The lights came on and Glynda walked into the ring. "And that's the match." Sunset and the Sirens watched with satisfaction as Cardin passed out. Glynda glanced at the boy for a second before looking back to Pyrrha, the one responsible for his, and the rest of team CRDL's, condition. "Well done Miss Nikos. You should have no problem qualifying for the tournament."

The red head nodded in response. "Thank you professor."

Glynda looked down and began to look at her scroll. "Alright, now I know that's a tough act to follow be we have time for one more sparring match. Any volunteers?" Glynda looked up, eyes eventually settling on Team RWBY. "Miss Belladonna? You've been rather docile for the past few classes. Why don't you-"

A boy in a gray jacket sitting behind Team RWBY raised a hand, interrupting the teacher. "I'll do it."

While most of the students were silently staring at the boy, he had interrupted the Witch of Beacon after all, Glynda seemed unfazed. "Mercury is it? Very well. Let's find you an opponent."

"Actually, I wanna fight..." The boy stood up and pointed into the arena, directly at Pyrrha. "Her."

"I'm afraid that Miss Nikos has just finished a match, I'd recommend you choose another partner." Pyrrha went to say something, probably to say she was fine and that she wouldn't mind. Sunset, however had other ideas.

"I'll fight him Miss Goodwitch!" Everyone's eyes turned to Sunset, she was the only person in the class, aside from Pyrrha, who had only lost a match once. That match had been against Pyrrha, and neither of them really 'lost', they had actually knocked each other's aura into the red at the same time. They quickly realized how screwed the Haven student was.

"Very well then Miss Shimmer, Mr. Black, please come to the front of the classroom." A minute later Sunset and Mercury were in the arena. "The match will last until one party forfeits or their aura is knocked into the red. Begin."

Sunset didn't move for a moment, her eyes rapidly looking over her opponent. 'No signs of the weapon he uses... Wait a second.' As Mercury ran towards her, Sunset looked at his lower half, eyes narrowed. 'There! His weapons are built into his boots! As Mercury reached her Sunset leaped into action. Sunset turned to the side, moving out of the way of his first kick, before quickly grabbing hold of it.

"Hmm-" Sunset silenced the boy when she elbowed him in the face. The boy responded with a punch to the side of her head, causing her to loosen her grip enough for him to get free. "Now that wasn't very nice."

Sunset smirked. "Things get boring if you only play nice." She blocked a kick with the head of Sinner's Ballad. "You know, your kind of cute, I'd definitely try to hit on you, but I don't swing that way." She blocked another kick. "So, are we just gonna keep doing this or are you going to get serious?" Before Mercury could respond Sunset sidestepped yet another kick. Sunset grabbed his leg, knocked his other leg out from under him. A second later Mercury was pinned to the ground, Sunset's foot on his chest and the blade of her weapon pressed against his throat.

Mercury was about to try and kick Sunset from his prone position, but a buzzer sounded before he could move. "The match is over, Mercury Black's aura has been knocked into the red. Sunset Shimmer is the victor."

Sunset pulled the blade of her weapon away from the boy's throat and held her hand out to help him up. The boy ignored her and stood up on his own. Sunset stared at the boy as he walked away, a frown plastered on her face. "Yet another splendid performance Miss Shimmer. You and your team have all shown exceptional skill and should have no problem qualifying for the Tournament."

"Thank you professor." Sunset turned another tuner on Sinner's Ballad, returning it to guitar mode.

Glynda looked towards the rest of the students. "That is all for today. And remember the dance is this weekend, bot you all have your first mission on Monday. I will not accept any excuses."

That night.

Sonata growled as she spied on Jaune through the vents. Weiss had just opened Team RWBY's door and now the blonde boy was trying to serenade her. "Weeeiiisssss~" His response was a door closing in his face. The boy stood still for a second before he knocked on the door. "Oh come on." He knocked again. "Open the door. I promise not to sing." When the door opened, he started playing the guitar again. "I liiieed~!" Sonata saw Weiss put her hand on her face. "Weiss Schnee, will you accompany me, to the dance on... Sunday~?"

"Are you done?"

Jaune stood there. "Yes?"

Things were silent for a second. "No." The door closed once again.

"Oh please, if you don't get a date I'll wear a dress." Sonata pulled herself onto the roof after Jaune walked away. The Siren walked up behind Pyrrha, who sadly looked at the blonde as he walked away.

"He is not going to wear a dress if I have anything to say about it..." The redhead yelped and turned around, pointing her blade at her unseen visitor. She quickly lowered it when she realized who it was. The Siren stared at her for a second before grabbing the girl's arm.

"Sonata, what are you-"

"Come on Pyrrha, I'm going to get you a date with your knight in shining armor if it kills me!" The Siren, her mission selected, didn't even realize that the girl was trying to get her to let go. "First stop, my team's dorm! Adagio will make some calls and get you a dress you could only dream of!"

The dance.

Sunset, clad in a black dress similar to her jacket, smiled as she saw Pyrrha dancing with Jaune. "Well, Faust be damned, Sonata actually did it." The fire haired girl looked over to the side and saw Adagio surrounded by boys wanting to dance with her, though she only smiled and declined, which honestly surprised her... "And now she's dancing with Scarlet... Figures at least one of them would dance with the pirate."

Aria had refused to come to the dance, saying that there was a better chance of her sleeping with Cardin of all people than getting her to go to a dance.* Sunset had once made a joke about her obsession with hurting him, saying it might be her way of showing that she liked him. She quickly shut up when Aria pulled what basically a one hundred page list of plans to kill him.

As for Sonata.... Let's just say that sometimes, Sunset was happy her Faunus trait was gone. Yes, her squees of excitement were that loud. She took one last look at the blue haired Siren, who was taking pictures of most of the students, before walking out of the ballroom. She immediately noticed Ruby running towards the CCT. The girl glanced at the ballroom one more time. "Meh, not really my kind of crowd..."

A few minutes later Sunset had caught up with Ruby and they had arrived at the CCT and, after seeing an unconscious guard, called their RPLs. "So... Do you have any idea why someone would sneak into the CCT Sunset?"

"It's the most powerful broadcasting station in Vale. They might be sending a message to allies in the other kingdoms or they could be installing a virus... Remind me to get Sonata out here after this is over." The elevator dinged as the two finally arrived at the communications room. Sunset quickly and quietly moved out of the elevator, slowly making her way around the receptionist's desk.

"Hello?" Sunset saw Ruby stumble and fought the urge to go help her when she saw a brief flash of movement. "Is anyone there? Hello?" Sunset saw the woman who had been the source of the movement slowly stand up. "Excuse me. You know it's not a masquerade party, so why don't you take off that-" When gunshots replaced words Sunset leapt into action, catching the woman by surprise and managing to get a good hit in on her back.** She briefly looked at the hole she tore in the girls dress and noticed a tattoo that looked like two high heel shoes placed sole to sole, forming a heart.

"No one attacks my friends!" Sunset turned one of the tuners on Sinner's Ballad, opening the base and revealing a barrel. She was about to turn up the heat when she heard the elevator arrive and, despite her better judgment, glanced to see who had arrived. After seeing it was General Ironwood, she turned back, only to see the woman was gone.

Sunset's eye twitched a few times before looking at Ironwood. "You have the worst timing." Sunset ignored whatever happened after that and walked to the receptionist's desk. "Knew it!" Sunset pulled out her scroll and dialed Sonata's number. "Hey Sonata?" ... "Get to the CCT, now." ... "Because someone hacked in and installed a virus." ... "Alright, I'll see you in a minute." Hanging up she turned to Ironwood, who was approaching, a careful look in his eye. "Hey, does the Black Queen chess piece mean anything to you?"

The Dragon Continent.

Nightmare stared into her cauldron, which showed a village, but that wasn't what she was looking at. As the image began to move towards an abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of the village. A sinister smirk came to her lips. Inside the building rested a little girl, no older than five. She had pink hair and had a tan complexion. She was wearing what looked like a green dress, with patches all over it that looked like they came from a potato sack.

The most interesting part of the scene were the plants that were growing underneath her. "Salem, love, Cinder may not be needed anymore..."

This got Salem's attention. "What do you mean?" Salem gazed into the cauldron and saw the girl. "This girl... Is she what I think she is?"

"I believe so. Though the only way to know for sure would be for me to touch her..." Salem looked at the girl.

"Why would you suggest we replace Cinder with her?"

Nightmare smiled at her lover. "I didn't say we would replace her... Just that she may not be needed anymore... Cinder is a woman, fully grown and set in her ways... All she seeks is power, and should our death benefit her, I am certain she would turn on us... This girl however..." She motioned towards the girl. "She is but a child, and children can be molded, shaped and taught... Life has clearly not been kind to her... She is almost nothing but skin and bone... Would a child such as that bite the had that feeds her? Hmmm?"

Salem remained silent for a second, contemplating her options. "Your words have a slight truth to them, though I believe it would take more than a slight benefit for Cinder to turn on us... Nightmare, please, find this girl and if she is a Maiden... We shall bring her home."

"Very well, my love..." Nightmare glanced back at the girl in the cauldron. "It would appear the Spring is coming..."***

Author's Note

*
Cats don't dance, and neither does Aria.
**
Sunset learned how to be sneaky and not be detected during her time at Canterlot High, you never forget skills, simply push them away until you need them.
***
Yes, I made that pun. Fight me!
Also, I've never seen any stories with a Maiden other than Cinder (the evil bitch) helping Salem... Also I'm doing it because I can and you can't stop me!
MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Also only 2 spots remain for the Teams that will fight team SASA in the Vytal Tournament.