Continuing the Legacy (RWBY x Male Reader, Ruby x Reader)[On Hiatus until Vol10]

Enemy of Trust (Vol 7 Finale)

Ironwood: "Or they were already destroyed" he looks out the window

Harriet: "But how? I mean a few, yes, but... all of them?"

Mako: "General, you said the Amity tower was completed. Is it?" James remains silent, as I get shocked

(Y/N): "No... you said it as a bait in order to lure Watts out" James still is silent

Weiss: "General Ironwood?"

Ironwood: "I've already sent your sister to claim the power of the Winter Maiden" Weiss gasps

Weiss: "You... what?"

Ironwood: "When I learned that we've been compromised, I knew we couldn't wait any longer. The staff and the lamp have to be locked away" Ruby tries to stand up. I help her and she wipes her tears

Ruby: "But... you said we could keep the lamp"

Ironwood: "That was before you lied to me about the lamp. Before you lied to me about Robyn. Before Salem was right at our doorstep! Before Mantle was nearly destroyed and my army left exhausted!" he hits he black bag off his desk. He takes a moment and puts his pistol down "The timeline has changed. So we must change accordingly" he picks up the chess piece and crushes it

Harriet: "What are our orders sir?" I get near Ryze

(Y/N): "Get ready to kick ass if needed" I whisper and he nods

Ironwood: "We are going to take our plan for Amity tower and apply it to Atlas"

Ruby: "What?!"

Ironwood: "It was Oz's plan, a lifetime ago, but he never took it far enough. By utilizing the power of the Staff of Creation, we can raise Atlas up into the upper atmosphere. The city's artificial climate will keep citizens and food supplies unharmed. And it will keep the relic and the Maiden out of reach of whatever Salem could throw at us"

Blake: "But we're nowhere near finished evacuating everyone! You'd be leaving Mantle to die"

Ironwood: "Yes... I would" there is no emotion in his voice, shocking most of us "We can't allow Salem to capture the Relics or get her hands on the Maiden. This is our best chance of keeping them safe"

Ruby: "But... we have an opportunity to reunite the world. If we launch the tower, we can work together again. We could even call for help. If we can hold out long enough-"

Ironwood: "Sometimes, doing the right thing means making tough decisions"

(Y/N): "James, you're not making a tough decision. This is not right. You're running away, being afraid of Salem. You'd leave thousands of innocent people to die so you can live. And you said you would not end up like Lionheart. How well did that turn out?"

Blake: "General, we can still do this. We have to hold our ground and fight together"

Mako: "I agree"

However Ace Ops seems to have a different idea. We look back at them

Harriet: "We exhausted our forces down in Mantle. If we try that again against an even larger force, it won't end well"

Ruby: "You can't just give up. You're Huntsmen and Huntresses"

Vine: "You're focusing on one battle, but we are fighting a war here"

Weiss: "What about the council? What will they say about this?"

Ironwood: "Nothing... Once I've declared martial law"

(Y/N): "You... you really doing this, James?"

Sam: "Don't you care about what will happen to the people down in Mantle?"