It was close to morning in Vale as Ironwood was standing outside of Beacon as he glanced out at Vale.
Soon he heard a voice saying "Trouble sleeping?" which turned out to be Glynda walking toward him with a cup in her hands.
Ironwood gripped his shoulder and said "Arm was acting up."
Glynda didn't buy what he was saying as she said"Of course, so logically, you got out of bed, dressed yourself completely and decided to gaze menacingly out into the distance." She approached him, then looked at him concerned saying
"What's wrong?"
Ironwood said in rough voice "I've trusted him for years. We both have. I just... I can't help but feel like he's keeping us in the dark."
Glynda scoffed at his words saying "Don't be ridiculous! You know very well that we are not the ones in the dark."
Ironwood laughed humorously saying "That makes it worse! I refuse to believe that a man that I've trusted for so long would act so... passively."
Glynda put a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder saying "You're a good person, James. You've always done what you think is best for the people, even against strong protest. It's admirable. But it's high time you stopped talking about trust and started showing it. Ozpin has experience that the rest of us lack. And I think that's something worth remembering" as she turned around and headed back to the academy.
Meanwhile
The full moon was shining over the ruined buildings of Mountain Glenn, and a lone Beowolf was searching through the rubble. It looks up briefly at the young girl who had it in her red crosshair scope, but Ruby just lowered Crescent Rose and sighs in tiredness at she kept lookout over the destruction.
The rest of her team was lying down on their sleeping mats around the fire with weapons nearby, and Oobleck was higher up, slumped down against the wall next to the hole in the ceiling above them.
The 4 members of RRWBY had their eyes closed, but Yang got up, being curious about something.
"Blake, are you awake?" She asked
"Yeah" said Blake as she sat up.
"Why do you think he asked us about being a Huntress? Like, what was he trying to say?" Questioned Yang.
Blake thought at what she was saying and remembered what Oobleck said to her. She answers Yang saying "Maybe he was just curious."
Yang began to think on what she said saying "You think?
"No" said Blake in a bit of a sarcastic nature.
Yang thought about asking her other teammates about what they thought Oobleck meant. "Hey Rex. You awake?"
"I was until you woke me up" said Rex sarcastically.
Yang felt bad and said "Sorry. But why do you think he asked about us being huntresses and a huntsman."
Rex tried to think about what she told him and said "I don't know. But to me, I think he asked because he wants to know where our truths lie."
"What do you mean by that" said Yang, not understanding what he said.
"I think he wants to know the reasons we came here. Like when he asked me, I told him because no one else will" said Rex.
"What do you mean by that. There's plenty of people at Beacon" said Blake.
"I mean that no one else is willing to do the things I've done. No one else wanted to stop Cardin from hurting Velvet. No one would risk their lives and fight the white fang and come out on top. And no one could easily defeat those giant grimm from the beginning of school. And truth be told that's why I choose to fight. Because no one else is willing to step in. I fight for the right things for the right reasons. And that's been my motto and my goal since I got my powers. That and there's a lot wrong with this world. And I hope to be able to fix that."
The girls were surprised at what he said and they appreciated his motivation. Yang had already heard him saying this before, before the dance but she still felt like it was new to her. Blake then said "Wow. Thats some motivation you got there but not everyone has awesome powers like you, Rex."
Rex chuckled at what she said and said "True but you get what I'm saying."
Blake nodded at what he said and said "yea, I suppose."
Yang decided to ask Weiss next. "Weiss, are you awake?"
"Of course I'm awake!" Said Weiss in an annoyed tone. "You three are talking. And I think he... When I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But, it's not what you think. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Since he took control, our business has operated in a... moral gray area."
Blake lightly scoffed at her words saying "That's putting it lightly."
Weiss answered Blake in a counter acting way "Which is why I feel the need to make things right. If I had taken a job in Atlas, it wouldn't have changed anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it."
Blake then thought about why she came to Beacon and said "All my life, I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be not perfect for everyone. I joined the Academy because I knew that Huntsmen and Huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in the world. Always fighting for good. But I never really thought past that. When I leave the Academy, what will I - how can I undo so many years of hate?"
"I'm sure you'd figure it out. You're not one to back down from a challenge, Blake" said Rex in a reassuring way.
"But I am! I do it all the time! When you learned I was a Faunus, I didn't know what to do, so I ran! When I realized my oldest partner had become a monster, I ran! Even my Semblance! I was born with the ability to leave behind a shadow of myself; an empty copy that takes the hit while I run away!"
"Blake, you're not alone in that matter. I know how you feel" said Rex
"What do you mean" asked Blake.
"Well to some of the kids at Beacon, they think I'm a freak. They cower in fear and feel nervous around me just because of my abilities. They think I'm a bad man and could kill someone instantly" said Rex as he sighed in sadness. "They judge me before they even know me."
The team began to feel sorry for Rex as they had not considered that before. Yang was about to say something to make him feel better until he said
"But that doesn't stop me from doing what I need to do. Yea people are going to be afraid of me but I don't care. Just being the hero is good enough for me. Yes Blake, people are scared of the Faunus and you don't want people to know but things like that shouldn't dictate what you do" said Rex.
Blake thought about his words and understood what he was saying but she was still unsure.
"At least you three have something that drives you" said Yang in a bit of a depressed tone.
"I've just kinda of always, gone with the flow, y'know? And that's fine, I mean, that's who I am. But how long can I really do that for? I wanna be a Huntress, not really because I want to be a hero, but because I want the adventure. I want a life where I won't know what tomorrow will bring. And that'll be a good thing. Being a Huntress just happens to line up with that. I'm not like Ruby, she's always wanted to be a Huntress. It's like she said, ever since she was a kid, she'd dreamt about being the heroes in the books. Helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight, she knew that's what she wanted to do. That's why she trained so hard to get where she is today."
"Well, she's still just a kid" Said Weiss.
"She's only two years younger. We're all kids" said Blake.
"Well, not anymore. I mean, look where we are! In the middle of a warzone and armed to the teeth!" Pointed out Yang.
"Me especially" said Rex.
"Well of course you are. You're like a one man army" said Weiss in an annoyed manner.
"Yep and you should be lucky you have someone like me on your team" said Rex in his cheeky way.
"It's the life we chose" said Blake.
"It's a job. We all had this romanticized vision of being a Huntress in our heads! But at the end of the day, it's a job to protect the people! And whatever we want, will have to come second" said Weiss.
Even though they couldn't see him, Oobleck had formed a small smile on his face at their words and was happy to hear their true reasons for being at Beacon. They still needed some improvement but he knew they would be great heros, one day.
Rex and the others the laid their heads down again and decided to go back to sleep and silently thought about what their futures held.
Later in the night
It was later in the night and Yang had taken up watch, allowing for Ruby and Zwei to sleep on the sleeping bag Yang had been lying on. Zwei suddenly woke, which caused Ruby to wake up.
"Huh? Zwei, it's late. Go back to bed."
She looked up and saw Zwei running away.
"Zwei! Zwei! Ugh!" She groaned as she ran after him. She kept calling his name until she saw him taking a leak.
"Zwei, this is a wasteland! You literally could have done that anywhere!"
Zwei barked at her and walked back over to ruby by then she heard someone say "What was that?"
Having heard the Voice, Ruby hid behind some ruins. "What was what?" Said a second voice.
Ruby peered around the ruins and saw that they were white fang members.
"I thought I heard a Beowolf or something" said one of the guards.
"Hmph. Let's just finish our patrol and get back to base. This place gives me the creeps" said the second voice.
As the guards walked away, Ruby followed them and saw them going around a corner. And she snuck over to that corner. She pulled Zwei over and poked his head around.
"Did they go in yet? One bark means yes."
The sound of the door closing echoed out and Zwei barked once and that signaled Ruby that they went in.
"Oh! This is it! This is it!" She whispered and pulled out her scroll to call her team but there was low signal there. "Aw man! Come on, we gotta get the others!"
Ruby and Zwei ran down the street. But as they got on the street, the asphalt beneath them suddenly sinks before caving in.
Ruby grabbed onto a ledge and caught Zwei. She tossed him up out of the hole and attempted to pull herself up. However, the ledge broke off, and she fell down. Zwei barked and whined as ruby fell down.
Ruby hit the ground with a thud and groaned as she looked up. In the cave, she saw ruined buildings, far below the surface.
As she gets up, a nearby door bursts open to reveal two other WF Guards.
Ruby tried to fight them but without her weapon, they kicked her down and knocked her out.
Yang kept looking out of the building then walked back in saying "Hey Weiss, it's your..." paused Yang as she saw Ruby was gone. "Ruby? Hey, where's Ruby?"
"What?" Yelled Oobleck as he jumped down. Then they heard Zwei running into the room, barking.
Yang looked down at him and said "Zwei?"
Blake groaned as she heard the voices "What's going on?
Oobleck yelled at the team saying. "Grab your weapons! Your leader may be in trouble."
Ruby awoke to the two WF Guards dragging her by both arms through the underground city. All around her, White Fang members were at work, doing various things such as piloting a Paladin to carry large shipping containers. There is a loud sound nearby as one of the White Fang members drops a large device, which was a bomb.
"Hey boss! Found something you might want to see!" Yelled one of the members to a train car.
"Is it good or bad, Perry? Because let me tell ya, I have had a day" said a familiar voice to Ruby.
"Uh, it's a little girl?" Said Perry.
Out popped a head that turned out to be Roman Torchwick.
He glanced at the girl and threw his cigar away saying "That would be bad. She wasn't followed right. By say a certain boy in a red coat."
"No it was just her."
"Oh good. That makes things easier" grinned Roman as he walked towards Ruby.
Back with the others
Zwei led Oobleck and Ruby's teammates to the hole that she fell into, and Rex spotted Crescent Rose next to the hole.
"Ruby's scythe!" Said Rex as he picked it up.
"Do you think she fell?" Said Weiss.
Oobleck looked up as he said "Fell?"
Weiss pointed down as she said "Down there."
Oobleck took a glance down the hole and then grew a shocked look as he began chanting
"Oh my. Of course! Of course, OF COURSE, OF COURSE!"
"What is it?" Asked Rex.
"How could I be so stupid?!" He said as he walked around crazily.
"Mountain Glenn! Yes, an expansion of Vale that was inevitably destroyed by creatures of Grimm! Previously home to thousands of people! Working people commuting to the city, the main city! Developed a subway system to the inner city! Grimm attacks increased! Population in danger, now desperately searching for shelter! City evacuates into the metro tunnels and what do they find? The southeast quadrant of Vale is known for wild forests and deep caves!" Said Oobleck spewing out information at 100 mph.
"Doc, what are you saying?" Asked Rex.
"My dear boy, we're not just looking for an underground crime network, we're looking for an UNDERGROUND crime network!" As he shook Rex's shoulders.
"They've been working in caves?" Said Blake.
"No, no, Mountain Glenn was Vale's first serious attempt at expansion. It worked for a short period of time, thanks to an aggressive perimeter defense, and unique transportation; the city developed an elaborate subway system to carry citizens safely from the new territory into the main Kingdom! Sadly, without the many natural barriers Vale had to protect its borders, Mountain Glenn was doomed from the start! As the end drew near, the citizens of the territory made one last attempt at survival: They took up shelter beneath the city! In massive caves that they had cleared out for the subway. And they had cut themselves off from the surface!"
"An underground village?" Asked Yang.
"In a matter of speaking, yes. A safe haven. Until... an explosion opened the mouth of another cavern, filled with subterranean Grimm. After that, the Kingdom officially sealed off the tunnels, creating the world's largest tomb. If Ruby is down there" said Oobleck as he transformed his coffee cup into a spear looking weapon. "we must find her..."
"Then there no time to lose" said Rex as he quickly jumped down the hole.
"Rex. Wait up" yelled Yang as Rex plummeted down.
Back to Ruby
Roman was kicking Ruby around a laughing at her saying
"Wow! You are much more manageable without that oversized gardening tool of yours. Nor that stupid boy that's ruined most of my stuff."
Ruby tried to get up and fight Roman but he kept knocking her down. "Oh man. You know, Perry, I really did need this."
Roman walked over to Ruby and aimed his cane at her saying "But seriously. How'd you find this place, Red?"
Ruby growls and uses her Semblance to escape Roman and start running for an exit.
Roman was startled by this and saw her trying to get away and aimed his hook at her and launched it. It caught ruby by the cape and she was dragged back over to him.
"I see you've got some tricks up your sleeve! Let me make this clear: We're not through here yet. There's still something we need to settle with" said Roman as he aimed his cane at her.
"Then why don't you settle a different score with me" said a voice that both of them instantly recognized. Roman turned around and was immediately met with a big metal hand. He flew far away from ruby and hit the ground. He hazily got up and saw Rex with one metal hand and another helping ruby up.
He then saw Rex look at him saying "so what do you say, Roman. Round two" as Rex cracked his metal hands in an intimidating manor.
"Why must this kid always show up when I'm planning something" grumbled Roman as he then heard a massive explosion
"Oh, what the... Perry, if you and the boys could take care of that? We're moving on with the plan" said Roman as he ran over to the train. He then looked back at another explosion and saw Weiss, Blake, Yang, Zwei and Oobleck running around the corner, much to Roman's annoyance.
Ruby and Rex saw them and Rex carried ruby and formed his wings a flew over to them.
Roman grumbled at seeing the team there and yelled at the WF saying "Somebody kill them!"
The WF fired at the team and Oobleck but they avoided the shots. Roman and the WF began running to the train as he said
"Attach this cart and spread the word: We're starting the train" as he began heading to one of the carts until he was stopped by one of the WF members saying "But we're not finished!"
Roman pinned the member against the car saying in an intimidating manner "Do it or you're finished!"
Rex and ruby flew in close to the team and landed as Rex let her go.
"Ruby!" Yelled Yang as the sisters hugged.
"Are you okay?" Asked Weiss.
"I'm fine, I'm fine! But listen! Torchwick's got all kinds of weapons and robots down there."
What?!" Said Blake as Rex handed Ruby her weapon.
"Androids, mechs, they're all loaded up on the train cars" said Ruby.
"Ahhhh, that's ridiculous. These tunnels are sealed, the tracks lead to a dead-end"Oobleck pointed out.
They then heard Roman across a speaker system saying "Get to your places, we are leaving now!"
The train started moving towards the tunnels.
"We've got to stop that train" said Rex.
The team quickly ran over and hopped on the train as it left the cave.
Team RRWBY and Oobleck stood on top of the train and began working their way to the front of the train.
"Hurry, children! We must get to the front and stop this train!" said Oobleck.
Rex then looked forward and said "Hey guys. What's that?" Dozens of White Fang members were climbing onto the top of the train as well as a few mechs charging at them.
"Well, I didn't expect them to go..."
The bomb underneath them charges up and starts beeping.
"...easy on us. Time to go!" He yelled at they started to run towards the next cart.
As Team RRWBY started running away, Oobleck stopped Rex as the got to the end of the cart.
"Rex, my boy! Detach the caboose! It will kill us all!"
"Right. On it" said Rex as he jumped down onto the connectors and formed his BFS and was getting ready to cut the connection but as he did, the connection comes loose on its own.
"Huh?" He questioned. He then looked up at Oobleck saying "It decoupled itself!"
"What?!" exclaimed Oobleck.
"I guess he really doesn't want us on this train" said Yang.
As Oobleck looked back at the detached cart, it exploded in the tunnel.
"That's not good..." he said.
The team then began digging through the train cars and they all had bombs in them.
The bomb under Team RRWBY charged up and started beeping and the cart they were on detached itself, forcing Team RRWBY to run to the next cart.
"This doesn't make sense!" Said Yang.
The White Fang members climbed the train and began running towards the team as one of them shouted "Get the humans!"
Team RWBY jump forward to attack the incoming White Fang members. Oobleck turns around and watches the detached train car explode. Only this time it creates a hole allowing multiple types of Grimm to emerge. "Oh, dear..."
The horde of Grimm begin advancing quickly toward the runaway train.
"He's leading Grimm to the city!" yelled Oobleck.
"What?" Yelled Rex.
"It's the cars! They detach and explode, creating openings for the Grimm!" said Oobleck.
"That's insane!" said Blake.
Another train car detaches itself and began to slow down.
"We have to hurry! You three, go below and try to stop those bombs!" told Oobleck.
Rex and Ruby looked at each other and ruby said "What about us?"
"We're going to stop this train."
"Yeah, I know. I said that earlier."
The groups moved forward. As the train continued towards it destination, one of the giant mech suits was charging at Rex, Ruby and the doc.
"Up ahead! We got a problem!" Yelled Oobleck.
Rex looked forward and said "right. I'll stop it."
He stood in front of them and said "Alright, big guy. You're going to.... going to" said Rex as he slowed down and began to mumble to himself and began to see some familiar patterns of blue lines forming gears and things.
Rex then stood up straight as he saw a new blue print in his mind and then he formed some thing new. He looked to his left and out of his left arm formed a giant black and blue bow.
The bow stood a bit taller than Rex, from top to bottom and had a black and blue design to it. Like his other builds. And blue goggles showed up on his face. Rex and the others were shocked at this build of his.
"Woah" said Rex as he was surprised by his new build.
Ruby gasped and squealed and said
"Is that a new build. Oh it's so cool. I've never seen this one. Where's the arrow holder. Where's..."
"Focus Ruby" shouted Rex as he then looked up and still saw the mechs coming for them. Rex knew he had to do something so he gained a confident attitude and faced the enemies. He grabbed hold of the middle handle and pulled it back. Out of nowhere showed an arrow of blue electricity. Rex was surprised by the arrow and decided to take a shot in the dark ;) and aimed it towards the mech running towards them.
He then looked through the goggles and saw that it had a square aiming spot as it was focusing on the mech running towards them. He then shot at the closest mech running towards him. The arrow made contact with the mech. It had stopped and began to spiral out of control and then fell down and off of the train.
Oobleck, Ruby and Rex were surprised by what had transpired. Ruby was squealing at how awesome his new build was, Oobleck gained an intrigued look as he was surprised by what seemed to be Rex's new ability. Rex just gained a confident look as he said
"Ok. Now that was cool" Said Rex.
Oobleck then regained his thoughts as he said
"Quite an interesting build you have there, but we are not done yet" as they looked ahead and saw more White fang and were charging at them. Rex knew he was right as he pulled his bow string back and out Poppe another elec arrow. Rex was skeptical since he didn't want to kill them but he decided it was a test run and fried at one of the members. They jittered around and fell to the floor.
"Oh, this is going to be fun" thought Rex as they charged at them.
Back with the others
Down below, Yang, Weiss, and Blake entered the train car.
"I guess this is what we trained for" said Yang.
Weiss reached into her pouch and gave Blake a magazine filled with Dust vials.
"Here, this should help you" said Weiss.
Blake slid the mag into Gambol Shroud, and then the three of them charge forward. Suddenly, Neopolitan drops from the ceiling and blocked their path.
"You two go on ahead. This one's mine" yelled Yang.
Blake and Weiss proceeded forward. As Neo prepares for their attack, Yang fires a round to distract her, allowing Blake and Weiss to run. Yang steps forward toward her opponent, staring down as Neo gave a sinister smile towards Yang. The two charged at each other and began their fight
They dueled for a while but Yang was losing badly and it soon ended when Neo threw her into the ceiling, knocking her unconscious. Neo turned around to approach Yang as she pulled a hidden blade from within her umbrella and approached the unconscious Yang.
She prepared to deal the finishing blow, grinning sadistically while doing so when suddenly, a masked warrior - raven-haired and clad in red and black - came out of nowhere and knocked Neo back. Neo's eyes changed from brown and pink to white, mirroring her fearful expression. The mysterious swordswoman slowly draws her sword again - long and crimson red- and held it up intimidatingly. Neo, realizing the imminent threat before her, wasted no time and disappeared in a flash.
The swordswoman looked down at the still unconscious Yang, and slashed her sword to the side, opening an eerie red portal. She walked away from Yang and into the portal.
At that moment, Yang regained some consciousness and slowly gets back up. As she opens her eyes again, she gets a brief glimpse at her rescuer before the woman disappeared. Yang rubbed her head, still reeling after just regaining consciousness, before standing up and leaving the scene.
During their fight, Blake and Weiss were running, and then looked at each other when they heard the sound of revving up ahead. A tall man is came out of the other side of the car, dragging a chainsaw along the floor.
"You go on ahead!" Said Weiss as she prepared for battle.
Blake nodded and said "Got it!" As she prepared to run around him.
The man chuckled menacingly as he held up his chainsaw. The two Huntresses-in-training charged forward, with Blake deflecting an attack as Weiss flipped backwards. Weiss delivered multiple strikes at the Lieutenant, knocking him down. She then smiled at Blake as she proceeded to the next car. The Lieutenant got back up, and charged at Weiss.
Weiss held up Myrtenaster in en garde and charged at him.
In the next train car, Blake stopped and gritted her teeth as she was greeted by a familiar foe.
"Hello, kitty cat. You miss me? You know, we really gotta stop meeting like this. People are gonna talk..." said Roman until Blake charged forward to attack, starting their brief battle. She soon knocked him down, and when he attempted to get back up, Blake stepped on his chest and pointed her sword at his throat.
Roman chuckled in a nervous tone and asked Blake "Why are we fighting? I saw you at the rally, we're on the same side and you know it..." as Blake moves the blade closer to his neck.
"Oh, still feisty. Soooo, what are we gonna do now? You think a little bow on top is gonna make people forget who you were? What you've done...?" Said Roman as Blake gritted her teeth at his words.
Blake heard the door from the previous train car opened behind her. Weiss was unconscious and is was thrown to the floor, while the Lieutenant emerged from the doorway, holding his chainsaw.
"So what's it gonna be, Blake?" Teased Roman
She sheathed Gambol Shroud and kicked Roman in the face, knocking him unconscious. Blake went over to Weiss's aid, and fled immediately before the Lieutenant could reach them.
Back to Rex, Ruby and Oobleck, the three of them were fighting off the WF and so far winning. Rex had been shooting at the giant mechs and taking them down as Ruby and Oobleck took care of the members that weren't in the suits. Oobleck kicked one off the train as he yelled "Ruby! Rex! You two go on ahead!
Ruby protested going but Rex grabbed her hand and began running towards the train.
Ruby and Rex hurries to the front of the train. They then climbed into the cab of the train and Ruby said "how are we going to stop this" since she didn't know how to drive a train.
Rex knew what to do as he ran towards the console and said
"Leave it to me" as he put his hands on the console and sent his nanites into the console and searched through it to shut the train down. He soon found the circuits and began to shut them down. His nanites retreated into him. He then looked ahead of them and saw that they were coming close to a wall and he knew that they were anywhere close to slowing down. He groaned as he knew that there was one way to slow down. He turned his head to Ruby and said
"Hold onto something. It's going it be a bumpy ride" said Rex as he busted the window of the train and began climbing to the front of the train. Ruby then clung to the seat of the trainHe struggled to get up as he then jumped out towards the front of the train and quickly formed his boots and hands
and held onto the train as planted his feet on the tracks. The train jerked forward a bit and it caused Ruby to fall down. The remaining members of Team RRWBY came running out of the car before them and ran towards Ruby.
"What's going on. Why did that train move around like that" asked Blake.
Where's Rex" asked Yang.
"He's stopping the train on his own. Look out the front window" said ruby as she pointed towards the front.
The team looked out and saw Rex holding on tot he train and slowing it down.
Rex grunted as he used all his force to try and slow down the train
He looked around his shoulder to see where they were going and saw the wall was getting closer to them.
Rex groaned in frustration saying "Aww great".
The girls noticed this too and Weiss quickly formed an ice bubble around the girls, preparing for impact.
Rex pushed with all his might to stop the train until it finally slowed down before he got squashed. He sighed in relief and his builds fell apart and he felt down. He got back up and walked over to the cab door. He saw the girls in a Ice bubble and formed his hands and cracked them out of there. The girls looked up and saw Rex standing there. They jumped at him and hugged each other. Rex grunted in pain but he let it slide. The team stood up and cheered.
"Oh ya. We stopped a moving train from crashing into town. We're awesome" yelled Ruby.
"Technically, I stopped the train. You stood in here and coward in a bubble" said Rex in a cocky mood.
"Oh shut up. We all helped" said Yang as she punched his shoulder.
"Yea I know. I'm just joking. At least it's all done" said Rex.
Then suddenly the team heard rapid beeping form underneath them as Rex groaned saying
"Ah, irony. So we meet again."
He quickly grabbed the girls and formed his block party and formed a big blue bubble around them as everything blew up and then everything went to white.
Short timeskip
Rex groaned as he woke up from the explosion. He heard the sound of an emergency alarm blaring as his vision came back with buildings into his view. He turned his head to the lower right and saw Blake and Yang slowly getting back up, then turned to the other side and saw Weiss and ruby sitting up against a large piece of debris, who gave a thumbs up at her team leader signaling she's okay. Rex sat up and noticed that they had returned to the central part of Vale, and multiple civilians in the area noticed them among the debris.
Rex heard the sound of low rumbles and growls from behind him. Suddenly, a giant King Taijitu emerged from the hole, and multiple Grimm start pouring into Vale. The civilians scream as they attempted to flee the chaos. The sounds of screams and roars fill the air, and all Team RRWBY could do is watch in horror. Vale was overrun with grimm and they all knew that had work to do.