Ruby sat in a Atlesian military humvee. The soldiers around her were tense, but she wasn't. She was relaxed despite the handcuffs secured around her wrists. Despite the fact that she was innocent. She had nothing to worry about; they were just taking her to the four-star general. This man outranked Ironwood.

"You're all so tense," Ruby finally spoke, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "You really have nothing to worry about. Why would I try to escape? I'm not going to prison or anything."

Despite her attempts, the soldiers remained silent and tense. Ruby sighed and looked out the window at the desert terrain. The sand went for miles. The only thing other than sand that could be seen was Atlas' CCT. Ruby grinned at the memory of when she and Weiss had gone to the Vale's CCT, but then frowned when she remembered Penny. Penny was the reason she was arrested in the first place: Atlas had discovered that Ruby had known about Penny's being a robot. She couldn't blame the energetic ginger, though. It wasn't her fault. They had accessed Penny's memories soon after The Breach, and found out that Ruby knew. Soon after, they had gained permission from The Kingdom of Vale to arrest her. They sent in at least fifteen armed S.W.A.T. Team members. They had bashed in the door while Team RWBY was sleeping, grabbed their leader before they realized what was going on, and left. Of course, they had to tase Yang. The blonde hadn't even opened her eyes by the time the barbs contacted her skin. Her aura had been down, and they had been advised to do so. Blake just had an automatic rifle in her face, and no one came near Weiss. They wouldn't dare.

Ruby could only imagine how worried Yang was. The blonde was worried about Ruby if she was even a minute late to classes, of course, Ruby's speed semblance would hamper her from being late, but didn't always help, especially since she had to worry about leaving a trail of rose petals in her wake.

The humvee came to an abrupt stop, and the soldiers stepped out. The one in the back with her, and the one in the passenger seat tightly grabbed her arms, making her wince. "Mind loosening the grip?" She asked. They didn't answer, but one of them tightened their grip. They lead her through a large, metal gate, stopping at a booth just inside. "Prisoner to General." The one who hadn't tightened his grip told the woman in the booth. "So you're the strong, silent type?" Ruby asked the other once they moved on. A few of the guards behind her laughed. "I guess you could say that," the guard decided to humor her. "Good God!" Ruby exclaimed, shocked. "You're a woman! I mean, I am too, but I honestly couldn't have called that." The other guards began to laugh again.

The two guards led Ruby through the base, past the hangars, past the barracks, and finally, to the the Command Center. When they walked in, the two guards behind her stayed behind at the door, and the other two led her into the General's office. Where her father was waiting. Now, she was nervous. Before, her father never trusted anyone over her. (Yang had lost this privilege long ago) If she had said she was innocent from doing something at school, and explained the situation, he wouldn't even humor the teacher.

In Taiyang's hand was a folder with her name on it. Just above her name was an round eagle silhouette. As soon as the guards walked away, Taiyang handed the folder to a woman, who went into the corner with a pen.

"Take the damn cuffs off her!" There was a bald, black man with an eyepatch and a goatee sitting at the desk in the center of the room. He wore a black, zip up jacket, and a black trench coat. On his command, the guards came back and removed her handcuffs. "Sorry about that." He said. "This didn't cause any problems, did it?"

Ruby began rubbing her wrists where the handcuffs had been, then looked at her father, "They tasted Yang." She told him. He looked over at the man at the desk, who promptly denied responsibility, "I didn't do that." He said. "Regardless… I need to ask you a few questions." He motioned to the chair across from him. She sat down, "Is this about Penny?" She asked. He smiled. "You're a smart girl." He looked down at a paper on his desk. Ruby couldn't see it from where she was. "What do you know about P-E-N-N-Y?" He asked. She raised an eyebrow, "Why'd you spell it out?"

"Don't worry about it." He waved her off. "What do you know about Penny?" He asked again.

"Nothing I can tell you." Ruby told him.

He raised both eyebrows, as if to say, "Oh, really?" "Why is that?" He asked.

"Because I promised her I wouldn't tell anyone." She said.

He hit a button and the guards came back in. "Take her back to Beacon." He told them. He looked at Taiyang. "You and I need to talk about something."

Now, Ruby was back in the humvee, on her way back to Beacon. "On the road again." She quietly sang, trying to get a laugh out of the soldiers. They chuckled, but sounded as though they were trying not to laugh.

Ruby heard the sound of an artillery cannon going off in the distance. "The hell was—" The humvee in front of her's exploded, and they came to an abrupt stop. Ruby could now hear the sound of automatic rifles going off outside. The soldiers jumped out of the vehicle, but were immediately shot. Realizing that she didn't have much of an option, Ruby ran, the humvee exploding behind her. The explosion threw her to the ground. Ruby pulled out her scroll, which her father had given her, and began to dial his number. She was interrupted by a small bomb hitting the sand a few feet away. She began to scramble away, trying to get to her feet, trying to activate her semblance. Ruby could read the label on the bomb; "Schnee Dust Company."

"You've got to be kidding me, Wei—" The bomb exploded and Ruby was thrown several feet, landing on her back, she felt blood soaking through her dress. Her father had also given her something to wear instead of pajamas. Then she lost consciousness.