Small time skip from last chapter, three hours. What did the Rider do in that time?
The Test subjects were dropped off in the middle of a forest, unarmed. They had one mission: find and get to the extraction point. The ten test subjects were left in random locations the Shadow Zone. There is one rule to the test:
The last one to arrive had to be left behind and walk back to the base.
Being informed of the test before hand, the test subjects agreed to group up and give eachother a better chance of survival. Rider, Night, and Aero were the first to arrive at the lake, which they decided would be the place where they would group up. Soon the other test soldiers arrived one by one.
"What are you doing?" Rider asks Night.
Night is sitting on a rock.
"Trying to come up with a plan." Night answers.
"We are going to die!" Volt cries.
"If we give up hope, then we guarantee our failure." Aero states.
Night groans.
"You finished your job yet?" Night asks.
"Yes sir." Rider jokes.
"Deal with them." Night orders.
Rider clenches his fists and stands in the center of all the other test subjects.
"Listen up! We are going to make it through this! You can choose to sulk or you can follow me and continue living!" Rider yells.
"And what about one of us getting left behind?" Aero asks.
"We will deal with that when the time comes." Night states.
Rider nods, grabs some sticks and rocks, and starts to create makeshift weapons. Onyx hands one to each of the other test subjects.
-Present Day-
While under Rubine's control, Onyx has no conscious connection to his body. It's like he's sleeping, but over time Onyx starts to regain control. Though he still can not control his body, he is aware of what it is doing. Onyx starts to put Rubine's plan together.
Ten years of stealing dust
-To power a fallen airship
Night's "insanity"
-To keep me distracted
Rubine's apparent death
-To lure me to him.
Night's death
-To make Rubine my first priority.
Onyx is currently in the CCTS tower in Atlas. He is using the tower to hack into and extract the files from nearby scrolls. Atlas soldiers lay incapacitated on the floor around Onyx. Even though Onyx is in the Shadow Zone, the guards would notice the console being used. Once Onyx finishes downloading the required Atlas files he opens a portal back to the airship.
"Took longer than expected." Rubine states.
Onyx hands Rubine his scroll, which holds the stolen files. Rubine takes it and looks at the added files to confirm they are the right ones.
""Good. Now for your next mission." Rubine says, "You must sever all connections to your past. Starting with the children."
Onyx reloads his pistols.
"On second thought, bring the Schnee here. I want to watch her die and I think you'll enjoy silencing her." Rubine says.
Onyx opens a portal and stands in front of it, waiting for his target to fall through.
Team RWBY walks through a hallway discussing Onyx's disappearance. A crimson portal opens underneath Weiss. Weiss falls in before anyone had any time to react.
"Weiss!" Ruby calls.
"Guess she was right about Onyx." Yang says.
"We don't know why he did it." Blake states.
"But I intend to find out." Yang says as her eyes turn red.
"And how are you going to find him?" Blake asks.
"We still know where his warehouse is, we'll start there." Yang states.
Weiss falls out the portal in front of Onyx. She gets up and looks at her surroundings.
"Onyx, where are we!? Why did you bring me here!? And who's that!?" Weiss asks.
Onyx starts walking towards Weiss, who begins to back away.
"Oh, I'm sorry to inform you that Rider here wants to sever all connections to his past." Rubine speaks, "Including you."
Weiss backs into a wall and Onyx makes his move. He grabs Weiss by her neck and holds her in the air with his robotic arm.
"I was right about you!" Weiss chokes out.
Onyx's grip tightens. Weiss tries to pry Onyx's fingers off of her with no avail.
"Stop wasting our time!" Rubine demands.
Onyx drops Weiss and stands completely straight.
"No! Kill...!" Rubine starts to order.
Onyx takes out one of his pistols and points it at Rubine.
"Damn guys is like a machine," Rubine mumbles to himself, "Also so specific."
Onyx doesn't lower his weapon.
"The Schnee, not me, you idiot!" Rubine yells.
"It's not a problem with your orders." The Rider states.
Rubine realizes his control over Onyx has worn off. Before Rubine has a chance to say the phrase again, Onyx fires on him. Rubine blocks the shots with her weapon, an umbrella that can open to form a bladed shield. Rubine retreats while using his scroll to remotely open the airlock in the room. The airship was high in the sky, so the opening caused everything and everyone in the room to start getting sucked out. Onyx grabbed onto the edges of the opening to stop himself, but realizes Weiss wasn't so lucky, she is falling in the middle of all the debris. Realizing that they are in the Shadow Zone, Onyx knows Weiss won't survive the fall. Onyx watches as Rubine locks the door behind him as he leaves the room, and then Weiss falling.
He jumps out the airship and straightens his body to accelerate his fall. Once Onyx catches up to Weiss, he wraps his arms around her, almost hugging her. Onyx forces the two to spin until he is positioned on bottom and takes the force of the impact. As Onyx looks around, he sees it is snowing, they are above a mountain. The two land on top of a shed, shattering through it's roof. Onyx groans, lets his arms lay flat on the ground, and looks down at Weiss. She quickly gets off of him and starts to walk away, but Onyx grabs her ankle causing Weiss to trip and fall.
"What are you doing!?" Weiss asks.
"Don't move." The Rider orders.
Weiss does as he says until Onyx let's go.
"What was wrong!?" Weiss asks.
"Shadow Grimm. In here they aren't attracted to chaos, instead they are like wild animals who use their senses to locate enemies." The Rider explains.
The two get up and walk out the shed into the snowy mountain.
"Rubine is gone." The Rider states.
"Forget her, why did you bring me here!? And why did you try to kill me!?" Weiss asks.
Onyx stays silent.
"Teleport me back to Beacon!" Weiss demands.
Onyx opens a portal in front of Weiss and pushes her through. Onyx follows behind her.
"I told you to..." Weiss starts.
"We aren't too far away from where I positioned my Bullhead. We'll fly back to Beacon." The Rider states.
"Open another..." Weiss begins.
"Mention Onyx's abilities again and I'll leave you here." The Rider threatens.
Weiss glares at Onyx, who returns the expression, for a moment before grunting. The two now traverse down the mountain for a long, cold journey.
