A Night Off.
The morning after Jacques closed the Schnee Dust Company's nonessential facilities, the Mantle rioters are sitting on sidewalks and in police airships with their wrists bound by bolases. A soldier escorts Drinking Buddy along a sidewalk while Atlesian Knight-200s patrol the area. Drunk Mann stands in line with other Mantle citizens outside a polling station. As the Drunk Mann the teams encountered on their arrival gets to the booth, he tries to decide who he will vote for. The outside walls have campaign posters for both Jacques and Robyn, and Jacques' posters have been spray-painted over.
In a building somewhere, a reporter from the Mantle Daily is interviewing Robyn "Although rioting in Mantle is finally under control, how does it feel to know that the majority of those involved were your supporters?".
"I don't condone rioting, especially when our city is being denied aid for the hardships we've already had to go through, but Jacques Schnee's latest stunt is holding the city hostage for his own political gain. So I understand their anger, but ask that they show it not in the streets but at the polls today" Robyn answered.
In the Atlas Academy training room, Blake uses her Semblance and jumps from pillar to pillar while Yang follows and attempts to catch her.
Below Blake and Yang, Winter sends her Beowolf Summon to attack Weiss, who creates black glyphs above, below, and to the left and right of it. Weiss then uses the glyphs to throw the Beowolf Summon around, slamming it against the glyphs. She creates a white glyph in front of her and uses it to send the Summon back toward Winter, who creates her own white glyph to stop it. However, Winter suddenly winces in pain and drops to one knee. She then discovers that a small version of Weiss' Arma Gigas Summon snuck up to her and cut her ankle with its sword. The Arma Gigas strikes a pose with its sword on its shoulder, and Winter glares at Weiss, who gives a smug smirk in return and giggles.
While that was happening, Bernadetta stood on top of a pillar firing arrows at Lyre who was dashing around the training room. A good way for Bernadetta to practice her aim, and for Lyre to practice her speed.
Behind Weiss, Jaune is using his shield to deflect a rubber ball, while Nora keeps hitting it toward him with her hammer. Nora activates Magnhild's upgrade, charging herself up with electricity. She swings Magnhild around and sends the ball rocketing toward Jaune, who blocks it and slides backward several feet before dropping to one knee. The emblem on his shield glows cyan while he blocks, and the ball eventually turns to ash.
Nearby, Oscar is using his Scroll to keep track of Jaune's Aura, which has been reduced to approximately 65%. Jaune sits up and takes a deep breath, his Aura glowing for a moment, and Oscar watches Jaune's Aura increase to approximately 95%.
"Nice, your recovery is getting faster" Oscar said.
Nora walks over to Jaune, who gives a cheerful thumbs-up. Nora then gives him a heavy pat on the back, still using her Semblance, which knocks him onto the ground, reducing his Aura to approximately 64%. Ruby zooms past with her Semblance, heading straight toward Ren who is meditating in front of a pillar. She splits into three red blurs, which all go around Ren and the pillar, before merging into one blur and becoming Ruby again.
"Have you always been able to do that?" Oscar asked.
Ruby peeks out at him from behind the pillar and then walks over to him "I don't know. I don't normally think it through that much".
"You guys are evolving and I still don't have my Semblance" Oscar said, looking down.
"Well, I bet we'll all be jealous when you do" Ruby assured.
They heard clashing blades and looked to see Lucina and Severa sparring. Severa was using her single blade style, matching Lucina blow for blow, but Lucina was pushing her back. Her attacks had become much faster and stronger since they began training in Atlas. Severa switched to duel wielding and unleashed a blindingly fast barrage of strikes, aiming to overwhelm Lucina's defense. However Lucina suddenly added more power to her blow, which quickly disarmed Severa of one of her blades before Lucina kicked her in the chest, sending her in to pillar before pointing her sword at Severa's neck.
"Damn Lucina, you ain't pulling any punches today" Severa said, surprised by Lucina's unusually aggressive fighting style.
Lucina blinked before removing her blade and smiled sheepishly "Sorry. It's been rather stressful recently, and I guess I needed to let out some steam".
"Oh you were steaming alright" Severa said as she retrieved her other blade "And man you've gotten strong. We've sparred many times but you've never hit me this hard before".
"You can thank Edelgard for that. She helped me gain better control over my semblance. Now I can tap in to smaller portions of it to enhance my attacks without having to spend as much energy" Lucina explained.
"That sounds pretty sweet. Almost the same amount of power, using less than half the energy" Severa said.
Ren continues meditating, deep in a state where he has blocked out everyone around him. There is a ringing sound, followed by the sound of the training room door opening, and Ren opens his eyes and looks toward the door.
"Clover wasn't kidding. You're really giving this your all" Ironwood said as he and Clover entered the room.
"Well, we have to with the way things are going" Ruby said.
Ironwood takes out his Scroll, which projects a screen depicting the live election results. Currently, Jacques has 30% of the vote, while Robyn has 70%.
"They're not going well, are they?" He asked.
"Better Robyn than Jacques Schnee" Yang said as she rests her arm on Oscar's shoulder, taking him by surprise.
"Oh, I suppose so. Either way, this election doesn't bode well for our stability" Ironwood said.
"It could be a chance to work with Robyn and get Mantle on your side" Ruby suggested.
Ironwood puts his Scroll away "The likelihood of that working-".
"She's right, you have to do something about Mantle. If you could get Robyn to trust you..." Nora said.
"I bet if you opened up to her she'd understand that you're being framed" Jaune added.
Lucina stepped up "She knew my father, and he's always been a good judge of character. I'm sure we can trust her".
Ironwood sighs "Perhaps... but it will only work if she's open too".
Nora starts to say something, but Ren steps forward and interrupts her, earning a look from both her and Jaune.
"I take it you're here for new mission assignments?" He asked.
"You could say that. The General and I want you to take the rest of the day to recuperate" Clover said.
"You're giving us a night off?" Blake asked.
Ironwood smiled "Ordering it. After tonight's election, we'll be waking up to a very different Atlas tomorrow. I need you rested and ready for whatever that may bring".
Ruby starts thinking to herself, looking uncertain. However, Severa pumped her fist.
"Hell yeah! This is great! Blake, you and I are so using this time off to go on a date" She declared, earning a giggle from Blake.
At sunset that day, Team RWBY is in their dorm room. Blake is sitting at one of the small desks with a mirror in front of her, while Ruby and Yang are lying on beds, and Weiss is leaning against the ladder between the bunk beds. Weiss has a live report from the Daily Mantle playing on her Scroll. While Blake puts on mascara, Yang looks over at her amused that she is trying to look pretty for her date with Severa. Yang silently wondered if Severa was going to comment on Blake wearing make up since she was beautiful enough without it.
The Newscaster spoke "We still have hours ahead of us, but as votes come in, it looks more and more certain that Robyn Hill will fill the open council seat".
Weiss closes her Scroll and walks across the room "There's no way my father could've thought layoffs would do anything but hurt him. So why announce this the day before the election?".
"Just seems like a power play that backfired to me. Won't matter in a few hours though" Yang stands up, stretches and walks over to Blake.
"Where are you guys going?" Ruby asked as Blake adjusts her hair, and Yang leans down and adjusts her own hair while looking in the mirror.
"Team FNKI invited us out dancing. Yang and I decided to make it a double date with Severa and Bernadetta. We thought it would be good to get our minds off the election... Took some convincing for Severa since she really wanted us to have some alone time. Of course I promised her we would have some later" Blake explained.
"Oh, and I can only imagine what you two are planing on doing with your: Alone time" Yang teased, earning a blush from Blake.
"I thought you said Team FNKI was annoying" Ruby reminded.
"That's the best part about dance clubs" Yang said before she whispers and points to her ears "I can't hear you. Only drawback is that Bernie won't hear all the new sexy nicknames I have for her".
Blake giggles. Lucina, Nora and Ren slide the door open from outside.
"Ruby, come on!" Nora said.
"I still can't believe you're going to that thing" Weiss said.
"Just because Ironwood dislikes Robyn doesn't mean we all have to. From where I'm standing both of them seem to be trying their best to help Atlas. As to who's doing a better job…" Nora trailed of.
Weiss sighs "But a victory party?".
Ruby walks past Weiss, shrugging, and stops next to Lucina "Invite's still open if you want in. Penny's gonna be working security".
"Unless you and Lyre has something planed for tonight?" Lucina asked.
Before Weiss could answer, Severa and Bernadetta walked in.
"Ok, it's almost time for the dance. Hope you've practiced your moves, Blake" Severa said
"I have, look" Blake said, trying and failing to dance.
Severa could barely stop herself from laughing "Wow, you are going to crush some toes with those moves".
Blake pouts "Hey! I haven't seen you dance since Beacon".
"Oh I can dance, I'm just more of a free style dancer, ya know? Go with the rhythm" Severa said while doing some goofy looking dance moves.
"You look pretty silly" Bernadetta said with a giggle, only to shrink back when Severa gave her a glare, earning some laughs from the others.
"Look You gotta do it like this" Yang begins dancing.
"That's what I'm doing!" Blake holds her hands out in exasperation, her cat ears folding over, and Yang laughs again.
Severa rubbed her face "Gawds, I'm seriously starting to believe going to a dance is a bad idea. Can't we just hit a nice restaurant or something? I haven't had ramen in ages".
"We can look for ramen later. I really want to dance with you, Severa" Blake said with a smile.
Severa blushed "Fine... your make up look good by the way. But honestly, you don't need it, you always look perfect".
Now it was Blake's turn to blush before she gave Severa a quick kiss on the lips, which left her stunned.
"Wow, you two sure have gotten bold" Yang said before looking at Bernadetta "Come on Bernie, we need to step up our game".
Bernadetta blushed "Ummm...".
Weiss watches them with an unamused expression until Lyre peaks her head in.
"Hey Weiss, want to hang out and-" Before she could finish, Weiss simply grabbed her hand.
"Yes, let's go" Weiss said as she pulled Lyre out of the room.
Later, after the sun has set, Lucina, Ruby, Nora and Ren are walking in Mantle, on their way to Robyn's victory party. A truck drives down the street, honking its horn, with people standing in the bed holding signs, which say "HILL IS HERE" and "HILL 4 COUNCIL".
"I understand Weiss' point though. A victory party does seem a bit premature" Ren said.
"Aw, let them have one sure thing" Nora said.
"Probably the last sure thing before Amity Tower goes up and everyone learns about… what we're fighting" Ruby said.
They walk past a group of people watching the live election results on a TV screen. Jacques has 33% of the vote, and Robyn has 67%.
"Yeah... the truth is out, we will have even more work on our hands" Lucina said, not really eager to face her evil grandmother.
"We spent so much time worrying about how Ironwood will react to the truth about her, but have any of us considered how we're even going to beat her if we manage to work past that?" Ren asked.
"Jinn said she can't be beaten" Nora said.
They walk by two people who are sitting beside a heating element, trying to warm up.
"She told Oz that he couldn't destroy her" Ruby corrected.
Nora looks at Ruby "But maybe someone else could?".
"I don't know" Ruby admitted.
"Maybe we don't have to destroy her. Just stop her... but even that will be extremely difficult, even if things goes exactly as planned" Lucina said.
"We should be training right now" Ren said, sounding annoyed.
Nora looked at him "We've trained enough! Take some time to-".
"We don't have time!" Ren interrupted angrily.
Lucina and Ruby slows down and watches as Ren and Nora angrily walk on ahead.
"What's their problem?" Lucina asked.
"I have no idea" Ruby answered.
A large crowd of people have gathered inside a small auditorium for Robyn's victory party. Wires have been taped up along the walls, and there are Robyn Hill campaign posters decorating the walls. Above the stage is a giant hologram screen showing the live election results. Jacques has 36% of the vote, while Robyn has 64%. A pair of camera drones float around the room, one of which has a "Kick Me" sign taped to the back of it and the other of which has a gift ribbon stuck to it. While Ruby, Nora and Ren enter the building, the vote percentage shifts to 37% for Jacques and 63% for Robyn.
Penny makes her way through the crowd and sees her friends "Ruby, Lucina, Nora, Ren!".
Ruby smiled "Hey, Penny".
"I am so glad you made it. It's just Marrow and I tonight, so more friends means more fun. Where are the others?" Penny asked.
Nora and Ren are still in a bad mood as the former speaks "Weiss is out with Lyre, and Blake, Yang, Severa and Bernadetta are off doing their own thing... again".
"Well at least they are back together" Ren said.
"Yeah, they are... And they seem very happy" Nora said in a strange tone.
Ren looked confused "Why wouldn't they be?".
"Oh no, they really should be happy. People who've gone through that much? I think it's obvious that something more would come from it" Nora said.
"Well maybe one of them feels that way but the other might be worried" Ren said.
"About what!?" Nora demanded
Lucina and Ruby were clearly fed up with the two partners' arguing and slides over to Penny.
"It's just, there's a lot of things going on right now" Ren answered.
"Well, how can they figure things out if they don't talk about it?" Nora asked.
Penny leans to Ruby "I believe I may be confused. Who are we talking about again?".
"I'm not really sure" Ruby answered.
Nora and Ren continue talking while Penny gets communications from Marrow through her earpiece "Penny, where'd you go?".
Lucina, Ruby and Penny go backstage together to meet up with Marrow.
"Oh hey, what- what're you doing here?" He asked.
"Just, uh, hangin' out with a friend while she's on the job" Ruby casually holds out her fist for a fist bump.
Recognizing the gesture, Penny gasps, her eyes wide and shining with excitement. She makes a fist, closes one eye, sticks her tongue out and lines it up. She pulls back her fist and then slams it into Ruby's with a big smile. There's a dull "ding" noise, and Ruby gains an expression of deadpan shock, her hand throbbing with pain. Penny turns to Marrow with an innocent smile, and Ruby cradles her hand, groaning quietly in pain, but Lucina simply took her hand and kissed it, earning a blush from the young Rose.
Marrow was not amused "Yeah, real cute. Look, try not to be too much of a distraction. We need to be vigilant in case-"
May suddenly approaches Marrow, setting the tip of her weapon to the floor "In case what?".
Marrow jumps in surprise, but quickly regains his composure "In case someone tries to start trouble".
"Oh, funny, that's why we're here. So feel free to take a hike" May said in clear disdain.
Marrow glares at her "Listen, the General's trying to help, all right? Just 'cause you can't understand-".
"What's going on here, Wags?" Robyn has suddenly entered the backstage area next to Ruby and Penny. She notices Ruby "Oh, and the pipsqueak is back".
Ruby gives a slight glare, growling a little until Robyn looked at Lucina.
"Good to see you again kid" She said.
"Likewise" Lucina said.
Marrow scoffs "We're concerned about security risks, ma'am. The General doesn't want any surprises tonight".
May smirks in amusement. Joanna is now standing next to her. Robyn walks over to Marrow.
"Fine, but stay out of the way" She then walks over to stand with May and Joanna, the former of whom gasps in surprise and confusion "If I get elected tonight, we'll all have to learn how to get along".
She looks at May, who rolls her eyes and walks away.
"Sure, we won't have any problems, as long as you stay within the law" Marrow said.
"The law isn't perfect, you know. It's certainly not equal" Robyn said.
"Trust me, I'm well aware" Marrow tilts his dog tail to the side to be more visible to Robyn.
"My only goal is that all the citizens of Mantle and Atlas - and Faunus - have an equal shot at a good life" Robyn assured.
"That sounds great. And you're planning to do all that equalizing legally, right?" Marrow asked.
Joanna is grinning. Robyn looks at Joanna and smirks, causing Joanna to grin more.
"Everything I've done is legal" Robyn said.
Marrow knew that was bull "Of course, one hundred percent".
Fiona taps on the microphone, causing loud feedback, much to the crowd's displeasure "Ha-ha, well, that worked".
The live election results now show that Robyn's vote percentage is 57%. Joanna walks away, and Marrow groans in annoyance and walks away toward Penny and Ruby. The crowd begins chanting "Robyn".
"Scram kid, we've got a job to do" Marrow exits the backstage area, and Ruby hops out and blows a raspberry at him, which Penny giggles at.
Ruby and Penny wave to each other, as Ruby walks away into the crowd. Ruby's smile fades when she sees that Nora and Ren are still arguing. The live election results now say that Jacques has 41% of the vote, while Robyn has 59%.
"Excuse me Robyn" Lucina spoke, making the older woman look at her "Once things settle down a little. Could you tell me about the adventures you had with my father?".
Robyn smiled "Of course. Trust me, I have a lot of juicy stuff to tell you".
Lucina smiled back "Thank you".
She walks away and Dorothea walks next to Robyn "She seems like a good girl".
"Of course, she's Chrom's daughter. She may be among the few good people that is working for Ironwood. I hope our talk will be fruitful" Robyn said.
Fiona has begun giving a speech, and the live election results show Jacques now has 43% of the votes.
"I want to thank everyone for going to the polls today. This is Mantle's moment. I know that, like me, you're all thrilled that we chose Robyn as our voice in Atlas. No one has fought harder for Mantle than she has. And…" She covers her mouth, trying not to cry, and then wipes a tear from her eye with her palm "I know Robyn will continue that fight on the Council. Will you share a few words?".
She turns to look at Robyn, who is off stage, and the crowd begins chanting Robyn's name again. Robyn walks onto the stage, causing the crowd to cheer. She takes the microphone, and Fiona excitedly talks to her for a few moments, before walking off stage.
"I've never been much for public speaking, probably wasn't my best idea ever to go into politics. Thank you so much, everyone, for choosing me. You said you believe in me. But I'm the one who believes in all of you. You've proven to me that as individuals, we are strong. But together, we're unstoppable. So no matter what happens tonight, win or lose, we will continue to fight for our city, because it is this city that brings us together" The crowd cheers and upbeat music begins playing. Robyn walks off stage, smiling and waving to the crowd. She turns her head away from the crowd and looks nervously up at the screen.
Newscaster "We're in the final minutes now, and it's looking to be a closer race than anticipated".
Robyn stands with her Happy Huntresses.
"Don't worry, it's in the bag" Joanna smiles, and May grins, winks and gives a thumbs up. Robyn smiles faintly but then looks nervously at the screen again. The results change again, showing Jacques with 47% and Robyn with 53%. She looks away, frowning.
Somewhere else, in a room filled with Schnee Dust Company crates, Watts is watching live drone footage of the party on a screen projected from his Scroll. Next to the live drone feed is a recorded video of Penny fighting Sabyrs in the streets of Mantle. In windows behind the live and recorded footage, there is a Mantle election map and the live election results screen with the numbers erased. Watts taps the screens of an array of Scrolls laid out in front of them, and the screens light up. He adjusts one of his rings, and all eight of them light up.
He strikes a pose with his hands in the air "You ready, Tyrian?".
Tyrian is standing among the crowd at Robyn's party, with the hood of his jacket obscuring his face. Robyn walks past on the stage.
Tyrian chuckles evily "Always".
Penny cheerfully salutes to Ruby, who grins at her. Lucina takes Ruby's hand and both share a smile before leaning in for a kiss.
"The polls are about to close. Twelve, eleven…" Penny looks over at Robyn, while the crowd carries on the countdown.
Ruby notices Tyrian's prosthetic tail slither out from the crowd as he begins walking away. Lucina noticed Ruby loosing the mood and looked worried.
Crowd "Ten, nine, eight...".
Ruby moves and leans into the crowd to look for the owner of the robotic scorpion tail, her eyes widening in panic. Tyrian chuckles maniacally and looks at Ruby.
Crowd "Seven, six, five, four, three-".
Ruby gasps and reaches out toward the stage "Watch out!".
All power in the building shuts off. The crowd murmurs in confusion. Dorothea, May and Joanna are leaning against the wall opposite from the stage, looking up at the lights. Ren and Nora hold onto each other, looking around with confusion and worry.
Robyn drops the microphone onto the stage, and there is a faint sound of blood spatter, followed by a woman screaming. In a panic, someone elbows Ruby, knocking her down and causing her to hit her head against the side of the stage. Tyrian begins swiftly moving through the crowd, kicking people's legs from under them and slashing them with his blades. He stabs one person in the torso and continues his rampage, running and spinning through the air.
Marrow speaks over communicator "Penny, what's going on over there?".
Penny activates her night vision and looks at Ruby, who is sitting with her back against the stage, trying not to be trampled. Penny turns and looks at the main area of the building, to see Tyrian slash another civilian with his weapon and then impale yet another with his stinger. He drops the civilian and straightens up, licking his lips.
Penny draws her Floating Array and points the blades at Tyrian "Put down your weapon and surrender!".
Tyrian looks at her and then vanishes into the crowd as two civilians run past between them. Penny looks around for him.
Marrow speaks over the communicator again "This is Ace Operative Marrow, requesting immediate assistance!".
Robyn and Fiona stand back to back on the stage, weapons drawn "Huntresses, to me!".
Fiona looks back at Robyn, unaware that Tyrian has ascended the stairs and begun running toward her on the stage "Come on, we've gotta get you outta here!".
She turns and looks just in time to see Tyrian charging toward her. His right arm begins glowing purple with Aura, and his eyes glow purple, as well. He drags his fingers across her stomach and side, causing her Aura to dissipate from that area, as if he ripped it open. Immediately afterward, he swings his left arm, cutting Fiona with his weapon. Fiona cries out in pain and drops to her knees, while Tyrian leaps over her and Robyn.
Hearing Fiona's scream, Penny turns to the stage "Robyn!".
Penny activates her jets and flies toward the stage. Tyrian rises up behind Robyn, giggling to himself, and Penny tackles Robyn out of the way. Tyrian leaps up into the air. Robyn gasps and turns over onto her back, aiming her weapon at Penny, who slowly levitates her swords around her and scans the area for Tyrian.
On a beam above the stage, Tyrian watches her "Right on time".
"You!" Lucina had finally managed to track Tyrian's movement and leaps up on the beam to confront him.
Tyrian looked at her and smirked "My goddess sends you a message. It's past time you came home".
Lucina glares but the power suddenly came back on, blinding her for a second before she looked back and noticed Tyrian was gone. Robyn sees Penny standing in front of her with swords drawn. Penny looks around, upset and confused. Behind her, the giant screen displays a photograph of Jacques, with the word "VICTORY!" below it.
Newscaster "And the winner of the Atlas Council election is… Jacques Schnee!".
Penny stares out at the bloodied civilians lying on the floor. The rest of the crowd is standing back from the massacre, crying and yelling hysterically. Ruby looks around at the scene in horror, while Marrow looks at the bodies in shock.
One of the citizens, who is putting pressure on a fallen civilian's wound, points at Penny "It's Ironwood's robot!".
"Penny" Penny turns to see Robyn staring at her with distrust.
Penny folds her swords and puts them away "I... I didn't".
The screen begins displaying live footage of Jacques standing at a podium in front of the Schnee manor "Oho, thank you, everyone, thank you. It's all because of you. It's a new day in Atlas".
Ruby climbs onto the stage, runs over to Fiona and puts pressure on the wound, Robyn watching her as she does so before she glares at Penny and growls angrily. Ren and Nora run over and climb onto the stage.
"What happened?" Nora asked.
"It was Tyrian! Tyrian's here!" Ruby answered as Lucina leaps down.
Ren draws his guns and deploys their blades, and Marrow climbs onto the stage. May, Joanna and the rest of the crowd charge toward the stage.
Marrow points at them "Stay!".
The crowd slows to a stop.
"Get Penny out the back, now!" Marrow ordered.
Nora encourages Penny to go backstage with her, and Ren follows them. Robyn aims her weapon at them the whole time, then folds the crossbow away once they are gone.
"Fiona!" Dorothea yelled in worry as she rushed up and kneels next to
"I-I'm okay, I'm okay" Fiona assured.
Marrow stops holding his pose and approaches them "I-I'm sorry. Is she-".
He reaches toward them, and a crossbow bolt just barely misses his hand. Joanna glares with her weapon aimed at him. Ruby runs over to Marrow and begins tugging on his arm to get him to follow her backstage. He continues reaching out to Robyn.
"This wasn't us, I swear" He and Ruby run backstage. Robyn glares at them as they leave.
Lucina, Ruby, Nora, Ren, Marrow and Penny are standing in an alleyway somewhere. Penny is standing apart from the group. Ren still has his weapons drawn, and Marrow has his hand to his face. Ruby turns and looks at Penny, who is staring into the distance, her eyes glimmering from the shock and despair. Ruby reaches her bloodied hand out to Penny, but then stops and looks at the blood.
Marrow turns to Penny "Penny, you need to get to Atlas. Backup's on the way" Penny does not answer "Penny?".
Penny turns a little, as if to look back at him, but then flies away into the sky and disappears behind a building. In the distance, Grimm roar and more sounds of people screaming are heard.
"Grimm" Ruby said.
Marrow sighs while drawing his weapon "We've got a long night ahead".
Lucina looked frustrated. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong and now the divide between Mantle and Atlas will be wider than ever. Not to mention her grandmother's pawns are here now... this was the worst case scenario.
They run out of the alley to face the Manticores that have begun invading Mantle. The giant screens in the city broadcast a live feed of Jacques' acceptance speech, while Mantle's security sirens begin blaring and the street lights turn red.
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