Volume 1 Episode 7: Jaunedice

Cardin Winchester and Jaune Arc are fightning on the auditórium stage. Jaune swings his sword at Cardin, but Cardin jumps out of its way and kick jaune in the shin, making him fall on his knees. Cardin hits Jaune with his mace, depleting his aura. When Cardin rises his mace to hit Jaune one last time Glynda stops the match.

Glynda: That's enough! Mr. Arc, it's been weeks since the initiation and you haven't won any single sparring match yet. I don't know how you made it into Beacon, but if you want to have any chance in the Vytal Festival tournament you should start training more seriously.

The ring bells, Pyrrha helps Jaune stand up and everybody leaves.

Team JNPR and Team RWBY except for Blake are sitting together in the dining hall. Nora is telling a story. Weiss and Yang are ignoring Nora, Jaune is messing with his food, Ruby is crying while Pyrrha pokes her with the blunt end of Miló.

Nora: There we were. In the middle of the night.

Ren: It was day.

Nora: Surrounded by…

Ruby: (Crying and interrupting Nora) Please, stop.

Nora: Surrounded by…

Ruby: (Still crying) Come on, I'm trying to eat.

Nora: (Annoyed) Surrounded by…

Ruby: (Still crying) Why do you do this Pyrrha?

Nora jumps against Ruby, throwing her to the ground and getting on top of her. Nora starts punching Ruby in the face.

Nora: (Punching Ruby in the face) Stop interrupting my story you idiot!

Yang: Go Nora!

Ruby: (Crying) Why? I just want to eat.

Suddenly the attention of the group focuses into Team CRDL who are making fun of a faunus girl with rabbit ears.

Yang: That's horrible, I can't stand bullies.

Nora: Yeah, someone should teach them that bullying is wrong.

Pyrrha: Jaune. Are you okay?

Jaune: Why do you ask?

Pyrrha: Well, you are not eating and you look worried. Are you worried because Cardin has been bullying you?

Jaune: Nah, I'm fine. He hasn't bullied me. He just likes pranks.

Pyrrha: Jaune, I wouldn't call the things he has done to you "pranks".

Jaune and Cardin are about to pass through a doorway when Cardin presses a button and extends Jaune's shield, making him unable to go through the door.

Jaune: Come on!

Glynda is giving a talk to various students in the locker room.

Glynda: These are rocket-propelled lockers, they can be used to send your weapons anywhere. You can control them from your scroll and they can't be sent to any location based on a six-digit code. These rocket-propelled lockers…

During Glynda's speech, Cardin pushes Jaune into the locker and sends it away from Beacon.

Jaune: (In the distance) Come on!

Jaune is in the ground in fetal position while the members of Team CRDL are attacking him with pipes and baseball bats while wearing Ruby masks.

Jaune: (In pain) Come on!

Everyone is staring at Jaune.

Jaune: Well, to be fair, I laughed at their masks.

Pyrrha: Jaune, if you need any help with Cardin you can always ask us.

Nora: We'll break his legs!

Ruby wants to say something to encourage Jaune, but she's to afraid to talk. The camera moves to Team CRDL now. Cardin is tugging on one of the faunus girl ears.

Velvet: Please, stop. Why don't you bully Ruby instead of me?

Cardin: I'll bully whoever I want whenever I want.

The camera moves back to Team JNPR and Team RWBY.

Pyrrha: I can't stand people like him.

Nora: Yea, someone should teach him that bullying is wrong.

Ruby looks at Pyrrha and Nora with the intention of calling them out on their hypocrisy but Weiss does a gesture with her hand telling Ruby not to do it. Ruby understands what Weiss is telling her and nods.

Jaune is sleeping in class while a green-haired professor with glasses who can't stop running from one side to the other of the classroom is giving a lesson.

Oobleck: Now, which one of you young scallions can tell me what many theorize to be the turning point in the third year of the War?

Weiss raises her hand but Oobleck ignores her.

Oobleck: No one?

Blake raises her hand.

Oobleck: Yes Ms. Belladonna?

Blake: The battle at Fort Castle.

Oobleck: Precisely.

Weiss: (Annoyed) Wait! I was going to say that.

Oobleck: Weiss Schnee, Port told me and the other teachers about what you did the other day. Until you apologize to Port, admit that what you did was wrong and take whatever punishment he imposes to you for defending Ruby, I won't let you participate in my classes nor pass any of my exams.

Weiss: I'll never apologize for doing what is right.

Ruby: Weiss…

Oobleck: You will apologize Weiss, you want it or not, the later you apologize the more severe your punishment will be. Anyway, as I was saying. What advantage did faunus have over General Lagune's forces?

Cardin flicks a paper ball at Jaune's head, waking him up.

Jaune: Hey!

Oobleck: (Focusing over Jaune's face) Finally you contribute to class Mr. Arc! What's the answer? What is it?

Jaune: The answer to that question… the advantage of faunus…

Jaune looks at Pyrrha, she points at her eyes.

Jaune: Eyebeams!

Pyrrha brings her hands to her face, Cardin laughs.

Oobleck: Do you have the answer Mr. Winchester?

Cardin: Well, some faunus are part rabbit. The gestation period for rabbits is from twenty-eight to thirty-one days, a rabbit can be impregnated within hours of giving birth, litters contain from one to fourteen babies, and rabbits are fertile from about six months of age. That's a lot of rabbits. So, thanks to female rabbits speed to produce children, faunus made a great army that easily outnumbered General Lagune's forces.

Everybody starts laughing at Cardin. Velvet blushes and takes her hands to her face in embarrassment.

Oobleck: Mr. Winchester, that was the most stupid thing I've heard in my entire life, you and Mr. Arc will have to stay here after class for additional readings and you'll have to bring me an essay, pages fifty-one to ninety-one. Now, can anybody tell me what advantage had the faunus?

Oobleck goes on with his class. At the end of the class everybody leaves except for Jaune and Cardin.

Ruby approaches Weiss in the hallway.

Ruby: Wait Weiss!

Weiss: What do you want?

Ruby: Please, apologize to Port.

Weiss: What?

Ruby: You saved my life and you have been the only person that has been nice to me in years. I love you Weiss, I don't want you to suffer because of me.

Weiss: I won't apologize. I hate you Ruby, you are stupid, annoying and disgusting. I did what I did not because of you, I did it because it was the right thing to do.

Ruby: Weiss…

Weiss sighs and hugs Ruby.

Weiss: It's fine Ruby, stop worrying.

Ruby smiles and hugs back.

Pyrrha is waiting for Jaune outside class. Oobleck leaves first. When Jaune leaves Cardin charges against him from behind, throwing him to the ground. Pyrrha looks at Cardin and he runs away. Pyrrha helps Jaune stand up.

Pyrrha: You know? I'll really break his legs.

Jaune: It's fine.

Pyrrha: Oh, I know.

Pyrrha grabs Jaune's hand and takes him somewhere else.

Jaune and Pyrrha are on the roof, Cardin is sitting on a window right below them.

Jaune: Why did you bring me here?

Pyrrha: I want to help you Jaune, let me train you.

Jaune: What's the point? I faked my transcripts, I shouldn't be here.

Pyrrha: That doesn't matter Jaune, you have a lot of potential.

Jaune: So what? I don't know how to fight so you shouldn't be wasting your time with someone like me. Leave now.

Pyrrha: Jaune…

Jaune: Now!

Pyrrha starts crying and leaves. Cardin climbs onto the roof.

Cardin: Hey my friend, I didn't know you cheated to get into Beacon.

Jaune: Friend?

Cardin: Yes, friend. After all you offered yourself to do Oobleck's essay for me, that makes you my friend.

Jaune: (Nervous) Yeah, sure.

Cardin: Nice, because if you weren't my friend I would have to tell the teachers about your transcripts.

Cardin leaves. Jaune falls onto his knees and starts screaming and punching the floor out of frustration.