Lucky catch.

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Narrator's POV:

Team RWBYY, Harriet and Marrow have whittled down the pack of Centinels to one remaining. Weiss raises Myrtenaster and prepares to charge.

Weiss: One left!

Ruby: I got it!

Harriet speeds past both of them and plunges her fist straight through the Centinel, killing it. Ruby rises up from nowhere beside her, eyes filled with amazement.

Ruby: Whoa! Your Semblance makes you super fast, just like me!

Harriet: Very cool. Though, based on your reaction time, I'd say I'm a little faster. (winking)

(Y/N): What's with you and the winking?

Harriet: Oh, is the kitty jealous?

(Y/N): I will do what one of my girlfriends told me to do when I fell threaten....I WILL BREAK YOUR LEGS..

Harriet: (smirks) That is if you can catch me.

Times skip

Team RWBYY, Harriet and Marrow arrive in the same chamber at the bottom level. Ruby looks up toward JNPR.

Ruby: Guys!

Vine: (over communicator) Everyone use caution. This room is highly active with Dust energy. Triggering it could ruin the launch site.

Marrow: (over communicator) And vaporize us. How is that always second with you?

Nora: (looking around) I thought the target was supposed to be in here.

A low rumbling noise from above causes everyone to look up. The Petra Gigas Geist is clinging to a chunk of ice on the ceiling. It turns to look down at everyone, showing purple Dust crystals embedded in its body. It jumps down from the ceiling, crashing through a stone arch on its way to the ground in front of Team RWBYY.

Ruby: It added Dust to its body? How are we supposed to--

Harriet speeds past her, and Marrow follows suit. Elm jumps down from the cliff and runs toward the Petra Gigas, as well. We can see (Y/N) clean a part of the ground and then sits down.

Yang: What are you doing?

(Y/N): Sitting...

Blake: In the middle of a fight?

(Y/N): They got this watch..

Vine: Elm!

Vine reaches out with his Semblance, wrapping an Aura arm around one of the Petra Gigas' legs. With his other Aura arm, he reaches behind him, grabs onto a support beam and pulls. Elm runs over to the leg, stomps to root herself in place with her Semblance and grabs onto the leg.

Elm: Vine!

Vine lets go, leaps off the cliff and uses his Semblance to swing onto a minecart bridge. He then uses his Semblance to grab onto one of the Petra Gigas' arms and pull.

Vine: Marrow!

Marrow throws his boomerang at the exposed Geist arm between pieces of ice and rubble, severing it. A Dust crystal flies out from the released rubble, and Marrow's eyes widen.

Marrow: Huh?

The crystal falls toward the ground, and Marrow catches his boomerang.

Marrow: Harriet!

Harriet charges her Semblance and then speeds after the crystal, maneuvering around falling rocks. She runs up a rock, jumps off the side of a raised walkway and catches the crystal in mid-air, landing on another walkway. Teams JNPR and RWBY watch the Ace-Ops in amazement as they continue fighting. Marrow cuts off the Geist's other arm, sending another Dust crystal flying through the air.

Marrow: Crap!

The crystal is caught by Clover, who just arrived with Qrow.

Clover: (chuckles) What would you guys do without me?

(Y/N): They would die..

Ruby: (Y/N)!

(Y/N): Sorry, I'm speaking facts.

He tosses the crystal to Qrow, who looks at him with an eyebrow raised. Clover salutes to Qrow and jumps backward off the cliff.

(Y/N): That's pretty gay if I do say so myself.

Harriet speeds around the Petra Gigas' feet, while Vine swings himself around and punches the Petra Gigas in the chest. Harriet speeds to the middle of the room, whistles and waves at the Petra Gigas, then speeds away when it tries to hit her. Elm takes this opportunity to slam her hammer onto the rock composing part of the Petra Gigas' arm. The rock becomes stuck, and as the Petra Gigas struggles to pull it up, Marrow severs its arm once again.

Clover lands on the ground, deploys his fishing rod, and runs over to the Petra Gigas. He jumps off its leg, launching himself into the air. He bumps his clover pin with his thumb, swings his pole and pulls on the fishing line, directing it to wrap around the Geist's mask and hook onto it. Team RWBY's eyes widen in amazement, and Clover pulls, forcing the Geist out of the ice block. Harriet runs into position and uses her Semblance to launch straight up into the air, punching the Geist with her weapon, killing it. As purple Dust crystals begin raining down, the Ace-Ops catch them. One crystal is sent flying through the air on the other side of the chamber.

Clover: Harriet!

Harriet uses her Semblance to speed across the room, but she has to maneuver around the falling ice and rocks. The crystal comes close to hitting the ground, and with Harriet mere feet away. Suddenly, a red blur flies past, taking the crystal with it. Surprised, Harriet tumbles and stops. Ruby deactivates her Semblance and falls to the ground in a sitting position, hugging the large crystal tight. She opens her eyes and laughs. Harriet walks over and pulls her to her feet.

Harriet: Thought you said your Semblance was like mine.

Ruby: (confused) It... is?

Harriet: I've seen other speed Semblances before, but that was different. I think there's more going on than you think.

(Y/N): (gets off the floor and approaches Yang) She hasn't even seen the half of it.

Yang: (Chuckles) Wait until she sees what she can do with her eyes.

Blake laughs and (Y/N) smirks. Qrow jumps down to the ground next to Clover, who puts his weapon away.

Qrow: Lucky catch, huh?

Clover: Hm. No. I'd chalk that one up to talent.

Ruby and Nora begin celebrating on the other side of the chamber, with Elm holding Ruby up on her shoulder.

Clover: Atlas Control, this is Clover. Mission accomplished.

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