After the attack caused by Tyrion, Ruby was now in the dorms as she was trying to sleep but couldn't as she then look over to her left hand remembering the blood of the civilians in her hands as tears started coming out.
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Ironwood was now talking from the hologram of the city of Atlas and tried to calm down the citiziens.
Ironwood:"Citizens of Mantle following the recent Grimm assault, a temporary ban on gathering has been implemented. It is forbidden to create public gatherings of any kind. Please do your business and return to your homes before curfew. This measure is in place for your safety."
The soldiers were now walking around the streets as the children were hiding behind the buildings trying not to get caught by them as the bullheads and drones were flying in the air.
A soldier then noticed one of the children running away and set his sight on him.
Soldier:"Hey, stop where you are, kid! Stop, immediately !!" he yelled as he ran after the little boy.
Ironwood's signal was the changed to Jacques Schnee as an hologram of the man who now rule over Atlas and Mantle appeared.
Jacques:"Although army officers claim that the video has been tampered with, there are still many citizens who are calling for the deactivation of the Protector of Mantle."
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An Atlas Military truck was now in its way in the road as a bunch of Happy Huntresses were following it from far away.
Ilia Amatolia then jumped right infront of the Atlas Military truck as she smirk with the Soldiers then stepping out out of the vehicale.
Soldier 2:"Civilian, you are obstructing an Atlas army operation. Please move away."
Ilia however just smirked as the other Happy Huntresses jumped out their hiding spot and kncoked out quickly the Atlas's Soldiers.
The Happy Huntresses then proceed to trow the knocked out bodies of the Atlas's soldier into the trash-can as they got inside of the vehicale and start driving it into a different direction.
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The General James Ironwood was now in his office and he was pissed for what has happened so far at Atlas.
Ironwood:"This is the worst possible situation. Other dead, they want to disable Penny, we Hunters are framed and Jacques Schnee is in the Council, no one knows how."
Axel:"It's the second load for Amity that gets hit today. Apparently her election night prompted her to take the step from city hero to enemy of Atlas."
Winter:"I'm afraid the problem is more complicated."
Ironwood then sighed as he put an hand to his head.
Ironwood:"Our suppliers in Mantle crossed their arms, thanks to his example. They won't sell us supplies until the city has been properly repaired. Meanwhile, Pauline redistributes what her group steals, and the Amity Project is completely blocked."
Ruby:"But, so little is missing. There must be a way to complete the construction."
Winter:"There is. Declare martial law."
Ironwood then looked down as Jaune raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms.
Jaune:"You're not seriously thinking about it, are you, General?"
Ironwood:"What matters most? Reestablish communications and connect the whole world ... or make a handful of blocks happy?"
Jaune:"You don't talk about it as a trifle, you know it's not like that. You keep repeating that we just need a little more time, but you're not in trouble, you're always sitting here doing nothing." he said slightly anger as Ironwood turned to face the young Arc.
Ironwood:"We all had to make sacrifices for the greater good, son. Mantle had to carry most of their weight, that's right, but-"
Jaune:"You're not trying to help Mantle, are you? The truth is that you are trying to tear it apart so that Atlas becomes the strongest nation, aren't you? You're not supporting everything, General !! The situation of the people over there is getting worse with each waiting day, and now you want to fill the streets with more soldiers? Forcing people to obey is not in your power and just trying would just mean having the Grimms in place of all the problems we have now !!"
Ironwood then sighed as he sit back on his chair as Ruby then tapped Jaune shoulder to calm him down as she then looked at Ironwood.
Ruby:"Please, General Ironwood. The way you're squeezing Mantle ... divisions like these just make Salem's game. she's a shrewd manipulator, that's why Tyrian is here. He is a pawn."
Axel:"He is why we called you here. Are you sure this is the man you saw?" he then pulled out his scroll and showed an image of Tyrian.
Jaune just clentched both of his fists angrily once he saw the picture of the crazy Faunus.
Winter:"Tyrian Callows has been charged with multiple murders throughout Anima territory. A homicidal madman, escaped to justice when the Grimms attacked his prison transport. He had never been seen since."
Ruby:"Yeah, we have a chance to run into and fight him, he works for Salem, and he's here."
Qrow:"Well, in case we have any doubts that Salem's next target was Atlas, I'd say we can officially eliminate them."
Ruby:"But now we have found his pawn, we can make it public."
Axel then shook his head.
Axel:"Revealing that a long-running Serial Killer is still on the loose throughout the Kingdom of Remnant and that the armed forces don't know exactly where he is ..... could only make matters worse."
Jaune:"As soon as I see him I do it, he is mine. Don't even try to intervene. And, don't even think about revealing the existence of Salem to the public, the world is already in crisis. We are wasting too much time with this Amity project, enough !!! Let's deal with the forces of Salem, which are all over the realms. We have to take care of Salem, and we can't risk causing a stupid war here in Atlas too. I'm tired of this stupid colosseum, it won't help us !!!!!"
Ironwood then sighed before he look at the Young Hunters, Axel Pendragon, Winter Schnee and Qrow Branwen.
Ironwood:"I want the Happy Huntresses in custody. Pauline will definitely come here to get them back, we can offer her a deal in exchange for her cooperation."
Axel:"We will find a way, sir."
Ironwood:"If you're not looking into Pauline's case, focus on Tyrian's case. I want to know who he is collaborating with, where he is hiding, what he is archiving, and how Jacques Schnee has managed to gain the trust of the citizens of Atlas. I've been clear?"
Ruby, Qrow, Axel, Winter:" Yes, sir!!!"
Jaune:".....................Yes, sir..." he said with confidence as Axel was looking at him up and down.
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Sun and Blake were now inside of an Atlas airship as they were communicating with the others.
Sun:"We are approaching 51."
Axel:"Thanks again for the help, guys. Remember, we are all on different mediums. But we must be ready to act together if the Happy Huntresses are to be bitten. If your vehicle is attacked, launch the attack. Everyone else will move as quickly as possible. Silence from here on out. Over."he then concluded the communication.
Sun:"Do you really think ... Do you think we should have told Ironwood about the Y / n and Salem thing before he bets so much on Amity?"he asked.
Blake:"Do you want it to be Y / n or Jaune to take you out?"she asked sarcastically as Sun sighed and shook his head
Sun:"I trust Jaune, he's great, but I think he has a right to know what he's getting into. We all had it. And you don't agree?"
Blake:"Jaune may be a fool at times, but he also knows what is right. The embargo, the deployment of the army, the prohibitions of assembly. He has a slight tendency to overreact and very aggressive."
Sun:"Yeah .... I can't blame you on this. However, the General still had no better options."
Blake:"He has a metal head, he would prefer to listen to his own ideas, instead of listening to the others that we propose to him. Secrets, murders .... Sometimes one wonders how we went from silly kids to this level, all of this to keep doing the right thing."
Sun:"Kitty. We did what we had to do, even though it was horrible."
Blake:"I know, but I want to assure you that when this is all over, the Salem era will be over. And I can assure you to be very careful against Ilia, she is a Faunus chameleon and ambushing her is not as simple as you think. And I don't think what's happening right now is Pauline's fault, seeing how kind and loving she behaves in the election and even after what happened, she's making me question. If it is her, and I mean her to make all these ambushes."
Sun:"Let me guess, Ilia is doing it on her own, isn't she?"
Blake then sighed as put an hand on her face.
Blake:"She never wants to understand."
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Meanwhile at Atlas base, Y/n, Weiss, Pietro, Maria Calavera were now looking after Penny.
Ruby:"How is she doing?" she asked Pietro who sighed.
Pietro:"Confused, Scared. We should have his visual record data soon. They will show what that madman did in the election, but by now ... the damage has been done. The things people say about Atlas. Damn, it was a bad time. I'm sorry my little ones, your break and fun has been ruined, that evil witch has caught us at the right time and in the right place."
Y/n:"The target wasn't Pauline. Salem has always tried to divide us. I think she had already planned that moment from the beginning when we got to Atlas, just like the Vytal Festival."
Pietro:"And just like then, someone is using our own weapons against us. The election scores between Pauline and Jacques Schnee have been altered starting from the moment Jacques had a confrontation with General Ironwood, there are images stolen directly from our surveillance system."
Maria then scoffed in annoyence.
Maria:"Computer theft, technology ... Why can't people do what they used to and fight to the death? Much simpler, in my opinion."
Y/n:"Well, for the same enemies as Beacon, getting into the Mantle and Atlas systems is a breeze. But luckily I prepared for it. I have sent some small but ingenious sentinels, to take a tour all over Atlas and Mantle, it's not technology, but magic." she said with a smile as she summoned a orb which showed everyone around Atlas, the sentinels were little purple glowing butterflies.
Weiss:"Well, that's really nifty, but what if someone could see them, get very suspicious and shoot one of them?"
Y/n:"The sentinels are so small that it is really difficult to notice them. At least you have an inhuman sight or a Semblance that can pick up the sentries as non-aura-generated beings, but I don't think there's a need to worry so much."
Weiss:"I understand...."
Maria then whispered something on Pietro's ear.
Maria*whisper*:"My, My this girl has a lot of options and plans."
Pietro*whisper*:"She took after her father after all."
Y/n:"I can hear you." she said as she blinked in annoyence as Pietro just laughed until he started coughing.
Y/n then got worried as she went to heal him.
Pietro:"T-Thank you...."
Y/n:"How are you doing?" she asked.
Pietro:"Not so well, my dear princess, my aura is starting to get weaker, I want to rule out the idea of collapsing at a delicate moment like this. Raising the telecommunications tower seems like an impossible feat, but I think about what people would like to do to this place and to my little girl."
Pietro then start coughing again as Y/n healed him.
Ruby:"However, even if things go wrong, you can always reactivate Penny, try not to worry so much."
Pietro then look at Ruby.
Pietro:"There's a reason Penny is one of a kind. When the General challenged us by asking us to introduce him to the new frontier of defensive technology, almost all of my colleagues moved to more classic choices. I was one of the few who believed that to find inspiration we had to be more creative."
Y/n:"You wanted a protector who had a soul."
Pietro:"That's right, Princess, and when General Ironwood saw my little Penny, he agreed with me. It was a surprise to discover that the Penny project had been chosen among all of them."
Weiss:"Was he surprised? But why? You created a being from technology and magic."
Pietro:"Not exactly." then his bright aura start showing as it kept tilting which caused Y/n eyes to widen.
Y/n:"The Fall Maiden project ... that's why something was wrong, you ..... no, many gave their aura to this stupid project, making them vulnerable."
Pietro then sighed.
Pietro:"That's right, that's right, but it was my choice that every time I fix Penny, I lose another piece of it, even my magic. My body is getting too old to resist, and reincarnating into a body other than my own is something I don't like. I want to transfer my essence to Penny, by doing so she can have the gift she always wanted, to be a human being. I know, you don't like my choice .... but it's mine."
Y/n:"You're breaking the laws of our people, I won't be queen yet, but ... I can make an exception. We will find the person responsible. it's a promise, Uncle Pietro."
Ruby and Weiss eyes widen.
Ruby and Weiss:"Y-You're a princess?!?!?".
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Meanwhile back with Ilia and the Happy Huntresses they had now set their sight on an airship as it then flew down in the steets of Mantle city.
Ilia:"Let's go." she said as her and the Happy Huntresses used their stealth skills to make their way faster to the airship, before all of the sudden it opened much to their confusion.
Ilia*whisper*:"Wait, something isn't right." she said stopping one of her teammates.
All of the sudden most of the Happy Huntresses got knocked out by the copies of Blake and Sun and once Ilia turned to look at her teammates a blade was now pointed at her troath.
Ilia just smirked.
Ilia:"Hello, Blake. I'm surprise that you're still here, in your feet."
Blake:"What can I say? I was close to being kidnapped, but I got saved. It is hard to put me down, when I have my friends with me."
Ilia then put her hands behind her back and kneel down.
Ilia:"Well, I guess we know how it goes." she then used her chamaleon faunus abilities to camouflage and sweep Blake's foot, who then did a back flip and start shooting at her as Ilia was running away.
Blake then ran after her an kept shooting at Ilia who was just avoiding the hits, until she grabbed her weapon as her blade wrapped around the black cat's legs as she then raise it up in the sky and slammed Blake on the floor.
Blake:"Ilia!!!! Stop this!!!Right, now!!"
Ilia then removed her blade from Blake legs as she went to slash at her, only for Blake to parry the blow with her sword and doing a couple of back flips as Blake then used her illusions to confuse Ilia.
Then all of the sudden Vernal, a now member of the Happy Huntresses, previously a bandit of the Branwen Tribe went to sneak attack Blake, until Sun came out his hidng spot and drop kick her in the stomach sending her flying and crash into a building.
Su then created multiple copies of himself as they went to attack Vernal who was now barely holding her own.
Blake was now fighting against Ilia, who was having a little bit of trouble to keep up with the Black Cat and ended up getting kneel in the face.
Ilia however did a back flip and landed back on her feet with blood coming out her nose as shw whipped it away.
Ilia:"I know what you idiots have in mind, if Ironwood catches me he'll have to send more than a couple of kids."
Blake:"He is. Stopping Atlas vehicles has alerted General Ironwood's Special Forces, they'll be here soon, there's not much time, so give up. Do you want to know the truth? We will give you the truth."
Ilia just scoffed.
Ilia:"You want to save time."
Blake:"The Colosseum of Amity, the supplies, are for ... are used to build a new communication tower for all the worlds, besides Remnant."
Ilia eyes widen as she put down her weapon.
Ilia:"But it doesn't make sense."
Blake:"Having a new tower means that-" she was then cut off by Ilia.
Ilia:"I know what the tower means, you self-righteous kitten."
Pauline then appeared from the darkness as Ilia eyes widen.
Ilia:"B-Boss, I-"she was then hugged by Pauline.
Pauline:"I know, what you have done was for me.....but there was no need for all of this....I forgive you, Ilia." she then pulled away from the hug as she snapped her fingers causing all fo the other Happy Huntresses to appear behind her back.
Pauline:"One of you take my hand. You said there is little time. Either that, or we kill you."
Blake then closed her eyes as she walk straight towards Pauline as she grabbed Pauline's hand until all of the sudden Blake eyes were glowing red, menaing Pauline was hypnotizing her.
Pauline:"Repeat it, what is General Ironwood building in the tundra?"
Blake:"A new communication tower. He's trying to help everyone."
Pauline then stopped hypnotizing Blake as she sighed in relief.
Pauline:"I'm happy you told me the truth."she said with a bright smile
Blake:"You have the same abilities as Y / n."
Pauline:"Why keep this information such a big secret? Wait ... he doesn't know who he can trust, doesn't he?"
Blake:"Atlas doesn't want to attack Mantle. There are people killing civilians in Atlas and Mantle. They want to put everything in crisis. If those same evil people were to find out about Amity, they would do anything to destroy the Tower."
Ilia:"Yes, but who are these people? Who is behind all this?"
Pauline:"They are allies of a greater and more powerful force ... the woman who has been causing chaos in Remnant for thousands of years ... The Witch who dared to challenge the Gods."
Ilia eyes widen as Blake nodded.
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Meanwhile Ironwood, Oscar and Y/n were now walking in Atlas's Vault.
Ironwood:"It's right behind that door."
Oscar:"What is that?
Y/n:"........That is the Eliacube...."
Ironwood:"I was hoping that bringing you here would stir up some memories. After all The idea of using the Eliacube to lift Atlas in flight was your Oscar."
Oscar:"I thought Atlas flew thanks to Gravitational Dust."
Y/n:"A story told to the public, I didn't buy it. The Eliocube is a powerful tool that was forged and mainly used by the Homo Magi. It was created by King Inferno , the mad Homo Magi inventor, he made it to start a war between his people. That would force them to leave that home world a explore the universe. Millions of years ago the Homo Magi lived in peace with the Dragons (beings who colonized the planet but decided to live on it instead). But King Inferno(an Homo Magi who grew bored of his world) wanted to leave and explore the universe, but he had a fear of being alone. So he tried to convince the other Homo Magi to leave with him but no one wanted to leave their homes behind especially there home world. But unfortunately King Inferno was determined, so in order to get the Homo Magi to jump world. His first act was to steal the chief of the Dragon Orgonax's heart use it to create the Eliacube. This did not came without price, as King Inferno planned the Dragons declared war and the battle began. Eventually the fighting became to much for the Homo Magi and they left their world to find a new home . After years of traveling they found a new home which would so be the World Of Twelve. But as you would think King Inferno eventually got bored of this world too. So trying to do the same thing he do before he actives the Eliacube, but The God King discovers what King Inferno did. King Inferno would then lose both his freedom and the Eliacube. But this would not be the end. After King Inferno is stopped it is too late the Dragons have already arrived and the battle start again. In the end Fenrir, the Giant Demi-God Wolf son of the Arc God, takes the Eliacube to another dimension, so that noEvil Forces can take it."
Oscar:"Woah....T-That's a really detailed story."
Ironwood:"We have to stop Salem, nothing matters more."
Oscar:"Something matters, more sir, I think. Keep our humanity intact. it is humanity that makes us different from her."
Ironwood:"Sometimes I fear it is also its biggest advantage. Without humanity can he feel fear? Can you hesitate? When Salem hit Beacon, not even with all my ships and all my soldiers could I stop her. I have never felt so helpless. The mod where she let me know she was there ...."
Oscar:"It is normal to have fear. The important thing is not to let yourself be controlled by it."
Ironwood:"I'm not going to end up like Lionheart. Do you believe in me, as I believe in you?
Oscar and Y/n then look at each other and back at Ironwood
Oscar:"We do believe in you, sir. But, not only you."
Y/n:"I think the best thing you can do is sit down and talk to us, more quietly and with love, General. He has to earn the trust of others so we can be a great team."
Ironwood just smiled.
Ironwood:"You youngsters are becoming more and more adults as the time is going."
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But, what worse could happen?.......Jacques Schnee has decided to invite all of the Hunters to dinner, where the General of Atlas James Ironwood would defend his position on the Council.
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To be continued...