The camera zoomed in on Beacon, passing a large and unnerving ship as it descended upon a landing pad. Two Bullheads flew by as the camera slowly lowered to show ant-like swarms of people on the paths around Beacon. The camera shifted to the top of a tower veiled behind clouds. Ozpin and Glynda could be seen through the window into Ozpin's office.
"Ironwood certainly loves bringing his work wherever he travels." Glynda said, annoyed.
"Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man." Ozpin reasoned. The camera switched to an over-the-shoulder from Ozpin's perspective as three more Bullheads flew in. "But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore." He admitted. A chirping beep sounded repeatedly. Ozpin turned to see a hollow-message "Access Requested" on his desk. "Come in." He permitted.
The camera switched to a low perspective beyond Ozpin's desk and facing the doors as they slid open to reveal Ironwood as Ozpin approached to greet him. "Ozpin!" Ironwood said cordially.
Ozpin stood at attention. "Hello, General." Ozpin said fondly.
"Please, drop the formalities." Ironwood said as both approached and shook hands as Glynda also approached. "It's been too long. And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met." He said.
"Oh, James!" Glynda said, giving a personable wave and then dropping all pleasantries. "I'll be outside." She said, walking away.
"Well, she hasn't changed a bit." He said.
Ozpin turned to his desk. As he spoke, the camera shifted and Glynda could be seen from behind Ozpin and Ironwood as she exited the room. "So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas?" He asked, picking up a mug and a kettle, pouring as he spoke. "Headmasters don't typically travel with their students, for the Vytal Festival." He said, turning and offering the cup to Ironwood.
The camera shifted to a close-up showing the mug changing hands. A clink was heard. "Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year." Ironwood said as he produced a canteen from his inside coat pocket and poured its contents into his mug. "Besides, with you hosting, I thought that this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up." He explained as Ozpin walked around to his desk, kettle and a new mug in hand.
Ozpin sat and poured himself some coffee. "I can certainly appreciate the quality time between friends, however, a small fleet outside my window has me concerned." He explained.
"Well, concerned is what brought them here." Ironwood said.
"I understand that travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult." Ozpin started.
"Oz, you and I both know why I brought those men." Ironwood said.
Ozpin took a drink and set down his mug. "We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression." He reasoned. Off-screen, Ironwood could be heard setting his mug down.
"But if what Qrow said is true..." Ironwood started.
"If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully." Ozpin countered, emphasizing this as he held up an index finger. "It's the Vytal Festival. A time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest that you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent." He explained.
"I'm just being cautious." Ironwood admitted.
"As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can." Ozpin countered.
"Believe me, I am." Ironwood said, turning and walking away. He stopped near the door and looked back at Ozpin. "But ask yourself this: Do you honestly believe your children can win a war?" He asked, before he continued on his way to the exit.
"I hope they never have to." He explained.
In the Beacon Academy library, Team RWBY was shown playing Remnant: The Game. The camera panned from Weiss to Yang, then to Blake, who was obviously distracted, before finally landing on Ruby, who had been contemplating her next move. Teams JNPR and SCRN, with the absence of Bayonetta, was shown as Yang and Ruby bantered on about the game. Ren and Pyrrha were studying, and Nora was asleep, resting her head on Ryu's chest as he sat to her right, holding her with his left arm so she wouldn't slip as he read a book of poems with the others, Dante was reading comics and Kratos was reading a book of combat strategies.
"Hmmmmm... All right... All right!" Ruby announced, Pointing at Yang. "Yang Xiao Long, prepare your kingdom for battle!
Yang thrusted her elbow down as she balled her fist. "Bring it on!" She accepted the challenge.
"I deploy the Atlesian Air Fleet!" She declared, slapping her card down on the table. Yang feigned a look of shock. "Looks like I get to fly right over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!" She exclaimed, making noises like airplanes flying and bombing as she made a bird with her hands.
Yang feigned indignance as she pointed at Ruby. "You fiend!" She exclaimed.
Ruby was now ducked at one end of the table. The camera zoomed across the table to show the board and its player pieces in detail. "And since Atlas is part of Mantle, my repair time is only one turn." She explained with an evil smirk as she peaked her head up.
However, she gave a look of surprise as, off-screen, Yang could be heard laughing arrogantly as she raised a card. "Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card!" Yang announced as she showed the card to the camera. Ruby was visibly disturbed. "Giant Nevermore!" She declared, slamming the card down on the table. "If I roll a seven or higher, fatal feathers will slice your fleet in two!" She announced, a scene of a Nevermore flying over a field of swords impaled in the ground played over the conversation.
Ruby pointed back at Yang, however. "But, if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!" She explained, the Nevermore turning back toward Yang.
"It's a 50/50 chance. More of a coin flip than a dice roll." Kratos said, leaning over in interest at the sudden gambit.
"Yeah, but that girl and her sister know how to roll the dice in their favor, trust me." Dante grumbled, having lost more than his fair share of dice games to the blonde bombshell and Bayonetta. He can afford it in this world, but his gambling skill certainly hadn't improved from his previous life.
"That's just a chance I'm willing to take!" Yang said determinedly as the two glare at each other.
Yang was heard shouting triumphantly off-screen as we turned our focus back to teams JNPR and SRN. "Nooooo! My fearless soldiers!" Ruby cried.
"Eh, most of them were probably androids." Yang said.
"Nah, just outright robots." Dante called, looking back over his shoulder at them.
"Goodbye my friends, you will be avenged." Ruby said weakly.
"Not until I draw my rewards! Which are double this round thanks to the Mistral Trade Route!" Yang said.
"Obtaining those are a huge advantage." Kratos said, impressed.
"Bah!" Ruby snapped.
Nora snored and talked in her sleep. "Oh. Have pancakes." She said tiredly.
Ryu chuckled at this, patting her head a bit. "You can have all the pancakes you want when you wake up, Nora." He said.
She smiled in her sleep at this. "Oh, Ryu... You're the best person I've ever met." She said happily.
Pyrrha cleared her throat and then confiscated a comic book Jaune is reading, trading it for a textbook. "Oh, come on." Jaune whined.
"Be thankful I don't have my weapons on me. That would've earned you a hit upside the head with the flat of my sword." Kratos warned him, making him gulp nervously.
"Oh, and what's this? The Smugglers of Wind Path?" Yang continued to boast and taunt.
"Bah! Bah, I say!" Ruby snapped again.
As Pyrrha read Jaune's comic, a Nevermore player piece was tossed over Jaune's shoulder. Another piece bounced off of his head. "Poetic justice." Kratos said.
"I'm surprised you know what that is." Ryu said, looking up from his poems.
"What? Just because I'm a jock doesn't mean I'm an idiot." Kratos said.
"I say, it looks like I'm taking two cards in my hand!" Yang boasted once more.
"Have you no heart?" Ruby whined collapsed on the table, crying. "Nooo!" She cried. "I want Bayonetta..." She whined as when they were younger, Bayonetta always lost to Ruby on purpose and always consoled Ruby whenever she lost to Yang.
Yang groaned at this. "She never sticks around when we play these games! She took off with her semblance the instant I suggested it! She's probably on some boring evening walk she always takes. I GUARANTEE nothing interesting is gonna happen." She grumbled.
Bayonetta walked the streets of Vale, not looking for anything in particular, just enjoying the evening air and wasting a few hours until Ruby and the others were done with that foolish game. Unbeknownst to her, however, a menacing figure leered at her from an alleyway, a second golden figure coming out of nowhere behind him.
Yang then looked to her palest teammate. "Well, Weiss, it's your turn." She said.
"I have... absolutely no idea what's going on." Weiss said unsurely.
Yang slid up beside her and put her hand on her shoulder. "Look, it's easy! You're playing as Vacuo which means that all Vacuo-based cards come with a bonus." She explained.
"That sounds dumb." Weiss said, still confused.
Yang started looking through Weiss' cards. "See, you've got Sandstorm, Desert Scavenge... Oh, oh!" She said excitedly, pulling up a card to show Weiss. "Resourceful Raider! See, now you can take Ruby's discarded Air Fleet—" She started.
"Nooo!" Ruby whined more.
"—and put it in your hand!" She finished.
"Okay." Weiss said, starting to understand.
"And since Vacuo warriors have an endurance against Natural-based hazards, you can use Sandstorm to disable my ground forces and simultaneously infiltrate my kingdom!" Yang explained, pointing a finger at Weiss. "Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war." She warned as she pulled away and returned to her seat.
"And that means..." Weiss asked again.
"You're just three moves away from conquering Remnant!" Ruby cried in despair.
Weiss stood and a thunder clap accompanied Weiss' overjoyed psychotic laughter. "Y-yes! Fear the almighty power of my forces! Cower as they pillage your homes and weep as they take your children from your very arms!" She said maniacally, Dante looking at his sister in horror along with Kratos.
"What... The fuck... Is wrong with your sister?" He asked.
"I honestly don't know anymore. I don't think that's my sister." Dante said in horror, making a mental note to keep Weiss from any position of significant power.
"Trap card..." Yang bluntly declared, her arm appearing holding the card.
"Huh?" Weiss asked, confused.
Yang shuffled the pieces on the board, Weiss' pieces disappearing in a puff of smoke. "Your armies have been destroyed." She said simply.
"Thank god..." Dante and Kratos said together with a sigh of relief.
Weiss slumped in her chair, tearing up. "I hate this game of emotions we play." She whined
Ruby hopped into Weiss' lap. "Stay strong, Weiss! We'll make it through this together!" She said tearfully.
"Shut up! Don't touch me!" Weiss whined, although hugged Ruby closely.
Yang Put her arms up behind her head. "Alright Blake, you're up!" She said.
Blake snapped back to reality "Oh, um, sorry, what am I doing?" She asked.
"You're playing as Vale, trying to conquer the Kingdoms of Remnant!" Weiss explained.
"Right." Blake said.
Jaune approached the table. "Hey! Can I play?" He asked.
"Sorry Jaune, we've already got 4 people." Ruby apologized.
"Besides, this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt that you possess." Weiss said harshly.
"You didn't even know what you were doing until Yang told you." Dante said.
"Yeah, you attacked your own naval fleet 2 turns ago." Yang agreed, to which Weiss made an annoyed sound.
"Bring it on, Ice Queen! I'll have you know that I have been told that I am a natural born leader!" Jaune declared
"Really?" Ryu asked, looking at Jaune, raising an eyebrow.
"By who? Your mother?" Weiss asked suspiciously.
"A-and Pyrrha!" He said nervously.
"Hello again!" Pyrrha said, waving.
"Don't encourage him yet. He's still got a long way to go." Kratos said.
Jaune begged with both hands folded together. "Come on, let me play your hand for a turn!" He pleaded.
"I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!" She said.
"Easily the most peaceful kingdom. If Jaune led them... My bet's on gone in a weak." Dante said.
"Okay, that's a bit harsh!" Jaune pouted, before turning back to Weiss. "Why not? You've trusted me with way more important stuff before. I mean, you told us all that Blake is secretly a Fa-" He started, everyone looking at him in shock.
Pyrrha darted over and slaps a hand over Jaune's mouth. "Fun-loving person, whom we all admire and respect." She said as Jaune laughed nervously.
Everyone looked nervously at Blake who looked obviously annoyed that her secret is out. "Right. That. Ladies, enjoy your battle." He said, bowing as Pyrrha walked away.
Dante looked back at Kratos after this. "So, you'll have Jaune do at least 50 push-ups for that?" He asked.
"500. With me sitting on his back." Kratos corrected, to which Jaune groaned as he overheard that.
"Good." Dante said.
Footsteps could be heard off-screen. "'Sup losers." Sun said as he walked up, holding his fingers in a "peace" sign.
"Hey Sun!" Ruby greeted cheerfully.
The camera shifted to show that Neptune was next to Sun. "Ruby, Yang, Blake... Ice Queen." Sun greeted
"Why does everyone keep calling me that?!" Weiss demanded.
"You gotta admit, sis. If you stop and think, there ARE a couple good reasons." Dante told her.
"Traitor..." She pouted.
"I never got a chance to formally introduce you to my old friend." Sun said, gesturing to Neptune.
"Uhh, aren't libraries for reading?" He asked.
"Thank you!" Ren called, throwing his arms up in the air, Ryu also nodding in approval.
"Pancakes!" Nora shouted as she popped her head up.
"Shut up. Don't be a nerd." Sun told him.
"Too late." Dante chuckled.
"Hush, you!" Weiss snapped at Dante, surprising her twin.
Neptune shook a finger at Sun. "Geh, geh, geh, geh! 'Intellectual', okay? Thank you." He said, before waving at the girls. "I'm Neptune.
"So Neptune, where are you from?" Weiss asked.
"Haven." He answered as he approached Weiss. "And I don't believe I've caught your name, snow angel." He said.
"Um, I'm Weiss." She answered, a bit stunned.
"Are you kidding me!?" Jaune snapped jealously, as his attempts with the same line constantly failed.
"Pleasure to meet you." He said.
"I never took you as the board game playing type." Sun said to Blake.
"Right, well, I think I'm done playing actually. I'll see you guys later." Blake said, shoving Sun aside and leaving the room.
"Women." Nora said, shrugging.
Ruby looked at her scroll, becoming slightly worried. "Man, it's getting late. Bayonetta should be back by now." She said worriedly.
"Don't sweat it. I'll go look for her. In the meantime, I think your teammate needs a little more help than Bayonetta does." He said, heading out.
Meanwhile, Bayonetta was starting to head back to Beacon, before sensing something behind her, activating her semblance, turning around and flicking the knife only inches from her face up into the air, getting caught off-guard by the blond man running up behind it at a high speed, somehow ignoring the time-slowing properties of her semblance and throwing a spin kick that sent her flying back, but she recovered in her cat pose, glaring up at her attacker. "Interesting. You, too have some power over time. That would explain why Medusa had such a hard time with you. Sadly, that same trick is useless on me." Dio said.
"Who the hell are you?!" She demanded.
"My, my, you're quite fiery. I like that. My name is Dio and I'm afraid you had an altercation with some of my... associates at the docks not long ago. You made quite the mess, now I'm here to clean it up." He said.
"Very well, then I'll just have to make a mess of you!" She said, taking aim at him.
Background Music: "Time of Dying" by Three Days Grace (it's the only song I could think of that has time in it)
Dio rushed in at her as if he was about to run through the wall of bullets she was unleashing towards him, but suddenly, a strange golden figure emerged from his body with its arms crossed defensively in front of its face, the bullets bouncing off of him, until they finally reached Bayonetta and the new figure slammed its fist into her stomach, knocking the air out of her and lifting her off her feet, leaving her open for Dio to hit her with a jumping round kick, sending her flying into a pile of crates, kicking up a bunch of dust. "Medusa must be losing her edge if you gave her a challenge." Dio said, walking towards her. Suddenly, bullets rang out from the dust, slower, but faster than the other bullets. The yellow figure tried to tank these bullets again, but these managed to break through his guard, at which point Bayonetta rushed in with Chernabog and slashed at him, forcing him to jump back.
"Why don't we test your edge?" Bayonetta said, lunging forward again and swinging down on Dio, but the figure emerged from him once again, stopping the blades with his forearms, but this time, the blades went in, leaving deep wounds on its arms, but not cutting through.
"Useless, useless, useless!" Dio announced, jumping forward and kicking Bayonetta again, knocking her back again.
She came to a stop and glared up at him. "Enough of this!" She snapped, activating her semblance and rushing in, switching back to her handguns. She rushed in and threw a powerful jab, but it was met with the figures fist. "What? That's not possible!" She said.
"You have the ability to slow time. That itself makes you quite powerful, almost invincible. Unless, of course, you meet someone with a similar ability." Dio said, starting to attack. Bayonetta now had to deal with punches from both Dio and the golden figure beside him. But however, while they only used their fists, she attacked with all 4 of her limbs, allowing her to contend with the two of them, nicking both of them with several bullets. She managed to knee cap him with one of the bullets, leaving him open for a hit to the face with a bullet just behind it, before he recovered and glared at her. "The World!" He shouted just before the barrel of the gun reached his forehead, at which point it came to a stop, along with Bayonetta's entire body.
Bayonetta was shocked at this. She couldn't move her body. It was as if she was frozen. But not only her, but everything else around her: a bag being blown down the street by the wind, a newspaper getting swept through the air, an alley cat that had come around the corner to investigate the noise, but tried to run away, now hanging in the air, all 4 paws off the ground as if it were a picture. It was almost like her semblance, but even when it was activate, she could see all these things still moving at a snail's pace, but not here. They were all frozen in time. (It can't be... Could he have made time COMPLETELY stop?!) She asked in disbelief.
"I'll admit, I was surprised when I found out I was not the only one who could manipulate time. Although, seeing the vast differences in our abilities now, I'm disappointed. Reducing time to a mere crawl is nothing compared to stopping it altogether. You are a monkey against a lion! And now the lion shall finish it's prey!" Dio announced, preparing to attack.
Suddenly, however, Bayonetta felt herself able to move again and moved out of the way of his attack at the last possible second, throwing a round kick to Dio's face and launching him away. "Looks like the lion's bite isn't as bad as his bark." She smirked.
He growled at this. "How dare you! I'll finish you right now! The wor-!" He started, before Rebellion came from nowhere, taking off the golden figure's left forearm as it tried to stop the attack and leaving a massive gash in Dio's own left shoulder, causing him to scream in pain.
The sword flew back to Dante, who smirked. "You know, they're talking a big game, then there's not knowing when to shut up. And that can get you in some serious trouble." He said.
"Dante!" Bayonetta said.
"Hey, babe. We were getting worried about you. I thought picking fights with shady character's was your sister's deal." He said.
"The creep jumped me. He may be injured, but his semblance is powerful." Bayonetta warned.
"As you'll soon discover! The World!" Dio announced again.
"No!" Bayonetta shouted, both gunslinger's taking aim at the blonde, but it was too late.
Dio rushed at Dante once again, this time pulling out a number of knives he held in his right hand while The World readied its remaining fist, pummeling Dante while Dio slashed furiously. The two of them landed many hits and cuts on Dante, but fortunately, his massive aura held up. "Not bad." He said suddenly, stepping back out of range.
"WHAT?!" Dio demanded in shock.
"Schnee's can do a lot of things with our glyphs. Even time dilation. And I like to think I'm pretty advanced!" Dante said, rushing in and throwing an upward slash at Dio. The World appeared in front of him and blocked it, but took another deep slash that almost took his remaining arm off and nicked his chest quite badly.
End Music
Time resumed and Dio jumped back several paces, holding his injuries while The World disappeared. "Dammit! The two of you may have one today, but I, Dio! Will not give up! I, Dio will return and have my revenge! And next time, you won't be so lucky!" He snapped, jumping onto the roof and disappearing.
Dante glared at him, but headed over to Bayonetta, who was panting heavily. "You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah. He just got a few good hits in. Nothing to worry about." She said.
"We'll be sure of that when we get back to the academy." He said, helping to support her as they headed back to school.
The scene switched to Team RWBY's room. The camera panned from the night sky seen through the window over to Blake as she sat with her knees folded to her chest on her bed. Voices could be heard echoing in her head.
"Brothers of the White Fang, why are you aiding this scum?" Her own voice echoed.
"The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together." Torchwick's voice hissed in her mind, followed by the sounds of battle including slashes, grunts, gunfire, and Torchwick's laughter.
"Well, this has certainly been an eventful evening." Ozpin said.
"Hmph." Blake simply huffed.
The scene shifted to show that Blake was sitting in an interviewing office as Ozpin entered. Blake quietly acknowledged his statement. "I'm sure that after a night of thwarting attempted robbery, you probably just want to go home and take a nap. But, I was hoping that maybe we could have a chance to talk." He said, sitting down across from her.
"Of course." She agreed.
"Wonderful. As you know, in order to enroll at my academy, students must first pass a rigorous entrance exam. Most applicants spend years of preparation training at one of the many combat schools around the world. You are one of the few that did not. And you passed the exam with flying colors." He explained.
"I was raised outside the kingdoms. If you can't fight, you can't survive." She explained.
"Well, you have most certainly survived, Blake. I admire your drive. And I am proud to run a school that accepts individuals from all walks of life. Rich, poor, Human..." He started, sipping his coffee. "Faunus..." He continued, Blake glaring at him. "Why do you wear that bow, Blake? Why hide who you are?" He asked
"You may be willing to accept the Faunus, Professor Ozpin, but your species is not." She explained.
"True, but we are continuing to take strides to lessen the divide." He reasoned.
"With all due respect, you need to start taking some larger strides. Until then, I'd rather avoid any unnecessary attention. I want people to see me for who I am, not what I am." She said.
"And what are you?" He questioned.
"I don't understand what you're asking." She said unsurely.
"How did you know the White Fang would be at the shipyard tonight?" He asked.
"I didn't. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time." She answered.
"You wouldn't have been the first. But what happened tonight was not an isolated incident. I may be your headmaster, but I am also a Huntsman, and it is my sworn duty to protect this world from the forces that conspire against it. Blake, are you sure there is nothing else you would like to tell me?" He asked.
"I'm sure." She confirmed.
"Very well. Thank you for your time, Ms. Belladonna." Ozpin said, standing and heading to the door. He stopped and turned to Blake. "If you ever need to talk to me." He said, the camera showed Blake momentarily. "Please, don't hesitate to ask." He said, shutting the door behind him.
Team RWY was shown entering their dorm room.
"Ugh, we should have never let him play!" Yang grumbled.
"You're just mad cuz' the new guy beat you! See, if you had just attacked when I told you none of this would have happened." Ruby snickered.
As they entered, Blake approached the door to leave.
"Stop." Weiss said sternly, pointing at Blake. Blake's hand retracted from the door knob.
Unbeknownst to them, however, team SCRN was on the other side of the door, bringing Bayonetta to her sisters, but stopping as they head the conversation.
"Lately you've been quiet, antisocial and moody!" She said.
"Uh, have you met Blake?" Ruby asked.
"Which I get is kind of your thing, but you've been doing it more than usual! Which quite frankly, is unacceptable! You made a promise to me, to all of us, that you would let us know if something was wrong!" She announced. Suddenly, she jumped and flipped through the air as six copies of her emblem fly through the air. "So, Blake Belladonna, what is wrong!?" She demanded, pointing her finger at Blake again. Weiss was shown to be balancing precariously on a chair's back feet as Ruby and Yang looked at her in awe. She quickly put the chair away and rather adorably shuffled over to stand near the girls.
"I just, I don't understand how everyone can be so calm." Blake admitted.
"You're still thinking about Torchwick?" Ruby asked, approaching Blake.
"Torchwick, the White Fang, all of it! Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it!" Blake screamed.
"Ozpin told us not to worry. Between the police and the Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it." Yang explained.
"Well I'm not! They don't know the White Fang like I do!" Blake snapped.
"Okay, between blowing up nightclubs, stopping thieves, and fighting for freedom, I'm sure the three of you think that you're all ready to go out and apprehend these ne'er-do-wells!" Weiss started.
"Uh, who?" Ruby asked off-screen.
"But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students! We're not ready to handle this sort of situation!" Weiss reasoned.
"Well yeah, but..." Ruby started.
"We're not ready!" Weiss snapped.
"And we may never be ready! Our enemies aren't just going to sit around and wait for graduation day." Blake countered, pointing toward the door. "They're out there, somewhere, planning their next move, and none of us know what it is, but it's coming! Whether we're ready or not!" Blake snapped.
"Well, then. Count us in." Bayonetta said, limping into the room after picking the lock, the rest of Team SCRN following her. (I know it's like a hotel key-card pad thing, but it's also Bayonetta, so that balances it out)
"Bayo!" Yang said, hurrying to her twin.
"Cereza..." Ruby said in shock, also hurrying to her sister's side. She only called Bayonetta by her actual name when it was serious or Ruby was royally pissed at her.
"What happened to you two?!" Weiss said in shock, noticing Dante was also not entirely unscathed.
"Had a little run-in with an associate of our friends at the docks." Dante explained.
"We couldn't help but overhear your little problem." Ryu said.
"And they're targeting us now, so it seems like it's our problem, too." Bayonetta said as her sisters sat her down on Weiss' bed.
"It's too risky. We don't want to get our friends-" Blake started.
"And family." Weiss added.
"Involved." Blake finished.
"I'd say we're already involved." Kratos said.
"The big guy's right. They came after us, it's only fair we go after them." Dante said.
"You already got hurt because of us. We don't want to put you in any more danger." Ruby said, hugging Bayonetta.
"I got hurt because I interfered at the docks. They would've come after me anyway. It's not your fault, Ruby. Even if it was, I'd take this and even worse for you." Bayonetta said, looking Ruby in the eyes, before smirking. "Besides, this is nothing compared to how Yang and I rough-housed as kids." She said, smirking at her older twin.
"That's true." Yang giggled.
"We're in this, whether you want us to be or not." Kratos said.
"And Ozpin or Glynda could always find out about this if you're not careful." Ryu taunted.
Blake sighed at this. "You've got us there." She said.
"Okay, all in favor of becoming the youngest Huntresses to single-handedly taking down a corrupt organization conspiring against the Kingdom of Vale..." Ruby started, raising her hand and doing other random gestures, while looking manic, taking a deep breath at the end. "say aye." She said, holding out her hand.
"When do we start?" Kratos asked.
"Yes! I love it when you're feisty!" Yang cheered pumped her fist enthusiastically, pointing at Blake at the end.
"Ready whenever you are, dear sister." Bayonetta said.
"Well, I suppose it could be fun." Weiss said.
"Count me in." Dante said.
"Just another Wednesday for us." Ryu said.
"None of you said aye!" Ruby said dejectedly.
"Alright then, we're in this together!" Blake said with a smile.
"Let's hatch a plan!" Ruby said, gesturing.
"Yeah!" Yang said, doing a "double-guns" at Ruby.
Ruby suddenly gasped as she freaked out. "I left my board game at the library!" She said, panicked.
"I told you you shouldn't have brought that dumb game to Beacon." Bayonetta said as the rest of team SCRN face-vaulted.
"We're doomed." Weiss said, placing her hand to her head.
Ruby quickly ran out of the room and down the hallway. "I'll be right back!" She called back, before the sound of collision was heard as Ruby seemed to slam into the camera and disappeared off-screen. "Oo-oof! Oh g-!" She grunted, looking up. "Sorry. Are you okay?" She asked.
The music score took on an eerie tone. "I'm fine." Emerald said as she offered her hand from off-screen. "Just watch where you're going." She said as Ruby was shown to be slouched on the ground as she took Emerald's hand. Mercury stood beside them.
"Oh, right, sorry." She apologized. "Um, I'm Ruby! Are you new?" She asked as Emerald helps her to her feet.
Emerald stepped aside to reveal Cinder as she approached. "Visiting from Haven, actually." She said as Emerald turned to look at her.
Ruby stared for a moment and Cinder stared back. "Ooh! You're here for the festival! But exchange students have their own dormitory." She explained.
"I guess we just got turned around." Mercury said.
"Hey, don't worry, it happens all the time." She said as Mercury and Emerald walked past her. "Uh, your building is just east of here."
"Thanks." Cinder said off-screen, before walking past Ruby, gesturing in acknowledgement. "Maybe we'll see you around." She said.
"Yeah, maybe!" Ruby called after her as the camera shifted to show the faces of the trio as they continued to walk away. Behind them, Ruby could be seen waving. "Oh, uh, and welcome to Beacon!" She called after them again as Cinder grinned evilly and her eyes glowed menacingly as the screen faded to black.