Weiss entered the dorm room to see Ruby and Yang sitting in front of a computer monitor that was set on top of Ruby's desk.
"What are you two doing?" She asked out of curiosity.
"Playing this new game." Ruby answered.
The other two members of the team had gotten used to the sisters playing video games. Sometimes, if they were interesting enough, Blake and Weiss would watch.
"What game is it?" Weiss asked.
"Batman: Arkham City. Jaune said it was really good. He also said that there were three more, and that this one was the second, but the store didn't have the first." Ruby said.
"What's a 'Batman'?"
"Millionaire, Bruce Wayne's parents are murderer in an alley when he was eight. He becomes so vengeful, he joins a league of assassins called 'The League of Shadows' and they teach him how to become a vigilante, but when their ideals differ, he leaves them in hopes of changing Gotham without killing. He spends a fortune on gadgets and ballistic armor to become a vigilante." Blake explained, shocking the other three.
"I didn't know you knew that much about superheroes, Blake." Yang said.
"Sun made me watch all three of the Christian Bale movies."
"That explains it."
"I'm intrigued." Weiss stated. "So, is the city he's trying to rid of crime, Arkham City?"
"No. Arkham City is..." Ruby paused to read the description on the back of the game case. "The sprawling mega-prison in the heart of Gotham City, home to its most violent thugs and infamous super-villains. With the lives of innocent civilians at stake, only one man can save them and bring justice to the streets: Batman."
"My father tried something like that once, didn't end well."
"Wonder if this will go well."
"Why the hell is Batman involved then?" Yang asked.
"Good point."
Ruby pressed the start button, selected a new save game, and pressed story mode. After adjusting a few settings, the game began.
Getting Arrested
A white flash, and electricity passing through a human body is heard as Bruce Wayne screams out in agony.
Hugo Strange: Wake up, Mr. Wayne. We have much to discuss.
Bruce Wayne: Strange? You won't get away with this.
Hugo Strange: I already have.
"I already have' cliche." Yang said.
A flashback to the press conference Bruce Wayne is holding in front of the walls of Arkham City, and Vicki Vale is broadcasting the event.
Vicki Vale: This is Vicki Vale, reporting live from Arkham City; the controversial super-prison built right here in the heart of Gotham. In a few moments, Bruce Wayne will be live on stage to explain his sudden interest in Gotham politics. The infamous playboy millionaire has never been one to...
Bruce Wayne: It's billionaire, Vicki. Millionaires are so last year.
"Actually," Weiss said. "Millionaires are so five years ago."
"This game came out four years ago." Ruby said.
He walks up to the stage, greeted by press. Another sudden burst of white, and more electricity-induced screaming from Bruce Wayne.
Hugo Strange: I assume that you thought yourself untouchable. Well, as you can see, no one is untouchable.
"Is he going to touch Bruce?" Yang asked.
"Pervert." Blake said.
A second flashback, and Bruce is addressing the press and the people of Gotham City.
Bruce Wayne: Thank you! Thank you, Gotham. Imprisoned behind these walls, gang leaders are fighting a bloody war in the middle of our once great city. Every inmate from Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison has been relocated to this facility. How can this be safe for the people of Gotham?
A final burst of white light with more electricity induced screaming from Bruce Wayne, and the title for Batman: Arkham City slowly appears on the screen.
Bruce Wayne: Shut Arkham City down. It's out of control.
"Roll credits." Yang said.
"Are you going to be making CinemaSins references the whole time?" Ruby asked.
"Yes."
Hugo Strange: Shut it down? By the end of tonight, I will be a hero, just like you...Batman!
"He knows too much." Blake said. "...twenty bucks he dies at the end."
"Batman doesn't kill people." Ruby said.
"He killed Harvey Dent. He killed Ra's Al Ghul. Pretty sure he killed the Joker in The Dark Knight."
"No way!"
"He just left the dude hanging upside down. If you had upside down too long, you die."
"Nah," Yang said. "Heath Ledger died, but the Joker probably just went to Blüdhaven."
"Maybe. But he sure as hell wasn't in Gotham during the Dark Knight Rises."
A final flashback, and Bruce Wayne continues to address the press whilst TYGER Guards approach.
Bruce Wayne: Today, I'm starting the campaign to close Arkham City and make Gotham safe again.
They all looked at Yang
"What?"
"Aren't you going to say it?" Weiss asked.
"No, that would get annoying."
TYGER Guards run out of their vans, spreading tear gas to separate the crowd as they approach the stand.
TYGER Radio: Remember, Wayne is the priority target.
TYGER Guard: Surround him!
Two TYGER Guards surround Bruce Wayne.
TYGER Guard: Hands in the air, Wayne! We have Wayne!
TYGER Radio: Target secured.
The second TYGER guard hits him over the head with the butt of his shotgun, causing him to blackout.
A few seconds later, Hugo Strange looks over Bruce Wayne trapped in a chair in a darkened room, a single light behind Strange.
Hugo Strange: I feel I should thank you. Capturing Bruce Wayne is so much easier than Batman. And now that we have you, Protocol Ten is ready to begin. It will be my legacy, a monument to your failure and if you try to stop me, I guarantee everyone will know your secret.
"Protocol Ten?" Weiss asked.
"At least he didn't say 'Protocol X'." Yang said.
"YANG!" Ruby yelled. "DONT EVER BRING UP THAT MOVIE EVER AGAIN!"
"What movie?" Weiss asked.
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Blake whispered.
"They...they ruined Deadpool." Ruby said, rocking back and forth in the fetal position, while Yang rubbed her back. "Don't worry, they're giving him his own movie." Yang said.
After Ruby's little breakdown, they went back to the game.
Strange then walks away into the darkness. As he leaves, the single light suddenly gets brighter, lighting up the room. As the television to his right emits a pre-recorded message of Hugo Strange informing the new patients of the various rules in Arkham City,
Ruby began to wildly swing the analog stick back and forth, swinging the chair back and forth, until it fell to the ground. As Bruce attempts to get up, the alarm sounds, and a TYGER guard enters from another room.
TYGER Guard: What the hell are you doing? Did you think we wouldn't hear you?
He goes to kick Bruce Wayne, but Ruby counters the attack, knocking the guard out and taking his communications device from him.
"Damn." Yang said.
"That's right!" Ruby said. "I'm smarter than you!"
"How did you know exactly what to do?" Blake asked.
"I watched Jaune play this part."
TYGER Guard: Help me! Get in here! Help!
He manages to get a communications chip from the device and slip it in the cuff of his suit before another TYGER Guard smacks him in the head with the butt of his rifle, smash his head into the television screen, and pull him out of the room, into the processing area.
"Again, damn." Yang said.
TYGER Guard: Welcome to Arkham City, Wayne.
Inmate: What are you doing here, Wayne?
Inmate 2: Did you kill your butler?
"No! Not Alfred!" Ruby cried out jokingly.
Inmate 3: You're going to die in here, rich boy!
Inmate 4: You're gonna be my bitch, Wayne.
"Right," Yang said. "Do you want it in the ass or the mouth?"
Inmate 5: You're mine.
TYGER Guard: On the ground. Now!
Ruby looked around, only to soon bear witness first hand to the brutalities within the walls of Arkham City, including the torture of many inmates, and the arrest of Black Mask.
TYGER Guard: What are you waiting for, Wayne? Line A. Move!
As Ruby walks into line A, she is taunted by a man in Line B.
Inmate: Hey, Wayne, I hear Penguin's put a price on your head. I'm cashing you in.
Weiss began to laugh. "The Penguin?
that's sounds masculine." She said.
"How do you know it's not a she?" Blake asked.
"Shut up."
Inmate 2: You work for the Penguin?
Inmate: Yeah, what's it to you?
Inmate 2: I hate the Penguin.
Inmate 3: Break his face!
TYGER Guard: You two get out of the way! Wayne! Get your ass up here!
Inmate in Line A: Bruce Wayne. You're on my list. Bang.
"Love to see you try." Ruby said.
TYGER Guard: Move up, prisoner!
The prisoner moves out of the way, and Ruby approaches the end of the line. As she does, a TYGER Guard hits Bruce on the head with the butt of his rifle, and pushes him onto his knees.
Hugo Strange: Lower your weapons. Mr. Wayne will not be any trouble. Will you, Mr. Wayne? The cuffs can stay on. We don't want to make things too easy, do we?
"Let's beat his ass!" Yang declared.
The TYGER Guard pushes him into a large chamber with other political prisoners, including Jack Ryder.
TYGER Guard: Close the doors. Prepare for insertion!
Political Prisoner: I can't believe I'm going to die in here.
"Not if I can help it!" Ruby said.
Jack Ryder: Bruce Wayne? Great. There I was, reporting on your crummy press conference, and now here we both are. I guess that'll teach you to get involved in politics, won't it?
Bruce Wayne: Listen to me carefully. When they open the door, do not panic. Stay close to me.
Jack Ryder: Do you think I'm taking advice from some guy who's never even been in a fight?
RWBY laughed.
The door slides open, revealing the dilapidated world of Arkham City, where the inmates are fighting one another, and jeering at the prisoners who have just arrived.
Bruce Wayne: Stay calm. They're trying to scare us.
Jack Ryder: Sorry, man. It's every man for himself.
"Bitch." Yang and Blake said at the same time.
With those words, he runs into the City, right into where some inmates are waiting for them.
Inmate 1: You're my new slave, Wayne.
Inmate 2: You're gonna die in here!
Ruby encounters some inmates, but she manages to counter all of their attacks, even though she is still in chains. After encountering a few inmates, she manages to knock out the one inmate who's attacking Jack Ryder.
Bruce Wayne: On your feet, Ryder.
He then helps Jack up onto his feet.
Bruce Wayne: I said, get up!
They slowly move towards the entrance, but when it opens, there stands the Penguin, flanked by some of his gang.
Penguin: Well, look who it is!
"That's the Penguin?!" Weiss asked. "He's ugly as fuck!"
They all gaped at the heiress.
"What?"
"You said the F-word." Ruby said.
"You act like none of us have ever said it before."
"I actually haven't."
"...Say it."
"""What?!"""
"Say it."
"No!"
"Say it!"
"Definitely not!"
"Say it or I'll make you sing the Fuck Song from Jay and Silent Bob."
They all looked at her again.
"I had a Netflix account and a lot of free time."
"Yet you've never watched a single Batman movie." Yang said.
"Whatever!"
An inmate then goes behind Bruce and hits him in the back with a rusty pipe, making his fall to his knees and drop Jack Ryder.
Penguin: Welcome to hell, Brucey-boy.
The same inmate hits him again, this time, across the back of the head, and Bruce falls to the floor. He looks up to the Penguin, who throws a cigar to the floor.
Penguin: Lights out, rich boy!
He stomps his foot onto Bruce's face, making him black out.
"Someone go get some snacks," Ruby said. "We could be here for a while."
"You're not planning on staying up all night, are you?" Weiss asked.
"Jaune challenged me to."
"Why?"
"Apparently the game takes place over the span of one night. It's not like we have classes tomorrow anyway."
"You are aware that the game is thirteen hours long?" Blake asked.
"I know. That's why we started at six. Tomorrow shall be the day of rest!"
"I'm just staying up to keep her company." Yang said. "Also, this does seem interesting."