Fate's of the Trade

Chapter 7, Episode 12: With Friends Like Us

Ruby: Ironwood's declaring martial law and abandoning Mantle! Salem is coming and he's going to use the Staff to move Atlas. If we don't stop him Mantle's going to be de--

Inside a flying Manta, Robyn Hill, AarenAero, and Qrow Branwen are looking at Clover Ebi, who is sitting beside a restrained Tyrian Callows.

Robyn: Declaring martial law? We can not let him do this.

Clover: Ms. Hill, I'm sure the General understands the enormity of his--

Clover's Scroll makes a noise, and he brings it out to check it. The screen shows mugshots of Team RWBY, Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, Oscar Pine, Shadow, CD, Double A, and Qrow. There is text above the mugshots, reading:

"!WANTED!
Detain on sight"

Clover puts his Scroll away, stands up with a sigh, and begins approaching Qrow, who grips the hilt of his weapon.

Qrow: Clover...

Robyn's Scroll vibrates, and she brings it out to see the same Wanted notification.

Clover: Qrow, you should know that I've been asked to bring you in.

Tyrian: *laughing* A free ride and a show!

Clover: There's also an alert out for Team RWBY's and Shadow's arrest.

AarenAero: What? Has James lost his mind!?

Robyn: He's trying to stop anybody who might get in the way of this inhumane plan.

Robyn stands up from her seat and deploys her crossbow.

Robyn: Looks like he underestimated me. *aiming at Clover* Again.

Clover: Only Qrow and Aaren are under arrest. After everything we've been through tonight please don't make me arrest you too.

Robyn clenches her teeth and glares at Clover, the bolt on her crossbow being pulled back against the string. In response, Clover draws his fishing rod.

Qrow: Cut it out! Both of you. We're almost back to Atlas. Let's talk to James personally and--

Tyrian: It's taking a very long time for this show to get to the good part.

Aaren: Shut up.

Robyn: He's right. Let's get this over with.

Qrow: Robyn!

Robyn fires the bolt, but Clover casually blocks it with his fishing rod. She shifts her crossbow into bladed shield form and charges at Clover, who blocks and then immediately shortens the rod, hooks the crossbow and pulls on it, knocking Robyn to the floor.

Qrow: *annoyed sigh* Fine.

Qrow gets up, drawing his sword and swinging it at Clover, who jumps out of the way. He swings again, and Clover blocks with his rod, locking weapons with him.

Clover: I wish it hadn't come to this.

Qrow: It doesn't have to!

Aaren hops into the fight, swinging his spear down on Clover's rod, and Clover jumps backward away from the two as Robyn gets back up.

Robyn: You can hug it out once we've taken him down!

Clover sends his fishing hook at Robyn, who deflects it with her shield, accidentally sending it toward Tyrian. Tyrian lifts his leg out of the way, allowing the hook to break a bar beneath his seat, which the Gravity Bolas securing his wrists is hooked onto with a metal ring. Qrow and Aaren swing their weapons at Clover, who blocks with his rod, and Tyrian slides the ring on his bolas off of the broken bar and hurries toward the pilots, excitedly snickering to himself. Clover continues blocking strikes and a crossbow bolt from Qrow and Robyn as Aaren see's Tyrian running.