A/N: Hello. As I'm sure you're aware, RWBY Volume 6 has released for FIRST members only for three days now, and will be made free for everyone coming up on Saturday. That's why I am giving you this following warning: If you do not wish to be spoiled and see the episode on its release for those of you who haven't joined, DO NOT READ THIS STORY! IT CONTAINS SPOILERS! Beyond that, a new character will be introduced that will be central to Skye's experience. F.Y.I., it is not part of LongSean22's story, though I hope he will take her into consideration. Anyway, her voice actress will be Cassandra Morris. Now for a new set of enemies: The Four Horsemen, Team BLCK (Black). Baron will be voiced by Ben Diskin while Lachesis will be voiced by Paul St. Peter, Cyrus by James Marsters, and Kace by Hugo Weaving. Now, if you wish to read (and be spoiled), sit back, relax, and enjoy the story. :)

Chapter 1: "Last Train to Argus"

On a snowy day, the Manticore Grimm are going after the train while being led by a Grimmite with dark brown skin, red eyes, and white pointed hair who smirked as they descended upon Teams RWBY, STRQ, and CMNE, along with Skye, Logan, Ilia, and Raider, who were repelling them as Ruby sliced one of them into a black mist.

"Got him. Now who's next?"

Suddenly, the Grimm charged at Ruby before Weiss defeated it with a barrier of ice before she spoke to her as she went past her.

"Thank me later."

Then, Weiss leaped at two Grimm in front of her before it showed Yang and Blake fighting another as Blake jumped above it before shouting to Yang.

"Incoming!"

Then, she tossed her Gambol Shroud to Yang, allowing her to punch it before it pulled the Grimm back, allowing Yang to punch through it, turning it into a black mist before she spoke to her.

"Glad to see you're not rusty."

Meanwhile, Skye, Logan, Ilia, and Raider fought the Grimm alongside another Huntsman before he spoke to Logan as his forehead glowed yellow while holding down the Grimm as Ilia whipped at the others while Raider held back the ones on the train with his Armageddon.

"Whoa, Logan! I didn't know you could do that!"

"You would have if you paid attention to me, Dee. Now, Skye!"

Then, Skye leaped toward the Grimm before placing her hand on it, changing its colors to blue and white before it began attacking the other Grimm quickly as Dee was staring in awe at her before she spoke, afraid she was being distracting.

"What are you looking at?!"

"Nothing!"


It was at that moment that Team JNPR accompanied Team CMNE and Tukson while Oscar ran towards Team STRQ as he fought alongside Raven before Nora spoke.

"Why is it always something?"

Then, Neo spoke to them as she stabbed at a Manticore with her umbrella.

"Just keep them back."

As Neo found herself caught unawares, Tukson intervened as he slashed at its wings with his claws before he turned to her.

"Are you okay?"

Neo then smiled at him as she blushed.

"Yeah. Thanks."

All the while, Pyrrha created a grey and orange sword before using her semblance to guide it towards the Manticore before she tore it apart and called it back as Nora spoke to Ren.

"Ren!"

With that, Ren grabbed her hand before tossing her up to the air and smashing its head from above just as Oscar's voice called out with Summer's.

"Tunnel!"

The others noticed it too as Ruby shouted to them.

"Go!"

Then, Cyrus spoke to the leader of the Manticores.

"Fire."

The Manticore heeded his commands as it shot a fireball at Weiss, hitting her leg before she limped and was about to fall until Ruby caught her.

"Thank me later."

With that, Ruby used her semblance to carry herself and Weiss toward the break between different sides of the train and entered it just in time as red/white petals fluttered from this.


Outside the Evernight Castle, Nigreos stood over a frozen lake containing four beings within it before Crimson, Salem, Arthur, and Tyrian walked over to him as he spoke.

"The Earth shudders, my brother. The Grimmwalker has begun her approach. Again, the prophecies of the Grimmites oppose my will. I used the island's hearts to keep the Remnants in fear. But they grew braver. I even used the unstable dark dust crystals to lay waste to their villages. But their spirits refused to break. Has it truly come to this? Must I release those who should never see the light of day?"

Crimson then gave his two cents.

"Fair enough. What other choice is there?"

Crimson then met with Salem's glare before Arthur spoke of the beings within the ice.

"Uh, Lord Nigreos? Pardon my asking, but who are they?"

Nigreos then stepped back as he held his arm towards them.

"Behold. My Four Horsemen. My noble sons, bound in ice, carefully preserved for when the Huntsmen are expunged."

Salem then spoke to her father.

"To think that we're forced to this. Forgive me, Father. I should've known something was amiss with Cinder after the Spire mission."

"Be that as it may, they have merely delayed the inevitable. However... delays are not acceptable!"

With that, Nigreos lurched his claw and clutched it onto Crimson by his throat.

"Your desire for vengeance has cost us the Relic! Without the Relic of Knowledge, it will take a lifetime's journey to fulfill both our destinies. Only yours will be brief!"

As Crimson shouted in pain, Salem stopped him as she placed her hand on his arm before she spoke.

"Wait, father. This is his first mistake. He can learn from it, knowing that if he disobeys you again, he won't get any second chances. He's been a valuable asset to us thus far. It wouldn't be wise to waste him."

Then, Nigreos dropped Crimson to the floor before he spoke.

"You've shown poor judgment in recruiting him, my daughter. But I will allow this, knowing if he defies me again... he won't live to regret it."

Then, Nigreos summoned a dark fireball before using it as a flamethrower and began melting the pool of ice, freeing his Four Horsemen, a Grimmite with normal skin and white, spiky hair but with red eyes within the White Fang's version of Raven's mask, a Grimmite with spiky white hair but with pale skin and the same red eyes, a Grimmite with long, sleek, and pointed white hair with red eyes and dark brown skin, and a Grimmite with normal skin and a dark substance on his arms and legs resembling claws with red eyes. As they rose up in this order, Nigreos spoke to them.

"Behold, my sons. Baron, a swordsman that surpasses any mortal blade. Lachesis, the master of illusions capable of rendering his victims vulnerable. Cyrus, a visionary for my new order. And Kace, a ruthless and carnivorous warrior."

Kace then glared at Tyrian, earning a nervous laugh from the scorpion Faunus before he spoke to them.

"My soldiers, my sons. I regret that I should subject you to this, but our adversaries have grown in number and strength. You will be sorely needed to expunge the light."

Then, Nigreos opened a black portal with his hand before he turned to the Four Horsemen.

"Go, my sons. Use the shadows, reclaim the Relic of Knowledge, eliminate the loose ends, and keep my brother asleep."

Then, they walked forward into the portal before he turned to his daughter.

"And you, my daughter, will remind Crimson of the futility of defiance."

Salem then turned to Crimson before she smiled.

"Understood, Father."


Play Les Friction Music: "Dark Matter"

At Mistral, a massacre is shown, revealing the slaughtered bodies of the White Fang members as a Raven pecked at the shirt before cawing as it flew away in the presence of a masked figure wearing dark silver armor known as Baron. He is seen with a mask similar to Raven's but with the similar eyeholes as Adam's with red light glowing from them. He then walked into the building before he drew his sword and grazed it on the metal wall, creating sparks in the process as he walked toward the door. Once he reached it, he stopped his grazing and heard a voice.

"I can't believe Adam did this for us. I'm happy, but he just..."

She was unable to finish before the door slowly opened to reveal the figure as the crowd within the door looked on in horror as Baron spoke in a deep, disguised voice.

"I am the keeper

I am the secret

I am the answer

I am the end"

"Step away from the throne."

"We don't take orders from you."

Baron only commanded them once more.

"That's not a request."

Nevertheless, they persisted in defiance.

"You don't scare us."

"Adam and that Belladonna girl can make you beg for mercy."

Baron only sighed before he spoke.

"I... disagree."

He then drew his sword out from his scabbard before it began to turn black, scaring them.

"What? The 'Death Blade'?"

"No..."

"I warned you."

Then, Baron slashed at the members, with one stroke before they a black slash-like mist came through them and subjected them to their worst traumatic events multiplied tenfold before they fell dead, unable to withstand it before he walked up to the throne and put his finger on his chin in pondering.

"The Belladonna girl?"

Then, he looked at his blade which showed a girl with long Raven hair and cat ears before he figured it out.

"Blake..."

He then stood up as he set up a floating camera above him and turned as he spoke to it.

"Miss Belladonna. Consider this your first and only warning. 'Death Blade' is my name, and the name I share with this sword. One day, I'll pay you all a visit too, and bring real death. You've seen my power. It is real. This isn't over. Not yet. I'm just getting started."

Then, he slashed at the throne chair, cleaving it to two before he spoke.

"It's showtime."

"Dragged by the wind

Taken by the stars

Carried with the madness and scars"

End Les Friction Music: "Dark Matter"


Meanwhile, Qrow and Winter were getting their tickets from the machine as he spoke from the letter to Ironwood, unaware of Barak's attack on him prior to Haven's infiltration.

"It's been two weeks since the attack on Haven. The official report states that the plot to destroy Mistral's CCT Tower and Haven Academy was thwarted by Ghira Belladonna, Adam Taurus, the White Fang, and the Faunus Militia Group from Menagerie. Even Cinder and her team helped out with that. A Huntsman and some students coincidentally visiting the Headmaster were also able to lend some assistance. Unfortunately, not long after they were sent to the police force, Barak and Arthur escaped along with those responsible for organizing the attack. As I'm sure you can guess, there's a lot more to this report than I'm willing to say in this letter. But for now, what I'm trying to say is that we're on our way to Atlas, James. There's a good chance we'll get there before this letter does, but in case we don't, I need you to know we're bringing a lot more than bad news with us. See you soon. Qrow."

As they were about to get their tickets, Ruby and Summer ran past them before Winter and Qrow spoke.

"Hey!"

"What's with the running?"

"What's with the standing?!"

"It's almost time!"

With that, Ruby and Summer took off in a red and white swirl before they zipped by the other passengers. Not long after, Ruby and Summer had returned to Teams RWBY, STRQ, and CMNE, the only members of the group not officially in a team being Skye, Logan, and Raider with silly grins on their faces before Raider felt complied to ask.

"Okay. What is it?"

Then, Ruby and Summer got out two bags before the former spoke elatedly.

"One for Cinder, and one for Yang!"

This caught her by surprise as Cinder held her arm to her chest.

"Me?"

Raider can understand why.

"Well, you do need to blend in."

Weiss, however, felt it unnecessary as no one paid any mind to them.

"What an absolute waste of time."

Yang felt different as she zipped by her.

"What did you get me?"

Summer gave her a smirk before she spoke in a sing-song voice.

"You'll have to wait and see..."

"C'mon, Aunt Summer! No fair!"

Then, Tai spoke to her.

"You heard her, young lady."

Just then, Nora popped up in between the two before she spoke.

"Oh, I can't believe we're taking a train to Argus! Beautiful northern coastline. You think it's too early for beach season?"

This made Ren imagine himself wearing a swimsuit on a beach before a beach ball popped out of his hands before he spoke.

"Unfortunately. But we will be one step closer to Atlas."

Then, Logan spoke up.

"I still can't believe you're willing to go back there, Weiss. After all that trouble you went through to leave it in the first place."

"Well, you did make it more bearable for me."

"Yeah. I just wish Mount can go with us. But he's busy helping Abraham and Karse to help his friends... adjust."


Back at Haven, Mount spoke to a Grimmite with anger issues as the latter uncovered disappointment in the fridge.

"Stay calm, or I will smash you."

"Calm? You? Tell me to stay calm? WE'RE ALL OUT OF PIZZA BAGELS!"

As he took a step closer, he ended up breaking the floorboards before Lionheart spoke.

"Enough! Honestly, you can't even take one step without breaking something?!"

The Grimmite only grumbled before walking out just as another held out a door that had been broken off.

"Stupid doors! That's the fifth one!"

"Where are you trying to go?"

He then held out a door to indicate a bathroom sign.

"There are six more bathrooms. Concentrate. Pretend the doorknob is an egg. Pretend everything is an egg."

This made him grumble annoyed before walking off as another Grimmite's stomach grumbled.

"Why am I so hungry? I already ate all the pizza bagels in the freezer."

This made Heather's eyes widen before she spoke.

"That was you?!"

Suddenly, the first Grimmite that walked out began flinging furniture far away.

"PIZZA BAGELS!"

Mount explained the reason for it.

"You just turned into a human Grimm. You need fuel."

"Is this what it's like for you all the time?"

Suddenly, the fourth shouted as he noticed his face is similar to the Grimm's.

"I'm a monster!"

"Yeah. Sort of."

The upset Grimmite then punched the mirror, breaking it before running off.

"NO!"

This gave Mount an epiphany about himself.

"So that's what it's like to live with me. I'd hate living with me."

Shiro couldn't agree more.

"Gee, you think?"


Back at the train station, Ruby spoke to Weiss.

"I know you're worried, guys, but trust us. Team RWBY won't leave your side for a second. I promise."

This made Weiss smile before they heard two voices behind them.

"No one's gotta be worried with us around."

Then, upon seeing them, Logan grumbled before he and Nora spoke.

"Oh, no..."

"And, you are...?"

Logan then gave them the names while explaining his origin.

"It's Dee and Dudley. I used to be part of a team called DODL (doodle), which, by the way, isn't even a real color."

Then, the duo noticed Logan before speaking to him.

"Wait. Logan? Hey, man!"

"Great to see you again!"

As Dudley tried to give him a fist bump, Logan only turned away.

"Don't even bother. For me, it's anything but great."

Feeling the awkward tension, they focused their attention to the Huntresses.

"Anyway, we'll keep everyone safe as we pass through Grimm territory."

"But, for a generous tip, we can make sure your passenger car gets extra special attention, should things get dangerous."

This made their faces give a look that said "are you serious?" before Weiss spoke to Logan.

"I can see why. What crossed your mind to hang out with them?"

"I never said I was bright back then."

Then, Cinder, who now wore a white and light brown tanned robe with a bandage over her Grimm arm spoke to them.

"Sorry, gentlemen. But we won't need that attention. Especially not from the Huntsmen that are picked from the bottom of the barrel."

"Hey! You're talking to a—"

"Professional Huntsman? I doubt it. If you really were, you'd know better than to leave your post."

This caught Dudley by surprise as he acted defensively.

"I-I didn't do it!"

Dee only got irritated as they walked away.

"Come on, dummy. Well, I didn't do it, either."

Then, Logan turned to Cinder with a sigh before he spoke.

"Thanks, Cinder. I thought they'd never leave."

As Cinder nodded to him, Ozpin spoke in Oscar's mind.

"I do hope those weren't Beacon Graduates."

"You know, sometimes, the burden of saving the world feels overwhelming. But then, people like that come along and make me grateful that it's our job and not theirs."

Everyone nodded in agreement quickly.

"Yeah."

Then, Summer turned to the group.

"So, you're all set, everyone?"

"Yep."

"Just waiting on Blake. As usual."

Then, Neo and Raider brought up someone else.

"And Tukson. He likes to be fashionably late."

"Not to mention Skye. It's hard for her to leave Ilia again. It wouldn't be right to leave without saying goodbye at least. And that goes for both of them."


Up on a walkway, Blake and Skye spoke with Ilia.

"I still don't feel like I deserved the freedom you and your family granted me. Adam felt the same."

"Well, you're going to have to get over it, Ilia."

Skye could agree with Blake on that.

"She's right. Saving Haven the way you did made a huge impact on how Faunus are seen in Mistral, let alone all of Remnant."

"Mm-Hmm. And now it's up to you all to take the progress and keep running with it."

"Right. The White Fang may have been a failure, but with your father starting up a new movement and Adam convincing them to go along with it, I've got more faith than ever before."

Skye then spoke up as she felt the same.

"Me too. The last time we saw each other, I didn't exactly believe in Humanity. But, after everything between then and now, I finally have a reason to care."

Suddenly, Ilia went up to Blake and Skye before hugging them simultaneously as she spoke.

"Thank you, guys. For everything. I wish you didn't have to go."

"I know. But my team needs me. We're going to track down the people responsible for the attack on Haven and the Fall of Beacon."

This made Ilia scoff with a smile.

"Always trying to save the world."

"More than you realize."

Suddenly, Skye had an idea.

"Wait... maybe you can come with us."

"What? But didn't you get your tickets already?"

"I did. And, as luck would have it..."

With that, Skye got out a ticket before she spoke.

"I got an extra one."

As she handed the ticket to Ilia, Skye spoke on.

"I'm also thinking about starting a new team. Do you want in?"

This made Ilia look to her before she hugged her again as she gave her answer.

"Yes! I do!"

Surprised as she was at how sudden her answer was, Skye hugged her back as she smiled before she spoke.

"Welcome to the team, then. Well, one half. We just need two more."

Then, Ilia realized something was amiss with Blake.

"Wait. I know your parents saw you off, but where's—"

Suddenly, Sun spoke up to them.

"Sun? Oh. He's right here."

Blake then smiled at him before he spoke.

"What? You didn't think I was gonna miss your big sendoff, did ya?"

Then, Neptune appeared from behind him and spoke of what really happened.

"He definitely overslept and absolutely almost missed this."

This made Sun growl at him before he shushed him, earning her giggle before Neptune pushed Sun over to her.

"Hey, Blake. Now, would you hurry up? Need I remind you we have our own trip to plan."

Then, Neptune took notice of Skye and Ilia before he spoke.

"Oh. I didn't know Ilia was gonna be here, let alone her friend."

Then, he walked over to them before he spoke.

"Uh, I'll give you two a moment. Heya. Almost didn't see you there. 'Cause, you know, the camouflage?"

Skye only stepped in front of him and spoke as her eyes turned red.

"If you do anything that makes me think you're hurting her, you won't live to regret it. Understood?"

This made Neptune nervous before Blake and Sun smiled as the former spoke.

"Wrong tree."

"He'll figure it out."

"So, you're really going to Vacuo?"

"That's right. Seeing you reunited with the rest of Team RWBY really made me realize something. I'm, like, the worst team leader ever. Me and the boys were cool to a little hiatus, but we gotta make up for lost time. Shade Academy's not dealing with any problems like Haven right now. Plus, that means I can show the guys around my old stomping grounds."

"I have to admit, I think I was getting used to having you around."

Then, Sun did a dramatic pose as he put his hands on his side.

"I go where I'm needed! And... you don't need me anymore."

That made Blake frown as she put her ears down.

"Well, when you say it like that, it sounds sad."

Sun then out his hand on her shoulder for reassurance.

"Hey. Despite the drama and the fighting and numerous attempts on my life, I had a lot of fun. But, you're with who you're supposed to be now."

As they looked down towards Team RWBY, Blake spoke to him again.

"Sun... I don't think I'll ever be able to thank you enough. I'm still, um..."

"You're still working a lot of things out. I know. But you can do it with them. And, in the future, who knows? I've got a feeling you haven't seen the last of me."

"I certainly hope not."

Then, Blake planted a small kiss on his cheek before Sun and Neptune went down the stairs.

"I don't know, man. It feels like you're just letting her go."

"It was never about that, brainiac. Besides... now that your leader's back and hardened from battle, I've gotta focus all of my time getting you boys ready for the wastelands!"

This only earned a sigh from Neptune before Sun raised his hands in confusion. As he did this, they were unaware that a white and red robed figure walked by them before he noticed an elderly woman with brown skin and metal glasses with blue lenses, followed by a cane with a skull on it before she noticed him too while he smirked.

"Aah... there you are, Maria. It seems your fortune-telling skips are not as good as you thought."

Maria only glared at him before she spoke.

"We shall see, Kazan."

"No, you'll see, you old bat."

With that, Kazan walked away feeling bitter as did Maria.


Later, on the train to Argus, Weiss was reading a book while Ruby was having difficulty playing a video game on her scroll as she made discontent grunts. All the while, Yang was reading a magazine while Blake stared out at the window. At a room adjacent to them, Skye and Ilia were asking around for any members that aren't on the team yet as they spoke to Raider.

"So, it would be great if you could join us in our team. We'll workshop the name later, but we're getting pretty close."

Raider gave a sigh before he spoke.

"You're not gonna leave me alone until I agree, are you?"

"Oh, no. We will. We just need two more members. You don't have to join if you don't want to."

Cinder saw this from far away before she spoke.

"Just say yes, Raider."

"Huh? But aren't I too old to be on a team?"

"If they want to be like Huntsmen then let them. It'd do you some good, too. You did want to be a Huntsman, after all."

"That was then, Cinder, and this is now."

"So?"

Before Raider could counter, he saw her point as deep down he still wanted to be one.

"Oh, fine. You win. I guess I'll join your team, then."

This made Skye smile before she spoke.

"We're glad you would. Now to focus on the name. We just need to find a person whose name starts with 'B'. Then, we'll be called Team SIBR (Cyber)."

As Skye talked with Ilia about it, Raider sighed before he noticed a woman with brown hair reading a magazine that had her face on it before she sighed solemnly. It seemed to be for good reason as her last name on it was "Merlot". This gave Raider cause for concern as the last time he looked at Skye's life, he found out her grandfather didn't exactly treat her well at the Spire. While her granddaughter was more empathetic, it didn't change the scars that she is forced to hold. From then on, he's made it his personal mission to prevent Skye from coming across her to spare her the pain of remembrance. Along with that, he noticed a robed figure walking out of the car before he grew suspicious and followed, but not before Skye and Ilia caught wind of it and the latter spoke.

"Where do you think he's going?"

"I don't know. But we're gonna find out."


In the other room, Ruby spoke to her team.

"Alright, girls, I think it's time for an official team exercise. Who wants to play video games?"

Yang then spoke, catching Blake's attention.

"I'm in if you want me to kick your butt. Yeah, sure. Let me just grab my scroll."

As Yang tried to her her bag down, Blake went to her side and tried to help out.

"Here, let me help you with that."

This confused Yang before she spoke.

"Blake. You don't have to do that."

Blake then played coy as her ears drooped down.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I'm fine. We're gonna be fine. It's just gonna be a bit before things are back to normal. But... I am glad we're all back together."

This made Blake smile before noticing Ruby and Weiss smiling at her before she spoke.

"Yeah. Okay."

Just then, Team STRQ checked on them as Summer spoke.

"Glad to see you're working it out."

Having noticed her, Ruby spoke to Summer.

"Oh! Hey, Mom! You want to play, too?"

"Hmm... only if Qrow will play with me."

"You mean kick your butts? Sure."

Suddenly, the train jolted, catching them off guard as his drink shattered on the floor before Blake spoke.

"What was that?"

Weiss had an idea as she spoke to her.

"What it always sounds like."

"Ugh, just my luck."

Qrow felt otherwise as he noticed a face he hadn't seen in a long time riding a Manticore as he spoke.

"It's not yours. Grab your weapons."

As the crowd panicked, Teams RWBY and STRQ grabbed their weapons and ran to outside the car. Then, just as Ruby had an idea, she spoke about a certain someone.

"Has anyone seen Skye?"


On top of the train, Raider, Skye, and Ilia encountered Cyrus on top of a Manticore leader as he spoke.

"My wait is almost over! Soon, a truly just and perfect utopian existence will be made manifest! And it all starts with that relic you're harboring."

Raider got the sense he knew what it was as he spoke.

"Why do you want it so bad?"

"Remnants are unnecessary, and, more than that, unwelcome in his paradise."

"His?"

Then, Skye figured out his allegiance.

"You're working for Nigreos."

"That's Lord Nigreos to you, Grimmwalker. And sad to say as it is, your time is over."

Then, the trio noticed Dee and Dudley being surrounded by Manticores as the former electrified his weapon before charging toward the leader and Cyrus, only for Dee to be swiped by a Manticore, much to Dudley's worry.

"Dee!"

Raider then got out his Armageddon and opened a blue portal to get to it and Dee before he cleaved the Manticore's face in half along with the rest of it before taking Dee and opening another portal back on the train as he still screamed before noticing he's back on as he looked at Skye and Ilia and laughed nervously. Then, the Manticore leader shrieked before Teams RWBY and STRQ got ready as Yang spoke to her.

"What's the plan, Ruby?"

"Don't let anyone else die."

Then, they charged at the Manticores while somewhere in the train, Oscar opened a window and looked out to see the Manticores acting restless before Ozpin spoke to him.

"Shall I?"

"No. I'm keeping control."

Then, Team JNPR bumped into him before Jaune asked him.

"What's going on?"

The screams of the crowd indicated one thing as Jaune glared in the direction of the screams.


Up top, Summer wrapped her sickles around the Manticore before she ended up being pulled by it and knocked off only tor her to pull on it as she ran on the train's windows, catching the notice of Merlot's granddaughter before she gasped before setting the magazine aside and getting out her rapier before running to the outside while Summer rose up to the air and pulled the chains upward, slicing the head off of the Manticore before she looked to notice Dudley running to the turrets while Qrow shot at one Grimm behind him before turning his Harbinger to a scythe and slicing them while Raven and Taiyang were met with the panicked Dudley currently switching on the turrets before he asked him.

"Come on, come on."

"What are you doing?"

"The smart thing!"

In an attempt to prove it, Dudley activated the metal shields, earning discontent from the passengers before the turrets aimed and fired at them as he grew proud of it.

"Yes!"

Then, Raven noticed more Grimm coming as she spoke.

"Don't pat yourself on the back."

Then, Raven launched herself to a Grimm before slicing its wings with her sword and pushing it away from the train. As she did this, Raider, Skye, and Ilia held their own as Logan came up from the cars before he saw an all-out battle.

"What the heck is happening?!"

To answer, the Manticore leader shrieked, catching the attention of its subjects before they darted toward the turrets and began destroying them, jolting the train and further scaring the passengers before Logan growled as he noticed Dudley shooting at them.

"That idiot! He doesn't even know what he's doing!"

Then, he turned to see Dee holding them back with his electrified mace before another Grimm came at him, only to freeze halfway as a yellow glow came over it before Dee noticed Logan's forehead glowing.

"Logan?"


At the same time, Team CMNE (Carmine) appeared on top of the train before Cinder created a fireball from her right hand and shot it at the Manticore, only to absorb it, much to her surprise before it retaliated with a blast of its own. Mercury countered this with his silver blast that came from his kick, creating a shockwave that hit the mountain before an avalanche cane down upon the Grimm and Tukson before Neo joined him and raised her umbrella up, hoping to shield him. As luck would have it, she succeeded before she looked to him and smiled while blushing. All the while, Oscar ran towards Team STRQ as Nora spoke.

"Why is it always something?"


As Oscar reached them, he spoke to Qrow.

"How can I help?"

"You can get that idiot to shut off the turrets. They're just drawing the Grimm toward the passengers."

"Right!"

As Oscar took off, he dodged the turrets' explosion and the Manticore before he shouted to Dudley.

"Stop! You've gotta shut the turrets off!"

"Are you crazy?! No way!"

As the turrets shot at the Grimm, Dudley felt more proud of it.

"Yes! Another one down."

"Stop! We have to lure the Grimm to the back!"

"What does it matter if they're dead?"

Taiyang then shouted at him as he punched the Manticore off of the train.

"Just listen to us, you moron!"


As the argument got nowhere, Merlot's granddaughter got her rapier out as she ran toward the trio before noticing the Grimm turn hire and attack the others before noticing a face she thought she'd never see again before she spoke.

"Skye?"

Then, Skye, Ilia, and Raider turned to see her before Skye widened her eyes as she spoke her name in shock.

"Bella?"

Suddenly, the main leader of the Manticores rose up before Cyrus snickered. Oscar saw this far away before he noticed why as Dudley grew confused.

"Where are they going?"

Feeling they had a reason, Oscar looked to see a rocky wall with a hole in front of the train.

"Tunnel!"

As the others saw this, Skye spoke to her present company.

"Everybody down!"

With that, they all managed to get in between cars while Oscar succeeded and Dudley was barely able to get in as his arm got devastatingly bruised and cracked from the tunnel as he yelled in agony. As the Grimm lingered back, Cyrus spoke to them.

"Leave them be. They can't stay in that tunnel forever. They'll be back again. And when they come out, we will deal with them, retrieve the Relic, and reclaim our utopia. I promise, they will fall by the hand of Team BLCK."


Inside the train, Dudley groaned in pain as Teams RWBY, STRQ, CMNE, Tukson, Bella, and Dee went up to him and Oscar while Taiyang, Raven, and Qrow demeaned him.

"What did we tell you, idiot?!"

"We told you to turn those things off."

"But did you listen? No!"

As Qrow shoved him to the wall, Dudley tried to justify himself as he spoke to the trio.

"Those things are keeping us alive!"

"Oh, sure, but they're putting the passengers in danger!"

"I'm the one in charge of this train, okay?! I'm in charge here!"

"Well, forgive me if I'm not reassured."

While the argument continued, Ruby's wolf ears dropped down as she and Summer looked at the scene around them with Cyrus and his Grimm waiting outside before they heard crying in another car before Cinder walked over to the crying, catching Raider's concern before she shushed it and soothed it.

"It's going to be okay. We'll be fine."

The baby then looked to see Cinder's face in her hood before she cooed at it and made cute noises, earning the mother's smile as well before she spoke.

"Thank you."

As Cinder smiled, Raider did the same as he saw this before he turned back to Qrow who still ragged on Dudley as Ruby and Summer walked toward him.

"Get off me!"

"Look, if you bozos had been doing your jobs instead of shaking down passengers, maybe we wouldn't be in this—"

Before he could continue, Summer places her hand on his arm before she spoke.

"Stop. Yelling won't help."

Then, Ruby took her turn to speak to Dudley.

"Please just shut off the turrets."

Dudley only growled at her before Jaune stepped up to him and healed his arm as he spoke.

"Trust us. We know what we're doing."

Then, as his bruise faded away, Dudley turned to Logan before he spoke.

"I'd listen to them."

Dudley then nodded reluctantly to Ruby.

"Fine."

Ruby nodded back to him, knowing he made the right decision while Skye spoke to Bella in a longing voice.

"What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same."

Before either one could speak, Raider spoke up.

"We'll worry about that later. Right now, we need to separate the Grimm from the people."

Skye then looked to Bella before she spoke.

"Well... welcome to Team SIBR."

Nora had an idea as she placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Ren, could you use your semblance to mask everyone on this train? With the guns off and emotions hidden, they might lose track of us."

"I never attempted to affect this many people."

Ruby then brought up the bright side to balance that out.

"Well, you never had Jaune's help before."

Pyrrha knew very well what he can do as she spoke up.

"Right. He can amplify your Aura."

This made Qrow think about it before he spoke.

"Yeah. That's an all right plan."

Then, Ozpin spoke to Oscar.

"May I?"

Then, he and Oscar switched as Nora spoke.

"Don't look so worried, Ren. You can totally do it."

Ozpin had a different take on the matter considering Cyrus' appearance with the Grimm.

"I'm afraid there's one complication. Cyrus and the Grimm are also attracted to this."

This made Raider and the others concerned as he spoke while Dudley got inquisitive about it.

"What? They're after the Relic of Knowledge? That guy in charge of them was after it, too."

"What's that?"

Logan answered him eagerly with a comeback as he waited a long time to counter him.

"None of your beeswax! Mmm! Nailed it that time, Logan."

In the meantime, Qrow and Raven began to grow concerned.

"Oz, are you serious?"

"You mean it was a homing Beacon this whole time?"

Yang then shouted at him next, feeling betrayed.

"Why didn't you tell us that?!"

Ozpin held his head down before he tried to explain only for Ruby to cut him off.

"I—"

"It doesn't matter right now."

Raven felt different.

"I think it matters plenty. Why didn't you tell us this from the beginning? We could've saved everyone the trouble and just walked there ourselves instead of putting everyone at risk!"

Raider then put his hand on Raven before he spoke.

"Enough. We'll work that out after we take care of this."

Ruby then continued to speak of their situation.

"Every second we're on board this train, we're putting everyone else in danger. Get the passengers to the front cars. You'll still mask the emotions and kill the turrets. We just can't go with you. If we cut the back cars with us and the relic on them, we can deal with the Grimm. You just make sure the rest of the train makes it safely to Argus."

This made Summer concerned as she walked over to her.

"Ruby... you don't want to do this."

"No. But I'm gonna do it anyway."

"Then as your mother, I'll go with you. Qrow will come with us, too."

Then, Summer turned to Taiyang and Raven before she spoke.

"Raven. Can you and Tai go with the others?"

Taiyang nodded in understanding before Raven looked to Yang in worry before her daughter smiled at her, earning her sigh.

"Alright. But please keep Yang safe."

"Consider it done then."

Play Les Friction Music: "Your World Will Fail"

Later, everyone got evacuated to the front cars as Maria looked back to the back cars and felt she needed to go there while Kazan went to the front with a deadly smirk before he walked through the door. Meanwhile, the turrets went down before Blake cut off the link between the front and back cars before he looked up to see Baron glaring at her before he spoke.

"Just to make sure you got the message."

This concerned Blake before she got out her Gambol Shroud only to see he had gone before she went up on the train.

"Your world will fail, my love

It's far beyond repair

Your world will fail my love

It's already there"

As she got up, she accompanied Teams RWBY and the newly formed SIBR along with Summer, Logan, and Qrow as Ruby paid attention to the link between herself and Team JNPR before they noticed the Manticores appearing from the tunnels before they heard Cyrus' voice.

"When we're done cleansing this world of you Huntsmen, we will eliminate the rest of the Remnants as well."

As Cyrus snickered, Ruby then spoke to her scroll.

"Calm before the rage

Hostage in a cage

Now it's too late to wake up this place

And bring you all back to life"

Pause Les Friction Music: "Your World will Fail"

"Now!"

Taking the cue, Nora nodded to Jaune and Ren before he amplified his aura to spread throughout the back cars. Then, the Relic got his attention as Cyrus commanded the Grimm.

"Tear the Huntsmen apart, but do not destroy our prize! The Relic is your main priority!"

Resume Les Friction Music: "Your World Will Fail"

Then, the Manticores began going after Oscar before he was forced to defend himself with his cane. Ruby noticed this and ran to help as Summer and Qrow held them back. In the meantime, Logan got out his spear before stabbing a Manticore in the eye, earning its pained moan before Ilia got out her whip and electrified its wing before forcing it off of the train in a crash. In the meantime, Skye saw her Grimm Manticore turned to dust before it went to her and she summoned a bow and arrow with which she used to target the Manticore leader before she fired it and it struck its forehead, angering it before Skye realized what should've happened wasn't and turned to Raider.

"Raider, it didn't work!"

Cyrus only laughed maliciously at this.

"Of course not! Our dark dust crystals have made the pride leader invulnerable to your influence, Grimmwalker."

As Skye glared at him, Bella held her rapier our before making a small beam of light with a thrust towards the Grimm that came at them.

"Looks like we have to do this the old-fashioned way."

"Your world will fail, my love

It's far beyond repair

Your world will fail now

And you all and the love

You must run for your life"

Meanwhile, Yang used her Ember Celica to push herself towards the Manticore before holding back its horns and spinning him before smashing him to the ground before uppercutting it while Blake used her whip to hold it back before running toward it as she evaded its stinger before cutting it off, aggravating it. While it happened, Summer wrapped her sickles around the Manticore's legs before pulling them as Qrow sliced its head in its moment of anguish before they turned to see Ruby and Oscar on top of it as if it were a bull. When they got knocked off of it and onto a train car, it prepared to fire before Weiss used a Glyph to push it towards Summer's way before she used her sickles to shove it towards the Manticore that would've fired had it not been crashed into before Ruby turned to her mother and smiled. Then, she turned to see Raider fighting the leader Manticore and Cyrus as he leaped off of it before he got out his sword and smiled as it breathed fireballs at him, knocking him to his knees before he looked up to see Baron moving in to attack him from above.

"It's calm before the rage

A hostage in a cage

Your world will fail now

What will it take

Just to wake up this place

And bring you all to life"

As they clashed their swords, the Huntsmen and Huntresses joined him as Weiss and Logan skated on the Glyphs before Ruby began firing at it as she spoke to Blake.

"We need to ground it!"

"On it! Yang!"

Then, Yang beat the Manticore back as Blake got her Gambol Shroud before Yang ran towards the leader Manticore and got its attention before Blake launched her weapon and she punched it to wrap around it repeatedly before she staked it and Blake pulled on it, forcing it to its knees as it roared, catching Cyrus' worry.

"Those Remnants are overpowering it."

He then went toward the Manticore before Ilia grabbed him with her whip and shocked him before Weiss went up to it using her glyphs. She then used them to freeze the wings off before thy shattered as Ruby and Summer got their scythe and sickles ready as the Manticore prepared to fire. Noticing this, they ran toward it and twirled their weapons in a slashing motion before they cut it in half as they landed. However, in so doing, it fired at the track in front, catching Cyrus and Baron's attention before they halted their fight as the former spoke.

"I'm afraid we'll have to continue our fight next time."

"Why not now?!"

As Raider attempted to slash at him, Cyrus only disappeared before Baron joined him, confusing Raider.

"Your world will fail, my love

It's far beyond repair

Your world will fail now

And you all and the love

You must run for your life

It's calm before the rage

A hostage in a cage

Your world will fail now

What will it take

Just to wake up this place

And bring you all to life"

End Les Friction Music: "Your World Will Fail"

Suddenly, after Weiss utilized the Black Glyph, the train jolted off of the track before it landed in the snow. After the crash, Logan proofed out from the snow before he shouted.

"Whoo! Yeah! Who's up for round two?!"

Ignoring this, Qrow spoke to the rest of the group.

"Is everyone okay?"

Weiss and Blake responded as the rest of them got started on recovering.

"I'm fine."

"Yeah."

Then, an odd voice responded.

"Still alive!"

Maria then stepped out of the train before she spoke again.

"That sure was a close one, huh?"

This made Logan confused before she spoke.

"Uh, who are you?"

"Why, I'm Maria Calavera."