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Qrow walks around the wood. "Qrow?" His attention quickly averted to see you standing in front of a large tree.

"(Y/n)?" A look of relief plastered on his face, he wasted no time to have you in his arms. "I missed you." He plants a kiss on your forehead.

"Wake up." You said, placing your hands on the side of his face. Suddenly, you were ripped from him, and chains took hold of him as Grimm's arms took hold of you. "Qrow! Wake up before you get hurt!" You were trying to fight off the arms when suddenly a white glove covered your mouth, pulling you into darkness. Qrow wakes up, his arm reaching out as if he was still in the dream. He glances at the cells containing Watts and Jacques.

"Yup." Qrow glances at Robyn, "Not getting much sleep here either." Qrow rises and puts a hand to his forehead, "Sounds bad out there. Hopefully, (Y/n) is managing."
"Wait."

The sound of rumbling reaches their ears, "That doesn't sound like-"

Watts glances nervously at a wall seconds before a fiery blast collides with it, "Get down!"

The blast shoots past them, leaving a pile of rubble and small fires in its wake. Robyn lowers the hand, protecting her eyes to the sound of a crow screeching. She glances up, then lowers her head back down as more debris falls toward them.

Meanwhile, Nora opens her eyes, she blinks a few more times before opening to see her arm covered in burn scars and a bed.
"No need to worry, miss. You and your friend are going to be just fine." Klein glances down with friendly brown eyes after adjusting some medical tubes. Nora's vision turns to the sound of a door being opened. Blake opens a door for Ruby, Weiss, and Whitley, who are carrying an unconscious Penny, "She lost consciousness. And she's... leaking."

"Set her down, set her down." Ruby, Weiss and Whitley set Penny on a bed next to Nora's. Whitley is shown grimacing at the green coolant that stains his clothes. Ruby and Weiss do the same.

"Can you help her?" Klein scans Penny with his scroll, which locates an injury at her waist. His eyes are red as he assesses the damage, "Even based on what you've told me, I hardly know what she is."

He coughs, and his eyes turn from red to brown, "Ahem, but, her basic anatomy seems similar enough. I can at least stitch up that wound."

A thundery crash sounds from outside. Everyone present glances in that direction. The power suddenly goes out, "Oh, that's just rich."

Ruby takes out her ringing scroll. May Marigold's voice comes through, "Everyone okay back there? Just saw another bombing run light up the kingdom."

Ruby glances out the window, "Looks like part of the city lost power. We're okay though."

May is shown piloting a Manta through a sky filled with clashing Grimm and Atlesian aircraft, "Sorry I couldn't stick around, but time's running out for everyone in the crater."
"No, we're sorry. Once we know what's wrong with Penny, we'll... we'll do something." As Ruby speaks, May grimly watches a distant Tempest tear apart an Atlesian Airship. "Don't beat yourself up, kid. At this point I don't know how much is left to be done." As May ends the call, Ruby starts to tear up.
"It's all just... too much. The Grimm, the crater, Nora, (Y/n), Penny... How do we fix all of it?"

Weiss puts a reassuring hand on Ruby's shoulder as Klein sneezes, his eyes light blue, "One step at a time, my dear."

He sneezes again, his eyes returning to brown, "You can't worry about fixing everything. Simply focus on what's in front of you. If you'd like some place to start, I'd be able to work faster if you could bring the power back on."

"Well, how would we-"

"We have a generator near the edge of the estate." Willow is leaning on a doorframe, a bottle of alcohol in hand. Whitley huffs, crossing his arms, "So kind of you to join us, mother."
"Believe it or not, I am above drinking in the dark." Willow then notices Klein with them, "Oh, hello, Klein."

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