RWBY V7 C2

## Plot

I didn't mention it in the previous episode because I didn't notice it, but it turns out that there's another guy in the transport with everyone else. His name is Forest. They're probably being taken to jail. Jaune can't believe that Clover, or as he calls him, "that fishing pole guy" caught them like it was nothing. Clover and his teammates are based on famous Aesop's Fables, like the Tortoise and the Hare. Clover is based on a lucky fisherman who was extremely patient while trying to catch a fish, and was rewarded for it. Forest was arrested for throwing a brick at the transport. He did it to protest what he sees as Atlas's exploitation of Mantle. He's a supporter of the woman in the political flyers that were seen in the previous episode. Her name is Robyn Hill, and she's running for an open seat on the council. She's a Huntress who refused to join the Atlas military and stayed in Mantle. Forest recognizes Weiss as a Schnee and insults her. She knows that Atlas may look beautiful, but in reality, it's not as great as its appearance suggests. They arrive at Atlas Academy, and the group gets off. While in an elevator with two guards, Ren wonders what they should do. Ruby doesn't know yet, but they should be careful about what they say. Blake tells her that they'll follow her lead. They see Ironwood, Winter, and Penny in a hallway, and Penny notices them. Winter sees Weiss and tells the guards to release them. They go to Ironwood's office to talk in private. He apologizes for how they were treated, but when a rogue airship entered their airspace, it raised some red flags. Ruby admits that they stole it. Winter starts to scold Weiss, but then she hugs her and tells her that they did what they had to do. Qrow tells Ironwood that they have to tell him something confidential. However, it turns out that Penny and Winter already know about Salem, the relics, and the Maidens. Speaking of which, Ironwood has the Relic of Knowledge. After Beacon fell, he knew that he needed his own inner circle of people he could trust, especially with Ozpin gone. The Ace Ops know too. The Staff of Creation is safe in the vault, and the Winter Maiden is in a stable condition. Ironwood knows that his behavior makes him look untrustworthy, but he's continuing it because he wanted to make sure that Salem couldn't infiltrate Atlas, even if it hurts the people of Mantle and makes them hate him. Spoilers, but this doesn't work, and it's stupidly easy for her minions to infiltrate both Mantle and Atlas. He wants them all to trust him. He has a plan. The first part will be building a new communications tower on Amity Coliseum and launching it into the upper atmosphere, too high for the Grimm to attack it. That way, the people of Remnant can have global contact again, even if another tower falls. However, Ironwood reveals why he needs the entire military in Atlas: Once the tower is launched, he's going to tell everyone about Salem. There will inevitably be panic, which will bring the Grimm, but Ironwood thinks that the Atlas military can handle it. Once their kingdom comes to grips with it, he'll spread the message to the other kingdoms, and lend them military aid to handle all of the Grimm. He thinks hiding the truth will eventually kill them all. Qrow tells him that Oscar is the next Ozpin. He's glad to see his old friend at first, but then he learns that he's disappeared, and asks them how it happened. Ruby tells him that Ozpin has been gone since they were in a train crash, but leaves out all of The Lost Fable stuff and everything that happened after. Ironwood asks them what they learned about the Relic of Knowledge before that happened. Ruby tells him what Ozpin told them, which, while not technically a lie on her part, implies that all of the questions were used. This scene is so tense, and I love it. Ironwood tells Oscar that he's safe in Atlas, and maybe they can figure out a way to bring Ozpin back together. He gives the relic back to Ruby. After what happened with the Ace Ops, he doesn't want them to think he's keeping anything from them, especially something as important as this. Ruby asks him how they can help. Getting the Amity tower ready to launch won't be easy. But first, they could use some upgrades, and he shows them security footage of Blake and her broken weapon from their fight in the previous episode. They head outside and meet the Ace Ops. Clover apologizes for the miscommunication earlier. The large woman with bare feet, Elm Ederne, is excited to meet them. A dog Faunus named Marrow Amin says he isn't happy to be working with them, but his wagging tail says otherwise. Harriet Bree looks forward to seeing what they can do, but Vine Zeki tells her that not everything is a competition. Penny shows them around campus. Ironwood talks to Qrow in private. He tells him that he's glad to see him again, and the two hug each other. Since this is taking place on the same day as everything from chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13 from volume 6, and the volume 7 premiere, everyone is super tired. They'll be staying in the dorms, just like when they were at Beacon. Meanwhile, Watts and Tyrian are in Mantle. While Atlas may have upgraded their cybersecurity, they didn't do the same for Mantle, allowing Watts to easily hack into it and use it to cause traffic accidents and shut down cameras while talking to Tyrian, who is already murdering people.