Today's RWBY episode was crazy! It's finally time!


The crack of dawn.

Shy beams of light trickled through the tall trees. It was quiet. Restless. The birds and insects ceased their melodic chirps as a breeze danced by. Some bushes rustled all around them as they hid behind thick tree trunks.

Since the Thorns were just outside Sienna's cabin, they had to be as quiet as mice. Any moment, it would be lighter outside, so now was a good time to strike. This way, the Khan leader won't have the night as an advantage.

"Just like we planned," Ruby ordered, which earned several nods. "No unnecessary risks, understand?"

Before chaos was bound to erupt, Weiss wanted a serene moment with her dolt. She leaned in and kissed her girlfriend, who blushed darker than her cape. Watching them like this lifted the crew's spirits.

"Aw," Yang couldn't help but coo. "C'mere you."

Fondly, the bumblebee pair shared their own kiss. When they separated, Blake had to clear her throat to snap out of her stupor.

"Let's do this. For your parents."

Yang eagerly popped her knuckles. "For you, Weiss, and them."

The Khan leader had murdered their parents. Almost killed Blake and made her life hell, and was actively trying to capture Weiss. Life would be much better with Sienna out of the picture.

To give permission, Qrow looked to the blonde and then the cabin. "Go get her, firecracker."

With a mischievous grin, Yang tiptoed to the door. She opened it slowly so it didn't creak. As expected, Sienna was sleeping on her fur-coated bed. Her ears were droopy and her mouth was drooling.

Most people would consider it barbaric to attack an enemy when they were down. But this was Sienna. A psychopathic murderer. They had no qualms about this.

With surging rage, Yang cocked her fist back.

"Rise and shine!"

Before her flaming fist could connect with her face, she was met with a strong piece of metal and a rush of air. Simultaneously, Sienna's eyes shot open.

"What the-"

Since that caught her off guard, Yang leaped back. Before she could gain her bearings, the multi-colored righthand knocked her back several feet, sending her sprawling out the front door.

"Agh!"

Yang tumbled to the ground and was met with her worried crewmates, who adorned defensive positions and poised weapons. Blake helped her to stand.

"You okay?" the faunus asked.

"This was a damned trap," the blonde seethed.

When it came to Sienna, nothing ever went Yang's way. She should've expected as much.

Casually, Neo and Sienna vaulted onto the ground in front of the crew. They adorned the same smug smirks as always.

"What's the matter, Yang?" Sienna taunted knowingly. "Didn't expect that? Kicking someone while they're down is cowardly."

"Doesn't matter if it's to scum like you," Yang shot back.

Like the insult didn't affect her, Sienna twiddled with one of her earrings. "I see all the Thorns are here. In my territory. You know the price of that."

Death. And not quickly.

Boldly, Qrow stepped forward. "You invaded our ship several times, killed their parents, my friends, and yet you're threatening us with death? Really? Do you think that actually scares us?"

"Hm," Sienna scoffed since she failed to intimidate them. "I'm going to wipe out the rest of you. But before I do, tell me. Did Ironwood send you?"

Curious as to why her train of thought went that way, Blake asked. "What makes you ask that?"

"You aren't the first pirates he's sent after me," Sienna revealed after a light chuckle. "The poor pirates are all bones now."

Weiss scowled from her bragging about murder. "He sends them after you because you're a pain in his side."

Sienna couldn't help but laugh in delight. "Schnee, so good to see you again. You're a pain in your father's side as well, but you know that."

From the mention of her father, Weiss asked. "Did he really do business with you?"

"Your father is as corrupt as they come," Sienna said and crossed her arms. "He had no qualms about making a deal with me. If you're anything like him, I want you dead."

Before the Khans could attack, Ruby hurled a dust crystal at them. It exploded on impact and caused dense smoke to cover their forms. Hastily, the Thorns sprang back to gain crucial distance and ponder their next move.

"Qrow, Yang, Blake," Ruby listed. "You take Sienna! Weiss and I'll handle Neo!"

With their orders, the crew split.


"Agh!"

The moment Ruby's scythe collided with Neo, she shattered. This led Ruby to gasp since her opponent was out of her line-of-sight. Before Neo could counterattack, Weiss veered Ruby out of the way with a propulsion glyph.

"Woah- thanks!"

Instantly, Neo sent Weiss a glare.

Rather than replying, Weiss sent a jolt of yellow dust at the enemy. Since it was a narrow lightning-strike, Neo dodged and rolled to the side with the help of her sharp umbrella.

Before Weiss could counter, Neo zipped to her and rammed her in the ribs with her iron-like umbrella. That caused Weiss to gasp and falter, losing her footing in the mud. Neo was about to land another hit, but a scythe saved her.

"Back!"

Such a simple command, but Weiss obeyed. Her captain must have something up her sleeve.

Since Neo was evasive, Ruby was briefly stunned that she managed to ground a solid hit. It caused Neo to gasp, which was the most noise they'd ever heard her make. Using the dry mud as leverage, Neo whirled around and launched at the red-hooded girl. Ruby and her were locked in a standstill as her muscles screamed in protest.

"White rose!"

"Understood!"

Abruptly, a white glyph spun beneath Ruby's feet and sent her soaring dozens of feet high. Neo was left to gaze up at the red captain. Like she'd done it a million times, Ruby spun in countless circles with her scythe like it was an extension of her.

While her captain raced in rotation, Weiss shot an ice dust bullet to her. It required precision, but Ruby's scythe received the helpful dust as hellfire rained from the sky.

To avoid them, all Weiss did was twirl her rapier. There were too many, so Neo took a blow from one that glued her to the ground.

As it rained down on them, Ruby fell.

Directly on top of Neo.


"What's the matter, Qrow?" Sienna ridiculed as she twirled her whip. "Frustrated?"

Silent, Qrow slammed his scythe against the cerberus whip. This backfired and ultimately allowed Sienna to yank on it and toss him to the side like a ragdoll. Her victory was shortlived when she was sliced by a familiar faunus.

Blake gave a war cry as she flew by her, proud of the new brand she gave her. Before Sienna could recover and go after her, Yang blindsided her and sucker-punched her jaw.

"Agh, you little-" Sienna paused, taking a deep breath.

Emotions can grant strength, but they were also a form of weakness. Despite fighting two people, Sienna kept her cool. She was more than willing to give them the fight they was looking for.

Thinking of a plan, Sienna swiftly hopped onto multiple tree trunks. This left the bumblebee pair to stare up at her.

"What's she doing?" Yang asked, hoping for an answer.

Not knowing, Blake said. "Don't lose her."

When Sienna had their attention, she vaulted over them and used her whip to latch onto the katana. However, Blake had a firm grip on her weapon and pulled her down before it could be stolen.

It was a standstill as they fought over their weapons, battling for dominance.

"Tell me how you survived, Blake!" Sienna shouted. "Or rather, tell them!"

"Shut up!"

Since the Khan was getting on her nerves, Yang cut in. She wouldn't let her be taunted if she could help it. Before Sienna could get the better of Blake, Yang reeled in another punch in her side.

"You forgot about me, bitch!"

From the harsh jab, Sienna jumped back and held a hand over her stomach. This caused her whip to loosen around the katana. That saved Blake from a nasty cut from the whip as she poised her katana.

A new, familiar voice boomed across the jungle.

"If Blake's going to confess, I need to hear it."

"Adam!" Sienna barked, utterly frustrated from his presence. "Stop being disobedient or I'll have you executed! Know your place, you cur!"

From the insult, the bumblebee pair only gazed at each other. They certainly had a strained relationship.

Adam crossed his arms. "Really? Because it looks like you need me right now."

Ignoring her orders, Adam collided against Blake. Fortunately, the faunus was expecting that and held her ground. Since Yang despised him for tormenting her girlfriend, she was there to push him back with her steel gauntelts.

Before Sienna could aid Adam, Qrow swiped her on the back. "Your opponent's me!"

"This is news to me," Sienna quipped after she blocked another slice with the thin chain. "You're so eager to die."

Not willing to entertain her, Qrow shot his gun. The bullet grazed Sienna's hair as she dodged it by leaping onto him.

"Get off me!"

That earned a few ominous snickers.

Since that was unexpected, Qrow stumbled a bit when she used him as a stepping stool and kicked him backward.

With surprising acrobatic ability, Qrow backflipped before landing and taking a defensive position. He was slashed with several cuts from her whip, but his scythe took most of the blows. To escape, Qrow activated a dust crystal that was attached at the tip of his scythe.

Forcefully, Sienna flew back from the explosion but still landed on her feet. After a heavy sigh, she raged.

"What is it with you people and dust?!"

"If you're working with Jackass, why don't you have dust?!" Qrow retorted.

"Like we'd ever use dust from that bigot!"

Sharply, he heard one of his niece's yelp. It was Yang. There was a splitting of a tree and tearing of the roots. She must've crashed into it.

Growling, Yang yanked one of her arms out of the trunk. The impact should've hurt, but her adrenaline was doing its job since she was numb.

While she tried to recover, Adam rushed her. He was about to fatally strike, but Blake was able to ram him in the back and out of the way. This made him stumble as he readjusted himself.

Blake rushed to her girlfriend's side and pulled her out of the trunk. It was like she was glued to it.

"That was a tough hit, even for you," Blake observed, worried. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Yang seethed. "I'm gonna get that bastard."

When she knew Yang was okay, Blake whirled around in a fury

"Screw off, Adam!"

Yang had never seen her so livid. Steam was rising from her head.

"Blake, my love," Adam creepily said. "Why are you so attached to her? Is it because she doesn't know what you've done?"

"I don't care what she's done," Yang stated firmly as she dusted herself off. "I love her. That's all there is to it."

"Then you do have no idea, you filthy human," Adam spat.

Not needing to hear more, Adam held his sword high into the sky. It silhouetted against the sunlight as it swang downward. Before the blade could slice their heads, a bullet knocked the weapon out of his grasp.

"What the hell?!"

The bullet came from Qrow, who smirked before dodging another whip. To Sienna, this didn't look good. The Thorns were a well-coordinated crew. Unlike her own. She, at the very least, wanted Adam dead. No matter.

When Sienna could catch her breath, she stuck her fingers in her mouth and gave the highest-pitched whistle any of them had ever heard.

"We don't need them!" Adam barked in anger. "I can kill them myself!"

Sienna only rolled her eyes, having enough of his crap. "We need them! Now shut up!"

Qrow had an inkling of what they were talking about.

Reinforcements.

"Admitting you're weak?!" Qrow yelled.

"Admitting I'm strong!"

To Sienna, strength was numbers. That's why she kidnapped faunus for her crew. She didn't care how she obtained them. The more people she had working for her, the better.

Not even ten seconds later, dozens of Khans in armor surrounded them in the jungle. For a moment, the Thorns only stared from how outnumbered they were.

"Hm…" Ruby hummed from their sudden predicament.

In the front row, Blake spotted a familiar face. "Laana…?"

Subtly, she heard Laana mutter. "Kali…"

With confidence, Ruby rested her scythe on her shoulders and looked to her girlfriend. "Now?"

"This is what they're here for."

As planned, Weiss fired a blue dust bullet into the sky. A friendly blue flare.

In seconds, four built guys with weapons took position. Each of them rounded the perimeter and challenged the reinforcements to advance. To prevent the Khans from reaching the Thorns in the middle.

"Thanks for helping us, guys!" Ruby beamed.

Sun gave a thumbs up and shouted. "Get 'em, boys!"


So that's how SSSN is repaying them!

Stay dandy,

~Toto