"Hello everyone" zen said dramatically
"Hi are we going to watch the future?" Ruby asked
"Yes and also I now about your past cinder" zen said
"What do you mean?" Cinder asked annoyed
"Oh I don't know your backstory or should this remind of it" zen said holding a sword and a necklace
Cinder just stared at them angrily and slightly sad
"So your past will be revealed in the future but on to this episode" zen said
Penny Polendina sits alone on an examination table in Pietro Polendina's Atlas laboratory. A robotic arm reaches out and gently pats her head, before moving away. She sadly looks at her reflection in a nearby glass wall.
The giant screens in Mantle play a message from James Ironwood, while a woman in a red coat nervously carries her child across a street.
Ironwood: Citizens of Mantle - Following the most recent Grimm attack, a temporary prohibition of assembly is in place.
"Hey it fine penny" ruby said trying to comfort penny
Penny looked sadly at the screen
"Amazing" yang said sarcastically
"Let's hope it gets better" ruby said
The woman holds her child in a more protective manner and watches as three Mantas fly overhead.
Some buildings in the city have soldiers stationed atop their roofs.
Ironwood: There are to be no public gatherings of any kind. Please conduct your business and return to your homes before curfew.
Two of the children Jaune Arc previously escorted to school are hiding behind a dumpster in an alleyway, while a soldier and a camera drone pass by.
"Hey though kids are the one's i escorted" jaune said
"They are afraid of the military now, because of that incident" winter said
"It was a mass murder of course they going to be afraid" zen said
"Yeah I hope we can gain there trust" ruby said
Ironwood: This is for your own safety.
Two soldiers walk out from behind a corner and see two civilians walking along a sidewalk.
Patrol: Hey, stop right there!
Civilian: (gasps) Run.
The two civilians run away, and the soldiers pursue them.
Patrol: Stop running! Wait!
Metal bars cover nearby TV screens, which are playing a news broadcast that shows Arthur Watts' edited footage of the attack at Robyn Hill's party.
"It the best course of action to keep them at a curfew" zen said
"The fake video has been released" Weiss said
"Yeah and of course what everyone see on the new or a great screen means it actually happened" zen said sarcastically
"What do you mean?" Ironwood asked
"Well one instance in my world the new twist things and try to make fake news and can some times make fake videos and also it won't work if some one has a semblance that can make illusions to trick people into doing something like with yang" zen said
"What I'm saying is technology is flawed in a lot of ways and people are as well" zen said
Newscaster: Though military officials have gone on record to say the footage was doctored, many citizens are still insisting that the Protector of Mantle be deactivated.
An armored truck drives past the TV's and continues on its way down the road, while Robyn, Joanna Greenleaf and Fiona Thyme follow it via the rooftops. The Atlesian Knight-200 drivers bring the truck to a screeching halt when they find May Marigold standing in its path.
Driver: Civilian, you are obstructing an Atlas military operation. Please, step aside.
Down the road to the left, a pair of soldiers come running from around a corner to check on the source of screeching tires.
"They want penny deactivated well to bad if they want to deactivate they have to go through me first" ruby said
"Or they can just hack her" zen said
Ruby glared at zen
"Shut up" ruby said
"Geez okay" zen said lazily
"Great so the happy huntresses are going to do something bad aren't they" weiss said
"What have you that impression or idea" zen said sarcastically
"Your being a asshole today" Weiss said
"Take one to know one" zen said
Weiss looked saddened at that
"Geez okay I'm in a bad mood ignore me I'm going to be an asshole but I'm only speaking facts except for the asshole part you had a lot of development Weiss" zen said
"Fine I guess I can accept that as an apology" Weiss said
"There the tsunade part of you" zen said
Soldier: Everything alright over here?
When the soldiers make it around the corner, they only see an empty intersection.
Soldier: Uhhh, hello?
May is using her Semblance to project a dome around the truck and the Happy Huntresses, which renders them invisible to all outside the dome. Fiona is sitting on the truck's hood, while Joanna pushes the damaged AK-200 robots out of it. Robyn stands nearby, overseeing them. Fiona places her hand on the truck, and a shockwave travels from the truck to her hand, which shimmers with Aura. The truck begins disintegrating from the back, forward. Fiona jumps down from the hood, and the powder flows into a black hole in her palm, which disappears as she makes a fist.
"They have useful semblance" yang said
"Yes but Fiona okay now so can she tell them about Tyrian?" Ruby asked
"Well she can but some poisons can cause some memory loss or she choosing not to tell them" zen said
"Oh so if she has lost the memories about the attack from Tyrian we can't prove she wasn't framed" ruby said
"Well you can but you need Robyn for that part" zen said
Sometime later, Ironwood is in his office, reviewing footage of the truck becoming invisible.
Ironwood: This is the worst case scenario.
He angrily slams his fist on his desk.
Ironwood: More people are dead, Penny's been framed, and somehow, Jacques Schnee is sitting on the council.
Lie Ren, Nora Valkyrie, Ruby Rose, Qrow Branwen, Winter Schnee and Clover Ebi are present in Ironwood's office.
Zen laughed
"What funny?" Ironwood said angrily
"Oh it gets worse" zen said
"It gets worse" Blake said
"Yep" zen said
Clover: That's the second shipment for Amity that was hit today. It seems election night was the last push Robyn needed to go from hometown hero to full-on vigilante.
Winter: I'm afraid the problem is more complicated than that.
Ironwood sighs and begins pacing behind his desk.
Ironwood: It seems Robyn has emboldened our suppliers in Mantle. They're refusing to sell us provisions until the city is adequately repaired. With Robyn redistributing the goods her team has stolen, the Amity Project is completely stalled.
Ruby: But we're so close. There has to be some way we can finish the tower.
"So they stopping the amity tower we have to get it up to help and tell people about Salem" ruby said
"Yeah but Robyn is stubborn and won't give them supplies up until the walls are repaired" zen said
"Well there is one method which is marti.." winter said but got cut off by zen
"Yeah your going to say it in the future and I rather not spend time listening to the same thing" zen said
Winter: There is - declaring martial law.
Ruby and Nora's eyes widen, and they look at Ironwood, who stares outside through the window.
Nora: You're not actually considering that, are you?
Ironwood: What's more important? Establishing communications, unite the world? Or appeasing a few city blocks?
Nora: (emotional) Don't make it sound trivial when you know it isn't. You keep talking about how we just need a little more time, but you're not the one having to struggle.
Ironwood turns around to face her.
Ironwood: We have all had to make sacrifices for the greater good. Mantle has had to bear a lot of the burden, yes, but--
"We have to make sacrifices" ironwood said
"No no don't start will I agree about sacrifices that will happen you are talking about hundreds of humans life as if that necessary to get up a fucking flying tower and make it harder because of the Grimm that will be attracted to them because of there emotions" zen said
Nora interrupts him and approaches his desk, becoming even more upset.
Nora: They're bearing all of it! The longer this waiting game goes on, the harder each day gets for people down there and now you wanna send in more soldiers? You can't just force people to fall in line. If you do that, you'll just be trading all of these problems for the Grimm!
Ironwood steps forward and stares at her, eyes narrowed, while she stares back, panting. He lowers himself into his chair and rests his face in his hands. Ruby walks forward to stand next to Nora.
Ruby: Please, General Ironwood. Squeezing Mantle this way... That kind of division plays right into Salem's hands.
"It seems the only two trying to convince ironwood are Nora and ruby when you could try and help" zen said
Everyone was silent
"Yeah well done ruby for saying that there one things Salem fears and that is humanity joining together to face her because then her plan has failed" zen said
Salem stared at zen
Zen stared at Salem
"Who ever blinks first has to do one thing the other requests" zen said
"Okay" Salem said thinking of things she can request
"Anyway let's continue watching" zen said staring at Salem
Ruby rests a hand on Nora's shoulder.
Ruby: That's why Tyrian is here framing you.
Clover: Right, the reason we called you here in the first place. You're sure this was the man you saw?
Clover steps toward Ruby, brings out his Scroll, and presses a button to project a screen that displays a file about Tyrian. The file contains a photograph of Tyrian's face, as well as an image of Tyrian from undercover footage. Portions of the file's text appear to be classified. The file reads:
"Of course he the one i saw i can't forget what he looks like" ruby said
"You have a file on him and still haven't captured him?" Yang said
"Well he is a hard man to catch and he got lucky" zen said still staring at Salem not blinking until a laser pointer was getting point into his eyes almost making him blink and Salem holding the laser pointer
"Really cheating well two can play that game" zen said getting two laser pointer and aiming them at Salem eyes
"They are acting really childish" ruby said
"Your own to talk ruby you can act extremely childish at times" Weiss said
Ruby just smiled
"Callows, Tyrian
Male. Faunus (Scorpion - Poisonous Tail). Age: Presumed Mid-to-Late thirties. Wanted for murder, assault, kidnapping, [section truncated - see attached criminal record].
Considered armed and extremely dangerous.
The following is an excerpt from Incident Report ███
Apprehended by Atlas and Mistral officers in joint operation [see attached Mission Report A_B12] with Mistral Huntsman, F. Pickerel. Prior to transport from Mistral to Atlas, Pickerel was insistent that additional units were necessary in guarding the prisoner. This request was denied. It is obvious Pickerel believed Callows would attempt to escape. Pickerel was removed from the transport team after failing to cooperate. █████████████████
"They did capture him but he must have escaped some how" Blake said
"Yeah and they should of listened to pickerel" zen said getting a flash light and pointing at f Salem face and Salem doing the same
"You really want that request don't you" zen said
"I could say the same about you" Salem replied
At 0331 on the day of transport, a distress call from pilot T. Cornetto was received. Cornetto reported a "swarm of Grimm" had engaged their ship. Grimm activity in the area had been declared "minimal to none" 12 hours prior to the event [see GR_12]. Audio continued to transmit for another 6 minutes and 13 seconds. Over the course of the encounter the ship suffered extensive damage and was eventually split in two. The bodies of ███████████ were never found and it is presumed they were ████████████████. Cornetto continues to speak despite clearly suffering severe injuries from the crash. Most notable was his repeated phrase "What are you? What are you?" It is unclear to whom or what Cornetto was directing this question at. Immediately following this moment, Cornetto is fatally attacked by a Grimm. Callows' voice is the last recorded. The suspect seems to be weeping before stating the word "Beautiful." Transmission ends immediately.
"What was he talking about?" Yang said
"Well I think he was probably talking about Salem because let be honest he does simp over Salem" zen said getting more extreme with his methods and along with Salem
"What does simp mean?" Ruby asked
"Well it a slang insult for men who are seen as too attentive and submissive to women hoping for some sexual or activity from them but Tyrian isn't exactly like that but he still a simp" zen said
"Oh that does make sense but I think he more loyalty and want her praise than anything else" ruby said
"Yep" zen said stilling not blinking after an arrow was shot at his eye
"Really a fucking arrow" zen said pulling it out of his eye
Everyone looked disgusted at zen pulling out the arrow except Salem
"Anyway let's continue with the future" zen said
No survivors were found. Tyrian Callows' body was never found. He is presumed dead.
[UPDATE] The body of F. Pickerel has been found in his home. We are now declaring Callows 'missing'. [Additional reading recommended. FA_01, MO_01, ███, WR_01-27]"
Winter: Tyrian Callows was accused of murders all across Anima. A homicidal maniac who escaped justice when his prison transport was attacked by Grimm. After that, he was never seen again.
"You have the habit of thinking people are dead when there not" yang said
"Yeah they do next thing the future will reveal is that Grimm will somehow talk" Weiss said sarcastically
"You have no idea how right you are" zen thought
Ruby: Well, he works for Salem and he's here.
Qrow: If we ever had any doubts Atlas was Salem's next target, I think those are officially out the window.
Ruby: But now we have a suspect. We can tell the people.
Clover: That a long-lost serial killer is loose in Mantle and the military has no idea where he is - might make things worse before they get better.
"Why yes you can tell the people about Tyrian they won't believe you" zen said
"Yeah he right it make it a lot worse" Qrow said
Nora: I am so sick of secrets! If we just told everyone about Amity, about Salem--
Ironwood: We can't!
Everyone turns to look at Ironwood.
Ironwood: If we talk about Amity now, we risk Salem's forces, who we know are here, working to sabotage it. If we tell them about Salem now, we risk falling to the Grimm before we can reunite Remnant.
"Ironwood is right of you talk about amity with anyone out in the public even Robyn you never now who listening to you" zen said
"Thank you" ironwood said
"But of course the next thing you say is stupid" zen said
"We agree to some and say I'm stupid for doing some else i can't win with you can I" ironwood said
"Yep" zen said
Ironwood stands up, slamming his hands down onto his desk.
Ironwood: We have to finish the tower. I want Robyn Hill in custody.
Ruby and Nora look surprised.
Ironwood: We can offer her a deal if she gets Mantle to cooperate.
Clover: We'll figure it out.
Ironwood: Anyone not assisting with Robyn needs to focus on Tyrian.
"That the stupid part putting Robyn in custody" zen said
"How is that stupid she is stopping the further advance of amity" winter said
"Well one it will make people to you less because she actually trying to help mantle and haves it trust and making a deal really put think she going to accept a deal that isn't getting the wall repaired and the happy huntresses are still going to continue because that what Robyn would do and make it harder for the construction to happen" zen said annoyed
He begins heading for the door, hands clasped behind his back.
Ironwood: I want to know who he's working with, where he's hiding, what he's planning, and how exactly that video of Penny got all over my kingdom.
He stops in front of the door and turns to look at everyone.
Ironwood: (sternly) Do I make myself clear?
Clover and Winter: Yes, sir.
Ren: Yes, sir.
"Well looks like you really want Tyrian to be found" zen said
Winter keeping getting annoyed with zen
Ruby and Nora give Ren a surprised look, and Ren stares calmly ahead.
In the early evening in Mantle, an armored truck drives along a road, passing by a grocery market.
Yang: Looks like we're approaching 51st.
Blake Belladonna and Yang are riding inside the cargo area of the truck with their Scrolls in their hands. Blake is reviewing a file about Robyn's thefts, while Yang is in a video call with Clover.
"It seems like us two are going to help capture Robyn" yang said
"Yeah" Blake said
"Why isn't clover or one of the other ace operatives there with them?" Weiss asked
"Want do you mean?" Yang said
"Well what if they start to fight together against you two you clearly can't win" Weiss said
"She does have a good point yang" Blake said
"Okay if you let me explain it because Robyn and the happy huntresses won't attack you and watch the future more to find out" zen said
Clover: Thanks for the assist on this, you two. Now, we may all be split between different trucks, but we need to be ready to act as one in case Robyn's team takes the bait. If your truck is hit, pursue immediately. Everyone else will move in as fast as possible. Going radio silent. Over.
The video call ends, and Yang collapses her Scroll's screen, looking uncertain.
Yang: Do you... (loud exhale) Do you think we should've told Ironwood about Salem, before he put so much on the line for Amity?
Blake: Sounds like you do.
Yang: (sighs) I trust Ruby, but I think he deserves to know what he's stepping into. We all did.
"Okay they waiting to move in okay" yang said
"Yang do you really think that?" ruby asked
"Yes I do" yang said
"Why didn't you tell me or the others and maybe the other would agree with you and I'm not stopping you or anyone from telling ironwood" ruby said
"I have to agree she won't stop you but she will try to convince you not to do it and tell you the bad things will and might happen" zen said
Blake remains quiet, her cat ears folding over a little. Yang turns and looks at her.
Yang: You don't agree.
Blake collapses her Scroll and puts it away.
Blake: Look around. The embargo, the military presence, the restrictions on assembly. He's a bit prone to overreacting.
Yang: Yeah, hard to argue with that. Still, he didn't have a lot of good options.
Blake: I'm not sure there are many good options left for any of us anymore. Keeping secrets, taking lives? It makes you wonder how far we're gonna have to go to keep doing the right thing.
Blake looked sad
"Blake your still thinking about what we did aren't you" yang said
"Yeah" Blake said
Yang: Blake.
Blake looks at Yang, who has a saddened expression with her eyes glimmering from emotion.
Yang: We did... what we had to do.
Blake's eyes glimmer a little, and she looks away.
Blake: I know. But next time, I wanna make sure we don't have to, and I can tell you, ambushing a Huntress who's just trying to help isn't an option I'm thrilled about choosing.
"I will say that it was necessary to kill Adam" zen said
"Why do we have to ambush them when we can tell them the truth" Blake said
"Because he to damn paranoid and becoming a dictator" zen said
Blake crosses her arms, and her cat ears completely fold over.
Yang: Then, maybe we shouldn't.
Blake's cat ears stand upright, and she looks at Yang.
In Pietro's laboratory, Penny is standing unconscious in a machine, with a thick blue cable hooked up to the bow on the back of her head.
"What do you mean yang?" Ruby asked
"Im saying we don't have to ambush her and get her arrest" yang said
"I'm sorry I know it serious and everything but you can really tell Blake emotions thanks to her ears" zen said
"Really that what you focus on"Weiss said
Ruby: How is she doing?
Pietro: She's confused, scared. We'll have her recorded visual data shortly. That should prove her innocence, but the damage has already been done.
Weiss Schnee and Ruby are looking at Penny. Pietro and Maria Calavera are sitting behind the L-shaped counter, watching the news broadcast while it once again shows Watts' edited video depicting Penny slaying Robyn's party guests. The headline says "4 Additional Attendees Confirmed Dead", and the ticker at the bottom says "Witness Describes Warehouse Massacre: "Horrific; Nobody Deserved This"" and "Atlas Authorities Urge Citizens to Remain Calm as Investigation".
Pietro: The things people are saying about her...
"So we can prove penny innocence that good" ruby said
"It not right people can go from happy and trusting someone to horrible and saying horrible things true or not it disgusting that why I hate people" zen said
"Yeah that why weapons are better" ruby said
Pietro lets out a frustrated grunt.
Pietro: If Penny hadn't been there, Robyn would be--
Pietro begins coughing.
Ruby: I don't think Robyn was their target. Salem's goal has always been to divide us. I think Penny was exactly where they wanted her, just like at the Vytal Festival.
Pietro has turned off the TV. He turns his chair around to face Ruby and Weiss.
"Yes of course my plan is to divide you and I'm doing it and you can't stope me" Salem said still trying to win the staring contest with zen
"Can one of you just blink already" everyone said annoyed
"No fuck off" zen said
Pietro: And just like back then, someone is using our own technology against us. This doctored footage of Penny came from her work all around Mantle, stolen straight from our surveillance network.
Maria: Ugh, hacking, technology... Why can't people just do what they used to and fight to the death? A lot simpler if you ask me.
Pietro: Well, if we're dealing with the same enemy from Beacon, hacking into Mantle's system would be easy. Fortunately, the rest of Atlas is running on an upgraded network.
"Oh What a Maria thing to say" zen said
"She really is weird at times" ruby said
"Yes but mantle isn't and that how he hacked the video feed" zen said
Weiss: And how would someone get access to that network?
Pietro: (cleaning his glasses) Well, only a few people have clearance. Ironwood, the Council, our cybersecurity and surveillance leads, and maybe a select few who oversee critical systems like sewage or the heating grid.
Weiss puts her hand to her chin in thought.
Weiss: The heating grid run in partnership with the Schnee Dust Company.
"Ohh I look like Weiss is thinking the company involved which is of course correct" zen said
"Yeah and I hate it but do I find out and arrest him also can I arrest him?" Weiss asked
"Yes you can arrest him and you will find out" zen said
"Yes" Weiss said excited
Ruby: What are you thinking?
Weiss: I don't know yet, but something isn't right.
Maria: Understatement of the century.
Ruby sighs.
Ruby: (to Pietro) And how are you doing?
Pietro puts his glasses back on and heads over to Ruby and Weiss.
Pietro: If Maria hadn't offered to help me these past weeks, I'd have likely collapsed by now. Getting a communications tower into the sky seems impossible on its own, but now, to think of what people wanna do to my girl...
"He really cares about penny" ruby said
"Well of course he sees her as his daughter and would do anything for her" zen said thinking to volume 8 episode 5
Pietro gets tears in his eyes, and his bottom lip wobbles as if he is about to cry. However, he begins coughing again.
Ruby: Even if the worst does happen, you can always reactivate her again, so maybe try not to worry so much.
Pietro: There's a reason why Penny is the only one of her kind.
He heads back over to the counter and picks up a framed photograph of himself and other scientists from years ago. His right thumb covers the face of one of the scientists, and there appears to be an Aura transfer pod in the background.
"Now you will find out why penny can't always be repaired or reactivate" zen said
"I have a bad feeling about this" ruby said
"What is that?" Blake asked
"That is an aura transfer pod" zen said
Pietro: When the General first challenged us to find the next breakthrough in defense technology, most of my colleagues pursued more obvious choices. I was one of the few who believed in looking inward for inspiration.
Ruby and Weiss walk over to him.
Ruby: You wanted a protector with a soul.
Pietro: I did. And when General Ironwood saw her, he did too. Much to my surprise, the Penny Project was chosen over all the other proposals.
"Yes and I'm a protector no matter what happens to me" penny said
"Yeah you are and always will be" zen said
"Why is he surprised? he made artificial aura" Weiss said
"You'll find out" zen said
Weiss: Why would you be surprised? You created an artificial Aura.
Pietro: Well, not quite.
Pietro's Aura flickers and becomes visible. There are several holes in it, with blackened edges. Ruby, Weiss and Maria gasp.
Ruby: You gave her part of yours?
Pietro: Yes, and each time I rebuild Penny, it takes a little more. If people get their wish and she's destroyed, I won't be able to...
"He using his own aura for her to have a soul" ruby said
Penny looked at the screen scared for her father
"Yes and that also means he also losing his soul" zen said sadly
"We can't let her be destroyed" ruby said
He covers his eyes with his hand and begins crying. Maria, having gotten up from her seat and walked over, rests her hand on his arm. He sets the photo back on the counter. The scientist whose face he had been covering appears to be Arthur Watts.
Ruby: We'll find whoever's responsible. I promise.
"It was watts he was covering with his fingers" yang said
"Yep watts was one of the scientists and he hate he didn't get chosen" zen said
Once again, May stands in the middle of the road, causing an armored truck to stop. Robyn opens the back doors. Her eyes widen, her shoulders tense, and she lets out a small startled noise. Yang and Blake are standing in the doorway with their hands up in surrender.
Yang: Robyn--
Robyn turns and waves her hand to signal her Huntresses.
Robyn: Scramble!
Blake: No, wait!
"You're going through with it aren't you" ruby said
"Yes it the right thing to do" yang said
"Yeah also it makes them fell better even if it means risking letting others hear it" zen said
Yang glanced at zen
"We aren't doing it because we want to make ourself feel better we're doing it because it the right thing to do" yang said
Robyn and the other Happy Huntresses flee, and Blake and Yang chase after Robyn.
Robyn: Split up, and regroup at the hideout.
Robyn runs across a busy road, just as cars begin speeding by. She runs down an alley, while Blake looks up at a balcony across the street. Blake throws her kusarigama at the balcony and uses it to swing across the street and into the alleyway, where she gives chase. She swings the kusarigama and throws it at Robyn, who leaps over it, runs up a wall, and leaps across the alley, dodging another of Blake's attempts to hook her. Robyn tucks, rolls, and turns to face Blake while deploying her crossbow. She fires three bolts in rapid succession, and Blake dodges them.
Blake: Please stop, we just want to--
"I don't think she want to talk" penny said
"Well this is interesting to watch" Weiss said
Robyn charges forward and swings her weapon's bladed wings at Blake, who blocks it with her katana. She swings again, but Blake blocks with her cleaver. Robyn spins around, places her foot on Blake's leg, and uses it to leap into the air while pushing Blake down. She raises her weapon up and slashes downward as she descends. Blake puts both of her swords up to block and deploys a clone mixed with Fire Dust. Blake then fires her gun at the fire clone while she leaps back, just as Robyn brings her weapon down on the clone, causing it to explode. During the explosion, Robyn blocks with her weapon, and Blake does a couple of back-handsprings.
Yang jumps down from a roof to Robyn's right and attempts to grab Robyn in her arms as she lands, but Robyn leaps away. Yang straightens up and shoots three fire bullets at Robyn, who blocks them with her weapon. Once the fire bullets are done hitting Robyn's weapon, Blake approaches her and swings her katana, causing Robyn to step back and dodge it. Immediately afterward, Blake bends down, allowing Yang to run up her back and leap over Robyn, firing a bullet at her from above, which Robyn blocks.
"I don't know how to feel about this fight and chase" jaune said
"Yeah" ruby said
"Well we going to get her and tell her the truth" yang said
Ironwood was just listening to them angrily
Yang flips over Robyn and lands behind her, while Blake straightens up and spins around to slash with her katana. Robyn blocks the katana with her leg and then blocks a bullet-backed punch from Yang with her weapon a fraction of a second later. She turns to Blake while pushing Yang away, causing the latter to stumble. She then fires a crossbow bolt at Blake, who blocks it with her swords.
Robyn turns around to face Yang, who has steadied herself, while Blake sheathes her cleaver and shifts her katana into kusarigama mode. Robyn slashes at Yang, who blocks with her gauntlet. Blake throws her kusarigama, and Robyn leans out of its way. Yang catches the sickle and pulls, while Blake leaps toward Robyn. Blake puts her feet out in front of her, being pulled by Yang, and once her feet plant themselves against Robyn's abdomen, Blake kicks off from her, sending her into a circular pavilion. Robyn slides to a stop and backs away, while Blake and Yang run to meet with her. She glares at them from the shadows, gripping her arm.
"Yep definitely going to need help but we can just convince and tell her" yang said
"Can you please use common sense yes I said you should trust Robyn with ironwood onboard not tell her and not tell the rest of the team or ironwood" zen said
"They don't tell us" ruby said shocked
"Shit I didn't mean for that to slip" zen said
"So your betraying our trust as well" Weiss said
Robyn: If Ironwood wants me, he'll have to send more than a couple of kids.
Yang: He is. Stopping the trucks alerted the Ace-Ops. We don't have long before they arrive, so please listen to us. You need to know the truth.
Robyn: You're stalling.
Blake: (quickly) Amity Colosseum, all these supplies, they're for...
Blake pauses and looks to Yang, who nods to her.
Blake: They're for a new communications tower.
"You had to tell her didn't you" ironwood said angrily
"She deserves to know the truth" yang said
"While I have been agreeing with what zen said about it making it easier but to betray my trust even more and everyone else trust" ironwood said
"Stop agreeing" zen said silencing them
Robyn: That doesn't make any sense.
Yang: A new tower means the kingdoms can finally--
Robyn: I know what the tower means, Fisticuffs.
Robyn steps out of the shadows and into the moonlight, extending her hand to Blake and Yang.
Robyn: One of you take my hand.
Yang: What?
Robyn: You said time is short. Either take it, or I'm gone.
"Now you will see what Robyn semblance can truly understand" zen said
Everyone was just silent while Salem was smiling and still having the staring contest with zen
"Are your eyes hurting Salem?" zen asked
"No are yours?" Salem asked
"Nope" zen said
Yang looks at Blake with uncertainty. Blake cautiously walks forward and takes Robyn's hand. Pale lilac Aura manifests over their hands and forearms.
Robyn: Tell me again what is Ironwood building out in the tundra?
Blake: A new communications tower. He's trying to help... everyone.
The Aura abruptly turns green, and Robyn lets go of Blake's hand in surprise, the Aura quickly returning to its former lilac color as she does so.
Robyn: You're telling the truth.
Blake backs away, looking at her own hand in surprise.
Yang: Handy Semblance. (smirks)
"Show she can tell if some one is lying or not and really yang at this time" ruby said
"Please it was good" yang said
"No it was stupid and unnecessary at that time" Weiss said
Robyn: Why keep that a secret?
Blake: Because he doesn't know who he can trust. Atlas isn't out to get anybody. The people murdering civilians in Mantle are just trying to make it look that way. And if those same people learn about Amity, they'd do everything in their power to destroy it.
Robyn: So, who are "they"? Who's actually behind this?
Harriet: (over communicator) Yang, Blake, where are you?
Yang: We can't tell you that part yet.
"At least you didn't tell her about that part" ruby said
"Hey you should tell ironwood about Salem and the relic and ozpin" yang said
"You can as well I'm not forcing you to do anything" ruby said
"You two enough" tai said
Robyn: Bullsh--
Yang takes a few steps toward Robyn.
Yang: Look, we are trusting you, so trust us when we say that Amity Tower needs to stay a secret until it's done. We just need a little more time.
They hear soldiers' voices echoing in the distance.
Soldiers: This way, come on, over here. We saw them over this way.
Blake: Run, we'll throw them off.
"At least she won't stop the transport again" yang said
Blake just looks uncertain after hearing what zen said about people hearing or listening to them
Zen just sighed in defeat "it seems she won't learn until every thing turns to shit oh wait already happened" zen thought
Blake runs away. After a moment, Robyn backs away into the shadows.
Robyn: I won't stop until I know the whole truth.
Robyn runs off, and after a couple seconds, Yang runs in the opposite direction.
Down in the Atlas Vault, Oscar Pine and Ironwood stare at the gate that contains the Relic of Creation.
Ironwood: It's right behind that door.
Oscar: The Staff of Creation.
"We going to see the staff of creation" ruby said
"I wonder what it looks like" Weiss said
"Maybe it will trigger memories for you Oscar" ironwood said
Ironwood: I hoped bringing you down here might jog some memories. After all, it was your idea to use the Staff to lift Atlas off the ground.
Oscar: I thought Gravity Dust kept Atlas afloat?
Ironwood: Eh, that's the public story. (walking forward) But with the Staff, we have a constant, seemingly limitless energy source. Oz once speculated it could take us as high as we wanted. To tell you the truth, that served as the inspiration for the Amity Project. Get a communication tower up in the sky, higher than the Grimm can survive so we never lose contact with each other again.
"So you use the staff of creation to keep the land afloat but why not use it for amity that why it will be easier?" Ruby asked
"I'm sure it will be explained" ironwood said
Oscar: But you're not using the Staff to raise Amity.
Ironwood: The Staff can only be used for one purpose at a time. We're going to have to do Amity the old fashioned way, Dust and all.
Oscar: It feels strange, knowing that part of me helped come up with all this.
Ironwood: You'll get used to it, I'm sure. Eventually, you won't even know who's who anymore.
Oscar looks somewhat upset.
Oscar: (quietly) Right.
"It can only be used once at a time completely amazing but only for one use" yang said
"Yeah I think it depends on the relic like the relic of knowledge is easily on of the most Dangerous but also one of the most useless one because you have to wait 100 years for more questions while the staff of the creation can be used at anytime I don't know about the relic of destruction but the relic of choice can grant you vision of the future but are completely random" zen said
"Wow they really are amazing" ruby said
Ironwood: We... didn't always see eye to eye, but... I wish I could ask Ozpin what he thought of all of this.
Oscar walks forward to stand next to Ironwood.
Oscar: Well, I can tell you what I think. The path you're heading down where you're the only one with the answers, where you do the thing you think is right no matter the cost, it's not going to take you anywhere good.
Ironwood walks back toward the elevator, leaving Oscar standing alone.
Ironwood: We have to stop Salem. Nothing matters more.
"I think you should listen to Oscar and don't look flown or underestimate him" zen said
"Yeah he saying the right things" ruby said
"Some things still matter" Oscar said
Oscar: Some things matter more, I think.
Ironwood stops walking.
Oscar: Keeping our humanity. It's what makes us different from her.
Ironwood resumes walking and stops in front of the elevator's control panel. He taps the screen.
Ironwood: Sometimes I worry that's her greatest advantage. Without humanity, does she still feel fear? Does she ever hesitate? When Salem hit Beacon, even with all my ships, all of my soldiers... I was no match for her. I've never felt so helpless.
"Actually you should feel worried about that at all the are lots of alternatives of you guys having no humanity and still lose and she does feel fear but doesn't show it" zen said
"I can't really argue with a god who have seen multiverses of all of us and probably others can i" ironwood said
"Nope but yes if I can be arse to argue" zen said shrugging
Ironwood stares intensely at the control panel. In his mind, the panel and the environment around it change to the interior of a military ship with a black queen chess piece displayed on its control panel. Red lights flicker on and off, and machines whir.
Ironwood: The way she told me she was there.
The control panel emits a noise, and Ironwood is brought back to reality. He looks up as the elevator platform arrives.
Oscar: It's okay to be afraid. You just can't let that fear control you.
"You are leering that fear control while fear can be good it can also be bad it can make you do things that you should like murder" zen said
"Damn Oscar you really smart aren't you" yang said
"Well I think it mainly because of ozpin" Oscar said
"Oscar you have shown you are quite intelligent even before you seen anyone of his memories or muscle memory" zen said
"Thanks" Oscar said embarrassed
Ironwood: I am not going to end up with Lionheart. (looking at Oscar) Do you believe in me?
Oscar takes a split second to think and then walks to the elevator platform.
Oscar: I do believe in you, but not only you. I think the best thing you could do is sit down and talk with the people you're most afraid to.
Ironwood: (chuckles) Now you are starting to sound like him.
Ironwood walks onto the platform, and the elevator begins rising through the shaft.
"Yep said like him more and more but maybe your right i do need to face them and maybe I will feel more at ease" ironwood said
"You will ironwood you would" zen said
In the main level of Atlas Academy, Penny is fidgeting with her hands while Winter paces back and forth behind her, holding an envelope. There is a low whirring, and the elevator beeps, prompting Winter to stop and Penny to look up. Ironwood and Oscar exit the elevator.
Ironwood: Winter, what is it?
Standing at attention, Winter rigidly hands Ironwood an envelope with a wax seal bearing the Schnee family emblem. Ironwood opens the letter and reads it, his eyes widening slightly after a few moments. He looks at Winter, who stares at him.
"I know that emblem it seems like he inviting us to show off he has the council seat" Weiss said
"In others he inviting them" yang said
"Yes" Weiss said simply
"Also it seems your wish is happening Oscar also the next episode is were I find out about Salem?" ironwood asked
Zen nodded his head
Oscar: What's going on?
Ironwood: It looks like you're getting your wish.
Winter: My father's first act. We've all been invited to dinner where the General will be defending his seat on the Council.
"Great of course he has to make it more difficult for us" winter said
"Yes also will we see Whitley or even my mother in the next episode" Weiss asked
"Yes you will" zen said
"Okay" Weiss said
Zen was still staring at Salem with her doing the same
"Okay that it" zen said annoyed and picks up a chair and throw it at Salem finally making her blink
"It seems like I won also I need to think of my request"zen said