After the opening, the scene opens to the outside of Team RWBY's dorm, with two Atlesian Knight-200s guarding the room.

Ironwood: (heard inside the room) I'm sorry, but you've left us with no choice.

Yang: (now inside the room, with her sitting on a bed angrily replying) But he attacked me!

Ironwood: (pacing around the room, not looking at her) Video footage and millions of viewers say otherwise.

Weiss: (gesturing to her teammate from the other bed) But Yang would never do that!

Ruby: (standing up from beside her sister) Yeah!

Ironwood: (he turns around as Yang sighs and places her head in her hands) You all seem like good students, and the staff here at Beacon are fully aware that you would never lash out the way you did... under normal circumstances. (continues as Ruby sits back down, the entire team looking despondent) What I believe and hope this to be is nothing more than the result of stress and adrenaline. When you're out on the battlefield, your judgment can become clouded in an instant. Sometimes you see things that simply aren't there. Even after the fight is past....even your brother has experienced that.(with that last statement, he looks to the right while rolling his right shoulder)

Yang: But I wasn't-

Ironwood: (angrily stern) That's ENOUGH! (when the room falls silent, he goes on) The sad truth is, whether it was an accident or an assault, it doesn't matter. The world saw you attack an innocent student. They've already drawn their own conclusions. And it's my job to inform you that... you are disqualified.

Yang's shock turns into miserable understanding when she looks to the ground, and Ironwood leaves the room.

Yang: (when the door clicks shut, she turns to her friends) You guys believe me, right?

Ruby: Duh!

Weiss: (shaking her head) You're hotheaded, but not ruthless.

Yang: (when she realizes one of their number hasn't spoken) Blake?

Blake turns her gaze away, earning a shocked look between Ruby and Weiss.

Blake: I want to believe you...

Ruby: Huh!?

Weiss: What's that supposed to mean?

Yang: (eyes widening, tears forming instantly as she says in a hurt voice) Blake?

Weiss: (when Blake looks up at Yang, then back down) How can you say something like that? Yang would never lie to us, to YOU!

Blake: (glances at Weiss, then takes a deep breath before starting) me and Ada had someone very dear to us change. It wasn't in an instant, it was gradual - little choices that began to pile up. He told us not to worry. At first they were accidents, then it was self-defense. We started to have doubts but before long, even I began to think he was right while Ada kept her distance.(she pauses) This is all just... very familiar. (as Yang looks up, tears now falling down her face as the girl she likes sees her as a monster) But you're not him. And you've never done anything like this before. So... I want to trust you. I will trust you. But first, I need you to look me in the eyes and tell me that he attacked you. I need you to promise me that you regret having to do what you did.

Yang: [wipes her eyes of tears, then says as calmly as possible while holding blakes hand] I saw him attack me, so I attacked back the eyes don't lie.

Blake: (lets out a deep breath as she closes her eyes and smiles, then looking back up at her partner) Okay. Thank you.

Yang: (still looking down) I think I'm gonna rest up.

Blake: (standing up with Weiss and Ruby, all of whom are smiling) We'll get out of your hair.

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Cut to outside the room, where Ruby is closing the door, pausing only for a second to see Yang slump forward before shutting it completely. She joins Weiss and Blake in the middle of the hallway.

Weiss: (shaking her head and sighing) This is a mess...

Jaune: (following the sound of an opening door as he peeks out of Team JNPR's room, with his team peering around the edge in concern) She doing okay?

Blake: She's doing the best she can.

Ruby: (holding her hands up) I heard Mercury and his team rushed back to Haven to be with his family. So, until they land, no one can really question him about what happened.

Ren: If there's anything we can do, please don't hesitate to ask.

Ruby: (looking down) All right then. If that's the case... (turns her gaze up again) Pyrrha?

Pyrrha: (looks to the younger girl as she gets herself seated on on a bed) Hm?

Ruby: (holding her clenched hands up as she tries to put on a grin) You be sure to win one for Beacon, okay?

Weiss: (nodding as she and Blake also smile sadly) It's what Yang would want.

Pyrrha: (turns her head away before coming back with her attempt at a confident look) I'll... do my best.

Ruby: (excitedly) I'll be sure to watch tonight in case you're picked!

Pyrrha's smile dips down into worry as she looks away.

Blake: Sorry but, I think I've had enough fighting for one year.

Weiss: (nodding once) Ditto. (a moment passes before she says) Coffee?

Blake: (smiling) Tea. (A/n: nerd)

The three members of RWBY walk down the hall, and Jaune only closes the door when he sees Ruby disappear behind the corner. Pyrrha continues to look forlorn, until...

Nora then suddenly gets up in Pyrrha's surprised face while grinning madly

Nora: You heard the lady! No more moping around! (backs away to the other side of the room, now clad in pink workout clothes and sweatbands, as she points to Pyrrha) We gotta get your butt in shape for the big fight! (starts doing random exercises - running in place, pushups, jumping jacks - while she speaks) It could be today, it could be tomorrow, it could be the most important fight of your entire life! (she culminates this demonstration by lifting a barbell tipped with 1000 pound weights on each end, holding it in the air and sweating profusely before falling backwards)

Pyrrha: (smiling a little in bewilderment) Um...

Ren: (from another part of the room) Nora's right. (Pyrrha looks to him in his pink apron reading "PLEASE DO NOTHING TO THE COOK")

Ren:You can't let your concern for Yang hold you back. You need to focus. You'll be defending the honor of Beacon Academy.

Pyrrha: (nodding) Of course. I-

Ren: (cuts her off as he holds a glass filled with a green liquid making bubbling noises in front of her face)

Ren:This blend of herbs and vegetables is filled with nutrients vital to your body's well-being.

Pyrrha: Oh, that's-

Ren: (stepping away, smiling) Please, there's no need to thank me.

Nora: (looking at her partner with a disgusted face) Thank you? Ugh, that looks like slime from a lakebed!

Ren': (turns away from her, cradling his creation) Algae contains numerous spectacular properties. See for yourself. (lifts it towards her mouth)

Nora: (sips it down and immediately regrets it, face turning the same sickly green as the healthy sludge) BLEGH! (she goes straight over to the waste basket and dunks her head in, getting all of the liquid out while continuing to make disgusted noises until she turns back around to Ren) WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!? Ugh...

Ren: (gesturing) Me? You're the one that wasted perfectly good juice.

Nora: We're supposed to help Pyrrha, not poison her!

Ren: There was absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Nora: (hands on her hips as she resolutely states) If it looks the same coming up as it does going down, then there's something wrong!

Neither of them notice Pyrrha's smile at their antics fade once more, though their leader does from the doorway.

Jaune: (coming over and placing a hand on their shoulders) Hey, how about we all get some fresh air?

Pyrrha looks up at Jaune, who grins at his troubled friend.

Yang, still in the dorm sitting on Blake's bed, looks out the window at the members of JNPR walking in the courtyard outside, Nora marching alongside Ren with Jaune and Pyrrha in the back, all of them looking happy to be with each other.

Y/n: (suddenly revealed to be leaning against the door, arms crossed and a small smile on his face) Hey there, big sis.

Yang: (not surprised enough to turn around, she instead gazes down) Hey, Y/n.

Y/n: heh seems your 2 tomoes have made you more aware.....so why did you do it

Yang: (she takes a second to respond) You know why.

Y/n: (uncrossing his arms as he stares at her) All I know is that you defended yourself against an attack sent by our true enemy (he smirks)

Yang: what do you mean by that

Y/n: [Y/n sits on the bed and puts a reassuring hand on yang's shoulder] ill tell you later but for now yang I believe you

Yang: you do.....how can you be sure

Y/n: heh you said it yourself [activates sharingan and points at it while smirking]

Yang: the eyes don't lie......[hopeful] so you can get us undisqualified right

Y/n: I tried but they wouldn't believe me and even if they did the public saw you attack a defenseless kid but I may know something that could lift your spirits [reachs into back pocket]

Yang: Y/n i-I saw my mom. (she looks at Y/n's sudden stop and shocked reaction from the corner of her eye) I-I was in a lot of trouble. Took a pretty hard hit. But when I came to, the person attacking me was gone. And I thought I saw... her. Her sword, like the one in dad and uncle Qrows old picture.

Y/n: (he laughs) You're not crazy, Yang that was omen ravens sword. (he turns and nods, smiling sadly) And that was my aunt and your mom, all right. Let me guess - she didn't say a word, did she?

Yang: (looks up as he walks up to her between the bunk beds) How did you know that?

Y/n: heh that big emo nerd, I don't see my aunt very often, but she does try to keep in touch...with everyone even uncle tai whenever its safe for us.

Yang: (shaking her head at the revelation) Wait. You mean you guys talk to her? That was real?

Y/n: Yeah, she found Dad. Gave him a tip from his most recent assignment and wanted me to give you a message.

Yang: Why didn't you guys tell me sooner!?

Y/n: (lets out a sigh as he goes over to the window, not looking at his niece) I was tryin' to wait for the right time, and this sure ain't it. But I guess you deserve to know. (he looks back at Yang, gravely solemn) She wanted me to tell you 2 things (1) that she saved you once, but you shouldn't expect that kindness again and (2) she's more proud of you then you could ever know.

Yangs eyes dilate in shock as Y/n Continues to speak

Y/n: Aunt Raven's got an interesting way of looking at the world that I sometimes don't always particularly agree with. And she's dangerous i mean she trained me. (points at her, back to smirking again) But you're a tough egg, sis. Shouldn't let this tournament thing get'cha down. You had a slip-up, sometimes bad things just happen. I say it's time you move on.

Yang: (stares up at Y/n) Move on to what?

Y/n: the second part of your test (leaning down on the dresser under the window)... Raven let some info slip before she took off. If you ever wanna track her down, I think i might have something that might be able to help.

He walks over to yang and hands her an envelope with ravens symbol on it as yang looks down at it before looking to her younger brother to discover he's disappeared

Yang: [holds the envelope in her hands] mom what do you want me to do

Cut to beacons fairground as JNR can be seen walking back towards beacons dorms as Y/n approaches them

Y/n: jaune we gotta talk

Before jaune could answer Y/n drags him off as Nora and Ren exchange a look as the scene changes to Y/n and jaune by the dining hall

Jaune: what did you wanna talk about

Y/n: look jaune your one of my best friends which is why I tell you this with GREAT importance......Pyrrha is in love with you

Jaune:

Y/n: yup I don't believe it either but listen things are about to get dangerous and Pyrrha's not in the right mental state to handle it alone right now so I need you to be there for her.....you said you wanted to be a hero right

Jaune: more then anything

Y/n: then be pyrrhas hero

Cut to Pyrrha who sits alone outside the dining hall, head bowed as the wind rises and the sky burns orange. She sees the air blow a single orange leaf onto the cobblestones at her feet, and she looks at the fall colors with a face of total fright, remembering the sight of Amber in her comatose state and the choice weighing her down.

Jaune: (cutting through her flashback) Hey. (she turns her head up to see her smiling friend with a large cone of cotton candy) I-It's no green goop, but I think it still might do some good.

Pyrrha: (stares at the offered treat while she comes back to the real world before hesitantly taking it) Um, right. Thank you, Jaune.

Jaune's smile fades as he sees her still-tormented face, and looks to the far end of the building as Nora and Ren come around, the latter carrying a cotton candy, a tub of popcorn, and a drink to sip on.

Nora: (knowing what's happening right as she sees it and gesturing to her distracted friend) Uh... come on, Ren. Let's go back to the fairgrounds. I'll win you another stuffed animal. (she drags him away from Jaune and Pyrrha's private scene)

Jaune: (looks back to Pyrrha and takes a seat next to her) You were the first person to ever believe in me, you know that? (he manages to get her to look at him as he laughs in sadness to himself) Even when I told my parents I was going to Beacon, they told me not to worry if I ended up having to move back home. How depressing is that?

(A/n: oof jaunes self esteem)

Pyrrha: I'm sure they didn't mean- (her sorrow becomes surprise, eyes widening and dropping the pink fluffy snack as she realizes Jaune's hand is placed upon hers)

Jaune: I guess... I'm just trying to say that... you've always been there for me... even when I didn't deserve it. And I can tell there's something on your mind, so... I don't know. How can I help?

Pyrrha: (as her astonishment melts away into contentment, she leans over and places her head in a startled Jaune's shoulder, closing her eyes) You're already doing it.

Jaune blushes before quickly matching Pyrrha's smile with his own, and the two stay there for a long moment, but as an additional autumn leaf joins the first, Pyrrha's expression darkens once more.

Pyrrha: Jaune... (gets up from her nestling)

Jaune: Hmm?

Pyrrha: (she suddenly takes her hand out from his, looking away) I don't know what to do.

Jaune: W-What do you mean?

Pyrrha: (glances up as she wonders what to say) Do you believe in destiny?

Jaune: (taken aback) Um... I-I don't know. I guess that depends on how you view it.

Pyrrha: (explains her opinion as the wind blows the two leaves away) When I think of destiny, I don't think of a predetermined fate you can't escape. But rather... some sort of final goal, something you work towards your entire life.

Jaune: Okay. Uh, yeah. I can see that, sure.

Pyrrha: (struggling to find the right words as she glances at him) Well... what would you do if something came along that you... never expected? Something that had the potential to stand between you and your destiny?

Jaune: Like what?

Pyrrha: (barreling on in stress) Or what if you could suddenly fulfill your destiny in an instant, but at the cost of who you were?

Jaune: (leaning over and attempting to place his hand on her shoulder) Pyrrha, you're not making any sense.

Pyrrha: (standing up away from his touch, holding herself as if on the verge of tears) None of it makes sense! This isn't how things were supposed to happen!