"Max, Max Sentinel!" Velvet called out.
Max Sentinel turned around and looked at team CFVY.
"We were collecting the sap as instructed and we found a Black Talon robot soldier, team SWRD decided to track it down," Yatsuhashi said.
"We think that something sinister is happening in the Forever Fall forest," Coco said.
Max's sign changed and now said "Lead the way."
Meanwhile, back in the secret base, Commander Coros was preparing to meet with Roman.
"If he doesn't hurry, he will be late," Coros said to himself.
A man with red-orange hair, dressed in a long, white coat; black pants; and a black bowler hat with a red band walked into the room, carrying a metal cane with him.
"Hello, sir," the man said, "I assume you already know who I am?"
"Roman Torchwick, a pretty boy slash crime boss," Coros said, "Tch, I was expecting more."
"Look, your boss told me to come, so I dragged my butt here to chat," the man known as 'Roman Torchwick' said, "So let's chat."
"You said you needed soldiers, is that right?" Coros asked.
"Why else would I be here?" Torchwick asked, "And you said something about needing raw power, is that right?"
"Don't try to be funny," Coros said, "Try to at least act serious."
"Look, buddy, chats like these take time," Torchwick said, "Vale wasn't built in one night."
"But it can be torn down in one," Coros said, "And if we work together, we can do it faster than that. So stay focused on the negotiations."
"Fine," Torchwick groaned.
"So, you say that you can give us raw power, how so?" Coros asked.
"Funny you should ask," Torchwick said, "Neo, could you come here please?"
A girl with bright white skin; half-pink, half-brown hair; two different colored eyes, one pink and one brown; and a pink umbrella walked into the room carrying a briefcase which she handed to Torchwick.
"This is what I mean by 'raw power'," Torchwick said as he opened the briefcase which contained crystals and cylindrical canisters of many different colors.
"Dust and Dust Crystals," Coros said, "Water, Fire, Lighting, Energy, Gravity and so many others, yes Dust is a true source of raw power."
"I have a lot back in my warehouse in Vale," Torchwick said, "This is just a…small sample."
"Interesting," Coros said, "But I still don't see a reason to trust you."
"Then how about I take all of these goodies to that other group, what were they called again?" Torchwick asked rhetorically, "Oh yeah, the White Fang."
"I see, so we either join up with you or those…diseases join up with you," Coros said, "You know how to win an argument, you've got yourself a partnership."
"Put it there," Torchwick said putting his right hand forward.
Coros just stood there.
"Oh, I guess you're not the 'handshake type'," Torchwick said, "That's cool."
"Commander Coros!" a soldier yelled running into the room.
"What is it?" Coros asked.
"Those kids from the Emerald Forest are here!" the soldier said.
"What?" Coros asked, "How did they find us?"
"We don't know, but they're holed up near the entrance," the soldier said, "We've got them pinned down, but they're not surrendering."
"Great," Coros said, "Tell the men to keep attacking, I'm on my way."
Coros was about to leave the room when he remembered the briefcase filled with Dust Crystals and canisters.
"May I take this?" Coros asked, pointing at the briefcase.
"It was part of the deal, so yes," Torchwick said.
Coros pulled a magnum out, popped the magazine out and replaced it with a fire Dust canister. Coros also grabbed a canister of each type of Dust and put them on the clips that were on his belt.
"Torchwick, would you mind lending a hand?" Coros asked.
"I'm only helping you because I don't want to have our plans foiled," Torchwick replied, "Come along, Neo."
Coros, Torchwick and Neo Politan left the room while team SWRD was fighting for their lives.
"Did you find the exit button yet!?" Samuel asked.
"No," Rachael replied from down the hall, "They did a good job of hiding it."
"Forget about the button," William said walking into the hall, "I'll ram that door down."
"I don't think that's such a…" Rachael said before William began to charge.
Rachael pressed up against the wall as William smashed into the door and fell backwards.
"…good idea." Rachael finished, "That door's made of a super-strong metal alloy."
"Both of you get over here, now!" Samuel said, "We need to hold these guys off until team CFVY arrives…if they do."
Torchwick, Coros and Neo Politan came out into the battlefield and saw at least one-hundred robots and a few human soldiers attacking the boxes and other things that team SWRD was hiding behind.
"Oh, for crying out loud," Torchwick said, "Do your men always do so pathetic in battle?"
"Grr…" Coros growled.
"Okay, too soon," Torchwick said.
Team SWRD noticed that their cover was beginning to fall apart.
"We can't stay here much longer," Rachael said, "We'll have no cover within the next minute."
"Danielle, any ideas?" William asked.
"Don't ask me, I'm not the leader," Danielle said, "Samuel is. Besides, I'm fresh out of ideas."
"But, Danielle, you make a much better leader than I do," Samuel said, "Take the Emerald Forest for example, or the entry exam, it was your strategy that saved us."
"That was before you were elected team leader," Danielle said, "Now; remember our talk about doing what we came here to do?"
"Become Huntsmen and Huntresses since that's what the school is for?" Samuel asked.
"Yes, our goals changed when we learned about the school's purpose," Danielle said, "And your position changed when Ozpin assigned you as our leader. So lead."
"Thanks for that," Samuel said from the bottom of his heart, "Now, what to do?"
Samuel poked his head out from behind the metal crates and observed the area.
"I think I've got an idea," Samuel said.
"What is it?" Danielle asked.
"Listen closely," Samuel said.
Back outside, team CFVY arrived at the place they left team SWRD.
"Where do you think they went?" Yatsuhashi asked.
"I don't know," Coco said.
Max Sentinel made his sign say "I know where they are."
"Really?" Velvet asked, "How?"
The sign's words changed to "Trade secret, follow me."
Meanwhile, Coros' forces were about to destroy team SWRD's cover.
"They're almost through," Coros said.
Samuel finished explaining the plan to his teammates.
"Everybody got it?" Samuel asked.
"Just lead the way," Danielle said.
"Ready, Rachael?" Samuel asked.
"Bro, you know I've been ready," Rachael said.
"Okay," Samuel said, "Go! Go! Go!"
Samuel and Rachael ran out from behind the crates and began to gun down the robot soldiers, diverting their attention away from the crates, and Danielle and William.
"William, now!" Samuel said as he and Rachael took positions that flanked the enemy forces.
"Coming through!" William yelled as he jumped up, landed, caused a small earthquake that knocked all of Coros' forces over (except the mechsuits) and then he began to slice through the robot soldiers.
"Danielle, as soon as William gets to cover, you know what to do!" Samuel said.
William jumped up onto a cargo container that was hanging from the ceiling and then Danielle hopped out from behind the cover and torched the robots with her flamethrower.
"That does it," Coros said, "I'm handling this myself."
"I'm telling you, Neo, kids are getting weirder and weirder," Torchwick said, "We might as well help the sorry fool."
Coros, Torchwick and Neo walked onto the battlefield as the last of the robot soldiers fell while the human soldiers ran for cover.
"Hold it right there!" Samuel said, "We have you surrounded."
The three team members that were on the ground aimed their ranged weapons at the three villains.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Torchwick said, "You don't have to be so hasty about this."
Suddenly, the cargo container's cable was severed and the container, and William, fell right onto Coros, Neo and Torchwick, crushing them.
"What happened?!" Rachael asked, "William!"
"I didn't do it, I swear!" William said, "Somebody else severed the cable."
"Well, I guess that it's all over," Samuel said.
"Yeah," Danielle said, "Almost funny how easy it was."
Meanwhile, outside, team CFVY and Max Sentinel came to the cliff face.
"Are you sure they're in here?" Velvet asked.
Max nodded and began to search the wall for the hidden button.