Volume 1 Episode 2: The shining Beacon

An airship lands on Beacon's yard. Yang drags an unconscious Ruby out of the airships and wakes her up with a slap.

Yang: (while slapping Ruby) Wake up! We're already in Beacon.

Ruby: I'm already awake, no need to keep slapping me.

Yang: (keeps slapping Ruby) Shut up. You don't tell me what to do.

Ruby: I'm sorry Yang.

Yang: (stops) Fine, but just because you didn't call me that thing I don't want you to call me. Anyway, I'm going with my friends for now; hope I never see you again.

Yang leaves with a bunch of black silhouettes.

Ruby: Wait! I don't know where to go.

Ruby starts exploring Beacon's courtyard. She's sad and lost. Suddenly she hears a voice.

?: You!

Ruby turns. She sees a white-haired girl with a scar on her left eye. The girl approaches Ruby and grabs her by the shoulders.

Weiss: You are Ruby Rose!

Ruby: (scared and confused at the same time) Hi! Nice to meet you. (tries to fake a smile).

Weiss: It's not nice to meet you. It's a disgrace that someone like you has been admitted into Beacon.

Ruby: Why? I haven't done anything wrong.

Weiss stabs Ruby in the stomach with Myrtenaster twice. The first stab breaks Ruby's aura, Ruby falls on her knees bleeding and crying after the second stab. A black-haired girl wearing a bow approaches them.

Blake: What's going on here?

Ruby: (crying and covering her wound with her hand) Help me, please.

Blake: Sure.

Blake extends her hand to help Ruby.

Ruby: Thank you.

Weiss: No! That girl is Ruby Rose!

Blake looks again at Ruby and recognizes her.

Blake: Ewww.

Blake kicks Ruby in the face before she can reach her hand. Ruby loses consciousness.

Blake: Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company. I don't like you, I don't like your family and I don't like your family's company, but you saved me from touching that filthy Ruby girl. Thank you very much.

Weiss: You're welcome. Do you have a weapon too? This is your chance to stab Ruby.

Blake: I don't want to dirty my weapon with this girl's filthy blood. Gambol Shroud has more dignity than that. Does your weapon have a name?

Weiss: Yes, its name is Myrtenaster.

Blake: You should clean Myrtenaster, it touched Ruby Rose.

Weiss: Yeah, you're right.

Blake takes out a book. The title reads "Ninjas of Love". She walks away while reading.

Weiss: (looks at Ruby) Lucky you. Hadn't that girl showed up I would have killed you.

Weiss leaves. Ruby is left unconscious lying on a puddle of her own blood and tears.

A blond guy wearing armor wakes up Ruby and helps her stand up.

Jaune: Hi. You look hurt. Should we go see a doctor to treat your wounds?

Ruby: It's fine, this is nothing compared to my father's and sister's beatings. (coughs blood)

They start walking towards the auditorium.

Jaune: I see. My name's Jaune Arc. What about yours?

Ruby: My name is… (thinks) Marianne. That's it. My name is Marianne le Blanc.

Jaune: Le Blanc? Your outfit looks black and red to me.

Ruby: Yeah. My parents chose that name because of the color-naming tradition, but I always preferred dark colors.

Jaune: (laughing) You are a really funny and nice girl. I hope we can be friends.

Ruby: Yeah, me too.

Jaune and Ruby make it to the auditorium.

Jaune: Is your sister in Beacon too or are…?

Weiss approaches them and interrupts Jaune.

Weiss: What do you do?

Jaune: Hello snow angel. (blinks at Weiss) I'm talking with my friend Marianne.

Weiss: Marianne? That girl is Ruby Rose!

Weiss shows Jaune a picture of Ruby from a newspaper cut she carries in her pocket.

Jaune: (shocked) Is that true? You are Ruby Rose?

Ruby: I… I can explain…

Jaune kicks Ruby in her wound, making her fall on her knees.

Jaune: (pointing at Ruby) Everybody, look! It's Ruby Rose, that girl who everyone hates! Let's insult her and throw her things!

Everybody starts insulting Ruby and throwing her things.

Yang: You are not my sister!

Weiss: You are disgusting!

Blake: Leave Beacon!

Jaune: You are ugly and stupid!

Ozpin gets on the auditorium's stage. Ruby runs to the stage and jumps onto it.

Ruby: Help me Ozpin! I'm being bullied.

Ozpin: Get off the stage.

Ruby: But you are the headmaster. You have to help me. You shouldn't allow this kind of beheav…

Ozpin kicks Ruby off the stage, interrupting her sentence.

Ozpin: This stage is for teachers only, no students.

Ruby starts crying and looks Ozpin in the eyes.

Ruby: (crying) B-but…

Ozpin looks down at Ruby and takes a sip of coffee.

Ozpin: Pathetic.

Ruby runs away from the auditorium while crying. She misses Ozpin's speech.

That night Ruby tries to sleep hiding from Blake and Weiss. Weiss is looking for Ruby with a syringe filled of fire dust in her right hand. Blake is following Weiss and checking the spots she hasn't looked into.

Weiss: (looking for Ruby) Come out Ruby. I promise I won't stab you this time.

Blake: No, you just want to inject her fire dust to know how the human body would react to it.

Weiss: It's called experimenting. It's not cruelty if it's for science.

Blake: Well, I'm not judging you. It's Ruby after all. She deserves it and more.

Weiss: Right. I'm just doing what has to be done.

Weiss and Blake keep looking for Ruby. Ruby hugs her pillow and starts shaking in fear as she hears their steps getting closer, tears start coming out of her eyes. Suddenly, Yang gets in the scene and approaches Weiss and Blake.

Yang: Hey girls. Ruby is really good at hiding so I don't think we'll be able to find her tonight. Why don't we call it a night and leave it for tomorrow?

Blake: Sure, I'm tired.

Weiss: I guess you're right. I'm tired too. Let's go to sleep.

The girls leave and go to sleep. Ruby cries in silence until she falls asleep.