RWBY The Champion and The Monster (RWBY x OC's) [On Hiatus]

Strings

Atlas Military Compound

Sounds of things going up pneumatic tubes are heard clanging, until it stops. Ruby Rose is heard breathing heavily, before gasping for breath. She is helped out of the tube by May Marigold and Penny Polendina. Fresh Baked Cookies is seen scolding Jasmine Brax and Weiss Schnee can be seen angrily pulling Nora Valkyrie by her ear.

Nora: Ow, ow, ow! C'mon that was a once in a lifetime experience!

Weiss lets Nora go. Nora's right ear turned red.

Nora: (rubs her ear) Ow.

FBC: I CANNOT believe you and Donald would just THROW me into a tube without first checking if it was properly safe and secure! What if I'd been smashed into pieces on the way up?!

Jasmine: It's a shipping system! It's literally designed to NOT have that happen to products! Now stop being such a drama queen.

FBC: (crosses their arms) Hmph! "Once in a lifetime experience" my gears!

Blake Belladonna can be heard stepping out of another tube, her hair messy from the unorthodox method of travel.

Blake: Good. Because I never wanna do that again.

Blake fixes her unkempt hair. They all see that the last tube came up and it was revealed to be Donald Azuris, who stumbled as he got out.

Donald: On that, we agree.

Donald shakes his head. The group proceeds forward.

May: Alright robo-girl, you're up. Which way?

Penny uses her eyes to view the area ahead in a wireframe view.

Penny: (points in various directions as she says them) We'll cross the bridge, then go left, straight, right, straight, left, up, up, right, straight, right, right, straight, left, left.

Everyone (except Ruby, who looks smug) stares at her, dumbfounded.

Penny: And my name... is Penny.

Ruby: (crossing her arms and smiling slyly at May) Heh.

Jasmine: Penny one, May zero. (Donald chuckles)

May: Tsk...

May activates her Semblance, hiding everyone from view. They are later seen in an elevator. They hear the elevator door open, and back away cautiously when they see a pair of Atlas Soldiers enter. The soldiers are oblivious to the group's presence due to May's Semblance.

Soldier 1: I don't think even the squad captain knows what's going on up there. They can't get close to that storm without getting shocked right out of the air.

Soldier 2: It's creepy, all those Grimm just... waiting. Worse than if they'd attacked--

Soldier 1: Hey, don't say that! You'll jinx us.

Penny motions for the group to follow her, and they discreetly squeeze past the soldiers, headed for the elevator door.

Soldier 2: I just hope the C.O. can get us some answers soon, or-

On the way out, Nora flashes a mischievous grin and swipes her hand over the elevator controls, tapping the button for every floor. The pair of soldiers are now alone in the elevator. Soldier 1 glances at the elevator controls, then does a double take.

Soldier 1: Huh?

The doors to the elevator close again. The group makes its way down a wide corridor to a large locked door with "03" in large print on it. Penny stops by a nearby control panel and extends her index finger. The tip swivels out to reveal a connector plug, and Ruby's eyes grow wide.