9:30pm... Ruby walks toward Qrow who was sitting nearby the window, Ace was also sitting with his mentor.
"The storm's cleared up for now. We should be able to leave by morning." - Ace said.
"That's good." - Ruby said.
"No... I got a bad feeling about this place, especially with me around..." - Qrow said.
"... You know, master.. Think about it, remember those time when me and my team were still under your wing?" - Ace asked.
"Yeah?" - Qrow said.
"Well.. On the bright side, none of us die from your uh.. bad luck semblance.. bruises and injuries aside of course hehe.. uh..*sigh* forgive my disrespect, master." - Ace said.
"*scoff* don't worry, i do appreciate your considerate, big guy." - Qrow said as he took a chug from the alcohol bottle.
"Anyway, Ruby? Why don't you tell the others to get some sleep, we'll wake you guys up before sunrise." - Ace said which earned a "ok" from Ruby.
The next morning, Ace was sit sleeping while his hand was still holding his katana, Qrow's also sleep on the chair with the alcohol bottle on his hand, but soon his hand loose grasp...*clang!*
"Gah!" - Ace startled, readied his katana as he look around. After seen that there's nothing wrong, he calm down and sheated his sword. At that time, Ruby is also wake up due to the bottle noise.
"Did you overslept too?" - Ruby asked.
"Yeah, i think..." - Ace said as he rubbing his eyes. He look through the window and saw that it was already morning, he stand up and try to wake Qrow up.
"Master, wake up. It's already morning." - Ace lightly shake his mentor.
"Urgh.. Leave me alone..." - Qrow groan as he shoves Ace's hand. Ace look at the empty bottle before grab it and throw it into the wall, shattering it.
"Gah! What?!" - Qrow startled. Then he see Ace, Ruby before him and the shattered bottle.
"Oh right, sunrise." - Qrow said. Ruby run to her uncle and hug him.
"You know, you can talk to me about stuff. Yang too." - Ruby said.
"Let's just get outta here." - Qrow said as he hugging back.
Later, the groups moves on the outside. Weiss use her Myrtenaster create a fireball to make the trailer's hitch attached to Bumblebee. Oscar and Blake was sitting on the house steps, looks tired. Ace was standing beside them.
"There." - Weiss said.
"Can we just go back to bed?" - Oscar said tiringly.
"If we're all so tired, maybe we should make breakfast?" - Blake said with her sleepy eyes.
"I wish i could.*sniff* ugh,but unfortunately even i was on lazy mode now..." - Ace said as he sniffing his smelling salt bottle in order to wake him up. Ruby and Qrow push the flatbed trailer that Yang and Blake found last night behind Bumblebee. Once it's in position, Ruby walks up to Yang.
"You guys got the bike ready?" - Ruby asked, earn a thumbs up from Yang.
"Well, it's done now. Let's hook this up and.." - Qrow set his foot on the trailer, unfortunately one of the tire of the trailer goes flat.
"Argh, sod off..." - Ace cursed. Qrow groans in frustration before checking the flat tire.
"You people are just a beacons for bad luck, aren't you?" - Maria complaint.
"Miss Calavera, please." - Ace said as he still try to fight his sleepiness. Upon hearing Maria's word, Qrow sigh in frustration sit beside a nearby fence.
"I'm starting to think the universe doesn't want us getting to Atlas..." - Yang said.
"*sigh* come on, it just a flat tire. I'm sure there's a spare." - Ruby said.
"It's not just that, it's everything. Storms, Monsters an..*sigh* i'm so tired..." - Yang complaint.
"Me too, it feels like we're having a fight to get by." - Blake said.
"I know, but that's what we signed up for." - Ruby reasoned.
"We signed up to try and save the world, not just... delay the inevitable." - Oscar said.
"Last night, i... I couldn't stop thinking - why are we even going to Atlas?" - Weiss said worrily.
"Again, Weiss? Cuz we have to." - Ace said as he rubbing his eyes.
"Why? Ozpin hid the Relics behind giant doors under enormous schools, but... how long would it take Salem to find a lamp in the middle of nowhere?" - Yang said.
"What? The Grimm might.."
"They'd find it eventually, sure, but bury it or just throw it down the well, it would take years. It might even not happen in our lifetime. But we could be done with it now." - Yang said.
"I.. You know what? Your call, Ruby." - Ace want to talk back but he knows it will be counter-productive and plus, he was quite tired now. Ruby detach the Relic of Knowledge out of her belt, look at it then look at her teammates who all have a dazed looks as if they didn't have enough sleep. Then she walking over the wells, hand still holding the Relic.
"I am... really... tired..." - Ruby said as her eyes looks like about to shut. As she was dazed looking at the well, suddenly a pair of red-eyes appear snapped her out of her state, cause her accidentally drop the Relic into the well.
"No! No! No!" - Ruby exclaimed which causing Ace to woke up and walk over her.
"What's going on, Ruby?" - Ace asked.
"I didn't mean to drop it..." - Ruby facepalmed. Yang put her hand on Ruby shoulder, eyes still dazed.
"It's ok, you just said you're tired. It's probably nothing, now let's g.."
"What's wrong with you?!" - Ruby swatted Yang's hand off.
"We can't just leave! We have to go down there! We have to get the lamp back!" - Ruby exclaimed.
"All we need to do is fix this trailer. Hey farm boy, check the shed for spare." - Qrow said to Oscar.
"I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT THE LAMP!" - Ruby shouted. Ace put his hand on Ruby shoulder.
"Then i'll go with you, with or without them." - Ace said as he look at Ruby's teammate.
"*sigh* i'll go too..." - Blake said.
"We'll go down together." - Weiss said.
"Fine! Get the stupid lamp. Oscar, fix the tire." - Qrow said as he get up and head to the house.
"Where are you going?" - Maria asked. Qrow answer by shaking his flask.
"... Stupid." - Maria muttered then she sat down and read one of the books she found inside the house.
Once RWBY and Ace hop down the well, Ruby and Yang takes out their Scrolls and turn on their flashlight, Ace just simply had a glowstick with him.
"You could've just use Scrolls, you know that." - Weiss said.
"Yeah, but i rather saving the batteries." - Ace said. The groups keep finding their way through the underground watersystem but no luck.
"Oh come on, where is it?" - Ruby groans.
"Turn off your light and just look for the glows?" - Blake asked.
"Okay..." - Ruby said nervously. She and Yang turn off their flashlights, Ruby pulls out Crescent Rose and proceeds forward with caution. They're continue their search until...
"There!" - Blake point forward. They notice the blue glows of the Relic was coming from the tunnel in the right side, Ruby then run forward by herself. Once she's arrive the tunnel, the Relic was right there, she runs over and pick it up.
"Guys,i.." But before she could call out for her teammate, she just found out something terrified. Before her was a bunch of scp-096 look like Grimms turn their heads toward her, Ruby let out a terrified scream which snapped her teammates out of their sleepy state.
"Ruby?!" - Yang gasped. Ruby run out of the tunnel, they approach her.
"What is it?" - Yang asked. And she got her answer as more of the scp like Grimms coming out of the tunnel.
"Oh fucking criminy..." - Ace said as he drop his glowstick and reach for his weapon, the other was also readied theirs. Ruby fire her Crescent Rose at them, suddenly one of them let out an ear-piercing scream which causing RWBY and Ace struggle to stand.
"What.. is this?" - Ace asked.
"My weapon... feels heavy.." - Blake said as she couldn't hold her Gambol Shroud up. Lucky for them, Maria was there.
"Now!" - Maria demands then turn around and run. Team RWBY and Ace also did the same, They continue to rush their way through the underground passages while avoiding more of the Grimms along the way. They then make their way to an underground room. However, Team RWBY, Ace and Maria notice a much larger group of the Grimms at one end of the room. They make a run toward the other way, but one of the Grimm lets out another scream, causing them to collapsed.
"I can't... do this... I can't..." - Yang said as she struggle to move.
"Damn it.." - Ace pull out the Riser and the Tendo Orb but struggle to insert the Orb into the Riser due to the effect of the scream.
"Hang on, my lord." - Zhao said as he control the Orb insert into the Riser. Ace was now transform into Drake. But unfortunately it didn't help cuz he can't move a muscle right now. "Argh, can't move."
Maria was using her cane to support her as she notice a set of stairs infront of them.
"An exit. An exit!" - Maria exclaimed. Ruby then crawl up to Weiss to help her move, suddenly she heard a weapon drop sound behind her, she notices Blake was on the ground as the Grimm continue to approach her and Drake was too far from reach.
"Blake! Get.. up!" - Drake said as he tried to crawl out to her.
"It's.. Ok..." - Blake said then she lied on the ground motionless, more Grimms emerge from where they came from. Ruby looks in horror and in her desperation, tried to crawl to her Faunus friend as one of the Grimms reach their hand to her.
"BLAAAAKE!" - Ruby shouted. However her eyes start glows brightly, causing the Grimms to back away in pain, Blake gasp as she had her conscious back. Ruby help her up as Weiss, Yang, Drake and Maria also get back up.
"I've got her!" - Ruby exclaimed.
"What just happened?" - Maria asked.
"Ruby shot out light from her eyes, that happened." - Drake answered. Weiss runs up the stair and tries to get the door open, but they don't budge.
"They're locked!" - Weiss exclaimed.
"Out of my way!" - Yang said as she ready to smash the door. But the Grimm let out another scream causing them to collapse again.
"Fuck me..." - Drake cursed.
"No... No!" - Yang exclaimed as she reaching out to the cellar door. As the Grimms was getting closer, Maria crawls toward the collapsed Ruby.
"Ruby, what colors are your eyes?" - Maria asked.
"S.. Silver..." - Ruby answered which earns a gasp from Maria.
"Do you have families? Friends?" - Maria asked.
"What?" - Ruby asked. But notice the Grimm was getting an inch closer.
"Look, don't think about them. Think about the people who love you. Focus your thought on them. The way they make you feel. Focus!" - Maria demands. Ruby took her advices then close her eyes.
"Life... is beautiful. It is precious..." - soon the flashback from Vol 1-3 coming back in Ruby's head.
"And it must... be protected." - After focusing, Ruby open her eyes. She sits up and her eyes glow brightly once more, driving the Grimm back and disintegrating them all. Maria and Ruby stare in awe while Weiss, Blake, Drake and Yang recover. Yang crawls up the stairs and punches the doors open with her prosthetic arm while firing from its gun. Team RWBY, Drake and Maria run out and find themselves in the basement that Ruby, Ace and Weiss discovered yesterday.
"Wait, we're back in the house?" - Drake asked. Then they all notice Qrow was leaning on the counter, passed out.
"Uncle Qrow! Get up!" - Ruby shakes her uncle.
"Get off me! Wait, what are you doing here?" - Qrow asked.
"We are leaving, you drunkard. C'mon!" - Maria said then she runs out of the room, with Weiss, Blake and Yang follow her. Ace has cancel his transformation, he turn back to look at the basement where they've crawl out.
"Not yet..." - Ace said. Then he grabs a few alcoholic bottles from the shelves then throw them at the basement, shattering them.
"Hey... Hey! What are you doing?!" - Qrow said angrily. But Ace pay no mind, he pull out a matchbox, light up one then throw it into the spilled alcohol which sets the Grimms on fire.
"Now we can leave." - Ace said then he with Ruby drag Qrow out of there.
"Stop it! Stop! What's wrong with you?! What's.. Oh..." - Qrow then notice the burning Grimms still walking toward them. Once they've reach outside, everyone was sits in the trailer except Ace.
"You want to get out of here or what?!" - Yang asked.
"Of course i do, but i don't think it'll be enough for me so i rather ride my own bike." - Ace said as he "regrow" his bike and get on it.
"Hit it! Go! Go!" - Ace yelled as he take off, Yang also waste no time driving away from the now burning house.
End chapter 5.