This story may be my own original story, but RWBY, the characters and everything else is owned by Rooster Teeth and created by late Monty Oum(1981-2015). And even though it's almost been 2 years, since your passing. We all still miss you Monty.
RWBY Volume 6 Devastation, Chapter 3
Earthquake
MEDICAL ROOM
Velvet is hugging the orange-haired man, Aiden, tightly. She is sobbing on his shoulder, while he strokes her hair.
"It's okay, Velvet." Aiden said. "It's okay. I'm here."
Velvet suddenly releases her hug and stares at Aiden. What happens next, was something, he was expecting: A hard slap on the face. Not shocked, though a little surprised, Aiden sighs.
"I guess I deserved that."
"You deserve a lot more, than just a slap." Velvet angrily said. "You never called. You never wrote. For 12 years...you didn't even visit me."
"...I know." Aiden said.
"...Did you know?" Velvet asked. "Did you know, about Coco?"
Aiden nods. "I did. And I'm sorry, about what happened."
"If you had...you would've been at her funeral." Velvet said.
"I wanted to. I wanted to be there, so badly. To help you, Velvet. But...I was going through, my own problems."
Aiden then lifts his legs and rolls the sleeves up. Velvet is surprised to see robotic limbs, in place of his legs. Not only that, Aiden rolls his right sleeve, showing another prostetic.
"What...what happened?" Velvet asked.
"Grimm attack." Aiden answered. "Worst mistake of my life. Lost my legs...I lost my right arm...and I lost my sister."
Velvet gasps and places her hands on her mouth. "When?"
"...Three years ago. When the Grimm invaded Haven. I spent a year and a half, going through physical and mental therapy, in order to recover. I retired from being a Huntsman, and I decided to travel, instead. I was a loner, during that time. I just didn't want to be near anyone."
"I'm...I'm sorry." Velvet said.
"It's okay." Aiden said. "Listen. I'm done being by myself. That's why I came here. I'm going to help you move on. Just like I used to, after your father died."
"...You'll stay, this time." Velvet asked.
Aiden nods. "I am." He sighs. "Now, then."
Aiden then goes into his pocket, and takes out something. Velvet sees that it is a sealed deck of cards. She then lightly laughs.
"Up for a few games?" Aiden asked, smiling. "I'm eager to beat that winning streak, you have."
Velvet nods and smiles. "Bring it."
ALPHA BASE - CONTROL ROOM
Ruby barges into the control room, with Blake and Yang behind her. Ironwood, who was speaking to Qrow, turn to see them.
"Miss Rose." Ironwood said.
"What happened?" Ruby angrily asked.
Ironwood is confused. "I don't understand, what-"
"You were supposed to send soldiers, to defend Shion Village." Ruby said. "And now...the place has been wiped out."
"What?" Qrow said, before turning to Ironwood, who is surprised, as well.
Ruby notices this, as well. "You didn't know?"
Ironwood turns and walks to Penny, who is on a panel.
"Get me footage, of Shion Village. Now."
Penny nods, and begins typing. A screen then appears, showing Shion Village in ruins. Ironwood rests his hands on a table and lowers his head.
"How were you unable to know about this?" Yang asked. "Has nobody here, aware of this?"
"If we had, you wouldn't be seeing Ironwood, like this." Qrow said.
"So, we were the only ones, to know then." Blake said. "Why?"
"To remind us."
Blake turns and looks at Ruby, who is staring at the footage.
"They wanted to remind just us, Blake. Our squad. To show us, what they will do, when we do something first. We defend a village...they destroy it. We save someone...they kill them. That's all they do, Blake."
Ruby sits down, on a chair.
"That's all they do."
Yang walks towards Ruby and crouches in front of her.
"Come on, Rubes." She said. "You knew, this was going to happen."
"But, we left it undefended." Ruby said. "We could've stayed, when they offered. But we didn't."
Ruby then sees a soldier, who approaches Ironwood, and whispers to him. Ironwood sighs and nods at the soldier, who salutes and leaves.
"We just got confirmed reports, that the convoy, heading to Shion Village, was attacked and destroyed."
"Where?" Yang asked.
"Just Near Ramona Village." Ironwod answered.
Qrow sighed. "They never even made it to Mistral. Damn."
Ruby stands up and looks at Ironwood.
"I'm apologize, sir. I'm sure, they were good men."
"They were." Ironwood said. "Every single soldier, under my command."
Ironwood the walks to Penny's terminal, and presses a button. The screen showing the footage turns off.
"You should go, Miss Rose. Inform your squad, of tomorrow's mission."
"Mission, sir?" Ruby asked.
"Last minute. Commander Grey will brief you and your squad. He and Mr. Winchester will accompny you. Just be ready to go by noon, tomorrow."
Ruby nods. She, along with Blake and Yang, leave the Control Room.
LANDING PAD
Ruby, Blake and Yang exit Alpha Base, and head towards an airship.
"Last minute mission?" Yang said. "Give me a break. We just got back, yesterday."
"Hopefully, it'll be something, easy." Blake said. "That last mission, wasn't exactly a walk in the park."
"We'll find out, tomorrow." Ruby said. "But, let's get back home."
Yang is surprised, to hear that. "I thought Patch was home, Ruby."
Ruby stops and sighs. "We've been living in Weiss' mansion, for months, Yang. I guess it's considered home, away from home."
"Well...home is where the heart is, Ruby." Blake said. "You have your friends and family, at the same place."
Ruby chuckles. "Indeed. But, Patch will always be my home. Come on. We got to inform the others."
HALLWAY
Cyan walk down a hallway, rubbing the bruise on her face, from her match against Ruby. She stops by a door, and hears laughter inside. Confused, she knocks on the door.
"Come in."
Cyan turns the knob and opens the door. She is surprised to see Velvet and the orange-haired man, Aiden. They are both smiling. They both are also playing with cards layed on the table. Velvet turns and looks at Cyan.
"Hey, Cyan."
"Hey...Velvet." Cyan said. "Um...who is this guy?"
"Oh. Where are my manners?" Aiden said, standing up and holding out his hand. "Aiden Inferno."
Cyan shakes his hand. "Cyan Marcus. So...you know Velvet?"
"Back in the day." Aiden Inferno. "We were next-door neighbors, as little kids."
"...I see." Cyan said.
"It's okay, Cyan." Velvet said. "He's a nice guy."
Aiden sits back down.
"Sorry, Aiden." Velvet said. "Cyan's been cautious, on new people, for a while now. Especially those, who appears, unannounced."
"Right." Aiden said. "Sorry."
"It's fine." Cyan said. "As long as Velvet says you're good."
The door to the room, opens. And the three turn to see Emerald, who freezes.
"Oh. I'm sorry. Didn't know, you had visitors."
"No worries." Velvet said.
Aiden stands back up, and walks to Emerald, who's looking a little nervous.
"So...you must be Emerald."
"Uh...yeah?" Emerald said.
Aiden nods. He then smiles and turns to Velvet.
"You were right. She is very cute."
Emerald groans and lowers her head, trying to hide her blush.
"She's taken, Aiden." Cyan said.
"No, I'm not!" Emerald said, lifting her head up.
"You're not?" Cyan asked, lifting her eyebrow. "What about-"
Emerald quickly leaves the room, leaving the door open, and the three in the room, confused.
"What just happened?" Aiden said.
GARAGE
Pyrrha, along with Fenrir, enter a garage. She smiles at Jaune, who is places a metal plate on Bumblebee. Pyrrha also sees that the bike is almost fixed. She then clears her throat. Jaune turns around, and places the wrench he had, on a table.
"Hey, Pyrrha." He said, wiping the sweat off his head. "What'd you need?"
"Oh, nothing." Pyrrha said, walking towards Bumblebee. "Yang wanted me to check on the bike. Make sure, you're fixing her right."
"Her?" Jaune asked confused.
"Yang prefers her bike, as 'her'. Pyrrha answered.
She then checks around the bike, taking pictures, with her Scroll.
"Is it about finished?"
"Just about?" Jaune answered. "Just need to put a few pieces in, and then spray paint it...and it'll be done, by tonight."
Pyrrha, after sending the pics and text to Yang, nods.
"That's all I wanted to know. Fenrir, here, will be staying to guard you, while I head back inside."
Jaune chuckles. "Yep. Fenrir. The Great Guard Dog."
Fenrir happily barks and wags his tail.
Pyrrha giggles. "I am glad, we got him. Especially for you, Juane."
"Heh." Juane said, sitting down. "And I thank you, for him."
"Well. I'll leave you two, here. I'm going to train with Ren and Nora."
Jaune watches at Pyrrha exit the room, and Fenrir walks to him. Jaune smiles and pets him. As he does this, his smile quickly fades, and he lowers his head.
1 WEEK AFTER REMNANT SQUAD FORMED
Jaune sits in the garage, but on the wall, and staring at the floor. Next to him, is a bottle, which he barely drank from. Jaune turns and stares at the bottle. After a few seconds, Jaune reaches out his hand. That's when the door opens, and he looks to see Pyrrha entering.
"Jaune?"
Pyrrha looks around, and sees Jaune sitting. With a worried look, she walks to Jaune and stops near him. Jaune lowers his head. Pyrrha turns and notices the barely drunk bottle. She crouches and picks up the bottle.
"Were you...trying to get drunk?"
All Jaune does is shrug his shoulders, while keeping his head down. Pyrrha's expression turns to anger. She places the bottle on a counter and stares at Jaune.
Pyrrha then raises her hands. Jaune is suddenly pulled up, as his armor glows black. Pyrrha pulls Jaune to her, and she angrily grabs him, by his hoodie.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Pyrrha yells. "You think, that resorting to the bottle's going to take the pain away?"
Jaune shrugs. "It's what Coco did."
"But, it's not going to help you, at all! It's only going to make things worse! Maybe even get you killed!"
"...Maybe, that should happen."
Pyrrha is shocked, to hear Jaune's words.
"I couldn't protect Neo. I couldn't protect my parents. I couldn't even save Sapphire. My own sister."
Tears begin to fall down Jaune's face.
"They were taken away from me, very easily. And I couldn't do anything, but suffer. I just don't to be in pain, anymore."
Jaune feels Pyrrha grip getting tighter.
"I can't burden you guys. I'll only slow you down."
Pyrrha then releases her grip, and Jaune sits back down. Pyrrha follow suit and sits across from him.
"You won't slow us down." She said. "You can go ahead and deny that fact, Jaune. But, I know...deep down...a part of you is telling you to keep moving forward. And that's you should do. None of us, don't want to see you, like this. I don't want to see you, like this."
Jaune lifts his head, and looks at Pyrrha.
"You were always my friend, Jaune. My very first friend, that I've ever had, growing up. And I don't want you to slowly kill yourself, in grief. So, I'm begging you...to keep moving forward."
Jaune stares at Pyrrha, for a few seconds, before he lowers his head.
"Just leave me alone."
Pyrrha sighs and stands up.
"Fine." She said. "Be this way. But, if u want to takes my words, seriously...then drop by our room. We have something, that'll help you move on."
Pyrrha then grabs the bottle and walks to the door, leaving the garage. Jaune then just stares at the ground, for a few seconds.
MINUTES LATER-HALLWAY
Jaune stares at the door, that leads to his teams room. He sighs and is about to open the door.
"Jaune?"
He turns and sees Velvet approaching him.
"Are you okay?" She asked. "You were staring at the door, for about a minute."
"...Yeah. I'm fine. I appreciate the concern."
Velvet's expression changes when she notices something.
"Do I...smell alcohol, in your breath?"
Jaune nods. "Yeah. But, I barely drank out of the bottle. I assure you. I'm not drunk."
"That's good." Velvet said, before lowering her head. "By any chance...you still have that bottle?"
Jaune is a little surprised, at what Velvet asked.
"Don't even think about it." He said. "Don't end up like Coco."
Velvet sniffles and lifts her head, her tears falling.
"Then how do I make the pain go away?"
Jaune the moves forward and gives Velvet a hug. Velvet hugs back and she begins to softly cry on Jaune's shoulder.
"You have you friends, to help you out." Jaune said. "As long as you have them...then you have all the comfort, you can get, whenever you feel sad. I know, I sure do."
Velvet breaks away from the hug and nods at Jaune.
"Thank you."
Jaune watches as Velvet walks to her room and enters. Jaune inhales and exhales, before opening the door to his room.
Inside, he sees Ren and Nora, standing in front of a white box. Pyrrha, who was lying on her bed, quickly stands up and walks to Jaune. When she stops, Jaune lowers his head.
"You're right." He said. "I'm going to try to move on. For my family. For my friends. And for my team."
Pyrrha smiles and places her hand, on his shoulder.
"Thank you, Jaune."
Jaune looks at Pyrrha and nods.
"Now, then." Pyrrha said, walking to Ren and Nora. "In order to help you move on, the three of us, decided to get you something. And it's in this box."
The three seperate, and Jaune walks to the white box. He notices that it moves slightly.
"Uh...what's inside?"
"We ain't telling you." Nora said.
"All you need, is to open the box." Ren said.
Though cautious, Jaune slowly reaches for the lid of the box. He then hears a high-pitched bark. Jaune stops for a few seconds, but he would eventually open the box. Jaune is surprised, to see a small white wolf-dog, it's tale wagging happily.
Jaune looks at his team. "You got me a dog?
"Not just any dog." Ren answered. "A wolf."
Jaune's jaw drops. "A wolf?'
"We all know, you always wanted one." Nora said.
"So, now you do." Pyrrha said.
Jaune turns to the wolf and looks at it. He then smiles and picks up the white wolf.
"Well...what do you think?" Pyrrha asked.
Jaune moves his head closer to the wolf, and it licks his face. He chuckles and holds the dog. Jaune then turns to his team.
"Thank you. All of you."
"Your welcome, Jaune." Pyrrha.
"Well...what are you going to name him?" Nora asked.
Jaune begins to think, for a few seconds.
"How about Fenrir?" Ren asked.
Jaune raised his eyebrow. "Fenrir?"
"Yeah." Ren said. "It means 'monstorous wolf'."
Jaune gets nervous. "Monstorous wolf?"
"Oh, yeah." Nora said. "He's going to grow BIG, Jaune."
"Oh, boy." Jaune said.
Pyrrha giggles. "Glad you like your gift, Jaune."
PRESENT DAY
Jaune is interrupted by Fenrir, who licks his face. Jaune chuckles and hugs the wolf.
"You know, how to cheer me up."
Jaune then hears something rattling, and turns his head to see a wrench, shaking on the ground. He then notices that several other tools, Bumblebee, and various other objects start shaking. Fenrir begins to whimper.
The shaking begins stronger, causing Jaune to carry Fenrir, to a metal table, and hide under it.
HALLWAY
Pyrrha is trying to keep her balance, as the ground shakes. She sees paintings falling off the walls.
TRAINING ROOM
Ren, having entered the training room, feels the shaking ground, and crouches down.
"Oh, no."
Ren then sees Nora in the middle of the training room, standing still, in a frozen position, while Sun and Neon try to call for her. Ren quickly runs to Nora, and looks at her. Nora's face shows a terrified expression, and she is shaking heavily. Ren picks Nora up, bridal style, and they, along with Sun and Neon, run out of the training room.
AIRSHIP
"Oh, shit!"
Ruby and Blake turn to Yang, who is looking out the window. They approach the window and look outside. They see piece of buildings fall, and people are running.
"Earthquake?" Blake asked.
"Looks like it." Ruby answered. She then runs to the cockpit, and stops by the pilot.
"Get us to the Schnee Mansion, NOW!"
MEDICAL ROOM
Cyan goes under the table, in the room, while Aiden shields Velvet, when parts of the ceiling falls on top of them.
LAB
Weiss is hiding under a table, as the ground shook. She watches as the armor she made, falls from their compartments and onto the ground.
Weiss suddenly gets a flashback, of the rubble falling down on her, the day, she lost her leg. She begins screaming, and covers her ears, as she does so. She closes her eyes and bangs her head on the floor.
"Weiss!"
Weiss doesn't see Adam, who crouches down, and hides under the same table. He notices Weiss, freaking out, and grabs her shoulder.
"Weiss! WEISS!"
Weiss doesn't respond, only continuing hitting her head on the floor.
ALPHA BASE
Ironwood, Qrow, and everyone else hang onto something, as the shaking slightly increases.
"This isn't good!" Qrow exclaims.
"Just need to wait it out!" Ironwood said.
The shaking then begins to loosen, until eventually, it stops. Everyone stands and tries to help those, who are injured.
"Status." Ironwood said.
Penny types on a computer.
"The shockwave went all over the city. Minimal damage AND casualties. But, we didn't get the worst of it."
Penny puts up a screen, showing the continent of Solitas. A red marker is shown on a dot, near Atlas. Ironwood is suprised and walks to the screen.
"Mantle." He said. "Is it-"
"Yes." Penny said. "It's gone."
"An earthquake." Qrow said. "A goddamn earthquake took down a whole city."
Penny notices something, and is suprised.
"It wasn't a natural earthquake."
Ironwood and Qrow is confused.
"What do you mean, by that?" Qrow asked.
SCHNEE MANSION
Ruby, Yang, and Blake run out of the airship, and they head to the mansion entrance. They barge in, and they see Sun and Neon, sitting in the foyer. Sun sees the three, and he runs to them.
"You guys okay?" He asked.
"Yeah." Ruby answered. "And you guys?"
"No one got hurt." Sun answered back. "But, Nora..."
"What about her?" Blake asked.
"She...during the shaking...she just...froze. And she looked...terrified."
"Where is she?" Ruby asked.
"In her room, with Ren. Pyrrha's there, too."
Ruby then turns to Blake and Yang.
"Blake. You go check Nora. Yang. Jaune was in the garage, when it happened. See, if he's okay. I'm going to check on Weiss."
The two nod, and seperate. Ruby then begins to run, only to be stopped by Sun.
"She's not in the labs." He said. "She's in the Medical Wing."
Ruby becomes worried, and runs the opposite way.
GARAGE
Yang enters the garage and looks around. She sees the room, with rubble everywhere.
"Jaune! You here?"
Yang hears groaning, and watches as Jaune emerges from a pile of rubble. Yang runs and catches him, when he falls forward.
"You okay?" She asked.
Jaune slowly lifts his head, and looks at Yang. He then points at Bumblebee.
"Almost done, with your bike."
Yang sighs and smiles. "My bike isn't the priority, right now. My friends are."
Jaune's eyes suddenly go wide. "Fenrir."
Jaune releases himself, from Yang's hold and frantically looks around. "Fenrir!"
A bark is heard. Jaune and Yang turn to see Fenrir, at the corner of the wall, that was unscated.
Jaune sighs in relief. "Oh, thank god. Fenrir. Come. It's not safe, in here."
Fenrir runs to Jaune, and the three of them leave the garage.
MEDICAL WING
Ruby walks fast through the hallways of the Medical Wing, looking by every door, looking for Weiss. She eventually does. Weiss sits on a medical bed, staring down, while Adam sits next to her. Adam stands up, and walks to Ruby.
"Is she okay?" Ruby asked.
"She's fine." Adam answered. "Just a little shaken." He then lowers his voice. "She had a bit of a breakdown."
"What?"
"I think, she had another flashback. She was screaming, during the quake. I brought her here, when it was over. But, she hasn't spoken a word since."
Ruby turns and looks at Weiss. Then he looks back at Adam.
"Thank you, Adam."
Adam nods, and he leaves the room. Ruby then walks to Weiss, and sits next to her. She then slowly places her hands on Weiss'.
"Weiss?"
Weiss slowly turns and looks at Ruby.
"Hey." That's all she says.
"Are you feeling okay?" Ruby asked.
Weiss shrugs her shoulder. "About there. Just need a couple hours. I assure you, Ruby. I'm fine."
"Are you sure? Adam said, you had a breakdown."
"...I...I did." Weiss said, looking away. "When the shaking started, I was scared of the ceiling collapsing on top of me. Just like when I lost my leg."
Weiss looks at the metal prostetic, resting on a table.
"It was a scary moment, Ruby. It will always be. But...I can get past it. I know, I can."
Weiss then turns back to Ruby. "You should probably check on Nora. She took this, very badly. Looked terrified."
Ruby nods. "Okay, Weiss." She stand up, and kisses Weiss' forehead. "Just rest, okay?"
Ruby releases her grip, and leaves, closing the door, behind her.
JNPR ROOM
Jaune quickly enters his team's room, with Fenrir behind him. He sees Nora, sitting in her bed, her eyes wide and shaking. Ren sits next to her, holding her hand. Blake stands by near the door, her arms crossed. Pyrrha, who was sitting nearby, stands up and walks to Jaune, noticing the bruises.
"What happened?" She asked.
"It's nothing." Jaune answered. "Just a few scratches."
Jaune then walks to Nora, and crouches in front of her.
"Are you okay, Nora?"
Nora, without moving her head, nod. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just...need a moment."
Jaune nods. "Okay."
Juane hears footsteps. He, Pyrrha, and Ren turn to see Ruby entering the room. Jaune stands up and approaches her.
"How is she?" Ruby asked.
"She's just a bit shaken." Jaune answered. "Just give her some time."
"Nora!"
Jaune and Ruby look to see Ren holding Nora, who almost fell off her bed. Ren was able to catch her, and set her laying on her bed. Ren then notices the worried looks on everyone's faces.
"It's okay, guys." Ren said, putting a pillow under Nora's head. "She just fainted."
Blake turns to Ruby. "You ever seen her like this?"
"No." Ruby answered. "This is a first."
"That's because, it's rare to see Nora, like this." Jaune said.
"What do you mean, Jaune?" Ruby asked.
"Not here." Jaune said. "Pyrrha. Come with me. Ren. Keep an eye on her."
"...You're going to tell them." Ren said. "Aren't you?"
Jaune nods. "I have to."
"...Okay." Ren said.
Jaune and Pyrrha leave the room, with Ruby and Blake following them, and closing the door behind them. As they walk down the hallway, they see the paintings that crashed onto the floor, and the shatter glass, as well.
"Man." Jaune said. "Only lasted a minute. But, look at what the quake caused."
"It was felt all over Atlas, Jaune." Blake said. "There was pieces of buildings, falling off the walls."
Ruby runs ahead, and opens the door to her team's room. Inside, she sees Yang, who is picking up stuff from the floor. Yang sees Ruby and walks to her.
"Everyone okay?" She asked.
"Yeah." Ruby answered. "Nora's a bit shaken up. Weiss, too. But, we're all good."
"Nora?" Yang said, confused. "Why was she shaken?"
Yang sees Jaune, Pyrrha, and Blake entering the room.
"That's what we're here to talk about." Pyrrha said. "You can stay too, Yang. You need to hear this, too."
"We'll tell Weiss, later." Juane said. "We were...we were hoping, this wouldn't happen, again. But..."
"What wouldn't happen, again?" Blake asked.
Jaune sighs and proceeds to sit down on one of the beds.
"As you guys know...Ren and Nora both lost their parents, when they were little kids. Ren lost his to the Grimm, while protecting the village, they lived in."
"Kuroyuri" Ruby said.
"Yeah." Jaune said. "Well...when we told you guys, that Nora lost hers to the Grimm, too...that was a lie. Nora never wanted anyone but her own team, to know the truth."
Ruby thinks, before she realizes something.
"It was an earthquake. Wasn't it?"
Jaune nods. "Nora and her parents, were in their home, when it happened. The place collapsed on top of them. They spent three days, under the rubble, hoping for help to come. And when they did...it was too late."
Pyrrha places her hand on Jaune's shoulder.
"Just as they were about to be rescued, a portion of the rubble collapsed on Nora's parents." Pyrrha continued. "She survived, because they pushed her out of the way, in time. But, by the time, rescuers were able to pull the rubble out...they were already gone."
"That day forever traumatized Nora." Jaune said. "She was able to move onto her life, because of Ren. But, whenever a quake occurs, Nora will experience flashbacks and will freeze. Pyrrha and I saw her in that state, back when we were attending Beacon. During a mission."
"We were scared for her." Pyrrha said. "Tried our best to help her. But, it was only because of Ren, that she was able to recover, before we got back to the school."
Ruby proceeds to sit down, on her bed, while Yang and Blake just stand there.
"Why would she only tell you guys?" Yang asked.
"Because, she trusts us, the most." Jaune said. "You have to understand, guys. Nora sees her team, as her family. People she trusts, more than anyone else. She was afraid, if she told someone else...others would know."
Ruby realizes something, that makes her stand up.
"Pyrrha." Ruby said. "You were under Cinder's control, months ago. Did you ever tell her, this?"
"No." Pyrrha answered. "I was basically another person, when I was controlled. No memories, at all. Cinder never knew. Why do you ask?"
"Cinder is still out there." Ruby said. "Maybe...plotting behind the shadows. Try to take back, what Torchwick took from her. And maybe plotting to hurt us, along the way. I was just worried, that she would use Nora's fear against her."
"Well...then let's be glad, Cinder doesn't know." Jaune said.
A knock is heard from the door. Yang goes to the door, and opens it. She sees Qrow outside, his arms crossed.
"What are you doing here?" Yang sternly asked.
"Ironwood needs to speak to all of you." Qrow said. "He's waiting at the dining room."
"Is it about the quake?"
"...Something like that."
DINING ROOM
Ironwood, Terra, Crystal and Penny are inside the dining room. Along with them, are Sun, Neon, Cyan. The door to the dining room opens. They turn to see Neptune entering. Sun gets up and walks to him.
"Where the hell were you?" Sun asked.
"In the city." Neptune answered. "I was on my way back, when the shaking started."
"And why were you in the city?" Sun said, suspiciously.
"It's none of your business." Neptune said, before walking to a chair and sitting down.
Sun is about to say something, when everyone else, including Aiden arrive inside the room. Sun stops Aiden.
"Who the hell are you?"
"It's okay, Sun." Cyan said to Sun. "Aiden's a friend of Velvet's."
"I am." Aiden said. "I came to see, if she's okay. And...I was kinda to hoping to join you guys, in this fight."
"We can talk about that, later." Ruby said, passing the pair. "Let's just hear, what Ironwood has to say."
Everyone sits down, as Ironwood takes out his Scroll. A screen appears on a wall, showing Atlas.
"As you all know." He said. "We have suffered a mild earthquake. Minimal damage and casualties have been reported. But...Miss Polendina discovered something, as the disaster."
Ruby turns to Penny, who approaches Ironwood.
"The earthquake, we experienced today...was not natural." Penny said.
Everyone looks confused.
"What do you mean, 'not natural'?" Ruby asked, before Penny explains.
"Well...naturally, earthquakes are caused underground, in a random moment in time. But...according to reports, the quake was manmade."
"...What?" Ruby asked, surprised.
"How is that possible?" Blake said. "You can't simply create an earthquake, of this scale. Not unless you have something very powerful enough, to drill through the ground."
Ironwood sighs. "That's another thing, we wanted to speak to you all about."
The screen dissapears, and another shows, showing footage, of a large ship flying away.
"What is that?" Yang asked.
"That, Miss Xiao Long...is an Atlesian Dreadnought." Ironwood answered. "It fires a massive laser into the ground. And after, a certain amount of time...it can cause the ground to shake."
Ruby quickly stands up. "...Whoa, whoa, wait. Hold up. Are you telling me...that Atlas, has the techology, to drill through the ground...AND CREATE EARTHQUAKES?"
"Ruby!" Qrow exclaims.
"Don't talk to me!" Ruby yells at Qrow.
"Miss Rose." Ironwood calmly said. "I understand you anger. But, please. Allow me to explain."
Ruby clenches her hands into fists, before she sits back down. Ironwood continues.
"The dreadnought, was created during the Great War. Back when Mantle preceded Atlas. The dreadnought was created as an ultimate last resort. But, by the time it was finished, the War was over. And the ship was abandoned. At least...until today."
"And we can all guess, who found it...and used it to destroy Mantle." Qrow said.
"...Torchwick." Ruby growls.
"Correct." Ironwood said. "How and when they found it, remains to be solved. But, until then...we do what we can to help those, injured in Atlas, stop any crimes that occur, and keep the peace."
"What about the mission, sir?" Yang asked.
"What mission?" Sun said.
"That mission's to be delayed, until further notice." Ironwood said. "Our current ojective is to help those in Atlas."
"We'll do, what we can to help." Blake said, stopping Ruby from talking.
"Excellent." Ironwood said. "My troops are currently in Atlas, as of now. Be at the city, ASAP! Do what you can."
Ironwood puts his Scroll away. He, Penny, and Qrow walk out of the room, leaving everyone else there.
"So...when do we leave?" Neon asked.
Ruby, her head staring at the ground, lifts it and looks at everyone.
"1 hour." She asked. "We head to Atlas, in an hour. I would suggest, you all get ready."
Everyone begins to stand up and leave the room. All except for Yang and Ruby, who are still sitting.
"Ruby." Yang said. "I can't seem to understand something."
Ruby looks at Yang, expecting what she is going to say.
"What's going on between you and Qrow?"
"...It's personal, Yang." Ruby answered.
"...Personal?" Yang said. Ruby is silent. "That's complete bullshit, Ruby. I can tell, it's more that personal."
"You don't need to know." Ruby said, anger in her voice.
"I think, I deserve to know, Ruby." Yang said. "And if you won't tell me...then perhaps, I'll ask Qrow."
"Don't you dare!" Ruby exclaims.
"Then tell me, what is wr-"
"ENOUGH!" Ruby screams, slamming her hands on the table, silencing Yang. "This is something, that you will not ask again. If I want to, I'll tell you. But, until then...you quit asking. Got it?'
Yang, stunned and mad, stares at Ruby, before saying "Yes."
Ruby then gets up and walks out of the room, leaving Yang inside, clenching her fists.
"What is going on with you, Ruby?"
END OF CHAPTER 3
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