(The sounds of someone drinking is heard. After a couple gulps, the man burps and chuckles. Qrow Branwen is steadying his Scroll onto a table, where is it recording him.)
"So...you want to know what has happened. What happened...before we fight our biggest battle ever." Qrow sighs. "Very well."
(Qrow sits down and stretches.)
"After our fight in Haven Academy, we took a couple days to rest. My nieces' team was finally reunited. But that Belladonna girl...it took at least a week for Yang to forgive her...after they sparred. Turns out Yang was smitten with the cat girl. And the result was her heart being broken. Kitten loves Monkey Boy. And that took Yang another week to understand. I'm getting off subject enough to need another swig."
(After Qrow takes more sips from his flask, he continues.)
"Together...us and the Faunus of Menagerie formed a plan to head to Atlas in order to retrieve the Relic of Creation. And as we had the Relic of Knowledge, we also needed to protect that as well. The Chieftain, Belladonna's father, chose to guard it. He hopes that he would be the last to be expected to have it. I didn't like the plan. But the majority vote rule this. The Faunus agreed to meet us in Vale at Beacon Academy, where they planned on assisting in the eliminating the remaining Grimm there. And hopefully...they find the Relic of Choice in the process."
(Qrow sighs in disappointment.)
"But we were too late. Salem managed to find the Winter Maiden, forced her to unlock the vault in Atlas and retrieved the Relic. Salem then managed to have her killed by her psychotic servant. The Maiden was poisoned. It was slow and extremely painful. Dammit. And I keep hearing rumors of the Summer Maiden being captured as well. But I try not to think about it. When we arrived in Atlas, we were already too late. And let's just say that poor Jimmy wasn't exactly happy that he let this happened. And we needed his army to fight the one that Salem has. Took some convincing, but her decides to fight with us, against his better judgement. The Schnee girl has reunited with Ice Queen. And for once...I actually felt happy for Winter."
(Qrow chuckles)
"Guess the young one decided to head back home and talk to Jacque, that insult of a human being. Found out that after she escaped, he was very angry. Lashed out on everyone who attempted to calm him down. And after he nearly beaten a fellow partner to death, the board of 'his' company forced him into retirement. And that meant the brother was about to become the new president of a hug company. And when he did...took him a whole day of extreme stress to cause him to breakdown. Guess he wasn't ready enough. And when the board were looking for a new boss, the young Schnee walked right in and took over, thanks to her new connections in the Atlesian military. And with her new occupation, she will use all the Dust she gather to help with our fight against Salem. And added positive note. Only for it to be crushed."
(Qrow is silent for a few seconds, before talking again.)
"The rumors were true. The Summer Maiden was found dead inside Shade Academy. Electrocuted to death. And the Relic of Destruction gone. Another Maiden gone. Dammit. And with Fall dead, who knows the next one to take the mantle. And that leaves with Spring. My sister, Raven. Killed the previous girl and obtained her powers. Haven't seen her since Haven. I was pissed when Yang told me. The last Maiden was only a kid. And she killed her. I'm going to need an explanation from her when she shows up again."
(Qrow drinks from his flask again.)
"We managed to make it back to Vale, where the Chieftain managed to retrieved the Relic of Choice. It was never in its Vault. But rather hidden where no one would think of look: The fountain in front of the school. (Qrow lets out a chuckle) Nice trick, Oz. So now we have 2 relics...and Salem has the other 2. Our mission now is to take back Creation and Knowledge, for with those 2, Salem could already be more powerful then she ever was. We cannot fail this. If we lose...she could wipe out everyone in Remnant in the snap of her fingers. Can't let that happened.
(The sound of knocking is heard. Qrow turns around and sees the doors to his room opening. He smiles to see his nice, Ruby Rose, entering.)
"Hey kiddo." He said. "What'd you need?"
Ruby notices the Scroll on the table. "You recording something?"
"Just passing the time, before we head out." Qrow said. He notices the worry in Ruby's face. "What's the matter, Ruby?"
Ruby sighs and proceeds to sit next to Qrow. "We're about to head into what might be my biggest battle yet, Uncle Qrow. I'm 16 and this is happening. I'm...I'm scared. Scared for Weiss. Scared for Blake. Yang. Jaune. Everyone. I'm scared that we might lose."
"Hey, kiddo." Qrow said, putting his hands on Ruby's shoulders. "Don't let fear control you in battle. It'll distract you. And you don't want that to happen. Focus on protecting your friends."
"...We're going to win. Right?"
Qrow chuckles and nods. "We've won before, kiddo. And we'll win this one."
Ruby smiles and nods back. "I believe you, Uncle Qrow. Oh. I forgot. We're leaving in a few minutes."
"Well we better head off then."
As the two of them stand up, Qrow goes to his Scroll and picks it up.
"Gotta go. Our greatest battle since the War is about to begin."
Hey guys. So this is the interlude of the 1 chapter story that will be written. I was inspired by Infinity War to write this. And if you guys like the story, I might make a sequel that could be more than one chapter. You'll know when the story is officially published. See you guys.
