You Stare into the Abyss, and the Abyss stares back.

A Night Off

Kage facepalmed at that, Papyrus had also facepalmed right here.

Papyrus: "She really doesn't know how to control herself, right?"

Kage shrugged at him, before watching the group train again

Ruby Rose zooms past with her Semblance, heading straight toward Lie Ren who is meditating in front of a pillar. She splits into three red blurs, which all go around Ren and the pillar, before merging into one blur and becoming Ruby again.

Oscar: Have you always been able to do that?

Ruby peeks out at him from behind the pillar and then walks over to him.

Ruby: (panting] I don't know. I don't normally think it through that much.

Oscar: You guys are evolving and I still don't have my Semblance.

Ruby: Well, I bet we'll all be jealous when you do.

Ren continues meditating, deep in a state where he has blocked out everyone around him. There is a ringing sound, followed by the sound of the training room door opening, and Ren opens his eyes and looks toward the door.

Winter: "Clover wasn't kidding about it this. You really did give it your all."

Oscar and Ren stand up.

Ruby: Well, we have to with the way things are going.

Winter takes out her Scroll. But while doing that, Kage did a mental contact with his brother.

Kage: 'Sans. How is it going?'

After a little while, Sans response in a frustrated tone.

Sans: 'Not good. Some of the Lighthearted are starting to become really crazy rather mysteriously. I have no idea why.'

Kage than cursed very silently. He have a good guess on who that effect belong to in this situation right here.

Kage: 'Damn it. I should have-Okay, Sans. That must mean that Nightmare is present in the Domain hiding. You must use the Relic of Creation to make a shield that can repel him and whatever he's done to make the Lighthearts go crazy. But be careful. He will try to sense what you are doing. So you must use it in Astral Form. Just make sure he does not catch you using it. Be careful, okay little brother?"

Sans than spoke out.

Sans: 'Will do, my older brother.'

Kage nodded, before ending the connection with his twin brother. He than looks back at the group conversing right here.

Nora starts to say something, but Ren steps forward and interrupts her, earning a look from both her and Jaune.

Ren: "I take it you're here for new mission assignments?"

Clover: "You could say that. The General and I want you to take the rest of the day to recuperate."

Blake: "You're giving us a night off?"

Winter: "Ordering it. After tonight's election, we'll be waking up to a very different Atlas tomorrow. I need you rested and ready for whatever that may bring."

Ruby starts thinking to herself, looking uncertain.

At sunset that day, Team RWBY is in their dorm room. Blake is sitting at one of the small desks with a mirror in front of her, while Ruby and Yang are lying on beds, and Weiss is leaning against the ladder between the bunk beds. Weiss has a live report from the Daily Mantle playing on her Scroll. While Blake puts on mascara, Yang looks over at her.