Chapter 11: Beacon of Hope and Despair!
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In the Beacon Academy library, Team GRWBY are shown playing Remnant: The Game. We see Weiss to Yang Xiao Long, then to Blake, who is obviously distracted, before finally landing on Ruby, who has been contemplating her next move. Y/n is actually reading a book on, Souls of the Dark, and Comic books.
Ruby: Hmmmmm.... All right... All right! Yang Xiao Long, prepare your kingdom for battle!
Yang: Bring it on!
Ruby: I deploy the Atlesian Air Fleet! Looks like I get to fly right over your Ursai and attack your walls directly!
Ruby Makes noises like airplanes flying and bombing as she makes a bird with her hands. Y/n looks at her unamused.
Y/n: childish.
Ruby: it's child like, mr Captain~
Y/n turns red and looks back at his comics.
Yang: You fiend!
Ruby: And since Atlas is part of Mantle, my repair time is only one turn.
Yang: Pretty sneaky, sis, but you just activated my trap card! Giant Nevermore! If I roll a seven or higher, fatal feathers will slice your fleet in two!
A scene of a Nevermore flying over a field of swords impaled in the ground plays over the conversation.
Ruby: But, if you roll a six or lower, the Nevermore will turn on your own forces!
Yang: That's just a chance I'm willing to take.
The two glare at each other. Yang is heard shouting triumphantly
Team JNPR are shown as Yang and Ruby banter on about the game. Ren and Pyrrha are studying, and Nora's snot bubble inflats and deflates as she sleeps.
Ruby: Nooooo!!! My fearless soldiers!
Yang: Eh, most of them were probably androids.
Ruby: Goodbye my friends, you will be avenged.
Yang: Not until I draw my rewards! Which are double this round thanks to the Mistral Trade Route!
Ruby: Bah!
Nora:Oh. Have pancakes.
Yang: Oh, and what's this? The Smugglers of Wind Path?
Pyrrha clears her throat and then confiscates a comic book Jaune is reading, trading it for a textbook.
Ruby: Bah! Bah, I say!
Yang: I say, it looks like I'm taking two cards in my hand!
As Pyrrha reads Jaune's comic, a Nevermore player piece is tossed over Jaune's shoulder. Another piece bounces off of his head. Y/n gets hit in the face with one.
Ruby: Have you no heart? Nooo!
Yang: Well, Weiss, it's your turn.
Weiss: I have... absolutely no idea what's going on.
Yang: Look, it's easy! You're playing as Vacuo which means that all Vacuo-based cards come with a bonus.
Weiss: That sounds dumb.
Yang: See, you've got Sandstorm, Desert Scavenge... Oh, oh! Resourceful Raider! See, now you can take Ruby's discarded Air Fleet—
(Binge all the episodes BTW)
Ruby: Nooo!
Yang: —and put it in your hand!
Weiss: Okay.
Yang: And since Vacuo warriors have an endurance against Natural-based hazards, you can use Sandstorm to disable my ground forces and simultaneously infiltrate my kingdom! Just know that I will not forget this declaration of war.
Weiss: And that means...
Ruby: You're just three moves away from conquering Remnant!
Weiss: Y-yes! Fear the almighty power of my forces! Cower as they pillage your homes and weep as they take your children from your very arms!
Yang: Trap card...
Weiss: Huh?
Yang: Your armies have been destroyed.
Weiss: I hate this game of emotions we play.
Ruby hops into Weiss' lap.
Ruby: Stay strong, Weiss! We'll make it through this together!
Weiss: Shut up!
Weiss hugs Ruby.
Weiss: Don't touch me!
Yang: Alright Blake, you're up!
Blake: Oh, um, sorry, what am I doing?
Yang: You're playing as Vale, trying to conquer the Kingdoms of Remnant!
Blake: Right.
Jaune: Hey! Can I play?
Ruby: Sorry Jaune, we've already got 4 people.
Weiss: Besides, this game requires a certain level of tactical cunning that I seriously doubt that you possess.
Yang: Uhh, you attacked your own naval fleet 2 turns ago.
Jaune: Bring it on, Ice Queen! I'll have you know that I have been told that I am a natural born leader!
Weiss: By who? Your mother?
Y/n: Boom Roasted!
Jaune: A-and Pyrrha!
Pyrrha: Hello again!
Jaune: Come on, let me play your hand for a turn!
Weiss: I'm not trusting you with the good citizens of Vacuo!
Jaune: Why not? You've trusted me with way more important stuff before. I mean, you told us all that Blake And Y/n are secretly a Da-
Pyrrha: oh no!
Pyrrha darts over and slaps a hand over Jaune's mouth.
Pyrrha: Fun-loving people, whom we all admire and respect.
She laughs nervously.
Everyone looks nervously at Blake and Y/n who look obviously annoyed about that.
Jaune: Right. That. Ladies, enjoy your battle.
Bows as Pyrrha walks away. Footsteps can be heard
Sun: Sup losers.
Sun appears holding his fingers in a "peace" sign.
Y/n looks like he wants to murder him for some reason.
Ruby: Hey Sun!
Wr see that that Neptune is next to Sun.
Sun: Ruby, Yang, Blake... Ice Queen, and the Ice King
Y/n: don't call me that!
Weiss:
Why does everyone keep calling me that?
Sun: I never got a chance to formally introduce you to my old friend.
Neptune: Uhh, aren't libraries for reading?
Ren: Thank you!
Nora: Pancakes!
Sun: Shut up. Don't be a nerd.
Neptune: Geh, geh, geh, geh! "Intellectual", okay? Thank you. I'm Neptune.
Weiss: So Neptune, where are you from?
Neptune: Haven. And I don't believe I've caught your name, snow angel.
Y/n slowly slides over as he comically slides between them both.
Weiss: Um, I'm Weiss.
Jaune: Are you kidding me!?
Neptune: Pleasure to meet you.
Sun: ( I never took you as the board game playing type.
Blake: Right, well, I think I'm done playing actually. I'll see you guys later.
Nora: Women.
Y/n: I know right?
Ruby, Yang, Weiss, And Pyrrha turn to Y/n
Y/n: what?.......what?
We switch to Team GRWBY's room. the night sky is seen through the window over to Blake as she sits with her knees folded to her chest on her bed. Voices can be heard echoing in her head.
Team GRWBY are shown entering their dorm room.
Yang: Ugh, we should have never let him play!
Ruby: You're just mad cuz' the new guy beat you! See, if you had just attacked when I told you none of this would have happened.
As they enter, Blake approaches the door to leave.
Weiss: Stop.
Weiss points at Blake. Blake's hand retracts from the door knob, as if a fight is about to go down.
Lately you've been quiet, antisocial and moody!
Yang: Uh, have you met Blake? She's just like Y/n
Y/n: I'm not moody and antisocial!....an I ruby?
Ruby: what? No! Not at all, maybe, a little, kinda, sorta, yes.
Weiss: Which I get is kind of your thing, but you've been doing it more than usual! Which quite frankly, is unacceptable! You made a promise to me, to all of us, that you would let us know if something was wrong!
So, Blake Belladonna, what is wrong!?
She points her finger at Blake again.
Weiss is shown to be balancing precariously on a chair's back feet. She quickly puts the chair away and returns to stand near the girls.
Blake: I just, I don't understand how everyone can be so calm.
Ruby: You're still thinking about Torchwick?
Blake: Torchwick, the White Fang, all of it! Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it!
Yang: Ozpin told us not to worry. Between the police and the Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it.
Blake: Well I'm not! They don't know the White Fang like I do!
Weiss: Okay, between blowing up nightclubs, stopping thieves, and fighting for freedom, I'm sure the four of you think that you're all ready to go out and apprehend these ne'er-do-wells!
Y/n: Ne'er-do-we'll? NERD!
Ruby: Uh, who?
Weiss: But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students! We're not ready to handle this sort of situation!
Ruby: Well yeah, but...
Weiss: We're not ready!
Blake: And we may never be ready! Our enemies aren't just going to sit around and wait for graduation, They're out there, somewhere, planning their next move, and none of us know what it is, but it's coming! Whether we're ready or not!
Y/n BURNS WITH HOT BLOODED YOUTH!
Y/n: Blake is right! Let's go save the world and look good doin it!
Ruby: Okay, all in favor of becoming the youngest Hunters to single-handedly taking down a corrupt organization conspiring against the Kingdom of Vale... say aye.
Yang Pumps her fist enthusiastically and smiles and points at Y/n
Yang: yes ! I love it when you're feisty!
Weiss: Well, I suppose it could be fun.
Ruby: None of you said aye...
Blake: Alright then, we're in this together!
Ruby: Let's hatch a plan!
Yang: Yeah!
Y/n: sure, why not
Ruby: I left my board game at the library!
Weiss: We're doomed.
Y/n: like your naval fleet two turns who
Yang: BOOM
Y/n: ROASTED
Ruby: I'll be right back!
The sound of collision is heard as Ruby seems to slam into someone
Ruby; Oo-oof! Oh g-! Sorry. Are you okay?
The music score takes on an eerie tone.
Emerald: I'm fine. Just watch where you're going.
Ruby is shown to be slouched on the ground as she takes Emerald's hand. Mercury stands beside them.
Ruby: Oh, right, sorry. Um, I'm Ruby! Are you new?
Cinder: Visiting from Haven, actually.
Y/n steps out of the dorm
Y/n: Hey ruby we have some....ideas.....
Ruby stares for a moment and Cinder stares back. She turns to Y/n and Winks.
Ruby: Ooh! You're here for the festival! But exchange students have their own dormitory.
Mercury: I guess we just got turned around.
Y/n; yeah, I guess you did..
Ruby: Hey, don't worry, it happens all the time. Mercury and Emerald walk past Ruby. mercury and Y/n have a small staredown.
CANT ESCAPE FROM CROSSING FATE!;
FIGHT!
Ruby: Uh, your building is just east of here.
Cinder: Thanks.
Cinder walks past Y/n and Ruby, gesturing in acknowledgement.
Cinder: Maybe we'll see you around.
Ruby: Yeah, maybe! Oh, uh, and welcome to Beacon!
Cinder grins evilly and her eyes glow menacingly
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