The stars falling (RWBY Male Reader X Winter Schnee)

Race against time

Cole- What? Battle stations? Ma'am, what do we do?

Chief- Uhh! Right, right! We have a protocol for this! Rose, get the drone ready!

Cole- But!-

Chief- If we're under attack, the drone can't be seen! Launch it as soon as you can!

Cole- What about the launcher!?

Chief- We'll scuttle it after the launch!

You turn to the terminal again and start tapping away madly, inputting different calculations and running checks of the systems, bringing the drone to life.

Echo- Get everyone out of here and to the inner corridors! Go, go!

Chief- Cole, get it going!

You feel the station shake violently, and your coffee mug spills off your desk.

Cole- Agh, fuck! Shit, okay!

You focus on the drone and finish up the process.

Cole- Ready to launch, Ma'am!

Chief- Hit it!

As you launch the drone, an explosion goes off in the corridor outside, and smoke billows in.

Echo- Down, down, down!

You dive to the ground as Echo one-six and the chief get down with you.

???- Find the researchers! We need them alive! And kill anyone else!

???- There! The control room!

Echo- Echo one-six to Command, we have hostiles in Echo Segment. The security of the researchers is compromised, over.

Chief- What do we do?

Echo- Stay in cover, we're not getting out of here without a fight.

???- Eyes on!

The raises their gun and fires a couple of shots, each meeting their mark and dropping the attacker.

WARNING, WARNING, WARNING

FACILITY IS UNDER ATTACK, ALL HANDS TO ALLOCATED SAFEZONES, SECURITY WILL GUIDE YOU

Cole- Who are they?

Echo- No idea. With me, come on.

Both you and the chief crouch and follow Echo one-six to the doorway, where they hand you the rifle of the downed attacker. You look over their astronaut outfit.

Cole- These are... Mistrali colours. Are we being attacked by Mistral?

Echo- I don't know. It could be a trick.

Chief- Can I help? I-I can carry stuff.

You look at the dead astronaut and take off their communications carrier. You hand it to the chief.

Cole- We could help identify who's using the comms for the attackers after.

Chief- Right, yeah. Good thinking.

Echo- Let's move.

Standing up, the three of you move in single file through the halls. You watching your backs and Echo one-six leading.

Echo- Hold up. Get behind cover.

You duck behind some crates as you hear running and gunfire approaching.

???- I can't land a hit! They're too quick! They're- AGH!!

The gunfire stops and Echo one-six peeks around the crates.