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On the original timeline

Sans waits at a mountain for the final showdown. He had a lot of regrets. Killing his people. Getting his friends corrupted. His desperation in going home. He should have waited.

No time for thinking about what went wrong. He stood there silently as he waited for his adversaries.

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"So, from what we gathered, this is the place where humans, Faunus, and Grimm don't come back," Weiss said as she led an army of Grimm.

"Mistress, do we need to go?" Ruby asked her partner.

"Yeah, it's freezing here!" Yang complained.

"We need to find out what's killing our soldiers, and bring them to justice," Weiss answered.

"And us being killed does not concern you?" Blake asked.

"I'm sure we can take the thing down," Weiss replies.

"Well, whatever happens, I love you guys," Ruby confesses.

"We love you, too," Yang replies.

They then reach the top of the mountain. They see a shadowed figure standing with their backs behind them.

"Hey, you! You're coming with us!"

They see a familiar-looking jacket, pants, and slippers.

"Sans?" Yang asks.

The figure laughs.

* So, nice to see you guys again. the figure says, turning his body to face them. * Looks like I'm not the only one who's fallen. He turns to see the Grimm army.

In front of them, is Sans, an old friend and brother figure of Ruby before his departure. But he looked different. He was... paler than before. The jacket looked more purple and covered in dust. The slippers were covered in so much dust that they looked white. Sans was wearing a red heart locket instead of a gold one, along with his scarf. He was also holding a knife with a red glow. His eyes were blacked out with red pupils.

"What happened to you?" Blake asks.

Sans laughs, * The killer in my world came back and constantly killed my friends over and over again for about, I dunno, ten thousand resets or so. I then killed everyone I loved but lost. I figured, if the kid didn't have her weapons, she couldn't take me down as easily. So, I did just that. I was stealing the weapons, food, and armor to strengthen me and weaken her. With Paps' help, I was able to finally defeat the kid. Since nothing was left in my world, I figured I could come here. I didn't want anybody to tell people my existence, so we killed them."

"We who?" Weiss asks.

A phantom appears in front of them.

"Papyrus?" Ruby asks, in horror at what he has become.

* HELLO AGAIN, RUBY!

The four human girls turn in shock to see a ghostly Papyrus, whose eyes are completely red, who only has his head, hands, and scarf.

*Now then, Sans says, as Papyrus comes back to him. *Before I kill you, stop calling me Sans, since there are many Sanses in the multiverse...

Sans gets out the knife, with fireballs, tridents, and spears popping up from behind, with his left eye glowing a familiar blue in the center of his red eye.

* Instead, call me... Flawless Genocide.

The girls prepared for the fight of their lives.

* Let's see what you got, Queens of Grimm.

Sans teleports behind Yang. She threw a punch but felt her fist being held. Sans held it without a sweat, before stabbing her right knee with his Real Knife. He then throws Yang into the air as he blocks a swing from Ruby and Weiss with walls of bones.

He sees Blake charging at him with her Gambel Shrouds, but he hops and kicks her square in her face before casting a, *PK Freeze Ω, immobilizing the Faunus for the time being.

He then grabs Ruby's Snow Cresent Rose before slicing Weiss in the chest. Yang falls behind Sans and grabs him in a full nelson as Nevermore flies in to strike with flying blades. Sans breathes fire from his mouth as he torches the beasts. He proceeds to headbutt Yang and punch her in the stomach.

Ursas pounces on him, but, with a bored expression, Sans turns to his floating brother.

* NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!

Papyrus summoned a swarm of bones that stabbed every single one of them.

Shortly after, Blake stabs him in the back with her blades. Sans turned around, furious, as three Gaster Blasters fired at her, able to vaporize her left arm while she retreated.

"Blake!" Yang shouts as she trips the fallen judge and sits on him, constantly pummeling his face.

Sans grabs her fists, unfazed, before kicking her off of him. He then stands up to find Weiss with a giant knight, moving to crush him with its sword. Sans grabs it with his bare hands before snatching the sword away, and taking a swing at them both, slicing Weiss's arm off.

"Weiss!" Ruby shouts as she pounces on her former brother figure.

Sans grabs her hood and flails her all over the ground, even smacking Blake, Yang, and Weiss away. He then tosses Ruby off the cliff, with Blake and Weiss rushing to her.

Sans grabs Yang's cyborg arm again. He glares at her before ripping it off, causing Yang to scream in pain. He then punches her over and over again, breaking her teeth and bruising her face. He kicks her left knee breaking it, before choking her.

Blake and Weiss arrive with an injured Ruby as Weiss summons glyphs to blast the fallen judge, causing him to release his captive. Sans' eyes were red as he roared, picking up the discarded Snow Cresent Rose. With deadly precision, he chucks the scythe like a boomerang, impaling Blake. She falls as Sans leaps at her, grabbing her foot. He violently ripped the scythe off of her before throwing her brutally on Yang.

He turns his attention to a traumatized Ruby and Weiss and summons a Gaster Blaster Dragon before flying at them with a vengeance. Ruby and Weiss retreated, with Yang and Blake left behind.

"H-Hey," Yang coughs.

"Hey..." Blake says, crying as the pain makes them succumb to darkness.

Their souls left them as they followed the fighters.

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* Stop running, Ruby! I can't let you keep doing this! Sans shouts as he chases the Nevermore.

His dragon fires lasers that the Nevermore swiftly dodges. Ruby snipes at Sans' head, but her brother figure glares at her before he throws fireballs at them, burning the duo.

He snaps his fingers saying, *PK Thunder Ω!

Weiss and Ruby panic as they dodge three incoming thunderbolts before being struck by the last one.

Sans leaps at Weiss before grabbing and breaking her back with his immense strength, utterly immobilizing the heiress.

"Weiss!" Ruby shouts as she puts her gun into Sans' mouth and fires. But even with the hole in his head, Sans slices her torso with Chara's knife, before snapping her neck.

Weiss and Ruby as a plethora of Gaster Blasters surround the two.

* ...I'm sorry I couldn't save you, Rubes.

Lasers vaporize the huntresses, leaving nothing but their souls. Blake and Yang's souls floated towards him as he gripped them before absorbing the dark corruption that tainted them.

He releases his hold on them as they float, watching the judge. He grabs Ruby's Snow Crescent Rose, the first weapon he made for her. He chuckles as tears fall from his eyes, with the phantom of Papyrus hugging him. He morphs it into Snowboard form and proceeds to leave.

He senses a disturbance from the weapon before he looks around.

* ...Rubes?

Sans could feel two sets of hands joining on the hug, as tears flowed through his eyes.

* Heh. Ruby... I will fix all of this. I promise...

Chapter Text

Four years ago...

* 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 Crescent 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 summons a Dust Blaster as he and Ruby ride on it to skip the gate and its 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?"

* [flew 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 γ.

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 as he shakes his head. * would've been a lot easier if i could.

"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 Dust 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.

* 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 directions as the mechs had their sights on the doubles.

"Intruders detected," One of the mechs said.

"*Sigh* 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. * 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 with 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.

* yeah, 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 exactly 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 Crescent Rose tightly as she growls.

"It’s 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 the entire school.

"What's going on?!" Sosuke shouts.

The light dims, revealing a 9-foot-tall knight wearing a horned mask with a glowing dog. Two other knights wearing horned masks were seen laying down next to Ruby.

"Who are you?!" Sasuke demands.

Sasuke noted that his "brother" had a shocked looked on his face. He probably recognizes the three.

The tall knight took out a giant nail sword, ready for a fight, with the dog summoning lances of light.

"Hold on, everyone. Why do I have two sets of contradicting memories?" Ozpin asks.

NSS looks at Sans, wondering what he did.

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The light dims down before Sans collapses with steam emitting from him. He should probably have tested that out first.

"What in the name of Hallownest?!" A female voice yells.

 He turned and saw two unknown people standing.

One was a small pale child with white hair, wearing a horned mask, pitch-black armor, a navy blue cape, and a strangely-designed sword on their back. The other was a teenage-looking girl with black hair and darker skin, wearing similar equipment, but she was wearing a red cape instead of navy blue and had silk attached to an oversized needle. The taller girl looked at Sans.

Sans attempts to use Judge on the girl.

* Hornet

* A protecter born from royalty

* Uses Silk.

Sans does the same with the kid.

* ERROR NODATA ERROR NODATA ERROR NODATA

Sans then saw the time distortion around the two.

* (they're like...)

"Who are you?!" Hornet demanded.

* sans. who's the kid? Sans asks menacingly.

"Sans? Ghost? Hornet? Why do I have two sets of memories?" Ruby asks.

Sans, and the two knights pale as they look at each other.

* oh, shit. Sans says. * welp, congratulations, ruby. you have been broken temporally.

"I've been what?" Ruby asks.

Negative Weiss fires energy slashes at the four hunters, but they got away. The heroes hop across the destroyed buildings, with Negative Weiss on their tails. Hornet strikes Weiss away before Sans teleports next to her and kicks her across the city. Sans teleports himself, Ruby, Hornet, and Ghost to a safe zone for a quick breather.

"Oh, Weiss, were you always like this?" Ruby asks.

* like i said, that's not Weiss," Sans and Hornet say in sync. The two look at each other.

* i don't know who you two are, but if ruby trusts you two, i'll do the same. Sans says as he eats a pie.

"Glad we're on the same page," Hornet says as Ghost nods.

"I got a few coins left," Ruby says. "I'll use one let us leave."

The heroes 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 and Hornet say as Ghost nods in agreement.

"No. We're going to do something about you four," Negative Weiss said nearby.

Ruby gasps as the others ready themselves.

"Isn't that right, Ruby, Sans, Ghost, and Hornet?" 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 the two Dust Blasters pointed at her.

* do you want to have a bad time?

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*geez. didn't think you would go full terminator here.

*Shut it. Just make sure that the timeline thrives. I won't tolerate ANY failures.

*what makes you think you can boss me 'round?

*Simple. Dust. You.

Insane laughter is heard from the distance.

*f#ck

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Ruby was breathing very hard. Sans' eyes were open but he still seemed unconscious. Ghost's and Hornet were both sweating.

While this was going down, Sosuke challenged Hollow to an arm wrestling match, with both of them at a stalemate.

The Radiance was playing with Toby in a game of tag.

Sans' doll lost a thread as Sans was gasping loudly.

"This is bad!" Shion said.

Shion uses some purple string to wake up the others.

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Sans fires his magic attacks as he hurts Negative Weiss a couple of times. Sans' felt his soul crack as he fell in pain. Hornet catches the former skeleton, and Ghost blocks a counterattack from Negative Weiss. The four heroes were surrounded by purple string before they vanished.

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The four dreamers woke up quickly. They turn to see the arm wrestle continuing as Naruto and Sasuke look at Sans.

"Did we... woke up from the dream?" Ruby asks.

"Ghost! Ruby! Are you okay? Are you awake?" Blake asks.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Ruby says.

"I am alright. I'm just exhausted," Ghost writes down.

* rude. Sans said * not even asking about us.

"The Schnee look-alike is right," Hornet says.

"Come on. You know Blake's closer to Ruby and Ghost. Sans probably don't know about Ghost, but still," Yang said.

"Can someone please explain what happened and why everybody but me, Sans, Sasuke, and Sosuke know who they are?!" Naruto asks, pointing to the Pale siblings.

"My apologies. I am Hornet Herrah. Those two are my brothers, Ghost White and Hollow Pale," Hornet introduces herself.

Sans tries to judge Hollow as well but runs into a roadblock. It seems like Ghost and Hollow don't have souls. Instead, they were filled with the same energy as the Void.

* well then. the name's sans serif. those three are naruto uzumaki, sasuke uchiha, and sosuke uchiha.

Ghost could sense the overwhelming suppressed power the four possessed. He was a bit worried, but Team RWBY seemed to know these four, so they must be good people.

"As I was saying, can anyone explain why all of us except for Team SNSS and HHG have two sets of memories?" Ozpin asks.

Sans tries to think hard on an excuse. He really doesn't want to rat the time-traveling duo. Then it hit him.

* i may have accidentally... activated my machine that can bend space and time. in my dream.

"You're what?!" Everyone yells.

* hello? quantum physician?

"So... you're saying you broke reality and merged your and their timeline?!" Ruby asks. "Wait, what about everyone else?!"

* i'll check. Sans says as he teleports.

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* yo, velvet.

"Ah! Sans! What's up?" The rabbit Faunus asks.

Good to see that she's doing well.

* you remember when cardin bullied you?

"Yeah. You and Team SNSS threatened CRDL with scary glares, and when Cardin tried to be a tough guy, Team HHG broke his arm."

* yeah... that. you have a picture of that?

"Yeah, sure! Ghost drew it," Velvet said.

Sure enough, it was a picture of Cardin with a scared face holding his broken arm with Team SNSS and HHG staring down at him.

* thanks. Sans said as he teleported away.

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* good news. everyone else has memories of Team SNSS and HHG coexisting. Sans says as he shows the photo.

"That's one headache dealt with..." Goodwitch said.

"Wait! Is Mom still... Is she still...?" Ruby asks with tears in her eyes.

* woah, rubes, what's... i didn't save your mom in the other timeline, did i? Sans asks.

Ruby nods as an answer. She really did not want her greatest fear and sorrow to exist here.

* it's okay, rubes. i'm sure the changes caused by SNSS and HHG stayed.

Ruby nods in determination.

"Changes?" Ozpin asks.

*SNSS and HHG did not exist in opposite timelines, right? that means that we weren't supposed to be here and that there is a constant timeline without the changes.

"I see..." Ozpin says.

"Now then, back to saving Weiss," Hornet says.

"Yeah. We found Weiss in the dream. Did something go wrong? Did we fail?" Ruby asks.

"I'd say for a first recon mission, you all did very well. Though, the explosions those two performed were a bit overkill," Shion said.

* sometimes overkill is needed. Sans says as Ghost nods in agreement.

"Please tell us, in detail, everything you saw and heard," Shion demands.

Ghost drew a perfect replica of the map that Ruby summoned in their timeline.

 Sans admits Ghost's photographic memory was just as good as Sans' memory magic.

"There was a wall behind the city. But we couldn't find the entrance to the area with the big statue yet," Ruby explains.

* if i had to guess, that's where the nightmare keeping weiss.

"You are correct in your assumption, Sans. It seems the closer you get to the city center, the deeper you into the depths of Weiss' mind," Ozpin explains.

"It appears the city itself is acting like a fortress that the Nightmare built out of Weiss' thoughts and fears. More than likely, the Nightmare is inside the core of her mind," Shion explains as she points to the symbol in the center. "When you four saw Weiss in the dream, how exactly was she acting."

"She was so mad. It seemed like she hated me," Ruby said

* how she usually is, but with more hate in her words.

"She acted like how I first met her before I tore that ego of hers," Hornet said.

* wait, you tore down her ego? Sans asks.

"Yes, I did. Real warriors don't act like spoiled brats, so I made sure she stopped acting that way," Hornet says.

* ooh... that might be a problem. we don't know how she'll act now since she was like one in my timeline. Sans says.

"You didn't try to change her?" Hornet asks.

* not by brute force. not everyone's a loner, y'know. Sans says.

"True, but we're at a time of war," Hornet argues.

* that may also be true, but they're still kids. Sans argues back to Hornet.

"Can we please get back to saving Weiss?!" Ruby shouts, blushing at the fact that both versions of Weiss are equally cute.

"Ruby, Weiss hating you is just what the Nightmare wants you to believe," Shion says.

"While there is no doubt that experience was quite traumatic, remember, that creature distorts the truth. That is not Weiss' true self," Goodwitch explains.

"I know. Sans and Hornet pointed that out," Ruby said. "How did you two know that wasn't Weiss?"

Sans and Hornet look at each other.

Sans, in his timeline, may have been speed-reading Weiss' diary for more information about the Schnees and her thoughts about her teammates, as a nosey big brother would do.

Hornet, in her timeline, was told by Weiss about how Ruby was great, adorable, and endearing, so she picked up the implications of Weiss' love for Ruby.

* let's just say, we may not know how she views you, but we just know she doesn't hate you. Sans lies with Hornet nodding.

"We should differentiate this Weiss from the one we know. Let's call her 'Negative Weiss'." Ozpin says.

* hey, that's what i called her. Sans says in irony.

"Negative? You make it seem like you haven't seen a positive of Weiss," Yang says before she sees Hornet glaring at her. "From Sans' timeline, I mean. She's great in yours."

"Shut it," Sasuke says, very tired of her brashness.

"One other thing. Weiss was so strong in there. I didn't stand a chance against her. If it wasn't for Sans, Hornet, and Ghost, I'd..." Ruby stops saying.

"That, too, is because it's inside a dream," Shion said. "The Nightmare would want to keep the upper hand. It wants to keep dream Weiss... sorry, Negative Weiss the strongest one in the dream."

"Then it's a good thing I'm experienced with fighting dream warriors," Ghost writes down.

"After my Aura is finished recovering, you'll have to decide who is entering the dream next," Shion said as she flipped her hourglass.

The girls of Team RBY all wanted to go.

"But, if we all go, they'll spot us right away. I should go alone," Ruby said.

"Did you forget that three people were accompanying you?" Sosuke asks.

"Hornet and Ghost used the Dream Nail as a safety precaution. The Dream Nail makes the user part of the dream, so the Nightmare thought Hornet and Ghost were natural," Hollow wrote down.

"Wait, if that's true, and it works, why can't the Dream Nail send all of us?" Sosuke asks.

The Vessels and Hornet thought for a moment.

"He's right. Why should we have Shion send us to the dream when all of us can use the Dream Nail to transport us there?" Hornet asks.

"And the Dream Nail makes it so if we die in the dream, we just wake up from it," Ghost writes.

"You've done this before, Ghost?" Blake said, worried.

"Many times."

"Even so, you might need my Aura to help guide you all. I suggest the rest of team RWBY should be sent to the dream by my way," Shion said.

Team JNPR and CHPS walked into the room.

"What do all of you want?" Goodwitch asks. "Don't you all have class?"

"We wanted to check on Weiss, and Ruby, too," Pyrrha said.

"And we wanted to talk about why we have two sets of memories with two different teams," Jaune said.

* here's the report about what happened. Sans said as he gave them a piece of paper.

The paper was an essay talking about the events that led up to this while the words were in Comic Sans font.

* OH, HELLO THERE! Papyrus exclaims.

Ghost waved, "Hi."

"She hasn't woken up yet?" Nora asks.

"No. We have to enter the dream again," Hornet said.

"It must be bad if she didn't wake up," Ren said.

"Don't worry, guys. We'll find a way," Yang boosts. "Team JNPR isn't going to beat us."

"We have full faith in you. All of you. She's in good hands," Pyrrha said.

"Did we have that much trouble?" Nora asks.

"It seems like Jaune's was much less serious," Ren said.

"I hope she'll be okay," Sakura said, with Hinata nodding in agreement.

"Aw, man. I really wish there was a way I could take her place somehow," Jaune said

* Don't worry. If I know Sans, he'll make the impossible possible. Chara said.

"Now, the eight of you need to get to class," Goodwitch said.

"I'll also check in as well. I'm also a faithful believer in Team RWBY, SNSS, and HHG," Ozpin said.

"Okay. We'll do our best," Ruby said.

"Don't say your best! Say you will give it your all! Weiss' fate is in your hands!" Hornet shouts.

Ruby was on the verge of tears for the fifth time.

* calm down, and stop shouting at her. Sans threatened.

"Or what? This is how people die! Others didn't care about them enough, so they did nothing and let them die!" Hornet angrily said.

* I know where this is going... Flowey says as Chara nods.

* take that back. Sans says coldly.

Ghost and Papyrus broke up the fight before the princess and judge trade blows.

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Ruby, Yang, and Blake lay on the purple net with dolls above them while the others waited.

"My Aura had recovered," Shion said.

Shion waves her Dream Catcher.

"Silence your thoughts and entrust yourselves to me," Shion said as the purple string glowed. "I will now invite you to the dream."

* come on, weed. Sans said. * you're coming with us. 

The people who wanted to join got close to Ghost as the Dream Nail transformed into its weapon form. Ghost charges it up, then hits Weiss with it, causing them to fall asleep.

Ozpin was having quite an amount of good luck today. With the two timelines merging, according to the white-haired boy, Ozpin has three overpowered teams under his roof, amplifying their chances of taking down Salem once and for all.

His only worry is how the two teams would interact with each other. Sans and Hornet were two complete opposites of each other. One was kind and calm, and the other was strict and easily emotional. One was lazy and brilliant, and the other was battle-hungry and brash. One was changing people casually, and the other used brute force to change people.

They did have similarities, though. Both cared for their siblings, acted like war veterans, and were excellent strategists.

He hopes that they save this world from the queen of Grimm.

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The ten hunters went into Weiss' dream as they looked at the snowy field. Blake looks at her reflection on the ice, with Ghost close by.

"Only one of my ears is out. Is this the way Weiss imagines me?" Blake asks.

"Oh, wow, that's so cute!" Yang says as she drags a motorcycle.

"It looks great on you, Blake!" Ruby said.

"Yeah, dattebayo!" Naruto exclaims.

"I don't get what's cute about it," Sosuke says before Yang glares and shuts him up.

Yang, Blake, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke were wearing winter clothes, with Hollow wearing his old armor and an extra layer of it.

"Thanks. What's with the motorcycle?" Blake asks.

"I don't know. It's just here with me. I guess Weiss knows my tastes," Yang said.

"But look at what she did to Cresent Rose," Ruby said as she got out the snowboard Cresent Rose. "See?! It shoots out of the wrong end! I mean, this is cool too, i guess, but if I mess up, I might shoot someone behind me, and hey! Hollow got his arm back!"

The others turn to Hollow, seeing not only does he have his left arm back, but his mask is no longer cracked. Hollow seems to be standing more straight.

"Wow. Guess you're back to your best, eh?" Yang asks.

Hollow nods as he moves his left arm around.

'What about the five of you?' Ghost thought as Hornet translated it.

"All good here," Yang said.

"Everything's still the same," Naruto said.

"Nothing's changed," Sasuke said, looking at his Snake Katana.

"Same here," Sosuke said, looking at his Dorsal Axe.

"Let me see," Blake says as she picks up her Gambol Shroud.

She throws it as the rope extends to a long distance. She pulls it back and catches it.

"It seems a little bit different," Blake said.

Blake notices Sans taking notes.

Yang walks up to a tree and punches it with her Ember Celicas. The force was so great that it knocked the tree down.

Sans was scribbling on his notepad.

"How come the three of you got stronger?! It's not fair!" Ruby complains.

"Uh," An unfamiliar voice said.

Behind Sans was a goat Faunus with white hair, green eyes, a green sweater, black pants, white shoes, and two horns on his head.

"Who's this," Blake asks.

* remember when i said the weed was stuck in my head? Sans asks.

Team RBY nodded their heads.

Sans points to the goat.

* Um, howdy. I'm Asriel Dreemur. The goat introduces himself.

"(Gasp) You mean this cute boy was the flower in your head the entire time?!" Ruby asks.

Asriel sputters at the comment.

"Wait a minute! I just realized! You were switching minds with him the entire time!" Yang says as she remembers Sans' eyes turning into an identical green like Asriel's.

* yep. Sans casually says as Asriel nods awkwardly.

"What, Dreemur? Does that mean...? Blake asks

* Yeah! Chara's my adoptive sister! Asriel said.

"Enough. We need to focus," Hornet said.

* agreed. Sans said. * all aboard the sans express.

Everybody ran in the same direction before Sans called, * pk teleport α.

They all teleport to the city rebuilding after Sans' and Ghost's self-destruct attacks. They hid in an aisle as the eyes of the statue of Jacques Schnee were moving.

"I think the statue's a lookout," Ruby said.

"It's Jacques Schnee," Blake said.

"Huh?" Yang sounded.

"He's the head of the Schnee Dust Company, so... Weiss' father," Blake said.

* and he's more of a jerk in person. Sans said.

* He's right about that. Asriel said.

"Oh, yeah, you saved the Schnee family from assassins, with Asriel helping, I think," Yang said.

* No, that was all him. Asriel points to Sans

"I would like to shake his hand before breaking it with his arm," Hornet said.

* like, breaking both the hand and arm or using the arm to break the hand? Sans asks.

"...Yes."

Sans, Asriel, Ghost, and Hollow laugh at the dark joke, while Ruby, Yang, Blake, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke are a bit disturbed.

"That's the wall?" Sasuke asks.

Ghost nods.

"That looks hard to pass by," Sosuke said.

"Let's all look for an entrance," Yang suggests.

* before we do that, shield Σ. Sans calls out as a physic shield surrounds everybody * this should halve the pain you get.

Everybody else thanks Sans before they all split up into groups.

Yang, Naruto, Sosuke, and Hollow were looking at stores.

Blake, Sasuke, and Hornet hopped across the buildings before seeing a shadow person go to the frozen fountain.

Ruby, Sans, Asriel, and Ghost were wandering through the streets. Sans and Ghost both notice a familiar-faced door.

"King Nicholas!" Dopey Klein said.

* What the-?! Asriel shouts.

"That door guy again?! What are you doing here?" Ruby demands.

"Why, I'm keeping an eye out for sillies! They're here, they're there, they're everywhere!" Dopey Klein explains.

"Wait, does that mean you're connected to the city center too?" Ruby asks.

"Why would you ask that? Sillies aren't near the esteemed Schnee family. You're strange, you know that?" Dopey Klein asks.

Sans and Ghost shrug.

A familiar voice sang a song as the person was dramatically revealed to be a dream version of Pyrrha.

"Pyrrha!" Ruby says.

"There is a singer who loves to sing! She sings to the city!" Happy Klein says.

As Dream Pyrrha kept singing, the other members of JNPR walked to her side.

Ruby's phone rang as she picked it up.

"Oh, hey, Yang," Ruby greets. "Yeah, we're coming. Come on, Sans, Asriel, and Ghost. The others found something."

Ruby, Sans, Asriel, and Ghost got away from the performance. Dream Pyrrha finishes her song as the curtain closes.

It was a shame, really. Ghost thought it was a beautiful song.

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The eleven hunters found a shadow person walking through the frozen fountain, seemingly disappearing.

"It looks like you're right. The shadow person vanished," Ruby said.

"I wonder if that's the entrance," Blake said.

"If that's true, then we have to go through it," Yang said.

"Leave it to me! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto calls out as he summons five clones. "All of you, mess with those robots!"

"Okay!" The clones salute.

The five clones jumped down as they were seen in the open.

"Hey! You can't catch us!" Clone #1 said.

"Nah nah nah nah nah nah!" Clone #2 said.

The other clones also taunted the bots.

"Intruders detected," A mech said as it and its brethren marched to the clones.

"Pftttttt," Clone #3 raspberried.

The clones then jogged away with the mechs behind them.

Sans teleports them to the fountain. The eleven hunters walked through the fountain bringing them to an antique store. They got out and saw the tower.

"Yes! We're getting close!" Ruby said.

"Sans?" Sasuke asks.

* memorized the area.

Ghost and Hornet found a bench and slept on it before waking up and joining the others.

Sans could particularly see a silver star behind the bench. Wait, silver?

"Time for a big wake-up call!" Naruto shouts.

"That thing is gigantic!" Yang calls out, pointing to the statue.

"It seems to represent his effect on Weiss," Sasuke said.

"Yeah. If what Sans said is true, then he must have treated her terribly," Sosuke said.

Horned holds her nail tightly and growls. She should have known that Weiss' previous behavior came from someone. She swore they were getting more relatable by the minute.

Speakers appear from snowflake portals that cover the entire city.

"Announcement for all imperial subjects. Ruby Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Sans Serif, and Hornet Herrah have escaped for the tower of our great Nicholas. If they escape, it will bring disaster. All citizens of the empire must ensure their return," The announcer explained.

"What? So you're telling you four were locked up somewhere else in the dream?" Blake questions.

"Sounds like it," Yang said. "Your counterparts disappeared, so it looks like you all escaped."

* though, it sounds more like protecting than locking us up. Sans comments.

"Indeed. Our names were specifically called out," Hornet muses. "Not the others."

"Is that the tower?" Sasuke points to where the giant statue is.

“It is possible.” Hollow wrote down.

"Wait. If they are taking us to the tower anyway..." Ruby thought out loud.

"I get it. If we play along, we should be able to sneak into the building and find the real Weiss! I'm impressed, Ruby," Hornet congratulates.

Ruby chuckles at the compliment. Hornet was always hiding her real emotions from everyone else. Ruby even felt like Hornet was insulting her before, but now she knows Hornet was just brutally honest about her opinions.

* gotcha. asriel? Sans asks.

* I think I'll try. Asriel said as he turned back into Flowey and got on Sans.

* see you later. Sans says as he teleports Ruby, Yang, Hornet, Flowey, and himself in front of the row of Atlas mechs.

"We surrender! We're surrendering!" Ruby shouts as she and Yang put their hands up.

Sans was combing his hair as Hornet put away her weapon. The mechs surround them as they escort the four hunters and the flower to the tower.

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Ruby, Yang, Sans, and Hornet were stepping on many stairs before the soldier butler got in front of a door with a sleeping face. The soldier knocks on the door before the door wakes up.

"Oh my, if it isn't you, Grumpy Klein. All is going well, sir!" The door said.

"No, it isn't, idiot. Look who I found, Sleepy Klein," Grumpy Klein said.

The door looks at the four hunters.

"Oh, Ms. Rose, Ms. Yang, Mr. Sans, and Ms. Hornet. How'd you get past me?" Sleepy Klein said.

Sans fake coughs.

"Oh, yeah, your powers. I forgot about that."

"A talking door? Are we sure Weiss is doing okay?" Yang asks.

"Come on, Yang," Ruby said.

"Hurry up and let us in," Grumpy Klein said.

"(Yawn) On it, sir," Sleepy Klein replied.

Sleepy Klein opens up, allowing the dream invaders to enter. He then closes himself.

* Weird door. Flowey comments.

"Woah! This is a nice room," Yang said.

"She was a great taste in furniture," Hornet replied.

"It's all of Weiss' favorite things," Ruby says.

* hey, look. Sans says as he teleports on one of the two bunk beds.

"Our bunk beds," Ruby says.

"Oh, maybe she did want one after all," Yang said.

The four looked at what they assumed was Ruby's bed, with Sans and Flowey hanging from the bed above it. They found a red knight chess piece.

"Huh. What is this?" Yang asks.

Ruby picks it up.

"Wait a minute. Is this a relic?" Ruby asks.

"We must inform Shion," Hornet said.

Ruby summons a phone booth to tell Shion about their current situation.

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"Hmm. That is likely a manifestation of Weiss' will to resist the nightmare. A key to enter the depths of her mind in waking her up," Shion predicts. "Please keep it with you, Ruby."

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"I understand, professor," Ruby said.

Ruby puts down the phone as the phone disappears.

"What did they say?" Yang asks.

"It's important. It might be the thing that lets us enter Weiss' mind so we can wake her up," Ruby explains.

* so, what now? Sans asks.

* I don't know. Flowey says.

Hornet smirks.

"Three, two, one..." Hornet counts down.

The door opens, revealing to be the rest of their team.

"Are the four of you okay?" Blake asks.

"Blake! You're here!" Ruby exclaims.

"Shh! Quiet down!" Sosuke whispers.

"Took you all long enough," Hornet says.

"Did you find the key to the door?" Yang asks.

* pretty sure she picked the lock. Sans assumes.

"Y'know, it was just a basic lock," Blake says.

"I didn't know you picked locks! Then again, you were part of the White Fang..." Ruby says.

Ghost seems proud of Blake.

"We should go now," Sasuke says.

"Wait. We can't let the door find out we're gone," Hornet says.

Hollow gives Ruby a piece of paper with a plan written on it.

"Good idea," Ruby says as she reads it.

She brings out two coins and doubles of Sans and Hornet.

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"Ms. Ruby, Ms. Yang, Mr. Sans, and Ms. Hornet, are you four still there?" Sleepy Klein asks.

The two doubles of Sans and Hornet were busy arguing on opposite beds.

"(Yawn) Guess those two are still arguing," Sleepy Klein says.

Sleepy Klein snored as he went back to sleep, despite the loud noises.

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"We found a door to an underground area," Sasuke explains.

"We think it could lead us to the core of her mind," Blake says.

"That's amazing, you guys! You all checked out the area before coming to save us!" Ruby says.

"Well, Sasuke, Sosuke, and I are ninjas! It's what we do!" Naruto says.

Hornet smacks Ruby and Naruto with the blunt side of her needle.

"Quiet down!" Hornet whispers.

"Oops! Sorry!" Ruby whispers.

"Ow..." Naruto groans.

"That reminds me. Sans, we know HHG came from another world. So we were wondering if SNSS and CHPS are the same," Yang asks.

Sans looked at his teammates before they all nodded with their approval.

Sans sighs.

* two. Sans said

"Huh?" Ruby asks.

* two other worlds. paps, chara, flowey, and i from one. naruto and his friends from another. though, i'm pretty sure hank came from yet another world. Sans explains.

"So, people from four universes came to ours," Blake says.

* Pretty much. Flowey says.

* by the way, how did weiss treat you all in HHG's timeline? Sans asks.

"Ha! I destroyed that girl's pride, her racism, her lack of skill. Honestly, she wouldn't survive ten feet into Hallownest!" Hornet says.

"She was incredibly nice to me," Blake offered.

Team SNSS was weirded out, to say at least. The Weiss they knew acted like a spoiled princess who should have anything she wanted. In HHG's timeline, she, from what they heard, was a more mature and fair woman.

* wow. you really did a number on her. Sans says.

"I know. I taught her well. What did she do in your timeline?"

* being racist to the "filthy faunus" and arguing with blake over the white fang.

Hornet smacks her face. To HHG, sure, the outcome would have been obvious, but that statement was so obvious you could see it coming a mile away.

"As I thought," Hornet sighs.

"Everyone, I think there might be another relic," Ruby says.

* another?" Everyone else who could speak asked as Ghost and Hollow tilted their heads.

"This came from where the dream versions of me and Yang were. I bet if we look around, we might find another one where the dream version of Blake was, too, right?" Ruby explains. "Y'know, since there were two relics in real life as well?

"We should probably go," Sosuke said.

Everybody else agreed as Ruby and Blake opened the doors.

The group walked through a labyrinth with purple torches giving light.

They see Negative Weiss and an army of mechs blocking their path.

"As I expected, I keep getting rid of you, but you always come back," Negative Weiss said.

The group of dream invaders got out their weapons.

"As I said, in my world, there is no Faunus," Weiss said.

* uh, shouldn't that mean hornet shouldn't be here? Sans asks, interrupting the dramatic moment.

Everybody but Sans and Hornet fell to his calm comment.

"Hey!" Hornet yells.

"No. Hornet and her brothers came to another world. And upon some reflection, I suspect you and your teammates are in the same boat as well." Negative Weiss said.

* well then, asriel? Sans asks.

* Finally. Flowey says.

He jumped off Sans and glowed as he transformed into his Faunus form before evolving further.

The light dispatches as Asriel reveals his new form.

He was taller, his horns were longer, his face had black markings, his eyes were whited out, he wore a robe with a symbol, and he glowed with a rainbow aura.

* I am Asriel Dreemur, the God of Hyperdeath! And you have met your doom!

* why are you so dramatic? Sans asks.

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The ten hunters watch Asriel floating menacingly as he stares down Negative Weiss.

* Shocker Breaker! Asriel calls out as rainbow lightning strikes down a couple of mechs.

Negative Weiss dodges it and summons spikes of ice to hurt Asriel. Asriel counters this by firing swarms of fire magic that destroy the incoming pillars of ice. He turned his left arm into a Chaos Buster and fired white magic bullets that knocked down a few more mechs and hit Negative Weiss. He charges his Chaos Buster arm up and fires a rainbow beam of magic, causing Negative Weiss to be launched into more mechs.

Hollow breaks his armor before teleporting behind Negative Weiss and, using Triple Slash, knocks her to Asriel. Asriel smacks Negative Weiss back to Hollow using his Chaos Sabers. Hollow then summons some Soul Pillars to destroy a few more mechs before using Void Tendrils to rapidly slash at Negative Weiss. The two final bosses then used Star Blazing and Soul Daggers, forcing Negative Weiss to dodge. The mechs behind her weren't so fortunate.

* Everyone! Go and find the Nightmare while Hollow and I keep Weiss' nightmare self distracted! Asriel says.

"I'm not going to let you take Ruby! I won't let you confuse my precious imperial subjects!" Negative Weiss shouts.

"Precious...?" Ruby asks as she blushes. Yang was fuming with rage.

Hornet and Sans both smirked at that sentence.

* now's not the time to have butterflies, rubes. Sans says.

"Agreed," Hornet says. "Blake and Yang will join me and Ghost. Ruby will join Team SNSS."

* i was thinking the same thing. Sans said as he used blue magic to float a blushing Ruby with him. *let's go.

The group nods and splits into two as they run in opposite directions. A dog with a mustache walks next to Negative Weiss and barks. Negative Weiss puts her book down on the dog.

"Grumpy Klein, you and half your army go after Blake, Yang, Hornet, and Ghost. Sneezy Klein, you and the other half of Grumpy's Army go after Ruby and Team SNSS," Negative Weiss commands. "I'll deal with the goat Faunus and Hollow."

* Hey! I just told you my name! Asriel shouts.

"Yes, Ms. Weiss!" Grumpy Klein says as Sneezy Klein barks.

Negative Weiss summons two rows of ice to make a pathway around Hollow and Asriel so the two armies can follow their enemies.

"Now then, I'm done playing around," Negative Weiss says. "So prepare yourselves, Hollow and Asriel."

* Oh, so you DID remember my name. Asriel said as he and Hollow charged at Negative Weiss.

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Ruby and Team SNSS found themselves on a snake-like staircase with its body shaped like an infinity symbol. Sans uses his memory magic to remember the coordinates of the area.

"This must be Weiss' core," Sosuke said.

"What do we do now?" Sasuke asks.

"Maybe we can use this," Ruby says as she brings out the relic she has.

The relic glows as the snake moves. Ruby hid behind Sans.

The snake's head lets go of its tail as it flies to the clouds surrounding it before stopping.

* nice, rubes. Sans said.

Ruby smiles before hearing something.

Grumpy Klein and dozens of mechs fly down to block Ruby and Team SNSS from their path.

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The mechs ran into them as their limbs got shredded by the spiked balls.

Hornet quickly threw her needle through a mech before swinging it to crash into its brethren.

Yang joins in as she punches the mechs into scrap metal.

Ghost and Blake assist by cover-firing with Dust and Shade Souls.

Sneezy Klein retreats as the four hunters finish off the last mech.

To the two siblings, that was nothing.

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"Eat this!" Sosuke says as he blasts Grumpy Klein with an atomic breath.

Sasuke, much to his annoyance, found the mechs to be easy to deal with, like a bunch of overgrown pests.

"I'm truly sorry, Mistress Weiss," Grumpy Klein says before he shuts down.

"Come on," Sasuke said. "Ruby and Sans couldn't have gone far."

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Sans and Ruby clear the path from the vines using the red relic.

"Hey, Sans!"

The two leaders looked behind them to see Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke catching up.

*hold it. how do we know you all are the real deal? Sans asks as he summons Gaster Blasters.

"Uhhhhhhh..." Naruto sounds.

*heh heh heh! i'm messing with ya! come on. Sans says.

Ruby snickers as the others sigh in relief and annoyance.

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Asriel and Hollow were still dealing with Negative Weiss. Even with Asriel using 50% of his power and Hollow in his prime, Negative Weiss was still resilient and kept on trying to pass them.

Ghost then came crashing forward using his Crystal Heart. Hornet, Yang, and Blake followed Ghost and joined Asriel and Hollow.

"You all are so infuriating, especially you, Blake. No matter how much I drive you out, you always sneak back in," Negative Weiss monologues. "Do you know how much you and Asriel disturb the peace? Absolute menaces."

* You're going to have to insult us better than that. Asriel says. * You're talking to a monster who wiped out his kingdom and revived everyone like a game to amuse himself.

His allies were a bit weary about that sentence.

"Are you that desperate to chase me away? Or do you chase out Faunus because you're supposed to?" Blake asks.

Hornet could sense sadness from Negative Weiss.

"I told you, you're not allowed to be here. That is the law of the Schnee Empire!" Negative Weiss said as she summoned more Dust to refuel her weapon.

* Oh, so you can keep fighting, huh? Pathetic. Asriel says.

Ghost, Hornet, and Hollow use this time to recover their health using Focus and Bind. Asriel also eats a pie from his shared inventory with Sans.

Negative Weiss then summons an army of Grimm to assist her.

"She can make unlimited Dust for herself?" Blake asks.

"That's not far," Yang complains.

* Grimm? Interesting. Asriel said as the Pale siblings were eager for a challenge.

That was interrupted when Sans was speaking in everyone's mind.

* we think we found the entrance to weiss's core. asriel can teleport you all to our location. Sans telepathically said.

The Vessel siblings groan in disappointment as Asriel teleports himself and his allies to Ruby and SNSS.

Dream Whitley was laughing and flying to Negative Weiss.

"Looks like they got away, sister!" he said.

"Silence."

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Asriel teleports them all in front of Ruby and SNSS.

"Ruby!" Yang shouts.

"Yang!" Ruby replies.

The two half-sisters hugged each other.

"Are you alright, sibling?" Hornet asks.

'I'm fine, sister,' Hollow replied.

"You would not believe what we saw!" Yang exclaimed.

* less talking, more saving. Sans said.

"Oh! Right! Good thing I still have a bunch of coins," Ruby says.

"Same here," Yang says.

The group proceeded as they entered a theater of some sort. They see Weiss' dress floating above them a bunch of vines surrounding a Grimm-like core.

"There's the Nightmare," Blake said.

They all prepare their weapons.

"Alright, Yang," Ruby says.

Yang nods as she summons a phone booth with a coin. She then picks up the phone.

"Uh, hey there, this is Yang..." Yang says before a bunch of ice breaks the phone booth.

"Yang, no!" Ruby shouts.

"It's alright, I'm fine!" Yang replies.

Negative Weiss walks through the theater.

*that was fast. Sans said.

Hornet agreed with that statement

"How dare you step into these sacred halls?" Negative Weiss asks.

She jumped so she could pass them but Sans held her in place using blue magic before slamming her back to where she was before.

*well, hornet. it looks like it's our turn. Sans says.

"Must you say things so casually?" Hornet asks.

*it's what i do. Sans said. *you all might want to not look at this.

Negative Weiss charges and swings at Hornet, but Hornet parries the parry before giggling and using a wide sweep that knocks the fake

Weiss back. Sans then summons a group of bones that impales Negative Weiss, causing her to bleed. Hornet adds the pain as she throws her nail and wraps Negative Weiss with silk before she throws her enemy to a bunch of chairs.

* thunder γ. Sans calls out.

Negative Weiss expected it to come from above as she jumped out of the way.

However, the first strike hits a random place, the second strike the Nightmare, and the third strikes Negative Weiss.

The Nightmare was howling at the high damage done to it.

* ever heard of lightning striking twice? how about three times? Sans asks.

Negative Weiss growls as she desperately swings at Sans, with all her attacks missing Sans.

* sloppy. Sans mocks.

An army of Grimm attacks the others while their leader deals with the combination of Sans and Hornet.

Hollow and Ghost began hacking and slashing the Grimm like it was a sport. Asriel, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sosuke stayed behind to protect Ruby, Yang, and Blake while the Grimm were charging at them.

Blake feels something weird as she stumbles a bit.

"Blake, are you okay?" Yang asks.

"I'm fine," Blake reassures Yang.

Suddenly, the Nightmare's vines attacked the hunters. Everyone was able to dodge them, except for one girl with silver eyes.

* Ruby!" 

"Let go off me!" Ruby shouts as she tries to cut off the vines.

Sans, panicking, teleport to Ruby to grab her arm.

* whoa! Sans shouts as the vine also picked him up.

"Oh, no, you don't!" Naruto shouts as he and Sasuke grabs Sans with Kuruma's and the Susanoo's arms. Ruby panics before getting an idea.

"Sans! Let go!" Ruby shouts as the vine pulls her more from Sans.

* what?! no! are you insane?! Sans shouts as the vines got ready to attack him. Sans summons some bones to impale them.

"Please! I can get to Weiss!" Ruby pleads.

Sans shakes his head as his arms were on fire. Then, strings latched on to Sans and force them to let go, as the vines pulled Ruby away.

Sans lands on Naruto and Sasuke as he watches and looks at the culprit. Hornet.

* why would you...?!

A silver light shines, as the vines dispatched, and Ruby falls. Hollow catches her as Weiss stumbles down as well.

"What was that?!" Yang shouts.

Negative Weiss then fainted. But it wasn't over yet, as the Grimm still coming at them.

Sans sighs before summoning more Gaster Blasters.

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Ruby regains consciousness as she sees Weiss looking at an illusion of their real-life dorm.

"I really do want one. That wasn't a lie," Weiss said before gasping at Ruby in front of her.

"But you have siblings," Ruby says.

"Even with the five of us, I still felt completely alone in our family," Weiss explains.  "I felt isolated."

"Weiss. Trust me, I won't leave you alone. Will you please be my friend?" Ruby asks.

"No," Weiss said, smiling, as Ruby's eyes widened. "We already are. But that's not what I'm missing."

"Then, what is it?" Ruby says.

Weiss wilts a bit as she looks to the ground.

"Please, Ruby, forgive me if I sound a little selfish. But there is something I always keep myself from telling you."

Ruby approaches Weiss as she puts her hand over the heiress's.

"Then tell me, Weiss. I want to help you."

"Are you sure? I don't want to ruin what we have."

Ruby tried to stay strong.

"I promise."

Weiss sighs.

"Ruby, you're childish, clumsy, and sometimes stupid."

Ruby's heart was on the verge of breaking.

"But... you're silly, caring, optimistic, and so amazing that you stole both of my hearts."

Ruby's eyes widen.

"What I mean is... Ruby... I think I love you."

Ruby's heart was about to burst.

"I'm sorry if that was so sudden, but... I'm fine if you don't want to... You always said you wanted a man to marry... Did I have any chance...?"

"I love you too, Weiss."

Weiss' eyes widen.

"Weiss, you're so amazing and cute. Both versions of you are. I promise I'll stay by your side no matter what." Ruby says.

Weiss smiles as light bursts in front of them.

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Team SNSS and HGG, along with Yang and Blake, finished off the remaining Grimm as the Nightmare burst with light, with Ruby unconscious. Weiss' dress floats before flying into Negative Weiss.

Ruby and Negative Weiss wake up before they look at everyone else and each other.

"Weiss!" Ruby shouts as she runs to Weiss before hugging her.

"Ruby? What are you doing? And what am I wearing?" Weiss asks.

Ruby was then promptly pushed out of the way by Hornet.

"Weiss! Are you okay? The Nightmare or we do not hurt you, are you? Scratches, bruises, anything?" Hornet asks.

Weiss laughs before saying, "I'm alright, Hornet. Please stop being such a mother hen."

Hornet gasps.

"Excuse me?! Well, sorry for being worried about you being possessed and...!" Hornet scolds.

* woah, woah, woah. easy there. Sans said.

"Stay out of this!" Hornet shouts.

* look, everyone else here is also worried, so i understand why. but please calm down and focus a little bit. Sans said.

Hornet puffs, "Fine."

Weiss is impressed. Sans didn't even show a small amount of fear towards Hornet's rage. Honestly, this was exactly how she imagined the most emotional person against the most calm person she knew.

"Wait, how are Team SNSS and HHG both here?" Weiss asks as she remembers how she now has two sets of memories, with both of her personalities from those memories merging.

"Long story short, Sans accidentally merged their timelines. Don't worry, only us, JNPR, Ozpin, Goodwitch, and Shion remember those two timelines separately," Ruby says.

"Okay, that sounds impossible, then again, they all came from different worlds," Weiss sighs.

* now then. we still have one more problem. Sans said.

"What do you mean?" Yang asks.

Sans blasts Blake with a Dust Blaster.

"Sans! What are you...?!" Yang shouts.

"So you sensed it, too?" Hornet asks.

"What going on?!" Sosuke shouts.

"Weiss wasn't the only one the Nightmare got a hold of," Sasuke explains.

"What?" Ruby asks.

Blake laughs as purple vines surround her, causing her to burst into purple flames.

"In the name of the White Fang and all of Faunus kind! I will take down the Schnee Dust Company!" Blake shouts.

"Oh, come on!" Naruto shouts.

The purple flames disappeared, revealing Negative Blake.

She now had purple hair backing and wore an outfit similar to what that Adam guy wore.

She also had two swords, one short, the other long, connected to a chain.

Vines then launched themselves at Weiss before Sans blasted them away.

* welp, time to get out of here. Sans says. * PK teleport β.

He teleports the heroes back to where they entered the dream.

* any ideas on how to get out of here? Sans asks.

Ghost uses the Dream Nail as he summons a Dreamgate for them to leave.

* that's more like it. Sans said.

The ten hunters went through the Dreamgate to escape.

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They all woke up before seeing that Blake was still sleeping.

"This is bad. You were able to save Weiss, but it appears that the Nightmare used the last of its power amplify of the affects of Blake's Nightmare," Shion said, with a container holding Weiss' Nightmare.

"So she was infected too?!" Ruby shouts.

"Shoot!" Naruto said.

* how bad is it? Sans asks.

"Blake's Nightmare will accelerate her corruption, so we won't have much time to bring her back. About four hours at most," Shion explains. "However, Blake won't be able to do anything as long as Weiss is awake, since Blake is still stuck in Weiss' dream. And there will be a much powerful version of the Nightmare"

"So, you're saying...?" Naruto asks.

"You all will have to save Blake in Weiss' dream created by the Nightmare. This will include manifestations of Weiss' inner thoughts."

Weiss blushes.

"Aw, come on, Weiss. Are they really that embarrassing?" Yang asks.

"What? No, I, um, but," Weiss stutters before sighing, "Yes."

"Aww, Weiss, you're so cute," Ruby says before kissing Weiss on the lips.

Yang was about to protest before she was wrapped in Hornet's silk and carried by Sans' blue magic. Hornet and Sans both bumped fists.

"Ruby! I, what, huh?" Weiss stutters.

"Weiss Schnee, will you be my girlfriend?" Ruby asks.

Weiss' heart flutters before saying, "Yes."

Ozpin chuckles at the sight. Yong love.

"Now then, let's get back to saving Blake, shall we?"

"Oh, right!" Ruby says.

"My Aura will need to recover again. I think you all should rest before entering the dream," Shion said.

* good, because i got a lot of work to do. you three are coming with me. Sans said to Team HHG before teleporting them somewhere and dropping Yang, releasing her restraints.

"I wonder why? Wait, where's my Ember Cecilia?" Yang asks.

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Sans teleports them to the basement of his snack bar before looking at the notes Kay gave him in regards on information about Hornet and the Vessels.

In there was a lab with computers and machines everywhere, including a machine in the middle of molten lava.

Sans puts the Ember Cecilias and the Gambol Shroud into a machine before going to another.

"Why are we here?" Hornet asks.

* because your armor looks a bit rusty. Sans said as he powered up another machine. * now, how do you feel about getting a new arm, big guy?

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"Now, where are Ruby and Weiss?" Yang angrily asks.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Kay were following Yang to the city since they were bored, and they figured seeing the incoming drama of Yang catching Ruby and Weiss doing something romantic was going to be entertaining.

"Come on, Yang, let your sister live a little," Kay said.

"I'm sorry, did I ask for your opinion?!" Yang shouts.

Naruto laughs at the sight as Sasuke smirks. Overprotective sibling moment.

They find Weiss buying Ruby some cookies at Sans' snack bar. The girls in red and white sat on a nearby table before Weiss fed Ruby the magic cookies. Weiss then held the last cookie above Ruby, most likely to tease her height. She chuckles as Ruby tries to reach for the cookie before they fall, with Ruby on top of Weiss.

"You're such a child," Weiss said.

"But you love me!" Ruby said.

"Yes, I do," Weiss said before kissing her on the lips.

Ruby blushes and makes intangible noises before she gets off Weiss, as Weiss blushes at her bold move.

If Yang was angry before, she was now enraged.

"Alright! Enough of that!" Yang shouts as she walks towards the new couple.

"Come on, Yang! Let me live my life!" Ruby shouts.

"Ruby, I love you, but you are too young for a relationship!" Yang shouts.

"I'm only two years younger than her!" Ruby points out.

Weiss walks to NSS as the sisters argue.

"You all came for the drama, didn't you?" Weiss asks.

The three shinobi nod.

*break it up, you two. Sans said as he pushed Yang and Ruby away from each other. *yang, i understand not accepting the fact that your younger sibling was dating someone who is the last person you expected. but you got to be happy for ruby's happiness.

Yang silently fumes before saying, "Fine."

oh, and weiss, if you do hurt ruby... Sans threatens with eyes gone as Weiss gulps. *i'll just tell hornet what you did and she'll give you a bad time because i'm too lazy.

Ruby and Weiss fell at the threat.

"I'll keep that in mind," Weiss chuckles.

If there's one thing Sans is known for, it's that he is a massive troll.

"Oh! Sans! Where's Ghost, Hornet, and Hollow?" Ruby asks, remembering Sans teleporting with them.

*oh, yeah. everyone, follow me. Sans said.

Team RWY and NSS followed Sans to the basement. They were shocked to see the advanced workshop hiding under the snack bar.

"Woah! You built all of this?" Ruby asks.

*where did you think the edible magic came from? Sans asks as he points to a machine surrounded by lava. * that there is the core, based on the one from my universe. it turns geothermal energy into pure magic.

"And geothermal energy is...?" Yang asks.

"The energy released from the heat of the planet, Yang. Do you not listen in our science classes?" Weiss asks.

"Hey, is that...?" Naruto asks.

Ghost, Hornet, and Hollow encountered them, all wearing some sort of high-tech lightweight armor. Hollow also had a mechanical left arm, and his mask was no longer cracked.

*like it? built them myself. i also fixed up the big guy. Sans says.

"You do realize..." Weiss starts saying.

*that ghost and hollow are neutral-gendered. yes. i also know that they don't care about using gendered pronouns. Sans replies.

"How did you know-?"

*telepathy. read their thoughts.

"Hey, is that my and Blake's...?" Yang asks.

*yep. i also upgraded them to match how they worked in weiss' dream. i also built a replica of ruby's crescent rose from weiss' dream. or I like to call it, the snow crescent rose. we all could use some training, after all.

"This is so cool, Sans!" Ruby says.

*thanks. now, follow me to the training area.

Sans guides the others to the VRS or Virtual Reality Station. He types a few things on his keyboard and chooses a snowy mountain for training.

*so, who's going first?

"I'll go!" Yang says as Hollow steps up.

*okay. enter the arena.

Yang and Hollow went into the station.

"Brr! It sure is cold!" Yang said.

Hollow puts his nail on the ground before roaring.

"Oh, boy," Yang said.

*i think i'll help her by giving her a boost. offense up α x 5 + shield β. Sans said as Yang felt a power increase and saw a shield protecting her.

"Thanks, Sans! I think I'll need it!" Yang says.

As the two fought, with Yang barely standing her ground against a near-prime Hollow, Ruby hesitantly decided to call her mother, Summer Rose. She waits for the ringtone before it picks up.

"Ruby! Sweetie! How are you doing?" Summer asks.

Ruby holds back her tears before saying, "I'm doing fine, Mom."

"Good! How's Yang?"

"She currently sparing with Hollow."

"Hollow. I heard from your father they were the nine-foot-tall person he, you, and Yang found."

"That's them, alright! They're currently testing out his new prosthetic arm made by Sans!"

"Who's Sans?"

"You know, the white-haired boy gave you the bone."

"Him?! I was wondering where he was! So, he built it?"

"Yep! He also built armor for Hollow and his siblings."

"I thought Taiyang said..."

"We found out two of their siblings were still alive."

"Huh. Anything else you want to tell me?"

"Oh, and the three boys who brought you back safely afterward? They're part of Sans' team."

"Wow. That sounds like a very powerful team."

"I know. Oof, Yang just got parried and smacked by Hollow."

"Is Yang going to be alright?"

"Pretty sure Sans will heal her up if she is too hurt."

"Alright. You and your sister stay safe."

"We will! Bye, Mom!"

"Bye, Ruby! And tell Yang that I said hi!"

"I will!"

Ruby ends the call before releasing her tears.

"Ruby! Are you alright?" Weiss asks as she confronts her girlfriend.

"I'm fine. I'm just... very happy my mom's alive." Ruby says.

*that's good to know she is. Sans said.

The battle ended with an unconscious Yang being dragged by Hollow out of the station.

*lifeup γ x 2. Sans said as he healed up all of Yang's and Hollow's bruises.

Yang was conscious again as she stood up.

"Ouch, thanks Sans, and good fight, Hollow!" Yang said.

Hollow nods before returning to their siblings.

*alright. who's next? Sans asks.

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After hours of training, they returned to the snack bar and they all got something to eat.

"You all are something else," Weiss said.

*we know," The universal visitors say as Ghost and Hollow nod.

"There are multiple versions of the original Sans throughout time and space?" Ruby asks.

*yep. in fact, a female version of me is married to Kakashi. Sans said.

"The new professor? Really?" Yang asks.

"Yeah. I still can't believe she was older than me." Naruto says.

"What's her age now?" Weiss asks.

*physically? 18, since she doesn't have a kid to continue aging. spiritually? eh, we all stopped counting after 100.

"No wonder you act like a war veteran sometimes," Weiss said.

*eh. Sans dismisses. *still have the mindset of an eighteen-year-old.

"He's right. It's the same for me," Hornet said.

"So, you two got super strong beasts inside of you?" Yang asks.

"Yep. Kuruma, the Nine-Tailed Beast, and the Legendary Godzilla," Kay explains.

"Can they talk through you?"

"Yes, we can, kid," The Legendary Godzilla said before giving Kay back control. "What he said."

"Good to know. Blake would fangirl on you three for being manga material."

The mention of Blake stops them all for a second.

Ghost was worried for Blake's well-being. Sure, she just got infected, but he feels like if he waits too long, she might be gone forever, like he thought with Myla.

Naruto puts a hand on Ghost's shoulder.

"We'll save her, dattebayo!" Naruto exclaims.

Ghost nods in agreement.

"Oh, Weiss, why do you have a silly jail in your dream?" Ruby asks.

"Ruby!" Weiss yells.

Everyone laughs as Weiss pouts,

"We should go back to Blake," Ruby said.

Everybody agrees as Sans teleports them.

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They all return to Shion with Team JNPR and CHPS waiting for them.

"Team RWBY, SNSS, and HGG. While you were gone, Sans gave me a list of ideas to think about," Shion said.

"How are you always one step ahead of us?" Weiss asks.

*i'm a smart guy. Sans said.

"His plan revolves around bringing Jaune and Weiss so you could ask for help from the Schnee Empire in Weiss' dream," Shion explains.

"Wait, but if we destroyed Weiss' Nightmare, shouldn't her dream kingdom be against her?"

"No, as Jaune's and Weiss' hearts still remember being possessed by the Nightmare, so other Nightmares will mistake them for a host and should ignore them," Shion explains.

"Oh, so they're not worth noticing-" Nora stops saying as Hornet ties her up.

Weiss smiles at her overprotective sister figure.

"That isn't it, Nora," Ren said.

"Let's just say they have something of an immunity, but the closer they get to the Nightmare, the more they begin to react to it," Shion said.

"Uh, what kind of reaction?" Jaune asks, worried.

"Common symptoms are intense itching and trouble breathing."

"It's like an allergy," Pyrrha said.

"I'm not so sure about this," Jaune said.

"Well, I'm willing to go back and save Blake," Weiss said.

"Fortunately, that should mean they can move quite freely and without interference," Shion said.

"Whoa, really?" Naruto says.

"We could use your help there, Jaune!" Ruby says.

*i feel like a "but" is coming up. Sans said.

"But if the Nightmare ejects them too hard, they could die from shock inside the dream," Shion warns. "Please be careful."

*called it.

"Ugh, dying in your sleep," Nora said.

"Please don't die in there, Jaune," Ren said.

"Ugh, I have to do this for my friends," Jaune said. "Can I really do this?"

"Your cowardice will be your downfall. To truly grow, you must face your fears and doubts," Hornet said.

*what she means is. Sans said as he glared at Hornet. *of course, you can. you're doubting yourself too much.

"I know you can do it, Jaune. Believe in yourself and your Aura," Pyrrha said.

"I'll try my best," Jaune agrees.

*come on. we have to work overtime. Sans said.

*Actually, I think I'll stick with Team CHPS. Flowey said.

*suit yourself, weed.

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Shion wraps Ruby, Weiss, Yang, and Jaune with purple string, sending them to the dream.

Ghost uses the Dream Nail again to send Team SNSS and HGG to the dream.

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They all woke up as they were on the snowy field again.

*wait, where's-?

Sans was interrupted as Jaune's hand grabbed his leg.

"Ah, there he is," Hornet said.

Hollow grabs Jaune's arm and pulls him out of the snow. He then puts Jaune down before Jaune falls over.

"This stuff is too heavy," Jaune groans.

"So this is how Weiss views him, huh?" Yang asks.

Everyone else looked at Weiss.

"What?!" Weiss asks.

*nothing," Everyone said.

"Jaune, are you alright?" Ruby asks.

"I think I'm okay," Jaune said.

"I have three coins. You guys?"

"Yeah, same here," Yang said.

"I also have three," Weiss said.

"Yeah, I have three, too," Jaune said.

"Then let's all use them properly!" Ruby says.

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Ruby uses her Snow Crescent Rose as a snowboard, Yang uses her motorcycle, Weiss uses a sleigh made out of ice, Jaune uses his shield as a sled, and Sans skis as he uses blue magic to bring NSS and HHG with him.

"Oh no! I can't stop this thing!" Jaune yells before he flips over his shield and falls miserably.

He got back up as he saw the sign.

"Alright, are you ready Ruby?" Yang asks.

"Yeah! Let's go, everyone," Ruby said.

"I'm ready as well," Weiss said.

*already ready. Sans said.

"Yeah!" Naruto shouts.

Sasuke nods in agreement.

"Ready to go!" Sosuke said.

Ghost and Hollow nod.

"Ready when you are," Hornet said.

Jaune struggled to carry his giant Crocea Mors before holding it in place.

"I think I'm ready, too," Jaune said.

"You gonna be okay?" Yang asks, annoyed.

She then gets buried by a giant snowball, courtesy of Sans.

They all hear a Schnee Dust Company train coming near them.

"There it is," Yang said.

"Alright them-oops," Ruby says as she points her weapon backward.

Weiss chuckles as she kisses Ruby on the cheek.

"Try not to mess this up, okay Ruby?" Weiss asks.

"Oh! Yeah! I will-I mean, I won't!" Ruby stutters.

Yang glares at Weiss' flirt before Sans blasts a bunch of White Fang off the train.

*rubes! weiss! pay attention! Sans said.

"Shaw!" Hornet sounded as Team SNSS and HHG leaped on the train.

"Follow their lead!" Ruby said as Team RWY and Jaune joined.

Jaune screams as he lands on the train with his sword stuck.

Hollow helps Jaune get his sword unstuck.

"Thanks, Hollow," Jaune said.

Hollow nods before he fires Soul Daggers to nearby White Fang.

The three teams fought as Ghost blasted the last one.

Weiss then receives a call.

"Miss Weiss," A hologram avatar said.

"Yes, Doc Klein?" Weiss asks.

"There appears to be a Schnee Dust Company train heading towards us."

"I know, I'm on it."

"On the case or the train itself?"

"Both!"

"Incoming!" Naruto shouts as the gates to the Schnee Empire are close.

"Weiss!" Ruby says.

"Right! Open the gates!" Weiss commands.

"Right away, Miss Weiss," Doc Klein said.

The gates open as the walls let the train and everyone on it into the Kingdom.

The heroes were amazed when a group of buildings got out of the way as tracks rose.

"The tracks are going up!" Ruby says.

"Let's go as far as we can!" Yang said.

The train passes through the next wall, leading them to a place filled with tents. They look at the sight as before they all jump to a nearby building.

"King Nicholas!" The Schnee mechs salutes.

"Achoo!" Weiss sneezes as Jaune follows it up with another sneeze.

"Aw, my nose is runny and my eyes are itchy," Jaune complains.

"You think you're the only one?" Weiss asks.

"Enough! You two are the only ones who can get past this kingdom's security! Must I remind you...?!" Hornet scolds.

"That Blake's life depends on us, we know, Hornet," Weiss said.

"Well, get going!" Yang shouts.

Jaune and Weiss were walking through the city. A mech looks at them before minding their own business. The two walked through the groups of tents.

"Hello, hello, hello!" A voice said.

Jaune jumps in fear as Weiss sighs, recognizing Dopey Klein.

"Ah! Miss Weiss! What are you doing here?" Dopey Klein asks before looking at Jaune. "And wait a minute, aren't you one of the sillies?"

Weiss laughs.

"I think I just got insulted by a talking door! And you!" Jaune yells.

"Yes, Dopey Klein, he's one of the sillies, just like you said. I was just bringing him back to you!" Weiss said.

"Thank you, Miss Weiss!" Dopey Klein said as he opened himself.

"What are you...?!" Jaune demanded before being shoved by Weiss into Silly Jail. He saw Weiss stealing his shield and blocking the talking door with it.

"Hold on. Why aren't I closing? How weird!"

Weiss rejoins the others watching.

"What's going on?" Yang asks.

"If I'm right, this is going to be very embarrassing," Weiss said.

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Jaune was shocked at the sight as there were stands selling popcorn, deserts, and sodas everywhere. The dream versions of CHPS were waving at him.

He sees the Dream versions of Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora giving him gloves and a scarf.

"Oh! Is this for me?" Jaune asks as he puts them on. "Aw, this helps so much! Thanks, guys! You know I was supposed to let you guys out, but wow, it's really warm and comfortable in here, isn't it? My nose stopped feeling so itching even. I wonder why?"

Dream Pyrrha drags Jaune to a sign saying stop and having a shape similar to the one he saw. There was a gold relic in the center. Dream Pyrrha shows it to Jaune. He grabs it as he looks at the relic in his hand.

"Hey, isn't this Team RWBY's relic?" Jaune asks as the dream versions of his teammates gasp. "This looks like a different color, though."

The signs said "go" as young Weisses rushed towards the door.

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"I can't close! This is so weird! I need to close!" Dopey Klein says before dozens of Little Weisses burst past him as they laugh.

"Is that you when you were a little girl?" Yang asks Weiss.

"I may have been keeping my childhood feelings locked up," Weiss admits.

"Aww, they're so adorable!" Ruby squeals.

"Wait. Where are Sans and Hornet?" Naruto asks.

They see a group of Little Weisses hugging a joyful Hornet as another bunch carries Sans around as he sleeps.

Weiss smacks her face at the two.

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As the three teams watched the other teams fight, Sans and Hornet noticed Papyrus and Ghost were happy to see their friend Penny. Team NSS and RWBY were busy explaining to Hollow who Hank was.

As Penny fired swords at her opponents who hid behind rocks, Hank was charging at them, shouting, "Here's Johnny!" Sans and Chara laugh at the horror movie joke.

Penny then lifts the rocks their opponents were on and drags them to Hank, who Nexus punches the rocks into pieces while launching his two foes with forceful strikes.

"Hope you like fists in your lunch, shitheads!" Hank shouts.

Hornet was disgusted at the profanity. She really did not like the mutant.

After their match was over, Penny and Hank were leaving the arena. Papyrus and Ghost decided to hop down to meet up with their friends. Hollow would eventually follow them, but only because he wants to meet Hank J. Wimbleton personally.

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"Penny!" Ruby shouts.

"Ruby!" Penny shouts back as she jumps-hugs Ruby, accidentally crushing her.

"Why...?" Ruby groans in pain.

*FRIEND PENNY! Papyrus shouts, landing on the ground with Ghost.

"Papyrus! Ghost!" Penny shouts, doing the same thing she did to Ruby, only for Papyrus being able to catch and hug her.

"So, you're Penny's friend from the other timeline, eh?" Hank asks, shocking Ghost. "What? Think I haven't dealt with time travel shit. Anyways, you are small as fuck. Aren't you a little bit too young to deal with fuckers like Grimm?"

Ghost, thanks to some sign language taught by Sans, Papyrus, and Green, told Hank he was 178 years old.

"Whoa. You're old, yet look so young," Hank says.

Hollow then lands behind them before looking at the mutant.

Hank looks back at him. Sure, he had seen MAG Agents much bigger than him, but this wasn't a MAG, nor did they look as weak as those oversized fucks.

"Holy shit. You're one scary motherfucker," Hank swears before noticing their scars. "How long have you been fighting?"

Hollow scribbles in his notebook.

"Unknown. A majority of my 214-year life was me being a vessel to seal away a dangerous plague."

"How fucking dangerous we're talking about?" Hank asks.

"It takes over your mind, turning you into a mindless husk you once were," Ghost writes.

"Ah. Zombie apocalypse cliche. I can't tell if that's shittier than Nevada," Hank says.

*NYEHEHEH! HOW HAVE YOU BEEN PENNY? Papyrus shouts, ignoring how dark the Siblings and Hank's world could be.

"I've been having an amazing time! Though I did have an incident with a magnet, we were able to play it off," Penny says.

"Who knew that no one would fucking care why Penny was wearing a sombrero," Hank smirks.

Everybody laughed at that.

"Anyways, I want to stay at Beacon," Penny says.

"Penny. You know they wouldn't let you!" Ruby argues.

"Please, Ironwood is very scared of me. I could scare the shit out of him to let Penny stay," Hank says.

Ghost and Hollow weren't listening as they were fascinated with Hank's mutant arm.

*NYEHEHEH! NO MATTER HOW, IT WILL BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU JOIN! Papyrus exclaims.

"Yeah! Though I have a plan since I don't want Hank to go through the trouble for me," Penny whispers.

*(I HOPE IT WORKS OUT!) Papyrus whispers.

"Well, it was nice to finally meet you. Penny has been very open about her other life." Hank says casually, shocking everyone that Penny remembered two timelines as well. "C'mon, Penny. Ironwood is probably waiting for us."

"Coming, Hank! Bye, everyone!"

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The next fight was Ruby and Weiss against Sakura and Papyrus.

Thanks to access to Sans' workshop, courtesy of Sans' favoritism for his brother, Sakura was able to use the tech to make a pair of high-tech knuckles she called Slug Division. 

Papyrus came out holding his Bone Staff, claiming that he didn't need Sans' tech to be strong, before summoning Frank.

Ruby and Weiss both looked at each other.

"Is it safe to say we're doomed?" Weiss asks.

"Yes?" Ruby answers.

The fight starts as Sakura charges at the two world natives, before said huntresses dodged the attack.

"What are we going to do?!" Weiss asks.

"I don't know! This is like fighting a more-experienced Yang and an emotional Sans! Wait..." Ruby says.

Ruby runs toward Sakura, attacking her. Sakura easily dodges it before constantly attacking Ruby. Ruby swiftly dodges and parries them before constantly counterattacking Sakura, angering her.

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"I see. Yang and Sakura's personalities are alike, so Ruby makes Sakura angry to make her lose focus," Sasuke points out.

"That's how Neo was able to beat Yang," Hollow points out writing.

"Hey!" Yang shouts, offended.

"She has to be careful! One hit and Ruby's flying out of the stadium," Kay laughs.

"I know just how much a punch of hers hurts," Naruto shudders.

* rubes have been improving. Sans points out.

"She'll be a fine warrior after a few years," Hornet comments.

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Weiss, meanwhile, was having a stand-off firing lasers at Papyrus, who was counter-firing with bones and Frank's lasers.

Weiss then uses Wind Dust to blow Papyrus away, but the tall boy jumps over the attack before diving at Weiss, who barely dodges the slam attack,

*NYEHEHEH! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL NOT BE STOPPED BY A LITTLE WIND! Papyrus exclaims, charging at Weiss again before slipping on the ice below him and crashing into an iceberg.

"What about a little ice?" Weiss smugly says before Frank blasts her from behind.

"Weiss!" Ruby shouts, giving them an opportunity for Sakura to attack.

"Gotcha! SHANARO!" Sakura shouts, connecting a strike against Ruby.

Ruby was able to use her Crescent Rose to impale the floor, causing her flight to come to a screeching halt. However, Sakura's punch was able to reduce Ruby's Aura by 45 percent. Another hit and Ruby's out. Ugh, this was like fighting a god or something.

What Sakura didn't account for was Weiss jumping Sakura. The heiress sacrifices herself to push her to a volcano as the lava strikes both of them, eliminating them. Sakura was many things, but being fireproof was not one of them.

Ruby was in shock before turning her attention to Papyrus, who was ready for a fight.

*I'M SORRY IT HAD TO BE THIS WAY. Papyrus says.

"Me too, Paps," Ruby says.

The two quickly struck each other, with Papyrus dodging Ruby's semblance attacks, and Ruby dodging Papyrus' bone and laser attacks. Ruby went for a swing that Papyrus blocked. Papyrus then spins his staff at Ruby, who jumps out of the way.

Ruby tries to rapidly attack Papyrus for an opening, but his absolute defense keeps him from getting hit. Frank then ambushed Ruby, lowering her Aura to 35 percent to Papyrus' 75 percent.

Ruby knew that she'll never win at this rate. But an idea popped up inside her head.

Ruby charges at Papyrus with her semblance again, but drops her Crescent Rose, confusing Papyrus. She then grabs Papyrus' light body mid-spin, causing Papyrus to spin with her. Using the momentum, she throws Papyrus far away from the arena, eliminating him.

"Weiss!" Ruby shouts as she runs to where Weiss was laying. "Weiss! Are you okay?!"

Weiss coughs, saying, "I may not sing for a while."

Ruby kisses Weiss with the audience gasping at the sight.

"R-Ruby, people are watching... Not to mention my father..."

"Then let them watch, Weiss," Ruby says, smiling.

Ruby then carries Weiss out of the arena with Papyrus doing the same to Sakura.

"Weiss!"

Hornet ran to check on Weiss, worried about Weiss' injuries.

While sacrifices were common during war, it didn't hurt less if her close friend was injured.

*lifeup γ x 4 + healing α x 4. Sans said, healing the four fighters from their injuries and illnesses.

"Thank you, Sans," Weiss says.

"Up next is Team SNSS VS Team FNKI."

* welp. we're next.

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Sans and Naruto enter the stage as they approach their opponents. One was holding a trumpet while the other was rolling on skates.

"Hey, you're a Schnee, right?" The trumpet player asks.

*for the last time, i am not a-. Sans groans.

"I'm kidding," The trumpet player asks. "But, you do know about Jacque Schnee."

*his daughter mistook me for her brother. Sans said. *only met the guy once and i hate him.

"Don't we all. You know, my dad had a dust shop once. Before HE ran him out of business."

*guessing by illegal means.

The trumpet player nods.

*trumpet, huh? more of a... Sans said as he revealed a, *trombone.

Sans plays it, making the trumpet player laugh.

"Let's do this-!" Naruto shouts.

"Let's do this!" The rollerblading Faunus says. "That's what you sound like."

"Uh-"

"Say, where did you get that face paint?!" Obvious pointing out Naruto's whiskers,

"This is natural," Naruto points out.

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah? Is that a prob-"

"You should try rollerblading sometime! It's super fun! Though it may take you a while since you're so, you know, weird."

"What?!"

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"That girl is annoying," Sasuke says.

Everyone else agreed. The girl was just... bratty that everyone wants to beat her up.

"Hopefully, Naruto does that for us," Kay said, voicing everyone's thoughts.

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The arena forms as Sans and Naruto stance their techniques. Their opponents did the same.

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

"Begin!"

The trumpet player blows his instrument as sound waves try to blow Sans and Naruto away as the rollerblader speeds up at them.

*PK rockin' Ω. Sans said, landing his attack as his foes were blasted away.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto shouts as he summons a hundred clones who charge at their opponents.

Sans then summoned soul pillars to keep the two foes from escaping.

"How can he do that?" Port asks.

"Sans is a man of mystery," Oobleck replies.

The Naruto clones threw punches, kicks, and hooks, and slammed from all directions overwhelming them. They all then jumped as they cupped their hands with chakra flowing between them.

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"I forgot Naruto can do that," Hinata admits.

"I think even he did," Sakura says, smirking.

"Do what?!" Kay shouts.

"A move he created to imitate our friend," Sasuke answers.

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"Lava Release! Rasen!" Naruto shouts.

"HADOUKEN!" The clones joined in as they all fired spheres filled with fiery chakra.

The flaming spheres flew directly at the two.

The trumpet player then split into four before blowing away the incoming balls of doom.

*what the-?

"What's this?"  Professor Port asks.

"It looks like young Flint activated his semblance! And a remarkable one is that!" Oobleck explains. "Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on Flynt Coal's Killer Quartet!"

"Any ideas?" Naruto asks.

*do you think you could throw some marked kunai around them? Sans asks using Telepathy.

After all, there was a reason Naruto wasn't allowed to use his Flying Raijin Jutsu during the first round.

"Sure!" Naruto says as he throws the Flying Raijin kunai around their two foes.

"You missed!" The rollerblader snarks.

*do that jutsu again, but have your clones teleport to the kunai.

"Got it!" Naruto says as he and his clones charge another assault.

Sans then grabs the rollerblader before summoning a wall of bones and grinds the brat into it.

"Magnet Release! Rasen..."

The trumpet player tries to attack with his clones, but before he could...

"Hadouken!" Naruto and his clones shouts, appearing around him as they fire the sandy spheres of power.

They point-blank-hit the trumpet player before Sans got a hold of him as well and threw him to the sky into his Dust Blasters range. The two blasters fired lasers, lowering the trumpet player's aura to very low rates before Sans sliced him, disqualifying the boy.

Before he could rest, the rollerblader speeds to Sans and tries to hit him, but fails before trying again and getting repeat results.

* naruto! ready for the girl's beating? Sans asks.

Naruto nods before posing his Shadow Clone technique.

Sans, after dodging the rollerblader for the tenth time (good thing he could dodge more easily), he throws a soul dagger on the ground that trips the rollerblader at the mercy of Naruto. Said shinobi summons a thousand clones.

"What is this?!" Port asks.

Just in case the girl tries to escape...

*hypnosis α. Sans said

"Na! Ru! To!" The clones shout as they swarm and each uppercut the tired girl, breaking her aura.

After the clones had their hit, the real Naruto jumps to the girl and deals the finishing blow, saying, "1K Uzumaki Shoryuken Barrage!"

Naruto knocks the girl out of her aura, disqualifying her.

"Neon is out!" Oobleck shouts.

Sans joins Naruto, with Naruto having a flashback of the Sans he knows smiling after her victory in the Chunin Exams.

*you okay? The Sans in front of him asks.

"Just remember some good times," Naruto says. "Couldn't you just throw them out of the ring?"

*would've been too easy. Sans said.

"Since when have you chosen the hard route?" Naruto asks, knowing that Sans' heart is the same as his best friend.

*rivalry.

"That's a good point," Naruto snickers, remembering him and Sasuke when they were young.

"We lost? Team FNKI lost?" The rollerblader asks. "That... was... so... awesome!"

The SN duo sweatdropped at her enthusiasm.

"You two were so cool and flashy! We should party later!"

"That was a powerful attack, blondie. I dig it," The trumpet player says.

Sasuke and Kay joined their team.

"I didn't know you could do that!" Kay shouts, excited.

"Did you think Naruto would sit by while watching Ryu fight?" Sasuke asks.

Kay stops to think about it.

"Good point."

"Hey!" Naruto pouts.

Sans laughs at his teammates. No wonder Karma called Naruto and Sasuke her brothers. Maybe he could call them that, too. Kay included.

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The next fight was Hornet and Ghost against a quick slinger and a bazooka. They weren't alone...

'Are you ready, sister?' Ghost asks.

Hornet nods blankly.

"Hope you like being blown to bits," The rocketeer boasts.

"Not before it's high noon," The gunslinger says.

As soon as the fight starts, the Grimmchild and a bunch of Weaverlings appear out of nowhere before the Grimmchild fires flames at their foes.

"Is that allowed, Professor Oobleck?" Port asks.

"Well, seeing that they were summoned like Weiss' semblance, the rules state no reason why they can't do that," Oobleck says.

"It should," Port sighs.

Ghost fired beams of white-hot energy while he and the gunslinger had a standoff. The gunslinger got a few lucky hits, so Ghost jumped away before he was pummeled with bullets.

Ghost then focuses, turning into a snail with his head half his normal size. The gunslinger tries to attack, but an energy shell blocks the bullets while Ghost heals.

It didn't help when Hornet threw a Straight Pin that disarmed the sharpshooter, causing him to desperately search for their weapon while Ghost slither towards them.

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Obviously, the other teams laugh.

"W-Why does Ghost look like that?!" Blake asks.

"I don't know, but it's funny, dattebayo!" Naruto chuckles, remembering the first time Ghost did that during the Charm testing.

Sans was laughing the hardest before choking on the air.

The next scene is Naruto trying to help stop Sans' choking.

Sakura sighs. No matter what, a Sans is going to be a Sans.

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The Weaverlings tanked the attacks aimed at their summoner and her ally, sacrificing their lives for them.

Hornet, however, didn't seem bothered by their deaths. In fact, she didn't feel anything at all with that blank expression of hers.

She attacks the bazooka with her blade, as energy extends the blade's reach, giving her an easy time dishing out powerful and graceful attacks from a distance. She then uses a pseudo-Great Slash that knocks the poor fellow into a hill.

'Necessary sacrifices,' Hornet thought. 'The Weaverlings never truly die.'

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*no reaction, not a single facial expression, and calculated attacks. Sans notes. *she's definitely using the void heart. but why?

"To mess with her competition?" Naruto asks.

"To focus on winning?" Sasuke asks.

"So she won't get distracted?" Sosuke asks.

"So she wouldn't react badly to the Weaverlings' deaths?" Ruby asks.

"Regardless, It's pretty weird to see Hornet so... calm," Weiss says.

Her friends nodded to that.

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Ghost became normal again before quickly sprinting towards the quick slinger, firing lasers at them. The Grimmchild screech as they burn the quick slinger's back, giving Ghost enough time to reach the sharpshooter. The pistol wielder strikes Ghost with a powerful aura kick, but vines stabs their aura as a counterattack.

Checkmate.

Ghost then uses a point-blank Shade Soul and Abyss Shriek, defeating the gunslinger once and for all.

Ghost then turns his attention to Hornet, who is hyper-focused and beating up the poor rocketeer. Hornet counters the bazooka using his rocket launcher like a club before having her opponent hold a Pimpoloo, before jumping away as it detonates.

'Having a blast, Hornet?' Ghost puns.

Hornet deadpans at Ghost, with that blank expression of hers.

"You spend too much time with Sans," Hornet states.

'Not my fault he's a genius compared to Yang.'

Hornet nods before they both turn their attention to their opponent.

Using their semblance, the rocketeer continuously fired unlimited rockets, hoping to blast the siblings away.

Ghost uses his Crystal Heart to charge through the explosions as the Grimmchild fired fireballs at their friend's foe.

Ghost then uses a Cyclone Slash, pummeling the opposing hunter, before backing off as Hornet drops on the bazooka, using a Drill for a devastating downward attack.

"You're finished."

As their foe's Aura is now 10%, they were announced the winners and would be proceeding to the Singles Round.

As they leave, Weiss hugs Hornet.

"That was amazing, Hornet! What was that?!" Weiss exclaims.

"A Drill I built when I was kidnapped by Pharloom," Hornet says in a matter-of-fact tone.

"You were what?! And you made that?!" Ruby says in horror and awe.

Hornet nods, saying, "It was long before I met Ghost."

*didn't think you could build weapons. think you can take off the void heart? it's weird seeing you this devoid of emotion. Sans puns, with Chara in his arms, scared.

"If I do that, I'll cry for the Weaverlings' sacrifices to protect me," Hornet reasoned, causing the Weaverlings to cuddle her side.

"Called it!" Ruby cheers.

*think you can take me on?

"I don't think so. I know so. Now, if anyone is done asking..."

Hornet takes off the Void Heart before she falls to the ground, bawling, "Why did I let that happen?!"

Weiss sighs. There was the Hornet she knew.

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*and where have you been, weed? Sans asks.

*Recording a video about our villains plotting something, smiley trashbag. Flowey says as he pulls out a camera from the ground.

Sans watches the video and growls.

*they think they're so clever, huh?

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"Hi-yah!" Weiss shouts disarming Hornet.

"Damn, girl, you sure have improved," Hornet chuckles before using a string on silk to rearm herself.

"Team SNSS was pretty brutal with their training," Weiss admits.

"I'm surprised their training didn't ruin your ego."

"Well, they all didn't insult everything I did."

"Heh heh, true."

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"You know, I think it's nice I have you," Ruby says.

*oh? Sans asks.

"I mean, I love my friends and Weiss, but it's nice to have someone who loves building things as I do," Ruby says, flashing back to her time in HHG's timeline. "Everyone else would hang out with Hornet, Hollow, and Ghost while I just work by myself."

*heh. just you're lucky that i'm that sansantional at engineering. Sans chuckles. *never thought i'd enjoy building weapons again.

"Again?" Ruby asks.

*it's what i did when i was my dad's assistant. Sans says. *they weren't very helpful.

"...Sans?"

*hm?

"Were you... created or something?"

Sans pauses to that.

*...papyrus told you, didn't he?

"T-to show Penny that being created isn't bad!"

*...well, he is right.

"...Did you dad...?"

*oh, yeah. what do you expect to do with the living test subjects you created?

"I'm sorry."

Sans puts a hand on Ruby's shoulder.

*rubes. it's in the past now. my dad got better! don't worry about it.

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The judge and the huntress looked behind them to see a man in a black coat with white hair, black face marking, and black eyes with white pupils.

*dad, i forgave you. i made that clear.

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"Is that...?"

*yep. dad, stop talking in wing dings. you're scary ruby.

Gaster clears his throat.

*Apologizes, Ms. Rose. I am W.D. Gaster.

Ruby laughs.

*Did I say something funny?

"Sorry, sorry, Sans said you're name was... Wing Dings!"

Ruby laughs harder.

Gaster looks at Sans, unimpressed.

*Really, son?

*had to make an excuse for my name change, g.

Gaster sighs at his son's mischievousness.

The door to Sans' lab opened, with Papyrus walking in with Ghost on his back.

*SANS?! CAN WE BORROW THE...! OH! HELLO, FATHER! Papyrus greets.

*Hello, son. Who's this fellow? Gaster asks.

*THIS IS GHOST!

Ghost waves at the man who speaks in hands.

*by the way, dad, how did you get here? Sans asks.

*Well, after you two and the king's children disappeared from our world, I tried to find you across the multiverse. Just when I was about to give up, I came into contact with a curious species called Shades, the soul-like beings of creatures called Vessels, who were looking for the last of their living kind.

Ghost perked up at his words.

'Siblings?'

*Ah, here they are now.

Shadow-like creatures emerged from the pool of darkness Gaster was standing on, with their shape similar to Ghost.

"Are those...?" Ruby asks.

'Sibling!' The Shades shout as they pick up Ghost and group-hugged him. 'Let us see our other living siblings!'

Ghost then scribbles on his notebook, calling out, "HELP!"

The Shades then float out of the lab, with screaming heard above them.

*welp, that's going to be a problem.

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Hornet looks up, seeing a bunch of Shades carrying Ghost before they swoop down to bug-nap Hornet.

"What in the name of Herrah?!" Hornet shouts before the Shades carry her away.

'Sister!' The Shades shout.

Weiss was dumbfounded at the sight.

"I should probably tell the others."

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"Chidori!" Sasuke shouts, landing a direct hit on Hollow's chest.

"Shoryuken!" Naruto shouts, uppercutting Hollow's head.

Hollow staggers a bit before being blasted in the back by an Atomic Breath.

Before the three shinobi could take down the knight, Hollow uses his explosive Focus to push them away.

"Not bad," Sasuke says.

Green then notices something.

*can someone tell me what's that? Green asks.

"Hollow, look out!" A familiar voice says.

The other four looked up to see Ghost and Hornet being carried by shadow creatures, who then carried Hollow away as well.

"Should we stop them?" Kay asks.

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"Ah, this is the life, right Blake?" Yang asks.

"Yeah, it is..." Blake says, blushing.

The two girls were riding the wind on Yang's motorcycle.

A group call was ringing.

"Wonder what's up."

Yang answers it to see chaos.

"Everyone! Some kind of dark creatures took Ghost and Hornet!" Weiss shouts.

"Those are their undead siblings!" Ruby explains.

"Their what?!"

"They did the same to Hollow," Sasuke says.

"They're heading towards the forest!" Naruto shouts.

"Someone save us!" Hornet screams.

A swarm of said shadow creatures was carrying the vessel siblings somewhere.

"Ghost?! Step on it, Yang!" Blake shouts.

"Um, on it!" Yang says, following the black swarm.

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*Sorry about this mess, Sans. Gaster apologizes.

*eh, as long as we're able to get them back before the singles round starts, we'll be fine. Sans brushes off.

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*heya, neo.

The multi-colored girl looks at Sans, with a lazy grin as usual, and Hornet, whose expression is unreadable.

*planning on messing with the final round?

Neo nods to the assumption.

"Cut to the chase. Who's side are you on?" Hornet demanded, ensuring who exactly is their enemy in this reborn world.

Neo casts an illusion of Roman Torchwick, giving a huff from Hornet and chuckle from Sans.

* works for me.

"I agree with that."

"Huh?" Neo sounded.

*so you're selectively mute here. i can respect that. Sans said.

"Another question. Do you or do you not have memories of two different lives?" Hornet asks.

Neo holds one finger.

*the former. 

"Anyone else?" Hornet asks.

Neo shrugs. "Cinder and the others don't seem to remember."

*just so you know, try anything funny with our match, and your friends won't save you from me. Sans warns.

Neo sighs, saying, "I won't. Say 'hi' to the others."

*will do.

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"Now, for the moment you've been waiting for! The one-on-one finals!" Port declares.

Ruby Rose, Sun Wukong, Penny Polendina, Mercury Black, Pyrrha Nikos, Sans Serif, Hornet Herrah, and another Hunter stand on the stage.

Sans and Hornet noticed Pyrrha's uneasy expression.

"Barty, why don't you explain the rules?" Port asks.

"Oh, it's quite simple, Peter. Instead of a bracket system, each round will be determined immediately before the match takes place," Oobleck explains.

"Much like any good hunt, there will be zero time to prepare."

"Ah, yes, yes. Now let us see who our first match will be!"

The wheel turns as the audience waits for it to stop.

"Wait, weren't Sans and Hornet preparing to fight each other?" Weiss points out. "How can they fight if the wheel is random?"

"Hey, where's Green?" Ruby asks.

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Green looks around to see anyone near the randomizer mechanism.

He tip-toed to the machine before putting an electronic device on it.

*hope this works. Green said.

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The wheel stops as its combatants are Sans and Hornet.

"What are the odds?" Sosuke asks.

Green returned with a basket of popcorn and a Coke.

*what did i miss?

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*It would seem like my son is going against your sister. Gaster says in the Void.

'Sister will win for sure!' A Shade said.

*I wouldn't count out my son just yet. He does have my power, and his psychic abilities are strong.

'So? Our other siblings took down a powerful god! If they can do the impossible, so can our sister!'

*Hm. Fair point.

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"Sans Serif and Hornet Herrah!" Port announces.

*good thing i told green what to do. Sans says.

"He's very talented behind that silly mask," Hornet admits.

*he is green, after all.

"Would all other combatants please leave the stage!?" Port asks.

The others did do just that.

The arena then morphs as the two leading outworlders look at each other.

"You better not hold back," Hornet demanded.

*if you say so. Sans says casually.

"Three! Two! One! Go!" Port announces.

Sans fires a Dust Blaster as Hornet dodges it.

She then dashes towards Sans and swings at him, but the judge blocks it with his sword and pushes her back.

The two then exchanged swords as they quickly parried and dodged the other's strikes. They then charged enough energy on their new swing, causing a quick light explosion as they connected before they pushed back.

Hornet dashes and got behind Sans and swung, only for a wall of bones to block her attack. Hornet felt herself floating before Sans chucks her to ground. She leaps away from her position before bones impale her.

*is that all you got? Sans asks.

"I'm not even trying," Hornet says as she takes something off.

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"What are those?" Ruby asks.

"Weights," Sasuke answers, remember a certain Taijutsu master.

"She's been fighting in the first two matches with those on?" Kay asks.

"So what? A couple of weights mean nothing," Yang says.

"Yang, this Hornet we're talking about. She can do the impossible like Sans can," Blake argues.

"She's right, Yang," Weiss says. "But just how heavy are they?"

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Hornet takes off her weights before dropping them.

"Much better," Hornet says.

As the weights land, it breaks the ground, leaving two dents on the metal plating.

Sans raises a brow.

*i see you came prepared. Sans remarks.

"Top that, Serif," Hornet teases.

*oh please, i'm not going to make this easy for you. offense up α x 10.

Sans gains a crimson aura.

* + flash Δ.

Wind surrounds Sans.

* + shield Δ.

A metallic shield appears as Sans holds it with his left arm.

"Hm..." Hornet sounded before throwing tri-pins.

Sans blocks it with his shield as the pins falls off, not leaving a single dent on the shield.

"Now this will be interesting," Hornet says.

* took the words out of my mouth. Sans said.

The two fighters visibly disappeared, causing the audience to gasp. Especially team RWBY.

Clashes of light appear out of nowhere as Sans and Hornet fight so fast the audience can't keep up.

'

'Sans prioritizes dodging and parrying, much more than me. He's a glass cannon. A mighty one. Can't get cocky,' Hornet thought.

* fire blaster. Sans said as his Dust Blaster spewed fire like a flamethrower.

* hornet's pretty tanky for someone so speedy. she can resist my hits and use any distraction to get in one hit. gotta focus on her movement, Sans.

Hornet dashes through the fire, ignoring it with her Silk Dash.

"Silk Spear!" Hornet says.

Sans aims to block it again before Hornet's nail wraps around the shield as Hornet removes it.

Hornet then charges, but she notices Sans smirking.

* fire Δ. Sans calls out.

A column of energy appears under Hornet, with the flames all black, giving her a feel of mental burns.

Then, a sickle snags Hornet's cloak as she is dragged towards Sans.

* yo. thunder Δ. Sans said before he punches Hornet with a closeline, causing her to cry out in pain.

Hornet was launched to the ground, before smiling. Sans wonders what she was thinking and notices a small bomb under him.

* whoa!

Sans hops out of the way from the explosion but barely dodges a boomerang carved by bone as Hornet swings at him again.

* tri-attack Δ. Sans said as he fired a powerful energy blast of psychic and dark energy compacted with force.

Hornet hops over it and swipes in the air, confusing Sans.

He then notices white indicators and dodges the dimensional spikes.

* crud! Sans shouts.

Hornet replaces her nail with a giant mace.

"May your life last, Hegemol..." Hornet says.

* freeze Δ. Sans said as he flowed purple psychic energy into the ground.

She then strikes the ground with the mace, firing massive shockwaves at Sans.

Sans summons a bone wall to block all of them before releasing it.

The princess charges forward for a swipe, only for the trap Sans planted freezing her nervous system.

Sans blasts the princess with a Dust Blaster, before saying * hypnosis Δ.

Hornet feels her mind off as she sees multiple Sans surrounding her.

*which one is the real me?

The sentinel takes a deep breath and focuses on the footsteps. She has to admit, this trick is impressive.

Hornet swings the mace at Sans while Sans swiftly dodges the brutal strikes.

* since when did you fight with a mace? Sans asks as he ducks from a horizontal swing.

"Until now," Hornet answers.

Sans used gravity magic to bring his shield back to him before Hornet was finally able to strike him.

As Hornet's mace impacts Sans' shield, the collision causes a quake that everyone feels.

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"Hornet could kill him at this rate!" Ruby exclaims.

"So can Sans," Weiss muses.

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* magnet Δ! Sans said as he pushed Hornet away with electromagnetism.

* teleport Δ. Sans snaps.

Hornet was confused at what Sans was doing before noticing a shadow under her.

"Ah!" Hornet jumps away as a Goliath falls on the ground.

"Where did that Grimm come from?" Port asks.

Sans chuckles as he says, * teleport Δ x 3.

Hornet then runs from a falling Beacon Airship, Green, and Yang's motorcycle.

*what am i doing here? Green asks.

"Bumblebee!" Yang shouts.

"Where are these things coming from?!" Port demanded.

"It would seem Sans is teleporting random things onto Hornet. We might need to put this on hold, and Hornet's riding on the Goliath."

Hornet was laughing as she directed the Goliath to stomp on Sans, so Sans turned on Bumblebee and drove away.

Green wasn't so lucky as he got stomped by the Goliath.

* ouch... Green groans.

"This is insanity! This shouldn't be allowed!" Port yells.

"Well, a good huntsman and huntress know to expect the unexpected, and there are no rules against teleporting foreign objects and people into the arena. But, Sans, we will disqualify you if you continue to do so," Oobleck warns.

* i had my fun. Sans says as he jumps off the motorcycle onto the Goliath Hornet was on.

* thunder Δ. Sans declares as he turns his weapon into a hammer and knocks Hornet off the Grimm before he chucks the destroyed airplane at it.

The airplane explodes as it kills and knocks the Grimm out of the ring. 

*hey, green, could you...?

Green interrupts Sans by riding on the walls with Bumblebee out of the Colosseum.

* thanks.

"Now do I have your full attention?" Hornet asks.

* yes, you do. Sans smirks before rushing to the princes. * thunder Δ!

Sans turns his weapon into a spear and stabs rapidly at Hornet, as Hornet parries each of them.

"Pathetic!" Hornet says as she gets her nail out again. "Gossamer Storm!"

Sans block the multi-slash attack.

* ain't gonna work, pal! starstorm Δ blaster! Sans shouts before a Dust Blaster tries to suck her up.

Hornet ducks out of the way and disables it with a swing from her needle.

"Shaw!" Hornet shouts as she throws a series of Tri-Pins at the judge.

Sans uses his metal shield to block most of them, with some cutting his hoodie. He fires yellow arrows in retaliation.

He then teleports behind Hornet. She tries to counterattack, but Sans grabs her arm and flips her over him.

*geeeeeeet dunked on! Sans laughs.

Hornet counters the slam by grabbing Sans' arm as well and throws him to the edge, with the judge barely able to keep himself from falling off.

Sans summons his sword as Hornet charges at him with full force.

* have at it!" The two leaders shout as they parry and throw each attack.

The audience could see clashes of light appearing frequently around the two.

* tri-attack! Sans says as he point-blank fires a powerful blast of fire, ice, and electricity

It blasts Hornet away, but before Sans can finish her off, her boomerang returns, distracting him.

Hornet then uses two silk strings to whip the judge, causing him to back off.

* heh, you sure kept me on my toes.

Sans teleports to the other side of the arena, lifting his left pointer finger as collected energy turns white.

* this will finish you off. Sans said. *offense up Δ x 50!

Hornet hops to the other side as well, as her nail glows.

"I would say the same to you," Hornet smirks.

* JUDGMENT! WHITE! Sans shouts as he throws a giant orb of white energy.

"Garama!" Hornet shouts as she charges at the attack and stabs it, holding it in place as she cuts into it, feeling the painful burns as she continues. Sans widens his eyes before Hornet passes his attack and swings for a cut. He swiftly turns his weapon into a sword and swings, as his final attack explodes on the ground, blindly the audience.

As the light fades, the team leaders in the arena stand still as they both hold blades.

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"Wait, so who won?" Nora asks.

"Quiet, Nora," Ren said.

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They then both fall, Hornet on her back, Sans on his stomach.

"Unbelievable! Sans and Hornet had lowered their Aura to minimal levels! It's a tie!"

Hornet looks back at her rival.

"You truly are a powerful adversary," Hornet compliments her rival.

*thanks. i get that a lot. Sans said. *you're pretty good yourself.

"How are you still alive?" Hornet asks. She remembers their deal of not using any of Ghost's charms.

*nothing more than a good buffer to keep me alive by a string. Sans explains.

The two got back up as Hornet uses Bind and Sans uses Lifeup α.

"What's this? The two combatants had refilled their Aura! What could this possibly mean?!" Oobleck asks.

Sans nods to Hornet as she nods back, with both of their hands raised.

* we give up!"  The two leaders declare.

Hornet then hops back to her team and friends, with Sans teleporting behind her.

"Well, uh, due to this being a tie, both fighters are disqualified," Port says.

"Yes, Peter. This has been a truly extraordinary battle! This is the most eventful match that anyone has seen! I can't wait for the other hunters and huntresses to top that off!" Oobleck says.

Hornet and Sans notice Ruby and Weiss shaking.

*um, you okay, rubes and weiss? Sans asks.

"Okay?! You two have that spectacular fight, and you say, 'Are we okay?!'" Weiss shouts.

Ruby and Weiss both hug their respective idols.

"That was so awesome! No, wait! That's not the word! Amazing! Not that either!" Ruby rambles as she tries to find an excellent adjective to compliment Sans' match.

*i get the idea, rubes.

"Heh, what did you expect from me?" Hornet asks. "And Sans."

*hm? Sans asks.

"I'll get stronger and win next time," Hornet challenges Sans.

*then i'll keep growing myself. Sans counters.

The two fists bumped with respect.

"So, are you two friends now?" Ruby asks.

* maybe?/Perhaps," Sans and Hornet answer.

They then dodge a fist from Yang.

*sup, yang.

"You brought my beautiful motorcycle to the ring! And you tried to smash it with him!" Yang shouts.

* hey, i have no control over what teleport Δ summons. Sans counters.

"i don't have an excuse at all," Hornet admits.

Yang's eyes glow red.

*are you thinking what i'm thinking?

"Run."

* flash Δ.

The two speedsters ran away at super speeds from an angry Yang, with Ruby pouting at her not being the fastest anymore.

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"She did it!" Naruto shouts.

Kay and the others were watching Ruby's victory against Mercury, with Ruby standing there triumphantly.

'Take that, Cinder,'  Kay thought.

As the announcer congratulated the young Rose, Kay noticed Sans frowning. Which was weird because he rarely frowns.

"Something wrong, man?" Kay asks.

*notice something off with ruby?

Kay looked and did see something. Ruby was waving in the same pattern, stuck in a loop. Mercury was also groaning in a repeat.

Hollow throws a Soul Dagger at the stadium.

The illusion shatters, revealing Ruby blocking the attacks from a blood-thirsty opponent.

"Why are you attacking me?!" Ruby shouts.

"Just fight back-"

"Mercury Black! What in the name of Beacon are you doing?!" Port demanded.

Mercury stopped and looked around, seeing the video of the illusion shattering and revealing his malicious nature. He growls as Atlas soldiers surround him.

*checkmate. Sans laughs.

*oh... he's in trouble now! Green chuckles.

Guards come to take Mercury while Kay watches Cinder walking away.

*kay.

"On it."

"Green."

*sure, boss lady.

Green teleports Kay and himself away from the seating area.

"Wait, why did Ruby not fight back?" Yang asks.

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Earlier that day...

Sans and his team were watching the bleachers, seeing Yang standing victorious. Suddenly, glass shatters revealing Mercury attempting to kick Yang. Yang reacts last second before punching his leg, breaking it.

"Ow! Why did she attack me?!" Mercury fakes his injury as Emerald rushes towards him.

However, when they saw the video of what happened, they were busted. Altas soldiers came to arrest them as Sans looked at a winking Neo. Yang did get a scolding for her reckless behavior.

Sans woke up from his nap. That wasn't just a dream, was it? He needed to get to Ruby.

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Ruby was finishing her new upgrade in Sans' workshop before said judge approached her.

*hey, ruby. Sans said.

"Oh, hi, Sans! Here to give me more of your sage advice?" Ruby jokes.

*heh! if that's what you call it, yeah.

"So, what's up."

*i have a feeling this tournament will have some cheaters lurking around.

"Really?"

*yep. if something seems off, don't fight back. hornet's and my teams will expose them for you.

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*let's just say i foresaw this. Sans admits.

*AND THAT'S WHY YOUR THE SMARTER BROTHER. Papyrus praised.

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"How could it backfire?!" Cinder roared.

Neo shrugs as a reply.

"Maybe we could do plan B?" Emerald asks.

As Cinder glared at her colleague, a metal bullet zipped and grazed her cheek.

"AH!" Cinder screamed.

As she felt her blood spewing, the Sans lookalike and the Uchiha twin came out, smoking gun held by one of them.

* too bad there won't be a plan B. Green mocked.

"Did you think we wouldn't keep an eye on you two?" Sosuke asks.

"But what about the tournament?" Emerald tries to reason.

"Really? We're disqualified. None of us are going to the next round."

* so in other words... Green says as he brings out a minigun. * nothing is stopping us from taking you down.

Cinder panics as she throws some fire crystals in front of the duo, and Green brings out a bone wall to shield them.

After the explosion, Green releases his shield to find Cinder, Emerald, and Neo gone.

"They got away!" Sosuke shouts.

Green notices something as he picks up a pink letter.

* what about this? Green asks as he throws the letter to Kay.

Kay looks at the contents as he smiles.

"Thanks, Neo. We need to get this to the others," Kay says as Green teleports them.

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"Why would Mercury attack you?" Yang asks her sister.

"I don't know. All he said was, "There won't be a next time," before trying to hit me! It's like he wanted to kill me or something!" Ruby says.

"Well then, it's a good thing you blocked him without striking him back. If that illusion successfully framed you, then I would have disqualified Team RWBY," Ironwood says as the girls panic for a bit. "Don't worry. I'll soon have a talk with Cinder and her team about their actions. Good luck in the tournament, girls."

The general leaves as the girls ponder about what happened.

"Do you think Sans, Hornet, and their teams knew about Mercury?" Yang asks.

"Well, Team SNSS for sure. Neo was their spy in their timeline. And there's only one person who makes illusions," Ruby says.

"Why would they withhold such information?" Weiss demanded.

"They probably didn't want us to do anything reckless. We tend to do that a lot, especially with revenge," Blake admits.

"Blake's right. We don't have that much experience compared to the others. We could have gotten killed," Ruby agrees.

"I'm sure we can take them on!" Yang boasts.

"Maybe. But SNSS and HHGG are more capable of these kinds of things," Weiss says.

"Well, we trained enough. I say we demand them to tell us everything they know."

"Yang..." Blake sighs.

"No, Yang's right," Ruby interrupts, getting a "She is/I am?" from the others. "Our friends train us for this. We need to prove to them we can keep up. How are we supposed to grow with any mistakes?"

* we wouldn't mind that.

Team RWBY jumps to see Sans and Hornet above them, on the ceiling. Sans floats back down as Hornet lands before paying attention to the team.

"You four are ready to face the real world. We need all the help we can get. Our teams may be powerful, but we can't be everywhere at once. But, once you join us, things will never be peaceful again," Hornet warns.

The team looked at each other before nodding to the leaders of SNSS and HHGG.

* good. because we found out cinder's plan, involving the fall maiden. and yes, maidens are real.

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The title says it all.

Play here.

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Sans unlocks a new PSI level after training hard using his psychic power.

The new PSI level Δ represents moves based on wordplay and darker themes.

• PSI Fire Δ (Offense) [20 PP]: Summons a large column of burning darkness that rapidly hits foes.
• PSI Freeze Δ (Offense) [9 PP]: Plants a mine of pure PP that freezes enemies' nerves.
• PSI Thunder Δ (Offense) [16 PP]: Empowers any melee attack or weapon with high-impact force.
• PSI Starstorm Δ (Offense) [42 PP]: Fires a dark matter orb that has a chance to instantly down foes the lower their health.
• PSI Magnet Δ (Offense) [0 PP]: Fires an electromagnetic wave that repels attacks like a counter.
• Teleport Δ (Offense) [8 PP]: Teleport a random object as a drop attack.
• PSI Rockin Δ (Assist) [14 PP]: [CLASSIFIED]
• PSI Flash Δ (Assist) [16 PP]: Greatly increases the target's speed. It can't be stacked.
• Offense Up Δ (Assist) [10 PP]: Focuses on granting the target's next attack more power.
• Defense Down Δ (Assist) [6 PP]: Stuns the target for a while.
• Shield Δ (Assist) [10 PP]: Summons a physical shield that blocks any attack. It disappears when another Shield PSI takes effect.
• Brainshock Δ (Assist) [30 PP]: Gives painful headaches temporarily.
• Paralysis Δ (Assist) [24 PP]: Numbs the ability to plan temporarily.
• Lifeup Δ (Recover) [8 PP]: Drains the opponent of their health.
• Healing Δ (Recover) [8 PP]: Calms self and nearby allies. Fixes any unstable mental states.
• PSI Shield Δ (Recover) [14 PP]: Converts energy attacks into healing energy.
• Hypnosis Δ (Event) [27 PP]: Traps enemies in an illusion.
• Telepathy Δ (Event): Gives Sans an omnidirectional danger sense.

Sans also created combo attacks to spice things up.

• PSI Tri-Attack [54 PP]: Fires a star-shaped energy blast that explodes with Fire, Freeze, and Thunder power. Effective against elemental enemies.
• PSI Tri-Attack Δ [45 PP]: Fires a spherical blob of Darkness, Pure PP, and Force, filled to the brim with every PSI negative status effect.
• PSI Blasters [PP Varies]: Any Psychic move can combine with Sans's Dust and Gaster Blasters to give the lasers a special effect.
• Judgment White [99 PP]: Fires a giant ball of energy filled to the brim with elemental power meshed up, turning it white.

Bonus Info:

Hornet trained hard using extra weights in her fights and regular life in the physical world while training with Dream versions of the Five Great Knights in Ghost's dream memory.