Rwby and others react to the future

Strings

"Sorry penny" ruby said

"No I understand but I rather help fight," penny said

"We know but we can't risk it," yang said

Penny: I guess we all have to do some things we would rather not.

To the girls' surprise, the doors open to reveal Harriet Bree, Elm Ederne, Vine Zeki, and Marrow Amin.

Harriet: Hello, kids. Time to come home now, Penny.

The infiltration team draws their weapons.

Weiss: So your first time losing to us wasn't enough?

Marrow: We were holding back!

"Welp this just got a lot harder," ruby said

"It seems like they were holding back," Weiss said

"They probably were Weiss after all they have more experience than all of us combined," Blake said

Vine: We have all said some things we regret, but please, hear me out. I know you thought you were doing the right thing when you left with the Maiden power, but Salem is here now. Things have changed.

Vine slowly steps forward to reason with them. Except for Penny, all the girls stare him down resolutely.

Penny: If General Ironwood plans to leave Mantle behind nothing has changed.

Vine: (sighs) I thought you were supposed to protect the people, not hurt them.

Penny: I would never hurt anyone.

Elm: Well Winter's in critical condition, because of you.

"They're trying to guilt you into coming with them," Weiss said

"I'm sorry are they blaming penny for me being in critical condition I would have been dead without penny there," winter said

"They might not know the full story," ironwood said

"I would have told them what happened," Winter said

Harriet: And you repaid her by stealing the power that should have been hers.

Penny: But taking the Maiden power was the only way to stop--

Harriet: If you keep refusing to do the right thing, people in Atlas AND Mantle are going to die.

Marrow: You could stop all of this, Penny. Just open the vault, hand over the relic, and you'll save Atlas.

Ruby: But it won't save Atlas. Salem will find her way to the relic no matter where you go. Once Ironwood opens the vault, the relic is--

Harriet: One more word, and I'm throwing you in jail right next to your uncle, runt.

"She not wrong I would easily find a way to get that relic," Salem said

"She pissing me off," Qrow said

Ruby makes to move forward, incensed, but Penny holds her back, balling up her fists.

Penny: Leave. Her. Alone.

Harriet: And what are you gonna do about it, tin can?

Penny steps forward beyond the room's threshold, and Harriet remotely activates the electrified door. Penny only has time to turn around before she is separated from her friends.

Ruby: Penny, no!

Now alone, Penny turns back to face the Ace Ops, green Maiden flames rising by her eyes.