Talk:Ruby Rose/@comment-58.7.165.71-20140531173114/@comment-3146930-20140601180726

She does chase him onto the roof and is ready to attack him when a big airship shows up and shines a bright searchlight right in her eyes. If you look carefully when he tosses the Dust-crystal from the plane, the light is still shining directly on Ruby, possibly blinding her from seeing what he had tossed until it was too late to defend. Then Glynda shows up and begins a fight that is obviously on a completely different level from Ruby's own skill, meaning that anything she did may have caused more harm then good. Glynda was causing ice storms and tossing rocks after all, preventing any kind of clear shot Ruby would have had; it isn't until Cinder clears the field of debris that Ruby can shoot.

Then with the Nevermore attack, Ruby says she has a plan and never explains it to us; but there would be enough time for Ruby to explain the plan to the others. When Yang grounds the bird by the cliff, Ruby, Weiss, and Blake can all be seen in position for the plan, meaning that Ruby probably explained it to them during the fight scene with JNRP and the Death Stalker, as well as Yang fighting the Nevermore. Then when Yang rushes to her teammates while Weiss goes to freeze the Nevermore's tail, there would be enough time for Ruby to tell her to say "I have a plan. Jump on that pillar and make a slingshot," it isn't a long phrase after all. Plus she gives a knowing smile when she sees that the others are in a formation and as I said she has known Ruby for a long time (being sisters), so she may have known that there was a plan, even if she didn't know the exact details.

It is also possible that she shouted orders to Yang and Blake, as they weren't that far away. This could be justified by Ruby telling Weiss to cover her, giving Ruby enough time to tell Yang to get the bird in the right spot and for the other to get into position. Weiss had the biggest part to play and Ruby and Weiss spent the most time together, meaning all she would have to tell Blake is "We're going to make a slingshot, get over by that pillar" and later tell Yang to get the bird in position for the plan. There is a big gap in time we don't see RWBY during the fight, more then enough time to explain a fairly simply plan.