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

(Mantle.)

Penny knew for a fact that Ruddy was far more on edge then she was. He constantly looked around and continued to reach for his weapon which Penny had to keep stopping.

The final time was punctuated by Penny wrapping her arm around her fellow cyborg. Ruddy let out a sigh while clenching his arm to stop himself from grabbing his gun from the holster.

"They're not worth it." Penny stated which caused Ruddy to look at her and frown. "We have to show him that we're defending Mantle." Penny added while Ruddy shook his head back and forth.

"Jacques doesn't care." Ruddy whispered as the followed the rest of the Atlesian officers into the dinning room. "He's a sociopath. The only thing Jacques cares about is his bottom line." Ruddy added before turning back to look out into the rest of the room.

The massive dining room made Ruddy feel like he had been swallowed by a Leviathan. He didn't feel like the room as a regular rich man's dining room.

No, this was a room meant to flaunt the man's wealth all across the Kingdom. Ruddy watched Jacques enter the room. It was probably the first time he could feel the cold on his arms and legs. Jacques was the only man who seemed to change the very room itself by simply existing inside of it.

"General Ironwood," Jacques said. Ruddy had to stop himself from grabbing his weapon. He had to stop himself from pointing his gun at the man. It took everything not to execute this scum who liked to pretend that he gave a damn about Atlas.

Ruddy took the seat next to Penny. She seemed to be the only person here who could calm down the raging engine of death sitting only a few feet next to her.

Ruddy was glad at least someone could calm him down because if his semblance relied on his emotion? He'd be melting the very room apart with his rage.

Ruddy fidgeted with his hands. If there was one thing, he hated about the fact that he was no longer fully human?

It was the fact that his body had issues with his cybernetics mixed with his flesh. It wasn't something that he had to deal with every day, but it was still an issue.

"Are we safe with them?" Ruddy heard, the cyborg blinked. He had been unfocused with his anger he hadn't heard anyone start talking.

"I do recall some confusion with that terrible slaughter." Jacques stated with all the grace of a King Taijitu. The man sent a smirk at Ruddy and Penny.

Ruddy let out a low hum as Penny grabbed his arm. Ruddy shifted slightly before slumping back in his chair.

"As the footage stated, the footage in question was doctored…" Ironwood stated with a slight tinge of venom in his tone. "Penny and Ruddy are completely under my control." Ironwood added which caused Ruddy and Penny shared a look.

"Which is concerning, if I am to be honest." Jacques stated, Penny looked at the ground. Ruddy could only glare at Jacques like Beowolf with its fangs bared.

If the man dared to give a damn? He didn't show it as Ruddy turned to look over at Penny.

He placed a hand on her shoulder which caused her to look at him.

"We know what happened. They have my footage as well." Ruddy stated to Penny as he pointed as his eyes.

"You're not going to help anything by hurting him." Penny whispered as Ruddy frowned under his visor and looked at Penny.

"He doesn't care about us." Ruddy whispered to Penny. "I'm not letting them kill you for something that isn't your fault." Ruddy added before looking at Sleet and Camila.

Ruddy knew this political shuffle was only meant to make their side look bad. Ruddy and Penny couldn't speak for themselves without Jacques spinning it as lies to save themselves.

And if they didn't speak? Jacques would ALSO spin it as them being guilty just because they didn't want to speak up.

If Ruddy had ever wanted to crack someone hard enough to separate their jaw from their skull? It would be this moment. They were fighting a war for the very existence of the planet and their worst enemy was a slimy bas-…

"Ruddy." Ironwood said before Ruddy blinked once more and looked towards him. Ruddy let out another hum that went unnoticed by the rest of the room.

"Yes, sir?" Ruddy asked the General, knowing that his spacing out wasn't helping matters.

"Perhaps you'd like to add something to this talk?" Ironwood questioned the cyborg who blinked.

"I think I would." Ruddy said as he stood up.

Jacques could only blink at the soldier looked around this room. He said nothing which interrupted Ruddy as the cyborg opened his mouth to speak.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out the story will be differing from the show soon. Next chapter will be in 2-5 weeks and will show Ruddy speaking and more of the episode. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

P.S: Penny is 900 words Tuesday. Glynda 900 Thursday. Neo 900 Thursday. Ruby 900 Sunday. Yang 900 Saturday. Raven 900 Sunday and Cinder 900 Wednesday. Penny, Ruby, Yang, Glynda, and Raven will be delayed at times in the future.