The opening ends to a view of Professor Ozpin watching the students on his Scroll at the Beacon Cliff overlooking the Emerald Forest when Glynda Goodwitch walks up behind him, holding her own tablet.
"The last group has been formed, sir." Glynda says as she touches the screen.
"Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, and Rayelle Branwen. Poor kids. I can't possibly imagine those three getting along. Still, they're probably better off than Miss Nikos." She continues as the video changes to Pyrrha and Jaune Arc's trek through the woods.
"Mmmm..." Ozpin said
"I don't care what his transcripts say. That Jaune fellow is not ready for this level of combat." Glynda tells him as 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 continues to speak to him. Then she turns back to Ozpin "Speaking of which, what did you use as relics this year? Professor Ozpin?" She asks him
Ozpin doesn't answer, watching his tablet with a contemplating interest as it shows the footage of Ruby Rose sitting in the grass and picking stray leaves while her "partner" Weiss Schnee walks in random directions.
"It's definitely this way." She says walking to the right then stops and starts walking left. "I mean... this way! It's definitely this way." She says after that she stops in front of Ruby.
Ruby stands up, slightly annoyed, "Weiss, why can't you just admit that you have no idea where we're going?"
"Because I know exactly where we're going! We're going... to... the forest temple!" Weiss said
Ruby sighs, frustrated.
"Oh, stop it! You don't know where we are, either!" Weiss yelled
"Well, at least I'm not pretending like I know everything." Ruby said
"What is that supposed to mean?" Weiss asked
"It means you're a big, stupid jerk and I hate you!" Ruby said
Weiss sighs to herself, spinning around and walking in another direction, "Just keep moving!"
"Oh, just keep moving! Hurry up! Waaaah! Watch where you're going! Why are you so bossy?" Ruby says imitating Weiss but at the end going back to her own voice.
Weiss turns back around to face Ruby, "I'm not bossy! Don't say things like that!"
"Stop treating me like a kid!" Ruby said
"Stop acting like a kid!" Weiss yelled
"Well, stop acting like you're perfect!" Ruby yelled back
"I'm. Not. Perfect! Not yet... But I'm still leagues better than you." Weiss said and she continues to walk away
"You don't even know me..." Ruby said to herself
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.
"Think this is it?" Yang asked
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 looks at a black king, "Chess pieces?" She said confused
"Some of them are missing. Looks like we weren't the first ones here." Yang said
"Well, I guess we should pick one." Blake said
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.
"Think this is it?" Jaune asked
The scene cuts to their walk inside the cave, Jaune holding a short, burning torch to light their way.
"I'm not sure this is it." Pyrrha said
"Pyrrha, I made the torch. Could you at least humor me for, like, five more feet?" Jaune asked
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.
"Do you... feel that?" Pyrrha asked as Jaune gets up
"Soul-crushing regret?" Jaune said
"No, it's... warm." Pyrrha said
Back at the temple, Yang approaches one of the relics.
"Hmmmm... How about a cute little pony?" Yang asks her showing her the gold knight chess piece.
"Sure." Blake smirks as they walk towards each other to the center of the temple floor
"That wasn't too hard!" Yang said
"Well, it's not like this place is very difficult to find." Blake said and they share a smile
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.
"That's the relic!" Jaune said and 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!" Jaune said
"Jaune...?" Pyrrha said worried
Jaune's catch lowers itself so he is dangling right in front of the now-glowing red lines and eyes of a Death Stalker.
Jaune's scream is heard all the way from the temple, where Yang turns towards the direction of its source.
"Some girl's in trouble! Blake, did you hear that?" Yang asked
Blake doesn'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.
"Help! Whoa-ah-ah-ah-ah! Why?! Pyrrha! He-e-e-elp! Pyrrha, this is not the relic! It's not!" Jaune continues to cry and get shaken around, "Do something!" He yelled
Pyrrha wields 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." Pyrrha turns back to the scorpion as it continues to snap its claws at her, and she smiles embarrassedly before turning and rushing away in a burst of green leaves
Blake is still staring at something above them, but Yang is focused on the forest.
"Blake, did you hear that?" Yang asked and she turns to her partner, "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, when the scene cuts to black
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Rayelle Branwen| Qrow's Daughter
ActionRayelle Branwen is the adopted daughter of the legendary hunter Qrow Branwen, and has always been considered very special. What happens when she goes off to beacon and learns more than just huntsman training?
