RWBY V6 C7

## Plot

The episode starts back in the vault below Haven. Cinder has just finished explaining the relics to Neo. She's been ordered not to kill Ruby by Salem, but that doesn't mean Neo can't. They agree to go to Atlas together, find Ruby, and then have Neo kill her. They shake on it, and I got definite Cinder and Raven vibes from it, including the possibility of a double cross, and also Shuriki and Fiero from Elena of Avalor. We flashback to Maria as a young woman (still voiced by the same person in English, which showcases a lot of range in my humble opinion). She wore a skull mask, and had two versions of her cane, which are actually sickles with gravity dust in them, so they can be pulled towards each other. One is called Life and the other is called Death. She brings down a Nevermore, but it disarms her, so she uses her silver eyes on it, turning it to stone before it crumbles. However, some people saw her do it, including a crocodile Faunus woman with a Cockney accent. Her name is Tock, and I love her design, voice, weapons, Semblance, inspiration, etc. She's based off of Tick Tock the Crocodile from *Peter Pan*, and probably also on Tracer from *Overwatch*, much like Ren's father Li being based on the character of Hanzo from the same game. That being said, there's a fine line between inspiration and copyright infringement, or outright stealing someone else's work (both RWBY and Winx Club are arguably guilty of at least one instance of this). There's a large watch on Tock's waist, and she has metal teeth. She identifies Maria as the Grimm Reaper, and tells her that these are the last sixty seconds of her life. Tock's Semblance is the ability to make herself invulnerable for one minute. Maria's sickles can combine together. And they're also guns, obviously. Her Aura is broken though, and Tock bites through her wooden sickle staff and headbutts her, breaking her mask. And then she *cuts out her eyes*. Oh my god, the screaming… Tock's Aura breaks from using her Semblance, and she says that the only reason her master wants Maria dead is because of her eyes. Since she doesn't have them anymore though, she could convince Tock to spare her life. Maria responds by throwing a sickle at her, which misses. She uses a switch on the other one to pull it back towards her. It lodges into Tock's back, and Maria decapitates her. Back in the present, Qrow is in disbelief that she's the legendary Grimm Reaper. He based his weapon off of hers. She calls herself a disappointment. A Huntress is supposed to protect people to the end, but after she lost her eyes, she only looked out for herself. Even after she had a surgery to restore her sight, she was too afraid to fight, in case someone else came after her to finish what the others had started. They shouldn't try to be like her, especially when some of them are clearly stronger already, like Yang. Maria is glad that their generation seems ready to inherit the world, but she's sorry that she didn't do more to leave it in better shape. Ruby says she can still teach her how to use her powers, but before she can answer, Ruby's Scroll rings. It's Jaune. They've finally made it to Argus. Despite all the episodes and drama and lore, it's really only been a day or two since the train crash. Jaune, Nora, and Ren reunite with everyone, and it's so cute and heartwarming! Argus is absolutely *stunning*. It's basically Victorian San Francisco. It turns out that the others have been staying with Saphron, one of *Jaune's older sisters*. As well as her wife, Terra Cotta. And their adorable son Adrian! SO! MANY! WARM! FUZZIES! They assure the others that they can stay with them, since Huntsmen and Huntresses keep people like them safe. Terra gets a call from work. She's a technician for the local relay tower, but the military's radar system is also stationed there. It's been on the fritz lately, and Terra and the other workers are being falsely blamed for it. Ruby says they're trying to get to Atlas, so they'll probably start with the military base. However, Jaune says that he and the others already tried that, and it didn't go very well. Cue the gate being shut in Team RWBY's face as the episode ends.