A/N: This is the "season finale" which means I'm gonna go write thirteen more chapters after this one, but I won't post them until they're all done, and I'll post them every Friday. It'll be fun... For me

Ruby fired another round from her repulser, but this only seemed to anger the creature she was fighting. It let out an inhuman roar and side-swiped her into a wall. It then pulled her from the wall and began slamming her into the ground, digging up the dirt around it. Ruby fired a few flares at it and it dropped her, she flew into the sky, hoping to reorient herself on the situation. Her armor was torn up, jagged pieces and raw components sticking out. Her helmet was dented and scratched, she was breathing heavily, and was definitely terrified. "Jarvis!" She said. "Any idea—"

"Incoming!" Jarvis shouted, but even then, it was too late, the creature had leaped into the air and grabbed Ruby, tossing her to the ground. "Jarvis." She hoarsely said. "I can't… I can't…" Her eyes began to slowly drift shut as the creature closed in on her.

[Earlier That Day]

"People still don't trust you." Jaune said, leaning against the wall in Ruby's workshop.

"I said I got an assignment." She said, seated on the stairs to her glass cases. "I never said it was complete."

"And what is your assignment?" He asked, crossing her arms.

"At the moment it's, 'wait for further instructions', but once I get said further instructions, I'm containment." She told him.

"Of what?" He asked.

"Super villain? I dunno." She said, beginning to nibble on a bagel. But Jarvis seemingly sighed, "Did you do the required research?" He asked.

"Course not!" She said. "What do you want from me?"

"The target is Doctor Bruce Banner, a gamma radiation scientist. During a test of a gamma bomb, he rushed onto the field to save a young man, pushing him to safety, Banner was irradiated and turned into The Hulk; a green monster." As Jarvis told them this, a projection of The Hulk appeared in the center of the room. "This guy looks like he'd give Yang a run for her money." Jaune said, pushing off the wall and walking towards the projection.

"Yeah." She said. "Jarvis! Start working on Mark Four, please!"

"Right away." He said. "But I fear it will not be ready in time."

"Why not?" Ruby stood.

"Director Fury is trying to contact you." He told her. Ruby motioned for Jaune to leave and began to put on the suit. "Answer it." She told Jarvis.

"Rose." Fury's voice echoed through the room.

"I'm here." She told him. "You ready for me?"

"Yes. Banner's in Vale. At Culver University. Ironwood already made the irrational decision that made him change." Fury told her.

"Be right there." She said, exiting the workshop.

When Ruby touched down, The Hulk was facing away from her, taking fire from a group of soldiers. "Hey!" She shouted. This did not get his attention, so she fired her repulser at her back. He cried out and turned around, staring her down. He let out an inhuman roar and charged her. Ruby shot herself into the air and flipped over him, doing a three point landing.

Iron Rose versus the Hulk was all over the news, so it was impossible for WBY and JNPR not to see or hear about it, though, only Blake, Yang, and Jaune knew that it was Ruby. And of course, Lisa Lavender had been the first on the scene. "It seems as though The Iron Rose is attempting to contain this monster." She said, her back to the battle.

The Hulk turned around, and charged her once again, fist raised. Ruby began running forward, using her repulsers to increase her speed, and at the last second, she raised her own fist. Unfortunately, their hands collided, and a shock wave was created, this shock wave smashed nearby windows and set off car alarms. Ruby was thrown backwards several yards, tearing up the grass. When Ruby stood, The Hulk sideswiped her into the wall of the college.

[Present]

"Miss Rose!?" Jarvis shouted. "Miss Rose?!" The Hulk was getting closer to Ruby's still form in the dirt. "Freeze!" A squadron of soldiers came from behind the monster, pointing automatic weapons at him. "I'm sorry about this, Miss Rose." Jarvis said, sending a bolt of electricity through her body. She jolted awake and sat up. "Jarvis. Thanks for that." She said, her breath even more ragged than it was before.

"It was the only option." Jarvis said, sounding indignant.

"Ready the chest arc." Ruby bolted to her feet. "We can't let those soldiers die."

Ruby fired another repulser blast from her hand at The Hulk and he turned back around, looking angrier than ever. "Jarvis. Now." She said. Just as she said this, a highly concentrated beam of energy slammed into the Hulk. He cried out in pain, but did not move.

"Losing power!" Jarvis warned her.

"Forty percent."

Ruby continued firing at the beast, and it seemed as though it was actually hurting him.

"Thirty five. Thirty. Twenty five. Twenty—" Ruby cut him off. "Just put it on the screen!" She told him, he complied and went quiet. The Hulk fell to his knees and his skin began to change from green to Banner's natural, pale skin color. Ruby ceased fire and his muscles continued to shrink until Bruce Banner was kneeling a few yards ahead. Ruby fell to her hands and knees, her power now at ten percent, but was going up.

SHIELD personnel rushed to Banner, aiming their weapons at Ironwood's men. Ruby pushed herself to her feet, and looked around; civilians were all staring at her, and everything was quiet, except for the SHIELD agents' body armor hitting together as they dragged Banner away. As soon as Banner was in the SHIELD transport vehicle, Lisa Lavender ran to Ruby, cameraman in tow. "Iron Rose!" She said, getting Ruby's attention. "Why do you hide your identity?" She asked. Ruby looked into the camera, then back at Lisa. "Never did." She said. "I shared my identity from day one, but no one noticed." Ruby opened her faceplate, and winked at the camera, "Ruby Rose, out." She shot into the sky, the camera trailing her.