He then orders Winter Schnee to take the Ace Ops and search for Penny. Ironwood angrily throws his Scroll at Watts, leading to the Scroll becoming broken. Unable to make contact with Penny, Ironwood questions Watts, who explains that Penny's systems are likely rebooting. She soon loses consciousness and drops from the sky, managing to tell Pietro "I love you" just before all communications with her are lost. The tower then leaves the broadcast range, causing the video to be cut off, and Penny continues to struggle against Watts' chip. As soon as he places the chip, Penny's eyes begin flickering red, and she struggles to continue pushing the tower. While the message continues to play, Ironwood watches as Arthur Watts switches out a chip in Penny's sword, replacing it with one with Watts' emblem on it.
Her words anger both Harriet and Tyrian, though Salem seems pleased. Ruby adds that Theodore and Glynda Goodwitch can verify what she is talking about, but that Ironwood can no longer be trusted. She mentions the Maidens and the Relics, assuring everyone that, regardless of whether Salem can be killed, she can be stopped if they work together. Friends, family and strangers in all four kingdoms and Menagerie watch the video on televisions and Scrolls as Ruby tells them that Atlas is in danger and tells them about Salem. Penny successfully pushes the tower up just long enough for it to broadcast a video of Ruby to the entirety of Remnant. After a heartfelt exchange, Pietro agrees to let Penny lift the tower, realizing that his fears are holding Penny back from living her life. Penny insists on pushing the tower up just long enough for them to broadcast their recorded message, and Maria backs her up, prompting an emotional outburst from Pietro, who is terrified of the thought of Penny dying again. Pietro explains to Penny that, due to one of the stabilizers being damaged, the tower is no longer in broadcast range and will likely drift along until it touches down somewhere in the north. Neo, who appears to be angry, flies them out of the tower. Emerald's words and emotional state cause Penny to lower her swords and allow Emerald to flee with Cinder. However, Penny's heat signature vision reveals which Cinder is the real one, and she fires a powerful laser that causes Cinder to lose consciousness.ĭistraught, Emerald checks on Cinder and attempts to defend her by shooting at Pietro's computer atop the platform, telling Penny that she knows she cannot win against her but will go down destroying the computer. Cinder and Emerald attempt to defeat Penny by using Emerald's Semblance to make her hallucinate several Cinders attacking from all sides. Penny manages to get Cinder off of her, breaks Neo's Aura while protecting Maria, and then faces Cinder again. In her efforts to keep the platform from coming loose, Penny traps herself, and Cinder attempts to steal her Winter Maiden powers. Penny attempts to lead Cinder away from Amity Tower to keep the structure safe, but Cinder lures her back by melting some of the metal beams that hold the raised platform Pietro is on. Just as the tower reaches its broadcast range, it activates its stabilizers, but the one next to the hole Cinder created fails due to the damage it took. During this, Neo reveals to Maria that she is after Ruby Rose. James Ironwood and the Ace Operatives are alerted when the Dust mine explodes, and they leave Ironwood's office to go to Pietro's Atlas laboratory.Īfter the launch, Penny engages Cinder in a fight, and Maria and Neo fight. However, Cinder Fall, Emerald Sustrai and Neopolitan arrive via airship and enter the tower through a massive hole that Cinder burns into it next to one of the stabilizers. The three successfully intercept the tower's launch request and begin the countdown. Enemies and allies will collide as our heroes fight to stop Salem's forces, but banding together is dangerous when you don't know who you can trust.Pietro Polendina finishes getting the Amity Communications Tower ready for launch, with help from Maria Calavera, while Penny Polendina sets up bombs in the Schnee Dust mine. However, the futuristic urban-sprawl may hide just as much danger as the Grimm-infested tundra that surrounds it. Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang have fought hard alongside their friends to bring the Relic of Knowledge to Atlas, the northernmost Kingdom in Remnant.