Author's Note: I have to put this at the beginning of the chapter so that everyone is sure to read it. I want to apologize for the short chapter. Today, the RoosterTeeth community, and the RWBY fanbase especially, have received tragic and distressing news. Monty Oum, series creator, lead designer, lead animator, lead stuntman and motion-capture artist, writer, producer, director, and voice talent behind Lie Ren, was hospitalized and is in critical condition. The doctors are not sure if he'll recover. Due to respect for Monty's family, RT has not disclosed any details behind what happened. However, there is a donation running to help pay for the medical expenses. After only a few short hours, the donation had reached and exceeded it's $50k goal and is now over $127k. However, do not let that discourage you from donating. Every penny helps. Monty just celebrated 5 years at RoosterTeeth but one month ago. My heartfelt wishes and thoughts are with him and his family and friends. It has been humbling seeing the RT community rally together in this time of crisis. Today, we've proven we are more than just a fanbase, more than a community. We are not just a random group of strangers with the same interest in crude humor and witty satire. We are a FAMILY. In the words of Ray Narvaez Jr., (and with only a small word change), WAFFLE-O: We Are FAMILY, FAMILY Loves Each-Other.

Please, get well soon, Monty. We love you.

I want to close this note with one of my favorite Monty quotes:

"Can you match my resolve?

If so then you will succeed. I believe that the human spirit is indomitable. If you endeavor to achieve, it will happen given enough resolve. It may not be immediate, and often your greater dreams is something you will not achieve within your own lifetime. The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death."

Please visit the RT homepage for info on how to donate.

The next chapter will be the regularly scheduled Ruby vs Mercury fight. In the meantime, I hope you agree with me in this chapter's title: Always There For You.

Ruby and Weiss arrived at the dorm to see two men in white coats dragging Yang who was kicking and shouting comically. Blake was trying to calm her down and convince her to go back.

"Miss, we told you that you can't sneak out!" The shorter, fair-skinned doctor said, struggling to hold Yang's right arm.

"Yeah, what he said!" The bald, dark-skinned doctor on her left shouted out.

"I'll bite your knees off!" was Yang's eloquent reply.

Blake kissed Yang on the forehead and then smacked her over the head with the pommel of Gambol Shroud. Yang collapsed into unconsciousness.

"Great. Now we have a head wound on top of all the other trauma," said the taller man.

"Whatever. At least she stopped biting us." They tossed her onto the gurney outside of the door and wheeled her to the ambulance.

Blake smiled and waved them farewell before turning to Ruby and Weiss. "Sorry you had to see that."

The two girls did a double take and then shrugged. "Meh," they said in unison. They changed into their pajamas and clambered into the top bunk.

Blake called out from underneath them, "Please no fooling around up there while I'm in the room."

"After today, I don't think we have anything left." Ruby called back to her.

"Ugh. Really didn't need that image, Ruby." Blake said before turning out the light.

Weiss turned to Ruby and held her close, their foreheads pressed together. She quietly cast a Silence glyph around their bed and then whispered, "Are you going to tell Blake and Yang?"

Ruby shook her head slightly. "No. They don't need to worry about that. I'll beat Mercury up and then say I'm exhausted."

"Won't they miss you for the few days you'll be gone?"

Ruby shrugged. "Lie for me?" she asked.

The older girl sighed quietly, "Fine, Ruby. I'll say that you and I decided to take a break and stay at one of my grandfather's hotels."

"Your grandfather owned hotels, too?" Ruby whispered incredulously.

"Yeah, the Schnee Dust Company is only one of many companies under the Schnee Corporate Conglomerate."

Ruby whistled, impressed.

"Okay. Will you be alright staying by yourself?"

Weiss hesitated for a moment before nodding. "It's only a few days, right? I'm more worried about you. Two years? That's...that's a long time, Ruby. Will you be okay?"

The brunette team leader kissed her partner's forehead, assuaging her fears. "I'll be fine. I have something amazing to look forward to when I get back." Ruby smiled and Weiss kissed her softly.

"Kick his ass tomorrow, Ruby. Make it fast, make it painful, and make it embarrassing. Make him regret ever messing with your family."

Ruby nodded and the two curled up together before drifting off into peaceful slumber.