RWBY: Son of Salem
Chapter 43
Marek
I stood at the edge of the cliff, staring out over the ocean in front of me. "We're on board." Weiss' voice came through my ear piece.
"Alright, we'll all watch our scrolls. The second Weiss is out of range of the comm tower, that'll mean she's out of range of the radar too." Ruby told us.
"And that's when Blake steps in. We're almost at the drop off." Yang said through the earpiece.
"Guess we wait."
A few minutes passed before Blake contacted us. "Heading out on foot. Won't be long."
"Yes! It's all going to plan!" Jaune cheered. Seeing the looks on his friends' faces, he cleared his throat. "I meam, uh...roger."
A few more minutes passed. "Alright guys, this is it." Ruby placed a finger on her earpiece. "Blake, you're up." a few seconds passed, no response. "Blake?" Ruby glanced at us with a worried expression. "Yang, what's going on?"
"I don't know..."
"What do we do?!" Oscar asked, a bit panicked.
"Maybe we should fly over to help Yang and Blake first?" Pyrrha asked.
"Damn it! Cordo's gonna scramble her fighters." Qrow said. "We've got maybe ninety seconds before they're in the air, and all over Weiss and Maria. This is all my fault..."
"What are you talking about? Your Semblance?"
"Every choice I've ever made has led me here, and I've dragged you along with me." Qrow replied. "Oz, myself, the others... We're responsible for the mess the world's in now. I shouldn't have come, shouldn't have let any of you come... What was I thinking?!"
"We're all in this together, and we're all going to do the best we can." Ruby said. "That's all anyone can do. And I know it's what you've always aimed for. We would've come whether or not you'd let us, so stop talking like we're your responsibility! We're not! But we could still use Qrow Branwen on our side."
"Hm... How did you grow up so fast?" Qrow asked.
"I had good role models."
"Guys? She's not sending fighters..."
Looking over, there was a giant mech walking in the ocean. "Clearly the people have forgotten that they live in peace thanks to the awesome might of Atlas!" Cordo shouted.
"Is Cordovin... piloting that?" Weiss asked.
"Consider this a reminder!"
Cordo charged up her weapon and shot at the airship Maria and Weiss were in, barely missing it. "And that was merely a warning shot! All Atlas personnel standby, and watch how your leader maintains order!" Cordo said.
"It's time you asked yourselves, children... Do you truly wish to defy me?"
"I don't like the look of this..." I readied my sword.
"Hurry back, Weiss." Ruby said. "I need you on the ground if we're gonna take this thing down."
End of chapter 43