3rd Person

Ruby is sitting on a suitcase looking at the moon through a window while snow drizzles outside. She checks on Blake, Weiss, Yang and all the kids who are huddled by the fire. Maria is in an armchair reading a book. Oscar is pacing back and forth. Ruby then walks toward Qrow. Qrow is sitting in a chair with his propped up on a dresser.

Qrow: The storm is finally letting up. We should be able to leave in the morning.

Ruby: That's good.

Qrow: No..... I don't have a good feeling about this place. Especially with me here.

Ruby looked down and saw Qrow hand hovering near a open wine bottle, then looks back at him.

Ruby: Are you... okay?

Qrow: *scoffs* Sure. Tell everyone to get some sleep. I'll wake you just before sunrise.

Ruby walks away as Qrow takes another swig from the wine bottle. Ruby pauses and looks back at him before narrowing her eyes downward.

Back in the other room, the fire continues to burn.

Ruby: Hey guys, Qrow said to get some sleep. We're leaving early tomorrow.

Blake: Thank goodness.

Weiss cuddles her two boys close to her under her blanket on the couch. Blake eagerly cuddles with Sludge in an armchair. Yang and Slag share a blanket but don't stay too close together, much to Yang's sadness. Maria ghen hops off her chair and into another comfy armchair and states.

Maria: The last thing you'll catch me doing is letting some kid tell me what to do. *mimicking* "Go to bed!" *scoffs*

Grimlock: *warning growl*

Ruby: Grim.

Grimlock: *to Maria* Treat mom with more respect.

Ruby rolls her eyes and smiles, then herds Grimlock to a laid out blanket and then pulls another blanket over both of them.

Ruby: Thanks for stepping up, when we were all unsure and angry.

Grimlock: Mmhmm.

Ruby: *kisses Grimlock's forhead* Sweet dreams, Dino King.

The pair fall asleep along with everyone else unaware that something is working against them in a unusual but dangerous way.

Timeskip Next Morning

Morning light peeks through the curtains, the fire went out late in the night. Team RWBY, the Dinokids and Oscar are scatted around the room in front of the fireplace. Qrow is then seen asleep in his chair with two empty bottles of wine on the floor and one unfinished one in his hand. He loses grip an drops the bottle on the floor, the clatter startles Grimlock awake.

Grimlock: *snorts as he sits up* *looks around then yawns* Morning. Guess we overslept.

Grimlock feeling energized stands and opens curtains, this cause Weiss to whine in her sleep.

Weiss: Shut the window.

Grimlock then walks over to Qrow and sees the multitude of wine bottles, Ruby told Grimlock about Qrow problems with alcohol, seeing this scene in front of him almost enrages Grimlock, so he stomps on one of the bottles causing Qrow to jolt awake.

Qrow: What?

Grimlock: We overslept stupid! Get up!

Qrow stretches as Grimlock walks away, Grimlock stops, looks back and says.

Grimlock: You know, Mom and Auntie Yang are around if you need to talk.

Qrow: Let's just get outta here.

Grimlock rouses everyone else, and while the Dinokids are full of energy, their mothers and the adults seem to be even more tired than when they went to sleep.

Grimlock: *sniffs* Something doesn't seem right.

Slag: Oh, ya think? This place gives me the creeps.

Swoop: Let's just get everything ready.

Grimlock: Right. Swoop get more of those canned food and get everyone breakfast.

Swoop: Right.

Grimlock: Sludge, Snarl get that trailer from the shed. Slag and Grimlock will check for Grimm, or Cons.

Snarl: You got it.

Sludge: Okie dokie. Heheh.

The Dinokids set out to do their jobs, Grimpock and Slag transform into their robot modes and check the perimeter of the property. Sludge and Snarl pull out the trailer from the shed and bring it to Yang's bike, Bumblebee, where Weiss has managed to use Myrtenaster to weld a makeshift trailer hitch to the bike.

Weiss: There.

Blake and Oscar can be seen sitting on the porch steps.

Oscar: Can we just go back to bed?

Blake: If we're so tired maybe we should cook breakfast.

Oscar: You wanna make it?

Blake: Not really.

Swoop: It's fine, I'm way ahead of you.

Swoop hands everyone a can of beans or whatever else was around. The kids still seemed to be upbeat and ready to hit the road while the adults were exhausted. Grimlock and Slag then return to the house and transform back into their kid forms.

Grimlock: Got the bike ready?

Yang merely gestures to said bike.

Qrow: Well, it's done now. So let's hook up the bike and-

Qrow had rested his foor on one of the trailer tires and as a result, the tire pops and deflates. He groans in frustration before checking the tire.

Maria: You people are just beacons for bad luck arent you?

Slag: I don't see you trying to help old lady!

Grimlock: Stop! We'll attract more Grimm by bickering!

Suddenly, a sound is heard in the distance.

Sludge: What's that?

Grimlock: Hmm. *transforms into robot mode* Gunfire.

Swoop: Who else besides us would be all the way out here?

Grimlock: Dinobots. Transform and ready for a fight. Whoever they are they have trouble on their tail.

Slag: Grimm?

Grimlock: Decepticons.

The beings in question, are a teenager named Jack and his Autobot partner Arcee.

Jack: We're not gonna be able to outrun them like this! Gah! I was so stupid to try and text Mom.

Arcee: Let's worry about saving our tailpipes first!

Arcee transforms into a blue, black and pink motorcycle, Jack climbs on and puts on his helmet, the Arcee books it down the path with vehicon troopers on their tail from the air. Arcee uses her rearviews to keep an eye on the Decepticons, until-

Jack: Whoa!

*heavy foot fall in front*

Acree screeches to a stop but before she can do anything, she and Jack are snatched up by Sludge's robot form.

Jack: What the-

Sludge: You safe now, human. Hehehe.

Grimlock: Sludge back to cabin! We deal with Cons!

Grimlock, Slag and Snarl fire their blasters at the Decepticons, while Swoop transforms into Dinobot mode and engages in a dogfight with them. Sludge, meanwhile has managed to get to the cabin where Oscar is just fixing up the trailer's tires.

Maria: Whatcha got there big guy?

Sludge: Dinobot find new friends. Hehehe!

As soon as Sludge lets go of Jack and Arcee, Arcee transforms into her robot and points her blaster hands at Sludge.

Sludge, understandably, looks at this tiny Autobot confused.

Sludge: Uhm.

Jack: Whoa, Arcee! Easy! He saved us!

Arcee: Could be a trap. For all we know he could be working for the Cons.

Sludge: Sludge not Con. Sludge Dinobot!

Arcee: *hears something from above* Well, you may get your chance to prove it. Incoming!

Three Decepticons had managed to get past the other Dinobots and caught up to Arcee and Sludge.

Arcee: Jack, get inside!

Jack, Qrow, Oscar and Maria all hurry back inside the cabin, the Decoeticons actually tansform and land in front of the Autobot and Dinobot.

Arcee: Bring it on!

Sludge: Cons wanna play? Okay!

Sludge charges in and tackles two of the Decepticons, and while the last one was distracted by their giant adversary, Arcee rushed in and executed a flying side kick to the Cons head, causing it to stumble backwards. She then transforms her arms into wrist blades.

Arcee: Hyah!

Arcee jumped and sliced her arms in a scissor action to cut off the Cons head. Sludge is then seen playfully slamming each Con into the ground until they start falling apart.

Arcee: Well, at least he can handle himself.

Back up the trail, Grimlock is seen shooting the last Decepticon in the head with his blaster rifle. The group looks around for a few seconds as Swoop lands next to them.

Swoop: Well, that was fun.

Slag: But a bit easy. I was hoping for more.

Grimlock then smells something, like smoke?

Grimlock: *turns around and sees smoke stack* The cabin!

Snarl: Mom!

Swoop: Mommy!

Slag was the first to get moving towards the cabin with the others not far behind.

The cause of said fire was due to Ruby, while the Dinobots were away, had been persuaded to just drop the lantern in the well and leave it in the hopes no one would find it. She only did so because everyone was tired, which was being caused by a particular kind of Grimm that whenever it screeched, it seemed to sap the human's strength and will. But now Ruby's Silver eyed powers have given Team RWBY the chance to escape the tunnel beneath the well. They end up in the wine cellar and while Ruby dragged Qrow out Weiss set the tunnel, and eventually the house, ablaze.

Yang: Who's the kid?

Jack: I'm new, I'll explain later!

Ruby: Go! Go!

The humans make it outside and they all see Arcee and Sludge finishing off the last of the Cons.

Ruby: Whoa!

Jack: Arcee? You okay?

Arcee: Thanks to the big kid, yeah.

Sludge: Hehe, beating Cons is fun!

Blake runs up and hugs Sludge's open hand, when the other Dinobots show up.

Grimlock: Ruby!

Slag: Ma, you okay?

Yang: Yeah, I'm okay now.

Maria: We can catch up later, we need to leave!

Yang: Right. Everyone onto the trailer!

The Dinobots transform into the child modes and load up with their family.

Grimlock: *to Arcee* Follow if you want to live!

Arcee looks at Jack and he just shrugs, Arcee then transforms into her bike mode and Jack climbs on. The two bikes take off away from the now fire engulfed house.

Ruby: What kind of Grimm was that?

Maria: It's called the Apathy. It's particularly strong or fast, but they are just as dangerous as any, because theur screech drains the willpower of anyone close enough to hear it. I'm just mad that I didn't see the connection sooner.

Maria then goes on to explain how she once had Silver eyes, just like Ruby, and how when she was younger she used to be known as the legendary Grimm Reaper.

Arcee: Not to seem rude by interrupting but how did five Cybertronians come to have human forms, much less be an ally.

Sludge: What's a Cy-cy-cy-cy-cy-cy- uhm.

Grimlock: *growls*

Ruby: Sorry. They don't like talking about it. It's not you. But if you don't like the Cons then you can trust us.

Yang: What are a civilian and an, 'Autobot' you said, doing all the way out here?

Jack: That's quite a long story.

Arcee: One probably better saved when we're safe somewhere.

Ruby: Well, we're headed to Argus. You can stay with us until you find what you're looking for. We've faced off against Cons before.

Sludge: Sludge like two-wheels.

Arcee: ......You wouldn't happen to be headed to Atlas would you?

Ruby: *looks around* That's our final destination, yeah. We're trying to see General Ironwood.

Arcee: Then we have common purpose.

Jack: Awesome, new friends are always good.

*scroll rings*

Everyone looks around at the new sound.

Weiss: *to Ruby* Is that you?

Ruby: *pulls out scroll* It's Jaune!

Both motorcycles come to a stop.

Yang: What? How?

Ruby: *answers* Jaune?

Jaune: *over scroll* Ruby! Oh, thank you! Guys, I've got Ruby on the phone!

Ruby: Jaune, where are you?

Jaune: *over scroll* We've watching for your scroll signal since we got to the city.

Ruby: City? Wait a minute.

Ruby moves her scroll around looking for where the signal is coming from. Yang looks and drives uo the hill and looks down.

Yang: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Argus.

(A/N): Whoa, that was intense. Uh, I mean, CUT! Great job everyone, we'll get back to it soon.

Hey, all you really wild readers out there! What did you think, huh? Hope you enjoyed, have a great day/night and I'll see you all next time. PEACE OUT!!!