*SCP Foundation Geo Vector 0-1 Division; October 21, 2019; 9:30 PM*

Hughes and Krieger stood guard outside one of the Containment Chambers, armed and waiting for anything unusual.

"So... Do you think we really made the right choice..?" Krieger asked.

"About..?" Hughes wondered.

"The Director. We gave her the Eye, and she gave us a job.. Even so, with everything that's been happening.. Were we right..?" Krieger wondered.

"Morning Star would've killed us all. What could we have done? Die?" Hughes asked.

"Still.. I can't help but feel like I'm doing something wrong by taking this job.." Krieger admitted.

"Hey, I know how you feel. I don't care how many times we get to see 999, these people are f**kin' insane!" Hughes threw up his hands in exasperation.

"I nearly got killed just going to the bathroom! And whenever shit's not trying to kill me! it's creeping me the f**k out!" Krieger assented.

"And, I mean, what's next, the Facility gets attacked?!" Hughes yelled.

Suddenly, the pair heard gunfire and explosions from close by.

"Dammit, Hughes." Krieger held his rifle.

The two ran towards the main entrance to discover armed soldiers fast-roping in through the skyline and more breaking windows open and shooting nearby attendants.

"Christ!" Hughes shot at some of the soldiers, two of them getting shot to death.

"Keep me covered!" Krieger told him, grabbing another dead SCP soldier's gun and counter-attacking.

"Where are you going?!" Hughes asked.

"This whole facility is in danger!" Krieger yelled as he dual-wielded the SCP standard issue HK416s and took down as many as he could on his way to a side-room.

"Dammit, Krieger.." Hughes spat, shooting more soldiers who happened to make their way inside.

"Reinforcements inbound!!" A dozen or so SCP guards charged in behind, taking out the rest of that battalion.

"The hell's going on?" Hughes asked.

"The goddamn Chaos Insurgency. They've just tried shutting down our power. Since using the classic internet didn't work, they're trying to do it manually." A commander informed.

"Anything I can help with, Sir?"

"Place the Containment Units on backup power! They'll shut down the main power soon, but we can hope that the Backup power holds out long enough!"

Krieger stepped out of the room.

"Okay. Backup power's on. That... Oh, reinforcements showed up.." Krieger sighed in thanks.

"Now, we need to hold out for as long as possible.. The Insurgency is getting backup from an unknown faction." The commander ordered.

"Yes, Sir!" The soldiers hunkered down in vantage points all over the lobby, some even setting up MGs near the stairs.

"Well.. I guess what we've been doing is better than what we were doing.." Krieger admitted.

"Agreed."

A large horde of Soldiers charged in from either side of the main entrance, all of them carrying pack-a-punched weapons.

"The hell?!" Krieger gaped at the strange weapons the Chaos Insurgency carried.

"Take cover!!" A guard shouted, throwing a Molotov and burning a group of machine gunners.

"We've gotta hold the line! Don't let up!!" The commander ordered.

Hughes grabbed the suitcase at his back, assembling a 20mm cannon at his side as Krieger covered him.

"Hail Mary!!" Krieger grabbed a frag grenade and tossed it at another group.

The group exploded into a pillar of fiery ogre as more and more soldiers piled in.

"Keep holding on!!!" The commander ordered as he was shot in the head.

"Fire!!" Krieger yelled upon seeing Hughes' sniper.

Hughes grabbed the cannon, aimed for a dense crowd of Chaos Insurgency troops, and shot the first round.

The shot pierced through ten troops before ricocheting and killing an eleventh, all of whom died instantly.

"Good shot..!" A soldier congratulated.

Krieger reached for his pistol, a rail-gun that fired a .50 caliber lead ball.

"Last one!" Krieger shouted, finishing off the enemy soldier.

"Is that the last of them..?" Hughes asked, holding a second round in his hand.

"I think so... You guys okay?!" Krieger yelled.

A unanimous 'yes' was mumbled throughout the group.

"Radio's back up!" A soldier called.

The men gathered around the small radio while Krieger kept watch.

"Soldier, do you copy?" One asked.

"Y-Y-Yes, sir... Th-They're tearing us apart here... The Chaos Insurgency... They-" The radio devolved into static as a soldier claymore to get it back on.

"Come on... Don't die on me!" He grunted, smacking it.

As soon as the radio went back on, all they heard were screams of pain and agony.

"Were one of the SCP's released?!" Another soldier gasped.

"No. Krieger turned on the Emergency Power. If all goes well, that should be up and-"

The lights instantly shut off before the flickering red emergency lights turned on as well.

"-Running..."

The men gathered their weapons, watching the front and backsides of the room.

"Stay close.." Hughes ordered.

"Right.. We can't-"

Suddenly, the men began screaming in agony as Hughes was splattered in an unknown fluid, all the while, a ragged, wicked voice cackled with glee at the sudden carnage.

"Blood..?" Hughes gasped.

"Hughes, you there?" Krieger fell in close to Hughes.

"The hell just happened?!" Hughes panicked.

"Calm down! I'll take care of whatever's--"

Krieger screamed in pain before his cries were subsided by gurgling and a dull thud..

"Krieger?!" Hughes grabbed Krieger's pistol, holding it out in front of him..

"Hm.. Seems I've missed one." The voice chuckled.

Hughes turned round to see a figure of a man holding... Claws?

The man walked slowly towards him, scratching the metallic claws against the wall as Hughes fired the railgun.

The killer diverted the shot into the wall, and Hughes could practically see the wicked smile of the psychopath.

"W-Who are you?!" Hughes gasped, loading the cannon with trembling fingers.

Hughes' neck was clutched in the killer's grasp, feeling the sharp metal blades sink into his neck.

"Guess it won't matter anyways.. My name's Tyrian.. And you're the only one who'll ever know.. Before I rip your throat out, where's the Summoning Key?" Tyrian grinned.

Hughes growled in anger and pointed the barrel of the Cannon at Tyrian's chest.

The shot managed to pierce Tyrian's Aura, but it didn't prevent him from clawing out Hughes' throat.

Hughes gasped and spluttered, reaching for another gun so he could finish him off.

"Eheheheh... ahahahah!!! Guess you're not much of a talker... At least, not anymore!!" Tyrian chuckled, pulling the bullet out of his chest as he kicked Hughes over, planting a foot on his chest.

More Chaos Insurgency soldiers poured inside.

"Sir.. The Summoning Key is not located at this facility!" The Chaos Insurgent reported.

Tyrian grumbled in disappointment.

"Well, at least it was worth the visit.." Tyrian grinned as he lowered himself down above Hughes, and lashed his claws across his face.

*Fairy Tail Guild Hall; October 21, 2019; 9:45 PM*

"YOU SONS OF BITCHES!!" Dempsey had Vanoss by the neck, pinning him to the wall while Nikolai and Takeo raised their weapons at the rest of Vanoss' crew at the doorway.

"S-Shit..! G-Get the f**k off me..!" Vanoss struggled under the soldier's grasp to little avail.

"You killed every version of us you found! How about I return the favor?!" Dempsey scowled.

Vanoss swiftly kicked Dempsey where no man should be kicked. Now free, Vanoss stole Dempsey's .45 and held it up to his head.

"It was easy enough killing ya the first 30 times, let's go for thirty-one!" Vanoss grinned.

Erza scowled, twisting Vanoss' arm behind his back and kicking Dempsey in the face.

"As much as I don't mind infighting, I'd rather not have Mirajane mop your blood off the floor." Erza demanded.

"As much as I hate these murderous pigs, we should not kill each other." Nikolai decided.

"Agreed. It is not the honorable way." Takeo agreed.

"That doesn't mean everything's okay, you f**ks." Wildcat said.

"Wildcat.." Delirious raised his hands as the rest of Vanoss' crew walked inside.

Twilight sat in the stool next to Yang.

"So, Princess. How's the new wing?" Yang wondered.

"It's... Still unnatural, but I'll get used to it.." Twilight figured, giving the robotic wing a flick.

"Yeah, I get ya. Thank god Cade was able to build these for me, otherwise I might not have been able to fight!" Yang smacked her metallic right arm and leg.

"Hi, Yang!" Ruby greeted as she walked inside the guild.

"RUBY!!!" Yang ran and immediately bear-hugged her sister.

"Gah.. Y-Yang.. You're crushing my ribs.." Ruby gasped.

"Oh, sorry!!" Yang smiled sheepishly.

"So, how's the Guild working out?" Ruby asked after taking a breath.

"The people here are awesome! Alex

Alex walked back in the main hall with Dr. Monty and Richtofen.

"Hey, Doc." Dempsey nodded.

"So, were you able to figure out why Dr. Monty's here?" Gray asked.

"I was.. Where's Makarov?" Alex asked.

"I'm right here.!! Give me a second.." Makarov exclaimed while climbing up to the railing of the second floor.

"Is everyone here? Where's Kat?" Alex asked.

"Hey." Kat nodded respectfully.

Alex smiled back before hardening his expression.

"Okay. I was able to get Dr. Monty here to tell me why he came to Fairy Tail. And... Well, do you want the good news or bad news?" Alex asked.

"I'd rather take the good news, kid." Dempsey scowled.

"I'm with the weird guys! Gimme the good news!" Natsu demanded.

"A real man would want the bad news first!" Elfman shouted.

"I'm with the buff guy over there." Vanoss sighed.

Alex face palmed.

"For f**ks sake.. The bad news is that Monty's here because someone in this Guild Hall is carrying an artifact called the 'Summoning Key'. Apparently, it's containing a demon of some kind called the 'Shadowman'. For whatever reason, I feel like Cinder Fall's connected with this mess somehow." Alex commented.

A collective gasp sounded throughout the room.

"The Shadowman?!" Cade screamed.

Oreonna's face paled at the mention of his name, whereas Auburn now had a horrified expression.

"Wait, you know about that 'Shadowman'?!" Gray yelled.

"Know him? He's been terrorizing us since Our Cinder let him out! It took me 3 years of training before Flurry and I stood a chance!" Cade explained.

"The Shadowman bridged Future Equestria and Future Adenien when he summoned our timeline's Apothicons. It took everything we had to kill that monster." Auburn added.

"He's the one who killed my mom in our timeline!" Oreonna exclaimed.

"Neo..?" Yang gasped.

The entire guild hall, aside from Monty's crew, was swept in a wave of terror.

"AAHH!!! ANY ONE OF US COULD LET HIM OUT! I BET IT'S GRAY!!" Natsu yelled.

"IT ISN'T ME, YOU HOTHEADED FREAK!" Gray retorted.

"SHUT UP!!" Alex demanded.

The hall was kept unusually silent.

"But there is good news. If we can find the damn Summoning Key, we might be able to stop all of this shit before it even happens." Alex told them.

"Even so, why would Cinder release the Shadowman again if she knows what'll happen?" Cade wondered.

Alex grinned.

"She's running out of ideas. It's just like what happened with the Changelings before we met Alex, They got desperate and invaded Canterlot to survive.." Twilight explained.

"If what you're saying is true, it means Cinder's willing to attack the Guild, and that's where her plan goes to shit. Yang, the kids, and I have been in the Guild for a little over 6 months now, and if I learned anything from being here, it's that if you piss off Fairy Tail, you won't like what happens next!"

The Guild Hall suddenly erupted in an uproar.

"Damn right!" Makarov, Elfman, and most of the Guild Members shouted.

"I'M ALL FIRED UP NOW!" Natsu yelled.

"If she wants this Shadowman released, she'll have to deal with all of us, then!" Mini shouted.

"I'll teach this 'Cinder' person why you don't f**k with a Marine!" Dempsey roared.

"If we managed to recover from everything that's happened, then we can fight this 'Shadowman' or anyone who wants to release him!" Twilight noted..

"CUTIE MARKED CRUSADERS DEMON LORD KILLERS YAY!!!" The three fillies yelled.

"I've dealt with a lot of Grimm, I can help with your Shadowman problem too!" Ruby added.

"Alright! Here's my plan: Tomorrow, the wedding goes on as planned, with someone watching for anyone suspicious while looking for the Summoning Key. Whether or not the Shadowman's released, we'll fight hard, and WIN!" Alex screamed.

*Meanwhile; Outside of Magnolia Town, Fiore; October 21, 2019; 10:15 PM*

Hazel and an armored figure walked through the mountains, overlooking the quaint town of Magnolia.

"And you're sure she's here?" The figure asked.

"Yes. If my people are right, your target should be in that building." Hazel replied, pointing to the large structure overlooking the sea.

"Now. Listen to me carefully, You go ahead and release that Shadow-Whatever on this world, I don't really care. I'll take care of that little silvery eyed shit myself. If you or anyone else gets in my way, they die, understand?!" The figure demanded.

"Don't worry. You get your prize, my superiors get an opening for their plans with Remnant. Alex Walker will die. And that'll be the end of it." Hazel answered.

The figure laughed.

"You expect me to let that bastard escape my grasp? Oh no, I'll take care of him, free of charge."

Author's Notes:

And here's the official reveal of Tyrian.

.. No, not Alex's alter-ego in the first story arc, but one of the new villains introduced in RWBY Volume 4.

Expect things to start going crazy by next chapter.

-The Destoyer