Third Person POV

After the opening, the Amity Colosseum is still floating high amid the cheers of an excited audience as the two opposing pairs of partners for the match, the grinning Isabelle and Raviera against a confident Coco and a slightly nervous Velvet, wait in the center of the stadium for the holographic roulette to pick the field.

Port: Isabelle and Raviera of Beacon, versus Coco and Velvet of Beacon!

Fox: Good luck, you two!

The Colosseum chooses four fields to rise up from below in quarter sections: A patch of tall grassy plains which has a single tree and some rocks; the ruins of a city, complete with buildings holding shattered windows and rubble among the pavement; a hot spring containing geyser spots along a small river and some blue Dust crystal growths; and a familiar section of dense forest.

Coco: *Lowers her sunglasses as she eyes her opponents.* Hey! Love the outfit, kid!

Isabelle: I'll try not to get blood on it.

Velvet: G-G-Good luck!

Raviera: You too, may the best huntsmen win.

Port: Three, two, one, begin!

Instead of charging forward, Isabelle slings and Raviera flies back into the tall grass and disappear behind the leaves. Coco and Velvet smile at each other before the leader pops out her Gatling gun and begins mowing down the field as the crowds of sunglasses-wearing fans roar their approval, even when bullets nearly hit them from the other side of the forcefield. Coco lets up as she and Velvet realize the two opponents aren't in the plains section anymore.

Coco: Huh?

Blake: Look out!

Raviera drops from the sky, aiming his charged gauntlets for Coco, but Velvet pushes her out of the way and blocks the claws with a shield created with her semblance, pushing him back. Coco opens fire at him again, though Raviera is able to fly around each shot.

Sun: He's good!

Scarlet: Yeah, but where's the girl?

Raviera reaches the two and slices Coco's weapon in half while dodging a blade Velvet created, then delivering a double blow to the faunus girl with his gauntlets before jumping over Coco and turning into a dragon, he breathes fire on Coco who is defenceless without her gun and her aura gets destroyed, with burn marks on her clothes.

Velvet: COCO!

Isabelle grins as she hides behind Velvet but Velvet hears Isabelle's spider legs hit the ground. Velvet created a spear and quickly turns around to stab Isabelle through the stomach. Blood escapes Isabelle's mouth as she loses half of her aura. But then she grins. She points to Velvet's leg and she looks. She sees webs around her legs. Her eyes widen.

Isabelle: Hmm...Next you're gonna say "What the!?" Right?

Velvet: What the!?

Her eyes widen. Raviera flies down and slams Velvet into the ground. Velvet loses all of her aura.

Oobleck: Isabelle and Raviera of Team _IAR are victorious!

Raviera helps Coco up and Isabelle helps Velvet up.

Isabelle: Good job.

Coco: You two work great together you know that?

Raviera: We do. We'll carry you to the infirmary.

Coco and Velvet nod and hold hands as Raviera and Isabelle carry them. Meanwhile, in an elegant twilit pavilion area of ivy-covered pillars, rounded archways, and lion-decorated fountains, Weiss and Winter are sitting at a simple table with a plate full of croissants and strawberries. Winter is sipping from her teacup as Weiss repeats the news she was just told.

Weiss: You're... leaving?

Winter: Yes. I was merely needed to oversee the transport of additional units to Vale. Our last shipment was lost to an ambush. I believe you had a run-in with its cargo, actually. It's fortunate those Paladins were in the prototype stage; otherwise your team may not have fared so well.

As Weiss sighs and looks down dejectedly, she grabs her sister's hand reassuringly.

Winter: Weiss, you've done... well, out here, on your own. You should be proud. I'll be honest, it was quite amusing seeing Father's face the day you left for Beacon.

Weiss: I can't wait to show him what I learned!

Winter: Oh? Then what do you think you've learned?

Weiss: What do you mean? I'm getting better and better with my glyphs! I've even started Time Dilation!

Winter: And what of your Summoning?

Weiss: I...You know I can't.

Winter: Don't be ridiculous. Every Schnee has the ability to summon. We have for generations.

Weiss: I've tried! It's just... it's the one thing I've been having trouble with!

Winter: We Schnees are unique. Unlike many, our Semblance is hereditary. But that doesn't mean it will come easily.

She lifts her hand to summon a small, elaborate glyph over her palm.

Winter: Your Semblance is like a muscle. The more you practice with it, the stronger it will become. But if you only focus on one aspect of it...

The glyph expands suddenly in a bright flash, causing Weiss to turn away before looking back up in awe at the white-and-blue Beowolf now at her sister's side.

Winter: If you fail to test the limits of what you think is possible, then you'll never truly grow.

Weiss smiles at this display of power she hopes to achieve. Meanwhile...

Ruby: You'll never beat me, old man!

Qrow: You're nothing but talk, kid!

Yang: You can do it, Ruby!

We are jn RWBY's dorm room at Beacon Academy, and the screen of the video game Ruby and Qrow are playing is shown just as one of the pixelated ninjas decapitates the other, with the announcer saying "SOARING NINJA WINS! TOTAL ANNIHILATION!" Qrow grins at his victory as Ruby lowers her head in shame.

Yang: Ouch.

Qrow: And by the way, don't ever call me old.

Ruby looks sad at her defeat. Y/N approaches him.

Y/N: You against me. Now.

Qrow: Heh. Fine.

Later...The announcer shouts "WINGED SAMURAI WINS!!! DOUBLE PERFECT!!!" and Qrow looks devestated. Y/N smirks and puts the controller down.

Y/N: Now, where was I?

Ruby: He was telling us about his last mission!

Qrow: Right, right...I'd come across a small village in the swamps west of Mistral. Right off the bat, I knew something wasn't right.

Ruby: What were you doing there?

Qrow: I needed information. Tired from battling Grimm along the way, I decided to start my search at the town's inn. The place was crawling with lowlifes and thugs, even a few Huntsmen that I could only assume had been hired by less-than reputable people for less-than respectable jobs. And that's when it happened.

Yang: (What happened?

Qrow: I was defeated... by the mere sight... of the innkeeper's skirt length!

The vision of pink hearts, a beautiful maid with slightly-skimpy clothing, and the very happy Qrow is interrupted by a thrown dog-head pillow, which Qrow deftly catches much to Yang's ire.

Yang: You are the worst! I'm telling Auntie Azure!

Qrow: No please don't! She gets incredibly scary when she's mad!

Ruby: So, Uncle Qrow, did you get in trouble with Ozpin?

Qrow: Nah, me and Oz go way back. We're cool.

Yang: Cool for an old guy.

Qrow: Not funny.

Ruby: So, what are you doing here anyway? I thought Dad said that you would be on a mission, for like... ever.

Qrow: Well, a professional Huntsman like myself is expected to get results, as soon as possible.

Ruby: Yeeeeaaaah, I get that. We're pretty much pros, too.

Qrow: Oh, really?

Yang: Psch, yeah! We helped take down Roman Torchwick! He's locked up in Ironwood's ship and crime's been down ever since! That's basically a bounty mission!

Qrow: Sure, you may be acting like Huntresses, but you're not thinking like one. You really think four girls and their friends could end all crime in a Kingdom?

Ruby: I mean, I did until you said that...

Qrow: Violence hasn't dropped since Roman got nabbed; it's stopped, completely. No White Fang activity around the city. You cut off the head of the King Taijitu, but now the second head 's calling the shots. That's what Ironwood can't get through that thick metal head of his.

Yang: You... know the General?

Qrow: Hey, I know everybody to some extent. Remember, you're talking to a member of the coolest team that graduated Beacon!

He reaches behind him into one of his pockets and pulls out a photo lined with stains and age of four figures - himself, Raven Branwen, Taiyang Xiao Long, and Summer Rose - as Yang's eyes widen and he sighs in remembrance. Qrow then pulls out another age stained photo with Qrow, Azure, who looked like Summer but her eyes were piercing blue and she had blue tips and a blue color scheme, a younger version of Glynda in a delinquent outfit and a girl who looked like this.

Qrow: Hah, Team STRQ... That's where I met your parents, Azure and Glynda. We were pretty well known back in the day.

Ruby: Well known for crummy fashion sense!

Qrow: Hey, we looked good!

Yang: Wait is that Professor Goodwitch?

Qrow: Yep. Back then she was known as Badwitch. Even the teachers were scared of her and Joanna.

Ruby: Joanna is the lady with the cap right?

Qrow: Yeah. I have no idea where Joanna is now but her and Glynda were pretty close.

He wiggles his eyebrows suggestively, but notices Yang continuing to stare at the picture and puts it away.

Ruby: Oh, gross!

Qrow: Anyways, I'm too old to be hanging out with a bunch of kids. You're gonna cramp my style...Look, just remember that you've still got a long way to go...

He turns around and holding a finger up to express his seriousness.

Qrow: And don't think for a second that graduating means you're done.

He hitches a thumb over his shoulder.

Qrow: Every day out there is worth a week in this place. You two, you're gonna go far. But only if you keep learning; if you never stop moving forward.

With these immortal words of wisdom, Qrow exits down the hall. Back in the pavilion, a caterpillar is slowly inching around on the edge of a fountain at Weiss points her Myrtenaster at the ground, creating a rotating glyph made of blade symbols with Winter behind her, appraising the effort.

Winter: Excellent form! Now think to your fallen foes! The ones who forced you to push past where you were, and become who you are now.

As the glyph flickers in and out of existence and Weiss grimaces in concentration.

Winte: Think of them, and watch as they come to your side.

Weiss is doing her hardest to make the wobbling circle follow her will, but eventually dismisses it and stomps the ground angrily.

Weiss: I can't!

Winter's hand immediately comes down on Weiss' head in a slap.

Winter: Stop doubting yourself!

Weiss: I'm trying!

Winter: If this is what you call trying, then you have no hope of winning the tournament, let alone succeeding as a Huntress!

She isbsuddenly smiling as if an idea has occurred to her.

Winter: Why don't you just move back home? I'm sure Father would give you a nice job as a receptionist!

Weiss: I don't need his charity!

Winter: But you do need his money, don't you?

Weiss: What!? How did you know about that!?

Winter: Lucky guess. I may have been in a similar situation when I joined the military. So what have you done this time?

Weiss: Well, that's the thing: I'm really not sure! I went to pay for lunch the other day, but the card didn't work!

Winter: How embarrassing.

Weiss: I know!

She sees Winter shaking her head.

Weiss: Well, it was! Why would he cut me off like that?

Winter: Perhaps so that you'd stop avoiding him and call home.

Instead of answering, Weiss attempts once more to create a summoning glyph, gritting her teeth until Winter places a consoling hand on her shoulder.

Winter: Emotions can grant you strength. But you must never let them overpower you.

The attempted glyph flickers and fades once more, though neither of them pay it any attention.

Winter: It sounds to me like you have two choices in front of you. You can either call him, beg for his money back, and explain once more why you would want to study at Beacon over Atlas, or you could continue to explore Remnant, discovering more about the world and honestly, more about yourself.

She allows Weiss a moment to absorb this information until revealing:

Winter: It's time for me to go.

She gives her sister a hug, which is returned.

Weiss: It was really good to see you, Winter.

Winter: Until next time, sister.

The two Schnees walk out of the pavilion and go in opposite directions, neither of them noticing the caterpillar coming across a miniature, brightened version of a familiar-looking broadsword before disappearing into icy sparkles. Later at night, Weiss is in the school courtyard, waving goodbye at the airship carrying her sister. She stops just as her Scroll starts vibrating with an incoming call from "FATHER", and her finger hovers over the screen in uncertainty until she closes her eyes and forces herself to press it. Suddenly smiling at the sight of her closed Scroll and the setting of a new path in life, she puts it away and walks back inside.