Cinder had single-handedly taken over the Schnee dust company's largest and most important dust manufacturing plant in the outback of atlas. Ironwood knew how important it was that the enemy should not have that much dust, and Weiss' father just wanted his plant back. Weiss volunteered to go but her father wouldn't let her, no matter how mean he was he still cared about her. Ironwood believed in my abilities so he asked me to go, he was aware that I had fought cinder once and won. was there any way I could say no with Weiss and Ironwood counting on me?

the whole plant was cut off, a perimeter of guards had surrounded it and made sure no one went in. I approached the building carefully, I slowly opened the worker's door and went in. the inside was massive the roof had to be 70ft up and the wall on the other side had to be half a mile away. there were large dust purification vats everywhere, they were connected to belts and pullies and so many other trinkets. the vats were spewing clouds of dust making it hard to see and breath, without proper matinence the pressure must have gotten too high inside of them. I put my cloak over my face and started to look around, while the dust just kept getting thicker and thicker.

"Cinder!, I know you're in here!" I called out.

"Took you long enough." I looked to my left to see cinder there. I could see the hatred in her eyes and the glowing fire in her closed hands.

and at that very moment, I realized why Weiss' father wouldn't let her go in...he new the fire sensitive nature of dust... one spark and this place would be wiped off the map, and Cinder had plenty of sparks to spare. I bolted for the door. I was so close... only 20ft away. "DON'T YOU RUN FROM ME-"

BLOOGGGGSSSSHHHHHH

I missed the door and got blasted through the concrete wall... I was blinded and I couldn't see anything. I could only feel my skin being burned off and steel piercing my flesh. I writhed in the agonizing pain until all of my senses went numb.