RWBY: The Resonant Rōnin (Discontinued)

Chapter 58: The Lady in the Shoe

Third Person P.O.V.

Cordovin controls the giant Atlesian mech, which trudges through the ocean, and goes after the airship Maria and Weiss took before.

Weiss asks, "You're joking, right? You want to fight this thing?!"

Ruby says, "We've fought giant monsters before. This is just a tiny old lady... with one very big robot."

Cordovin shouts, "You little spider-roaches thought you could creep your way to Atlas?! Well, let's see how your resolve holds out against the might of the Atlesian Military!"

Cordovin prepares to take down the airship with a missile that pops out from a slot on the arm cannon. The missile fires and tracks the airship, but suddenly, it explodes harmlessly just right behind it. Cordovin turns to see Ruby with her Crescent Rose. Ruby lowers her weapon and glares at Cordovin while the others get ready to fight and growls.

"SO BE IT!!"

Cordovin prepares to shoot the missile at Ruby and the others. Weiss and Maria see Cordovin doing so in shock.

Weiss says, "Dive!"

Weiss unbuckles her seatbelt and gets off from her seat while Maria dives for the landing. As they head to the others, Weiss approaches the airship door with Myrtenaster in her hand. She jumps off and raises her weapon creating a rock wall and protecting the group from Cordovin's Ice Dust attack.

Oscar says, "That was close." Coco holds against the wall.

"I wouldn't count our chickens before they hatch!"

Ruby says, "We need to figure out how to stop Cordovin and protect the airship until we do." M/N looks down, then back up.

"Let's give her more targets to focus on."

Emerald asks, "You mean us, don't you?"

"Look at that thing. It's not designed for small enemies. It's probably meant for giant Grimm that come in from deeper waters. We can turn our size into an advantage. We just have to be smart."

Ruby asks, "Maria, can you keep the ship out of harm's way?" Maria laughs.

"They can take my driver's license, but I won't let them take this ship!" Velvet droops her ears.

"Very reassuring..."

Oscar says, "I'll be more useful if I go with her. From up high, I can try to spot a weakness." Qrow steps to the door.

"Well, he's not the only one who can grab a bird's eye view." Weiss looks to Ruby.

"You said you needed me on the ground?"

"Not exactly."

She nervously smiles.

As the team strategizes, Cordovin keeps an eye on their location keenly. Suddenly, her eyes widen as the group splits into three: Pyrrha, Nora, Coco, Velvet, Cinder, and Emerald run down the left path along the cliff, Maria flies the airship to the right with M/N holding Holy Requiem in its sniper form, and Ruby, Neo, and Qrow fly straight up into the air using her Semblance, gliding with her parasol, and his corvid form, respectively. Ruby reforms from her Semblance and fires Crescent Rose, cracking the mech's windshield and causing Cordovin to growl. She fires a volley of missiles to Ruby's location.

Ruby lands on a tree branch and uses her Semblance to dodge the missiles. She eventually reforms and runs and jump along the missiles before freefalling down to the ocean. An incoming wave is frozen by Weiss as Ruby slides along it.

"Let's go!"

Weiss also slides off the frozen wave before using Myrtenaster to freeze small patches of ice for her and Ruby to leap on toward the mech. As Cordovin keeps her attention on them, her mech is suddenly struck by a volley of pink grenades.