RWBY: "Gallants and Guardians of Remnant"

[Vol.2] "Mist"

(AylaRWBY)

The scene opens to the view of General James Ironwood looking out from the landing docks of Beacon Academy to the city of Vale at night, a few Atlas and Inquisitor airships hovering over the lit-up buildings. Walking up from behind him is Glynda Goodwitch.

Glynda: "Trouble sleeping?"

Ironwood looks back at Glynda, gripping his shoulder.

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. 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) "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 hand over Ironwood's shoulder.

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

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The scene opens up to the shattered moon shining over the destroyed buildings of Mt. Glenn. A lone Beowolf is seen searching through the rubble. It looks up briefly at the young girl who has it in her red crosshair scope, but Ruby Rose just lowers Crescent Rose and sighs in tiredness as she keeps lookout over the destruction. She then raises her sniper again as she hears some clanking noises, but quickly lowers it again. The rest of her team is lying down on their sleeping mats around the fire with weapons nearby, and Oobleck and Dolce are higher up, slumped down against the wall next to the hole in the ceiling/floor. The three members of RWBY have their eyes closed, but Yang Xiao Long is the first to stop pretending to be sleeping.

Yang: "Hey, you guys 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, me and Deagan fought for what we thought was right. We had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured us 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 and Deagan 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?"