Kali and Ghira sat on their bed not speaking. They didn't really know how to start the conversation they both knew they needed to have.

"I don't want him to die." Kali started.

Ghira's head snapped to his girlfriend's. "I don't either." He whispered.

"What do we do?" The Cat Faunus asked in a broken voice. She didn't want her friend to die; she didn't want her daughter to have to witness that or the aftermath. They both wanted their daughter to be safe.

"I think we should continue watching, learn more about how the future's White Fang operates Adam, and Blake. We also still need to figure out where we fit into all of this with Blake." Ghira said.

"Okay… Okay, we'll stay. I just…" Kali sobbed into her hand.

Ghira squeezed her other hand and gave her a loving and comforting hug.

"Something is wrong. Please let us help you." Summer started as soon as they closed the door to their room.

Raven and Qrow glance at each and sigh. "What do you want to know?" Qrow whispered.

"What happened back there?" Tai asked, not wanting to push the twins, but needing something so that he and Summer could help them.

"We… you know that we are from a bandit tribe?" Raven asked. Both Tai and Summer nodded. "We started our training when we were three. I was meant, and still am meant to be the heir of the tribe and lead it when we finish with Beacon. Qrow is supposed to come back with me, but…" She trailed off, thinking about the ultimatum Qrow had been given.

"If Rae dies before we finish Beacon then I shouldn't come back. Without the heir, I'm not worth much. The only reason the tribe tolerates me is because of Raven, since she's going to be the chieftain, she tells them not to hurt me, or at least they can't kill me, no matter how much they might want to." Qrow said bitterly.

Summer and Taiyang looked ready to murder someone, primarily the twins' tribe. "What the fuck?! That's just cruel!" Tai shouted.

"That's the way of the tribe. The strong live, the weak die. They've always seen Qrow as a curse because of his Semblance; nothing will change that, not even my word or the word of the current chieftain." Raven said.

"You aren't weak! You- You both are so strong! Don't let anyone tell you differently! I won't let them! We won't let them take you away from us! We are family!" Summer shouted, tears streaming down her face.

"Summer's right! You two are the strongest people we know! We love you and are proud and happy that both of you are on our team! You two are the strongest tag team at Beacon!" Tai said, thinking about how many ways he could kill the bastards that got into Qrow's head.

Tai and Summer pile onto the twins, the other two members of Team STRQ swore that they would show Raven and Qrow that they are loved and always have a place with them, with their family!

The six adults returned to watch the next chapter of Volume two.

Welcome to Beacon

The camera zooms in on Beacon, passing a large and unnerving ship as it descends upon a landing pad. Two Bullheads fly by as the camera slowly lowers to show ant-like swarms of people on the paths around Beacon. The camera shifts to the top of a tower veiled behind clouds. Ozpin and Glynda can be seen through the window into Ozpin's office.

"Ironwood certainly loves bringing his work wherever he travels." Glynda said, staring distastefully at the fleet outside the windows.

"He's going to start a fucking war with those damn ships." Qrow muttered.

"Something is bound to go wrong with a foreign military presence in another kingdom." Ghira says, crossing his arms.

"Question is, how much will everything go to shit?" Raven asks.

"Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man." Ozpin says. The camera switches to an over-the-shoulder from Ozpin's perspective as three more Bullheads fly in. "But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore." A chirping beep sounds repeatedly. Ozpin turns to see a hollow-message 'Access Requested' on his desk. "Come in."

The camera switches to a low perspective beyond Ozpin's desk and facing the doors as they slide open to reveal Ironwood as Ozpin approaches to greet him.

Ironwood greets the other headmaster cordially. "Ozpin!"

"Again, how far into the future is this?" Tai asks.

"Ironwood's a general now, and the headmaster of Atlas Academy. This must be at least ten years in the future, maybe more considering how old the girls are." Kali said.

Ozpin stands at attention.

"Hello, General." Ozpin says politely.

"Please, drop the formalities." Both approach and shake hands as Glynda also approaches. "It's been too long. And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met."

"They're friends. Why? How?" Qrow asked, unsure of how to feel with the headmaster right now.

"Oh, James!" She gives a personable wave and then drops all pleasantries. "I'll be outside." She walks away.

"Well, she hasn't changed a bit." Ironwood smiled a bit.

"This is so weird!" Tai said.

"Yeah, I don't think I would ever see Headmaster Ozpin, our TA Goodwitch and Ironwood on friendly terms." Summer said, not really knowing what else to say about that.

As Ozpin speaks, the camera shifts and Glynda can be seen from behind Ozpin and Ironwood as she exits the room.

As Ozpin turns to his desk, "So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas?" He picks up a mug and a kettle, pouring as he speaks. "Headmasters don't typically travel with their students, for the Vytal Festival." He turns and offers the cup to Ironwood.

"Yeah, usually the headmasters send in their deputy or a high ranking Hunter professor." Summer said, remembering all of the rules of the Vytal Festival.

The camera shifts to a close-up showing the mug changing hands. A clink is heard. "Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year." Ironwood produces a canteen from his inside coat pocket and pours its contents into his mug. "Besides, with you hosting, I thought that this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up." Ozpin walks around to his desk, kettle and a new mug in hand.

Ozpin sits and pours himself some coffee. "I can certainly appreciate the quality time between friends; however, a small fleet outside my window has me concerned."

"Well, concerned is what brought them here." Ironwood said to the other headmaster.

"There's going to be a war, watch." Qrow said. Summer smacked Qrow's arm to stop him from saying anything else about the general and the war he would bring. "It's true."

"Doesn't matter, shut up!" Raven said, making sure to clap a hand to his mouth until he would be quiet. It didn't take long for Qrow to settle down again and continue watching their future.

Ozpin sighed, "I understand that travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult."

Ironwood narrowed his eyes. "Oz, you and I both know why I brought those men."

"Why?" Summer, Kali, and Ghira all said together.

"What the hell has you so scared?" Raven asked the general.

Ozpin takes a drink and sets down his mug. "We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression." Off-screen, Ironwood can be heard setting his mug down.

"Peace is easily broken." Raven comments. Ghira hums and nods, agreeing with the younger female.

"Very true, especially with what we have already seen. Something is bound to happen soon, something that involves our children." Ghira's voice rumbled in his worry. Kali grabbed his hand to try and help comfort him slightly.

"But if what Qrow said is true..." The general trails off.

Qrow and Raven sit up immediately. They were all wondering about their fates and what happens to them in the future. They already know Summer's fate, but they still don't know how she died and for what purpose. Raven was MIA, Summer was KIA, Qrow was spoken about on and off by Ruby, Qrow and Glynda. Blake still hasn't mentioned having parents or anything about Kali and Ghira.

Team STRQ pays attention to what Ozpin and Ironwood say. Mostly the twins.

"If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully." Ozpin emphasizes this as he holds 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."

"I'm just being cautious."

"Paranoid's another word for it." Qrow muttered.

Ozpin gave the other man a glance. "As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can."

"Believe me, I am." Ironwood turns and walks away. He stops near the door and looks back at Ozpin. "But ask yourself this: Do you honestly believe your children can win a war?" He continues on his way to the exit.

All six of the young adults froze in shock and fear.

"I hope they never have to." Ozpin whispers.

'Fuck! I didn't want to be right!' Qrow thought frantically, glancing at Raven and Ghira.

"Well…" Ghira shot the black haired male a small glare.

"I didn't want this! Neither of us wanted to be right about a fucking war, Ghira!" Qrow said rapidly.

"Maybe not, but war is inevitable at this point. It will happen, the question now is: when?"


In the Beacon Academy library, Team RWBY are shown playing Remnant: The Game. The camera pans from Weiss to Yang Xiao Long, then to Blake, who is obviously distracted, before finally landing on Ruby, who has been contemplating her next move.

"Remnant… the game?" Raven asked, looking at Summer and Tai.

The two others shrugged, not knowing what it is either. "No clue, future thing probably." Summer says.

"This is actually really interesting. We might be able to use these tactics in the future if there is a war." Qrow said.

"Hmmmmm... All right... All right!" Ruby said, pointing at Yang. "Yang Xiao Long, prepare your kingdom for battle!"

Yang thrusts her elbow down as she balls her fist. "Bring it on!"

"I deploy the Atlesian Air Fleet!" She slaps her card down on the table. Yang feigns a look of shock. "Looks like I get to fly right over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!"

Yang feigns indigence as she points at Ruby. "You fiend!"

"Or… not." Qrow sighed, shaking his head at the sister's antics.

Ruby is now ducked at one end of the table. The camera zooms 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." Ruby peaks her head up. She gives a look of surprise as, off screen; Yang can be heard laughing arrogantly.

Yang raises a card. "Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card!" Yang shows the card to the camera. Ruby is visibly disturbed. "Giant Nevermore!"She slams the card down on the table. "If I roll a seven or higher, fatal feathers will slice your fleet in two!"

A scene of a Nevermore flying over a field of swords impaled in the ground plays over the conversation.

"Foreshadowing." Raven said with her eyes narrowed.

"But of what?" Kali mutters, worried.

Ruby points at Yang. "But, if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!" The Nevermore is shown to be turning back toward Yang.

"Nope, no foreshadowing." Tai said.

"That's just a chance I'm willing to take." The two glare at each other. Yang is heard shouting triumphantly off screen.

Team JNPR is shown as Yang and Ruby banter on about the game. Ren and Pyrrha are studying, and Nora's snot bubble inflates and deflates as she sleeps.

"Of course she wouldn't study." Ghira said, chuckling at the orange haired girl.

"Nooooo! My fearless soldiers!" Ruby says with fake tears in her eyes.

Yang shrugs, "Eh, most of them were probably androids."

"Goodbye my friends, you will be avenged." Ruby says dramatically.

Yang grins, "Not until I draw my rewards! Which are double this round thanks to the Mistral Trade Route!"

"Bah!"

Nora snores and talks in her sleep. "Oh. Have pancakes."

Qrow and Tai snort with laughter. "Of course!"

"Oh, and what's this? The Smugglers of Wind Path?" Yang asks with a grin.

Pyrrha clears her throat and then confiscates a comic book Jaune is reading, trading it for a textbook.

"Again, helping him." Summer says with a smile.

"To what end?" Raven asks.

"Way to kill the mood." Tai deadpans.

"Serious question. To what end is she going and willing to help him." Raven counters.

"It doesn't really matter right now. Can we get back to watching?" Kali says, defusing the situation.

"Bah! Bah, I say!" Ruby exclaims.

"I say, it looks like I'm taking two cards in my hand!"

As Pyrrha reads Jaune's comic, a Nevermore player piece is tossed over Jaune's shoulder. Another piece bounces off of his head.

"Have you no heart?" Ruby collapses on the table, groaning. "Nooo!"

Yang turns to Weiss. "Well, Weiss, it's your turn."

"Ice Princess is playing as well? Well I'll be damned. Never thought I'd see the day!" Qrow grinned, sharing a secret look with his sister. Raven rolled her eyes, but she was also watching Weiss closely.

"Uhh… guys?" Summer asked, trying to get the twins to talk.

They ignored her.

"I have... absolutely no idea what's going on." The white haired Schnee says.

"Not surprised. She was sheltered and didn't have this as a kid." Raven said.

"What the hell?" Qrow mutters, narrowing his eyes at Weiss and Yang.

Yang slides up beside her and puts 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."

"That sounds dumb." Weiss says to her teammate.

Yang starts looking through Weiss' cards. "See, you've got Sandstorm, Desert Scavenge... Oh, oh!" She pulls up a card to show Weiss. "Resourceful Raider! See, now you can take Ruby's discarded Air Fleet—"

Ruby cried. "Nooo!"

Yang smiles, "—and put it in your hand!"

Weiss raises an eyebrow. "Okay."

"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 points a finger at Weiss. "Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war." She pulls away and returns to her seat.

"And that means..." Weiss asks, trailing off.

"You're just three moves away from conquering Remnant!" Ruby exclaims.

Weiss stands and a thunder clap accompanies 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!"

"Crazy Schnee!" Qrow jumped.

"Fucking hell, Qrow!" Raven slammed a pillow into her brother's face.

"Oi!"

"Trap card..." Yang's arm appears holding the card.

Weiss stopped suddenly, mechanically looking at Yang. "Huh?"

Yang shuffles the pieces on the board, Weiss' pieces disappearing in a puff of smoke. "Your armies have been destroyed."

Weiss slumps in her chair, cries and whines. "I hate this game of emotions we play."

Everyone in the room roared with laughter.

"Wow, she's a sour loser."

"Eh, I'd expect that out of a Schnee who's been sheltered her whole life."

Ruby hops into Weiss' lap. "Stay strong, Weiss! We'll make it through this together!"

"Shut up!" Weiss hugs Ruby. "Don't touch me!"

"She's warming up to Ruby! YES!" Summer shouts in triumph.

Yang puts her arms up behind her head. "Alright Blake, you're up!"

Blake looks at Yang in confusion. "Oh, um, sorry, what am I doing?"

"She's scattered. If that happens in a fight…" Raven says, looking at the two Faunus.

"It won't. Blake wouldn't needlessly endanger her team." Ghira says sternly.

Raven hums, "Perhaps not directly, but indirectly…. Anything could happen."

"You're playing as Vale, trying to conquer the Kingdoms of Remnant!" Yang patiently explains.

Blake nods, "Right."

Jaune approaches the table. "Hey! Can I play?"

"Sorry Jaune, we've already got 4 people." Ruby says apologetically.

Weiss sniffs, "Besides, this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt that you possess."

Yang replies, "Uhh, you attacked your own naval fleet 2 turns ago." Weiss makes an annoyed sound.

Qrow and Tai chuckle, trying to disguise it as coughing. The others aren't impressed.

"Bring it on, Ice Queen! I'll have you know that I have been told that I am a natural born leader!" Jaune says confidently.

Wiess raised a brow. "By who? Your mother?"

The others couldn't help but laugh at the blonde's misfortune.

Jaune stopped. "A-and Pyrrha!"

Pyrrha waved. "Hello again!"

Jaune was begging with both hands folded together. "Come on, let me play your hand for a turn!"

"I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!"

"Say that when you're actually there, Ice Princess. Then you'll see what your shitty father's done." Qrow said bitterly.

Tai puts a warm hand on his shoulder. "I get it, but you need to calm down." Qrow takes a breath and tries to get his Semblance under control so it wouldn't hurt anyone.

"Why not? You've trusted me with way more important stuff before. I mean, you told us all that Blake is secretly a Fa-"

"Seriously?!" Ghira asks.

Pyrrha darts over and slaps a hand over Jaune's mouth. "Fun-loving person, whom we all admire and respect." Jaune laughs nervously.

Everyone looks nervously at Blake who looks obviously annoyed that her secret is out.

"Right. That. Ladies, enjoy your battle." Jaune bows as Pyrrha walks away. Footsteps can be heard offscreen.

"'Sup losers." Sun says suddenly. Sun appears holding his fingers in a peace sign.

"Him." Ghira narrows his eyes on the Monkey Faunus, not trusting the thief with his daughter.

Ruby smiles at him, "Hey Sun!"

The camera shifts to show that Neptune is next to Sun.

Sun nods to all of them while saying their names. "Ruby, Yang, Blake... Ice Queen."

"Why does everyone keep calling me that?" Weiss complains.

"Cuz you are, and because you're a Schnee." Qrow waves his hand.

"I never got a chance to formally introduce you to my old friend." Sun says, showing Neptune who was behind him.

"Uhh, aren't libraries for reading?" Neptune asked.

Ren threw his arms up. "Thank you!"

"Wow, he's one of those." Tai said. Kali and Summer smacked him.

Nora popped her head up. "Pancakes!"

"I'm not surprised anymore." Ghira says.

"Watch out, she will surprise you again." Kali said, laughing.

"Shut up. Don't be a nerd." Sun told his teammate.

Neptune points, shaking a finger at Sun. "Geh, geh, geh, geh! 'Intellectual', okay? Thank you. " He waved, "I'm Neptune."

Weiss' cheeks start to get a pink tinge to them. "So Neptune, where are you from?"

"She has a crush." Summer said, a happy smile on her face.

"Haven." He says as he approaches Weiss. "And I don't believe I've caught your name, snow angel."

"Not a great start." Tai said.

"Like you're any better." Raven said.

"We have a daughter together." Tai countered. Raven turned beet-red.

"S-Shut up!" She squeaked.

"Um, I'm Weiss."

"Are you kidding me!?" Jaune said.

"You have Pyrrha. If you would just open your eyes to what's right in front of you, you would be very, very happy!" Qrow said, pointing at said redhead.

Neptune smiled. "Pleasure to meet you."

Sun turned to Blake. "I never took you as the board game playing type."

As she speaks, she shoves Sun aside and leaves the room. "Right, well, I think I'm done playing actually. I'll see you guys later."

Nora shrugs. "Women."

"You're one too!" Ghira, Qrow, and Tai shout at her.

"She has the mind of a child in the body of a teenager." Raven supplied.


The scene switches to Team RWBY's room. The camera pans from the night sky seen through the window over to Blake as she sits with her knees folded to her chest on her bed. Voices can be heard echoing in her head.

"Flashback." Summer said quietly, glancing at the Faunus pair.

"Brothers of the White Fang, why are you aiding this scum?" Blake asks furiously.

Roman smirks. "The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together."

"Why?!" Ghira asks, angry at having the organization he was the leader of be taken advantage of by Humans.

The sounds of battle including slashes, grunts, gunfire, and Torchwick's laughter.

"Well, this has certainly been an eventful evening." Ozpin says, a small smile on his lips.

Blake huffed. "Hmph."

The scene shifts to show that Blake is sitting in an interviewing office as Ozpin enters. Blake quietly acknowledges his statement.

"Is she being arrested?" Kali and Ghira exclaim, hoping that their daughter wouldn't land herself in jail.

"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." The Headmaster leans forward a bit.

Blake nods, "Of course."

"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." Ozpin praises.

"I was raised outside the kingdoms. If you can't fight, you can't survive."

"That's very true." The twins say together.

The other four didn't say anything.

"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 calmly sips his coffee. "Faunus..." Oz smiles.

The two Faunus freeze. "That…" Kali couldn't get anything out of her throat.

"Something's not right." Raven hissed, watching Ozpin carefully. She could feel his Aura from just watching him; she knew Qrow felt the same power.

"Qrow, Raven?" Summer asked her teammates.

"Somethin's not right." Qrow shivered.

Blake glares at him.

"Why do you wear that bow, Blake? Why hide who you are?" Ozpin questions.

Blake glares at him. "You may be willing to accept the Faunus, Professor Ozpin, but your species is not."

Summer, Tai, Kali, and Ghira share a look. The twins were transfix on Ozpin to notice.

"True, but we are continuing to take strides to lessen the divide."

"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."

"Everyone wishes to be accepted. But it's not that easy." Ghira says sadly.

"And what are you?" Ozpin asks.

"I don't understand what you're asking."

"How did you know the White Fang would be at the shipyard tonight?" He gets back to the point of the interrogation.

"I didn't. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time." Blake denies.

Ozpin hums, a dangerous air around him for a moment. "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?"

The twins' senses screamed: danger! They both tense, hands on their weapons in a flash. Their red eyes darken in an instant.

"I'm sure." The Faunus says with a straight face, not giving anything away to the man.

"Very well. Thank you for your time, Ms. Belladonna." Ozpin stands and heads to the door. He stops and turns to Blake. "If you ever need to talk to me." The camera shows Blake momentarily. "Please, don't hesitate to ask." Ozpin shuts the door behind him.

The twins release the breath they had been holding. The other four just glance at each other in worry and concern over what just happened, to the twins and to Blake.


Team RWBY are shown entering their dorm room.

"Ugh, we should have never let him play!" Yang said.

"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 said, sticking her tongue out at her sister.

As they enter, Blake approaches the door to leave.

"Stop." Weiss points at Blake. Blake's hand retracts from the door knob. "Lately you've been quiet, antisocial and moody!"

"Rude." Kali says in defense of her daughter.

"True." Raven counters.

"Uh, have you met Blake?" Yang asks.

"See." Raven said. Summer smacks her on her arm.

"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 flips through the air as six copies of her emblem fly through the air. "So, Blake Belladonna, what is wrong!?" She points her finger at Blake again.

Tai whistled. "Impressive."

Weiss is shown to be balancing precariously on a chair's back feet. She quickly puts the chair away and returns to stand near the girls.

"I just, I don't understand how everyone can be so calm." Blake says.

Ruby approaches Blake. "You're still thinking about Torchwick?" The team leader asks, wanting to help her teammate.

"Torchwick, the White Fang, all of it! Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it!" Blake yells.

"I agree." Ghira said, worried about the White Fang and his daughter.

"Ozpin told us not to worry. Between the police and the Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it." Yang said, trying to sooth her partner.

Blake grows angry. "Well I'm not! They don't know the White Fang like I do!"

"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 asks, genuinely wanting to know what her team thinks.

Ruby asks off screen. "Uh, who?"

"No, you are all not ready. You are all first-years. This is too big for you all." Summer said in her 'leader voice'.

"But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students! We're not ready to handle this sort of situation!" Weiss says, waving her hands around.

"At least she's thinking rationally." Summer said. Hoping that the Atlas native could get through to her team.

"Well yeah, but..." Ruby tries.

"No, Ruby. You are the youngest one there. You might be a leader, but you cannot do this, especially alone and inexperienced as you all are." Summer commanded, her eyes narrow on her daughter.

"We're not ready!" The Schnee shouted.

"And we may never be ready! Our enemies aren't just going to sit around and wait for graduation day." Blake says, 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!"

"Maybe so, but get more experience! Going out half-cocked will get you killed!" Summer hissed, wanting to smack some sense into the kids.

Ruby raises her hand and does other random gestures, while looking manic. "Okay, all in favor of becoming the youngest Huntresses to single-handedly taking down a corrupt organization conspiring against the Kingdom of Vale... say aye.

"Ruby, no! For god's sake, you are all children!" Summer shouts, angry at her daughter's foolishness.

Yang pumps her fist enthusiastically and points at Blake. "Yes! I love it when you're feisty!"

"Well, I suppose it could be fun." Weiss said after a moment.

"You're supposed to be the rational responsible one!" Kali, Ghira, and Summer shout at the white haired girl.

"None of you said aye!"

Blake smiles a little bit. "Alright then, we're in this together!"

Ruby gestures around her. "Let's hatch a plan!

"You're all going to get yourselves killed or in a very bad situation." Raven deadpanned, agreeing with her leader about the sheer idiocy that their children were capable of concocting.

Yang points 'double-guns' at Ruby. "Yeah!"

Ruby gasps as she freaks out. "I left my board game at the library!"

"You fucking child! You're going to get yourselves killed or worse!" Raven yells.

"What's worse than death?" Kali questions Raven.

Both twins narrow their red eyes at her. "A lot." The other four tense, an itch of danger in the air around the twins.

Weiss places her hand to her head. "We're doomed."

"No shit." Qrow mutters.

Ruby ran out of the room and down the hallway. "I'll be right back!" The sound of collision is heard as Ruby seems to slam into the camera and disappears off screen. "Oo-oof! Oh g-!" She looks up, "Sorry. Are you okay?"

The music score takes on an eerie tone.

All six tense.

"I'm fine." Emerald offers her hand from off screen. "Just watch where you're going." Ruby is shown to be slouched on the ground as she takes Emerald's hand. Mercury stands beside them.

"Get away from her!" Team STRQ all jump up, brandishing their weapons at the two.

"Fucking touch her and you DIE!" Summer and Tai snarl together. No one would hurt their daughter while they lived.

"Oh, right, sorry." Ruby continues to speak as Emerald helps her to her feet. "Um, I'm Ruby! Are you new?"

Emerald steps aside to reveal Cinder as she approaches. "Visiting from Haven, actually." Emerald turns to look at her.

"Get the fuck away from my family!" Qrow and Raven were ready to tear the three of them apart limb from limb.

Ruby stares for a moment and Cinder stares back.

Ruby realizes what Cinder's talking about. "Ooh! You're here for the festival! But exchange students have their own dormitory."

"Ruby get away from them!" Tai shouts, almost hysterical.

"I guess we just got turned around." Mercury speaks up for the first time.

"No you didn't, assassin! You deliberately came there to scope out targets." Qrow hissed, Harbinger in his hands, extended to Scythe mode.

"Hey, don't worry, it happens all the time." She says, Mercury and Emerald walk past Ruby. "Uh, your building is just east of here."

"Thanks." Cinder walks past Ruby, gesturing in acknowledgement. "Maybe we'll see you around."

"Yeah, maybe!" The camera shifts to show the faces of the trio as they continue to walk away. Behind them, Ruby can be seen waving. "Oh, uh, and welcome to Beacon!" Cinder grins evilly and her eyes glow menacingly as the screen fades to black.

The six were shaking with rage and fear.

"No one harms our family." Summer growled. She was shaking with rage, her sister Silver-Eyes glowing with emotion.

"We need to watch those three very carefully." Ghira rumbles darkly, promising death to anyone who harms Blake.

They all silently agree to protect their children and family.