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[Season 7]

After obtaining a flying craft to pass the cold sea... Our group of heroes, also know as (Hunters and Hunters) in training plus they (guide?), were finally on they way to the frozen land on North; to the kingdom of Atlas. As they were approaching the levitating island hosting Atlas, the city of technology hovering over Mantle the city bellow, they observed battle ready Air armada guarding and patrolling the sky.

A female air traffic tower operator contacted them through radio in calm voice: "Manta 5-1,-- welcome home. Please continue you approach to Atlas docking bay Omega 12. A security team will meet you there. Over."

The party staring through front shield window, got uneasy about how the feeling of (how aggressive) the fleet was deployed and they have a short chat.

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Of course Weiss Schnee [f], the noble blood heir to the Schnee corporation with a massive white ponytail and snow white dress, made a commentary that the security will probably don't let them be and even may take her to her father against her will.

Nora Valkyrie [f], the crazy hammer girl with orange short hair who like pink colored clothing, on other hand tried to easy the situation when she said that it look like a parade. As they give her a doubtful stare, she make a combat ready gesture punching the air adding 'picking up the fight' line, that it look like: 'No mater who are you, we are ready! Come at us!'

June Arc [m], the typical story-book blonde haired knight in shining armor and ladies' boy (not dummy anymore but a rising up strategist), steeped forward. "Maybe they already preparing for the fight whit Salem. Or they just already know what happened at the port whit the leviathan. Just look! -the army facing our way."

Ren Lie [m], the seriously silent type (practically a ninja), put his hand on Arc shoulder. "What ever the reason is, this is clearly an overkill. When is this aggressive, instead of a stability it causing uneasiness. This don't look like a defensive formation."

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But the snow princes [Weiss] puffed her check. "But!-- I don't want to be a part of some 'show up muscles' parade for morale boost. Can we just… not?… going?"

But this acted like a trigger on Ruby Rose [f], the silver eye warrior in crimson black hair and red hood theme, who produce a groan in annoyance. "Weiss!!-- Do you want to know, what?… The next time you see him: You will point your finger to his face, and say: 'No!!', to yours father!" Obviously the rest of the party give her a doubtful stare.

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As for convenient interruption a radio echoed in the craft. It was again that female air traffic tower operator. "Manta 5-1, whats yours status?"

Granny Maria [f], the retired grim reaper with machine-visor as prosthetic eyes, who was the craft only pilot, sigh in disbelief as she picked up the microphone and answered to the radio. "Ah,-- it just the direct opposite to a home sickens. The bright lights of the parade are to much, for a delicate maiden heart struck whit a sinking feelings."

As expected this teasing triggered the reaction on the Schnee. "Hey!! Don't treat this like the jitters before performance! I went trough to much rough stuff to be in right to have a concern, that I will be treated like a valuable prize! Anyway, whit the mentioned security, we will probably don't even get the chance to reach the IronWood." [The Headmaster of Atlas Academy, a member of council, and the General of Atlesian Military]

This time it was Qrow Branwen, the cool guy whit crow color theme hairs and clothing of his suit, who was this misfortune Hunstmen, uncle for Ruby and Yang and something like (Huntsmen supervisor?) for the team; who react: Sitting in the copilot seat he turn himself toward Schnee. Still trying hard to be the patient teacher while answering the un-mature question from one of his students. "Hey, if you want to go directly to James, we shall tell them to give him a message; 'That his least favorite huntsman is here and he bring him a surprise.'" As they give him an (questionable?) stare, he quickly added. "And we shall specified, that I dint touch any alcohol for a while." He give it a short though when he tossed his hand in 'I don't care, anymore!' gesture. "What do you know? Maybe we will be shipped to his office so fast, that we will need to wait for him to get out of the toilet, because he suddenly got to much excited."

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Of course the white haired girl was already in argue mod focused directly at him. "Are you insane?! Whit you reputation of attacking the property of Atlesian military: I will not be surprised that they will try to arrest us whit an entire battalion."

And the crow huntsman was to cool to be sway off from his calm mood. "Correction! I was only picking a fight with Winter. And for the record, she always jump forward, aiming for my throat."

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She practically bark/yell at him. "Of course!!, she will draw a sword at you!! You drive her crazy!! Who will not do it?! Why you even doing it, in the first place?! Its madness!"

But he was unfazed by her outburst. "You are the one to talk. First; you shall dealt whit you own madness. Second; it have to little to do whit the things you don't have." Then he made this desperate-empty chuckle. "Not that I expect from any frostlings/frostings, to warm up."

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She doesn't get that message as she was still stingy. "What was that supposed to mean?!"

He was done whit her as he just averted his glance. "You will realize it sometime. When you age like a wine…. A very fine wine."

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This was like a call, that was answered by thinking Ruby. "Maybe the security, they were talking about, will be Ciel [f]... The one that was in team whit Penny... -during the tournament?... The 'I will be accurate as Rules book.' girl."

Ruby's big sister Yang Xiao Long [f], an easy to ignite bad-ass blonde fist fighter, whit cool wild hero bad-girl swagger, snapped her finger ready to throw a pun. "Now that's a definition of security." As she made this pun, she was enthusiastically smiling expecting the 'positive' reaction to her (excellent?) word play, looking around. But,-- no one react to the 'dad joke'.

Even her teammate Blake Belladonna [f], a seriously silent cat-girl fannus, dint react to her yoke as she address the Ciel Soleil topic. "I think, that the sole purpose of the two teaming up was her personality."

Red hooded Ruby turned her head toward her teammates as her face expression showed how much she is confused. "What?"

Before anyone manage to say something, Weiss without a hesitation hastily explained. "She was more robotic that Penny."

Nora dint stay off this chat as she provide her own observation. "From my point of view, Ciel look more like her care taker, that a supervisor to watch her over from the shotgun seat. Or, she was actually a battle maid." Suddenly she got excited as she realized something, she slaps her own cheeks and grab air to her lungs. "O~oh! Or maybe she is a secret agent secretary, licensed to kill."

And of course Ren provide his own input. "I have a lot of experience whit the care taker scenario." [caregiver, guardian] His crazy female companion was oblivious to the fact that he was talking about her.

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June on other hand tried to get the team on the right topic. "(So, what we will do?)- if they tried to arrest us without even bothering to listen to us?!- There must be something."

Qrow as they senior intercept that question. "To answer the bonus question about that 'welcome' battalion: We just had a battle whit a leviathan, and are behind whit our sleeping schedules from all that battles we through. So, I willing to state; that they will have an actual chance to pull out that arrest nonsense." He paused for a second. "A small chance if I shall say."

Of course Weiss was not ready to let him off the hook. "Is everything a fight for you? Will you please stop wrecking Atlas property?!"

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Even Maria from pilot seat join they conversation as she inserted her own topic. "I have a better question to discus: (Where is the docking bay?) The navigation app displaying some confused data as if I shall take this craft to the clouds above the sky or put it bellow to the ground. And before someone make that obvious question; No I am not joking. According to those coordination, I really don't know where we shall go."

She glanced at the male in copilot seat, and Qrow raised his hands in defense. "Don't look at me! I am not the expert you looking for. Beside, the entire view on Atlas always give me this alien, inhuman vibe. So there was never a point to remember to much thing about this kingdom of frozen harts."

Princess of this mentioned kingdom suddenly got a saving idea that lit up her mod. "Oh, I know who will help us. I call Winter! Granny please, give me some time. Just take us to somewhere safe." She literately smiled as she take-out her scroll [smartphone] into her hand in order to call her older sister. As she received from the granny confirmation (You don't need to tell me twice.) she make 180 degree turn to head into back of the craft, to have her private call.

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But, nearly none of them were aware, that the female operator from control tower was listening to them. She still stayed in her calm voice. "Manta 5-1, we understand you situation. First; mam, can you see the building complex on the top of the Atlas city? That's is Atlas Academy, and there is the office of its headmaster. Please, rise up and head toward it. We will monitor you progress and when you approached it, we will guide you to yours landing pad. Stay save. Over."

Maria was positively surprised. "Oh, how convenient."

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Bu~ut… the snow white girl dint share the pilot opinion as her plan to call her sister froze before executing. No, she got struck whit sarcasm as she turn back and spoke up to the granny. "Did you let the communication channel on?"

As old as she was, the ex reaper nearly giggled on funny situation. "Not just that. I only just realized that the radio was set on open channel. Which means, that the entire conversation was transmitted across the sky of the entire Atlas city. So, the entire Atlasian fleet and really anybody who was on radio, was capable to hear us. On other hand, I must note: 'Who will not?', want to hear your lovely voice."

As if it was not enough burden for the Schnee sanity, even the unlucky Huntsmen spoke up his thoughts from the copilot seat. "Don't jet jump whit excitement. Maybe James himself will waiting us on the platform, only to personally shut us down from the sky."

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Certain eyebrow under white hairs, was twitching, as she was freezing cold towards them. "You two did this on purpose."

But granny dint mind the stare as she explained herself. "For my defense; I am old and you interrupted my thoughts. But when I realize that the coms are still on; Its clearly on me, that based on the radio chat whit the previous flight control operator; I~i-- maybe-- got curious. About what will happen, if I just pretend that I forget to turn in out. Well I actually did, at beginning."

The other adult was on (same page?) as her. "Cant be blamed. Sometimes, being on the spot light is the only thing that can break the ice of stalemate. And I shall specifically point out that is a headmaster duty, to step in when kids causing ruckuses on his campus."

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Meanwhile: the Weiss Schnee starts to boil as her anger level was rising.

And the duo of adults just continue in they chat. "Good luck for them if they want to schooling the old me. What they even can do to me? Take my non-existing fly license?" When they all glance at her she point at herself by her thumb. "I learn to fly these things by hard way whit minimal guidance. Last one standing, while simultaneously doing a first-aid to the survivors. Anyway, did you know that when you stick your weapon in a certain angle between the panel and steering rood, the craft will continue to fly forward?"

"Neat. Well that will work, if the control panel was not out of service during mist-fire. So, in order to make the cruiser to change the direction, I used my scythe to cut into the engine on side. They even called that crash a landing." He just shrugged. "Nah, it was made by Atlas."

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This… this was to much for the (ex-runaway princess?) Weiss Schnee to handle off. In last attempt to keep her sanity in check, she trow a tantrum as she make a furious screaming of denial. In next moment she yells at the entire craft, threshing everybody that she will jump out.

Yang grinned mischievously as she place her hand around Weiss shoulder, to hold her. "Common frosty, you surrey can withstand some teasing."

But because, it was a wrong assumption from the blonde, Oscar Pine [m], at first glance a boy from countryside farm whit big secret, noticed that the fuse was ignited. "She going to blow!!"

The other one who grinned widely was Nora, as she to, get fired up. "Now we are getting some juicy action. 'A skydive jump scene!' Here we come!"

Of course Ren whit calm voice, went to take out that starting fire before it will rise to blaze. "I Taking care of Nora!"

But as the white and yellow starts to struggling against each other, Qrow turn towards them in urge as if they don't notice the danger. "What are you doing?! 'Restrain her!', before she lose it and froze the entire craft! That will disable the engines and the craft itself will then fall straight down like a stone. We will practically crash onto the city below."

Maria still sounded somehow entertained. "Oh. I forgot that she is a tsundere who is capable to summon an Ice age."

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At this moment Weiss was doing what she can to get out from Yang's grip. She bark at her. "Let me out!!"

Now it was Blake who frowned. "Yang, do something! Or we will lose our entry ticket!"

Princess dint have the time to spread a complains, that she was degraded to ticket level, when Yang take an action. "Got it!! Ruby, catch! Embrace her into yours arms, and hug her tight!" The blonde brute practically tossed the snow white maiden into the red hood arms.

Ruby received so heavy hit, as she made this 'Uf!' noise. Then she show up her confusion when Weiss bury herself to her arms as if she wanted to dig herself under the ground. "Oka~ay,-- but how this will help?"

June, who had (eleven?) older sisters spoke according his experiences. "Well, as I can say from observing my sisters, they always calm down when they got hugged and talked to. Maybe some random story will help here to sway the bad thoughts."

As the knight look at Oscar, the farm boy got curious. "Is it me? Or you just make a neat description of 'to cry out tears of one, on someone shoulder'. And why did you give me the look, witch say, that I shall be the one who will tell some story? What do you want me to talk about? Something about, how I take care about the farm? How I plant the vegetables on the lone field?"

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Everything stop for a second when the red hood make a surprising notice. "Oh?... It worked."

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Qrow seeing how the Schnee 'cold down' in 'her knight' arms, smiled. "Okay. Ruby, from now on; you are on snow duty."

But the red coated girl dint get that reference as she got totally confused. "What?"

Some member of the group rolled they eyes, some softly smiled, and some grinned. But Maria, the pilot starts to laughing. "One thing is for sure, you are a very close fellows. It hilarious, when next to each other, you just turn out the society filters..." But she start coughing, and she cough so hard that she was catching for the air.

And as the craft pilot was coughing...

The flying craft itself suddenly start to losing attitude as they were forced on the scenario-route where the craft is going to crash into the ground bellow.

It was instant like a switching trigger. The passengers on this craft start screaming, (some more voluntarily that was needed), trying to saving the pilot and prevent the fall.

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[Notes]

Swagger - walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

I founding a difficult, to mix together a functional dialog that shall be clear to orientate in, in a groups of multiple character. It can be challenge to knits the many entries, changing the talk order between more characters, when just rotating between is impractical. Additionally it toke more time to bake this episode as I expect. So, I have a feeling that the five episode can consume more time that it shall and got a serious delay to deliver that they shall dare.

(Edit: 19. Aug 2024) Dam those Typos! Anyway, as I mentioned in description, I somehow though that they decision to detour from the Atlas to Mantle was something they will hardly do. It felled weird. Of course they shall not mistook the welcome parade of fleet formation that was not in defense position and the message of the flight operator that will hardly says "Welcome home to anybody." Its the land of frozen harts. Of course the misunderstand can lead to another: (Something must happened… Send the elite squad after them!) But… They had two elites on team who had an experience with Atlas. (Or maybe it was just my expectations from the Season 7 trailer, that sets an expectation of story writer in me. And I shall apology.)