Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Cold Compassion. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.

(10:01PM SDC Mine #2)

The defending Atlas Soldiers, AK-200s and AP-290s opened fire on the Grimm and White Fang. They ducked under volleys of White Fang fire.

"Keep holding the line!" One yelled while he continued to shoot into the hordes of hostiles.

Around the soldiers, there was what was known simply as a war.

Clover hooked a Beowolf before snapping its neck with his fishing pole. Elm crushed a Ursa's skull with Timber. Harriet punched a Sabyr to the ground before rushing away and stomping its skull.

Vine grabbed a Sphinx before throwing it into a crate which tipped over and landed on more Grimm.

Then Fetch bounced through a group of White Fang soldiers, knocking them to the ground before returning to his hand.

"Clover, take the right flank!" Winter crane kicked a White Fang soldier before decapitating a Teryx and throwing its corpse to the ground.

"We got White Fang, criminals and Grimm everywhere, ma'am!" Clover yelled. Slater stabbed a White Fang soldier before bashing another to the ground with the other end of Umbra.

"They knew about the tower; you think Tyrian told Salem?" Slater reloaded his weapon, putting a Dust magazine into the chamber before racking another bullet into the gun.

"No, she's in Vacuo! This is someone else. Clover, nobody gets into the mines! General Ironwood is ordering for reinforcements from Mantle. I want a line set up and for air support to take down those APs and Bullheads. Where is RWBY and JNR?" Winter asked. The Atlesian Hunters turned to see RWBY engaging a group of Nevermores and Megoliaths.

"I think their busy killing Grimm… The Grimm aren't after the arena, their after us… Someone riled up the Grimm so they could break through to the arena…" They turned to the mine before a trio of White Fang dropships deployed more soldiers.

(With Ironwood)

Oscar knocked down a White Fang soldier before a Sabyr came after him.

This was shot down by Robyn before Ironwood shot a White Fang soldier behind her.

"This was planned well in advance…" Ironwood stated, he readied his guns again while Robyn nodded.

"Well aware, this isn't the time to be talking about who's behind this though!" Robyn sighed while they prepared for more combat.

"Winter, how are things out there?" Ironwood asked his second in command while he counted his bullets.

"We're holding them off as best we can, sir. Their air support is causing problems. Their sending in everything." He heard and sighed.

(With Winter)

Winter watched the rest of the Grimm drop dead. A Nevermore crashed to the ground alongside a Manta. They turned their attention to the White Fang as more AK-130s surged forward, opening fire as they did so.

That was while a Bullhead dropped off a group of soldiers right behind her.

Slater tossed a White Fang soldier to the ground and turned to see a chainsaw rev.

They turned to see a hulking man dressed in White Fang gear with black hair, red lines seemed like blood came down his mask.

Slater was surprised to see a female and Faunus flanking him, both were White Fang, but neither looked like regular White Fang.

"You have to be kidding me…" Slater muttered before the Emerald shot at her only for her Bullhead to explode.

Penny flew overhead with a pair of Atlas Bullheads and a pair of Atlas Airships from Argus as well.

"Ok, let's do this…" Slater spun Umbra before he rushed the Lieutenant, the female Faunus swung a knife at him only for Penny to slam her into the ground.

Slater blocked the chainsaw with Umbra's axe head before taking a step forward and punching the man back.

"Your Adam's Lieutenant. The hell are you doing here? Salem left you behind in Vale." Slater dodged another swing of his chainsaw before the other Faunus swooped at his head.

"The White is under new management… My management. Belladonna killed Blake… I killed Corsac and united what's left of the White Fang… You really think Salem is the only one gunning for Atlas?" He heard from the Lieutenant before Winter leapt off a Glyph and kneed him to the ground.

She winced as her still slightly wounded arm seared with pain. She and Slater faced down the hulking officer.

"Well, at least I know why White Fang soldiers are in Atlas attacking the hospital… I thought without Adam and the loss of the battle of Haven, they'd fall apart." Slater cracked his neck and prepared Umbra for another fight.

"Oh, you'd like that if we just went away, wouldn't you? We might be scraps now, but we're going down fighting either way." Slater heard from the bat Faunus.

"If you were smart enough to back off when you were weakened, you wouldn't be dying out… Then again, the amount of war crimes and murder makes this a long time coming." Slater stated.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I apologize for the chapter being short, but I wanted to make the chapter into 2 parts and make the fight with the Lieutenant an entire scene. Next chapter is going to be on next Saturday or so and will show Winter and Slater fighting the Lieutenant, Yuma, and Trifa. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!