A/N: Morning, everyone, and welcome back to Ben 10 RWBY Chibi! Admittedly, it's been a pretty long time since the last upload, but trust me, I have NOT forgotten about this series. And, given that I'm still working on the next chapter for the main story, I figured that this was a good time to bring Chibi back for a chapter, especially since the 4-Year Anniversary is right around the corner. So, with that said, let's jump right in! This is…

Chapter 15, Part 1: Tap Lessons… Xaio Long Style!

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Ben had been dreading this moment for weeks now. It was one thing to reveal his biggest, most embarrassing secret to Yang, that being the fact that he knew how to tap dance. But the fact that she wanted to learn HOW to tap dance as well? That was a WHOLE other can of worms that he found himself saddled with now. After the age of ten, he SWORE that he would never step or tap foot in another dance studio again… but since his girlfriend was so convincing, he now found himself with a new set of tap-dancing shoes and standing in front of a dance studio in Vale.

Every fiber of the Omnitrix's bearer's being was sweating in nervousness as he spun around toward the Blonde Brawler, herself holding a set of tap-dancing shoes herself. "Okay Yang, hehe… this is your last chance to—"

"No."

"I was afraid you'd say that."

"Ben, I have no idea what you're so worried about!" Yang gave her boyfriend a reassuring hug. "I've seen you tap dance and you're really good!"

"I know, but Yang, there's a REASON why I left the world of tap." Ben leaned himself up against his car in a dramatic fashion. "You can't imagine the amount of pressure it leaves on you. The fear, the anxiety, the idea that one of the other kids will mess up, costing you the recital in front of all of those you hold dear! IT'S MADDENING!" He took in a deep breath before putting on a grumpy face. "Also, I hate it."

Yang rolled her eyes at her Green Boy's behavior. "Ben, I'm doing this for fun, not for any shows or anything else."

The hero sighed and put his hands on Yang's shoulders. "Okay, but this will be my final warning to you; you have NO idea what you're about to get yourself into."

She sent him a wink and nudged him in the side. "I know! That's what makes it so fun! Now c'mon, our instructor is probably waiting for us." With a small groan, Ben hung his head low as they entered the building… only to be met with no one. No receptionist, no instructors, nobody else but them.

"Uh… did we get the right place?" Ben scratched his head.

Yang took out the address she printed out and nodded. "Yeah, this is the place… HEY! Is there anyone in here?!"

"OH! Be there in a second, pumpkin!"

Both teens felt their eyes widen at the voice… along with the fact that it called Yang "pumpkin". "…No." Yang's hands flew up to the side of her head as her situation began to set in for her. "N-No, it can't be!" She immediately grabbed Ben's hand and gave him a cheeky smile. "Y-Ya know what? Maybe I'm not ready for tap lessons, let's head—"

BAM! "Surprise!" All of a sudden, none other than Taiyang Xiao Long came bursting out of a door near the back of the lobby, decked out in a pair of black pants, a button up black shirt… and tap-dancing shoes. "Hiya, kids! How's it goin'?!"

"TAI!?" Ben exclaimed.

"NOOOOO!" Yang fell to her knees and shook her head in disbelief. "No, no, NO! How can this be happening?! Dad, what're you doing here?!"

Tai smiled and raised a single finger. "Good starting question, hon! Well, a friend of mine is actually the tap dance instructor for this place. He and I used to take lessons when we were younger, see." Tai performed a brief two-step with his shoes clicking against the hard floor. "Unfortunately, he got sick with the flu, so I'm gonna be subbing in for him today! And what luck!" He zipped right up between Ben and Yang, putting his arms around their shoulders. "I get to have you two today as my first clients!"

As the existential dread was beginning to set in for Yang, Ben couldn't help but crack a smile. "Huh… you know, maybe this won't be as bad as I thought, then."

Yang's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "WHAAAAT?! B-Ben, what're you talking about?"

"Yang, it's your dad." Ben emphasized. "He's a cool guy and since he's a tap dance aficionado like you mentioned, I can trust him to lead us through this."

"C'mon hon, it'll be like a fun bonding experience!" Tai wore a knowing grin and gave her a wink. "Besides, it's not like there's any use in tap dancing around the issue, right?"

Slowly but surely, Yang's smile came back and she let out a sigh. "Yeah, you've got a point. Don't think I can tap dance my way outta this, so I should make the most of it."

"Great! Now c'mon, let's get started!" Tai ushered both Ben and Yang into the back area, entering the dance studio itself. Once the two teens had slipped on their tap-dancing shoes, they followed Tai out to stand in front of the massive mirror on the wall, with all of them facing toward it. "Okay, so we're gonna start with the basics. Ben, you'll probably know a lot of these already since I know you've got experience, so maybe you can help Yang out with these."

Ben gave him a thumbs up. "Can do, Tai." He looked toward his girlfriend before spreading his feet about ten inches apart. "Okay Yang, the most important thing in tap dancing is keeping your weight centered directly above your feet."

"Gotcha." Yang said as she followed Ben's advice. "So, what's up first?"

"First, we're gonna be doing a basic dig brush step." Tai said as he stood in front of the couple, facing perpendicular of them as he gestured toward his feet. "Okay, so digging basically involves doing this with your heel…" He stuck one leg out and dug the edge of his heel directly on the ground, making a resounding click with it. "You're gonna keep your toes up in this position before stepping back to center like so." He brought his foot back next to his other one and, making another click as he did. "Now you try."

Ben gave Yang a supportive nod as she mimicked her dad's movements, finding it to be relatively easy. "Huh… okay, I think I got this."

"Good, good, now here comes the brush part." Tai put his foot back out, his heel clicking the ground. "Now, what you wanna do is, as you're bringing your foot back, you wanna do this…" With a quick movement, Tai bright his leg back while popping his foot up at the same time, making the toe of his shoe strike the ground with a loud click before bringing his foot back to center with another. He did this a couple more times to demonstrate before sending it back over to Yang. "Now let's see if you can replicate."

Yang gave a nod and took a deep breath before doing what her dad did, focusing on her movements intently. Sure enough, she was getting the hang of it the more she did it, though it didn't hurt to ask for a second opinion. "A-Am I doing good?"

"Yeah, you're doing awesome, Yang." Ben smiled.

"Great work, honey." Tai agreed before he and Ben stood on either side of her. "Now, let's all try to do that a bit faster and build up a rhythm. And a-one-two-three-four—dig, brush, step. Dig, brush, step, lookin' good!"

As the three were doing that, though, a certain bird was looking on from an open window not too far away. Instantaneously in a puff of red smoke, Raven appeared, staring into the studio with a furrowed brow at what her former lover, her daughter, and her daughter's boyfriend were all partaking in. "Hm… not the way I would've gone about bonding time, but I suppose it fits…" She couldn't help but crack a smile at how much the three were enjoying their time together… along with the fact that, in her eyes, Tai and Ben were so similar, it was almost scary. "I suppose that's one thing Yang and I have in common… we both somehow pick the goofballs."

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Chapter 15, Part 2: I Dream of Villainy

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We zoom in on Salem's castle to see a certain group of four young ne'er-do-wells sleeping soundly in their beds, getting their rest before the next day. After all, nefarious scheming doesn't do itself! But, just as all beings in the universe, even Cinder, Emerald, Mercury and Rojo all have their own dreams. And as such, the mind can do anything within the dreamscape… including project their own wants and desires…

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(Rojo's Dream)

Rojo was hoping she never had to wake up. She was on the biggest stage imaginable and the crowd was cheering for her and her friends… which also happened to be her band. Mercury was on the drums, Emerald had taken the keytar, Cinder was on bass, and of course, Rojo herself was holding a badass red and black V-neck guitar. She was practically ripping on the instrument as she also sang her lungs out, with Emerald and Cinder providing backing vocals.

The redheaded bounty hunter had finally achieved what she had wanted to do all her life; be in a rock band with friends. As the bright lights shined onto them and their music pumped through the speakers, Rojo and her gal pals closed out the song with the final lyrics;

~I'm a Hex Girl and I'm gonna put a spell on you~

~We're gonna put a spell on all of YOU!~

Multi-colored explosives went off across the stage as smoke billowed into the air, and the crowd cheered harder than ever as Rojo breathed in. They had done it, the show had been a success. "WOO! We ROCK!"

"That we do…" Cinder said before setting her base down… and jumping right into Rojo's arms, taking her by surprise. "But there's still one more thing we must do before closing out the show…"

Rojo saw Cinder pucker her lips and felt a surge of excitement go through her before doing so herself, leaning in before…

(Emerald's Dream)

Emerald found herself on a large, heart-shaped bed in the middle of an endless pink void with rose petals strewn all over the place. This was understandably confusing, but she didn't have long to focus on that before two figures started to walk toward her from the void… and when they came into view, her jaw fell straight to the bed.

There, standing before her, were both Ben and Mercury, the two boys in nothing but their jeans as they gazed longingly at her. "Hello, Emerald." Mercury greeted. "You look ravishing tonight…"

"I left that blonde bimbo like you asked." Ben smirked before wiggling his eyebrows at her. "And my sound-alike friend here suggested an idea that I couldn't help but agree with."

The thief felt her face heat up intensely at the insinuation. "W-What're you talking about?"

"Well, it's obvious that you like both of us." Mercury said as he brushed his hand through his hair. "So, we thought you might enjoy a little… activity." Without warning, Mercury reached out and pulled Emerald off the bed, making her yelp in surprise as he spun her around and pressed his chest up against hers. "That is… if you don't mind getting sandwiched."

"S-S-S-Sandwich—AH~!" Emerald gave a gasp as Ben reached around and pressed his hand to her stomach, pressing his chest against her back as he nuzzled the back of her head.

"Your hair smells like balsam… amazing." The hero sighed, his breath making Emerald's skin tingle.

"Th-This can't be happening." Emerald squeaked out.

"Oh, it is." Mercury assured before whispering into her ear; "And there's more where that came from." With a double leap, Ben and Mercury jumped onto the bed, taking Emerald with them as she screamed in joy and nervousness.

(Mercury's Dream)

"AHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

Mercury cackled like a madman as he dunked Ben Tennyson's head into the toilet for the seventieth time. It never got old. It simple never got old! He probably would've stopped at the fiftieth time, but the idiot was about to speak again so he decided to give him fifty MORE swirlies just to make sure he would never speak again without gargling toilet water. "How does it feel, Tennyson?! HOW DOES IT FEEL?!"

"Oh Mercury, keep going!" Emerald encouraged from the sidelines. "You're SO much more handsomer and stronger than that bimbo-dating idiot! I love you!"

"Hell yeah, that's right!" Mercury said before stomping his foot on the back of Ben's head as he flushed the toilet several more times. "I'M THE FREAKING BEEEEST!"

(Cinder's Dream)

There were no words to describe how extravagant Cinder felt at that moment. She was in a beautiful black dress that fit her figure perfectly, one that had gold detailing all throughout with a large, red flower on her hip. She also wore a red and black mask over her eyes that was also edged with gold, as she was attending a masquerade party. She couldn't exactly make out anyone else's faces, but she knew one thing… there was a rather dashing figure standing across from her.

They were tall, had a strong build, and was dressed in a tuxedo, and while Cinder couldn't make out their face, she knew once the music started that she HAD to dance with them. She walked up to the figure, offered them her hand and they gladly took it… and once the music started, she was swept right off her feet. Usually, she was the one who would often lead in a dance, but this person actually managed to start leading and they led VERY well. She felt their hand on the small of her back before she was spun and dipped down low, only to be brought back up and spun around again. For the first time in a long time, a genuine smile came across her face, all as she had the time of her life.

The song ended as she was dipped down again, but this time… she was able to get a clear view of the person's face. …And the moment she saw the short yet wild red hair, Cinder's heart skipped a beat. She was met with a pair of dark burgundy eyes and pale skin that was contrasted by dark lipstick, and the all too familiar woman wore a black domino mask over her face.

Rojo sent a suggestive gaze to the Fall Maiden as she felt her heart pick up the face, the bounty hunter lowering herself futher until Cinder felt her breath hit her lips…

"Hello… lover."

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"AH!" Cinder woke up with a start, a gasp escaping her lips as she breathed heavily in and out. She… genuinely was shocked at that dream. It was so vivid, so real… she could swear that it might actually have happened. But… it didn't, and a part of her couldn't help but be sad that it didn't. She craned her head over to her teammates, seeing Emerald biting her lip with a euphoric expression while Mercury smirked in his sleep, all while mumbling how he was the best.

Rojo however, managed to catch her eye. For some reason, her lips were puckered, almost as if she were going to… 'Oh dear.' Cinder's fingers went up and touched her lips subconsciously, her blush returning tenfold. After a few second, though, she bit her bottom lip as they curled up into a small grin. '…One day.' With a smile on her face, she went back to sleep, vowing to herself that one day, she would make her dream into a reality.

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A/N: Well, there you have it! Quite the… interesting chapter to come back on if I must say. Yang and Ben getting tap dancing lessons from the goofball dad himself and a look into Team Cinder's dreams once again, only this time, things are a little different. Show of hands, who's had a parent teaching a class and been completely mortified in front of your friends? Yeah, I'm sure it's happened to plenty of us in the past, so don't worry, Yang! You're not alone! And hey, at least Raven seems to agree that both Tai and Ben are complete goofballs, so there's that.

But of course, can't forget what Team Cinder is dreaming about nowadays. Rojo wants to be a rockstar (and yes, that IS a voice actor joke with the song she's singing, couldn't resist), Emerald's dreaming about having TWO guys voiced by Yuri Lowenthal pampering her (Lol)… all while Mercury's dreaming about shoving Ben's face in a toilet. And of course, Cinder's at a masquerade ball and dreaming about encountering the perfect lover… Rojo?! …Eh, anything could happen. Hehe…

Now, in terms of what happens next time, I'll leave that as a surprise for the time being. I plan on posting that chapter sometime in October, so be sure to tune in then for the next update! Until then, I'll catch you guys on Sunday for the main chapter upload, so until then, I'll see ya later everyone! And as always, stay safe out there!