Yo Peeps, GMG here with chapter 40. Another long wait, but I do apologize. In other news, Phantom Rose has broken 200,000 views. It's super cool seeing one of my stories reaching this milestone and I truly have you all to thank for this. The support from y'all is astounding and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me reach this. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY... If I did, Ladybug wouldn't be a question.

Ruby, Blake and May entered the control deck for the airship and it soon became apparent what problem they faced: which monitor was the correct one to fix the renegade androids. Ruby pulled her scroll from her bag and slipped it open. Dialing a number and calling, the room was greeted with the voice of Ironwood. "Have you three made it to the controls, then?"

"Yes," Ruby confirmed. "We just have a small issue... Which computer or whatever is the right one? Also, what do we do when we have the right one?"

Gunshots were heard over the line and the sound of Grimms howling pierced their ears. James growled in frustration. "I can't exactly walk you through this, but I'm sending someone who can." The line cut off, leaving them to the quiet of the empty room.

Blake's face turned contemplative. "Who would be able to get up here and help us. Too many of the ships down there were destroyed and most of the good ones are the White Fang's."

"It's a good thing I don't need a ship, then!" A voice from the scroll announced. The three looked at the screen, only to see Penny smiling up at them. "Hello, friends. Mr. Ironwood said I should help you with fixing the Atlesian Knights."

"Penny, how..." Ruby trailed off before it clicked. "Android, right."

May looked at the other girl, curiously. "What?"

Ruby shrugged, sheepishly. "Well, Penny is an android, so she probably can broadcast herself via the communications network. She also told me not to tell anyone, but with her arm being cut off and the fact that everything kind of went crazy, secrets aren't exactly helpful at the moment. And-"

"Ruby," Blake cut in, placing a hand over the girl's mouth. When the girl blinked and looked at her, she released her. "Breathe."

Taking a deep breath, Ruby nodded. "Alright. Penny, lead the way."

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As another wave of Grimm fell, Weiss collapsed, breathing heavily as she leaned against Yang. "This is insane, Yang. How long are we supposed to hold out?"

The blonde shook her head. "I don't know, but I hope we get some back up, soon." As she spoke, a pair of Paladins made their way into the courtyard, the already tired students looking a bit defeated. Yang frowned. It had taken Team RWBY at full strength to take one down, and even then, only because Yang could break the suits apart.

Coco and a few of the others were keeping the mechs busy, peppering them with bullets, but they weren't doing any noticeable damage. The beret-wearing teen looked behind her. "Velvet, it's time."

Velvet nodded, walking past the others, facing the mechs with a determined glint in her eyes. Weiss stood shakily, turning to look at Team CFVY's leader. "Are you crazy? She'll be killed!"

"Just watch."

One of the Paladins stuck, swinging it's fist down at Velvet, only to slam into the ground as she leaped above the strike, her momentum carrying her high above the two suits. A flash of light emitted as a weapon formed in her arms, strung across her back as she reached the apex of her jump. Crescent Rose, or at least, an imitation of Ruby's scythe, took shape as Velvet came down with a devastating sweep on one of the Paladins, pushing it back as the weapon faded away.

Her stance changed as the other Paladin approached, Weiss' eyes widening as Myrtenaster formed in the girl's hand, repelling the strike with a violent push of energy. A quick spin as her stance changed, Myrtenaster fading, only to be replaced by Gambol Shroud. A quick series of stikes followed, ending with the cleaver blade of the weapon buried in the chest of one of the Paladins.

As it fell, the next change came as she took Yang's normal stance and started punching rounds at the other mech. The Paladin brought its arms up as it rushed her, only for her to pull out the bo staff that Sun used, rushing her way up the suit and slamming down on the central body with Magnhild, Nora's hammer.

As she landed on the ground, the other mech caught her in the side with a punch, sending her careening across the pavement. Tumbling before she slammed into a bench. Coco reached out. "No!"

Weiss frowned before nudging Yang. "Can you give me a boost?"

Yang nodded and grabbed Weiss, spinning the two of them and throwing Weiss towards the remaining Paladin with all the force she could muster. Weiss shot forward, flipping slightly before her feet reached the ground and she placed a glyph beneath her, taking her already high velocity and ramping it up. While Ruby was fast, Weiss was able to slightly replicate the speed if she had a good enough head start.

The others could only see a white blur as she rushed forward. The ring of her glyphs sang loudly as she moved before a sudden silence hit. She stood above Velvet, right as the Paladin closed in on the faunus, a huge glyph hanging in the air behind Weiss. Raising Myrtenaster, Weiss closed her eyes as the mech swung.

The anticipated hit never came. Looking up, she saw the arm of a long defeated Knight wielding its massive sword holding the mech at bay. Her thoughts shifted and it reacted, batting the strike away and slicing clean through the large machine, the bisected thing falling to the ground.

Weiss sighed in relief before collapsing. The others ran over and Yang pulled her up, holding her in her arms. "It's okay, Ice Queen. I got ya."

A smile lit Weiss' face as she leaned into Yang. "Thanks."

"Uh, guys..." Sun started, the group looking over at him. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... look." He pointed as another Paladin entered the courtyard.

It started heading towards them before a loud clanging of metal could be heard. A huge wave of Atlesian Knights showed up behind the thing, either firing at the large machine or jumping atop it and trying to lay waste to it that way. Yang smiled. "Well, it looks like the bots are back on our side, now."

End...

And, there we go. Another chapter down! Still a few things left to handle before this story closes and I begin work on my next one. Either way, adieu for now!