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AN/ I'm back with another chapter. Who likes explosions and big guns? Hopefully all of you, if you actually watch RWBY. Not much to say other tan I learned that my modem is slightly defective and causes high packet loss, so yay, no CoD open beta for me until I can get a new modem. That is a weird sentence for me to say, actually wanting to play CoD. Anyways, on to the chapter!
Taking her time loading her dust cartridges, Ruby contemplated what was about to happen. A grimm lager than anything Vale had ever seen was discovered, by herself, and was about to be destroyed, because of her. She was going to be on international news. A sudden urge to call Weiss or Pyrrha briefly crossed her mind. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Ruby went back to mindlessly loading her dust.
"Pack enough ice dust, I could coat the entire mountain." Ruby said to herself. Last minute preparations were underway. Looking around herself, Ruby could see multiple gunships being loaded and refueled, their crews waiting for the order to launch.
"What exactly is the plan again? I haven't gotten a straight answer." She overheard one of the nearby pilots say. Speaking up, Ruby filled him in.
"The airships are to hold position a mile and a half from the mountain. The gunships are to run interference on any nevermores or griffons that decide to get too close while I mark the mountain. After the airships free the grimm inside the mountain, all guns are to destroy whatever comes out." Ruby said, not bothering to look in their direction.
"You're one of those Third Eye types, aren't you?" The pilot asked.
"Ruby Rose, personally invited by the general himself." Ruby introduced.
"Miss Rose, we're ready for you on the bridge!" A voice called out. One of the bridge officers, Ruby guessed. Picking herself up from the floor of her claimed dropship, Ruby put her magazines into her belt. With the assistance of her cane, Ruby crossed the hangar without incident.
"Has the general started the interview?" Ruby asked.
"He has, with Ozpin filling into confirm the council has agreed to the operation." The officer responded.
"Hopefully people aren't too mad about the scenery." Ruby wondered as she followed.
"We can only hope that the grimm can get out just a little bit, it certainly would prevent us looking like fools if all the cameras captured was an empty crater." The officer added. As the doors to the bridge opened, Ruby could hear the general explaining her part.
"With the dangers posed to us and to Vale, we sought to put one of our more, civilian projects to use in this operation. We are working alongside the star of the Third Eye program, a program developed to help the naturally blind, miss Rose, if you would." Ruby watched as Ironwood gestured to herself and the camera crew turned to her.
"Miss Rose, Lisa Lavender. Your name has been making headlines as of late, what can you tell us about what you offer that the Atlesian military is not capable of?" Lisa asked, now offering the mic to her.
"Like the others in the program, I am able to see the location of aura, dust, and grimm. While on a training mission, I discovered a large grimm presence within Mountain Glenn." Ruby started.
"So, you can see grimm through any kind of terrain that would otherwise block someone's line of sight?" Lisa asked.
"Yes, and my purpose for being here is to guide the airships guns to the grimm. As you can see, or so I've been told, all that is visible is just a mountain. Without guidance from someone within the program, Atlas would be wasting valuable time shelling the mountain." Ruby explained.
"Incredible miss Rose, simply incredible. We are now going to commercial break, but don't go anywhere. We here at VNN have been given the privilege to record and broadcast the event. This is Lisa Lavender, signing off." With the crew relaxing, Ruby allowed herself to relax.
"Alright, everyone to their stations, I want gunships in the air!" Ironwood suddenly shouted.
"Where would you like my crew general?" Lisa asked.
"If you are willing, with miss Rose. Her ship will have the best view, despite being in the middle of everything." Ironwood suggested.
"We can work with that."
*Beacon*
"She certainly held together during the interview." Weiss commented.
"Kinda surprised actually. When she was being interviewed back on Patch, she almost crumbled, and it wasn't even a recorded interview, just someone asking questions and writing everything down." Yang added.
"Really? With the way I've been told she jokes around, I figured she would've been fine." Blake spoke.
"Did we miss the interview?" Nora asked, jumping onto the couch.
"Just ended. Should've been quicker." Yang joked as she stuck her tongue out.
"Hey, not our fault we got stopped on the way. By the way, we brought a couple extras with us." Jaune spoke up as he entered the common room, followed by team ABRN.
"Is this a normal occurrence? I feel like most teachers would force us to remain in class." Reese asked as she picked a spot on the floor.
"If it was, then the outskirts of the kingdom would likely be craters and wasteland, not forests and mountains." Yang joked.
"Plus, it's not every day that a large grimm can be taken down as well as used for publicity." Arslan added.
"That is correct." Ozpin said, as he appeared in the doorway.
"Oh, professor Ozpin, what can we do for you?" Weiss asked, recovering quickly.
"I just wanted to make my rounds while commercials were still running. It has been rather tiring having to deal with the council and the media." Ozpin explained.
"Will classes resume later today?" Pyrrha asked.
"No miss Nikos, with how late the news may run this, we determined that it would be better to cancel classes for the afternoon. Now if you would excuse me, I must return to my walk." Ozpin said, dismissing himself.
"No classes for the rest of the day? Awesome!" Nora cheered.
"Anyone want popcorn? I want a snack."
*Ruby*
"Bullhead three one launching, confirm controller." The pilot spoke as the engines roared to life.
"Controller to bullhead three one, you are clear to launch. Repeat, bullhead three one, you are clear to launch." A voice responded from the console. Bracing herself, Ruby felt the ship lurch as the bullhead cleared the hangar.
"Alright, we're in the air now, miss Rose, miss Lavender, I would suggest you prep whatever you need to now. Less than a minute until we reach the target and doors open." The copilot shouted. Nodding, Ruby checked over her gear, feeling her magazines as well as her harness.
"Alright, cameras up, rolling in three, two, one!" Lisa ordered.
"Good afternoon Vale, this is Lisa Lavender, live from Mountain Glenn, where in a few short moments, Atlas will crack open the mountain and begin extermination of recently discovered grimm. I am with Ruby Rose, a student of Beacon academy, and member of the Third Eye program, a civilian program started in Atlas for the visually impaired." Pausing to put on ear protection, Lisa continued.
"Whether it is a single large grimm, or a horde of smaller grimm, Atlas has promised to eliminate the threat at the permission of the Vale council. Let's see what they are truly capable of." Lisa stepped to the side, allowing the camera a clear shot of Ruby as she opened Crescent Rose into its rifle form. Taking aim, Ruby let loose four shots in quick succession. Seeing the ice dust burst into crystals, Ruby smiled at her handiwork.
"Bring us around, twenty-three degrees to the left!" Ruby called to the pilot. As the bullhead settled, Ruby let loose another four shots. Her job was simple, highlight five points on the mountain, the highest, lowest and widest points of the signature, as well as the absolute center.
"Fifty degrees right!" Ruby called as she braced herself once more. Despite the roar of the engines and the camera, Ruby tuned out any distraction she could possibly have. Letting another four shots loose, Ruby noticed the airships begin aiming.
"Bring us up, twenty feet!" Loading a fresh magazine, Ruby waited for the ship to settle. Feeling the slight weightlessness subside, Ruby took aim. Feeling the camera on her, Ruby smiled slightly as the next eight shots rang out, peppering the close to the top and base of the mountain.
"Bring us back, tell the to begin firing as soon as the area is clear!" Ruby ordered. Changing the magazine once more, Ruby set aside her ice dust, swapping it out for a new custom load. Ruby had to give credit to Lisa, she certainly kept quiet throughout the entire operation.
"Bullhead three one to command, do you copy?" The pilot spoke.
"Command to bullhead three one, we read you loud and clear, what is the status of your assignment?" The bridge responded.
"Command, objective is completed, we are pulling back to a safe distance, guns are clear to fire on your command, repeat, guns are clear to fire." The pilot spoke once more.
"Bullhead three one, we read you loud and clear, commencing firing sequence, prepare for impact." As Ruby watched the gunships scatter, she prepared herself for the fireworks. Not a moment later, the sounds of the large cannons on the airships tore through the sky. As the shells impacted, Ruby watched the grimm shift, unfurling large wings, rivaling the size of one of the airships.
"That thing was hiding inside the mountain?! It's huge!" Ruby heard the copilot shout.
"All guns focus fire! Don't let it get far!" Ironwood ordered. As the large wyvern grimm lifted off the ground, concentrated fire began to pepper its wings.
"Blue leader to red leader, we got company!"
"This is gold two, we've been hit!"
"It's spawning grimm!" Ruby could hear the radio chatter as the wyvern flew around the mountain.
"All gunships, focus on the grimm it spawns, all main guns, focus on the left wing, if we can bring it down to the ground, we can focus fire directly on top of it!" Ironwood ordered.
"Bring us around its head, I have a plan!" Ruby ordered the pilot.
"Are you crazy? That will put us right in the firing line!" The pilot argued.
"Do it! I can help bring it down!" Ruby countered. With a groan of annoyance, the pilot complied.
"Bullhead three one, what are you doing?!" Command demanded.
"Making your job easier!" Ruby shouted, hoping she was heard. As the bullhead flew beside the wyvern's head, Ruby began working the bolt of her rifle. Lisa watched on in stunned silence as dust began exploding around the eyes of the massive grimm. Suddenly, the largest eye exploded, causing the wyvern to screech in pain.
"It's going down! Did that bullhead do that?!"
"Who cares, start firing on it and don't let up!" One of the gunners shouted. Holding on to the strap of her harness, Ruby felt the ship lurch as multiple streaks began to slam into the grimm. The screech of a dying grimm tore through the air, competing against the symphony of firing cannons and missiles. Black smoke began to billow up and mingle with the dust cloud that rose up as one final screech sounded.
"All units cease fire! Bullhead three one, confirm kill." Ironwood ordered.
"Bullhead three one, confirming kill." The pilot responded as he tried to calm his racing heart. The radio was silent, the only sound filling the air the roar of the engines and the occasional shot at a lone grimm. Descending into the billowing smoke, Ruby looked to where the grimm had landed.
"No signature, target is confirmed dead, I repeat, target is confirmed dead." Ruby said as the pilot opened the channel.
"Repeat bullhead three one, did you say target is dead?"
"Target is confirmed dead, repeat, target is confirmed dead." Ruby repeated.
"Confirmed bullhead three one, all units return home, mission success."
AN/ How was that? Did I do good? Canon is going to really be tossed out the window now, considering how certain events are supposed to go. Any predictions? Because it's about to get a little fluffy now. How fluffy? I don't know, but hey, that's the magic of my writing, I don't even know for sure until I start writing. This is now the, what, fifth time, that I've revealed my writing process? I don't remember anymore. Anyways, until next time, have a great day!