After Olteca's escape and Daniel's fall, our group has reconvened.

Vice: Poor Danny...

Y/N: We can't let his death be in vain... We have to get the Relic to Atlas.

August: ... Right... Director Lucius will fly us to Atlas.

The group loads up on the airship and start flying to the continent Atlas is in, Solitas. You sit beside Weiss and sigh.

Y/N: I completely failed...

Weiss: What do you me-

Y/N: We lost Daniel... Because of me... I wasn't strong enough.

Weiss grabs you and pulls you in for a hug.

Weiss: It'll be okay...

You hold Weiss as you sigh.

Y/N: Thanks for being by my side...

Weiss: Well someone's got to make sure you don't get yourself killed.

You give her a soft smile.

After about a day or two of flying, the airship reaches Solitas and soon after, Atlas. You look down at the city underneath.

Weiss: That's Mantle.

Maria: I need to go down there. My eyes are in desperate need of repair and the man who does it should be in Mantle.

Lucius: Very well. But we can't wait for you. We'll drop you off.

Emily: We'll go too. I need to stretch my legs.

The airship drops the group off and flies towards Atlas. You look around and see that the city looks... Sad...

Weiss: It's not very luxurious but it keeps people warm.

Maria leads your party to a pharmacy where an older man is.

Maria: Pietro!

The old man smiles.

Pietro: Have we met?

Ren: This is going well...

Maria: It's Maria. Occular implants. You adjust them every ten years or so.

Pietro: ... Maria! Has it been ten years already?

Maria: I know. I age like a fine wine. I would've been here sooner but I ran into these jokers and they needed my guidance.

Vice: Seriously?!

Pietro fixes Maria's robotic eyes and smiles.

Maria: Pietro here works in this pharmacy when he's not up building the future of Atlas.

Pietro: Please... I was never one to stay cooped up in a lab all day. I like being down here where-

He looks at Ruby.

Pietro: Why... You're Ruby Rose...

This makes your muscles tense. The last time you met someone who knew about Ruby was a nasty run-in with a psychopath.

Yang: Sir?

Pietro stares at Yang's robotic arm.

Pietro: You... Painted it... Wait... The four of you... You're Team RWBY.

Ruby: You know us?

Pietro: Of course. My daughter has told me all about you.

Blake: Your daughter?

You hear alarms blare.

Jaune: That can't be good.

You run out to see large tiger-like Grimm.

Ren: Why aren't there any Huntsmen?

Nora: Somehow, that doesn't surprise me.

Y/N: Let's take them down.

August: Right!

Emily: Got it!

Volcano!
Barid Rex!

Bat!
Confirmed!

Cobra!

All 3: Henshin!

Burst Up! Revice! We Are Revice!

Versus Up! Kamen Rider Live!

Liberal Up! Kamen Rider J-J-J-Jeanne!

You transform as the rest of the group ready their weapons.

Vice: Let's rock!

You lunge at the first Grimm and slam your flaming fist in its head, immediately killing it. Vice backs you up by freezing several others in place.

Stamp-by! Here We Go! (Let's Go!) Revi-Vice Slash!

With a swift swipe, you disintegrate the frozen monsters.

Live: There!

He aims his LiveGun and shoots a Grimm between the eyes as it tried to pounce on Emily.

Jeanne: Thanks!

The youngest L/N grabs another by the neck and uses momentum to slam it into the pavement.

Lovekov: Lov! Lov!

You look up to see a green laser tear through the remaining Grimm and you see the source of the lasers is...

Ruby: Penny?

The girl lands and looks at Ruby with a smile.

Penny: Sal... U...

You realize what's about to happen and duck out of the way as Penny quite literally flies at Ruby, tackling her in a hug.

Penny: Tations!

Penny: It's so good to see you again!

Ruby: H-How are you back?

Pietro: Well...

The old man comes out in his robotic chair.

Pietro: We were able to salvage Penny's core from Amity. With that, it wasn't too difficult to rebuild her.

Revi: Rebuild?

Ruby: Oh... We never told you... Penny is a robot with a soul.

Vice: Huh?!

George: Yep. Quite impressive.

Penny: Now I'm the guardian of Mantle.

Her eyes flash and she backs off.

Penny: We'll have to catch up later. More work to do.

With that, she flies off and as August and Emily de-transform, your group is suddenly ambushed and tied up.

Yang: Hey!

Weiss: What?!

You dodge the bollos that are being thrown and slash at your attackers but a blur tackles you and forcibly removes your Driver.

Y/N: Who the hell are you?!

Qrow: Hey! I'm a licensed Huntsman! Just helped save everyone?

The group's leader, a man with a fishing pole, walks up.

??????: Maybe, but the rest of you are obviously not licensed. We'll sort all of this out up in Atlas.

George: Hey.

The group looks at him.

George: They're with me. Professor George Goldenrod, head of research in Fenix. We need to see Ironwood.

??????: Fine.

Your group is put in an airship and begin flying up.

Emily: This is just great...

You glare at your own cuffed hands.

Y/N: I couldn't hold them off... What is wrong with me...

Weiss: It's not your fault. Those were Ironwood's Ace Operatives.

August: It's okay. We'll just get this sorted out.

Vice: I demand a lawyer!

You look outside to see something that takes your breath away.

Qrow: Atlas Academy...

The guards take your group into the school and straight to Winter and Ironwood.

Winter: Weiss?

She glares at the guards.

Winter: You have five seconds to remove their cuffs before I hurt you.

In a panic, the guards remove the cuffs and you check Weiss' wrists for any marks.

Ironwood: Forgive the rude welcome...

Emily: No problem...

Ruby: Sir, we came to give you-

Ironwood: This?

He holds up the Relic of Knowledge.

Ironwood: When I heard about Leo... I was in shock. But you have my word when I say this will be safe here.

Ruby: What about...

Penny: The Atlas Relic?

Winter: Or the Winter Maiden?

Qrow: You told them?

Ironwood: And the Ace-Ops. After Ozpin died, I needed my own inner circle. Come with me.

You go to follow but Winter stops you.

Winter: I need to speak with you in private. You can join the others afterward.

Y/N: U-Um... Okay. Er... Yes, ma'am.

Ironwood leads the rest of the group into his office as Winter takes you to an empty room.

Y/N: Um... Why did you want to talk to me?

Winter: Weiss... Has your relationship... Escalated since you've reunited?

Y/N: Um... We slept in the same bed but we didn't do anything like what that would imply.

Winter nods.

Winter: I see... I worry about her well being. I want to know if I can trust you to treat her well. You are an older sibling yourself so I believe you understand my concern.

Y/N: Yes.

She gives you a smile.

Winter: Shall we join the others?

You follow the older Schnee and meet with the others. August fills you in on Ironwood's plan to turn Amity Arena into a CCT Satellite to tell the world about Salem.

Penny: I'll take you all to your beds for the night.

Meanwhile... A masked figure in black places an item in a box and hands it to a man in an Atlesian military uniform.

Figure: Give this to Revice...

The man nods before leaving.

End of Part 38