Everything Stays: Frederic Scorch X Yang Xiao Long

Invasion

In the torture room, Oscar Pine is left alone.

Ozpin: (in Oscar's mind) I'd like to express again that this is my burden to bear, not yours. His grudge is with me.

Oscar: No, it'll be even worse. He's holding back with me. I can tell.

Oscar is now bruised, has a black eye, and has blood smudged under his nose and by the corner of his mouth.

Ozpin: I understand. I do. But you've done so much already. The least I can do is give you a break and try to get us out of here.

Oscar: We can't leave yet. This is our chance.

Ozpin: Hmm, maybe you've taken one too many hits.

Oscar: Salem, she knows she can't take on the whole world at once. So she doesn't. She has her followers work their way in sabotaging us from the inside out.

Both: Maybe we should do the same.

Ozpin: We certainly are similar, you and I. Maybe we have been presented with an opportunity.

The membrane door squelches open, and Hazel enters the room.

Oscar: Great.

Ozpin: Oscar, please.

Hazel picks up Oscar and slams him against a bone spike.

Hazel: You don't need to fight this war, kid. Tell me what I need and we can be done.

Ozpin: Hello Hazel.

Oscar's eyes glow yellow momentarily, revealing that Ozpin has taken control. Hazel quickly becomes angered.

Hazel: Coward! All this time, it could have been you, but you let him suffer.

Hazel tosses Ozpin to the floor.

Hazel: Now tell us how this damned Lamp works. The boy has suffered enough.

Ozpin stands up.

Ozpin: Why do you follow her?

Hazel walks over and kicks Ozpin hard enough to knock him down.

Ozpin: I know... (coughs) I know how you see me. But her? Look at what she does. How is she the answer? Why not stop her!?

Hazel stops and looks away. He then walks across the room to a bone spike.

Hazel: Salem can't be stopped. She's a force of nature. I've seen it first hand. But you...

Hazel breaks the tip of the bone spike off and starts walking toward Ozpin, sharpening the spike on the metal plate on the back of his hand.

Hazel: You send children to their deaths for a cause that you know has no victory, no end!

Ozpin: Someone has to try! Salem isn't a force of nature because Salem can be fought! Unless she brings the Relics together. If that happens—

Ozpin is interrupted by Salem, who is standing in the doorway.

Salem: Ozma. You have wonderful timing. The show is about to begin.

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Alarms blared throughout the entire complex. Troops ran through the halls, civilian works rushed out down towards the evacuation centers towards the interior of the island. Fred, Leia, and Yang run down a hallway, going in at max speed. Fred goes to a first communicator.

Fred: Ruby, May? Talk to me!

Ruby: Nothing too concerning now! Just sitting there.

Ruby and May were up along a balcony with a few Atlas soldiers. Another few lone huntsmen were up there as well. Once Fred, Leia, and Yang were outside, a manta slowly moved down and landed before them. On the Manta are Winter, Qrow, and Isaac.