Team RWBY, Qrow Branwen, Oscar Pine and Maria Calavera are seen standing outside of the gates to the Atlesian Military base on the island off the coast of Argus. Yang Xiao Long puts her hands on the bars of the gate to speak to the guards.

Yang: "Come on! You didn't even hear us out!"

Nubuck Guard 1: "Our orders are clear: The Mistral-Atlas border is closed!"

Nubuck Guard 2: "Please!"

Nubuck Guard 1: "Have a good day!"

Yang: "But-- "

Both Nubuck Guards: "A good day!!"

Qrow: "Hey, if you don't wanna believe that I'm friends with Ironwood-- "

Both Nubuck Guards: "General Ironwood!"

Qrow: "Yeah, General Ironwood, then fine. But look, we have Weiss Schnee with us and we're trying to get her home safely."

Weiss looks down with reluctance upon hearing Qrow say that. The two guards look to each other before turning their attention back to the group.

Both Nubuck Guards: "Approach!"

Weiss shares a look with Blake Belladonna, who just shrugs. Weiss then walks up to the gate and the two guards step up and bend down to inspect her. After a moment, both guards stand straight back up.

Both Nubuck Guards: "Very well!"

Guard Nubuck 2: "You may speak with our commanding officer!"

Guard Nubuck 1: "We will fetch her at once!"

The two guards turn around in sync, and chant "Hup hup hup" and "Atlas Atlas Atlas" as they run to get their superior.

Blake: "They were... kind of--"

Ruby: "Super weird? Uh, yeah."

Papyrus: "Weird?? More like crazy!"

May than held onto Papyrus even more.

Maria: "Hmm..."

Oscar: "What's wrong?"

Maria: "Well, I... may know this commanding officer..."

Ruby: "That's good, isn't it? If she's your friend, then maybe she'd be more willing to help us."

Maria: "I wouldn't exactly call us... "friends"."

Weiss: "Acquaintances?"

Maria: "Not quite."

Blake: "Colleagues?"

Maria: "Warmer."

Yang: "Enemies?"

Maria: "That's the one!"

Oscar: "Wait, what?"

Maria: "Oh, yes. I come through here about once every ten years to get my eyes checked up in Atlas. You bring outside cashews on one flight, and suddenly you're placed on the additional screening list for life!"

Qrow: "You've gotta be kidding me..."

Maria: "Now, now, let's not give up hope yet. Maybe she's dead!"

Suddenly, the gates open up quickly, and the two guards return.

Guard 1: "Introducing!"

Guard 2: "Special operative!"

Both Nubuck Guards: "Caroline Cordovin!"

Footsteps can be heard approaching before the camera lowers down to reveal a short-statured elderly woman around Maria's age wearing the standard Atlesian officer uniform.

Cordovin steps forward and glares at Maria.

Cordovin: "Witch."

Maria: "She-devil."

Cordovin: "Hm. I've seen you've chosen larger contraband to smuggle this time."

Maria: "Oh, Cordo. You know they say time changes people, but I see you've still got that stick right up your--"

Ruby than interrupted, before it can go out of hand

Ruby: "H-hello! Miss, uh, Cordovin. My name is Ruby Rose, and I was wondering if you would hear us out about--"

Cordovin: I've already heard what your other little friends had to say, Miss Rose.

Cordovin says, as she looks behind Ruby, noticing Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, and Lie Ren standing a little ways away behind the group.

"What are you doing back here?! I thought I told you to leave!"

Nora than tries to charge forward, only to be held back by Ren and Jaune.

Nora: "And I told you we wouldn't rest until you let us through!"

Ren is than smiling and waving rather nervously.

"Nice to see you again as well!"

Cordovin: "You civilians are clearly incapable of comprehending the importance of our mission here in Argus. So allow me to say this slowly, with smaller words: This base, that relay tower, the very safety of Argus are all gifts from the glorious Kingdom of Atlas! "

A backdrop showing the Atlesian flag waves behind her.

"And it is my duty to uphold them, as only I have the wit and tenacity for such a task."

Guard Nubuck 1: "Such wit!"

Guard Nubuck 2: "Such tenacity!"

Kage than summoned a dumbbell over one's head, while Mecha summoned a Hard-light Mace on the other. And with a loud CLANG, they fell unconscious.

Kage: "Such dumb bulls."

Mecha: Good one right there. We gave them an a-Mace-ing load for them to carry right there, Kage.

He spoke next to Kage's ear.

Maria: "Or maybe Atlas just wanted to get you as far from the kingdom as possible."

Cordovin: "Grrrrrr...You're just like the rest of these Argus ingrates! This city wouldn't even be here if it weren't for our Atlesian ancestors, and what do we get in return? The entire world is ready to put a knife to our throats!"

Ruby: "Please, we know your kingdom had nothing to do with the Fall of Beacon. We were there."

Weiss: "No one's happy about the Atlas borders or embargo, but I know General Ironwood is just worried. It's why we need to talk to--"

Cordovin: "The General is no coward! Atlas is strong. If all the kingdoms plan to make us their enemy, then so be it! Atlas will prevail!"

The guards than weakly get up and spoke out, firmly

Both Nubuck Guards: "Atlas will prevail!"

Before falling down unconscious again.

Yang: "Do you guys seriously have to do that?"

Cordovin: "haaaa...If Miss Schnee has truly come to her senses and wishes to return to her family, then, of course, the Atlas military will escort her home. But the kingdom will not be responsible for her "friends" of... questionable character."

She spoke, glanceing at Blake specifically upon saying her last statement.

Weiss than spoke in a hostile tone

Weiss: What's that supposed to mean?

Cordovin: It means we're done here.

The gates to the base are shown closing quickly, leaving the group outside once again.

Nora: "Oh yeah? Well, your face looks... like a big dumb boot!"

Penny than chopped her head.

Jaune: "Way to show her, Nora..."

Ruby, Blake and Yang look to Weiss.

Weiss: "I don't..."

Ruby: "Weiss. I told you we wouldn't leave your side for a second. We'll find a way to Atlas. Together."

Ruby said, as she places a hand on Weiss' shoulder.

Weiss smiles and nods back at her friend. Qrow starts to walk away.

Ruby: "So... where are we going now?"

Nora: "Yeah, what's the plan?"

Qrow than spoke in a bitter voice.

Qrow: "The plan? The plan just got shut on our face three times over. I'm going for a drink."

Ruby than runnable over to her uncle.

Ruby: Uncle Qrow, I really think we should try and come up with something...

Before she could finish speaking to him, Qrow than walks away before she could finish.

"...together."

Jaune: "What's his problem? It's not your fault we can't go on."

Nora: "If he's gonna be a jerk then we'll just come up with something without him. I mean, we've got Ozpin with us! He usually knows what to do."

Upon hearing this, Oscar looks down sadly, and Weiss, Blake and Yang exchange troubled looks. Ren noticed the looks on their faces, and spoke out in concern for them

Ren: "What is it?"

Timeskip...back to Saphron's house...

Back at Saphron's home, Jaune punches the wall, leaving a very large crack in it.

Ruby: "Jaune!"

Jaune: "Everything we did was for nothing!"

Blake: "That's not true."

Nora than spoke with anger.

Nora: "Really? Cuz it sure does sound like it."

Blake: "I, um..."

Ren: "If Salem can't be killed, then how are we supposed to win this?"

Everyone remains silent. Jaune spoke out in a sarcastic tone.

Jaune: "Wow... Great plan everyone!"

Oscar: "Look, none of this is great, we know. But we're not the bad guys here."

"Jaune: Are we sure about that?

Oscar: "What?"

Jaune: "He's in your head, isn't he? Did you already know about this?"

He said, as he angrily walks over to Oscar.

Weiss: "He didn't know any of it!"

Jaune than grabs Oscar and shoves him against the wall.

Oscar: "How much longer can we even trust him?"

Yang: "Jaune!"

Jaune: "How do we even know it's really him?! What if we have been talking to that liar this whole time?!"

Before he can do anymore, Kage than sucker punched Jaune in the face, sending him fly to the wall.

"AGH!!"

CRASH!!

As Jaune began to stand up, a shadow sword than stopped him, and he looked to see Kage glaring down with red eyes. Jaune was very frightened at him

Kage: "How about you look at what you are doing, Jaune Arc?"

Jaune looked and saw that Oscar was very frightened at him. 

Jaune, realizing what he has done, stands up and looks at Oscar with both an apologetic and remorseful look on his face. Jaune then goes upstairs. A door can be heard opening and slamming shut.

Kage: "Incompetent fool."

Yang: "Is he... gonna be okay?"

Nora: "I don't know!"

Nora spoke, as she gets up and leaves.

Ren: "I think it would be best if we had some time to ourselves."

Ren than stands up and leaves and heads upstairs as well. Pyrrha follows behind her team too.

Team RWBY and Oscar remain in the living room.

Blake: "Maybe we could all use some space."

Everyone stays silent. Oscar looks down sadly. Penny and holds on to Mecha.

Penny: "I'm scared, Mecha"

Mecha than held her hand.

Mecha: Don't worry. I'll protect you the best I can.

Penny smiled, before they walk outside to comfort one another. Papyrus and May also did the same thing the 2 robotic couple are doing to.

Back at Sans and Amber...

Sans and Amber are now at another type of place. It is called Broken Blizzard. It is a type of area that makes you see hallucinations of anything considered dangerous. Enough of them will be sufficient to break your emotions, hence its name. As Sans and Amber walked through it, Sans casted a mobile shield around them both.

Sans: "We have to be careful. This could be very dangerous."

Amber: "I know. But just how bad is it?"

Suddenly, a monstrous Cinder comes out of nowhere and tried attacking them. Amber panicked and closer her eyes. But the Cinder turns out to be a hallucination.

Sans: "Well...there is your answer right there."

Amber than looked very embarrassed. But as they continued on, they encountered many other entities resembling their nightmarish versions of the enemies that they fought. It kept on getting worse and worse. While Amber needs to hold onto Sans and close her eyes, Sans remains unaffected greatly, as he can see through. And also, many of the enemies that have been dealt with are killed by him. So he really isn't impressed.

But it was only when he has reached the end is when he suddenly breaks.

It was the Elemental Orbs, albeit in a more bigger size, enough to be as tall as the average human. Plus, there is only 3, which are the ones that he still has with him. The Orbs than blasted light into the water, and what came out next had shocked him.

It was of his father, stuck in the ice. Sans than rushed to him, but Amber held him back, as he tried to reach him. Sans than looks at Amber, but Amber shook her head, understanding this isn't him. Sans than backs down, and they go and continue forward. But Sans began to break down from the sight of seeing his father again, greatly.

Amber than bends her knees, and hugs him very close into her warm embrace. Sans began to sob at that. He just wish he didn't see that sort of hallucination.

In the backyard...

Ruby: "Come on, please..."

Ruby takes away the Scroll from her ear, looking at the screen with Qrow's portrait on it and text above it in red letters saying "NO ANSWER".

Ruby: "Where are you?!"

She throws her Scroll into the yard in her uttermost frustration.

Maria: "You know, I came out here to avoid the yelling."

Ruby notices Maria sitting next to a small table with a plate of fruit on it.

Ruby: "Sorry. The others went to get food for tonight."

Maria: "Why not go with them?"

She looked down, as she sat down at the peach

Ruby: "I don't know... I don't know anything... What do I tell Jaune and his team when we don't even have a plan? Qrow's out drinking, Ozpin hasn't come back and even if he did, I don't know if I could trust him. And there's always Jinn, but... we only have one more question we can ask her. I feel like I'm letting everyone down..."

Maria: "You know, you don't give yourself enough credit."

Ruby: Oh... Hehehehe...Thanks.

Maria: "That wasn't a compliment."

Ruby: "Uh... what?"

Maria: "If I have to explain it to you, it will just defeat the purpose. But if you're tired of not knowing anything, how about we discuss those eyes of yours?"

Ruby, remembering that, stood up, and Summer came on as well to help with her.

Ruby: "Oh! Yes, ma'am, I would be honored!"

Maria: "Sit back down, for Pete's sake."

Ruby does so.

Maria: "Let's start with what you do know. Tell me."

Ruby: "Uh... Silver-Eyed people are supposed to be legendary warriors. Or something. And at the Fall of Beacon, I turned a giant Wyvern into stone."

Maria: (shaking her head) Oh, boy.

Ruby: "Look, if I already knew everything I wouldn't be asking for help!"

She spoke angry, as she crosses her arms and huffs.

Maria: "Yelling..."

Ruby looks back up with a sorrowful expression on her face.

Maria: "It's not your fault. I had my father to teach me, and even he didn't have all the answers. But what he told me makes sense, given what I've seen."

Ruby: "Was he a Huntsman too?"

Maria: "It wasn't really an official title back in his day. I only knew him as an old soldier and an excellent teacher. I never attended one of those fancy academies of yours, but I scored higher on the license exam than any other Huntsman or Huntress that day."

Summer smiled, kindly

Summer: "You must've been proud."

Maria: "Heh, he would've scolded me for showing off. He'd never been able to find much information about our abilities. Just legends of warriors whose eyes shone like mirrors, reflecting the light of the world onto darkness. He found so little, in fact, that it made him cautious. How could such powerful bloodlines be so rare? Unless something was actively seeking to destroy them."

Summer: "Salem..."

Maria: "I tried to keep my powers a secret, but as you know, it wasn't enough. I owe my life to my training, and my Semblance. At the end of the day, those are still your most powerful tools."

Ruby: "What is your Semblance?"

A lemon is shown dropping from the tree, which Maria catches before it could hit the plate of fruit.

Maria: ""Preflexes"! A silly name I came up with. Hard to explain, but I can sense everything better than most and react to attacks almost before they happen. Combine that with my training and secret ability to turn Grimm to stone, or blind them, or vaporize them. Ahem...And that's how you become the Grimm Reaper!"

Ruby: "So, how do I laser beam monsters with my eyeballs?"

Maria and Summer than smacks Ruby on the head with her cane and hand.

Maria: "First, you stop thinking like that! I want you to think of all the times you've triggered your powers. What did those moments have in common?"

Ruby than scratches her head, as she struggles remembering.

Ruby: "I... was scared, and stressed. Is it emotional? Like unlocking a Semblance?"

Maria: "It's emotional but more focused than that. Think, what is it you wanted?"

Ruby than clenched her hands.

Ruby: "I wanted to protect my friends."

Summer : "Precisely! And family such as me! It is the desire to preserve life which fuels the light inside you. And to make no mistake, it is light. Preservation is an extension of creation, or, at the very least, an enemy of destruction. The Creatures of Grimm were made by the God of Darkness, but your light comes from his brother."

Ruby: "How do you know that?"

Summe: "I always practice how to use the light, but never why it only worked on the Grimm. Then, Jinn showed us her vision. Were you paying attention?"

Ruby closes her eyes and thinks back to when the God of Light destroyed all the Grimm in the Land of Darkness. The God of Light transforms into his dragon form, revealing his own pair of Silver Eyes.

Ruby: "The God of Light... His eyes!"

Summer: "That's it there, Ruby."

Ruby than figures it out, and stands up.

Ruby: "Okay, where do we start?"

Maria: "Well, not here. The light will only work in the presence of Grimm. Meaning the only practice you'll get will be a trial by fire. But, what you can do is focus on creating a state of mind that you can tap into when you need it. Don't think about your light as a means of destroying evil, but as a way to protect the people of Remnant."

Ruby: "But, that can't be right."

Maria: "Hm?"

Ruby: "You said the light only reacts to Grimm, but... I used it during our battle at Haven. It reacted to Cinder."

Maria: "Interesting... Perhaps there was something that you just weren't seeing?"

Before an answer could be said, Penny's voice shouted out loud

Penny: "Ruby!"

Ruby notices Penny and Yang at the door, all looking frightened. Ruby walks back into the house to see Weiss and Blake present as well.

Ruby: "Oh, hey guys."

Jaune than also walking into the room with Ren, Pyrrha, and Nora. Papyrus, Mecha, and May walked into the room as well.

Jaune: "What's going on?"

Blake than spoke sadly.

Blake: "It's Oscar. He's missing."

Ruby, Jaune, Nora, and Ren become shocked to hear Oscar went missing as Ruby and Jaune look at each other with concerned looks on their faces. The others had the same thing on their faces to.

Kage: "Ae you proud of yourself?"

Jaune and the others turns, but was shocked to see him hopeless. He resembles Sans, but with black hair and yellow eyes glowing.

Kage: "Are you proud that 'Ozpin' is sent away, Jaune? If that is the case...than bravo for you there. I hope you're happy, while I look for him quickly."

He than teleports away, while Jaune looks down in remorse.