Is he dead?
Grab him!
Killer!
Killer. That was the word that stung the most as he was arrested. He never wanted this happen. This... this shouldn't have happened. He should've trusted him.
Look what you've done now, Qrow. Clover... this is all my fault.
Qrow could only stare at Clover's blood stained badge as he heard medics desperately trying to revive the man. But even if Callows missed his heart... Qrow shook the thought out of his mind, allowing it to wander somewhere else. His nieces. He forgotten all about them! Ruby sounded so frantic when she announced Ironwood's plan, all Qrow could do was pray that they were alright. James had really gone of the deep end now, and Qrow cursed himself for not seeing it sooner. They had both been at Beacon. They both saw the same horrors, but Qrow took his trauma out on the bottle and in protecting Ruby. He never really thought about how James could be handling it.
"Qrow Branwen, stand and exit the craft." A soldier barked at him. Qrow looked up, standing. He hadn't even realized how close they were to Atlas. But something was off. This building should be crowded right now, bustling with men and machines preparing for whatever had gone wrong. The only sound was an alarm blaring, and the unease settled into Qrow. He needed to get Harbringer. He needed uncuffed. He needed to run.
"Let me go. Something is wrong here. I can protect you."
"You're under arrest."
"Don't act like nothing is wrong! Please." Qrow pleaded. The soldier bit his lip, before uncuffing Qrow and giving him his weapon, with a nod that said I'm watching you. Qrow nodded, and started heading to James' office. And then there was a tremor, but how? Atlas doesn't get affected by earthquakes. It a floating city. Then the lights flickered, a loud explosion, and then black.