.”

They turn around to see me

“How are you?” Fate asks.

“Real name? Classified. Codename? Player Blue.”

“Well, Player Blue, why did you lead us to an altered universe?” Fate asks

“And how did we not see it til later?” the Sage questioned.

“A: because there was an unknown future awaiting them up to the point of the trio going to save Summer Rose. And B: Sans and Asriel took a different journey that coincidentally never interfered with those three journeys. And since the future of Sans and Asriel is also left undetermined, I thought this little adventure would help all of them physically, mentally, and socially.”

“Hmmm, is this true, Fate?” The Sage questioned.

“Unfortunately, yes. The one who helps me write fates got sick, and couldn’t do their job anymore. But, how do you know about the world beyond ours?” Fate asked.

“Short answer, I am from the same world before being caught in a terrible accident that basically turned me into a reality ghost.”

“That makes sense. Well… we won’t stop you, as long as you don’t change too much of our chosen ones.” Fate said.

“Don’t worry. I have to finish the Sans’s story’s arc before it got canceled to continue on a new adventure for the five of them. Doesn't mean I don't have plans for a bigger story.”

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“So you're just telling me that the universe I'm helping had both a female Sans and Ryu from Street Fighter?!”

“You know he is?” Naruto asks.

“Hard not to when he appears in all the Street Fighter games me and my friends played.”

“So, what do you know about Sans?” Sasuke asked. “Both of them.”

“Well, for one, he, or should I say, they come from a video game of an ancient civilization of monsters that were sealed away in a mountain because of a war between humans and monsters,” Sosuke explained.

“Why have they sealed away?” Naruto asks.

“Nobody knows. Some say it's because monsters can absorb human souls. Some say it’s because humans didn’t like the monsters due to them being different. Either way, from what I've seen from others playing the game, most monsters are very friendly.” Sosuke mused.

“So how does Sans fit in all of this?” Sasuke asked.

“Sans is half the comedic relief and the Royal Judge. Their job is to judge people based on their LOVE, or Level Of ViolencE, based on how many monsters they killed. If the protagonist killed everyone, then Sans would fight, and WHOO BOY does their fight look difficult.”

“What, you mean that people can choose whether to kill innocent people or not? What kind of game is this?” Naruto said.

“Yep, most people do the Genocide route out of curiosity.”

“Then why is he here, then?”

“I don’t know. See the reason why Sans is popular is because of his fight, his theme song, and the ability to remember past games.”

“What?” Sasuke asked coldly

“Yep, he and your Sans remember every timeline, from the good endings of the pacifist to every death of their younger siblings they have seen, to every slash on their chest.”

“Wow, that is… bad,” Naruto said sadly.

“Yep, and sadly, we can’t do anything about it, as more people create what-if timelines revolving around Sans’ fight, dozens of Sanses die every year in my home world. That and your Sans just might be one of the many Sanses sent to other worlds.”

They then see Sans sleeping on a bench.

“Oh, man. Sans can’t take a rest.” Naruto said sadly.

Naruto and Sasuke realized why their best friend was so depressed about her life.

CRASH!

They all were startled by that noise with Sans woke up from his nap. They look to see two girls, one of them is Ruby and the other is a white-haired girl with snowflakes on her dress.

“What are you doing?!” The white-haired girl screamed.

“Uh, sorry!” Ruby apologized.

“Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused?” 

“Uuhhh…” Ruby said, holding one of the suitcases she tripped over. 

“Give me that!” The crabby girl grabbed the suitcase and gestured dramatically at it. "This is Dust - mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!"

"Uuuhhhh…"

"What are you, brain-dead?" the girl said, brandishing a red vial in the air. "Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!" 

"I… I know…" 

The dust in the vial began to spread into the air, sending potent fire dust all over the atmosphere. 

"Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What do you have to say for yourself?!" The other girl shouted. 

The trio sees Sans walking toward the girls. They secretly followed his lead. With a wave of his hand, as Sosuke deduced as blue magic, the ability to control gravity, he rearranged the dust in the air into a dragon, which swooped down at the girl in the white dress. The girl backed away in shock, as the others looked in awe. The vial flew from her hands and landed at the feet of another girl. Sans laughed at her misfortune. With another wave of his hand, the dust in the air floated back into the jar. 

*you know, being a supposed "professional" with dust, you should know how to properly seal your vials. Sans said.

“He’s right, y'know!” Naruto said 

With another flick of Sans’ finger, the cap on the vial tightened itself, and the suitcases rearranged themselves into a neat stack. 

Blushing, the girl yelled at Ruby. 

"Anyways, you dunce! Knocking over my suitcases like that with unbelievable clumsiness! What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?" 

"Well, I-I…" Ruby stuttered. 

"This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practice, you know! We're here to fight monsters, so… watch where you're going!" 

"Hey, I said I was sorry, princess!" Ruby shouted.

"It's heiress, actually." 

The six turned to see another girl in a black bow and a black buttoned vest approaching, the vial of dust in hand. "Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the world's largest producers of energy propellant." 

"Finally! Some recognition!" Weiss huffed. 

"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." the girl with the bow said. 

*that is an understatement. Sans added.

"Wha- How dare- The nerve of… Ugh!" The girl stomped and walked away, her servants following her. 

"I promise I'll make this up to you!" Ruby shouted after Weiss, "And thanks for the save-" She turned and saw that girl walking away.

"At least you all haven't abandoned me." Ruby said, turning to the other four, "Wait, weren't you those people that fought that criminal with me?”

“Yep!” Naruto cheered, smiling widely.

“Uh-huh,” Sosuke said with a grin.

“Yes, we are,” Sasuke answered with a stern look.

*glad you remembered me. Sans said with a little mock bow.

Sans’ eyes turned green.

*Are you okay, though?

'That’s weird,' Sosuke thought.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Ruby muttered. 

Sans took a slice of pie from his pocket that came out of nowhere and began to eat while walking further into Beacon. The other four followed wordlessly. 

Sans took a bunch of slices and handed them to all of them. 

*This will make you feel better." Sans said. 

“Gee, thanks!” Naruto thanked Sans.

“I never tried your pies before,” Sosuke admits.

“Thank you,” Sasuke said

"… Thanks," Ruby said, taking the pie and taking a bite. 

A feeling of warmth, comfort, and bliss came over all of them. 

Who knew that a slice of pie could be such a wonderful experience? 

“This tastes great!” Naruto said with a mouthful of food.

“Cinnamon and butterscotch?” Sosuke questioned.

“This is… delicious,” Sasuke admits

"Wow! This is almost as good as my mom's cookies!" Ruby gasped, looking at the pie. "Did you make it?" 

* Yeah. It was a recipe back home." Sans said, sighing nostalgically. 

‘Back at home? But Sans doesn’t know Toriel’s pie recipe! The only people who know are…’ Sosuke thought. 

"So… you bake? Can you make cookies?" Ruby asked. 

"Yes, I bake. I've never tried to make cookies, though." Sans said, finishing up his slice. 

The pie filled up Sosuke’s energy and the Chakra reserves of Naruto and Sasuke.

‘Magic. That explains the seemingly no negative health benefits.’ Sosuke mused.

There was one person behind them, looking around, seemingly lost. And sure enough, that person was running up to them and seeking to introduce himself.

"Uh, hi? I'm Jaune." a boy's voice said. The five turned around and saw a tall blonde boy in white armor scratching his neck looking embarrassed. 

"Do you guys know where you're going?" Jaune asked, looking around. This castle was very large. 

"Aren't you the guy who threw up on the ship?" Ruby blurted out. 

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"All I'm saying is that motion sickness is a much more common problem than people let on!" Jaune said as the six of them walked through Beacon.

Ruby laughs."Look, I'm sorry! Vomit Boy was the first thing that came to mind."

"Oh, yeah? What if I called you Break Face?"

"Hey, that was an accident!"

"Well, the name's Jaune Arc! Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue - ladies love it!"

"Do they?"

"They will! Well, I-I hope they will. My mom always says that... Never mind."

The six fighters were silent once again, marching towards who knows where. Naruto walked in his signature pose smiling, Sosuke sighing, Sasuke groaning, and Sans just whistled a tune and continued to eat his slice of pie. 

"So… got this thing…" Ruby said, not wanting the awkward silence to continue any longer. Reaching behind her back, she pulled out a red box and pressed a button, which expanded into a monstrosity that was taller than she was. 

"Whoa! Is that a scythe?" 

"It's also a customizable, high-impact velocity sniper rifle." 

"A what-" 

"It means that it's also a gun," Sosuke answered.

"Oh." 

"So, uh, what do you have?" Naruto asked.

"Uh, I got this sword… And I have this shield too." 

"So what do they do?" Sasuke asked.

Ruby tapped his shield, which caused it to shrink. Losing balance, Jaune lost his grip on the shield and regained it after a bit of strife. 

"Well, the shield gets smaller, so I can put it away whenever I get tired of carrying it, I can just put it away." 

"But wouldn't it weigh the same?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, it does." 

"Well, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons. I guess I did go a little overboard when I designed it." Ruby said, cuddling the scythe. 

"Wait, you made that?" 

The trio was also impressed.

"Of course! All students at Signal design their own weapons! Didn't you make yours?" 

"It's a hand-me-down. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war." Jaune said, sighing in disappointment. 

"Well, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics!" 

“Yeah, the classics…”

"What do you guys have?" 

“Like the dobe there, I use my good old kunai, while attaching them with paper bombs filled with dust!” Naruto answered proudly.

“I use an ancient axe, with a slot attached to it to change the element,” Sosuke said.

“I use my katana, coating my blade with the elemental dust,” Sasuke answered cooly.

“See?! There’s no shame in using the classics!” Ruby said as she turned to Jaune.

Sans eyes turned blue again. 

*weapons? i have this sword, but i mainly rely on dust and my semblance to fight. 

"What does it do?" 

*it's a sword that can turn into a bow and many other weapons. Sans used his magic to turn the sword into a bow, a scythe, a shield, and many other types of weapons.

“How is he doing that?” Naruto asked quietly.

“I think that weapon is made of monster magic rather than tech,” Sosuke whispered.

“Show off.” Sasuke groaned, remembering all the snarky comments from their Sans.

Ruby stared at the weapon in awe. 

"How do you fit all those mecha shift functions in there? I wanna see!" 

Sans made the sword float out of her reach, while Ruby jumped and tried to grab it.

"Anyways, why did you distract her like that in the courtyard?" 

*i couldn't leave a pal hanging like that, could i? Sans shrugged. 

"Does that mean I am your friend?" Ruby squealed. 

Sans eyes switched to green

*Uh, sure. Sans said. 

"Your eyes changed colors! Oh my gosh, you look so cute like this!" 

Sans sputtered in denial. Four of them descended into laughter with one of them in deep thought as they wandered around in the courtyard.

‘I figured it out.’ Sosuke thought.

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After the opening speech (which the others passed through by messing with things), the students were all delegated to a ballroom, where they spread themselves out and laid sleeping bags on the floor. 

“What did you get?” Naruto asked.

“I'll tell you later, first we need to find Sans.”

“I saw him go to the roof,” Sasuke said.

“Do you ever sleep?” Naruto asked.

“I’m just aware while I rest."

“Whatever, time."

They found Sans on the roof. With the instruments from his pocket dimension, he was playing Bonetrousle, his brother's theme. The trombones floated in the air and played the side notes of Bonetrousle as a grand piano played the main tunes. The shattered moon cast a pearly white shade over the scene. Sans was seen on the edge of the roof, looking over Vale. The trombones vanished and violins appeared. They began to play Toriel's theme, Heartache.

“Hey, Sans.” Sosuke said.

Sans turned around.

*sup. Sans said

“We have something to ask you,” Naruto said.

*we already know. Sans interrupted

The Konoha trio blinked.

“You do?” Sosuke asked.

* yea, it’s not hard to connect two humans that karma talks about, and yes, i know the sans you two know, naruto uzumaki and sasuke uchiha. didn't help that asriel was listening to every word when you were talking about us. Sans replied.

“Well, that proves everything about my theory.” Sosuke sighed.

“What do you mean?” Naruto asked.

Sans then changes his clothes to a tight green striped sweater, with his eyes turning green.

“Naruto, Sasuke, meet Asriel Dreemur, prince of the monsters. The final boss of the pacifist route.”

*Howdy! Asriel greeted the two reincarnates. *Also, how did you know it was me?

“The only people who know Toriel’s Cinnamon Butterscotch Pie recipe are her and her family, and you hate being called cute, despite it being true.”

*C-c-c-cute?! Asriel stuttered.

*he has a point, azzy. Sans said with his eyes back to blue, putting his blue sweater and Papyrus’ scarf over asriel’s sweater. *now, i think we all have a story to share of how we all got here. now we know each other’s true identities.

The squad spent the night telling each other their journeys, filling in Kay about their world’s differences, with Sans smiling a genuine smile, knowing he was not alone.

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It was now morning, with Sans playing the themes of the underground while tinkering. Next to him are his new friends, who fell asleep due to the calming music of his world. He will admit, it did sound soothing and calm.

* We should get breakfast now. Asriel suggested. 

* fine. With a sweep of his hand, Sans vanished the objects but one trombone. 

* but let me wake up the others. He chuckles.

He then played a loud wake-up call that woke up everyone from their peaceful slumber.

“REALLY?!” Naruto screamed.

“Should have seen this coming,” Sosuke sighed.

“Did you have to?” Sasuke growled.

* heh, sorry. didn’t want to pass up the opportunity. Sans apologized. * now, who's hungry? the food’s on me.

They all stand together as Sans teleports them to the cafeteria. 

“Feeling a bit dizzy!” Naruto said in a daze, not being teleported in a while.

'I feel like throwing up,' Kurama said.

“Whoa!” Sasuke exclaimed, losing his balance.

* yeah, sorry. you’ll get used to it. again. Sans said.

He gives Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke hot dogs. He then switches to Asriel, since he is better at friendly conversations. He then got a pie slice for himself. They went over to the table where an orange-haired girl was talking excitedly to an excessively calm oriental boy.

"Hi!" the girl shouted "I'm Nora! And this is Ren! Although he doesn't talk much he's still really nice! And you look so much like the headmaster! If we kidnapped you, would we be able to threaten the headmaster so Renny and I could be on the same team?" 

"Nora, stop," Ren said, trying to restrain the girl.

The squad was a bit terrified of the girl. They quickly finish their food.

* I'm finished with food. Do you guys need a fast way to the locker rooms?

Ren just got up. Nora inhaled the rest of her pancakes and looked at Asriel expectantly.

* I know a shortcut.

Sans took control and began walking in the opposite direction with the rest of the squad behind him. Ren and Nora followed him, very confused. How was going in the opposite location considered a shortcut? They turned a corner, and in a flash, they arrived.

Ren and Nora looked around, confused. How were they at the locker room entrance already? "What… was that?" Nora asked. 

* shortcut. Sans said and winked.

“You could’ve done that instead of instantly teleporting us?” Naruto mumbles quietly. 

Then, they walked off in the direction of their respective lockers, not that Sans needed to. All his stuff was in his inventory anyway.

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Walking around, Naruto saw others polishing and tweaking their weapons. He opened his locker to get some more kunai and seals for his Flying Raijin Jutsu.

“Hey there, handsome.”

Naruto looks around to see the blonde sister of Ruby, Yang, leaning on a nearby locker.

“What’s up?” Naruto asked.

“I heard you're one of the people who helped my sister,” Yang replied.

“That’s right, dattebayo!” Naruto said.

“What does ‘dattebayo’ mean?”

“It means ‘believe it!’”

“I see. Well, let’s start this school year with a Yang if you know what it means.”

Naruto snorted. “I think you’ll be great friends with Sans.”

“The guy that looks like he could be a Schnee who Weiss was marching to?”

“YEAH! Wait, what-”

“Yeah, I saw Weiss looking particularly angry when she saw Sans.”

“Well, hopefully he can take care of himself.”

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Naruto reunited with the Uchiha twins.

“Hey, have you seen Sans?” Naruto asked.

“Nah, haven’t seen him. Where do you think-?” Sosuke began to ask.

“There he is.” Sasuke pointed out, as Sans walked with the popular student Pyrrha who was confused about how they got there.

"For years, you have trained to become warriors. And today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Headmaster Ozpin said. "Now, I'm sure you have heard many rumors about the assignment of teams. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given your teammates… today.”

“These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well. That being said, the first person you make eye contact with will be your partner for the next four years."

Scared noises sounded from down the line.

"After you've partnered up, make sure to make your way to the north end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy anything in your path, or you will die. You will be monitored for a grade during the initiation. But our instructors will not interfere. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?" 

"Yes, sir. How exactly are we getting down there?" 

"You are going to use your own landing strategy."

"What exactly is a landing strategyYYYYYYYYY!" Jaunce shouted as he was catapulted away.

Then everyone got launched out into the forest. Sans and Sasuke nod to each other as Sasuke lands first and fires a Chidori True Spear in the air, with Sans using blue magic to cushion his fall and teleport to Sasuke’s location. As they make eye contact with each other, the shady duo are then intercepted by a pack of Grimm. The two were about to mercilessly kill the pack before a bolt of flame got to them. Hurriedly putting the fire on their clothes out, Sasuke used a water jutsu to put out the fire and Sans took control to summon a yellow hard light shield with the Deltarune symbol. They then see Weiss.

"Personality aside, your skill with dust is adequate, though still below my family's standards," Weiss said. "Still, we are surrounded by Beowolves. I doubt throwing around hard light shields and splashing water will do much." 

* a little campfire would be nice to warm our hearts. Sans jokes.

Asriel answered the call and took over. 

* If you think we’re adequate, can you do this? Asriel said. Holding out his hand, Asriel summoned a column of fire. Releasing it with his eyes flashing green, the column flew around, with Sasuke then using Amaterasu to amplify the fire strength, setting Beowolves on fire and instantly killing them.

The duo that was previously surrounded was surprised. 

* By the looks of it, you two don't know where you're going, huh? I'll show you guys a shortcut. Asriel said. 

"How is there a shortcut in the middle of the woods?" Weiss snarled, "If this is your idea of a joke…" 

* no, trust me. there is one. just watch and learn, ice queen. now follow along and we'll be at the temple in no time. Sans said, with the host taking control. 

Asriel laughed in Sans' subconscious at their confused faces along with Sasuke smirking and nodding. Sans turned and walked towards Beacon's cliff. The two girls stared at the two boys. 

* what? If you guys don't follow, you'll miss the shortcut. 

"We do have nothing better to do." Ruby whispered, "We might as well give it a shot." 

With a hmph, Weiss obliged. They followed the short boy and his cloaked friend as he turned around a particularly thick tree. Suddenly, they felt slight dizziness and nausea, but it passed the second it came along. 

* you have arrived at your destination. please choose the sans transportation company for your next ride around the emerald forest. 

"How can we be there? The temple is miles-" Ruby and Weiss saw the temple right in front of them. "-away….." Weiss finished. 

"How did we get here so fast?" Ruby asked. 

* trade secret. smirked Sans, * quite literally. i used to have a job that required me to be at three places at once. it comes in handy when you can take shortcuts around to fool the boss.

'I wonder how Naruto and Sosuke are doing…' Sasuke thought.

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5 minutes earlier...

Naruto and Sosuke both screamed as they were launched from the catapult. Coincidentally, they were right next to each other when they landed face-first. They got back to see each other and a bunch of Beowolves. The two used a mini-tailed beast bomb and an atomic breath to wreck the incoming horde.

“Wow, that was awesome!”

They turn to see Yang and a black-haired girl with a black bow.

“Hey, Yang! Nice to see you again!” Naruto cheered.

The two girls run toward the Jinjurikis.

"Nice to see you again, too!" Yang shouts before pointing to her black-haired partner. "This is Blake!"

“Nice to meet you, Blake!” Naruto greeted.

“Uh, hi?" Sosuke waved shyly.

"Hello," Blake responded.

“Anyways want to come with us to the temple?” Yang asked.

“Isn’t that where all the relics are,” Sosuke asked.

“Yep! I know the way!” Yang exclaimed.

“Then what are we waiting for?” Naruto said.

The makeshift team runs in the direction of the temple.

As they get there, they find Ren and Nora making a plan.

“Hey, guys! Does anyone want to ride this Ursa with me?” Nora said with Ren shaking his head.

“Sure!” Naruto exclaimed.

“That’ll be cool!” Sosuke said.

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The four walked into the ruined area.

They then see Naruto, Sosuke, Nora, and Ren riding on an Ursa.

“Yeehaw!” Nora said as she then blasted the Ursa on the back.

“Aww… It's broken” Nora said in disappointment as she viewed the corpse.

“Nora? Don’t ever do that again.” Ren said.

"Are you kidding me? That was awesome!” Naruto exclaimed.

“You can say that again!” Sosuke exclaimed.

“Did they just ride in on an Ursa?” A voice said.

“Uh…” said a more familiar voice.

Then two girls walked out of the forest. One was blonde and wearing quite scandalous clothing (according to Asriel's 17th-century mind) and the other had black hair and was wearing a black dress with a white top and a bow. 

"Ruby!" "Yang!" The two were about to tackle-hugged each other (which is how Alphys would have put it), before Nora came in between them, shouting out her name.

Pyrrha was running towards the group with a Deathstalker behind her.

“Did she just run all the way here with a Deathstalker on her tail?” Blake asked.

“I can’t take it anymore! Could everyone chill out for two seconds before something crazy happens?!” Yang burst out of anger with red eyes glowing.

Two seconds later, Pyrrha is then thrown into the group as Jaune follows her.

“Great, the gang’s all here. Now we could die together.” Yang remarks.

“Not if I can’t help it,” Ruby said running, bringing attention to the Deathstalker and the Nevermore.

“Ruby!” the three shinobi shouted as they chased her from behind.

* welp, looks i have to work overtime. Sans said.

“Wait,” Weiss said. “Can you bring me to Ruby?”

* aww, the snow queen cares for her red knight. Sans said with Weiss blushing furiously. 

* relax, i’m messing with ya. let’s go save our friend. He said as they take a shortcut.

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Ruby was about to be stabbed by the Deathstalker, with the shinobi shouting her name hoping to get there in time. Ruby closed her eyes to accept her fate.

“You are so childish,” a familiar voice said.

She opens her eyes to see Sans and Weiss behind an ice wall.

“Weiss?”

“And dimwitted,” Weiss continued. “And hyperactive. And don’t get me started on your fighting style. And I suppose I can be…difficult.”

Sans snorted at the confession.

“But if we’re going to do this, we’re going to have to do this together. So if you quit trying to show off, I'll be…nicer.”

“I’m not trying to show off. I just want you to know I can do this,” Ruby confessed.

“You’re fine,” Weiss said walking away, with Sans just shrugging.

* as much as i like how that conversation was going, you might want to look behind me. Sans said.

Ruby looked in awe as the Deathstalker was impaled by a bunch of bones.

“Whoa…”

Yang runs to her and hugs her

“So happy you’re okay,” Yang said smiling 

The Nevermore screechs as it flies around the group.

“Guys, that thing’s circling back,” Jaune said. “What are we going to do?”

“There is no sense of dilly-dallying, our objective is right in front of us," Weiss points out.

“She’s right, our mission is to grab an artifact and make it back to the cliffs. There’s no point in fighting these things,” Ruby explained.

“Run and live. That is an idea I can get behind,” Jaune said.

* you guys do that. we’ll provide a distraction, taking as many as these things out. Sans said

“You guys are not going to take the nevermore by yourselves, are you?!” Weiss asked in a panic.

* watch and learn. Sans said.

The nevermore fires a bunch of jet-black feathers.

"Watch out!" Yang shouted. 

They all just as a bunch of feathers streaked towards them, as Sans sends a big plume of dust into the air. 

"Oh crap, they’re dead," Yang muttered. 

When the dust cleared, they saw Sans reclining lazily on a Nevermore feather, with the other three on top of others, smirking. In no way they were injured. Then, Sans slid off of the gigantic feathers while the three shinobi jumped off of theirs, as they walked back to the group.

"That was so cool!" Ruby said. 

* i'd appreciate it if i could keep my physical movements to a minimum, but i figured you kids could use a break from killing all those grimm. you guys go back. Sans said.

“I don’t know about you, but I could use some exercise,” Sosuke said.

Sans then used blue magic to drag the Nevermore down to the ground as Sosuke used Chidori to impale it, with RWBY and JNPR looking in shock at the display of power, with Naruto and Sasuke smiling.

The Nevermore suddenly screeched loudly, and from the trees, a flock of Nevermore answered its call. One particularly large one flew up to lead the attack. 

"Damn it," Yang said. 

* oh boy. here we go again. Sans muttered.

“Oh, come on!” Naruto shouted.

“Run!” Sasuke commanded the other two teams.

Sans switched with Asriel, as he, Sosuke, and Sasuke used their lightning moves to strike down the Nevermore, as they zapped several Nevermore in the flock.

The Nevermore fired a lot of sharp feathers at them. The team fired a phoenix-shaped project made out of yellow magic, another Rasenshuriken, a Phoenix Flower Jutsu, and an atomic breath to blast them into the air, to protect the less experienced warriors. Suddenly an array of fireballs were shot, courtesy of Asriel, along with two giant ones, courtesy of the Uchiha twins, towards the Nevermore, hitting them, and causing them to fall to the ground burned up.

“Sage Art: Massive Rasengan Mega Barrage!” Naruto roared as he and a bunch of clones rained down their Rasengans at the flock, utterly devastating them.

If the others hadn’t gawked at this display of power, now they were. 

* you guys go ahead. we can dispose of these featherheads faster ourselves. get yourself out of this grimm situation. Sans said, assuring the group.

“I would listen to him, you know,” Sosuke said.

RWBY and JNPR all nodded, as they ran back to the cliff.

Suddenly, a group of Ursa and Nevermore charged toward the squad of interdimensional travelers.

* ready, team? Sans asked.

Naruto and Sasuke felt nostalgic. Of course they did, they worked with another Sans for years.

“Always,” Sasuke said, sheathing out his katana, and activating his Sharingan.

“Yep!” Naruto exclaimed, readying his Shadow Clone Jutsu, and turning on his chakra form.

“Let’s do this!” Sosuke eagerly said, taking out his axe, and turning on his Sharingan.

* time to give them a bad time. Sans said, summoning his sword, with his eyes blacked out, with a flaming blue left eye.

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“Are you sure they’ll be fine?” Jaune said worryingly.

“After what I saw? Yes,” Ruby said in a huff.

They all hear a lot of lightning, explosions, fire, and wind coming from behind them.

“Told ya,” Ruby said.

“Where do they get their power?” Weiss said.

“I dunno. Let's ask them after they're done,” Ruby answered.

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As soon as the RWBY and JNPR left, all hell broke loose. It has Sans firing a battalion of bones and Gaster Blasters at the nevermore, Sosuke punching, chopping, and throwing the Ursas with his Kaiju strength and blasting them with his atomic breath, Sasuke using every fire and lightning Jutsu he could use, including the ones he uses with his Susanoo, and Naruto using all the tailed-beast power inside him to fire a variety of Rasenshuriken.

*look out, kid! Sans said as he dragged Kay away from a Deathstalker's sneak attack with gravity magic.

"Thanks!" Kay said.

“Is that all of them?” Naruto asked.

Even more Ursas showed up to kill them.

* i think we’ve stalled enough time for the others. come on. i know a shortcut. Sans said, with the others following him.

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The two teams were still running when they saw the four they left behind in front of them. 

"How did you guys get ahead of us? We ran for 10 minutes!" Ruby shouted while running. 

* a magician never reveals his secrets. besides, it's outside of the radius of your understanding. He winked, gesturing to his arm. 

'That's an understatement,' thought the other three.

Yang laughed. The group groaned. 

Then, handing control over to Asriel, Sans settled in to watch the group struggle. 

* Why are you being so lazy? You could at least shortcut the group away.

* it's fun watching somebody other than me fight for their lives. i've done my fair share, don't you say?

* Fair enough. Asriel grumbled.

The group got to the bridges and started dashing across. Stalling the nevermore, the four lobbed projectiles at the birds over his head as they sprinted along with the group. Despite being strong in magic, Sans' body was not very fit. Soon, Asriel found himself struggling. 

* Sans, a little help, please. You don't want you or the others to get skewered, do you? Asriel said, sending a fireball at a feather and deflecting it. 

* fine. Sans said, * but you're dealing with awkward situations for next week.

* It's like you ever dealt with them!" 

* do we have a deal?  Sans chuckled from the subconscious. 

* Fine. 

Taking control briefly, Sans nullified gravity on himself and the others, causing them to glide forward with ease and surpass the group. Winking at a panting Jaune, he put his hands behind his head while the others gawked at him.

“Whoa! We’re flying!” Naruto cheered.

“Not sure how to feel about this,” Sosuke said.

Sasuke just stared plainly.

* what can i say? this makes me feel the gravity of the situation. 

Everybody groaned. Yang laughed at the pun with Naruto and Sosuke but resumed struggling with running soon after. 

* you know, if you wanted help, you could've just asked. Sans said, seemingly lounging in an invisible chair in mid-air while moving at startling speeds. 

"THEN WHY DON'T YOU?" Weiss shouted, clearly irritated by how much of a doofus he was. However, there was no way that whatever gravity dust he was using could affect so many people. He wasn't visibly carrying any dust cryst-

The whole group suddenly found that gravity no longer had any effect on them and that they were gliding forward effortlessly. 

* buckle up your seat belts and enjoy the ride. please choose the sans transportation company for your next ride around the emerald forest. he joked. 

"HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS WITH YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS?" Weiss shouted, not believing that somebody was more skilled in dust in this initiating group than she was and that the person looked like a twelve-year-old boy or her younger brother Whitley in an emo phase.

Sans’ teammates knew full well how he was doing this.

At last, they made it to one of the stone towers. The crowd of Nevermore had dismantled the bridge behind them with their razor-sharp feathers. Nevermore feathers had the durability of steel. The group of hunters-in-training climbed the tower with their tired legs, bemoaning the distance that they had to run.

“Keep going! We’ll handle these creeps, dattebayo!” Naruto said.

"How are you guys ahead of us now?" Ruby asked, not believing somebody was faster than she was. 

* oh, i just found a shortcut. Sans replied.

"How is there a shortcut? There's literally one stairwell that leads up here!

* you're just not looking hard enough.

The four then proceeded to fire an assortment of jutsu and magic at the beasts.

“Who are these four?” Ozpin said.

"I don't know sir,” Glynda said, equally baffled. 

"Either way, I'm not losing them to Salem," Ozpin muttered. He started as the eyes of the four changed colors. Glynda could only agree.

After finishing off the nevermore, they turned to see the corpse of the gigantic nevermore falling from a cliff, a storm of rose petals blowing from the cliff. 

“Whoa,” Naruto said

* how do those rose petals appear? it's violating the law of conservation of matter. Sans muttered.

* Whatever, Sans. That still looks cool. Asriel thought as he watched a red cape flutter in the wind. 

Switching over control, Sans snapped his fingers and he, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke appeared on Beacon's cliff after he saw that the rest of the gang was there.

Everybody who got to Beacon's cliff was gathered in the auditorium. The others were struggling in the infirmary while a squad was sent out to look for the initiate's weapons, lost in combat with the Grimm. 

Meanwhile, team assignments were going on. Sans sat lazily in a comfortable armchair that nobody knew how he got his hands on. He certainly wasn't carrying it around during initiation! Many people snickered, including his teammates, at the hilarious sight of a very casually dressed twelve-year-old in a very fancy armchair as Sans indulged in doing nothing. 

"Cardin Winchester. Russel Thrush. Dove Bronzewing. Sky Lark. The four of you retrieved the black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL, or Team Cardinal, led by Cardin Winchester." 

The audience applauded. 

"Jaune Arc. Lie Ren. Pyrrha Nikos. Nora Valkyrie. The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JNPR or Team Juniper…" Nora hugged Ren, who recoiled from the sudden physical contact. "… led by Jaune Arc." 

"Huh?" Jaune exclaimed. "Led by..."

"Congratulations, young man." 

Pyrrha punched Jaune on the shoulder in a friendly manner, accidentally knocking him over.

The audience laughed.

“Blake Belladonna. Ruby Rose. Weiss Schnee. Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY, or Team Ruby, led by Ruby Rose.”

Weiss looked at Ruby in surprise, while Yang hugged Ruby, saying how she was so proud and such.

“And finally, Sans Serif, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sosuke Uchiha. You all will be in an extraordinary team of Team SNSS, or Team Senses, led by Sans Serif.” 

The ninjas were shocked at who the leader of their team was.

“These four were able to defeat hordes of Grimm and come out unharmed, even with Sans being completely unscratched. They have managed to demonstrate extraordinary skill involving dust and combat.“

The audience gawked at this. To defeat hordes of Grimm with a team of four AND leave unharmed? They all clapped awkwardly at the strength and skill of the team.

To Sans, he never imagined leading a team of ninjas, with two of them having mighty monsters inside them. But, as he learned a long time ago, expect the unexpected.

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Team SNSS was the enigma of the school. That much was agreed upon when Team RWBY and JNPR got to their dorm. 

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Sasuke opened his eyes in the middle of the night to see the former skeleton working on a machine.

“Sans,” Sasuke said.

*what’s up bud-

Sasuke uses Tsukuyomi on Sans, but instead of giving them a nightmare, he gives him a sweet dream that would more than guarantee the former scientist to stay in a deep sleep. He sets the dream to deactivate in the morning and then proceeds to carry and put Sans back to his bed and chuckles.

After all, his best friend had the same problem.

“Sleep well, Sans.”

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Sans woke up feeling refreshed from one hell of a good dream when he realized what happened.

*he did not just do that. Sans thought.

*I haven’t seen you so content in your sleep in a long time. Asriel said.

*i guess i underestimated what the raven-haired ninja could do. Sans admitted.

“You can say that again!”

He turns to see Naruto and Kay smiling, with Kuruma and Godzilla on their shoulders respectively, as Sasuke leans on the wall with a smirk.

“Looks like Sasuke wasn’t lying about last night,” Kay said, pointing at the machine.

Sans sighs in annoyance.

*as much as i appreciated the dream, i didn’t like how you did it while you caught me off-guard.

“Don’t worry. I’ll ask you next time you can’t sleep.” Sasuke said.

*i’ll keep that in mind. Sans said.

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Jaune noted a lot of things with his interactions and views with the weird team, and frankly, is confused by them

Naruto acts as a carefree kid who wants to have fun, but sometimes he gives out hints of sadness, tiredness, and trauma, before quickly changing to a carefree smile. If you were to look at his smile close enough, you would tell that it’s like a mask. The most confusing part is the whiskers on his face, like, are they real? If they are, how is he not a Faunus?

Sasuke, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. Sasuke is mostly seen as serious, battle-harden, and cold, but sometimes, he shows some compassion and leadership, as if he wants to change who he is. He also has a weird right eye that is constantly purple and has weird markings on it.

Sosuke acts like an average teenager, just with a tail and claws. He wants to help others with their problems and is friendly overall. He seems to be the most normal and friendly person.

Sans, however, is the most strange. He is mostly seen as lazy, chill, and relaxed, but when he carries himself, he acts like a war veteran, with a distant, sad look, touching his chest and right hand unconsciously, along with holding the red scarf he wore as if it were precious.

His attitude can change if his eyes are green, and he acts childish, innocent, curious, and friendly. He even had a friendly debate with Nora about syrup-induced hallucinations This confuses the two teams as it is like they were talking to two different people.

‘But it’s all right,’ he thought. ‘I handled worse people.’ recalling his seven sisters and several cousins.

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Pyrrha was more concerned with the group, especially Sans.

The first thing was Sans’ physical body. He looked like a twelve-year-old! His arms were skinny and bore no trace of muscle. He was also very lightweight, as Pyrrha discovered when he was slacking off on one of Naruto's suitcases while he was carrying it, with Naruto not even struggling. If Pyrrha hadn't been told by the teen himself that he was, in fact, fifteen, she would never have guessed. She did see his other teammates worry about him though.

The others, on the other hand, were extremely fit, with their body trained to take on anyone. If she wasn’t told by them that they were all sixteen, she also never would have guessed. She saw firsthand what they can do, and she doesn’t know how they can use all sorts of techniques. How are they able to do that?!

Pyrrha had an eye for detail that came with being a warrior. One subtle move from the opponent could indicate their next move.

What concerns her the most are the scars, as when they show their skin, it is covered in them, as if they have been fighting their whole lives, and were worrying.

The most peculiar is the diets of Naruto and Sans. Naruto has an obsession with ramen, including the instant type, with Sans constantly drinking ketchup from his bottle. Ketchup and instant ramen?! That’s even unhealthier than Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes! Worse than Nora's pancake-only diet!

She had to talk to them later. If they were at a huntsman school, they should at least try to be healthy.

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After running to class, Blake couldn't help but notice something odd. How did those four, especially Sans of all people, get to class before her?

Naruto was in the middle leaning back on his chair with his hands behind him, Sasuke had his elbows on his desk in the back, slouching forward with his arms covering his face, Sosuke was sitting patiently, with a bored expression on his face in the middle, and Sans was lounging casually in the back, reading what seemed to be a textbook.

‘Huh. Never took him to be the studious type.’ Blake thought. 

Meanwhile, Professor Port droned on and on about his past, and Blake was bored out of her mind. Still, she dug through the veritable dump of useless information and found useful specks of information. 

"The moral of this story? A true huntsman must be honorable!" 

Blake could sense Weiss getting more and more inflamed due to Ruby balancing a pencil, a book, and an apple all at once. It was impressive but immature. Naruto’s chuckling didn’t help.

"A true huntsman must be dependable!" 

Ruby was now pretending to be asleep, which Sosuke seemed to understand. If Weiss were a kettle her temper would be boiling over right now. 

"A true huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise!" 

Ruby was picking her nose blatantly, Weiss began to shudder in rage, alongside Sasuke gave a disgusted look. 

"You back there, what are you reading?" Port boomed, pointing at an unsuspecting Sans. 

*theoretical quantum mechanics and the spacetime continuum." Sans said.

The class giggled. 

"If you are so wise to engage in such… subjects, why don't you aid me in a demonstration?" Port asked, smirking. 

*sure, why not? it's not i don't understand the gravity of this situation at all. Sans jokes, gesturing towards the book.

The class laughed, while Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Sasuke sighed. Sans walked down and carried a fancy armchair (of all things) with him. 

"Wasn't that back at the dorms?" Jaune whispered. 

"I bet he's going to pull out a bottle of ketchup next." Nora giggled, already adjusting to Sans' eccentricities.

Sans winked at Nora and pulled out a bottle of ketchup. 

“Go get them, Sans!” Naruto exclaimed.

"Quite the attitude, young man." Port laughed, "Now step forward and face your opponent! But first, you should change into your combat attire." 

*i'm wearing it already." Sans said, still walking up to the stage.

Blake looked again. Sans was somehow wearing what he had been wearing at initiation but with a white t-shirt instead of a green sweater. The red scarf and heart locket were once again worn around his neck. 

"Quick to change too! I like your style! Be prepared to face this demonic beast!" Port bellowed. "Get onto the stage, young man!" 

Sans dragged the armchair with him, sat down on it, and opened Theoretical Quantum Mechanics and the Spacetime Continuum. Who knows what Port was thinking when he unleashed a big Boarbatusk at Sans? The Boarbatusk grunted in confusion. What it expected to see were adult human soldiers charging at it, not some queer young boy sitting in a chair and reading a book. 

"What's he doing? That's a Boarbatusk out there!" Jaune hissed. 

Weiss just looked angrily at Sans. Ruby and Yang were leaning forward, trying to see what Sans was going to do. Nora was giggling while watching the display and Pyrrha was just sitting there, confused. Ren, for once in his life, looked at something with vague interest (provided that thing wasn't related to herbs, that is). 

“Wait for it…” Naruto said.

Suddenly, the Boarbatusk ceased its prowling, and stumbled backward, before it collapsed, slowly turning into dust. 

Sans just read the book and took a swig of ketchup. The class was dismissed in confusion. When his team asked him about it, Blake just heard one response to all of their barrage of questions. 

*a magician never reveals his secrets. Sans smirked while winking to the back. Blake noticed and turned around to see the Uchiha brothers with their eyes glowing red and blue, with a smirk on their faces. 

Then, dragging his armchair and holding his textbook, Sans went in the opposite direction of their next class.

So Sans is one of those Clowney mysterious types, huh? And somehow Sasuke and Sosuke helped. Blake smirked. For all they were worth, SNSS certainly had a bunch of interesting characters.

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After her talk with Professor Port about leadership, Weiss went to her next class with a certain Doctor Oobleck, who could speak at unfathomable speeds about subjects. Whether this was a semblance or a caffeine-induced problem, Weiss didn't know. Studiously working and writing summaries of everything Oobleck said, she still had trouble keeping up with the words per minute of the professor. Not that it was a problem for just her, as the others, including the Uchiha twins, were struggling to keep up with him. Sans and Naruto, being the clowns they were, were sleeping. 

"Mister Serif and Uzumaki, would you kindly tell me an important event related to dust in Vacuo's history?" 

Naruto woke up in a startle, with Sans just looking up from his slumber. 

"As I expected. You two were not paying attention, were you? Extra readings-" 

Sans' left eye suddenly glowed yellow. 

*which one? vacuo has a long and rich history. It is found in a large oasis with lush jungles, abundant resources, natural barriers and the largest dust deposit ever recorded in remnant's history. these favorable conditions allowed vacuans to flourish, and nomads would travel across the harsh desert surrounding vacuo in the hopes of reaching the verdant paradise. however, these comfortable conditions also bred complacency in vacuo's people, who did not incline and adapt as others living in less ideal conditions were forced to. this unpreparedness made vacuo an easy target for exploitation by other kingdoms, who wished to claim their vast resources for themselves. today, vacuo is a hostile and barren environment. years of warfare, mining, and ecological disasters exhausted vacuo's resources and transformed the once-rich kingdom into a wasteland of heavy industry and makeshift settlements. its people frequently moved from place to place due to scarce resources and attacks from Grimm. Around eighty years ago, a massive ten-year conflict known as the great war came to an end. in this war, vacuo and vale fought mistral and mantle. in the years before the great war, mantle and mistral established a presence in vacuo, due to the plentiful dust mines. Because of this, vacuo stayed out of the war at first, leaving vale to fend for itself. after a while, mistral and mantle attempted to pressure vacuo into fighting alongside them, and the desert kingdom's citizens realized that, if vale fell, there would be no one left to stop the other two kingdoms from conquering vacuo. in response, vacuo pushed the other two kingdoms' presence out of their territory and allied themselves with vale. during the- 

"Impressive," Oobleck interrupted, to save time, "You have a truly remarkable memory." 

Weiss just realized that Sans had just managed to recite Oobleck's entire lecture on the history of early Vacuo. Naruto just sighs with relief at not getting extra homework for sleeping.

*but with all of their history, the residents of vacuo never had to worry about one thing. Sans said. 

"And what is that?" 

*starvation. because of all the sandwich is there. 

A rimshot played in the background. The class giggled as Sasuke sighed. Weiss was thoroughly confused. Sans was asleep. There was even cartoonish white smoke z's floating up from an unknown origin! How did he manage to recite that lecture? Even she couldn't have done it! He even had a good pun to back it up! Who was this boy? What was it with him and his stunts? Weiss just wrapped her questions in her mind as the lecturing began again.

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Yang didn't know what to expect when Cardin Winchester challenged Naruto to a duel. Naruto, along with the rest of SNSS, was talented and killed the Grimm with remarkable ease. She wonders how he will do in a one-on-one battle.

Naruto was grinning and went into a fighting stance with his kunai.

The match begins.

The first thing that surprised her is when Naruto summoned 9 clones of himself, with all of them somehow being solid. Like, even Blake can’t do that, how is he doing that?!

Cardin raises his mace hoping to strike them, but Naruto and his clones flip out of the way, landing in a formation surrounding him.

She heard Sasuke groan like he knew what Naruto was going to do.

“Super Harem Jutsu!” Naruto shouted.

Super WHAT NOW?!

Naruto made a stance with his fingers, and suddenly Naruto and his clones were gone, and in their place were a bunch of beautiful naked women covered in smoke, showing beautiful smiles, with their blonde hair in two ponytails.

Cardin blushes so much, and blasts off with a nosebleed, instantly knocking him out due to the lack of blood.

This sight causes the entire classroom to blush, especially the boys, with the only exception being the rest of team SNSS. The women turned in a puff of smoke, with Naruto and his clones falling on their backs, laughing the hardest.

Using a person’s desires to catch them off guard? That is one hell of an embarrassing, but effective way to beat someone.

Cardin’s teammates went to pick up an unconscious Cardin who still had a nosebleed while glaring at Naruto. Naruto just laughed even more. The class awkwardly clapped at the performance.

“Out of all the ninjutsu, why that?” Sosuke said with a deadpan expression.

*guess he knows how to get out of harem’s way. Sans said with a chuckle.

“Nice one, Sans!” Naruto exclaimed.

“I still think that jutsu is stupid,” Sasuke said.

Naruto proved to be an unorthodox fighter, and that’s the type of person she’s excited to fight.

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"Who even are they?” 

"I dunno," Nora said, "Though I feel like we've seen Sans before." 

"What? When did you potentially meet him?" Pyrrha asked. 

"We were in a ..tricky situation. There was a gigantic Nevermore that was going to find us in a village. It was going to if Sans hadn't distracted it. He took a sword out of nowhere and used it to deflect Nevermore feathers. Somehow, he got onto it and stabbed it through the neck." Ren said. 

"That was cool!" Nora shouted, clearly talking about the nevermore kill. 

"The person that did it also left behind a bone, and said that if it was broken, they would come and find us." 

"Interesting. Still, that doesn't answer many questions about Sans. We don't even know if it was him." Pyrrha said. 

"I know how we're going to get answers! We'll break his legs!" Nora shouted.

We will NOT be breaking anybody's legs!" Ren said, restraining Nora from getting her hammer.

“If it’s worth it,” Ruby confesses, taking a bone out from her pocket “Our mom might have also potentially met all of them.”

“Whoa! All of them?!” Nora asked.

“Our mom told us she was being attacked by two super strong enemies in Vacuo, she thought she wasn’t going to make it. Until a white-haired boy came to save her, leaving a bone. She woke up to see the boy gone, with her at a nearby village”

“Sans’ shortcuts,” Weiss said.

“Three other young boys she met while she met a doctor named Lavender came, and escorted her safely through the forest, saying that they came to help her. She was protected and brought back to Vale. They then went back, got a scolding from the doctor, and moved to the Lavender residence.” Yang quoted.

“WAIT A MINUTE! If our thoughts were true, POTENTIALLY Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke knew about us all this time!” Ruby realizes.

“Well, that explains why the three of them helped you.”

“All this talk reminded me of something.” Weiss took out a weird-looking trinket in the shape of a small bone. 

“I wasn’t there, but one time Winter took a boy that looked identical to my younger brother, Whitely.” Weiss, saying in disgust, remembers Sans looked as if Whitely was in an emo phase.  “That boy saved my family and left without saying a word after giving my sister this, saying the same thing to do if we’re in trouble. Now, the Schnee Dust Company owes that person a large debt.”

“So even the Schnees were saved by Sans?!” Blake shouts in shock.

“I don't even want to THINK that my family owes their lives to a CLOWN!” Weiss yelled at Blake.

*you know, it's rude to talk about somebody who's listening.

"SANS?" The eight shouted.

Sans, along with the rest of team SNSS, was listening behind team RWBY. RWBY and JNPR teams scrambled back to their dorms, with SNSS laughing after that.

*guess our covers are blown. Sans said as the squad strolled back to their dorm.

“Well, only the part about our heroics back then,” Kay said.

“Can’t believe you beat us to saving Miss Rose. What were you even doing there?” Naruto remarked.

*just happened to be at the wrong place at the right time.

“Let’s hope that is the only thing they figure out,” Sasuke said.

Watching them, Ozpin was behind a bunch of monitors.

“This will be an interesting year,” Ozpin chuckled.

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"Mr. Uzumaki. Despite your performance in Professor Port's class, you will eventually have to take on an opponent." 

"I already fought Cardin thou-" 

"Take an opponent seriously." 

The class snickered.

“He was just extremely easy to beat,” Naruto said, with the rest of CRDL staring angrily.

"That's why you will be fighting a series of opponents until we can gauge your skill level. Ruby Rose, prepare yourself for combat.” 

Walking out of the locker room, Ruby gripped Crescent Rose tightly. Naruto didn’t even fight, but his clones might be tricky to deal with.

“Nah.”

The classroom stared at the whisker boy.

“Excuse me?”

“Nah. I don’t want to right now. Hey Sasuke, can you cover for me? It’ll help with your boredom,” Naruto said mockingly.

“....fine,” Sasuke said as he stood up.

“Are you really-” Goodwitch said but was stopped by a death glare from Sasuke.

Now Ruby was worried. She didn’t know a lot about Sasuke, and she doesn’t know how he fights. He might finish her off in two seconds.

Sasuke came out with his cloak covering him, unsheathing his katana.

‘Please go easy on me.’ Ruby thought with a drop of sweat coming from her head.

"Three, two, one…. Begin!" Professor Goodwitch shouted.

Ruby went full speed on Sasuke, swinging her Crescent Rose, but was effortlessly blocked by Sasuke’s katana. Sasuke then sliced at her, with Ruby’s aura dropping by 5%.

The audience watched in shock. If Cardin was a tough, strong executioner, then Ruby was an absolute speed demon. The only ones who aren't were, well, you already know.

Ruby, feeling the strike, shot a sniper round into nowhere, using the recoil to push her back at Sasuke as she prepared for another swing. Sasuke dodges it with ease, shocking Ruby further.

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Sasuke continued to block and parry Ruby’s strikes, getting good hits on her. To him, it was like slow motion like his last fight with Naruto in his genin years.

He lowered her Aura to 60% before he decided to end this quickly.

"Chidori!" Sasuke shouts as his blade sparked with electricity as he used one final strike to knock down Ruby, decreasing her Aura to 20%, with the indicator on red.

When Ruby was on the ground and declared that she lost, Sasuke came and offered a hand, which she accepted.

“You got potential,” Sasuke said. “How about you and your team come to train with us?”

Ruby widens her eyes and starts smiling, nodding her head excitedly.

The audience chuckled at the expression Ruby had on her face. Yang's eyes turned red and sparks flew from her hair, which prompted the majority of the audience to shut up.

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Meanwhile, seven years ago…

Sakura, Hinata, and Kakashi woke up to find themselves in a desert, finding themselves in their younger bodies.

“Hinata! You’re OK!” Sakura shouted as she hugged Hinata.

“What happened?” Hinata asked.

*Ugh, where are we? An unknown voice said.

They turn around and see a female child on the ground scratching her head.

“Oh my! Are you okay?” Hinata asked in concern.

*Yeah, I’m fine, uh... The brown-haired girl said.

“Hinata! Just call me Hinata.” Hinata answered.

“I’m Kakashi. This is Sakura.” Kakashi introduces himself and his student.

“Do you want me to heal your wounds?” Sakura asked.

*No, I’m fine. The teen said, standing up.

*AH! YOU’RE MAJESTY! I SEE YOU ARE WELL. Another voice said.

A tall white-haired toddler with orange eyes arrives and helps the girl up.

*Hey, Paps. said the girl. * Anyways, that’s Papyrus, and my name is Chara.

The other three looked at each other in shock.

“Papyrus?!”

*NYEH?!

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In the present...

*NYEH HEH HEH! NO FOUL BEAST CAN DEFEAT THE GREAT PAPYRUS AND HIS FRIENDS! Papyrus exclaims, firing anothe battalion of bones at a deathstalker.

“Isn’t he excited?” Sakura said nostalgically, punching a Nevermore. 

*That’s a Papyrus for ya. Chara said while she makes a slashing wave, turning a Beowolf to dust.

“Yes, he is…” Hinata says, smiling.

“Hehehe,” Kakashi said, reading an inappropriate book.

Chara snatches the book away from Kakashi.

“HEY!”

*I’m not letting you take away the little innocence Papyrus has! Chara said, pointing at Papyrus.

*DID SOMEONE CALL MY NAME? Papyrus asks while launching a nevermore with a single bone.

*Nothing, Paps! Chara chuckled nervously.

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"Jaune, are you okay?" Pyrrha asked. 

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

Sans turned out of the conversation as they discussed the instances that which Cardin was bullying Jaune, with his other teammates listening. It honestly reminded him of children bullying Papyrus back in the underground. The only difference was that Papyrus could fight back but chose not to.

Jaune… well… Let's just say that after checking Jaune, Sans found that he wasn't exactly qualified. Still, the kid had shown bravery in trying the initiation and also came up with half of the plan to kill that gigantic Nevermore via a shield momentum boost chain. And he was trying. 

Still, Sans didn't care enough to say anything. It wasn't like there was an immortal demon out there thirsty for human blood and the end of civilization. Chara had LONG passed that phase.

Or maybe he spoke too soon.

Either way, it wasn't like he would be put in a life-threatening situation any time soon. Sans' luck was much better than that, hopping from one immortal enemy to the other. 

Sans drank some ketchup. Even if his senses about evil were rarely wrong, he could indulge in peace once in a while. 

As he looked up from his drink, he saw Cardin and his goons bullying a rabbit Faunus.

He looked at his fellow teammates, and they all nodded.

* hold my drink. Sans muttered to Nora. 

"What are they doing now?" Pyrrha asked. 

"Probably going to beat up some goons mysteriously." Nora tried to drink some ketchup and gagged. Ren facepalmed. 

"How is Sans going to beat up Cardin? I mean the rest of his team could, but he hardly looks the part." Weiss said.

The air suddenly got a lot cooler and darker. Heat and light are lighted by Naruto and Kay. The cafeteria's gaze was inadvertently directed to the four. An inexplicable weight dropped on everybody, and Cardin and his goons felt something dangerous watching them, something cold shivering down their spine.

They turned and saw Sans. Hands in his pockets, he was two feet shorter than Cardin. However, he gave off a vibe of killing intent, eyes as dark as an abyss.

They looked at Sasuke, readying his katana and having a dangerous glare that could kill him. Not as cold as Sans, but had a tad of vengeance to it, just as dark, if not darker.

Naruto and Sosuke’s eyes were blood red and bright blue, suddenly growling with sharpened teeth somehow. CRDL can see two giant beasts behind them, one was a nine-tailed fox looking ferocious, and the other is a giant lizard with scars breathing down at them. 

* back off.” they all said in sync, sending a shiver of fear throughout the cafeteria.

Filled with primal fear, Cardin and his goons left. 

The cafeteria's temperature went up once more as the weight suddenly vanished.

"Was that… them?" Ruby hesitantly asked. 

"Probably…" Yang said, still shivering.

They turned and saw Sans and Naruto holding out a glowing green and yellow hand to the rabbit Faunus's ears, which also glowed green and yellow. Sans, now sporting green eyes, along with Naruto and Sosuke, voiced a word of comfort, with Sasuke glaring at the other students. 

“You all could have helped her,” Sasuke said in a cold voice. “But instead you all just ignored her. How can all of you be hunters if you can’t even help an abused person.”

Sans, whose eyes are now blue, nodded in agreement.

They then walked back. Students stared at them, unsure of what just happened, and took Sasuke’s words for consideration. Team RWBY and JNPR took it the hardest, as they knew that was true. How can they be heroes if they turn a blind eye to people like Cardin?

Cardin was equally confused as to why he ran away from SNSS, especially a little brat like Sans. 

"How do you intimidate people like that? With your shortness?" Yang joked nervously. 

* I used to have to do that a lot, blondie." Sans said lightheartedly, * how would you react if somebody kept on bullying your younger cinnamon roll sibling?" 

"Yeah… I guess…" Yang said. 

"You have a brother?" Jaune asked. 

* yeah, glorious leader. but he's gone." Sans said, staring at his ketchup. 

* we're worlds apart now. literally." Sans muttered. Nobody else heard the last part, but Blake did. What did that even mean?

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* ACHOO! Papyrus sneezed loudly.

“Do you have a cold, Papyrus?” asked Kakashi.

* DON’T WORRY MASKED HUMAN! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, CAN’T GET COLD! I LIVE IN A TOWN COVERED WITH SNOW AFTER ALL! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH! Papyrus laughs.

“Why does he always call us humans?” Sakura says.

* Papyrus doesn’t remember everyone’s names. Chara explained.

* CORRECT, HUMAN CHARA! THOUGH, I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT ME…”

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Working on his machine, Sans sat on the rooftop. A notebook and pencil floated in midair, writing down trial numbers for the incorporation of dust into the machine. Wondering if gravity dust could substitute for his teleportation in the creation of rifts in spacetime for him to go home. A violin behind him played Asriel's theme, the notes bringing a sad tune to the air, while a trombone and a drum set played the backdrop. Reclining on his armchair (yes, Sans brought it to the roof), Sans tinkered with a laser as gravity dust floated around the machine, inserting itself into a chamber and sending pulses of energy out periodically.

"Your move," Sasuke said as he moved his next chess piece. Oh, yeah. The chess match. He originally wanted to bring Sosuke (or his real name, Kay) to use his natural thermonuclear radiation to help with his experiments, just in case he needed an alternate fuel source. Sasuke and Naruto weren't really okay with letting him borrow Kay, not because they didn't trust him, but to ensure Kay's safety. The kid was still new to all of this, so Sans could understand that. So, to pass the time, Sasuke challenged the scientist with chess. Naruto and Kay are meditating, but Sans swears he hears snoring from Naruto.

Meanwhile, Pyrrha dragged Jaune onto the roof to talk about his academic performance. Team SNSS, too busy focused on their objectives (or in Naruto's case, sleeping), didn't notice the two. They stopped while watching the bizarre scene.

Sans stood up and sent a pulse of magic through his homemade laser, which sent a beam of energy out and charred the concrete. Looking at the burn mark, Sans sighed and channeled some green and blue magic, fixing the hole. Finally, he noticed the audience on the roof. 

Pyrrha and Jaune were looking in confusion. 

* would you believe me if i said that i did all this with gravity dust manipulation? Sans said, sitting on the armchair and groaning. The two ninjas (who were awake), wondering what he was talking about, looked in the direction Sans was looking, in shock to see Jaune and Pyrrha looking at them.

Naruto snores before Sans brings the violin next to him and makes it screech, waking the sleeping boy.

"What the hell was...!" Naruto rants before seeing what the others see.

The two continued to stare.

* you came here to talk, right? well, we'll get out of your hair. 

“See ya!” Naruto shouted.

With a swipe of his hands, the objects disappeared, and he and the others jumped off of the ledge, using this opportunity to shortcut back to the dorms. Jaune and Pyrrha ran to the edge. Instead of seeing a bloody splotch on the ground below, they saw the peaceful landscape of the Beacon dorm greenery, with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke landing on their feet, somehow not breaking their ankles, with Sans nowhere to be seen. They then see the remaining trio run back into the building.

"That… was a thing," Pyrrha said. 

Jaune just sighed.

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"Has anyone seen Sans yet?" Sosuke asks before sniffing some burnt hair.

It was during weapon maintenance that Sans walked in, having the mother of all bad hair days, with the others following suit. His hair was burnt, and there was soot covering his hoodie. However, he walked in, holding two modified lasers. 

"What happened?" Ruby asked, interested in what the comedian was working on. 

*gravity dust blew up in my face when i tried inserting it in a separate compartment to power ripping apart the spacetime continuum by creating an area similar to the black hole's event horizon. nothing much.

Sans walked to his workbench, pulled a notebook out of nowhere, and began scribbling. 

*can i have some details on what the chemical composition of gravity dust is?

Meanwhile, Jaune was made to repair CRDL's weapons, while the group walked around and harassed others. 

Cardin walked over and ripped the sheet of paper Sans was writing on out of his notebook. 

"What a freak, building useless machines. I bet you snuck into Beacon, you baby."

Cardin then gasped for air, with Sosuke holding him by the neck, practically lifting him, causing Cardin to drop the page. Sasuke grabbed it, and then gave it back to Sans, before Sosuke slammed Cardin to the ground hard, knocking him out. Cardin’s goons picked him back up and scrambled away in fear. Naruto laughed at their misery.

Sans slumped onto the desk and sighed in relief, with the page in hand.

"What was on that paper?" Ruby asked, "I could have helped you with it if it's a weapon design."

*it's the data from trial runs of gravity dust and aura-powered lasers and their stability that was probably a day's worth of work. and no, you probably won't understand what i'm doing anyway. Sans said, pointing to Sosuke.  *would have lost it and given up, if it wasn’t for my pal there..

“Glad to help, and glad to put Cardin in his place,” Kay answered.

Ruby just sighed. "Cardin's a jerk to everybody. Why is Jaune doing their work for them anyway?" 

* he's being blackmailed. don't blame him. Sans said from his seat.

“You noticed too?” Sasuke said. 

"Blackmailed?" 

Nora laughed sinisterly and hefted a Magnhild that was undergoing a check-up. 

"We'll break his legs!" Nora shouted.

"No, there will be no legs broken," Ren said frantically, holding down Magnhild.

The rest of team JNPR, along with Naruto, Sasuke, and Kay, struggled to keep Nora down while she laughed crazily. Sans just clipped the page back into his notebook and started to continue adding more data.

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The leaves at Forever Fall were as red as roses, casting a permanent look of fall over the landscape. The smell of untapped sap in the trees gave the area a pleasant aroma. Within the beauty, however, prowled the creatures of the Grimm, attracted by the sap. The arguments of yesterday were all but forgotten as team JNPR and SNSS (with Sans being carried by Kay due to lack of sleep) strolled into the forest. 

The students sent here were tasked with the collection of sap. Jaune was dragged along to collect the sap for CRDL. Sans napped on a tree while sap slowly dripped into a jar he haphazardly set up under a spile. Naruto and Sasuke were in the middle of a competition on who could fill up their jars first. Nora kept drinking the sap that Ren collected, who just shook his head and kept filling the jars. Pyrrha and Kay were somehow already done with their collections.

Naruto and Sasuke stopped and noticed Jaune going somewhere. They nodded and decided to follow him.

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"Cardin, what's going on?" Jaune asked as he was brought to the edge of the clearing that team JNPR was in. 

"Payback," Cardin said, scowling. 

"… Pyrrha?" Jaune whispered, "What are you-" 

"That's the girl. Red-haired know-it-all and thinks she's so smart. Not to mention those freaks at SNSS. Alright, boys. Last night, ol’ Jaune had managed to round up an entire box of rapier wasps. And now, we're going to put 'em to work." 

Jaune laughed nervously. 

"Now, according to the essay he wrote for me last week, these nasty things love sweets. I'm thinking we taught those two a lesson." Jaune was pulled up and a jar of sap was shoved into his hand. "And you're gonna do it." 

"Do what?" 

"Hit her with the sap! Either that or I'll have a chat with Goodwich and you'll be on the first airship out of Beacon." 

Jaune hefted the jar of sap and hesitated. Steeling his nerves, he refused and turned on Cardin. 

"No," Jaune said, throwing the sap at Cardin. The sap splattered over Cardin's armor. 

"Oh. Now you've done it." Jaune was picked up and punched, and he fell onto the red grass. Picking him up and punching him again, Cardin taunted him. 

"You know that wasn't very smart, Jauney-boy. I'm gonna make sure they send you back to Mom in tiny little pieces." 

"I don't care what you do to me, but you are not messing with my team." Jaune retorted, looking up at Cardin with a purple bruise on his face. 

“You said it, dattebayo!” A voice said.

Cardin was about to punch Jaune but then was kicked by Naruto. Jaune suddenly glowed white and Jaune's face was fully healed. Sasuke then appeared and glared at the rest of CRDL

"Y-y-you two!" Cardin gawked.

Suddenly, an Ursa Major emerged from the bushes, scaring away Cardin's goons. Cardin was smacked aside, his Aura taking the hit. The Ursa crawled after the struggling Cardin. Cardin attempted to struggle, but his weapon was thrown to the side, landing at Jaune's feet. Meanwhile, Cardin's team ran off, coming into contact with team RWBY and the rest of JNPR.

"Ursa! Ursa!" Russel shouted, waking up Sans. 

"What, where?" Yang shouted. 

"Back there! It's got Cardin!" Pyrrha dropped her jar. "Jaune!" 

"Yang! You and Blake get Professor Goodwitch!" Ruby commanded.

"You two! Go with them! There could be more Grimm on the way!" said Pyrrha, directing Ren and Nora. 

* we’ll follow them. i can sense naruto and sasuke ahead of us. Sans directed Kay.

They ran off after Yang and Blake. Pyrrha, Weiss, Sosuke, and Ruby ran off in the direction that Jaune was. Sans tailed them, taking shortcuts and keeping up with them. 

Cardin ran from the ursa, with Naruto and Sasuke behind them, but it jumped over him and hit him, knocking him off his feet. Crawling away and out of Aura from the hits he had taken, Cardin braced himself for the final blow. 

The blow was blocked by Jaune, slowly bending his knees because of the force the ursa was applying. 

Weiss, Naruto, and Sasuke were about to jump forward, but Pyrrha stopped them. "Wait!" Pyrrha said.

Jaune struck the ursa across the torso, and it stumbled back. It then swiped its claw at Jaune, who was swept off his feet. Getting up, Jaune charged at the Ursa once more but was batted away. Checking his aura, he was already almost out of aura. Taking one last charge at the ursa, he yelled as he swung his sword recklessly, ignoring the claw that was coming at him from his right. Pyrrha then held out her hand and Jaune's shield somehow lifted itself to deflect the blow as he put all his aura into his arms, slaying the Ursa with one strike. 

He stood there, panting, as Cardin watched in shock from the ground. 

Suddenly, two more ursa emerged from the woods and struck at the duo, who were depleted in Aura. Jaune managed to deflect that blow with his shield, but Cardin was defenseless. 

Pyrrha, Weiss, and Ruby watched in shock as the claw was getting closer to Cardin while they could do nothing, with the shinobi trying to get there in time. 

Sans, deciding to save Cardin, shortcutted in front of him and tanked the blow. 

Sans' aura was shattered, but he managed to kill the ursa with a garden of bones. Clutching his stomach, he staggered as the onlookers rushed towards him. Then, he collapsed. 

"Sans!" Naruto, Ruby, Sasuke, and Kay shouted, speeding over, with Ruby elevating his head and the others behind her. 

* welp. guess that's it, huh? Sans mumbled. * i'm going to grillby's. 

Eyelids sliding over his sapphire blue eyes, Sans mumbled, * papyrus, do you want anything? He then went limp in Ruby's arms. Blood leaked out of the deep gash in his stomach. Checking his aura meter as team leader, Jaune noticed that Sans was out of aura. 

"Nooo!" Ruby, Naruto, and Sosuke shouted, with Sasuke having a look of remorse. 

Pyrrha stared at Sans, not believing that he was killed in one blow. 

Abruptly, Sans opened his eyes, now colored a vibrant green once more. On the aura meter, Sans' aura was filled. Blood stopped flowing as he shimmered in an azure glow. Then, he collapsed again, but he was somehow still conscious. 

Cardin watched in terror and confusion. 

* Oh, wow. That worked. Asriel said, getting up and dusting himself off. * What are you all looking at? Come on, let's move.

“Not with that wound,” Naruto said with his hands glowing yellow and sending Six Paths Chakra to Asriel, healing the wound and Sans’ damaged soul.

* Why do I feel funny? Asriel asked.

* don’t know, but it feels familiar. Sans said.

They looked at their shared soul, only to be shocked to see it was red instead of white.

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The makeshift team still walked through Vacuo, with Chara stopping.

* I feel something’s loose. Something…ancient. Long forgotten. Chara thought.

“Chara, you coming?” Sakura asks.

*Don’t worry, I am. Chara answered.

Hopefully, it’s not as bad as she thinks.

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After that fiasco, Cardin removed the blackmail, with Jaune apologizing to Pyrrha about the whole doing-dirty-work-for-CRDL thing. Pyrrha accepts it and brings him back to his team.

With SNSS in their dorm, however…

“I can’t believe you would sacrifice yourself to save Cardin! What were you thinking?!” Naruto yelled angrily.

* teaching a lesson about never judging a book by its cover. cardin underestimated jaune due to how jaune got into beacon in the first place. if he sees that kind of person save him, he will learn not to think that way next time. Sans explained.

“And how did you know Asriel could heal you both?” Sasuke asked.

* i didn’t. i just ran a few theoretical situations on what happens if we do get into a life-and-death one, and how to survive a hit. Sans continued.

“Well, it was stupidly heroic for you. That’s something even those two won’t do, and you’ve seen what kind of crazy situations they got into!” Kay said, pointing at Naruto and Sasuke, with the two of them looking away in embarrassment.

* well, as your leader, i say that i can choose what to do in my life.

“And as your field medic, I overpower you. You will NOT do that again!” Naruto commanded.

* ok, ok, fine. Sans said, eye-rolling.

“Promise?” Sasuke said.

Sans sighs. * promise.

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“So Papyrus, do you… know me well?” Kakashi asks.

* WELL, REBOOT! REVENGE DID LOVE TALKING ABOUT HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, SO IT'S HARD NOT TO.

“Sounds like her,” Sakura giggles.

“What are you guys talking about?” Sun asks.

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The team was walking through the town filled with balloons.

“Well, this seems festive,” Sasuke remarked.

* well, this is a rather big event. Sans said.

“Much bigger than the ones in the cities in my world, that’s for sure,”  Godzilla replied on Kay’s shoulder.

“You know what all of this is about?” Kay asked.

* hard not to when the officials of the town square make you decorate your snake bar. Oh, that reminds me, i still need to do that before they notice! 

“We’ll help! I want to try the food there!” Naruto volunteered.

“I'd like to try as well.”  Kuruma agrees.

“I am curious how magic food works,” Sasuke said.

“I got some ideas for the decoration!” Kay exclaims.

“As long as the food is as decent as the fish in the ocean.”  Godzilla mused.

* sure, why not? i could use some help. Sans agrees.

“How could you not smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! There will be dances, parades, a tournament! Oh, the amount of planning and organization that goes into this event is simply breathtaking!” Weiss says as the four boys lift their heads to see Team RWBY in front of them.

Yang puffs. “You really know how to take a good thing and make it sound boring.”

“Quiet you!” Weiss yelled.

Kuruma and Godzilla went back to their hosts, as the power team approached the girls.

* there’s nothing wrong with being amazed by the dedication of people. Sans said, with the girls looking behind them. * chefs preparing the best food for the dances, builders making spectacular floats, people setting places to battle. people put their heart and soul into everything for this celebration.

“See? Sans gets it!” Weiss said high-fiving Sans. The others groan.

“By the way, how are those lasers coming?” Ruby asked.

* still trying to find a way to keep the gravity dust concentrated and flowing without them collapsing on each other. i am also experimenting with other dust to use a catalyst of elemental lasers, adding exhaust ports to keep the lasers from overheating and-

“Ok! Ok! You guys can talk about weapons later, it’s getting boring!” Naruto says before Sans continues. 

Weiss was focused on listening, interested in what Ruby and Sans were talking about.

“And here I thought you couldn’t be a nerd sometimes.” Yang joked.

* i have you know, i’m a complete dork, thank you. Sans said.

“Remind me again why we’re spending our Friday afternoon visiting the stupid docks,” Yang asked.

“Oh, they smell like fish,” Ruby complained.

“I’ve heard that students visiting from Vacuo will be arriving by ship today. And as a representative of Beacon, I feel as though it is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom.”

“She wants to spy on them so she’ll have the upper hand in the tournament,” Blake says.

“A clever strategy, I admit.” Sasuke remarks.

“Ugh, you can’t prove that!” Weiss argues.

“Whoa…” Ruby says as the rest of them look at what she saw.

A dust shop was covered in police tape, with broken glass on the floor. They walked to the crime scene, with Vale police officers.

“What happened here?” Ruby asked an officer.

“Robbery. Second dust shop to be hit this week.” the police officer responded. “This place is turning into a jungle…”

“Ugh, that’s terrible,” Yang said.

“They all left the money again!” another officer said.

“Huh?” Ruby said.

“Yeah, it doesn’t make a lick of sense. Who needs that much dust?”

“I don’t know, an army?”

“You thinking the, uh, White Fang?”

The teenage boys paused at this.

“Yeah, I’m thinking we don’t get paid enough for this.”

Sans snorted at the comment.

“Hmmm, the White Fang, what an awful bunch of degenerates.” Weiss snarked.

“What’s your problem?” Blake asked angrily.

“My problem? I simply don’t care for the criminally insane.”

“The White Fang is hardly a bunch of psychopaths. They’re a collection of misguided faunus.”

“We can vouch for that,” Naruto said, with Sasuke and Sosuke nodding.

“Misguided? They want to wipe humanity off the face of the planet.” Weiss exclaims.

“So they are VERY misguided,” Blake responds.

* very misguided is underselling it. Sans said. * they are practically blindly following a leader who takes things to the extreme and commits crimes. not the peaceful organization in other areas.

“How do you know this?” Weiss asked angrily.

“All of us ran into them a few times, with us managing to convince them that they’re fighting for the wrong side,” Sasuke said.

Blake smiled at this.

“Either way, it doesn’t explain why they would rob a dust shop in the middle of downtown Vale. Hmm.” Blake thought out loud.

“Blake’s got a point,” Ruby says. “Besides, the police never caught the Torchwick guy we ran into a few months ago. Maybe it was him.”

“That still doesn’t change the fact that the White Fang are a bunch of scum.” Weiss turns to see the boys breathing down her neck. “In this kingdom. Those faunus only know how to lie, cheat, and steal.”

“That’s not necessarily true,” Yang says.

“Not necessarily? That does not sound like them at ALL.” Sosuke argued.

“Hey! Stop those people!”

They turned and ran to the ship to see a monkey-tailed faunus with five humans.

“Thanks for the ride, boys.” said the faunus.

* WAIT FOR US, MONKEY MAN! the tall white-haired teen said loudly.

The six jumped off the ship and landed on the dock, before starting to run.

“You know no-good stowaways!” the captain yelled.

The faunus jumps and hangs from a pole.

“Hey, a no-good stowaway would have been caught. I say we’re great stowaways.

“Why are you talking?!” the pink-haired girl yelled.

“Hey, get down from there this instant.” a guard commanded.

The faunus throws a banana peel at the guard, laughing, before he flips and lands on the shore, with the five humans following his lead.

The faunus passes the eight hunters-in-training, before winking to Blake and speeding off.

The five human stowaways behind him were about to continue running before the five suddenly stopped and looked behind them, only to have shocked faces on them.

Team RWBY wonders why this is the case, only to notice that as they look to the left of themselves, they see team SNSS having equally shocked faces.

* papyrus?! chara?! Sans shouted.

* SAns! The tall boy and the browned-haired girl shout as they run to Sans.

“Sakura?! Hinata?! Kakashi-sensei?!” Naruto called.

“Naruto?!” The white-haired man, the pink-haired girl, and the white-eyed girl shouted as they ran up to him.

“Stop!” the guard said, still chasing them.

Sans proceeds to hold them in the air before throwing them into the ocean.

* DID YOU HAVE TO DO THAT? Papyrus asked.

* didn’t want them to ruin our moment. Sans said with tears in his eyes.

He then proceeded to hug them

* you guys. i thought- Sans cried.

*That you never will be able to see us again? Chara finished, before punching him in the gut, causing Sans to fall.

* i deserved that. Sans groaned in pain.

* You think, you bonehead?! You just had to almost sacrifice your life to better ours! Turning on that machine! What were you thinking?! The girl scolded him as Sans lay down on the ground, along with Papyrus watching nervously.

Team RWBY was confused at this exchange.

“Sakura…”

The pink-haired girl turned to see Sasuke with regret on his face.

“I..”

She stops him by kissing him.

“I forgive you for that,” Sakura said, with Sasuke smiling.

Before she readies her fists.

“SHANNARO!” Sakura yells as she punches both Naruto and Sasuke, sending them to the nearest building, crashing into it, and leaving two giant cracks in the building.

“Now I know how you feel…” Sasuke groans.

“Welcome to my world.” Naruto sighs.

“You two knuckleheads could've gotten yourselves killed! And why is there a more innocent-looking Sasuke next to me?!” Sakura asks, pointing to Sosuke, who just waved awkwardly.

“Naruto! Are you okay?” Hinata calls Naruto, running to him.

“I’m fine…” Naruto says in a daze.

Team RWBY was even MORE confused at this exchange.

“Some things never change,” Kakashi says.

They all turn to see the white-haired man.

“Besides the fact that she just slugged Naruto and Sasuke in the face, she is really strong,” Blake commented.

“Well, after she watched as Naruto and Sasuke were fighting without her, she wanted to get stronger to keep up with them,” the man answered.

“Well Weiss, you wanted to see the competition. And here they are.” Yang joked at the display.

Hinata helped up Naruto, with the two of them blushing at each other.

* You lovable bonehead. Chara said before kissing Sans. Sans blushed as he kissed back.

“Get a room,” Ruby says.

* Oh, we will soon,” Chara replied. * In the meantime, want to show us around Vale?

* hey. Sans says pointing to Kakashi. * aren’t you the guy Karma married?

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They all were walking throughout the town, with SNSS talking to their companions.

“So, the fFaunus only hid in the ship for excitement and attention? Sounds like someone we know,” Sosuke said, with all the Konoha ninjas looking at Naruto, who just whistled.

* AS MUCH AS I LIKE JAPES, THAT’S A LITTLE TOO FAR. Papyrus saying his opinions out loud. 

Weiss bumps into an orange-haired girl and falls. “Oh!” she exclaims.

“Salutations!” the girls greeted on the floor.

* GREETINGS! Papyrus greeted back as he picked up the girl.

“Um, hi,” Ruby says.

“Are you…okay?”

“I’m wonderful.” the girl said as she was put down on the ground. “Thank you for asking.”

Everybody but Papyrus was looking at each other.

“My name is Penny! It’s a pleasure to meet you!” the girl exclaimed.

“Hi, Penny! I’m Ruby.”

“I’m Weiss.”

“Blake.”

“Are you sure you didn’t hit your head?”

Blake hits Yang.

“Oh, I’m Yang.”

“I’m Naruto Uzumaki!”

“I’m Sakura Haruno.”

“Sasuke Uchiha.”

“Sosuke Uchiha.”

“I’m Hinata Hyuuga.”

“The name’s Kakashi.”

* sans.

* Chara…”

* AND I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS! NYEH HEH HEH!

“It’s a pleasure to meet you!” Penny says.

“You already said that.” Weiss notices.

“So I did!” Penny admits.

“Well, sorry for running into you!” Weiss apologizes as they all walk away.

“Take care, friend,” Ruby says.

They continued to walk forward.

“Well, she was weird,” Yang commented

* I THINK SHE’S FRIEND MATERIAL!

* i think so too, paps.

“Now, where did that Faunus riff-raff run of two?”

* HELLO THERE, PENNY!

They stopped and looked forward to seeing Penny in front of them.

“What did you call me?” Penny asks.

“Oh, really sorry! I definitely didn’t think you heard me!” Yang apologizes.

Weiss, Sakura, and Naruto both looked in front and behind them rapidly. Chara, Blake, Kakashi, and Sasuke all raised a brow. Hinata and Ruby looked confused.

“No, not you,” Penny said, walking towards Ruby. “You!”

“Me? Uh, I-I don't know, I what I um uh-" Ruby stuttered.

"You called me 'friend'. Am I really your friend?" Penny asks.

"Ummm..." Ruby says as she looks at the people watching them.

The rest of RWBY was gesturing "no", Three-fourths of SNSS along with Sakura and Kakashi had an amused smirk on their faces, Sans, Chara, and Hinata all shrugged, and Papyrus nodded "yes".

"Y-Yeah, sure. Why not?" Ruby answered.

SNSS along with their friends tries their best to not laugh at the sight of Blake, Weiss, and Yang falling, as imaginary gong plays. Papyrus' eyes were gleaming with joy.

"Sensational! We can paint our nails, and try out clothes, and talk about cute boys!" Penny exclaims.

"Oh, is this what it was like when you first met me?" Ruby asks Weiss.

"No. She seems far more coordinated." Weiss answers.

* WOWIE! CAN SANS AND I BE YOUR FRIENDS TOO? Papyrus asks excitedly.

"You two also want to be my friends?!" Penny asks, equally excited.

* sure. it will be sansastional. Sans puns, as imaginary drums played.

Yang snickered at the pun as the rest of RWBY and Papyrus fell because of it.

* SANS! I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF FRIENDSHIP-MAKING! Papyrus scolds his older brother as he gets up.

"That would be great!" Penny exclaims.

* NYEH HEH HEH! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAD MADE A NEW FRIEND!

"So..." Yang started, "What are you doing in Vale?"

"I'm here to fight in the tournament," Penny answered.

"Wait, you're fighting in the tournament?" Weiss asks.

"I'm combat-ready!" Penny replies.

"Forgive me, but you hardly look the part," Weiss said.

"Says the girl wearing a dress," Blake said.

"It's a combat skirt," Weiss replies.

"Yeah!" Ruby agreed.

The two girls high-fived each other.

* blake still has a point. i'm wearing a jacket, and i still can kick your butts. Sans said.

"Wait a minute..." Weiss says as she approaches Penny and grabs her. "If you're here for the tournament, does that mean you know that monkey-tailed...rapscallion?

Sans can see something bad's gonna happen, judging by the look on Blake's face.

"The who?" Penny asks.

"The filthy faunus from the boat!" Weiss shouts.

"Why do you keep saying that?!" Blake yells.

"Huh?!"

"Stop calling him a rapscallion! Stop calling him a degenerate! He's a person!" Blake scolded.

The interdimensional travelers knew where this was heading.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like me to stop referring to the trash can as a trash can, or this lamp post as a lamp post?" Weiss asks sarcastically.

"Stop it!" Blake shouted.

"Stop what?! He clearly broke the law! Give him time, he'll probably join those other faunus known as White Fang." Weiss said.

"You ignorant little brat!" Blake yells as she walks away.

"How dare you talk to me like that! I am your teammate!" Weiss yelled

"You are a judgemental little girl," Blake replied.

"What in the world makes you say that?" Weiss demanded.

The two girls in black and white continued to argue

"Uh...I think we should probably go." Yang said

"Where are we going?" Penny asks.

* that's our cue to leave, too. Sans said to the rest of his fellow universal visitors. * everybody, follow me. i got a store to decorate.

"At least we won't hear where this conversation will go next," Kay remarks.

The five ninjas and the three time-travelers went in the opposite direction of the group, allowing Sans to shortcut to his bar.

* WOWIE, SANS! YOU DID THIS ALL BY YOURSELF? Papyrus asks

* Wait...Cinnamon Butterscotch Pie? But you don't know how to... Chara replies.

* That's because I'm doing the same thing you and Frisk used to do. Sans said in a different and more innocent tone. His eyes were green.

* Wait... Chara started.

* Yep! It's me! Your best friend. Asriel said.

* Asriel?!

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"Good fucking job. You lost a top-secret cybernetic kid for two days. This is what I get for agreeing to sneak to Vale. Ironwood will have my ass for this." A man angrily says to himself. "Ah, there she is. Kid!"

"Oh, hey Hank! I just made new friends two days ago!" Penny said as she hugs him.

"Nice, kid. Knew you had it in you. Now, just... make sure I'm nearby, ok? I promised to make sure you're safe."

"Ok, Hank!"

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Sans and the gang were finishing up his shop's decorations. The Vale Festival was a very important event across all of Remnant Sans remembers the first day it happened in his recently opened shop. The Atlas soldiers demanded that by regulations and rules, shops were to be decorated for this important event. Sans didn't oblige as he judged the soldiers to be corrupt before giving them all a reality check. A very painful one. He did it anyways since he didn't want more Atlas goons bugging him.

*SO YOU'RE THE LEADER OF SNSS?! I AM PROUD OF YOU, SANS! NOW YOU'RE TAKING LEADERSHIP BEFORE WE JOIN THE AGTA!

It had been two days since the argument, and things had been quiet as the people from other universes finished decorating and were having a lunch break.

"AGTA?" Sakura asks, clearly confused.

* anti-genocide time army. they're a bunch of sanses, papyruses, and other people across time and space formed to take down universal destroyers that are not error sans. Sans explained. * karma is part of the ending time council, a giant team that commands the lower ranks, like a council.

"I can't believe San-I mean Karma, was keeping this a secret for years," Kakashi said.

"Excuse me, other Sans?" Hinata asks.

* please, call me nihilism. it stands for my timeline name. asriel already got LBC.

"Ok, Nihilism. Do monsters age?" Hinata said, recalling that Karma looked the same for years. How did she do that

* only up to 18 years, then they stop aging. Sans explained. * unless they have a kid, they'll stay the same age for many years. most sanses are over 100 years old.

That explains a lot to the native shinobi.

"I can't believe Karma was over 100 when we first met her as kids!" Naruto shouted, remembering his old crush on her.

*yep. she was busy trying to find a way home. though, i also think that ryu guy was also keeping a secret.

“Can't believe THE world warrior Ryu was also in your world,” Kay groans. “Wish I could meet him.”

“Wait a minute!” Naruto shouts. “Karma's Summoning Justu calls for this giant skull with arms named Ultra! Is he also a Sans?!”

That causes the other shinobi (except Kay) to look at Sans.

* one of the oldest. Sans says fondly. * ultra is one the strongest reality breakers in my multiverse.

Reality breaker? They fought with a version of Sans who could just break reality? That was a terrifying thought.

* Hey, is that Blake over there? Chara asks.

Blake was sitting on a table with Sun by a raised coffee shop.

* Have they always been there? Chara asks.

* i have a feeling i know what happened. chara, sakura, hinata, kakashi, and papyrus, can all of you check how the rest of rwby is doing? naruto, sasuke, and kay, you all come with me to spy on blake.

*Roger that.

"No problem."

"Ok..."

"On it."

*BE CAREFUL, BROTHER.

"Let's do it!"

"Fine."

"Sure."

SNSS went to the wall under Blake and Sun while the rest of their friends split up to find Rwby, Weiss, and Yang.

"So... you want to know more about me," they overheard Blake say.

"Finally, she speaks!" Sun says. "Nearly two days. And you've given me nothing but small talk and weird looks! Yeah, like that."

"Sun...are you familiar with the White Fang?"

The team spying on them raised their eyebrows. Where was she going with this?

"Of course. I don't think there is a faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them." Sun replies. "Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get what they want. A bunch of freaks if you ask me."

They faintly heard Blake sipping something.

"I was once a member of the White Fang," Blake said.

The spying team widens its eyes at hearing the word bomb. They also hear someone spitting and coughing out something, presumably Sun. That does explain why Blake was defending the White Fang a bit too much.

"Wait a minute. You were a member of the White Fang?" Sun asks.

"That's right. I was a member for most of my life, actually. You can almost say I was born into it." Blake said.

Blake explains that after the war between humans and the faunus, faunus have always been discriminated against despite being promised equality. The White Fang was more of a voice for the faunus, with Blake at the front of every rally and boycott. That was before a new leader rose and changed it to the violent criminal organization it is now. They got what they wanted, but it was out of fear rather than respect.

* racism," Sans and Sosuke whisper.

"So I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence, and instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a huntress." Blake said. "So here I am, a criminal hiding in plain view. All with the help of a little black bow."

*i believe the term is "hiding in plain sight." Sans whispered to his teammates.

"So...have you told your friends any of this?" Sun asks.

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Sakura, Kakashi, Hinata, Chara, and Papyrus were leaping through buildings when they heard something. Three loud girls calling at someone's name.

"Blake!" Ruby yelled.

"Blake!" Yang shouted.

Blake! Where are you?!"

"Blake!"

"Weiss, you're not helping!"

"Oh, you know what might be able to help? The police!" Weiss said.

"Weiss..." Ruby snarled.

"It was just an idea!"

"Yeah, a bad one."

"And I thought I had problems..." Sakura sighs.

"Weiss, I think we should hear her side of the story before we jump to any conclusions," Yang suggested.

"I think if we hear it, you all think that I was right!" Weiss argued.

Sakura was having serious flashbacks to her mistreatment of Karma.

The four spies watched Penny walking behind them.

"And I think Weiss's hair looks wonderful today," Penny says.

"AHHH! Penny, where did you come from?!" Ruby screams as they all turn around.

"Hey, guys!" Penny greeted.

Team RWBY stopped as they and the five spying on them looked behind her. There was a humongous man behind Penny with a giant mask muzzle, a pair of red goggles, scary-looking armor, and a crab-like arm. He was carrying a giant katana and a machine gun.

"And who's that?" Ruby squeaked at the behemoth.

"The name's Hank J. Wimbleton," the monstrous man introduces himself. "Sociopath, assassin, mercenary, murderer, and trying to keep this kid safe."

"You're a monster," Weiss said

"You don't even know half of me," Hank said grimly.

RWY shivers in fear. The spies looked at each other in worry.

"Hank, stop. You're scaring my new friends!" Penny complained.

"Ahahahaha! Sorry, sorry. It's just fun to fuck with new people." Hank chuckles as he pets Penny on the head as she pouts, with the team and the people spying on them shocked.

"Um...nice M-249." Ruby complimented.

"Thanks. Also can say the same of your weapon that doubles as a scythe and a sniper rifle." Hank complimented Ruby.

Ruby's eyes glowed in excitement.

"Ruby! Focus!" Yang said, recognizing the look.

"Oh, yeah," Ruby said, snapping out of it.

"So you're also a weapon maniac. Good to know," Hank chuckles.

Penny asks, "What are you up to?"

"Ummm..." Ruby says.

"We're looking for our friend, Blake," Yang explains.

"Oh, you mean the Faunus girl," Penny says.

A brief silence plays.

"Wait, how did you know that?" Ruby asks.

"Uh, the cat ears?" Penny explains.

"What cat ears?" Yang asks. "She wears a...bow..."

A tumbleweed rolls past them.

"Where did that tumbleweed come from?" Sakura asks.

* THAT EXPLAINS ALL THE CAT PUNS SANS MADE.

"She does like tuna a lot," Ruby said quietly.

"So, where is she?" Penny asks.

"We don't know," Ruby explains. "She's been missing since Friday."

Penny gasped.

"That's terrible. Well, don't be worried, Ruby, my friend. I won't rest till we find your teammate." Penny ensures.

"I guess I'll help, too," Hank stated.

"Uh, that's uh-really very nice of you, Penny, a-and Hank too, but w-we're ok. Really. Right guys?"

The wind blows a tumbleweed as Weiss and Yang are gone.

"It sure is windy today," Penny said.

"Where are these fucking tumbleweeds come from?" Hank asks.

*WHERE DID THEY GO? Papyrus questioned.

*Uh, Paps. Chara expressed.

Papyrus turned around to see that Sakura, Kakashi, and Hinata had also left.

*WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY GOT THIS HANDLED.

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"How long are we going to follow them?" Naruto whispered.

* enough to know what they're planning. Sans whispered back.

"Who? The White Fang or Blake and Sun?" Kay asks.

* both.

Team SNSS was tailing the two faunus while hopping and teleporting from one building to another stealthy.

Sasuke could empathize with Blake, not knowing what to do with her life after being in the shadows for so long.

"Guys, listen," Kay told the others.

"Well, while I was on the ship, I heard some guys talking about offloading a huge shipment of dust coming from Atlas," Sun told Blake.

"How huge?" Blake asks.

"Why are they talking about a dust shipment?" Naruto asks.

*think about it. Sans spoke *the white fang was targeting and thieving dust shops. if a supply of dust was out of the open...

"The White Fang would take the opportunity and steal it." Sasuke finishes the thought.

"And then, we'll take them by surprise!" Kay exclaimed.

"Did you hear that?" Blake asked.

SNSS went quiet for a second.

"Hear what?" Sun asks.

"Nothing. It's probably just the stress tricking me." Blake reassures.

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"Thanks anyway!" Yang told the shopkeeper. "This is hopeless."

Kakashi, Sakura, and Hinata were still sneaking behind Yang and Weiss.

"You really don't care if we find her, do you?" Yang sounded.

"Don't be stupid. Of course, I do!" Weiss declared. "I'm just afraid of what she'll say if we find her. The innocent don't run, Yang."

"I wouldn't say that," Kakashi states to Weiss as he jumps from the building.

"AH! Where did you come from?!" Weiss ordered.

"We've been spying on you and your friends for a while," Kakashi said as Hinata and Sakura jumped from their hiding spot.

"Ok? What do you want?" Weiss questioned.

"In this world, those who break the rules are scum, that's true. But those who abandon their friends are worse than scum." Kakashi says. "And those who don't care about their friends' feelings are the worst of all!"

"Y-Your point is?" Weiss stammers.

"I was once like you, always following the rules. But that's because my father was executed by his comrades. After all, he saved them, which was against his mission. My friend, Obito, who told me the first two lines did it because I chose to abandon our other friend, Rin. Those two lines opened my eyes." Kakashi said. "After Obito sacrificed himself to save us, I keep those words to my chest."

Kakashi paused for a second

"I found out he was alive, but wanted to make a world without suffering because he didn't want to abandon Rin. I then realized that was not what she would have wanted, inspiring the final line. My teacher saved him from the darkness. These eyes..." Kakashi expressed this as he activates his Mangekyou Sharingan. "...are his final parting gift when he sacrifices his life again. Your friend needs her friends by her side because if what you say is true, she must be tearing herself apart. So help her."

"...Okay," Weiss declares as she nods. "I will."

"...Dang, that was a surprising heart-to-heart," Yang admits.

"That's our teacher," Sakura declared.

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"So, Blake is your friend?" Penny asks.

Ruby sighs, "Yes, Penny."

"A little too obvious, kid," Hank stated.

It really was too obvious to Chara, and she only met her two days ago.

"But you're mad at her?" Penny asks.

"Yes, but, well, I'm not. Weiss is," Ruby explains.

"Is she friends with Blake?"

"Well, that's kinda up in the air right now."

"But why?"

Ruby sighs again, "Well, you see, Blake might not be who we thought she was."

Penny gasps, "Is she a man?"

Hank snorted, "That's a funny thought, Penny. Did you find out she's a transgender hippie?"

"No, no. Penny and Hank, she's," Ruby sighs. "I don't know what she is. She didn't exactly talk to us before she decided to run off," Ruby clarifies.

"I don't have a lot of friends other than Hank," Penny says as Hank waves. "But if I did, I would want them to talk to me about things," Penny emphasizes.

"Wise words, kid. Proud of ya," Hank expressed as he noogies her.

"Hank!" Penny laughed as she tried to escape Hank's hold.

Ruby looks away from the exchange.

"Me too," she speaks.

*I AGREE WITH THE HUMAN! Papyrus says as he and Chara jump from their hiding spot and approach the three searchers.

"Salutations, Papyrus!" Penny greeted. "Hank, this is Papyrus. Another one of my new friends!

"Nice to meet you, Papyrus," Hank said.

*NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, EDGY HUMAN! Papyrus greeted.

Hank sweatdrops because of what Papyrus called him. Edgy? Really?

*ANYWAYS, I ALSO BELIEVE YOU SHOULD TALK TO HER. YOU SHOULD AT LEAST UNDERSTAND WHY THEY KEPT THAT SECRET. I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO KEEP A SECRET THAT SEEMS INSANE FROM YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HECK, EVEN SANS KNOW HOW IT FEELS.

"Don't worry, Papyrus. I was going to try anyway. I'm not going to abandon a friend," Ruby assures.

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It was nighttime with Blake and Sun on a rooftop, watching the docks.

"Did I miss anything?" Sun inquiries.

"Not really. They offloaded the crates from the boat. Now they're just...sitting there."

"Cool. Stole you some food!"

"Do you always break the law without a second thought?"

"Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?"

Blake glares at him.

"Ok. Too soon."

*It was a little rude.

The two Faunus found team SNSS behind them as Naruto and Sosuke waved awkwardly.

"How did you find us?" Blake questions.

"We, uh, followed you ever since the coffee shop. And heard everything," Sosuke confesses.

Blake holds her breath. They... heard... everything?

"Don't worry. All of us have our secrets." Naruto states.

Blake exhales.

*But are you alright? Sans (Asriel) asks. *You look very sad.

"I'll be fine," Blake reassures before hearing the wind blowing.

An airship was landing at the docks. Men in white outfits with red symbols on their backs were marching out of it.

Blake and Team SNSS quickly noticed who they were.

"Oh no," Blake said.

"Is that them?" Sun said.

*it's them," Blake and SNSS confirmed.

"Alright, grab the tow cables," A White Fang member said.

"You really didn't think they were behind it, did you," Sun said.

"No. I think, deep down, I knew. I just didn't want to be right."

"Hey! What's the holdup?" A familiar voice calls out.

Roman Torchwick came out of the ship. Just great.

"We're not the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so we don't you animals try to pick up the pace," Roman commanded.

And he's insulting Faunus like no tomorrow. Isn't Neo one? He didn't hurt her, did he? The three shinobi hoped he didn't.

"This isn't right. The White Fang would never work with a human. Especially not one like that." Blake says as she draws her sword. SNSS stood up.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Sun asks.

Blake jumps off the building, quickly sneaks behind the crates, and holds her sword by Roman's neck.

"What the...? Oh, for f.." Roman says, annoyed.

"Nobody move!" Blake threatens.

The White Fang guards pull up swords and guns at Blake.

"Woah ho! Take it easy there, little lady," Roman says.

*i would listen to the cat. Sans says as he and the rest of SNSS teleport to the area. *don't want this to become a catastrophe.

Sans pulls out his experimental Dust Blasters, Naruto summons clones to surround the area, Sasuke activates his Mangekyo Sharigan, and Sosuke rises to full power.

"Not you four again..." Roman groaned.

The four guards tried to at least some intimidation to save Roman. Blake removes her bow to reveal her cat ears.

"Brothers of the White Fang, why are you helping this scum?" Blake asks.

The guards turned around for a second, with regret on their faces.

*they don't have a choice. Asriel realized.

"Hoho, kid, didn't you get the memo?" Roman asks.

"What are you talking about?" Blake asks.

"The White Fang and I are going in a joint business venture together," Roman explains.

"Tell me what it is, or I'll put an end to your little operation," Blake threatens as she holds the blade closer to his neck.

*i think you misplaced the "me" and "i" with the "us" and "we." Sans said as he moved a Blaster to the front of Roman's face, ready to fire.

The five hear and see airships descend from above.

"I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation," Roman replies.

As SNSS gets ready for a fight, Roman smiles as he uses his cane cannon to fire red dust to the ground, blasting Blake off of him.

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Ruby, Penny, and Hank heard an explosion and looked behind them to see a cloud of black smoke coming from the docks.

"That doesn't look good," Hank replies.

"Oh no..." Ruby says.

*SANS? Papyrus asks.

*Please be ok. Chara pleaded.

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Blake lands on her stomach and dodges multiple blasts from Roman. Roman tries to fire another before he finds that he can't move.

*oh no, you don't. Sans said with an arm raised as he fired the gravity laser that blasted Roman to the crates.

"Ouch, looks like you got some new toys, blue," Roman said.

A banana peel lands on his head. Roman looks up as Sun jumps from the crates and lands on him. 

Sun flips off of him and says, "Leave her alone."

More White Fang guard drops from and surrounds Sun.

"You're not the brightest banana of the bunch, are ya?" Roman asks.

Sans would snort at that if he wasn't serious.

"Forgetting someone?!" said an army of Narutos as they readied their Justus and charged. "Rasengan!"

The clones strike the guards with a Rasengan barrage as the guards fly across the area.

Sun and Sosuke also showed a valiant effort by single-handedly taking down the remaining guards. Sun takes out a retractable red bo-staff as Sosuke takes out his axe.

"You know, seeing a monkey holding a red staff reminds me of an old legend called the Monkey King named Sun Wukong," Sosuke says.

"No way! That's my name!" Sun says.

"You're name is Sun Wukong?! That explains a lot." Sosuke replies.

"Is he dashing like me?" Sun asks.

"He's a monkey, is mischievous, loves messing with people, and breaks the rules often. According to the legends, at least. I don't know why I didn't piece that together," Sosuke said.

Two guards sneak behind them, only for a blue laser to wipe the floor with them.

*sosuke, no monkeying around. Sans puns as he switches with Asriel while he shoots fireballs at the airships, damaging them.

Blake was fighting Roman, with her sword and his cane clashing. The two swung and parried each other's attacks, with Roman constantly hitting a shadow clone left by Blake. Roman was finally able to stun Blake. He laughs as he swings for another before Sasuke switches places with Blake, before blocking the incoming strike. The two men face off as Sasuke swiftly slashes, blocks, and leaps around the thief, with Roman having trouble keeping up with him. Sosuke then punches Roman into another crate.

Roman looks up to see a metal crate hanging above his foes and blasts the cable off, causing the metal crate to fall toward the Uchiha twins. It stops falling as blue energy surrounds it, with Sans there with his left arm raised.

"Oh, come on..." Roman groans.

Sans uses blue magic to throw the crate at Roman, causing the thief to scurry away from the incoming metal crate. Torchwick tries to fire his cane before a voice shouting "Hey!" is heard.

They see Ruby walking on a carrier crate, spinning and slamming her scythe on the metal crate, stabbing it in place.

"Oh, hello, red. Is it past your bedtime?" Roman asks sarcastically.

"Ruby, are these your friends?" Penny asks.

Roman fires his cane at Ruby. Ruby looks back to see the shot coming before a wall of blue bones blocks it.

*BLUE MEANS STOP! Papyrus says as he summons a bone staff.

*I see humanity still has some flaws. Chara growls as she summons two red magic knives.

"They're going to regret that," Hank says as he cracks his knuckles.

Penny glares as she walks towards the fight.

"Penny, wait! Stop!" Ruby pleaded.

"Don't worry, Ruby," Penny reassures. "I'm combat-ready."

"Like hell, she is," Hank says while smirking if he could.

A blade floats out from her back that turns into eight. Penny jumps in the air with Papyrus, Chara, and Hank. The sky was covered in bones, knives, blades, and bullets as they rained down on the guards. 

As they landed on the ground, Penny formed the swords around her in a circular motion as she flipped and slashed the guards that came at her with an elegant fighting style. She throws the blades in a circular form to clear out a wave of White Fang thieves.

Hank was the exact opposite, punching guts, crushing skulls, stabbing hearts, hacking heads, kicking stomachs, and firing holes in them brutally, with blood following his trail of death and destruction.

Chara fights like an assassin, easily dodging the slashes and bullets from the guards while instantly kill her opponents with each stroke. She brought a revolver and fired yellow energy shots before charging for a big blast.

Papyrus was fighting in a defensive and counterattack style. Summoning bones to trip his foes, swinging his staff around to bash the guards away from him, and spinning his weapon to block the bullets, he doesn't want to hurt the White Fang members badly and only wants to knock them unconscious.

"Hank J. Wimbleton?!" Sosuke asks.

"Ah, someone's finally recognized who I am," Hank says.

"Wait, you’re Hank J. Wimbleton?! You're the faunus who wiped out the Anti-Faunus Movement into hiding with his bare hands!" a White Fang member said.

Everyone pauses at this sentence.

*WHAT?!" Ruby, Blake, Sun, Roman, and the other interdimensional fighters yell. Penny sighs.

"Yep. That's me. And you should start running because no one calls Hank J. fucking Wimbleton a furry and lives!" Hank roars.

"Run for your lives!" The White Fang member screams.

"What?! But, we, ugh. Never mind," Roman says as he runs with the White Fang.

After everyone cleared the area, Roman and the White Fang got on the airships and prepared to leave with the dust they got before the sudden retreat.

*paps! use this! Sans says as he gives Papyrus one of his Dust Blasters.

*ALRIGHTY, SANS! Papyrus says.

He, Sans, and Penny each charge a massive laser and fire them, destroying two of the three airships.

"Roman's getting away with the dust!" Naruto shouted.

* no, he's not. papyrus! throw me! Sans commanded his younger brother.

*OK, SANS! Papyrus exclaims.

He picks up Sans and spins to pick up momentum, then throws his older brother to the ship with great force.

"What the?" Roman asks.

*surprise! Sans says as he changes his sword to a Gaster Blaster on his fist and hits Roman like a rocket. Roman recovers to see Sans sitting on the stolen dust.

"Hey!"

*if you don't mind, i'll throw you a bone and let you escape. i'll just take these and make my way outta here. pleasure doing business with ya. Sans says as he teleports the dust and himself out of the ship.

"DAMN IT!" Roman yelled.

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The others were waiting when Sans appeared out of nowhere with the stolen dust. Sans was panting heavily.

"You ok?" Sun asks.

*i'm fine. i'm just not used to teleporting a lot of things at a time. and i'm a little dizzy.

*SORRY, DEAR BROTHER. Papyrus apologizes.

"So that's how you've been able to get to class in time," Blake said.

"No far! None of us have teleportation powers!" Ruby complained.

*you're right. the only ones who can are me and paps. Sans said.

Ruby's eyes sparkled as she looked at Papyrus.

*DON'T WORRY, RUBY! I'LL LET YOU TELEPORT WITH ME BECAUSE WE'RE MUTUAL FRIENDS WITH PENNY, EVEN IF I DON'T NORMALLY USE IT FOR TRAVEL! THAT IS UNLESS YOU WANT US TO BE FRIENDS. Papyrus declares.

"I want to! You look so cool!" Ruby says.

*NYEH HEH HEH! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE MADE ANOTHER FRIEND! Papyrus exclaims.

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Everyone who participated in the fight was resting on wooden crates. The authorities came to import the dust to town, arrest the alive White Fang members, and clean up the corpses of the dead ones. They all see Yang, Weiss, Kakashi, Sakura, and Hinata walking toward them.

"Guess we missed a lot," Sakura said.

"Look, Weiss, it's not what you think. She explained the whole thing. You see, she doesn't actually wear a bow. She has kitty ears, and they're actually kinda cute," Ruby says in a few seconds.

The girls in black and white looked at each other in silence.

"Weiss, I want you to know that I am no longer associated with the White Fang. Back when I was," Blake began.

"Stop," Weiss said. "Do you have any idea how long we've been searching for you? Twelve hours. That means I had twelve hours to think about this. And in that twelve hours, I've decided."

A brief silence plays again as Kakashi nods to Weiss.

"I don't care," Weiss finished.

"You don't care?" Blake asks.

"You've said you're not one of them anymore, right?" Weiss asks.

"N-no, I haven't since I was younger..." Blake explains.

"Apupupupup. I don't want to hear it," Weiss says. "I just want you to know next time something this big comes up. You come to your teammates. Not some... someone else."

Blake looks at Ruby and Yang, who smile at her. Blake sheds a single tear.

"Of course," Blake replies as she wipes the tear off.

Weiss smiles at Blake.

"Yeah! Team RWBY is back together!" Ruby cheered.

All of the heroes are grouped.

"I'm still not quite sure how I feel about you!" Weiss states to Sun.

Sun laughs awkwardly at the statement.

"Hey, wait a minute. Where's Penny and Hank?" Ruby asks.

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Penny and Hank watched from the window in a limo, with Hank feeling a little cramped.

"You should know better than running around in a strange city," A man says to Penny.

"I know, sir," Penny replies.

"Cut the kid some fucking slack, Pietro. She did amazingly well for her first real fight and easily defeated asshat members of Ironwood's second-worst enemy. And those kids, I feel like we'll be seeing them again," Hank says.

"Is that so, Wimbleton?" Pietro said.

"Just feeling some protagonist bullshit from those teams," Hank admits. "And protagonists tend to always be caught in everyone's fucking problems." 

"Very well, Hank. And Penny, your time will come," Pietro said as the car sped off into the distance. "I'll... consider letting you see your friends again." 

Penny brightens up and smiles at Hank. Hank raises a fist as the two fist bump.

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Ozpin pauses at Ruby and Sans smiling. He gets a message from Qrow saying "The queen has pawns."

"Hmmm," Ozpin sounded.

"Excuse me?"

Ozpin looked in front of his desk at a white-haired man holding a resume.

"Have you considered my offer?" the man asks.

"Oh, right. Of course, Kakashi Hatake," Ozpin said.

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Roman walks with a suitcase, puts it down, and sighs.

"How very disappointing, Roman," A female voice said.

"Whoa! Haha!" Roman says. "I wasn't expecting to see you guys so soon."

"We were expecting... more from you," Cinder says.

"Hehehehehey, you were the ones who suggested we're working with those stupid mutts from the White Fang," Roman replies.

Cinder laughs.

"And you would continue to do so," Cinder says as she summons a fireball. "We have big plans for you, Roman."

Cinder walks out of the darkness with two others.

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"Hey, everyone," Neo says as she sneaks into the room of team SNSS

"Oh hey, Neo! Still in love with Roman?" Naruto asks.

"Yes, but that's not what I'm here for. I've got some bad news I have to tell you, and I also want to meet the guy who blasted Roman with high-tech lasers," Neo admits as she blushes.

"Wait. Neo, has Roman ever called you...?" Sasuke asks.

"Oh! No! Really! Even I'm shocked that he doesn't care about me being a Faunus!" Neopolitan shouts.

"Just making sure," Kay admits.

*so, you got us some news about our enemies? and you wanted to meet me? Sans asks behind.

Neo jumps before recomposing herself.

"Oh, yeah. Nice to meet you. My name's Neopolitan, but you can call me Neo." Neo greets.

*nice to meet you, neo. name's sans, sans serif. Sans says as he raises his left arm in a handshake gesture.

Neo welcomes the gesture before a loud farting sound plays.

*eheheh. the old whoopee cushion in the hand trick. always hilarious.

Neo sighs as she works with what she has.

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"You can do it, Ruby! Keep going!"

Sosuke was cheering on Ruby doing push-ups on one arm before switching to the right.

Ruby then collapses after her 20th on her right arm. Ow, her body hurt.

"I think that's enough," Sosuke says, picking up Ruby and having her sit down on a chair, giving her a water bottle.

"Thanks," Ruby says as she chugs it down. "It's great that I'll get stronger and all, but why are we doing this again?"

"Ruby, your speed is an amazing power, but you struggling to carry a 50-pound box is kind of concerning," Sosuke reminds her.

"I know, I know. Speed is my thing. Not strength."

"There's nothing wrong with having an advantage, but there's also nothing wrong with being more all-rounded."

"Are you calling me fat?!" The nerve!

"That's not what it means, Ruby. It means a balance of aspects, like strength, speed, senses, etc. It's good to be decent in everything in case your speed won't work."

"Eh, you have a good point."

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"Ah!" Weiss shouts as she falls to the ground again.

"Try again," Sasuke says, katana in his hand.

"You couldn't at least hold back a little?"

"Not going to work. If you want to be stronger, you will work hard to earn it."

"This is not how Winter would teach me..."

"Let your sister teach you her way, and let me teach you with mine."

"How did you-?!"

Sasuke smirks.

"I can tell. You talk about her like someone close and look up to her."

'Like I did with Itachi,' Sasuke thought.

"Now then, let us begin again. Unless you want to give up."

Weiss struggles to get up.

"Give up? A Schnee never gives up!"

Sasuke chuckles. This felt so familiar.

"Very well."

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*missed. missed. missed. missed. Sans says, annoying Yang.

"Stop talking and let me hit you!"

Sans dodges another punch before kicking Yang's head, causing her to stumble.

*what's wrong? can't take a joke?

"I'll show you a joke!" Yang shouts, charging at her fellow punster.

Sans yawns before sidestepping and tripping Yang into the wall. Too easy.

Yang groans before Sans has her eating a magic pie.

* i thought we talked about this before. you need to stay calm.

"Why stay calm when I can just punch them before they think?" Yang asks.

* because a method like that will never work. your emotions are making your punches sloppy. how did you think i dodged all of that?

Yang thinks for a moment while Sans continues speaking.

* yang, while your strength is impressive, you can't punch what you can't hit. and being overwhelmed with emotions is not going to help.

Yang sighs. The boy had a very good point.

"I know, it's just, I got to be strong. Ruby wasn't supposed to be here, but here she is! I have to protect her, no matter what!"

Sans puts a hand on Yang's shoulder.

* that i can relate. but try to have some faith in your sister, kay? don't make the same mistake i did with paps.

Yang nods and smiles at her friend. He really was a great friend.

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Blake was busy keeping Naruto clones at bay, fighting for an hour tirelessly.

"98, 99, 100..." Blake counts as she stabs and cuts the clone's number, not like matter.

Pretty soon she got dogpiled by Naruto clones, being tickled to death.

"Uncle, uncle!" Blake laughs before Naruto poofs away the clones.

"That was a great job!" Naruto exclaims. "How do you feel?"

"A bit overwhelmed, but I can feel my reflexes improve. I could be ready for anything."

"Ready for anything, huh? Like you being ready for this?!"

Naruto summons a clone and they both throw a kick at Blake's head before she blocks both of them with her hands.

"Even being ready for that."

"Nice!" Naruto and his clone say.

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"And that's what happened," Ruby says.

"So, what are they trying to teach us?" Yang asks.

"I can list out a few," Weiss says as she puts down a paper with the four-man team.

"Sans shows us how to stay focused and be in the perfect mindset of strategizing.

Naruto teaches us to use instinct and reflexes to stay on guard.

Sasuke improves our skills and techniques.

Sosuke focuses on enhancing our physical capabilities."

Blake thinks for a while before nodding.

"That does sum it up," Blake admits, impressed by the Schnee. "Not bad, Weiss."

"Of course!" Weiss gloats.

"Well, let's hope we don't train with them anytime soon! My body is still sore," Ruby complains.

"Same," Yang groans at her back pain.

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"Why were we transferred here?"  Weiss asks.

"Why is this after our training with Sans and the others?" Ruby groans. "My body is so sore."

The team was in a standard classroom with Kakashi standing in front of the board. They have heard stories from the others (specifically, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke) about the teacher who was a ninja of all people. Blake had her suspicions he was a White Fang, but she didn't have enough proof nor did he have any Faunus traits. It might be under the mask, like how she hid her ears, but his excuse was he was too good-looking that people might swarm him. A dumb excuse, but she'll always keep an eye out.

"I heard. Naruto does have a knack for exceeding expectations," Kakashi chuckles, seeming nostalgic. Naruto did say Kakashi was his quote-unquote Sensei.

"So, what is this about again?" Yang asks, too tired to listen the first time.

"I will get to that," Kakashi says as he crosses his arms. "Now everyone stand up and follow me to the training area."

Team RWBY pales as they follow the silver-haired ninja.

As they all went outside, Kakashi took out two bells.

"Now, this will be a fighting session. I heard from the teachers that each of you is the best in your class. So I have a challenge for all of you. Whoever can take these bells away from me is given extra credit," Kakashi explains, with a hidden smirk, at least what Blake could tell under the mask.

That perked up every other team except for Team RWBY, who did not feel like doing anything, especially fighting others.

"When I say go, the test will start. You got 10 minutes to take these away before everyone fails."

"How about now?!" Nora laughs as she pounces on the teacher, like the boldheaded girl she was.

Kakashi, however, saw this coming and weaved the attack before grabbing Nora's arm and pining her to the ground.

"I didn't say go," Kakashi says. "But since you're so ready to attack me, you got spirit. Now go!"

Kakashi then poofs in a bunch of smoke.

"Can he teleport?" Ruby asks, confused on what just happened.

"I think it was that cloning ability Naruto had," Yang points out, remembering what Naruto clones could do.

"It's definitely a trick," Weiss calls out to her teammates.

"That everyone else is falling for..." Blake sighs as the rush of students.

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Kakashi had to admit, these kids weren't half bad in fighting.

However, they were attacking him so blindly that they could have failed a long time ago. A side-step to trip one student, a quick slap on the head with another, letting four morons hit themselves. They could use some more work.

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"Ryu!" Naruto shouts as he hugs his old friends. "Didn't think we see you after Kaguya!"

* eh, faller's dealing with her right now. i think they're in a stalemate. The female Sans explains. * i'll explain later.

Karma and Ryu were visiting to check on their friends in the jungle

* what's up, good-looking? Karma asks her counterpart leading Naruto and Sasuke.

* same to you. Nihilism replies to his more experienced self. They both share a laugh.

Sasuke and Sakura groan at the narcissism of the two Sanses.

"Well, Naruto. It is always great to see you," Ryu chuckles before noticing another person who looks identical to Sasuke looking at him. "May I help you?"

"I... am... a... huge... fan!" Kay shouts before jumping up and down in excitement.

"I'm sorry?"

* he's from that world i mentioned before. Karma explains.

"Ah. Your world is strange, young one," Ryu says, remembering his disbelief when Karma told him that he was a video game character like her in one world.

"What's different about you? Can you do the Hadouken? Can you do the Shoryuken? Can you...?"

Ryu sweatdrops at the questions as everyone else chuckles at his nervous face.

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"Lightning Blade!" Kakashi shouts before striking Cardin, humiliating him.

He noticed Team RWBY standing by the sidelines, treating the wounds from Team SNSS. He chuckles to himself. He never thought his two troubled students would ever mentor the girls. And with much force. The other Sans, well, he knows the capabilities of any Sans if Karma didn't represent that, but the Kay kid? He might need to learn about him a bit more than that. 

"Hey, don't you want extra credit for your team?"

"Give us a minute," Weiss says, still p.

A minute passes as Team RWBY faces off against the silver-haired Jonin.

"Blake!" Ruby shouts.

Blake went close quarters with the ninja, using her semblance to dodge the attacks.

"Bumblebee!"

Blake suddenly ducks a powerful punch from Yang and sends Kakashi to a wall.

"Whiterose!"

Weiss then fires freezing glyphs to keep Kakashi in place as Ruby dashes to the teacher, almost getting the bells.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Kakashi shouts as he fires a swarm of fireballs that releases him from his icy prison and strikes down Weiss.

He then uses another Jutsu everyone is familiar with. The Rasengan.

He strikes Ruby to the ground with the wind Jutsu, badly damaging her Aura.

Before he could continue, he heard a sound and turned around to see Yang and Blake with both bells.

Kakashi smirks at that.

"Not bad teamwork, you four," Kakashi admits.

"Heh. We have amazing tutors," Ruby says, as the rest of her team chuckles at that fact.

Kakashi nods before gesturing for the teams to follow him.

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"Not only did team RWBY pass my test, they got double the extra credit for taking both bells," Kakashi announces.

Their other classmates groan in disappointment.

"Does anyone know what the test was about?"

The class students thought about it.

"It's easier being a girl?" Cardin asks, like an idiot.

Kakashi hits him on the head for that answer.

"Anyone else?"

"Teamwork," Blake answers.

"Exactly. Now, while there is no problem going solo, you all are in teams for a reason. And instead of doing what RWBY did, you all made a mad scramble to get my bells instead of fighting with your teammates. Being a team means that you don't abandon your teammates.

Keep this in your heart. Those who don't follow the rules are scum, but those who abandoned their friends are worse than that! And those who don't care about their friends' feelings are the worst of all!"

Yang and Weiss smile in memory of when Kakashi told them that.

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"So, how long did you love Kakashi?" Kay asks.

* i've been a goner since the teamwork test. Karma answers, clear with embarrassment.

* i got a video of her having a romantic crisis. Nihilism says.

* you WHAT?! delete that right now!

* i got two words for ya. make me.

And now, Team 7 plus Ryu, Hinata, and Kay are having front-row seats of a Sans VS Sans battle, as the two white-haired combatants fight in a comical dustcloud.

Chapter Text

Team RWBY, JNPR, SNSS, and the new team CHPS, or "Champs," were sitting at the cafeteria tables, with RWBY and SNSS sharing one, with JNPR and CHPS sharing another. Blake was writing a story when Yang and Sans took notice.

"Watcha doing?" Yang asks.

* neat, kiddo. Sans said.

"Nothing, just going over notes from last semester," Blake says.

Sans can see through the lie.

Yang catches a grape from Nora and eats it, much to the amusement of Naruto and Sosuke, and the annoyance of Sasuke.

"Lame."

* well, those drawings don't belong in a catalog for notes. Sans whispers.

"S-Shut up," Blake said while blushing.

* no shame in it, kid. Sans said.

"I am not a kid!" Blake angrily whispered.

* sorry, force of habit. Sans smugly says.

Nora shoots another grape at Yang before a clone of Naruto grabs it midair and tosses it to the real Naruto, who eats it.

"Hey!" Yang shouted.

Ruby comes to the table and slams down a book called Best Day Ever Activities.

"Ahem. Sisters! Friends! Weiss," Ruby calls out.

"Hey!" Weiss said.

* CALLING ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS MUST MEAN YOU'RE SPECIAL! Papyrus shouts.

This statement briefly paused Ruby as she and Weiss blushed, and Yang's eyes turned red, along with everyone else smirking.

"Anyways, four stores and seven minutes ago, I had a dream," Ruby says.

*this outta be good," Yang and Sans said.

A grape is fired at Yang as she eats it.

"Dream that one day, the four of us will come together as a team and have the most fun that anyone has ever had...ever!"

"Did you steal my binder?" Weiss asks.

"I am not a crook," Ruby quietly says.

"What are you talking about?" Sasuke and Blake ask.

"I'm talking about kicking off this semester with a bang!" Ruby says.

"I always kick my semesters with a Yang!" Yang puns.

* ay. now i see why people don't want me to yang around with you. Sans puns.

"Oh really? I guess people are boneheads for such humerus puns."

* i mean, sure, puns don't tickle everyone's funny bone, but tibia honest, i enjoy them.

* BY ASGORE, THERE ARE TWO OF THEM! WE'RE DOOMED! Papyrus yells.

"The world ended a long time ago, Paps," Ruby says.

A grape is about to hit Yang's face before it stops with blue energy around it and floats to Sans, who eats it.

Nora cheered for him and booed Yang.

"Look guys, it's been a good two weeks, and between the exchange students arriving and the tournament at the end of the year, our second semester is going to be great! But classes start back up tomorrow. Which is why I've taken the time to schedule a series of wonderful events today!" Ruby explains.

"I don't know whether to be proud or be scared of what you have in store," Weiss admits.

Naruto throws an apple at Nora, which hits Papyrus instead.

* OWIE! Papyrus said in pain.

Sans' eyes blacked out as he stared at Naruto coldly.

Naruto chuckles awkwardly at the cold glare. All those years with Karma, and he's still scared of that.

"I don't know," Blake sighs. "I think I might sit this one out."

"Sit out or not, I think however we spend this last day. We should do it as a team," Weiss said "I, for one..."

"I got it!" Nora yells as two pies hit Sans and Weiss in the face.

Sans slowly turned around as Nora pointed to Ren.

Suddenly, all the food in the cafeteria and Sans started to float. Sans looks down at JNPR with a menacing smile, as Papyrus and Chara walk away from the table they were at. The pie fell off of Sans' face.

* do you want to have a bad time? Sans says as his voice echoes.

* They have done it now. Chara said as she grabbed two celery sticks.

* LOOKS LIKE THE MONSTER AND HUMAN WAR IS ABOUT TO BEGIN AGAIN. Papyrus sighs as he grabs a breadstick.

Sans pointed his left finger to the JNPR as the food splattered on their faces, with Sakura and Hinata getting hit in the process, much to the anger of two god reincarnations.

"Hey! No one gets to hurt Hinata and gets away with it!" Naruto yells as he and Sasuke rush to the nearby food.

"I think I'm going to team Undertale," Sosuke said as he walked to Papyrus and Chara.

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"I'm king of the castle! I'm king of the castle!" Nora said as the others saw JNPR on a bunch of tables.

* you may be king of a castle, but not the ruler of the kingdom. Sans echoed, as he, Papyrus, Chara, and Sosuke were standing menacingly on a higher tower by the door.

"Justice will be swift! Justice will be painful! Justice will be... delicious!" Ruby yelled as RWBY charged at JNPR and team Konoha charged at team Undertale.

"Charge!" An army of Narutos yelled as they charged at the other tower.

* bring it. Sans echoes.

Sans, Papyrus, Chara, and Sosuke dodged and parried the Naruto swarm, who all were holding pies.

* HAVE SOME PASTA! Papyrus shouts as he rapidly throws plates of spaghetti at the clones, with them disappearing in a puff of smoke.

* want some ketchup with that? Sans asks as he summons a Ketchup Blaster before it fires and wipes the floor of the clones.

* Chocolate! Chara says as she uses a revolver that fires chocolate blasts at the army, before blocking a breadstick from Sasuke.

"You're not going to win," Sasuke said coldly.

* That's not going to stop me. Chara replied coldly.

Sasuke and Chara both fought in an assassin-like style, trying to outsmart their opponent.

Hinata tries to use 8 Trigrams, 64 Palms on Papyrus with cheese on her hands, but the tall pale boy blocks every single hit with his breadstick like a staff.

Sosuke and the real Naruto were having a stand-off, as Naruto used two celery sticks like his kunai, and Sosuke used a watermelon on a stick like an axe. Naruto whacks Sosuke in the face before Sosuke blindly smashes the table with his brute strength. Naruto was lucky to hop out of the way.

Sakura tries to throw a bunch of punches with her fists covered in turkey, but Sans dodges every attack.

* missed. missed. missed. missed. Sans constantly says as he fires a Ketchup Blaster that misses Sakura and hits Weiss and Nora while they fight. Ruby was able to catch the ketchup-covered Weiss.

"Weiss? Weiss? Don't leave me! NO!" Ruby yells as a column falls behind her.

Yang charges at Ren as the two fight, with Sans and Sakura still fighting. Yang and Sakura both punch each other while trying to hit Sans and Ren, recoiling them to opposite ends of the cafeteria as Sans and Ren stare at each other. Sans floats a single celery stick to his hand as the two males dual, with Yang and Sakura glaring at each other angrily, and proceed to have a boxing match. Nora comes charging at the two boxers and bashes them through the ceiling.

Sasuke switched places with the watermelon hammer and struck her head with his breadstick. He then ducks as Blake uses a string of sausages that whips Nora to a nearby vending machine. Nora throws soda cans like bombs at Blake and Sasuke as the two flip out of the way. Pyrrha floats a bunch of cans and throws them at Blake and Sasuke, barraging them. She sees some cans floating around her.

Pyrrha sees Sans standing on a Ren covered in ketchup, using blue magic. Sans closes his hand to a fist as the cans explode on her, knocking her out. Ruby and Sans use her speed and his powers to slam JNPR and the remaining team Konoha to the wall, drag lots of food to the opposing teams, and send them flying to them, rapidly striking them down.

Sans and Ruby stare at each other.

* there can only be one king. Sans said coldly.

"This is for Weiss!" Ruby yells.

Ruby spins in a circle, causing all the food to form a giant tornado. Sans summons a swarm of Ketchup Blasters that covers the door and prepares to fire. The two readied their final attacks. Team RWBY and Undertale watched quietly in awe. Ruby throws the tornado while Sans fires his blasters. Sans was splattered with loads of food, using too much of his magic to block or teleport. Ruby was caught in streams of ketchup as she couldn't outrun the speed of it. The two leaders were on the ground, covered in food and condiments.

"Ugh, too much ketchup," Ruby said.

* ouch. Sans said.

"I love these guys," Sun said as Neptune was covered in food.

* How long have you two been standing there? Chara asks.

"Ever since a girl said 'I'm king of the castle' bit," Sun explains.

The doors burst open, with Glynda having an angry face and Kakashi having an amused one. Glynda uses her aura to group the food into one place.

"Kamui!" Kakashi says as he uses his Sharingan to make the food disappear.

Glynda continued to clean up as she put the tables into their proper places. Kakashi summons a bunch of clones to mop the floor and wipe the tables to sanitize the cafeteria to a clean state.

"Children, please. Do not play with your food," Glynda said.

"A good hunter eats healthy food," Kakashi says.

The teams stand quietly as Yang and Sakura fall through the ceiling, with Sasuke catching Sakura and Yang landing on her back.

"Are you ok?" Sasuke asks.

"Y-Yes, Sasuke," Sakura said blushing.

The hunters-in-training laugh.

"Let it go," Ozpin said, walking behind her.

"They are supposed to be the defenders of the world," Glynda said.

"And they will be," Ozpin reassures. "Right now, they're still children, so why not let them play the part?"

"You have my word that the kids I know are more than capable enough to be heroes," Kakashi says.

"Oh?" Ozpin asks.

"Let's just say our village sent me, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to protect someone, which led to something bigger. Ever since that day, Naruto vowed to follow his path to help others in need."

"That young?" Glynda asks.

"Our village and our neighboring ones have more... unorthodox methods of training," Kakashi admits.

"I see," Ozpin said.

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"We demand you to tell us how you do all those cool tricks!" Nora threatened.

"Controlling gravity, those flashy techniques, teleportation, how were they possible?!" Weiss demanded.

The teams from another dimension looked at their leaders, who nodded to each other.

* that's because I, chara, and papyrus never used aura or semblances.

"Explain," Pyrrha and Weiss demanded.

"Our people back at our village didn't use aura and semblances. they taught us how to use soul magic."

"Soul magic?" Ruby says as she rights down on her notebook.

* soul magic uses the energy of both the body and the soul, which can grant them many things, like having a tougher defense and casting magic. every person in our village has unique magic attacks and spells. papyrus and i know a friend that can force you to be in the same space, removing your ability to retreat. Sans explains.

"Ruby, did you get all of that?" Yang asks.

"Yep!" Ruby answers.

"What about you five?" Blake asks the five ninjas.

"We use chakra, the spiritual matter in all living beings. It's made out of physical and spiritual energy. We can use both to create more chakra, but you must have control of it to use it, as excessing too much chakra will kill you. We can use chakra to perform Ninjustu and Genjustu, powerful spells and illusions, or we can use our stamina only to perform Taijustu, which are strong physical attacks," Sasuke explained. "We also have Kenkai Genkai, which are like semblances, but it's genetically passed down."

"Wow. Wait, that's what happened when the Grimm struck Sans! He had no Aura to protect him, so he physically took the brute force of the attack!" Jaune said.

* that's not why i was dying. you see, my people have a native defense system called HOPE. it's a shield created by the soul, similar to your aura. the person's defense can factor in how much HOPE you lose. the problem is, i only have one HOPE and a weak body, so any hit is game over for me. Sans explains.

"And people who use chakra have great physical defense, so we don't have to worry about being knocked to a tree," Sasuke reassures.

"Can you teach us soul magic and chakra?" Ruby asks.

* not sure. soul magic and chakra are two fundamental techniques that require a LOT of training. we can check your soul traits.

Sans waved his left hand as hearts appeared in front of them. Sans, Chara, Ruby, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke's hearts were red. Blake's was yellow. Pyrrha and Hinata's were green. Sakura and Jaune's were purple. Weiss's was blue. Papyrus, Yang, and Nora's were orange. Ren's was cyan.

"Whoa. What does the color stand for?" Ruby asks.

* Let me explain. Chara said.

* Orange, the soul of bravery.

Papyrus, Yang, and Nora looked at their souls with pride.

* Yellow, the soul of justice.

Blake had a smirk of relief.

* Green, the soul of kindness.

Pyrrha smiles while Hinata blushes at her soul.

* Cyan, the soul of patience.

Ren smiles at his.

* Blue, the soul of integrity.

Weiss tilts her head at hers.

* Purple, the soul of perseverance.

Sakura looked at her soul as Jaune shyly smiled.

* Red, the soul of determination.

Sans, Ruby, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke looked at their souls.

"Wow. Deep stuff," Yang remarks.

"Excuse me, but what does integrity mean?" Weiss asks.

* it means you're honest to a certain degree.

"Oh," Weiss said, smiling. "I see. Of course, I'm honest!"

"Wait, why are Sans and Papyrus' souls upside down? And why is Papyrus' soul white in the center?" Ruby asks.

* we're special. Sans says as he winks. * that's all you're getting from us.

Chapter Text

"Hmm, alright... Hmm, *Gasp* alright," Ruby said. "Yang Xiao Long, prepare your kingdom for battle!"

"Bring it on!" Yang said.

RWY and Sans were at a library table playing  Remnant: The Game, with Sosuke and Blake discussing manga with Sasuke and Naruto, intrigued with the stories.

"I deploy the Atlesian Air Fleet!" Ruby calls out as Yang gasps. "Looks like I get to fly over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!

Ruby makes an airplane sound as she forms her hands into an airplane puppet.

"You fiend!" Yang said.

"And since Altas is part of Mantle, my repair time only lasts one turn," Ruby explained.

Yang laughs as she says, "Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card!"

"What?!" Ruby shouted.

Yang reveals her card that had a Nevermore for a picture.

"Giant Nevermore! If I roll a seven or higher, Fatal Feathers will slice your fleet in two!"

"But if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!" Ruby said.

"That's just a chance I'm willing to take," Yang said, rolling an eight. "Hah!"

"Noooo! My Atlas soldiers!" Ruby dramatically yelled.

* no offense, yang, but you two just doomed yourselves. Sans said, revealing a floating card of a bunch of missiles.

"Anti-Air Strike?!" Ruby and Yang shouted.

* that's right. if i roll a seven or higher, i get to strike down your flying units and blow up your walls. if i roll a six or lower, the missiles will fail and blow up my entire fleet. Sans explained.

"You wouldn't dare," Ruby cried.

"Let's see your roll, punny man," Yang scowled.

* eheheheheh. Sans laughs as he rolls a 12. * judgment time.

"Noooo!" Yang and Ruby yelled.

"Goodbye, my friends. You will be avenged." Ruby cried. 

"You'll pay for that," Yang said.

* eheheheheh. try me. Sans said with eyes blacked out.

"We'll see. Oh! The Smugglers of Wind Path?" Yang asks.

"Gah!" Ruby said.

"Looks like I'm taking two cards from your hand," Yang said to Ruby. "Enough to make up for my failed counterattack."

"Have you no heart?" Ruby growled, covering her head with her hood. "Noooo."

"Well, Weiss, it's your turn," Yang said.

"I have absolutely no idea what's going on," Weiss admits with confusion.

"Look, it's easy," Yang said. "You're playing as Vacuo, which means all Vacuo-based cards have a bonus!"

"That sounds dumb," Weiss said.

* let's see here. Sans says as he floats the cards to look at. * sandstorm, desert scavenger, and... there we go. resourceful raider.

"See, now you can take Ruby's discarded air fleet..." Yang said.

"Noooo..." Ruby groans.

"...And put it in your hand." Yang finished.

"Okay..." Weiss said.

* and because vacuo warriors have an endurance boost against natural hazards, you could use sandstorm to disable yang's ground forces and simultaneously infiltrate her kingdom.

"Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war," Yang said.

"And that means..." Weiss said.

"That you're three moves away from conquering Remnant!" Ruby sniffs.

Weiss laughs as a metamorphic thunderstorm plays.

* i sense an evil speech coming up. Sans said.

"Yes. Fear the almighty power of my forces. Cower as they pillage your homes, and take your children from your very arms..." Weiss speeches as she stands.

"Trap card," Yang said, revealing another card.

"Huh?" Weiss asks.

Yang removes all the army pieces from the Vacuo territory.

"Your armies have been destroyed," Yang said.

"I hate this game of emotions we play," Weiss said, sitting back on her chair with tears.

"Stay strong, Weiss. We'll make it through this together!" Ruby cries as she jumps into Weiss' arms and hugs her.

"Shut up! Don't touch me!" Weiss said as she hugged Ruby back.

* I'm feeling strong tsundere energy from Weiss. Asriel said

"Alright, Sans, your turn," Yang said with eyes glowing red.

* with pleasure. Sans said with his right eye closed and his left eye flashing blue and yellow.

Jaune walks by the four.

"Hey! Can I play?" Jaune asks.

"Sorry, Jaune, but we already got four people," Ruby said.

"Besides, this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt you possess," Weiss said.

"Um, you attacked your own naval fleets two turns ago," Yang said

Weiss growls.

* she's just underestimating you, kid. Sans said.

"Bring it on, Ice Queen," Jaune said. "I have been told that I'm a natural-born leader."

"By who?" Weiss asks. "Your mother?"

"A-and Pyrhha," Jaune corrects.

"Hello, again!" Pyrhha calls out.

"Come on, let me play your hand for a turn," Jaune pleaded.

"I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo," Weiss says.

"Why not?! You trusted me with your way more important stuff before," Jaune says. "I mean, you told us all that Blake is secretly a..."

Pyrrha falls before running up to Jaune and covering his mouth.

"Loving person, whom we all admire and respect," Pyrrha lies.

Jaune laughs nervously. Blake glares at him.

"Right. That. Ladies and Sans, enjoy your battle," Jaune says as he bows.

Jaune leaves before Sun and Neptune arrive.

"Sup, losers," Sun says.

"Hey, Sun," Ruby greets.

"Ruby, Yang, Ice Queen, and Sans... where's Blake?" Sun asks.

* over there. Sans says as he points to Blake with his teammates.

"Why does everyone keep calling me that?!" Weiss demands.

"I haven't had a chance to formally introduce an old friend," Sun said.

"Um, aren't libraries for reading?" The blue-haired boy asks.

"Thank you!" Ren said.

"Pancakes!" Nora said, waking up from her nap.

"Shut up, don't be a nerd," Sun said.

"Eh eh eh! Intellectual, okay?" The boy said. "Thank you. I'm Neptune."

* Like the Roman sea god? Asriel asks.

* you still remember that? Sans thought.

* Human mythology is interesting. Asriel said. 

"So, Neptune, where are you from?" Weiss asks.

"Haven," Neptune replied. "And I don't believe I've caught your name, Snow Angel."

"Um, I'm Weiss," Weiss introduces herself.

"Are you kidding me?" Jaune angrily whispers.

"Pleasure to meet you," Neptune said.

"I never took you as a manga discussion type," Sun said as he was at the table with Blake and NSS.

"Yeah, right," Blake said. "I think I'm done talking. I'll see you guys later."

"Sans," Sasuke said. "Mind if you..."

* on it. see you all later. Sans said as he walked to Sasuke and teleported them both.

"So that's how he left Atlas!" Weiss shouted.

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Blake was in her room, thinking about things before jumping back a little, surprised as Sans and Sasuke appeared from thin air.

* what? cat got your tongue? Sans asks before turning to Sasuke. * i'll leave you to it.

Sans teleports away as Sasuke sits on the opposite side of the bed.

"Are you alright?" Sasuke asks.

"It's nothing. I'm just thinking," Blake said.

"About what ozpin said to you?" Sasuke asks.

Blake widens her eyes and looks at the raven-haired boy.

"Heh. We listened to your conversation with him. He seems to know about your past allegiance," Sasuke explains.

"I know. I just... don't know what to do. Should I reveal my true self to the world?"

"Only if you're ready. But you remember what Ozpin told you before he left?" Sasuke asks.

Blake nods.

"Don't hesitate to ask," Blake said.

"What he means is don't hesitate to ask people you can trust to help. You're a good person. Your friends will always be there for you," Sasuke said. "I made that mistake before. Try not to follow in my footsteps."

"How do you do it?" Blake asks suddenly before looking at the Uchiha. "How do you live with the guilt?"

Sasuke looks across the window with a sad smile.

"I have friends and family by my side. They always helped with the guilt, no matter how terrible it was."

"Ugh, we should have never let him play," Yang shouted as she went into the dorm.

"Hehe, you're just mad because the new guy beat you," Ruby said, smirking.

Blake turned to see Sasuke gone.

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"So, how was the talk?" Kay asks his more serious and guilt-ridden twin.

"It was... impactful," Sasuke said before seeing three students he had never seen before. "Look."

The team walked towards the newcomers.

"Hey! I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" Naruto says as he gestures a handshake.

"Cinder. Cinder Fall," The black-haired woman said, receiving the handshake.

"Sasuke Uchiha."

"Emerald Sustrai."

"Sosuke Uchiha."

"Mercury Black."

* sans. sans serif.

"Well, you must be from Haven like Sun and Neptune!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Oh! Y-yes, we are," Cinder said.

* welp. it's bedtime. dorms are that way. Sans said.

"Thank you," Cinder said.

"No prob. Welcome to Beacon," Sosuke said.

The four boys teleported out of the area by Sans.

"They're going to be trouble," Emerald said.

"Guess Roman wasn't lying about the white-haired boy," Mercury said.

"Doesn't matter," Cinder said menacingly.

Sans was watching them before teleporting back to his dorm.

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"Was that them?" Sasuke asks.

* it's them. Sans said.

"Good thing I put that seal on Cinder's hand," Naruto said.

"What do we do now?" Kay asks.

* naruto, do you think you can put a seal on us? Sans asks.

"Sure!" Naruto said as he put an invisible seal on Sans' right leg, Sasuke's left arm, and Kay's right arm. 

* thanks. now, i made four watches so we can notify each other if we're in danger. That way, naruto and i will find out and come to your aid.

"Thanks, Sans," Naruto said.

"Might be useful," Sasuke said.

"Cool," Kay said.

* now, we wait. Sans said, eyes blacking out.

Chapter Text

"I thought the class would never end," Naruto grumbles.

The teams SNSS and CHPS were walking through the halls as the class.

* it wasn't that bad. Sans said.

* That teacher was spouting random nonsense that I couldn't tell what he was saying! Chara shouted.

"I understood some of it," Hinata said.

* YOU DID? Papyrus asks.

"Well, it was still hard to follow," Kay said.

"What are we doing next?" Sasuke asks.

"I say find out who Cinder's boss is," Sakura said.

* if anybody knows who, that would be ozpin and his allies. but they're not spilling the beans that easily. we need to find information about our little puppet master. chara and kay, you two check the ruins of the forest here. Sans said as he pointed to a location on the map. * naruto and hinata, you two sneak into ozpin's office and plant this bug in ozpin's computer. sakura and sasuke, you two check around town for any shady informants. papyrus and i will go to the cross-continental transmit tower and put this bug in the server.

Everybody nodded to Sans' order. Surprisingly, he was a great leader, sorting who goes on missions based on personality and abilities. He was calm, calculating, and strategic with his moves, as he made sure his plans were the most efficient and successful.

The shinobi, except for Kay, trusted Sans since he was the heart of their own white-haired judge.

The two teams split into four duos as they went in different directions to complete their tasks.

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Ozpin was in his office, drinking some coffee, before he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," Ozpin said.

Hinata walked into his office.

"Hello, Grandmaster Ozpin. I need some words of advice from you," Hinata said.

"No problem, Hinata. What's troubling you," Ozpin said.

"I don't know," Hinata admits. "Sometimes I feel so helpless."

"Do you think you know why?" Ozpin asks.

"I think... it's because I couldn't save my cousin," Hinata said with tears in her eyes. "He was... killed in a battle. He died protecting Naruto, who I love. Naruto is... wise in his own right, being the one who told my cousin, Neji, to not hold himself back because of fate. Neji... died saying it was how my uncle died, protecting his friends."

"Your cousin must have been a brave man," Ozpin said. "You know what I think?"

"Huh?" Hinata asks.

"I think your cousin would have wanted you to become stronger, to protect the people you love," Ozpin said. "Words of advice? Don't leave your cousin's death in vain. Remember what he would have wanted for you."

"Y-yeah," Hinata said. "I-I will."

"Good. Is that all you need, Ms. Hyuuga?" Ozpin asks.

"Y-yes, I think that's all," Hinata said. "Thank you, Mr. Ozpin.

"It's no problem, young Hinata," Ozpin said, smiling.

Hinata left with an orange frog following her.

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"Guess you really needed that talk," Naruto said, revealing himself as the small frog.

"H-how much did you hear?" Hinata asks, blushing.

"Enough. So, Hinata, want to be my date for this upcoming dance?" Naruto asked with a small blush.

"M-me?!" Hinata asks. "I-I mean, I'll be happy to."

Naruto smiles at Hinata.

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* Die, you soulless monsters!" Chara said, turning a Beowolf into dust.

"Jeez, why are you so aggressive?" Kay asks before punching another Beowolf into the sky.

* These things are annoying. We can't seem to catch a break! Chara yells.

"Well, this is Remnant, not Earth," Kay reminds Chara.

* Think I don't know that? Chara yells before shooting down a Nevermore.

The two were investigating the ruins Sans told them to be in. Unfortunately, it was covered in Grimm.

"Hey, what's this?" Kay asks, finding some carvings.

* We should take a picture for Sans so he can decrypt it. Chara suggests.

The two took pictures of the strange carvings and symbols on the ruins' walls.

* I think that's enough. Chara said. * Let's head back.

Suddenly, a Deathstalker bursts out of the forest.

"Oh, come on," Kay complained.

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"So, where do you think a shady informant could lurk?" Sakura asks.

"Sakura, just because I used to work for Orochimaru and the Akatsuki does not mean I know where every shady person is," Sasuke said.

"Then why are you wearing a black cloak?" Sakura asks.

Sasuke smirks and gives her a "shut up" kiss on her lips, which works because she turns away from him, blushing.

"Hey, is that Neptune and Yang?" Sasuke asks.

They see the two hunters-in-training walking to a bar.

"Looks like Yang knows a shady informant," Sakura said as they followed them.

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* SO, SANS, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS WORLD? Papyrus asks.

* that this world needs saving. Sans answers.

They see Penny walking with Ruby, with Hank and Weiss standing behind them.

* AH! FRIEND RUBY AND PENNY! HOW ARE YOU TWO TODAY? Papyrus calls out.

"Sorry, but I can't talk here," Penny said, walking past him.

"Hey, Papyrus!" Ruby calls out, following Penny.

* think you should check what's wrong. Sans said.

* YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME TWICE, BROTHER. WAIT, FRIEND PENNY! Papyrus shouts as he follows Ruby and Penny.

* know what was that for? Sans asks Hank.

"The kid will tell Ruby and your brother," Hank says.

* so, weiss, you also investigating the white fang attack? Sans asks.

"How did you...?!" Weiss said.

"Kid, you're the daughter of the head of the Schnee Dust Company. It's not hard to piece it together after that incident," Hank bluntly said.

"Fine, you two caught me," Weiss said.

* wanna help, hank? Sans asks.

"If the White Fang finds out about Penny, then yes," Hank said.

"Follow me, then," Weiss said.

The three walked into the Cross Continental Transmit tower and the elevator.

"Hello. Welcome to the CCT. How may I help you?" An AI asks in the elevator.

"We like to go to the communications room, please," Weiss answers.

"Absolutely," The AI replies. "Can you please place your Scroll in the terminal to verify your identity?"

Weiss puts up her Scroll as the machine scans it.

"Perfect!" The AI said. "Thank you, Ms. Schnee."

The door closes as the elevator lifts them. This was uncomfortable. Sans had heard from Chara and Papyrus that the giant behind him was a quote-unquote mass murderer, but just to be sure, he checked on Hank's soul.

* Hank J. Wimbleton

* LV20, EXP780

* A sociopathic mercenary-for-hire.

* Still trying to adjust to this world free of madness and bloody combat.

Sans sighs in comfort. So Hank was also from another, but it wasn't sunshine and lollipops over there. A world that truly meant kill or be killed is a world nobody healthy would like it. After that clearance, Sans notices Weiss practicing fake smiles.

* need some tips on fake smiles? Sans said.

"How do you know that? You," Weiss says before stopping. "Your smile is fake."

* most of the time, yeah. Sans said. * some tips: think of a happy memory you can naturally smile upon.

Weiss listens to Sans and puts up a convincing smile.

* there you go. Sans compliments.

The elevator opens as the three people inside it walk out. They approach the front desk as a hologram behind it.

"Welcome to the Beacon Cross-Continental Transport Center," The hologram said. "How may I help you?"

"I need to make a call to Schnee Company World Headquarters in Atlas," Weiss said.

"Absolutely," The hologram said. "If you could head over to terminal three, I'll patch you through."

"Thank you," Weiss said as she, Sans, and Hank went to terminal three. Weiss sat down at the terminal with Hank standing by. Sans went to the main server and planted a bug into it before joining Hank. Weiss sighs as the screen turns on.

"Thank you for calling the Atlas-oh! Ms. Schnee!" A Schnee employee said. "Good afternoon! I see you're with Mr. Wimbleton and..."

The account gasps as Sans shushes her with his finger in front of his mouth. No need to draw attention to himself just yet.

"Anyways, do you like me to patch you up with your father?" The employee asks. "And I think your sister Winter might be here as well."

"No, thank you," Weiss said politely. "I was actually wondering if you can find some files for me. I complied a short list."

Weiss puts her Scroll on a scanner to send the list to the employee.

"I see," The employee said. "If you don't mind, what, may I ask, is this for?"

"School project," Weiss lies.

"Umm, there are some sensitive documents on this list, ma'am," The employee said.

"Well then, I'll be sure to treat them with care," Weiss assures the employee.

"Right. Very well," The employee said. "The data's being transferred to your Scroll now."

"Wonderful," Weiss said. "That would be all then."

"Are you sure you wouldn't like me to patch you through your father before you go?" The employee asks.

"Yes. I'm sure," Weiss said.

"Well then, have a nice day!" The employee said before logging off.

Weiss drops her fake smile.

* want me to teleport to your father's office and prank him? Sans asks menacingly.

"Maybe later," Weiss said with a real smile.

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Penny was at a café, waiting for her two friends before they appeared behind her and patted her shoulder. The three friends smile at each other. The three walk on a sidewalk as they talk.

"I wish I could help you, Ruby and Papyrus, but I don't know anything about those men," Penny explains.

"Well, what happened to you that night?" Ruby asks.

* YOU JUST DISAPPEARED FROM THIN AIR! Papyrus said.

"Were you kidnapped?" Ruby asks.

"Oh! No! Nothing like that!" Penny reassures her friends.

* WHERE DID YOU GO THEN? Papyrus asks.

"I've never been to a kingdom before. My father asked me to never venture too far, but," Penny explains. "You have to understand, my father loves me very much. He just worries a lot."

"Believe me, I know the feeling," Ruby said. "But, why not let us know you were okay?"

"I was asked not to talk to you. Or Weiss. Or Blake. Or Yang. Or Sans. Anybody really," Penny explained. "Hank tried to convince him otherwise, but he wanted to meet you personally."

* WAS YOUR FATHER THAT ANGRY? Papyrus asks.

"No. It wasn't my father," Penny corrected.

The three stopped to see a presentation going on.

"The AK-130 has been a standard security model of Remnant for several years. And they have done a fine job, wouldn't you agree? Wouldn't you agree?" A hologram of James Ironwood said to the crowd as they applauded. "But, the kingdom of Atlas is a kingdom of innovation. And fine? Well, that's just not good enough, is it?"

The cabinets behind him opened up to reveal more advanced robot soldiers.

"Presenting the Athlesian Knight-200!" Ironwood said as the robot soldiers stomped on their predecessors. "Smarter. Sleeker. And admittedly, a little less scary. These models will come active later this year, but they won't be long. Now, the Athlesian military always supports the idea of removing the men from the dangers of the battlefield. However, there are still many situations that undoubtedly require a human touch."

"Ruby. Papyrus," Penny said.

"So, our kingdom's greatest minds, incorporation of the Schnee Dust Company, are proud to introduce the Athlesian Paladin!" Ironwood said before his hologram disappeared, showing a giant mech hologram. "Now, we couldn't have them with you today, but these mechanized battle suits will be seen defending the buildings of our kingdom within the year!"

* WHoa," Ruby and Papyrus said in awe.

"Ruby. Papyrus. I think we should go somewhere else," Penny said.

Two Atlas soldiers point to Penny before she runs away.

"Penny! Where are you going?!" Ruby shouted as the soldiers ran up to her and Papyrus.

* WE SHOULD RUN, RUBY! Papyrus says as he and Ruby follow Penny.

As the two ran, Papyrus set up a blue bone wall to block the soldiers as Ruby knocked down a bunch of crates to further block the path. Papyrus then carried Ruby.

* HOLD ON! Papyrus shouts as he quickly catches up to Penny and carries her too. * WHOA! YOU'RE HEAVY!

Papyrus then jumped very high up to a building.

"AHHHHHHHH!" Ruby screams.

* NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH! Papyrus laughs as he lands on the building and runs further before stopping.

* I THINK WE LOST THEM. Papyrus said before putting Ruby and Penny down.

"Penny! Please! What is going on?! Why are you running?!" Ruby shouts, hyperventilating because of Papyrus' stunt.

"I-I can't. Everything's fine." Penny lies. "I-I don't want to talk about it."

* NEED A HUG? Papyrus asks with his arms out.

Penny hics before hugging the former skeleton.

* WOWIE! YOU SURE GOT A STRONG GRIP! Papyrus says.

"Penny, if you can just tell us what's wrong, we can help you!" Ruby shouts.

"No. No, no. You two wouldn't understand," Penny said, hugging Papyrus tightly.

"Let us try," Ruby said. "You can trust us."

"You're my friends, right?" Penny asks, releasing her hug. "You two promise you're my friends?"

* OF COURSE WE ARE. FRIENDS TALK TO EACH OTHER, RIGHT? Papyrus said.

"We promise," Ruby said.

"Ruby. Papyrus. I'm not a real girl," Penny said, peeling off a piece of skin to reveal the metal underneath it.

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"P-Penny. I don't understand," Ruby said.

Papyrus could figure out what she meant.

"Most girls are born. But I was made. I'm the world's first synthetic person capable of generating Aura," Penny explains. "I'm not real."

Ruby holds her hands on Penny's as Papyrus sighs.

* WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT I WAS MADE TOO? Papyrus said.

The eyes of the two girls widened with surprise.

"What?" Penny asks.

Papyrus took out his gloves to reveal his right hand, which was literally made of bones, and showed it was embedded with a metal plate, saying "WDG-2 P."

* MY BROTHER AND I WERE CREATED AS ARTIFICIAL BEINGS TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON BY OUR FATHER. Papyrus explains. * BUT, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT BORN THE SAME WAY, PENNY, DOES NOT MAKE US ANY LESS REAL.

"He's right. Of course, you're real," Ruby said. "You think just because you got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than us?"

"I don't... Umm... you're taking this extraordinarily well," Penny said.

* I AGREE WITH PENNY. Papyrus said.

"Well, Papyrus, Sans did explain his birth as a joke that I didn't get," Ruby said. "And Penny, you're not like those things we saw back there. You got a heart! And a soul, I can feel it!"

* YOU DO HAVE ONE. Papyrus said, revealing her green soul.

"Oh! Oh, Ruby! Oh, Papyrus!" Penny said, pulling Ruby and Papyrus in a hug. "You two are the best friends I can ever have!"

"Oh, I can see why your father would want to protect such a delicate flower!" Ruby gasps.

* I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, SHALL NOT BE OUTHUGGED! Papyrus claims as he wraps his arms around the two girls, squeezing them harder.

"Papyrus...! Too tight...!" Ruby wheezes.

* OOPS! SORRY, FRIEND RUBY. Papyrus said, letting go of his bone-crushing hug.

Everyone laughs.

"Oh, my father's very sweet. My father's the one who built me!" Penny said. "I'm sure you two will love him!"

"Wow! He built you all by himself?" Ruby asks.

"Well, almost," Penny said. "He had some help from Mister Ironwood."

* THE GENERAL? Papyrus asks. * IS THAT WHY THOSE SOLDIERS WERE CHASING YOU?

"They like to protect me too!" Penny said.

"Pshhh, they don't think you can protect yourself?" Ruby asks.

"They're not sure if I'm ready yet. One day, it will be my job to save the world. But I still have a lot left to learn," Penny explains. "That's why my father let me come to the Vytal Festival. I want to see what it's like to the rest of the world and test myself in the tournament."

"Penny, what are you talking about?" Ruby asks. "Save the world from what? We're in a time of peace."

* THOUGH, THE PEACE WOULD NOT LAST LONG. Papyrus admits.

"That's not what Mister Ironwood said," Penny says.

"She's up here!" An Atlas soldier said, climbing up to the building.

A group of Atlas soldiers ran up to the three friends, ready to attack Ruby and Papyrus before Sans, Weiss, and Hank teleported in front of the other three runaways. The Atlas soldiers stopped as Hank glared at them.

"Hank J. Wimbleton. We need to get Penny away from…" An Atlas soldier began saying.

"STAND DOWN,"  Hank commanded in a dark voice.

The Altas soldiers look at each other as they put their guns down.

"Thank you. Now, these four are Penny's friends. I don't care what Ironwood would say, but I would be a bad friend if I'm gonna let you hurt them. And as you can see, if you hurt Ms. Schnee here,"  Hank says as he points to Weiss.  "You can kiss the Paladin Program goodbye, and Ironwood will come for your asses. Now leave Penny alone, or I'll throw you off the building. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"

"Y-Yes sir,"  The Atlas soldiers said as they climbed back down.

* jeez. guess we're lucky that i knew where papyrus was. Sans said.

"Nice quick thinking, Hank," Weiss says with newfound respect.

"Thanks, Ice Queen,"  Hank said.

"Why does everyone call me that?!" Weiss yells.

* maybe it's the way you dress. Sans suggests.

* YOUR BATTLE SKIRT IS WHITE WITH SNOWFLAKES ON IT. Papyrus points out.

"That's... fair," Weiss admits begrudgingly.

"Come on, kid. We should head back,"  Hank said, putting his hand on Penny's shoulder.  "Why don't you say goodbye?"

"Okay, then!" Penny said. "Bye, Ruby! Bye, Papyrus! Thank you two for being my friends."

"See you at the tournament!" Ruby said.

* UNTIL NEXT TIME! Papyrus calls out.

Hanks gives Penny a piggyback ride before jumping off the building as he sticks the landing.

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"Yang! Neptune!" Sakura called out.

"Oh, hey!" Yang said. "What are you two doing here?"

"We followed you since we're also investigating the attack," Sasuke explains.

"Well, time to meet an old friend," Yang said.

They approach the bar as two familiar henchmen with red glasses to see them and block the way in. Yang and Sakura punched the wall, recoiling the two henchmen away and opening the door.

"Guess who's back!" Yang said, walking through the door.

Guns pointed at her as the henchmen readied to fire.

"Susanoo," Sasuke said, summoning a purple humanoid that surrounded him and the others.

"You know, you guys having that kind of power is kind of unfair," Yang said.

The music playing was stuck on repeat as a henchman in a bear outfit turned off the record player.

"Yeah, so could you define 'friend' for me?" Neptune asks.

"Stop! Stop! Nobody shoot," a male voice said.

A man in a black suit, white shirt, and red tie got through the henchmen.

"Blondie, you're here," The man said. "Why?"

"You still owe me a drink," Yang said as she pulled the man away.

Sakura notices Sasuke's look.

"Sasuke, what did you do?" Sakura asks.

"His men were hired to rob Ruby. Of course, SNSS helped stop them," Sasuke explains.

"Whoa. What a woman," Neptune said, before looking at ladies in red and white. "Sup."

"Hmph. Whatever," the ladies said, walking away.

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Blake was looking at a white mark, seeing some Faunus walking into a shady area.

"This is it?" Blake said to Sun.

"You sure?" Sun asks.

"This is what?" A voice asks.

Blake and Sun jumped back a little to see Chara and Sosuke behind them.

"How did you...?" Sun asks.

* Just wandering around before we saw you two. Chara explained.

"Well, this is the place the White Fang are meeting," Blake explains.

"Oh, come on. Really?" Sosuke groans.

* I may understand the hatred for humanity, but this is wrong. Chara said.

"Agreed."

The four followed the man escorting the Faunus.

"I don't get it. If you believe what you're doing is right, why hide who you are?" Sun asks.

"The masks are a symbol. Humanity wanted to make monsters out of us, so we chose to put on the faces of monsters," Blake said.

"Grimm masks?" Sosuke asks.

* That's dark. Chara said.

"So was the guy who started it," Blake said.

"Always sunshine and rainbows with you," Sun says sarcastically.

The four walked, putting Grimm masks on to conceal their identity. They joined the recruits as they looked around.

"Thank you all for coming. For those who are joining us for the first time tonight, allow me to introduce a very special comrade of ours," a White Fang member said, with Roman Torchwick walking onto the stage. "I can assure you, he is the key to obtaining what we fought for, for so long."

The crowd booed at Roman.

"Thank you! Thank you! Please, hold your applause," Roman said.

"What's a human doing here?" A recruit demanded.

"I'm glad you asked, deary. Now, I'll be the first to admit, humans are the worst, case in point," Roman said.

* That is something I can agree on. Chara said.

"So I understand why you would love to see themselves locked away. Or, better yet, killed," Roman said.

"So, is he going somewhere with this?" Sun asks.

"He definitely is," Sosuke said.

"...I like to mention the fact that you and I all have a common enemy. The ones in control. The people pulling the strings. The dirty, rotten humans that run our kingdoms. Government. Military. Even the schools. They're all to blame for your rotten life," Roman said as the crowd cheered. "And they're all pests that need to be dealt with. Fortunately, I'm the best exterminator around. No offense to any rodents in the room."

Roman snaps his fingers as it reveals the new Atlesian Paladin-290 underneath a curtain.

"Oh, that's a big robot," Sun said.

"How did he get that?" Blake asks.

"As some of you may have heard, this right here is Atlas' newest line of defense against all the scary things in the world. And thanks to my employer, we managed to snag a few before they, uh, hit the shelves," Torchwick explains. "Now, many of your brothers have already moved down to our new operation to the southeast. If you'd rather stay in the city, that's fine. But if you're truly ready to fight for what you believe in, this is the arsenal I can provide you. Any questions?"

The crowd of Faunus cheered loudly.

"We should get out of here," Blake said.

"All new recruits, please come forward," a White Fang member said.

"Welp," Sun said.

Every recruit was walking forward as they continued to cheer. Sosuke was ready to activate his tracker if things go wrong.

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"I don't know," Junior said.

"How can you not know?" Yang asks.

"I haven't talked to him," Junior said. "I haven't even seen him since the night you first came in here. He paid upfront, I lend him my men, and none of them ever came back."

Sakura looked at Sasuke as Sasuke turned his head away.

"So where did they go?" Neptune asks, slamming his fist on the table.

"What kind of stupid question is that?" Junior scolded. "They never came back. Who is this guy?"

"Don't worry about him," Yang said, slapping Neptune's face. "Worry about me if I don't find out what I want!"

"I already told you everything. Torchwick hired my boys and I guess he wasn't happy about them," Junior repeated. "Which is something I can relate to!

The henchmen stopped with a bunch of them saying, "Hey!"

"Come on, Neptune, Sakura, and Sasuke," Yang said.

The four leave the bar.

"Did we get everything we need?" Neptune asks.

"No, we didn't," Sasuke said, annoyed.

"I hope the others are doing better..." Sakura said.

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"What are we going to do?" Sun whispers.

"I'm thinking," Blake responds.

Roman looks in their direction as Neo mouths, "What are you doing here?" at Sosuke.

"He sees us," Sun said.

Roman walks to them, as Blake and Chara look at a fuse box.

"He can't see in the dark," Blake said.

* On it. Chara said as she fired at the fuse, shorting it out.

The four then crashed through the window, with the Paladin following behind them. The four leaped to the buildings and ran on top of it, with the mech beside them.

"You wouldn't happen to have, I don't know, some form of backup?!" Sun shouted.

"No problem!" Sosuke said as he activated his tracker.

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Sans' watch was blinking a cyan color.

* looks like it's go time. Sans said as he teleported the others to Sosuke's location.

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Naruto's watch was blinking a cyan color.

"Uh oh. Kay's in trouble," Naruto said as he used his Flying Raijin jutsu.

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Sasuke's watch was blinking a cyan color.

"What did my twin brother do this time?" Sasuke asks.

The four turned to see Blake, Sun, Chara, and Sosuke running from a Paladin.

"That," Sakura said.

Sasuke sighs.

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The Paladin chased them to the highway before being met with a Gaster Blaster and a Rasengan.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Torchwick yelled as he toppled off the highway to another.

* so that's what we're dealing with. Sans sighs.

"This will be awesome!" Naruto said.

The hunters looked as Sasuke flew down with Sakura in his arms and Yang pulling up. Roman leaped on the highway, ready for battle.

"Freezer Burn!" Ruby commanded.

Weiss froze the floor as Yang punched the ice, causing the area to be covered in mist.

* naruto! version 1 cloaks!

"On it!" Naruto said as he went to Six Paths Mode and shared his chakra with the others, giving them auras of orange energy shaped like a fox.

"Cool!" Ruby said.

* BEHOLD, EVERYONE! Papyrus says as he holds a lone bone * MY SPECIAL ATTACK!

He drops it as it absorbs energy and morphs into a funny-looking Gaster Blaster that smiles.

* MEET FRANK! Papyrus introduced the Blaster.

"You guys really are strange," Weiss said.

* HEY YOU! BITE THE GIANT ROBOT OVER THERE!

Frank looks at the mech as he charges up to it and bites the head.

"What the?! Hey! Get off!" Roman yells as he punches the special attack.

After Frank got knocked off, Sosuke and Frank blasted the mech with beam attacks.

Sakura and Hinata charged and punched the mech, causing it to slide in recoil.

Roman sees Naruto and Sasuke performing a Chidori Rasengan as it strikes the mech with a purple energy wave appearing.

The two ninjas backed away as Sans and Chara fired a volley of bones, lasers, and energy slashes.

Roman attempts to fire rockets at the hunters, but Blake repeals them with her Nine-Tailed charged whips.

Ruby sliced at the legs, with Blake joining her. Roman tried to crush them, but Ruby and Blake leaped into the air and sliced off one of the cannon arms.

Yang and Sakura got on the head and continued to punch it before the mech punched them away.

"Yang!" Blake shouted.

"Don't worry. When each hit, she gets stronger, and she uses that energy to fight back!" Ruby explains. "That's what makes her special."

Yang's hair was glowing and her eyes were red. Sakura's forehead mark extended through her entire body. Roman tries to punch them, but the two block it with one arm.

* neat. Sans said.

The two brawlers shattered the arm before the mech kicked them away.

"Bumblebee!" Ruby shouted.

* sasuke! Sans shouted.

Blake attached her whip to Yang as Sasuke caught Sakura. Blake whips Yang toward the mech, as Yang tries to use the momentum but the Paladin jumps out of the way.

"We have to slow it down!" Ruby said.

"And how do you propose we do that?" Weiss asks.

* leave it to us. Sans said.

* LET'S DO IT, BROTHER! Papyrus exclaims.

The two white-haired boys use blue magic to keep the mech down as Sans' eyes blackout with his left eye flashing blue and yellow, and Papyrus' right eye is covered with orange energy.

Yang uses the chance to attack again, with Naruto and Hinata charging with the energy shaped like a phoenix. The three unleashed their devastating attacks as the Paladin fell apart, with Roman falling on his back.

"Just got this clean," Roman said as he got up.

Yang fires a fire blast before a pink-haired Neo blocks them. She bowed to the others and winked at Team SNSS before Yang went to the two thieves and shattered the illusions. The hunters see Roman and Neo getting away as an aircraft. The cloaks faded as Naruto went back to normal.

"So I guess he has a new henchman," Yang said.

"Yeah, I guess she really made our plans fall apart? Eh?" Weiss asks.

"No. Just, no," Yang said.

* THAT WAS TRULY TERRIBLE. Papyrus said.

"Hey! You two do it!" Weiss said.

"It's a time and a place for jokes," Yang said.

* i don't know. personally, i wouldn't let these situations shatter my sense of humor. Sans jokes.

* OH, come on!" Papyrus and Ruby yelled.

"See? He gets it!" Weiss said. "Was this not it?"

"No, it just wasn't very good," Yang said.

"Well, at least I'm trying!" Weiss shouted.

"Wait. Where is Sun and Neptune?" Ruby asks.

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The Paladin chased the four hunters to the highway before being met with a Gaster Blaster and a Rasengan.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Torchwick yelled as he toppled down.

* so that's what we're dealing with. Sans sighs.

"This will be awesome!" Naruto said.

The hunters looked as Sasuke flew down with Sakura and Yang pulling up with Neptune.

* so, want to end this with one fell swoop? Sans asks.

"Sure!" Naruto said.

"Okay!" Sosuke said.

"Fine," Sasuke said.

Team SNSS begins to power up as a giant yellow fox appears before purple and bone armor covers it, making it look like a samurai. It then bursts with cyan atomic energy.

"Oh, brother, what are those children?" Torchwick asks.

The fox samurai took out its katana, glowing with yellow, cyan, purple, and white energy.

"Six Paths! Atomic Execution!" Team SNSS said in sync as the fox swung its blade.

"Uh oh," Roman said as he leaped out of the mech before the beast sliced it in half, causing it to explode.

"Just got this clean," Roman said as he got up.

Team RWBY and CHPS fired a volley of projectiles before a pink-haired Neo blocked them. She bowed to the others and winked at the fox before Yang went to the two thieves and shattered the illusions. The hunters see Roman and Neo getting away as an aircraft. The fox disappears, revealing Sans, Sasuke, Sosuke, and Naruto in Six Paths Mode.

"It's so unfair you guys have those crazy powers!" Ruby shouted.

* whatever gets the job done. Sans said, shrugging.

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*nice. you ask hinata out on a date. Sans said. *proud of ya.

"Your relationship with her was inevitable," Kay said.

"You knew?!" Naruto yelled.

"Of course I did. You're from an anime, remember?" Kay said.

*it's not nice to give others an existential crisis. Sans said.

"Don't worry. I said stuff like that so much that it's normal at this point," Kay said.

The three see Sasuke walking into their dorm, looking worried.

*sup, sasuke. what's in your head? Sans asks.

"*Sighs* I don't know if I can properly ask Sakura out on a date," Sasuke explains.

"What do you mean? Sakura clearly..." Kay begins saying.

"I know! I know. But, I don't forgive myself for hurting her. And I want to, but I don't think I'm good enough," Sasuke clarified.

"Ah, the inferiority complex. Forgot you have that," Kay said.

"Inferiority... wait, is that why Sasuke wanted to beat me so badly?" Naruto asks.

*that, and he didn't think he was strong enough in general when he was young. Sans said.

"Yeah, you were growing to new lengths in a short amount of time. And at a young age, may I remind you," Kay said. "What do you think would happen if your brother figure slash rival would see you surpassing him?"

"That... explains a lot," Naruto admits. "Sorry about that, Sasuke. I didn't even know I had that power."

"It's fine," Sasuke said. "I was stupid back then. Looking for power."

"Well, I did keep Kurama a secret until I used the Version 2 cloak in front of Sakura," Naruto said.

*anyways, don't worry about it. tell you what. we'll get you prepared for your very first date. Sans said.

"Yep! To the clothing store!" Kay said as he pulled Sasuke.

"What the...?!" Sasuke shouted.

"I should follow them," Naruto said.

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"Don't we look classy or what?" Sosuke said.

*dunno. Sans said.

The team got out of the clothing store with suits on.

Sans was wearing a black button-up suit with long sleeves, a white shirt underneath, a blue tie, and black dress pants.

Sosuke was wearing a suit similar to Sans but the suit jacket was short-sleeved with a gray tie.

Naruto was wearing a white button-up suit with long sleeves, a black shirt, a white bowtie, and white dress pants.

Sasuke was wearing a black open suit with long sleeves, a white shirt, a red tie, and black pants.

They were all wearing black dress shoes.

*next step? get your girl her favorite flower. what was it again? Sans asks.

"Daffodils," Sasuke said.

*ah. the flower symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. Sans said.

"Let's check the flower shop," Sosuke said.

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"Thank you," Sasuke said to the shopkeeper.

The team was heading out of the flower shop, with Sasuke holding a group of daffodils, Sans holding a group of buttercups, and Naruto holding a group of daisies.

"So, Sans. Did you..." Sosuke asks.

*not yet. i'm hoping to turn these flowers into a crown for my princess. Sans said.

"Oh! Flower crowns? We should do that too, Sasuke!" Naruto said.

"I guess so..." Sasuke said. "Thank you, everyone."

*no problem. a team leader always looks out for his teammates. Sans said.

The three got started on making flower crowns.

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Team CHS was waiting for SNS. Papyrus was cheering them on as they were holding something. Chara was wearing a green dress with flower accents on it. Sakura was wearing a simple crimson dress. Hinata was wearing a Chinese purple dress. Papyrus was wearing an open black suit with long sleeves, a black shirt, a red tie, and black dress pants and shoes.

*heya. Sans said as he and the rest of SNSS walked toward them. *the three of us got something for the three of you.

*Same, comedian. Chara said.

The six showed a bunch of flower crowns. Chara's was made out of buttercups like Sans'. Sakura's was made out of calendulas while Hinata's was made out of irises.

"These look great, Hinata!" Naruto exclaimed.

"T-Thank you, N-Naruto. Yours does too," Hinata said.

"Sasuke, these are beautiful. I'm sorry I couldn't find you better flowers..." Sakura said.

"No. These are amazing, Sakura. Thank you," Sasuke said.

*shared the same idea with your teammates? Sans asks.

*Shared the same idea with my teammates. Chara replied.

The two laughed.

*a princess should always have a crown. Sans teased.

*So should her prince escort, my lovely judge. Chara teased back. *Shall we?

*we shall. Sans said

The six wore their received flower crowns as the three couples walked into the ball and danced the night, with Papyrus and Sosuke watching them.

The two interdimensional travelers on standby saw Emerald and Mercury entering the ball. They also saw Cinder leaping to walls.

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Ruby was confronting a masked Cinder in the CTT command center.

"Excuse me? You know this isn't a masquerade party, so why don't you take off...?" Ruby asks.

Cinder was about to attack, but someone held a blade at her neck while a mechanical sound was heard behind her.

*you know, it is rude to interrupt someone, right? Sans asks, appearing out of nowhere with Chara holding a red knife and his Dust Blaster behind her.

Cinder tries to punch at the two, but Chara stabs her left hand, and Sans fires the laser on her back, launching her to the elevator door. Cinder tries to counterattack, but her arm has trouble holding her bow. Sans uses blue magic to grab her bow onto his hand.

The elevator opens to see Ironwood behind her. Cinder then threw a smoke bomb to the ground. As the smoke cleared, Cinder was gone, and the remaining team leaders looked around. Ruby turned to see that Sans and Chara were also gone.

‘Sans probably teleported again,’ Ruby thought.

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Emerald and Mercury were dancing until Cinder, with a bandaged left hand, tapped Emerald's shoulder.

"Ah, may I cut in?" Cinder asks.

"Of course," Emerald said. Emerald switched with Cinder as she and Mercury danced.

"And how's your night been?" Mercury asks.

"A little more... exciting than expected if the arm didn't give it away," Cinder said.

"Should we be worried?"

"Hardly. They'll be scratching their heads long after we finish what we came here for."

"So, what now?"

"Enjoy the rest of the night. After all, it is a party."

Cinder looks behind Mercury and pales to see Chara and Sans glaring at her, with Sans breaking her bow. Chara made a death gesture to Cinder with her black eyes with red pupils.

These hunters will be trouble.

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"Thank you for coming, Ruby, Sans, and Chara," Ozpin said. "How are you feeling?"

* Fine. Chara said.

* eh, not bad. Sans said

"Okay, I guess. I'll feel better if my bad guy catching record wasn't over three," Ruby said awkwardly.

* Why can't we, you know, kill the bad guys? Chara asks.

* chara, as much as i want to, bringing them to the authorities is the right thing to do. Sans said.

"Ruby. Sans. Chara. I think it's appropriate to let you three know what you did last night is exactly what a hunter and huntresses are about," Ironwood said. "You all recognize a threat. You all took action. And you all did the very best you three could."

"Thank you, sir," Ruby said.

* okay. Sans said.

* Still don't know how to feel about another human man complimenting me. Chara said.

"Other humans?" Ozpin asks.

* she was raised by a village of faunus since human people treated her like a demon because of her red eyes. Sans told the half-truth.

"(Sigh) Another flaw of the world we live in," Ironwood said.

* At least some people can recognize that. Chara grunts.

"Now, the general here has already informed us of the events that transpired last night," Ozpin said. "But now that you all have rested, we were wondering if you all have anything to have."

"Was anyone with her? Did she look familiar to you at all?" Glynda asks.

"I-I don't know," Ruby said. "She was wearing a mask, and she never said anything to me. But I know she fought with glass. I don't think that was her semblance, though. Her clothing lit up when she tried to attack Sans and Chara."

Sans and Chara knew exactly who it was.

"Say for the glass, that sounds like the woman that I fought the night we met Ruby and SNSS," Glynda said.

"Embedding Dust to clothing is an age-old technique," Ironwood said. "It could have been anyone."

* oh, that reminds me. catch. Sans said as he tosses a vial of blood and a broken bow to Glynda. * use that to see if you can find a DNA match and anyone who uses that bow.

* It's a good thing I stabbed her left hand. Now you can check for any girl who has recently injured their hand to look for her. Chara said.

"Always one step ahead of your opponents. Reminds me of you, Ozpin," Glynda said.

"Indeed," Ozpin chuckles. "A bit brutal, but sometimes it's needed."

"Wait," Ruby said. "You think this girl could be connected to Roman and the White Fang?"

Sans and Chara also knew what the answer was, considering their spy, Neo.

"It's possible," Ozpin said. "But we still lack the evidence to link those two together."

"Actually, I... I think I remember her saying something about a hideout or something in the southeast," Ruby said. "Just outside the kingdom."

"Interesting," Ozpin said, smiling.

"I thought the intruder never said..." Glynda said.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Ruby. And thank you two, Sans and Chara, for giving us clues," Ozpin said. "Why don't you spend some time with your teams? You three have a big day ahead of you all."

"Anytime," Ruby said.

* no problem. Sans said.

* Don't mention it. Chara said.

"And Ms. Rose, Mr. Serif, and Ms. Dreemur," Ozpin calls out. "Please try to be discreet about this matter."

"Yes sir," Ruby said as Sans and Chara both nodded.

"Nice flower crowns, by the way," Ozpin said.

* thanks. Sans said * my beautiful princess taught me.

* Quit complimenting me, my judge. Chara fake groaned.

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The three leaders were opening the door to RWBY's dorm, before being blocked by Ruby's teammates with Papyrus.

* WHAT happened?!" Papyrus and Yang ask.

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"That was a risky move," Weiss said.

"No. I think you all handled it well," Blake said.

"I hope so," Ruby said.

* ruby. being a huntress won't matter if you can't try to be a hero. Sans said. it takes determination to chase after her across the street. i think you did great.

"Thanks, Sans," Ruby said. "Determination is my soul trait, after all."

* Yes, it is. Chara agreed.

"I'm sure everything will be alright, Ruby," Yang said. "Oh! I know what will cheer you up!"

"What's that?" Ruby asks.

"I don't know. Dad sent it to us," Yang said. "I thought maybe we could open it together!"

"Oh! Something from home!" Ruby exclaimed.

Ruby zipped to Yang to grab the box. Yang opened it as something black dropped to the ground. The thing moved around before it took shape. It was revealed to be a black dog with white fur underneath it.

Woof! Woof!

Everyone jumped in surprise.

"Zwei!" Ruby cheered.

"He sent a dog?!" Blake yelled.

"In the mail?!" Weiss shouted.

* HOW COULD IT BREATHE?! Papyrus shouted.

* That should not be allowed. Chara said.

"Oh, he does stuff like this all the time," Yang said as Ruby was holding Zwei as the dog licked her face.

"Your father or your dog?" Blake asks as she and Papyrus were on top of a hanging bed.

"Are you telling me that this mangy, drooling mutt is going to live with us forever!" Weiss asks in a baby voice. "Oh yes, he is! Yes, he is!"

Weiss was baby-talking to the dog as Yang said, "Please keep her away from my belongings."

Bark! Bark!

Everyone turned to where the sound came from. Papyrus then felt something licking his leg. Blake and Papyrus turned around to see a chubby white dog behind them. The two screamed as they leaped to the other bed that was suspended in the air.

"MEOW!" Blake sounded. "HISSSSSS!"

* NYEEEEEEEEEEEHHHH! Papyrus screamed. "The mangy mutt is here too?!"

"(Gasp) Who's this cute little doggy!" Weiss shouted as she grabbed the dog and cuddled him. "Who's a good boy! Yes, you are!"

The dog blew a raspberry, with Weiss squealing in delight as she squished the dog in her arms.

* oh, look, toby's also here. Sans says as he summons a bone. * hey, boy. do you want the bone? do you?

Zwei barks as he jumps up at Sans.

* go get it! Sans said as he threw the bone, with Zwei catching and chewing on it.

"Great. Now there are two dogs," Blake said.

"(Will all first year students please report to the amphitheater?)" The announcer said.

"Well, we can't exactly leave him here while we're gone for the week," Weiss said as Zwei and Toby tried to get up to Blake and Papyrus.

* BACK! BACK, I SAID! Papyrus shouted as he used his bone staff to poke the dogs away.

"Look! There's a letter!" Yang said as she read. "Dear, girls. I have to leave the island for a few days, so I'm sending Zwei to you to take care of. Includes all the food that you need. Love you both, Taiyang."

Yang shakes the box as a pile of dog food cans drops from on top of Zwei and Toby.

* Does that work like my inventory? Chara asks.

"What is he supposed to do with that?" Weiss asks.

A can opener drops from the box.

"Welp, that settles it," Yang said. "Come on, girls and boys. Zwei and Toby will be here when we get back!"

* toby is smart. Sans said.

"Oh, I'll miss you two so much. We're going to be best friends. I can't wait to see you two again," Weiss said quickly.

They all got out of the room except for Sans, Ruby, Zwei, and Toby.

"Hmmm..." Ruby sounded.

* thinking what i think you're thinking? Sans asks.

"I know it's wrong but..." Ruby begins saying.

* don't worry. he could be great company for toby here since i know this little pup is going to follow us. Sans said.

Toby barked as he walked through the walls, leaving a shocked Ruby behind.

* did i also mention he has more magic than me? Sans asks.

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"Quiet. Quiet, please," Glynda said.

Everyone got to spots with their respective teams. Ruby puts her bag with the other bags.

"Headmaster Ozpin would like to share a few things before we begin," Kakashi said.

"Today we stand together, united. Mistral, Altas, Vacuo, and Vale. Four kingdoms of Remnant. On this day, nearly 80 years ago, the largest war recorded in history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war that was about much more than where borders fail or who traded with whom, but the very idea of individualism itself. We fought for countless reasons, one of them being the destruction of all forms of art and self-expression. And as you all are aware, that was something that many could not stand for," Ozpin explained. "As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of art itself. Color. It was their way to demonstrate that not only would they refuse to tolerate this oppression, but neither would the generations to come. And it was a trend that was held to this very day. We encourage individuality, expressionism, and unity through diversity. As I have said, today we stand together. But this bond cannot exist without effort. Which is why today while the rest of the world celebrates peace, huntsmen and huntresses will work to uphold it. As first-year students, you will be tasked with shadowing a professional huntsman or huntress, on a mission. Some of you may be taken out of the kingdom for several days. Others may work in the walls for the rest of the week. But no matter which path you choose, remember to be safe, remember your training, and remember to do your very best."

Everyone walked away as Teams RWBY and SNSS got together.

"This is perfect! All we have to do is shadow a huntsman working in the Southeast!" Ruby said.

"Yeah! We'll follow them during the day, and then give them the slip!" Yang said.

"Yeah! But, there is one question..." Naruto said.

"How will we do that?" Sasuke asks.

"What? Finding a huntsman slash huntress or giving them the slip?" Sosuke asks.

* both. Sans said.

"Let's check 'Search and Destroy'," Weiss suggests.

The two teams walk to the mission board.

"Here we go. Quadrant five needs grimm cleared out," Ruby said.

"Well, it's in the Southeast," Blake said.

"Sounds perfect!" Yang said.

* hope this works. Sans sighs.

Ruby taps on it and types her team name on the keyboard. An error screen popped up saying, "MISSION UNAVAILABLE TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS". Sans tries the same thing, but the same error screen pops up.

"Damn it," Naruto said.

"Wonderful," Weiss said sarcastically.

"Got any other ideas?" Blake asks.

"We mail ourselves there," Ruby said.

"Well, that's one option," A familiar voice said.

Ozpin came from behind the curtain as he approached the two teams.

"Unfortunately, we determined the concentration of grimm was too extreme for first-year students. It seems that particular region is rather popular. In fact, I have the sneaking suspicion the four of you will make your way there no matter which job you choose."

The two leaders had eyes from their teammates looking at them. Ruby scratched her head awkwardly and Sans was combing his hair.

"Whatever makes you say that?" Ruby asks.

* this is not good... Sans sighs.

"I'm still curious as to how you found yourselves at the docks last semester. I'm interested to know how you really learned about a 'hideout' in the Southeast," Ozpin explains. "And I certainly wonder why witnesses report seeing robots, rose petals, and lasers in a dance club some time ago."

*(he's onto us.) Sans thought.

* Like that wasn't obvious. Asriel said.

"Uhhmm... Uh-well," Ruby sounded.

"I doubt I'll find the exact answers I'm looking for," Ozpin said. "So, how about this? Instead of waiting for you all to break the rules, why don't we just bend them?"

Ozpin types on his tablet as the board makes beeping noises and chooses the mission. The two teams smile at each other and then at Ozpin.

"We won't let you down," Ruby said. "Thank you, professor!"

* yeah. thanks for trusting us with this. Sans said.

"Do not thank me for this. Teamwork and persistence have carried you far, but you must understand, the things that await you beyond the kingdom will not care," Ozpin explains. "Stay close to your huntsman at all times, and do exactly what he says. He will be leading you on this mission, and he can have you sent back to Beacon if he finds your skills unsatisfactory."

"Quick question. Why are we all having the same huntsman?" Sosuke asks.

"Well, I thought that instead of sending one team of first-year students to deal with the horde of grimm, why not two?" Ozpin explains. "Just for safe measure, of course, since you all trust each other."

Sans nodded to this. * don't worry about the trust issue. let's just say i'm good at reading people, Ozma.

Ozpin had a surprised look on his face before it quickly turned into a smile.

"I'll trust you on that," Ozpin said as he walked away.

Everyone looked at each other with worried looks, except for Sans, who was chuckling. The eight students went outside the building.

"That wasn't exactly uplifting," Yang said.

"But it's the truth," Blake said.

"It's gonna be tough but I know we can do it," Ruby said.

"Yeah! Why are you girls so down? It's not that bad!" Naruto said. "I'm sure you all will get there!"

"Overactive behavior aside, he's right. You all have the potential to save and fight for the people you care about," Sasuke said.

"Sometimes, you need to know what it's like out there. It's not like we all are staying behind the walls forever, are we?" Sosuke asks.

"Easy for you three to say! You all wandered around all four kingdoms and beyond!" Weiss shouts.

* and that's the point. we all saw what it looks like, so take our word. Sans said. * the real world may seem scary, but you'll learn how to fit in quickly.

"Hey, team CFVY's back!" a Beacon student said.

The two teams walk to Velvet.

"Velvet, are you okay?" Blake asks.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Naruto asks.

"I'm fine, I had Yatsuhashi looking out for me," Velvet said as she gestured to the huntsman.

"Your mission was supposed to end a week ago," Weiss said. "What happened?"

"N-Nothing happened. It was just, there were so many," Velvet told the two teams. "Oh, don't worry. You first-years are just shadowing huntsmen so you should be fine."

"Riiiiight," Yang said.

"I should go," Velvet said. "Be safe, okay?"

"We can do this," Ruby said. "We never backed down before and we are not going to start now."

* as one team? Sans asks as he gestures for a handshake.

"As one team," Ruby said as she finished the gesture. Surprisingly, there was no whoopee cushion this time.

"Right," Blake said.

"Besides, it won't be only us out there," Ruby said. "We'll be fighting alongside a genuine huntsman!"

"Yeah!" Yang said

"Alright!" Naruto said. "Hideout, here we come!"

* i'm the leader here, naruto. Sans chuckles.

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"Why hello girls and boys!" Oobleck greeted.

The two teams had shocked and annoyed faces on them.

"Who's ready to fight for their lives?" Oobleck asks.

Sans slaps himself.

* and i thought ozpin was cool in my book. Sans groans.

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"Professor Oobleck?" Weiss asks.

"Yes, I'm afraid those bags won't be necessary, boys and girls, seeing as you've opted to shadow a huntsman on what is now essentially a reconnaissance mission. I can assure you we will not be establishing a single base of operations. Rather we will be traversing several miles of hazardous wasteland and making camp in any defendable locations we stumble upon. I packed all our essentials myself, provided the air course, and readied the airship," Oobleck said. "And! It's Dr. Oobleck. I didn't earn a Ph.D. for fun, thank you very much."

"Uhh..." Weiss sounded.

Team SNSS knew this was going to be difficult. Oobleck is a very weird teacher.

"Come now, children, according to my schedule, we are already 3 minutes behind schedule," Oobleck said as he zipped onto the airship.

"Well, alright then, looks like we're saving the world with Dr. Oobleck," Ruby says. "Okay yeah, when you say it out loud, it sounds worse."

* SAVE the world?" Nora and Papyrus shouted as they came behind them.

"You're going to world-saving missions without us?!" Nora yells. "I'm hurt and sad! Maybe a little hungry? That last one is not my fault, though, Ren!"

"Sound exciting. Where are you going?" Jaune asks.

* you know, just the kingdom. no big deal. Sans said.

* SO ARE WE, SANS! Papyrus says.

"Ren and Nora wanted to shadow a sheriff of a nearby village," Pyrrha says.

"We set out tomorrow," Ren said.

"Wait, you guys also going together?" Sosuke asks JNPR and CHPS.

* Ozpin wanted to thank our heroics by having us follow the same huntsman. Chara said.

"Then you can party with us tonight!" Neptune said as he and Sun got to the four teams. "We're shadowing a crime specialist. All inner-city detective stuff. We get junior badges."

* OHHHHHhhhhhh! Papyrus and Jaune sounded.

"We normally go to the city with you guys, which means stuff's always exploding and junk," Sun said. "So we thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's, y'know, normal."

"You better not get into trouble, mister!" Sakura pouts.

Sasuke chuckles before kissing her cheek.

"I won't."

"Will you be okay, Naruto?" Hinata asks.

"It'll be fine! A couple of monsters can't beat me and Kuruma!" Naruto says.

"W-well," Hinata says before kissing his cheek. "For good luck."

Naruto smiles at that.

Great. Now Kay misses Tenten. Damn you, Fate.

"Well," Ruby began saying.

"Four minutes, ladies and gentlemen!" Oobleck shouted.

"Well, uh, wish us luck," Ruby said.

* we'll probably need a lot. Sans said.

The teams split up as RWBY and SNSS got on the airship.

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"I guess I never saw you as much as a fighter," Yang said.

"I admit I fancy myself more of an intellectual, but I can assure you, as a huntsman, I've had my fair share of tussles," Oobleck said.

Kay can get that. Oobleck seemed more of a strategist and planner, someone who seemed to know what was ahead. But, as he learned, even people who have more brains than brawns have to defend themselves somehow.

"Like the mushroom?" Ruby asks.

"Those are truffles," Blake corrected.

"Like the sprout?" Ruby asks.

"Those are Brussels," Yang corrected.

"Besides, given my expertise in the field of history, as well as my dabbling in the art of archaeological surveys, our dear headmaster saw it fit to assign me to this particular assignment," Oobleck explained.

"What does history have to do with this?" Weiss asks.

*it might give us some clues about where the hideout is. archaeology is crucial to know where they are, and history will tell us why they're there.

"Precisely, Sans. The southeast quadrant is outside of Vale and is home to wild forests and deep caves," Oobleck explains. "But, it is also the location of one of the kingdom's greatest failures."

"Mountain Glenn," Ruby said.

"That's right. It was an expansion of Vale," Yang said. "But in the end, it was overrun by Grimm and fenced off from the city."

"Correct! And now it stands abandoned as a dark reminder," Oobleck said.

"And a likely place for a hideout," Blake said.

"Precisely," Oobleck said.

* oobleck, how much technology was left behind? Sans asks.

"Too many, my young-looking friend," Oobleck said.

The seven hunters got out of the airship and they posed dramatically. They look around the abandoned place.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you still may be students, but as of this moment, your first mission has begun," Oobleck said. "From this point forward, you need to do exactly as I say. Do you understand? Ruby! I thought I told you to leave all your bags back at school."

"But, uh, you hadn't told us to listen to you, so I didn't," Ruby said.

"She's not wrong..." Sosuke mumbles.

"Indeed, Sosuke. Very well, Ruby. Leave your bag here, we can pick it up upon our return," Oobleck said.

"But I... what?" Ruby stuttered.

Ruby sees Sans smiling cheekily at her, already knowing what was inside.

"Young lady, what in the world could you possibly have in your bag that could be important for you to bring it..." Oobleck yelled.

Zwei popped out of Ruby's bag and pants. The teammates of the leaders looked at him.

"Get back in the bag," Ruby whispers.

Woof!

"We're here to investigate an abandoned urban jungle teeming with death and hostility, and you brought... a dog," Oobleck said.

"I, uh..." Ruby sounded.

"Genius!" Oobleck exclaims as he runs around and picks up the dog. "Canines are historically known for their perceptive nose and heightened sense of sound, making them excellent companions for hunts such as ours!"

Ruff!

"I'm a genius," Ruby boosted.

The team members who weren't leaders had annoyed faces as Sans laughed.

"More like you're lucky you weren't in trouble," Sosuke said.

"So, what are your orders, doctor," Blake asks.

"Ah! Yes! Straight to the chase, I like it!" Oobleck said as he dropped Zwei. "As you have been informed, the southeast area has been marked as a recent hotspot for Grimm activity. Now there are several possible explanations for this behavior. One of which being Grimm."

"Uh... what?" Ruby asks.

"Grimm. A creature of Grimm approximately 100 yards away from us at this very moment," Oobleck explained.

"What?!" Yang and Naruto shouted.

A Beowolf was walking down the road. The two teams unsheathed their weapons.

"Stop," Oobeck said.

"Huh?" Blake sounded.

"There are a number of reasons why Grimm would congregate in this particular area. The most likely of which would be their attraction to negativity. Sadness, envy, loneliness, hatred, all qualities that are likely held by our hidden group harboring ill intent."

"So what now?" Ruby asks.

* we follow them. use their sense to track where the base could be. Sans explains.

"Precisely," Oobleck said. "You're smart, young Sans."

*i did earn a Ph.D. back in my hometown when I was twelve. Sans said.

"What?" RWBY and NSS ask.

"But Ozpin said..." Ruby began saying.

* teleportation. remember? Sans said.

"Oh, yeah. Forgot," Ruby said.

"Any proof of this achievement?" Oobleck asks.

Sans got out a piece of paper and showed it to Oobleck. It was indeed a Ph.D. to a "Sans Gaster".

"Sans Gaster? But didn't Ozpin call you...?" Weiss asks.

*fake last name. i didn't want people to know I'm related to my father, Wing Dings Gaster. Sans said.

Everybody else laughed at the name.

"That's a terrible name!" Yang laughs.

*heh, yeah, it is very funny. Sans admits.

"W-Well, it's nice to see a fellow graduate," Oobleck said. "So tell me, what was your major subject?"

*quantum physics. Sans said casually.

"Intriguing," Oobleck said.

"H-How long do we wait?" Blake asks as she stops laughing.

"It's uncertain. Hours, days, weeks," Oobleck said. "Why lone Grimm have been known to stand isolated from their packs for months, and there's the whole pack."

More Beowolves followed the lone one.

"What?" Weiss said.

"And now they've seen us," Oobleck said.

"What?!"

"And now they've seen us!"

"I take it tracking is out of the question?" Ruby asks.

"An accurate assumption, yes," Oobleck said.

"So what's the plan then?" Yang said.

"Prepare for a fight," Sasuke said.

"What he said," Sosuke said.

"Indeed," Oobleck said. "Show me what you're capable of."

"Cover your ears Zwei," Ruby said.

Yang punches a Beowolf as the other beasts follow her. A bunch of Grimm charges at Blake before Blake leaped in the air, leaving a body double, and slices the Grimm in half. Weiss gracefully slices a bunch of Beowolves with precision. Ruby fired at the beasts before charging and cutting one. Sans fired his two Dust Blasters as the lasers cleared out rows of Grimm. Sosuke also joined in by slamming his axe at the ground and causing a fissure at the Grimm behind Sans.

"Wind Style!" Naruto said as he summons two clones to energize his attack.

"Inferno Style," Sasuke said as he summoned a humanoid Susanno with a flaming bow.

"Massive Rasenshuriken!"

"Susanno Flame Control!"

The two god reincarnations fired their Justus as they struck the monsters and left a twister of purple flame in their wake.

"Burn out," Sasuke said as the twister exploded.

"Heh, piece of cake," Ruby said.

"Do not celebrate yet, for I am certain this is the first bout of many," Oobleck said. "Shall we continue?"

Yip! Yip!

They all turned around to see Toby dropping a glowing yellow buttercup in front of Sans.

* When did he get here? Asriel asks.

* hey, boy! do you want me to pick this up? Sans asks.

Yip!

Sans picks up the flower, the stem wraps around Sans' left arm, and Asriel sucks into it. The flower started to move with a face appearing.

*Oh, come on! I'm a flower again?! Flowey yelled.

Toby barked at him as Sans sighs at the tiny dog

* you are one hell of a dog, toby. Sans said.

"My dear boy, who is this?" Oobleck asks.

* Hi! I'm Flowey! Flowey the Flower! Flowey introduces himself in the annoying tone Sans remembers.

* the weed here was in my head until now. Sans said.

* Oh, back to insults, eh, smiley trashbag? Flowey asks. * Let's see if I can't do this!

Flowey puts his vines on the Beowolf, absorbing its energy and turning it into dust.

* Now I can see negative emotions! Flowey said. * Thanks, Annoying Dog!

Toby barks as he runs up to Zwei and cuddles him.

A bunch of Beowolves charges at them.

* team up? Sans asks.

* Team up. Flowey said as he smacked a Beowolf to the side.

The eight young fighters continued to destroy Grimm as they traveled through the abandoned city. Oobleck was petting the black and white dogs.

"Excellent work, girls, and boys! Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any signs of criminal operations in this sector," Oobleck said. "Oh well, moving on."

"Hey doc, you know, I was actually looking forward to seeing a pro huntsman in action," Yang said. "Like fighting or at least helping us fight?"

"Oh, but I am in action, scouring the ruins of this once great city for any signs or irregularity. Not every mission is filled with daring and heroism, girls and boys," Oobleck explains. "Sometimes, it's just a heightened form of extermination. Remember, this is a job, and you all signed up for it. I do hope you understand that."

"Well, yeah," Yang said. "O-Of course!"

"Hmm..." Oobleck sounded.

The two teams continued to stall for some time for Oobleck as Grimm constantly swarmed at them, but the eight fighters were persistent and determined.

"So, tell me, boys. Why did you all choose to be hunters?" Oobleck asks.

"It's the right thing to do," Naruto said

"People need to be saved," Sosuke began.

"And we're more than capable enough to do it," Sasuke finished.

Sans heard the reason the girls other than Ruby were hunters. Yang said she was a thrill seeker. Weiss said because she's a Schnee and could fight, she should uphold the legacy by becoming a huntress. Blake wanted to rid the world of corruption and racism, but she didn't know how. Sans could tell they were all hiding something, and he suspects Oobleck was thinking the same thing.

Sans and Ruby were playing with the dogs, Toby and Zwei. Ruby was holding a turkey over Zwei's head with her scythe, and Sans floated a bone over Toby's. The two leaders saw Oobleck watching them. Ruby puts her scythe behind her as Sans drops the bone.

"Sorry!" Ruby said as Sans combed his hair. "Uhh, are we ready to keep going?"

"No, I believe that will have to do today. It's going to be dark soon," Oobleck said as he tossed his bag to Yang. "You six, set up camp in that building. Oh, and please do make sure that there are no more of those creatures. Your leaders and I will secure the perimeter. Come, Ruby and Sans."

The girl and boy in red and blue, along with the flower, followed the doctor as Zwei and Toby followed them. They saw a group of elephant Grimm walking near the border.

"Whooooooa!" Ruby sounded.

*huh. Sans sounded.

"What is that? It looks awesome!" Ruby said.

"That, my girl, is a Grimm," Oobleck said.

The other three looked in surprise as the Goliaths roared.

"Let's kill it," Ruby said as she readied her Crimson Rose.

* sure. Sans says as he ready his Dust Blasters.

* Fine by me. Flowey says as he extends his vines.

"I'm afraid your sniper rifle, lasers, and vines will do nothing more than agitate a Grimm of that size," Oobleck said.

*but what if it attacks us?" Sans and Ruby ask.

"Fret not, Ruby and Sans, those Goliaths are not concerned with us," Oobleck reassured them. "Ruby, Sans, not every Grimm is mindless. Or rather, not every Grimm is still mindless. You see, the Grimm you two see before you are so powerful, so superior to the Grimm you fought, that they've undoubtedly lived for hundreds of years. And in that time of killing humans and attacking our borders, they've done one important thing, they've learned. They've learned that when they attack our borders, they're likely to die. And what we lack in strength, we make up for it in will. And that killing one human will only bring more."

A Goliath notices the three hunters and the flower.

"Then, why are they still so close to the city?" Ruby asks. "What are they doing?"

"Waiting," Oobleck answers.

The Goliath leaves its herd and approaches the three hunters. Ruby held her Crimson Rose to her chest as Sans prepared to fire. The Goliath bowed down to them as Flowey glowed red. Sans cautiously approaches the Grimm, and Flowey absorbs its energy, turning it into dust. The other Goliaths turned their heads to the hunters and nodded before walking away.

"Congratulations, you now have the power to crush people effortlessly," Oobleck said to Flowey. "What are you going to do with all that power?"

* Nothing. Flowey said. *The trash bag here won't let me.

* you know i always have my eye socket on you. Sans said.

The two squabble as Ruby laughs, and Oobleck smiles as they walk away.

"Doctor Oobleck?" Ruby asks.

"Hmmm?" Oobleck sounded.

"I was wondering," Ruby began.

"Wondering why I was interrogating your and Sans' teammates all day?" Oobleck asks.

"A-actually, I was wondering. Why did you want to become a huntsman?"

"Look around and tell me what you see."

"Lots of old buildings, uhh, empty streets..."

* an eternal reminder of failure. Sans said.

* A giant grave of people. Flowey said.

"That too," Ruby said.

"I see lives that could've been saved. As a huntsman, it's my job to protect the people. And although I'm capable of doing it with traditional weaponry, I believe I can make a much larger impact if I do it with my mind. As a teacher, I am able to take knowledge, the most powerful weapon of them all, and place it in the hands of every student that passes through my classroom," Oobleck explains. "I look at this wasteland and I see lives that could've been saved. But I also see an opportunity to study these ruins and learn from this tragedy. And therefore, become stronger. I am a huntsman, you two because there is nothing in this world that I would rather be."

Sans figures that's why the humans overcame the monsters' magic

Oobleck continued walking, as Ruby, Sans, Flowey, Zwei, and Toby looked at each other.

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Weiss, Blake, Yang, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke were waiting for the others.

"I can't believe we didn't find anything," Yang said.

"So what? We can try again later!" Naruto said.

"We've always been fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time," Blake said. "I guess we can't always have luck on our side."

"I know how that feels," Sosuke admits.

"That's not what I meant," Weiss said.

"Hmm?" Sasuke sounded.

"Earlier, about upholding the legacy," Weiss said. "There's more to it than that."

"Yeah, no me too," Yang said. "I mean, I don't know."

"I don't know either," Blake said. "I know what I want to do, but I figured I'd always take things one step at a time.

"We did withhold some information," Sosuke admits.

"Well, it doesn't matter," Yang said. "We know why we're here. Right?"

Everyone had uneasy looks on their faces.

"Ah, wonderful!" Oobleck said as he zipped by the fire. "A textbook campfire."

"(Gasp) Fire! So... warm..." Ruby said as she and the others arrived.

"Very good! Eat your dinners and hurry to bed," Oobleck commanded. "We have a lot of ground to cover tomorrow and we'll need to take turns keeping watch over our temporary abode. Any volunteers of the first watch?"

* yo," Ruby and Sans said.

"Hey, did Oobleck ask why you two wanted to be hunters?" Yang asks. "I mean, what did you tell him?"

"Hm, no, he didn't. Weird," Ruby said.

*though, it's probably because we already told ozpin about that. Sans said.

"Oh, yeah! Oh, well, goodnight guys!" Ruby said as she and Sans head out.

The others slept as Ruby, Sans, and Flowey kept watch. Sans got Flowey off of him and put him to the ground.

* try to scout around the area for any white fang members. Sans commanded.

* Good. I was afraid I'd get bored. Permission to kill anyone who sees me? Flowey asks.

* permission to do it without others seeing you. Sans said.

* Fine. Flowey said as he went underground.

Ruby and Sans pet Zwei and Toby as Grimm howls.

"Don't worry. This will be better tomorrow," Ruby said.

* we can hope. Sans said.

"Oh, yeah. Hey, Sans?"

* what's up?

"I know you never wanted to be a student at Beacon, but do you... want to be a huntsman?"

Sans sighs. It was only a matter of time before someone asked him about that.

* if you had asked me when i first joined beacon, then it would've been "no". but things just got so complicated, i have to be.

"Why?"

Sans got out a heart locket and looked at it. He smiles sadly at the reminder of better times.

* for my whole life, i felt like nothing i do matter. but now, i feel like i can finally do something right. i did the one thing i thought i never do again. i made friends, and now i feel obliged to protect you all from the dark dangers lurking around here.

"Awww, Sans. You're such a softie underneath the seriousness and comedy," Ruby said.

*at least i'm not teasing you about your crush. Sans deadpanned as he got out a ketchup bottle.

"I-I d-don't know w-what you mean," Ruby stuttered. Sans laughs at the sight. Certainly reminds him of someone he considers a smart friend.

* don't worry, kid. my protege also had a gay panic multiple times, so you're fine. Sans said.

"T-Thanks, S-Sans."

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A Beowolf was wandering near the temporary base. Ruby and Sans pointed their weapons at the beast. The Grimm looks at them before sniffing somewhere else. The two leaders sigh.

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"Blake," Yang said. "Are you awake?"

"Yeah," Blake answers.

"Why do you think he asked us about being a huntress?" Yang asks. "Like... what was he trying to say?"

"Probably because you don't know yourselves," Sasuke answers.

"Really?" Yang asks.

"Really," Sosuke answers.

"Weiss?" Yang asks. "Are you awake?"

"Of course I'm awake!" Weiss said. "You four are talking!"

"Naruto?" Sasuke asks.

Naruto snores.

"Leave it to Naruto to sleep during this conversation," Sosuke chuckles.

"And I think he... when I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But... it's not what you think," Weiss explains. "I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Even after Sans threatened him. Since he took control, our business has operated in a... moral gray area."

"That's putting it lightly," Blake said.

"Which is why I feel the need to make things right!" Weiss said. "If I had taken a job at Atlas, it wouldn't have changed anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it."

"All my life, I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be... not perfect for everyone. I joined the Academy because I knew Huntsmen and Huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in the world. Always fighting for good. But I never really thought past that," Blake explains. "When I leave the academy, what will I... how can I undo so many years of hate?"

"I'm sure you'll figure it out," Yang said. "You're not one to back down from a challenge, Blake."

"But I am! I do it all the time," Blake shouted. "When you learned I was a Faunus, I didn't know what to do, so I ran! When I realized my oldest partner had become a monster, I ran! Even my Semblance... I was born with the ability to leave behind a shadow of myself. An empty copy that takes the hit while I run away."

"I understand the feeling of unguided hate," Sasuke said. "My older brother, Itachi, killed everyone in my clan except me."

The three girls looked at Sasuke with surprise.

"I didn't know why he did that, so I believed his words of why he did it. My entire goal was to get revenge. But... when I finally achieved it... I found out the real reason why. My clan was staging a war against my village," Sasuke explains. "Itachi was forced by the people from higher ranks and lied to me so I could be the hero. My brother... wanted me to kill him and give me his eyes. After I found out... I was on a merciless path of pure vengeance, attacking anyone who stood in my way, including... Sakura and Naruto. Those two never gave up on me. And I... betrayed them, but they still... gave me a chance. I don't deserve it."

"Because they care about you," Sosuke said. "I mean, look at Naruto. He was shunned by the villagers because of their lack of knowledge of the Nine-Tailed Beast attack. They didn't know the Nine-Tails were being controlled. They didn't even know he was the son of the hero. All they saw was a cursed child with a misunderstood beast sealed inside of him. That's why he wanted to be the Hokage, the village leader. He wanted people to treat him like a hero instead of a freak."

The girls were shocked by the info drop. They didn't think Sasuke and Naruto had such... terrible lives.

"At least you four have something that drives you. I've just kinda always gone with the flow, you know? And that's fine, I mean, that's who I am," Yang said. "But how long can I really do that for? I wanna be a Huntress... not really because I want to be a hero. But because I want the adventure. I want a life that I don't know what tomorrow will bring. And that'll be a good thing. Being a Huntress just happens to line up with that."

Ruby was sniffling a little as Sans had his eyes blackout again with a sad look.

"I'm not like Ruby. She's always wanted to be a Huntress. It's like she said. Ever since she was a kid, she dreamt about being heroes in the books. Helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight, she knew that's what she wanted to do. That's why she trained so hard to get where she is today."

"Well, she's still just a kid," Weiss said.

"She's only two years younger," Blake counters. "We're all kids."

"Well, not anymore," Yang said. "I mean, look where we are! In the middle of a warzone and armed to the teeth?"

"It's the life we chose," Blake said.

"It's a job. We all have this romanticized vision of being Hunters in our heads," Weiss said. "But, at the end of the day, it's a job to protect the people. And whatever we want will have to come second."

Naruto and Oobleck smile.

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The two leaders were sleeping as Yang and Naruto kept watch.

Zwei and Toby bark quietly as Ruby and Sans woke up.

* what's up, toby? Sans asks.

"Zwei, it's late," Ruby said. "Go back to bed."

The two dogs ran out of the makeshift base.

"Zwei! Zwei!" Ruby quietly calls out.

* welp... Sans said.

"Ugh," Ruby says as she grabs her Crescent Rose and runs out of there with Sans behind her.

"Zwei," Ruby said, keeping out of sight. "Zwei, where are you? Zwei?"

Sans whistles as he floats a bone as bait. They see Zwei using the restroom as Toby scratches his ear.

"Zwei, this is a wasteland. You literally could've done that anywhere," Ruby scolded as Zwei barked.

* keeping an eye out for your new friend? Sans asks as Toby barks.

Zwei goes to Ruby as she carries him, as Sans floats Toby towards him.

"What was that?" A voice said.

Sans quickly teleports him and the others to a nearby cover. They see two White Fang guards nearby.

"What was what?" The other guard asks.

"I thought I heard a Beowolf or something," Guard #1 said.

"Let's just finish our patrol and get back to base," Guard #2 said.

"This place gives me the creeps," Guard #1 said.

Ruby and Sans followed them, with the dogs behind them. Ruby and Sans use her speed and his teleportation to swiftly sneak behind them. The dogs casually followed them.

"Did they go in yet?" Ruby asks. "One bark means 'yes'."

Silence played for a while before Zwei barked.

"Oh, this is it! This is it!" Ruby exclaimed.

Ruby attempted to call the others, but the Scroll said, "Low signal."

"Oh, man! Uh..." Ruby stuttered. "Come on, we gotta get the others."

The leaders and the dogs were walking on the road before the ground broke apart. Ruby and Sans caught the ledge and grabbed the dogs. Zwei and Toby were thrown out of the hole.

* go!" Ruby and Sans shouted before they fell down.

Zwei and Toby whined as they looked down the giant hole.

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Ruby and Sans fell to the ground and got back up. They see the underground city in front of them.

"Freeze!" A White Fang guard said as the door opened.

"Where did they come from?" Another guard asks.

Ruby tried to back away, but they were standing on a cliff. Sans activated his magic eye and prepared to fight.

"You're a long way home, little children," Guard #3 said.

The guards tried to grab the two, but Sans threw them away. Then, vines appeared and wrapped around the two guards before electrocuting them. Flowey then came from the ground.

* took you long, weed. Sans said.

* Sorry I took so long, smiley trashbag. Flowey

* welp, that was anti-climactic. Sans said. * don't worry, i got an idea.

Sans then unclothed the guard and took his hoodie off before he put on the uniform.

* now, ruby, wear this and act like you're unconscious. flowey, get back to me and direct us to their leader.

"Okay!" Ruby said as she put on the hoodie and played dead.

* Fine... Flowey said as he got inside the uniform.

* now, let's see what all this furry business is going on. Sans puns.

Ruby laughs as Flowey groans.

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Yang and Naruto both yawned.

"Weiss, Sasuke, it's your turn..." Naruto said before noticing something.

"Ruby?" Yang asks as she notices Ruby's bed empty.

"Sans?" Naruto asks as he notices Sans' bed is empty.

"Hey, where's Ruby and Sans," Yang asks.

Everyone woke up.

"What?" Oobleck says as Zwei and Toby runs to Yang.

"Zwei?! Toby?!" Yang asks, worrying.

"What's going on?" Blake asks.

"Grab your weapons. Your leaders may be in trouble," Oobleck said.

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The disguised Sans follows Flowey's direction as he drags Ruby. They looked around and saw White Fang members testing their stolen Paladins and planting bombs. The two leaders looked at each other will worry on their faces.

Sans clears his throat as he calls out, * yo, boss. i found something you might wanna see.

"Is it good or bad, rookie, because let me tell ya, I have had a day," A familiar voice said.

* uh... it's a little girl? Sans replies as he and Ruby look at each other.

Roman Torchwick comes to check it out.

"That would be bad," Torchwick said.

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"Ruby's scythe!" Yang shouted.

"Uh oh," Sosuke said.

"Do you think they fell?" Weiss asks.

"Fell?" Oobleck asks.

"Down there..." Naruto said.

"Oh, my," Oobleck said. "Of course... of course, of course, of course!

"What is it?" Blake asks.

"How could I've been stupid?!" Oobleck shouted.

"Doctor Oobleck, what's wrong?" Sasuke asks.

"Mountain Glenn! Yes. An expansion of Vale that was inevitably destroyed by creatures of Grimm! Previously home to thousands of people! Working people, commuting to the city. The main city developed a subway system to the inner city. Grimm attacks increase! Population in danger, now desperately searching for shelter! City evacuates into metro tunnels, and what do they find?! The South-East quadrant of Vale is known for wild forests and deep caves!"

"Doc, what are you saying?" Yang asks.

"My dear, we're not just looking for an underground crime network! We're looking for an underground crime network!

"They've been working in caves?" Blake asks.

"No, no. Mountain Glenn was Vale's first serious attempt at expansion. It worked for a short period of time thanks to an aggressive perimeter defense and unique transportation. The city developed an elaborate subway system to carry citizens safely from the new territory to the main kingdom. Sadly, without the many natural barriers Vale had to protect its borders, Mountain Glenn was doomed from the start. As the end drew near, the citizens of the territory made one last attempt at survival. They took up shelter beneath the city, in massive caves that they had cleared out for the subway. And they cut themselves off from the surface.

"A-An underground village?" Yang asks.

"In the manner of speaking, yes," Oobleck admits. "A... a safe haven."

"That's so cool," Naruto said.

"Until an explosion opened the mouth of another cavern filled with subterranean Grimm. After that, the kingdom officially sealed off the tunnels, creating the world's largest tomb. If Ruby and Sans are down there..."

Oobleck took out his thermostat was revealed to be a weapon.

"We must find them."

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Ruby was thrown to the ground by Roman as he laughed.

"Wow, you are much more manageable without that oversized gardening tool of yours," Torchwick said.

Ruby tries to punch Roman, but he effortlessly dodges it, then she falls to the ground.

"Oh ho, man. You know, rookie, I really did need this," Torchwick said before laughing. "But, seriously, how'd you find this place, red. And why are you wearing blue's sweater?"

Ruby then zips past Roman and tries to make a run for it, but Roman flips his cane and fires a hook that attaches itself to Ruby. It stops her before dragging her to Roman.

"I see you got some tricks up your sleeve," Roman said. "Let me make this clear. We're not through here yet."

An explosion was heard nearby.

"Oh, what the..." Roman said. "Rookie, if you and the boys can take care of that? Kind of in the middle of something."

A louder explosion was heard nearby as Sans and the guards stopped.

"What is going on here?" Roman yells.

A bark was heard before an explosion was seen far away as White Fang members ran.

"Run!" A White Fang guard said.

Ruby and Sans saw their teammates, dogs, and Oobleck running toward them. Ruby hopped on Roman's shoulders before Roman threw her off. She then ran for her life.

"Somebody kill her!" Roman yells as he and the guards raise their weapons.

*not in my watch. Sans said. *PK flash β.

A bright light covered the enemies as they felt numb or crying uncontrollably. Sans teleports to Ruby and runs with her to their teammates. Sans then took his helmet off as he looked at his enemies.

"Grrr..." Roman sounded before noticing his empty hand. "What the...?!"

Sans shows his opponents their stolen weapons floating by him. Vine came out of Sans' body as they attached themselves to the guns and pointed them in Roman's direction. Sans grabs Roman's cane before bending it in half.

"Run! Start train and spread the word!" Roman yells as he and his allies run away.

*PK fire γ. Sans says as he fires a horizontal row of fireballs at a group of guards in their way, exploding them in contact.

"You have more crazy powers?!" Ruby shouts.

*hey, i didn't know i could still do this. Sans argues. * or knew i had the powers of my old friends.

"Ruby!" Yang shouts as she catches and hugs Ruby.

"Are you two okay?" Weiss asks.

"We're fine! We're fine! But listen..." Ruby said.

*torchwick has stocks of weaponry and paladins in there. Sans said as he pointed to the train.

"What?" Blake and Naruto said.

"Androids, mechs, they're all loaded in the train cars," Ruby explains.

"Ahh, that's ridiculous, these tunnels are sealed," Oobleck said. "These tracks lead to a dead end!"

"(Get to your places, we are leaving now!)" A guard over an intercom said.

The train moves through the train tracks.

"Well, it sounds like they're going somewhere," Yang said.

"We need backup," Ruby said as she tried to call Jaune.

*um, rubes, there's no signal, remember? Sans reminded Ruby as he took off his disguise.

"Oh, right," Ruby awkwardly said as she gave him back his hoodie.

"Sans, your arms..." Yang says as she notices Sans' bone arms.

*ah. don't worry, i was born with them. San says as puts on his hoodie.

"Are you sure?" Blake asks. "That is not a Faunus trait."

*it's a very personal secret.

"I believe we only have one option," Oobleck said.

*we're stopping that train," Ruby and Sans said.

Sans teleports everyone on top of the train as it continues to move.

"Hurry, children! We need to get to the front and stop this train!" Oobleck commands.

"Uh... professor?" Weiss asks.

"Doctor," Oobleck corrects.

"What's this?" Naruto said as he carried a device.

"That, my dear boy, appears to be a bomb," Oobleck answers.

Everyone jumped back a little.

"We've got baddies!" Ruby calls as White Fang guards get on the top of the train.

"Well, I didn't expect them to go..." Oobleck says before the bomb starts to blink red. "Easy on us. Time to go!"

*naruto! give me the bomb! Sans says, using Telepathy.

Naruto was confused for a moment before tossing the bomb to Sans. Sans then had Flowey throw the bomb over the guards before Sans used his bow to blow it up, knocking a bunch of guards off the train. Sans then remembered Neo told him that all the train cars had bombs.

*everyone! they all have bombs! we need to get to the front before the train cars detach themselves! Sans calls out to the others.

"How are you doing that?!" Naruto shouts.

* something called telepathy.

The hunters and the dogs jumped across the train cars. The hunters continued to fight, along with Zwei headbutting the guards and Toby using his assortment of magic. Another bomb exploded, leaving a hole in the subway. Grimm then jumped down and chased the train.

"He's leading Grimm to the city!" Oobleck shouts.

"What?!" Weiss and Sasuke yells.

"It's the cars! They detach and explode, creating openings for the Grimm!"

"That's insane!" Blake shouts.

"We have to hurry!" Oobleck shouts before another car detaches from the train. "You six! Go below and try to stop those bombs!"

"What about us?" Ruby asks.

"We're going to stop this train," Oobleck said.

"Yeah, we know," Ruby said.

*we said that earlier, doc. Sans said.

The team split up as NSS and WBY went inside the train cars, as Sans, Ruby, Oobleck, Zwei, and Toby continued to run across the train. A Paladin hops on the train and charges at them.

"We got a problem!" Oobleck shouts.

He then drank from his thermostat before transforming it into his flame weapon. Zwei barks as he jumps. Oobleck then bats Zwei like a baseball. Zwei flew like a fireball before knocking the Paladin off.

Another Paladin got on the train before Toby barked a cartoonish word bubble that blew the mech up.

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"I guess this is what we trained for," Yang said.

"Eh, it's more like a Monday for us," Sosuke said.

"Here!" Weiss said as she tossed Dust to Blake. "This should help you."

Blake accepts it as she puts it in her blade. The six hunters ran before Neo appeared in front of them. Neo then shushes them before letting them ahead. NSS sighs.

"Thanks, Neo," Naruto said.

"I might have to Atomic Breath you to make your defeat look convincing," Sosuke said.

"Sure. But hurry," Neo said.

"We're on it," Sasuke said.

Sosuke blasts Neo, knocking her out.

"Come on!" Naruto calls out.

"You know her?" Yang asks.

"She's a spy for us," Sasuke explains.

The six got to the next car, but a guard with a chainsaw was in their way. Naruto and Sasuke prepared a team attack as Naruto went to Six Paths Sage Mode. Naruto uses his staff to knock the chainsaw away.

"Chidori Truth Spear!" Sasuke calls out as he fires a stream of electricity, shocking the guard literally.

The six continued as they saw Roman. Yang and Sosuke punched him across the car before they gave him any chance to run. Roman looked up to see the hunters surrounding him.

"Oh, come on!" Roman yelled. "Why are you all foiling everything?!"

"Because it's what we do," Sosuke said before bonking him on the head.

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Unbeknownst to them, a black-haired lady watched them leave. Neo saw her before the lady summoned a portal and vanished.

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The leaders and the doctor were busy taking down a Paladin as Ruby and Oobleck blasted the mech from opposite sides. After they were done, more Paladins came behind Ruby.

*let's see you survive this. pk rockin Ω. Sans calls out as he fires psychokinetic waves, utterly destroying the mechs.

"Ruby! Sans! You two go on ahead!" Oobleck commanded.

"But," Ruby started to oppose.

"Don't worry, Ruby," Oobleck reassured her. "It's time I teach them a lesson."

Oobleck left. Zwei whimpers as Ruby and Sans were about to leave.

"Go," Ruby said.

*take care of them. Sans said to Toby.

Ruff!

Yip!

Zwei and Toby joined Oobleck to deal with the incoming Paladins. Sans and Ruby rejoined their teammates before noticing the dead end.

"What do we do?" Yang asks.

Ruby and Sans looked at Weiss and Sasuke before they summoned an ice shield and skeletal Susanoo. They impact the dead end as the train explodes. They were on the ground before they got back up to see themselves in front of the city. Grimm then emerged and terrorized the people. Ruby and Sans had looks of sadness before they changed to determination.

Chapter Text

"I'm sure they're fine," Pyrrha reassured Jaune.

"You think?" Jaune asks.

"Probably a butt dial," Nora said.

"Teams RWBY and SNSS always perform exceptionally in the field," Ren said. "We should be focusing on our own mission."

*WE'RE GOING to be deputies!" Papyrus and Nora cheered.

"I just got this... feeling, I don't know," Jaune said.

"Jaune," Pyrrha said, worried.

"I wouldn't be surprised to see Naruto and Sasuke in trouble," Sakura said.

"I do hope Naruto's ok..." Hinata said.

*DON'T WORRY, HINATA! I KNOW MY BROTHER... Papyrus says.

*And if he was in trouble, we would have heard a giant explosion. Chara said

Right on cue, a giant explosion was heard in the city as alarms were blaring.

*Oh, come on! Chara yelled.

"We're changing our mission," Jaune commanded. "Everyone on board!"

Teams JNPR and CHPS got on their aircraft and flew to the smoke.

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Teams RWBY and SNSS were surrounded by Grimm. They waited for the beasts to attack them. The King Taijitu roared as the Ursas sprinted around the hunters.
Ruby was the first to go, impaling her scythe to the ground before spinning horizontally, kicking the Ursas in their faces.

Sans teleports behind the Ursas and impales them with bones before blasting them with Dust Blasters.

Yang hopped off an Ursa's head and fired at its brethren in the air. She nearly crashed into some Nevermore, but Sans summoned a Gaster Blaster to vaporize the overgrown birds. Yang then grabs onto the Blaster before hopping back down, thanking the judge.

Naruto summons chakra arms as they form a giant Rasenshuriken and charge up mini Tailed-Beast bombs.

"Wind Style! Massive Planetary Rasenshuriken! Hah!" Naruto yelled as he threw the Rasenshuriken and fired the mini Tailed-Beast Bombs that attached themselves to the shuriken. The combined attack blew up a giant area of Grimm.

Blake swiftly stabs through the head of one Ursa before killing an Ursa with each shot.

Sosuke was shoulder charging the Ursa as they were knocked away. He then fired an Atomic Breath as the laser cut through the horde.

Weiss slashes at the Ursa before summoning a giant sword and punts the beasts away.

Sasuke summoned an armored Susanno and stabbed the ground with his Susanno's sword. The ground exploded with black flames that consumed the Ursa.

The King Taijitu then growled at Ruby and Sans.

*NYEHEHEH!

Nora and Papyrus were flying towards it before the girl smashes its head to the ground and the boy commands Frank to blast it.

Flowey appeared from the grown absorbed the snake's energy.

Papyrus and Nora landed as JNP and CHS joined them.

"Let's move!" Pyrrha shouts as the two teams, except Jaune, zip toward the Grimm.

Jaunne sighs as he follows the others. Nora and Papyrus knock two Ursas into the atmosphere. Ren and Chara swiftly slice and dice the Ursas charging at them.

"Shanaro!" Sakura yelled as she broke the ground beneath her, repelling nearby Grimm.

"Gentle Step! Twin Lion Fists!" Hinata calls out as she punches a group of Ursas.

* hey, weed. i got an idea. Sans says, using Telepathy.

*Way ahead of you, smiley trashbag. Flowey said.

Sans summons snake-like bones before Flowey extends his vines and wraps around them. The vines and bones form a plant-like replica of a King Taijitu with a Gaster Blaster head.

*i introduce... flowey formation: king taijitu. Sans calls out as he rides the snake look-alike.

Flowey lunges at the Ursas and knocks them aside with his tail. He then constructs a bunch of Grimm into dust and absorbs the energy of the Ursas.

*PK starstorm Ω. Sans calls out as he fires a swarm of yellow stars that badly damaged the horde.

"Okay, who's first?" Jaune asks.

A bulky Ursa jumps down behind him and roars.

"O-oh-oh-okay. You're first, huh?" Jaune asks awkwardly. "Haha, okay. No, that's-that's fine."

Pyrrha effortlessly dealt with the Grimm around her. She sees Jaune in front of a bulky Ursa.

"Totally fine, done this before. Done this before," Jaune said before sighing.

He then yells as he swiftly slashes the Ursa many times. The Ursa was simply standing before it fell on its back. Pyrrha smiles at Jaune. Sun and Neptune appeared behind the fallen Ursa.

"Nobody move! Junior detectives," Sun calls out.

"We have badges, so you know it's official," Neptune said.

Then, Atlas jets flew in the sky before the new Atlesian Knights-200 jumped off the jets and landed, blasting the Grimm in the city. Mercury and Emerald were dealing with some Ursa Majors before Sans and Flowey teleported and absorbed the Grimm's energy.

*i take it this wasn't part of your plan? Sans asks using Telepathy

Mercury and Emerald glared at the white-haired boy with anger and shock.

*We can mess with them later, smiley trashbag. Right now, you know what I want. Flowey said.

Sans summons bones as Flowey wraps his vines around them, making a plant-like Ursa Major with a Gaster Blaster head.

*flowey formation: ursa major. Sans calls out as Flowey laughs and charges at the real Grimm. Mercury and Emerald were shocked.

An Atlesian Paladin-290 came out of the ground. Zwei jumped off of it and headbutted an Ursa. Zwei barks at the mech as the pilot barks back. The mech got out of the hole, revealing Toby was piloting it, with Oobleck inside. Toby activated the mech's weaponry as they plowed through the Grimm.

"Is Toby...?" Weiss asks.

*yep. Sans answers.

Zwei looked behind the mech as Team CFVY appeared and shredded the Grimm. Oobleck hops out as Zwei and Toby bark at him. Oobleck nods to Port. The Grimm charges at them, but the two teachers fire flames, instantly defeating them. Goodwitch and Kakashi were walking past the defeated Ursa. A horde of Grimm charged at them.

"Kamui!" Kakashi calls out as he teleports the Grimm and himself to his pocket dimension. Kakashi uses his Perfect Susanoo and charges an attack. "Kamui Lightning Blade!"

The Susanoo cuts through the Grimm, killing all of them. Kakashi teleports to Goodwitch as she uses her semblance to repair the broken wall to keep the Grimm out of the city.

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"Oh, I can't believe you caught me. You've really taught me the errors of my ways-ouch!" Roman yelled.

A bone poked him in the rear as Sans and Yang laughed before high-fiving each other.

"Why you...!" Roman shouted before being pushed by the Altesian Knights. "Hey, hey, watch the hat!"

Ruby smiles at Emerald for her and Mercury's help. Mercury paled as Sans and Flowey smiled creepily at them before joining the others.

*Hey, Asriel. Chara said.

*FLOWEY! GREAT TO SEE MY SECOND FRIEND! Papyrus said.

*Hey, Chara. Great to see you, too, Papyrus. Flowey said.

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Team RWBY and NSS were hanging on the ledge before Sans teleported with Flowey from his store.

*nice cream, anyone? Sans asks as he floats seven bars of ice cream to his friends and keeps two for himself and Flowey.

"Sure!" Ruby says as she opens it. "I'm eating actual magic!"

Everybody laughs.

"So, Sans, what kind of power was that?" Ruby asks.

*just my psychic powers returning. Sans said.

"You're a psychic now?" Blake asks.

"Yeah, right! What am I thinking now?" Weiss smugly asks.

*psychics are fakes and it would be unfair if i could read your mind.

Weiss' eyes bulge as the others laugh.

"Well, we did it," Yang said.

"Yep!" Naruto said.

"We did it," Blake said.

"We sure did," Sosuke agreed.

"If we don't get extra credit for that, I'm going to be seriously disappointed," Weiss said.

"Weiss, a two-headed snake literally crushed a bakery," Yang said. "I wouldn't count on it."

"The best reward is stopping their plans," Sasuke said.

*agreed. Sans sighs.

"Plus, I mean, we didn't solve everything," Ruby said. "A lot of people were hurt, and we still don't even know why they did this or who that mystery girl was."

"Well, not every story has a neat and tidy ending," Weiss said.

"We might not have all of the answers, but we do have a lot of dangerous people behind bars," Blake said. "And I think that's something we can be proud of."

"Yeah," Ruby said. "And if anyone tries something like this again, we'll be there to stop them."

*Do you really think this is the end? Flowey asks.

The girls look at the boys.

"He's right. This is more of a beginning," Sosuke said.

"Yeah! Bad people are not gonna give up that easily," Naruto said.

"Which is why we must keep our guard up," Sasuke said.

The girls nod to this.

"Yay. Teamwork, camaraderie, good guys, go team, alright, good job," Yang said. "So, what now?"

"I'd suggest training for the tournament, but...I think we have that covered at this point," Weiss said.

*heh. i bet you girls can't beat us. Sans said

"Why you...!" Weiss shouted.

"So then...?" Blake asks.

"Uh, time for bed?" Ruby asks.

"Oh please, yes," Weiss said.

"Absolutely," Blake said.

"I'm going to sleep forever," Yang said.

"(Yawns) Yeah," Naruto said.

"This was too eventful," Sosuke said.

"Hmm..." Sasuke agreed.

*i would, but we got something to check on. Sans says as he teleports.

"I wonder what could be so important," Ruby said.

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"All in all," Cinder said. "I'd call today a success."

"Those stupid kids really made a mess of things," Emerald said.

"Yeah. A lot of Faunus didn't make it out of those tunnels," Mercury agreed. "You still think the White Fang's gonna listen to us?"

"No," A man said. "But they'll listen to me."

*i wouldn't count on it, adam. Another voice said.

Sans and Flowey were standing behind Mercury and Emerald.

* because i don't think they would listen to someone who sees them as expendables.

"Necessary sacrifices," Adam said. "So, you're the Schnee look-alike who foiled the White Fang's assassination years ago."

*yep, and as much as i agree the current ceo is a jerk, killing him is not the answer. Sans said. *also, let me make something clear. if you or your buddies here even think about hurting my friends and loved ones...

A bunch of sharp bones, bullet pellets, and Gaster Blasters surround the villains.

*you'll be dead where you stand. eheheheheheheh. Sans laughs.

*And your souls will be mine! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Flowey laughs maniacally.

Sans falls off the building, with the magic attacks disappearing.

Emerald and Mercury checked for the boy and the flower, but the two disappeared.

"You know, for the first time in a while," Adam laughs. "I might be scared."

Chapter Text

Ruby woke up refreshed for the day. She saw her teammates glaring at her with their faces covered in pie.

"Ruby!" Yang yelled.

"I-It wasn't me, I swear!" Ruby shouts, trying not to laugh.

Suddenly, a spring-loaded hand with a pie glued to it slams into Ruby's face. Ruby groans.

"Told you. Ruby stayed up all night doing homework," Weiss said.

"Then who could have snuck in here and left without any trance?!" Blake shouts.

Someone knocks on the dorm's door, revealing Teams JNPR, NSS, and CHS covered in pie. Papyrus then suddenly ran to the two teams before slipping on a painted banana peel.

* WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?! Papyrus shouts as he got up.

"April 1st?" Yang answers.

Papyrus pales.

* OH NO. IT'S APRIL 1ST. THAT MEANS! Papyrus realizes.

A squeaking noise was heard behind him, revealing Sans in a clown outfit riding a unicycle.

* hello, papyrus! Sans says evilly.

* SANS! WHY MUST YOU RUIN THIS DAY FOR ME?! Papyrus yells.

* what's wrong, papyrus? water you? scared? hahaha hahaha! Sans laughs maniacally as he sprays Papyrus with water and honks a horn.

Team RWBY realizes who fits their description.

SHNS felt nostalgic of when their Sans did her pranks.

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Sans was immediately sent to Ozpin's office, with Ozpin and Goodwitch also being victims of Sans' pranks.

"I admit, I'm impressed on how stealthy and quickly you set up the traps overnight," Ozpin said.

"This is humiliating!" Goodwitch yells. "How can you congratulate him?!"

"Think it like this, Glynda. Now we have an excuse to upgrade security," Ozpin said. "And you admit, this is the most eventful April Fool's Day Beacon has ever experienced. A nice change of pass, wouldn't you agree? Don't worry, a fair punishment is to make Sans do the exam test he skipped."

* give to me on the spot. i finish with no problem. Sans said.

"Overconfident, are we?" Ozpin asks.

* nah, just foreshadowing. Sans winks.

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True to his word, Sans finishes the test in 10 minutes, getting perfect in every category. Ozpin and Goodwitch couldn't believe their eyes.

* now then, i'm going to spread my humerus jokes. see ya! teleport β. Sans says as he teleports out of the room.

"This surpasses professional huntsman level!" Goodwitch yells.

"I do recall Oobleck telling me that Sans had a Ph.D. in quantum physics," Ozpin said.

"Quantum physics?! That's mad science! That hasn't even been proven yet!"

"I believe we have lots to learn about our young white-haired friend," Ozpin said, remembering Oobleck telling him about Sans' arms.

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The day was chaos. Pies were hidden in the classrooms, banana peels were painted to camouflage the floor, and recordings of Sans' puns kept playing on the school speakers. There were too many pranks and classes were forced to be dismissed due to the chaotic environment! Yang would be laughing if she wasn't one of his victims.

* so, how do you feel about my sansational pranks? Sans asks appearing behind her, still in the clown outfit.

"I feel punching you!" Yang yells as she throws a punch.

Sans dodges it effortlessly and Yang slips on a camouflaged banana peel.

* i'm going to yang around somewhere else. see ya! Sans says as he gets on his unicycle and wheels away. * teleport α.

"I'm supposed to be the funny one," Yang grumbles as Sans teleports.

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* how did i not see this coming? Sans asks.

"The situation we're in, or the snowy field?" Ruby asks.

* both.

Ruby and Sans invaded Weiss' dream, thanks to Nightmare Hunter Shion Zaiden since a Nightmare Grimm invaded Weiss' body ever since they defended the Dust shipments from the White Fang. Nightmares are seed-like Grimm that invade a person's body and trap them in their dreams. The Grimm then drains the host's Aura and turns their body into a breeding ground. Luckily Teams SNSS and CHPS were completely safe from it since they used Magic and Chakra.

"There's nothing here," Ruby said.

Sans and Ruby notice their clothes. Sans is wearing a ski mask and sneakers on top of his usual attire. Ruby was dressed up in a red skiing outfit and had a red snowboard on her back.

"Is that?" Ruby asks as she grabs the board.

The board transforms into the Cresent Rose with a new look. Ruby spins it around and poses with it.

"Ah! So cool!" Ruby shouts.

* you look great, rubes. Sans said.

"Thanks, Sans! But why are you almost the same?"

* weiss probably couldn't think of anything different.

Ruby turns her Cresent Rose into a snowboard again while Sans makes magic ski equipment.

* i always wanted to ski as a kid.

They both slide through the snow before they notice a jumble of arrow signs.

"What is this?" Ruby asks. "There are too many directions here. Which one are we supposed to follow? This reminds me of Weiss."

* well, we are in the ice queen's head. Sans said.

The two leaders notice and walk toward a pair of train tracks below them. Ruby took out the coins Shion gave her. She throws it as it summons a parking meter and goes inside it. The parking meter then turns into a phone booth. Ruby and Sans walk to the booth as Ruby makes a call. The phone rings before the call picks up.

"(Shion, here.)" The receiver said.

"Hi, it's Ruby."

* and sans.

"Can you hear us?"

"(Loud and clear. Have you located the gate?)"

* nothing here but snow.

"We did find a strange sign and some train tracks."

"(Do you see anything on the tracks?)"

"What do you mean?"

* is that a train?

Right on cue, a train came by the tracks.

"There's a train coming. It's a Schnee Dust Company train!"

A White Fang flag was raised as members ran to the train. Advanced-looking Atlesian Knights emerge from the top of the train cars and fire at the White Fang.

"Oh no! It's under attack! They look like Grimm! No, White Fang! We have to do something!"

Ruby was going to help stop the raid, but Sans used blue magic to pin her down.

"Sans! What are you...?!" Ruby yells.

"(You mustn't Ruby.)" Shion commands.

"Why?"

"(It's not time to intervene in things yet.)"

"But, I...!"

Two White Fang members knocked down some ice to block the train, causing it to crash and derail from the tracks. The White Fang cheered in victory.

* welp, they derailed the entire train. Sans said.

"(Are the tracks intact?)" Shion asks.

* yep.

"(Try following them. But make sure to leave bread crumbs along the way.)"

* we will.

"(Your enemies will be hiding. Keep an eye out for clues as you go.)"

Sans puts down the phone as it disappears with the booth. Ruby got back up.

"Clues?" Ruby asks.

Sans shrugs. Ruby looks at the sign and runs in the direction the train is supposed to go. Sans sighs and follows her. Ruby and Sans jump down the tracks as Ruby uses a coin to summon a door. Ruby and Sans followed the tracks to an impressive ice fortress with a big metal gate in front of it. Sans teleports them past the gate and the mazes.

"Where ever you are, Weiss, I'm coming," Ruby said.

* oh? Sans asks as he smirks.

"Shut it, Sans," Ruby said, blushing.

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In the real world, Ruby, Weiss, and Sans slept on purple strings with their eyes covered. Teams BY and NSS were waiting with Ozpin, Goodwitch, and Flowey. The phone rings as Shion picks it up.

"Shion here."

"(It's Ruby.)"

* (and sans.)

"(We found a huge city in here.)"

"Did you pass through the gate?"

* (teleported us inside.)

"Keep leaving bread crumbs, and be sure to proceed carefully. Our job will be much more difficult if you get caught."

*(got it.)" Ruby and Sans said.

"And Ruby, please be sparing with the coins. Each one of them uses up some of my Aura. If you run out, I won't be able to help you."

"(I understand. Oh! Uh, and my clothes and weapon are different here. Sans just got more equipment. Why's that?)"

"Your appearance is how Weiss views you. Which means there's another two of you there."

* (there's another version of us in here?)

"They're not there for now. When you replace someone in a dream, it's harder for the nightmare to spot you. Someone like me who isn't as close to Weiss wouldn't have a counterpart. I'd be recognized right away."

"(So, Weiss feels like we're close!)"

* (for you, a bit too close.)

"(Sans!)"

* (regardless, we understand. we'll keep moving.)

The phone hangs up.

"How's it look?" Ozpin asks.

"They're deeper in the dream than I originally thought," Shion said. "This could prove to be difficult."

"What if we fought the Nightmare together? Like we all did in Jaune's dream?" Yang asks.

"It isn't the right time yet," Shion said. "The Nightmare has burrowed deep into Weiss' heart and hidden itself there. We have to find it in the dream first."

"I can't believe I didn't see it," Blake said. "I've been thinking only about myself."

"(Sigh) I'm the only one thinking about being a better teammate," Yang said.

"Don't blame yourselves," Sasuke said.

"Nobody could see that coming," Sosuke said.

"They're both right. Focus on how to fight a dangerous enemy like the Nightmare," Ozpin said. "Now, Weiss needs her most loyal friends to go in there and help her escape."

"Blake, Yang, Naruto, Sasuke, Sosuke, if we entered the dream, it would reject us. You five are the ones Weiss trusts. You should be ready to fight," Goodwitch said.

"Yeah," Blake said.

Yang sighs and puts her hand on Blake's shoulder.

"We'll save Weiss, no matter what!" Yang shouts. "It's not too late to help, right?"

Blake nods.

* Ugh, too much hope. Flowey said.

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"I hate you so much," Ruby said.

* no, you don't. Sans said.

"Well, I hate you for that!" Ruby said.

* eh, fair. Sans said.

Ruby puts the coins in her purse.

"I can use just one more. I have a bunch left," Ruby said.

* brainshock + paralysis α. Sans said.

Ruby felt numb and strange before dropping the coin.

"W-What d-did y-you d-do, S-Sans?" Ruby stutters.

* just made you numb and confused. you know i can teleport us to the door, right? Sans asks as he picks up the coin.

"Right! right," Ruby awkwardly said.

* healing α.

Ruby felt better and received the coin from Sans.

"Just how many psychic abilities do you have?" Ruby asks.

* 18, with all of them having two to four levels. Sans answers.

"Wait, if you can cure stuff like that, why didn't you do that to Weiss?" Ruby asks.

* i can't cure status effects constantly caused by living viruses. Sans answers.

"Oh. Sorry, I just," Ruby starts to explain.

* don't worry. i know you care about her a lot. we'll save her. Sans said.

"Right," Ruby agrees with determination.

Ruby and Sans fly and float down into the city. The two leaders land as they look around, noticing the statues of Weiss' father looking at them.

"Are those things sentries?" Ruby asks.

* his face is still punchable as ever. Sans said.

"(And in today's news, another Schnee company train was attacked. There are no survivors. Unforgivable! We must exact revenge on those deceitful White Fang!)" The announcer says as Sans remembers to be the voice of Jacques Schnee.

The two leaders hid from an advanced patrol mech that saluted and said, "King Nicholas!"

"What kind of salute is that?" Ruby asks.

* i've seen better salutes. Sans replies.

The two saw another mech in front of them.

"Ah!" Ruby screamed.

"Intruders detected!" The mech says.

Sans blasts it with a Gaster Blaster, turning it into scrap metal.

"Oh, my gosh, sorry!" Ruby said.

"Intruders detected," More mechs said.

"I said I was sorry!" Ruby shouts.

* but i'm not. Sans said.

The two ran from the mechs before they were surrounded. Ruby tries to fire, but the Cresent Rose shoots backward, knocking down a mech.

"What the...? Why is it backward?" Ruby asks.

* PK fire Ω. Sans said as he fired a row of giant fireballs that knocked down a row of mechs.

Ruby and Sans run through a nearby corridor. Ruby threw two coins, making two toy replicas.

"I said I'm sorry. I said I'm sorry. I said I'm sorry," The Ruby double said.

"Knock knock. Knock knock. Knock knock," The Sans double said.

The two doubles hopped in a different direction as the mechs had their sights on the doubles.

"Intruders detected," One of the mechs said.

"(Sighs) I'll explain Cresent Rose to Weiss later," Ruby said.

* i think i did enough exercise today. Sans said.

"The Nightmare must be keeping Weiss all the way up there," Ruby points to the suspended land.

* not a bad assumption. Sans said.

Sans uses blue magic on Ruby and himself to float up the wall. Black vines with thorns attack them, causing Sans to teleport them back to the ground.

"It's prickly, just like Weiss," Ruby said. "Why won't you let us in?!"

The vines transform into speakers.

"(Unauthorized use of Semblances is prohibited. All citizens of the Atlas empire must travel the true path.)" A woman's voice says through the speakers.

"What do they mean by the true path?" Ruby asks. "Isn't there supposed to be a map?"

Ruby uses another coin as a map appears in front of them.

"But it only shows places we've already been! Ugh, this stupid thing didn't help us at all!" Ruby yells. "I totally wasted that coin."

* rubes, calm down. Sans said.

"Sorry, Sans," Ruby said.

The map starts to disappear.

"No, wait!" Ruby shouts.

* don't worry. Sans said, showing her a picture of the map. * i think the map has more to show.

"This big building, is this it?" Ruby asks.

* shion did say we have to travel to places important to weiss. Sans said.

The two saw workers coming out of nearby storages and marching in a direction. Ruby and Sans walked with them.

"(The Schnee Dust Company provides people good jobs. Mining Dust, refining them, and transportation. My father-in-law, Lord Nicholas, was indeed a great man. He risked his life to find Dust and brought peace to Atlas. But I, Jacques Schnee, am the one who grew this company to what it is today!)"

* and ruined the lives of many. Sans said.

"Schnee? Isn't that Weiss' dad?" Ruby asks. "He doesn't seem very nice."

* yep, and he was a piece of work when i saved his life.

"Is he really that bad?"

* i threatened him to treat his employees better. i don't know if he did, though.

"Ooh, yikes. It takes a lot to make you mad."

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The two leaders got into the factory and work with an assembly line in the most boring job of Atlas, Dust Packaging.

"This is the most boring job ever," Ruby said. "They all seem like slaves."

That's an understatement. It was worse in real life. Sans saw the abuse Jacques and his supporters put on the Faunus workers, hurting them physically and mentally. Some of those workers had their own lives, but did Jacques care? Not one bit. This reminds him of the stories of humans waging war against the monsters, despite their peacefulness, just because they have different features. Those were people, just like humans and Faunus.

* seems like i hadn't threatened him enough. Sans says coldly.

Ruby and Sans use her Semblance and his teleportation to travel through the factory. They were looking at the back when a robot showed up next to them.

"King Nicholas!" The hard-hat bot salutes.

"Oh! I'm so sorry. We really don't want trouble! We're trying to find our way through!" Ruby desperately explains.

Sans just stands there, combs his hair, and sweats nervously.

"Hmm... You two don't look like the workers. You two want to go to the other side of the wall?" The robot asks.

* uh... yeah. and you are...? Sans asks.

"My name is Happy Klein, one of the seven butlers, as well as the director. I almost forgot the Dust Shop next to the Silly Jail is still open. Oops," The robot explains.

"Did he say jail sillies?" Ruby asks.

* yes, he did. Sans replies.

"We're all aware how fortunately workers are. Master Jacques told us so," Happy Klein says.

"Wha...?" Ruby stammers.

"He is filled with all kinds of wisdom. Did you know that the best way for our company to grow strong was for us workers to perform cheap labor?" Happy Klein rants as the two dream invaders got out from the back.

They continued to walk out of the aisle and saw a building.

"Is that the Dust Shop he mentioned?" Ruby asks.

* pretty sure. Sans says.

The two were about to open the Dust Shop, before a voice said to them, "Hello, hello, hello!"

"Wait, what? The door's talking?" Ruby asks in disbelief.

Sans wasn't bothered by it. If rocks could talk, doors were the least weird.

"Heh heh heh heh! It's me, Dopey Klein. I'm one of the seven butlers. I'm guarding all the sillies to make sure they don't escape!" The door explains.

"The sillies..." Ruby says.

"Certified dummies, every single one of them. If they escape, something bad would happen. Probably."

Ruby gasps as she and Sans saw the dream versions of Naruto, Sosuke, Team JNPR, and CHPS behind bars, making a bunch of incomprehensible noises.

"What are Team NSS, JNPR, and CHPS doing here?" Ruby asks. "Is this how Weiss sees them."

* i understand why naruto, sosuke, nora, papyrus, and jaune are in there, by why the others? Sans asks.

"Uh, hey miss and mister, no offense, but if you're a dummy, you should get in here, too," Dopey Klein said.

"Huh? I don't think I'm a dummy," Ruby says.

* i would disagree, but eh, it could be just me. Sans says.

"Are you sure you don't wanna get in? It's warm and safe and fun, and also it's warm!" Dopey Klein tempts.

"It's tempting but, uh, no thanks," Ruby politely declines.

"You can't act like a dummy, you know. That's the empire's #1 law," Dopey Klein warns.

* got it. Sans says. * see ya.

"Bye, then," Ruby says.

"Because if you act like a dummy, you can't be a Schnee," Dopey Klein warns.

* we should probably keep that in mind... Sans says.

"Right," Ruby agrees.

The two went inside the store as they look around.

"I heard a train was attacked," A shadow woman said.

"That's so terrible. It chills thinking about Faunus. So gross," Another woman says before she and her friend sped off at high speeds.

The two hunters went to a door and they see a city circle. Shadow people were everywhere, walking to places, and sitting in restaurants.

"King Nicholas," A sentry says.

Ruby and Sans got on top of the building as they look around for a way to past the walls.

"There was a way to inside that wall, right?" Ruby asks. "Sans, do you think you could..."

* already memorized. Sans says.

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"(Loyal imperial subjects honor their duties. Do not engage in unauthorized travel. Do not desire things that are undesirable to the empire.)" The female announcer says.

"We still haven't found Weiss yet," Ruby says to Shion. "I don't think she wants to see us here."

"(Why wouldn't she?)" Shion asks.

"I don't know. I feel like she hates me," Ruby says.

* ruby... Sans says.

"(You mustn't let your heart be swayed by the dream. Have you ever swum in a fast current?)"

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"Um... when I was small, Mom and Dad got mad and said I could have drowned," Ruby says.

"The river isn't deliberately trying to hurt you. It just flows. When you enter the river, the flow of the water changes," Shion explains.

"I don't think I get it," Ruby admits.

"A dream is a large river, where many different souls come together. If some are evil, others are good," Shion explains further. "Lies and truth, are but small parts of a dream."

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"(Don't let it swallow you up. You must face it head-on.)" Shion says.

"Face it... head-on?" Ruby asks.

"(I could explain more if I could, but I keep talking, you'll run out of coins. Is there anything else?)"

"No. Thank you very much. "

The phone booth disappears.

* i'll explain it to you later. Sans says he got out his Scroll.

"I'm sure it was this way," Ruby says.

The two ran out of the aisle before Ruby gasped and Sans' eyes blacked out as wanted posters were covering the walls.

* oh, boy. Sans sighs.

"That's them?" Another shadow woman says.

"That's them," Yet another shadow woman says before they speed off.

"There they are! Insolent scoundrels," A robot general says. "Surround them! Surround them!"

* welp, here we go. Sans says as he summons his Dust Blasters.

"A couple of sillies wandering around on their own. You will return to me to the tower!" The robot says.

"Return to the tower?" Ruby asks.

They all heard loud footsteps as the robots cleared the way.

It reveals to be Weiss wearing some kind of police outfit. Sans could swear he heard music playing in the background. Weiss takes off her shades as she looks at the girl and boy in red and blue.

"It's you! Weiss, I've been-" Ruby began to explain as she walks to Weiss.

"Silence, you!" Weiss says as Ruby stops. "I don't recall giving you permission. An amateur, noisy child without basic manners."

* that was cold. true, but cold. Sans says.

"And I don't recall-" Weiss began saying.

* and i don't care, ice queen. Sans says coldly.

"You two are embarrassments," Weiss said angrily.

"I knew it! You're embarrassed that I was Team RWBY's leader!" Ruby realizes.

"I believe-"

Sans fires his Dust Blaster, barely missing her.

* warning shot for you to shut up.

"Grr... Alright, Winter, it's time for your verdict," Weiss says as she opens her book.

"The power return to dust. The wicked will wander the void. Harnish these traitors and rise them for eternity," A silhouette of Weiss' older sister, Winter, says.

"It seems you two have been found guilty," Weiss says as she puts the book away and takes out her sword. "Prepare yourself, Ruby and Sans."

* i'll be the judge of that. Sans said

"So it was all a lie. About wanting bunk beds, about accepting me as your leader, even about Blake. We were trying to help you, Weiss!" Ruby cries. "But I don't care anymore. I'll get you out of here and I'll never talk to you again!"

* ruby! Sans shouts that causing a shockwave that disturbs the air.

"S-Sans?" Ruby asks.

* that's not weiss. Sans explains.

"W-What?" Ruby stutters.

* i said that's not weiss. Sans says as he points to the imposter. *This negative weiss here is a fake, trying to impersonate the real Weiss and get you to say bad things to keep her here, which is what the Nightmare wants.

"Y-You mean-" Ruby began to say.

* yeah. it was trying to mess up your heart and soul and trick your feelings. Sans confirms.

Ruby grips her Cresent Rose tightly as she growls.

"Your boss is going to pay!" Ruby snarls. "I'll save the real Weiss and destroy this Nightmare once and for all!"

* you know what i hate more than genocidal destroyers without reason? those who puppeteers people into ruining the bonds of others. Sans growls as he puts as much magic and psychic power into this attack.

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"What is happening?!" Naruto shouts as the school shakes.

"Why is Sans glowing?!" Yang shouts as said boy was glowing white all of the sudden.

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* survive this. PK! MAGIC! EXPLOSION! BURST!

Sans fires a giant wave of light magic and psychic power, engulfing the entire kingdom, disintegrating the robotic army, and destroying the buildings.

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Sans emits a giant wave of light magic and psychic power that engulfs Beacon.

"What's going on?!" Sosuke shouts.

The light dims down as everything was normal again.

"I think Sans got angry in the dream," Yang said

Ozpin was shocked Sans had that much power. He really hopes that he isn't working for Salem.

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The light dims down before Sans collapses with steam emitting from him. He should probably have tested that out first.

"Sans, are you okay?!" Ruby shouts.

* ugh, just a bit tired, no big deal. Sans said

"You will not escape judgment!" Negative Weiss said, who was badly injured.

Sans laughs. * judgment? i have you know that i'm actually a certified judge, thank you very much.

Sans throws Weiss far away before blasting her with his Dust Blasters. He teleports Ruby and himself to a safe zone to regain some energy by eating a Cinnamon Butterscotch Pie.

"Oh, Weiss, were you always like this?" Ruby asks.

* like i said, that's not weiss. Sans said.

"What was that attack, Sans?" Ruby asks.

* energy self-destruction using large amounts of magic and psychic power. Sans said * i planned to use that if the grimm got past the walls.

"I got a few coins left," Ruby says. "I'll use one let us leave."

The two got off the destroyed building and ran through the streets.

"We can't give up yet. Weiss still needs our help," Ruby says.

* agreed. Sans said

"No. We're going to do something about you two," Negative Weiss said nearby.

Ruby gasps as the Sans readies himself.

"Isn't that right, Ruby and Sans?" Negative Weiss asks.

Weiss tries to jump attack them, but a building gets launched, knocking Negative Weiss to the ground.

Sans was floating over Weiss.

* i got a question for you.

Weiss looks up to Sans, only to showcase a terrifying display of power, with swarms of bones and Gaster Blasters pointed at her.

* do you want to have a bad time?