Everything went black for Ruby. One moment she was in the truck thing and the next it

was darkness. When she came to she found herself in the back of a filled warehouse next to some familiar bodies.

"Ruby?" She heard. She turned to her right to find her sister.

"Yang? Yang!" She immediately latched onto her sister and started hugging her for all her worth.

"Ruby, you're okay! I was so worried for you."

"Me too Yang. It was really freaky. I met this dog named Moret and-"

"I hate to interrupt a sweet moment," Blake chimed in. "But we're in a warehouse and that didn't go well for us last time."

Before Weiss could add anything there was the sound of a clearing voice. Bringing their attention to Russell standing in front of a podium clad in maroon with Cam on one side also clad in maroon and Angel on the other clad in Blue.

"Blokes. Sheilas." He began. " My fellow Australians, intermediaries, stragglers and outliers. We are here for one thing. To draw the battle lines. Every year tensions ramp, leading to a three battle war. The time of the first battle is upon us and those of you who are undecided must pick a side lest ye be left by the wayside." The audience held attention to Russ. "This is not just a war of peoples. This is not just a war of place. This is not just a war of ideologies. This is not just a war of Cockroach and Cane Toad. This is a war of pride! Of bragging rights!" The crowd was cheering now. "My Maroon Pride will never go out! Who's with me? QUEENSLANDER!" He yelled.

"QUEENSLANDER! QUEENSLANDER!" The half of the crowd wearing maroon called back.

Russ stepped aside, allowing Angel the mic.

"New South Wales Doesn't Really Have A War Cry!"

"NO WAR CRY! NO WAR CRY!"

Russ re-took the microphone from his friend."Thank you, all of you for those impassioned displays of support." He thanked the crowd. He delivered the next part significantly faster. "Game one Wednesday 7pm Snowie's facility B.Y.O Grog!"

A cry of "You cunt!" could be heard from the audience.

Team RWBY sat at the back of the warehouse, having watched the full press junket, staying rather silent, until:

"The Fuck!?"

Ruby actually said it that time, too.

State of Origin

QLD VS. NSW

Pick Your Side