"So I spoke with Professor Port and he said this might be a good idea in the spirit of Xmas!" Jonathan beamed in delight whilst his descendants entered the room.
"Do I really have to?" Jotaro huffed and sat at the edge of the couch. "Yup." his ancestor replied. "Fine. Maybe it won't be so bad, Dio's not here so that's a start." he grumbled.
Joseph obnoxiously sat next to his grandson "Don't be such a sourpus! It won't hurt to bond once in awhile."
Joseph barely had any friends due to him always getting in to fights, and the parental figures he had are two old people, so he was excited at the prospect of hanging out with people around his age.
Josuke sat next to his father. "Uh, Mr. Joestar, what exactly are we going to watch?"
"Good question! It's Ru... Rwu... Ruwb..." Jonathan struggled to read the cover.
"Allow me, father." Giorno grabbed it from his father "R.W.B.Y... Kinda odd that they didn't add periods since this is an acronym. By the way, where is padre?"
"It's night time and he says he needs the extra income. Saying he can move better during these hours..." the gentleman shrugged as he sat down on a seperate chair on the left of the couch. Giorno sat on the opposite side.
"Aww yeah this is gonna be so kewl!" Josuke said in excitement. Letting his stand insert the tape. He adjusted well with hanging around with people since he was pretty friendly himself. But Josuke was also subjected to bullying as a small child for not having a father and being half foreigner.
Jonathan tapped the cushion slightly, it's been awhile since he interacted with people around his age group since he spent his youth as a loner all thanks to Dio.
Giorno was an even worse case of an introvert. After the fellow children showing him fake love due to the mysterious mafioso he saved, he can't truly bring himself to trust people anymore, except maybe Mista and Bucciaratti.
Jotaro had a similar case with Josuke, his dad was always on tour and his mom was a foreigner, and well, the rest was history. "Yare yare, it's taking too damn long to load."
Fade-in to an image of Beacon Academy.
Joseph: Jeez, back in my day, television was just black and white.
Jotaro: Shut up.
Narrator: Legends. Stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past.
Jonathan: Back in my day, we don't even have television!
Jotaro: Jonathan... Keep it down.
The gems in the image glow green and fade to show simple pictures of a man rising from the earth before being surrounded by creatures, barely held back by warriors.
Josuke: Hehe, I like how you're kind to him but you're rude to-
Jotaro: Shut the hell up!
Josuke: Why are you so mean?
Narrator: Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful, but he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness — creatures of destruction — the creatures of Grimm - set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed, and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence to the void.
Jotaro looked at Giorno, but the boy had nothing to say, pleasing the 17 year old.
Black sets in, then suddenly lessens as a light grows brighter and brighter until a gem rises from it and lowers itself into the hands of man.
Josuke: I wonder what's this story is about.
Giorno: We'll see.
Narrator: However, even the smallest spark of hope is enough to ignite change, and in time, man's passion, resourcefulness, and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named "Dust".
Jonathan: Dust huh? Joseph, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Joseph: You're thinking: Would dust be a good conductor of hamon. Right?!
Jonathan: My! You never cease to amaze me!
Joseph: Hehe!
Jotaro groaned.
The scene zooms out to show men shooting lightning, raising swords, and aiming rifles at the retreating beasts as a castle appears behind them.
Josuke: What kind of an idiot would fight a gunman with a sword from far away?
Giorno: These people.
Narrator: Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness, and in the shadow's absence came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life.
The castle zooms out to show a map of Remnant, which houses other buildings until they disappear in flashes of white and the map is lowered to show the scattered moon over a city at night.
Jonathan: We should explore this world sometimes.
Joseph: Yeah, when we get enough dough!
Narrator: But even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die. And when they are gone... darkness will return.
Jotaro: No fucking shit, narrator.
Roman Torchwick and four of his henchmen head down an alley from the shadows.
Giorno: Now who are these people?
They stop behind Roman, who reignites his cigar without touching it and grins before walking down the road, frightening nearby citizens as they make their way towards the shop From Dust Till Dawn.
Josuke: H-Hey Giorno, you told me-
Giorno: No, Josuke, my gang isn't ANYTHING like that.
Joseph: Hey, you sorta predicted what he was gonna say!
Jotaro: SHUT THE HELL UP!
Narrator: So you may prepare your guardians, build your monuments to a so-called "free world", but take heed... there will be no victory in strength.
Roman and his henchmen enter the shop, the camera lowering to a young girl wearing a hooded red cloak in the corner of the shop, reading a weapons magazine.
Joseph: Meh. Too young for me.
Ozpin (voice over): But perhaps victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten. Things that require a smaller, more honest soul.
The henchmen look around and at the Dust crystals in the display when Roman approaches the elderly shopkeeper.
Giorno: *sighs* Not this again.
Roman: (flicking his cigar) Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust shop open this late?
Giorno: Then rob the closed ones instead.
One of the henchman points his gun at the shopkeeper.
Jonathan: Oh come on! He's a senior citizen!
Shopkeeper: (raising his hands) P-please! Just take my Lien and leave!
Joseph: Ughh I hate scum like these guys! The fucking mob are full of assholes... No offense to you, uncle.
Giorno: Please stop calling me uncle. It's giving me a feeling so complicated.
Josuke: Whoa, so you're like... My granduncle. And I'm older than you too.
Roman: Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, calm down, we're not here for your money. (to the henchmen) Grab the Dust.
A henchman opens a case and removes one of several cylinders, which the group uses to take Dust from the tube containers on the walls.
Henchman 1: (placing another open case on the display to the shopkeeper) Crystals. Burn. Uncut.
Jotaro: Tch.
The shopkeeper proceeds to fill the case. As another henchman goes for another tube, he hears the muted This Will Be the Day song from the girl's direction, and unsheathes his sword.
Jonathan: Not the girl!
Josuke: Oh I bet she was listening to a banger.
Henchman 2: (pointing his sword at her back) Alright kid, put your hands where I can see 'em. (no response) Hey, I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something!?
He goes over to her and turns her around, the hood dropping to reveal a surprised Ruby Rose wearing headphones. He motions for her to lower them.
Josuke: Pfft, haha!
Ruby: (doing so) Yes?
Henchman 2: I said, put your hands in the air, now!
Ruby: Are you... robbing me?
Henchman 2: Yes!
Ruby: Ooohhh...
Jotaro: Well. The kid's got guts.
Giorno: Can they really call themselves men if they resort to picking on the weak and innoce-
Roman is waiting for his men to finish the heist when a "Hey!" and "Hyah!" are heard, and the threatening henchman flies past him.
Josuke: Holy shit! He went flying!
Giorno: Guess I was wrong.
Roman calmly motions for another to handle Ruby.
Henchman 1: (raising his gun at her) Freeze!
Joseph: Jotaro raise your hands! He might shoot!
Jotaro: Hands off! Old man!
Joseph: OLD?! You fuckin-
Jonathan: Enough! *grabs Jotaro*
Josuke: I got em *grabs Joseph*
Giorno: Ughh...
Jotaro: Stop grabbing me, he was the one who's gonna put me in a headlock.
Cut to outside the shop, when the henchman and Ruby crash through the window. The other men look outside as Ruby gets up and unfolds Crescent Rose into its scythe form.
The five Joestars stop whatever they're doing and were stunned at the gigantic scythe that literally unfolded before them.
Josuke: I've said it before and I'll say it again. Ho-
Joseph: HOLY SHIT!
Jotaro: ...
Jonathan: That was bizarre...
Giorno: This seems interesting so far.
Joseph: The scythe or the girl?
Giorno: Wha-
Roman scowls, but Ruby smiles back at them before twirling the weapon around, striking it into the ground and turning off her headphones.
Josuke: Oh ho ho! She was taunting him!
Roman: Okayyy... (to his remaining henchmen) Get her!
The henchmen head out of the shop and run at Ruby, who spins around on top of her scythe and kicks the first approaching criminal in the face.
Josuke: She was fighting like those kung fu guys!
She gets Crescent Rose out of the ground and fires it off to hit another one with the butt of her weapon, sending him flying. She fires again and brings the side down on one attacker and dodges the next's gunfire with her rifle's speed, getting close enough to knock him into the air and follow him upwards so she can beat him away to Roman's feet. The Joestars remained silent as they watched the action scene. Quite impressed with her athleticism.
Roman: You were worth every cent. Truly, you were. (to Ruby, dropping his cigar and crushing it with his cane as approaching police sirens are heard) Well, Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around... (raises his cane and opens the bottom to reveal a rifle with a cross grid) ...I'm afraid this is where we part ways.
Joseph: What the fu- That's a gun too?!
Jotaro: I gotta say, that concept was cool.
Roman unleashes a red blast at Ruby, who fires at the ground and leaps over it.
Jonathan: Giorno... Are you okay?
Giorno: Everything is a gun, my head is starting to hurt.
When she lands and looks up, Roman isn't there, and is climbing up a ladder on a nearby building.
Ruby: (to the onlooking shopkeeper) You okay if I go after him?
Josuke: Of course, Miss Red! Kick his behind!
The shopkeeper gives a short "Uh huh", and Ruby sets off.
Roman makes it to the roof, with Ruby high-flying again and landing right behind him.
Ruby: Hey!
Roman: (stopping at the edge) Persistent...
Giorno: It's called resolve.
Ruby readies to fight him, but a getaway Bullhead rises up and opens the hatch to allow Roman inside.
Joseph: Now what the fuck is THAT?!
Roman: (turning around and holding up a red Dust gem) End of the line, Red.
He throws it out at her feet and fires at her, resulting in a large explosion.
Roman: Whoa-ho-ho-ho! (stops laughing when he sees something on the roof) Huh?
A woman in a purple cape is now in front of Ruby, casting a circle of protection over them with her wand.
Joseph nudged Jotaro, giggling like a maniac. Jonathan was currently shell shocked at how far technology has evolved.
As Ruby looks on, Glynda Goodwitch waves her weapon and summons several streaks of purple at the craft.
Giorno: Okay. What is that?
Roman is thrown around in the back until he goes to the cockpit, where a woman in red, her face unseen, is struggling with the controls.
Roman: We got a Huntress!
The five watched the events that transpired.
The woman gets up and heads toward the back as Roman takes the controls.
Glynda glows purple for a moment and aims another blast above the craft, resulting in a dark storm-cloud right over the jet.
Roman: The hell...?
With a flick of her wand, large jagged hail starts falling that pummels the jet and even breaks through the window, narrowly missing Roman's head.
Josuke and Giorno: Damn! That should have hit him.
Jotaro: Of course they are not gonna kill the badguy, it's just the beginning.
Joseph: Would be hilarious if they did though.
The woman reaches the back and her arms and chest light up like fire, aiming a burst of energy at Glynda.
Josuke: What is this? Freaking Star Wars?!
Giorno: Or Harry Potter?
The first two Joestars have no idea what they are referencing about.
The Huntress blocks it, but the flame splatters behind her and glows hot with the enemy's raised hand. Glynda back-flips out of the explosion, which destroys part of the roof, and magically gathers the shards to create a large arrow, which she throws at the craft. The fiery woman shatters the arrow with several blasts, but it reforms just in time to hit the side of the jet due to Roman's quick aerial lean. The wreckage separates and reshapes into more arrows that encircle the jet, but the woman summons several glowing rings around herself that expand and destroy the shards.
Ruby, finally acting, reverts her scythe into its rifle form to fire at the woman, who blocks each shot and creates several blazing circles around her two opponents.
Jotaro: Kinda odd seeing women not screaming at the first sight of danger.
Glynda telekinetically pushes Ruby and rolls herself out of the explosion's radius; looking up to see the hatch close and the craft fly away.
Ruby: (looking at Glynda) You're a Huntress! (putting on a pleading, awe-stricken face, looking cute) Can I have your autograph?!
For some reason, Giorno averted his gaze. Josuke noticed this and grinned.
Giorno: Not a word.
Josuke: What? I think so too!
Joseph: Huh? Think so what?
The scene cuts to Ruby's amazed face turn to one of shame as Glynda, with a tablet computer, paces around the table Ruby is seated at, right underneath a bright light in the otherwise dark room.
Joseph: No seriously, think so what?
Glynda: I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young lady. You put yourself and others in great danger.
Jonathan: Wow, she reminds me of father.
Joseph: She reminds me of Lisa Lisa.
Ruby: They started it!
Glynda: If it were up to me, you'd be sent home... With a pat on the back... (she notices Ruby's smile) ...And a slap on the wrist." (she demonstrates with her riding crop, which Ruby barely avoids as she gives out an "Eeek!) But... there is someone here who would like to meet you.
She moves out of the way so a surprised Ruby can see a man in green come through the doorway, holding a mug and a plate of cookies.
Josuke: Aww hell! I'm gonna go get some snacks too!
Josuke stood up and ran to the fridge.
Ozpin: Ruby Rose... (leans in to look at her face) You... have silver eyes.
Jotaro: I see, your eyes work and can differentiate gray from silver.
Giorno: Good one.
Ruby: Uh, um...
Ozpin: So! Where did you learn to do this? (gesturing with his head at the tablet showing Ruby's fighting)
Josuke: I'm back with n-n-n-nachos!
Jonathan: Ooh! Don't mind if I do.
Ruby: S-Signal Academy.
Ozpin: They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?
Ruby: Well, one teacher in particular.
Ozpin: I see...
He puts the cookies on the table in front of Ruby. She tentatively picks one up, eats it in a single bite, and then, not seeing any rebuttal, shovels the rest into her mouth. Jonathan ended up mimicking the girl.
Jotaro: Where the hell is the dip?
Joseph: Man up, dipshit. There is no dip!
Jotaro: How'd you know?
Joseph: I used it on my sandwich yesterday!
Ozpin: It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow...
Ruby: (mumbles through her full mouth) Oh! That's my uncle! (she then swallows and wipes her mouth, embarrassed) Sorry. That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now, I'm all like— Hooowaaah! Witchaaaa! (proceeds to make some karate-style poses and noises)
Josuke: Hah! Bruce Lee.
Jotaro: You know Bruce Lee?
Ozpin: So I've noticed. (placing his cup on the table as he leans in, then sits down opposite Ruby) And what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?
Joseph: Adorable girl- is he trying to flirt with her?!
Jonathan: Shame on him! She's just a ki-
Joseph: Because he sucks! Caesar can pull a better one than that!
Josuke: Guys, relax! I don't think he's a pedo.
Giorno: He has a point.
Ozpin: You want to slay monsters?
Ruby: Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon! (talking faster and faster with her enthusiasm growing) You see, my sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a Huntress, and I'm trying to become a Huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought, Hey, I might as well make a career out of it! (giggles) I mean the police are alright, but Huntsmen and Huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, gosh, you know! (flips out at the last part, staring at the two with a wide, crazy smile)
Glynda and Ozpin study her. Jonathan smiled at her enthusiasm. She reminded him of himself when he picked archaeology. Meanwhile, Josuke was also smiling. He was planning on taking criminology to follow his late grandfather's footsteps. Giorno however, tilted his head. She reminds him so much of Mista's carefree personality.
Ozpin: Do you know who I am?
Ruby: You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon.
Ozpin: (smiling) Hello.
Ruby: Nice to meet you.
Ozpin: You want to come to my school?
Ruby: More than anything.
Jotaro: Well, that's one way to get enrolled.
Ozpin: (exchanging glances with Glynda, who shows her disapproval with a "Hmmph" before he turns back to Ruby) Well, okay.
Ruby smiles, wide-eyed and open-mouthed.
The scene changes again as Yang Xiao Long tackles her sister in a hug aboard the large airship to Beacon, crushing the air out of her.
Jotaro: That transition was neat.
Yang: Oh, I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!
Joseph: Oh hoo hoo, I think I'm gonna stick with this one.
Ruby: (gasping) Please stop.
Yang: (releasing her sister) But I'm so proud of you!
Ruby: Really Sis, it was nothing.
Yang: What do you mean? It was incredible! Everyone at Beacon is going to think you're the bee's knees.
Jonathan and Josuke: What's that?
Ruby: I don't want to be the "bee's knees", okay? I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees.
Joseph: Hey, Giorno. You love reading encyclopedias, do bees have knees?
Yang: What's with you? Aren't you excited?
Ruby: Of course I'm excited... I just... (sighing) "I got moved ahead two years. I don't want people to think I'm special or anything.
Jotaro: Yeah, that's gonna suck. People are going to place high expectations from you and if you failed to live up to it, everyone will leave you.
Josuke: Sheesh, sounds like you're speaking from experience, Jotaro-san.
Yang: (going over and giving her sister a one-armed hug) But you are special.
The girls' attention is drawn to the 2-D animated newscast on Vale News Network playing nearby, talking about the robbery and showing Roman's mug shot.
Cyril: The robbery was led by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you, Lisa.
The mugshot changes to Lisa Lavender, with a photo of animal-eared demonstrators holding signs saying "WE ARE NOT ANIMALS!" followed by an image of the logo of a growling red wolf's head with three scratch marks.
Jotaro: ... Who are those?
Josuke: Oh! Those are called faunuses! They are this world's people of minority or something. But they're nice! Atleast, the one I talked to anyway.
Jonathan: Ooh, what's their name?
Josuke: Velvet. She was nice and had a cute accent like yours.
Jotaro: Wait, how does their senses work? They have four ears?
Lisa: Thank you, Cyril. In other news, this Saturday's Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted...
The news feed is cut off as a hologram of Glynda replaces it.
Glynda: Hello, and welcome to Beacon!
Yang: Who's that?
Glynda: My name is Glynda Goodwitch.
Yang: Oh.
Glynda: You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world." (disappears)
Joseph: Prestigious academy my ass, this is why I skipped school! Every school thinks they're so high and mighty!
Jonathan: You're not attending school?!
Joseph: Whoa relax! Granny Erina homeschooled me.
Jonathan: *sigh* I really can't believe how much opposites we have, Joseph.
Joseph: Aw come on! We're both cool! That's a similarity gramps!
Jonathan: Still. I'm glad all of you value education. Don't skip school!
Josuke: Of course!
Jotaro: Yeah yeah.
Giorno: *fucking ditches school to run Passione* Y-Yeah.
Ruby: (among several other cries of surprise) Oh, wow! Look, you can see Signal from up here! (Ruby and other students look through the glass walls at the town below) I guess home isn't too far after all!
Yang: Beacon's our home, now.
The two hear a passenger groaning and hunched over nearby, running to the back of the ship.
Joseph: Hah. Poor guy.
Josuke: Is he sea sick?
Jotaro: Air sick. Still, he is lucky Joseph Joestar isn't the pilot.
Yang: Well... I guess the view isn't for everyone. (rolls her eyes)
Joseph: And what's that supposed to mean?!
Ruby: It was a nice moment while it lasted.
The ship is seen approaching Beacon across a large body of water.
Josuke: Man. That view was beautiful.
Ruby (voice over): I wonder who we're gonna meet! I just hope they're better than Vomit Boy. Oh, Yang, gross! You have puke on your shoe!
Yang (voice over): Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross!
Ruby (voice over): Get-Get away! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!
The scene fades to black and This Will Be the Day starts playing.
Jotaro: Wait... Is it over already? I thought it was a movie.
Josuke: I know right? They haven't meet these two mystery girls.
Jonathan: W and B huh?
Joseph: Dibs on Y!
Giorno said nothing and reached for the nacho bowl. It was already empty.
Giorno: ... I didn't even get to eat one.
Joseph: You were too busy checking out Red, pervert. You snooze you lose!
Giorno: I wasn't-
The door busted open.
It was Dio. "What are you mortals doing?"
"We watched a show." Josuke enthusiastically replied. "Good fucking grief, this idiot's back." Jotaro tugged his hat. "Dio! How's work?" Jonathan asked.
"I am the acme of pizza delivery- what's this?" Dio picked up the tape's cover.
"Let's watch it." Dio demanded. "Nope. I'm out." Jotaro stood up to exit the room.
"We already did, douchebag." Joseph said.
"Then let's watch it again! I wasn't here when you did!"
Since I live in Asia, we experience christmas first. Or nondescript winter holiday. Anyways, I am once again asking for help transcribing episode 22 because I have been trying to but it was taking me ages due to shit internet and med school. But of course, that is only if you want to help, I don't wanna force nobody just putting up a Help Wanted sign of some sort. Anyways, Happy Nondescript Winter Holiday!