Penny stands alone near a two-story building with patio furniture and she is looking around nervously when a hand grabs her shoulder, causing her to jump. She turns to see Ruby grinning. She smiles in return. The scene moves to the two strolling down the street.

Penny: I wish I could help you, Ruby, but I don't know anything about those men.

Penny hiccups.

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

Penny: Oh, no! Nothing like that!

Ruby: Then where did you go?

Penny: I've never been to another kingdom before. My father asked me not to venture out too far, but... You have to understand, my father loves me very much; he just worries a lot.

Ruby: Believe me, I know the feeling.

Ruby grins and Penny grins back.

Ruby: But why not let us know you were okay?

Penny: I... was asked not to talk to you. Or Weiss. Or Blake. Or Yang. Anybody, really.

Ruby: Was your dad that upset?

Penny: No, it wasn't my father...

Before she can continue, she and Ruby hear the sound of megaphones announcing something, turning around the corner to look at the platform in the center of a plaza where the holographic image of James Ironwood 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: The AK-130 has been a standard security model of Remnant for several years, and they have done a fine job. Wouldn't you agree? Wouldn't you agree?

The clapping of the gathered audience causes the drones to take a jerky bow.

Ironwood: But... the kingdom of Atlas is a kingdom of innovation, and 'fine'... Well, that's just not good enough, is it? Presenting... the Atlesian Knight-200!

Penny: 'Roman better succeed on his mission if not then Auradon might be in trouble.

The doors to the cases roll up, and six new, bulkier, shinier automatons stand at attention before knocking their obsolete predecessors down to the applause of the watchers.

Ironwood: Smarter, sleeker, and admittedly, a little less scary.

The robots flex and pose as a demonstration.

Ironwood: These models will become active later this year, but they won't be alone! Now, the Atlesian Military has always supported the idea of removing men from the dangers of the battlefield. However, there are still many situations that will undoubtedly require... a human touch.

The last line draws Ruby's attention.

Penny: (nervously) Ruby..?

Ironwood: So, our kingdom's greatest minds, in cooperation with the Schnee Dust Company, are proud to introduce... the Atlesian Paladin!

Ironwood's image is replaced with the hologram of a robotic white behemoth, featuring hinged piston legs, large guns for hands, and a rectangular head, standing at least twice as tall as the Knights below it.

Ironwood: Now, we couldn't have them here for you today, but these mechanized battle suits will be seen defending the borders of our kingdom within the year!

Ruby: Whoa...

Penny: (concerned) Ruby? Maybe we should go somewhere else.

At the side of the stage, two armored soldiers see Penny, pointing her out and calling in backup. Penny backs away and then breaks into a dead run, which snaps Ruby out of her weapon-awe-induced stupor.

Ruby: Penny! Wait! Where are you going?

Ruby turns to look back at the soldiers chasing after her friend, and realizing Penny's situation, swiftly follows her in an attempt to catch up down the winding alley.

Atlas Soldier: Down here! She went this way!

Penny and Ruby run across the street with the soldiers following them, though a honking car nearly runs one over. He manages to brace his hands against the hood, which somehow stops the vehicle, and his partner runs along after the girls. Ruby is still trying to catch up with Penny, but a high stack of crates on a flimsy support is easily cut down by Crescent Rose, causing a wooden avalanche of boxes to block the path. Seeing Penny right ahead of her, Ruby leaps into the air and lands on the alley wall, ricocheting off to grab Penny around the middle.

Ruby: This way!

Ruby grimaces before the two disappear in a flash of red and rose petals.

Ruby dashes away as fast as she can while carrying Penny, but the strain is too great, and they crash to the ground a short while later, with Ruby falling all the way into the street. She gets up slowly, and in her dazed state, she doesn't notice the large truck coming up from behind her until the honking is too late of a warning. She stands up just as she's about to be hit, but from out of nowhere, Penny pushes Ruby out of the way and holds her palms out. In the split second where the two make contact, the ground beneath Penny cracks and crumbles into pieces, and the From Dust Till Dawn truck is lifted a little ways into the air by the girl's sheer strength. She puts it down, and the Shopkeep stares in awe at the crumples in his hood, just like the Huntress who got saved. Ruby's eyes widened with a terrified and uncertain look.

Ruby: Penny..?

Penny looks at the Shopkeep.

Penny: Are you okay?

Shopkeep is nodding his head with a scarf look on his face.

Shopkeep: Uh-huh...

Penny backs away, looking at Ruby's frightened expression, then at the bystanders murmuring to each other in an attempt to understand what just happened. In her panic, she runs from the Atlas soldiers still chasing her down and bumps into Ruby, knocking the poor girl out of her stupor as her friend tries to get away again.

Ruby: Penny! Come back!

Ruby starts going after Penny as the people look at the destruction Penny caused with her bare hands and the soldiers find they lost their target. Penny is coming to a stop once she gets out of the alleyway and is looking around for where to run next.

Penny: Um... Uh...

Ruby is coming up to Penny.

Ruby: Penny! Please! What is going on?! Why are you running? How did you do that?!

Penny: I-I can't! Everything's fine!

Penny hiccups.

Penny: I-I don't want to talk about it!

Penny hiccups again.

Ruby: Penny, if you can just tell me what's wrong, I can help you!

Penny is retreating from her friend.

Penny: No! No, no! You wouldn't understand...

Ruby: Let me try! You can trust me!

Penny is finally relents while coming up to Ruby's face desperately.

Penny: You're my friend, right? You promise you're my friend?!

Ruby: (softly) I promise.

Penny is silent for a second, then she starts looking down at her hands.

Penny: Ruby... I'm not a real girl.

Penny shows Ruby the toll of stopping the truck that would have killed her: Parts of her palm's skin have ripped away, revealing the gray metal underneath. Penny stares sadly at Ruby's face, now completely astounded by her friend's secret.

Ruby: Oh.