Pomp and Circumstance

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(As the sun begins setting over the mountains around the abandoned Dust mine, four trucks drive up the road to the mine entrance, and Amity Colosseum floats toward the mine. Soon after the trucks arrive at the mine entrance, Team COMBAT, RWBY, JNPR, Qrow and the Ace Operatives walk outside. Smiling, Marrow looks at Clover and then attempts to put on a more serious demeanor)

Nora: (high pitched) Aaaah!

(Jaune rushes over to onslaught side)

Jaune: You guys were incredible! I mean when you five combined it was like you took down that thing down no problem.

Onslaught: Well it our trump card if we need a big gun or too fight we combine. What about you clover what's your secret?

Clover: Well, Ace-Ops are hand-picked to perfectly complement one another. So we can focus on our assets and leave our liabilities behind.

Blastoff: Wait so you just picked one who have the best powers.

Swindle: No flaws?

(Marrow walks over with a confident smile)

Marrow: Some of us are all asset, zero liability.

(He poses with a salute and a grin, looking at Jaune. Elm scoffs, catching Marrow's attention. He moves over to her, leaning in to confront her)

Marrow: Wha-- Yeah? Think I've got some liabilities, Elm?

Elm: Your brains, for one.

(Clover, Elm and Harriet, Brawl laugh, and Marrow groans and pouts. The former three walk away)

Vine: You did ask.

Swindle: Yeah.

(Vine walks away, and Nora approaches Elm with wide eyes and a smile. Elm looks at her)

Nora: Hi. Do you need a new best friend? Because I have Brawl (moving closer) Our pair name can be. HAMMER SQUAD!

(Harriet watches this with a sigh, and Ruby runs over to her)

Ruby: Perfect complementary teamwork. Oh, yeah, I want to have my friends' backs just like you guy and COMBAT.

Vortex: Well you're on your way ruby.

Harriet: (raising an eyebrow) Friends?

Elm: (laughs) This isn't the schoolyard, kid.

(Behind Elm, Nora is still posed with her hammer in the air)

Nora: (husky) hammer squad.

(Ren walks over, lifts the currently stiff Nora under his arm, and walks away. Ruby's teammates join her)

Yang: But, I mean, when you go through so much with someone, it kind of changes things, doesn't it?

Blastoff: Yeah like us.

Harriet: We get along well enough, sure. I count on them to keep me alive. They do the same. But that's the job. We don't confuse the two.

Onslaught: Wow no wonder they lost they don't look at each other as friends.

Brawl: Now that's just sad.

Vortex: Yeah no matter what I got you guys back no matter what.

Blastoff: Yeah well that atlas that want solider not friends. One of the reason I left this cold kingdom.

Clover: Speaking of the job...

(Further down the way, Ironwood is talking on a communicator. He gives a brief order to a soldier, who walks away)

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