On the hilltop, Ying and Blake noticed the circle of stones. Shrugging her shoulder, Blake led Ying into the circle.
Noticing the chess pieces, "I like horses," said Ying picking up the white horse piece, "Cute little pony, Blake," turning his head, "Did some girl just screamed in terror?" noticing Blake looking up, "What do you see?" looking up like Blake, "That birdy looks like a girl with a red hood."
"That's Ruby."
Earlier Ruby and Weiss were hanging onto a large mass of Nevermore feathers.
"You and your stupid sense of direction!" yelled Weiss.
"Your best in Atlas training got us here!"
"Yeah, blame me!"
Staring at the ground, "We can jump for it!"
"Yeah, like I'm going to listen to you and your stupid ideas!"
"That's what landing strategy is for!" letting go.
"How rude!" hugging the Nevermore tighter.
With her arms out, her red cape fluttered in the wind.
Closing her eyes, she hummed, "Now I'm free. Free falling. Now I'm free falling. Free falling. Yeah, I'm free. Free falling. Now I'm free falling. Free falling. Now I'm free falling."
Opening her eyes, "Hi, Jaune," said Ruby sailing pass Jaune.
"Hi, Ruby," said Jaune landing into a tree.
"Free falling, now I'm free falling," she hummed again, "Now I'm free. Free falling. Oh free falling. Now I'm free falling. Now I'm free falling. Free falling. ', now I'm free…Oaf."
Opening her eyes, she stared at the blonde giant that caught her.
"Hi," said Ruby turning her head, "Hi, Blake."
"Hello, Ruby."
"Blake, who's your friend?"
"Ying. You can put her down."
Letting Ruby onto the ground, "You were my second choice," he replied.
"Huh?"
"I'll explain later. Where's Ice Princess?"
Ruby pointed to the Nevermore.
"Now how to save her?" asked Blake.
Crash! Their attention went to the Ursa collapsing onto the ground with orange hair girl on its back. Hey, that's the pancake speaker.
"Ahhh, it broke, Ren," looking around, "Ren? Where did you go, Ren?"
Stumbling from the forest, "Nora," he said catching his breath.
Straightening his back, he stared at the dissolving Ursa minus Nora.
"Nora?"
"I'm queen of the castle," brought their attention onto Nora balancing a miniature castle on her nose.
Noticing the trio staring at her, "You, big teddy bear," hugging Ying, "Boop," pressing his nose, "Hope you want to be on our team."
"When did you two meet?" asked Blake.
"Last night," answered Ying.
"Hey, Ren! Found Ying!"
"Nora?" asked Ying, "Do you feel like flying?"
"Of course!" producing Magnhild.
Jumping into Ying's arms, Nora bent her knees turning herself into a human baseball. Aiming, Ying threw Nora towards the Nevermore. Sailing pass the Nevermore, she noticed Weiss clinging to the Nevermore's claw.
"It's Magnhild time!" she said slamming Magnhild onto the Nevermore's skull causing Weiss to fall.
Seeing the falling Weiss, "Here's your hero moment," thought Jaune jumping from tree.
Catching Weiss, produce that pearly white hero smile.
"I caught you, milady."
Looking at her nails, "Did you overlook gravity?" asked Weiss.
"Gravity? Crab baskets."
They fell until Jaune landed face first into the ground.
Landing on Jaune's back, "My hero," Weiss said looking for a cracked nail.
Off in the distance, the Death Stalker chased Pyrrha. Swipe of its left claw sent her into the air. Slapping her with its tail sent her into the arms of Ying.
Catching Pyrrha, "Hello, warrior lady," said Ying.
Noticing Ruby looking at the chess pieces, "Can you put me down?"
He did.
Joining Ruby, "Everybody needs castle to defend," said Pyrrha grabbing the white rook.
"My grandfather liked horses," said Ruby grabbing the white knight.
"Guess, we're going to die together," remarked Blake.
"Not on my watch," said Ruby using Petal Burst.
Reaching the Death Stalker, she swung her scythe. Proving her attacks were ineffective against its thick armor.
"I wished I had Crescent Rose," she mumbled fleeing the Death Stalker.
Overhead, the recovered Nevermore sent a barrage of feathers at Ruby. One feather pinned Ruby's cape to the ground stopping her.
"Hey you!" shouted Weiss.
"His name is Ying," said Blake.
"Ying, can you throw me like her?" pointing to Nora.
Grabbing Weiss, Ying threw her like a javelin towards Ruby.
Aiming Myrtenaster at the Death Stalker, "Think of ice," she thought closing her eyes.
Rising its stinger, the Death Stalker's attempt to strike Ruby got stopped by the wall of ice created by the tip of Myrenaster striking the ground.
"By all childish and dim-witted behavior," said Weiss.
"I get it," said Ruby, "I'm not you."
Sighing, "Listen," placing her hand on Ruby's shoulder, "I'm not the easiest person to get along, however to be a team. We must work together."
"Bogus!" yelled Ying punching the freed Death Stalker.
Catching the stinger, Ying began turning in a circle. Building up speed, he flung the Death Stalker into the Nevermore.
Jumping onto a rock, "Fellow students, lend me your ears," said Ruby, "Our mission was to retrieve," revealing her chess piece, "these relics that turn out to be chess pieces and return to the cliff. Not to dispatch this Death Stalker and Nevermore, however we can't return until this job is done. If we leave this circle of stone, we have a fighting chance," jumping from her perch, "Weiss, Blake and Ying with me. Jaune, Nora, and Ren with Pyrrha."
With the Nevermore overhead and the Death Stalker giving chase, they headed for a ruined structure in the middle of a canyon.
Nevermore hovered over a ruined stone tower causing Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren to stop while Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Ying continued towards the stone tower.
Dodging, weaving through the feathers, "Fore!" yelled Nora five ironing stone bricks at the Nevermore.
Death Stalker rushed towards Nora. Pyrrha and Ren prevented its claws from gripping Nora. Pyhrra threw Miho lodging it in the Death stalkers middle right eye. Jumping, Ren's curved knives caught the space between the stinger and tail causing him to spin along the tip of the stinger.
Nevermore rammed into a section of the walkway separating Pyrrha and Ren from Jaune and Nora. As the stone walkway crumbled under their feet, Nora nine ironed Jaune with Magnhild.
Bouncing off the Death Stalker, Jaune got to his feet in time to use his shield to protect Pyrrha as she retrieved Miho.
"Nora," said Jaune, "It's Magnhild time."
Bringing Magnhild onto the Death Stalker's exoskeleton allowing Ren to land, Nora jumped onto Akouo. Pyrrha pushed Nora upwards. Laughing, Nora brought full force onto the Death Stalker causing its stinger to break then impaling itself. Staggering, it slipped off the canyon plummeting to its death.
"It's truly died," said Jaune.
"Only in the movies," replied Ren, "do they came back."
Sending the Death Stalker into the canyon with its head impaled by its own stinger.
Following the spiral staircase upwards, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Ying dodged as the Nevermore slammed into the staircase. Stone under her feet fell away causing Blake to fall.
Throwing his chain towards the falling Blake, her momentum carried her out of the beak of the Nevermore. It caught the loop of chain.
Noticing Blake swinging on Ying's chain, "I got a plan!" shouted Ruby Rose Bursting towards Blake.
Wrapping her section of chain around a stone pillar which fell over, she pulled as the Nevermore slowly dragged her and the pillar.
"Blake," brought her attention onto Ruby, "need to borrow your chain ribbon."
Bracing her left foot against the fallen pillar, "Here," tossing her chain ribbon to Ruby.
Burst of speed towards Ying holding his end of the chain.
"Ying, can you hold this end of the ribbon?"
Looking at his empty left hand, "Ok," catching the ribbon.
Securing the other end to another column always a column to be needed.
Joining Ruby as she aimed herself at the Nevermore, "Only you would come up with a plan like this," said Weiss.
Pulling back the ribbon "Think your Atlas training can handle this," said Ruby with a smile.
"Ha," aiming Myrenaster at The Nevermore.
Realeasing the tension, Ruby shot towards the Nevermore. Catching its neck with the scythe blade, Ruby run up the mountain side.
"Steps," thought Weiss thought causing Glyphs to mark Ruby's path upwards.
Jumping over the cliff edge, the blade of her scythe pinned then sliced through the Nevermore's neck.
Staring at her fellow students, "Dad, it is about the jazz," thought Ruby resting her scythe on her right shoulder.
Noon - Beacon Academy - Amphitheater
"Cardin Winchester, Russel Thrush, Dove Bronzewing, and Sky Lark," said Ozpin, "on the stage. Having recovered the black bishop relics will form Team CRDL to be led by Cardin Winchester. Now Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren having recovered the white rook relics will form Team JNPR led by Jaune. Finally, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Ying form Team RWBY having recovered the white knight relics to be led by Ruby."
"Another interesting batch of students," remarked Gylnda.