Coco’s Scroll buzzed—one of their perimeter alarms was going off. It could just be another lizard, but it might be something else.

Then several more alarms went off at once. It was definitely something else.

Coco glanced back at the dying campfire. It was just about time to wake Scarlet for his watch, but if something was finally happening, she damn well wasn’t going to miss it. She’d just go check it out, and if it was a rare case of something she couldn’t handle alone, she would call the rest of them. They’d probably appreciate the extra sleep.

Coco picked up her sunglasses from the rock beside her and slipped them on. Then she pushed the small button on the right temple to activate the night vision filters.

She smiled as the desert lit up in reddish hues for her. She loved these glasses, a surprise birthday present from Velvet last month. Knowing Coco was afraid of dark, enclosed spaces, Velvet had been working on them for more than a year, but parts and free time were hard to come by in Vacuo.

Coco headed toward the perimeter alarms, keeping eyes and ears peeled for Grimm. And then she found them.

Six Jackalopes—big guys—surrounding someone.

“Oh, come on,” a chillingly familiar voice said. “I don’t have time for this. He’s going to kill me if I’m not back to the Mirage in thirty.”

Coco pressed a button on the left band of her glasses and zoomed in. Seriously, she loved BunnyVision.

In the magnified view, Coco glimpsed the person who had captured the Grimm’s interest. This person had flowing red hair capped with a pair of goggles, a short cape, and an even shorter skirt showing off long legs.

“Carmine,” Coco said under her breath.

- RWBY: Before the Dawn, Chapter 10