"There's nothing I can do," Qrow said.
"You know, you've been saying that a lot since Ozpin," Shine said, losing her patience. "Is that a reality, or is it an excuse? You've done plenty messing things up for him, but you can't do a danged thing to try to fix it because of us or the kids? Think about it."
"Qrow!" Winter snapped. "I'm waiting."
"Oh, don't get a lancer up your skirt," Qrow shot back, but he cast the DJs a baleful glance.
Then the elevator shut.
"So will he?" Wally asked.
"Beats me, but I'm tired of walking." Shine sat against the wall. "Now we wait..."
She closed her eyes.
Even from here, she thought she could sense magic...dormant, deeply buried, but strong enough to be felt even from several floors up.
It wasn't just the Maiden--the Relic too, she thought...but while that wasn't something she'd really recognize from memory, she felt like it was less clear than the Lamp...like it was muted.
Perhaps the Vault shielded it?
She pulled out her Bible and started reading. Wally was bored.
"Whatcha doing?" he asked.
[Phineas and Ferb reference?]
"Just trying to get revved up," Shine said.
"How about we sing something?" Wally said. "This place totally needs a sound track...something like creepy elevator music."
"Oh, please no," Shine said.
"Do you think the elevator has music?" Wally asked.
"This is Atlas. I doubt it," Shine said.
"Come on, there's gotta be something," Wally said. "I'm bored."
"Oh, fine." Shine pretended to be reluctant. "Let's see...what would fit sitting in this hallway because we're being watched?" She started tapping on the floor in rhythm and humming a tune.
"Another couple kids with their heads on top
Just another stranger just another plot
Another track home where the city streets stop
Just another kid with another bored cop. Just another lemon into lemonade job
Just another rust and dust facade
Just another key stuck broken in the lock
Just another scarecrow choking on a cough
Oh come on!
"(It all feels so typical
"I Guess I'm looking for a miracle
Rise above it, yeah!
Rise above it
Don't care what they're telling me
We can be what we want to be
Rise above it
Rise above it.) Listen up loud, listen up, listen here
Just because you're running
Doesn't mean that you're scared
Just because it's law don't mean it is fair
Never let another tell your soul what to fear. Here we go again, give it one more try
Don't believe the system's on your side
Just another lover turned enemy fight
Just another blood and nicotine sky
Oh come on! (...I get so sick of it
It feels so counterfeit
I rise above it
Rise above it) Hear our voices rise
Hear our battle cry
We've been under the curse
With our arms raised high
Hear us sing tonight
Like the last night on earth
We will rise like the tide
Like dead men
Coming back to life
We are rising
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RWBY Through Worlds
FanfictionA RWBY story [This story picks up in the middle of volume 6 and is a rewrite/alternate ending to the show] Oscar Pine has just officially hit rock bottom. He's learned the truth about Ozpin, and his team is stuck in Argus, unable to go forward. On...
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