Pomp and circumstance
Zen is dancing while listening to the volume 8 opening song
"What is he listening to?" Ruby asked
"No idea but he seems to enjoy it" Weiss said
Zen starts getting more sad listening to the song
"Hey zen what are you listening too!?" Yang shouted
"Huh? Oh sorry just the new opening for volume 8" zen said
"How long until we can watch and hear it?" Ruby asked
"Well let's see 10 more episodes until volume 7 finish than the trailer for volume 8 and then the end of the first episode of volume 8" zen said
"Okay" yang said
"Can we watch the future now" Winter said annoyed
"Yeah yeah" zen said putting up his finger
"Hey!" Winter said
As the sun begins setting over the mountains around the abandoned Dust mine, four trucks drive up the road to the mine entrance, and Amity Colosseum floats toward the mine. Two people are lying with binoculars somewhere in the area, one of whom is wearing a pin that resembles the one on Robyn Hill's scarf. Their binoculars bear the same symbol as the pin. They both gaze up at the colosseum, before the one on the right resumes looking through his binoculars.
"Great she was watching us" ironwood said
"That Robyn isn't it?" Ruby asked
"Yep" zen said
"Doesn't really seem trustworthy when she spying on us" yang said
Soon after the trucks arrive at the mine entrance, Team RWBY, Team JNPR, Qrow Branwen and the Ace Operatives walk outside. Smiling, Marrow Amin looks at Clover Ebi and then attempts to put on a more serious demeanor. Ruby Rose, Jaune Arc and Nora Valkyrie come together to gaze in dramatic admiration of the Ace-Ops, while Lie Ren, Blake Belladonna, Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long watch the three with wide eyes.
Nora: (high pitched) Aaaah!
"I'm sorry but i just can't with marrow he so lovably" zen said
"No now they're going to gush over them now" yang said
"What but they were so awesome" ruby said
"Yeah!" Nora shouted
Jaune rushes over to Clover's side.
Jaune: You guys were incredible!
He switches to being in front of Clover and begins energetically gesturing as he talks.
Jaune: Oh, the way you took down that Geist without needing to plan your tactics out, you just knew exactly what to do!
Clover: Well, Ace-Ops are hand-picked to perfectly compliment one another. So we can focus on our assets and leave our liabilities behind.
"Geez jaune that the most excited I seen you" ruby said
"Yeah but how can't be excited" jaune said
"Yeah they work well but they still have liabilities even when they work together" zen said
"What are they?" Blake asked curious
"I will also like to know" ironwood said
"You will see there liabilities in the future" zen said
Marrow walks over with a confident smile.
Marrow: Some of us are all asset, zero liability.
He poses with a salute and a grin, looking at Jaune. Elm Ederne scoffs, catching Marrow's attention. He moves over to her, leaning in to confront her.
Marrow: Wha-- Yeah? Think I've got some liabilities, Elm?
Elm: Your brains, for one.
"Okay that was funny" yang said laughing
"Poor marrow" ruby said
Clover, Elm and Harriet Bree laugh, and Marrow groans and pouts. The former three walk away.
Vine: You did ask.
Vine walks away, and Nora approaches Elm with wide eyes and a smile. Elm looks at her.
Nora: Hi. Do you need a new best friend? (moving closer) Our pair name can be...
"Nora what are you doing?" Ren asked
"I think you know" Nora said
"Yep she asking to be best friends with her but what is there pair name going to be?" jaune asked
Zen smiled and just started the episode again
Nora's eyes spark with pink electricity, and she lifts her hammer into the air with both hands. She is suddenly standing on an empty plane with a green tinted sky, with Elm standing nearby. Pink lightning strikes, while green and pink gradient text appears.
Nora: (voice echoing dramatically) THUNDER THIGHS!!!
Harriet watches this with a sigh, and Ruby runs over to her.
"Yeah thunder thighs?" Nora shouted
"How is that background there?" Yang asked
"Well I edited it to make it more enjoyable" zen said
"That awesome" ruby said
Ruby: Perfect complementary teamwork. Oh, yeah, I want to have my friends' backs just like that.
Harriet: (raising an eyebrow) Friends?
Elm: (laughs) This isn't the schoolyard, kid.
Behind Elm, Nora is still posed with her hammer in the air.
Nora: (husky) Thunder Thighs...
"Really why did they say that?" Ruby asked
"Well listen to them and I'll explain how fucking stupid that is" zen said
"O-Okay" ruby said
"You really like thunder thighs don't you Nora" yang said
"Yep" Nora said
Ren walks over, lifts the currently stiff Nora under his arm, and walks away. Ruby's teammates join her.
Yang: But, I mean, when you go through so much with someone, it kind of changes things, doesn't it?
Harriet: We get along well enough, sure. I count on them to keep me alive. They do the same. But that's the job. We don't confuse the two.
She turns and walks away, leaving Team RWBY to look on sadly.
"It seems like doing that to Nora is a normal thing Ren" jaune said
"You have no idea" ren said
Zen coughed up his drink when he heard what jaune said
"What?" Jaune asked confused
"I'm sorry I'm sorry it just I'm dirty minded don't mind me" zen said
"Okay so we heard the reason and can you tell us why it stupid?" Ruby asked
"Okay as you heard Harriet say to them it just a job and they aren't friends because of that reason but that is stupid there have been wars in other universe one hundred times worse than your either going to face and it was better to have friends and people you care about to work with you and why can't they be friends and why call it a job they trying to save the world if they think it just a job than that bad as well but I don't now if she taking about being a huntress or about ace operatives enough if this before I start rambling on about everything" zen said
Clover: Speaking of the job...
Further down the way, James Ironwood is talking on a communicator. He gives a brief order to a soldier, who walks away.
Clover: Duty ever beckons. You all hang back a second. (gesturing to Jaune and Qrow)
The Ace-Ops walk over to Ironwood. Ruby watches with a sad sigh, then looks away, thinking. She then gets an idea, smiles and hurries over to her teammates.
"What idea did you get this time ruby?" Weiss asked
"Well I don't know but probably to look around atlas" ruby said
Everyone looked at ruby
"Yeah I don't think so" yang said with Blake and Weiss agreeing with her
"You guys are boring" ruby said
Ruby: What do you guys want to do when we get back to Atlas? Sightseeing? (gasp) Oh, what should we visit first?
Blake: (yawns) How about our beds?
Blake walks away.
Ruby: Oh, come on, guys! This is a great time to go exploring! We haven't done that in so long!
Weiss: Ruby, we just explored a whole continent on foot before flying to this one.
"Yeah but it was so boring" ruby said
"Ruby how do you have so much energy?" Blake asked
Ruby just shrugged
"Please try and deal with her when she was younger and never ran out of energy" Qrow said
"Hey yang was the same" ruby said
"That is true but you definitely had a bit more energy than her" tai said smiling
Ruby pouted and grumbled
Weiss walks away.
Ruby: Well, yeah, but... it was only the boring parts.
Yang: (arms crossed) We almost died.
Ruby: Ppt.
Ruby waves her hands at Yang with an awkward chuckle, and Yang walks away. Ruby then frowns and sighs sadly.
"Really ruby that your response to me" yang said
"Please we survived right" ruby said
"Don't worry ruby I'll go sightseeing with you"penny said
"Thank you penny" ruby said happy
Qrow: Hey. Heads up.
Qrow points his thumb over at Ironwood, who is talking to Clover while the other Ace-Ops walk away.
Ironwood: Can I get the team leaders over here? There's something I'd like to discuss with you. You too, Qrow.
Ruby, Jaune and Qrow walk over to Ironwood.
Ironwood: (to Clover) I need you on the ground, but be subtle. If people see too many Huntsmen milling around, they'll get nervous.
"We are definitely going to hear bad news or good news" ruby said
"Yeah and they need the ace operatives on the ground for some reason" yang said
Clover salutes, nods and begins walking away.
Ironwood: And Clover?
Clover stops and looks back. In the background, Marrow is in front of an open airship, talking to a military Huntsman, while miming punching imaginary targets and waving his arms.
Ironwood: Don't take Marrow.
"Come on why does he have to be like that" zen said
"What is your problem your always talking about marrow like that" yang said
"Well I'm sorry he cool and likeable" zen said
"Why don't you want to take marrow?"Blake asked
"Calm down kitty he doesn't mean any harm by it" zen said
"Don't call me kitty" Blake said
"Fine fine" zen said
Clover looks over at Marrow, then looks at Ironwood, smiling and chuckling with a nod. Marrow recreates his pose from when he froze a pair of Centinels and then turns around and mimes shooting something. Clover heads in Marrow's direction, and Ironwood turns to Qrow, Jaune and Ruby.
Qrow: New problems in Mantle?
Ironwood: (sighs) More of the same, unfortunately.
"Yep bad news" Qrow said
"I wonder what it's about?" Ruby asked
Ironwood withdraws and deploys his Scroll, using it to generate a hologram screen in the air in front of him. The left side of the screen displays an Atlas Military Police mugshot of Forest, while the right side displays a photograph of Forest's corpse in an alleyway somewhere in midtown Mantle.
Ironwood: Someone in Mantle is taking out public leaders who speak out against Atlas. Specifically, people who speak out against me. It didn't look like a pattern at first. But this is the third murder of its kind in the last week.
"It about forest so he is targeting you" yang said
"Yeah and that going to bad because they stole trusting ironwood and atlas" ruby said
"It not a good look for you" Qrow said
Jaune: (stepping forward) Wait a minute. That's the guy that rode with us after we were arrested.
Ruby: (upset) He died?
Qrow: Your opposition in Mantle dropping dead isn't exactly a good look for you, huh?
Ironwood deactivates the hologram screen and puts his Scroll away.
Ironwood: Not really worried about my public image, but it is causing unrest. I think someone's trying to frame me and, by extension, Atlas. And it's working.
"That seems like watts plan and it working" ironwood said
"Yeah" zen said
"Let's hope we get both of them" ruby said
Jaune: Well, if it wasn't for the embargo making everybody so mad, people probably wouldn't be so quick to blame you for everything else.
Ironwood frowns and looks at Jaune, who awkwardly clears his throat and stands at attention.
Jaune: S-sir.
Ironwood: (rubbing the bridge of his nose with his fingers) No. No, you're right. Things in Mantle have been... hard to manage lately. I'm not blind to its issues. In fact, that's what I want to talk to you about.
"Good job jaune speaking the truth" zen said
Jaune got nervous and awkward
"So you're finally going to address the problems in mantle took you long enough" zen said
Ironwood just sighed
He turns and looks up at Amity Colosseum.
Ironwood: With the launch of this mobile communications tower and tensions down in Mantle, I think there's a lot of good your teams can do here.
Ironwood's communicator beeps, and he puts his fingers to it, listening.
Ironwood: (surprised) What? Already? Here? No, it's fine. Let him land. I'll deal with him myself.
"I can guess who that is" Weiss said
"Yes and we both know who" winter said
"Yep one of the worst father in your universe" zen said
Qrow and Ruby look each other, and then at Ironwood.
Qrow: More Mantle problems?
Ironwood watches an airship fly by on its way to the landing pad.
Ironwood: No. This one's an Atlas problem.
The ship, bearing the Schnee Dust Company logo, descends onto a landing pad, where Ironwood and Team RWBY are already waiting, with Team JNPR and Qrow standing further back. A ramp extends from in front of the ship's double door, which opens to reveal an angry Jacques Schnee. As soon as the doors begin to open, he starts talking and makes his way down the ramp.
"Great now we going to have to deal with him" Weiss said
"He looks angry" yang said
"I'm sorry but if i was in your position when dealing with him i would of punched him along time ago" zen said
"I have thinned of that but won't act on it"ironwood said
Jacques: So let me get this straight, James. In addition to this nonsensical embargo of yours crippling my business, you've also decided you have the authority to commandeer private property?
He stops in front of Ironwood, who calmly stares at him, arms folded behind his back.
Jacques: When the Council hears about this, you will never-- (aggressively pointing at Ironwood)
"Just hearing his voice is making me annoyed" zen said
"He really care more about his company than anything doesn't he" yang said
"You have no idea" Weiss said
Ironwood: Actually, I've already informed them. As this is now the site of a classified military operation, it didn't even require a vote.
Jacques: Didn't require a vote?!
Ironwood: You might want to brush up on Council law before you lose this upcoming election, Jacques. Now. I've allowed you to land here once as a courtesy. The next time, it won't be a friendly reception.
"Damn you didn't have to do him like that" zen said
Ironwood just shook his head and laughed a little
"With how my father is he isn't going to win the election without cheating" Weiss said
"Agreed" winter said
Jacques glares at Ironwood.
Jacques: Lately, you seem to forget who your friends really are. I'm going to get that Council seat, James, and maybe then, you'll--
Jacques becomes distracted, his eyes widening when he realizes Weiss is present. They stare at each other for a moment.
"God no why did he have to notice me" Weiss said
"Don't worry Weiss we be here for you" ruby said
"Thank you" Weiss said
Jacques: You...
He walks past Ironwood, glancing at him as he does so.
Jacques: You roped my missing daughter into these schemes of yours, too?
He turns back around to look at Ironwood.
Jacques: (angrily) How long has she been back in Atlas? Did Winter know about this?
"He really that angry about me helping the general" Weiss said
"Yeah seems like it" ruby said
Weiss becomes annoyed and steps forward to Jacques.
Weiss: It was my decision to come here. Just like it was my decision to leave. Or have you forgotten all about that?
Jacques: If you think I'm one to forget anything, girl, then you've misjudged the man your father is.
Weiss: (with attitude) Believe me, I know exactly the kind of man you are.
Jacques: (angrily) How dare you speak to me that way!? I have half a mind to--
"Yeah and know just kick him right in the balls" zen said
"Can you please stop saying that" Weiss said
"Please I can read your mind Weiss you can't lie to me" zen said
Ironwood: Half a mind to what, Jacques?
Jacques narrows his eyes, then adjusts his cuff link, sighing angrily.
Jacques: You know... your mother was devastated when you left.
Weiss begins to look upset.
Jacques: Didn't leave her room for days. You know how... she gets... when she's upset.
"He using my mother against me" Weiss said sadly
Zen starts letting out killing intention
"Piece of shits like him don't deserve anything in life" zen said
Jacques acts sad while he speaks, taking a moment to peek at Weiss' reaction. Her eyes glimmer with sadness, and she looks down, frowning. Ruby looks upset, and Blake and Yang glare at Jacques, Blake glaring far more intensely than Yang. Jacques smirks as he turns to face Ironwood again.
Jacques: I knew one day, you would overextend your reach. I didn't come here to beg for an abandoned mine. I came here to thank you...
"Can we please beat the shit out of him?" Yang asked
"You know what you can all get one free punch on Jacques if you want" zen said
Yang, Blake, Weiss, winter, Qrow out there hands up
"Okay" zen said
Jacques appeared and looked around and was about to say something when zen went up and kick him in the balls
"I really what to do that" zen said
All of them punched Jacques while zen gave everyone a little bit more strength to there punches after that Jacques disappeared
"That was really satisfying" Weiss said
Weiss looks around, noticing that her teammates have come to her side. Blake holds her hand and gives a comforting nod.
Jacques: ...for personally handing me the noose to hang you.
Blake and Yang glare at Jacques, while Ruby looks at Weiss with a smile.
Jacques: You'll regret this.
Jacques turns to look back at Weiss.
Jacques: So these are the little friends you threw everything away for?
"Yeah let's see if I do regret it" ironwood said
"He going to regret to doing that" ruby said
Weiss: (shaking her head) Not friends.
Ruby looks at Weiss, frowning a little, and Weiss looks at Jacques.
Weiss: Family.
Ruby smiles wide, and Yang smirks.
Jacques: Hmm...
"Thanks the gods you said that afterwards" ruby said
"Please ruby i see you as my family"Weiss said
"I'm sorry but it just ruby react to when you said that Weiss" zen said
"She went from shocked and sad to really happy" zen said
Jacques returns to his airship and begins to take off. Ruby, Blake and Yang look at Weiss with concern, while she exhales and drops her strong and confident facade. The ship flies away, and a truck arrives on the platform. Once the truck comes to a stop, Winter opens the passenger side door and peeks out at the ship.
Weiss: (with a joking smile) Oh, now you show up, Winter. You just missed father.
Winter: I wouldn't say I missed hi--
"Are you okay Weiss?" ruby asked
"I'm fine ruby and took you long enough to show up winter" Weiss said
"Well i rather not deal with him" winter said
From the sky, Penny Polendina comes crashing down, landing on one knee. The force from her landing sends Team RWBY flying with a small scream, while Winter steadies herself against the shockwave. Penny straightens up and throws her hands into the air, the word "CONGRATULATIONS!" appearing above her head as a green hologram, with bright green hologram confetti spawning from it with a party horn sound.
Penny: Surprise!
She looks around with a giant grin as the hologram flickers. When she notices Team RWBY on the ground, her grin and the hologram both fade.
"Why are you surprising us penny?" ruby asked
"I don't now ruby" penny said
"You guys are going to be happy and shocked" zen said
Penny: Uh, did we not start yet?
Winter puts her fingertips to her forehead in exasperation. Ironwood stares with a wide-eyed grimace, while faint groaning can be heard from Ruby.
Winter: (sighs) Apparently, we haven't.
Nearby, Jaune and Nora laugh, while Ruby stands up with a look of confusion.
Ruby: Start what?
"Yeah it very funny" yang said
"Yeah it is" Nora said laughing along with jaune
"I think it is going to be a party" penny said
After the sun finishes setting, RWBY, JNPR, Qrow, Winter, Penny and Ironwood gather in the center of Amity Colosseum's arena. RWBY and JNPR stand lined up, with Ironwood, Winter and Penny standing across from them and Qrow standing off to the side. The arena lights are on and pointing at the center of the stage where everyone is standing.
Ironwood: It goes without saying that this arena holds a significance to all of us. It's only fitting that we should be able to reconvene here. Now. When the world needs to be brought together more than ever. The road you traveled from our first meeting hasn't been easy.
"This is killing me what the party about and what going to make us happy and shocked?" Ruby asked
"Ruby just wait a little bit" Weiss said
"Yeah making it tension to see what happens" yang said
While he talks, Ironwood begins walking along in front of RWBY and JNPR. Penny, who is holding a tablet-sized Scroll, excitedly bounces up and down next to Winter, who places a hand on Penny's shoulder to hold her still.
Ironwood: You fought for your school and your friends at Beacon. You fought for the world and the innocent at Haven Academy and beyond. You faced down terrors people can't even fathom. That's not the behavior of students. It's the behavior... of Huntsmen and Huntresses.
"Penny seems really excited about it" ruby said
"Yeah and I'm getting excited to see what it is" yang said
"What are you saying that we're going to become huntress and huntsmen?" ruby Asked
He looks over at Penny, who happily begins humming and walking past JNPR and RWBY, stopping in front of each person to tap on her Scroll. With each tap, her Scroll emits a beep and someone else's Scroll buzzes. Ren's Scroll is the first to buzz, and he removes it from his pocket and opens it, checking the screen. It displays his student license, which displays a photograph of him in his new outfit with his emblem in the top left corner and a barcode below the photo. The Vale symbol is in the background behind the license information. The license says:
STUDENT LICENSE BEACON
Name: Ren, Lie
LN: 63700 - 16778 - 13563
Place of Issue: Vale
Authority: Beacon Academy
Restrictions: Class C
"We're going to be huntsmen and huntress" ruby said excited
"Yeah it kinda of shocking to see it happening" yang said
The screen blinks, and the license suddenly changes. The Kingdom of Atlas symbol is now in the background behind the information. The new license says:
HUNTSMAN LICENSE Atlas
Name: Ren, Lie
LN: 63700 - 16778 - 13563
Place of Issue: Atlas
Authority: Atlas Academy
Restrictions: Class C
Ren: Wait... what is this?
"That makes it official we are now huntsman" ruby said
"Yeah and we're graduated early" yang said
"Making them huntsman"Qrow said
"They deserve it" ironwood said
"That I can agree with" Qrow said
Everyone else checks their Scrolls as Penny continues tapping hers.
Winter: You are being granted your Huntsman licenses, today.
Penny finishes using her Scroll to grant everyone their licenses and walks away with a big grin. Her Scroll displays the Atlas Huntsman License Registry.
"Yeah but I feel bad because we lied to him and you really don't have to do this sir" ruby said
"It okay I know in the future you tell me about everything" ironwood said
Ironwood: I know this is coming a little ahead of schedule, but Brothers know you deserve it. I only regret that I couldn't do something a little more ceremonious for the occasion.
Ruby stares in awe at her license.
Ruby: I-- (glancing at her friends) We... we're honored, General Ironwood. But you really don't have to do th--
Ironwood: Please. With the threat of Salem still out there and tensions rising in our kingdom, I certainly could use more trustworthy fighters by my side.
As Ironwood walks away from them, Team RWBY look at each other. Yang and Weiss' faint smiles fade, and Blake's cat ears droop.
Everyone stoped smiling at that and looked sad
"We don't deserve them but we will help you with everything you need" ruby said
"Yeah" Weiss said with others agreeing with her
Ironwood: I should be so lucky to have all of you.
He stops for a moment, then looks at Team RWBY and smiles.
Ironwood: It's okay. It's a big moment. (walking again) And what better way than to celebrate here? When this tower is ready and communications are back up and running, we'll tell the world about Salem and face down whatever comes at us after that, together.
RWBY and JNPR stand in silence.
"This is just making me feel more guilty about lying" Oscar said
"Yeah it makes me feel like ozpin" ruby said
Ironwood: (sighs) That's... just about all the pomp I have in me. (awkwardly adjusting his tie) If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to running this operation. Um... (turning away) Well, then. Enjoy the cake.
Ironwood walks away, with Winter following. Penny pops up with a hand raised in the air.
Penny: (encouraging tone) Your speech outros are improving, sir!
"They are improving sir" penny said
"Yeah they really improving" Qrow said
"I never been good at outros speech" ironwood said
RWBY and JNPR look at their licenses.
Yang: After everything we've been through, I almost forgot this is what I wanted in the first place.
Blake: When Beacon fell, I didn't think this would even be possible.
Weiss: It almost feels trivial now.
Qrow: Geez, guys, lighten up a little. Enjoy yourselves for a change. You've earned it.
"Yeah this is why qrow is basically the dad of the group" zen said
"Don't call me the dad of the group please" Qrow said
"To late you are know known as the dad of the group" yang said smirking
"Yeah" ruby said
"So how it like being a dad" tai and summer said
Qrow just sighed
"I just noticed Weiss your breast have grown" yang said
"Why have you noticed that of all things" Weiss said
"I'm just wondering are you wearing a padded bra?" Yang asked
Weiss just glared at yang
"I'm joking I'm joking" yang said
Nora: Finally! Someone said it. Let's kill some cake, huh?
Nora moves forward, throwing a fist in the air.
Nora: Because I can eat two slices before Ren even eats one. Who says I can't? Who says it, huh!?
Ren: Nora, nobody is arguing with you about this.
"Yay cake let's eat some cake" Nora said
"Here you go everyone cake" zen said
"Mmm cake" Nora said
A short while later, all of the teens except Ruby gather around a cake. Ruby instead sits nearby in the bleachers. Penny uses six of her swords to cut the cake into even slices. Weiss and Ren stand together, eating their personal slices, and Nora moves over to them with a stack of six slices. Ren and Weiss stare in surprise as Nora eats an entire slice in one bite.
"Kiddo why not join them?" Qrow asked
"I think you now why" ruby said
"How can you eat one slice like that" Weiss said shocked
Yang shows off her prosthetic arm to Penny, who looks at it in awe. Yang then offers to shake Penny's hand with the prosthetic arm, a sneaky grin on her face. Penny happily takes her hand, only for the arm to detach, causing Penny to gasp in surprise. Yang and Nora laugh, and after a moment, Penny laughs, too.
"Really yang" Weiss said
"Yeah it funny to see her react" yang said smiling
Blake stands alone, eating her cake in calm silence. Suddenly, Yang swiftly moves up beside Blake, putting her arm around her and holding up her Scroll with the camera function on. Blake looks at Yang with wide eyes and a confused smile, and when the Scroll's camera begins rapidly clicking, she turns her head and grins at it with a small, awkward laugh.
Ruby watches as Yang continues to take selfies with Blake, Nora talks with Penny, and Jaune talks with Weiss and Ren.
"You had to make me feel uncomfortable didn't you" Blake said
"Yes" yang said
"Ruby come join in with the fun" yang said
Qrow: Big day for you, huh, kiddo?
He walks over and sits next to Ruby.
Ruby: It's... definitely a lot to take in.
Qrow: Which part? The finally getting to Atlas part, getting your license part, or the not quite disclosing everything to Ironwood part? Or... all of the above?
Ruby: (soft laugh) All of the above. I'm trying to do what I think is best, but I really can't tell if what's best is what's right, or if I'm no different from Oz.
"Yeah all of this is shocking" ruby said
"Hey don't compare yourself to oz" Qrow said
Qrow: Ruby, Oz only trusted himself with the whole truth. You're trusting others, but you're making sure they prove themselves first. I think that's a pretty big difference.
Ruby: I hope so.
She withdraws her Scroll and looks at her license.
Ruby: This says I'm a Huntress now. But I don't feel like I know much more than I did at Beacon.
"Yeah kiddo you're just wanting to tell him and zen does say you do tell him in the future and that's a good thing" Qrow said
"Thanks uncle Qrow" ruby said smiling
Qrow: (laughs a little) That feeling never goes away. Your mom, Summer, would be proud of you.
She smiles at him, but that smile soon fades as she thinks to herself.
Ruby: Her... last mission. Was that another Oz secret?
Qrow: Hm. There were a lot of those back in our day. But this one was a Summer secret. When she didn't come back, Ozpin seemed just as in the dark as myself and your father. Still, who knows what he may have hidden from us over the years.
"Yeah I'm really proud of you"summer said
"So was your last mission a oz secret or your secret mum?" Ruby asked
"It was mine own personal mission" summer said
"Okay can you tell me?" Ruby asked
"No stop" zen said
Everyone looked at zen
"Why?" Summer asked
"Well I don't know either so I'm in the dark" zen said
"Okay maybe we'll find out in the future" ruby said
Ruby: What do you think she would've done if she learned the truth about Salem? That she can't be destroyed.
Qrow: Pressed on, I think. Like you. She was always the best of us.
He pulls Ruby over to rest her head against his shoulder, smiling.
Qrow: Bit of a brat, though. But hey, I like brats.
Ruby playfully elbows him in the ribs and laughs.
"Yeah that won't stop me" summer said
"Yeah you were the best of us" Qrow said with tai agreeing with him
"So I'm a bit of a brat" summer said
"Yeah you are" Qrow said
Yang: Hey, Ruby! Come check this out!
Yang points behind herself with her thumb. Ruby zooms over to the group, who are staring at something.
Ruby: (gasp) Oh my gosh, is that a mission board? It's an app now!?
She zooms over to the mission board, pointing at different missions.
"Yay a mission board" ruby said excited
"What kind of missions is on there?" yang asked
"Boring and good ones" zen said
Ruby: Can we ride a Megoliath? Stop an underground crime ring? Do I get to go...
She turns away, puts on her hood, and turns back to Penny, doing a dramatic expression.
Ruby: (fake accent) ...undercover?
Ruby flares her cloak out, knocking the hood off her head, and begins shaking Penny up and down.
"Really ruby riding a megoliath how reckless are you" Weiss said
"It would be fun though" ruby said
"How are you able to pick up penny like it nothing?" Weiss asked
"I'm strong that why Weiss" ruby said
Penny: Maaaybeee!
Marrow's voice comes from nearby, and Ruby stops shaking Penny.
Marrow: Hey, do you guys smell that?
He walks in with Elm and Vine, dramatically sniffing the air.
Marrow: Smells like... fresh meat.
Vine: (sniffs) That's odd. I don't smell meat.
Ren: (sniffs) Neither do I.
"Future me doesn't smell trash meat odd" ren said
"Ren he means newcomer they just say fresh meat instead" zen said
Ren nodded his head
Marrow: (groan) You know what? Nevermind.
Elm: Let me get this straight. You've only been official for an hour now and you're already looking for Huntsman work?
Weiss: (holding up a finger) To be fair, we've been official for a whole...
Weiss withdraws her Scroll and checks the time. It is 8:42.
Weiss: (disappointed) Fifty-seven minutes.
"We be huntsman said for nearly a hour" ruby said
"You sound really disappointed there Weiss" yang said
Nora playfully rolls her eyes at Weiss.
Vine: I'd like to remind you all that the real mission here is ensuring the successful launch of the communications tower.
Ren: True, but we can also keep training and improving by helping where we can.
Elm: (happy sigh, does a fist pump) The enthusiasm of youths!
Marrow: Well, it's hard to argue with that. Okay, let me show you how it works.
"Yeah let's pick our first mission" ruby said excited
"Yeah!" Nora and yang shouted
Marrow walks over to the mission board, scrolls up on it and selects an Escort mission.
Marrow: Ooh, here's an important one. Who wants to volunteer?
He turns to look, and RWBY and JNPR all raise their hands, calling out "Yes!" and "Alright!"
Marrow: We need someone to escort children to pre-primary school down in Mantle. There's not actually any danger, but the parents fret, and that attracts Grimm.
Everyone but Jaune drops their hands down.
"Jaune getting his first huntsman mission and it to escort children" zen said
"Yeah but it a good thing so the parents don't attract more Grimm" jaune said
"Yeah but wait until you see the other mission" zen said
Marrow: Perfect! Thanks... (uncertain) Juan... Jwan... Jim?
Jaune: Close enough, I guess. (awkward chuckle) Wow, my first Huntsman mission.
Elm slides over and knocks Marrow aside with her palm, causing him to scream.
Elm: Next!
"He can't even get my name right" jaune said
"It okay jaune he'll get it eventually" ruby said
"Let's see this mission" yang said
She quickly swipes down on the mission board, causing the missions to scroll by rapidly. She slaps one of the missions, bringing up a Search and Destroy mission with an image depicting a rotating 3D model of a Sabyr.
Elm: A massive Sabyr is loose in the Mantle sewers! We need two brave warriors to flush it out!
Everyone but Jaune raises their hands, gasping excitedly, and Jaune looks around, bewildered.
"Yeah that mission is awesome" yang said
"Why didn't I choose that one" jaune said
Everyone laughed at him
Jaune: Wha-- But-- Why didn't I get a choice for that one?
His friends begin laughing at him.
"Poor jaune" ruby said
"Aleast I get to help" jaune said
Jacques sits alone in his dimly lit office, drinking from a glass with a spherical ice cube in it. The door opens partway.
Whitley: (nervous) Father, you, um... have a visitor.
Jacques slams his glass down on the arm of his chair.
Jacques: I told you I didn't want to be disturbed. Why did you let them in?
Whitley: I didn't. He... let himself in.
"Who would just let themselves in there" Weiss said
"Someone who works with Salem" zen said
"Watts" ironwood said
Arthur Watts grabs the door and pulls it the rest of the way open, walking into the room as Whitley moves out of his way.
Watts: A spitting image of you, this lad, Jacques. Creepily so, I might add.
Whitley stands in the hall, holding the door open and watching as Watts walks around Jacques' office.
Watts: He's definitely inherited your... affect.
"He better not help watts" ironwood said
"It my father we're talking about along as it helps him he going to agree to anything" Weiss said
Jacques: (shocked) Arthur.
Jacques takes a second to gather himself, then looks at Whitley.
Jacques: (commanding) Whitley, leave us. And shut the door.
Whitley looks confused and then looks suspiciously at Watts.
Jacques: I said shut the door!
Jacques once again slams his glass down, and Whitley closes the door. Jacques turns his attention back to Watts.
"He really is an asshole" yang said
"Yes he is they why I'm glad I don't have to deal with him in here" Weiss said
"Poor Whitley having to deal with his father" zen said
Weiss and winter looked down at that
Jacques: I-- You're supposed to be dead.
Watts: That is what I wanted people to think. You're right. However, I've heard things about you too, Jacques. Namely, that you have an Ironwood problem.
Jacques: That bastard is costing me more money every day with this embargo. I'd lay off every employee in Mantle if I wasn't trying to get their damn votes for this Council seat.
Watts sits in the chair next to Jacques'.
Watts: What if I said you can have your cake... and eat it, too?
"Really he only care about money and himself" Weiss said
"He going to help watts isn't he?" Weiss asked
Zen stayed silent and than spoke
"Okay so that the end of that episode" zen said
"Goddammit Jacques you have no idea what he going to do" ironwood said