Picking up where I left off.


Onyx and Red enter a warehouse filled with weapons.

"We need generic weapons, nothing too flashy or identifiable." Red states.

"Why?" Onyx asks.

"Just in case." Red says.

Onyx nods.

"Once the money is gone, the place will go into lockdown. The entire police force will be there, maybe even some huntsmans or huntresses." Onyx states.

"Despite the Shadow Zone's advantage, we'll still need to pass through the police." Red states.

"We won't need to fight them, but a getaway vehicle in the Shadow Zone could assist us." Onyx states.

"The police would have all the streets locked down." Red states.

"So we use the airship." Onyx suggests.

"Hell no! That thing was hard to steal and we don't have a pilot." Red says.

"I can fly it." Onyx states.

"You're ten." Red says.

"Fifteen." Onyx corrects.

"No." Red says.

"What other vehicle?" Onyx asks.

"The truck." Red suggests.

"Roads will be locked down, no driving." Onyx says with a smirk.

"Fine." Red says.


-Present Day-

Onyx and Weiss walk down the snowy mountain top. The air is so cold it causes Weiss to shiver, but Onyx was unaffected. Weiss sneezes and rubs her nose.

"It's so cold..." Weiss complains.

"You'd think the heiress of the Schnee dust company could handle a little cold." The Rider taunts.

Onyx throws Weiss his overcoat. Weiss catches it and then looks up to Onyx.

"How are you okay in this cold!?" Weiss asks.

"You don't feel cold when you're disciplined." The Rider states.

Weiss puts on the coat and blows on her hands. The overcoat is black leather, yet the inside is made of fur. The coat warms Weiss up.

"How can you handle this in the heat?" Weiss asks.

"The disciplined don't feel hot either." The Rider states.

"Your trying to annoy me, aren't you?" Weiss questions.

Onyx stops at the edge of a cliff on the side of the mountain. Weiss follows behind him.

"You see that?" Onyx asks as he points to a large shed.

"What about it?" Weiss responds.

"That's where we are headed." Onyx states.

"You left the Bullhead there?" Weiss asks.

"No." Onyx answers.

"So why...?" Weiss starts to ask.

Onyx interrupts her by firing a grapnel line at near the shed. Onyx then turns around and fires the opposing end of the line at the side of the cliff, creating a zipline. Onyx pulls on the line to test it's strength. He hands Weiss a rappelling hook. Weiss connects the the hook to the line. She turns to Onyx and notices that Onyx doesn't have a second hook.

"How are you gonna get down?" Weiss asks.

Onyx waves his robotic hand.

"Can't lose my grip." The Rider states.

Weiss ziplines down and Onyx follows behind her. Weiss looks up and watches the night sky.

"Can we stay here?" Weiss asks.

"What?" The Rider asks.

"For the night." Weiss clarifies.

"No, we need to keep moving." The Rider says.

Weiss pouts as she continues to follow Onyx, only to collapse due to a combination of her exhaustion and the cold. Onyx turns towards Weiss and picks her up. Instead of bringing her back to the shed, he keeps moving until they reach a cave. Onyx rest Weiss down inside. Weiss sneezes before she could speak.

"Just rest, you may have developed a cold." The Rider says, "How ironic."

Onyx walks to the cave entrance.

"Where are you going!?" Weiss asks after sneezing.

"I'm going to build a fire." Onyx states.


Onyx and Weiss sit at the campfire in the cave. The silence is broken by Weiss' sneeze.

"You're not going to say anything?" Weiss asks.

Onyx continues to stare at the fire, unphased by Weiss' words.

"Why did Rubine have you bring me here?" Weiss asks.

"To kill you." The Rider states.

"Yeah, but why kill me?" Weiss says.

"To sever all connections to my past." The Rider states.

"What else did he have you do?" Weiss asks.

"Many things, my glasses recorded most of it." The Rider says.

"Most?" Weiss repeats.

"There is still thirty minutes of footage that is unaccounted for." The Rider states.

"How?" Weiss asks.

"Electro-Magnetic Pulse." The Rider answers.

"Well," Weiss sneezes, "what could you do in thirty minutes?"

"I stole all Atlas security codes in five." The Rider states.

"Oh." Weiss reacts before sneezing again.

Onyx looks out the cave and watches the clouds.

"A blizzard is coming." The Rider states.

"How long...?" Weiss asks.

"An hour, maybe two at the most. As for how long it last, that is unclear." The Rider states.

"Hey, can I say something?" Weiss asks.

"You just did." The Rider states.

"You know what I mean." Weiss states.

"Yes, you can." The Rider says.

"Okay, but first, promise me one thing." Weiss says.

"What is it?" The Rider asks.

"Don't leave me here." Weiss says.

Onyx glares at Weiss then nods to give his approval.

"Now would be the perfect time for a portal." Weiss states.

"No." The Rider says.

"Why!?" Weiss whines.

"That's taking the easy way out, a path that I no longer follow." The Rider states.

The fire dies as Weiss lays down.


As Onyx stays on lookout throughout the night. The bizzard is thick and heavy. The blizzard is too strong for Weiss to make it through in her condition. Onyx begins to see mirages of himself, Night, Windsor, and Shadow. Onyx closes his eyes and shakes his head. When he looks again the mirages are gone, but Onyx starts to hear their voices in his head.

"You try to hold us back, but you're weak." Shadow says.

"You know it in your soul..." Windsor begins.

"You're nothing but a hollow shell..." Night continues.

"A rusty trap." Onyx finishes

Onyx stares at a sleeping Weiss and opens a portal.

"The time has come." The Rider says to himself.


Onyx knocks on the door of Team RWBY's dorm while carrying a sleeping Weiss, who is still wearing Onyx's overcoat. He used the portal to bring him to the Bullhead. He then used the Bullhead to fly to Beacon Academy. Blake opens the door, still paying attention to her book. The rest of Team RWBY was absent from the dorm. Blake looks up from her book.

"Onyx." Blake says, surprised.

Blake steps out of the doorway and allows Onyx to enter. Onyx then places Weiss on her bunk.

"Where are the others?" The Rider asks.

"Looking for Weiss." Blake answers.

Onyx turns to Blake.

"What happened?" Blake asks.

"Ask her when she wakes up." The Rider says.

Onyx turns to leave.

"Um... She still has your coat." Blake states.

Onyx continues to walk away, but stops at the doorway. Blake starts walking towards Weiss in order to remove Onyx's coat.

"Leave it, I'm not going anywhere," The Rider states, "Not yet."

Blake listens and calls the rest of her team back with her scroll. Onyx leaves the room, closing the door behind him.