A new dawn in Remnant: Volume 3

Round One

A view of the golden sun in an orange sky over the tall grass and autumn trees was to see. In front of Summer's Gravestone was a young girl with a cloak billowing petals in the breeze. Her cousin Bylth was with crossed arms waiting by the tree lines and watched Ruby from behind. Hands clasped and hood up, Ruby stood over the white stone memorial.

Ruby: *lowers her hood, smiling sadly downward* Hey, mom.

She looked down at the inscription: "Summer Rose - Thus Kindly I Scatter"

Ruby: Sorry I haven't come by in a while. Things have been... well, things have been, pretty busy. Oh, Dad's here, too! He's, uh, you know... Dad. *shrugs* He's still teaching at Signal. But he told me that he's going to be on some mission soon. I think he misses adventuring with you. *looks forlornly* I miss you too. *pauses* Haven't gotten kicked out of Beacon yet! So that's cool. I think being on a team with Yang helps. Keep her in line... That was a joke. She's actually a really great fighter! You can tell she's learned a lot from Dad! Oh, so are Weiss and Blake. Oh! They're my teammates! Together, we form Team RWBY! And yes, before you ask, that does cause a lot of confusion. Byleth is beneath done with his last school year and becomes a full time Huntsman, but he told me once that he want to become a teacher. He's so nerdy but great! Oh, and he's with the daughter of the Headmaster together. *Byleth facepalms from behind* Anyways, I made a bunch of new friends, and then I met some... let's just say, uh, odd teachers. Oh! We've also stopped some bad guys, too! I guess it's like they say: "like mother, like daughter"! I still wonder why Ozpin let me into the school early. But uh, I guess he'll tell me one day. You know how he is. It's funny, the more I get to know him, the more he's starting to sound like Uncle Qrow.

From behind, Byleth heard footsteps and looked to the side and noticed his adoptive uncle Tai and Zwei approaching to him. Tai pat Byleth on his shoulder as Zwei went between them and barked, alerting Ruby and she looked behind and saw the two behind her.

Ruby: *turns to the memorial* Oh! Looks like Dad's back! I gotta go! He's dropping me off at Beacon for the tournament match before he goes on his next mission. Wish me luck!

She put the hood back on and started to walk away, but turned and delivered one final message to her mother.

Ruby: It was good to talk.

With that said, Ruby jogged back to her family as a group of crows flew into the sun to make a very familiar sight. A falling petal shifted the view of the camera away from the sky and over the grassy mountains, where a stadium of epic proportions was seen. Crowds were cheering in the stands, visitors from all over the world. In the field of volcanic earth and icy glaciers below, Ruby fired and swang her Crescent Rose at an off-screen target as Blake exchanged blows with Reese Chloris, the blades of her Gambol Shroud colliding with the hoverboard of her opponent until she flipped away, readies herself, and charged in again. Behind her, Weiss waved her Myrtenaster as the sound of her mystical power is heard, and finally Yang dodged the explosive force of Arslan Altan's fist before returning fire with her own Ember Celica.

High above the action, two familiar teachers were sitting at a sportscaster's desk, with a microphone between them and the holographic image of the four kingdoms' symbols united as one.

Port: Hello! It seems that we have another astonishing bout ahead of us! Wouldn't you agree, Professor?

Oobleck: *annoyed* Doctor. *brightens up excitedly again* And yes Peter, I think it's safe to say this match may be the closest we've seen of the four-on-four round of the tournament!

Port: For those of you just now joining us, welcome to the Vytal Festival Tournament, broadcast live from the Amity Colosseum!

He waved his arm to gesture at the entire event from his place on the gigantic screen over the crowds.