Ruby Rose was merely enjoying herself, reading a comic book in the living area of the Beacon Academy dorm rooms. Next to her on her left, Weiss was merely reading an article on her scroll, and to her right, Hyde was watching the TV. Yu and Yosuke were sitting on a second sofa, also watching the TV. "Hey guys?" Ruby asked. "Sup?" Hyde replied. "I'm starting to feel hungry," Ruby said. "How about we get something to eat?" "Sounds good to me," Weiss replied. "It is starting to get about dinner."

"So, what should we have?" Yu asked. "How about fish?" Hyde replied. "I know a really good fish recipe I've made before." "Sounds like a plan to me," Yosuke replied. "I think it sounds acceptable," Weiss replied. "What do you think Ruby?" Hyde asked. "I'm okay with it!" Ruby replied happily.

"What's this about?" Chie's voice asked. She and Yukiko stepped out from the dorm area, questioning looks on their faces. "We were thinking about-" Hyde began, with Yosuke and Yu jumping in with, "DON'T SAY IT!" "-food?" Hyde finished.

"Oh, food?" Chie asked. "I was hungry," Ruby replied, "and we think it's about time to eat." "I'm game! How about we cook?" Chie replied. "Oh you don't have to," Hyde said. "I was gonna-" "We insist," Yukiko said.

"Don't do it!" Yosuke begged. "You just pipe down and shut up Hanamura-kun!" Chie said, grabbing Yosuke's nose! "We're gonna prove to you we can cook, and that's final!" She and Yukiko ran off to the kitchen, before either Yosuke or Yu could voice their further evident disapproval.

"What in the name of Dust just happened?" Weiss asked. "Chie and Yukiko cooking," Yu replied, "produces deadly consequences." "Say what?" Ruby asked. "We're dead serious," Yosuke replied. "The two of them cooking is a crime against humanity!"

"Is it seriously that bad?" Ruby asked. "It can't possibly be," Weiss replied. "You two are just being dramatic, as per usual." "We're not kidding!" Yosuke said. "Kido-kun! You saw it first hand, didn't you?" Weiss and Ruby looked to Hyde, who gained a thoughtful look.

"Well," he said, "I guess I kind of did. Back in the Phantom Field when I met Yukiko she had cooked this... thing. But I don't know if that was strictly just her doing." "Have you ever tried to eat anything," Yosuke began, "crunchy yet soggy, burnt yet cold, and spicy yet sweet in one dish!?" "That... doesn't sound possible," Weiss said. "It happened," Yu replied. "...Maybe this wasn't such a good idea," Ruby replied.

"Hey Ruby!" Jaune's voice yelled from the front door. "Those other guests you asked about, I brought them!" "Oh! Thanks Jaune!" Ruby called. "You can just let them in!"

"Guests?" Yosuke asked. "Sup?" Ragna said, strutting into the room with Noel right behind him. "Oh hey Ragna-san," Yu said. "It's been awhile." "Feels like it," Ragna replied. "But then again I've got better things to do then bumming around with some kids." "Ragna," Noel said.

"Hm?" Ruby said, eyeing up Noel. "You look familiar. Oh! That's right, you're the first person Weiss and I fought in the Phantom Field!" "Oh! Uh, yes, that's you," Noel said. "Nice to see you again. My name is Noel. I'm glad to officially meet you." "The feeling is mutual," Weiss replied. "Nice to see somebody has some understanding of formality." Yosuke stuck his tongue out.

"So," Ragna said, plopping into a chair, "what're you all up to?" "Progressively dreading," Yosuke replied, "the meal our friends have planned for us." "Meal?" Noel asked. "Oh, can I go see if I can help?" "Uh! Noel!" Hyde said, "maybe you shouldn't-!" Too late. She ran off to the kitchen. "Damn!" he said. He shared a fearful look with Yu and Yosuke. He recalled his past experience in the Phantom Field when he saw what she and Yukiko had come up with.

"Senpai~!" a voice called happily. Yu was pulled from his horrified state when he found himself glomped by a small girl with long brunette pigtails! "Hi Rise," he replied casually. "Huh? Rise-chan?" Yosuke asked. "When and how did you get here?" "We figured," Weiss said, "it'd only be right to have some friends from your worlds come over since you've already began seeing ours."

"That's right!" Rise said, popping back to her feet. "And since Teddie is going to be our next fighter, he offered to bring me along to come and visit!" "Well there's a spoiler," Hyde said. "Oh! You must be Ruby-san, Weiss-san, and Kido-san!" Rise said. "It's a pleasure to meet you all! My name is Rise Kujikawa!" "Uh, nice to meet you too," Hyde replied. And here I thought Ruby had a sunny disposition, he thought. This girl is positively blinding!

"Hi there!" Ruby said, shaking Rise's hand. "I've heard a lot about you already!" "Well that's great to hear!" Rise said. "I hope they've been good things." "Of course they have been," Weiss replied.

"But I must ask Ms. Kujikawa, I hear that you are a person referred to as an 'idol,' if I'm not mistaken." "That's right," Rise replied. "Do they not have idols in your world?" "We do," Weiss replied. "Just not referred to as the same thing."

"And, have you seen some of my work?" Rise asked. "Your teammates have shown us some," Hyde replied. "And... did you like what you saw?" Rise asked, giving Hyde a flirtatious look. "What are you implying?" Hyde asked. "I'm just curious," Rise replied. "Which of my photos or videos did you watch?" "Ahem!" Hyde said, his face turning red.

"Heehee! I'm just messing with you Kido-san!" Rise said. "And that leads me to ask," Weiss said, "at your age, you're... comfortable with people seeing you like that?" "Of course!" Rise replied. "I look at being an idol as an artform! I'm not just an artist though. I'm also my own canvas, with both my body and my voice!"

"I could never do that!" Ruby shuddered. "I totally fall apart in front of large groups of people!" "Oh..." Rise said in disappointment. She began tracing her eyes up and down Ruby's body, causing the hooded girl to start flushing.

"Uh... what are you doing?" "Just looking," Rise said. "With your look, you could totally pull something off! Especially with those eyes of yours!" She got in close, uncomfortably so to Ruby's face. "Are those natural? They're so shiny!" "Uh...!" Ruby said.

"Rise," Yu said, "restrain yourself." "Aw, senpai! I'm not doing anything wrong!" Rise said. "So, what are you all up to?" "Dreading the thoughts of what Chie and Yukiko might have planned for us to consume," Yosuke replied, cursing himself immediately for not holding his tongue! "Oh, the two of them are cooking again?" Rise asked. "I'll go help!" "NO!" Yosuke positively screamed! It was too late, as Rise already skipped happily away to the kitchen!

"Why does the world want my stomach destroyed?" Yosuke asked, curling into a ball on the floor! "Is he being serious?" Weiss asked. "In case I die," Yu replied, "my last words are 'don't check my browser history.'" "Wait, what?" Ruby asked. She and Weiss shared a look, now starting to get progressively terrified as each participant entered that kitchen.

"Ahem!" a high pitched voice said. The group all turned to find... a... a bear, standing impatiently behind them. "Well, now that I have the floor," he said, "let me say, it is beary great to meet you all! I am Teddie!"

"... Yu? Yosuke?" Ruby asked. "A bear is talking to me." "His name is Teddie," Yu replied plainly. "We heard," Weiss asked. "But... why?" "Probably because he's a bear," Yu replied. "Not what I meant!" Weiss said.

"I think what she means is," Hyde said, "why is there a... bear... mascot... talking to us?" "He's from the TV World," Yosuke replied, standing back up and wiping his eye, almost as if he'd been crying. "Teddie, meet Ruby-san, Weiss-san, and Kido-san." "Beary nice to meet you all!" Teddie said again.

"And might I say, Ruby-san and Weiss-san, you are both beary beautiful!" "Uh... I don't know how to respond," Ruby said. "Cool it Ted!" Yosuke said. "Is there a problem?" Hyde asked. "Yeah," Yosuke replied. "Teddie here doesn't really get the whole 'not interested' idea, and would try to mate with just about anything." "So kind of like you," Weiss replied. "Gah! At least I just flirt!" Yosuke said. "This guy is just creepy!"

"Creepy!?" Teddie said. Suddenly, his head popped off and a fairly attractive boy slipped out of the suit! "I'll have you know, I am a hopeless romantic! Not some sexual predator!"

"What the hell?" Hyde asked. "Okay, this guy is just plain weird." "Come now you two ladies!" Teddie said. "What do you look for in a man? Looks? Just see me right in front of you? A heart that won't stop? I've got that in spades. What will win you over?" "And he doesn't seem to acknowledge that I exist," Hyde added.

"One thing which I desire is a lot more silence," Weiss said. Teddie took that hit hard! "Come now," Teddie said. "What do you look for in a boy? What can I provide for you?" "All you'll get out of me," Weiss said, "is I look for somebody that's obedient, knows how much to speak, and has a respectable disposition." "So you're pretty much outta luck there," Yosuke said, "aren't you Ted?" "Gah!" Teddie said, feeling the hit again!

"Well, what of you, Ruby-san?" Teddie asked. "Huh? Me?" Ruby asked, feeling much more unsure with the spotlight on her. "Yes, yes, yes," Teddie said. "What does your heart picture for you dream boy?"

"Perhaps, some freckled farmboy with tan skin and bright green eyes, with an aged soul, and potential for great mystical qualities? And, perhaps, you are one who's into the younger boys, too? So, somebody perhaps, a few years younger?" "..." Ruby was dead silent for a moment, before finally following up with, "What? No. That all just sounds stupid."

Teddie collapsed in shame! "Jeez Ruby," Hyde said. "Not like you to just shoot down an idea like that." "But it sounded really dumb!" Ruby said. "Why would I ever be interested in somebody like that? That just doesn't fit with me at all." "Very dumb," Yu agreed. "Even you sensei!?" Teddie asked.

"Well, fine! What do you want?" "I don't know!" Ruby said. "I just... I just haven't really thought it is all!" "Yare, yare, daze," Ragna said, keeping quiet in his corner of the room. "Why did I have to choose now of all times to show my face?"

"We're done now!" Rise's voice called out. "Oh God help me!" Yosuke said. Sure enough, the girls came back out of the kitchen, a smoking plate in their hands that gave off a dangerously dark aura! "Here we go!" Noel said. "That... looks highly illegal," Hyde said.

"Well, who's up first?" Chie asked. "Not happening!" Yosuke said. "You could not pay me to eat something like that!" "I would love to," Yu said, "but I don't." "I... I'm just saying I opt out," Hyde said. "Sorry," Weiss said, "but I am not going to partake in... whatever that is!" "Nope, nope, nope, nope!" Ruby added.

The lot of them all turned to look at Teddie, who was only looking on curiously. "Come on Ted," Yosuke said. "You wanna impress the girls, right? Go ahead and tell them what you feel of that?" "Huh?" Teddie asked. "But I can bear-ly smell anything even from here with the scent that thing is giving off! That stuff is dangerous!"

"Why doesn't Ruby try it?" Yukiko asked. "Huh?" Ruby asked. "M-me?" "Yeah," Chie said. "You were hungry at the start weren't you?" "W-well yeah," Ruby replied, "but I have since lost my appetite!"

"Please Ruby?" Noel asked. "We worked super hard." Ruby felt the guilt of watching all the eyes of the "cooks" on her face. Finally, she caved and gave a heavy sigh! "Fine!" she said.

She took a fork and prepared a bite. But before she could even close her mouth around the utensil, she collapsed on the ground just due to the close contact with the... entity, all the color leaving her face! "Ruby!" The girls screamed.

"I saw this coming," Yosuke said, rubbing his eyes. "Mystery Food X is just as deadly as ever." "Good grief," Weiss said, "you were serious!" "I warned ya," Yosuke replied.

"Well," Yu said, "I think what we've learned from this experience, is to trust Hyde with cooking now and forever." "Amen!" Yosuke and Teddie replied.

After that incident, once Ruby was successfully revived, Hyde slipped away to the kitchen and prepared that fried fish recipe he had mentioned before. The dish was prepared relatively soon, and there was enough for everybody to have their fill. And it was positively delicious!

"After cooking for portions large enough for somebody like Wald," Hyde said, "something like this was simple." "I will admit Hyde," Weiss said, "you're quite the talented cook." "Thanks Weiss," Hyde said.

"Okay," Chie said in defeat, "maybe we're not the greatest chefs in the world! You don't have to rub it in!" "But maybe we'll get better," Yukiko said, "if Hyde cooks with us sometimes!" "That sounds like a great idea!" Rise agreed. "I don't want to step into that line of fire," Hyde said slowly.

He looked over to Ruby, who had barely touched her food. "What's wrong Ruby?" he asked. "Are you feeling okay after that?" "I..." she began. "I can't taste anything! I think whatever that thing was it blew all my taste buds off! I tried tasting it, but I got no flavor!"

"Oh no," Weiss said. "Okay seriously, what did you all do to my teammate?" "Agh! We didn't do anything wrong!" Chie said. "Like hell you did!" Yosuke said. "This is your fault and you know it!" "W-we're sorry!" Noel said. "We'll try to make it up! Just tell us what to do!" "You can go on a date with me for one thing," Teddie said. "Not happening!" the girls of the Investigation Team declared.

At the door, Ragna turned and could only look on at the group of hyperactive adolescents he was leaving behind. He had come over mainly to relax and see how Noel would get along, and he really did not expect things to be so... loud. "Yare, yare, daze," he said under his breath, as he headed out the door.

Author's Note: Well the time is here! The premiere of my revised BBTAG story is here! I'll try to update more often, now that I'm dealing with cases that are much easier to handle.

For starters, I hope you all hear about the Season 2 announcement that happened at EVO recently, where we finally have the announcement of the 5th Franchise of the game! And I gotta say, I'm impressed. I'll save my thoughts for the next chapter, where we get the official introductions.

Anywho, as for this Chapter, it was pretty simple as all I had to do was think of, what scenario to go through? And so two of them pretty much blended together. The first one being the infamous Mystery Food X from Persona 4, and the second being the introductions of Rise and Teddie to the likes of Ruby and Weiss. And I feel I did okay.

Like I said, this was mostly just character interactions, as will be later chapters, and I think, again, I did alright. We also got to see Ragna and Noel come back, so expect to see them more later.

As I may or may not have mentioned at the start, these will mostly focus on the likes of Ruby, Yu, Hyde, Yosuke, and Weiss. However, there will be more characters that appear in the future for other interactions, and a chapter or two that may not even have them. But these are the ones that I will be focusing on the most, because a.) the main problem I had with the previous version of my story was trying to juggle too many characters at once, and b.) these are the ones that out of all the cast I've decided I care about the most.

Not much else to say about this one aside from just the idea of putting Chie, Yukiko, Rise, and Noel all in charge of food was a monumentally deadly idea! If Fuuka were added to that mixture, Ruby would probably be catatonic. Oh yeah, I also chose Ruby as the unlucky victim cause' I felt it would be funny. I love Ruby, so don't misunderstand!

So, let me know what your thoughts are, and what scenarios you would like to see later on. I hope you enjoyed, and see you later!