Heeeeeere's Johnny- *dragon kicks like Nick Kang* I said cut that out!

Inspectre Online.

Okay before you fill out those complaint forms I know I should be working on finishing Red Snow. I wanted a break from that though so I went to go play some vidya gaems and stuff. So what is this? Another product from the workdesk of yours tru- No not Inspector Gadget. GoGo Gadget no. The Inspectre. Got it memorized?

Good 'cause if I go senile and forget my own name then y'all can remind me.

Anyway what is this? A fanfi- Hey the smart comments are my job. ANYWAY.

This is a Freezerburn fic. Probably gonna be about the same length as usual but with how my brain gets.. Yeeaaah. I'm thinking maybe.. At least three chapters. At least. Possibly 5-ish. So what's a girl (not me) to do when your teammate starts ignoring you and the rest of her teammates for something they think is really important, and start letting it consume them? Sound familiar? It does to Yang. Looks like she's got another problem on her hands.. Oh speaking of hands this follows a similar AU thing like The Royal Test. Not the same universe but it's implied obviously the events of the volume 3 finale took a far less severe turn so yaaaay happy ending that can be worked with in a post v3 setting. Quite post actually, takes place.. About two years after. They're in their third/fourth years. Yeah third.

So let's get to.. FIgure Eight? I like that. Has somebody already done an iceskating fic with Weiss? Probably. But whatever. It's a cute idea so I'm pretty sure everybody that has would have been like Wynaut?

Also props to Topaz Smith who I'm now hiring as my Senior Proof Reader. Along with LegolasDragonRanger who has been my sorta Beta Reader but now it's official. He helped me work out a few kinks in this story's hose like structure and spellchecking, which rarely I have problems with the latter as far as spelling and essentials like capitalization and punctuation but as I learned with Red Snow (which is still gonna go on by the way, it will NEVER be dropped) sometimes it takes another set of eyes. Check out his story Wishes from Beyond Space and Time, I thought it was kinda cute and I love the premise for it. Which when you read my A/N below you'll get what I mean.

...

*whispers "Magical girls"*

Oh and another animated series I recommended below has magical boys too. How's that for twisting the genre.

P.S. Oh snap. VOLUME 3 SPOILERS BY THE WAY. Ermahgerbil almost forgot that..

Work, work, work. If she was anything she was studious, that and a hard worker. Focusing on the papers in front of her as she sat at the desk the young woman gave herself the smallest respite to lean back in her chair, releasing a sigh. So much work. But it'd all be for a good cause once she graduated. Reaching behind her head to undo her ponytail and recollect it she'd hum to herself, binding held between her teeth. Unlike before, long before, it was pulled back and made into a rather normal one instead of the old off-center one she used to have.

After all Weiss Schnee was preparing to take over her father's company. It wouldn't do to have it up like that. Once finished the heiress picked up her pen again and scooted her chair back in. Next question.. These were essentially mock exams to be read over by her father and elder sister to evaluate if she was capable of leading the infamous SDC, or Schnee Dust Company. Oh how she wanted to if only to clear the name and create a better image of the business that her grandfather started and her father had subsequently started to drag into gray moral zones, what with all the purportedly underpaid and mistreated Faunus labor or the shady businesses they worked with.

Once she took over though things were going to be very different. It'd take some time of course but already Weiss knew what she wanted to do. Graduate, and then when the time was right take over leadership. The man wouldn't hand down his business to someone still wet behind the ears after all. So with a slightly begrudging sigh this time she got ready to buckle down and continue.

Only for her Scroll to go off, vibrating against the wooden desk. Groan. "Who is this now..?" Weiss reached over and picked it up, seeing a familiar head of white hair pulled up into a bun. That sleek wave of hair over the right side of her face, that smirk.. Yep. Winter is com- Calling. "Yes sister?"

"Weiss I- Oh my. You sound rather occupied. Did I catch you at a bad time?" The woman asked with a playful smile. 'Oh you know Dust well you did.' Weiss thought to herself.

"Not really." Blatant lie. "Just working on a school assignment." Another blatant lie, it was Saturday. Classes were off and they hadn't (thankfully) been assigned any homework over the weekend. Which was commonplace now that that Team RWBY was in its 3rd year at Beacon. Weiss had gotten a bit taller though to her dismay not much 'bigger'. While she wore the same albeit resized outfit she'd allowed her hair to grow a little longer now, about two inches or so.

Of course they were lucky they even had a Beacon to come back to after that happened. That infernal and probably insane woman Cinder had lead both the White Fang and the Creatures of Grimm on the attack during the Vytal Festival. If it weren't for the brave actions of the Huntsmen and Huntresses there and of course the Atlesian military all might have been lost. But that was a story for another time. Suffice it to say that things could have ended much worse, although Team RWBY still mourned for their kind if quirky android friend Penny.

Why had she thought about that.. It wasn't going to help her mood. Thinking happy thoughts this time Weiss focused back on her Scroll which she sat up against the edge of one of the desk's small cubby holes. Just as the door opened and someone entered their dorm room. Seeing that the person inside was on the phone they slowly clicked it shut instead of recklessly throwing it closed. At least they were considerate. Others, specifically a certain brazen brawling blonde barbarian simply slammed it.

That room like some of the members of Team RWBY had seen some changes as well. The desk in the corner for one, and proper bunkbeds which she had been quite insistent on. Waking up to find one corner hanging precariously lower than it had been the night before was what finally pushed her over the edge to demand they find more permanent and stable solutions. Though Ruby's bed still hung because she also insisted on keeping hers unique. Cue thick steel winch cables run through eyehooks screwed several inches into the ceiling, one run under both ends and the middle from side to side almost like a basket. Taped heavily of course so nobody tore up their hands trying to pull themselves up. Which the little brunette just jumped straight up or from Yang's bed anyway.

"Really? Over the weekend? My sympathies little sister. I'm certain you'll have it knocked out soon however." Winter assured.

"I hope so but you know how father is. As soon as I'm done with these the postman will already have the next packet sitting in the hallway." The heiress facedesked, eliciting a bit of chuckling from Winter. He did have standards to uphold both of them understood. Hearing someone approach Weiss simply lifted her head and turned it towards them.

There was no mistaking this person, who like Weiss hadn't changed much over those two years. Unlike Weiss though where she'd gotten taller and yet not bigger, they.. Did the opposite. Again to the alabaster haired female's dismay and vehemently denied envy. Her hair was noticeably different though, now in a long spiky asymmetrical cut over her left side with the bangs short to keep out of her eyes. Sometimes she even braided it into a spiky paintbrush style but that wasn't often.

Weiss could have sworn she'd gone off with Blake to a bookstore earlier. The team leader was holding something behind their back too so maybe they got back early. "I'm in a call." She mouthed.

"I know. I'll wait." Ruby mouthed back, beaming a little. Excited much? She was even rocking on her feet. Apparently there was something she wanted to show the Schnee, but she didn't want to interrupt.

"That's.. The thing." Winter replied with a clearly discomforted look on her face. Oh great. What now..? "He actually does have some more work for you. Sent it yesterday, overnight shipping of course. He wants what you're doing now done by Monday and that by next Friday. I believe this one's an aptitude test for negotiation and contracting." Yeah. Great.

"What?! He said-"

"I know, Weiss, but as you just said you know how father is. He's fickle. I'm surprised he's not still making you work for your own money."

"I can handle my own finances being a Huntress but that's not the point, this is too much! Do you have any idea the kind of workload next week's school assignments are going to put on us?" Weiss practically shouted at her Scroll, straightening up and slapping the edge of the desk.

"Situations like these are something he has to deal with as well. Why do you think he gets so frustrated sometimes? Even when the White Fang aren't causing an uproar. Imagine with all of that in the mix being thrown in there." ..She had to concede that point. Being the head of a company, especially one like the SDC was not easy in any aspect. But even so.

The heiress whined, sitting down and facedesking again. Fantastic. There went her possible Sunday off. Probably next weekend too if the man kept this up. Still she had to persevere if she wanted his reins.

"Fine.. I'm not happy about it but it'll be done."

"Splendid. I'm sorry for your burdens but you'll become more fortuitous because of it. Oh and tell your leader I said hi. Although I think she can hear just fine standing right there. Yes I can see her."

"Hi Winter!" Ruby smiled, waving towards the Scroll.

"Yes, hello Ruby. Do be sweet and take care of my little sister won't you? Tata." Winter asked with a returned smile. After that the woman signed off, the Scroll's screen fading to black as she disconnected.

Weiss just sat there lazily, her head leaning slightly left and right as she buried her forehead into the desk and rubbed her face. Oh how she wanted to shout and scream and stab and throw things.

"Umm.. I uh.. Sorry if this is a bad time but I-" Ruby started, about to bring something up in her hand. However she drew it back when her teammate snapped at her.

"It is in fact a bad time Ruby. Sorry but I just had a lot more put on my plate. So much for enjoying the weekend!" She huffed, scowling.

"Oh, well, maybe next-"

"I've got to finish this now and get started on that stupid test whenever it gets here."

"Can I just-"

"Please, leave me alone! This is so not the time! ..*grumble* Putting all of this on me when we've got so much to do soon."

Weiss couldn't see the look of hurt that Ruby had on her face, but the girl kept a stiff upper lip even as she glanced down at the floor. With barely audible murmurings she placed something on the corner of the desk and meekly apologized, turning and exiting the room again with a silent click. A few minutes after, which were entirely unproductive due to her frustration and guilt of lashing at her leader like that Weiss hastily got up. Fuming and agitated she shoved off from the desk and headed out as well, taking her Scroll and slamming the door shut.

She never noticed what that object was, or the fact it had fallen from the desk and into the garbage.

D'aww it's a baby. ..No not the object good lord. I know this chapter is kinda short but I wanna let you guys know I'm still alive over here. Also future chapters will be longer. My schedule is gonna be nailed up though unfortunately. Break season is over so we're gonna be back on the road. Plus I just found out like half a year later (in the exact same circumstance with RWBY) that the epic anime (now CGI series) Miraculous Ladybug (one more note, going by a different title now) is FREAKIN' LIVE.

Hey remember when that trailer came out and everyone got SO hyped and we flocked like moths to a flame and gaggled like schoolgirls and then news sorta just dropped off and everything died and like some of us were still around but others forgot and later rediscovered this amazing thing after like a whole season was out? Sorta? But similar enough for me with RWBY and ML. Which if you think that's the only similarity hahaha.. Oh man.

So that said my life will be full of Ladybug (not the ship) for a good while but I'll still work on writing every now and then. I seriously recommend checking it out. It's cute, catchy, tons of fun. I'll likely even start writing fanfiction for it when I get caught up.

Now excuse me while I go do that and then write an OC or twelve.

Inspectre Offline.