A ship flies through the skies over Vale. The camera pans down to the city streets, where the owner of "From Dust Till Dawn" is hanging a sign declaring its re-opening. As he climbs down from his ladder, he stumbles — and Emerald Sustrai appears beside him.
Emerald: (giggling) 'Scuse me, sorry. I'm not really from around here. (She helps him to his feet.) Would you mind pointing me in the direction of this shop?
The shopkeeper looks over the piece of paper she produces. They exchange a wave and part ways. Emerald passes Mercury Black at a corner.
Mercury: I knew you were lost.
Emerald: Mercury, I will seriously pay you to shut up. (She produces a wallet and waves it in his face.)
Mercury: That's not your money.
Emerald: But it can be yours for five minutes of silence.
Mercury: Mmmm... no deal.
Emerald: Fine. (She takes the Lien, tosses the wallet, and walks away.)
Mercury: Whatever. You want me.
Mercury: So, how much farther?
Emerald: A few blocks.
Mercury: Ugh... this place is so dull.
Emerald: Eh, I kinda like it. Tall buildings, diverse culture...
Mercury: And nice dopey people who are easy to pickpocket.
Emerald stops.
Emerald: That's every city.
Mercury: (play-acting as a victim) Ooh, Emerald! Master thief! Please don't take my money — I barely have enough to get by!
Emerald glares at him and walks away.
Mercury: You're no fun today.
The scene shifts to a bookshop. A shopkeeper can be heard humming somewhere in the back. Mercury lingers near the door while Emerald approaches the counter and rings the bell.
Tukson: (off-screen) Be right there!
He backs out through a set of double doors carrying stacked books, sets them down, and turns around — stopping cold when he sees the two of them.
Tukson: How may I... how may I help you?
Mercury: (holding an open book, eyes on Tukson) Just browsing. (He shuts it.)
Emerald: Actually, I was wondering — do you have any copies of "The Thief and The Butcher"?
Tukson: Yes we do.
Emerald: (brightly) That's great.
Tukson: Would you... like a copy?
Emerald: No, just wondering. (Mercury closes another book.) Oh! What about "Violet's Garden"? In paperback?
Mercury: He's got it. Hardback too. (He produces a copy.)
Emerald: Ooh, options are nice.
Mercury: Eh, no pictures. (He closes the book.) Hey — do you have any comics?
Tukson: Near the front.
Emerald: Oh, wait — (the score shifts, the camera tightening on her face) — what about... "Third Crusade"?
Tukson goes very still.
Tukson: I... don't believe we carry that one.
Mercury: (slamming another book shut) Oh.
Emerald: What was this place called again?
Tukson: Tukson's Book Trade.
Emerald: And you're Tukson?
Tukson: That's right.
Emerald: So you came up with the catchphrase?
Tukson: Yes.
Mercury: And what was it again?
Tukson: "Tukson's Book Trade — home to every book under the sun."
Mercury: Except the Third Crusade.
Tukson: It's just a catchphrase.
Mercury: It's false advertising.
Emerald: You shouldn't make a promise you can't keep, Tukson. (Mercury hits a switch near the entrance — the front window darkens.) I hear you're planning on leaving. Moving all the way to Vacuo. (Another switch. The door window darkens.) Your brothers in the White Fang won't be happy about that. (The last window goes dark as Mercury smiles.)And neither are we. You know who we are, don't you?
Tukson: Yes.
Emerald: And you know why we're here?
Tukson: Yes.
Emerald: So... are you going to fight back?
Tukson: Yes! (Claws extend from his fingers.) Yaargh!
He vaults over the counter and slashes at Emerald — she dodges. He turns just in time to see Mercury's leg already rising.
Mercury and Emerald exit Tukson's Book Trade. Emerald stretches her arms overhead. Mercury is carrying a comic.
Emerald: What's with that?
Mercury: I like the pictures.
Meanwhile
Across town, Neo and Kaito watch from a distance as Tukson slips out a back exit his escape covered by one of Neo's illusions, sending Mercury and Emerald chasing a ghost.
Kaito: (handing Neo a thick stack of lien without looking at her) Good work. Go buy yourself something nice.
Neo beamed.
The Next day , the cafeteria is alive with noise. Blake sits at a table looking over a set of notes. Yang slides in beside her.
Yang: Whatcha doing?
Blake: Nothing. (She closes the book.) Just going over notes from last semester.
Yang: (catching a grape in her mouth) Lame.
Neo, seated nearby with an ice cream, signs "lame" and nods in full agreement. Kaito sits beside her, absently pulling his blindfold up and down.
Nora flicks another grape at Yang with her spoon. Yang catches it without looking and gives her a thumbs up.
Then Ruby slams a binder onto the table with both hands, rattling everything on it. The cover reads "Vytal Festival Activities — Property of Weiss Schnee," the title crossed out in red marker and replaced with "Best Day Ever Activities."
Ruby: (clearing her throat and gesturing grandly at everyone present) Sisters... friends... Weiss.
Weiss: (off-screen) Hey!
Ruby: Four minutes ago, me and Kaito had a dream.
Kaito shot to Ruby's side.
Kaito: We had a dream.
Yang: (catching another grape) This ought to be good.
Ruby: That all of us come together and have a day filled with fun!
Weiss: Did you steal my binder?
Ruby: (holding up both hands) I am not a crook but it was Kaito.
Cue Weiss turning to glare at him.
Blake: What are you actually talking about?
Ruby: I'm talking about kicking off the
semester with a bang! (She points at Blake.) Look, it's been a good two weeks, and between more exchange students arriving and the tournament at the end of the year, our
second semester is going to be great. But classes start back up tomorrow which is why I've scheduled a series of wonderful events for today.
Weiss: I don't know whether to be proud or terrified.
Yang picks up an apple and hurls it across the room. An unfamiliar voice shouts "Hey!" Nora giggles.
Blake: I don't know. I might sit this one out.
Weiss: Sit out or not whatever we do today, we do it as a team.
Nora: (shouting from across the cafeteria) I got it!
Weiss: I for one think that a pie lands squarely in her face.)
Nora sits back down innocently and points at Ren. Ren has his head in his palm. Pyrrha's hand covers her mouth. Jaune stares.
Outside, Sun and Neptune are walking toward the cafeteria.
Neptune: Man, that's harsh.
Sun: I know
we were fighting side by side. She was super fast and I threw a banana at the guy, which sounds gross, but it was awesome.
Neptune: Nice!
Sun: Right? And the best part is, she's a Faunus. But that's a secret, okay?
Neptune: Got it.
Sun: And not a "I'm gonna go tell Scarlet the second Sun turns his back" secret. I'm talking secret secret.
Neptune: (almost whispering) Whoa, chill — I got it. I got it.
Sun: You better. (He glances at the cafeteria windows, where food is already splattering against the glass. Jaune briefly smears across the pane.) I just don't want to screw this up. The people here are the coolest — no offense to you guys.
Neptune: None taken.
Sun: They're just... great. I'm really excited for you to meet them. Be cool, okay?
Neptune: Dude.
The camera pans up from Neptune's feet to his gleaming smile.
Sun: Good point.
They walk in. Students stampede out past them in both directions.
Beacon Student: Food fight!
Nora: Ahahahaha!
Team JNPR stands atop a rickety tower of stacked cafeteria tables.
Nora: (sing-song) I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!
Ruby: (stomping her foot on a table, crushing a milk carton in her fist) Justice will be swift! Justice will be painful! It will be delicious!
Team RWBY: (in unison, fists raised) Yeah!
Nora: Off with their heads!
She leaps. The food fight begins.
Kaito stands in front of Neo while she finishes her ice cream, completely unbothered. He pulls Infinity up like a wall food splashes, stops, and reverses, taking out half the cafeteria in one clean sweep.
Sun: I love these guys.
Neptune stands beside him, drenched in soda, deeply unhappy.
The doors open. Glynda enters.
Glynda: Children, please. (She adjusts her glasses.) Do not play with your food.
Nora burps. Both teams fail to compose themselves. Yang crashes through the ceiling into a table.
Kaito: (from somewhere in the wreckage) Yeah, teach live a little.
Glynda grumbles. Ozpin places a hand on her shoulder.
Ozpin: Let it go.
Glynda: (sighing) They're supposed to be the defenders of the world.
Ozpin: And they will be. But right now they're still children. (He watches Team RWBY laughing together.) So why not let them play the part? It isn't a role they'll have forever.
In an old warehouse, the White Fang move crates in the dim light. Emerald and Mercury enter.
Roman: Oh, look — she sent the kids again. This is turning out just like the divorce. (He walks over and wraps an arm around each of them.)
Emerald: (shuddering) Spare us the thought of you procreating.
They both pull away.
Roman: That was a joke. And this (he produces a folded piece of paper) might tell me where you two have been all day. Why do you have this address?
Emerald: Wouldn't you like to know?
Roman: Yeah, I would. So where have you been?
Mercury: Cleaning up your problems. One of them, at least.
Roman: I had that under control.
Mercury: Two packed bags and a ticket out of Vale said otherwise.
Roman: Listen, you little punk if it were up to me, I'd take you and your little street rat friend here and
Cinder: Do what, Roman?
Cinder stands on a platform above them. She steps onto the lift and rides it down.
Roman: (laughing nervously) I'd, uh... not kill them?
Emerald: (brightening) Cinder!
Cinder: I thought I made it clear that you would eliminate the would-be runaway.
Roman: I was going to —
Emerald: He was going to run to Vacuo. Mercury and I handled it.
Mercury: I think he was some sort of cat, actually.
Emerald: What like a puma?
Mercury: Yeah, there ya go.
Cinder: Quiet. Did I not instruct you both to keep your hands clean while in Vale?
Roman points at them and laughs silently.
Emerald: I just thought
Roman draws a finger across his throat.
Cinder: Don't think. Obey.
Emerald: (quietly) Yes ma'am. It won't happen again.
Cinder: (turning to Roman) And you. Why wasn't this handled sooner?
Roman: Sorry if I've been busy stealing every speck of Dust in the Kingdom!
Mercury: An inspiration to every punk with a gun and a ski mask.
Emerald laughs. Roman glares.
Roman: I've got this whole city running scared police at every corner, Dust prices through the roof, and we're sitting on more crystals, vials, and rounds than we know what to do with! Speaking of which, if someone wouldn't mind filling me in on the grand plan, my next string of robberies might go a little smoother.
Cinder: (stepping toward him) Oh, Roman. Have a little faith. (She places a hand against his face.) You'll know what you need when you need to know it. (He looks away with a grunt.) Besides we're done with Dust.
Roman: Then what now?
Cinder: We're moving. Have the White Fang clear the building. I'll send coordinates tonight.
Roman: Coordinates?
Cinder: (glancing back) We're proceeding to phase two.
Cinder, Mercury, and Emerald turn to leave. Roman reaches for a cigar and finds his lighter gone. Emerald looks back over her shoulder, sticks out her tongue, and walks away.
Cinder stops.
Cinder: Before we go tell me about this Kaito Gojo. I've been hearing rumblings from our White Fang contacts. Something about him humiliating Adam Four years ago.
Roman: (without missing a beat) There's not much to tell, except this if you and your friends went after him, you'd lose.
Cinder's expression darkens.
Cinder: And what makes you say that?
Roman: The only reason I have such a tight grip on this city is because he finds it amusing. If he wanted to shut my operation down, he could do it in a matter of minutes.
Silence.
Cinder says nothing. She walks out.
The Grimm moves through the dark.
Salem watched through it still, patient, her
Salem: My, my. It seems Cinder still has much to learn.
She turned her gaze away from the vision.
Salem: Tyrian.
He was already there head bowed,
Tyrian: Yes, my Queen.
Salem: When Cinder's plan begins, I want you on standby. Find out everything you can about this Kaito Gojo. And when the Fall of Beacon comes I want him elsewhere.
Tyrian's grin widened.
Tyrian: As you wish.
Sorry if this is poorly Edited. I couldn't think of others ways to do this chapter but I figured I'd mention Salem
I really need to get back on grind with this strory
But since we starting to get into the big boy Stuff
I don't wanna produce shitty content even if this is shitty
I need to come up with better ways
To add Kaito I Also need show off how much Jaune improved with Kaito training
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And white dragon of RWBY it really help me find out where I need to take both those stories