RWBY (Weiss x Reader) The Knight and His Beautiful Princess

Worst Case Scenario

Y/N POV

Ironwood was in his office reviewing footage of a truck becoming invisible.

Ironwood: This is the worst case scenario.

He angrily slams his fist on his desk.

Ironwood: More people are dead, Penny's been framed, and somehow, Jacques Schnee is sitting on the council.

Everyone along with Clover was present in this office currently.

Clover: That's the second shipment for Amity that was hit today. It seems election night was the last push Robyn needed to go from hometown hero to full-on vigilante.

Winter: I'm afraid the problem is more complicated than that.

Ironwood sighs and begins pacing behind his desk.

Ironwood: It seems Robyn has emboldened our suppliers in Mantle. They're refusing to sell us provisions until the city is adequately repaired. With Robyn redistributing the goods her team has stolen, the Amity Project is completely stalled.

Y/N: We're so close, Mr. Ironwood. Isn't there any way to finish the tower?
Winter: There is - declaring martial law.

Mine, Ruby, and Nora's eyes widen, and we look at Ironwood, who stares outside through the window.

Nora: You're not actually considering that, are you?

Ironwood: What's more important? Establishing communications, unite the world? Or appeasing a few city blocks?

Nora: (emotional) Don't make it sound trivial when you know it isn't. You keep talking about how we just need a little more time, but you're not the one having to struggle.

Ironwood turns around to face her.

Ironwood: We have all had to make sacrifices for the greater good. Mantle has had to bear a lot of the burden, yes, but--

Nora interrupts him and approaches his desk, becoming even more upset.

Nora: They're bearing all of it! The longer this waiting game goes on, the harder each day gets for people down there and now you wanna send in more soldiers? You can't just force people to fall in line. If you do that, you'll just be trading all of these problems for the Grimm!

Ironwood steps forward and stares at her, eyes narrowed, while she stares back, panting. He lowers himself into his chair and rests his face in his hands. Ruby walks forward to stand next to Nora.

Ruby: Please, General Ironwood. Squeezing Mantle this way... That kind of division plays right into Salem's hands.

Ruby rests a hand on Nora's shoulder.

Ruby: That's why Tyrian is here framing you.

Clover: Right, the reason we called you here in the first place. You're sure this was the man you saw?

Clover steps toward us, brings out his Scroll, and presses a button to project a screen that displays a file about Tyrian. The file contains a photograph of Tyrian's face, as well as an image of Tyrian from undercover footage.

Winter: Tyrian Callows was accused of murders all across Anima. A homicidal maniac who escaped justice when his prison transport was attacked by Grimm. After that, he was never seen again.

Y/N: Well, he works for Salem and he's here.

Qrow: If we ever had any doubts Atlas was Salem's next target, I think those are officially out the window.

Ruby: But now we have a suspect. We can tell the people.

Clover: That a long-lost serial killer is loose in Mantle and the military has no idea where he is - might make things worse before they get better.