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Chapter 128 - The Fixer

In a space of pure whiteness, the giant blocky title and a certain rose emblem drop from the sky to the ground, where the four miniaturized members of Team RWBY pop out from behind it to smile, wave and adopt poses for the audience while an unseen speaker announces the show as: 'RWBY CHIBI'!

Lounge...

Ruby Rose is lying on the kitchen counter next to the sink, with both hands wrapped around the faucet, trying to contain a leak. And Jared Shay is sitting at the table, drinking a pumpkin spice latte.

"Guys, we got a leak. Ahh, somebody call a plumber." Ruby said, sadly.

"Oof. You're kidding me. A leak. Yeah, I'll call one." Jared said, taking out his iPhone 12 Mini to call the plumber. "Who you gonna call?"

"Ghostbusters!" Ruby said, excitedly.

Taiyang Xiao Long enters the room, holding a red toolbox and wearing a blue hat with a white hammer and wrench emblem on it, "Sounds like someone could use a little help from...The Fixer."

"No, Dad, no, we just need a plumber." Ruby said.

"We really do." Jared said, looking at Taiyang. "We could always call the Ponds."

"A nurse and a kissogram? Maybe. Rory the Roman could help!"

"Calling the Centurion!" Jared said, pressing the contact for Rory Williams.

T"What have I always told you three? As long as I'm around you never have to pay for plumbers, electricians..." Taiyang said, walking up to Jared to hit the end call button on the smartphone.

The lights in the kitchen flicker.

"Ignore that...or dentists." Taiyang said, as one of his teeth pops out.

Taiyang, Ruby, and Jared are standing next to the counter, the faucet has been wrapped in a large volume of tape and a few drops of water spray out of it.

"Is this gonna work?" Jared asked, looking at Ruby.

Ruby and Jared look concerned and are still staring at the sink.

"Knowing my dad. Um. Probably not." Ruby said, letting out a sigh.

"You see? Plumbing is my middle name! Hey, did you see a tooth around here anywhere?" Taiyang asked.

Vale...

Yang Xiao Long is riding on her motorcycle with Jared having his hands around her waist which is moving very slowly, making sputtering sounds and emitting clouds of black smoke.

"Ugh, Bumblebee, come on. Maybe it's time for a tune-up?" Yang asked.

"Want to call Kirito for that?" Jared asked.

"Kirito to fix up Bumblebee? Sure. Or calling my mechanic."

Taiyang appears next to Yang, her motorcycle, and Jared, smiling expectantly; he raises his eyebrows twice.

"Dad, no, I have a mechanic." Yang said.

"Oh, okay, that's fine. Hey, at least let me start a bonfire for the both of you, so you two can throw all your money in it. Especially at your friend, Kirito. Because that's what you're going to do by going to a 'mechanic'. Oh, and while you're at it, throw my corpse in the fire, too. Because apparently I'm DEAD to the two of you!" Taiyang said, angrily.

"Jeez, okay, fine. Do your fixer thing." Yang said, annoyed.

"He's gonna destroy Bumblebee!" Jared said, worried.

"Yup..."

"Look at that, good as new. Well new-ish." Taiyang said.

A part falls off of the bike as Yang and Jared drive it past Taiyang, leaving clouds of black smoke behind them.

"Oh, you don't actually need whatever that thing is." Taiyang said.

In the distance, Ruby is blown into the sky by a torrent of water.

"Plumber!" Ruby said, worried.

Room...

Sun Wukong and Neptune Vasilias walk into a dark, empty room and high-five. They are wearing fake mustaches.

"I can't believe we saved all of those orphans." Neptune said.

Sun and Neptune turn to face the room and audibly gasp.

"What is on your face?" Neptune asked, pointing at Pyrrha and Nora.

Pyrrha Nikos and Nora Valkyrie are in the room, both wearing fake mustaches identical to those worn by Sun and Neptune.

"We want to be junior detectives like youuuu." Pyrrha said, singing.

"Yeah! We're she-tectives!" Nora said, happily.

"Right, it takes way more than a mustache to solve cases." Sun said.

Pyrrha turns Sun's hand over, staring at it closely.

"You have traces of chocolate under your fingernails; there's a wrapper in your left pocket; your pupils are dilated from shame." Pyrrha said, placing one hand on her chin before pointing dramatically. "I deduce you ate Neptune's candy bar."

"Dude! You said all the Grimm worked together and took it!" Neptune said, angrily.

"I'm sorry! I was starving, and you never share." Sun said, looking at Neptune.

"Okay, lucky guess. It doesn't make you a detective."

Nora opens a creaky closet door.

"Look what I found?" Nora asked, pulling a skeleton out of the closet.

"Dude, I think they have better mustaches than us." Sun said.

"Whoa, we have a closet?" Neptune asked.

Pyrrha pulls out a pair of aviator shades, putting them on as music begins to play, "No bones about it."

"Yeaaah!" Nora said, opening the skeleton's mouth.

Lounge...

Ruby, Yang, and Jared have a glowing keyboard and mouse on a table and a holographic display in front of them.

"Aw, the computer froze again." Ruby said, sadly.

"This thing's busted." Yang said.

"Unfortunately. Want to reboot it?" Jared asked, looking between Ruby and Yang.

"But that could take a while."

"That is true..." Ruby said, frowning.

Taiyang jumps into the room excitedly, "Ho ho ho, nothing is busted when The Fixer is around."

"Oh, hey dad. Think you could fix the computer?" Ruby asked, looking at Taiyang.

"Computer? Uh, yeah. Pfft, sure, of course I could do that. If Jared's dad can do it, so can I." Taiyang siad, hesitating.

Taiyang sits down in front of the computer. Ruby and Yang look at each and nod before moving sideways out of the room.

"Um, oh. Um, right, okay. Where's my cursor? Oh, there it is okay. Right. Well, nothing happens when I click on anything." Taiyang said.

Ruby and Yang poke their heads into the room through the open archway with Jared, watching their father try to fix the computer.

"Think that'll keep him?" Yang asked.

"Yang, the man never learned how to change his wallpaper." Ruby said.

"Like he even knows how to get onto ALfheim Online or Gun Gale Online." Jared said, letting out a sigh.

"Fair enough." Yang said. "So, ALO quest later?"

"Yup." Ruby said, smiling.

"Ditto on that. Let's call Kirito and the others!" Jared said, excitedly.

Yang, Ruby, and Jared duck out as a popup appears on the monitor, reading 'COOKIES ENABLED ON THIS SITE'.

"Ruby, this thing says you have cookies. You know those are bad for your..." Taiyang said, when a tooth pops out of his mouth and bounces across the table. "...teeth."