Cordially Invited

***Cordially Invited*** is the sixth episode of *The RWBYA Adventures*.

## Plot

*[An Atlas Broadcast News airship hovered in the night sky above the Schnee Manor. Four hover cars drove along the driveway loop and came to a stop in front of the manor. While Ruby, Weiss, Yang and Qrow got out of their car, Jaune Arc and Oscar stand nearby, having already exited their car. The Ace Operatives exited another of the cars, and Ironwood stepped out of the fourth car with Winter. Penny got out of the other side of Ironwood's car.]*

Ironwood: Suppose we should smile for the cameras?

Winter: Sir, with all due respect, you'd have to pay me.

*[Ironwood smiled in amusement from Winter's response, and the two head to the front door of the manor. The others looked up as Alan entered, floating to the ground in the form of AlMighty using gravity powers to have flown to the mansion.]*

Harriet: Is the showboating necessary?

AlMighty: If it annoys *you*? Yes, absolutely.

*[Harriet scoffed and rolled her eyes just before AlMighty hit the Simplicitrix, becoming human again. Everyone gathered at the door, and Ironwood rang the bell. The double doors opened to reveal Whitley Schnee.]*

Whitley: Good evening, everyone.

Weiss: Where's Klein?

Whitley: *[smiling sarcastically and posing dramatically]* What an interesting way to say "Hello, dear brother, how have you been?" *[crosses his arms and frowns]* I'm afraid you won't find him here. He was let go. I can't imagine why.

*[Whitley smirked, and upon realizing what he meant, Weiss gasped and looked guilty.]*

Whitley: General, exactly how large do you think our dining room table is?

Ironwood: I happen to know it's enormous. But most of my guests will be on standby in case the council requests additional eye witnesses. Until then I'm sure they'll be happily celebrating your father's victory.

*[Whitley forced a sarcastic grin with a smug chuckle, then rolled his eyes as he turned to lead them into the foyer. Scattered around the room were small groups of formally dressed guests. Waiters roamed the room with trays of wine glasses and hors d'oeuvres. Whitley stopped in the middle of the room, and turned to Ironwood's group before pointing to his right.]*

Whitley: For those of you joining us in the dining room, please follow me.

*[He walked in the direction he pointed, crossing his arms behind his back. Ironwood, Winter, Penny, and Clover followed. Clover glanced back at the others.]*

Clover: Wish us luck.

Qrow: I mean, they already invited you, didn't they?

*[Clover responded with a slight chuckle. A Faunus waiter approached Qrow and offered him a tray of wine glasses with his rabbit ears folded back.]*

Waiter: Care for a drink, sir?

*[Qrow looked at the wine, his eyes widening slightly.]*

Qrow: Uh... No, n-no thanks.

*[Qrow waved his hand in rejection and turned to Team RWBY.]*

Qrow: I think I'll just stick to patrolling the grounds.

*[Qrow walked away from the group. Marrow Amin frowned and watched the waiter pass by.]*

Marrow: Words out of my mouth.

*[Marrow walked away in the same direction as Qrow, and Harriet Bree turned to address Team RWBY.]*

Harriet: Right, well, don't wander off, don't break anything, and be ready in case the General calls on you.

*[Harriet walked away with Vine Zeki and Elm Ederne.]*

Vine: Hors d'oeuvres?

Elm: Let's eat them out of house and home.

Yang: *[smirking while turning to the team]* Counterpoint, how about we do wander off, consider breaking things, and then all that other stuff.

Weiss: I'll be in touch.

*[Weiss points to her ear, then heads to the staircase.]*

Alan: And I'll go get ready.

*[Weiss stopped at the base of the staircase upon seeing Whitley descending the stairs.]*

Whitley: Dear sister, I was hoping we could use this time to catch up.

Weiss: Oh-

Whitley: I have to know, why did you go through so much trouble to leave home, only to come crawling back?

*[Whitley gestured as he spoke and ended his question with a smug grin. Weiss looked away and sighed, while her friends watched from across the room.]*

Oscar: This might be a problem.

*[The group watched on for a few moments as the conversation between Weiss and Whitley... was certainly not ending.]*

Yang: Why won't this kid buzz off?

Blake: We need to do something.

Alan: ...I can distract him... for a minute.

*[Alan began walking to the two siblings.]*

Weiss: Well, Whitley, I'm sure the company is lucky to have you, but-

Alan: *[slides in between Weiss and Whitley with a smug smile]* Excuse me!

Whitley: *[takes a surprised step back then lets out an exasperated sigh with an annoyed expression]* Would you mind minding yourself? I'm trying to have a conversa-

Alan: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's great, I don't really care. Mind pointing me to the closest restroom?

*[Whitley sighed and pointed to his left.]*

Alan: Got it. Thanks, lil bro.

*[Whitley appeared confused by the comment as Alan walked away. Mid-walk, he turned about, winking, clicking his tongue, and shooting finger guns at Weiss, who blushed with an eye roll. Whitley glanced between the two before getting a look that was a cross between disbelief and mild disgust.]*

Whitley: Surely you're joking?

Weiss: *[smug smile]* If it annoys you? Nope.

*[Alan left the area, followed by a faint red flash. Light footsteps could be heard then coming from the area. One of the servers walked near the Schnee siblings, only to trip, and cause his tray to fly into the air. The hors d'oeuvres on it were flung through the air, and almost hit Whitley, only for a short, round woman in a fancy white dress to walk by just in time to take the hit instead. She paused for a moment in shock, only to let out an incredibly loud shriek, and unintentionally toss her wine all over Whitley, prompting to Weiss to cover her mouth in surprise, while Whitely appeared... incredibly annoyed.]*

Whitley: ...If you'll excuse me...

*[Whitley sighed as he took a walk of shame to clean himself up. Weiss glanced up the staircase, hearing the scuttling of disembodied footsteps going up them. She then went up the flight herself, going to the right and going down the dark hallway, looking around some.]*

Weiss: *[whispering]* Alan?

Over here.

*[Weiss glanced over just in time to see ChamAlien come out of his camouflaged state.]*

ChamAlien: So. Where exactly are we headed?

Weiss: The best place to search for answers would be my father's study.

ChamAlien: Lead the way.

*[ChamAlien activated his camouflage again, his eyes and mouth beng the last things to disappear, and the two made their way through the halls of the manor. All throughout the walk, Weiss had a slightly disconcerted face.]*

ChamAlien: Something wrong?

Weiss: I have a lot of memories in this place... And not all of them are good.

Miss Schnee?

*[Weiss looked up to see one of the Schnee staff members having rounded a corner.]*

Staff: Are you alright?

Weiss: Yes, thank you. Keep up the good work.

*[Weiss gave a smile and a curtsy to the staff member, who then walked off with a nod. As the lady left, Weiss' face dropped again with a sigh. The two eventually made it to Jacques' office, passing by a painting of the Schnee Family, where clearly no one was actually happy. The door opened and closed, and Weiss again sighed.]*

Weiss: Alright. Now we need to-

Weiss?

*[Weiss eyes quivered slightly as she heard the voice. Turning about, Weiss saw her mother in the office. Willow Schnee, standing there in a white and lavender dress top, and a deep blue skirt with dark navy leggings underneath. She bore bags beneath her sad eyes, and her otherwise white hair was tinted yellow by the room's lighting. In her hand was a bottle of presumably vodka.]*

Weiss: ...Hi, mom.

Willow: What... What are you doing in your father's office? A-And who were you speaking to?

*[Weiss elbowed the camouflaged ChamAlien, causing him to grunt before transforming into Alan. Willow blinked, attempting to process what just happened.]*

Weiss: Alan, this is my mom, Willow Schnee.

Alan: Pleasure. *[awkwardly waves]*

Weiss: And mom, this is Alan. My boyf- *[stammers a bit before clearing her throat]* F-Friend.

*[Alan noticed her wording, then blushed with a slight smile. Willow then nodded as the two got closer.]*

Weiss: I think... I think father has done something bad. I need to take a look at his computer.

Willow: I thought we all just assumed that at this point.

*[Willow took a deep swig of her drink, while Alan comfortingly placed his hand onto a disheartened Weiss' shoulder.]*

Willow: He... met with someone recently. I didn't recognize him but...

*[Willow pulled out her Scroll, and it immediately played live footage from within the room. Weiss looked at the Scroll, while Alan looked off to the room's corner.]*

Alan: You... put up cameras?

Willow: I put cameras in *every* room of this house. For our safety.

Alan: ...Safety. Right.

Weiss: Alan?

Alan: That word's been being thrown around lately. Ironwood, Winter... Hell, probably Jacques, too. We *all* want safety. Security. From ridicule, harm, death... Salem. I'm just... starting to get concerned about how far people in this city are willing to go to get it. *Especially* James.

*[Pondering Alan's words, Weiss glanced down to Willow's Scroll. Willow had rewound the footage from the camera during Alan's talk, showing Jacques sitting in his office, along with another man with tanned skin, a dark grey suit with a yellow undershirt, and dark grey hair with lighter grey above his ears, and a bushy mustache.]*

Willow: Beyond just doing something bad, I think that he's gotten involved with much more than what he bargained for.

*[Willow tapped her Scroll, sending the footage to Weiss', only to take hold of her drink then head towards the exit.]*

Willow: ...Weiss. You've not come back to stay, have you?

*[Weiss glanced up at Willow, still a bit upset.]*

Weiss: No. I haven't.

Willow: ...Good. Just... please don't forget about your brother.

Weiss: What? Whitley doesn't want anything to do with me.

Willow: Of course not. Because you left him here... with *us*.

*[Willow solemnly took a swig from her bottle as she left the room. Weiss' more negative demeanor only increased as Alan glanced down to the other person on the Scroll.]*

Alan: ...Hey. *[waits for Weiss to look up at him]* ...What's say we vent our frustrations by getting some answers?

Jacques: I'll tell you what's concerning, James. The ever growing list of classified information you seem to be keeping from us.

*[The scene had switched over to the dining hall. At one end of the table were General Ironwood, Penny, and Clover. Winter stood off to the side, quiet, and incredibly upset by the entire situation. At the other end sat Jacques Schnee. At either side of Jacques were the other two members of the Atlas council: Councilwoman Camilla, a short, rounder woman with dark skin, and a red suit, and Councilman Sleet, an older man with lighter skin, balding grey hair, and a black suit. Halfway between the two groups sat Robyn.]*

Ironwood: You have to understand. The Amity Project, the embargo, these are all things I'm doing to try to keep this kingdom safe. To try to reunite Remnant.

Jacques: You call cutting off the rest of the world's Dust supplies "reuniting"?

Robyn: I think we've heard enough vagueness. *[stands up and begins walking towards Ironwood]* You're all aware of my Semblance. *[puts her hand out to Ironwood]* How about some proper answers?

*[The tension in the room increased tenfold as they waited for Ironwood's response. Jacques lightly smirked behind his mustache.]*

Weiss: WAIT!

*[Everyone was surprised as Weiss barged into the room from the door behind Jacques, a confident, partially angered look on her face.]*

Weiss: You've got the wrong man on trial.

I know who's been framing Ironwood, who rigged the election. And my father does, too. He's been working with him.

*[Jacques looked nervous, and Weiss sat the Scroll on the table and tapped the screen, causing it to project a hologram screen into the air. The screen depicted a paused video of Jacques and the other man in Jacques' office.]*

Camilla: Is that... Arthur Watts?

Sleet: *[stands up]* That's impossible! Dr. Watts died in the Paladin Incident years ago.

Jacques: Wha- W-W-What is this?

Ironwood: *[stands up, speaking sternly]* Play it.

*[Weiss tapped the play button on the Scroll, and the floating screen began playing the video. As it played, Jacques became more and more nervous, fidgeting with his hands and then his mustache, sweat quickly appearing on his brow.]*

Jacques *(footage)*: That bastard is costing me more money every day with this embargo. I'd lay off every employee in Mantle if I wasn't trying to get their damn votes for this Council seat!

Watts *(footage)*: What if I said you could have your cake and eat it, too?

Jacques *(footage)*: What did you have in mind?

Watts *(footage)*: James Ironwood never recognized my genius. After everything I gave him, he still disgraced me. I simply wish to return the favor.

*[Sleet watched the video in stunned silence and sat back down. Ironwood began walking across the room toward Jacques.]*

Jacques *(footage)*: What's in it for me?

Watts *(footage)*: A seat on the council. All I need is your login credentials for the Atlas network.

*[Winter narrowed her eyes and subtly shook her head disapprovingly.]*

Watts *(footage)*: You promise to make Ironwood's life a waking nightmare, and I will guarantee you victory at the polls by giving the voters down in Mantle a little... "digital push", if you will.

*[Robyn watched with widened eyes, then gripped a nearby chair and narrowed her eyes angrily.]*

Jacques *(footage)*: I always knew you were a good scientist, Arthur... but I never knew you were such a good salesman.

*[Ironwood came to a stop near Weiss.]*

Ironwood: Enough.

*[In the video, Jacques cackled, and Weiss tapped the Scroll's screen, pausing the video and making the floating screen disappear.]*

Jacques: *[stammering]* That, that is- I-

*[Jacques quickly stood and moved next to his chair, putting his hands up.]*

Jacques: *(stammering)* I can explain that. *(clears throat)* That... isn't real.

Sleet: *(angrily)* Jacques, take your seat.

*[There was a brief pause before Jacques frantically ran for the double doors behind him. Jacques quickly swung the doors open to run, only to be knocked back against the backside of his seat. He glanced up with a scared look, seeing Alan having turned into Bullfrag, with a cocked eyebrow behind his sunglasses as he ribbited.]*

Bullfrag: Going somewhere, "papa?"

Jacques: *[glancing back at Weiss]* W-Weiss...?

Weiss: *[holds out her Scroll, showing her Huntress license]* Jacques Schnee, you're under arrest. *[looks back at Ironwood]* ...I can do that, right?

Ironwood: I knew you'd stoop low to get what you wanted, Jacques. But this?

*[Jacques sat in a chair on the side of the room, with Winter, Ironwood, the councilmen, Robyn, and Clover standing around him. Team RWBY and Penny stood together at the end of the room, along with Alan. Clover received contact on his communicator and put his fingers to it, listening. Clover glanced at Ironwood and then walked out of the room, continuing to listen to his communicator.]*

Jacques: This is all a great leap, James.

Ironwood: No, it's quite simple really -- now that I know Arthur Watts is alive. Working with a madman like Tyrian Callows, it would be easy for someone like him to coordinate an unthinkably heinous act like the one in that warehouse. Watts designed Mantle's entire security network. He used that access to hack the surveillance system and frame someone else for the job.

*[Everyone but Jacques looked at Penny, who looked away sadly. Ruby placed her hand on Penny's shoulder. Ironwood looked at Jacques again.]*

Ironwood: All while stealing an election. *[moves closer to Jacques, prompting him to become nervous]* And once you became a Councilman, your newly granted clearance gave him a *[slamming his hands onto the chair's arms]* backdoor into Atlas' secure network. But you probably hadn't even considered that, had you?

Robyn: The people that died that night, their blood is on your hands.

Sleet: Jacques Schnee must be tried, not only for treason, but as an accessory to murder.

Alan: Not to mention the domestic abuse?

Jacques: These are outrageous accusations!

Alan: Numerous empty bottles of vodka around the estate say otherwise...

Jacques: *[to Alan]* YOU be quiet, you- you... Rapscallion! *[turns to the others]* I only intended to win the election. I had nothing to do-

Robyn: ***Only?!***

*[Enraged, Robyn grabbed the nearest chair and slam,ed it into the wall. Penny put her hand to her lips, and Jacques, Ironwood, Winter and the councilmen looked at Robyn. Ironwood straightened up.]*

Camilla: What else will he be able to do with the access Jacques' given him?

Ironwood: With enough time... whatever he wants.

*[Jacques, Camilla, Sleet and Ironwood's Scrolls all buzzed and pinged, with Jacques' Scroll lighting up the pocket of his coat. The sudden noise and sensation caused Jacques to jump in fright. Ironwood, Camilla and Sleet withdrew their Scrolls. Camilla deployed her Scroll's screen, which displayed an emergency alert, and Sleet answered a call on his.]*

Sleet: Wait... Wait, what? What do you mean the heat has gone off?

*[Weiss gasped and puts her hand to her lips. Blake looked worried, and Yang looked somewhat angry, an expression shared by Alan.]*

Jacques: You have to believe me, I-I-I didn't know he was planning this.

*[Winter slammed her hands down on the arm of Jacques' chair, causing him to flinch away from her.]*

Winter: You are going to shut your mouth and get the heating grid up and running again.

Alan: *[goes wide eyed as he whispers]* ...I am both frightened, and aroused. *[proceeds to grunt slightly upon being elbowed by an annoyed Weiss]*

Jacques: I... I've been informed that we can't get into the system. It's... it's been blocked off.

*[Ironwood had been staring at the alert on his Scroll's screen, which said "! Emergency Alert !" and "Atlas Council Security Notification". He lowered his Scroll and turned away, while Robyn walked over to a window and placed her hand on it, looking outside.]*

Sleet: Without heat down there... people are going to die.

*[Penny and Ruby looked at each other worriedly. Ironwood had his hand to his jaw, covering his lips. Ruby walked over to him.]*

Ruby: General Ironwood? How bad is it?

*[Ironwood typed something into his Scroll and then scrolled through things, one being a screen that displayed a shape similar to the Amity Communications Tower.]*

Ironwood: He's using Jacques' credentials. We can follow that activity on the network. If he's found his way into the Amity system...

*[Robyn turned her head and looks at Ironwood.]*

Ironwood: No, the secret is safe. For now. But if he learns about Amity, she learns about Amity.

*[While he spoke, Ironwood walked passed Ruby and Robyn, both of whom watched him.]*

Weiss: Can you block his access?

*[He walked passed Weiss, Blake, Yang, and Alan, swiping through pages that keep bringing up an "Access Denied" alert.]*

Ironwood: It's too late. He's already starting to lock *us* out.

Blake: Can we trace him somehow? Find out where he's hiding?

Ironwood: He's going to be mobile. We need his access point. We need to get him out in the open.

Robyn: Okay, so let me get this straight.

*[Ironwood stopped, and he, Blake, Yang, Weiss, Alan, and Penny looked at Robyn. She held up her hand and then did a finger gun gesture as she spoke.]*

Robyn: Yep, still here everyone. *[turns serious again]* How do a disgraced scientist and disappeared *serial killer* find each other, General? Why would they target *you*? And why are you working *so hard* to hide the Amity Communications Tower from them?

Ironwood: *(surprised)* You know?

*[Alan glanced away from the conversation, awkwardly tugging at his collar.]*

Robyn: I used to think you were hiding something to protect yourself. But I can tell there's something much bigger going on here. Now I think it's to protect something else. Us... Atlas, maybe even all of Remnant. And you're afraid of what might happen if you tell the truth.

*[Ironwood frowned. The double doors on the other end of the room swung open, with Clover and Oscar on the other side.]*

Clover: General, the Grimm are all over Mantle.

*[Clover and Oscar hurried across the room to stand near Ironwood.]*

Clover: The air fleet's doing everything they can, but they can't easily target Grimm in the city without risking casualties.

Ironwood: This... this is what I was afraid would happen.

*[Ironwood put his hand to his jaw again and walked away.]*

Clover: Sir, we need ground support now.

Robyn: What we need is to start evacuating Mantle. If it's completely overrun, it's not going to be safe anywhere. Use the fleet to get-

Ironwood: If I move the fleet, then Atlas is vulnerable. I... I tried to keep the kingdom safe. And now we're losing everything.

*[Ironwood placed his right hand on the wall and leaned on that arm, covering his face with his left hand. Oscar approached him, resting his hand on the Relic of Knowledge.]*

Oscar: General? Earlier, you asked for my advice.

Ironwood: I wanted *Ozpin*'s advice.

Oscar: And his advice probably would've been to keep your secrets. When we first got here, you already knew that wasn't the right course. You had a new plan.

Ironwood: It's time to give up on that plan. *[straightens up, lowering his hand from his face]* It's all falling apart.

Oscar: The panic you were worried about? It's already happening. The secrets you're keeping? They're about to be in the open anyway. It's time. Tell the truth.

Ruby: You're not alone.

*[Ironwood glanced at Oscar, then looked over to see that Ruby had approached him with an encouraging smile.]*

Ruby: We can do this together.

Ironwood: *[nods and smiled, turning to Oscar]* Thank you. Oscar, I think it's time you get back to the Academy.

Oscar: I think you're right.

*[Oscar rested his hand on the Relic again. While Ironwood spoke, Winter brought out her Scroll and started using it, heading over to him.]*

Ironwood: Miss Hill, Councilman Sleet, Councilwoman Camilla, there are some things you need to know about. Let's figure out how we can help Mantle... together.

*[Winter held up her Scroll, with "Transport Authorized" displayed at the top of the screen.]*

Winter: I've called a transport.

Alan: What about Watts and Tyrian?

Ironwood: You leave them to me. Right now, you're needed down below.

*[Ruby stepped toward the others and posed with her hands on her hips, while Winter watched, smiling.]*

Ruby: Alright everybody, it's time to do our jobs. All of us.

*[Alan, Weiss, Blake, and Yang looked at Penny, who smiled.]*

Clover: What she said. Let's make it happen, Huntsmen.

*[Clover headed out of the room with Team RWBY, Penny, Oscar, Alan, and Winter following him. As Ironwood began to turn to the others, loud, fast bootsteps can be heard rushing back to the room. The lot of them turned to the entrance, seeing Alan angrily running in and jumping across the table, landing a punch with his Simplicitrix fist to the side of Jacques' face, knocking him to the ground with a pain-filled grunt. Alan stood back up, cracking his neck and shaking his hand about before noticing the surprised faces on the other four in the room.]*

.Alan: ...What? There's no way I'm the *only* one who wanted to do that.

*[Alan smirked down at the in-pain Jacques Schnee, who glared back up at him. Shrugging, Alan began quickly making his way back out of the dining hall. In his haste, he accidentally bumped into a black-haired, green-eyed girl, who was actually one of the staff members in the manor. The two rebalanced themselves, with the staff member looking annoyed.]*

Alan: O-Oh. Sorry. In a rush, must dash.

*[Alan patted her shoulder as he made his way around her. Her gaze followed, her eyes narrowing as she smirked a bit.]*

Jacques: How dare you! This is highly unnecessary.

*[Atlas soldiers were escorting Jacques, whose cheek had started bruising from the punch, to a prison transport airship, while another soldier spoke with Willow. Alan stood at the doorway, watching the scene unfold.]*

Jacques: I will not stand for this. Don't touch me like that.

*[The soldiers continued escorting Jacques, whose wrists are bound in front of him by a bolas.]*

Jacques: I'll be reporting this rough treatment.

Alan: HEY!

*[Jacques angrily looked up at Alan after being sat in the airship.]*

Alan: Nobody gives a fuck.

Jacques: ...I-

*[Jacques was cut off as the airship's door was slammed in his face. Willow turned and looks at Whitley, who got up and ran up the stairs. Willow turned back around, looking down sadly. Alan walked over to her, having also seen the moment unfold.]*

Alan: ...Is he gonna be okay?

Willow: I... I don't know. The future seems... rather uncertain at the moment.

Alan: Ironwood *did* call these uncertain times... I'm sure this isn't exactly what he was talking about, though. *[sighs]* I'm gonna go help the others save people. Hopefully, we'll be back.

*[Willow nodded as Alan activated his Simplicitrix, turning into the yellow, humanoid cephalopod known as Not Another Squid Alien. From his back spawned two large, crooked tentacles, and from them three slightly smaller ones. Between the smaller ones formed a membrane of numerous, tiny tentacles, with the combination of all of them acting as wings as he jumped from the ground, flying through the air. While this happened, the dark-haired waitress exited the Schnee Manor, and both the ship and NASA flew away, she began cheerfully skipping with her hands behind her back.]*

## Major Events

* Weiss and Alan discover how Jacques was "elected," due to Arthur Watts' interference, and reveal it to the others, prompting his arrest.
* It is revealed that, due to backdoor access granted by Jacques, Watts cut off Mantle's heating grid.
* Ironwood reveals the truth about Salem to Robyn, as well as the other two members of the council. This is after learning, albeit in passing, that Robyn knew about Amity.
* This series' version of Alan interacts with one of the main *RWBY* villains for the first time, bumping into a disguised Neopolitan in Schnee Manor. This is the second time if Jacques Schnee is counted,
* AlMighty, Bullfrag, and Not Another Squid Alien debut.

### Simplicitrix Debuts

* AlMighty
* Bullfrag
* Not Another Squid Alien

## Characters

* Alan Nomaly
* Ruby Rose
* Weiss Schnee
* Blake Belladonna
* Yang Xiao Long
* Jaune Arc
* Nora Valkyrie
* Lie Ren
* Qrow Branwen
* Oscar Pine
* Whitley Schnee
* Willow Schnee *(debut)*
* Party-Goers

### Ironwood's Group

* General Ironwood
* Winter Schnee
* Penny Polendina
* Councilwoman Camilla *(debut)*
* Councilman Sleet *(debut)*

### Ace Operatives

* Clover Ebi
* Harriet Bree
* Marrow Amin
* Elm Ederne
* Vine Zeki

### Villains

* Jacques Schnee
* Arthur Watts *(footage)*
* Neopolitan *(cameo)*

## Aliens Used

* AlMighty *(debut, cameo)*
* ChamAlien
* Bullfrag *(debut, cameo)*
* Not Another Squid Alien *(debut, cameo)*

## Allusions

* Jacques referring to Alan as a "rapscallion" is a nod to the same insult used by Weiss about Sun Wukong in the "RWBY *Volume 1 episode,* The Stray*.*
* Alan's reaction to Winter demanding Jacques turn the heating back on is a nod to a line said by Sameer in *Wonder Woman* when Diana Prince threw a man across the bar.

## Trivia

* This episode combines the *RWBY* episodes *Cordially Invited* and *As Above, So Below*. The title for the latter is used in the description for the next episode, *Out in the Open*, on *The RWBYA Adventures* page.
* The scene where Bullfrag debuts was originally going to involve Weiss creating a Glyph summon of one of Alan's aliens while Alan merged with Myrtenaster via Upgrade, akin to how this happened in *RWBYA*. This was changed to include another *RWBYA* playlist debut.

## Credit Scene

*[In a hallway somewhere, the dark-haired waitress entered the passcode 1210 next to a door. The number pad beeped in confirmation, and the door slid open. She glanced down the hall both ways and then entered, walking over to a glass wall with a view of the City of Atlas, where she stood with her hand on her hip. A light then turned on.]*

Huh. You're back early.

*[Cinder Fall leaned against a wall. The waitress rolled her eyes, then turned to face Cinder, who took a few steps forward.]*

Cinder: Tell me you found what we've been looking for.

*[The waitress struck a sassy pose, bringing her index finger to her cheek in a feigned thinking gesture. As she did so, pink energy resembling clusters of glass shards moved up her body, dispelling the illusion and revealing her to be Neopolitan. Neo flicked the Roman Torchwick hat atop her head and smirked at Cinder.]*