The citizens of Mantle run frantically in the streets, being chased by Beowolves and Sabyrs, while Teryxes and Giant Nevermores fly around above them.
On one street, a pair of Atlas Soldiers fire at a pack of Beowolves. A Beowolf manages to tackle one of the soldiers, and the other soldier shoots a fiery bullet at it, killing it. The first soldier does not get up. Five Mantas fly overhead, and one of them is taken down by a Teryx. Three Sabyrs round a corner and attempt to run down the street, only to be defeated by a missile. A group of civilians runs down the street that the Sabyrs came from, passing by the hole in Mantle's outer wall. A herd of Megoliaths is pouring in through the hole, and they almost trample the fleeing civilians.
Somewhere else in Mantle, more Sabyrs are running around, some of which are slain by Fiona Thyme, May Marigold and Joanna Greenleaf. Nearby, a Sabyr stands atop a car and watches the Happy Huntresses, who chase another Sabyr down an alley. The first Sabyr then jumps down from the car and runs down the street, going around a toppled car to find a Faunus woman and child hiding there.
"Here, kitty kitty!" The Sabyr turns and looks up, seeing Nora standing atop a nearby roof.
She jumps down and slams Magnhild down on its head, killing it. Weiss directs the Faunus woman on where to run, while Marrow stands nearby with his gun ready. Just then, another group of Sabyrs is heard nearby, followed by a loud explosion as Roman fires his cane at then, killing all three in a single shot, but others are seen nearby.
"Little help, anyone?" Roman asked over the coms.
Nora sighs, and she, Weiss and Marrow get ready to continue fighting. This was going to be a long night.
Elsewhere in Mantle, Blake is running from a Megoliath and three Ursai. Two of the Ursai run to either side of the Megoliath, while the third runs behind the Megoliath's hind leg. The Ursa behind the Megoliath shoves one of the other Ursai out of the way. It then attempts to tackle Blake, but she draws her katana and uses Dust to create a fire clone. Upon impact with the fire clone, the Ursa catches on fire and dies. The second Ursa attempts to tackle Blake, and she creates a lightning clone, moving to the other side of the street. As the third Ursa leaps to tackle her, Hector appears on its back, digging his blades into its head.
Hector lands next to Blake, they nod at each other as they turn a corner and keeps running. Due to its momentum, the Megoliath is only able to make a wide turn around the corner, which causes it to slam into a building, breaking the windows on the ground floor and shaking loose some of the accumulated snow. With an angry trumpet, it continues to chase the two. Just as it swings its trunk, Blake uses her Semblance to dodge, and it runs straight toward Elm, who uses her Semblance to root herself in place. Once the Megoliath reaches her, Elm grabs ahold of its face, stopping it in its tracks, which creates a shockwave that shatters all surrounding windows. She then uses the Megoliath's momentum to lift it into the air and proceeds to hold it there.
Down an adjacent street, Yang runs toward the Megoliath and then fires her weapon behind her to propel herself forward. As she slides on her knees under the Megoliath, she plants a series of bombs on it "Now!".
Elm hurls the Megoliath into the air, and Yang detonates the bombs, killing it. The four Huntsmen take a moment to catch their breath, and Blake turns to some civilians who are hiding behind a toppled car.
"Head to the nearest shelter!" She instructed and The civilians run away.
"Those shelters are gonna fill up soon" Yang pointed out.
"They're all we've got. We just have to hold off the Grimm" As Elm speaks, a group of Sabyrs begin running toward them from down the street. Hector, Blake and Yang look at each other, concerned.
Just then, a motorcycle barrels past them as it's rider jumps off, drawing his revolvers and headshotting the Sabyrs before they could even react. As the figure lands, Blake sees him twirl his revolvers and holster them before turning to face them, showing a familiar face, and wave. Julius had entered the fight.
"What took you so long?" Yang asked.
"Traffic was murder." Julius replied, "Literally."
"Here come more!" Elm shouted as a pack of Beowulves rounded the corner. Julius drew his sword and got in an aggressive ready stance. "Bring it."
Elsewhere in Mantle, Ruby, Katrina, and Harriet work together to kill some Grimm. With the three's speed, they managed to clear most of the area. Still they knew it was only a matter of time before more showed up. They then stop and look at a nearby hologram screen showing Robyn.
"Atlas, Mantle. I know you're scared. I'm here with General Ironwood, and we have a message for you" The camera filming Robyn zooms out to show that she is holding Ironwood's left hand, and their hands are both glowing with green Aura "What he has to say may sound unbelievable... but it is all true".
Ironwood began talking "An ancient and terrible evil lies outside of our kingdom. It was responsible for the destruction of Beacon, the attack on Haven, and for the recent attacks on Mantle. This powerful force goes by the name of Salem".
"He's doing it" Ruby said with a smile.
"Salem seeks only to divide us. To turn us against each other. If she can incite hatred in us, then we will lure in the Grimm and destroy ourselves" Ironwood continued.
"Salem herself does not work alone. Her minions have invaded our very city" Robyn added.
"Arthur Watts and Tyrian Callows. These men are the ones responsible for the recent murders in Mantle and for sabotaging the heating grid" Ironwood continued "But we cannot let ourselves give in to fear and panic. That is what she wants! Instead, we must unite, and fight back, together. Every single one of us! This, my friends, is why I was forced to divert resources from Mantle - for the Amity Communication Tower. Amity Tower is now completed and ready to launch. It will re-establish all global communications. Because the safety of every citizen is imperative, the council and I have decided to evacuate everyone in Mantle to Atlas. I am withdrawing all defenses from Amity in order to assist with repelling the Grimm in Mantle".
"We must put aside our differences and band together to defeat this threat. I fully support General Ironwood's plan. If you've made it to your local shelter, stay put. Help is on the way. And for those of you in Sector 17, I'll be seeing you personally" Robyn finished.
"We can do this. As long as all of us fight together" Ruby declared.
Katrina smiled. "Looks like it."
A large fleet of Mantas arrive in Mantle, and one lands near the crowd of citizens that Nora, Weiss, Marrow, Roman, and the Happy Huntresses were defending. The side door slides open, and a ramp deploys. Inside are two Atlas soldiers.
"Get in, get in!" One soldier ordered.
Civilians begin entering the Manta in a single file line, while Nora guards the ramp. There is a loud bang, and two bright green streaks soar across the sky.
Another Manta lands in an intersection near Hector, Julius, Blake, Yang and Elm. Blake runs into the Manta, while Yang beckons the nearby citizens toward the ramp. Suddenly, there's a rumbling sound, and the Grimm sirens begin blaring. Three Megoliaths turn the corner and head toward the Manta, worrying the huntsmen there.
Elm stands between the Megoliaths and the Manta, holding her hammer "I've got this!".
She roots herself in place with her Semblance and transforms her hammer into a rocket launcher. With a smirk, she takes aim and fires a pair of rockets, her Semblance keeping her stable. The rockets kill the Megoliaths, and the citizens aboard the Manta cheer. Elm turns and looks at them, appearing somewhat surprised. She then grins and does an OK sign with her hand. There is a loud bang, and the bright green streaks from earlier soar across the sky.
Ruby, Katrina and Harriet are standing with some civilians, and Ruby is using her communicator "Alright, we just need to get everyone to the closest airpad".
"The closest LZ is-" Harriet points down the street. Suddenly, the ground begins shaking with a loud thumping noise. A manhole clatters with each thump. In the direction Harriet pointed, a car goes tumbling across the intersection. Harriet gestures to the intersection "There".
An Alpha Megoliath walks out from around the corner and turns to face them. It utters a roar and begins charging down the street. However, the green streaks from earlier flies by behind it, and then a large green laser swoops across the street in front of it, striking its tusk. This causes it to tilt its head to the side and stop charging. The civilians run away, screaming, and Penny flies down to stand next to Ruby. Before the Grimm can react, a volley of fiery rockets strike its face, stunning it as Novus drops down, his rocket launcher in hand. Harriet and Penny nod to each other and then hurry forward to fight the Alpha Megoliath, while Novus holsters his rocket launcher and whips out a pair of Assault Rifles, wielding them akimbo style.
Ruby closes her eyes and concentrates, partially blocking out the sounds around her. However, the Alpha Megoliath's roar breaks her concentration, and she opens her eyes wide, looking at the fight in front of her. Penny is shooting at it with her weapon in gun mode, while Harriet speeds around it and Novus fires directly at its face, attempting to hit the eyes and slow it down. Ruby glances down at her belt where she used to keep the Relic of Knowledge, then uses her Semblance to get onto a nearby rooftop, where she fruitlessly fires her sniper rifle at the Alpha Megoliath.
Flying near the Alpha Megoliath, Penny arranges her swords in a circle and spins them like a buzzsaw, slashing at the side of its head. She then stabs the swords into the side of its mask, and it trumpets in pain and attempts to turn its head away. Noticing the resistance from Penny pulling on the threads, the Alpha Megoliath looks at Penny, who gasps. It then jerks its head to the side, yanking Penny toward it. She slams into its tusk and is sent flying over the buildings, screaming. Ruby watches Penny and then flies after her with her Semblance. While they were gone, Novus dashed under the Grimm and began firing at the exposed belly. It was doing damage, but it also seemed to enrage the Megoliath and it stomped around trying to find him, forcing Novus to dash around to avoid being crushed.
"This isn't working! Nothing we do can hurt that thing!" Katrina shouted in frustration, her cat ears folding back in anger.
"We just need to hold it off!" Harriet said.
Harriet continues speeding around the Alpha Megoliath. She leaps and reaches for its trunk, but it kicks her in the back, knocking her to the ground.
"No one touches my sister and gets away with it!" Katrina angrily shouted as she charged as well, her katana raised, only to be knocked into a building wall by the Grimm's tusk.
Penny fires a laser at the Alpha Megoliath's tusk just in time, distracting it from the other women "Over here, you big bag of bones!".
The street lamps along the road that Penny is on turn red, and the Grimm sirens blare. The Alpha Megoliath starts running toward Penny, who shifts her swords into gun mode and arranges them in a circle. The circle of guns spins rapidly, charging and then firing a huge laser. The Alpha Megoliath tilts its head down to the laser and begins struggling against it, still trying to get to Penny. It slowly makes its way forward, step by step, while Penny slides backward a little. She separates three guns from the circle and uses them to fire a smaller laser directly at the Alpha Megoliath's right front tusk. The smaller concentrated beam begins heating and scorching the tusk, and Penny concentrates while the Alpha Megoliath continues to make its way toward her.
"Now!" Ruby shouts.
Penny clenches her fists and pulls back, and the concentrated lasers shut off. Now unimpeded, the Alpha Megoliath charges toward Penny once again, and Ruby uses her Semblance to fly past her and stops next to the scorched tusk, hooking her scythe on it. She places her feet against the tusk and then fires her rifle and kicks off, slicing through the burned portion of the tusk. While the Alpha Megoliath rears up and roars, Penny catches the severed tusk and slams it into the road below. Ruby lands next to the Alpha Megoliath's rear foot, hooks her scythe on its ankle and fires the rifle to give the Alpha Megoliath a painful cut. It jerks its foot away, jumping and uttering a pained trumpet, before falling over onto the severed horn, which impales its chest. However, much to the girls' surprise, the Megoliath didn't die and weakly attempted to stand up.
"Are you kidding me!?" Ruby shouted.
"I got this!" Novus said, "HIT THE DECK!"
Penny turned to see Novus pull out the BFG and immediately dropped to the ground, pulling Ruby with her just as Novus fired, completely annihilating the Grimm's head and finishing it off.
The street lamps return to their normal color, and the Grimm sirens shut off. Civilians come out of hiding, looking at Penny.
"Yeah, they saved us!" A man shouted with his fist in the air.
The citizens begin cheering and clapping.
"The protector of Mantle!" A woman cheered, "She CAN save us!"
Harriet rolls her shoulder, Katrina propped on her other one and then looks around, as citizens approach Penny. Novus patted her on the back. "See, I told you it would blow over."
Yang spoke over communicator "Just sent the ship up. Heading to the next LZ".
Harriet rests her fists against her hips and smiles at Penny, who turns and smiles at Ruby.
"We're all clear down here." Julius announced over the coms.
"Ditto!" Nora said
"Same here!" Jaune added.
"I'll go meet with the General; time for round two." Roman said.
Penny used her communicator "Mrs. Hill, the southern outskirts are clear. It should be safe to begin evacuations now".
"Great work, Penny. You too, Damian. Over and out" Robyn said.
Novus sighed, "Thanks, Mom."
Ruby giggles before regaining her composure and saying. "Right. Then we need to come back for the rest" With that, they got back to work.
…
Robyn heads down a nearby alleyway alone, and Tyrian watches her from a roof, chuckling. He jumps down into the alley behind her, and she turns and aims her crossbow at him.
"Robyn Hill. For such a little bird, you have quite the impact around here!" Tyrian said in a sinister playful tone. Robyn fires a crossbow bolt at his head, which he leans and twists to the right to avoid. He turns to face her again and begins walking toward her aggressively "Bringing hope and a smile wherever you go!" Robyn fires another bolt, but he catches it between his index and middle finger "I find it… upsetting".
He turns the bolt to hold it in his hand and then bends it with his thumb. With a flick of his wrist, he tosses the bolt away while simultaneously deploying the blades on his weapon. Laughing maniacally, he charges toward her, deflecting two more crossbow bolts with his blades. Just as he approaches her, a fish hook flies out from somewhere, and he knocks it away and hops backward, landing with his tail propping him up. He looks in the direction the hook came from.
"Huh?" He then looks at Robyn, and Qrow and Clover drop down behind her.
"Sorry Callows, I really wanted to pummel you on my own, but the General insisted I share" Robyn said.
Qrow and Clover walk forward to stand beside Robyn, with Qrow drawing his weapon and Clover resting his fishing pole on his shoulder. Qrow tilts his sword's blade down to put it into gun mode.
"Well, you're not the only one with a grudge" Clover said and while he speaks, Qrow aims his gun at Tyrian.
"You'll both have to get in line" Qrow said, still eager for some payback.
Just then, a bolt of lightning flashes as Anton drops down to join them, his Sentinel Hammer ready. "I hope I didn't miss out on anything, m'lady."
Robyn smirked. "Actually, you're right on time."
The four geared up to face Tyrian.
…
Meanwhile, Watts is seen walking into Amity Coliseum.
"Impressive" he mused to himself, "but I'd hardly say its complete."
"Arthur Watts." A voice said, and Watts looked up to see Ironwood and Roman standing on a podium above him.
Watts narrowed his eyes; it was a trap.
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