A/N well this is another idea for a fic of mine, only difference is that it's an AU of someone else's fic. This story is based off of xxnarwhalxx's Rogue Rose. The point of divergence would be in chapter six of his story so I highly recommend you give their fanfic a read, if for no other reason than to get some background. I will make many references to his story.

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Chapter 1: Agent of Atlas

Ruby watched as the flurries of snow came down around the vehicle she was riding in. Atlas was always cold, but for some reason it decided to have a blizzard as soon as she was back in country and it hadn't stopped since. The whole affair made Ruby even more upset at being back in this particular section of the country.

"Colonel Summers" the Atlesian soldier who currently occupied himself as her driver said to get her attention. "We'll be arriving at the military complex soon, I'm told General Ironwood will be waiting for you in his office." Ruby nodded her acknowledgement. Things hadn't changed much in regards towards her feelings toward the man over the past couple years she had been working for him. She still hated his guts, if anything her dislike for the man had only grown over the past couple years. That thought caused Ruby to pause, she was nineteen now if things had continued normally she would have been in her final year at beacon alongside her team. It was a sobering thought. One that was interrupted by her driver informing her that they had arrived. As soon as the car stopped Ruby left the vehicle and went up the front steps of the military complex. She talked to no one on her way up and the few that looked like they might try to engage her in a conversation took one look at the name tag on her Atlesian dress uniform and turned away. Ruby had played around with hair dye and color changing contacts to make it more almost impossible for people to recognize her but still a few details would get out. Both the White Fang and the Atlesian military knew there was a super secret specialist that would destroy any enemy in their path, and they knew that it was a young woman who was named Scarlette Summers. In fact Ruby had once heard that some people thought it was an entire agency of young women who just took the name on missions. The rumors served her mission so she let them propagate.

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"Do you have a plan?" Ironwood had asked her.

"Well you're the general. I figured you would know something." Ruby responded curtly.

"Unfortunately, we don't have much up to date information on the activities of Cinder and her companions," Ironwood said "all the information we do have is far out of date and won't be of any use to you." Ruby paused to consider for a moment.

"What about the White Fang, we know she uses them and I have no doubt that you have intelligence on them, they are a terrorist organization." Ruby asked once she had come up with a possible plan.

"Yes but we've only been able to get low level information." Ironwood replied

"Send it to me." Ruby said as she turned to walk out.

"Summers, what's your plan?" Ironwood called out causing her to stop and turn around.

"Any organization is built on the backs of it's lowest members, if I make myself a nuisance she may just come to me," Ruby replied before continuing, "and if not I'll gather intelligence and come to her."

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Ruby came to a stop in front of the entrance to Ironwoods office level. There was a new checkpoint here, an iris scanner and two very nervous looking guards.

"M-Ma'am" one of the guards stuttered as Ruby subconsciously glared at the new interruption to what she wanted to be a very short visit. "You need to scan your eyes-er-eye to be able to access the command level." Ruby almost growled at the reminder of her missing eye. She had lost it in a fight with Roman Torchwick once she tracked him down. Torchwick had taken her eye, at the cost of his life. It only added to the already imposing look Ruby was now able to generate when she wanted to.

"Right, Show me how to use it Private." She told the soldier.

"Y-Yes Ma'am!" he said instantly snapping a salute and quickly showing Ruby how to use the iris scanner. A few moments later Ruby was walking into Ironwood's office. He was already in mid conversation with someone else in the room.

"Yes just go ahead and put them on my desk Winter." Ironwood said before he noticed Ruby, "Ah, Summers your here, good" the other person in the room turned around and almost immediately glared at Ruby. Were it not for everyone else almost running scared at the mention of her Ruby might have found the glare as confrontational, but as it were Ruby almost found it refreshing.

"Winter this is Colonel Scarlette Summers" Ironwood began introductions "Summers this is Winter Schnee." The two continued to glare, in Winters case, or stare apathetically. After a few moments Ruby decided to clear the air.

"Is there a problem Schnee?" Ruby asked.

"I simply don't like the Idea of a convict being allowed in the military." Winter replied. It was now Ruby's turn to glare, at Ironwood though.

"Summers, she is my aide, she has to know about you since she is the one who files all of your reports and requisition requests." Ironwood said with an exasperated sigh. "Winter leave us for right now you don't have clearance for everything Summers and I discuss." This seemed to surprise Winter but she nodded and left the room.

"Now," Ironwood said regaining Ruby's attention. "I don't think I've read your report for your last mission."

"That's because it doesn't exist" Ruby replied curtly, "I haven't had Penny write it yet." Ironwood sighed again.

"You know most officers write their own reports." Ironwood said.

"You asked me to hunt the your enemies not write about it." Ruby replied "I'd rather focus my attention on important things."

"Very well." Ironwood acquiesced, "Speaking of Penny how is she working for you?" Ironwood asked, changing the subject. Penny who had become a friend of Ruby's during her first and only year at beacon and also turned out to be a robot, had been destroyed in the attack on beacon. Ironwood's people had managed to recover Penny's operating system, memory core, and weapon. The result: Ruby now had the smartest and friendliest set of swords in all of remnant.

"She's no Crescent Rose, but she's doing alright" Ruby replied while getting a little impatient.

"Yes well, Crescent Rose is a large scythe," Ironwood began the same explanation he gave whenever Ruby complained about this particular rule of his. "There less than ten scythe wielders in all of remnant, that would be one easy way to expose your identity."

"Did you call me all the way down here for a social visit?" Ruby asked, while ignoring his explanation, she had heard it before after all. "If you did I will be very displeased." Ruby finished, showing just how impatient she was to get out of here.

"No, I didn't" Ironwood said getting more serious now. "I have a mission for you but you're not going to like it."

"Shoot" Ruby said as she took a seat in front of his desk.

"An old colleague of mine believes that his facility has been infiltrated by a member of cinder's gang." Ironwood began "he can't pin down who it is but he knows someone has been attempting to subtly sabotage security systems." Ruby nodded and looked deep in thought.

"How is he sure that this is a member of Cinder's group?" Ruby asked after a moment.

"He isn't but it seems likely." Ironwood answered. "My colleague is professor Ozpin."

Understanding dawned on Ruby, both for why Cinder's group was suspected and why Ironwood said she wouldn't like it. Ruby hadn't set foot inside of beacon since the breach and the trial that had threatened to ruin her life when she was only fifteen.

"What you want me to come back to life and infiltrate my old school?" Ruby asked sarcastically.

"You're half right" Ironwood's answer had Ruby doing a double take, "It would be best if Ruby Rose remains dead for the time being, however Ozpin asked if I knew any investigator specialized huntsmen who could help him."

"And you want me to be the one to help him." Ruby finished figuring out what he wanted. "But I'm not specialized as an investigator."

"No, your something far better." Ironwood said, "You're a spy and our foremost expert on Cinder's forces if anyone can figure out who the infiltrator is, it's you."

"When do I leave?" Ruby asked.

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