RWBYA - Part 3 - Sneak Peek

*[The heroes were seen together on a seafaring Atlesian ship. Jaune was amplifying Ren's aura to keep the Grimm at bay, though this seemed to have been going on for a while as the two had to stop for a moment to recharge. Alan stood at the bow of the ship, staring off into the distance. Far into the distance was a warped sky and ocean, becoming dark maroon and black surrounding the continent which housed the Crucible. There was a white flash and Alan found himself falling from Salem again. The memory of Ruby's Silver Eyes flash snapped him back to reality as he was about to fall over the railing of the boat. He was grabbed by the collar of his jacket by Yang who pulled him back, trying to lighten the mood with a smile.]*

Yang: We don't need you going overboard while you don't have powers.

Alan: Y-Yeah. Right.

*[Yang became concerned.]*

Yang: It's her again, isn't it?

*[Alan nodded.]*

Alan: I have faced four-armed Nazis, a sadistic and psychic dog-lion thing, a team of villains made specifically to kill me, and even someone who is equally matched to me in damn near every way. But this? This is uncharted territory. Hell, I don't even know what I'm more afraid of. Facing Salem again or... Facing my friends, if I get back home.

*[Yang thought for a moment before putting her hand on Alan's shoulder.]*

Yang: Y'know. Friends are family.

*[Yang turned to see the rest of her team standing elsewhere on the boat. Weiss with Winter, Ruby and Nora teasing Neptune about his aquaphobia, and Blake gazing off into the ocean.]*

Yang: You'll have your disagreements and fights but at the end of the day, if they're true to you and vice versa, they'll be there in the end.

*[Yang shifted her focus to Blake specifically.]*

Yang: Even if what they did *really* pissed you off.

*[Alan nodded, understanding what she meant. He then noticed her gaze towards Blake then looked back towards the Crucible.]*

Alan: So. You're into Faunus, then.

*[Yang blushed and turned to Alan, flustered.]*

Yang: W-What? No!

Alan: Oh, so you're a racist?

Yang: That's not what I said! I just... Blake's my friend. We're not... Y'know-

Alan: Not *yet*.

Yang: What are you getting at?

Alan: It's so obvious, come on.

Yang: Do you *want* me to throw you overboard?

Alan: You already did that on the airship.

Yang: That's because you grabbed my-

Alan: Pride did, not me.

Yang: Well, Pride's not here, is he?!

Alan: ...No. No he's not.

*[Yang's face dropped when she realized what Alan meant.]*

Yang: I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean-

Alan: It's fine. He was kind of a cunt, anyway. But... He was the only thing aside from Richard connecting me back to my world.

*[Yang followed Alan's gaze back to the Crucible continent as they neared it. Suddenly, the boat rocked.]*

Alan: Nope, don't like that.

Neptune: I'm... I'm just gonna...

*[The blue haired young man ran into the indoors portion of the ship, causing the others to roll their eyes. From water on one side of the ship shot out large, bone-like spikes, along with a black tail lined with smaller spikes before returning into the sea. The ship was bumped again and this time Alan was thrown over the railing and into the sea.]*

Yang: Goddamnit, not again!

Weiss: What happened?

Yang: Alan fell off!

Blake: First the train, now the boat?!

*[Under the water, Alan felt himself descending deeper and deeper. He turned to see a large, dark mass coming towards him, with glowing red eyes. Panicking, Alan put his hand out towards the mass, and to his surprise, the beast stopped just short of him.]*

*[Back on deck, everyone was searching the nearby water around to boat to see if Alan had resurfaced. Landing from flight in crow form, Qrow changed back to his human self.]*

Qrow: Any luck?

Coco: None so far.

*[Suddenly, from the nearby water, the gigantic Grimm sprung up from the depths. It appeared similar to a dinosaur with giant bone spikes coming off of its back, and the top of its head/jaw looking like a skull. On the snout stood Alan.]*

Alan: WHAT'S UP, FUCKERS?!

Qrow: What the f-

*[The Grimm gently lowered its head to where Alan could talk with the others.]*

Yang: How in the hell are you doing that?

Alan: I have no idea!

*[Alan jumped off the Grimm and onto the boat.]*

Alan: Actually, that's not true. I have a theory. I think all this time exposed to your world has given me an... Aura, I think you call it. And with that Aura, a Semblance.

*[Alan motioned to the Grimm.]*

Weiss: You control Grimm, now?

Alan: I think it's a bit more than Grimm.

*[Alan put his hand out towards Weiss but nothing happened. He then motioned for Jaune who came over and used his aura amplification on Alan. Trying again, a wave of energy came out of Alan's hands over Weiss, causing her to start default dancing against her will.]*

Weiss: Hey!

Alan: Just as I thought.

*[Alan and Jaune both stopped.]*

Alan: I control animals in general. Grimm, regular animals, humans, Faunus... This... This might just give us the edge we need over Salem. *[smiles]* This is really my first... *Semblance* of hope in a while.

Yang: Ayyy.

Ruby: Speaking of Salem...

*[Ruby's comment turned everyone's attention back to the Crucible.]*

Alan: GrimmZilla and I will go on ahead. At the very least, all the animal Grimm will be at risk of my control.

*[Alan climbed back onto GrimmZilla's snout and the two headed off faster than the boat. Neptune nervously peaked out the door of the boat.]*

Neptune: ...Is it gone?