D-RWBY: Volume. 3

Round One

Opens with a view of the golden sun in an orange sky over the tall grass and autumn trees. In front of Summer's gravestone is a young girl with a cloak billowing petals in the breeze. Hands clasped and hood up, Ruby stands over the white stone memorial.

Ruby

She lowers her red hood and smiles sadly toward her mother's grave, Summer Rose.

Ruby: Hey, mom. 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, you know... dad. He's still teaching at Signal, but he told me he's going to be going out on some mission too. I think he misses adventuring with you. I miss you too. Haven't gotten kicked out of Beacon yet! So that'a cool. I think being on a team with Yang and helps. I 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. Well so 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. So... I got a boyfriend. Surprise! His name's Daniel, and he's also got three more brothers that looked just like him! Also, he's very strong and were taking care of me very nicely and safe. There was one time where he killed a Nevermore with his bare hand. Anyways, uh... I made a bunch of new friends too and I met some... let's just say, 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 eh, 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 starts sounding like uncle Qrow.

A bark alerts Ruby to the ever-adorable Zwei and the sight of her father, Taiyang, in the trees behind her.

Ruby: 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 puts the hood back on and starts to walk away, but turns and delivers one final message to her mother.

Ruby: It was good to talk.

With that said, she jogs back to her dad and Zwei as a group of crows fly into the sun to make a very familiar sight.

Narrator

A falling petal shifts the view of the camera away from the sky and over the grassy mountains, where a stadium of epic proportions is seen. Crowds are cheering in the stands, visitors from all over the world. In the field of volcanic earth and icy glaciers below, Ruby fires and swings her Crescent Rose at an off-screen target as Blake Belladonna exchanges blows with Reese, the blades of her Gambol Shroud colliding with the hoverboard of her opponent until she flips away, readies herself, and charges in again. Behind her, Weiss Schnee waves her Myrtenaster as the sound of her mystical power is heard, and finally Yang Xiao Long dodges the explosive force of Arslan's fist before returning fire with her own Ember Celica.

High above the action, two familiar teachers are 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.

He brightens up excitedly again.

Oobleck: 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 waves his arm to gesture at the entire event from his place on the gigantic screen over the crowds.