(You were expecting a kept you waiting... but I wanted to say that this intro is a serious one. I do not condone the use of Robot Violence, abuse, or harassment of any kind. No real robots were hurt in any way in this chapter (except Penny) but either way, fuck that. Lets get this shit goin.)

Penny and Pyrrha were on the arena floor, awaiting their battle.

"Sal-U-Tations Pyrrha Nikos! It's an honor to finally meet you! This is going to be so much fun!" Penny was very excited about the fight, while Pyrrha looked confused, scared even. She had a worried look on her face. Everyone in the stands cheered on with the two.

*In the Backrooms*

Mercury stood in front of Y/N and Ruby with a very smug looking face. Ruby was confused as to why Mercury was there and fine.

"Mercury, what are you doing? You were hurt... Why... What's going on?" She asked. He only stood there. 

"It was him and Emerald... I think I know what happened. Emerald's semblance must be illusions or something. She must have used it on Coco and Yang to screw with them." Y/N said. Mercury's face went to an angry one.

"Fine.. If you wont tell me..." Ruby stepped to the left. Mercury mocked her. She stepped to the right. He mocked her again.

*In the Arena*

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Penny started the fight with swirling her blades around her body, sending them all at Pyrrha. She blocked a few and dodged most of them. The other blades circled around and went back at her from behind.

*In the Backrooms*

"Showtime." Mercury smirked as Ruby tried to get past him. They both strafed side to side, trying to get past one another. Ruby then tried to use her Semblance to get past him, but she ended up getting kicked in the gut and knocked back.

"Ruby!!" Y/N yelled, concerned. She pulled out her scroll, only for it to be shot out of her hand.

"Let's keep this between us friends, shall we?" Mercury put up his hands again.

"How about you let her go, and you can fight me? I bet you'd want a rematch since our last fight. Water under the bridge, eh?" Y/N offered. The boy nodded to Ruby, who ran past Mercury. Y/N put his hands up.

"No bullets, No swords, just hand to hand. Got it?" Y/N asked. They both ran at each other. Y/N started the fight with a knee to Mercury's chin.

*In the Arena*

Pyrrha and Penny were exchanging blows between their weapons in a remarkable way. It was like art, how they fought: Stunning. Pyrrha was pushed away as more blades were sent towards her. She jumped on each of them, progressively getting closer to Penny. Penny Pushed her back again. Pyrrha willed her shield into her hand using her polarity Semblance. Her team cheered her on.

*In the Backrooms*

Mercury kicked his leg up and fired shots from his boots. Y/N jumped over the bullets and landed on Mercury's leg, kicking him in the face afterwards, sending him into a wall. Y/N stood back to see if he had enough. Mercury got up with bits of crumbled wall falling out of his gray hair. He was physically unscathed.

"I thought I said to keep it between us friends. Keep it down." He said as pebble fell out of ear and off his shoulder.

"I thought I said no bullets. I knew your head was full of rocks, but this is taking it too literally." Y/N taunted. Mercury got angry and ran at Y/N with a fast motion, kicking him in the gut backwards a couple feet. He then ran over, jumping into the air. He fired a couple shots at Y/N causing him to roll over before Mercury stomped on the ground where his head was previously. Y/N stood up, holding his stomach. He laughed a bit.

*In the Arena*

Pyrrha blocked a couple more blades and she then she got the advantage, hitting Penny several times into the air. Penny then blocked Pyrrha's javelin with her blades. Penny then made her blades into laser cannons blasting at Pyrrha. Pyrrha ran at her, dodging all of the blasts. She then lunged at Penny, striking her back a couple yards. Penny then came flying at Pyrrha with blazing speed, jumping into the air and slamming the ground, knocking her back. Blades disarmed Pyrrha of her weapons. She tried to use her semblance to will it back into her hands. It ended up getting blocked away by a blade. Then, Penny sent blades at Pyrrha in which she used her semblance to force it back behind Penny. The unthinkable happened... Penny.... Was split into parts... Sparks were everywhere. Robot pieces scattered. Everyone in the crowd went silent.

Y/N heard the crowd go silent. His eyes widened. He ran as fast as he could outside and found Ruby on her knees, crying. He looked out to the arena... Penny... She was dead... in pieces... Ruby looked up to Y/N as he ran towards her, hugging her close to him. She cried in his chest.

"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry.." He cried with her, patting her head.

The intercoms came on and all of the screens went red with a chess piece in the middle. A female voice came.

"This was not a tragedy... This was not an accident... This is what happens when you hand over your trust, your safety, your children to men who claim to be our guardians, but are in reality... nothing more than men. Our academies headmasters wield more power than most armies, and one was audacious enough to control both. They cling to this power in the name of peace, and yet, what do we have here? One nation's attempt at a synthetic army, mercilessly torn apart by another star pupil. What need would Atlas have for a soldier disguised as an innocent little girl? I don't think the Grimm can tell the difference. And what I aske you, Is Ozpin teaching his students? First a dismemberment, now this? Huntsman and huntresses carry themselves with honor and mercy, yet I have witnessed neither. Perhaps Ozpin felt as though defeating Atlas in the tournament would help people forget his colossal failure to protect Vale when the Grimm invaded its streets. Or perhaps, this was his message to the tyrannical dictator that has occupied an unsuspecting kingdom with armed forces. Honestly? I haven't the slightest clue as to who is right and who is wrong. I know the existence of peace is fragile. The leaders of our kingdoms conduct their business with iron gloves. As someone who hails from Mistral, I can assure you; the situation there is.... equally undesirable. Our kingdoms are at the brink of war. Yet we, the citizens are left in the dark. So I ask you... when the first shots are fired... who do you think you can trust?" The intercom and screens turned to static. Warning sirens started to blare.

"Alert! Incoming Grimm attack! Threat level: Nine. Please seek shelter in a calm and orderly manner." the intercom spoke. Everyone started to panic. Y/N held Ruby tight as he saw a Nevermore fly past the stadium. Shit... was going downhill.