Seeing red
"I'm back now let's watch the future" zen said
"Where have you been?" Ruby asked curious
"Well let's say I'm doing something to your weapons" zen said
"What does that mean?" Weiss asked
"Well I'm upgrading them" zen said
"Can we use them please" ruby pleaded
"No you'll have to wait until the point in the future when you get your upgrade and new outfits" zen said
"New outfits that sounds awesome" yang said
"Yeah anyway let's start" zen said
At the Argus base, the Atlesian guards watch the screen as Caroline Cordovin's Colossus is seen trying to swipe at the airship Maria Calavera and Oscar Pine are in.
Cordovin: You just couldn't keep this rivalry between us, could you, Calavera?! You had to rope in children to fail with you!
The guards cheer on their boss as she fires another shot from the mech's arm cannon. Unbeknownst to them, a red dot appears on one of the radar's screens approaching Argus.
"It back to us fighting cordovin" ruby said
"We can see that ruby" Weiss said
"Great that going to be a Grimm" yang said
"Yeah I haven't noticed it because there cheering on there boss" Weiss said
Ironwood just looked disappointed at what he was seeing
Back at the cliffside, Ruby Rose is still holding onto Crescent Rose for dear life. Oscar notices this from the airship.
Oscar: Ruby!
Ruby eventually makes her back up to the top of the cliff by using Crescent Rose's blade to climb back up. She regroups with Weiss Schnee, Lie Ren, and Qrow Branwen.
Oscar: (over comms) Ruby, can you hear me? Are you guys okay?
Ruby: Are we okay?!
"I don't think we're okay" ruby said
"Yeah let's hope someone noticed a weakness" Weiss said
Oscar: I know, we were supposed to lay low, but listen! I think I finally found a weakness!
Nora: Well, we're all ears.
Ruby and her friends notice Nora Valkyrie helping Jaune Arc over.
Ren: (relieved) Guys!
Ren runs over to his teammates.
Oscar: The cylinder on Cordo's cannon rotates and locks in a giant Dust cartridge every time she changes attack styles.
"Yeah Oscar finding the weakness great job" ruby said with others nodding with her
"Thanks" Oscar said embarrassed
Weiss: We noticed.
Oscar: Right, but her missile launcher doesn't lock in, it pops out! Without her shields, one well-placed shot could detonate the missiles while they're still in the launcher!
Jaune: We could destroy the entire cannon... Oscar, that's brilliant!
Nora: Can you... make that kind of shot?
Ruby: We'll only get one chance before she catches on. I'd have to be practically staring down the barrel of her cannon.
"Good thing Oscar noticed we have a better chance at winning" ruby said
"Yeah the only one who can make the shot would be ruby" yang said
"It's incredible dangerous but if it works then we won" Weiss said
Maria: Well, I've got a way to guarantee that.
Maria flies the airship back over to Ruby's group. She stops with the hatch doors open. Ruby runs forward.
Qrow: Ruby, what are you doing?!
Ruby hops into the airship and heads off to do her part. The others watch the airship heading towards Cordo's mech. Ruby smiles at Maria and Oscar.
In the mech, one of the screens has a popup message saying "ARGUS BASE INCOMING CALL". Cordovin notices this, but her attention is then drawn away.
"You really like to do reckless things don't you" Weiss said
Ruby just smiled at her
"They're trying to warn her about the Grimm" Blake said
"Yeah but we're distracting her" Weiss said
Maria: Hey, Cordo! I've got one missile left and I know exactly where I'm gonna stick it!
Cordovin: (chuckles) One missile you say? That's a shame, Maria, because I have plenty!
Cordovin has the missile launcher pop out from the mech's arm cannon while Maria continues flying toward her.
Oscar: ARE YOU TWO CRAZY?!!
Maria: Sometimes the best approach is simply the most direct!
"If official both of them are insane" Weiss said
Everyone agreed with her
"But it is effective" zen said simply
As the airship moves closer, Ruby gets into position and aims at Cordovin's mech cannon. Cordovin gasps as she pulls up a screen, noticing Ruby and catching on to her plan.
Cordovin: You!
Ruby pulls the trigger, but suddenly, the missile launcher retracts back into the arm cannon and the bullet is deflected. Everyone gasps in shock.
Cordovin: You thought you could fool me?!
"No she caught on" ruby said
"Come on so close"yang said
"I think you made her angrier" Blake said
She readies the arm cannon again, this time about to fire a lightning Dust attack.
Oscar: Pull up!!
Maria pulls up the airship, but it still gets partially caught in the blast. The rest of the group on the cliff move out of the way. The airship is affected by the electricity, and Maria screams in pain as her prosthetic eyes close shut.
Maria: I can't see! My eyes!
Oscar: No, no, no!!
"Is she trying to kill us" ruby said
"Great the one piloting can't see anymore and can't fly the airship" Weiss said
Maria: Take control!!
Oscar grabs the joystick as he barely gains control of the airship.
Oscar: We're gonna crash! We're gonna CRASH!!
The rest of the group emerge from the smoke on the cliffside, coughing.
Jaune: Look!
The group watches as the airship crash lands into the forest. As Weiss gasps, Qrow runs and transforms into his avian form and flies over to the crash site.
"Come on Oscar you can do it" ruby said
"You better be okay kiddo" Qrow said worried
"I'll be fine like that will stop me" ruby said
"Yep exactly like summer" Qrow thought
At the crash site, the engines can be heard shutting down.
Oscar: We're... we're still in one piece!
Suddenly, Oscar hears the stomping of Cordovin's mech. Ruby stumbles out of the airship before collapsing to her knees.
Cordovin: (laughs) Very clever, but even the smartest apes can't compete with the intellect of man.
Ruby uses Crescent Rose to stand herself back up. She looks over to the airship to see Maria repairing her prosthetic eyes as Oscar watches in concern.
"Oscar that amazing you just crash land a airship" ruby said
"Yeah that is awesome" nora said
"Yeah but I had a odd feeling I didn't do it alone" Oscar said
"Ruby you need to rest" yang said concerned with other agreeing with her
Maria: Come on, come on!
Ruby then looks toward Cordovin with a determined expression and walks forward. Suddenly, Qrow appears and takes his niece's hand.
Qrow: Ruby, stop!
Ruby looks back to her uncle, still bearing her determined expression. Qrow gasps.
Ruby: I need you to trust me.
Qrow closes his eyes and ultimately relents as Ruby pulls her hand away. She walks to the edge of the cliff and stands face to face with Cordovin's mech.
"She definitely got a plan" yang said
"Of course I do" ruby said proudly
"Come on break her legs!" Nora shouted
Cordovin: Surrender for your crimes, and accept your punishment.
Ruby: (defiantly) No!
Cordovin gasps in shock as Ruby's friends look to her.
Ruby: We're going to Atlas. Bigger people than you have tried to stop us and failed, but we're supposed to be on the same side! We're supposed to use our power to protect people, but you just use yours to look down on everyone!
Cordovin ponders Ruby's words.
"That what you guys need to understand I doesn't matter if someone lied to you like ozpin or if you hate them you'll have to work together to beat Salem instead of wasting time and energy fighting each other" zen said annoyed
Ruby: We didn't want to steal from you. We did it because you gave us no other choice! Now I'm giving you one last chance to stand down and hear us out.
Silence for a moment.
Cordovin: I've heard enough...
Cordovin then aims her arm cannon at Ruby. Ruby's friends run over to her in panic.
Oscar: (reaching out) Ruby!!
"What the hell?" Yang shouted
Everyone else was in shock at what they were seeing
Qrow gains a look of horror on his face as Cordovin fires up the arm cannon. Suddenly Ruby uses her Semblance and flies into the arm cannon.
Cordovin: WHAT?!!
Nora: She's NUTS!!
Ruby continues flying into the arm cannon.
Jaune: The missile launcher springs out... but the raw dust gets locked in!
"Are you insane?" Weiss shouted
"Even Nora thinks your nuts" yang said
"So she going to shoot the dust inside the cannon to make it explode" jaune said
Inside the arm cannon, Ruby plants Crescent Rose into the ground and takes aim at the buildup of Dust. She fires and uses her Semblance to quickly get out of the arm cannon. Suddenly, the arm cannon explodes, covering it in ice and stone.
Cordovin: What?! No! NO!!
As Ruby flies backward, her Aura runs out and falls unconscious. Her fall is slowed down by black Glyphs from Weiss, and Qrow catches his niece in his arms. Weiss collapses in exhaustion as Jaune, Ren and Nora run over to her.
Qrow: Ruby? Ruby!
"Come one be okay" yang said worried while side hugging her
"I'm going to be fine yang" ruby said
"Kiddo one of these days your going to give me a heart attack" Qrow said
"Please you'll be able to handle because your that amazing" ruby said
"Can we all just admit that what ruby did was awesome"zen said
"Yeah it was cool even though you frightened all of us" jaune said with the other saying how is was awesome and cool
Ruby looked embarrassed
Ruby opens her eyes and smiles at her uncle.
Ruby: Told ya.
The Atlesian airship's engines can be heard coming back on as it hovers lightly above the ground. Maria managed to fix her eyes.
Maria: Oh, don't tell me I missed it!
Meanwhile...
"Don't give me that smile" Qrow said
Ruby just smiled at Qrow
"Poor Maria she missed ruby being awesome" yang said
Adam: You knew you couldn't win two-on-one at Haven. What makes you so sure you can win now?
Blake: I don't have a choice. I have people who actually care about me, and I promised I'd never leave them again. So I'm not dying now.
Yang Xiao Long smiles at her partner's words before glaring back at Adam.
Adam: You know, she made a promise to me once. That she'd always be at my side. Heh, and look how well she's kept it.
Yang: Did she make that promise to you? Or to the person you were pretending to be?
"It back to Blake yang and Adam" ruby said slightly worried and start hugging yang arm
"Really thinks it everyone else fault doesn't he" Nora said annoyed
Blake looked down saddened
"Don't worry Blake we know you'll always be by our sides" ruby said with Weiss and yang nodding along with what ruby said
"Thank you" Blake said
Silence.
Adam: So I wasn't just good enough for you?
Blake: You know it's so much more than that.
Adam: I know you've made your choice... and I've made mine.
The three combatants then take defensive stances as they resume their battle. Blake and Yang rush forward together. The two of them work together to strike at Adam with a series of back and forth blows and slashes. Blake grabs the bottom portion of her broken Gambol Shroud katana and throws it at Adam, but he deflects it back at her. Yang notices this and grabs the pistol and uses the ribbon to swing Blake around. Blake uses her cleaver to clash with Adam's sword, but he sends her flying back. Blake's back hits the cliff-side of the waterfall, depleting her Aura. She nearly falls off the ledge and hangs on for dear life.
"Come one you two" ruby cheered
"No Blake" yang shouted worried
"Come on don't you dare die Blake" Weiss said
"I try not to okay" Blake said
Yang: Blake!
She then turns around and angrily glares at Adam.
Adam: Moment of truth, Yang. Do you think you're faster than you were at Beacon?
This causes Yang to gasp and tremble slightly. Adam notices this and chuckles.
Adam: (smiling) Me neither.
"You don't have to be faster than him just smarter" ruby said while hugging yang arm and smiling at her
"Yeah your right" yang said ruffling ruby hair
"Leave my hair alone" ruby said
Adam rushes forward unsheathing his sword. Yang manages to dodge the swing, then rolls away from a second. Adam lands two kicks before Yang dodges a slash, followed up by another. Then Adam brings the sword down diagonally while Yang backs away. But then Adam rams her and she is knocked to the ground. Transitioning into a roll, Yang gets distance before stopping on hands and feet, huffing slightly.
Adam: Your Aura's bound to be running low.
Yang pants for breath as Adam angrily grunts at her. Meanwhile, Blake struggles to climb up, briefly glancing over to spot Adam advancing on Yang who has gotten back up.
Adam: Hit me already!
"He forgot about Blake" ruby said
"Yeah that means she can surprise attack him" weiss said
Yang dodges Adams next two swings.
Adam: What does she even see in you?!!
Adam rushes forward, tossing Wilt as it spins like a buzz-saw. Yang tries to block only to be overpowered and damaged, Adam grabs the sword and activates his Semblance before bringing it down. With her guard broken Yang gets knocked back and tumbles across the ground. Blake continues her climb.
Adam: You're just a coward like her!!
Adam unleashes an attack with his Semblance toward Yang. However, at the last second, Yang's eyes turn red. The attack hits Yang, creating a cloud of dust. Adam rushes forward and swings his sword down.
"I see someone you will always help me and is my best friend that will never change" Blake said
"Thanks I just thought because I'm cooler than him" yang said
Zen snorted at that
"Hey what that suppose to mean" yang said offended
"I'm sorry but Adam is cooler than you but I like you more than him so don't worry" zen said
Yang looked annoyed at that
"Don't worry yang I think your cooler then him" ruby said
"Thanks rubes" yang said
"I'm not a coward" yang said annoyed
"Yea that is turn the only coward I see in this room is" zen said while looking around the room
"Is raven" zen said
Raven looked down at that
"No yang" ruby said worried
"Now it your turn not to worry about me" yang said
When the dust clears, Adam looks in shock as Yang has caught his sword with her prosthetic hand. Her hair burns bright, activating her Semblance.
Yang: Gotcha...
Yang then cocks her left arm's Ember Celica. She pulls Adam toward her and punches him hard enough to disarm him and send him flying back. The force of the attack depletes Adam's Aura. Adam stands back up and tries to fight again, only to realize his sword is missing. Yang still has it in her hand.
"Yeah you did it" ruby cheered
"I'm not faster but at least I'm smarter" yang said
"That debatable" Weiss said
Yang gasped at her
Yang: I may not be faster... (her own Aura depletes) ... but I'm smarter.
Yang then throws Wilt over the bridge.
Adam: No!!
Adam fails to reach his sword in time as he watches it fall. Suddenly, Blake reappears and uppercuts Adam as she jumps back on to the bridge. Adam stumbles backward. Suddenly, he notices one half of Gambol Shroud's katana on the ground. He and Blake rush forward to pick it up, but Blake grabs it before he can. Yang then runs forward and grabs the broken blade of Gambol Shroud. Both girls then impale Adam from the front and back, each with a piece of Blake's weapon simultaneously. Adam looks down at his bleeding chest as he twitches.
"Did we just kill him" yang said
"I'm never going to break my promise you guys" Blake said tearfully
"Don't worry we now" yang said hugging Blake
Ruby and Weiss went up to them and hugged Blake as well while she cries
"Don't worry no matter what we will always be team rwby" ruby said with yang and Weiss agreeing with her
"Yeah" Blake said
Adam: Oh...
Blake and Yang both pull their blades out and watch Adam stumble towards the edge of the bridge. He falls to his knees and his eyes start to roll back. He slumps forward and falls off the bridge. On his fall down, his body hits the cliffside with a sickening crunch, before disappearing into the water below.
Adam Taurus is finally dead.
Suddenly, Blake starts to sob and falls to her knees as she breaks down crying. Yang runs over to hug her. Blake hugs back.
"This is incredible sad to see because we can't help them" ruby said saddened
"Don't worry I'm sure when we see you, you'll definitely hug both of us" yang said
"Yeah I definitely will" ruby said
Blake: (tearfully) I... I am not going to break my promise, I swear.
Yang: I know you won't.
The two girls continue to embrace as Blake continues to sob.
Back at the cliffside...
Cordovin: (struggling to pick up the mech's arm cannon) No! No, no, no, NO!!! You! You're never getting to Atlas! Do you hear me?! NEVER!!! (presses a button on the controls) All forces converge on my position and eliminate these pests at once!
"She calling for reinforcements but they probably fighting the Grimm right know" Weiss said
Oscar: Crap!
Maria: Everyone on board! We're making a run for it!
Jaune: What about Yang and Blake?
Back in the mech, one of the screens read "ARGUS BASE CHANNEL OPEN".
Atlas Soldier: Ma'am, we've been trying to reach you! Argus is in danger!
Cordovin's expression widens in horror.
Cordovin: What?
"Hey don't forget about us you Old hag" yang shouted
"We need to help Argus" ruby said
"But we'll give up our chance to get to atlas" Weiss said
"That doesn't matter we need to help them" ruby said
At the Argus base, various Atlas personnel all rush to their battle stations. A pair of guards are seen looking out at the ocean. In the distance, a towering Grimm can be seen stomping in the water towards Argus. It lets out a terrifying roar.
The Atlas guards then turn around and notice a massive legion of Manticores and Sphinxs in the air above the city of Argus.
Atlas Soldier: It's a Leviathan! It began its approach during your battle! We need you!
Ruby looks back to her friends in horror, who all share equally concerned expressions. They look to Cordovin's mech, still struggling to lift up its arm cannon...
"It's a leviathan we need that giant mech to deal with it" Weiss said
"It even bringing in more Grimm to deal with" yang said
"The only way to stop it was that giant mech" jaune said
"No there is another way to deal with it and that would be me" ruby said
"Yeah but you don't know how to use them" yang said
"Maria told me how let's just hope it works in the future" ruby said
"Yeah let's anyway are any of you tired" zen said
"No not really" everyone answered
"Good than let's watch the last episode of volume 6" zen said