The opening ends to an overhead view of Emerald Forest, where a black bird is flying slowly and magnificently, right up to the moment it gives a final shriek and Ruby crashes through it in a burst of feathers as she plummets downward.
Ruby: Birdie, no!
Ruby fires off a few rounds from Crescent Rose to slow her down, then turns the weapon into its scythe form to catch the branch of a tree in her blade and fall downward at a slower pace.
Ruby fires off a few rounds from Crescent Rose to slow her down, then turns the weapon into its scythe form to catch the branch of a tree in her blade and fall downward at a slower pace.
Weiss, armed with Myrtenaster, summons a white snowflake circle under her and leaps off of it to the forest below.
Ren descends (with Nora Valkyrie briefly being seen next to him at a faster speed) and spins in the air, eventually using StormFlower's blades to spiral around the trunk of a large tree and hit the ground, brushing off his clothes before looking up to see...
Yang: Woo-hoo! Yeah! Alley-oop!
Yang, soaring right over the treetops, is using her gauntlets and its fiery force to push her through the air further and further north, spinning and laughing with each blast, even when she crashes through the leaves of a tree and leaps off two trunks to tumble to the ground.
Yang: Nailed it! (runs off)
Silver is soaring through the skies, feeling the wind in his face.
Silver: Here we go.
Silver boosts his momentum and dives straight down. He lands in a sort-of Ironman pose causing an explosion and a crater.
Damian continues to fly in the sky, suddenly dives down and effortlessly evades tree after tree after tree, and finally uses his Instant Transmission to land on a tree branch safely.
Damian crosses his arms and takes out his Scroll. He takes a look at it, then does a countdown.
Damian: Three... Two... One.
Pyrrha, her weapon in sword form and armed with a shield, crashes through several trees and rolls on a branch, immediately shifting her blade into a rifle and looking through the scope at Damian.
Damian: Yo.
Pyrrha: Oh, Damian! I'm sorry!
Damian: It's all good.
The two of them turned their attention to a screaming Jaune who continues and fall helplessly.
Damian: You got this?
Pyrrha: I got this.
Pyrrha coolly transforms her weapon again to its spear form, takes a moment to evaluate her throw, and rockets the javelin deep into the forest until a "THUNK!" is heard.
Jaune: (in the distance) Thank you!
Pyrrha: (waving) I'm sorry!
Damian: Stilll accurate as ever, Pyrrha.
Pyrrha: You flatter me. But it's nothing really special.
The two of them land on the ground together and look at each other.
Pyrrha: What?
Damian: It's just good to see you again.
Pyrrha: You to Damian. But is that all you have to say?
Damian: I don't--
Pyrrha: Damian, you know never did say goodbye, you just vanished without a trace.
Damian: A habit of mine. I don't usually stay in place. You know that.
Pyrrha: I do. I just wish you told me.
Damian: Sorry.
Pyrrha: It's okay. Still, I am glad to be working alongside you again.
Damian: Same. But, I believe your friend Jaune needs you more than me.
Pyrrha: But, we're teammates, you and I.
Damian: What are you talking about? I didn't see you? Besides, your heart is set on Lady Killer, right?
Pyrrha blushes and tries to hide it.
Damian senses multiple Grimm coming from the bushes and turns around.
Damian: Beowolves.
Pyrrha and Damian step back.
Damian: Go. I'll take care of them.
Pyrrha: But--
Damian: No buts. Jaune needs you. Get going. I can handle this.
Pyrrha looks at Damian and sees him smile at her.
Pyrrha: Thank you Damian.
Pyrrha runs away and Damian takes out his sword, then twirls it.
Damian: Let's get this over with.
Timeskip.
In the middle of the forest, Ruby lands in a crouch, then darts off with a single mantra in her mind.
Ruby (thinking): Gotta find Yang! Gotta find Yang, gotta find Yang, gotta find... (shouting) Yang! Yaaaang! (internally, now seeing herself partnered with various people) Oh, this is bad, this is really bad... What if I can't find her? What if someone finds her first? Well, there's always Jaune. He's nice. He's funny! ...I don't think he's very good in a fight, though. What about Silver? He's my boyfriend and he would make me great partner. There's also Damian, he's like a big brother to me and he always has my back. Ooh! What about Blake?! So mysterious, so calm... Plus she likes books! Then again, I'm not sure I'd be able to hold a conversation with her... Ugh! (shakes her head of daydreams) Okay... Who else do I know in this school? There's Yang, Jaune, Blake, Silver, Damian, aaaand...
Time seems to slow down as Ruby skids to a halt in front of Weiss as she is turning to face her. She stops just in time for their eyes to meet and a pregnant pause follows. This ends when Weiss turns on her heel and walks the other way.
Ruby: (following her slightly) Wait! Where are you going?! (stops and kicks the ground dejectedly) We're supposed to be teammates...
Weiss is seen struggling through the forest, giving an occasional grunt or "Ow!" as she pushes plants out of her way. She brushes herself off and sighs in relief when she hears a voice above her.
Jaune: (apparently struggling to free himself) Come on, come on! Stupid...!
Weiss sees Jaune hanging a few feet in the air by the spear embedded in his hood and the tree behind him. As he gives up trying to pull it out, he looks down and sees Weiss, giving an embarrassed wave. Weiss simply heads back in the direction she came from and Jaune groans in dejection.
Weiss: (as she passes Ruby and pulls on her hood) By no means does this make us friends.
Ruby: (overjoyed as she's dragged away into the bushes) You came back!
Jaune: (seeing the scene and waving his arms) Wait! Come back! Who's going to get me down from here?!
Pyrrha (below): Jaune? (he looks down at his savior) Do you... have any spots left on your team?
Jaune: (crossing his arms) Very funny... (he eventually looks down at her and gives a smile, which she returns)
The scene changes to Weiss trudging through the forest, with Ruby back a ways behind her.
Ruby: What's the hurry?
Weiss: I will not let my mission be delayed because you're too slow! I swear, if I get a bad grade because of your— (a smiling Ruby suddenly appears next to her) What the...?
Ruby: I'm not slow, see? You don't have to worry about me!
Weiss: (looking back, slightly amazed) When did...?
Ruby: Weiss, just because I don't exactly know how to deal with people doesn't mean I don't know how to deal with monsters! (gets an arm around a skeptical Weiss' shoulders) You're about to see a whole different side of me today, Weiss, and after it's all over, you're going to be like, "Wow! That Ruby girl is really, really cool... (somewhat mousily) and I wanna be her friend!"
Ruby disappears in a shower of rose petals, which Weiss waves away from her face just as she hears crackling and rustling in the bushes around her.
Weiss: (calling out to Ruby) You may be fast, but you still excel at wasting time! (silence, save more noises) Ruby? (the forest darkens, forcing Weiss to lean in to try and find her new partner as a pair of red eyes are seen glaring behind her) Ruby...?
The camera revolves around Weiss, as multiple pairs of red eyes stare at her from the bushes and a deep growl is heard. She turns around until she spots a large, jagged Beowolf emerging from a bush and approaching her.
Weiss: Ruby!
The Beowolf roars.
Meanwhile, Damian finish killing the small team of Beowolves and puts his sword away.
Damian: The end. (scoffs) Don't bet on it.
Damian walks into deeper into the woods and swings his sword, killing more Grimm. Meanwhile, he hears someone following him and turns to the left.
Damian: You might as well come out.
It was five more Beowolves and one more Ursa charging him, he doesn't do anything but watch as each one of them are taken down by a bullet frame a sniper rifle.
Damian: Nice shooting.
Damian turns around and sees it was Watari.
Watari: What if I had missed?
Damian: They would've been killed by me and it wouldn't be as merciful like you.
Silver is killing Ursas and Beowolves left and right.
Silver: Killing Grimm is fun and all but, after a while, it gets pretty boring.
Silver senses something.
Silver: An enemy? No. Doesn't feel like one.
Beowolves attempt to attack Silver from behind, even though Silver is letting that happen.
A burst of lightning shows up out of nowhere and zigzags through each Beowolf and they fall to the ground instantly. Silver sees his so-called "recuser" putting his sword away and turns around.
Onyx: You know, you could've taken them down yourself.
Silver: I could've (smirks) but then you wouldn't have come out of hiding.
Onyx(scoffs): I guess you have a point there... partner. (smirks)