Ruby had been completely caught off guard. According to Jinn, this person in front of her was real and alive. But that couldn't be, could it? She looked and sounded like Summer Rose. Beloved mother, slayer of monsters and baker of cookies. She'd almost immediately started bawling, hugging her mother tightly, completely disregarding that everyone else could see her. She couldn't really have stopped herself even if she'd wanted to. She didn't even mind that Weiss was obviously going to tell all their friends when they got back to Atlas. There would be time to mind that then. Right now, the only thing that mattered was her mother.

Summer patted Ruby's head with one hand, stroking her hair gently. "You've grown up, but you still cry like a baby."

She didn't care that it was belittling. Hearing Summer's voice again was only a blessing. "I missed you... so much."

"I know, I know. I've missed you too."

Ruby didn't understand quite how it was possible for her mother to be here, but she had to find out what this meant. "Mom... how... how are you here?"

Summer shook her head, laughing at her daughter's confusion. "There are powers in this world you do not understand, Ruby. This place has an intelligence about it that can see in your mind what you feel, what you need, and what you yearn for. So I may not be quite what your mother truly is. I am only what your mind makes me."

What at first sounded like some deep mumbo that Ruby wasn't prepared to spend time on soon became important. Ruby stopped short, mulling that information over for a second. Whatever was testing them here, it had read what was in her mind and heart, and it had determined to show her Summer. But the Summer it created, as real as she was, was still only what Ruby knew. She wasn't the original Summer, the one whose fate was unknown.

"So..." Ruby was struggling to find the answer she was looking for. In her mind, she told herself that her mother had died somewhere. Otherwise, she should have found her way home by now. But in her heart, Ruby refused to believe her mother was dead. This creation before her was real enough, but it wouldn't tell her the truth either way. "So this doesn't mean you're still alive somewhere."

"No, Ruby. But it doesn't mean I'm dead either. Somewhere out there, your real mother is waiting to be found. If she's dead, or alive, she's waiting for you."

"So I can't stay here." Ruby took a deep breath, steadying herself. "We need to finish the mission."

"Yes."

Ruby was quiet for a few seconds, then looked back up to Summer, meeting her eyes. "It was nice to see you again, though. Even if you're not the real Summer Rose."

"I know. Now you should get going before the others get too comfortable."

Ruby looked around at the others. It didn't look like it would be too hard to get most of them to move, but Jinn was having a real emotional crisis of some kind, and Elm looked about to break too. Who knew that this would be the hardest test so far? She supposed they weren't even half way through, but still... It ached her heart to see her mother again, knowing that they had to keep moving. It was such a brief moment, but it seemed like a dream almost, and Ruby knew she had to wake up.

"Okay." Ruby nodded. "I'm ready to go."

"Good girl."

Ruby turned to where Ironwood was awkwardly trying to catch up with his mother. "Um... General? I think we should get moving."

Ironwood looked surprised, but allowed himself a small smile. "Understood." He turned to his mother and gave her a polite bow. "It was good to see you again. I'll visit you when we get back to Atlas." She just waved him off as he turned away. "Alright, everyone. It's time to move on. We still have a mission to complete."

"Well, that was short-lived." Weiss sighed, but got up from where she had been sitting with Willow. She looked back to her mother. "Though it was about ten times as long as our usual conversations. You're much more fun when you're sober."

As the others said their goodbyes, Ruby went to stand by the door and wait for them. She glanced behind her for a second and something in her heart told her she needed to give one more hug. She quickly darted back and wrapped her arms around Summer. "Thank you. For everything."

Summer returned the gesture, embracing her warmly. "Ruby, never forget that I'm proud of you. I'll always be proud of you, and you know it. You've become every bit the woman I wanted you to be."

Ruby knew that if this Summer was saying those things, then it was only what came from her own mind, but it still meant something. It was still real to her. "Thank you so much." A moment later, Ruby broke away and ran to join the others, who had gathered at the exit. "Let's go."

The door opened, and they stepped through to the next chamber.

The door slammed shut behind them, almost knocking them into the abyss. They were standing on the edge of a ravine that stretched seemingly forever to their left and right, as well as up and down. The door looked quite easy to reach, resting just on the other side of the ravine, sitting open and waiting for them. Whatever this challenge was, it wasn't making itself immediately apparent. Ruby, Weiss, and Vine would have no difficulty crossing the gap in the same way they had dealt with the first chamber. They were all thinking that there had to be some catch here.

"Well, this is different." Clover looked down, unable to see the bottom of the ravine. "I'm going to assume we just need to get across."

Ironwood nodded. "It can't be that simple, though." He turned again to Jinn. "What aren't we seeing here?"

"Sir..." Jinn diverted her eyes, looking anywhere but at the general. "I... don't think we can trust my powers here anymore."

"What?" Weiss piped up. "No offense, but we haven't been relying that much on you. Even so, how can we not trust you? Just because you met your mother?"

"Yes, exactly because of that. I didn't know she existed. I thought the God of Light created me when he created the Relic of Knowledge. If I have a mother that I didn't know about, then there could be any number of things hidden from me." She put her back against the cliff side and slid down until she was sitting, her feet dangling over the abyss. "All I can say about this test is two things. First, and this only solidifies how much I can't be relied on anymore, but there is something here that is being specifically hidden from me. The other thing is that all of our Semblances are being actively neutralized. We can't use them here."

"Our Semblances?" Weiss cried in shock. She immediately turned and tried to form a glyph. Nothing happened at all. Vine and Elm also confirmed that their Semblances were disabled. Weiss turned to Ironwood in alarm. "It's gone! How are we supposed to get across now? It's too far for any of us to jump."

"Calm down, Schnee." Clover waved a hand at her. He was deep in thought. Weiss stuffed her complaints back down with a huff.

Ruby looked around, scanning for options. When she determined there was nothing she could find, she sat down next to Jinn. "Hey."

Jinn looked up at her. "Hi."

"That really bothered you, didn't it?"

"Of course it did." Jinn said, exasperated. "To find out that I not only have a mother, but that I didn't know she existed even with my specific powers of infinite knowledge, is terrifying. What... what does it all mean? How could I have a mother?"

Ruby narrowed her eyes at Jinn. "Hmm... that chamber showed us our moms, but only what we knew our mothers as."

"Yes, that's..." Jinn stopped and looked up at Ruby, startled by the realization of what that implied. "So..."

Ruby continued. "For example, I guess, if my mom was actually terrible at chess, but what appeared in there was my own personal mental image of her, which is heavily shaped by my experiences with her when I was little, she would have beat me every time we played chess when I was little. So I'd see her as the greatest chess player I knew. As a direct result of that, she'd be able to beat any of us in chess, despite the real Summer Rose being terrible at the game." She held up a finger to keep Jinn quiet for a second longer. "That's an example. My mother was great at chess."

"Um... two things." Jinn put her hands together, stopped to consider all of what Ruby had just said, then revised. "Three things. First, no she wasn't, she lost to a four year old Yang." Ruby gasped. "Second, that means what we met in there has to have come from our own minds. But... how could a memory of my mother be the basis for what we just encountered if I always thought I never had a mother? You're right, that's what it was, but I don't understand how."

Weiss sat down on the other side of Ruby. "You've probably just got some memories that have been locked. Maybe you were chosen by the God of Light to be the spirit of the Lamp, selected from the existing people at the time."

Ruby cut in. "Hey, maybe you don't know about them because you're from the future?"

Jinn was dumbfounded. "Come again?"

Ruby shrugged. "What? You know all things past and present, so maybe your home and family are in the distant future somewhere. That way, you wouldn't know about them just because of how your powers work. See?"

"Ruby..." Weiss was just as befuddled as Jinn. "That makes no sense. I think it's reasonable that she just has memories she can't access. Whatever is testing us, on the other hand, can access those memories."

"Everyone listen up." The conversation was halted by Clover. "I think I have something figured out. Jinn knows that there is something here that is specifically being hidden from her. That is the key to getting across. No doubt about it. So what we have to do is figure out who this is meant to test. Since we're pretty sure Vine, Ruby, and General Ironwood have already been tested, that leaves four options. This doesn't seem like a challenge Elm or Weiss would be able to pass without their Semblance, and I get the distinct feeling that Jinn's test will be a lot more pointed, so I think it's indicating at me."

"That doesn't sound great." Elm complained. "A test for you with your Semblance disabled."

That was troublesome. Clover had spent time looking over the far side of the ravine, and had been disappointed to see that there was nowhere for his weapon to find purchase. It wasn't close enough to reach with his weapon either, unless he leaped out over the abyss and trusted in luck for his line to catch on something. Since his Semblance was disabled, he couldn't even rely on luck if there had been something to catch on. So the challenge was that he had to rely on something he possessed apart from good luck. He didn't think that he relied on it too much anyway, and he had plenty of training and intellect to fall back on. So was it just that simple? Something he had to figure out, but was hidden from Jinn. If it had to be hidden from Jinn, that meant she had to be kept from interfering, which meant she would otherwise be able to. That meant he had to find it, which meant it could be found, and that Jinn would be able to find it with ease if it wasn't hidden from her. He had to find something without relying on luck, something hidden, something...

"Invisible?" His eyes turned to the gap in front of them. "Could there be something invisible?"

"Oh..." Ruby looked out across the ravine, eyes wide. "An invisible wall."

"No, you dolt! He means like an invisible bridge!" Weiss countered.

It was all the same to Clover. Anything between them and the other side meant there was a way across, effectively. A full wall blocking the way would be a problem, but other than that, just about anything would give them options. Without luck to help him, Clover would have to rely on Kingfisher. He brought up the fishing pole and prepared to cast the line. He would have to rely on trial and error, in this case. Not something he was used to, but he knew it was a rather successful method for problem solving. He cast the line once, and it flew out to the middle of the ravine, then fell down below them. Shaking his head, he reeled it back in to try again.

"That looks like it could take a while." Ironwood grumbled, fully aware that they didn't have many other options.

"Well, we need some establishing shots first, don't we, sir?" Clover grinned, then leaned down to start sweeping his weapon across in front of them. If there was a bridge, it wouldn't hurt to try and find it. "Everyone, help me find what we're looking for."

"Got it." Elm started poking the air as well. The others all joined in with various levels of enthusiasm, but to no avail. Elm looked over at the end of their little ledge, where it narrowed to a point where they wouldn't be able to stand. "It couldn't be over there, could it?"

At the other end, Jinn and Ruby were looking at the same thing. Ruby extended Crescent Rose to reach as far as she could, quickly finding that there was nothing special to find. "Nothing here." Thinking that maybe the bridge was below them some ways and they might have to jump down, Ruby swung her scythe down. Again, nothing. "Well, it was a good guess."

Unable to find anything directly in front of them, Clover started to look up. "There could be something to grapple on hidden up there." He was about to test that when he noticed Elm moving further along the ledge. "Hold up. Elm, stop." It was too late.

She lost her footing, instinctively trying to activate her Semblance. When it failed to materialize, she started to fall. With only a couple seconds to respond, Clover threw her a line, catching her arm as she fell. He didn't have time to think about what to do. It happened so fast that no one else was able to stop them. She fell, and pulled him down with her. A few seconds later, Clover hit the ground. He opened his eyes, groaning in pain and staring up at the rest of the team looking down at him in shock.

Elm sat up, rubbing the back of her head. "That hurt. What did we..." She looked around them. "Oh."

Clover slowly pushed himself up, feeling a pain in his back that he didn't want to be there. "That was a thing." He stopped when he saw what they had landed on. Nothing at all. To the eyes, it looked like they were sitting on empty air. But he could feel a solid surface beneath him. It was their invisible bridge. He looked back up to the others. "I found it. Let me clear a spot for you to start jumping down."

It was only about twenty feet or so, but they didn't know the width of the bridge, and they had no way of knowing if there were any holes in it. Clover and Elm used their weapons to prod around them, finding where there was solid air to land on, and defining the edges of the bridge. It was about the same width as the ledge, and they couldn't find any holes, so it seemed much safer than they'd initially thought. They turned to start clearing the way across as the others dropped down behind them. Ironwood caught Jinn, who was far from used to jumping that distance.

Reaching the far end with little trouble, Clover stared at the smooth rock surface they would now have to scale. It didn't seem at all possible, unless there was some invisible ladder or... it was probably just that. "Alright, everyone, we're going to have to work together to find whatever we're supposed to use to get back up." He called out, and everyone went to work right away. It was rather simple, but tedious work. Somewhere, there had to be something hidden that would allow them to scale the wall.

Sure enough, Ironwood found a rung of a ladder. "I've got something." He held onto it for Clover to see where it was. "Right here. You should go first."

"Yes sir." Clover grabbed onto the rung, testing its strength. It didn't feel like it would betray him, so he checked to see how wide it was. Only four inches. "It's small, so be careful." He reached up to find the next one above it, running his hand along the wall until it hit something invisible. There was a space of two feet between them. "Alright, I've got it. Let's go."