Random Trivia: Onyx was originally going to be a cocky fighter who would taunt and toy with his opponents in order to make them, for lack of a better term, mess up.
Onyx kneels down next to an injured Summer Rose.
"Look at the moon. It's funny, I never noticed how beautiful the moon is. Do you think anybody noticed?" Summer says.
Onyx transfers some of his aura in hope of healing her.
"Stay quiet. The aura working but you're still bleeding." Onyx says.
"There's something I've always wanted to know. Your call-sign, Rider. What does it mean?" Summer asks.
"Stop talking." Onyx orders, "You've got to hold tight until the med-evac gets here."
"You finally have an excuse to show that you care and... let me ask you something. Just one last thing. It won't hurt, I promise. What was I to you?" Summer asks.
"What do you mean? You're a huntress. A huntress with a promising future ahead of you. You're... a huntress." Onyx answers.
"And you're a ghost. Aren't you?" Summer says.
"What?" Onyx reacts.
"Feelings pass right through you, don't they? So cold and unforgiving in every choice you made in battle. Pure huntsman. I think that's what let us trust you so..." Summer begins,
"Don't talk, save your strength." Onyx interrupts.
"I don't need it." Summer states.
"Huh?" Onyx reacts.
"I need you to be strong. Strong enough to do what you've never done in your life. Can you be strong enough to allow yourself to be... can you just be human?" Summer requests.
"Be human...?" Onyx repeats.
"Promise me something." Summer says, "Promise me that you'll watch over my family for me."
"My word is meaningless." Onyx states, "I've broken enough promises. Let's hope this isn't one of them."
-Present Day-
"Expecting someone else?" Night asks.
"You tell me, what mask are you hiding behind today? Phoenix Flame? Rubine Solis?" The Rider asks.
"No more masks." Night states.
"All right then. I hope you remember your training." The Rider says.
Night begins to morph his face to look like Onyx's.
"How will anyone tell us apart?" Night asks with his voice identical to that of the Rider.
Onyx draws his pistols and aims at Night.
"The tough go riding." Night says.
Onyx smirks as he deploys his helmet.
"I am aware of the inhibitor chips implanted in every test subjects. It's how these codes work and how Umbra was able to track us. That's how you managed to make one of your copies register as Flame. I had mine remove, just like you did yours." The Rider states.
The two charge at eachother with their blades clashing. Ironwood begins to regain consciousness.
"Right on cue, general." Night says.
As Ironwood looks up he sees the two warriors clashing. Ironwood draws his revolver.
"Which one do I shoot?" Ironwood asks himself.
Onyx backflips next to Ironwood and turns towards him.
"You made a copy of Redemption's Edge because you had original creator." The Rider states as he shoots at Night.
Night blocks the attacks with Alternative Retribution.
"You made a copy of Alternative Retribution because you could download the schematics from the airship's database." The Rider states as he charges towards Night.
Onyx slides under Night. Night turns around and sees Onyx is keeping his back to him.
"You can copy my face, my voice, my movements, my semblance, and my fighting style." The Rider states.
"Do you have a point?" Night asks.
"There's one weapon you can't copy, because you would never expect me to use it." The Rider states.
"And how does that weapon distinguish us?" Night asks.
"Because it's the one I took from your corpse." The Rider says as he quickly turns arounds and launches his chained kunais at Night.
Night deflects them and laughs, morphing back into himself.
"I could easily recreate my own weapon." Night states.
"You probably already have, but you wouldn't expect me to have the emotional strength to use it." The Rider states, "That's your problem, Night. Your plan relies too heavily on others reactions, not your actions. Rule number one of Combat: Act as much as possible. React as little as possible."
"Regardless of that, you can't beat me alone." Night says as he charges an energy blast in his left hand.
"Then it's fortunate that I'm not alone." The Rider says.
"Who? The general? What's he going to do?" Night asks.
Night fires his blast from his hand, but a it is intercepted by Light, who blocks it with his shield.
"He was referring to us." Light states as the other Ghosts arrive.
The Ghosts surround Night who simply laughs at his brothers.
"Let's see how strong you've all become." Night says.
Onyx backflips and fires at Night, who blocks with a glyph. Light fires at Night's feet with his Railgun, knocking Night off balance. Brass and Volt charge at Night. Volt slides while Brass jumps. Then Brass punches Night while Volt kicks up into Night. Night slides backwards into Silicon's staff swing. Onyx knees Night in the chin knocking Night onto his back. Night laughs and opens a portal underneath him. Night closes the moment he falls through.
"This was a diversion." The Rider states.
"Boss, we have a situation." Camo says.
"What's the situation." The Rider asks.
"While you were gone, Night had one his copies infiltrate Beacon and took the crystal." Camo states.
"But I thought only Onyx and Ruby could touch the crystal." Volt states.
"He has the girl." Light says.
"So we were only fighting half of Night?" Brass asks.
"Night used Aero's semblance to split in two." The Rider states.
"Did his aura feel drastically lower?" Light asks.
The drawback of Aero's duplication semblance is that the users current aura is divided by the number of copies.
"It was around the same level from when I last faced him. Which means Night's always has been two individuals at one time." The Rider concludes.
Ozpin says the other members of Team NWOR's aura were close to mine.
Night's aura was split between himself and Rubine.
Night's aura has always been cut in half.
Is he really that much stronger than me?
"Light, it's time I learned to see the bigger picture." The Rider says.
"Meditate with me." Light orders.
The two begin to meditate as their auras flow. Yellow and Crimson merging to form a flame orange. After a few minutes Onyx and Lights eyes open.
"Can you sense Night?" Light asks.
"Yes. His aura is twice as large as before, so my theory must be true." The Rider states.
Onyx calls Ruby's scroll, no response. Onyx uses the Com to call Ruby.
"Ruby, are you alright?" The Rider asks.
"Hello, Onyx. Don't worry, Ruby's alive, but whether she remains that way or not depends on you. You know where we are." Night says before destroying the Com.
Onyx opens a portal and goes to Team RWBY's dorm.
"Night is leading you into a trap." Yang warns.
Onyx informed the team on the situation.
"Of course he is. And by walking into it, he'll lead me to your leader and the crystal." The Rider states.
"Unless he kills you first!" Weiss argues.
"At Onyx Rider's funeral, Ozpin said something that stuck." Blake says.
"'A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.'" The Rider quotes.
"You're not alone. Let us help you." Blake says.
"I don't want to bury Onyx Rider and the Rider for real this time." Yang states.
"I don't intend to lose." The Rider says.
"She's my sister." Yang states.
"Night is twice as strong as he was before." The Rider states, "You won't stand a chance."
"But..." Yang begins.
"If I show up with anyone else, Night will kill your sister." The Rider says.
"Onyx, please..." Yang begs.
"I made Summer Rose a promise. I promised to protect her family." The Rider says, "I intend to keep that promise."
