Volume 1 Episode 4: The Emerald Forest

Yang is walking through the Emerald Forest looking for a partner.

Yang: Hello? Anybody there? I'm getting bored here. Isn't there any living being in this forest?

She hears a rustling in the bushes and she decides to inspect them.

Yang: (Inspecting the bushes) Is there anybody here?

An Ursa jumps from behind the bushes attacking Yang. Yang dodges it but a second Ursa charges against her from behind. Yang recovers her balance and shoots at the first Ursa with Ember Celica. The first Ursa dodges it while the second Ursa tries to attack Yang again from behind. Yang barely manages to dodge the new attack, then she notices a single stand of her hair falling in front of her. Yang's eyes turn red.

Yang: You monsters!

Yang jumps on the second Ursa and starts shooting and punching it at a very close rate until the Ursa falls on its knees and disappears. Yang turns to fight the other Ursa but Blake has already taken care of it.

Yang: (Smiling) I could have taken care of it.

Blake smiles back.

Somewhere in the middle of the forest Ruby is on her knees in front of Weiss. Weiss has nailed Ruby's cape to the ground with Myrtenaster, not allowing her to scape. Weiss smiles while approaching a crying Ruby, she holds a syringe filled with fire dust on her right hand.

Ruby: (Crying) Please, no.

Weiss: Had you come to me when I called you last night you wouldn't be going through this right now Ruby, this is your fault.

Weiss injects the fire dust directly into Ruby's veins. Ruby starts screaming in pain while rolling on the ground as she feels her blood boiling and burning her from inside. Ruby starts feeling scared.

Ruby: Help me please! I'm going to die!

Weiss: Stop exaggerating. You should be grateful that you ended up in the same team as me.

Ruby's fear, guilt and anger bring a pack of Beowolves. Weiss picks up Myrtenaster to fight the grimm. As Weiss picks up her weapon Ruby starts crawling away from her, she manages to pick up Crescent Rose and uses it to help herself stand up again, but she pukes. The fire dust mixed in the puke starts setting the forest on fire. The Beowolves start growling and run away. Weiss takes Ruby by her hood and drags her away somewhere safe.

Weiss: Why did you interfere? I should have been able to win that battle.

Ruby: (Struggling to speak) Help me please. I need a doctor.

Weiss: Stop being so childish and talking about what you want and what you need. You are being really selfish Ruby.

Ruby: I'm sorry.

Weiss: Do you think apologizing solves what you just did? You set the forest on fire. There are other students going through initiation now, they may get caught in the fire that you caused, and you intend to solve everything with just an apology? You are the worst Ruby, really the worst.

Ruby: (Crying) I'm really sorry, I'm so selfish.

Weiss: Yes, you are. Now let's keep moving.

Weiss grabs Ruby by the hood again and starts dragging her somewhere else.

Jaune and Pyrrha are walking through the forest while talking with each other. While they are making their way through the bushes Pyrrha raises a branch to pass by and releases it, hitting Jaune by accident. Jaune has a scratch on his cheek now.

Pyrrha: I'm sorry.

Jaune: It's fine.

Pyrrha: Why didn't you use your aura to protect yourself?

Jaune: Aurora borealis!

Pyrrha: What?

Jaune: Sorry, I don't know what this "aura" thing you're talking about is.

Pyrrha: Aura is the manifestation of our soul. It bears our burdens and shields our hearts. Faunus, humans and animals have aura, not grimm though, they have no soul. By baring your soul outward as a force, you can deflect harm. All of our tools and equipment are conduits for Aura. You protect yourself and your soul when fighting.

Jaune: I see. So it's like a force field.

Pyrrha: Indeed. Close your eyes.

Jaune: Sure.

Jaune closes his eyes. Pyrrha places her hand on Jaune's chest and they both start glowing.

Pyrrha: For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all, infinite in distance and unbound by death. I release your soul, and by my shoulder protect thee.

Pyrrha takes her hand away from Jaune's chest. Jaune's scratch gets healed.

Jaune: You healed me.

Pyrrha: No, I just unlocked your aura, it's your own energy what healed you.

Jaune: I see. Still, thank you.

They keep on walking through the forest.

Ren is sitting next to a grimm he just defeated when he hears some noise coming from a tree. Nora appears hanging upside-down from the three and touches Ren's nose while saying the word "boop".

Glynda and Ozpin are observing the students through their scrolls.

Glynda: All the pairs have been formed. I don't think that Jaune Arc is ready for Beacon, no matter what the transcripts say. Still, I guess Pyrrha had better luck than the Schnee. Poor Weiss, she's condemned to spend the rest of her stay in Beacon with the Ruby girl. Anyway, what did you use as relics this year? Whatever it is we should burn it if Ruby touches it. Ozpin?

Ozpin is observing Weiss and Ruby.

Weiss is dragging Ruby through the forest.

Ruby: Where are we going?

Weiss: To the forest temple.

Ruby: You know where it is?

Weiss: No, I don't.

Ruby: Then how do you know we are in the right way?

Weiss turns and slaps Ruby.

Weiss: Do you know where the temple is or how to get there?

Ruby: Nope. Sorry.

A Nevermore flies over them.

Ruby: Wait. We could use the Nevermore to get a better view of the forest.

Weiss: (Sigh) I hate to admit it, but that sounds like a pretty decent idea.

Ruby: Thank you Weiss.

Weiss jumps on Ruby's back and pulls her hair.

Weiss: Go my disgusting partner!

Ruby uses Crescent Rose to reach the Nevermore while carrying Weiss on her back.

Blake and Yang reach the temple, a circular stone structure with various platform with golden and black chess pieces on top of them.

Yang: Think this is it?

Blake: Sure. It seems like the chess pieces are the relics.

Yang picks the golden knight piece.

Yang: (Singing) My little pony, my little pony. I used to wond…

Blake: (Interrupting Yang) Yang, please.

Yang: Sorry.

Jaune and Pyrrha find a cave. Jaune makes a torch and they walk into the cave thinking it's the temple. Jaune trips and the torch falls into a puddle of water. They keep venturing further into the cave until they find a golden object. Jaune grabs the object thinking it's the relic but a grimm face glows in the dark. Pyrrha runs out of the cave followed by a Death Stalker with Jaune hanging from its tail.

Jaune: Help me Pyrrha, this is not a relic!

Pyrrha: Whatever you do don't let…

Jaune lets go, getting rocketed towards the forest again.

Pyrrha: ...go.

Pyrrha runs in the same direction Jaune got rocketed.

Yang and Blake are talking when Blake points up.

Blake: (Pointing to the sky) Ruby Rose!

Yang: What?

Yang looks up. Her sister is falling from the sky.