RWBY: Grimm of Equestria

Yang sometimes kept things a secret from others and even me, but at least when she had no other choice but to open up, she didn't suffer any real consequences. Whatever happened to her during the fall of Beacon is still haunting her to this day. I was more shocked than angry to find out that Raven really was the Spring Maiden all along. Despite what she's going through, Yang still loves me no matter what, but I'm still curious about what Blake discussed with her.

Speaking of the Relic of Knowledge, Pinkie claims that genies always rest inside a lamp, but we need more clues than just a theory. Something about that statue leading to the vault at Haven Academy might've gave us a clue.

"Wow, look at the view."

"Impeccable it is, Miss Schnee."

"Oh, it gets even better if you look down from the city of Canterlot itself! It's quite a landmark of glorious wonders."

"I was born in Canterlot, by the way. When I was just a filly, I was chosen by Princess Celestia to be her personal protégé after passing my entrance exam into her school. After a few years, she sent me to Ponyville to learn about friendship, where I used to live in a place called the Golden Oak Library."

"It used to be a lovely tree, until something terrible happened to it." Fluttershy reminisced.

"And that's why you now live in a castle?"

"Technically, the castle grew out of the ground after we used six keys to open a chest that contained special powers helpful enough to stop an old enemy of ours."

"You sure this really happened or am I just hearing random crap again?"

"Uncle Qrow, not now. That sounds really cool, Twilight!"

"But, why is there more than one throne?" Weiss asked.

"The six of us have earned the right to sit on those thrones, including my best friend and number one assistant, Spike."

"When we first arrived here, I noticed that one of the thrones is smaller than the rest, so it's safe to assume the smaller one is for him."

"He's our precious little dragon!" Rarity blushed.

"Did you say dragon? Is he a dragon Faunus?"

"Come again? No, Spike is just a plain ol' dragon."

"Spike hatched from an egg when I first found him, and even though he walks and speaks fairly maturely, he's still called a 'baby' dragon. He is much smaller than the other dragons, and even smaller than ordinary ponies. He's also in charge of sending my letters to Princess Celestia with his fire breath."

"Where is he right now?"

"Oh, he's doing guy stuff again with Applejack's brother, Big Macintosh. You will get to meet Spike later, though."

"Hey look, we're here!"

"C'mon kids, let's get our weapons."

So this is Canterlot, huh? This place looks like it's built into the side of a tall mountain that overlooks Ponyville and Twilight's castle. I am actually surprised that ponies are responsible for creating all of these buildings and houses. It's as if they act like real humans, but they're technically not. The fact that none of the passengers looked at us awkwardly or nervously makes me believe that Twilight is right about how friendly these ponies are.

"This is Canterlot Station!" The conductor called out. "The next stop is Dodge Junction!"

"Welcome to Canterlot, everyone!"

"Holy crap, this place looks epic!" Yang exclaimed.

"Now now, let's not get carried away here! Canterlot may be a fashionable place, but it is filled with ponies of high society who have their own standards and customs that you may not find anywhere else."

"This must be Equestria's version of Atlas, minus my delusional father and the military weapons." Weiss thought to herself.

"See those pointy tops over there? That's Canterlot Castle!"

"Let's go."

Team RWBY, Qrow, and Oscar followed the six ponies to the castle, but not without receiving an exchange of estranged looks. The rich ponies of Canterlot tilted their heads away in a formal fashion whenever the heroes of Remnant looked at one of them. Despite the citizens of Ponyville being friendly to the group, Ruby still kept her head up high and did her best to befriend anypony else.

"What at inappropriate attire you have there, madam!" A pony wearing a dress called out.

"You are dressed like a hooligan!" A pony wearing a tie declared.

"Hey, this outfit isn't--" Blake stuttered.

"Just ignore them." Yang reassured.

"So Twilight, what was it like growing up in Canterlot?"

"I had a lot of memories here. Back then, I wasn't really into friendship because I was so caught up in my studies under Princess Celestia's guidance, and I was so ashamed of ignoring the friends that I did have in the first place. The ponies around here actually treated me very well because even though they seemed very strict, they admired the fact that I was Princess Celestia's star student. Over here is actually the School for Gifted Unicorns, where I studied as a filly. I was considered to be the smartest one in class, but at the time, I did kind of brag about it. Other than that, I mostly spent my time either with Spike or my family, whom I've shared some precious moments with."

"I guess the rich life wasn't meant for you, huh?"

"Well, my parents were rich and they still are to this day, but I've only really spent money on books...and food, hehe."

"Now that's a life..." Blake drooled.

"What's it like turning into a human?" Yang asked. "You clearly have knowledge on that, don't you?"

"No offense to you guys, but it's...weird. Standing on only two legs was really hard for me and I could barely pick up objects with my hooves, or hands rather. In the alternate Equestria, I had to get my crown back after it was stolen by another old student of Princess Celestia's school. She's been there longer than me and she walks around like it's nothing."

"The only thing that sucked though was that we couldn't go with Twilight over there because Princess Celestia said the balance could mess up if we all went."

"Based on what Twilight found out, we also exist in that Equestria, but in human form as you call it." Fluttershy mentioned.

"In that case..." Ruby imagined gleefully. "Are there ponies around here that look like us too?"

"I don't believe that's true, Ruby."

"Aww, so much for horsing around!" Yang threw in.

"Damn you, firecracker." Qrow smirked.

"We made it, y'all!"

"Wow!" as Ruby's group looked at the castle.

Canterlot Castle is the palace where Princess Celestia and Princess Luna live and rule Equestria from. It consists of at least the throne room, a large ballroom, a kitchen, a telescope observatory, and the Pony Princess Wedding Castle ceremonial hall. In front of the main gates, there stood the Canterlot Royal Guard.

"Allow me to do the talking."

Twilight led us to the front entrance surrounded by three guards, but even though it seemed like they trusted her, they looked at us as if something suspicious was up with us.

"Ah, Your Highness, welcome." A unicorn guard greeted and bowed. "Looking for Princess Celestia, I suppose?"

"Right you are! How is Shining Armor doing right now, by the way?"

"Not to worry, he is doing well for the Royal Family that he's now a part of." Another guard said. "Who are these that follow you?"

"They're my new friends. They won't do anything bad, I promise."

"Yeah, they even helped us stop the bugbear from getting revenge!"

"Very well." Another unicorn guard responded. "Proceed with caution to the throne room, Princess Twilight. Have a good day!"

"You too! C'mon guys."

"Thanks Twilight."

"Excuse me young sir, wait a moment." One of the guards halted.

"M-Me?" Oscar gulped.

"Aren't you a little too young to be using a cane?" A Pegasus guard questioned.

"N-no! This cane is my weapon!"

Ahem. Our weapon.

"I see." The Pegasus guard shrugged. "My apologies, carry on."

"Please tell me these guys won't have to keep doing that every time we come here."

"It's only temporary, don't worry. The throne room is just up ahead."

All twelve heroes walked down a long hallway and were amazed by all the different stained-glass windows. A few of them happened to show Twilight and her friends utilizing their Elements of Harmony against evil forces. At the end of the hallway, there was a window depicting Princess Twilight in all of her glory.

"These are so incredible! I've never seen art like this before!"

"They are quite the scenery, Ruby. In fact, these stained-glass windows magically appear or add to the display whenever the balance in Equestria is restored."

"So, they're a prophecy?" Blake asked.

"Bingo! Maybe one day, you guys can have a window of your own!"

"I'm still hoping for a window of me flying with the Wonderbolts!" Rainbow crowed.

"This is it." Twilight nodded.

Huge doors stood in front of us and as Twilight slowly opened them, a bright light shined through and almost blinded us. We were greeted with more guards who took positions while letting us enter. When they cleared the way for us, a white Alicorn pony presented herself.

"Hello Twilight!" as the tall Alicorn offered a hug.

"It's nice to meet you again, Princess Celestia!"

Princess Celestia is an Alicorn pony, the co-ruler of Equestria alongside her younger sister Princess Luna, and the adoptive aunt of Princess Cadance. In addition to her responsibility of raising the sun, she has also been the teacher of Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer at different periods in time, often addressing Twilight as "my faithful student" while mentoring her. She has a pet phoenix named Philomena.

"How are your students at the School of Friendship?"

"They are definitely learning and making me and my friends proud!"

"Hehe, wonderful. It's always a pleasure to meet the rest of you as well."

"Your Highness." Twilight's friends bowed.

"Oh? Who else have you brought here?"

"Umm, hello Your Highness, hehe." Ruby bowed awkwardly. "My name is Ruby Rose. It's so nice to finally meet the pony who trained Twilight! She's been a great friend so far!"

"I am Weiss Schnee." Weiss bowed with grace.

"Hi, I'm Blake Belladonna."

"Yang Xiao Long, Your Highness!"

"Qrow Branwen at your service, Princess."

"And I'm Oscar Pine, but you can call me Oz, Your Highness."

When Ruby's group all bowed with their weapons holstered, the guards took notice and pointed theirs in return. However, Princess Celestia raised a hoof in order to make the guards stand down.

"Thank you for the greetings. From the looks of it, you all do not seem to be from Equestria. May I ask exactly how you have ended up here?"

"We seemed to have been sent here from our world called Remnant by our current enemy, Salem. If we don't make it back and stop her, she's going to conquer Remnant with her Grimm minions."

"Twilight also told us that you have a book which can power a portal to get us back home, Your Highness." Blake said. "Is that true?"

"Indeed, and while I am concerned about your world's safety just as much as Equestria's, I'm afraid that your return home through Twilight's magic mirror may not be guaranteed to work."

"Yes, I've told them the same thing, princess."

"It wouldn't hurt to at least try, Twilight?"

"Now now, Ruby..."

"No, it's totally fine! Let's just find the book and hurry back to Ponyville."

"If you will, please follow me to the restricted section of the Canterlot Library. We will not take long."

"I bet there's some interesting reads in there." Blake smirked.

The Equestrian ruler's horn gave off a yellow glow and surrounded Ruby and Twilight's group. Everybody was then teleported into a huge library with lots of ponies reading and going on with their day. Princess Celestia led the heroes to the very back where no one would see them.

"This is it. Allow me to open the door."

"What door?"

I immediately saw Princess Celestia grabbing a yellow book that appeared to have her cutie mark on the cover, but what I found even more interesting is that there's another book next to that one, but it's purple and has the moon on the cover. Suddenly, the ground started to shake a bit as one of the bookshelves slid to the left, revealing a staircase going down.

"Okay, now that is awesome!"

"Yeah, but what's the other book for?" Blake asked.

"It belongs to my younger sister, Princess Luna. She might be able to help you get back home, but unfortunately, she is at another important delegation. These two books open these two bookshelves, but for the sake of time, I will only use mine."

"Moment of truth, Ruby. Let's get you and your friends home."

"Thanks Twilight."

Team RWBY, Qrow, and Oscar rushed down the stairs and came across another library that's more suited for an alchemist. Potions, solutions, and beakers were stacked nicely on shelves, despite being dusty, as well as a bunch of books that were separated. Much to Blake's surprise, she started drooling about all the books acted like the cat Faunus she was.

"Hehe, it looks like someone found their heaven!" Yang giggled.

"U-Unbelievable... N-No!"

"Princess, what's wrong?"

"The book has gone missing!"

"WHAT???" Everyone else choked up.

"So much for this being a restricted section. Get your weapons ready."

"Are you sure you haven't been down here earlier today, Your Highness?"

"That's not true, Oscar. This is the first time today that I visited the library. I check this section every day and Twilight's book has never gone missing before."

"Look over here! There is a bunch of disgusting dust here, but some hoofprints have been left behind."

"Good eye, Rarity! Who do they belong to, though?"

"Allow Detective Pinkie to do the job!" as she donned an investigator's outfit. "With my trusty magnifying glass, we will determine how thick the prints are, exposing the true baddie!"

"I don't like where this is going. The thief could still be in the library."

"Uh-huh... I think I've found a match! These are...Princess Celestia's!"

"Pinkie, this isn't funny, y'know?" Fluttershy mocked.

"No, I'm serious. Look at the hoofprints and look at Princess Celestia's hooves."

"Oh, Pinkie Pie, you never fail to crack me up! Now let's see who those hoofprints really belong to!"

"I hate to break it to ya, Your Highness, but Pinkie's actually telling the truth. Take a look."

The princess looked down at her hooves and looked at the dust prints, and even she couldn't believe what she saw. Those prints actually belonged to her, but if she hasn't been down here today yet these prints are hers, then there must've been an imposter.

"Alright, let's not accuse anyone yet. Why don't we ask the librarian to see who's been down here?"

"Now that you mention it, the only pony who knows about the restricted section besides me and my sister is the librarian."

"Did somepony need me?" A female pony's voice echoed.

The mare suddenly entered the restricted section and she had glasses and an open book for a cutie mark.

"Huh? Get ready to fight, guys!"

"No, it's okay, Ruby. It's just the librarian."

"Oops."

"Oh, welcome back, Your Highness! I didn't expect you to be here twice today!"

"My apologies, Book Smart, but this is only the first time today that I have been down here."

"Really? I do recall seeing you go into the restricted section of this library this morning, unless it must've been somepony that looked almost exactly like you."

"Hold on a minute. If Princess Celestia wasn't really down here, but yet these hoofprints look exactly hers, then I know what's going on here!"

"Y-You don't mean..."

"Oh, I mean it, Applejack! It has to be none other than Queen Chrysalis!"

"Explain yourself, Miss Sparkle." Ozpin came back.

"Queen Chrysalis is our current nemesis right now. She used to be the leader of the Changelings, a group of insect-like ponies that can shapeshift into any other pony, but she was overthrown by one of her old followers named Thorax. She keeps getting away every time we've beat her into submission."

"Go figure. This may be the first time ever that we suspected her copying Princess Celestia."

"They do look very tall and are almost at the same height as each other." Fluttershy said.

"I-I'm so sorry for not noticing this!" Book Smart exclaimed. "Please forgive me!"

"It's okay. After all, this Queen Chrysalis isn't the only who's has tricked us with mind games."

"You think Salem could be working with her?" Blake questioned.

"Salem could be so powerful that we don't even know what she's truly capable of. For all we know, her goal right now is to steal the Relics."

"Well, it seems we have a new mission right now. We must track down this specimen and bring her to justice at once."

"Shapeshifting?" Yang hummed. "It kind of reminds me of Emerald's Semblance where she can create hallucinations or fake copies of someone else, like how she did that to me during our Battle of Haven with Mercury."

"An ability like that is quite the challenge to deal with. Even with my full power, I stand almost no chance against Queen Chrysalis."

"Don't say that, Your Highness. We will go help find her, stop her, and retrieve Twilight's book. Even if it takes a lot of time to return to Remnant, we will make sure to protect the ponies of Equestria too while we're at it."

"Ruby's right. It's time we finish this once and for all."

"We'll be right behind you, Ruby."

"Make us proud, sis!"

"My friends and I will also help you find Chrysalis and beat her once and for all."

"Aww yeah, another awesome adventure is coming up!"

"I can't thank you enough, Miss Rose."

"Not a problem, Your Highness, and please, you may just call me Ruby."

"As a matter of fact, Ruby, I can't let you go just yet. You must train yourselves to the fullest if you ever want to at least come close to getting the best of queen Chrysalis."

"Hehe, you must be joking, princess! With hunstmen and huntresses like us, what could possibly go wrong?"

"I'm afraid to admit it, but Princess Celestia is giving you all a warning. Chrysalis is going to be difficult to stop with her powerful magic and shapeshifting. Just like real bugs, you keep stomping on them but more of them show up. I think I know the perfect way to fix that, however!"

"How?"

"Your weapons could use a magical upgrade..."