A new dawn in Remnant: Volume 2

Mountain Glenn

General Ironwood was looking out from the landing docks of Beacon Academy to the city of Vale at night, a few airships hovering over the lit-up buildings. Walking up from behind him was Glynda Goodwitch.

Glynda: Trouble sleeping?

Ironwood looked back, gripping his shoulder with the other hand.

Ironwood: Arm was acting up.

Glynda: Of course, so logically, you got out of bed, dressed yourself completely and decided to gaze menacingly out into the distance. 

She approached all the way to his side, then looked at him concerned.

Glynda: What's wrong?

Ironwood: I've trusted him for years. We both have. I just... I can't help but feel like he's keeping us in the dark.

Glynda: Don't be ridiculous! You know very well that we are not the ones in the dark.

Ironwood: *laughs humorously* That makes it worse! I refuse to believe that a man that I've trusted for so long would act so... passively.

Glynda: *puts a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder* You're a good person, James. You've always done what you think is best for the people, even against strong protest. It's admirable. But it's high time you stopped talking about trust and started showing it. 

She dropped her hand as they stared into the distance together.

Glynda: Ozpin has experience that the rest of us lack. And I think that's something worth remembering.

The full moon was shining over the ruined buildings of Mountain Glenn, and a lone Beowolf was searching through the rubble. It looked up briefly at the young girl who has it in her red crosshair scope, but Ruby just lowered Crescent Rose and sighed in tiredness at she kept lookout over the destruction. The rest of her team was lying down on their sleeping mats around the fire with weapons nearby, Byleth was sitting against the wall with his weapon in his arms and closed eyes and Doctor Oobleck was higher up, slumped down against the wall next to the hole in the ceiling/floor. The three members of RWBY had their eyes closed, but Yang was the first to stop pretending.

Yang: Blake, are you awake?

Blake: Yeah.

Yang: Why do you think he asked us about being a Huntress? Like, what was he trying to say?

Blake: Maybe he was just curious.

Yang: You think?

Blake: No.

Yang: Weiss, are you awake?

Weiss: Of course I'm awake! You two are talking. And I think he... When I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But, it's not what you think. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Since he took control, our business has operated in a... moral gray area.

Blake: That's putting it lightly.

Weiss: Which is why I feel the need to make things right. If I had taken a job in Atlas, it wouldn't have changed anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it.

Blake: All my life, I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be not perfect for everyone. I joined the Academy because I knew that Huntsmen and Huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in the world. Always fighting for good. But I never really thought past that. When I leave the Academy, what will I - how can I undo so many years of hate?