"Hey Neptune~" Histoire sing songs into the room, eyeing Neptune sitting on the floor holding a power cable.

"U-uh, yeah Histy?" Neptune nervously replies.

"Can I ask a simple question?"

"Um, sure?"

"Why is the power out in all of the basilicom!"

"I can explain!" Neptune rushes to defend herself.

"Please, do so." Histoire smiles.

"So I was simply playing a game with Ruby, when all of a sudden the power went out," she says, frantically trying to cover up.

"And the reason you are holding a power cable, sitting next to a power board with seven different plugs coming off it?"

"U-um, well… I had to rush to unplug the console?" she says in a question.

"Get off the couch, get outside and do some work!" Histoire yells.

"Yes ma'am!" Neptune runs outside as if her life depends on it.

"I'm sorry about that Ruby," Histoire sighs, floating closer to Ruby.

"N-no it's fine," she stutters in return.

"I was going to call the others today, and ask about your friends, but, well without the power we can't do that."

"Is it really because of the plugs?" Ruby looks down dejectedly.

"Of course not. Well, it's a possibility, but I don't think so. It might just be a standard power outage. Though they are rare. Never mind that, I want to talk about the world you came from."

"My world? I mean, sure, I can tell you about it. What do you want to know?"

"Well, what about the school you mentioned when you arrived?"

"Well," Ruby starts, "Beacon is one of four academies that trains huntsman and huntresses, people who fight the Grimm. We go for four years, and most have training from a school before it."

"And these Grimm?"

"Creatures of Darkness. Kinda like how you have monsters, we have Grimm. They are everywhere except the safe cities, and are fun to kill."

"So, you fight the Grimm as well?"

"Of course. Well, I'm not alone. I've got Weiss, Blake and Yang helping me. And of course, my trusty Crescent Rose." Ruby pats the folded up scythe resting on her hip.

"Your scythe, correct?"

"Yep," Ruby says, popping the p.

"And you made it?"

"Yeah. Everyone at signal makes their own weapons. My sister made her gauntlets. They have a shotgun built into them."

"What about your other friends? Did they make their weapons?"

Ruby looks off into the distance. "I don't know," she finally answers.

"As soon as the power is back on we can call the other CPU's, and check if your friends are with them," Histoire reassures, resting a tiny hand on Ruby's shoulder.

"Thanks, Histoire. And I hope they are," she says, her voice filled with worry.

"So, please do tell more about this world of yours. It is fascinating," Histoire eases on.

"Well…"

Hours pass as Ruby shares what she knows with Histoire about Remnant. With Neptune presumably doing jobs, and Nepgear shopping, silence falls whenever the two aren't talking. Soon enough, the porch door opens and in flies Neptune.

"I'm back. Seems the power isn't back on yet," she says, purple wings of her HDD form glowing.

"Ah, welcome home Neptune," Histoire greets her as always.

"I'm not alone." As she says that, Noire flies in with someone in her arms.

"WEISS!"

"Ruby?"

Histoire looks between the two, gears turning.

"I take it she's a teammate?" Noire asks, transforming back into her normal form.

"Yeah, she's Ruby," Weiss says curtly, eyeing both Ruby and Histoire.

"Hello, Weiss. My name is Histoire, and I am the oracle of Planeptune."

"Weiss Schnee." Weiss curtsies.

"WEIISSS!" Ruby jumps on Weiss, bowling her over.

"R-ruby! G-get off!" Weiss stutters, her face turning red.

"But I haven't seen you in so long!"

"Well I'm here now, so g-get off!" Weiss pushes an attached Ruby off her, dusting her dress as she stands up.

Ruby pouts as she sits on the ground.

"… I'm glad you are ok Ruby," she says, looking away as the blush deepens. This of course, doesn't go unnoticed by Noire. Might have to look into this it seems. She smiles slightly.

Ruby smiles brightly.

"So you landed with Noire then, Weiss?" Histoire inquires.

"More like on me. She landed on top of me, just like Neptune."

"Do you know where Blake and Yang are?" Ruby looks towards Noire.

"I can only assume they are with Blanc and Vert."

Ruby glances towards Histoire, a silent question in her eyes.

"The other CPU's I was talking about."

Ruby mouths a silent 'oh'.

"You haven't been able to call, I guess?" Histoire continues the conversation.

"Well, I've been very busy. There have been problems with people disappearing all over Lastation."

"Is that so? Have you found any leads?"

"Sadly, no," Noire sighs. "What about you? Have you not called?"

"Well, today when I was going to call the power went out. It's still out now, as you can see."

"Oh." Noire looks around.

"Lucky it isn't very hot. Otherwise we would be burning," Neptune says, before transforming back to her human form.

"And a burnt Nep is not a good Nep."

"So, Ruby, you are Weiss' friend, right?" Noire asks, turning her attention to Ruby.

"That I am!"

"Well it's nice to meet you, Ruby. My name is Noire, CPU Black Heart-"

"Boring. Can I see your weapon? Pleeaassee?" Ruby begs, putting on her very best puppy dog eyes.

Histoire sighs upon seeing this. "I told her you all had weapons, and she became very interested in them."

"Yeah, that sounds like Ruby alright," Weiss chimes in.

Noire, looking very confused, summons her regular sword and, very hesitantly, hands it to Ruby. Ruby's eyes light up and she examines the sword excitedly.

"Hey, Weiss, have you heard from Blake or Yang?"

"Our scrolls aren't working, Ruby. Isn't that why you didn't call them?" Weiss says, matter-of-factly.

"Umm, well, my scroll was flat…" Ruby sheepishly looks down, kicking non-existent rocks.

"How could you let your scroll go flat right before a mission!?" Weiss scolds.

"I was using it and forgot to charge it…"

"You dolt," Weiss smiles slightly. No, stop smiling! "Have you tried to use your semblance, Ruby?" she asks.

"Uh, no?"

"Of course not. How could I possibly hope you have tried, though, I guess it's a good thing. I don't know about you, but my semblance isn't working," she sighs.

"Oh, well is that really bad? I mean, we can fight without it. There aren't any Grimm here, so it should be all good."

"You dunce, not having a semblance means we don't have aura, either. And what about your oaf of a sister, she and Blake fight using their semblance."

Ruby's mouth forms an 'O' shape, realization hitting her like a ton of bricks.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but may you please explain this 'aura'?" Histoire asks, a confused look plastered on her small face.

"Aura is something everyone living has. It's like our soul. It gives us power called semblance. I'm not sure if Ruby explained already, but I'm guessing she hasn't. Semblance are, as I mentioned, a power that stems from aura. Some are simple, others are more complicated. For instance, Ruby's is super speed and Blake creates shadow clones," Weiss explains.

"Ooo, just like that one anime with ninjas!" Neptune exclaims rather loudly.

"Well," Noire butts in, "now we have two of the four of you reunited. We just need to find the other two, and then find a way for you to return home."

"Easier said than done I'm afraid," Histoire sighs.

"Why's that, Histy?"

"I'll explain once the other two are found, but it has to do with the portal." As Histoire hangs her head, the roar of an air-conditioner coming to life echoes through the building.

"Ah, the power is back on. Let us waste no time then." Recovering from her previous mood, Histoire races to the computer, and starts a call with Vert.

"Let's call Vert to start off with. She's closer." The others nod in response. As the sound of the call being answered comes through, the roar of a familiar laughter fills the speakers.

"Ah, Histoire. I have been trying to call for the past few days. By chance have you heard of girls named Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee or Blake Belladonna?"

"As a matter of fact, we currently have both Weiss and Ruby here. I assume you have one of the girls with you, too?"

"I do indeed. A miss Yang-"

Before Vert is able to finish her sentence, Ruby's loud, excited voice blows every other sound away.

"YANG!"

"Huh? Was that Ruby or am I hearing things?" A messy head of bright yellow hair appears in the camera, radiant purple eyes showing through the screen.

"Oh, hey Rubes. And the princess is there too. Totally thought I was here alone for the longest time. Glad to see you guys are here too. Now we just need to get in contact with Blake."

"We believe Blake is with the last goddess. We called you because you are closer," Weiss says.

"Makes sense."

"Hey hey, I have an idea." Neptune speaks up. "How about we all meet up today, then go visit Blanc? Give her a bit of a surprise!" Neptune's eyes shine as though she just developed a cure for all illnesses.

"That doesn't sound like a bad idea. I have not been to Lowee for a while," Vert chuckles slightly at the idea. "We'll make our way over to you all now. Let's go, Yang."

"See you soon, Yang!" Ruby's voice calls out before the call ends.

"Well, now we wait," Histoire says.

A/N: So uh, it's been a while huh? Got another chapter for ya though, so does that make up for it? No? Well, damn. Really sorry this took so long, honestly. Let's just chalk it down to lots of school work piling up, shall we? Yeah, that sounds good. I've also been stuck on where to go with this one. I have a goal that is kinda foreshadowed, but not yet gonna happen. At least until all four girls meet up.

Anyway, hope the chapter was too your liking, and if not, well, sorry. Not much I can do there. Anyway, see ya in the next chapter.