The coming storm

"Okay everyone the next episode is about to start" zen said

"Let's see what going to happen in this one" yang said

"Yeah" ruby said eating cookies

"When did you get cookies" Weiss asked ruby

"Zen told us we can think of food or drinks and it will appear remember" ruby said

"Oh I do remember him saying that" Weiss said

"Yeah I get to eat popcorn while watching you suffer" Mercury said

"Okay let's begin" zen said

Cinder: Do you have my information?

Cinder meets with Lil' Miss Malachite at her tavern.

Lil' Miss: Of course I do, darling. Lil' Miss always delivers. Although, I can't promise you'll be pleased.

Cinder glares at her.

Lil' Miss: Word is they were seen boarding the Argus Limited a few weeks back. While that isn't exactly far from here, Argus is rarely a destination for folks. Chances are they'll be going straight to--

Cinder: Atlas.

"So cinder got the information about us" ruby said

"Yeah but don't trust people like her" zen said

"Okay" ruby said

Cinder walks away while Lil' Miss smiles at her intuitiveness.

Lil' Miss: You know, you turned out to be quite the interesting customer... Cinder.

Cinder stops in her tracks upon hearing her name. She turns around to face Lil' Miss again.

Lil' Miss: It's not often a single client brings me double the business. (taps her cigarette holder into an ashtray)

"So someone must be looking for me but who?" Cinder questioned

"Just watch and see" zen said

"I'm going to guess neo" Romans said

A creak is heard from the walkway above, Cinder looks up to see who it is.

Cinder: Wait...

A pair of high-heeled boots are shown, and Hush is shown to be lowered before its owner places it behind her head. A certain multi-colored girl of pink, brown and white stares down at Cinder from her position...

Cinder: Neo?

Lil' Miss: (to her henchwoman) Maybe put away the good glasses.

Neo jumps down and lands a strike on Cinder, only for her form to suddenly shatter. Neo then reappears from another direction and knocks Cinder back.

Cinder: What are you doing?!

"Yeah more fighting" Mercury said

"Come on neo kick her ass" Roman said

Neo just nodded

"Wait is that music in the background" ruby said

"Yes but don't worry about it" zen said

Ruby nodded

"Why?" Weiss asked

"Because we might just react to some of the music and songs from your show" zen said

Neo proceeds forward and continues to land blows that push Cinder back to Lil' Miss' table. Lil' Miss stops the ashtray from falling off the shaking table and holds her hand, as if to tell her two bodyguards not to intervene. Cinder pushes off of Lil' Miss' table and begins to fight back, using hand-to-hand to counter Neo's strikes. She then kicks Neo up and the two fight on the bar counter. Neo knocks some bowls into Cinder before the latter throws the umbrella wielder off the counter. Neo lands gracefully back on the ground. The two continue trading blows until Cinder is launched towards the ceiling, she pushes off of it and Neo barely dodges the flaming fist that shatters the table below her. Cinder jumps up to the balcony railing and looks down on Neo.

"Okay I hate to admit it but this is a cool fight" ruby said

"Please it not that great" yang said

"Your still jealous that neo kiss your butt" ruby said

Yang just huffed and grumbled at it

Lil' Miss: That's enough, ladies! (the bodyguards draw their weapons at the two combatants) I love dinner and a show, but it's time to take it outside.

Taking the gangster's advice, Cinder is pushed through the window onto the empty street with Neo following her. Cinder lands back on her feet while Neo's form shatters again.

Cinder: Hmph, nice trick. (stands straight up to look around for Neo) You've gotten stronger... So have I.

"Great so she gotten stronger and cinder has too" yang said

"Yeah bur we are going to get stronger in the future as well" ruby said

"Oh trust me you guys get stronger in the future" zen said

"See zen says we get stronger that good" ruby said

"But how much stronger will we get" yang asked

"Just wait and you'll see" zen said

Cinder conjures a fireball that she launches behind her. Neo blocks the blast with her umbrella. Her clothes are slightly torn and tattered and she wears the hat that once belonged to Roman Torchwick. She steps forward and angrily glares at Cinder.

Cinder: I don't have time for your misplaced blame, girl. I didn't kill your boss. If you want revenge, take it up with "Little Red".

"Are you wearing my hat neo" Roman said

"It looks better on me" neo signed to roman

"Yeah it does but don't take my look" roman said

"What why would cinder say take it up with ruby" Weiss asked

"Well you could say three people are to blame for roman death one is cinder she got Roman involved with the plan, then there ruby who went to the ship to stop roman and then there roman he let his guard down and let emotions take other a bit and got ate by the Grimm" zen said

"Yeah I can't exactly blame little red that much she did try to warn me about the Grimm but it was to late" Roman said

"Of course you can blame who ever you want too it your choice" zen said

Neo charges forward. Cinder conjures swords and uses them to block Neo's attacks.

Cinder: You're not the only one with a grudge against Ruby!

One of Neo's attacks hits Cinder in the face, causing her to activate her Maiden powers, blowing Neo back a few feet.

Cinder: Listen! We both want that girl dead. (uses her Maiden powers to float into the air, causing Neo to look on in fear) So quit wasting your time fighting me and let's discuss how we kill her together.

Neo stands down.

"Great I got neo and cinder trying to kill me anyone else" ruby said

"Please we won't let them kill you" yang said with the others agreeing

"Yeah you got neo and cinder who want you dead and Salem who wants you alive for some unknown reason" zen said

Cinder: Okay then... Let's talk.

Cinder floats back down to the ground while Neo points at her mouth with an annoyed look on her face.

Cinder: (shrugs) Right...

"Wow so insensitive cinder" Roman said

Neo nodding in agreement with a annoyed look

Cinder shrugs

A snow storm appears at Brunswick Farms, making visibility nigh difficult. A wind howling is heard.

Ruby: (sighs) I don't get it. The empty towns I've passed through were all damaged or unfinished. But this place looks... fine.

Team RWBY, Qrow, Oscar, and Maria arrive at the porch of a residence. Weiss is shivering as she wraps her arms around her to keep herself warm.

Weiss: Maybe everyone left in a hurry. Before things took a turn?

Qrow tries to open the door, only to notice it was locked.

"What happened here it looks perfectly fine" ruby said

"Well let's say you don't want to know" zen said

Qrow: Hmm. Stay on guard.

Qrow kicks the door open, everyone proceeds forward with their weapons drawn. They cautiously look around the place.

Maria: Close the door already! It's cold enough in here as it is.

Maria walks into the house. Afterwards, Blake and Oscar push a nearby drawer to block the door.

"Maria doesn't not mess around" yang said

"Good let block the door" ruby

Blake: I saw a chimney from the outside. Maybe we could get a fire going?

Weiss: Please. I'll look for some blankets.

Qrow: Yang, go with her.

Ruby lingers by the entrance hall for the bit while the others look around. Oscar can be heard opening a door.

"Yes a chimney we can warm up" ruby said

"Good it must be freezing there" Weiss said

Oscar: Looks like a study. Or, a library?

Ruby walks forward to notice a group of pictures on the wall of the family that owns Brunswick Farms. Blake walks up next to her.

Blake: What do you think?

Ruby: Something doesn't feel right.

Blake: Let's look for some--

Suddenly, a high-pitched scream is heard.

Ruby: Weiss!

"Yeah something doesn't feel right let hope it nothing to bad" ruby said

"Yeah but knowing how things have being going for us I doubt it" yang said

"Oh no is Weiss okay" ruby said worried

Ruby and Blake head up the stairs and run into the room Yang and Weiss were in. Qrow also arrives. They look on the bed to see a pair of decomposing corpses...

A fire is burning in the fireplace. Weiss watches it, still shaken from what she saw earlier. Blake wraps a blanket around Weiss before sitting on the couch Yang is on. The group hears the door open and close, and Qrow walks back in brushing snow off himself.

Qrow: It's the same in every house.

"what happened to them?" ruby asked

"Let's see and find out they could of died in there sleep" weiss said

"It in all of the house we need to get out of there by tomorrow" ruby said

"Yeah" everyone agreed

Yang: What?

Qrow: Bodies. Every bed in every home. It's like the whole estate just went to sleep and never woke up.

Weiss: Then we're not staying here, right?

Qrow: (walks over to the fireplace to warm up) We don't have a choice. Storm outside's only getting worse. We'd freeze to death before we made it anywhere.

Maria: Well, might as well get comfortable. (walks over to a bookshelf)

Yang: Yeah, fat chance.

Ruby: Okay, then, let's do something. If this place wasn't abanodoned it might still have supplies we could use.

"Yeah fat chance at getting comfortable" yang said agreeing with her future self

"Yeah I bet we're going to be hungry" ruby said

Oscar: Hey, yeah. Maybe even a car.

Qrow: I'll do another sweep of the grounds. No one else goes anywhere alone.

Blake: Yang and I can search the other buildings for vehicles.

Yang: (annoyed) Fine, whatever gets me out of this house.

Yang and Blake leave, with Ruby moving the drawer to let them exit. Afterwards, Ruby looks over to see Weiss at the doorway to the living room with a melancholic look on her face.

Ruby: Food always makes me feel better. (chuckles nervously) Just saying.

"Yes I don't what to stay in the house at all" yang said

"Come one Weiss let's find some food" ruby said

"Okay ruby and thank you for trying to help" Weiss said

Weiss: Right...

Ruby and Weiss leave the room, leaving Oscar and Maria alone together.

Maria: I'll tell you what. You keep that fire fed... (finds a book with an "I" on the cover) ... and I'll find us a story to read before bed.

Maria sits back down on the couch and begins reading while Oscar sighs.

"What that book about?" Ruby asked

"You'll see" zen said

"She must be old to be saying that to Oscar" yang said

Outside, Blake and Yang walk through the snowstorm toward a nearby shed. They enter it and find rows of shelves full of supplies on it and a tractor.

Blake: (looking at the tractor) Something tells me that's not street legal.

The two of them continue walking through the shed.

Yang: What do you think happened here?

Blake: There's that well in the square. Maybe water contamination?

Yang: Yeah, maybe.

"Let's hope it water contamination" Weiss said

"What in till they found out what really happened" zen thought

Yang stops and puts a hand on her forehead.

Blake: Hey, are you okay?

Yang: Yeah... I mean, no. But, I don't know. I'm just tired.

Blake: Yeah.

Yang continues walking forward.

Yang: Hey, I found something.

Yang sees a flatbed trailer next to a window. Through the window, Yang sees a figure of Adam Taurus unsheathing his sword. Yang gasps and reels back. Blake runs up to her.

"Yeah a way to transport us all" ruby said

"What is that Adam are you having hallucinations of him yang" ruby asked

"Yeah looks like it and it also happened to Blake on the train" yang said

Blake: What is it?

Yang: I...

Yang looks back outside and sees a tree in the place where Adam stood.

Yang: (sighs) I was just seeing things. I'm sorry. I still get flashes from that night.

Blake sees Yang's flesh hand shaking uncontrollably before she composes herself.

Yang: Do you think Adam's still out there?

"It terrifying losing a arm or a part of your body but yang your dealing with it better than most people who lost a arm" zen said

"Yeah sure doesn't feel like it" yang said

"Yang trust me I seen people form different universes who lost there arm and they just give up fighting altogether and it takes them years just to deal with the fact they lost there arms" zen said

"Yeah you're the strong of us yang" ruby said

Blake: I don't know. If he went back to the White Fang there would have been serious consequences. But, he never really liked people telling him what to do. Adam's strong, but his real power comes from control. He used to get in my head, make me feel small. But now I see he just wanted to pull me down to his size.

The both of them look at Yang's prosthetic hand.

Blake: (grasping Yang's hand) Hey, I'm not leaving. And if we ever see him again, I promise I'll be there.

The two share a smile.

Blake: And I'll protect you.

"Thanks Blake" yang said smiling

"No problem" Blake said smiling

At this, Yang's eyes widen and her expression turns into a frown.

Yang: What?

Blake: (oblivious) What?

Awkward silence.

Yang frowned when Blake said that one the screen while Blake was confused

"If your confused with why she frown at you Blake it because one it looks like your taking pity on her and suggesting she can't protect herself" zen said

"But I didn't mean it like that" Blake said

"I know that Blake but yang didn't try to say it differently" zen said

"Blake it fine I'm sure you didn't mean it that way" yang said

Yang: (pulling her hand away) Forget it. Let's just head back.

Blake: But what about--

Yang: We're fine. We can hook that flatbed up to Bumblebee in the morning. Should carry everyone. Mission accomplished.

Yang walks away while Blake looks down sadly.

"Sorry Blake but it seems like the truth about ozpin is still on my mind" yang said

"It fine yang" Blake

Back inside, Ruby uses her scroll's flashlight to look around. She finds alcholic bottles on the shelves. Weiss uses Myrtenaster to send small flames to light up the candles in the room.

Weiss: There.

The two look around the room. Shelves are full of alcoholic bottles and a bar is seen as well.

"Yeah not letting uncle Qrow go in there" ruby said sadly

"Yeah okay kiddo I agree try to keep me away from them" Qrow said agreeing with ruby

Ruby: On second thought, maybe we should keep this room closed.

Weiss: Huh?

Ruby: I'm just... Not sure how well my uncle's taking all of this.

Weiss: Oh.

Beat.

Ruby: Come on, we'll never get to Atlas on an empty stomach!

"Everyone has ways to deal with thing so are the wrong way like drinking and others are good way like talking to someone about your problems" zen said

"Yeah we need food but I didn't see any in there yet" ruby said

Ruby walks forward, though Weiss lingers and sadly looks down. Ruby then opens up another door.

Weiss: Ruby? Are we really still going to Atlas?

Ruby: Why wouldn't we be?

Weiss: I mean... you heard what Jinn said. If there's no way to kill Salem, then what's the point in all of this?

Ruby: Weiss, you can't be serious.

"Okay something definitely wrong first yang and know weiss" ruby said

"What happening?" Weiss asked

"Okay it something that actually scared me the first time I saw it and still does scare me today" zen said

"Wait they scared you but who are they" ruby said asked 

"Yes a lot of things don't scare me but they did  scare me" zen said

Weiss: (sighs) Sorry, I- I don't know what I'm saying, I'm just really tired and I really, really hate this place. (walks up to enter the room with Ruby) Anything in there?

Ruby turns around and uses her flashlight to look around. She sees more alcoholic bottles arranged on a shelf on the right side of the room.

Ruby: (annoyed) More alcohol... At least we'll never have problems starting a fire.

"Yay more alcohol" ruby said

"Yeah and that a good thing" weiss said

Weiss: What's that?

The two notice a large, metal cellar door in the ground. Its handles are chained together.

Weiss: A wine cellar? Great.

Ruby then looks up to her left and lets out a yelp before zooming over.

Weiss: What? What is it?

"How much alcohol do they need" yang said

"Ruby excited about something it must be food" yang said

"Yay food" ruby said

Ruby: Food!

Ruby holds out a can that says "THREE BROS. BEANS: SHRIMP FLAVORED, EXTRA SODIUM".

Weiss: (incredulous) Canned food?

Ruby: Oh trust me, you put enough salt on anything, and it will taste juuust fine.

Weiss: Well, I guess it's better than nothing.

"Just some salt make anything great right ruby" zen said

"Yeah" ruby said

"Let hope it actually edible" Blake said

The two share a smile. Weiss walks over and helps Ruby grab a few cans of food.

Weiss: But I still seriously hate this place...

The two then walk out of the room. Unbeknownst to them, the metal cellar door opens slightly, before shutting again with a startling bang...

"I think we all hate that place Weiss" yang said

"Yeah let all agree on that" ruby said

"Oh great what down in the wine cellar" Weiss said

"I think it what zen was talking about" ruby said

"Okay that the end of this episode, let's watch the next one" zen said