Quick notice: this is based on a comment in the "Whose Line Is It Saturday" thread for March 19, 2016 on /r/RWBY. I haven't quite decided if it's canon to the FYSX-verse yet, so I'll try to keep it ambiguous enough so you can decide for yourself if you want it to be canon or not. Language and some situations inside, be advised.

20 Years Ago – Beacon Academy, Combat Class (Hall #3102)

Taiyang Xiao Long dodged yet another strike from his petite opponent, her chain-axes whipping about like a whirlwind of cold, hard metal. The chain with its lethal half-circle of metallic death swished past mere centimetres from his ear, embedding in the wall behind him. He quickly grabbed a hold of the now taut chain, and tugged his opponent closer to him, readying to lay her low with one swift punch to the gut.

Summer Rose, on the other hand, had other plans.

Instead of getting pummelled in what would certainly be the match-ending blow, she followed the tugging force towards her teammate-turned-opponent, slightly altering her trajectory at the very last second so she could grab onto his arm with her arms and legs, then threw herself towards the ground in a somersaulting motion, throwing Tai face first into the floor while she just landed on her back, still straddling his arm.

"Match is decided, Taiyang Xiao Long's Aura level is red!" came the Combat Instructor's verdict. Summer looked up at the screens to confirm her victory. Tai's levels were indeed in the red zone, while hers was barely halfway through yellow. She holstered her twin chain-axes and helped her battered and groaning teammate up from the floor.

"Dammit Sum, where did you gain enough strength to pull me to the floor that easily? I'm like, twice your weight."

"Aww shucks Tai, gimme some credit. You gave me more than enough momentum when you pulled me in so I could utilize basic centrifugal force around your x axis to twist you down towards the floor" Tai just blinked at his team leader.

"Could you explain that in a language I can understand?"

"… I used your own strength against you." Summer chuckled at her less-than-book smart teammate.

"Ah." Tai then turned to their Combat Instructor, Mrs. Aoyama. "Lay it on me teach, what'd I mess up?"

"Same as always, mister Xiao Long – you underestimated your opponent." Mrs. Aoyama then turned to the rest of the attending class.

"That will be all for today, class is dismissed." Summer and Taiyang walked up the bleachers to gather their materiel and rejoin their two teammates in Team STRQ, the sullen Raven Branwen and her younger (by three minutes!) brother, the juice box-addicted Qrow Branwen.

"Must be hard for you to get your ass kicked by Sum all the time Tai…" Qrow ribbed his teammate.

"Stuff it Qrow, or so help me Oum I will kick your ass so hard you'll feel your tail feathers at the back of your beak."

"Ooh, scary…" Qrow retorted as he loudly slurped down the last juice of his current box.

"You can both stuff it, for all I care. Now come on, let's get back to the dorms." Raven grumbled as she brushed past the two boys.

"Ooh, Tai's so lame with comebacks he's gotta have his girlfriend help him out."

Raven merely glared angrily at her twin brother as she stomped out of the room.

"Come on Qrow, did you really have to rile her up like that?" Summer gave him a disappointed look.

"Sum, it's called 'sibling love'. Tiffs like these are normal." as Qrow passed the dustbin, he threw the empty juice box from overhead. "All right, three points for me!"

A few minutes later, they were standing outside their dorm room. Tai and Raven were a united front against Qrow.

"You know full well there's nothing between us other than friendsh-"

Raven gave Tai a cold look, then turned back to her task of pushing her brother against the wall.

"… okay, mutual tolerance… between Raven and me, Qrow…"

"All right, all right, I got the message the first time… chill, man. Sis, tug any harder you'll rip my uniform and I'm telling mom." Raven dropped him to the floor in disgust.

"Still hiding behind mom… my brother is a coward." She hissed as she moved past Qrow and opened their dorm room door. Tai dropped on his bed with a loud sigh. Raven walked into the bathroom to do maintenance on her gear. Qrow made a beeline to the fridge for a fresh juice box. Summer walked up to the desk beside the windows overlooking the evening outside. Then she noticed a small, red velvet box with a note on it, placed in the centre of the desk.

"Hey guys, is this any of yours?"

"Not mine."

"Nope. Never seen it." Summer turned towards the bathroom door.

"Raven? The little red box on the desk, is that yours?"

"If it was, I'd never leave it out in the open where my idiot brother could find it!" Raven shouted angrily.

"Love ya too, sis!" Qrow cheerily answered.

Summer unfurled the note and read.

TRAVELLING IS EXHAUSTING, OR SO I'VE READ;

BE CAREFUL ON YOUR JOURNEYS, OR YOU'LL END UP DEAD.

Qrow chuckled when Summer finished.

"Who the heck wrote that drivel? That doesn't even sound remotely like-… look out!" Suddenly a force had begun pulling Summer down into the little velvet box. Tai, who was the closest, immediately jumped into action and grabbed Summer across her midsection, but he soon too began to be pulled into the box. Qrow leaped up and started pulling Tai and Summer away from the box, to no avail.

"DAMMIT RAVEN, GET IN HERE! I NEED SOME DUST-DAMNED HELP HERE!"

Despite her dislike of her younger brother, Raven ran out of the bathroom and pulled at Qrow's legs with all her might, but even she could not resist the pull of the box, and soon they had all been swallowed up into the little artefact.

Summer wanted to scream, but her mouth was everywhere and nowhere all at once, much like the rest of her body, unseen forces pushing and pulling at every atom of her being. After what felt like a lifetime, the otherworldly feeling gave way to consciousness. She was falling towards a wooden floor. Instinctively she tucked and rolled, unsheathing her chain-axes in one fluid movement as her teammates came crashing in behind her, no doubt having experienced the same sensations. She suddenly realized they weren't alone in the room however. A girl with lilac eyes and flowing golden hair, standing ready for combat, gauntlet-clad arms held up to protect her chin. A girl with ice blue eyes and white hair in a neat side-ponytail, rapier pointed at the intruders in a duelist stance. A girl with amber eyes, flowing jet-black hair with a bow, crouched on her bed, pistol aimed.

Front and centre however, was a petit redhead in a flowing red cloak, scythe drawn and ready. Her silver eyes met Summer's, and soon started welling.

"… Mom?" Ruby Rose sobbed, breaking the silence of the scene.

AN: It's awesome how I could do a Love Hina! shout out and still adhere to the colour rule with naming.

Qrow's right, I'm not a very good poet xD He's so much fun to write.

I do not own RWBY, that's RoosterTeeth and Monty Oum.

EDIT: Spelling.