Hey guys! I'm here with another chapter for y'all. I didn't think about this until just a day ago, and I knew to myself that if I didn't make this chapter, I could never forgive myself for my crimes against RWBY-manity. Rest in peace Monty, you will be so missed. To see such an amazingly talented person, taken in their prime is so horrible. This chapter is in dedication to Monty Oum.

Riing Riing

"Ugh, who the hell is calling at, ugh, what time is it?... Oh my god its only 9?"

Ruby picked up the phone on her nightstand, not bothering to check the number.

"Yea, who is this?"

"Um, this is Pyrrah Nikos, we met yesterday after your performance."

"Oh, oh I'm sorry, I generally don't get calls this early. So, what did you need?"

"Well, I was calling to see if you had an answer for me on whether or not you and your band be willing to make a deal."

"Oh, uh, could you give us a day or two, maybe?"

"I'm sorry to have to put this on you, but I need an answer now or it may be too late for me to sign you."

"Ah! Really?! Um, uh, yes, yes okay, we will try a deal alright?"

"Great, meet me today with your band ready to play something for us to see what we're working with."

"O-okay then..."

The phone hang up on the stunned Ruby. She hadn't even gotten the chance to ask the location or time.

Riing Riing

"A text?"

Sorry I was in such a rush, Ruby. I almost forgot to give you time and place. The address is 4305 Ironwood ave. Try to be there at 5 PM if you can.

put the phone back down, deciding it would probably be best for her to get up and try telling her band mates about the plan. As she started getting up, she heard a low noise and felt her bed shake a bit.

"Ngh, its too early to get up, just come back to sleep Ruby."

Ruby had remembered her night with Weiss. Although they were both pretty tipsy from their celebrating, they were both okay with this outcome.

"Sorry, I would Weiss, but I got alot of shit that needs taken care of. I still need to try and figure out a way to tell Yang about it without her flipping out."

"Really? I thought your sister would be cool with me and you, you know..."

"Oh! That? that isn't a problem with Yang, its the thing with that producer lady. Apparently now she wants to do a little test run to see if we can actually make this work. But she didn't remember to tell me that it was today, at 5."

"Are you kidding me?! How the hell are we supposed to get an entire gig set up by 5 today?"

"Well, we could just do a repeat of yesterdays show, that would be good enough."

Ruby got off her bed, making her way into the small kitchen of her apartment. Well, more THEIR apartment. Ruby stayed with Yang, and Weiss had a habit of crashing there for many nights. Weiss followed Ruby into the kitchen, were she was now making some toast for the two.

"Yo Rubes, I didn't think you'd be up this early."

Make that for the three.

"I got a phone call this morning and I need to figure a few things out."

"Like what?"

"W-weeeeellll... Last night, after our show, me and Weiss were approached by some producer chick. She gave us her card, and we thought this would be our big break, but she called today and said we need to be in her studio by 5 today, with a set ready, or we lose the chance."

"fucking really? I'm glad we get this chance and all, but you could have given me a little more warning!"

"I'm sorry, alright? I just got the info today. Calm your tits."

"Don't tell me to calm my tits! My tits cant be calmed! These babies are as uncalm as possible."

"Sure Yang.. Anyways, you should go tell Blake about it."

"Why me?"

"Cause she likes you better than us."

"She likes you guys!"

"But she likes YOU more."

"Hehe, you could say I'm really getting that pu-"

"Nope! Stop! Stop right there, not having these cheesy puns this early. I don't care if she is a cat faunus or not."

"Aww, you're no fun Weiss."

"No, she just doesn't have a taste for bad puns, Yang. Its an acquired taste, I just had my entire life to get used to it."

Weiss had then made her way back into the bedroom to get dressed, leaving Yang to talk to Ruby privately.

"Hey Ruby, you gonna be alright today?"

"Yea, I think I'll be fine. Thanks Yang."

"Its alright, I know how much uncle Qrow meant to you. He meant alot to me too. Even after almost a month, it doesn't get much better. But I believe you, you're a strong girl, Rubes."

Eight Hours Later

"This is a nice place for a studio."

"Yea, you would never be able to tell from the outside."

Ruby rang the doorbell, which made the 3-story building even more like a house. after a few minutes, a familiar redheaded woman came from behind the door.

"Ah, good to see you all made it! This way please."

As the five made their way through the building, which looked more and more like someones home the more they went, they started questioning if this was a studio or not.

"Alright, the recording studio is down these stairs."

The group made their way down the staircase, now mostly sure this is someone's home.

"Down here is where you would be recording all your songs. I would like you all meet Lie Ren, and his Fiance, Nora Valkyrie. They have been some of my best friends for a long time. Ren is very good with his equipment, and Nora assists him with anything he is doing. She is also an amazing violinist."

Ren stood from his chair to greet them all and usher them into the recording booth. Once they were inside, Ren started speaking through the intercom in the ceiling.

"Alright, now this is just to get a baseline of what its going to be like working with you guys, so just give me a few songs, and we'll see how it goes."

The band had started the same performance from yesterday, getting through about 3 songs before Ren stopped them again.

"That was good, but I want to see how much diversity you have with your music. You can obviously play this type of rock well, but can you play anything else?"

Ruby thought for a moment before consulting her band mates. After their huddle, she responded to Ren.

"Is there any ways we could get Nora's help with this one?"

"Well, its up to her."

Nora almost pushed Ren out of his chair to talk into the mic.

"Nooooooo problem! i just need the sheet music, and I can play it."

Nora made her way into the recording booth with violin in hand.

"I have it saved on my phone here, in case we ever found someone to fill the role."

After Nora studied the phone for a few minutes, she placed it down in front of her so she could read it while she played. Once everyone was ready, the guitars started playing, followed by the violin, then Ruby's singing.

"I'm just so tired."

"Won't you sing me to sleep?"

"And fly through my dreams."

"So I can hitch a ride with you tonight."

"And get away from this place."

"Have a new name and face."

"It just ain't the same without you in my life."

"Late night drives"

"All alone in my car."

"I can't help but start"

"Singing lines from all our favorite songs."

"And melodies in the air"

"Singing 'life just ain't fair'"

"Sometimes I still just can't believe your gone."

"And I'm sure the view from heaven"

"Beats the hell out of mine here."

"And if we all believe in heaven"

"Maybe we'll make it through one more year,"

"Down here."

Their song finished a couple of minutes later. Ruby was holding back for a while, but after the end of the song, some tears and sobs started making their way out, alarming everyone else.

"Are you okay Ruby? Whats wrong?"

Weiss knelt down, trying to console Ruby and calm her down. after a few minutes her comforting the younger girl, Yang stood up from Ruby's side to explain the sudden outburst.

"Look, umm, about two and a half weeks ago, our uncle Qrow died. He was like a father to us. We were all really close, and when Ruby and I got the news, it hurt really bad. We started playing this song to remember him, but we never performed it for anyone other than just us."

"I'm so sorry to hear that, Yang. Is she going to be okay?"

"Y-yea, Pyrrah, I'll be f-fine."

Ruby made her way up onto her feet with Weiss' help, regaining her composure.

"Well, is that all you needed?"

"Yes, that should be good for today. Feel free to come over whenever to practice, or even just hang out. Me and Nora are here most of the time."

"Thanks Ren, we'll be going now."

"I will get back to you as soon as I can set you up with a gig."

The five band members left Ren and Nora's house, making their way home. Blake going to her own apartment and Jaune to his own home. Ruby and Yang went home like normal, but Weiss went with them to comfort Ruby. Their last normal, calm night, before the storm approaches. The five friends had no way to predict what would happen from then on...

Ooohhh, foreboding ending. Those are always nice. And if you didn't know that song, it was View From Heaven by Yellowcard. Again, please rest in peace Monty, your work will keep going. Through all the fanfictions posted on this site, and hopefully, the show once again. Thanks for reading everybody, and if you liked this sad memorial, please follow/fav and drop a review, and I will see you all in the next installment. Byee!