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"I'm glad that other Ruby was able to convince Coco to help!" Jaune said.
"I agree." Ruby replied.
"Well, let's continue!" Naya exclaimed.

Song-The Underworld
Animatic-https://youtu.be/PbVJaMIrQ7g?si=LduoIkNwxCXXQ5Nm
The video begins.
Ruby:
"Friends,Circe's instructions were clear,no matter what we hear."
Crew:
"Full speed ahead!"
Ruby:
"Until we find the prophet,my comrades, this land confuses your mind."
"Confuses your mind how?" Weiss asked out loud.
Ruby:
"So,no matter who we find."
Crew:
"Full speed ahead! Until we find the prophet!"
Ruby:
"Good."
"Are those...?" Blake's eyes widened.
"Souls" Ruby mumbled.
Ruby:
"All I hear are screams! Everytime I dare to close my eyes!I no longer dream!"
'That's something we both share in common' Ruby thought.
Ruby:
"Only nightmares of those who've died, nothing's what it seems!"
Crew:
"Nothing's what it seems!"
Ruby:
"And here in the underworld,the past seems close behind!"
Crew:
"This land confuses your mind!"
Fallen Soldiers:
"When does a man become a monster?"
"No..." Ruby stared in horror.
Fallen Soldiers:
"558 men who died under your command!"
"558? Wouldn't it be 557? 600 subtracted by 557 is 43 is it not?" Ruby raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah..." Emerald replied.
"Well, here's the funny thing... Elpenor whose Nora had died on Circe's island when he had too much to drink and fell off Coco's palace roof and broke his neck" Naya explained which made everyone speechless.
Fallen Soldiers:
"Captain! Captain! Captain! Captain!Why would you let the Cyclops live when ruthlessness is mercy?"
"They're using Poseidon's words against her" Raven pointed out.
Ruby:
"All I hear are screams! Everytime I dare to close my eyes(Crew:dare to close my eyes!)I no longer dream, only nightmares of those who've died!"
Fallen Soldiers:
"Nothing's what it seems! Nothing's what it seems"
Ruby & Fallen Soldiers:
"But in the underworld,the past seems close behind!"
Ruby:
"I keep thinking of the infant from that night!"
"I don't blame her, she was forced to kill a child that didn't get to grow up" Taiyang said.
Ruby:
"I keep thinking of the infant from that night!"
Penny:
"This life is amazing!"
Ruby:

Ruby had a terrified look on her face as she got up and ran out of the theater using her semblance to move faster.
Penny:
"When you greet it with open arms!"
Ruby:
"Penny..."
Penny:
"Whatever we face, we'll be fine if we're leading from the heart~"
Penny:
"No matter the place,we can light up the world! Here's how to start: Greet the world with open arms!Greet the world with the open arms!"
Ruby:
"Penny..."
"At least we get to see her one last time❤️" Weiss was trying not to cry.
???:
"Waiting..."
"That Voice!" (S)TRQ thought.
'The voice sounds familiar' Ozpin and Glynda thought while Yang was horrified and relieved at the same time.
Ruby:
"That voice,it can't be..."
???:
"Waiting..."
Ruby:
"Mom?"
"Summer!?/Mum!?" Everyone who personally knew Summer shouted.
Summer:
"Waiting...Ruby when you come home, I'll be waiting..."
Summer:
"Even if you're the last thing I see, I'll be waiting..."
Ruby:
"I'm right here,mom..."
'Oh Petal....' Emerald thought.
Summer:
"Waiting..."
Ruby:
"Can't you see? I'm waiting..."
Summer:
"Waiting..."
Ruby:
"I took too long..."
Summer:
"I'll always love you."
"It wasn't even her fault but Poseidon's" Oscar said.
Ruby:
"And ventured to far..."
Summer:
"I'll stay in your heart."
Ruby:
"While you were..."
Ruby & Summer:
"Waiting....
Waiting....
Waiting...."
Ruby:
"Bye,mom..."
"At least they got reunited one last time!" Nora thought of the bright side.
Ruby:
"All I hear are screams! Everytime I dare to close my eyes!"
Ruby & Crew:
"I no longer dream! Only nightmares of those who've died! Nothing's what it seems!But in the underworld, your past is always close behind! Your past is always close behind!Down in the underworld!"
Video ends.
"Was that the prophet at the end?" Weiss asked.
"I think so" Blake replied.
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"Ruby?" Emerald called out and noticed Ruby trying to hide herself in a corner.
Emerald frowned and sat next to her.
"Ruby?" Emerald opened her arms and Ruby hugged her instantly.
"Where's Weiss?" Ruby sniffled.
"I told her to stay back and that I would get you" Emerald softly replied.
"Do you need some more time or are you ready to go back?" Emerald asked when suddenly Ruby's stomach growled.
Emerald giggled as she stood up.
"Well, we're in a kitchen let's see what it's got!" Emerald said.
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Ruby and Emerald returned with Ruby eating some cookies and strawberries.
"Ruby!Are you okay?" Weiss asked softly as she ran towards her.
"I..." Ruby knew she couldn't lie,not after what she spilled in the Ever After.
"I'll be fine" Ruby said as they sat down.

Song-No longer you
Animatic-https://youtu.be/cSMVFjgpPh0?si=opgHbMCIA9HIeBNj
Tiresias:
"I am the prophet with the answers you seek~"
"So that's him?" Ren raised an eyebrow.
"He looks cool!" Nora exclaimed.
Tiresias:
"Time, I've unlocked it, I see past and future running free~"
Tiresias:
"There is a world where I help you get home~"
"That's great!" Yang said.
'I have a bad feeling about this...' Blake thought.
Tiresias:
"But that's not a world I know..."
Ruby:
"What?"
"Ruby looks angry" Qrow pointed out.
Tiresias:
"I see a song of past romance!"
"Me and Weiss..." A blush formed on Ruby's face.
Tiresias:
"I see the sacrifice of man!"
"Who's going to get sacrificed?" Raven asked.
Tiresias:
"I see portrayals of betrayals."
"So the rest of my crew betrayed me?" Ruby didn't look surprised.
Tiresias:
"And a sister's(brother's) final stand...."
"That looks like Cinder..." Emerald said.
Tiresias:
"I see you on the brink of death!"
"What!?" Almost everyone shouted.
Tiresias:
"I see you draw your final breath! I see a man who gets to make it home alive! But it's no longer you..."
"The fuck does that mean?" Ruby asked.
(I hope it's not what I think...) Weiss thought.
Ruby:
"This can't be...we've suffered and sailed through the toughest of hells,now you tell us our efforts for nothing?"
"I know how that feels" Ruby mumbled remembering when she felt like she failed the others but they survived.
Tiresias:
"I see your palace covered in red,faces of men who had long believed you're dead."
"Why are there faces of men in my other self's palace?💢" Ruby asked.
"It'll all make sense soon" Naya told her.
Tiresias:
"I see your wife with a man who is haunting... A man with a trail of bodies."
Ruby:
"WHO!?"
(I feel like it's not what Ruby's thinking...) Oscar thought.
Tiresias:
"I see a song of past romance! I see the sacrifice of man! I see portrayals of betrayals! And a brother's final stand... I see you on the brink of death!(SIREN SONG)!"
Tiresias:I see you draw your final breath!(Scylla throat) (Mutiny) (Lightning Bolt)!"
Tiresias:
"I see a man who gets to make it home alive...(Hurt Poseidon) (Kill all the suitors for love)."
Tiresias:
"But it's no longer... You~"
Video ends.
"Next song?" Naya asked.
"Yeah." Ruby wasn't answering,she only just stated.

Song-Monster
Animatic-https://youtu.be/qYDms9Z-02A?si=K3ndRNYYqDpgQzwI
Ruby:
"How has everything been turned against us?"
Ruby:
"How did suffering become so endless?"
Ruby:
"How am I to reunite with my estranged?"
Ruby:
"Do I need to change?"
"Change how?" Emerald was confused.
Ruby:
"I'm surrounded by the souls of those I've lost."
(Penny...) Ruby thought.
Ruby:
"I'm the only one who's line I haven't cross."
Ruby:
"What if the greatest threat we'll find across the sea is me?"
Ruby:
"What if I'm the monster?"
(Huh... Monster?Yeah,many people died after meeting me, I'm too dangerous for everyone,they all think me choosing myself was a great idea but...was it really?) Ruby thought.
Ruby:
"What if I'm in the wrong? What if I'm the problem that's been hiding all along?"
Ruby:
"What if I'm the one to killed you everytime I caved to guilt?"
Ruby:
"What if I've been far too kind to foes, but a monster to ourselves?"
Ruby:
"What if I'm the monster? Is the cyclops struck with guilt when he kills?"
"Definitely not" Yang said with a glare.
Ruby:
"Is he up in the middle of the night? Or does he end my men to avenge his friend and then sleep knowing he has done him right?"
"She's trying to see from the enemies perspective" Glynda pointed out.
Ruby:
"When the witch turns men to pigs to protect her nymphs,is she going insane?"
(I hope not) Coco thought.
Ruby:
"Or did she learn to be colder when she got older and now she saves them the pain?"
(What did other me went through?) Coco thought.
Ruby:
"When a God comes down and makes a fleet drown,is he scared that he's doing something wrong? Or does he keeps us in check so we must respect him and now no one dares to piss him wrong?"
"He knew exactly what he was doing." Blake said.
Ruby:
"Does a soldier use a wooden horse to kill sleeping Trojans cause he is vile?"
"Now it's my turn" Ruby said.
Ruby:
"Or does he throw away his remorse and save more lives with guile?"
Ruby:
"If I became the monster, and threw that guilt away, would that make us stronger? Would it keep our foes at bay?"
Ruby:
"If I become the monster to everyone but us and make sure we get home again,who would care if we're unjust?"
Ruby & Soldiers:
"If I become the (Monster!) oh ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves."
"Poseidon's line" Taiyang noticed.
Ruby & Soldiers:
"(Monster) And deep down I know this well. I lost my best friend! I lost my mentor! My mom! Five hundred men gone, this can't go on!"
Ruby:
"I must get to see Penelope! And Telemachus!"
Ruby:
"So,if we must sail through dangerous oceans and beaches, I'll go where Poseidon won't reach us! And if I gotta drop another infant from a wall in an instant so we all don't die..."
Ruby:
"Then I'll become the (Monster!)"
"Is she taking the Dark God's words as advice?" Oscar asked.
"Maybe so" Emerald replied.
Ruby:
"I will deal the blow! And I'll become the monster like none they've ever known! So what if I'm the monster lurking below?"
Ruby:
"I must become the monster, and then we'll make it home!" (Monster!)
Ruby:
"Penelope❤️"
(Monster!)
Ruby:
"Telemachus!"
(Monster!)
Ruby:
"Oh ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves~"
(Monster!)
Ruby:
"I'll become the monster..."
Live ended.
"Is anyone hungry?" Naya asked and everyone raised their hands.
Naya teleported their favorite food to eat.

Long-suffering
Animatic-https://youtu.be/h84fYAsvsco?si=HFwvGJCoqgPIdOWf
Chorus:
"Penelope~"
"Is that actually Weiss?" Ruby asked.
Fake Weiss:
"Don't you miss me?"
Ruby:
"More than you know..."
"That's so cute!" Nora exclaimed.
Fake Weiss:
"Then jump in the water and kiss me!"
"I don't trust it" Winter said.
Ruby:
"Penelope,I've told you this before... You know I'm afraid of the water😖"
"We all know that's bullshit" Yang deadpanned.
Fake Weiss:
"I'll make sure that you are safe are sound❤️ come play with me and our daughter!"
"Daughter!?" Oscar was offended.
"Now we know that's fake" Ruby glared.
Fake Weiss:
"And let's watch our love leave the ground~"
Ruby:
"Oh,I would but,I'd be suffering trying to float the whole time"
Fake Weiss:
"I would take the suffering from you!"
Ruby:
"Oh,as good as it sounds, right here I'm just fine!"
Fake Weiss:
"I can take the suffering from you!"
Ruby:
"You know that I prefer my feet on ground"
"If that's not me... Then who in the bloody hell is she?" Weiss asked.
Fake Weiss:
"I will take the suffering from you..."
Ruby:
"Fine,but only if you answer a question or two..."
'mmm? Does miss Rose have a plan?' Ozpin thought.
Fake Weiss:
"Of course!"
Ruby:
"Ok,so let's say I was on the run or hiding from,I don't know, Poseidon?"
"And let's say he blocked the way home with giant waves and giant storms"
Fake Weiss:
"Oh no...🙄"
"That sounded sarcastic" Blake said.
Ruby:
"How am I to evade him? How am I to get home? Which root should I take? Where am I supposed to go?"
Fake Weiss:
"He will chase you high and low... So find a place he'd never go."
"A place he'd never go? Now where would that be?" Winter tilted her head.
Fake Weiss:
"The one way you'll get home is sailing where he's scared to roam... Oh, it's through the lair of Scylla!"
Ruby looked surprised and horrified.
"Other Ruby seems to know who this Scylla is" Taiyang pointed.
Ruby:
"No..."
Fake Weiss:
"This is your only way home... the lair of Scylla"
"Shénme guǐ? Tā yǒu zhuǎzǐ ma?(the fuck? does she have claws?)" Ruby asked in Patchian(Chinese).
"Seems like it" Yang replied.
Ruby:
"But Scylla has a cost😥"
Fake Weiss:
"Well, you asked and now you know... Now jump in the water!"
"Her teeth was also sharp" Jaune pointed at the screen.
Ruby:
"Penelope why?😩 You know I'm too shy and terrified~😏🥴"
"What da helly?" Ruby raised an eyebrow.
Fake Weiss:
"I would take the suffering from you🤗"
Ruby:
"Oh,for you I would die, but can't you let me stay dry?"
Ruby and Yang tried not to laugh at the "stay dry" part.
'I have dirty minded friends and a girlfriend' Weiss let's out a sigh.
Fake Weiss:
"I can take the suffering from you!"
Ruby:
"You should come onto the ship! We'll jump at the same time!"
Fake Weiss:
"I will take the suffering from you😘"
Ruby:
"Ah,the things I do for you...😏"
"Was that a bow?" Willow noticed.
"Looks like one" Raven replied.

Name: Different beast
Link-https://youtu.be/SlT0G3Ltzu8?si=Aq4GheSIs8SbHI4p
The siren screamed.
Ruby:
"Let's cut the charade, you are no wife of mine!"
"You've been trying to take my life this whole time!"
"I know under water,there are packs of you hiding..."
'Why does Ruby look and sound so hot!?' Weiss thought.
Ruby:
"Yeah, I know exactly what you are...a siren."
The siren hissed at her.
Ruby:
"My real wife knows I'm not scared of the water!"
"And my real wife knows I don't have a daughter!"
"Exactly!" Oscar said.
Ruby:
"But while you were so focused on turning my men into snacks, you didn't noticed that your friends got snatched."
Siren:
"What!?"
Ruby:
"We are a different beast now,we are the ones who feast now."
"No more of us deceased cuz we won't take more suffering from you."
Crew:
"We are the man-made monsters..."
"We are the ones who conquer!"
"You are a threat no longer!"
"Was that a fuckin baby siren?" Weiss raised an eyebrow.
Crew:
"We won't take more suffering from you!"
"Cinder looks conflicted..." Emerald pointed out.
Ruby:
"We've been away from home for... about 12 years or so."
"First we slayed in our own war and now we're here with more foes."
"While on the run from Poseidon,we found a ship with no crew,I realized nearby there were sirens! Singing sailors to their doon."
"We filled our ears with beeswax... that's how we resist your song!"
"That's smart" Glynda said.
Ruby:
"You pretended to be my wife so I just played along!"
"I read your lips and phrases! Scanning for information!! Sirens know about every route and horizon!"
"Now I know how to get back to my island!"
Crew:
"We are a different beast now,we are the ones who feast now,no more of us deceased cuz we won't take more suffering from you,we are the man-made monsters."
"We are the ones who conquer, you are a threat no longer..."
"We won't take more suffering from you."
Sirens:
"Spare us,oh spare us please..."
"Like they were gonna do the same to me🙄' Ruby thought.
Ruby:
"Why? So you can kill the next group of sailors in this part of the sea?Nah, you wouldn't have spared me."
"I made a mistake like this,it almost cost my life,I can't take more risk of not seeing my wife! Cut off their tails!! We're ending this now."
Everyone's eyes widen
ed at that.
"Didn't expect you to go there red..." Emerald said.
Ruby:
"Throw their bodies back in the water,let them drown."
Sirens:
"NO!"
Crew:
"She is a different beast now,he is the one who feasts now...no more of us deceased cuz we won't take more suffering from you."
"He is the man-made monster,he is the one who conquers!You are a threat no longer..."
"He won't take more suffering from you!"
Ruby:
"Kill them all!"
Crew:
"Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh"
Ruby:
"Kill them all!"
Crew:
"Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh"
Ruby:
"Kill them all!"
Crew:
"Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh"
Ruby:
"Kill 'em all!"
Crew:
"Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh, Odysseus..."
Video ends.
"Are you guys ready to move on?" Naya asked.
"Yeah." Ruby replied.