Several hours later, Ruby let out a sigh as she set down her tools and wiped the sweat from her brow. In front of her, Crescent Rose sat on the table, nearly unrecognizable as the weapon that she had fought Roman with only one day prior. The massive scythe blade was absent, sitting next to the weapon in various pieces. What remained was little more than a spear with a gun poking out of the back end. Frowning, Ruby raised her aura and ran her thumb along the small blade. When she'd designed Crescent Rose the rear spike had been little more than an afterthought, and she couldn't recall a time where it had gotten any use outside of serving as an anchor for her acrobatics. It was in desperate need of sharpening, but that would have to come later.

For the moment though she picked up the weapon, now considerably lighter, and gave it a few tentative swings. It still refused to close, and she'd have to do some minor rebalancing, but all in all it was still functional. Setting it back on the table, Ruby began the process of stripping the bulky panels from the center of the weapon, idly humming along to the radio. She'd have to forge a new shell when she got to Atlas to cover some of the components, but for now the main problem was the balance of the weapon. Crescent Rose had always been weighted towards the scythe, but now she suddenly had to rebalance it entirely to account for the main point being on the complete opposite side of the weapon. Picking up the weapon again, Ruby gave it a few more swings, her frown lessening as she nodded her head in satisfaction. This would do.

Shutting off her radio and placing what remained of her weapon on the garage table, Ruby opened the door back into the house. Walking down the short hallway and up the stairs, Ruby found herself at the door to the room that she and Yang shared. 'I've got to be strong,' Ruby thought resolutely. 'What would Uncle Qrow do? Wait, no nevermind, bad idea.' Ruby scrunched her nose at the thought. Even she knew that acting like Qrow in a situation like this wasn't really the best idea. 'So, what would Dad do in this situation?' Suddenly, Ruby's eyes shot open, she knew exactly how to deal with this!

Letting out a low whistle, Ruby stood patiently, waiting for Zwei to come to her rescue. Zwei always made everything better, and apologies were no exception. In less than ten seconds, this hope was crushed as she heard Zwei's bark. A bark that came from within her room. Seeming to deflate, Ruby brought her palm to her face in exasperation. Of course, her sister had already stolen the secret weapon. She would be on her own for this. Taking a deep breath, Ruby opened the door and prepared to face her sister.

Poking her head around the corner, Ruby looked into her room to see Yang sitting on her bed, playing with Zwei. The second that Ruby walked through the door though, Zwei fell to the bed with a thud and Yang rushed over to her sister. As Ruby desperately tried to think of what to say, Yang cut her off by wrapping her in a hug, for once not seeming like she was trying to break her little sister's ribcage while doing so. Rubbing her sister's back, Yang spoke softly. "Hey, I…" She took a deep breath. "Look, Rubes, you really don't have to apologize. I really was just trying to help-" As Ruby opened her mouth to let off an indignant retort, Yang cut her off once again, this time with a raised finger. "I was, I was trying to help, but I've been looking back on it, and you were definitely right. What I tried to do wasn't fair, and I should have seen that. I'll be entirely honest with you. I still don't like the idea of you going to Atlas, especially two years early. But, if that's what you want to do…" Yang took a deep breath before giving Ruby a shaky smile. "If that's what you want, then I'll support you one hundred percent."

Ruby beamed at her sister, wrapping her in a hug of her own. "Thanks Yang, I really, really appreciate it." Ruby cleared her throat awkwardly, figuring out what to say next. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have snapped like I did." In response, Yang shook her head.

"No, if you hadn't done that, I don't think I would've learned my mistake." Yang laughed, although it still lacked its usual strength. "If you hadn't have snapped I'd probably be going behind your back right now, trying to convince dad to stop you from going to Atlas." Ruby giggled at her sister's comment.

"That does sound like you…" With that, both sisters fell quiet, not knowing what to say next. "So," Ruby started awkwardly, "wanna see what I ended up doing with Crescent Rose?"

"Falling back on the old weapon talk?" Yang went to put her sister in a headlock before pulling back, rubbing her head. "That does sound like you. Let's go." With that, the pair fell into an uncomfortable silence as they walked to the garage.

AN: Sorry, I know that the chapter is even shorter than the past few. I'm very sorry about that, especially given how long it's taken for me to get this out. However, with any luck updates should pick up a little bit. Especially with all the new information we've gotten about Atlas in the show, because I'm pretty excited to get writing the actual school segments. :) Hopefully, the plan is as follows. I will attempt to release one chapter every two weeks or so, as I'd intended to when I started writing this. However, once Ruby gets to Atlas, or maybe when she gets her team, I will be taking a short break to go back and edit the other chapters. With any luck, I'll be able to stick to this. I do have a job now, as well as increased school work though, so expect a few delays every now and again.