The situation couldn't look worse. Ruby 'ascended' into the tree, becoming trapped until she reborns. Meanwhile, the Curious Cat possessed Neo taking advantage of her weakness. He now seeks to escape the Ever After. Weiss, Blake, Yang, Jaune and you end up in the bottom of the tree, the core of the Ever After, where you find the cat in Neo's body next to the gate to Remnant.

Curious Cat: Oh, hello there.

Jaune: You can't pass through, can you?

Curious Cat: annoyed because it's true So what? I'll just take that girl once she awakens!

Yang: We won't let you take Ruby!

Weiss: You won't escape this place!

The cat molds Neo's body into a more intimidating form.

Curious Cat: Then try and stop me...