Escape From Remnant: A Tarkov X RWBY Crossover

Chapter 43.1: What's So Civil 'Bout War Anyway?

It was complete and utter chaos. A festival celebrated in the name of peace and prosperity now turned into a witch hunt. Millions of people throughout the world outraged at the disgusting act that had just unfolded before their eyes or on screens. In the final stage of the Vytal Festival, at the end of the first match between a Mercury Black of Haven Academy and Yang Xiao Long of Beacon Academy.

Just as she had won the battle, she suddenly turned and attacked Mercury via a punch for no apparent reason. In an act of absolute unsportsmanship, it was clear to the crowd that justice was to be demanded. As her opponent stood there gripping his leg writhing on the ground in pain as AK-200s, VPD officers and Atlesian soldiers surround her guns drawn. Yang looked around, not just at who drew guns at her, but also the crowd calling for justice and blood clearly frightened and unsure of what's going on.

In her own mind, she saw herself, Mercury Black, moving to give her a face full of kick despite the battle ending. Those who knew Yang personally also saw in shock knowing Yang would've never done such a thing and that something was amiss.

To make it all worse, the event was being replayed over and over again, reinforcing the fact that she was in the wrong as the soldiers and police told her to stand down.

Meanwhile, Floridaman was in his dorm watching the fight and the events that had transpired. Everyone else had left to watch it in person, and thus, he was all alone, giving him some much needed privacy for what he was doing.

"What the fuck..." He mutters as the cameras were cut for the international coverage looking back down to what he was working on.

Laid around him on the sofa and the floor was the device clearly switched off, wires and various electronic components, a duffle bag, and finally a large amount of explosives. The bomb he was making would leverage the dimensional capabilities of the device plus the explosives to eviscerate an opponent or groups of people out of existence. He figured he would use it as a last resort kind of weapon when they were in a truly dire situation.

This, however, kind of proved everything Ozpin was talking about, everything the group was talking about. About how shit was about to go down for the worse and that war with this unknown faction led by Salem.

Outside the walls of Vale, grimm from all over began to converge on the city due to the outrage of the callous attack. This meant Vale military police and the Atlesian military were on high alert fighting off the increased population. For now, though, it would hold albeit barely.

Everything was falling into motion for Cinder. The feint Mercury had pulled with his mechanical legs was working extremely well and now all there was left to happen would be the final battle between Pyrrha and Penny. Pyrrha's semblance would eviscerate Penny considering she was a android made out of metal alloys, specifically alloys made from Iron.

Now, she was smiling to herself in the seat of an air bus ambulance. With Neo having broken out of Atlesian custody as they hauled both her and Roman away and Roman himself stationed perfectly in Ironwood's flagship for the plan to hack all of Atlas' military hardware only thing left to do was wait.