RWBY Listens to The Soundtrack

Vol. 4, Bad Luck Charm

"'Bad Luck Charm is from the perspective of Qrow Branwen,'" the note read, eliciting a cheer from his nieces, "'and it's...well, I think I'll let it speak for itself. And hope he forgives you for it. Not me, I think I'm fucked. Just one last thing: sometimes you just...gotta admit you have a problem."

"What did that last part mean?" Weiss questioned, looking toward Ruby.

"Who cares, Uncle Qrow has a song, this is going to be awesome!" In truth, Ruby was a little nervous, probably something to do with how drunk he often was, but still. She hit play immediately.

[Song Start]

[*Epic Buildup*]

Ruby & Yang waited in great anticipation. The others were a little more mixed. That note was just a little ominous. And of course, Oz & Glynda knew exactly what it was talking about.

"Taking a while again, isn't it?" Weiss broke the silence before Nora could.

"Yeah you gotta build it up, duh." Yang defended

"Why is it called "Bad Luck Charm", anyways?" Blake didn't have the best feeling about that.

"Maybe because...fighting him is bad luck for his enemies?" Ruby proposed.

"That...seems like a stretch." Ren admitted.

"I do not have the best feeling about this." Nora added, Ruby pouting with each statement.

"I mean, I think it's probably a good thing, right Pyrrha?" Jaune asked.

"I'm...uncertain." The champion admitted.

Ozpin & Glynda just looked at each other.

"Should we...tell them? Just so they know what to expect?" Glynda whispered, which Blake of course picked up on. "I know it's personal, but...

"I-" But before Ozpin could say anything else, the lyrics started.

[Pain!
Is your reward
For being near me]

"Okay yeah, that's pretty bleak, huh?" Nora immediately pointed out.

"I...I mean, maybe he's still talking about the bad guys..." Ruby muttered, her eyes beginning to widen.

"That's...not how you phrase that, though." Blake pointed out.

[Fate!
Won't be your friend
When I'm around]

"I mean, yeah, see, he could be talking about Salem's guys, or..." Ruby couldn't quite finish that.

"It doesn't...feel like that." Weiss offered. "It doesn't sound like a threat to others, it sounds like he's..."

"...talking to himself." Yang finished, her eyes open wide. She knew her uncle wasn't perfect, more so than Ruby, but where was all THIS coming from?

[Blame!
Me for the
Tragedies that follow]

"Yeah, it's not a "look out, bad guys" kinda thing, it's-" Jaune began.

"No, but that's..." Ruby interrupted, but found that she couldn't finish that. Save for one last word. "...why?"

"I...believe we need to keep going." Pyrrha reminded her.

[Grave!
The situations
That surround]

"Okay, so, okay, he's...talking about...himself." Ruby forced those words out. "But, I don't..."

"Yeah, it's...it's not like that with us." Yang added. "I...does he need someone to talk to, or...?"