A/N: What is up everyone! Sorry for the wait but I am here with the official first chapter of the sequel of the story, Remnants of Desires! ANd today is the official release of episode 1 of Volume 5 of RWBY! So, to honor it, I am publishing this story today! Plus, I am working on a cover art for this story and it will take time but hey, to make the cover for this story will be worth it. Just to let you all remember, I will be following the RWBY episodes. Don't forget to check out my other stories including The Wild Omega (Kamen Rider Amazons [2016] x Akame Ga Kill), A Wizard's Fate (Kamen Rider Wizard x Fate/Stay Night UBW) and Chalice: The Wild Card Chronicles (Kamen Rider Blade x High School DxD). Anyways without further ado, let us begin the official start of the sequel to Remnants of Desires, Remnants of Desires: After the Fall.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT READ REMNANT OF DESIRESREAD IT BEFORE YOU START READING THIS STORY.

NOTE 2: RATING MAY CHANGE TO 'M' IN THE FUTURE

This chapter takes place in the third episode of Volume 4.

Henshin!

Third Person View

'Thought'

Greeed/Yummies

In a place where light never touches, Salem was going over the incidents she 'heard'. The previous year, Beacon has fallen and now the next target was Haven Academy. She had also tasked her pawns with capturing the girl with silver eyes.

However, another matter had come to her attention. The involvement of a warrior similar to the wretched king from800 years ago. OOO. She thought that dreadful man would never plague her life again, but it seemed he left behind a legacy and a new OOO had appeared. He was a mere boy, but he could grow into a problem some day.

The doors opened as she entered the meeting room, where she sees a slightly better, but still injured Cinder, along with Emerald and Mercury. The other members of Salem's order looked at her upon her entry.

Salem glides alongside the table with soft footsteps before reaching the head of it, jewels dangling from her hair. The woman stops, facing away from them and toward a candle and crystal display.

"Watts," Salem called. Watts straightens upon her command, looking towards her. The latter turns around to face the group. "Do you find such malignance necessary?" She gestures for them to sit down.

She had overheard the conversation. Watts condescending words toward Cinder were just adding insult to injury.

"I apologize, ma'am. I'm not particularly fond of failure." He apologized as he and Salem sit simultaneously.

"Then I see no reason for your cruelty towards young Cinder," she informed. "She's become our Fall Maiden, destroyed Beacon Tower, and most importantly, killed dear Ozpin. So I'm curious, to what failures are you referring?"

"Well, the girl with the Silver Eyes."

"Yes," Hazel agreed. "We've dealt with their kind before. How is it a novice was able to best one of us?

"My thoughts exactly." Watts agreed. "Even without her new power, it should have been effortless."

"It is because of the Maiden's power," The woman stated. "Make no mistake, Cinder, you hold the key to our victory. But your newfound strength brings with it a crippling weakness."

Cinder rasps to speak in which Emerald took notice and leans in to hear her. Cinder rasps into her ear. Emerald straightens.

"Speak, child," Salem allowed.

"She wants to know…" Emerald hesitates for a moment before asking, "What about… OOO?"

Salem's expression never changed as she expected to hear this. "Other than the Silver Eyes… I recall an old story that only a few knew due to his atrocities, the Fall of the Multi-King. A man who was known for his desire to be a God, far greater than the Four Maidens. Until his own desire for Godhood lead him to his own demise, sealing away the power he wielded for centuries." Emerald and Cinder remained quiet. "And you once mentioned before that there is a new one? After 800 years of that cursed item being locked away?"

"Y-Yes ma'am. His name is Enrique Alderete." Emerald confirmed, "And he has gained the power of OOO, and….." She remained quiet as Cinder nodded to her, "And probably even stronger than the first Multi-King…"

Salem was quiet.

"He's nothing more than a brat," Watts scoffed dismissively. "How can he be a threat like the silver-eyed one?"

Watts was always quick to underestimate his enemies, and dismiss them as threats until he encountered them himself.

Cinder nodded to Emerald who presented an image of PuToTyra. It was a truly menacing sight. A violet monster, full of rage with a desire to destroy everything in its path.

"That. A man named Gara turned him into that but we learned he eventually got full control of that power."

"That should be impossible." Hazel denied, "Even with my research, those Cores can't be controlled."

"The proof is there and we saw from afar how upset Gara was."

Salem registered the information in her head as she decided to make the choice. "Dr. Watts, you are to take Cinder's place and meet our informant in Mistral.:" Watts nodded at her order. "Hazel. You will head to Vale to meet with the White Fang. Adam Taurus has already been informed of you." She ordered as the muscular man nodded but unaware of a certain Feline Greeed. "And Tyrian…"

The giddy mad man smirked, turning to her.

"Spring can wait…. I want you to go after not only the girl with silver eyes but the new OOO as well." His smile grew more until, "But bring them to me, alive." His smile then dropped in an annoyed frown but nodded to her orders.

Besides, she ordered him to bring them to her alive. She did not say he could not have some fun with them. He would leave them alive, or at as close to death without killing them. He grinned at the possibilities.

"And Cinder, I would like you to stay by my side for now. Until your injuries are fully healed, and when our targets get here." Salem ordered, as Cinder nodded, gently placing her hand on her eyepatch-covered, injured eye. Cinder could never forget how she lost her eye to OOO. She could never forget that day, seeing that menacing helmet and his anger for what she did to the Mistral Champion, it scared her. She was afraid of seeing him again for what he did to her.

For Salem, she was in her own thoughts as well. The girl Ruby Rose was one thing but OOO… she will not allow another to roam free and become a threat to her. The Multi-King nearly changed the fate of Remnant centuries ago, it will not happen with this new OOO.

Remnants of Desires: After the Fall

Chapter 1: Team ENBA (Ember), New Journey, Gamel's Return

Slowly opening my eyes, I could see the sunlight was beaming down from the old window, forcing me to wake up. Seeing that it was morning, I yawned quietly before I sat up and stretched my arms out before letting out a sigh of relief. I looked by my side to see my girlfriend resting peacefully in her sleepwear, without her bow as usual. Getting up from the sleeping mat, I tiredly walked to the bathroom before turning on the sink.

Cupping my hands together, I gathered the cold water into my hands before splashing it against my face. When I was done, I raised my head to the mirror and saw myself, noticing my changes.

I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Enrique Alderete. I was originally from Earth but that was until I found what I first thought was a coin, that coin was an actual Core Medal and it brought me to Remnant. Since then, I made good friends and even met those that I can understand. But it soon changed...

Now, it has been a year… It has officially been a year since the Fall of Beacon. It was also a year since Blake and I began our relationship.

I was now 20 years old while Blake was now 18 and the both of us have grown closer over the past year. We were in a serious relationship after all. Blake was happy. Her previous relationship had been one full of blood and violence, with a man who craved for the death of humans. The way he led their faction of the White Fang was something she could no longer tolerate. Adam had scared her and she saw there was no hope for him. She decided to cut ties with him and the White Fang as a result, breaking their partnership for good.

Seeing myself in the mirror, my once short, messy yet slightly spiked hair grew a few months back as my bangs now barely touch my eyebrows with one part of my hair in the center reaches down between my eyes. Even my height increased a few inches, now being 5 ft. 7 in, basically I was an inch taller than Blake.

Gently brushing my hand across my hair, a small chuckle of nostalgia escapes my lips. "It really has been that long…" I muttered to myself.

From the Fall of Beacon to myself obtaining the final form of OOO, Super TaToBa. Even more, the revival of our friend Pyrrha Nikos.

Blake and I were so glad to see her back again. How was she brought back? It was because of the bastard Alchemist Gara.

He brought her back and tried to use her as a Greeed 'heart' to harm us. But it eventually backfired and he was defeated, it was also what lead to myself obtaining Super TaToBa.

Ever since then, I have been training to master the Full Combos as well as my Semblance. All of that helped me as my body was fully adjusted to the use of the Full Combos. We also have been traveling on foot for a long while ever since Gara's defeat. Every now and then, we stopped by the nearest village or possible safe place to get rested.

Letting out a sigh, I licked my lips before glancing at an object that was laying on my bag. On the bag was a three-slotted black and blue device that acted as a buckle. It was the O-Driver, the buckle that allows me to become Kamen Rider OOO.

I still remember the day I first became OOO...

It was the day I ended up here in Remnant, the fright I felt of being in an unknown world. Meeting Ankh who bestowed me the O-Driver to become OOO and beat the Mantis Yummy.

'It really has been a long time...'

"Everything okay, Enrique?" my girlfriend asked.

I glanced over my shoulder to see her by the door, now awake. She has long, wavy black hair that stops at her waistline. Her skin was a light ivory similar to mine but she was adorned with amber eyes which are complemented by light-purple eyeshadow which flared backward. On top of her head was a pair of cat ears. Those were her cutest features.

This was my girlfriend, Blake Belladonna. The reason for the cat ears is because she is a Cat Faunus. Faunus were people with animal features. Whenever we go out, she wears a black bow to hide them since Faunus are discriminated by people.

Racism really was a universal thing, huh?

"Yeah… just a little tired since all four of us have been traveling for a while."

"We have been walking around a lot." She muttered, nuzzling into my chest to savor the warmth, "But at least we're together…."

"Yeah," I replied, wrapping my arms around her. "A year since we became a couple."

"As well as our battles…." She lowered her head, reminiscing of the past.

Memories of what happened over the past year made my eyes soften. "I know…" I whispered. "Let's focus on what's ahead and be ready for what approaches."

The door had a few soft knocks on the other side, "You guys ready or what? Ankh is getting all huffy again," a familiar female's voice rang out from the other side.

"Yeah, we are," I replied as I pulled away from the hug. "Let's go to the living room so we can get breakfast."

Blake nodded before the two of us went to the living room. There, we saw Ankh by the window while a girl was sitting at the table. She has red hair in a waist-length ponytail, curled slightly into a loose ringlet, and had vivid green eyes. She also wore light-green eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her eyes.

This was our best friend, Pyrrha Nikos.

"About time… You humans and Faunus need to stop sleeping in so much… You're wasting time." Ankh scoffed.

"Well, we have to get rest since we don't have a lot of energy like you do, Ankh." I pointed out.

"Still, we should keep moving." He huffed.

I sighed before we sat with Pyrrha and began to eat breakfast.

"So, how are you feeling Pyrrha?" I asked.

She sighed, "Glad to be alive… But…" She murmured, placing her hand on her heart.

"We are here for you Pyrrha if you need any help," Blake assured.

"I know. And I thank you all for this." She smiled.

Blake and I smiled in response before we all began to enjoy the meal. To be honest, during the first few months of her revival. Pyrrha had a difficult time coping with what happened and I don't blame her. There were times she woke up in tears after what Gara did when he forced her to become a Greeed as well as her 'death'. So, Ankh has been helping Pyrrha get through the moments and for the past three weeks, she has been recovering well from everything since.

Yes, we were happy she is back but it didn't change the fact that Gara brought her back as a homunculus. Since then, we have been searching for a way to make her fully human hence our reason for traveling. The Kougami Foundation gave us the needed supplies and locations of possible places that can provide the answers to making her human again.

"Where are we heading to next?" Pyrrha asked.

Upon her question, I grabbed the map I kept since it was what we have been using for navigation and directions. Unrolling the map onto the table for us to examine, I pointed at our current location. "Right now we are on the east side of Vale, not that far off the coast…" I stated. "So we just have to find a way to get to this location here." I moved my finger to the island that was in the far east of Vale.

"Mistral is far. There might be someone over there who can give us a lift." Ankh noted.

"But what about people like her," Blake frowned. "And the White Fang…"

"We'll deal with them, should they interfere…" Ankh stated. "I'm won't be surprised if that bull boy tried knowing that little stunt you pulled, Enrique."

"Don't mention that bastard, Ankh…" I said. I still couldn't forget my fight against him, even using Megabryu to cut off his arm.

Was I glad? No.

Did I regret cutting off his arm? No, since he killed people and I had to do something to show him that he couldn't do that anymore.

If you killed, prepared to receive the same courtesy.

"Still… I know Adam… He carries grudges until he kills the source, or conquers it…" Blake grimaced, turning to me, "He'll want to kill you for beating him…"

"And I'll be ready the next time we meet."

"So which path are we gonna take to get to the coast?" Pyrrha asked.

"From what Kougami told us before, we have to go through the forest path…" I answered. "It is filled with Grimm so we have to be careful."

"We can handle it." Pyrrha nodded.

I had no doubt about that. We had a Kamen Rider, a Greeed and two Huntresses-in-training.

Blake nodded in agreement.

"How about you, Ankh?" She asked.

"As long as you morons don't annoy me…" he muttered.

We rolled our eyes at Ankh. We were used to his usual manner by now. We all went to the rooms we stayed in and changed into our respective outfits.

A few months ago, I got rid of my old outfit since I thought it was time for a change. Plus my jacket was finally getting worn out.

I was now wearing a high-collared black coat with the coattails going past my waist, reaching to my knees while the lower half of the right sleeve was armored with gray plating, ending at the wrist. Under the coat was a gray v-neck shirt as my locket hangs around my neck. I also wore dark pants along with black combat boots. Around the pants was a belt with the TaToBa symbol engraved in the silver buckle while the left side of my belt carried vials of ice Dust for my Semblance, Cyrokinesis. On my back was the sheath that was connected to a magnetic clip, holding the sheath for the upgraded Medajalibur.

When I looked at Blake, I noticed she was wearing her new attire as well. She was wearing a long white coat and a black crop top. The crop top exposes her midriff and has rectangular and diamond-shaped holes surrounding her neck. Across her torso is a diagonal strap that contains a smaller magnetic clip used to sheathe her weapon. Additionally, she is wearing a white belt and pouch over dark, tight stretchy pants that hugged her legs lovingly. She also wears a pair of thigh-high black heeled boots with gold-colored edging around the top. The left boot has a pair of belted straps tightly wrapped around the thigh. Each boot bears her belladonna emblem in white on the outer side of the thigh. She also has her bow on. It was the attire she has been wearing a month after we defeated Gara.

When we walked out of the room, we noticed that Pyrrha was now wearing a different combat outfit.

She was now wearing a sleeveless, crimson colored shirt and armored plating on her chest. Covering her left shoulder was a bronze shoulder plate with a symbol of a spear and broken shield. Around her forearms was armored greaves to protect the forearms. As a skirt, she wore a dark chainmail skirt that was a mix of a bronze and red color along with black stockings and metal heeled boots. Even more, she kept her ponytail in the same style as before.

Ankh wore one of his usual outfits.

Seeing us prepared, a thought came to mind.

"What should our team name be?" I asked.

"Why would you insist that now?" Ankh raised an eyebrow in annoyance.

"Cause…. I thought it would be nice?"

Maybe I was feeling nostalgic. Having a team name would remind us of our time together in Beacon. It was silly, but a team name would go well with our group.

Ruby was traveling with Nora, Ren and Jaune. I wonder what their team name was? Two possibilities came to mind: RNJR (Ranger) or JNRR (Junior). Knowing Ruby, she probably went with the former.

"Hmph, whatever…" he turned away. "Better not be a stupid team name."

I pondered for a moment, remembering each letter our names start with until an idea came to mind.

"How about… Team ENBA (Ember)?" I suggested.

"ENBA?" Blake cocked an eyebrow. "How did you come up with that?"

"Well, I was trying to figure out a team name that used the first letters of our names in it, but I couldn't think of anything with a 'P' in it that wouldn't sound weird," I explained.

"I'm sorry," Pyrrha apologized.

"It's no problem. So, I just thought we could use the 'N' from Pyrrha's last name. So, ENBA."

"I like it." Pyrrha agreed as Blake nodded in approval. "What do you think, Ankh?"

"It's better than something lame." He said, eating his treat.

"Is that all you can say?" Pyrrha crossed her arms.

"Oi, it's simply a team name," He scoffed.

"It is not Ankh," I shook my head. "The team name is to show a representation of the people in the team. To signify what they can do together. Isn't that what it really means when being in a team?"

"It's just a name." He said, turning away as he continues to eat his treat.

I sighed. Ankh is always Ankh.

After departing from the village we stayed in, we began our trek towards the forest as we kept our weapons at the ready in case any Grimm or others trying to harm us. We also sent a Taka Candroid to scout in front of us and warn us of anything ahead.

Right now, I was in my thoughts as we walked. It really has been a full year since we haven't seen the others… I wonder how they are doing now… I glanced at Blake who was talking to Pyrrha as we walked. The both of us have been progressing further in our relationship. There were a few times when we… 'slept' together but now, our bond has been going further to the point that I didn't want to lose her. Blake was very important to me. She made me feel at peace and loved… she was everything to me...

"Focus, Enrique," Ankh said to me.

"S-Sorry…" I responded. "Just been thinking is all…"

"Well don't. You save your daydreaming until we're done." He said, walking ahead.

I rubbed the bridge of my nose before joining up with them. As we did, I noticed the Taka Candroid flying around as it was chirping. Not an ordinary chirp but one to that of a warning.

"You guys… we got Grimm heading towards us." I informed.

"How many?" Pyrrha asked.

A rumbling sound went off as several birds scattered into the air, as the whole group felt it.

"Uh… I meant to say… 'How big'?" She corrected herself.

"Judging from the rumbling…" I started before the trees in front of us were torn down, revealing the Grimm in question. "It's a really big one."

What came out of the forest was a rather large Grimm. Its body was mostly made of crystals, rocks, and trees that were joined together to form a roughly humanoid shape with a single mask in the center of the rock. It roared loudly before looking at us, preferably, Pyrrha.

"You were saying?" Ankh growled, reached for his short sword. "Let's just kill it and get it over with."

"Right!" I nodded. "Pyrrha, Blake you two try to flank it, I'll try to get it from the front. And Ankh, keep it distracted."

"Like I need to take orders from you," he glared before rushing towards it ahead of us.

I groaned before we followed our strategy as Blake went left while Pyrrha went right as I charged in from the front with the upgraded Medajalibur. The new type of Grimm roared before it raised its arm at Ankh until Blake used her Gambol Shroud and fired a few round to its sturdy skin.

It roared in pain, swiping at the Faunus before turning its sights back onto Pyrrha, walking towards her for some reason.

"Why is it so focused on me?!" Pyrrha shouted, avoiding one of its attacks.

"How are we supposed to know?" Ankh shot back.

"Any ideas?" Blake asked concerned.

I stared at the Grimm before I clenched my hands. "We have to chip away its armor."

"How are we supposed to do that?"

I focused on my Semblance as I rushed forward with myself opening some vials of Ice Dust. Using it, I manipulated the ice as I shot it towards the unknown Grimm. Seeing its claws and head, I used the ice to keep it in place before causing it to expand to its waist before using more ice to trap its arms.

The Grimm roared in anger but this gave us the chance to attack.

"It won't hold much longer!" I shouted to my teammates.

"Ankh, take ahold of Blake! I can get you two up there with my Semblance." Pyrrha said to him.

"Why do I need to do that?" Ankh shot back.

"Just do it, you stubborn bird!" Pyrrha snapped.

Ankh groaned in annoyance, taking Blake's hand as Pyrrha used her Semblance to magnetize Ankh and fling him towards the Grimm. Once close, Blake used her Semblance to quickly get onto its body before the two began to chip away at it, leaving the Grimm weakened as it was unable to protect itself.

Ankh quickly chipped away the crystal bits on his side, giving less time for the Grimm to regenerate while Blake started for the rocks and tree bits on her side, leaving enough space for me to strike.

"Enrique, now!" Pyrrha shouted.

I quickly nodded as I rushed towards the Grimm with my sword aimed at its chest.

"HAA!" I let out a battle cry before piercing its 'chest.'

It roared as it tried to get me away but I used my Semblance to allow the ice to spread from the attack. It tried to move more until its body went limp as we all got away from it before it fell back in an audible thud, leaving only a few chunks of crystals, rocks and trees remained.

"I've never seen a Grimm like this before…" Pyrrha got out, surprised. We have covered plenty of Grimm in Port's class, but none like this before. Was it rare, undiscovered, or something new?

"Same here," Ankh responded since he was far older than us.

"Do you think they've grown stronger since Beacon fell?" Blake turned to him.

"Possibly, knowing what that bitch did," he hissed. "Even more it acted smart as well. It's like us Greeed, we had evolved by learning and changing what we do in order to adjust in this era."

"Goody…" I muttered sarcastically. "If they are getting stronger than that means they might have the upper hand…"

"Any ideas, Enrique?" Blake asked.

I pondered for a moment. If what Ankh said was true then it means those like Cinder might be up to something else that will affect their next target. I suddenly recalled that we had 6 of the Gray Cores. How did we get 6 of Gamel's Core Medals you ask? Well, it turns out, Kougami actually kept some Core Medals he found and how did he get them was a total mystery. I shuddered at the idea I had in mind but it was the only chance we got.

"Say Ankh…"

"What is it?"

"We have 6 of Gamel's Cores right?"

"Yeah, we do. Why did you even-" his eyes shot up like rockets before darting his head to me. "HELL NO!"

"What are you thinking Enrique?" Blake asked me.

"That stupid idiot wants to bring back Gamel!" The Bird Greeed barked in total anger.

"Enrique, I don't think that's a good idea…." Pyrrha agreed with Ankh for once.

"Look, I know it's risky but we need the muscle to stop those like her, those like him. Even more what if we ever encounter stronger Grimm?" I explained. "You guys remember how Gamel reacted when Ruby was kind to him?"

"He didn't harm her…" Blake realized.

"What do you mean?" Pyrrha asked.

"Well, Gamel seems to be neutral," I said. "He stayed with Mezool because she treated him like her child in a way, keeping him by her side to help beat us. Aside from Ruby…" I looked at Pyrrha. "Maybe you can keep him in check."

"W-What? Why me?" She asked.

"Think about it, Gamel acts as a child," I pointed out. "Without Mezool, he is basically alone… he would need someone to help him. I know you can do this, Pyrrha."

"What? No! No way in how am I becoming its… Its mother!" She said, flustered to the suggestions.

"We need all the help we can get Pyrrha," I continued. "I know it's a big request but we need to stop those like Cinder and Adam, even Kazari. We all know he and Adam are still leading the White Fang. Uva is who knows where and possibly planning."

"But he could turn on us!"

"Just trust me Pyrrha…" I said. "When have I ever broke a promise to be there to help those around me…?"

She was about to argue but knew he was right. She sighed heavily before nodding. "Fine…."

We looked at Ankh whose eyebrow was twitching.

"Ankh, can I see three of the gray Cores?" I asked.

"Why would I give them to you? Gamel may be an idiot but you know much as I do he hates us both!"

"Just give Gamel a chance, you saw how he was after what happened," I argued. "He was acting like a puppet since Mezool treated him so kindly. He is only a Greeed that is neutral."

Ankh gritted his teeth before he shoved me aside.

"Fine! But if this doesn't work, I am kicking your ass!" He barked in anger. He moved the bag he carried and dumped a lot of Cell Medals onto the ground. How did he get that many you ask? Well, there were a few times that we encountered some Yummies and Ankh decided to carry half of what he has left from each fight.

"I hope this works…" Pyrrha grimaced.

Ankh reached into his coat and pulled out the medal book. It didn't hold Super TaToBa since I gave it to Blake. Opening the book, he grabbed 3 of the six Gray Cores before tossing them into the pile of Cell Medals.

"Now what?" Blake asked.

"Watch."

We turned our heads to the pile of Medals before we saw it emit a gray glow. We all tensed as the Cell Medals began to take shape while the gray Core Medals glowed brighter until the light died down to reveal the Beast Greeed, Gamel now back from his long defeat. His chest still wrapped in bandages with his head and legs still clad in armor.

The revived Beast Greeed elicited a yawn as he rubbed his 'eyes'.

"Is nappy time over?" He asked with a yawn, oblivious of our presence.

"He thought he was sleeping?" Blake blinked.

Gamel turned his head to us. Oh boy. The moment he sets his sights on me, he got up.

"YOU! OOO, you meanie!" He slammed his fists together.

"Gamel, wait!" Pyrrha said, getting in between us. "Please…. Just hear us out…."

"Eh..? Who are you?" He 'blinked'.

"I'm Pyrrha Nikos," she answered.

"OOO tried to hurt Mezool! I want to beat him!" He shouted, pointing at me.

"You're wrong! Kazari is the one who caused Mezool to die!" Pyrrha informed.

"Kazari… killed Mezool?" He quickly shook his head. "Kazari helps us! Kazari told me OOO tried to kill her!"

"He lied to you, Gamel. Kazari was using you because he only wanted her Cores." Pyrrha said, "Much like what Gara did to me… He used me…."

Hearing the name, Gamel quickly tried to climb the tree but fell before he decided to hide in the bush.

"THE EVIL MEANIE!? No! No! I don't want to see him!"

Wow, guess Gamel was really afraid of Gara. Makes sense since Ankh hated the guy as well. The Greeed must have different reactions towards him.

"It's okay! Calm down…" She said, walking over to him and patting his head gently, "Gara is gone…. Thanks to OOO here." She gestured to me. "He stopped Gara…. And now we would like your help, Gamel… To stop Kazari and his…. Meanie friends from hurting many lives…. Will you help us?"

Gara popped his head out of the bush, looking at her.

"OOO… beat Evil Meanie…?"

"Yes, he did… And to prove I'm telling the truth…" Pyrrha sighed softly, "Gara turned me into a homunculus…. Like you…."

Gamel stared at Pyrrha before he walked out.

"Core Medal…" he pointed at her heart, sensing the Core Energy. "Like me and Mezool…"

Pyrrha nodded, "Will you help us now?" She asked, holding out her hand to the Greeed.

Gamel looked at me then at Ankh and Blake before looking at Pyrrha. Before we can expect it, he hugged her.

"I will help my new friend!" He said childishly. "I wanna beat meanies!"

Blake and I finally let out our breaths from the tension of seeing Gamel, relief washing over us to hear him willing to help. Gamel fell on his rear as he went into his human form, still looking the same as ever. He still has his short, spiky silver hair with brown eyes while his form was of a man in his early 20s. A gray, long-sleeved shirt loosely hugged his thin frame, along with steel gray cargo pants and heavy combat boots.

"Thank you, Gamel." Pyrrha smiled softly, patting him, causing him to giggle shyly before she brought out some candy, "And to thank you, you can have these… But don't eat them too fast or all at once, alright?"

"Food!" He quickly grabbed it and began to eat the treats.

"And I thought Gamel would never help us…" Ankh uttered before he groaned. "Great…"

"Look on the bright side, Ankh," I patted his shoulder. "At least he's on our side."

"But he will be asking for Cell Medals!" He gritted his teeth. "This is worse!"

"Medals!" Gamel exclaimed happily.

"Come on, we should keep going and find the next safe place to camp for the night," I insisted with Blake and Pyrrha nodding in agreement.

"Let's go, Gamel," Pyrrha said.

"Okay!" He beamed before he followed us.

"Ugh… I can't believe I am agreeing with this stupid idea…" Ankh said in mortification before following as well.

As we began our trek, we were unaware of the rocks of the Unknown Grimm coming out of the rocks, its eye burning with revenge.

We continued our walk, the fields were now softer. Only showing grass, grain and flowers around us all. It was calm as the breeze flew past us, slowly giving us the scents of the land.

Scanning my surroundings there was luckily no Grimm which was a relief for once.

"Guess we can take a break for now before we can continue," I suggested as I look at the map. "We will make it to the coastal village probably by sunset."

"Finally…" Ankh scoffed, sitting on a rock nearby as he pulls out another pack of ice cream from his bag.

The rest of us sat on the soft grass as I reached for the side and placed down the bag filled with our supplies. Seeing what we have left, we would have to get more ammo on our next stop along with more food since Gamel will be tagging along and knowing him, he eats a lot.

I pulled out the needed food as I passed it to Pyrrha, Blake and now Gamel who beamed before he began to devour the sandwich like no tomorrow. At least now he will be helping out instead of fighting us. As we ate our meals, I noticed Blake's bow twitching slightly.

"Say… did it get even quieter?" Blake pointed out.

"Huh?" I blinked.

"She's right…" Ankh replied. "Listen."

Following his order, I listened carefully to the surroundings and realized that there were no birds chirping or bugs emitting their sound.

It was total silence and this kind of silence occurs when there is a Grimm roaming… oh great. Blake and I slowly reached for our weapons along with Ankh while Gamel was completely oblivious to what was happening.

"Think we can get rid of it, easily?" Blake turned to me.

"If it's a Beowolf again, it will be easy," I nodded. They were pretty common and easy for a novice Hunter to take down.

Ankh deadpanned until the rock he was on shook, making him look down before the rock was literally lifted up, causing the Bird Greeed to quickly hop off and land in front of us. We saw the rock assembling with the other small boulders even some of the plant life. However, what caught us by surprise was its face, it was identical to… the Grimm from earlier!?

"H-How is it still alive!?" Pyrrha exclaimed in shock.

"Your guess is good as mine!" I responded as Blake and I unsheathed our weapons.

Its eyes shone, before turning back Pyrrha once more. It roared before it slowly started to make its way to her. Wait, why is it still after Pyrrha?

I know Grimm were attracted to negative emotions and they are born from the very negativity. Not to mention, Grimm kill anything that is alive… alive… wait!

"It's after Pyrrha because of her being a homunculus!" I realized. "I think it senses her soul being bounded here with the Core Medal!"

"Pyrrha! You need to get out of here!" Blake ordered her, climbing up and slashing at its limbs.

"But what about you guys?" She asked.

"We'll be fine! Just go while we hold it off!" I assured before grabbing the O-Driver from my pocket and placed it on my waist with the belt forming. I was about to grab SaGoZo since it would have been an advantage.

"Enrique, look out!"

I tilted my head upward and saw it swung its arm, sending me flying across the field and the three Cores landing close to Gamel who turned his head upon noticing them.

"My Cores! Yay!" He beamed.

"Gamel! Please don't take them! Can you deal with that thing?" Pyrrha asked, behind a boulder nearby. "I know you want your Cores back but my friends are in trouble, please help them…"

Gamel looked at Pyrrha for a moment then at his Cores while I got back up and saw what he was doing. Oh no… he can't.

The Beast Greeed got hold of the three Cores that were now in his hand, staring at them. What felt like forever, he turned his head to me. "OOO!" He looked at me before tossing the three Cores.

This took me by surprise. Usually Gamel would want his Cores back to be complete but instead, he actually lends them to me.

"Beat meanie!" He pointed to the Grimm, before walking over and taking his Greeed form, protecting Pyrrha from harm.

I looked at him before a grin formed.

"You got it, Gamel! Just protect Pyrrha!"

"Aye!" He saluted like a child while I placed in the three Cores and scanned them.

"Henshin!"

SAI!

GORILLA!

ZOU!

SAGOZO… SAGOZO!

With the crests aligned, I was in the Gravity Combo. Slamming my fists together, I rushed towards the Unknown Grimm. It took notice of my approach and reeled its boulder fist back before sending it right at me.

"Take this!" I shot back and used my fist against it. As my fist slammed against its own, I powered through, smashing through the boulder as its entire arm was shattered.

Blake aimed once more at it before firing a few rounds. Seeing it, the Grimm used its other arm to shield itself to block the shots from harming its face.

Suddenly, a red symbol formed on its limb before a claw similar to that of the Grimm grew out and grab hold of the ground. Once it pulled its arm back, the roots of the plants formed a large arm with sharp claws.

"It is using the environment as its weapon?!" I gawked.

It then swung the plant claw at us, causing a large burst of air and dirt, forcing us away before it began to make its next step towards Pyrrha.

"Meanie! Leave Pyrrha alone!" Gamel growled, striking the ground below him as he made a crack form beneath its feet, causing it to topple over from the sudden shift of the earth.

It stumbled before it roared at the Greeed who beats his chest in response. Deciding to help Gamel, I got back up and charged towards it like a bull, hitting its back.

"Take out its limbs! Get rid of those and it won't be able to possess that rock!" Ankh ordered.

"Understood!" I replied. "Gamel, keep it away from Pyrrha! Blake, you and I will take its limbs down so it can get out of that boulder."

Blake nodded before the both of us rushed at it again with Gamel stomping the ground to make it lose focus and its balance. With myself, I used the gauntlets to punch its leg before launching it to its arm the moment it tried to attack.

Blake used her Semblance to quickly reach both limbs and in a matter moments, both of its limbs were destroyed with the use of ice Dust as I finished the last one off, only leaving the torso. The mask in the center glowed before what flew out of it was the Grimm. The odd thing about it was, that it somewhat resembled a spirit before it looked around, finding its sights on Pyrrha as it charged ahead.

It floated straight at her until Gamel reacted and grabbed its tail.

"Yay! Play!" He giggled as he began to swing it around like a doll. The Grimm tried to free itself but couldn't as Gamel was spinning it around and around before he slammed it to the ground several times. "Fly ghosty, fly!"

"Am I the only one who feels somewhat sorry for that Grimm being tossed around like that?" I asked the other three. The Grimm squirmed before it reached up, clawing Gamel's face.

"WAAAHHH!" He cried as he covered his face before he began to throw a tantrum. "That hurts you, ghosty meanie!" He grabbed the Grimm once again and began to pummel it into the ground with his fists, each hit denting the dirt. "Meanie! Meanie! MEANIE!" He raised his arms once more before slamming the Grimm into the earth.

"Gamel! Gamel… it's okay. It's dead." Pyrrha said, the Grimm corpse in Gamel's hands quickly evaporated before he changed to his human disguise.

I tilted the buckle back to its original position, dispelling the armor as we approached the two with the Beast Greeed rubbing his eyes.

"Good job Gamel," I praised, patting his head. "You helped us beat it."

"Can…. I have some candy now?" He asked, rubbing his eyes from the tears.

"Sure," Pyrrha smiled as she reached into her bag before presenting Gamel some.

"Thank you!" He smiled before he grabbed the candy and began to eat once again.

I chuckled until Ankh spoke up, "Let's go before we have to deal with more like that Geist Grimm."

"Geist?"

"Dark spirit that possesses its surroundings," He explained bluntly. "It's better than being considered an Unknown Grimm."

"Still… to think there's some like that… They have gotten stronger…" Pyrrha noted.

"Right about that…" I sighed as I moved my arm a bit from the pain with my Aura healing it. "But Ankh is right, though, we should keep moving."

"Come on, Gamel," Pyrrha said.

"Okay!"

The walk took a while since we had to keep watch during our frequent breaks along the way but we finally made it to the coastal village, the scent of the ocean breeze lingering in the air as we saw people walking around and such. Seeing the shore and the ocean along with the people living very close to it, it brought up old memories of my hometown back on Earth…

"You alright?" Pyrrha turned to me.

"Yeah… just old memories of my old home back on Earth…" I replied. "My hometown was near the ocean. It has been a while since I last seen a place like this."

"Come on. We're wasting time…" Ankh said. "Let's get supplies and regroup in 20 minutes."

"Since when did we make you the leader?" Pyrrha crossed her arms.

"Since I know to be smart about this…" He responded.

I sighed, "Fine…"

Ankh stayed where he was while the rest of us went to grab the supplies needed for our trip. Right now, Blake and I were in an ammo shop to get the ammo needed for my Upgraded Medajalibur and Blake's Gambol Shroud. As I searched for some ice Dust, I noticed on the shelf were some weapons. I recalled Pyrrha no longer having her weapons ever since that day. Maybe it would be a good idea to buy her a weapon.

Searching through the shelves, I searched for the right weapon for her until I came across one that caught my eye. The weapon itself was a bronze lance that seemed to be able to change into a rifle.

"Welcome! Can I offer you two anything?" Nearby was an elder Faunus, with two noticeable bat ears on top his head.

"I was wondering about this weapon here," I pointed at the said item on the shelf.

"Ah yes, a fine weapon from an old hunter who used to live here. Sold it to me since he couldn't fight Grimm anymore." The Faunus nodded.

"Is it alright if I can buy it for a friend of ours?" I asked.

"But of course," he smiled. "Is there anything else?"

"Actually there is one more thing," I reached into my pocket before presenting a diagram of a shield for Pyrrha.

"Hmm… I do believe I can make this." He nodded.

"Thank you," I nodded in appreciation as I waited for the owner to start on the shield. As I waited Blake walked up to me.

"What are you buying?" She asked.

I pointed at the weapon on the counter and the shield that the owner was making. "Something for Pyrrha so she can fight again," I answered.

Blake smiled softly, "I'm sure she would appreciate it."

"It's the least I can do to help a friend," I smiled as I noticed the owner finishing up with the shield.

"Here you go," he said. "I hope it will be useful for your friend."

I examined the shield and tested its weight. Satisfied, I nodded. "Thanks." I handed him the Lien for payment of the weapons along with the ammo and walked out the store. "Thanks again!"

We went to the center of the plaza before seeing Pyrrha with the supplies as Gamel was eating his food.

"Hey Pyrrha," I called out.

She blinked before turning around to see me. "What's wrong you two?"

"Nothing is wrong," I chuckled before presenting her the new weapons. "I thought it would be nice to buy our friend some new weapons to help us out."

Her eyes widen softly, taking the said weapons as a nostalgic feel overcomes her, "Thank you, Enrique…" She thanked softly.

"Anything for our friend," I smiled. "I know it's not your Miló and Akoúo but I hope that set will help you out for now."

"Heh, it's fine. I can rebuild it anyways." She smiled, equipping the weapons onto her person. "Thank you."

We made our way to the shore until Blake spoke up.

"Wait," she called out.

"What's wrong?"

"Before we head on to Mistral, there's someplace I need to go," Blake confessed.

"Do we really have time for detours?" huffed Ankh.

"Hush, Ankh," I scolded. "Where?"

"I'm going back home, to Menagerie."

Menagerie. We learned about it in Oobleck's class. It was a kind of colony for Faunus.

"That's pretty far. We'll need to go by sea," said Pyrrha.

"An airship doesn't normally go to Menagerie, I take it," I guessed.

"I'm afraid not."

"Why are you going back home now?" Ankh demanded.

"Ankh, enough," I scolded once more.

"No, it's alright. I'm actually going back to see my family."

I stopped before I quickly looked at Blake, my eyes filled with surprise and shock, but not just that, total mental panic.

Her family… HER FAMILY!?

"En? En? Enrique!"

"Uh, what!?"

"You zoned out for like 10 minutes."

"I'm fine. I'm perfectly, perfectly, fine."

"Really? Because while you were zoned out, Gamel drew on your face."

"Eh?" I grabbed some ice Dust from my side before manipulating it to form a reflection and saw that he did. "GAMEL! Why did you do that!?"

"Funny," he giggled.

I wiped off the stuff he drew on my face and shook my head. "Let's just take a boat to Menagerie."

"Why are we going?" Ankh questioned.

"Like Blake said, to see her family," I answered but inside I was nervous. "We traveled far already, we should at least have a chance to explore other locations."

"Fine… but you owe me," He scoffed before we all went to find a boat that will take us to Menagerie.

"We're riding on a boat! We're riding on a boat!" Gamel jumped excitedly on the bow.

"Stop jumping, you fool, or you'll capsize us!" snapped Ankh.

For me, I was still in my thoughts from what Blake told us. She never talked about her family before, she grew up with the White Fang most of her life. Even more, she told us her family lives in Menagerie, which I learned was it was predominantly populated by Faunus. Originally a territory meant to confine the Faunus, they built a home there even when the Faunus won the right to live outside its borders.

I saw Blake looking out at sea as she leaned against the rail. Guess going back home after all this time, she had a lot to think about.

"You okay, Blake?" I asked my girlfriend, approaching her.

"Just in my thoughts is all…"

"About your home?" I guessed. Her response was a short but noticeable nod of confirmation.

I leaned against the railing, resting my arms on it as I look at the ocean waters. "You never told me about your family, Blake…"

"I'm sorry…"

I ran my hand through my hair before looking at her, "It's okay Blake." I assured. "I know there are reasons why. Believe me, I didn't want to mention my family after what happened to me in the past but now… now I don't have to think about all the bad times after that day, only the good memories I had with them. That is what counts."

Her beautiful smile graced her lips as she gently rested her head on my shoulder.

"You know, it's been a year. Maybe we should visit Yang," I suggested.

And Blake froze up next to me.

"I...I can't..." Blake whispered. "I'm not ready yet."

"Blake, it's already been a year. I think you've spent enough time away from your partner."

"No, I can't see her yet. Not until...I faced Adam," Blake resolved.

Yes, Adam took Yang's arm. Blake blamed herself for what happened since Yang lost her arm trying to save Blake. Blake wanted to make things right before she went to see Yang again.

And I couldn't force her to go see Yang. She said she wasn't ready yet, and some wounds just couldn't heal, even after a year.

"Alright, I'll be with you for that," I said. "But promise that we'll see Yang once you've settled things."

She slowly nodded, "I promise."

"Traveling together?" A voice asked. I turned my head to see the captain of the boat. The Captain was an elderly gentleman with a white beard and a kind disposition.

"So, how are you kids enjoying your trip?" He asked.

"It's been okay…" I answered before noticing Blake a little tense. I gently placed my hand on her own to calm her as I felt her grip on my hand tighten. Ever since the week after Beacon fell, Blake became a little paranoid of her surroundings. I was always there to keep her safe, making sure she won't get hurt and reminding her she isn't alone… especially after the fight against Gara.

I wanted to make sure she feels safe, and not paranoid to those she doesn't know.

"Just here to tell you that a storm might be brewing. You better go below deck when it starts if you don't want to get drenched," the Captain advised us.

"We'll remember that," I said gratefully.

The Captain left us to do his rounds. Blake looked out at the sea. She reaches up to her bow and began to untie it before she holds it over the railing.

"You sure about this Blake?" I asked, realizing she is not going to wear the bow from here on.

A soft smile graced her lips, "I won't be needing this anymore."

And just like that, she lets go of the ribbon as the both of us watch it swirl in the air before landing on the surface of the water. She turns around as she holds my hand.

"Come on." She said.

I nodded with a small smile before telling her, "You do look cute without the bow, Blake."

A faint blush formed on her cheeks, remembering the first time I told her that.

It was now close to dusk as our boat ride to Menagerie was going smoothly. There were no storm clouds in sight, which was a relief. Blake was no longer wearing her bow after the conversation from the captain. To be honest, having those cat ears present makes her cuter than before.

Right now, I was staring at the ocean waters as the boat ride continues while my team and Gamel were elsewhere inside of the boat. I had to admit, I never saw the ocean like this. It was so vast and a wonder. It makes me just want to take a picture. Was this how my dad saw it during his days in the military?

Reaching for my locket, I pressed the hidden switch to reveal the old family photo along with the photo of Blake and myself.

Seeing the two photos made me smile softly. I closed the locket until I felt my fighting instincts kick in. The feeling someone was watching me, making me remain on guard and alert. I learned how to be more careful with my surroundings thanks to Ankh since he has been teaching me for a few months after Gara's defeat. He wanted me to be fully prepared ever since I obtained Super TaToBa. Scanning my surroundings on the boat carefully, I made sure the suspect didn't notice as I steal glances at the surroundings behind me.

As I looked carefully a little longer, I took notice of a cloaked figure watching me but his identity was obscured by the very cloak he was wearing. Seeing him, I slowly moved away from the railing and began to walk towards him. However, when he or she saw me approaching their direction, the figure made haste and began to run from me.

"Hey hold up!" I now chased after the cloaked figure as the person hopped over but I leaped over and continued my chase as I withdrew the Medajalibur while I grabbed a vial of Ice Dust and loaded it into the weapon. Once in the chamber, I fired a round, the bullet flying past the figure and exploded on the ground. Seeing the Ice, I manipulated it to stop the figure in his place.

The person was trying to get themselves free, but I got close and made the ice release him. I grabbed hold of the person before pinning him to the wall.

"Alright, who the hell are you?" I demanded. "And why have you been watching me?"

The figure raised his hands before he slowly reached for the hood and lowered it, revealing...

"Sun?" I recognized in surprise upon seeing the familiar Monkey Faunus. I released my grip on him as he chuckled nervously. "What are you doing here?"

"Ah, you know! Wanderlust! Felt like traveling!"

"Uh-huh, so the cloak was necessary." I wasn't buying it. "So why are you really here?"

"OK, fine. Actually, I might've been tracking you guys down. I mean you just up and vanished when you dropped us all in Vale, and I got worried."

"Neptune isn't here with you, is he?" I questioned.

"Do you really think I could ever get Neptune to get on a boat?" he asked rhetorically.

Good point. Neptune had a crippling fear of water.

"Look, Sun, we went through a rough time… we had to get away after Beacon fell..." I sighed. "Besides, we've recently been focused on helping Pyrrha."

"Woah, woah," he waved his hands, wanting to make sure he wasn't hearing things. "Pyrrha's alive?!"

"Not exactly… remember Gara?"

"Freaky alchemist guy, tried to turn you into his monster slave. How could I forget?"

"When Pyrrha died, he captured her soul from her ashes and put it into a Core Medal. Then he performed the same process that created the Greeed. He used her Core to bring her back as a homunculus for a Black Greeed that acted as a shell while using her as a battery."

"A black Greeed? Is he that insane?!"

"It's gone, along with Gara. And now Pyrrha's back."

"So, where is she?"

"She's watching over Gamel," I replied.

"The Beast Greeed!? I-I thought you guys handled him and the fish one!?"

"Well… I kinda brought up the idea of bringing him back…" I confessed. "And Pyrrha managed to talk him down, getting through to him."

"...You guys seriously never have a dull moment, huh?' I simply shrugged in response. "So you guys are heading somewhere?"

"Yeah, we are heading to Menagerie to see Blake's family…" I nodded.

"Wait, she never mentioned her family before, did she?"

"No… and now I'm nervous."

"And I can guess panicking?"

"What do you think?" I asked rhetorically until the boat rocked, causing all of us to keep our balance.

"What was that?!" Sun asked, trying to wonder what we just hit.

"RED ALERT!" We heard one of the crew members shout.

The alert immediately sounds. Two red lights next to a speaker pulse with the sound. The Captain and his First Mate come running out and look at the water from the upper deck, just above us.

"By the gods…" the Captain uttered.

The long-necked creature is revealed to be a large sea dragon Grimm. It has a pattern of glowing red lines along the scales of its neck, and its eyes glow yellow. The Grimm swings its head back and forth, roaring and spreading its short forearms outward. Holy crap… it was like looking at a Leviathan from the mythology stories I read back home.

The Captain turns to his crew and calling out to the ship, "All hands to battle stations!"

"Sir, we've never fought a Grimm this big!"

"We've never seen something this big! But we'll give 'er a fight nonetheless!"

My eyes widen upon seeing this. They are gonna need help to fight that Grimm.

"Enrique!"

I turned my head to see my team rushing to us before they saw Sun with me. "Sun? What are you doing here?" Blake asked, surprised to see the fellow Faunus.

"We'll explain later, but right now, we have to fight that Grimm," I explained.

"That Grimm is certainly new… guess after that day, new species of Grimm are forming," Ankh observed.

"Ankh, I need ShaUTa!" I exclaimed, placing the O-Driver on my waist.

He presented the said three Cores before tossing them to me. I caught them in my hand before placing them into the O-Driver. "Henshin!"

SHACHI!

UNAGI!

TAKO!

SHA-SHA-SHAUTA! SHA-SHA-SHAUTA!

The crests of the three Medals aligned before I was donned in the all blue Marine Combo, ShaUTa. "Blake, you and I will try to go for its neck. Pyrrha, try and shoot it to keep it distracted." Pyrrha nodded in understanding. "Gamel, protect Pyrrha from any of its attacks."

"Aye, aye!"

"What about me?" Sun asked.

I was hesitant for a moment before I sighed, "You can help Blake and me, but after this, you have a lot of explaining to do."

"I knew you were gonna say that," he rushed towards the Grimm with Blake following while I jumped off the boat, diving into the water.

Hearing the sound of the octopus, the Tako Legs formed around my legs and I was speeding around the serpent as I use the Unagi Whips to deliver lashes to its hide, the serpent roaring as it looked down at the water, knowing that I am attacking it. I sped around in the water more before jumping out to deliver a spinning whiplash to its neck.

Blake springs into action, running off the boat and into the air. She creates one of her clones to give her added upward momentum, flinging Gambol Shroud forward in its kusarigama form as it was attached to the ribbon on her wrist. The blade embeds itself into the Grimm's neck, allowing her to strike and shoot it as the serpent roared out in pain before landing on the crow nest of the boat.

The largest cannon on the ship rises up through a trapdoor on the deck, extends itself, and aims at the Grimm. The Grimm's dorsal fin splits apart and extra bone unfolds, revealing two wings. The dragon lets out a roar as it flies, its beating wings sending a gush of air at the ship. Blake cries out as she hangs on with her hurt left arm.

"Blake!" I quickly used the Full Combo's power and unleashed a torrent of highly pressurized water at the serpent, its attention now to me. It lunged at me, causing me to dive into the water to avoid its jaws.

Seeing this as a chance, Sun hopped onto its snout with the help of his clones before holding its two tendrils to divert its fire to the air instead of the boat while Pyrrha provided assistance by firing a few rounds from her weapon as she was on the boat.

However, the Grimm manages to emit a small electric discharge around the Monkey Faunus. The small discharge caused him to let go and began to fall but he landed on its feet. "Man that hurts," He winced.

I lashed out with my Unagi Whips, binding the sea serpent Grimm and shocking it. I then leaped up and dragged myself towards it. My Tako Legs separated into individual tentacles and I started to lash out with a flurry of kicks that smashed into the Grimm.

The sea serpent tried to shake me off but I kept a firm on it. However, it managed to break free and launched me back to the boat. I would've have crashed if Pyrrha had not caught me with her Semblance and set me down on the water.

"Thanks, Pyrrha!" I said gratefully.

"You're welcome!" she replied.

"Huntsmen!" We heard the Captain's voice causing us to see him on the upper deck of the boat. "If you can clip its wings and draw it out towards the bow, we could take it!"

I looked at Blake, giving her a nod before looking at Pyrrha who was on the boat, "Pyrrha! Toss me the Medajalibur!" I called out.

She nodded while Sun helps Blake as he activates three clones and jumps into the air. The first clone springs Blake upward to the second clone, which does the same. The third clone swings her up while I use the help of ShaUTa to propel myself into the air from the water.

"Enrique! Catch!" Pyrrha used her Semblance, tossing me my Upgraded Medajalibur that I soon caught. Blake and I avoided the electric blasts but missed the chance to cut off its wings.

Suddenly I realized we were both falling, causing me to focus on the Full Combo's power. Before I knew it, the water below me began to spin around before it finally shoots up like a geyser.

With the water surrounding my legs, I started to slow down before I landed on the rock before putting my arms out. Before I knew it, I caught Blake in my arms, holding her in a bridal carry as I see a smile gracing her lips.

I set Blake down.

"We need to cut off its wings," I told her.

My eyes flashed violet as I punched the ground and pulled out the Medagaburyu. I slid a Cell Medal into it and pushed down the top. The Medagaburyu swallowed the Cell Medal, powering it up.

SHAUTA!

Blue energy gathered around the blade and I hurled the axe with all my might. It flew at the sea serpent's right wing and cleaved it right off. I then launched myself at the sea serpent, propelled by water, and sliced off its other wing with the help of the Upgraded Medajalibur.

Now it could not fly. I landed back next to Blake as we waited to make our next move.

The Grimm prepares a blast to get the three of us in one shot until it is impaled by the bowsprit of the boat.

"Fire!" We heard the captain shout.

The cannon finally fired, hitting the Grimm dead on as the upper half was blasted to pieces. Its body flailed before finally collapsing into the water, vanishing into wisps of black smoke.

I sighed in relief and tilted the buckle back to its original position before looking at Blake who smiled.

"Ha-Ha!" Sun cheered before raising his hand for a high-five. "Up top!"

Blake and I only stared at him with a glare, making him lower his hand.

"Guess not."

After the fight against that new Grimm ended, the night finally blanketed the sky as everything settled down with Pyrrha calming the people. With us five, now at the front of the boat, Blake and I were glaring at Sun since we deserved a detailed explanation of why he followed us.

"Diggin' the new outfits, by the way!" The monkey Faunus commented about Blake, Pyrrha, and I before pointing at Blake's cat ears. "Never did like the bow."

"Why have you been following us, Sun?" Blake asked, now getting impatient.

Sun flinched upon her response before he let out a sigh and looks at us.

"Look, when we landed in Vale, you two made sure everyone was okay. And then you guys just took off, without saying anything." He explained. "I had to find out if you two were alright. You two are good friends of mine and I wanted to know if you were okay after all that went down a year ago..."

"Sun, look, we had to okay?" I responded. "Believe me… it was difficult for us…"

"I… understand… but at least it is nice to see you two again," he looked at Pyrrha. "Guess you really are alive. Sorry about what happened to you."

"It's alright, Sun," The redhead assured. "I'm still coping with what happened but I'll be okay. If it wasn't for Enrique and Blake, I don't know what else I would do."

"So have you guys contacted the others…?" Our response was silence with Blake, Pyrrha, and I look away. We have not been in contact with our friends from Team RWBY or JNPR.

"We haven't contacted them for a year, Sun…" I answered lowly. "Weiss is back in Atlas with her family, Yang's in Patch, still recovering from what happened to her, and Ruby's with the rest of Team JNPR."

"Man, if Team RWBY was back together, this would be a whole lot easier."

I sighed, 'If only it was that easy…'

Last year, we were enjoying our school days and going on adventures. When Beacon fell, our halcyon days were over.

From what I learned in my life after my family died along with the Fall of Beacon, we often search for our answers… sometimes it takes time to find the reason…

"Sun… it hasn't been easy…" I muttered lowly. "I think it is best you should just head back…"

"No way, I'm coming with you guys," he argued. "The Grimm are getting worse; you guys saw it yourself! Just because you are helping Pyrrha, doesn't mean the White Fang won't be coming for you both! Besides, I'm… kind of already on the boat."

"There's really no stopping you?" Blake questioned with a sigh.

"Nope! This is going to be great! Never been to Menagerie before! It'll be a regular journey to the east! Yeah, I like the sound of that."

"Great… another idiot in the group…" Ankh sighed irritably.

"Yay!" Gamel cheered.

Looks like our team has just grown.

CURRENT MEDALS:

Blazing: Taka (x2), Kujaku (x1), Condor (x1)

Scorching: Lion (x1), Tora (x2), Cheetah (x1)

Strongest: Kuwagata (x1), Kamakiri (x1), Batta (x1)

Legendary: Kobura (x1), Kame (x1), Wani (x1)

Water: Shachi (x1), Tako (x1), Unagi (x1)

Gravity: Sai (x3), Gorilla (x1), Zou (x2)

Invincible: Ptera (x1), Tricera (x1), Tyranno (x1)

Ultimate King: Super Taka (x1), Super Tora (x1), Super Batta (x1)

(NEXT TIME)

"Welcome to Menagerie," Blake said.

"Hey… mom…" Blake said softly

"I-It's nice to meet you two," I greeted nervously. "I'm Enrique Alderete."

Next Time: Menagerie, Family, Parents

A/N: Well that is it everyone! The first chapter of the sequel is done! What trials and challenges will wait for our Rider and his team? ANd how will things go for him and the others? Well, we will just have to find out in the next chapter. I know some of you wonder, why bring back Gamel? Well, if you recall in volume 4, while Team RNJR had Qrow watching them, Gamel will join Team ENBA along with Sun. Plus, this will get interesting when the time comes for our characters. Don't forget to favorite, follow, and review! You are all welcome to ask me questions and make suggestions for what should happen in the story. I hope you all enjoyed the wait. And again, I will be working on a cover art for the story, you guys are welcome to volunteer if you are interested. Stay in the shadows everyone!