"Alright. It looks like next up is the girl with the bow." Steve said as he looked at the cover art once again.
"Eh. Bows belong with arrows, they don't belong on your head." Hawkeye said, the others rolling their eyes.
"Calling it right now, she's hiding something under that bow." Tony said.
"She looks like the calm, quiet type compared to the other girls. I think I'll like her the best." Widow said.
"Enough talking about her, let's watch her wreck stuff!" Hulk said.
"Yes! For once, Hulk, we are in complete agreement! Let the episode commence!" Thor said as Widow played the next episode.
The opening quote was shown:
"Your hopes have become my burden. I will find my own liberation."
"Sounds like this girl's been pulled into something that isn't her fight. Or what she's fighting for now isn't what she used to be fighting for." Captain America said, many of them remembering at one point or another how SHIELD had been taken over and turned against them. Thankfully, as always, that was resolved in the end.
"Then hopefully she can get away and start fighting for what's right again." Widow said, reflecting a bit on her own past before SHIELD.
The girl in black sat on a rock outcropping watching red leaves drift down in the Forest.
Adam walked up to her. "Blake, it's time." He said.
"Good. Another one where they say the name right off. We don't have to guess or wait for the name." Widow said approvingly.
She slowly turned toward him. "Okay." She complied.
The camera drifted down to show a train rushing through the forest. Adam and Blake slid down the hill onto the top of the train, stabbing their swords into the roof to stop themselves. They then rushed ahead to the next train car, where Adam sliced the lock on the hatch and they dropped in.
"They're breaking onto a train!" Captain America said accusingly.
"Looks like it. But, nothing we can do about it." Tony said.
"Maybe the train's run by bad guys?" Hawkeye suggested.
"Let us find out. We will not get anywhere on speculation alone." Thor said.
Upon boarding it, they enter a car full of AK-130 Androids. "Looks like we're gonna be doing this the hard way." Adam said.
The Androids activated and circled the duo. "Don't be so dramatic." Blake said.
"That's not being dramatic. That many robots would make things difficult for anyone." Widow said.
"It's like Ultron all over again." Hulk agreed.
An Android activates the guns on its arms. "Intruder, identify yourself." The android ordered.
Adam responded by pulling the trigger on Blush, shooting Wilt out of the sheath into the head of the robot. He then dashed forward, catching the sword mid-air before slashing the robot, cutting it clean from neck to under its left shoulder as he resheathed Wilt.
"Whoa!" The Avengers all said at once, surprised by the action.
"He just shot his sword out of the sheath! It must be something like Red's scythe, a combination of a sheath and a gun." Tony said.
"It does look quite a bit like a rifle, now that you mention it." Steve agreed.
"Looks like he uses Iaido, unsheathing the sword, striking super quick, removing the blood and re-sheathing the sword." Hawkeye analyzed.
Everyone turned to him in surprise at this. "And how do you know this?" Widow asked. She knew Clint was well-versed in several different martial arts, but she can forget with how flippant and nonchalant he can be. That and she almost never sees him fight without his bow.
"Hey, I'm more than just a bow and arrow guy. I put the bow away for a bit as Ronin the samurai, remember?" Hawkeye asked.
"Well... We appreciate the information, friend Hawkeye. Thank you very much." Thor said, shaking off his own shock.
"Even bird boy has his moments." Hulk said.
The remaining robots switched their arms to a blade mode and began charging at Adam and Blake. Two come up behind Blake, but she jumped backwards and used Gambol Shroud to split them both at the chest. She leapt forward to cover Adam's back as he sliced at several advancing robots. Adam used Blush to fire at the robots as Blake backflipped to evade another robot.
"Looks like we've got another speedy fighter who get by on avoiding attacks." Tony said.
"But did you notice that? It looked like she left a copy or image of herself behind that vanished after it got hit." Steve added.
"Interesting. So she has a decoy to distract the enemies and catch them off-guard while she gets into an favorable position. Nice. So even though they all rely on speed and not getting hit, each girl still has something unique to bring to the table." Widow said.
"A fascinating ability. Perhaps she is a form of illusionist... Like Loki..." Thor said, excited at first, but then sighed at the thought of his brother. But then again, it was thanks to him they could watch the show, so he was grateful for that.
They cut down several more robots before one switched its arms into a minigun mode. It fired rapidly at Adam and Blake, but Adam was able to deflect the bullets that got too close. After Adam sheathed Wilt, Blake charged towards the robot and it resumed firing. She was able to deflect the bullets and got close enough to decapitate the robot. She immediately sliced down another robot and cut off another's legs. She rapidly unsheathed Gambol Shroud to begin dual-wielding the sheath and the katana before striking another robot, then leapt into the air and slammed it into the floor.
"Nice! Dual-wielding. That's good for versatility. And she can attack from multiple directions and overwhelm her enemies." Hawkeye said.
"Okay, now you're showing off. But yes, it is pretty useful. Back in the war, a pistol worked pretty well along with my shield." Cap said.
"It looks like the sheath's more like a heavy cleaver. That'll cut through the tougher stuff pretty nice." Tony noted.
Blake charged towards the remaining robots and began cutting them down rapidly, slicing off one's arm and shoving her sword through another. She reached the last robot in the train car, knocked it into the air, then proceeded to slice it several times before landing on the floor. The robot was still in the air when Adam leapt up and kicked the robot out the door of that train car and onto the flatcar ahead. A number of other robots ran towards them from the other end of the flatcar.
"More scrap for the junk pile." Hulk said.
"If these were Stark robots, those two wouldn't have gotten half this far." Tony boasted.
"Let's do this." Adam said.
"You don't have many other choices at this point." Hawkeye said.
"Yeah. Jumping off a moving train would be hard enough without robots trying to kill you. And something tells me they won't leave without what they came for." Widow agreed.
"Indeed. Their intentions remain unclear, but what is clear is that they're on a mission they do not intend to abandon." Thor said.
"Anyone else think that guy has horns?" Hulk asked. The others had to look closely, before noticing some small black appendages on top of Adam's head that did indeed look like horns.
"Wow. Nice catch, Hulk. Points for you, big guy." Tony said, high-fiving the green Avenger, although had to shake his hand to alleviate the pain after.
Adam hit a couple of robots up into the air, Blake leapt up towards them to slice them up, and Adam partly unsheathed Wilt to knock them away with the hilt. Blake switched Gambol Shroud to its kusari-gama/pistol form, throwing the sickle part past one of the robots, and pulling on the ribbon while using the pistol shot to launch the blade back towards her, cutting the robot in half.
"A kusari-gama, too! And a pistol. So this girl has weapons in one and something to deal with close, mid and long range." Hawkeye said.
"A literal triple threat. I like it!" Widow said, impressed.
"Yeah. This girl definitely has her bases covered." Steve agreed, although he was still troubled by why they were on the train in the first place.
"Man, I'd love to get my hands on some of these weapons. If I could figure out how some of them work, I could make something like them here. You could probably put them to good use, Widow... But, maybe a little less lethally." Tony said as Blake bisected the last robot.
"Hm... Maybe. I'll stick with my stingers and shock sticks for now." She said.
"I have no intentions of replacing Mjolnir, but I might like to try the scythe if you could recreate it, Man of Iron. After all, I never received a birthday present when you bestowed their own Hulk Buster suits upon the other Avenger." Thor said.
"They weren't Hulk Busters. I busted them. I don't need any fancy weapons, tools or armor." Hulk boasted.
Adam jumped forward and kicked the upper half of the robot away while it is falling as Blake swung her sickle around to cut down another robot. Blake jumped in the air and swung the sickle blade around in a spherical motion several times using its gunfire, cutting down three more robots and getting the sickle wrapped around the neck of a fourth. Adam leapt forward and sliced the fourth robot as Blake fired off the pistol, pulling the robot's upper half into the air.
Rushing forward, Adam sliced up six more robots, causing five of them to explode. Blake charged up from behind, cut off the sixth robot's head, and then knocked another robot up into the air using Gambol Shroud's katana form. She lunged forward as Adam took down another robot, using the kusari-gama form of Gambol Shroud to perform a continuous pinwheel attack that launched two other robots into the air. Adam then fired a shot from Blush to send one of the robots flying back.
"Their teamwork is pretty impressive. They're pretty well coordinated and in sync with each other." Cap noted.
"Yeah, but if one thing hurts this girl's presentation, it's that she's got him with her." Tony countered.
"Agreed. Young 'Red' as you call her and Weiss were able to face their foes alone. Impressive as she is, Blake fights alongside this man to help her." Thor agreed.
Adam jumped up and sliced the other robot further up into the air as two robots approaching from behind were kicked into the air by Blake. The three robots were then sliced repeatedly by Wilt, keeping them in the air until Blake jumped up and sliced through all three, with one going further up into the air with her. Blake kicked the robot down, while Adam sliced another as it was falling then shot it with Blush as it fell behind him. He sheathed Wilt and then he and Blake headed into the next train car.
"Blake MIGHT have taken down more robots than her partner, but you guys do still have a point. The others could do it on their own. But maybe she'll make up for it later." Widow said, hoping herself that what she said will be true.
Adam opened a box and examines the contents inside. "Perfect. Move up to the next car." He said, closing the trunk. "I'll set the charges." He added.
"So they are here for illegal reasons. They're gonna blow up the train." Steve growled.
"Hey, Take a look at those symbols on the crates in the back. Doesn't it look familiar?" Tony asked.
"It bears quite the resemblance to the symbol on the back of young Weiss' jacket." Thor confirmed.
"Maybe a little different, but yeah, they're definitely close enough." Hulk agreed.
"So, they're more than likely about to blow up a train full of stuff that belongs to Weiss. Really hurting this girl's image right now." Hawkeye said.
"What about the crew members?" Blake asked.
"What about them?" Adam asked uncaringly.
"Well, at least she cares about the crew. That's something." Widow said.
"Yeah. So at the very least, she's redeemable." Steve agreed, lightening up a bit.
Adam then turned his head around and saw a Spider Droid climbing down from the ceiling of the car. Adam moved to fight it. "Adam." Blake said anxiously.
The Spider Droid swiftly attacked, using its quartet of cannons to shoot at Adam, who either deflected or dodge every shot, using Wilt and Blush. Blake then lunged forward, launching her own attack, only to be head-butted by the massive robot.
"Now there's something that looks worth smashing!" Hulk said.
"Indeed! Certainly more of a challenge than the scrap soldiers they faced before." Thor agreed.
As the Spider Droid advanced upon her, Adam suddenly unleashed a flurry of blows, each only momentarily stunning his enemy. When he finished his attack, he took a moment to glance over his shoulder at Blake. The Droid then kicked Adam away, distracting him with a barrage of cannon fire before moving to crush Blake beneath one of its massive feet. However, Adam quickly moved in, grabbing Blake and fleeing to the other end of the car.
"Yeah, I'm just gonna make some blueprints up real quick." Tony said, pulling out a pen and paper and drawing the robot and its cannon to the best of his ability.
Hawkeye chuckled at this. "Gotta hand it to you, Stark, you sure don't waste time looking for new toys to make." He said.
"What can I say? I like to tinker." Tony countered.
"Adam had to save her. She's definitely not representing like Red or Weiss." Widow said, slightly disappointed.
"We need to get out of here." Blake said as he set her down.
The Droid quickly combined its cannons to unleash a massive energy barrage, which sent the duo crashing through a metal bulkhead, and out onto a flatbed car. As the Droid began to close the gap between the two, Adam turned towards Blake, taking up a charging attack pose. "Buy me some time!" Adam instructed.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Do it!" He ordered.
"Yeah, something tells me Blake's not even gonna get the finishing blow." Hawkeye said.
"If she can weaken or slow it down in any way, then she'll still be doing something vital to the mission. Just getting the final blow doesn't make you the most important person in the fight." Cap said.
As Blake rushed the Spider, it continuously launched barrages of energy at her, which she swiftly dodged. She then used Gambol Shroud to divert one cannon, while embedding the blade into the thick armor, allowing her to launch herself far into the air, before swiftly coming back down with two furious slashes from her weapon. She then equipped both the sheath and katana form of Gambol Shroud before attacking two leg joints and the head in rapid succession, forcing the Spider Droid to stumble. This gave Blake an opportunity to slam her katana into and through the base of the Droid's skull and rapidly open fire, causing no effects other than slight disorientation. As Blake regrouped with Adam, the Droid combined its cannons again.
"Not bad." Tony said.
"She didn't do much damage, but she did buy Adam some time, that's all he asked of her." Cap agreed.
"Heh. She could've at least taken off a leg or something." Hulk said.
"Against a mean machine like that, I'd be happy to just get out alive." Hawkeye said.
"The robot has readied its cannon again! Hopefully this Adam has a plan." Thor said.
"Move!" He ordered, just in time for the barrage to be launched at Adam, who absorbed all of the energy fired at him using his weapon's blade. Adam laughed as his body's red colorings glow intensely.
The Avengers were surprised by this, but Stark was the first to recover and speak."He absorbed the energy! That means he's got all the power of that beam to spend for his next attack!" He said.
"Let's see if he can make it count." Cap said.
The Droid leapt at Adam, and when it came mere inches from impact, Adam unleashed all of his energy in one blow, causing the Spider to slowly recoil and disintegrate. This even affected the trees in the Red Forest, causing their leaves to fly into the air.
The Avengers were in awe and disbelief once more at this. "I THINK he made it count." Hawkeye said.
"It even took off some of the leaves from the trees." Widow said.
"Most impressive. Even I would rather not be on the receiving end of that attack." Thor said.
"I bet I could take it." Hulk said.
"For everyone's sake, hopefully we never find out." Cap said.
As Adam walked back towards Blake, he found her on a separate train car standing near the connector between the cars.
As he reached out to her...
"She's gonna detach the cars." Widow realized.
"Goodbye." She says sadly, severing the connection and letting the released carts slow down as she let the rest of the train continue en-route. As she left, the background became completely red with a black silhouette of Blake in the middle, with black leaves falling down. Then the camera zoomed out from the RWBY title card and the silhouettes of the girl they started calling Red, Weiss Schnee and now Blake Belladonna became defined.
"So in the end, it looks like Blake managed to redeem herself." Cap said approvingly.
"Not the most heroic start, but then again, most of us can't say the same, either." Widow agreed.
"Yeah. And Adam may have done most the work, but Blake's skills certainly aren't anything to sneeze at." Hawkeye said.
"Indeed. Her skills are quite masterful. She reminds me of the warriors you refer to as 'ninjas'." Thor agreed.
"And that weapon of hers is definitely more versatile than that sword Adam was swinging around if you ask me." Tony added.
"Maybe not one of our favorites now, but maybe she'll get better later." Hulk agreed.
"Well, looks like there's only one left now. Gotta say, I'm looking forward to this one a lot." Tony said, admiring the artwork of Yang and the proportions of her body.
"Easy there, Stark. She looks a little young for us." Steve said sternly.
"Still, she seems like the kind of girl that likes to hang out and crack a few jokes. I'd like to see what she's like, too." Hawkeye admitted.
"This young maiden certainly knows how to take care of her hair." Thor said, looking at Yang's hair, running a hand through his own flowing mane.
"Who cares about her hair? I wanna see how she fights!" Hulk said.
"Alright then, Blondie. It's your time to shine." Widow said, playing the next trailer.
A/N: And another chapter done! Thanks you all for the constant support. Hopefully you guys liked it. And I know I'm kind of removing the mystery element a bit by saying the character's names and the names of their weapons before the names of the character or weapon are spoken, but it's easier than saying "the man" or "the girl" did this with "their weapon", not to mention, Crescent Rose is the only weapon that is called by name in the entire series so far, so it's unfair to call the other weapons "Weiss' rapier" or "Yang's gauntlets", since they're never addressed by name in the series and again, it's much easier. So, if anyone was wondering that, I hope that clears it up. Thanks again for the love and support and enjoy this chapter until next time!