A/N: Welcome back to RWBY: Darkfall FNDM! So I just wanted to say thank you for all the support. So I started writing this chapter soon after the last one, and I must say I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. Remember to review, follow, and favorite and if you want to talk about the story go ahead and message me. Well that's enough from me, I will see you guys in the next chapter.
"The monster in me."
"Unfortunately Ruby our special fun time has to come to an end. These men are going to take you to the outside world, where you will formally be incarcerated by General Ironwood." the colonel said.
Two soldiers went on either side of Ruby, while the other two waited for the colonel to release her. Ruby still had her head down; her black and red hair blocked out any image of her eyes.
"However, there is still time for one more thing."
"Colonel Van, with all do respect, the general wanted her out as soon as possible." one of the soldiers said, revealing the colonel's name.
He was just about to start argueing with the soldier, but was interrupted by Ruby. She started chuckling, "You really are a small man with small toys. You must like playing house."
"Why you!" he yelled; about to hit her.
Ruby caught his hand in her mouth and bit down hard. She started tasting his blood and went even crazier.
Colonel Van ripped his hand out of her mouth and left some of his fingers behind. Ruby spat out the appendages and turned her attention to the soldiers. She broke out of her bindings and grabbed the two soldiers closest to her with her hands and feet. They were so surprised by her speed that they couldn't react in time. She twisted herself in a way that she broke both their necks in one motion. However, she also broke her own ankles in the process.
She sat down and cracked them back into place, They were immediately healed afterwards.
"Did you think that after everything you've done to me something like that would hurt?"she asked.
A loud yell came from her right. A soldier was haphazardly running at her whilst shooting his rifle. He missed every shot, much to Ruby's amusement.
When he got close enough she swatted his rifle away and started punching him in the chest over and over again. She broke every one of his ribs through his armor; and finished him off with a karate chop to the throat. He fell to the floor gasping for air; and coughing up blood.
Seeing what had just happened to his comrade the final soldier charged at her; and attempted to tackle her to the ground. Ruby turned to him and plunged her hand into his stomach. Her hand went through his armor and came out his back. She then withdrew her hand and brought it up to her face. It was soaked in blood and bile. It also appeared that most of her fingers were broken from the amount of force needed to tear through the soldier.
She started cracking her fingers back into place and smacked herself on the side of her head. She removed the rapier wasp from her ear and crushed it in her hands. Ruby then scanned the room for Colonel Van. He had coward to a corner in the room.
"Stay back. Don't you dare come any closer." he said; pointing one of the soldiers guns at her.
Ruby used her semblance to speed toward him and grabbed him by the throat. She lifted him a full foot off the ground.
"Does it look like I give a fuck about what you tell me to do?" she asked, throwing him to the floor.
He started to crawl away until Ruby crushed his leg with her foot. He let out a cry of pain that echoed throughout the room. She then got on top of him and grabbed the back of his head. She bit her middle finger causing it to bleed.
"You know Mr. Van you are right, blood is delicious. Would you like to taste your own?" she asked.
She then smashed his head into the floor over and over again. It was left as a bloody pulp.
Ruby stood up shakily; and had to brace herself up against the wall. Black smoke was coming out of her eyes. She fell unto her knees and looked up to the ceiling. Her eyes returned to their normal silver color. She immediately felt nauseous and threw up a composition of blood and vile.
She started crying and out her hands up to her face. "I have become a monster." She then removed her hands and found that her tears were also mixed with blood. As she was sitting there two guards entered the room.
"What the fuck happened!?" one yelled, seeing the room.
He went and started checking the bodies. The other went over to Ruby and knocked her onto her stomach he handcuffed her.
"They're all dead." the one said.
"Oh well report it later, we have to get her to main stage fast." the other said.
Ruby was hastily put under a shower and had all the blood removed from her. She was then dressed equally as fast in a green jumpsuit. She was loaded up in a military/police convoy and was brought to the center of the city.
She was yanked from the car she was in and almost thrown onto the stage. Around her was a large crowd of citizens who had come out to see the alleged traitor. On her right stood a hologram of Ironwood.
As he began to give his speech she noticed that her team was also in the crowd. They all had worried expressions on their faces. Ruby looked at the world with cold, dead eyes. She then fully understood why she was here. She was the scapegoat the Atlysian military needed to say that they got the one responsible for letting the Mannequin get so much power.
She clenched her fist in anger at this.
"She will be held at Silk Sands maximum security prison. This is where she will live the rest of her days away from society." Ironwood said; concluding his speech.
Ruby's blood was boiling at this point. She was then hit in the back, signaling her to move forward. She was tempted to turn around and drive her fists right into the soldier's chest, but stopped when she saw her team again.
Yang was obviously outraged by this; Blake's face was full of sorrow; and Weiss had visible tears trailing down her face. Ruby calmed down and knew deep down what she had to focus on; getting home.
Filled with a new sense of determination she continued to walk with her head up. She was loaded onto a bus filled with at least a dozen other prisoners. She took her seat next to the window and stared out at the crowd.
She felt someone sit next to her, but she didn't bother to look at who it was.
"Hey red." a female voice said.
Ruby turned and saw a very familiar face. It was Neo.
"Uh hi." Ruby said; taking a good look at Neo.
She was wearing the same jumpsuit as her and had her hair back in a ponytail. Speaking of her hair it was no longer two tone pink and brown, it was in fact a deep blue. It kind of looked like cottoncandy. Neo started shifting in her seat uncomfortably.
"Sorry, I like your hair." Ruby said; awkward as ever.
Neo gave her thanks and the bus started pulling away. This was going to be a long ride.
The cold desert winds blew around the Mannequin. He was over looking a dirt road that lead to Silk Sands prison. Behind him stood around twenty soldiers all draped in red cloaks. Tourniquet walked behind him and made a gurgling sound. Mannequin turned around and started to address the men.
"Members of the Sequoia Tree, tomorrow a military convoy will be passing through this region. With them is a very special target." He started.
Tourniquet handed him a picture; and he held it up.
"This is Ruby Sunset Rose, she has been wrongly accused by the Atlysian military. So we are going to rescue her. Any questions?" he asked.
One soldier raised her hand, "Sir, are there any secondary objectives that we need to be aware of."
"Standard secondary objectives are still in place. So any able bodied men and women are to be taken as well."
"So what kind of response can we expect from the military, Commander?"
"You will have five minutes before the military units at the prison will respond. So your window will close fast."
Yet another soldier raised his hand.
"Will the Fragile be accompanying us?"
"The Fragile will remain at base and be overwatch for us, passed that she will not be partaking in this battle. However, Tyler has just returned from Atlas and will be participating as well as the Tourniquet and I." Mannequin said.
The soldiers started talking amongst themselves. The talk went on for a minute, and then one raised his hand.
"So it's true then, the Phantom has returned?"
"Yes he has, so don't disappoint." he said.
With that the meeting ended; and the soldiers started filling back into a nearby cave.
The Mannequin was alone with Tourniquet and continued to overlook tomorrow's battlefield. He suddenly felt a shiver run up his spine and turned around.
"You know that armor's camouflage won't work on me. I am a mage after all." Mannequin said to the air.
Suddenly a tall hooded figure dressed in a long black cloak appeared; seemingly out of thin air.
"Hello Tyler."