Star Visions is now getting a second season for next year, that's another thing I'm excited for along with Tales of the Jedi, Andor, The Mandalorian Season 3 and the Bad Batch Season 2.
I recently got back into playing Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 and have also gotten the new Saints Row Game and have finally finished Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Some great games and I've gotten farther on Professional Mode for Resident Evil 4 than I ever did when I played it on the PS2.
Now, it's time to begin Volume 7. Just a heads up to all of you, things are going to be very different than they were in the canon, but some things will stay the same. I'll let you all figure out what's going to stay the same, but I can confirm a double date with Weiss, Arthur, Galen and Ruby in this volume. Figured they could use a little rest and relaxation after what they've been through.
I will also be including a chapter based on a movie I saw about one of my favorite things in the world, but I won't spoil that for you all. I want you all to be surprised when I post it.
Alright, lets get onto the reviews.
Luffy L Deathwalker: I'll say it again, you are one lucky bastard. I wish I could have met him. Don't think I've ever heard of that convention before. To be honest, I prefer his roles as Bumblebee, Orga, Adam and Dearka. Now as for meeting the Fox, you bet the group will meet the vigilante that's doing more for Mantle than Ironwood ever did.
GogetaFan1001: I think I'll stick with Vic voicing Qrow.
Spartan-626: Told you would like it and don't worry; Adam will die when the time is right.
BlindFaunusGirl: Thank you, glad you liked it and I always wondered what it would be like if Luke met Ahsoka and Rex. Figured I would try doing a teaser like that after reading other stories with an opening like that.
Jack Smith1: Trust me, we all want Adam dead after everything he's done to the people of Remnant, Blake, her family and everyone else his White Fang faction hurt or made suffer. I can't promise anything, but Rex killing Ironwood like he did Krell? I think you got your troopers mixed up, Dogma was the one who pulled the trigger, Rex couldn't go through with it.
Darth Cody: Thanks.
Karatekid72700: I'm glad you like my story. Please keep reading it and let me know what you're favorite parts are. I try really hard to make Galen not seem like an overpowered Jedi who could have anything he wants, not like a certain OC from another author's series who he uses in every story along with other characters and allies. Very confusing stories and they are full of too many lemons and large harems.
42: I won't deny or confirm anything.
54godamora: True, but then it would have been like canon and while I do hate him, you have to admit he's an excellent villain. Don't worry, he will die when the time is right.
Alright onto the chapter.
Disclaimers are the same as always, please enjoy and here's the intro.
(Start Rise, Tv version by Madkid)
(The camera moves fast over the frozen tundra of Solitas before it shots up to the floating city of Atlas and the city of Mantle below it. As fighter jets fly past, the title card is revealed with two lightsaber blades surrounding it.)
Remnant Unleashed
In this empty void, I found the way to light. Can't find my way in this lingering world. Searching fo the answer- the one that I can trust in. I'm just wandering around.
(The title card vanishes as a shot of Ironwood addressing his followers is shown, standing in full military gear. Among them is Galen and his team, Jaune, Nora, Ren, Lop, Faye, Kara and Zett, the students wearing new combat clothing. Behind them in the corner with their helmets off are Rex and his brothers who eye the general with suspicion.)
Yeah, still stuck in the shadow ey, But I never follow that. This pain at last soon will pass. Turn into my own unbeatable strength. This guy or that guy -dead or alive by hiding alone, can't survive. I don't want to lie to myself.
(Behind Ironwood are his Ace Ops and Winter who then dissipate into mist before being replaced by Jacque who has a devious grin on his face, while Whitley and Serra stand behind him looking at each other with worry. The scene then changes to Mantle where Boba, Robyn, Ahsoka, the Fox, Maria, Grogu, Pietro, Penny, Artoria and the Happy Huntresses look up towards Atlas, Robyn crossing her arms before looking at a picture of her, Ray, Neo and Amber.)
Keep on the fight, get right I'll never lose and cry. Keep run up day and night. Time to rewrite. No matter what anyone say's I find my way. Never go away.
(The Grimm charge towards from the tundra as Galen, Ruby, Jaune and their teams ready for their weapons for battle only for Ruby, Jaune and their teammates to vanish into mist while soldiers appear behind Galen and his team aiming their weapons at them. Galen's eyes are shown and then narrow as he ignites his lightsabers.)
Now, nobody can stop me no way. I will make sure not to forget those precious things. Yeah, I'll take a stand, get back all that I've lost. Rise suddenly in this word. (I don't look back yeah.)
(Galen and his team then charge in, now fighting a top a speeding train in the tundra against the Ace Ops while droids attack both groups. Galen slashes a droid and counters an attack from Harriet, Rose dodges Elm's massive hammer, Arthur clashes blades with his cousin, March trades fists with Marrow who looks unsure of his choices as Vine's giant hands try to swat away two human shaped machines flying alongside the train, with Clover trading blows Rex at the front of the train.)
This repetition will repeat 'till the end. And the regret that's still lingering in my head. Time to get it all back, now turn over. Rise suddenly in this world.
(The scene changes once again as Teams RWBY, JNR, Domino Squad, the Bad Batch, Fordo, Alpha, Cody, Waxer, Boil, Kara, Faye and Able fight against the Grimm which then change into Imperial troopers as the shadows of Vader, Palpatine, Barriss, Jacque, Watts, Maul, Salem, Emerald, Mercury and a mysterious robotic figure loom over them. Ruby's face turns to fear before her eyes shine and a silver light engulfs the screen before the title card returns.)
(Song ends)
Chapter 98: Welcome to Atlas
Having been forced to crash land the Bullhead they were given to reach Atlas, Teams GARM, RWBY, JNR, Kara, Faye, Lop, Qrow, Ahsoka, Maria, Grogu and Boba walked through the snow while Galen drove the Shark, each of them looking up at the large air fleet surrounding the kingdoms capital. "I don't understand. What's happening here?" Ruby asked her uncle.
"I don't know." Qrow answered honestly as the group headed for the gates to the lower city of Mantle.
"But we are here. We got the lamp to Atlas, so I guess we head up there and get some answers." Jaune assured his fellow team leader.
"I'm not so sure. I've never seen our forces deployed so aggressively before, even alongside Sicario. If we were to land in a presumed stolen ship, there's no way the security team will let us anywhere near Ironwood. They might even take me back to my father." Weiss said with concern.
"If that old man of yours wants to try and take you from her friends again, I'll hit him in the crotch so hard, he'll have to wear an ice pack in a cup for months." Rose said, twirling her revolvers in he hands. "Would have been easier if we actually landed in the city."
"Hey! You can't blame me for what happened to the ship! How was I supposed to know that it took a hit during the attack? And don't go blaming Cordo either, I don't think she knew either." Maria said in her defense.
Blake had a saddened look while Ruby and Yang looked at each other, uncertain of what to do but were confident in what they had to do. "So..." Blake started as they walked through the gate and into Mantle. The lower city wasn't like anything they had seen before or how they pictured the kingdom. It was similar to an industrial city with the large wall keeping the Grimm out of the city, but recently a large hole had been left in it from a recent Grimm attack. A gray covered the city as trucks carrying miners drove past the group while people huddled by barrels of fire for warmth.
"This isn't what I pictured at all." Galen said to Arthur as he brought the shark to a stop. "Has Mantle always been like this?"
"When the kingdom decided to abandon the old capital and centralized the military and government in Atlas, this is the given result. People in Atlas always seem to forget about Mantle, considering that they make up forty-one percent of the voting districts for the council." Arthur explained, casting a glance towards a building with an F carved into the brick and mortar. "It appears that Winter has her work cut out for her."
"Winter!" Weiss exclaimed and brought out her scroll. "We've got some distance from the fleet, I can make a call to Winter and explain everything to her. Maybe she already met up with Rex and the clones." She said hopefully. She then noticed a giant screen on the side of a skyscraper with Ironwood addressing the people of Mantle.
"…cannot express our appreciation enough. Many describe these as uncertain times, and while that may be the case for the rest of the world, I can tell you what is certain. The Kingdom of Atlas will remain strong, and it will remain safe. That is my promise." Ironwood said from the screen.
"General Ironwood. He looks…" Yang began.
"Tired." Ruby finished.
"James, what have you been doing?" Qrow wondered aloud while Boba took the Shark to a place that Robyn told him about before he, Galen and the Bad Batch took down Merlots Grimm experiments. As Boba left, four AK-200s walked down a nearby street while the civilians around them complained about their presence.
A small drone floated along a sidewalk while a pair of small children hid in an alley. One of them picked up a rock and threw at the drone, which spun around to look prompting the children to hide against the wall. Weiss watched sadly at the sight with her Scroll in her palm, set to call Winter but her older sister didn't answer. "This isn't right. None of this is right. I thought Whitley said he was helping Mantle." Weiss said aloud.
"Maybe your old man found out about his trips and decided to keep him closer to home." March suggested. "I mean, he's not the kind of person who would just give money away to those who 'don't work hard for a living'. That's what my folks said." He added.
"Either way, my sister can take us to Ironwood." Weiss said again.
"Uh, Weiss?" Blake said before Winters voice played from the giant screen.
"A reminder. Failure to cooperate with Atlas military personal is a punishable offense. All information and sightings of the Fox are to be reported personally to me. If your sector is under lockdown…" Winter said from the screen.
"Alright, I'm going to ask. Who is this Fox character she mentioned?" Ahsoka asked.
"He's a vigilante dressed head to toe in black, armed with a whip and rapier and uses an ATV. No one knows who he really is, some say that he's a former Atlas Academy student who dropped out or said to have comeback from the dead after a tragic accident or is a Huntsmen. What is known is that he is quick witted, has a strong sense of justice and is known to carve F's into Ironwood's suits and he's known to have a thing against my father." Weiss explained.
"How long has he been active?" Kara asked.
"I don't know, but it's possible Winter knows him from somewhere." Weiss added.
"Back to the current situation. I'm not so sure that going to your sister is such a good idea. Either way something's really wrong of she's going along with Jimmy's crazy ideas, whatever they are. After what I've just seen, I don't think talking to Ironwood is a good idea until we know exactly what's going on in Mantle." Qrow said.
"Well, it's information we're looking for, I know someone who can help with both. Good thing our Bullhead crashed before getting to the city." Maria said as Atlas soldiers rushed past them and headed outside the wall.
A horn in the distance echoed around while the ground shook violently. "Earthquake?" Ruby asked.
"Not unless earthquakes make the noise of general electric motors. That's a freight train making that noise. Since the continent is mostly snow and ice, Atlas built an extensive rail network going from the port cities like Rosamond, Essen and Fort Cromwell. Back in the day, people could see the clouds of steam from out in the tundra and knew that the railroad was working hard to provide them materials and other necessary supplies. Construction was a pain in the ass with the mountains and Grimm, but the workers persevered and managed to build the original network two years after the great war. Other lines were constructed years later and though some of the towns that were built along the lines were destroyed, that hasn't stopped people from living out there and depending on the railroad." Rose said as she put her ear to the ground.
"If I remember correctly, the SDC has a lucrative contract with the railroad for transporting the Dust they mine to processing station." Faye said.
"My grandfather always held the railroad workers with a great deal of respect, especially those who brave snowstorms to deliver the supplies requested by those who live off grid and in remote towns away from Atlas. But when my father took control of the company, he cut corners when it came to maintaining the SDC's own fleet of trains. A lot of people… died from accidents that could have been avoided if my father cared more about lives than money." Weiss said bitterly. "I do remember mother talking about a locomotive from Vale being sent to the railroad to help with the long-distance runs, but when my father took over, no one ever heard about what happened to the locomotive and Vale kept demanding it be returned."
"Let's focus on finding some answers about what's happening in Mantle before we worry about Weiss's father." Zett spoke up. "I'm still not getting anything from Serra or the troopers. Something's jamming my commlink."
"Let's hope it's not anything serious." Maria said as the group began to walk through Mantle. Trucks drove past them while AK-200's stood on the various sidewalks. A small child placed a poster of a certain white-haired woman and fighter pilot on a streetlamp while a hologram board displayed various headlines.
"'Missing Journalist Found Slain, Election Imminent, Mantle Hometown Hero vs Atlesian Tycoon, Embargo: The Right Call, Pressure and Criticism Continues to Mount on Council, Outer Wall Damaged, Resources Stalled?' Looks like Atlas and Mantle are facing a lot more problems than we thought." Galen noticed.
"Well, they don't need to worry about the resources. I heard that Robyn Hill has been actively buying supplies from anyone who would sell to someone from Atlas to help the city. If there's anyone doing good for Mantle, it's her and her team. Trains are running across the tundra delivering the supplies the people need." Lop pointed out.
"I think Boba mentioned the same thing after he joined up with us." Galen remembered while the ground walked past a garage with graffiti art reading 'Show Your Teeth'.
"Is this many soldiers normal?" Jaune asked as they kept on following Maria.
"No. At least, I didn't think so." Weiss admitted. Just then, Yang noticed a whirring sound and came to a stop. A small drone hovered up to her, lifting up its camera as it focused on her. Yang shrugged it off and resumed walking, but the drone kept following her forcing her to lean in for a closer look only for the drone to take a photograph of her, causing her to recoil from the bright flash. Yang responded to this with a kick, knocking the drone out of the air, tumbling into the street before it was struck by a car.
Everyone turned to Yang who quickly and awkwardly shifted her posture to a sheepish smile, suggesting they pick up the pace before the military could question them. They hadn't gone very far when they spotted soldiers running into a nearby alley. The marking on their armor showed the logo of the SDC on their shoulder guards and Weiss knew right away they the soldiers hired by her father to deal with 'troublemakers' in terms of workers who refused to show up for work in the mines and were known for their harsh and bitter treatment of the Faunus. "You have to remember; the Kingdom had just lost the Great War. The people of Mantle needed a sign for a brighter future, and that sign was Atlas. After all, a home in the clouds is as bright as it gets." Maria said to the kids.
"They haven't seen the cities of Bespin." Ahsoka muttered, looking up to the city of Atlas as the same broadcast of Winter played again while a pair of trucks with miners covered in black material sat in the beds. Posters depicting Robyn were plastered across one of the buildings, next to a text that read 'Protect Mantle'.
"Unless you're the one having to look up at it." Nora remarked with her arms crossed as the second truck of miners drove past them.
"This whole city, it just seems awful." Blake pointed out.
"Reminds me of the lower levels of Coruscant." Faye said in agreement. "Mantle has been neglected by the people who could change the conditions of the city but have not done a thing to improve the lives of those who suffer. Of course, there were a few senators who did care."
"Yeah?" A drunken voice called out from nearby. The source was a drunken man stumbling down from a porch. "You don't like it here? There's plenty of space out of the tundra." The man said.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to—" Blake said with a sigh, but the man interrupted her.
"Atlas is the greatest Kingdom in the world, alright?" the man continued.
"Hey! We're not here to cause trouble. You're entitled to your opinions, don't try to force them onto us." Ruby spoke up, keeping herself in control and from causing a scene.
The man's buddy soon joined them. "The embargo… The embargo's got us in a rough path. But it'll blow over, you'll see."
"We try to help the other Kingdoms, and this is what happens? I say let 'em rot!" the drunken man said, spitting on the ground while Blake tried to apologize only for the man to insult her. "Stupid Faunus like you wouldn't unders—" they started to say as they unscrewed their flask, only to pause when a black glyph appeared beneath their feet. Their glasses hovered over their face as their eyes widen in surprise before the glyph flung him into the air and they fell into a dumpster in the nearby alley.
Everyone stared at the dumpster, turning to see Weiss pointing her rapier where the man was once standing. "It was worth it." she said with a shrug and smile. "Let's get out of here before military arrives."
"Agreed." Everyone said before they fled while a pair of AK-200's came to investigate. As for the man's buddy, he called out to the group before collapsing on the sidewalk. With that ordeal behind them, they soon approached a building with a glowing green plus symbol above the front door. The side door opened as a Faunus with a prosthetic arm exited the building, waving cheerfully to the man who spoke to them from inside.
"And no more heavy lifting, yah hear?" the voice from inside said.
"Ah, it's good to see you again, old friend." Maria greeted as she put Grogu on the desk where an older man sat behind. The man had dark skin, gray hair and green eyes. The man wore a red vest over a cream shirt with a pink bowtie, dark mustard pants, leather boots, green cap and red-brown pants.
"Ah, yes, yes." The man said, lifting his head after Maria cleared her throat which startled him. "Have we met?"
"Cybernetic optical implants. You adjust them. Every ten years or so?" Maria reminded pointing to her eyes. "I travel with Lop and a little green child with me?"
The man staired at her for a few moments before he turned to Grogu and then threw his hands cheerfully into the air. "Maria!" the man exclaimed as the chair he was sitting on, which was robotic began to walk out from behind the desk. "Yes, with the cybernetic optical implants! I adjust them every ten years or so. Has it been that long already?" the man asked with a laugh. He then noticed Lop. "Lop, you seem to have grown quite a bit since I last saw you. Tell me, have you found out what this child's name is?"
"Yeah, it's Grogu." Lop answered with a smile.
"Ah, I know. I age like a fine wine. Would've been here sooner if I hadn't run into these jokers. At the time, I thought they might need my guidance while fighting a little old Sphinx. But then I heard that some of them were actually Jedi if you can believe it." Maria said with a smile.
"Oh, did they?" the man asked.
"Not exactly our fault. We ran into more trouble than the old lady mentioned." March spoke in their defense, only to get whacked in the leg by Maria's cane. "OW! What was that for?"
"For calling me an old lady. Besides, you all had much more complicated issues to deal with." Maria answered.
"And this is?" Qrow asked after he cleared his throat.
"So impatient. I didn't think I'd need to introduce one of Atlas' finest minds. And before you say anything about his workplace. He likes to keep a low profile. Something I've come to realize that most of you know nothing about." Maria scolded, talking about Yang and Weiss.
"You can call me Pietro." The man introduced.
"Finest heart, too. This pharmacy is just where he volunteers when he's not building the future of Atlas alongside Ironwood, up in the clouds." Maria added.
"Oh, it's stuffy up there. Down here, I get to help the locals and have a little fun. I'm currently working on shoes that make you dance. Wanna try 'em on?" he said and offered.
Nora was excited to try on the shoes, but Yang stepped in and asked the question everyone was asking; what had happened to Atlas. Pietro coughed before he began to explain the situation. "Well, the Fall of Beacon took a toll on all of us, especially when it came to the unknown forces that attacked the school. James was no different. I couldn't tell you exactly what it was he saw there, but it changed him. He's…" Pietro began.
"He's scared." Qrow pointed out.
"Paranoid would be the more appropriate term. You have to understand, it wasn't just the Grimm. Someone managed partially dismantle Atlas security codes, managed to sneak in pilots who flew Atlas aircraft, and attacked Vale and the school. Made those fighters their own playthings and made us look like traitors and buffoons to everyone else. Whoever managed to do that is either a genius or one of our own. I fear the answer may be both, and so does the general." Pietro answered.
"Maybe Atlas isn't as safe as we thought." Ren pointed out.
"After we cam all this way, we can't just leave, can we?" Oscar asked.
"I believe the solution to this problem will not be easily fixed as you hope." Ozpin said to Oscar in his mind.
"How does the council feel about all of this? Or Winter Schnee? Do you anything about her?" Weiss asked, stepping forward to Pietro.
"Well, the councils so scared, they'll agree to whatever he wants. Though, some representatives from Mantle…" Pietro began to say before he noticed Weiss's appearance. "Wait, you're… You're Weiss Schnee!" he exclaimed, getting the former heiress to step back and her friends started to look nervous. When Yang stepped forward and asked what Pietro was trying to say about Mantle when he noticed her prosthetic arm. "You painted it and modified it."
"Is everything ok?" Ruby asked.
"Better not try anything, because we've got the Demon Lord with us." Kara boasted.
"Demon Lord? Wait a minute, You're Team RWBY and Team GARM!" Pietro exclaimed in excitement, causing the group to look at each other with confusion.
"You know us?!" Ruby exclaimed in shock.
"Oh, my girl, I do. I most certainly do. And I feel like such a dunce for not recognizing you sooner. My daughter's told me so much about you." He said, before turning to Galen. "And you, Galen Marek. I ow you a debt of gratitude for helping my daughter survive Beacon. If it weren't for you, I don't know what I would have done." Pietro said with gratitude.
"Your… daughter? Wait does that mean you know about the Empire? The Rebellion and the Jedi?" Ruby asked, but before Pietro could answer, an alarm sounded, and people were screaming as the street lamps turned run.
"Ah, trouble." Jaune groaned before they ran outside before Pietro could stop them. Everyone drew their weapons, but with her katana broken Blake folded the blade down to wield it as a gun while igniting her lightsaber.
"I guess the city defenses aren't doing much." Oscar said.
"Somehow that doesn't surprise me." Nora added, glancing at Ren before they all heard a growling coming from down the road followed by an AK-200 being thrown against a lamp post, followed by another one. Three more backed into view before they were tackled by Sabyr's, a Grimm that resembled a saber-toothed cat that once roamed Remnant millions of years ago. "Those are some big cats." She commented as more Sabyr's arrived.
"Well, we didn't come this far to fail now!" Ruby exclaimed, transforming her weapon into it's scythe mode, aimed the sniper barrel towards the Sabyr's which then charged toward her and her friends. Everyone readied their weapons before Yang charged forth using the recoil from her gauntlets, followed Ren and March.
Nora saw this and looked to Jaune, having gotten an idea. Jaune knew exactly what she was thinking when she used her hammer to pole vault towards him, raising his shield and allowing her to land on it before she kicked off from his shield and launched herself.
Yang delivered an uppercut to a Sabyr while Ren landed on another Sabyr's back, stabbing it in the back with his guns blades before the creature leapt into the air to knock him off, only for Nora to slam it into the ground with her hammer.
His sword and lightsaber in his hands, Jaune beheaded another two Sabyr's while Rose fired her revolvers at several Grimm using her semblance to gun them down before they could get in range. "Hey! Where's Archie!?" she asked. Her question was answered when a blur zoomed past her and took out multiple Grimm in a matter of seconds. "Never mind! I found him!"
Using his newly evolved semblance again, March fired a blast of wind dust from his shotgun, propelling him through the horde of Sabyr's and beheaded several of them in a quick blur that left those who thought he was crazy about his semblance evolving shocked that he was actually right about his semblance. "Few days after my semblance evolved and I've already beheaded I think about a dozen of them in a second. Damn, I am fast." He said impressed with his own skills before he switched his sword to its shotgun mode and started to blast away.
Qrow sliced two Sabyr's in half, leaning back to dodge a third one as it attempted to tackle him. Quickly, he transformers his sword into it's scythe mode and used it to hook the Grimm as it made another attempt to tackle him. After he finished spinning his weapon around, he planted the blade into the ground and then punched another Sabyr in the head, followed by an uppercut and then he kicked his weapon upward, caught it, then straightened the blade and impaled the creature while slicing another one that leapt at him from behind.
As Qrow shot more Sabyr's, another one turned its attention to Oscar, charging at him before it took a fireball that was launched by Kara. "I know you've got another guy in your head, Oscar. But you really should keep your guard up." Kara advised, firing her rifle at the Grimm, riddling the creatures with bullets while another Sabyr charged at Oscar. This time, Oscar leapt into the air and stabbed at the second one's skull with Ozpins cane and watched it die. Another one leapt at him but was then sniped by Ruby.
Transforming her rifle back into it's scythe mode, Ruby ran forward as a Sabyr leapt at her, doing a flip and slicing it in half. She continued to run and firing Crescent Rose, using her own semblance to speed down street before splitting into three blurs of red and green that went around a Sabyr and split it apart. The blurs converged and transformed back into Ruby, now holding her lightsaber in her hand and then stabbed the tip of her scythe into the asphalt, swinging forward and landing on the ground before she threw her lightsaber and bisected several Grimm.
She then fired her scythe and let go of her weapon, sending it spinning through a Sabyr and into the air, leapt onto another Sabyr and kicked off it, spinning and catching her scythe and lightsaber, then firing a blast from her scythe to keep her momentum up and then slammed into the ground, sending a shockwave that took out two more Sabyrs.
Weiss sliced through a Sabyr, but four more came running towards her from another street. Casting four black glyphs, she levitated the Grimm in the air where they flailed helplessly, allowing Arthur to sliced them with Excalibur, who then held out his left wrist and burned several more Grimm with his armor's new flamethrower. "These upgrades are impressive. I must thank Boba for his assistance." Arthur said to himself.
Faye, Lop, Ahsoka and Zett slashed through multiple Grimm with their lightsabers, using the force to lift a few of them and sent them flying towards the other Grimm and knocked them down like they were bowling pins, allowing Rose to snipe them with her rifle. "Something tells me that the situation in Mantle is much more different than what the media say's it is." Lop observed as more Grimm came running towards them.
Galen saw this and dashed towards the horde, cutting through them with his lightsabers combined with a charge of lightning, electrocuting them to death, but one Sabyr managed to get a good swing at him, allowing others to surround him. Calling on the force, he unleashed a powerful telekinetic explosion that ripped the Grimm to shreds, but one of them managed to get past him and ran towards Yang who had only just finished another one off, only to be saved by Blake.
Another Sabyr came in, this time going for Blake, but it was suddenly shot by a green laser from the sky, cutting the creature in half. More lasers followed and shot from above, striking down the remaining Grimm as the alarms came to a stop and the lamps returned to normal. The group watched as a figure with long hair came into view, wearing an olive-green dress with a black hem stripped with emerald green and four golden buttons and buckles on the straps, white blouse with puffy shoulders, frilled flared cuffs, a black strap going down the front vertically, green collar and black ribbon, black lacy and puffy gloves and what appeared to be black leggings with green jets coming from their feet. The figure twirled in the air and slowly descended as Pietro, Maria and Grogu walked outside while Ruby stared at the girl in shock, recognizing her face anywhere. "Penny!"
"Darling, why don't you say hello to your friends?" Pietro suggested. Penny turned around in the direction of her father's voice and upon seeing Ruby she gasped, and her eyes shined with joy. Ruby smiled and put her weapons away as Penny leaped forward a bit.
"Sal… U… Tations!" Penny shouted, going to one knee before she sprinted towards Ruby, activating her jets and rocketed forwards, tackling Ruby who flailed her arms around in front of her, screaming with her eyes wide open as Penny tackled her to the ground, groaning in pain before Penny popped back to her feet. "It is such a pleasure to see you all again!" Penny greeted.
"I can't believe it's really you. I thought you had…" Ruby said tearfully.
"Died? No, she didn't die. But I wasn't going to let a bit of carbon scoring stop my girl. Once Amity Arena made its way back to Atlas, it took a little bit of time to upgrade her, but…" Pietro explained as he rode his chair over to Penny's side.
"I'm as good as new! Better, even! And now I'm the official protector of the city!" Penny exclaimed, knocking her own head with a clanking sound.
"This is…" Weiss started.
"Strangely wholesome." Blake finished.
"Sounds like Penny to me." Yang said in agreement.
"I didn't actually think you'd be shooting lasers now." March said impressed.
"What do you expect from Atlas?" Rose said, equally impressed.
"It's an interesting development." Arthur said, agreeing with his teammates.
Penny excitedly grabbed Ruby's shoulders, eager to catch up with her friend, but the cities alarm blared again, with Penny quickly changing her demeanor before backed off, saluted and activated her jets, rocketing into the sky while speaking quickly to Ruby as she took off.
"I can't tell if I completely understand what's going on or have, like a million questions." Nora said in confusion.
"And thankfully, I have about a thousand answers. But let's get out of this weather first." Pietro told the group. The group agreed and began to follow the two elderly people while Qrow was honestly expecting a different welcome to Atlas, a rougher one.
Someone must have heard them for while they were walking, Ren, Galen, Zett, Lop and Kara sensed something from behind them as multiple bolases wrapped around everyone, locking them in place with gravity Dust. His teammates weren't as lucky as Galen was, slicing through the bolas with his lightsabers, same with Ahsoka, Faye and Zett, just as Qrow and Team RWBY were taken down, leaving only the two of them standing. The throwers were five uniform-clad people that came out of hiding along with Artoria who was ashamed by the actions of these people. "Who the hell are you?" Galen demanded.
The people in uniform walked out of the shadows, revealing them to be a man with short brown-hair and teal green eyes, a dark skinned woman with platinum blonde and brown hair, dark pink eyes, a tall young muscular woman with dark skin, medium brown hair in a short pony tail and brown eyes, a tall short gray haired man with deathly pale skin, blue eyes and several tattoos while the last individual was a young Faunus with dark skin, greenish black hair tied in a bun, blue eyes and dark gray canine tail. "Looks like we got a few stragglers standing. Must be pretty skilled if they could slash our bolas in half." The muscular woman said impressed.
"At least we got a few of them." The Faunus answered.
"It's not good enough." The short girl said, who Galen sensed right away had a competitive streak.
"If they managed to sneak past the border, then I wouldn't be surprised." The bald man said.
"Hey, Pal! I'm a licensed Huntsman! Just helped save everyone?" Qrow protested as the man with short brown-hair twirled a horseshoe on his finger before putting it away and picked up Qrow's weapon, as did the other uniformed individuals with the other weapons. "Artoria! Are you going to let this happen!?"
"Believe me, Qrow. I tried to approach this peacefully, but someone here is more focused on completing the mission rather than getting answers." Artoria said apologetically as AK-200's approached the group before she turned to Galen, Ahsoka, Zett and Faye. "Please lower your weapons and hand them over to me. We are not here to cause any more trouble than we already have. When we found a unauthorized ship making a crash landing outside the wall and unauthorized use of weapons by unlicensed Huntsman, someone jumped the gun."
"What is the meaning of this? What are the Ace Ops even doing down here in Mantle?" Pietro demanded with a cough.
"Ace Ops?" Ruby questioned while the short-haired man picked up the lamp.
"This is all a big misunderstanding! If we could just talk this out—" Pietro began to protest before the short-haired man who was the leader of the Ace Ops tossed the relic from one hand to another while a van rolled up and the others were forced into the back.
"They'll be able to talk this out once they get to Atlas." The leader said.
"You attacked us first and we were only doing what you should have done but arrived too late to do." Ahsoka pointed out, lowering her lightsabers as did Faye and Zett, but Galen kept a tight grip on his weapons.
"We're not going anywhere until you tell us what is going on? If this is how Atlas thanks those who save its citizens, then I'm not going anywhere unless you explain it now." Galen demanded.
"Mr. Marek, please calm down. I will admit that we could have handled this situation better, but I can assure you that all your questions will be answered when we reach Atlas. Your comrade, Captain Rex and his brothers are waiting for you. I give you my word that we are not here to harm any of you, just hand over your weapons and come with us peacefully." Artoria told Galen, her hand on her sword incase Galen was going to fight.
"You guarantee me that no harm will come to others?" Galen asked.
"I give you, my word." Artoria promised.
Galen relented and deactivated his lightsabers, handing them over to Artoria and willingly followed the others into the van where their wrists were bound, much to Artoria's protests which fell on deaf ears as the van doors shut and it drove away. "Now this… This is much closer to what I was expecting." Qrow said.
And that concludes the beginning of Volume 7. Anyone want to take a guess how things will turn out and since people on Remnant seem to be finding lightsabers, should I give the Fox one similar to Dooku's lightsaber?
Until next time, read and review.