After the opening, the first scene is of random students schmoozing at the dance. Bartholomew Oobleck is shown to be listening intently as Peter Port laughs over some unheard anecdote. Ozpin is standing off to the side with Glynda Goodwitch until General James Ironwood offers his hand for her to dance with him. Jaune Arc approaches Ruby Rose, who is standing pensively near the refreshments tables.
"I see you're hiding at the punch bowl too" Said Jaune. "Yep" Said Ruby. "To the socially awkward" Said Jaune.
Ruby giggles and they clink glasses.
"Sorry things didn't work out with Weiss" Said Ruby. "Meh, it's fine. Neptune's pretty "cool". I get why she went with him" Said Jaune. "What do you mean?" Asked Ruby. "Well, come on, not many people can pull off blue hair. Unless there some sort of human like species from space that get stronger the closer they are to death" Said Jaune.
Jaune begins to drink his punch.
"Weiss came to the dance alone" Said Hope, sitting behind Jaune and Ruby.
Jaune chokes in surprise.
"Uh, what?" Asked Jaune, as he turned and grabbed Hope's cheeks.
Weiss Schnee is shown trying desperately to coax life out of a wilting white rose. When she fails, she looks visibly upset.
"Yeah, she said that she had too much to focus on to worry about boys. Now, please let go of my face" Said Hope.
Laughter draws Weiss' attention to Sun Wukong, Blake Belladonna, Emily Dual and Neptune Vasilias as the latter entertains the others with some impressions and other silly faces. Jaune, shown to be observing as well, becomes visibly perturbed.
"Hold my punch" Said Jaune. "No, hold it yourself" Said Hope. "Ruby, hold my punch" Said Jaune.
Jaune hands Ruby his glass and no sooner than he vanishes from sight does she choose to drink from his cup.
"Why didn't you take his drink?" Asked Ruby. "I'm waiting for my date" Said Hope. "I thought Emily was your date" Said Ruby. "No. Pyrrha is" Said Hope. "You manage to get a date with Pyrrha!? How!?" Asked Ruby. "A little bit of asking, some nagging, maybe a hypnotic suggestion" Said Hope. "Really!?" Asked Ruby. "No! Definitely not... I don't ask people" Said Hope. "Hope, you're scaring me" Said Ruby. "Ok, I was joking. I just asked and she said yes. I haven't seen her yet though" Said Hope.
As Jaune makes his way across the room, shoving other students aside (some of which were not even in his path), he stops short and watches as Pyrrha Nikos passes by. He watches her walk glumly up the stairs and seems to have a change of heart. The scene shifts to Pyrrha on a balcony as Jaune approaches behind her.
"Hey, Pyrrha" Said Jaune.
Pyrrha turns around to face him.
"Hello, Jaune" Said Pyrrha. "You okay? I haven't seen you tonight" Said Jaune. "Arrived late, I'm afraid" Said Pyrrha. "Well, you look really nice" Said Jaune. "Thank you" Said Pyrrha. "Your, uh, date isn't going to beat me up for saying that, is he?" Asked Jaune. "He might" Said Pyrrha. "So, where is the guy?" Asked Jaune.
Pyrrha turns back toward Jaune.
"He's inside" Said Pyrrha. "Wow. What's his name?" Asked Jaune. "It's Hope, Jaune. My date is Hope" Said Pyrrha. "Well, he is kinda cute, I guess. And I guess he asked you" Said Jaune. "Yeah. He was the only one who did" Said Pyrrha. "But that's... you're Pyrrha Nikos! H-How could nobody else ask you?" Asked Jaune. "Jaune, i've been blessed with incredible talents and opportunities. I'm constantly surrounded by love and praise, but when you're placed on a pedestal like that for so long, you become separated from the people that put you there in the first place. Everyone assumes I'm too good for them. That I'm on a level they simply can't attain. It's become impossible to form any sort of meaningful relationship with people. That's what I like about Hope and you. When we met, both of you didn't even know my name. You both treated me just like anyone else. And thanks to both of you, I've made friendships that will last a lifetime. I guess, you're both the kind of guys I wish I was here with. Someone who just saw me for me" Said Pyrrha.
Pyrrha looks at Jaune and then walks away while Jaune simply stares in astonishment.
"W-Wai-" Said Jaune.
Jaune watches as Pyrrha turns a corner. Neptune has appeared on the balcony, gesturing toward Jaune.
"Hey, uh, Jaune, right?" Asked Neptune. "Yeah" Said Jaune. "This party's pretty lame, huh? I mean, ballroom dancing. Pfft" Said Neptune. "Yeah" Said Jaune.
Jaune looks back out over the balcony.
"Cute girls, though, huh?" Asked Neptune. "Is that all you think about?" Asked Jaune. "Huh?" Asked Neptune. "Do you even care about the girls you're hitting on? How they feel about you?" Asked Jaune. "Whoa! Where's this coming from?" Asked Neptune. "How could you just turn her down like that?" Asked Jaune. "Wait, h-who?" Asked Neptune. "Weiss!" Shouted Jaune. "I, uh... it, uh... it just didn't work out, you know?" Asked Neptune. "What? You think that you're too cool, too many other options? Weiss Schnee asked you to the dance. What in the world could possibly keep you from go-" Said Jaune. "I can't dance!" Shouted Neptune. "Beg your pardon?" Asked Jaune. "I can't dance, man!" Shouted Neptune. "But... you're so cool!" Shouted Jaune. "Thank you. I try really, really hard" Said Neptune. "You would rather break a girl's heart and go to a dance alone than just admit to everyone that you can't move in rhythm to music?" Asked Jaune. "That about sums it up, yeah" Said Neptune. "Well, I certainly feel a lot better about myself" Said Jaune. "Please don't tell anybody. Look, if you want Weiss, she's all yours. I don't wanna get in your way" Said Neptune.
Jaune turns back towards Neptune.
"Do you like her?" Asked Jaune. "Yeah, I mean I don't know her too well yet, but she seems pretty cool" Said Neptune. "Then just go talk to her. No pickup lines, no suave moves, just be yourself. I've heard that's the way to go" Said Jaune. "Yeah, but then-" Said Neptune. "Hey! You don't have to look cool all the time. In all honesty, if you could be a little less cool, I'd really appreciate it" Said Jaune.
Neptune considers Jaune's advice.
"Yeah, okay" Said Neptune. "Go talk to her. I guarantee it'll make her night" Said Jaune. "Thanks. You're a really cool guy, Jaune" Said Neptune.
Neptune approaches Jaune, holding his fist out for a bump.
"Alright, don't lie to my face" Said Jaune.
The two of them bump fists and Neptune walks away. The scene shifts to show Yang Xiao Long leaning on a handrail and overlooking the festivities from a second tier as Ruby and Hope approaches and leans on the rail.
"I think we really needed this" Said Hope.
Blake and Sun are slow dancing while Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie appear to be Waltzing. Penny Polendina is shown to be dancing alone, guarded by two Atlas Soldiers.
"Yeah, and you did a great job planning it, Yang" Said Ruby. "Aw, thanks!" Said Yang, crushing Ruby in a one-arm hug as she flails frantically. "It wasn't all me, though. Weiss did a lot too" Said Yang.
Ruby stops struggling and looks down at Weiss. Neptune approaches and rubs his neck nervously. Weiss invites him to sit with her.
"Tomorrow it's back to work" Said Hope. "Really?" Asked Yang. "Yeah. Who said Torchy was gonna give up?" Asked Hope. "So you're...?" Asked Ruby. "Well, I mean. With the Chalice Rouzer and all, I may be a one man army. But even a one man army needs friends" Said Hope. "... Well, I guess we're not getting live entertainment tonight. The band just canceled" Said Yang, as she looked at her scroll. "Aw, not Fidge Munkhelm!" Exclaimed Ruby. "What? Fidge Munkhelm?" Asked Hope. "The hottest, and cheapest for proms and dances, singer since Dunk Paft" Said Yang. "... I can do something about that" Said Hope. "Like what? Kidnapping Fidge Munkhelm? Dunk Paft?" Asked Ruby. "No. Me and Emily have some skill. Yang, Ruby, either of you sing in the shower?" Asked Hope. "Yeah!" Declared Yang. "I, ah, I don't take showers" Said Ruby. "... Then how do you get clean?" Asked Hope. "Ah..." Said Ruby. "Baths? Rainfall, lick yourself, get taken out back and sprayed with a hose by a parent after a month or so, swimming, sleeping in a puddle, forced drowning?" Asked Hope. "Ah, baths. And maybe that hose thing, rarely. Oh, and swimming" Said Ruby. "Well, can you sing?" Asked Hope. "A little" Said Ruby. "Good. Because I need you, Yang and Emily to sing a song. I'll come up with a solo song later" Said Hope, as he walked away. "Ok sis. Operation W.A.F.F.S.T.U.H.G. a go" Said Yang. "Waffstuhgh?" Asked Ruby. "We're all friends, friends save themselves until Hope gets home" Said Hope.
Jaune and Pyrrha continue to dance. Ren and Nora do a kind of disco dance, Sun and Blake join the mix and Penny and an Atlas guard are showing doing the "robot". Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai are shown to be observing the students from the next tier.
"It appears all the dancers have partners" Said Emerald. "How long do I have?" Asked Cinder, through an earbud in Emerald's ear. "You should probably be home by midnight, to be safe. Oh look, someone's going on stage" Said Murcury.
Cinder Fall is shown to be somewhere outside, holding her fingers to her ear.
"I'll keep my eye on the clock. Cheer for her singing for her" Said Cinder.
Hope, having made his way to the exit, walks out of the dance and into the night air. He watches a figure running along the rooftops.
"Well, well, well. I must have good timing. Just wanted to get changed" Said Hope, as he waved in the direction of the figure. "Well, time for a change" Said Hope, as he took a drink from a small glass.
Outside the Cross Continental Transmit System Tower, Cinder (dressed as a cat burglar), stealthily approaches an armed guard. She knife-hands the back of his head, rendering him unconscious with a stunned grin on his face. She drags him behind some bushes. Inside the building, Cinder approaches more guards.
"Excuse me, no one's allowed in this area" Said an Atlas Soldier, as Cinder continues to approach. "Stop!" Shouted the Atlas Soldier.
The soldier opens fire when Cinder does not heed him. She manages to overpower him, using his gun to take out another approaching soldier. She then throws him against a handrail. Two more soldiers rush her wielding batons. Cinder flash-forges a pair of black blades from fire Dust and trounces them both. Two guards are shown to be on an elevator.
"Yo, man, do you know the Wi-Fi password?" Asked Atlas Soldier 1 "It's Beacon, but replace the E with a 3 and add a pound symbol to the end" Said Atlas Soldier 2.
The elevator door opens to show Cinder waiting. One of the guards notices the fallen men outside. Both guards grow apprehensive as Cinder casually walks onto the elevator, the doors closing as she turns around. Thrashing sounds can be heard from outside the elevator. Outside the building, Hope approaches and sees the unconscious guard.
"Well, I guess here goes nothing" Said Hope, before his clothes, in a light show of embers, changed from his normal attire into a tuxedo and sneakers. "Hum. Yep. Firewere is a go. Never thought that Velvet, Pyrrha and I could make this a thing" Said Hope, before he entered the CCTS Tower.
Inside the building, the elevator doors open to show Cinder examining a scroll. The two guards are knocked out.
"Oh! That's handy" Said Cinder.
She pockets the scroll and walks out of the elevator and toward the control consoles nearby.
"A party guest has left. I can't believe I missed it" Said Emerald, as Cinder sighed. "Which one?" Asked Cinder.
Emerald is shown to be dancing with Mercury.
"That Hope kid" Said Emerald. "Should we try to intercept?" Asked Murcury.
The other monitors in the room light up.
"No... we're done here" Said Cinder, as Hope entered the room. "Hello, honey. I've made a revolutionary technology. What are you doing?" Asked Hope, as he pointed his hook swords at her. "Oh, you know, a little bit of this, a little bit of that" Said Cinder, as she took out her ear bud, and threw it across the room. "Who was that? Overlord? Monster Truck? David?" Asked Hope. "Ear worms" Said Cinder, before she flash-forges a pair of black blades. "Well, if it must be this way" Said Hope. Hope then lunged at Cinder, and they locked hook to blade. "You got dressed just for me?" Asked Cinder. "Wait? Cinder!? Oh my, I didn't think it was you!" Shouted Hope, before he put his hook sword back in there cases, and Cinder unforged her swords. "What are you doing!?" Asked Hope. "Hacking into the servers" Said Cinder. "Why?" Asked Hope. "Because, I don't know where this school has her" Said Cinder. "Oh. Ok then. Well, I mean, just don't hack into too much" Said Hope. "Ok" Said Cinder. "... Oh, sorry" Said Hope, as he transformed into Wild Chalice. "What's wrong?" Asked Cinder. "My humanity kicked in" Said Hope, as he swung his Wild Slashers at Cinder, but Cinder jumped backwards and flash-forged her swords again. "I'm not letting you take this place" Said Hope. Hope and Cinder then started fighting, with them being tied in power and strength. Hope and Cinder then changed there weapons into there Bow modes. Hope and Cinder then fired there bows at each other, causing a smokescreen, witch Cinder disappeared behind. "... Well, poo" Said Hope, as Hope canceled his transformation. The Chalice Rouzer then turned to dust. "... More poo" Said Hope, before he left.
Meanwhile, at the Dance
"When you've made it your own, you can go on to the next stage. Wow… POWER to TEARER! Wow… POWER to TEARER! Pu-to-ty-ra, Pu-to-Tyrannosaurus!
Pu-to-ty-ra, Pu-to-Tyrannosaurus!" Sung Emily, as everyone cheered. Hope then appeared, walked on Stage and took the microphone from Emily. "You did great" Said Hope. "I know I did" Said Emily. "My turn now" Said Hope. Emily then got off stage. "Ok, this next song is called Armour Zone, and it is a kicker. Ready. Three, two, one, and cue music" Said Hope, as the music swelled up. "You!" Shouted Hope, before the music began. "Who are you!? The me inside of me!? Show me the figure hidden in the shadows! Oh...the depths of derivation! Trembling bodies are red and minced! Where is my heart? Also looking for the pain! The heart is overflowing only! Hey! We live in Armour Zone! The wind cuts with a hoarse voice! In this city where beasts are laughing! To eat, or to be eaten, is your fate? Oh yeah! Look, the taste of sorrow is in my throat! My claws held up, I disappear nastily! What do you eat to live? Betraying all races! How do we survive?! Drowning fish in the aquarium of nightmares, between life and death, the answer is clouded! Oh! The impulse to leave one's self and fly! Hey! We Live In Armour Zone Tear away your pride, remove all your restraints! The truth is for sure still a lie! Hinder the whitewashing and finish it! Oh yeah! Look at the blink of the naked eye, lurking in the blind spot is darkness and judgement! What will you abandon to live? No Gate! Nevertheless... Amazon… Amazon… Amazon… Amazon… Amazon... Amazon… The wind cuts with a hoarse voice! In this city where beasts are laughing! To eat, or to be eaten, is your fate? Oh yeah! Look, the taste of sorrow is in my throat! My claws held up, I disappear nastily! What do you eat to live? Betraying all races! How do we survive?!" Sung Hope.