Ruby was in complete shock, she couldn't believe what she was looking at.

Ruby: Rex? You're... alive?

Rex: Hey, Ruby...

Ruby gets up and hugs him as his arms open to catch her. She and Rex kissed like they haven't for eternity. Qrow, Mia, and Zach stopped the fight and looked at Rex. Jaune, Ren, and Nora couldn't believe what they're seeing as Nora squealing quietly. Mason, Kyla, and the Percival Twins also looked at Rex kissing Ruby.

Briana: No way...

Elena: Rex's alive...?

Rex: I miss those lips... You looked more beautiful than I remember.

Ruby: (tears coming down her face) I-I thought you died... Everyone did...

Rex: I had a little help with them.

Shane: Hey.

Athena: Looks like you guys can use some help.

Crim: What a dump.

Rin: Rex! (hugs her brother as she cries) Little brother, I thought I lost you... I missed you... I missed you so goddamn much!

Rex: (holds her tightly) I missed you, too, sis... But hey, I'm not going anywhere. So, what's happening here?

Yang: Dude, is that a new sword?

Rex: Check it. (takes out Excalibur)

Rin: Is that Caliburn?

Rex: Better. It goes by the name Excalibur.

Ruby: You're sword looks so cool!

Yang: You did a great job fixing it.

Rex: Thanks. Now that's outta the way, what's going on around here?

Ozpin: Rex! Cinder and Raven have entered the vault and are going to steal the Relic! You must stop them!

Rex: Wait. That voice! (looks at Ruby) Ozpin?

Ruby: Long story.

Ozpin: GO NOW!

Mia: Son, it's now or never!

Rex: Ok, guys, I have a plan. Athena, you go help Jaune to heal Weiss. Shane, you deal with Mercury and Emerald, but watch out for her Semblance. Crim, take out the big guy.

Athena: You've got it.

Shane: Right!

Crim: Thought you'd never ask!

Ruby: Rex, take this! (throws his gauntlet)

Rex catches it as he ran to the vault as Emerald and Mercury try to stop him, but Rex boosts himself and jumps down.

Mercury: Damn it!

He tries to run after him, but a spear was thrown in front of him.

Yugo: You're staying here!

Ruby, Shane, Rin, and Yang are shown facing off against Emerald and Mercury. The sisters switch positions and leap forward to take on their opponents. Yang and Shane knock into Emerald while Rin and Ruby takes on Mercury. He uses Talaria to kick Crescent Rose out of Ruby's hands.

Mercury: (sarcastically) Uh oh, what're you gonna do now?

Mercury tries to throw a left cross, but Ruby ducks and headbutts him upwards - in a similar manner to what Ozpin taught her what to do. Mercury steps a few feet backwards and holds his nose in pain, before growling at Ruby.

Ruby: (picking up Crescent Rose) Whatever it takes to shut you up.

Meanwhile, Nora is seen holding Magnhild up defensively protecting Jaune, who is still healing Weiss.

Nora: You guys doing okay?

Jaune: I- I think so. She's coming to. I just wish this would go faster.

Nora: How about you don't complain and just be thankful you unlocked your Semblance when you did.

Jaune: My Semblance?

Nora: How else do you think you're healing her, dummy?

Jaune stares back at her in disbelief before looking back down at Weiss.

Jaune: No. I don't think I'm healing her. Our Aura heals our bodies. It feels... it feels more like I'm using my Aura to amplify hers!

Nora: Wait, aren't you worried about running out?

Mason: Yeah, you might run out at some point.

Jaune: Pyrrha once told me I've got a lot of it. I still believe her.

Athena: How about I give you a little boost?

She puts her hand on Jaune's back, using her Semblance to give his a little boost.

Kyla: That's new, but who are you?

Athena: Athena Cassini. I'm a friend of Rex.

Jaune: Any friend of Rex, is a friend of ours.

Mason: You said it, brother.

Suddenly, Weiss opens up her eyes, stirring.

Weiss: Jaune?

Kyla: She's coming around.

Nora smiles before standing guard again. Meanwhile, Ren is seen taking on Hazel, who punches the former back into the wall.

Hazel then launches an electrical charge from his lightning-Dust enhanced arm, electrocuting Ren, causing him to scream in pain before falling to the ground.

Nora: REN!

Jaune: Go! We've got her!

Nora nods at him before proceeding forward.

Weiss: Jaune... what's happening?

Jaune: You took a heavy hit, you need to stay with me while the others fight.

Weiss: That's... (sighs) ... annoying.

Jaune: (smiling) Heh, good to have you back, Weiss.

Meanwhile, Qrow, Mia, and Zach are seen getting knocked back into the wall and then falls to the ground next to the downed Ren, who struggles to get back up as well. Oscar uses The Long Memory to block flaming rocks being fired from Stalwart. Hazel charges forward and punches Oscar several feet back.

Hazel: Hiding behind the face of a child?

Hazel: A monster like you must be stopped!!

Crim: It's you who's the monster!

Nora and Crim charges at Hazel with a loud battle cry. She leaps into the air as Crim runs to him with his sword,

but Hazel catches Ascalon and Magnhild and slams them into the ground. Hazel then grabs Crim and Nora's head, electrocuting them with his lightning Dust-enhanced arms. She screams out in pain as Crim activated his steelscale.

Elena: Nora!

Hazel: How many more children must die for you?!

Suddenly, Nora grabs Hazel's wrist.

Hazel: Huh?

Crim: You made a big mistake, chump!

Nora, inadvertently enhanced by Hazel's electricity thanks to her Semblance, stands back up and flips him over her shoulder. He rolls back several feet away.

Briana: Holy shit! How'd you do that!?

Nora then holds Magnhild up defensively, before Ozpin gets her attention.

Ozpin: (to Nora) His Semblance... he can block out pain. It's how he is able to handle injecting so much Dust into his body.

Crim: That explains the dust crystals on his arms.

Nora stares back at Hazel, who stands back up.

Nora: (darkly) I don't need him to hurt...

Hazel screams and charges forward again.

Nora: I just need him to GO DOWN!!

As Hazel nears her, Nora preps to swing Magnhild.

She then swings her hammer right into Hazel's chest, her counterattack launching him through the wall and outside onto Haven Academy's quad.

Crim: And he's outta the park!

Adam and White Fang soldiers look on.

White Fang Soldier: (to Adam) What's going on in there?

Hazel: None of your concern...

Adam and his followers stare in amazement as they watch Hazel get back up. He then takes out a pair of red Dust crystals and stabs them into his arms.

He lets out another roar as Ruby watches from inside the building. She then looks back to her friends and allies, all of them looking tired and worn out from the battle they've endured.

Adam: Stay focused! Our friends are almost done here.

Adam and his followers get back to work, but then they hear a voice call out to him.

Blake: ADAM!!

They all look up and see Blake standing proudly on top of the roof of a nearby building.

Adam: Blake?

Hazel: Who is that?

Blake: Stand down!

The White Fang soldiers aim their firearms at her.

Adam: Wait! (putting his hands up as the White Fang soldiers stand down, before laughing evilly) To think that I went through so much trouble to find you, only to have you deliver yourself to me.

Blake: This isn't what's right for the Faunus! Stop what you're doing and we can end this peacefully.

Adam: You're wrong, Blake, and you can't stop us.

Blake: No, I can't. Not by myself.

Sun: That's why she didn't come alone!

Adam and his followers turn to the left in surprise,

seeing Sun and Luke standing in front of a massive legion of Faunus all armed with blunt weaponry, their shields bearing the old White Fang symbol.

Luke: Not with us around, asshole!

Adam: What?!

White Fang Soldier: Who's there?

They then turn to the right, and see Ghira and Sienna leading another massive legion of Faunus.

Ghira: Your brothers and sisters.

Sienna: Your families.

One of the White Fang Soldiers lowers his weapon, recognizing one of the Faunus in the crowd.

White Fang Soldier: M-- Mata?

Mata is seen in the crowd holding a club and shield.

Mata: (pleading) Please... stop this...

Adam and his followers look all around them assessing the situation.

Adam: Make no mistake, brothers! These are our enemies! And we will not let them ruin--

Suddenly, Adam is interrupted when a Mistral airship shines its searchlight down on Adam and his group. The Mistral police captain is seen on the airship with Kali and Flora.

Mistral Police Captain: (over P.A.) Adam Taurus, this is the Mistral Police Force! Lower your weapons and surrender peacefully.

More Mistral airships arrive. Back inside, Ruby knocks Emerald back a few feet. Emerald then hears the sounds of the Mistral airships as their searchlights shine through the windows. Everyone stops what they are doing. Weiss leans up as Jaune continues healing her.

Weiss: What's happening?

Jaune: I'm not sure. How are you feeling?

Weiss: Better.

Weiss activates a summoning Glyph in her hand.

Weiss: Much better. Keep it up.

Shane: Alright, just in time.

Back outside, Blake lands to the ground from the roof.

Adam: How?! How did you do this?!!

Blake: Adam, it's over.

Adam looks around as the crowds of Menagerie Faunus get closer to him and his group. He then pulls out a detonator.

Adam: Then it's over for all of us.

Female White Fang Soldier: Hey wait!

Adam's followers hold up their arms as they brace for the impending explosion. Adam presses the button, but nothing happens.

Adam: Huh?

He presses the detonator button a few more times, nothing happens.

White Fang Soldier: What are you doing? Trying to get us all killed?!

Suddenly, Adam grabs his collar.

Adam: I am making humanity pay for WHAT THEY'VE DONE!!

Adam let's go and pushes the White Fang soldier back when Blake speaks.

Blake: We sent someone over to confirm your explosives, and once we did, she disarmed them.

Ilia walks out from around the tower, dropping her black camouflage as she holds the wires in her hand that disabled the bombs. Adam seethes, realizing that the situation is no longer in his favor as he turns to Hazel.

Adam: What do we do?!

Hazel: This... is your business. Not mine. Fix it.

Adam just glares back at him before turning to Blake.

Blake: I told you, Adam. It's over...

Luke: And I suggest you quit while you're ahead.

Adam, not having any of it, yells out in frustration and charges forward toward Blake. He takes out Wilt from Blush to slash at her, but Blake uses her Semblance to get out of the way and she knocks him down by balling her fists together and hitting his back. Adam falls to the ground on his knees, before yelling out to his followers.

Adam: KILL THEM!!!

And thus, the battle between both Faunus groups begin. The White Fang soldiers draw their weapons and attempt to fire at the Mistral airships. Sun leaps around twirling Ruyi Bang and Jingu Bang in its staff form, landing on one's shoulders to shoot them. A Faunus with a club battles one soldier, while Ilia fights two more with Lightning Lash. Sun knocks another down before shooting at a second, nearby a horned Faunus strikes her opponent and drives them back. Luke uses his Earth Punch knocking out any White Fang soldiers with heavy hand chops to prevent them from getting too injured. Hazel observes the situation in front of him but is then suddenly impaled by a white, glowing stinger. He is then pulled back inside the building and sits up to see that

Weiss is back on her feet with a summoned Queen Lancer flying above her. As she prepares to fight again, she gasps as she notices someone entering the building. Yang and Ruby look back as well and gasp when they see Luke and Blake, their eyes widening as they sees all of their teammates in the same place.

Luke: Hey, guys!

Rin: Luke?!

Briana: Blake?!

Shane: Right on time, guys!

Luke: I told you we would catch up!

Blake: Yang?

Yang stares back at her and her boyfriend in disbelief, before her sister snaps her out of her trance.

Ruby: Yang! Go!

Rin: Go help Rex!

Yang runs forward. Emerald and Mercury try to stop her.

Emerald: No!

Emerald tries to stop Yang, but fails to and falls to the ground. Mercury grabs her prosthetic arm.

Yang's eyes briefly turn red before turning back to normal. She detaches her arm and continues forward, causing Mercury to lose his balance for a bit. She jumps down the hole leading to the vault. Emerald and Mercury attempt to give chase, but they are stopped by an ice wall that suddenly appears in front of them. They turn around and see Weiss with her Queen Lancer summon as she prepares to fight the both of them. Jaune watches from his position and smiles. Ruby then turns back around to look at Blake, and both nod at each other as the cat Faunus goes back outside to join the battle.

Back down in the vault, Cinder looks to the motionless Vernal.

Cinder: Vernal was a decoy the whole time. The last Spring Maiden must've trusted you a great deal before she died. I bet that was a mistake...

Raven growls and shoots Omen out of her hilt, and the two Maidens begin their battle against each other.

They strike at each other with a flurry of vicious sword strikes. The two eventually clash, the strike breaking her weapon and the shrapnel hurting her Grimm arm. She holds her arm in pain.

Raven: Aura can't protect your arm, it's Grimm.

Cinder pulls the shrapnel out of her arm and faces Raven again.

Raven: You turned yourself into a monster just for power.

Cinder: Look who's talking...

???: You guys joining the fun without me?!

They both turned to see Rex jump down from the entrance with Excalibur in his hand. Rex looks up and smiles.

Raven: Rex?! You're alive!? Impossible!

Rex: Long time, no see, Raven. How's it going, Cinder? You even look uglier up close.

Cinder: (growls) You... You... HOW DID YOU SURVIVED!? I KILLED YOU! HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE!!!

Rex: You tried... and failed.

His comment seems to make her angry. Rex looks at Raven.

Rex: We'll talk later after we kick her ass. Now, fake Maiden. Round 2.

The three proceed forward to clash while Rex sings.

Rex:
Can you feel life, movin' through your mind?
Ooh, looks like it came back for more!
Yeah!

During their bout, Raven quickly switches between the various colored blades in her hilt to counter Cinder's various weapons that she conjures.

Can you feel time slippin' down your spine?
Oh, you try and try to ignore!
Yeah!

But you can hardly swallow
Your fears and pain!
And you can't help but follow
And puts you right back where you came!

As their battle intensifies, Cinder conjures a giant flaming sword while Raven uses her Maiden powers to create a massive ice sword. Rex runs up to the vault and jumps high.

Live and learn!
Hanging on the edge of tomorrow
Live and learn!
From the works of yesterday
Live and learn!
If you beg or if you borrow
Live and learn!
You may never find your way

Their clash creates a massive shockwave that shakes the cavern, with the combatants above ground also feeling the tremors.

Whoa, oh, yeah!

Can you feel life tangle you up inside?
Yeah! Now you're face down on the floor!

Oh!

Due to their battle, the giant stalactites hanging from above start to drop. Both Maidens jump back to dodge out of the way.

But you can't save your sorrow
You've paid in trade!
And you can't help but follow
And puts you right back where you came!

Live and learn!
Hanging on the edge of tomorrow
Live and learn!
From the works of yesterday
Live and learn!
If you beg or if you borrow
Live and learn!
You may never find your way

Whoa, whoa, whoa
Oh yeeeaaah!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

As Raven prepares for her next strike, Cinder's Grimm arm elongates through the dust and grabs Raven's neck. As the Grimm arm slowly drains her powers, Raven notices something and smirks. She looks behind Rex, readying his anchor shot.

There's a face searching far, so far and wide
There's a place where you dream you'd never find

She sends out a frost-like attack from her palm and freezes Cinder's feet in place as Rex fires his anchor from his wrist, giving Cinder to look back as the anchor scratches her right cheek.

Rex: That's for Penny!

Raven, now free from her grip, does a massive leap into the air and lands on top of one of the falling stalactites. Rex jumps on every boulder that was coming down and went on the same level as Raven.

Hold on to "what if"! (2x)

Cinder jumps up from the dust as Rex jumps down and clashed their swords. They continued their clashes.

Live and learn!
Hanging on the edge of tomorrow
Live and learn!
From the works of yesterday
Live and learn!
If you beg or if you borrow
Live and learn!
You may never find your way

Cinder growls as she activates her Maiden power blast as Rex defends it with Excalibur and her aura begins to depleted.

Cinder: What?!

Rex runs to her and rapidly slashes continuously.

Live and learn!
Hanging on the edge of tomorrow!
Live and learn!
From the works of yesterday!
Live and learn!
If you beg or if you borrow!
Live and learn!
You may never find your way!

Live and learn!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! (2x)

Eventually, the stalactites land back on the ground, and both Maidens and Rex are on their knees, panting in exhaustion while their Auras shimmer as they are about to break.

Raven: Had enough yet?

Rex: Yeah, you're looking dead tired.

Cinder: Shut up!

Raven: If you were stronger or more clever, then maybe... you'd remember to watch your back!

Cinder glares at her, wondering what the Spring Maiden is talking about, but then gasps as she looks behind her. She notices the dying Vernal aiming one of her weapons at her and fires. Cinder blocks the attack, but Raven quickly dashes up behind her and lands a devastating lightning attack on her face, shattering her mask and revealing the heavily scarred left side. But Rex grabs Cinder in the neck and stared dead in her eyes. Cinder looks at him in fear. She noticed Rex has the same look as his father.

Rex: (enraged) For Pyrrha.

He tosses Cinder high in the air, finishing the final blow.

Rex: SOUL BREAK!!!

The sheer force of the attack pierced Cinder in the chest sending her over the edge of the vault's walkway and above the abyss. She stares back up at Rex and Raven,

who uses her powers to freeze the Fall Maiden into an ice statue. Cinder's frozen body falls down into the dark depths of the abyss, fading from view. Raven looks down as they watched their enemy continue plunging, before Raven deactivating her Maiden powers and sighing.

Raven: (solemnly) Thank you, Vernal.

Raven sadly looks over to the now-deceased Vernal, whose eyes remain open on her lifeless body. Raven walks over to Vernal's corpse and gently closes her eyes.

Rex: So you're the Spring Maiden?

Raven didn't answer as she proceeds to the Relic chamber's doorway. She activates her Maiden powers again and begins the process to unlock the chamber. Eventually, the door opens up, and on the other side, a massive desert is shown with a path leading to the Relic of Knowledge,

which rests on a stone pedestal.

Rex: Was it worth it?

Raven: (turns to him) What?

Rex: Was it worth it to you siding with us? Even attacking your daughter and her friends getting them killed?

Before Raven found a way to respond, they heard the sound of Ember Celica and turn around to glare at her daughter landing behind them. Yang is shown doing a three-point landing pose and stands back up to face her mother.

Rex: Yang.

END OF PART 63