Review Notes:
Last chapter I had Ruby swear, this was a mistake on my part. I changed the line so it's just a tell of fear.
Has my writing really improved that much? I haven't noticed, but thanks.
So the only interaction between Ruby and Blake that anyone found was when they saw the Brunswick farm photo together. Exactly twelve words were exchanged. So why do some people ship them? While they are certainly friends, there is no basis for any relationship. I don't want to offend people, but that ship is made of imaginary materials, it wouldn't float, let alone sail.
Is it bad that I'm purposely setting up a scenario where Ruby will be especially hurt when she see's the terrible parts of this volume?
The relationship between Weiss and Neptune has been cut, but it can grow back. I didn't do anything that would make reforming the relationship impossible since I'm following canon no matter what, and them being together is still possible.
I admit I may have gone too far with how Pyrrha reacts to people badmouthing Jaune/making him feel bad, in the future I'll try to tone it down a bit.
Does anyone actually read these? End your review with a } if you do.
I'm writing what I think the standard should be for reaction fics. Canon personalities reacting to their canon events in an isolated space with very little interference.
It's harder to write the future when it's just things like fighting or slice of life moments. Now that they're watching the future, they're more dedicated to figuring things out, so random trivia won't fit. (that was one of my failbacks when I didn't know what to put)
I will/ have taken notice of the 'W' on Cinder's scroll.
For the Yang vs Mercury fight, I'll stick to what happened in the show rather than what was planned. Even tiny things like this can hurt me further down the line depending on what the CRWBY does. If RWBY were a finished product I'd be less adverse to making some minor changes.
V3 post credits will be staying the same.
If you're gonna write a really long review with details that are worth of discussion please do so with an account. If you do so anonymously then I can't respond until the next chapter, so I might as well not bother. "Guest Isa" did this and I just can't talk to them about the details.
I earlier made a comment about how Nora has been messing with Jaune by temporarily hiding his things. Because of this when it was practically revealed that Emerald has been stealing his things I had to cover my bases by having Nora make a small comment.
They all know the CCT is compromised, it was pretty blatant when Cinder uploaded the virus.
Some reaction are more heart-breaking than screaming. When Penny dies, I want Ruby's reaction to be like that.
From what I can tell, it's impossible to wear Salem down. She has infinite access to magic powers so how can you restrain her? If RWBY just uses the equivalent of Zip ties to defeat Salem, this show will have seriously been going downhill. (To a being like Salem, any restraint might as well be zip ties)
Best reviewer last chapter: Agent-G (I sorta wish there were more people to pick from, but very few people actually talk suggestions) They theorised that Winter doesn't like Qrow because his drunkenness reminds her of how her mother is. I will/should have used that for this chapter.
Volume 3: Chapter 3: It's Brawl in the Family
"Any idea what that means?" Jaune asks.
"It likely means there's going to be a fight." Blake says. "And it involves family somehow."
"I'm putting my bets on Qrow fighting Winter." Yang says. "He pretty much admitted it last video."
"Yeah!" Ruby cheers. "Time to see uncle Qrow kick some but!"
"You are seriously underestimating my sister if that's what you expect." Weiss says. "Winter has climbed the ranks of the military despite her relatively young age."
"You've never met our uncle." Ruby smiles.
After the opening, the scene opens to a shot of Beacon Academy's courtyard at dusk, with Weiss and Ruby running up the main avenue towards the docking bays.
"Weiss!" Ruby runs to catch up with her partner. "What is the big deal!? Who is it? Who is she!?"
Weiss stops and smiles. "Winter."
"You seriously didn't explain?" Sun asks. "You actually got a transport back to Beacon together, but in all that time you didn't explain?"
Weiss is startled by this. "That… well… you're right. That really doesn't make any sense. Why didn't I say anything?"
"I think the videos may have some really minor changes to them." Jaune speculates. "Maybe you actually saw her ship at Beacon, but the host changed things around to save time and add dramatic tension to the end of the last chapter."
"That's worrying." Ren says. "If Sun hadn't spoken, we may not have noticed that. What other changes could we have missed?"
"I somehow doubt it's anything important." Jaune says. "So far it's mostly been thinks to make our lives fit the video format better."
'The only thing we can do is hope changes aren't made to deceive us.' Ren thinks. 'The fake scenes seem so realistic that we can't tell the difference other than using inconsistencies.'
The camera then cuts behind Ruby and Weiss watching Winter Schnee, escorted by crimson-coloured Atlas Soldiers and Atlesian Knight-200's as she exits her airship.
"Wait... Your sister?" Ruby asks for confirmation.
"So how you expecting this to play out?" Yang asks Weiss. "Will she be angry at you, pleasantly surprised…"
"I expect her to take a strict and orderly approach." Weiss replies. "But she should be happy to see me."
"Winter!" Weiss calls out. She and Ruby then run up to the elder Schnee who turns to see them. "Winter! I'm so happy to see you! Oh..." Weiss's voice is bright and excited, until she remembers her manners. "Your presence honours us." She curtsies for good measure.
"Having trouble getting back into the Atlas mindset?" Nora grins.
"I just forgot we were in public." Weiss replies. 'But she's probably right. I have been much less formal since coming to Beacon. It's probably because of how I don't have to live up to expectations in my daily life.'
Winter looks around as she approaches them. "Beacon... It's been a long time. The air feels... different."
"I mean it is fall, so, eh, it's probably colder." Ruby rubs the back of her head.
"Could she be talking about the general mood of the people?" Pyrrha wonders.
"The what?" Jaune asks.
"Some people say you can tell the general state of a kingdom just by noticing how people stand, the way they move, how they group together." Pyrrha explains. "She could be saying how everything is more tense, given the Breach and sudden military presence."
"How do you know this?" Ruby asks.
Pyrrha shrugs. "It's similar to how we judge someones fighting style. I remember it being in a book I read to understand battle awareness better."
Weiss punches Ruby in the shoulder, causing her to gasp in pain before turning back to her sibling. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Classified." Winter states.
"Oh, right. Well, how long are you staying?" Weiss asks.
"Classified." Winter repeats.
"Of course." Weiss nods and smiles in understanding.
"Could she have some involvement in Ozpin's group." Blake suggests. "We already know Ironwood's involved. What if he brought more people in on it to help with… whatever their goals are?"
Weiss's eyes widen. "That could be possible." 'If that really is the case, I would feel much less reason to distrust this group. If Winter's a part of it, it can't be bad at the very least.'
"That would explain how she knows Qrow." Oscar points out.
Ruby looks pensively around at the silence. "Well... this is nice... I think."
"You're going to love it here!" Weiss is once again filled with excitement. "I know you travel a lot, but so much of Beacon is different from Atlas! Vale, too. The government and school are completely separate! Can you believe it!? I-"
"I'm more than familiar with how this kingdom handles its... bureaucracy. That is not why I came." Winter says.
"Right! I'm sorry!" Weiss dips her head.
'I'm learning things about how to deal with my next meeting with Winter.' Weiss assures herself. 'This is actually quite useful since it means I won't make the same mistakes.'
"Nor did I come here to watch my own blood fail so miserably in battle." Winter says. "But it appears that I have no choice in the matter."
"But, we won!" Weiss says, puzzled.
"Yeah." Ruby agrees. "We did great in that fight. We didn't loose anyone, and the only person to loose significant Aura was Yang."
"It's all part of the strategy." Yang shrugs. "But it seems like your sister has really high standards. Guess she's a lot like Qrow in that way."
"She just want's me to achieve my goals." Weiss defends her sister. "Better to be an exemplary Huntress than one that takes on menial tasks."
"Only a novice would refer to that as a victory." Winter states. "I counted at least three strikes missed." She signals her hand to the Atlesian knights. "Leave us."
The AK-200s obey, walking two steps backwards into formation.
Winter sighs, and smiles a little more warmly at Weiss. "How have you been?"
'I can't wait to see how proud Winter will be when she finds out how much I've succeeded.' Weiss thinks. 'She'll definitely agree that going to Beacon was the better choice for me.'
"Oh, splendid! Thank you for asking." Weiss replies formally. "I'm actually in the very top ranking of our sparring class! And the rest of my studies are going wonderfully, too! I'm-"
Winter interrupts Weiss's boasting with a quick slap to the head, leaving a massive bump. "Silence, you boob! I don't recall asking about your ranking, I'm asking how you've been. Are you eating properly? Have you taken up any hobbies? Are you making new friends?"
"Ha!" Nora laughs. "She just called you a boob."
"Nora." Ren states her name with exasperation.
None of this bothers Weiss though. She's too busy taking in what Winter said. 'She doesn't want to know about my performance. She cares about how I've been as a person. Father would only care that I don't disgrace the family name, but Winter really cares.' She doesn't hide the smile growing on her face. 'And it really has been great. I've made real friends, not just people I fight alongside. I've been doing things I enjoy, rather than what was expected of me. I've made a difference that actually helps the world, not lining my own pockets.'
"Weiss? Are you okay?" Ruby asks.
Weiss nods. "I was just… thinking about things."
"Well, there's Ruby." Weiss gestures to the girl in question.
Ruby giggles as she pushes the lump back into Weiss' head. "Heh, boob."
'More changes to add humour I guess.' Jaune thinks. 'There hasn't been any problems spotting the changes in the past, so I doubt we'll miss anything important now.'
"I see." Winter turns her gaze. "So this is the leader you wrote of. How appropriately... underwhelming."
"Uh... Thank you!" Ruby replies.
"That wasn't a compliment." Blake points out.
"I know." Ruby replies. "But what am I supposed to do? Start a fight?"
"Good to see you haven't emulated Qrow too much." Yang grins.
"You're one to talk." Ruby retorts. "You get in fight way more often than me."
"Greetings, Ruby Rose. I wish to thank you for taking an interest in my sister." Winter says.
"Why do high class people do that?" Jaune asks. "They don't just say thank you. They state their desire to do so, but don't actually say it."
"I honestly don't know." Weiss responds. "I suppose it could be about not being direct, treating it more like a work obligation."
"Oh! Uh, yes, of course!" Ruby awkwardly attempts to salute and curtsy. "The honour is in my... court!" She nearly losing her balance with this gesture, waving her arms until she can get back up.
"Ruby." Weiss turns to her partner.
"Yes." Ruby replies meekly, half expecting what's to come.
"Don't try to act high class." Weiss states. "EVER."
Ruby nods continually.
Winter's eyes narrow, but she ignores Ruby's antics, looking to Weiss. "I have business with the General and your Headmaster. But, seeing as I'm early, why don't you take me to your quarters?"
"This puts a lot of evidence towards her being part of Ozpin's group." Ren says. "Going to see the General is understandable, but I can't imagine why she would need to meet with the headmaster otherwise."
"I'm guessing at this point we can assume the group isn't localised to Beacon. That it extends to every Kingdom." Blake says.
"That should have been obvious form the moment Ironwood was involved." Sun says.
"But why?" Oscar asks. "What's the point of this organisation?"
Ruby gives Oscar a surprised look. "Did we not tell you?"
"You know!" Oscar yells.
"We have a pretty good guess." Weiss explains. "We're pretty sure that they keep humanity safe on a massive scale. Dealing with problems that could cause large scale panic, before the Grimm can get involved."
"Then why hide?" Oscar asks. "They shouldn't tell the world their exact plans obviously, but wouldn't it be much more reassuring to know there's a group like this that prevents the worst case scenario?"
"We're obviously missing some kind of context." Blake says. "Plus, people knowing that such an organisation is necessary would possibly make things worse. Better to thinks something can't happen than that it will probably be prevented."
"And Cinder's group has goals that are in direct opposition to them." Pyrrha adds. "It's possibly some kind of revenge for something in the past, but it's definitely better not having this ongoing conflict be out in the open."
"Really?" Weiss asks, elated.
"Yes." Winter walks towards the Academy with Weiss by her side, followed by the androids. "I wish to inspect them and make sure that they are up to my personal standards."
"Of course." Weiss says. "Just so you're aware, the bunk beds only look unstable."
"Bunk… beds?" Winter questions.
"We have to clean up!" Weiss quickly shouts. "Before Winter arrives in Vale, we have to clean up our room."
"Don't we already make sure it's neat and tidy?" Yang says.
"I don't want to see my sisters reaction to how we put up our beds." Weiss urges. "It'll just be for a while, but could we please put them back to normal."
"I guess we could." Ruby decides. "But you have to make sure there's plenty of room for them beforehand."
"Agreed." Weiss nods.
As Winter and Weiss walk on, Ruby is left waving goodbye behind them. "I'll catch up- I mean, I will... reconvene with you both... at a later..." She pauses with her hand on her head, wracking her brain for the right word. "Juncture!" She raises her finger, before stepping out of sight to the left. "At a juncture. Yeah."
Weiss turns to face her partner.
"I promise I won't act like that." Ruby says. "Seeing it like this… I can tell how weird it is."
The scene cuts back to Weiss, Winter and the androids walking towards the courtyard, before shifting the first-person view of a certain someone dizzily sneaking up behind the AK-200s and promptly dismantles two of them, kicking a head towards the group.
"Three guesses who this is." Ruby says.
"At this point I'll honestly be disappointed if Qrow doesn't get in a fight with Winter." Yang says.
"You think we've just been making that assumption?" Blake asks.
"It'll happen." Ruby says, half to herself. "Qrow is Qrow, so there's no way it won't happen."
"Hey!" A voice calls, leading Weiss and Winter to turn around and see Qrow standing over severed android parts. "Yeah, I'm talking to you, Ice Queen!" He tosses a decapitated machine aside.
"Wha…!" Weiss yelps, confused. "Is… Is he talking to me?"
"No way." Jaune refutes. "From what I can tell, that name also fits with Winter. Possibly even better that it suits you."
"So it's just a coincidence." Weiss says.
"It's like how everyone individually decided to call you that." Blake points out. "It simply fits with the Schnee family so well."
"Halt!" Winter orders the remaining knights before they can attack Qrow.
"Excuse me!" Weiss angrily walks up to Qrow. "Do you have any idea who you are talking to!?"
'It's not wrong for my future self to act like this.' Weiss thinks. 'From her perspective, some crazy drunk decided to pick a fight for no reason.' When she considers this, she finds it hard not to believe that's not still the case.
Qrow dismissively places his hand on Weiss' face. "Sssshhh. Not you." He pushes her out of his way as he moves forward.
"Hey." Weiss whines.
'Perhaps I should be at least slightly worried about the state of Ozpins group.' Weiss considers. 'If someone so disrespectful is part of it, they must be very desperate. But I'll trust Ruby and Yang's judgment, at least as long as he reliable when it counts.'
Qrow looks at the irritated Winter as he clarifies. "You." A black bird is seen perched on a lamp post before flying off and circling past the group. "Saw that gaudy ship of yours in town. I guess you're here, too."
"I'm standing right before you." Winter states.
Qrow squints through his hazy state of mind. "So it would seem."
"They definitely have a hostile history." Jaune comments. "You can practically feel the passive aggressive tension."
"I wouldn't really call it passive." Nora says.
"You realize you just destroyed Atlas Military property." Winter looks on angrily.
"Oh, oh I'm sorry." Qrow sarcastically apologizes as he looks at his surroundings. "See, I mistook this for some sort of... sentient garbage."
"I don't have time for your immature games, Qrow." Winter says.
"Wait, you two know each other?" Weiss asks, now standing back by Winter's side.
"You think we'll find out about this secret organisation this Volume?" Sun asks. "I mean… future us. Will our future selves learn about its existence?"
"We expect this to be the last Volume, so yeah, probably." Ruby says.
"That would be the case if we knew things would end well." Pyrrha points out. "But since we have hard evidence to contradict that, it's possible our future selves will remain ignorant for a long time. Possibly forever."
"That wouldn't make any sense." Blake says. "Remember, Ozpin probably considers us prime candidates to join his group once we've graduated."
'Ruby must end up working for Ozpin somehow.' Yang thinks. 'That would explain some things form her letter. Especially the part about not risking it being leaked in a letter.'
"Geez, you Atlas Specialists think you're so special, don't you?" Qrow says.
"It's in the title." Winter states.
"Well, you know what you really are?" Qrow asks. "A bunch of sell-outs. Just like your boss."
"He must be referring to how Ironwood brought his army to Vale against Ozpin's wishes." Jaune says.
"I'm still uncertain about why he considers it a bad move." Weiss says.
"It probably benefits Cinder's group in some way." Oscar points out. "That would explain why they caused the Breach. It was a trap to lure them."
"Nice one." Ruby compliments. "Now that you mention it, it's hard to believe that's not the case."
Ren puts on his thinking face. "If Cinder had left, it would be safe to assume they did it so they'd have a better chance at doing something in Atlas. The lessened security would make it easier. But they didn't, and that implies they have an actual use for the Atlesian Military."
This enforces the idea that Cinder's group is very dangerous. A general rule of Remnant is that you don't mess with the Atlesian military. If Cinder's willing to do so, she must be extremely confident, or excessively desperate. Either one will make them difficult to deal with.
"I'm not sure what you think you're implying, but I've heard enough." Winter says harshly.
"Oh I heard, too." Qrow says. "I heard ol' Ironwood finally turned his back on Ozpin."
"Ozpin?" Weiss asks. This entire situation makes no sense to her.
"Think you might push the subject?" Ruby asks. "Fish for more information on what's happening."
"It's unlikely." Weiss replies. "I trust my sister, so if she tells me it's nothing important, or that I don't need to know, I'll probably back down."
"Weiss, it's time for you to go." Winter pushes Weiss aside.
Weiss responds. "What…"
"Listen to big sister, Weiss." Qrow semi-advises. "She'll protect you. Just like Atlas is going to protect all of us, huh?"
"Is it bad that one Kingdom has such a disproportionately large amount of power?" Pyrrha asks.
"Not as bad as it could be." Weiss replies. "Everyone knows that war will benefit no one, and while Atlas has the largest Military, Vale has the best Hunters."
"Plus Vacuo is a force to be reckoned with." Sun says. "They don't seem like it most of the time, but if a real threat arises, they'll band together."
"If you won't hold your tongue, then I will gladly remove it for you!" Winter draws her sword at him.
"Alright then..." Qrow slicks back his hair. "Come take it."
"This is it!" Ruby squeals. "We get to see Qrow fighting!"
"Your sister better be able to at least pose a challenge." Yang says to Weiss. "I'd hate to see this end too quickly."
"If it ends quickly, I assure you. Winter will be the victor." Weiss declares.
'Not a chance.' Ruby keeps her eyes locked on the screen.
There is a brief pause as anyone who was even remotely between the fighters backs off.
Suddenly, Winter lunges forwards with a succession of stabs and slashes aimed directly at Qrows head, but each is dodged with minimal effort. Qrow even has the audacity to bow for the penultimate hit, before drawing his weapon to block the final blow.
"You can do it uncle Qrow!" Ruby cheers.
"Pretty obvious who's more skilled." Yang says.
"Winter is just holding back." Weiss refutes. "You don't honestly expect she'd try to kill him?"
"Couldn't if she wanted to." Yang replies.
Qrows weapon extends to full sword length as he flips it in his fingers and aims to his opponent.
The two openly clash blades as Qrow lands a downwards strike, and aggressively swipes at Winter, forcing her to do a series of back handsprings away from the greatsword and eventually block it.
"Bet he won't even have to use his scythe form." Yang says.
"He won't." Ruby agrees. "But that's because in a fight like this, using a scythe can be a bit too… lethal. I doubt he'll use it given how drunk he is."
The camera then cuts to the two spinning and trading blows as Ruby enters the crowd next to her teammate.
"What's going on?!" Ruby asks.
"Some crazy guy just started attacking my sister!" Winter points to the fight.
"That's not what happened." Sun says. "Winter attacked first. Then Qrow gave her plenty of opportunity to ed the fight."
"That's… but…." Weiss struggles for an argument.
"It's a clever way to start a fight without being to blame." Sun explains. "Qrow made Winter think he was starting a fight, so she would decide to take the initiative. I've seen it happen plenty of times back in Vacuo."
"Oh no! Who would do such a th…?" Ruby then sees Winter's opponent. "That is my uncle!"
"What?!" Weiss responds.
"Kick her butt, Uncle Qrow!" Ruby yells loudly.
"Yeah!" Present Ruby joins in.
"Uh..." Weiss decides to shout her own encouragement. "Teach him respect, Winter!"
"You can do it Winter!" Present Weiss decides she has to support her sister at least a bit since Ruby seems set on cheering her uncle.
At the back of the crowd, Mercury can be seen walking past as he notices the fighting. Looking closer, his eyes widen as if he's seen something important and possibly dangerous, so he runs away, intent on keeping his distance.
"He recognises one of them." Ren says. "Does this means there's a chance one of them could recognise him?"
"Not likely." Blake says. "Remember, Mercury was willing to be broadcasted around the world for the tournament. "He's probably going to warn his team about how Ozpin has more allies in Vale now."
"So which one do you think he's worried about?" Oscar asks. "Or… could it be both."
"It's likely Qrow." Pyrrha say. "We're more certain about his involvement in Ozpin's group, not being in the military gives him more freedom to interfere with their plans, and Winter's part of the military, which we know they have plans for."
"And Qrow's obviously the better fighter." Yang adds.
'Don't respond.' Weiss tells herself. 'You'll just make it worse.'
Both Winter and Qrow parry each of their foe's strikes with rapid speed, as Winter dodges a two-handed swing before smacking Qrow's left cheek with the pommel of her saber. But Qrow grins in response and Winter is forced to leap away with a glyph as Qrow slams his sword on the ground, shattering the pavement.
"That's going to be annoying for everyone." Nora states.
"I'm sure professor Goodwitch will fix it." Jaune says.
Winter then breaks away from the mid-air crane stance as she lands near a lamp post, which is subsequently destroyed with a swipe from Qrow. Winter then leaps above him, dodging his swings and landing on top of his sword, then giving him an excellent view of her foot as she kicks him in the face.
'That's better.' Weiss thinks. 'Good to see Winter's finally getting the upper hand.'
Winter backflips onto the stump that used to be a lamp post, but then leaps off onto a railing high above, right as Qrow throws his sword at the stump. Qrow transforms his weapon, firing a cannon shot at Winter and forcing her to jump onto the side of a concrete, arched pillar. She uses her sword to stay on the vertical surface until Qrow runs forward and tries firing more blasts at her, which she dodges by scaling the pillar's face and eventually leaping onto the archway itself. Qrow follows suit on the opposite structure, firing off round after round at his distant opponent.
"Now I wish we were able to fight around school grounds." Ruby grumbles. "Wouldn't it be awesome to have a fight like this?"
"We could probably get something arranged." Weiss considers. "But the planning and conditions probably wouldn't be worth the experience it would gain us. We could do better things with our time."
Qrow then searches for Winter as he sees a cloud of white steam consume her, narrowing his gaze. Suddenly, Winter flies towards him, separating her bifurcated saber into two, and Qrow blocks the attack. The arch collapses from the force, causing the two to crash back down to ground level, continuing their furious attacks towards each other. Qrow is forced backward and drags his sword in the ground to slow to a stop before holding it in a one-handed stance, to the cheer of the audience.
"This must be pretty exciting for everyone." Jaune says. "In-between tournament fights, they get to see experienced Hunters going at each other up close."
"I'm just glad Qrow hasn't accidentally hurt anyone in the crowd." Weiss says.
"he's definitely not drunk enough to do something like that." Yang says. 'Yet for some reason, the idea of that happening sounds more likely than it should be.'
Winter then stabs the ground with one of her swords, summoning a glyph that creates a flock of small white Nevermores, which begin flying towards Qrow.
"Can you do that!?" Ruby turns to her partner with a hopeful look and a big smile.
Weiss sighs. "I can't."
"But I thought you said…"
"I can't!" Weiss insists.
Qrow swings his sword at the flock, causing a few to burst into small clouds of steam. He then sends an Aura arc at Winter, causing her to jump back and putting an end to the birds. Winter angrily summons a second glyph behind her, and the blade of Qrow's sword begins to transform in a sequence initiated by its clockwork gears.
"Damn it." Yang groans. "I was so sure."
"Too bad the fight won't last any longer." Ruby says. "I was really enjoying it."
"Err… what's happening?" Oscar asks.
"Qrow's turning his sword into a Scythe." Ruby explains. "That means he plans on ending it now."
"As if he could." Weiss says, but even she's intrigued to see how this plays out.
But suddenly, Qrow's gaze travels elsewhere, and he suddenly sheathes his sword, instead beckoning his bewildered rival to come at him with his right index finger. The glyph fades away, and there's a bright flash of light, followed by Winter speeding forward with light trailing behind her.
"SCHNEE!" Ironwoods yell is heard just as the tip of Winter's blade closes in on Qrow's throat, but she pauses in response to her superior.
"Ironwood!?" Blake yelps. "I guess he decided to meet up with Winter."
"That… or he heard the fighting." Pyrrha says.
Winter looks behind her to see General Ironwood standing there, with Penny meekly trailing behind him.
"Penny!" Ruby cheers. "I was worried we wouldn't get to see her this Volume."
"I wonder if we'll get to see any of her matches." Yang says.
"She is fighting in the tournament." Ruby says. "And I'm pretty sure she'll be picked for the one on one matches."
"General Ironwood, sir!" Winter lowers her blades as she addresses Ironwood at about face.
Ironwood steps forwards. "What in the world do you think you're doing?"
"He started the altercation, sir!" Winter says.
Qrow puts his hands behind his head in a relaxed stance. "That's actually not true. She attacked first."
"Can he really get away with that!?" Weiss asks. "He gave her a verbal slap, and Winter's just supposed to take it."
"Nothing a person says gives you the right to start a fight." Blake says. "Except for threats, and even then it's shaky ground."
"Is that right?" Ironwood looks to his subordinate, who searches for words, only to realize Qrow is right. She looks down in shame. Ironwood then turns to Qrow. "And you." Qrow points to himself in mock confusion. "What are you doing here?"
"I could be asking you the same thing." Qrow says.
"It's weird finding out how uncle Qrow knows so many important people." Ruby says. "Especially when you consider why he knows them."
Ironwood responds. "I-"
"Now, now, everyone." Ozpin interrupts, addressing the entire audience with Goodwitch beside him. "There is a sanctioned fight happening just around the corner at the Colosseum, that I can assure you has better seats... and popcorn." He swirls his cup.
"Break it up, everyone!" Goodwitch says. "We will take care of this mess." She glares at the three 'responsible' individuals.
Ironwood adjusts his collar. "Let's go."
"I wonder who's fighting?" Pyrrha says.
"Probably no one important to the events of the Volume." Jaune says. "And even if they were, we'll probably see them in the doubles or singles."
As Ironwood and Winter leave, Penny notices Ruby and quietly waves to her, while Ruby waves back. Ruby then leaps giddily onto Qrow's arm, shaking her legs in delight.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby hangs on Qrow's outstretched arm. "Hi." Qrow looks to her niece. "It's so good to see you! Did you miss me? Did you miss me!?"
"…nope." Qrow then shares Ruby's grin as he pats her head.
"So, is this how you expect you'd act?" Weiss asks.
"Yep." Ruby replies. "It's also probably how Qrow'd react. He's been pretty in character so far."
"That's good." Weiss nods. "At this point it's fairly clear this is all accurate. I can confirm Winter acted how I expected, though she did seem surprisingly angry around Qrow."
'It's not hard to figure out why.' Yang thinks.
"Qrow!" Ozpin calls for the huntsman. "A word, please." In the background, Goodwitch repairs the courtyard using her telekinesis.
Qrow leans towards the now dropped Ruby. "I think I'm in trouble."
"You did kinda tear up our courtyard." Ruby shrugs.
"He also cut apart a light post." Sun points out. "Plus who knows how many bullet marks he's left."
"Yeah, I did." Winks and gives a fist bump. "Catch ya later, kid." He walks off to join the others.
Weiss walks up beside Ruby, arms crossed. "And suddenly, your recklessness makes sense."
"That's not true." Ruby argues.
"No, she's right." Yang says. "You definitely picked that up from Qrow."
"As if you're any better!" Weiss remarks.
"You're just mad because he whooped butt." Ruby nudges Weiss' shoulder.
"That was a draw, at best!" Weiss asserts.
Ruby's grin says otherwise.
"I still think Winter had the upper hand." Weiss says.
"Not unless she had another trick she was hiding." Yang says.
"Qrow was leading the entire fight." Pyrrha says. "The fight started how he wanted it, ended how he wanted it, and everything in-between seemed to be his way of letting off steam."
"My sister landed some pretty good hits." Weiss argues. "Plus she hadn't even used any of her stronger summons."
"Such as?" Blake asks.
"I…" Weiss is taken aback. "I don't even know what her best summons are."
"Sounds like excuses." Ruby grins.
The scene shifts to Ozpin's office late at night. Ironwood is waiting with his arms crossed while Winter is impatiently pacing about. Suddenly, a smirking Qrow, accompanied by Goodwitch and Ozpin, arrive in the elevator.
"This'll be good." Nora says.
"Agreed." Pyrrha says. "The parts with Ozpin's group always seem more informative than the rest of the videos. Though it can be quite cryptic."
"I wouldn't say cryptic." Ren says. "They simply have no reason to talk about the context because they all already know it. Also, the scenes with Cinder are far more beneficial to us since we'll probably be able to work with Ozpin later anyway, so it isn't essential that we learn all of their plans."
"What were you thinking!?" Winter nearly yells.
"If you were one of my men, I would have you shot!" Ironwood agrees.
"If I was one of your men, I'd shoot myself." Qrow pulls out flask as the three enter the room.
"I can't even imagine that." Yang says. "Qrow working for Ironwood… the entire idea seems so insane I can't even get an idea of what it would look like."
"Yeah." Ruby agrees.
"While I wouldn't condone his behaviour, retaliating like you did certainly didn't help the situation." Goodwitch says.
"He was drunk!" Winter says.
"He's always drunk!" Goodwitch retorts. The four then turn to see Qrow is drinking from his flask. His eyes widen when he notices them staring, and he holds the flask out to the side, looking at it awkwardly before grimacing.
'It's really no wonder Winter doesn't like him.' Weiss thinks. 'Alcoholism is admittedly quite a sore spot for us. Even with how Ruby admires him, I can't bring myself to respect a person like that.'
Ozpin stares at Qrow in shock, then sighs and sits down. "Qrow, why are you here?"
"You've been out of contact for weeks! You can't just go dark like that in the field!" Ironwood asserts.
"Did something happen to your uncle?" Jaune asks.
"It's not weird for us to not hear from him for such a long amount of time." Yang says. "But from the sound of it, he at least contacts Ozpin fairly regularly."
"I wonder what he was doing." Blake says. "Could he have been tracking down some of Cinder's allies that aren't in Vale?"
"We're fairly certain she does have more people." Ren agrees. "Whoever make the virus for example."
"I'm not one of your special operatives, Jimmy!" Qrow responds.
"General." Winter stresses.
"Whatever." Qrow replies. "You sent me to get intel on our enemy, and I'm telling you, our enemy is here."
"This confirms Winter is a part of Ozpin's group." Weiss says. "And I personally consider that a good thing."
"Why?" Ruby asks.
"It's more evidence to Ozpin's group being a force for good." Weiss says. "I trust that my sister wouldn't work for people who aren't trying to make the world a better place."
"I guess I felt the same way when I learned about Qrow being involved." Yang says.
"While I'll admit that was a good point, I hardly think trusting a drunks judgement is a good idea." Weiss says.
"That's not fair!" Yang yells.
"Yang, stop!" Ruby commands. "We don't need to fight about this. We're all on the same side."
Ironwood leans against Ozpin's desk. "We know."
"Oh! Oh, you know! Well, thank goodness I'm out there risking my life to keep you all informed!" Qrow yells.
"They didn't tell him?" Oscar asks.
"We don't know what reasons they might have had." Blake says. "We don't know the circumstances."
Ironwood takes a deep breath. "Qrow…"
"Communication's a two-way street, pal." Qrow interrupts. "You see this?" He pulls out his Scroll and points to it. "That's the SEND button."
"They had reason to assume you'd been compromised." Winter states.
"See. That seems like a fairly reasonable explanation." Blake says.
"Why would they think that though?" Pyrrha wonders. "Did Qrow fail to contact them? Or could have gained false evidence that he had been defeated by Cinder's allies?"
"That's a frightening thought." Yang says. "I'm pretty sure Qrow's one of the best Huntsmen currently active. So they're that much of a threat, we need to remember that beating Cinder won't be the end of it."
"And I have reason to assume you don't need to be here." Qrow points to Winter. "Seriously, who invited her?"
After a brief moment of silence, Ironwood speaks. "Schnee, we'll discuss this incident back at my ship."
Winter looks surprised. "But sir!"
"Winter. Leave." Ironwood orders.
"Looks like Winter isn't as deep into the Organisation as the rest of them." Sun says.
"Why!?" Weiss asks. "Why doesn't Winter get to know about some things while someone like Qrow does!?"
"It's probably because she works for Ironwood." Blake says.
"Explain." Weiss demands.
Blake sighs. "Qrow has to be part of the inner circle because he probably only takes orders from Ozpin. But Ironwood can find out what needs to be done, then give orders to Winter while hiding the greater motivations behind it. This means less points for Ozpin's plans to be leaked, and Winter has already shown fierce loyalty to Ironwood, so she doesn't need to make her own judgement, and simply trusts him."
"That… sounds slightly messed up." Ruby says. "Doing something simply because of orders."
"It's how any large organisation has to work." Blake explains. "People should make their own choices. But they often have to rally behind a charismatic leader in order to get anything done." 'The problem is when that person uses their position to guide others down a dark path.'
Winter salutes Ironwood. "Yes sir." She turns on her heel and gives the winking Qrow a dirty look as she exits via the elevator.
"Pretty sure Qrow doesn't actually dislike Winter." Jaune says. "Seems like he just enjoys messing with her."
"You really thinks so?" Oscar asks.
"I've seen it before." Jaune says. 'Though it was my sisters doing it to me.'
"Go on." Ironwood gestures to Qrow.
"Your little infiltrator isn't just another pawn." Qrow informs them. "They're the one responsible for Autumn's condition." He takes a drink from his flask once more.
"Autumn?" Ruby says. "Have we heard anything about someone called Autumn?"
"I don't believe so." Ren answers. "Has anyone heard that name before?"
No one speaks up.
"So who could this Autumn be?" Weiss asks. "It sounds like he or she could be one of Ozpin's operatives."
"That seems likely, but we can't be sure." Ren says, writing in his notes.
"It doesn't sound like Autumn is dead." Blake notices. "So it's probably an injury he's referring to. Unless anyone can think of another explanation?"
No one has a clue.
"What?" Goodwitch says.
Qrow puts away his flask. "Despite what the world thinks, we're not just teachers, or generals, or headmasters. The people in this room, the leaders of the other two academies, we're the ones that keep the world safe from the evils no one even knows about!"
"We were right!" Nora declares. "It was about time one of them just went and said it."
"And now we know the other headmasters are involved." Sun says. "I gotta admit, I never expected something like this from professor Lionheart."
"I think the most important part is the evils he's referring to." Weiss says. "Is that all encompassing, or are they specifically against Cinders group and whatever it used to be in the past."
"It's hard to tell." Ren says. "I would guess it's the former, but his tone of voice didn't give much away."
"But this is it!" Ruby shrieks. "This is exactly the kind of Huntress I want to be. Taking jobs like escorting is great and all, but doesn't it sound great to have your only goal be to make the world a better place? Without having to worry about silly things like taking jobs that pay well."
'That does sound really appealing.' Pyrrha thinks. 'I've always wanted to be everything a Huntress stands for, even knowing that parts about them are exaggerated. But if there really is a group like this, then that makes my goal even clearer.'
"Ruby does make an interesting point." Weiss says. "If we assume this group was formed by the king of Vale, then the academies may not just be about training Hunters. It could also be their way of scouting for new members."
"Not gonna lie. This sounds really like a conspiracy right now." Sun says. "Not that I think it's bad, but it sounds really crazy. Like. I would never believe it if you just told me outright."
"That would actually explain the videos." June says. "They give us a basis so that we actually believe everything rather than dismissing it as impossible."
Qrow gets up in Ironwood's face. "It's why we meet behind closed doors, why we work in the shadows. So you tell me, James, when you brought your army to Vale, did you think you were being discreet, or did you just not give a damn!?"
"Could that be part of Cinder's plan?" Oscar asks. "She could be planning on revealing Ozpin's group in a negative manner. Then using the chaos to get whatever it is she wants."
"That would explain why Ozpin considers Atlases intervention to be bad." Blake says. "It could definitely be used as ammo against them."
"Nice one Oscar." Ruby compliments him. "Good to see you're really joining in."
"Yeah… well…" Oscar ruby the back of his neck. "I just thought it would be best not to hide this theory."
Ironwood stares down at Qrow as he places his Scroll on Ozpin's desk. "Discreet wasn't working." The centre of the room projects a hologram of Vale, Beacon Academy, the Amity Colosseum and Ironwood's fleet of Atlesian Airships, which he gestures to. "I'm here because this is what was necessary."
"You're here because Ozpin wanted you here!" Qrow argues. "He made you a part of this inner circle and opened your eyes to the real fight that's in front of us!"
"Now this sounds like they're focused on a main enemy." Weiss says. "Could Cinder's organisation be really old, and she's just their latest leader?"
"That sounds increasingly likely." Ren says. "But the way he says it. You could be fooled into thinking it's a bigger threat than the Grimm."
"Considering how humans can hide their intentions, and have the ability to plan better than any Grimm, it's a very different kind of enemy." Blake says. "Sometimes the most dangerous enemy is one that seems good, but is using you for its own purposes."
"And I am grateful." Ironwood says.
"Oh, well, you've got a real funny way of showing it." Qrow says.
"The people of Vale needed someone to protect them; someone who would act. When they look to the sky and see my fleet, they feel safe, and our enemies will feel our strength." Ironwood declares.
"That would have merit." Jaune says. "If not for the fact this is exactly what they want."
"I must say it was a very smart plan." Weiss says. "Ironwood can't notice the damage he's doing because without knowing what Cinder's plans are, everything he's done seems beneficial. It's hard to admit, but they certainly have a good idea of how to manipulate people."
"Remember that we're not certain about what Cinder's reason is for wanting the military here." Ren says. "Wanting to disgrace Ozpin's group seems likely, but it could be something different altogether."
Qrow starts laughing. "You... You think they're scared of your little ships? I've been out there and I've seen the things she's made, and let me tell you - they are fear."
"They know about Cinder?" Ruby asks.
"They know about a 'she'" Pyrrha says. "We can't be sure they know the identity of Cinder, or if Cinder's even the one he's referring to."
"I'm more interested in what he means by 'things she's make'" Blake says. "Why haven't we noticed any such things? If they're really so terrifying then surely we would have noticed."
"Grimm?" Nora suggests.
"Don't be ridiculous." Weiss refutes. "The Grimm have been around since forever. They can't be made, they're simply a fact of life."
"Regardless, this means Cinder has access to incredible firepower." Ren says. "Something dangerous enough to make the Atlesian army seem small."
"That must be an exaggeration, right?" Yang asks with a worried tone. "If they had such a force then they wouldn't even need to go through all the trouble they currently are."
"That depends on their goals." Blake says. "But yes, it does seem like Qrow is exaggerating."
"And fear will bring the Grimm." Ozpin stands up. "A guardian is a symbol of comfort. But an army is a symbol of conflict. There's an energy in the air now, a question in the back of everyone's minds..." He gestures to the display. "If this is the size of our defences, then what is it we're expecting to fight?"
Qrow, Goodwitch, and Ozpin all stare down Ironwood in disapproval.
"That thought did occur to me before we came her." Jaune says. "It wasn't exactly conscious, but the idea of a fleet being necessary has gotten me worried."
"Then apply that to everyone in the Kingdom, and it's no wonder that the Grimm have been pushing against the borders so much." Weiss says.
"Didn't Oobleck once say that's why the introduction of Huntsmen and Huntresses was such a big turning point in fighting back the Grimm." Ruby says. "We're able to be there to protect people without causing tensions that make things worse."
"His explanation was a minor exaggeration." Ren says. "But it is true that things have at least gotten better over the last century."
Ironwood glares at them before sighing and walking forward, picking up his Scroll just as it flashes with the image of a Black Queen. "So then, what would you suggest we do?"
"OH NO!" Nora yells. "Please tell me this doesn't mean what I think it means!"
"I expect it isn't as bad as what you're imagining." Weiss says. "Ironwood wouldn't risk the control of his army being tied to something he takes with him everywhere. But Cinder will probably have much greater access to classified information."
"This is one thing we know we can avoid." Ruby says. "When we get back, we have to warn Ironwood about keeping his scroll away from the CCT tower."
"I'll do it." Weiss decides. "I was already going to be the one to contact him, also it will be less suspicious for me to request an audience than for anyone else."
"Good." Ruby nods. "Me and Jaune can try to get in contact with Ozpin. Make it seem like part of being team leaders."
"I was thinking about that." Jaune says. "We should probably try to meet him outside of Beacon tower. We don't know if there are listening devices Cinder was able to hack into."
"I suggest we find our guardian." Ozpin says.
"What could that mean?" Oscar asks.
"Ruby?" Weiss suggests.
"Err… what?" Ruby asks.
"We were wondering about why you were invited to join Beacon early. Could it be so you can prepared for a specific goal they have in mind for you? It would explain why Ozpin has taken such an interest in you."
"That… he could just tell me." Ruby says. "As long as it's nothing bad, I'd agree to it."
"Perhaps you're not ready." Bake suggests. "No offence Ruby, but you are quite young for a Huntress. Plus Ozpin has already shown his desire to ensure we all make happy memories at Beacon."
"The idea of all this still disturbs me though." Yang says. 'But perhaps this involves the mission Ruby is sent on in her letter. It would make sense.'
Cut to a dorm room, where Mercury is sitting in a chair, reporting on the fight he saw earlier, while Cinder walks back and forth, interrogating him with Emerald resting on a bed nearby.
"Ozpin scene followed by a Cinder scene." Nora says. "This video seems pretty big on information."
"I'd expect all the future ones are." Pyrrha says. "With the exception of the ones that are largely dominated by fight scenes."
"There's one way to check." Blake turns to the youngest person in the room. "Oscar, would you say you learnt a lot in the first two volumes?"
"Well, yeah." Oscar replies. "I mean… most of it seemed to just be about your personalities and relationships. But even without that, I now know plenty of things I didn't before."
"That proves it." Blake says. "The only reason we didn't find much value in the previous volumes is that we were there for everything. Now that's no longer the case, so we should expect this same level of information density."
"And you're sure?" Cinder asks.
"Bad hair, used a scythe, and smelled like my dad after a long day. It was him." Mercury confirms.
"I knew he was more worried about uncle Qrow!" Ruby says. "This means we can get him to come to Beacon, right?"
"I wouldn't be too hasty." Yang says. "But if he has been trying to track them down, then I would think the chances are pretty good."
"What do we do?" Emerald asks.
"Nothing. We stay the course." Cinder says. "They have no idea who we are, so we have no reason to worry."
"This proves that no one in Ozpin's group knows what they look like." Sun says. "But that was pretty obvious from how they were able to walk around Beacon unnoticed. Plus how they were in the tournament team matches."
"So we're going to be using past tense to refer to things in the video." Nora notices. "I was sorta wondering what we would do about that."
"It's not as if we should use the future tense." Blake says. "That would be like resigning ourselves to thinking we can't change things, and that's not a healthy mindset."
"Besides, the last of the heavy lifting is being taken care of thanks to our clever little friend." Cinder picks up her Scroll as it too flashes with the Black Queen. "Speaking of which... it appears we have a new access point." Ironwood is shown on the Scroll as an icon, along with a curling "W" in the other corner.
"HOLD IT. PAUSE!" Weiss yells.
Oscar hastily does so.
"What was that about?" Ruby her ear Weiss had practically yelled into.
"We need to sketch that symbol." Weiss points to the 'W'.
"I'm on it." Ren says. "Scribbling in his notes."
"So what could it mean?" Sun asks.
"My guess is that they have another teammate that made the virus, and that person has a name beginning with 'W'." Weiss explains. "We should probably look out for anything like that in the future, even after we've left."
"Good idea." Ruby agrees. "We don't know when the videos will cut off. So having a plan for gathering more info seems smart."
"Anywhere good?" Emerald asks.
"You could say that." Cinder says. "Go to your rooms. I'll prepare everything for tomorrow."
"Yes, ma'am." Emerald replies.
"Got it." Mercury gets up and leaves with Emerald.
"Let's give the crowd a good fight." Cinder says, navigating her scroll so that Mercury and Emerald are on one side, with Coco and Yatsuhashi on the other.
"There's no way." Weiss mutters.
The next morning, the crowd sees the rigged match-up on the screen at the Amity Colosseum. "The randomization process is complete! Ladies and gentlemen, your doubles tournament fight!" Port announces.
"No." Weiss says. "No, no, no, no, no, no! That's not fair."
"They've been rigging the matches." Jaune says. "We should have realised that was possible."
"At least they can't shape the outcomes." Blake says. "But they are probably able to guide some teams towards early defeats or relatively easy victories."
"I really hope they've only been doing it for their team." Weiss scowls. "If not, our victories suddenly become less meaningful."
"You think they want us to get far in the tournament?" Yang asks.
"If they wanted us to fail, they would have given us tougher opponents." Weiss says. "I'm sure they knew we would beat team ABRN."
"Well you can consider this motivation to make sure we beat them before the tournament starts." Yang says. "If you really want to earn a victory that is."
"Of course I do!" Weiss snaps.
"But wait…" Ruby speaks up. "Do they really think they can beat team CFVY so easily? Coco and Yatsuhashi aren't exactly weak."
"I'd say they can probably pull it of without much effort." Pyrrha says. "They have plenty of time to prepare, and I've told you all before how strong Mercury is, even when he held back against me."
As the announcement is heard, RWBY cheers with arms raised, JNPR is seen providing applause, and SSSN is shown sitting in front row seats. The camera shifts to Cinder, now watching her teammates in the seats as she menacingly claps with a devious smirk, before the screen cuts to black.
"Next video." Yang says.
Congratulations on reaching this point
Another bonus video has been added to 'World of Remnant'
"Urgh." Weiss groans. "Do we have to?"
"It seems like a good time to take a break." Ruby says. "Like before, we'll watch this then take a couple hours ready ourselves for the next video."
Ren's Notes:
Qrow likely to fight Winter
Some scenes in the videos are fake. Doesn't deceive, but used to make it seem like a show
Ruby and Weiss meet Winter at the Beacon courtyard
Winter notices that things are tense in Vale
Winters purpose and length of visit is classified, possibly involved in Ozpin's group due to connections with Ironwood
Winter considers Weiss's fight a failure
Weiss and Winter are close, Winter cares about Weiss's lifestyle more than academic success
Winter not impressed by Ruby, thanks her though
Winter has business with Ozpin and Ironwood (very likely part of group), decides to spend time with Weiss first
Winter and Weiss leave Ruby behind
Qrow appears, destroys two Atlesian knights, acts hostile to Winter. He seems very drunk while this all happens
Winter reveals that they know each other
Qrow has low opinion on Atlas Specialists
Breach was a trap to lure Army?
Cinder still in Vale, so army must have some relevance to her plans
Winter wants Weiss to leave, Qrow adds further insults, Winter draws weapon
Qrow and Winter start fighting, Qrow starts with upper hand
Ruby joins Weiss, sees fight, starts cheering for Qrow
Qrow purposely set up Winter to be the guilty party
Mercury notices fight, runs away
Mercury likely recognises Qrow or Winter (probably Qrow) as possible threat to plans
Fighting continues
Winter summons white Nevermores. Weiss insists she can't do it
Qrow transforming his weapon
Qrow stops, noticing something, puts away weapon, taunts. Winter charges at Qrow but is interrupted by Ironwoods voice
Penny is with Ironwood
Winter gets blame laid on her
Ironwood wants reason Qrow is in Vale
Ozpin arrives, scatters audience, leads his group away
Ruby meets with Qrow before he leaves, they are very close
Everyone in character so far. Videos are almost certainly accurate
Qrow leaves
Scene change to Ozpin's office. Ozpin, Goodwitch, Qrow, Winter, Ironwood all present
All of them mad at Qrow and Winter
Qrow been out of contact for weeks, probably unusual
Qrow been tracking other members of Cinder's group?
Confirmed that Qrow was finding information on [the enemy], confirms that they are in Vale
Winter is part of Ozpin's group
Qrow isn't being fully informed while on missions
Qrow annoyed he isn't being informed, others thought he might have been compromised
Beating Cinder won't be enough, she probably has powerful allies
Winter asked to leave, not privy to all information
Qrow explains [infiltrator is responsible for Autumn's condition]
Autumn is possible operative?
[Condition] implies probably injured
Qrow: [we keep the world safe from the evils no one even knows about]
Is evils referring to Cinder's group, or is it general?
Group likely founded by king of Vale, academies might be for scouting new members
Past volumes used to set us up to believe future rather than dismiss everything
Possible: Cinder planning on revealing Ozpin's group in a negative light, use military occupation as proof
Ironwood doesn't believe discreet works
Ozpin invited Ironwood and told him about real fight
Cinder's group likely Ozpins main enemy, group could be very old, with Cinder as latest leader
Ironwood believes in using overwhelming force
[she] has made things that are very powerful and [are fear]
Cinder has access to incredible fire power
Qrow likely exaggerating
Ironwoods army has caused tension in Vale
Ironwoods scroll infected by virus due to proximity with headmasters desk
Scroll likely only gives Cinder information
Future plans: Weiss go talk with Ironwood, Ruby and Jaune talk with Ozpin
Ozpin: [I suggest we find our guardian]
Guardian could refer to Ruby, explains early invitation, Ruby currently not ready or given more time to make happy memories
Scene change to Cinder's room
Current volume seems very information heavy, expect continued trend
Mercury explaining what he saw, his father was likely a drunk
None of them are recognised, so they don't change plans
Heavy lifting of plan is done by virus. "W" on Cinder's scroll, must investigate
Cinder able to rig matches, unsure how many she actually does
Next rigged match is Mercury + Emerald vs Coco + Yatsuhashi
RWBY and JNPR easy matches possibly due to Cinder wanting them to get far
New bonus video available
A/N
I've shut down the poll about what people are looking forward to in V3. Doesn't really make sense to have it any more.
So yeah. Another WoR incoming. Sorry, I know how people prefer real chapters. But if you have ideas on what to include along with the WoR, I'm sorta out of ideas or this one.
I noticed that I mixed up Weiss and Winters names a few times while writing this. Please tell me If I forgot to correct any of them.
Should I change the genres? Friendship and Drama seems accurate, but if there are others that would fit and get me more followers… I like followers.
What are peoples thoughts on me making some parts in first person? In the future I may want to have a particular scene focus very heavily on a certain person, so it may be a good idea to do something like that. I honestly would have preferred writing in first person, but that can't really work well in a react fic.
Could you please visit my profile before asking a question, it contains some of my more frequently asked questions and I would rather not repeat myself.