Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27143816-20160216033644/@comment-26397825-20160711235506

Two questions;

One. Where would Emerald be in this scenario? She has to be able to see the person she is affecting, so she'd have to be somewhere with a clear view of the Beacon tower...and anywhere that close would have her liable to be discovered by someone or injured in the fight Pyrrha had against Cinder.

Two. How would Cinder/Emerald know Ruby was going to be there to have this as a backup plan? Pyrrha wasn't even supposed to be in the tower to fight Cinder. And Cinder was completely and utterly surprised by the appearance of Ruby and her Silver Eyes.

And that raises another question; if they stole Pyrrha for nefarious purposes as you claim, why didn't they steal Ruby away at the same time? She was unconcious, unresponsive, and Qrow was nowhere to be seen at the time. He still had to fight his way throguh the hordes of Grimm attracted to Beacon by the dragon. Cinder and co could have easily stolen Ruby during that time, and they have a really good reason to do so - she has Silver Eye powers. You know, the things that can freeze a dragon untrained. Imagine if they kidnapped her and brainwashed her to fight for them.

Basically, it boils down to; how would Emerald know to use her powers on Ruby, who appeared at the top of the tower in a crouch and between rubble so there was no clear view of her from an exterior position. If Emerald was also on the tower, how did she not get killed by the debris and the fight that happened between Cinder and Pyrrha which resulted in the complete destruction of said tower. And why did they not kidnap Ruby after she knocked herself unconscious, since they were kidnapping people anyway in that theory and Ruby would be an extremely valuable asset to have for either side.