Volume 1 Episode 5: Players and Pieces

Ruby and Weiss are on the back of a giant Nevermore.

Weiss: This was a terrible idea Ruby Rose, I don't know why I let you drag me into this.

Ruby: But you said it was a great idea just ten minutes ago. You agreed to this.

Weiss: Shut up!

Weiss kicks Ruby off the Nevermore.

Yang gets ready to punch Ruby in the face as soon as she's about to land so she can take profit of her falling speed to deal way more damage than she has ever dealt before to her little sister, but Jaune collides with Ruby in mid air causing her to fall on a nearby tree instead of her sister's fist.

Yang: Damn, that Jaune boy ruined my plan to blow off Ruby's head with a single hit.

Blake: You should look at the bright side of things. He saved you from touching Ruby Rose.

Yang: I guess you're right.

Ruby is dizzy. She shakes her head and looks around once the dizziness passed. She sees Jaune hanging upside-down from a branch of the tree.

Ruby: Hey Jaune, let me help you get down.

Jaune: No! Don't touch me!

Ruby: Awww, come on. I just want to help you.

Ruby grabs Jaune's hand to help him get down from the branch but Jaune starts shaking his arms, making Ruby lose balance and fall off the tree.

Ruby: (Looking up to Jaune) Why did you do that? I was trying to help you.

Jaune: I'd rather stay here until I die out of starvation than letting you touch me Ruby Rose. You are the most disgusting living being in all of Remnant. Don't you ever try to touch me again.

Ruby: (Lowers her head and starts speaking in a sad tone) I'm sorry, I just wanted to help you.

Ruby sees Yang and Blake and starts running towards them for some consolation. Blake takes out Gambol Shroud before Ruby reaches them and starts waving it to scare off Ruby.

Blake: (Waving Gambol Shroud) Get away from us, you filthy stupid girl. I won't stop waving my weapon, if you get into its range it will be only your fault whatever happens to you.

Ruby: (Stops) Alright, fine. I won't come closer.

Yang picks up a stone from the floor and throws it to Ruby.

Yang: Leave!

Ruby: (Scared) Alright, I'll leave, don't hit me sis.

Yang: What did you say?

Yang starts walking towards Ruby to give her a beating but an Ursa comes out of the bushes, interrupting them. The Ursa falls onto the ground revealing Nora and Ren, who were riding the Ursa. Nora runs to the temple and picks up the golden rook chess piece.

Nora: (Singing) I'm queen of the castle, I'm queen of the castle.

Ren: Nora!

Nora stops singing and Yang starts walking towards Ruby again. Before she reaches her little sister Pyrrha comes from between the bushes being chased by a Death Stalker. Pyrrha is thrown against the same tree Jaune is hanging from. She helps Jaune get off the tree.

Jaune: Thank you Pyrrha.

Pyrrha: You're welcome.

Pyrrha notices Ruby. She picks a branch from the tree an approaches the girl. Yang stops.

Pyrrha: Are you Ruby Rose?

Ruby: Yes. Who are…?

Pyrrha starts poking Ruby's face with the branch, interrupting her question.

Pyrrha: Ewww, gross.

Yang: Pyrrha please, get away from her. I'm going to give her a beating.

Pyrrha: I'm sorry.

Pyrrha gets away from Ruby.

Yang: Alright, if someone else interrupts me, they'll take the beating instead of Ruby.

Yang starts walking towards Ruby again when Weiss suddenly falls from the sky, getting in Yang's way.

Weiss: Nailed it.

Yang takes Myrtenaster from Weiss' hands and throws it away.

Yang: You sure nailed it.

Weiss: (Confused) What?

Yang throws Weiss onto the ground and gets on top of her. Yang starts punching her in the face, Ruby starts laughing as she, for once, is not the one taking Yang's beating.

Weiss: (Crying) Someone help me please!

Jaune: I would help you snow angel, but Yang is scary.

Ruby: (Pointing at Weiss and laughing at her) That's what you get for torturing me before.

Yang finishes. Weiss starts crawling away from Yang.

Weiss: Someone call a doctor, please.

Ruby steps on Weiss.

Ruby: (Laughing) Stop exaggerating Weiss, you're being selfish.

Ruby takes out Crescent Rose in gun form and aims it to Weiss' head. Ruby shoots, but Pyrrha uses her polarity to make Ruby miss the shot. Ruby steps back, she falls on her knees and starts crying as she realizes that she just tried to kill a human, her huntress partner. Yang, Blake, Jaune and Pyrrha give Ruby a look of disapproval, Ren and Nora help Weiss stand up. Weiss is shocked because she almost lost her life.

After a while, the Death Stalker and the Nevermore come back attracted by the negative emotions of the group. Jaune and Ruby pick a relic each one before the grimm reach the group.

Jaune proposes to run away, but Weiss shock prevents her from moving. Ruby looks at Weiss, then she looks at the grimm.

Ruby: Take Weiss somewhere safe. I'll take care of the grimm.

Ruby runs towards the Death Stalker and shoots at it, but her bullets don't hurt it. She tries to run away but the Nevermore nails her cape to the ground. The Death Stalker is about to kill Ruby when suddenly Weiss jumps between them and freezes the Death Stalker's stinger to the ground.

Ruby: (Crying) Why?

Weiss: I am a huntress Ruby, not an assassin. I kill grimm to save humans, even if that human is the most disgusting and obnoxious living being in the world.

Ruby kneels before Weiss and starts crying at her feet as she sees the greatness of the girl she was about to kill.

Ruby: (Crying) I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. Forgive me please. I am the worst.

Weiss: It's fine. Now, stand up. We have to run before the Nevermore comes back.

Ruby: (Smiling) Yes!

The girls run away with the rest of the group.

When the group is crossing a stone bridge back to the top of the cliff where Ozpin is they are attacked by the Nevermore again. The Nevermore destroys the bridge, splitting the team in two. In one side of the bridge Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora and Ren. In the other side Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang. The Nevermore attack Ruby's group while the Death Stalker reaches Jaune's group.

Jaune: Pyrrha, the tail!

Pyrrha: Got you!

Pyrrha uses her shield to slice the Death Stalker's tail, making its stinger fall on its head.

Jaune: Hammer time!

Ren grabs Nora and throws her up. Nora uses Magnhild to nail the stinger into the Death Stalker's head, killing it.

On the other side of the bridge the Nevermore is about to attack again when Ruby and Weiss look at each other in the eyes.

Ruby and Weiss: White flower!

Weiss creates an ice glyph in front of Ruby. Ruby starts shooting at the Nevermore through the glyph, freezing it a little with each shot until its wings are completely frozen. The Nevermore falls off the cliff to its death.

Yang: (Looking at Blake) Well, we'll have to wait to the next fight.

Blake: Sure.

Five people are sitting around a large table with seven chairs. A man with an elegant moustache, a girl in red with a scar on her eye, a huge man with hair on his arms, an scorpion grimm and a lady that looks like an hybrid between a grimm and a human. Next to the girl in the red dress there are two young people. One is a silver-haired boy with a smug expression on his face, the other is a green-haired girl wearing an skimpy outfit.

Salem: Doctor Watts, report.

Watts: The girl has made it into Beacon as planned. There was an unexpected event though.

Salem: What was it?

Watts: She… tried to kill the Schnee. She failed though, so there shouldn't be any problems by now.

Salem: I see. (Notices a troubled expression on Emerald's face) Is something wrong child? Feel free to share what you feel.

Emerald: I think this is too cruel.

Tyrian: (Laughing) What do you mean?

Emerald: Those who are insulting, humiliating and hurting her. They were once her family, her friends, her teachers. This is sad to watch.

Tyrian: An eye for an eye. You know what else is sad to watch? (Points at Cinder) Look at her, deprived of her voice and her eye. She wanted power and respect and now she's a frail girl who can't even talk to defend herself.

Cinder tries to respond but she can't talk. She looks frustrated as she has to let Tyrian keep on with his speech.

Tyrian: (Laughing) See? Really sad. And whose fault is that Cinder ended up in such state? That girl you're feeling pity for. Do you think she deserves any compassion? Will you forgive her for what she did to Cinder on top of Beacon's tower?

Emerald: I won't. Sorry, I was a fool for thinking like that.

Salem: It's fine child, despite what Ozpin wants the world to believe, we are no monsters. It's good that you are able to have feelings such as compassion, just don't let those feelings blind you from what we are doing and why we are doing it. (Turns to Watts) Anyway, I think Emerald made a good point. We want a broken silver-eyed warrior, not a dead silver-eyed warrior. If the girl commits suicide or she does anything that gets her arrested and killed we won't have any use for her. Watts, make at least someone be nice to her, we need her alive.

Watts: As you wish, I'll make the Schnee and the blond guy be nicer to her.

Watts leaves the room.

Ozpin and four young huntsmen are on the auditorium's stage.

Ozpin: Russel Thrush, Cardin Winchester, Dove Bronzewing and Sky Lark. The four of you retrieved the black bishop pieces. From now on you'll be team CRDL, led by Cardin Winchester.

The audience clap. Team CRNL get off the stage. Pyrrha, Jaune, Ren and Nora get on the stage.

Ozpin: Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren and Pyrrha Nikos. The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. From now on you'll be team JNPR, led by Jaune Arc.

The audience clap. Team JNPR get off the stage. Ruby Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Blake Belladonna and Weiss Schnee get on the stage.

Ozpin: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From now on you'll be team RWBY, led by Ruby Rose.

The audience start booing. Ruby tries to lighten the mood with a joke.

Ruby: Are you saying boo or are you saying boo-by?

Weiss, Yang and Blake take their hands to their faces.

Cardin: (Pointing at Ruby) That joke was unfunny and unoriginal! Kill her!

All Beacon students take out their weapons and start getting on the stage. Ruby looks at Ozpin.

Ozpin: (Holding his cane in battle position) I second the motion.

Ruby gets out of the auditorium and starts running for her life as Ozpin and all Beacon students are chasing her to kill her.