Here we are at Chapter 36 and the volume 5 finale. The time has come for Megatron to settle an old score with Predaking, while everyone watches on as the battle for Haven comes to a close. I do not own RWBY or Transformers. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 36. Enjoy.
Chapter 36: The Past and Future
Inside the main building of Haven Academy, the battle for Haven comes closer to its end. In the center of it all, Megatron faces off against an enraged Predaking, engulfed in the flaming form of his Predacon form. Meanwhile, the others watch on as this heated duel takes place.
"Megatron," Yang mutters.
"Predaking..." Blake mutters.
Predaking fires a breath attack at Megatron, who jumps and spins over it, landing to the side and firing his arm cannon at his foe. The blasts do little to penetrate the flames of the dragon construct around Predaking's main body. Predaking roars and swings his tail around, intending to smash Megatron into a wall. Megatron creates a large hammer and swings it, colliding with the tail and knocking it back.
"Megatron, this battle is pointless. We are on the same side!" Megatron tries to reason with him.
"I WILL NEVER LISTEN TO YOUR LIES AGAIN, MEGATRON!" Predaking roars.
While this battle goes on, Mercury and Emerald are off to the side, with the latter on her hands and knees, crying.
Mercury kneels next to his partner, "Emerald, we need to go. Now's our chance," he whispers to her.
"B-But, but Cinder..." Emerald cries.
"I know, but there's nothing we can do about that. We've lost this one. We need to leave NOW while everyone else is distracted," Mercury tells her.
Emerald looks around, seeing their enemies focused on the battle between Megatron and Predaking. As much as she'd hate to admit it, Mercury's right. With Cinder, Starscream, Raven, Vernal, and Hazel gone, the White Fang most likely dealt with outside, that only leaves them, the ghoul, Airachnid, Lionheart, and the masked figure against all of their enemies in the same place. The odds are not in their favor.
"...Okay... Let's go," Emerald relents.
Mercury and Emerald sneak away, escaping out through the hole that Hazel created when he was knocked aside by Predaking. This leaves just the ghoul, Lionheart, Airachnid, and the masked figure left on their side. Meanwhile, the duel between Megatron and Predaking rages on. Predaking swipes his claws at Megatron, who blocks with a shield before retaliating with a large cannon, firing a few shots that hit the flame dragon's head, knocking it back a bit. He then makes those disappear and creates a spiked whip in his right hand, swinging it around to wrap around the flame construct's neck.
"Predaking, there are more important things here than you and I. We must move on from the past if we are to save this world and its people's future," Megatron argues as he pulls on the whip.
"You would like that, wouldn't you Megatron. For me to spare your life just so you can betray me again. I WON'T BE FOOLED BY YOU AGAIN!" Predaking roars and the dragon swings its head around, taking Megatron with it and slamming him into a nearby pillar and then swinging its tail to smash him through it.
"Megatron!" Yang yells.
Megatron slowly rises to his feet, shaking his head and looking up, having the mind to roll out of the way and narrowly evade a charge by Predaking. Megatron jumps back to gain some distance between him and Predaking and creates another spear like before. He throws it at Predaking, who breathes a fire attack to destroy it in mid-air. However, a spiked pace flies in through the smoke, nailing the dragon's head. Predaking looks and sees Megatron in the air, swinging the mace around at him again. The dragon construct swings around to meet the attack with its tail, smacking it away, but Megatron uses this chance to throw another spear at its exposed back, stabbing into it and then exploding at point-blank range. Both Predaking and the dragon construct roar in pain before growling as they turn to face Megatron again. Megatron narrows his eyes and charges at Predaking again, who is more than willing to meet the charge. Off to the side, the others watch the battle go on.
"Ruby, what are we supposed to do here?" Weiss asks.
"I don't know. Megatron's on our side, but the other guy looks like a friend of Blake's. Besides, I don't know how to get into the middle of that and calm them down," Ruby says.
"Hey, Blake! Can't you calm him down?!" Weiss yells at her long-lost teammate.
"I... I don't know. I've never seen him this angry. That person must be the one that betrayed him long ago. He's dangerous. Why is he here?!" Blake says.
"Because he's on our side and has been helping Yang since the Fall of Beacon and the rest of us since we met up here in Mistral," Ruby says.
Just then, they hear noise behind them and look to see Airachnid jumping into the air, firing her gauntlet blasters at them. They duck, but a spinning chain swings in and blocks the shots. They look to see Sienna stand in front of them.
"I won't... let you have... your way anymore," Sienna says.
"Arrg, get out of my way!" Airachnid yells.
Airachnid charges at them, but Ruby, Weiss, and Blake get their heads back in the game and join the fight. Sienna jumps and swings her chain around, causing Airachnid to twirl around the attack, but then she has to jump up to narrowly avoid a swing from Ruby's scythe. However, she can't evade a few ice shards hitting her back, followed by a kick to the side of the face by Blake. Meanwhile, Dreadwing and his brother's spirit continue their battle against Skyquake's ghoul body. The ghoul throws a few punches at Dreadwing, who weaves around each punch, and then ducks to allow his brother to punch the ghoul in the face. Dreadwing then throws a mine that lands in front of the ghoul, and detonates it, blowing it up and sending the ghoul flying back and crashing into the stairs behind it.
"You sure my body won't be damaged permanently by that?" Skyquake asks.
"It will survive. We just need it unconscious, and we must hurry," Dreadwing notes glancing back to the battle between Megatron and Predaking behind them. "If their battle continues unhinged, our allies may be caught in the crossfire. I will not let Lady Weiss become a casualty of that battle," he says.
Meanwhile, the masked figure watches the battles continue before holding his head again.
"Destroy the Scions of Prime and their allies!" the voice in his head commands before the slight pain subsides.
The masked figure turns his attention to Yang and charges at her from behind. Yang looks back, but isn't fast enough to react when he throws a punch at her. Luckily, Soundwave reacts in time and uses his tentacles to grab the thrown arm, holding it back.
"Do not interfere!" the masked figure says as he pulls his arm hard, pulling Soundwave towards him and kicking him in the chest.
This grabs the others' attention, and Yang along with Jaune, Ren, and Nora join in on the fight. Off to the side, Lionheart aims his weapon at Yang since she has the Relic, but a random shot rings out, knocking his weapon around and taking out his aura. He looks over to see Qrow as the culprit, with Ozpin by his side. Seeing that he's outnumbered and outmatched, Lionheart makes a hasty retreat through a pair of side doors.
"Should we go after him?" Qrow asks.
"No, we need to focus on finishing the fight here. Besides, he won't be able to get far," Ozpin says.
Back in another battle, Airachnid is getting pushed back by the combined might of Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Sienna. Sienna and Blake throw their weapons, using the chain and ribbons to wrap around two pairs of her spider legs, tying them together, and pulling her off balance. Weiss creates a glyph and Ruby launches off of it, using her semblance to zip around through the air in order to get a slash across Airachnid's side. Weiss then creates a few more glyphs and fires off some fire blasts that nail her in the chest, sending her flying back as Sienna and Blake pull on her. Airachnid lands hard on the ground, but gets back on her feet as she growls at her enemies.
"It's over. Just give up," Ruby tells her.
"...If I have to go, then I'll be sure to take at least one of you with me!" Airachnid yells and charges at them, firing off her webbing.
The group scatter to evade the webbing and fire back, but Airachnid spins in the air, using her legs to block the shots. As she gets close, she charges through an attack by Blake, brushing her off. She flips over a swing from Ruby's scythe, kicking her in the back of the head all-the-while, and then manages to land a webbing shot on Weiss' feet, gluing her to the ground. She focuses on Sienna, who twirls her chain around and swings it at her. However, Airachnid blocks the chain with one of her spider legs, and gets in close, making several claw strikes that take out the rest of Sienna's aura. She adds the final blow by stabbing her claws deep into Sienna's chest, making her gasp in shock.
"You should've simply done as you were told, my 'pet'. Otherwise, this never would've happened to you," Airachnid mutters in her ear and then rips her claws out of Sienna's chest.
"Sienna!" Blake yells.
Sienna falls and Ruby and Blake jump up to swing their weapons at Airachnid, but she dodges their attack and makes a retreat of her own, climbing the wall to the second floor.
"Next time, kiddies, you won't be so lucky," Airachnid says and retreats through the doors behind her, leaving the battle.
The others think about going after her, but the battle between Predaking and Megatron, not to mention the injured Sienna, keep them where they are.
"Sienna, Sienna! You're going to be okay. Just hang on," Blake says as she kneels next to Sienna.
"B-Blake... I'm so sorry," Sienna apologizes.
"What are you talking about?" Blake asks.
"I was wrong... about everything. Adam Taurus betrayed me, but... I can only blame myself... Because I created that monster. I thought I knew what was best for the Faunus, but I only divided our people. I should've listened to your father so long ago," Sienna says and looks over to the battle between Megatron and Predaking. "Adam's desire for revenge, his hatred; that... that Faunus there is showing those same signs. You must stop him, before he becomes consumed by that rage just like Adam was," Sienna pleads as the group watch the battle unfold.
In said battle, Predaking launches another breath attack at Megatron, who runs around the blaze, firing off his arm cannon at the dragon construct. Once more, the shots do little damage, so Megatron creates his jet form hover-board and flies through the air before turning and flying straight at Predaking. Predaking swings his right claw at him, but Megatron jumps over the swing, creating a large club in his hands and smashing it against the dragon's head before landing on the hover-board and landing on the ground off to the side.
"Predaking, this madness has gone on long enough. We were brought here to protect this world. I came here to atone for my sins. I came here to save this world, not conquer it. This has to end!" Megatron yells.
"It will end when you CEASE TO EXIST!" Predaking roars.
Off to the side, the masked figure throws a few punches at Soundwave, who ducks and weaves around each punch. Soundwave tries to counter with a sword slash to the side, but the figure catches his arm, holding it in place. He then releases his tentacles, but the figure manages to grab both of them in his other hand. He swings and throws Soundwave to the side, and then raises his arms to block some shots from Yang and Ren. Nora comes in from behind to smash her hammer down on him, but he spins around to kick her in the stomach, sending her back. Laserbeak flies in low, getting two shots off on the figure's rear knees, making him buckle a bit, and then quickly flies away so as not to get smashed to the floor. Nora changes her hammer into its grenade launcher form and fires a few shots around the masked figure, using the smoke from the explosions to temporarily blind the figure to an extent. Soundwave and Laserbeak come in from opposite side, one high and one low, and attack with their blades/sharp, armored feathers. The figure blocks their attacks, but can't block a shot to the back of the skull by Ren. He glances back at him, only to leave himself open for an uppercut strike by Yang. This sends him into the air, giving Nora the chance to jump up with her hammer and smash him back down into the ground, hard.
"How is this guy not down yet? I've never seen anything like it," Nora notes as they regroup.
"We just have to keep trying," Yang says.
The figure gets back on his feet, only to look over and see that the only one still fighting on his side is the ghoul of Skyquake's body.
"What should I do?" the figure mutters.
"...This battle is forfeit. Retreat at once. There will be other opportunities to destroy the Scions of Prime," the voice in his head commands.
The masked figure looks around, finding himself surrounded by enemies. Though he can still fight, if this keeps up, even he may not survive. Deciding to listen to reason, the figure rushes to the side of ghoul, kicking away Skyquake's spirit and Dreadwing.
"This battle is lost. We must retreat," the figure says.
The ghoul roars at him, but the masked figure slams his head into the ground and then grabs him by the leg, flinging him out the hole that Hazel made when Predaking slapped him. He then looks to his enemies.
"This isn't over. I will destroy the Scions of Prime, and I will bring back my beloved. Even if I must destroy this world to do it," he warns them and makes his retreat.
Yang gets ready to go after them, only to notice Ren and Nora falling onto their knees.
"Guys, are you alright?" Yang asks, concerned.
"We're... okay. Just... exhausted," Nora says in between breaths.
"Too much... fighting," Ren adds, out of breath as well.
"Hey guys, are you okay?" Jaune asks as he runs to their side.
"They're fine, just tired. However, we still have one more problem to deal with," Yang says as she looks to the last battle in the building between Megatron and Predaking.
Predaking swipes his claws at Megatron, who has to jump back each time to evade them. He uses his semblance to create a large scythe in his hands and twirls it around to swing at the dragon's main body in between the claw swipes. While they do some damage, it only enrages Predaking even further.
"Answer me this, Megatron: does that demon Unicron still inhabit your skin?! How else would you still have these powers?!" Predaking rages.
"I am no longer Unicron's slave, Predaking. This power has become my semblance, another reminder of my sins from the past. But, I have come to except it as my own. To use it for a worthy cause now. A cause greater than I am," Megatron retorts.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR LIES!" Predaking roars.
Yang overheard what they said, "Unicron, wasn't that the chaos bringer Megatron told me about? What was he talking about being his slave?" she wonders.
He charges at Megatron, swinging his limbs and tail around, forcing Megatron on the defensive again. Megatron retaliates with his scythe, but the dragon construct clamps its mouth down on it at one point, and crushes it into nothing as the flames incinerate it. It then breathes a breath attack close up at Megatron, nailing him and sending him crashing into a wall. Megatron staggers onto one knee as Predaking slowly approaches him.
Meanwhile, Yang runs over to Blake, "Blake, who the Hell is that guy?" she asks.
"His name is Predaking. He's a friend, but he's never been like this before Who's that he's fighting?" Blake replies.
"That's Megatron, and he's my... friend. He's on our side, so can't you make him stop?!" Yang yells.
"I... I don't know. Predaking was... he was created by someone from his home village a long time ago, only to have that same person betray him and kill his comrades. Is that person, Megatron, is he the one responsible for that?" Blake asks, looking accusingly at Megatron.
"Look, we can figure out that stuff later. Right now, we need to stop them from killing each other. If you won't help me with that, then I'll do it myself," Yang says and runs towards the fight.
"Yang, don't!" Blake yells.
Megatron slowly looks up as Predaking gets closer, "Predaking, you must stop. This battle is pointless," he pleads.
"I will stop when you are DEAD!" Predaking roars.
He prepares another breath attack and fires it at Megatron. Megatron can't move in time to dodge it, but then suddenly, Yang comes in and pushes him out of the way, only to take the brunt of the blast herself. She crashes into the wall behind her, almost breaking it and then falls onto the floor.
"YANG!" both Blake and Megatron yell.
Megatron stares at Yang's slumped body before he clenches his fists, "If you want to kill me, Predaking, then fine. But I will NOT allow you to harm Yang!" Megatron yells.
He focuses his semblance and creates a large, two-handed sword in his hands, his new version of the Dark Star Saber he once used on Earth. Predaking roars and charges at him again, but Megatron yells and swings around a few times before swinging his sword wide, sending out a wave of energy at Predaking. The attack hits him with such force and power that it destroys the flame dragon construct around Predaking's body and even takes out a small chunk of the building behind him, creating another hole. Everyone else on the sidelines were slightly blown back by the blast, but are still okay. They look to see Predaking slowly rise to one knee, but then Megatron falls onto his hands and knees, his semblance spent as his aura becomes depleted, leaving him with just one arm and very little strength left to fight now.
"Even that will not stop me from making you pay for what you did to me and my kind. Your evil ends here, Megatron," Predaking says as he rises to his feet and marches towards Megatron.
Megatron barely has enough strength to lift his head as Predaking approaches him. Yang comes to and sees this, pushing herself to run to Megatron's side, holding him close as Predaking looms over them.
"Out of the way, human. I will kill him," Predaking warns her.
"I won't let you kill him. Megatron has always been there for me, he's supported me ever since I lost... since I lost my arm. If you want him, then you'll have to go through me," Yang retorts.
Off to the side, Blake hears her words, making her think back with guilt to the time when she left Yang at the Fall of Beacon after she got hurt.
"No, not again. I won't run away again," Blake thinks.
"Then prepare to perish with this demon," Predaking says and raises his right claw.
"Yang, run..." Megatron mutters.
"No, forget it!" Yang cries as she holds Megatron closer.
Predaking prepares to attack, but then...
"PREDAKING, STOP!" Blake suddenly yells as she races by and stands between Predaking and Yang and Megatron. "That's enough, it's over!" she yells, her arms our wide.
"Blake?! Please, step aside. You have no idea who this vile creature is. He's the one who created me and destroyed my brethren. He must pay for his crimes against my kind!" Predaking.
"Be that as it may, Yang is my friend. I left her once because I blamed myself for what happened to her at the Fall of Beacon. I thought that by staying away, they'd be safe, but I was wrong. Listen, if he is who he says he is, then I don't trust him anymore than you do, but... I trust Yang. She's my friend, and I'm NOT abandoning her this time. Please, let this stop," Blake begs.
"But, Blake, he is a monster. He must not be allowed to live," Predaking argues.
"Predaking, do you remember what I said about people being the personification of a word. I once thought that Adam was 'justice', then I thought it was 'passion'. I thought I knew him, but I was SO, SO wrong. He was a true monster. I told you once that I believe that you are the personification of 'love' because that is who I believe you are as a person," she says and walks up to him, placing a gentle hand on his chest. "Predaking, please, I was wrong about Adam, but don't become like him too. Don't prove me wrong about you as well. Please..." Blake begs, tears falling down her face now.
Predaking just stares at her, seeing the tears fall down her cheeks. Here is Megatron, defeated and weak, and ready to be destroyed. Predaking can avenge his fallen brethren right here and now, and yet, here Blake stands before him, begging him not to do it. It is then that he remembers what Blake told him about Adam Taurus; how his hatred and spite for humanity turned him into a monster. A monster that would kill anyone that stood in his way, even his own kind. He also knew of his obsession with getting revenge on Blake for leaving him so long ago. And here he is, so focused on getting HIS revenge that he was prepared to kill someone that Blake cares about. He remembers his promise, that he would always protect Blake and make sure no harm comes to her, and yet he was about to break it by causing her the kind of injury, the kind of pain, that cannot be healed. With this final thought in mind, Predaking ultimately relents and lowers his claws.
"If that is truly what you wish... then even though I ounce of my being is telling me against it, I will listen to you, Blake," Predaking says.
Blake breathes a huge sigh of relief and embraces Predaking, "Thank you, Predaking," she says.
"*Gasp*… Blake," Sienna gasps from the side.
"Sienna!" Blake and Predaking run to her side while the others regroup and look on. "You're gonna be okay, just hang on," Blake says.
"No, please, even now, I can feel it, the urge to kill you, because of what they did to me. I am only a danger to you. What you did to me, young Faunus, was only temporary. Please, I want this pain to end. I need you to end it," Sienna weakly pleads.
"But, Sienna, you can't-," Blake begins.
"It is the only way. I am supposed to be dead. I hold the mistakes and failures of the White Fang in my hands. I am its past, but you... you are its future. Faunus, what is your name again?" Sienna asks Predaking.
"Predaking," he replies.
"Predaking, I need you... to end it. Please, I cannot live like this, and I refuse to die by that monster's hands. Let me go in peace. Please," Sienna begs as tears begin to fall down her eyes. By this point, Ghira Belladonna and his wife, Kali, enter the building and join them. "Ghira, you're here?" Sienna asks.
"Sienna... Yes, we convinced the people of Menagerie, and even some of the White Fang there to come and save Haven Academy from being destroyed. We stopped Adam Taurus and the White Fang here. This battle is over, Sienna," Ghira explains.
"That's good... I was so wrong, and I am so sorry for forcing you to step down. You were right about everything. Please, lead our people again. Bring them together, because I know you can," Sienna asks.
"I will. I promise," Ghira says.
"Thank you... Predaking, do it," Sienna asks.
Blake sheds some tears and steps back to join her parents. Predaking breathes a heavy sigh as he nods. He readies his claws, intending to make it quick. With a quick motion, he plunges his claws through Sienna's heart. She takes a hard gasp that quickly fades as her eyes close for the last time. Predaking takes his claws out, cleans them off, and stands as they see Sienna's peaceful expression on her dead face. She is finally at peace now.
"We'll take Sienna back to Menagerie, and give her a proper burial. This is because of the chaos that Adam Taurus caused. We have been fighting our own kind for far too long. I believe it's time for a new brotherhood, one truly dedicated to bringing peace between humans and Faunus," Ghira says, picking Sienna's body up in his arms.
"And they'll need a new leader," Kali says, and they both look to Predaking.
"Are you... certain I am the right one for the job?" Predaking asks.
"I can think of no one better than you, Predaking," Ghira says, smiling.
"I will do all I can to help, but I will remain by Blake's side, to aid her in her quest," Predaking says.
Blake smiles between them, but then Sun and Ilia join them.
"The rest of the White Fang here have been arrested, including Adam Taurus. It's over. We've won this one," Ilia says.
Sun smiles and waves his hand to their friends, using his tail to swing Blake around to face them.
"Go on, go say hi or something," Sun encourages her.
Blake watches her friends from a distance and takes a deep breath before walking over. Yang sits Megatron down as Qrow walks over, and hands him the Relic.
"Nice job, kid. You did great out there, both of you," Qrow says.
"It seems the battle is over, but we lost my body," Skyquake notes.
"There will be other opportunities brother. I promise you, I will restore you," Dreadwing says.
"Well... I will be here in spirit should you ever need me, brother," Skyquake replies before his spirit fades as Dreadwing deactivates his semblance.
"Dreadwing!" he hears and turns just in time for Weiss to wrap her arms around him in a tight embrace. "Don't you ever do something that crazy or stupid again, do you hear me?!" she cries.
"But, Milady, it is my duty to-," Dreadwing begins.
"I know that, but you can't fulfill your duty if you're dead, now can you?" Weiss argues back.
Dreadwing eventually concedes and hugs her back, "No matter what awaits us, I will always be by your side, Milady, as I have sworn to you long ago," he says.
They separate, and then Ruby is about to collapse from exhaustion, only for Soundwave to catch her and gently sit her down.
"...Unwell...?" Soundwave asks through his visor.
"No, I'm fine, just... tired. Are you okay, Soundwave?" Ruby asks.
"...Adequate..." Soundwave replies.
"Ruby, are you okay?" Weiss asks as she kneels next to her.
"I should be asking you guys that," Ruby notes as Yang sits next to her. Just then, Blake walks up to them. "So, Blake, what are you doing here?" she asks.
"I feel like I should be asking you guys," Blake replies.
"Well, that's... a long story," Ruby replies, and then looks to Predaking standing a short distance behind her. "Is he... okay?" Ruby asks, concerned considering he attacked one of their allies.
"That is an even longer story, but he's okay. Besides... I'm not going anywhere," Blake says.
"Well, I guess that's all that matters. That we're all back together again... right?" Ruby says, she and Weiss looking at Yang.
Blake glances away, still ashamed about leaving Yang the way she did. Yang stares at her for what feels like an eternity before she finally sighs and then smiles at Blake.
"Yeah... that's all that matters," Yang says.
Blake smiles back as Weiss offers an arm to her. Blake joins in and the girls all have a big group hug, happy to have their team whole again after being apart for so long. Everyone else watch the heart-warming scene between the members of Team RWBY. Then the former Decepticons join up.
"Is Starscream destroyed?" Dreadwing asks Megatron, who struggles onto his feet.
"Possibly, but if there's one thing I remember about him, it's that he's astonishingly resilient. We may have not seen the last of him. What matters now is that Haven is safe, Salem's forces have been beaten back, and the Relic of Knowledge is in our custody," Megatron explains.
Dreadwing looks over to Predaking, "I can tell he's one of us, but I do not remember him," Dreadwing notes.
"Predaking. After your... passing, Shockwave returned to us, and resumed project Predacon, creating Predaking as the first. What we didn't foresee is that they could transform and have intelligence like our own. I grew... fearful of them, and destroyed them, making Predaking believe that the Autobots were responsible, until he learned the truth right before the final battle for Earth. Like you, he too has a strong hatred for me, and rightfully so. There is something I must do, and it must be now," Megatron says as he slowly walks over to Megatron.
The members of Team RWBY separate and see this, and Yang and Blake quickly get worried and rush over, intent on stopping another brawl.
"If you have something to say, betrayer, know I will hear none of it," Predaking says as Megatron stands before him.
"Megatron, don't try and fight him again!" Yang tells him.
"Predaking please, this has to stop," Blake adds.
"I do not intend to fight him, Yang. I merely came for one reason. And that is..." Megatron says before surprisingly, he kneels before Predaking. "...To say that I am sorry, your highness," Megatron apologizes.
Even Predaking is a little stunned by this, but quickly gets over it and growls at Megatron, "You think I will forgive you so easily after what you did to me and my kind?!" he asks, subtly enraged.
"I do not want forgiveness. I will never be forgiven. I just wanted to apologize for my crimes against you and your people. As I have said before, I am here to atone for my sins," Megatron says, still kneeling.
"So... are you saying you would serve ME now?" Predaking asks, suspicious.
"I'm afraid I cannot agree to that... for I have sworn to follow another," Megatron replies, looking straight at Yang, making her blush a bit. "I made a promise, and I WILL keep it," he says and slowly stands back up.
"You are not the only one who has made a promise to another," Dreadwing says as he joins them, along with Soundwave and Laserbeak who is perched on his shoulder.
"So, I was not the only one who came here for a reason, if I am correct?" Predaking asks them.
"Yes, we all have our own personal objectives, but we all have the same goal: to save Remnant, and to help them," Megatron says as he looks back to the members of Team RWBY.
"Make no mistake, Megatron, I will never forgive you, nor will I ever trust you, but I made a promise to Blake Belladonna, so if you EVER attempt anything that would harm her, then I will destroy you," Predaking growls as he warns him.
"Yang told me about Blake Belladonna. She is her cherished friend. I can see that Yang is happy to have her back. That alone is enough reason for me. Even if you don't believe me, Predaking, I will bring no harm to Blake. That, I promise you," Megatron says.
"Like I would ever believe that. Even if we are on the same side, I will be keeping an eye on you," Predaking says.
"Fair enough," Megatron replies.
Off to the side, Qrow walks over to Ozpin, who's sitting up against the wall under the stairs.
"I don't know how Ozpin, but we did it," Qrow says.
"...Good... That's good..." the tone of Oscar, not Ozpin, is heard, revealing that he is back in control while taking heavy breaths.
"Kid?" Qrow asks.
"He's resting... Too much energy fighting," Oscar replies.
"Well, hey, don't strain yourself," Qrow says.
"No... He left... a message... We have to... get the Relic to... Atlas," Oscar says before he passes out.
Qrow catches him, gently placing him on the floor so he can rest. He then looks over to the teenagers as they stand together, and the looks to the Relic in his hand. It emits a faint blue glow, and then he sighs.
"This just got a whole lot crazier," Qrow mutters.
And that's the chapter and the volume 5 finale. The battle for Haven comes to a close as the heroes save the school. Megatron and Predaking's duel ends thanks to the efforts of Yang and Blake, but who knows how long that will last. The four scions of Prime are now together, and perhaps together, they can save Remnant and achieve their goals. What awaits our heroes down the road to save Remnant? Until then, please Read and Review.
