The Greatest Kingdom

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Manta airships patrol the skies around the City of Atlas, keeping in communication with each other over radio. As Maria pilots the group's stolen Manta toward the city, they receive radio contact.

Atlas Air Traffic Female: Manta 5-1. Welcome home. Please continue your approach to Atlas docking bay Omega-12. A security team will meet you there. Over.

Kyla: Damnit...

Mason: What is it, Kyla?

Kyla: Well, we are in a stolen Atlesian airship. We can't just dock and walk away. We'll be arrested on the spot.

Zach: I'm tired of getting my ass arrested.

Ruby and the others aboard Manta 5-1 look around at the large military air fleet surrounding the kingdom's capital.

Ruby: I don't understand. What's happening here?

Qrow: I don't know.

Mia: Seems like General is slowly losing his mind. First the Dust embargo, then closing the boarders and now this.

Crim: Seems like the Fall of Beacon triggered some type of PTSD in his mind...

Jaune: But we are here. We got the lamp to Atlas, so I guess we land and get some answers.

Briana: Jaune, we're on a stolen military property. I'm NOT going to get my ass to Atlas jail.

Weiss: I'm not so sure. I've never seen our forces deployed so aggressively before. If we land in a stolen ship, there's no way the security team will let us anywhere near Ironwood. They might even take me back to my father.

Blake gains a saddened look, while Rex, Rin, Ruby and Yang look at each other, uncertain of what to do.

Blake: So...

Weiss, having gotten an idea, suddenly looks up.

Weiss: Winter!

Weiss brings out her Scroll.

Weiss: (to Maria) Put some distance between us and the fleet.

Maria: You don't have to tell me twice.

As Weiss walks to the back of the ship, Maria steers the ship toward Mantle. As people wander the streets of Mantle, the group looks over the city through the Manta's windows. They fly past a giant screen on the side of a skyscraper. Ironwood's voice comes from the screen, catching Ruby and Yang's attention.

 Ironwood's voice comes from the screen, catching Ruby and Yang's attention

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Ironwood: ...cannot express our appreciation enough. Many describe these as uncertain times, and while that may be the case for the rest of the world, I can tell you what is certain. The Kingdom of Atlas will remain strong, and it will remain safe. That is my promise.

Shane: Crim, remember what you said about him having PTSD? 'Cause it seems you were right...

Ruby and Yang look saddened.

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