Daytime in Argus. At the Atlesian Military Base, various soldiers and guards work on their jobs. Weiss is walking with Cordovin and Saphron, who is holding her son Adrian in her arm. They are also escorted by the two Nubuck Guards. Weiss drags a large luggage case behind her, "Ah, I was relieved to hear that you came to your senses, Miss Schnee. Many of us were devastated when we heard you would be attending... Beacon Academy. Knowing that you'll be returning to Atlas just warms my old heart."

Weiss was going along with the plan, "It was... time to get my act together and go back to my roots."

"Oh, I can't wait to see you follow in your sister's footsteps."

Weiss, with an unenthusiastic smile, "Absolutely..."
"I'm sending two of my best guards to escort you personally. Make sure General Ironwood hears that part."
"Allow me to assist you with your bag." A nubuck guard hups over to pick up Weiss's luggage, "My, what a heavy bag!"

Weiss was keeping her grip on her luggage, "That's alright!"
"Nonsense!"
"Allow me to assist as well!"

"I can take care of it by myself!"

As Cordovin walks away, she overhears Weiss and the Nubuck Guards conversation. She stops in her tracks and gains a suspicious look on her face. Saphron notices this.

Saphron whispering to Adrian, "Just like we practiced."

Adrian nods at his mother. The baby then lets out a loud wail that can be heard throughout the base. Adrian "cries" as he fusses in his mother's arms.

"Oh, no! Look at that; he's just going to miss you so much! You should hurry on out of here!"
"A crying child?"
"We must console it!"

The two guards hup over to Adrian as they perform weird poses to amuse him. Cordovin continues walking with an unamused look on her face. While they are distracted, Weiss quickly gets onto the airship with the luggage behind her, "That was close."

Ruby over an earpiece, "Is everything okay?" From inside Weiss's luggage, "Call me heavy... It's all muscle! I'll show them a thing or two about heavy!"
"We're on board."

Elsewhere, Ruby, Jaune, Nora, Ren, Oscar, You, and Qrow wait along the cliffside between the forest and the ocean, "Alright, we'll all watch our scrolls. The second Weiss is out of range of the comm tower, that'll mean she's out of range of the radar too."

Yang over the radio, "And that's when Blake steps in. We're almost at the drop-off."

In another area, Yang is driving Bumblebee with Blake sitting behind her. Blake has her Scroll out, receiving instructions from Terra, "Okay, remember: one, the radar box is separate from the rest of the communications equipment. So if you disconnect it properly, it won't take out comms for the rest of the city. Two, this conversation never happened."

'Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've disabled Atlas security."

Terra stares back with an unamused look, "Never. Happened."

Yang arrives at the drop off point. Blake steps off the bike and proceeds forward, "You sure I shouldn't come with?"
"More intruders means we're more likely to be seen. Besides, stealth isn't exactly your, um..."

Yang stares back at Blake with her arms crossed, "I mean, you're great! And I'll hurry back."
"Go."
Blake smiles back at her before heading off, "Heading in on foot. Won't be long."

"Yes! It's all going to plan!" Jaune then looks to Ren and Nora, who just stare at him with neutral looks, "I mean, uh... roger."

Ren and Nora exchange a brief glance while rolling their eyes at their leader. You take hold of Qrow's hand, "We are going to get through this."
Qrow nods giving a soft smile.

On the airship, Weiss sits in a passenger seat. She looks down at her scroll and notices her friends' signals slowly going out of range. Upon seeing this, Weiss makes her move. She gets up and heads toward the cockpit, "Miss Schnee! For your own safety, we must request-"
Weiss activates a glyph, grunts from the guards; then the airship is flying by as the two guards are tied together by a black Schnee glyph as a parachute slows their descent, "This parachute won't excuse you of your treachery!" The glyph deactivates, causing one of the guards to hang onto the other guard for dear life.

Back on the airship, Weiss walks over to the controls with Maria taking the pilot's seat, "And you're sure you can fly this?"

"Missy, I was the Grimm Reaper! What part of "best Huntress of her generation" don't you understand?"
"Right, but your eyes."

Maria chuckles as she notices a small device plugged in the controls. She takes out the device and plugs it into her goggles. Text on one of the screens read "TRANSMITTING SENSOR ARRAY DATA" as Maria's prosthetic eyes grow wider.
"You were saying?"
"That you said your eyes were in desperate need of repair!"

Maria holds a finger out at Weiss, "Bup bup bup."
"But-"
"Bup!" Weiss ultimately relents. She puts on her seatbelt as Maria starts to fly around.

Back on the ground, Ruby watches her scroll as Weiss' signal disappears, "Alright guys, this is it. Blake, you're up." No response.

"Blake?" Ruby looks back to her friends in worry.

Yang sits on the ground next to Bumblebee, "Yang, what's going on?" Yang gets up and looks over to the relay tower, "I don't know..." Yang looks to her scroll and sees Weiss's signal coming back on.

Back at the base, Cordovin watches her men working the terminals. A beep, "Ma'am, we've got something on radar."

"And who would be foolish enough to enter our airspace unannounced?"
"Apparently... us, ma'am."

Back on the airship with Weiss and Maria...
"Manta 5-1, this is Argus Base. We see you circled back. "What's your status, over?"
"Why can they see us?"
"Somebody dropped the ball. Don't worry; I've worked with Atlas forces before. I know their jargon."

Maria picks up the radio, "Argus Base, this is Manta 5-1. Feel free to gaff off. Thought we were going to scrub due to FOD, but we're back up and green across the board, over."

Static.
"Manta 5-1, return to base immediately, or you will be treated as hostile, over."
"I thought you said you knew their jargon!"
"Jargon was fine, but our pilots aren't elderly women."

"Huh, well they got me there! Ooh, my mind really is going! Why would you kids let me fly this thing?"

Cordovin over the radio, "Calavera! You and those insolent children are up to something, aren't you?!"

Back at the base, "You thought you could undermine my authority? If you don't return my ship this INSTANT, I will make an example out of you. I will show you the true might of Atlas!"

Over the radio, there is a crunching sound, "You hear that, Cordo?" Cordovin's expression slowly turns enraged.

Back on the airship, Maria munches on cashews with her mouth open, "That's the sound of me not caring!"
"Ruby, we're in trouble. Cordo's onto us, and Maria isn't helping!"

Back on the ground, "Why is the radar still up?!"
"We don't know; Blake isn't responding."
"What do we do?!"
You put your hand to your ear, "Yang, you know what to do."

Yang, over comms, "Keep the ship in one piece." Yang accelerates her motorcycle. She quickly zooms over to the radar tower.
"Maybe we should fly over to help Yang and Blake first?"
"Damn it! Cordo's gonna scramble her fighters. We've got maybe ninety seconds before they're in the air, and all over Weiss and Maria. This is all my fault..."
"Qrow, we talked about this." You held his hand tighter.

"What are you talking about? Your Semblance?"

"Every choice I've ever made has led me here, and I've dragged you along with me. Oz, myself, the others... We're responsible for the mess the world's in now. I shouldn't have come, shouldn't have let any of you come... What was I thinking?!"

"We're all in this together, and we're all going to do the best we can. That's all anyone can do. And I know it's what you've always aimed for. We would've come whether or not you'd let us, so stop talking like we're your responsibility! We're not! But we could still use Qrow Branwen on our side."

Qrow ponders his niece's words, "Hm... How did you grow up so fast?"
"I had good role models." The two share a smile.
Weiss over comms, "Guys? She's not sending fighters..."

The group looks over to the Argus base. Suddenly, the mountain at the base retracts, revealing a colossal mech that overlooks the city of Argus. Your eyes widen, "Is she really going that far?!" You ran to the cliff, getting a clear view of the mech.
"Clearly, the people have forgotten that they live in peace thanks to the awesome might of Atlas!"

"Is Cordovin... piloting that?"

"Consider this a reminder!" Cordovin charges up the mech's arm cannon, which lets out an electric burst that fires at the ship Weiss and Maria are piloting. The controls go critical as Maria's eyes spin, "Are you okay?"
"I am, but she's clearly lost her mind!"
"And that was merely a warning shot! All Atlas personnel standby, and watch how your leader maintains order!"

Ruby and her group look over to see Weiss and Maria fly in, with Cordovin in her mech following close behind, "It's time you asked yourselves, children... Do you truly wish to defy me?"
"Hurry back, Weiss. I need you on the ground if we're gonna take this thing down."

End of Vol 6 Chapter 10
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