Outside Hayden Noir's Lab

Half an hour later…

Team C.R.S.N., alongside Moon-Moon and Professor Albrecht, stood outside the entrance they came in through, alongside Team G.R.I.M..

"Okay so First off, Hayden is dead." Grull stated.

"Good, good. What about his supposed connections to my father?" Colys questioned, his face unreadable for once.

"I got all of his files on my scroll, so I could give you a copy. It contains everything from his research to his personal journal." Grull said, holding his scroll for emphasis.

"Alright, so seeing as that business is taken care of, how are you all doing?" Nuada asked with a bit of a smirk on his face. Mazon merely rolled his eyes in response, resulting in a bit of a nudge in the ribs from Ivory. The Elephant faunus then turned to the taller brunette.

"We're all good thank you. I hope you didn't have to much trouble with Noir's robots. We caught glimpses of the battle on screens in the room we fought in." Ivory stated with a look of slight worry.

"Heh, you think those scrap heaps were difficult? That was nothing. You should have seen the things we've fought back in Vale." Nuada boasted with a proud smile.

"I can guarantee that what you faced in Vale is nothing in comparison to the horrors of Vacuo. We have super Grimm infused with Dust that shoots laser beams at you. Let me tell you from personal experience, it's not fun." Grull said with a bit of an insane smirk, which was only matched by Colys'.

"Oh, have you faced Dragons made up of bone that shoot out fireballs and their breath can melt flesh?" The ice user challenged, his hands laying on his hips. Mazon went to counter but was cut off when Professor Albrecht walked back to the group.

"Ok, enough with the dick measuring. There's two bullheads coming to get us, one for us and one for you four to take back to Shade." Professor Albrecht stated while looking at the two teams with amusement in his eyes…

Amity Colosseum

A few weeks later…

"Come on, Colys! You're going to miss R.W.B.Y.'s match!" Nuada shouted from the end of a dimly-lit hallway leading outside, the mentioned noirette holding two large tubs of popcorn.

"I'm coming, I'm coming. These are surprisingly heavy considering the fact that its popcorn." Colys joked as he passed one of the tubs to his partner when he caught up, the duo exiting the tunnel into the stands, the cheering of the crowds hitting them as they looked for the rest of their team, spotting Rhydwyn and Sinikka a few rows away, Rhydwyn waving a fair bit enthusiastically while Sinikka offered a small smile and nod.

"So, how's the fight going so far?" Colys asked the pair as he sat down, offering the tub to Rhydwyn.

"Good, Blake just eliminated one of the members of team A.B.R.N." Rhydwyn said as he grabbed a small handful of the offered popcorn.

"And I missed it? Should have gone faster." Colys muttered as he slumped back in his seat, watching as Weiss trapped the two male members of team A.B.R.N. in a ball of ice. "Huh, Ice-queen decided to copy my semblance in a way."

"I mean, I guess she did." Sinikka commented for once. Team C.R.S.N. continued to watch the battle, which concluded with Yang knocking the remaining members of team A.B.R.N. out in one punch.

"So, that was fast." Colys said as he stood up, stretching a bit after placing his tub of popcorn down on his seat.

"It doesn't help that you wasted half the match getting that popcorn, which you hardly touched!" Rhydwyn chastised the ice user who gave him a deadpan.

"Listen, when it comes to watching fights, I need a good tub of popcorn to truly enjoy it." Colys rebutted, getting in Rhydwyn's face. "Now, who wants to go get some ramen?"

"Really Colys? And what are you going to do with the popcorn you just bought?" Rhydwyn asked, before noticing Colys literally dumping the entire bucket into his mouth.

"You were saying?" Colys said with a smirk, before walking away. "Now come on, Ramen time." the ice-user lead them to a small stand and noticed a familiar set of faces. "Hey, R.W.B.Y., J.N.P.R.! I was wondering if we would run into you guys." Sitting at the stand, Team C.R.S.N. quickly ordered their meals before turning to the other two teams present.

"You guys ready for your match soon?" Rhydwyn asked Team J.N.P.R. as he waited for his Ramen.

"Of course we are! We have a World Renowned Fighter, Ren is basically a Ninja, I can bench 5 of me, and Jaune!" Nora said with a fair bit of enthusiasm.

"Well, I wish you the best of luck then. We're right after you guys, so that is going to be a difficult match to be on par with." Nuada told his fellow hammer user as he fiddled with his prosthetic hand, checking for any last-minute repairs that might be needed. "Well, our meal should be out any time soon, if the smell is any indication." As those words left Nuada's Mouth, the Shopkeeper came out with 12 bowls of Ramen with various toppings…

Amity Colosseum

An hour later...

Standing in the center of the arena, Team C.R.S.N. stared off their opponents, a familiar set of faces in the form of Team G.R.I.M., though Grull was missing.

"Team C.R.S.N. of Beacon, versus Team G.R.I.M. of Shade. Let's see what kind of terrain they are fighting in today." Came the voice of Doctor Oobleck from the announcer's box as the terrain selector cycled quickly overhead, slowing down to reveal a set of dunes in yellow on G.R.I.M.'s side and a grey-scaled cityscape on C.R.S.N.'s. "Well, it looks like Team G.R.I.M. has the home field advantage with the Desert Biome while Team C.R.S.N. has the Urban Environment to work with." As this was said, the respective biomes were raised from down below, revealing a clearly arid desert on team G.R.I.M.'s side, but what was inside the Desert shocked everyone watching.

"Is that a Petra Gigas?!"

Blueghast: Hey everyone, sorry for it being such a long time without posting, and this chapter being as short as it is. I guess my writer's block has really begun to catch up with me, huh? I mainly wanted to get to Volume 3, so that I would have a fair bit of an easier time as I both have canon to work with, and Rage and I have this section of the story planned out more than any other parts. All I plan to reveal is don't expect everything to go as it did in canon. As for the situation on the war front you may-or-may-not have last seen me in if you follow Erza's Brother, well I'm talking to you from within what I call a Time Bubble. I can't actually affect the world outside it, and I'm the only being able to be inside it. Think of it as a controlled version of The World. Anyways, I'll see you guys in probably a few more months!

*Blueghast 900 has signed off*