"I have your cargo." Blake and the remaining White Fang members approach a man in a white military uniform, it's Ironwood, he and his guards aren't looking too friendly.

The train station is well guarded with Atlas forces, men patrolling the area, watchtowers with light, all highly alert guarding the area, Ironwood noticed the somehow wrecked train, and he isn't expecting surprises even though the snow has been heavy lately.

"Accidents?"

"Met with a huntress, but we get rid of her."

"Well, bring me the cargo." Ironwood letting Blake follow him, and the rest stay back.

"Here." Blake hands out the keycard that Ozpin offered to Weiss before, Ironwood quickly recognizes it with his scanner and confirms it's the real deal.

"Nice, the exit is that way." Ironwood soon secured the important access keycard in his high tech box, alongside with his guards. "Remember, don't tell anyone."

Blake didn't answer as she and her group soon leave the train station, Ironwood looks wary at Blake's back, he seems to recognize that voice but not sure who and where.

"Look out for the blizzard." Ironwood signaling some of his men to follow Blake, but soon realize darkness had the White Fang in cover, they are as good as vanished.

"They never told me he was a woman..." He had his doubts. "Or was he…?"

"What's our plan now?" asked Ruby as she's waiting inside the woods, she's now in Weiss's clothes, with a wig and fake blue eye lens.

"We just have to wait." Blake with her binoculars, her cat eyes can see them clearly from the shadow. "Guessing it's Atlas, they get stuff done, fast."

Like Blake suggested, soon a truck can be seen entering the guarded area, a few men that's believed to be from the council and soon come Weiss' little brother Whitley Schnee, making their way to Ironwood.

"That boy, is him... Weiss's brother?" Ruby asks.

"Yes… wait how can you see this far." Blake soon realizes Ruby's silver eyes. "Nevermind."

"Hmm?"

"Ruby, I want you to track that boy, his name is Whitley by the way." Blake stepping down from the higher ground. "You three, follow me, the rest stay with red, I'll be back very soon."

"...so I'm just going to look at him?" Ruby is unsure.

A sudden huge explosion can be heard from the train station, the train exploded and some men caught in the fire, Ruby's expression turned from bored to startled.

The men soon panicking, Blake came back with her scroll and managed to hack into the Atlas system, the other three White Fang members can be seen holding a big radar-like device.

"Just gave Yang her call so I guess she will arrive there soon."

"Oh, umm... yeah... finally I can meet with my sister." Ruby is alarmed as she noticed some people just burned to death.

"People die every day, get used to it." Blake throws Ruby the rapier Weiss used. "Now go before more are going to die."

"Just like you said Whitley, we are under attack." Ironwood looks unhappy as the grinning prince looking at the burning wreck.

"I suppose you're smarter than this but I'm afraid I was wrong." Whitley shakes his head slightly. "My father doesn't like the council too much, even though we're just executing our duty to protect the keycard for the best interest of this nation... isn't it general?"

"How many times I have to tell you, the military is not eligible to align with the royal nor the council!" Ironwood guarding the keycard. "I will not follow your commands I'm afraid, especially now when things are not looking too good."

"...so you know why I'm here." Whitley proceeded to approach Ironwood. "You're a good man, I hope, don't get me wrong, your loyalty to our nation is really worth honoring... can't you see that this nation is dividing? Under my father's rule, he's getting everyone unhappy, no one likes him, he has lost his mind when he said he wanted to free the workers, he's no longer the Jacques Schnee we all know."

"And you're no longer the Whitley Schnee who's closer to him." Ironwood deeply sighs. "What makes you turn against your father?"

"Good question." Whitley shows Ironwood the box of dust he got from his guards. "The mines aren't going to last hundreds of more years like my father said, he lied to all of us, the dust the workers have been collecting lately aren't looking too great in shape, and he even refuses to acknowledge the fact he is wrong."

The other council members watch as Whitley gets closer to Ironwood, whispering to his ear. "He lies about you too, general, for my father, you're just a tool like everybody else."

"It's ridiculous! What are you trying to do? Betraying your father?" Ironwood clearly isn't liking Whitley's ideas.

"Abolished the royal family, this nation shall rule by law and order just like before and after, there's no exception."

Ironwood giving orders to his men to remain alert, he isn't too happy to know that the young boy in front of him had greater ambition and plans that he didn't know about. "Don't get fooled by him, we're not going to overthrow anyone, I know you want war, I can't give it to you."

"I afraid I can't let you do that."

Ironwood watches as his men turn against him, they point their guns and ready their blades, needless to say, Ironwood is more than shocked, but soon realized something is off.

"What have you done! Those men are not conscious!" Ironwood couldn't believe his most loyal right-hand man turned against him, and he soon realized their eyes are missing soul, it's grimm-like.

"Just something I borrowed from a special guest, hopefully, she can see you soon, general."

"Wait!" Ironwood getting arrested as he was getting pushed to the cold ground and feeling betrayed by his own men, it was not a pleasant experience. "I'll kill you Whitley! You can't do this!"

"What are we going to do with him?" One of the council members asks.

"We'll need him alive, after all there's something I want to ask him… privately." Whitley doesn't even turn around to them.

"How about your sister Winter? I thought she's also taking care of some property in the north?"

"We sort it out later, now we just need the main forces." Whitley looks at the undecided council members. "...or do you want me to take care of your soul instead?"

"No but-"

"Then shut UP." Whitley's tone changed as his smile became more unpleasant. "I'm the law, you all know the deal, the revolution starts today."

"Surrender yourself now!" Ruby pulls out Weiss's rapier against Whitley, while looking at some of the text Blake wrote to her earlier. "Don't make it a mess and force me to neutralize you in a polite manner."

"Strong words." Whitley tsk.

Ruby squeaks a bit but soon remains calm.

"Oh brother, your mouth still stinks just like the way I remember," Ruby said in a more unnatural tone.

"Yes Weiss, you know I always hate you standing up with that old man, you know I was adopted but no one never told me the truth, ever," Whitley's anger drove him to pull out his sword. "...but this end today, I will kill you and then your sister, and then father, basically everyone in the family."

Ironwood watches as Whitley facing Ruby, not realizing the men that's on his back soon fell down to the ground aside, leaving him to see Blake again. "You…"

"I need that card." Blake showing Ironwood her face behind the White Fang mask.

"You… I can't, you are going to kill her." Ironwood quickly recognized Blake, her cold gaze reminded him of her serial killer vibes and she really meant business.

"I hate promises, but I will help you to end the possibly civil war if you give me that keycard." Blake cleaning up her blade on the clean military uniform. "I'm your best bet now."

Ironwood seeing Whitley fighting against Weiss (Ruby), he couldn't help but stay silent for a few seconds, the siblings he knew no longer exist, the war is inevitable, perhaps it's crazy but he knows Blake. "Password 4398, tell me, why are you doing this?"

Not fully convinced by Ironwood's goodwill, Blake tries the password and gets her keycard.

"Definitely not for you." Blake vanishes into the shadow, leaving Ironwood looking around himself with his men acting zombie-like, realizing the council members are watching, he stands up.

(Gunned down the nearest council member)

"What are you doing this general!" The others are surprised, some of them even expecting the zombie-like soldiers will protect them but they're just watching, now realizing Whitley doesn't care for any of them.

"I'm the one who supposed to know." Ironwood loaded his rifle that he picked up off the ground. "Death to all traitors!"

Meanwhile, Whitley isn't paying too much attention to what Ironwood is causing on the back, as he's fighting against Ruby disguise as Weiss, Whitley is confused.

Although using his enhanced magic on his speed and strength, he's losing against Ruby, every move is being countered by Ruby in some way and more and more of his guards being caught by this giant net coming out of nowhere.

He couldn't see what she just did, it seems she knows his every move but Whitley drops the idea.

"Urgh, what the hell." Whitley realized his sword was not able to touch Ruby for even once like he's swinging his sword against air, making him more annoyed.

"Looks like someone regressed." Ruby reads out her next line again.

"Stop it Weiss, you think you're so smart, don't you think if you take me down, this whole thing will end, I will win no matter what." Whitley taking in a bottle of black dust and leaking out a grimm-like aura around him, which Ruby replied in shock.

"Oh… Blake didn't tell me about this." Ruby looked at her next line. "Well then brother, you bored... me?"

Ironwood making his ways to the traitors as he tried to finish off the council members that sided with Whitley, a huge blast of black dust coming into his direction, he managed to dodge them all behind rubble.

"Those purified dust..." Ironwood and his wry smile. "Now I know you're just like your father!"

"Stop IT!" Whitley's creepy power is pushing rubbles and heavy machinery against Ironwood, the middle-aged man soon realizing Weiss came to help him before he got squashed.

"Thanks… wait, you're not Weiss."

"Hehe, don't tell anyone yet because people aren't supposed to know .!" Ruby makes her complain as she's still not used to moving in high heels. "He's looking mad, I have to go now."

Whitley soon loses his mind, Ruby knows something's wrong with him when she saw some Grimm characteristics of black and white stripes crawling out of his face, not only his eyes are grimm red, his body, his presence, it's not unlike anything Ruby faced before.

"Oh, so you're grimm…" Ruby is unsure. "But human?"

"He's not going back, kill him before shit happens." Ironwood tried to shoot Whitley with his gun, the bullets stopped mid-air around Whitley shocked him. "Oh crap."

"Careful!" The shots fired back at Ironwood, Ruby now bringing him to a far distance before deciding to head back against Whitley again.

"Wait, I don't know who you are but you're going to get yourself killed!" Ironwood warns.

"No worries." Ruby stretching her arms a bit. "After I'm familiar with this weapon I think I can beat him."

"Who are you…" Ironwood not expecting an answer.

"...Night Wolf." Ruby thought a bit before answering Ironwood, she soon is back into the battleground. "I'll be back :D"

"..."