In an old warehouse, the White Fang are moving crates as Emerald and Mercury enter. Roman would ask where they have been, and they admitted to they took his job to kill a rat in their forces, something the master criminal would take offense to, along with their bad attitude. "If it were up to me I'd round up you street rats and I would-"

"Do what, Roman?" The mastermind reveals herself. A woman in a red dress named Cinder.

Roman now feels a little nervous. "Uuuuuh not kill them?"

"I thought I made it clear to take care of the would be runaway."

"I was going to..."

Emerald then spoke up, "He was going to escape in Vaceo. Mercury and I decided to take it upon ourselves to kill the rat."

Cinder didn't seem pleased, "Did I not specifically instruct you two to keep your hands clean while in Vale?" Roman would quietly laugh at the twos misfortunate.

Emerald would feel nervous. "I just thought..."

"Don't think! Obey..." Cinder almost raised her voice, while Roman enjoyed every last second.

"And you." Focusing on Roman. "Why wasn't this job done sooner?"

Roman would feel almost insulted, "Uuuh." He then showed up the boxes upon boxes of Dust. "Sorry if I was a little busy stealing every speck of Dust in the kingdom!"

Mercury remarks, "Your an inspiration to all punks with a gun and a ski mask."

"Look around ya kid. I got this whole town scared. Police camping out at every corner. Dust prices through the roof. And we're sitting pretty in an old warehouse with more Dust crystals, vials, and rounds than we know what to do with. Speaking of which, if you guys don't mind filling me in on your grandmaster plan. It might make my next string of robberies go a little smoother." Torchwick explains with annoyance.

Cinder would grin. "Oh Roman, have a little faith." She had some flame come out of her eye to slightly intimidate Roman. "Besides, we're done with the Dust stealing. We're moving out for phase two." She and her team follows her.

Roman attempts to light a cigar, but realizes Emerald has stolen his lighter. She turns back to face him and sticks her tongue out defiantly.

Back at Beacon, a large and unnerving ship lands on the landing pad. Swarms of people occupy the paths around Beacon. Overlooking this is Ozpin's office, where Ozpin and Glynda are looking.

"Ironwood sure loves bringing his work wherever he travels..." Glynda remarks.

"Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man. But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore." Ozpin states.

The man they are talking about then enters the room. "Ozpin!"

"Hello General."

A man in white with black hair would walk up to his old friend with enthusiasm. "Please, drop the formalities." They then shake hands. "It's been too long!" He turns to see Goodwitch. "And Glynda! It certainly has been a long time since we last met."

She would smile, seemingly happy of his presence. "Oh James..." But immediately drops it. "I'll be outside..." As she leaves.

Ironwood doesn't seem offended though. "I see she hasn't changed a bit."

Ozpin would set up some tea. "So...what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas? Headmasters don't typically travel with their students for the Vytal Festival."

Ironwood would grab the cup of tea given to him. "Well you know. I love Vale this time of year. Besides with you hosting, I thought its a good opportunity to catch up."

Both Ozpin and Ironwood sit together. "I can appreciate quality time between friends. However, the small fleet outside my window has me concerned."

The man in white would be slightly serious on his response. "Well... Concern is what brought them here."

Oz sips his cup, he knew Ironwood would justify this out of fear. "We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this... Are going to give off the wrong impression."

"But what if what Qrow said is true?"

"If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. It's the Vytal Festival. A time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest not to scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent."

Ironwood almost felt offended by being accused like this. "I'm just being cautious."

Ozpin would assure his friend though. "As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can."

"Believe me, I am. But ask me this..." He turns around to leave. "Do you believe your children can win a war?"

Meanwhile, Aiden would walk in the library and notice Team RWBY playing board game with Ruby and Yang taking it seriously. Yang would then help Weiss out on the game. "Mwahahaha! Yes! Fear the almighty power of my forces! Cower as they pillage your homes and weep as they take your children from your very arms!"

"Trap card." Yang stated.

"Huh?"

Yang would reveal her card and clean out her pieces in the board. "Your armies has been destroyed."

Weiss would then cry in defeat. "I hate this game of emotions we play!"

Just then a just as defeated Ruby hugs her. "Stay strong Weiss we'll make it through this together..."

"Shut up, don't touch me..." Weiss said, despite hugging back.

Aiden would just stare with a lowered expression, "Yall some of the weirdest gals ever... Although..." He looks at Ruby's cards, picking one and looking at it, "Couldn't you have used this card to counter? Helps with aiding others under attack and such as..." Aiden says as he casually lists what could have been done. As Ruby thinks on it, she realizes her folly in the game. Ruby would then ask him how he knows all this, and he scratches the back of his head, saying he was pretty good at the game back then, and she'd invite him to play, to which he'd reply, "Trust me... You don't want me to play... Once I'm in, there's no going out." But this only peaked RWBY's curiosity

Yang would grin. "I believe it." She then turns to Blake. "Hey Blake, your turn."

She jolted, seemingly unfocused. "Oh! Sorry... What am I doing again?"

"Your playing Vale to conquer all the kingdoms of Remnant."

"Right..."

Jaune walks in. "Hey can I play?"

Weiss acts stand offish. "Sorry, but this game requires a certain level of cunning. Something I doubt you possess."

"Uh you attacked your own fleet two turns ago." Yang stated, which had Weiss growling.

After a moment of seeing Blake's hand, Aiden would crouch to Blake's level and then point to a card in Blake's hand, and he smiled as he whispered something to her, motioning his hand to the board. After a moment, she'd nod. She'd then play a card and make multiple moves against Yang, as Yang's own armies were being demolished quickly right before her eyes. Yang looked at Aiden in disbelief, as he gives Blake a high five.

Yang points to him. "You helped her out didn't you?!"

He shrugs, "Hey, I only gave tips. Besides, I didn't say to make certain moves, she chose them on her own, fair play."

Yang hangs her head in defeat, as Ruby offers a hug, and she takes it, as Weiss, Ruby, and Yang are now one sad clump from being defeated.

Jaune being the white knight offers his assistance. "Come on! Let me play your hand for a turn!"

Weiss leans back away from him. "I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!"

"Why not? You've trusted me with way more important stuff before! I mean you told us all that Blake is secretly a fau-"

Pyrrha would dash in to cover Jaune's mouth before he could finish. "Fun loving person! Whom we all admire and respect!" Jaune would realize his mistake once he notices Blake and Aiden's pretty angry glare. Juane would take his leave, their glares being his signal, before Sun approached, Aiden giving a high five, "Sup, Sun! Good to see you, man. You too, Neptune!"

Neptune salutes to them. "Hey. The names Neptune."

Weiss replies with much enthusiasm. "So Neptune. Where are you from?"

"Haven. And I don't believe I've caught your name, Snow Angel." He gets closer to the white clad heiress.

"Um… My name is Weiss." She said, a but flustered.

Jaune saw this in disbelief. "Are you kidding me?!"

Aiden raises a brow, "Strange taste you have, Neptune…" To which he would raise a brow to his leader.

Sun would then see Aiden still crouched beside Blake near their board game. Sun would remark that he didn't expect Blake or Aiden to be the board game type, as Aiden just stares at them with a raised brow, and would step aside for Blake, as she announced she was going to go back to their room, and she'd see them later. Aiden would look on concerned for her, and he'd sigh with a sad expression, Sun catching onto this.

"Hm? Something up man?" He whispers to him, not wanting to the others to notice this knowing how reserved he can be.

"It's nothing… It's nothing." He says, "Um, I gotta go wash up. You talk with Ruby and them." He says before heading out. Sun is not liking this reserved side of him. He lets it go, but he knows he's gotta do something about it.

Meanwhile, Blake is in her room, as the glow of the moon cascades in the room. Blake has her knees folded to her chest on her bed, as she begins to recount the revelation that White Fang joined with such a vile man.

It got her to be interrogated by Ozpin, but she told him nothing other than the reason she wears her bow. She thinks about how she is back to square one, only this time the group she idolized is now causing trouble for everyone. Regardless of her friends understanding her since the incident, it doesn't help her mood on the long run. Just then she see's the whole team enter the room. They seem exhausted and annoyed. "I knew we shouldn't have brung him to play!" Yang sighs.

As they comment about their day, mostly with their sudden defeat in the hands of the Neptune joining in, even more-so Aiden. Weiss notices Blake leaving. "Stop." Weiss points to her as Blake pauses, and nervously stands in front of the door awkwardly. "Lately you been quiet, anti-social, and moody."

"Uh... Have you met Blake?" Yang comments.

"Which I get. It's kinda your thing. But you've been doing it more than usual. Which quite frankly is unacceptable. You made a promise to me, to all of us, that you would let us know if something was wrong." Weiss would then move dramatically, "So, Blake Belladonna! What is wrong?!" She dramatically points to her. Which there was a pause once everyone was noticing her standing on a chair for the sake of that dramatic point.

Although she would calm down and sheepishly compose herself. Blake would get her point and reply. "I just... I don't understand how everyone can be so calm."

Ruby would speak up, getting what she meant. "Your still thinking about Torchwick."

"Torchwick! The White Fang! All of it! Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it!

Yang tries to calm her down. "Ozpin told us not to worry. Between the police and the Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it."

"Well I'm not!" Blake shouts. "They don't know the White Fang like I do!" The three would look at each other, not arguing Blake's logic. Weiss would speak up, trying to calm the tense tone. "Okay, between blowing up nightclubs, stopping thieves, and fighting for freedom, I'm sure all three of you think you are ready to go apprehend these ne'er do-wells."

"Eh who?" Ruby let out.

"But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students. We're not ready to handle this sort of situation."

Once again Ruby spoke up. "Well yeah but-"

"We're not ready!" Weiss silences Ruby before she would say anything to rally up the team to do something foolish.

"And we may never be ready!" Nothing Weiss said would calm Blake at all. Her anxiety seems to be bigger. "Our enemies aren't just gonna sit around and wait for graduation day! They're out there, somewhere, planning their next move, and none of us know what it is! But its coming! Whether we're ready or not..." Blake says.

Ruby would begin to bring her positivity to the high tension. "Okay! All in favor of becoming the youngest Huntresses to single-handingly bring down a corrupt organization conspiring against the kingdom of Vale?!" Showing tons of excitement to hype up her team. "Say aye."

Y

ang would go along. "Yeah! I love it when your feisty!"

Weiss would cross her arms. "Well... I suppose it could be fun."

Blake would then smile, feeling a bit more safer thanks to her leader. "Alright then... We're in this together."

"Lets hatch a plan!" Ruby cheered.

"Yeah!" Yang also cheered.

But Ruby's excitement would turn to terror once she realizes something. "I left my board game in the library!"

The snow angel face palms, letting out her honest opinion. "... We're doomed..."

Ruby would dash out. "I'll be ba-" She bumps into someone. "Sorry! Are you okay?"

A familiar tan girl would help her up. "I'm fine. Just be careful next time."

Ruby happily runs off, unaware of the three students are the same criminals conspiring with Roman Torchwick.

Meanwhile, in a bathroom, Aiden is looking at himself in the mirror, thinking... Just... Thinking. "Fuck, what am I gonna do." He says covering his face, then looks up to the cieling, "What should I do?" He says as he sighs and washes his face, before jumping after seeing Olmotack behind him, leaning against the wall, "Dear gosh, what the fuck is wrong with you?! Almost gave me a damn heart attack!" He says as he steadies his breath,

"Well I just thought to drop in and see you." Olmotack says, "And also, I've come up with a lead on the wherabouts of Nightmaratack... He may be somewhere deep in the "Lands of Darkness", from my research."

"I see... May explain his interest in Grimm... What now?" Aiden asks.

"We wait. You keep training and learning, and I'll keep watch. I better go before-" It was then Sun opened the bathroom door and saw Olmotack, whom was across from Aiden. Olmotack just stared with a straight face at Sun, with Aiden giving a nervous glance.

He would have his ears up. "Uuuuh... A friend of yours?" He guesses.

"Yes." Aiden says, hoping he doesn't recognize Olmotack. Olmotack would then pat Aiden on the back, and face Sun, "Make sure he is safe, buddy. See ya around." He says as he leaves.

He would wave to Olmotack, trying to be friendly. Then turns back to Aiden. "So, you doing good man?"

"Yeah... I'm fine." He says as he smiles. "Just been reflecting on a few things, but I'm ok."

He shrugs. "That's fine. Don't want to step in some toes or anything. Although Blake seems to be in her own kind of mood though." Showing concern for her.

"Yeah..." He says looking down, "She's a really nice and special girl... And I want her to be happy... I just hope she'll pull through." This statement makes Sun suspicious that he has feelings for Blake.

He would rub his head. "Well... There is one way to see if she's alright." He said with a hint of deviousness to it, indicating something daring.

Aiden narrows his eyes, "Why do I get the feeling I'll hate whatever you have planned..."

The next day, Team RWBY sets themselves up for their own de facto mission. "Alright guys! Today is the day! The investigation begins!" The leader cheers that startles Weiss.

"I'm glad we're taking this so seriously..." Weiss said sarcastically.

"Hey, we have a plan." Yang defends. "Its moderately serious."

"Right!" Ruby then asks. "Everyone remember their roles?"

Weiss explains. "You and I will head over the CCT to check the Schnee records for any Dust robberies or inconsistencies. Seeing how I'm in the family, it shouldn't be a problem."

Blake then explains. "The White Fang has regular faction meetings to hand out orders and recruit more members. If I can get in I can hopefully find out what they're planning."

And finally Yang finishes. "I have an old friend on the shady side of town that typically knows everything going on in on Vale. Getting information out of him shouldn't be too hard."

Ruby nods. "Great! We'll meet up tonight with Yang to go over what we found. Lets do this!"

"Yeah!" The girls turn to their window to see Sun hanging by his tail upside down.

"Sun?!" Blake was surprised to see him suddenly.

Yang has something in mind though. "How did you get up there?!"

"Oh its easy. I do it all the time."

"You do what?!" Weiss was extremely baffled and has half the mind to call the authorities for any kind of stalking and/or worse allegations.

"I climb trees all the time." Revealing that would debunk any of her old thoughts of breaking and entering, but it still doesn't put her mind at ease regardless. "So are we finally getting back at that Torchwick guy?"

Blake steps forward. "We are going to investigate the situation. The four of us. As a team."

Ruby would shrug. "Sorry Sun. We don't want to get friends involved if we don't have to."

"Pfft. That's dumb! You should always get friends involved! It's why I brought Aiden and Neptune!" He points to the same window he was hanging onto and the girls looks over to see Neptune and Aiden there standing next to the window. "'Sup."

Ruby asks. "How did you even get up here?"

Aiden waves a bit shyly at Blake, as he lets Neptune and Sun speak.

"We have our ways. Seriously though, can you let us in? It's way high up." Neptune nervously asks.

They help them up, as Sun raises his hands up to present his friends to Team RWBY. "So...?"

The girls look at each other. Blake would think on it. "I mean... You guys did help me fight Torchwick..."

Sun shrugs. "Right?"

Aiden smiles, "And as the saying goes, 'The more the merrier'. We'll have greater numbers, and greater strength, combined." Aiden states.

They all smile to this. Ruby then starts reworking her plans. "Alright! I will go with Weiss. Sun and Aiden will go with Blake. And Neptune will go with Yang since she has no partner. Everyone good?"

Weiss would speak up. "Um, actually Ruby? Why don't you go with Yang?" She chuckles nervously. "After all she is your sister."

"But Weiss, who would go with you then?"

"Well... I guess Neptune would come along with me."

After thinking about it, Ruby snorts in laughter. "Nah!"

The hooded leader would drag the desperate heiress out. "But! But! But!" She almost begs, but it was all ignored. The rest of the team awkwardly stand there.

"Well that was a thing. Alright, lets go!" Yang said.

Ruby and Weiss, in their travel, arrive to a monumental tower that loomed over the sparse trees growing around the crossroads below.

As they show up, Weiss explains the communications tower of Beacon, as she brags about Atlas having a bigger one. "'Ooh look at me. My name is Weiss. I know facts. I'm rich.'" She snorts in laughter.

Which obviously annoys her partner. "Don't be a pest! We could have easily made a call to the library."

"I know! But the tower is so cool! I'm gonna take a picture!" Ruby her cellular scroll out, only to drop it.

Penny would pick it up in confusion. But then gets nervous once she see's them. "Penny?!"

"Uuuh..."

"Where have you been?! We haven't seen you since the night at the docks!"

Penny would get nervous. "Um... I got to go!" She leaves.

Ruby follows much to Weiss' annoyance. She would catch up to her. "Penny please stop! Look! I don't know what's wrong, but you have to listen to me! Those guys we fought at the docks, we think they are up to something bad! Please! You have to tell me what happened to you!"

Penny felt conflicted. She would look around to see if anyone is watching. "It isn't safe to talk here." She whispers to her as they leave to another location.

Both friends would walk through the city with people around. Penny wasn't sure if its the safest area, but seeing Ruby's happy face has her explain the best she can. "I wish I can help you Ruby. But I don't know anything about this men."

"Well what happened to you that night? We were all together, and then you disappeared. Were you kidnapped?!" Ruby asked.

"Oh no! Nothing like that!" Penny assured her.

"Well where did you go?"

Penny would twiddle her fingers together. "You... Have to understand, my Father told me not to venture around in a different kingdom. He just worries a lot."

"Believe me, I know the feeling..." Ruby chuckled. "Was your Dad upset?"

"No, its not my Father..." Just then they stumble upon a public presentation going on, hosted by James Ironwood.

The hologram of James is seen before six AK-130 Androids, who are in turn standing in front of two large metal storage cases with the spear-and-shield emblem on their doors.

Ironwood then explains as the cases opens up to reveal bigger androids behind the androids. "Presenting the Elysium Knight 200! These models will become active later this year, but they won't be alone. Now the Elysium military has always supported the idea of removing men off the dangers of the battlefield. However, there are many situations that undoubtedly require a human touch. So our kingdoms greatest minds and the cooperation with the Schnee Dust Company are proud to introduce... The Elysium Paladin!" Just then a hologram of a towering battle armor is revealed, much to the audiences joy. Penny has a bad feeling, as the events unfold.

Which was confirmed once one of the guards notice Penny and walk over her. After Ruby stopped gushing over the new robots though, Penny runs off in a hurry. "Penny?! Where are you going!?" Just as she sees the guards running her way, she runs as well. With quick thinking, Ruby blocks the guards way by cutting a tower of crates to block them, then reach Penny to grab her and burst out her top speed. However she clocked out and falls in the middle of a road. A truck of Dust would speed towards a dazed Ruby. But much to everyone in the area's surprise, Penny pushes her out of the way, and blocks the truck with her bare hands. "Penny?" Ruby said in fear and confusion.

"I'm... Um..." She runs again.

"Penny, come back!"

Back at the demonstration, one of the new robots begins to malfunction and spazz out, then shut down and fell flat. The operators saw, and the audience gasped. Suddenly, the robot roared to life once more after a moment, it's lights purple, with an infection like substance spreading in the metal, as it now had one mission: find Olmotack. It would get up, as the operators tried to turn it off or take it down, but it easily fended them off, before flying into the air, destroying the other robots, before escaping. It was chaos, as people scrambled to escape the carnage that just occurred, and run, as a corrupted Ursa seemed to join in on the fray, soldiers came to defend.

Ruby tried to follow Penny but hears the people screaming in terror. Despite wanting to figure out why Penny is like this, she can't ignore people in danger. Little did she know, Penny was hiding behind a wall and felt all kinds of fear if Ruby were to know of her secret. She however also heard of the danger going on.

When Ruby arrived to the scene, she sliced a chair that came right at her, as she saw the Ursa rampaging. It looked like the Ursa Juane had dealt with, but it seemed like it was melting slowly, but it was still highly dangerous, stabbing at anything in it's wake with the tendrils on its back, and swiping with its long claws. Bile leaked from its mouth, as it rampaged. It came down on a soldier, who rolled out the way in time, and got away, as it roared fiercely. Ruby knew she had to go into action before it killed someone.

(Battle Theme: Plated Beetle - Metroid Prime /watch?v=Dj3QkUU-ffw)

She would again burst out in speed to cut one Ursa's head off while it had its back turned. She then starts sniping the rest.

It blocked the strike to its head, and reeled back from the shots, as it raced forward to snap its jaws on her, but missed. Ruby cut off more tendrils as it rampaged. It then dug into the ground with its tendrils, then Ruby jumped around, as the tendrils, now sharp, jutted out to try to impale her. And while it was occupied, she jumped into the air and came down, but it smacked her aside. It stalked towards Ruby, as she was trying to recover.

"Ugh... Huh?!" She immediately sees the tendrils ready to finish her off. She would grab her weapon and quickly slices one that was just about to stab her, as another grew in its place.

Another came her way, and just before it could finish her, Penny came in, slicing the tendrils clean off.

Ruby was shocked. "Penny..." Penny looks at her friend, but looks away in shame. Just then refocuses as she slices everything in sight.

With Ruby and Penny's combined might, they manage to stab the beast in the heart, and decapitate it. It falls over and is dead, as it begins to melt.

Ruby would see Penny standing there after defeating their enemies. "Penny. What is going on?"

The girl wouldn't dare look at her friend. "I... Can't..."

Ruby then grabs her hand. "Penny, if you can just tell me what is wrong, I can help you! You can trust m-" Just then she notices something off about her hand. It looked like her skin was torn up and has steel under it. "Wha...?"

Penny pulls her arm in fear. She looked truly nervous and afraid. She saw it, so she would just get it over with. "Ruby..." She grabs her shoulders and they are face to face. "Your my friend, right? You promise you're my friend?"

Ruby could tell Penny is afraid. So she assures her. "I promise..."

"... Ruby..." Penny fully reveals her hands again. "I'm not a real girl..."

Dumbfounded, there was only one thing Ruby could say. "... Oh..." Ruby seems dumbfounded, as her mind wasn't grasping this revelation. "I... Don't understand..." She admits.

Penny would sigh. "Please understand Ruby. I'm the first synthetic person capable of generating an aura... I'm not real..." She looks at her damaged hands.

Which Ruby gently holds onto them. "Of course you are... You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real then me?" Penny seems conflicted as to how Ruby is taking this so well

"You are... Taking this extraordinarily well."

"Your not one of those things back there." Talking about those robots mentioned before. Ruby then points to her chest. "You've got a heart. And a soul. I can feel it."

Feeling overwhelming emotions, Penny grabs her friends shoulders and gives her a hug. "Oh...Oh Ruby... You're the best friend anyone can have!"

She keeps on squeezing Ruby tight, as the young Huntress groaned in pain. "I can see why... Your father would want to protect such a delicate flower..."

Penny lets her go. "Of course! He's very nice. And help build me. Well... Ironwood did help."

Ruby jolted. "Wait a minute... That's why those guards followed you?"

"They like to protect me!" She naively smiled.

RWBY was skeptical. "Pfft. Don't they think you can protect yourself?"

"They don't think I'm ready. One day it will be my job to save this world." She said with conviction.

Ruby would be confused. She wonders why this sense of importance. They are just as much as a Huntress, right? "Save the world? Aren't we in peace now?"

Penny replies, "That's not what Ironwood said…"

"Check the scene!" A soldier from afar said, as running footsteps could be heard, coming towards them. It was Ironwood's men.

Penny then picks up Ruby. "You have to hide!" As she puts her her in a nearby dumpster.

"Hey! I said I can help!"

"They are only trying to help. I just don't want you in trouble. Just promise me to never tell anyone about our secret."

Ruby assures her friend. "I promise…"

The soldiers would come in frantic, as they saw the destruction due to the recent attack.

She would walk up to them to check herself too. "Salutations men! Is everyone alright?"

The soldiers would be asking her questions as to where she was, and what happened, to which she'd reply that she was alone and she defended people from a vile monster

Ruby was glad to see Penny doing fine. Although almost gets caught when she spots a rat in the dumpster.

After hearing that they walked away, she'd come out of the dumpster. She knew that Aiden would not let her hear the end of it once he gets a whiff of her, but she was more concerned with her friend. In the ruined parts of Vale, the sound of an engine gets closer and closer until Bumblebee pulls into the street and stops abruptly, as Yang inspects the scene from behind her helmet, before taking it off.

"Come on. We're here." Yang would say to the shellshocked Neptune after he rode with her.

"And... Where is here again?"

She walks up to some guards in black coats and red shades. "S'up guys." They panic as they run inside and close the door. This made Yang chuckle.

"Junior she's here! Lock the do-" She then blasts through the closed doors, sending the flying. She then steps forward with a cocky smile.

"Guess who's back?"

She would find herself surrounded by a group of men in black and red shades. Just then one who runs this club walks in. "Blondie, your back. Why?"

Yang gets serious now. "You still owe me a drink."

Back with Blake, she traces her fingers on three scratch marks on a wall before peeking around its corner and seeing a pair of horned Faunus as they are ushered into a building by a bearded man. She turns to Aiden next to her, with Sun behind him.

She then looks carefully. "This is it."

"You sure?" Sun asks. Blake only glares at him. "You know what? I'll take your word for it."

"What's the plan, Blake?" Aiden says whom was ready.

Blake would give masks to both Sun and Aiden that resemble the Grimm's own faces. Sun was confused.

"I don't get it, why hide who you are if you are trying to do the right thing?" Sun asks.

Blake answers. "Humanity wanted to make monsters out of us. So we don faces of monsters."

"Clever... If they view you as monsters, then you'll show em a monster. Very clever." Aiden says as they move in.

Sun looks at his. "With Grimm masks. Pretty dark."

"So was the one who started it." Blake blankly replies.

"Always sunshine's and rainbows with you huh?" Sun sarcastically replied.

"Yeah well, when you live years being talked down to, discriminated, and ridiculed, you sorta start to view the world a bit different from 'rainbows, sunshine, and unicorns'." Aiden would say.

They enter with other Faunus in attendance. One of the White Fang members introduces Roman Torchwick to them, much to the attendances confusion.

Aiden listens attentively, but notes Torchwick... But he notes something else off... The air felt... Different... But he decided to wait.

"Why is a human here?" One of them asks.

"I'm so glad you asked dearie. Now I'll first admit something. Humans are the worst." This gets their attention. "Case and point." Points to himself. Then continues. "So I understand why you would love to see us all locked away or better yet, killed! So I would like to mention the fact that you and I have a common enemy. The ones in control. The people pulling the strings. The dirty rotten humans that run our kingdoms. Government. Military. Even the schools. They're all to blame for your lot in life." They begin to agree with him and cheer. "And they're all pests that needs to be dealt with. Fortunately, I'm the best exterminator around... No offense to any rodents around." He snaps his fingers and unveils a familiar robot. The Paladin. Now with the White Fangs mark, with everyone cheering to their new weapon.

Sun looks up to the mech. "That's a big robot..."

"Can say that for- Agh!" Aiden says silently, as he clutches his head, hearing voices. Blake was concerned for Aiden, as a hooded figure steps up,

"And this, is my associate! Mr... Uh..." He leans towards the hooded figure, "What was your name again?" Torchwick asked, silently.

"Midnight. Just call me that..." The figure said, as Torchwick would introduce him as a special associate. The figure steps up and spoke, "For too long you've all been put down... Shamed... Spat on... Walked over..." He said in an eerie tone, "In due time, you will get your vengeance... Yes, and they shall surely burn..." He would cast a hand to signal Torchwick, where he will reveal the Paladin-290, the white fang insignia on its shoulder. "Roman..." The figure said, letting Roman explain, which he gleefully did.

"As some of you may have heard, this right here..." he says tapping the mech with his cane, "... Is Atlas' newest defense against all the scary things in the world. And thanks to my "employer", we've managed to snag a few before they, uh, "hit the shelves". Now, many of your brothers have already moved down to our new operation in the southeast. If you'd rather stay within the city, that's fine... But if you're truly ready to fight for what you believe in, this is the arsenal I can provide you."

"But that's not all..." Nightmaratack said, "For I too, bring glorious gifts..." A stool is set, and he puts a suitcase on top, opening it, the figure pulling out a syringe full of dark liquid. A cage is then set out, and inside lay a Grimm wolf. It had a muzzle on, and was chained down. It stood silently, almost as if in a trance. "This vial here... Is a very strong chemical, crafted to enhance a person's physique and amplify their power, perhaps even giving the said user more abilities than before... It is still in testing... But I wish to give you all a demo." He says as he walks up to the cage, injecting it into the Grimm. All was still for a moment, until the Grimm whimpered and whaled as it transformed before their very eyes into a stronger looking, more ferocious beast. The crowd gasped, and looked in awe. "With this, every soldier can become stronger... Faster... It would even give the best hunters a run for their money. I've spent much time developing this... And I plan to release it very, very soon..."

Aiden clutched his head, "It's him... The demon..." He said to himself, as Blake wanted to know what's wrong with Aiden, and also make sense of what is happening.

Blake was horrified. "Demon? Who is he?!"

"We... We need to-" Aiden would then meet eyes with Nightmaratack, and it was silent for a moment between him and Aiden, "Blake... Sun... RUN!" He said grabbing their hands and running,

"AFTER THE SPIES!" Nightmaratack said, pointing a figure at the trio as they rushed, "LEAVE THE BLACK HAIRED BOY ALIVE, AND BRING HIM TO ME!" Nightmaratack ordered.

Meanwhile, Neptune and Yang leave the nightclub. "Do we have everything we need?"

"Well we got everything we can. Hopefully the others are having better luck..." Yang is visibly disappointed. Just then she gets a call. It's from Blake.

"Everyone! If you can hear me we need ba-"

"HEEEEEEELP!" Sun can be heard shouting over her.

Weiss rolls her eyes and starts running out the door, a little smile on her face as she does so, after hearing the call.

Ruby is still beside the dumpster, as she boarded it up, staring at her Scroll,

"Robot! White Fang!" Sun exclaimed in a call with Ruby.

"Oh, I am not missing this!" Ruby says running off.

Yang is back on the motorcycle in her helmet and sunglasses with Neptune looking at the Scroll in her hand over her shoulder.

"That Torchwick guy is in it! But not, like, it didn't eat him; he's, like, controlling it or something! And there was a demon man, or whatever Aiden said, and he can Grimm-"

"LESS TALKIE, MORE RUNNIE!" Aiden said to Sun in the call, as they continued to run from the robot and the White Fang.

"Where are you guys?" Yang asked concerned. Right on cue, behind them, Aiden, Blake, and Sun can be seen running through the street with the Paladin, and multiple White Fang hot on their heels before they all disappear from view.

"HURRYYYY!" Sun yelled.

"I think that was them." Neptune said, stating the obvious

"Yeah, I got it." Yang said, putting her Scroll away, as she quickly circles her ride around, much to Neptune's alarm, and drives off to follow them.

Blake, Sun, and Aiden were chased around the highway as Roman tries to catch up, flinging multiple cars around. Yang and Neptune catch up as the blue haired cool guy tries to shoot it down with his gun, then stab it with its transformed trident. Sun notices Neptune stabbing it, only for him to be flung around. He brings about his own semblance of energy clones to take the mech. Only to Roman to throw Neptune towards Sun and sending them out, leaving Blake and Aiden alone.

Weiss would jump in in front of the mech. Roman smirks, planning to end this very quickly, but what he didn't count on was Weiss using her Ice Dust to freeze the ground and slipping Roman all the way down on the lower streets. As he gets up, Team RWBY drops down and dash around the shadows. They know they can't beat this giant alone. So they would rely on teamwork once again.

"Checkmate!" Ruby shouts out as Blake and Weiss rush in with lighting fast attacks, but get repelled off. "Ladybug!" Ruby and Blake speed blitz the mech that disorients Roman.

While Yang tries to punch him personally through the cockpit, but she got too close as Roman punches her through pillars that held up the higher level highway. It looked like Yang was defeated, until she rose back up. Her hair flares up in flames and her eyes turn bright red.

The mech tries to punch her, but she blocks it and then with one punch, breaks the whole arm.

As the mech's arms are both destroyed, Aiden stands on the ledge up top of everyone. He leaps down to catch everyone off guard, especially Roman. He then speed blitzes the already weakened mech. Ruby then shouts out. "Bumblebee!" Blake then swings around Yang with her weapon as Yang builds up momentum. "Ice Flower!" Both Ruby and Weiss combines their attacks to freeze Roman's cockpit. Aiden would then slash the legs off. Giving Yang enough time to punch the mech into pieces leaving Roman out in the open.

"Just had this cleaned!" Roman complained about his wardrobe. He notices Yang shooting a blast from her gauntlet, until it was blocked by a new figure in an umbrella. A lady in pink hair and a white proper suit. She smirks at the confused Yang. The whole team stands in attention to their foes.

"Ladies. Gentleman. Ice Queen."

"Hey!"

"Always a pleasure. Neo, if you would?" The one named Neo lets out a bow. Yang would rush in to punch her aside, only for her and Roman to break apart in glass. She turns her back to see that they are already getting away in a flying craft.

As Neo and Roman look down at them, Nightmaratack, still in his cloak, would smile down, as his cloak swayed, smiling a sinister smile, "Until we meet again, Vessel…" He said as they escaped, as Aiden grits his teeth,

"YOU COWARD!" Aiden yells in fury, as he balled his fists, looking furiously at the retreating craft.

Yang walks over next to him. "So Roman has some goons with him?" Ruby tries to calm Aiden down by placing a hand on his shoulder.

"It doesn't matter! HE got away!" He says slapping Ruby's hand away as she was trying to comfort, with the team looking at him with a shocked expression, as his eyes were purple for a moment. Realizing what he did, he stumbled back, then he ran off.

"Aiden, wait!" Ruby tries to reach out for him.

The girls watches in worry. They wonder what's next.