We open to Glynda and Ozpin, who are both still at the cliff where the students were launched. Glynda has a tablet in her hands and says to Ozpin, "The last pair has been formed, sir." She taps the screen to show Nora and Ren. "Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren. Poor boy...I can't possibly imagine those two getting along. Still, he's probably better off than Miss Nikos." The video changes to Pyrrha and Jaune's trek through the woods. Ozpin seems to be in deep thought. Glynda continues, "I don't care what his transcripts say. That Jaune fellow is not ready for this level of combat." She deactivates the tablet, walking back a little. "I guess we'll find out soon enough. At their current pace, they should reach the temple within just a few minutes." She turns back to Ozpin. "Speaking of which, what did you use as relics this year?" There is silence. "Professor Ozpin?" Ozpin doesn't answer, watching his tablet with a contemplating interest as it shows the footage of Ivory and her partner, Vanessa, walking through the forest.
Ivory says to Vanessa, "We should be close by." She looks back to see Vanessa with a puzzled look on her face. She asks, "What's up Vanessa?" Vanessa points to her eyes and covers them. Ivory, who seems to have gotten the message, asks, "You wonder how I know where I'm going if I'm blind?" Vanessa nods, and Ivory replies, "It's my semblance. It allows me to see outlines of objects. It works like normal human vision, just without color. However, I need someone to tell me where to aim my weapon in the air or water, so Ruby and I came up with a whistling code. High pitched whistles mean the target is up above me. Short whistles mean the target is below me." Ivory sees that Vanessa has a sympathetic look on her face. Ivory says, "Come on, we should be getting closer." Vanessa nods and follows her partner. We now go to Rebel and her partner, Yvette, as Rebel is sniffing the air to help her find the way to the relic. Yvette looks at her partner and asks, "I thought Faunus only had one animal trait. Yet you have two. Why is that?" Rebel looks at Yvette with a serious expression and replies, "I'm sure you'll figure it out soon. I think we're on the right track. Come on." Yvette asks in confusion, "Seriously though, how did you get here?"
We now see Ruby Rose sitting in the grass and picking stray leaves while her "partner" Weiss Schnee walks in random directions. Weiss says while walking right, "It's definitely this way." She stops and starts walking left and says, "I mean...this way! It's definitely this way." She stops in front of Ruby. "Alright, it's official: We passed it." Ruby stands up, and says, slightly annoyed, "Weiss, why can't you just admit that you have no idea where we're going?" Weiss replies, "Because I know exactly where we're going! We're going...to...the forest temple!" Ruby sighs, frustrated. Weiss continues, "Oh, stop it! You don't know where we are, either!" Ruby says, "Well, at least I'm not pretending like I know everything." Weiss asks, "What is that supposed to mean?" Ruby replies, "It means you're a big, stupid jerk and I hate you!" Weiss sighs to herself, spinning around and walking in another direction and says, "Just keep moving!" Ruby says in a faux imitation of Weiss' voice, "Oh, just keep moving! Hurry up! Waaaah! Watch where you're going!" She now says in her normal voice, "Why are you so bossy?" Weiss says after turning back around to face Ruby, "I'm not bossy! Don't say things like that!" Ruby yells, "Stop treating me like a kid!" Weiss yells back, "Stop acting like a kid!" Ruby yells, "Well, stop acting like you're perfect!" Weiss yells, "I'm. Not. Perfect! Not yet...But I'm still leagues better than you." She continues to walk away. Ruby says to herself, dejectedly, "You don't even know me…"
From the forest, Yang Xiao Long and Blake Belladonna step out into a clearing that reveals the circular stone temple, broken and decrepit but for the platforms around its inside, holding several black and gold objects. Yang asks Blake, "Think this is it?" In response, Blake gives Yang an incredulous look and heads down the hill, her partner following. They walk across the floor and observe the items on each pedestal, now shown to be familiar shapes. Blake, looking at a black king, asks confused, "Chess pieces?" Yang says, "Some of them are missing. Looks like we weren't the first ones here." Blake replies, "Well, I guess we should pick one."
Jaune and Pyrrha are standing at the mouth of a dark cave, where drawings are seen to the side involving armed men against giant beasts. Jaune asks Pyrrha, "Think this is it?" We cut to their walk inside the cave, Jaune holding a short, burning torch to light their way. Pyrrha replies, "I'm not sure this is it." Jaune sighs and says, "Pyrrha, I made the torch. Could you at least humor me for, like, five more feet?" Suddenly and completely unexpectedly, Jaune trips on the ground, and the torch flies into a small puddle, extinguishing the flame so the two are cast in darkness with only their eyes visible. Pyrrha asks as Jaune gets up and grumbles, "Do you...feel that?" Jaune asks, "Soul-crushing regret?" Pyrrha replies, "No, it's...warm."
Back at the temple, Yang approaches one of the relics. Yang studies the golden knight, then picks it up and shows it to Blake and asks, "How about a cute little pony?" Blake says while smirking, "Sure." They walk towards each other to the center of the temple floor. They hear a voice that says, "I thought I smelled you, Blake." Blake and Yang turn toward the noise and see Rebel and Yvette come from the bushes. Blake asks, "Hey, Rebel. You and Yvette huh?" Yvette replies, "Yep. Also, she's really great with a scythe." The four girls then hear a whistle. They turn the direction of the noise and they see Ivory and Vanessa come from the bushes as Ivory says, "I had no idea mute people could whistle. But I guess that has nothing to do with the voice, huh?" She and Vanessa look to see Blake, Yang, Rebel, and Yvette and says, "Oh, hey girls." Yang says, "Hey Ivory! You and Vanessa?" Ivory replies, "Yeah, the blind and the mute. What a pair we are." Vanessa playfully elbows Ivory, who laughs in response. Yang then says, "That wasn't too hard!" Blake replies, "Well, it's not like this place is very difficult to find." She and Yang share a smile, while Ivory and Rebel grab the black knight pieces.
Jaune and Pyrrha continue onward through the cave until they see a large glowing point of gold right in front of them, illuminating Jaune's excited features. Jaune then exclaims, "That's the relic!" He slowly reaches out to grab it, but it moves away from his swipe. "Hey! Bad... relic!" He tries to get it again, then jumps forward and hangs onto it as the object raises him above the ground. "Gotcha!" Pyrrha says, worried, "Jaune...?" Jaune's catch lowers itself so he is dangling right in front of the now-glowing red lines and eyes of a scorpion Grimm.
Jaune's scream is heard all the way from the temple, where Yang, Ivory, Vanessa, and Yvette turn towards the direction of its source. Yang says, "Some girl is in trouble! Girls, did you hear that?" Ivory, Vanessa and Yvette all nod, but Blake and Rebel don't answer, staring at something in the sky.
At the cave entrance, Pyrrha rushes out right before the monster crashes through the hole, roaring and waving its grass-encrusted claws as Jaune hangs from the stinger, calling from help and continuing to scream. Jaune says while sobbing, "Help! Whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah! Why?! Pyrrha! He-e-e-elp! Pyrrha, this is not the relic! It's not!" He continues to cry and get shaken around. "Do something!" Pyrrha says while wielding Miló in front of the creature, "Jaune! Whatever you do, don't let-" Before she can finish, the Grimm hurls its tail back and launches a still-screaming Jaune across the forest as she watches in dismay. "... go." She turns back to the scorpion as it continues to snap its claws at her, and she smiles embarrassingly before turning and rushing away in a burst of green leaves.
Blake and Rebel are still staring at something above them, but Yang is focused on the forest. Yang asks, "Girls, did you hear that?" She turns to her partner and asks, "What should we do?" Finally, the faint-but-growing-louder scream of "Heads uuuuuuuup!" is heard when Ruby falls from the sky and presumably crash lands to the ground.