Vanoss sat in the dorm, watching the like bar closely.

He clicked the refresh bar for the 270th time that hour.

6 likes and 4,972 dislikes. Tough crowd.

"Are you still sulking over the dislike bar?" Wildcat chuckled.

"No... I'm just... Waiting for this copy of Pacific Rim to finish downloading." Vanoss defended.

"Oh, really?" Delirious teased, looking at the dislike bar grow exponentially.

5 likes to 49,728 dislikes.

"GOD DAMMIT!" Vanoss seethed.

"What's the matter, upset that your video did so bad?" Wildcat joked.

"Lemme read one of the comments," Delirious began, "'The most embarrassing thing I've ever seen in my entire life, a newborn could make a better video.'"

Both Delirious and Wildcat started laughing like crazy.

"I'm not gonna lie, I disliked the video!" Delirious wheezed.

"Shut up!" Vanoss twitched

"Wait, do you guys hear that?" Wildcat silenced everyone.

It sounded like...marching and...was that gunfire?

"Holy shit." Delirious gaped.

"Who the hell is that? An angry mob?" Wildcat asked.

Several of the students ran out of their dorms to see what the commotion was.

Ruby and the others ran into Vanoss's room, weapons in tow.

"Come on! We're under attack!" Ruby yelled.

"By who?" Wildcat asked.

"We think it's the people who fought you and Alex! They came out of another portal, near the school!" Blake said.

"Not them again!" Delirious groaned, pulling out an Uzi from seemingly nowhere.

"Get the others, we'll send an SOS to Yang and Alex!" Weiss ordered.

"Alright, fine!" Vanoss pulled out his AK, joining the massing crowd in the halls.

Delirious looked out the window, seeing Huntsmen and Soldiers clash just outside the main entrance.

"Let's go, Delirious!" Yelled another student as Delirious charged out the door.

Alex sat, wounded, inside the base. As promised, Raven repaired his armor back into working order, even adding small jet boosters to further enhance his combat style.

"Don't thank me, I'm just doing my job." Raven had said.

They had gotten the SOS from Beacon about 15 minutes ago, right now, Alex had both revolvers primed and holstered in their respective places. Loading the PDW, he stood up in what he now called the Scarab Mk. II, because of the new retro-rockets, as well as shatterproof glass to replace his visor.

"Alex, you ready yet?" Yang asked.

"Yeah, how are we getting there?" Alex asked, cracking his knuckles.

"Allow me." Raven said.

Raven pulled out her weapon again, slashing the air and generating a red-hued portal.

"This should get you two straight back to Beacon, and Alex?" Raven said to him.

Alex looked back at Raven, who stared daggers into him.

"I expect to see you again soon."

"Aren't you coming with us?" Alex asked.

"It would be too dangerous, for you and myself, for an Inquisitor to see you and me near each other ." Raven stated.

Alex turned back to the portal, and he leaped through it, disappearing completely.

Vanoss stood in the range, firing rockets and bullets at the assailants, alongside Delirious and Moo.

"How many of these guys are there?!" Moo asked, firing a mini gun at some of the royal guards.

"I DON'T KNOW!!!" Delirious yelled, hacking at a soldier who moved too close for comfort.

"AAAAAAHHH! DIIIIIIIIIE!!!!!" Vanoss yelled, shooting a combat MG at the Militia guys.

"I'm ready for action!" Nogla said, carrying the an MG and wearing a sand-colored helmet and the most ridiculous pair of glasses that any of them had ever seen, making for a really stupid combat uniform.

"GET TO DA CHOPPA!!!" Terroriser yelled in an Austrian accent, firing rockets from his Homing Launcher and blowing up several jets in the process.

A red portal opened up above the defenders, with Alex and Yang leaping out of it.

"Where were you?" Moo asked.

"I knew they would be here!" Alex said, falling back on his lie, and doing an okay job at it.

"AAAAAH!!! ASSISTANCE NEEDED!!!" Mini Ladd yelled from the front lines.

"On my way!" Yang responded, firing both gauntlets at the ground and flying upwards.

Ruby skidded to a halt with assistance from Crescent Rose.

"Alex! You're back!" She seemed delighted at his return.

"I'm really feeling the love, what do you need help with?" Alex asked, gesturing to the pure chaos around him.

"We found Sigma among the attackers!" She said.

Alex hardened his gaze, red violet lightning starting to crackle at his fingertips.

"Show me." He seethed, trying to control himself, at least until he and Sigma were a safe distance away from his allies.

Ruby pointed to a dense spot on the battlefield, and sure enough, a black and orange blur was visible in the fray.

Alex leaped, with assistance from his new enhancements. He could probably take her, now.

Twilight was mortified with the destruction around her, they really wanted him bad.

She ducked further behind her shield, turning it into an electrified pulse ray and propelling it at the defenders.

She looked above her, to find an armored suit flying above her.

Alex!

She braced herself for another fight against him, ducking down and placing a protective barrier between her and the assailant.

Instead, he leaped for Sigma, noticeably alight with rage as he placed a blow deftly on her shoulder, Sigma recoiled backward, kicking him with great force.

"So you come straight to me, did you finally break, or do you just want revenge?" She smirked.

Alex was not amused, not in the slightest.

Alex pulled out his PDW, swinging the butt of the gun towards Sigma's face. She blocked it easily, giving Alex an opportunity to kick her. He fired 60 rounds of .300 Blackout towards Sigma, who blocked a few of the rounds with her bare hands, but even so, a few managed to enter her arm.

Alex kicked again, red-violet lightning spewing out of the blow, sending his foe skidding backwards.

Sigma summoned her swords, holding them in a threatening position.

Alex pulled out Electric Fury, holding it in his usual stance.

"At long last, a fight that may actually be a good use of my time." Sigma swung both blades, Alex blocking both with his sword and his armored glove.

He kicked again, swinging hard at his enemy, red lightning starting to spew out of the blade.

Alex turned his sword into a revolver, firing all six rounds at Sigma's direction.

"Back off!" A yellow blur blocked all six rounds.

"Glad to see you, Theta." Sigma said.

"This has nothing to do with you. Back off. Now." Alex was positively seething with rage.

"A concern of my comrade's is a concern of mine, thou ungrateful whelp." Theta smiled, his weapon at his side.

"Fine."

Alex pounded the ground, red lightning spewing out in all directions. Sigma leaped out of the way in time, Theta was not as lucky, slamming hard into an M1 Abrams.

Alex charged at Sigma, kneeing her in the jaw with assistance from his jump jets.

He punched hard, lightning flying out in all directions as Sigma ducked out of the way.

She threw an elbow into Alex's side, knocking him back and swinging violently in an effort to defend herself.

A black blur knocked Alex further back, and a white blur sent him to the ground.

"Eta, Iota. Finish him. I'm done here." Sigma said,

"One more thing, Winchester was not the one who hired me." Sigma leapt away from the battlefield, leaving Alex to contend with Sigma's comrades.

Alex, even angrier at his missed chance at revenge. The lightning turning a very dark red.

He swung at Eta, knocking him away. He leaped in the air to finish the job, only for Iota to slash Alex's back.

All three combatants fell to the ground, injured and angry.

Alex took out Electric Fury, both blades separating and spinning at high speeds, swinging hard at Eta and turning around to fight Iota.

Theta leaped back into the fray, his short sword denting Alex's armor.

"Give up, do you have any idea who we are?" Theta taunted.

"I don't care." Alex muttered, swinging his blade at all three combatants.

Theta leaped backwards with surprise, evading the death blow just in time. Eta was not as lucky, the blades taking it's toll on his armor, scratching it badly and probably managing to penetrate it, as Eta held his arm.

Iota was still fighting him, kicking, stabbing, anything to keep him off.

Which wouldn't work.

Alex set up the jump jets and leaped high above the fray, Iota and Theta looking up in surprise. Using his jump jets as well as his own Aura, he plummeted downwards, destroying the concrete below and seriously injuring Iota.

Theta attacked again, swinging his blade and hitting Alex in the shoulder and denting the armor.

"Big mistake."

Alex grabbed Theta's wrist, twisting it at an awkward angle.

Theta screamed in pain, dropping his weapon and falling to his knees.

"Where is Sigma going?!"

Theta didn't respond, only spitting in his visor.

Alex grabbed Theta by the neck, shocking him with red lightning that flashed indiscriminately.

"I'm not going to ask again, where is Sigma?!?!" Alex yelled again.

Theta was not having the best day, blood dripped out of his mouth and onto Alex's gauntlet, only worsening as Alex tightened his grip.

"Sigma... Winchester...Embassy... Two days.." Theta choked.

Alex slammed him hard against the broken concrete, and walked away, leaving the battered inquisitors behind.

"Who...are you?" Theta gasped.

"Your worst nightmare." Alex turned and left for the school.

Vanoss fired the last few rounds into another Crimson soldier, the others retreated long ago, only a select few to fight them.

"That's the last one!" Vanoss yelled to his comrades.

"It's about time!" Basically sighed with relief.

Droidd was still beating up another soldier with a nightstick.

"We really screwed them up, eh Vanoss?" He said.

The battle had taken it's toll on everyone, a few huntsmen even died, Vanoss himself died about 4 times in the span of about a half-hour.

Team RWBY were exhausted as well, despite the Task Force's older weaponry, they put up one heck of a fight.

Alex walked back to the main hall, where they all were at the moment.

"Hey! Alex!" Vanoss waved over to him.

"Hi, Evan. Here's your gun back." Alex tossed the PDW in his direction.

"Alex, these men, they-" Ruby began.

"I know, these were the guys that Vanoss's crew and myself fought to get out of Equestria." Alex interrupted.

"We know, Ruby told us everything after the attack started." Blake explained.

"I also saw a few White Fang airships." Weiss added.

"The hell? Who doesn't want me dead!?" Alex seemed very frustrated. He sat down against the wall.

"That isn't all, man. Remember how you told us that someone helped you in your initial escape?" Vanoss asked.

"Very well, not a day goes by when I don't think about it." Alex responded.

"Ozpin got a call before the attack. Said there's someone who knows you." Wildcat finished.

"Who?" Alex was actually a little nervous. There were very few people he knew in the Militia, and even fewer were actually trustworthy.

Alex turned at the sound of someone clearing their throat, he turned backward and found someone standing among the burning heaps of jets and tanks and the destroyed concrete.

It was a girl, with very familiar shoulder-length lightish-brown hair.

Alex removed his helmet, revealing to the girl his identity.

"Kat?" Alex asked, thunderstruck that she already lasted this long.

"Is...that really you, Alex?" She said.

"Yeah." He sighed.

"How are you still alive? I thought the Militia killed you after I escaped!" She said.

"I used the device and blew it up in the same instant." Alex told her.

"That makes sense, how did you get to Remnant?" Kat asked him.

"Crimson found me at Equestria. I got the hell out of there." He answered.

"Same story, the Task Force found me in a wizard guild in a place called Fiore. How did you manage to find people to help?" Kat asked.

"He paid us to protect his ass and kill Winchester." Vanoss said nonchalantly.

"Winchester is here?!"

"Along with Inquisitors, the Task Force, the Militia, Royal Guards, even a terrorist organization!" Alex angrily said.

"Inquisitors?!"

"Yeah, Sigma, as well as the three stooges over there." Mini told her.

Kat walked over to find the wounded Inquisitors.

"K-Katherine Anderson?!" Theta gasped.

"Theta. I should have guessed." Kat kicked him hard in the gut.

"You know this prick?" Alex asked.

"Give me your gun." She told him.

Alex handed her the .44 Scratch, as well as his three remaining caps.

"Make 'em count." Alex said.

Kat walked over to Theta, stomping on his face repeatedly, breaking his nose and leaving a bloody mess on the bottom of her boot and his face. She fired one cap into his neck. So they had the same killing blow.

Noticing the other two, she fired both rounds into Eta's and Iota's heads. Killing them before they had the chance to run.

Kat handed him back the .44 Scratch.

"So, where is Winchester?" Kat asked, pulling out an enhanced Barrett M82, having a new sword-like bayonet and fire decals, not to mention a key lining each side of the scope, and Ice-like bipod attachment.

"An embassy building." Alex told her.

"Good, let me at 'em!" Kat yelled.

"Calm down, Theta said he would be there in two days." Alex said. Looking around, it was just him and her now.

"Okay, at least I can load up while I'm here." Kat said.

"One more thing, just out of curiosity, did you have any help in this...Fiore?" Alex asked.

She seemed to not want to talk about it, but answered anyway.

"Four wizards helped augment my weapons and build me some armor. I left Fiore and went to Adenien, another, previously unknown universe, and met an android who was willing to help. She's back at the hotel right now. Once Agent Viktor, Winchester's second-in-command, found me in Adenien, I found Remnant." Kat told him everything.

Alex held her shoulder in an effort to comfort her.

"It's fine. I've got a lot of help now, and I have my own defense. You'll be fine. Let's just kill the A-holes and we can all go back home and tell everyone everything." Alex told her.

"I...Thanks, I needed that. You're right. Let's end this." Kat asserted.

"There you are! Let's get back to our homes, I'll call when there's somewhere where all of us can talk this through." Alex said.

"I know a place, Alex. I got it." Kat said. She walked away, leaving Alex standing outside the school, alone.

Alex walked back inside, a new determination burning deep within.

Author's Notes:

I'm not sure what else to say besides-
Here's to the first 50,000 words!

EDIT: Trying to add in more reason behind Alex's animosity towards Sigma. I'm still trying to think of ways to properly have thing build up so that Alex's rage in Chapter 25 would make more sense.

EDIT AGAIN: After noticing the repetitiveness of the dialogue in this chapter, I changed it.