(At the balcony café in the middle of Vale where Sun swindle vortex and Blake are drinking tea and other drinks)
Sun: Finally, she speaks! Nearly two days and you've given us nothing but small talk and weird looks! (Blake glare at him) Yeah, like that.
(Blake just rolls her eyes before closing them and looking at him sadly)
Blake: Sun. Are you all familiar with the White Fang?
Vortex: of course
Sun: Of course! I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them. Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get whatever they want. Bunch of freaks, if you ask me!
Blake: (sips her drink while listening until she speaks up for the big reveal) I was once a member of the White Fang.
Sun: (promptly goes cross-eyed and chokes on his drink, making him put it down and wipe his mouth as he holds up a hand to process this information) Wait a minute, you were a member of the White Fang?!
Blake: That's right. I was a member for most of my life, actually. You could almost say I was born into it. Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between Humans and the Faunus. Of course, despite being promised equality, the Faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. And so, the White Fang rose up as a voice of our people. And I was there. I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist. Then, five years ago, our leader stepped down, and a new one took his place. A new leader, with a new way of thinking. Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect... out of fear. So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence, and instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress. So here I am: a criminal hiding in plain view, all with the help of a little black bow. (she wiggles her cat ears beneath the fashionable disguise to demonstrate)
Sun: (coming to terms with this) So... have you told your friends any of this?
(Blake merely looks down in shame)
Vortex: hey we all go are things but sooner or later we have to tell them the truth.
Blake: how does you team do it?
Swindle: what do you mean?
Blake: All of you are different strong, faster, smart, even a bird and a fox but none of you treat each other differently you work well fight strong why is that?
Swindle: well you see we all bin through so much together we're more like brothers then a team.
Vortex: Yeah each one of use come from some places else. blastoff from atlas and lost his legs in a accident so he left. Brawl originally form Vacuo and was the toughest guy their but he bet everyone so he's soon also left to find a good fight. I'm originally from Mistral but I got bored with see the beauty of the kingdom and left to go exploring. And well we're in swindle home town vale. We all come from someplace but it what we do now that counts.
Blake: Yeah thanks. Wait what about onslaught?
Swindle: Well we don't know where he came from but.
Vortex: but he's the one who found us and brought us all together.
(With the memories of RWBY and COMBAT looking for their teammates)
Ruby: (shouting) Blaaaake!
Yang: (shouting) Blaaaake!
Onslaught: (shouting) Vertex, swindle.
Brawl: (shouting) where are you guys?
Onslaught: Ah this isn't working (com blastoff any site of them in the air)
Blastoff: (com sorry onslaught no sign of them but I keep looking I'll check back in an hour)
Onslaught: Roger that.
Ruby: (scream) Blaaaaaaaake! Where aaaare yoooouuuu!?
Yang: Blake!
Ruby: Weiss, you're not helping!
Weiss: Oh! You know what might be able to help? The police!
Brawl: If they could.
Ruby: Ugh, Weiss.
(We all walk ahead of her)
Weiss: It was just an idea!
Onslaught: yeah a bad one.
Ruby: Exactly.
Yang: Weiss, I think we should hear her side of the story before we jump to any conclusions.
Weiss: I think that when we hear it, you'll all realize I was right!
Penny: And I think Weiss' hair looks wonderful today!
(We all turn around to see the orange haired girl)
Ruby: Aaaah! Penny! Where did you come from!?
Onslaught: and how you find us?
Penny: (cheerfully ignoring the question) Hey guys! What are you up to?
Ruby: Uhh.
Yang: We're looking for our friend Blake.
Onslaught: and vortex and swindle.
Penny: Ooooh, you mean the Faunus girl and the boys!
(They all stair at the girl confused)
Ruby: Wait, how did you know that?
Penny: Uhh, the cat ears?
Yang: (laughing) What cat ears? She wears a booooowww.
Onslaught: it took you this long to figure that out really what normal girl wears a bow that big?!
(The realization leaves them in silence as a tumbleweed blows through in the wind)
Ruby: (whispering) She does like tuna a lot.
Brawl: And she get it from swindle.
Penny: So, where are they?
Ruby: We don't know. She's been missing since she left with swindle.
Penny: (gasping) That's terrible! Well, don't you worry Ruby, my friend! I won't rest until we find your teammate! And onslaught teammates too.
Ruby: Uh, that's really nice of you, Penny, but we're okay! Really! Right, guys?
(She looks over to see Weiss, Yang, Brawl, and onslaught gone as a tumbleweed blows past them again in the quiet)
Penny: It sure is windy today!
(
Sun Blake vertex and swindle are then seen walking down an alley)
Sun: So, what's the plan now?
Blake: I still don't believe the White Fang is behind these robberies. They've never needed that much Dust before.
Swindle: What if they did? For something big.
Sun: I mean he has a point the only way to prove that they didn't do it, is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they were to do it, and not find them there! Right?
Vortex: That not such a bad idea.
Blake: The only thing is, I've no idea where that would be.
Swindle: Well luckily for you I keep tabs on all WF activity because I got a guy in he owe me a favor.
(He takes out his phone and I start to hear ring)
Sun: Well I think I my have a idea the ship I was on, I heard some guys talking about offloading a huge shipment of Dust coming in from Atlas.
Vortex: How huge?
Sun: Huge. Big Schnee Company freighter.
Blake: You're sure?
Swindle: Well then I bet that where their going no way they can refuse all that dust (hangs up)
(Then see brawl and onslaught coming out of a place that swindle goes often)
Brawl: Um we're never going to find him this city is big and he knows it better then us.
Onslaught: That maybe turn but we just need to find one guy that swindle gave a gun, info, or just anything and when we find him we find swindle.
Brawl: well I hope it's soon my fist are getting itchy but how are we going to find vortex?
Onslaught: well I can only assume that Blake swindle and vortex are all traveling together.
(Amidst the chirping of crickets and darkness of night, Blake lays on her stomach on the rooftop overlooking the shipment of Schnee Dust containers with swindle and vortex next to here)
Sun: (off-screen) Did I miss anything?
Swindle: No They've offloaded all the crates from the boat.
Vortex: Now they're just sitting there doing nothing or waiting for someone.
Sun: Cool. (holds out one of the green apples in his arms) I stole you some food!
(Swindle takes ones and and eats it)
Blake: Really? And do you always break the law without giving it a second thought?
Swindle: what it's food and I'm hungry.
Sun: Hey, weren't you in a cult or something?
(Vortex then slapped him in the back of the head)
Sun: Wow. Okay, too soon!
Vortex: It's still happening.
(the winds blows all around them, and they look up to see a Bullhead's searchlights flashing around for a landing spot, descending in the middle of the cargo containers and extending a ramp)
Blake: Oh no.
Sun: Is that them?
Swindle: Yep it's then white outfit, blood wolf on the back, and their mask.
Sun: You really didn't think they were behind it, did you?
Blake: No. I think deep down I knew. I just didn't want to be right.
Vortex: so what do we do blade this is your mission.
(she closes her eyes in despair, only to open them suddenly when she hears a new voice)
Roman: Hey! What's the holdup!? We're not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so why don't you animals try to pick up the pace?
Swindle: Um a human? Do they need new members that bad?
Blake: This isn't right. The White Fang would never work with a Human. Especially not one like that.
(she stands up and unsheathes her Katana before walking off the edge of the roof)
Sun: Hey, what are you doing?!
Vortex: I guess me fallow.
Swindle: come on let's go.
(Blake falls to the ground in a crouch, then continues on to hide behind one of the containers, peeking around the corner to see Roman berate a White Fang member holding a coil of rope)
Roman: No, you idiot! This isn't a leash!
(as he's looking around, Blake suddenly appears behind him with her blade at his throat)
Roman: What the- Oh, for f-
(Swindle and vortex then land next to her with their weapons drawn at the gourds)
Blake: Nobody move!
(The White Fang soldiers ready their guns and equip their swords in response)
Roman: Whoa! Take it easy there, little lady. And sirs.
(As the White Fang closes in on them, Blake uses her free hand to go for her bow and remove it, causing the ribbon to fall away as her Faunus ears are shown and vortex shows his wings and Swindle shows his ears too)
Blake: Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?
Swindle: Yeah. He's a law life.
(The White Fang members lower their weapons a little at this development, unsure of what to do, when Roman laughs)
Roman: Oh, kid, didn't you get the memo?
Blake: What are you talking about?
Swindle: Yeah what are you talking about no deal goes on with out me knowing them.
Roman: The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together!
Blake: Tell me what it is or I'll put an end to your little operation.
(Suddenly, the air is filled with more turbines blowing the wind wildly around the holdup)
Roman: (looking up) I wouldn't exactly call it a little operation.
(Two more Bullheads are hovering above the heist, and as Blake watches in horror, Roman smiles and manages to fire his cane at Blake's feet, resulting in a large explosion that also knocked back vortex and swindle)
Swindle: well I can say this I never would have expected a cane cannon.
Vortex: get off me.
(Vortex then pushes swindle off himself and get right back up and reads his swords and swindle takes out his claw blades)
Onslaught: So you think that them?
Brawl: Um explosion that not me defiantly. Now legs go. Where their a explosion theirs a fight.
(They both start to run their)
Onslaught: (on coms) blastoff we found them fallow the exsplosion.
Blastoff: you got it bros see you their.
(Blake, dazed but relatively unhurt on the ground, quickly rolls and runs out of the way of Roman's continued attacks, flaming missiles destroying cargo behind her as she flips and uses her semblance to dodge then retreats behind more containers.
Roman: (approaching slowly) Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Blastoff: Woohoo!
(Blastoff come flying down and kicks Roman right in the face and then lands and sun hops next to him)
Sun: Leave her alone!
(Just then another Bullheads opens and let's more White Fang members descend on the scene, standing by Roman as he gets up and they surrounding Sun and blastoff
Roman: You are not the brightest switch?
(With that said, the White Fang charge at them, but they manages to dodge the sword and get they start to fight back to back with fists and kicks until he rolls out of the way of one with a sword and hit blastoff sword and he kicks him down)
Sun: Haha!
Blastoff: Not to bad.
(Pulling out a collapsible red staff. He quickly uses this to beat down on each opponent that nears him, felling each one in a single flaming blow when he twirls it around, even creating a scorching shockwave to beat the last of them)
Blake peers around the corner of the container to watch Sun jump around and beat another White Fang soldier, landing on his back and causing him to fly over toward Roman's head. The crime boss ducks then growls in annoyance and aims his cane at Sun, firing a shot that he defends himself from just when Blake leaps into the action.
Blake: He's mine!
Blake goes in close and becomes a blur of afterimages as she slashes both blades at Roman, who backs away and deflects each would-be blow with his cane at unbelievable speeds. Blake continues to dash, hop over, and slide around Roman to try and find a weak spot. Finally landing a blow after using her Semblance but he quickly recovers, deflecting several more attacks before attempting to punch her in the face. Only to hit a clone as she flips away. The two clash weapons again, then Torchwick jabs her in the side.
Roman: Hahaha! (He lands a few more hits on Blake until one final beating to the head with his cane causes her to go down)
Just as Roman deals with one opponent, Sun appears right behind her. Vaulting over Blake he kicks Roman in the chest and disconnects his staff into two spinning circles of flame-firing shotgun nunchucks that only slow down once to show the audience what they are before becoming twin arcs of offense again. Sun swings each gun at Roman while firing everything he as at him, but even with the rapid series of shots and flying bullets, Roman manages to defend himself against every bullet and hit until a millisecond-long pause allows Blake to get a slash in and knock him back.
On his back, Roman notices a container hanging by a crane right above the two warriors, and gets up to fire his cane at its supports. Blake leaps behind it, but Sun barely misses when he jumps forward, ending up right below the nozzle of Roman's cane. Just as he's about to fire, his and Sun's attention are drawn to a familiar voice.
Ruby: (off-screen) Hey!
Ruby appears on the rooftop overlooking them, Crescent Rose extended and ready for action.
Roman: (losing interest in Sun, waving) Well, hello, Red! Isn't it past your bedtime?
Penny: (approaching Ruby) Ruby, are these people your friends?
Ruby: (looking behind her) Penny, get back! (while her attention is diverted, Roman snarls and fires his cane at her, launching the young Huntress-in-training back from the explosion's force and sending her scythe flying away) AAAAAH!
Roman gives off a professional-level evil laugh at his attack on the young girl. Penny turns her head toward the criminal and gives her first glare, walking forward while Ruby tries to get back up.
Ruby: Penny, wait! Stop! (she raises her hand in a futile attempt to stop her)
Penny: Don't worry, Ruby. I'm combat ready!
Her backpack mechanically opens up, and from its dark depths comes a single sword that extends and multiples into several blades hovering over Penny's back. Leaping from the rooftop with the weapons acting as wings, she sends three of her swords to knock two White Fang soldiers down before even landing on the ground, where she proceeds to fling the swords at one enemy, impale another to a wall, create a barrier of spinning steel against a running attack, leaping over a goon with her swords in tow, and finally making a wheel that she throws to knock multiple Faunus off their feet.
Sun: (observing the spectacle in amazement) Whoa! (he runs off to safety)
Three Bullheads come from the skies and open fire on the battle, but Penny merely forms a shield and launches two of her swords into the wall behind her, which in turn pull their wielder back with their strings. When her swords swirl around her again, she commands them to open their points and build up a large glowing ball of green light. With a punching action, several bright lasers crack the pavement when they fire at the transports and slice each one in half, causing several of the White Fang members inside to fall and letting Ruby watch as Bullheads fall in pieces behind her.
Stunned, she turns back to Penny as she aims her swords at the remaining Bullheads holding the crate of Dust and pulls back on their wires, tugging the aircraft with them.
Ruby: (watching in awe) Whoa... How is she doing that?
Seeing the Bullhead's flight fall under Penny's control, Roman grimaces and turns to run towards the last transport.
Penny, after her large green pupils dilate for a second, pulls with all her might on the strings, and the aircraft crashes into a stack of crates, causing an explosion as a result.
Roman: (watching from the safety of his escape) These kids just keep getting weirder... (with his observation made, he uses his cane to close the doors, and the jet lifts off, flying away from the lost battle)
Later, a handful of police cars are at the docks, where Ruby, Blake, Sun, and Penny are sitting on boxes in silence. That is, until Weiss and Yang appear on the scene.
Ruby: (speaking quickly to explain the situation) Look Weiss, it's not what you think, she explained the whole thing. See, she doesn't actually have a bow, she has kitty ears and they're actually kind of cute... (Weiss ignores her and squares off with Blake)
Blake: (calmly looking her down) Weiss, I want you to know that I'm no longer associated with the White Fang. Back when I was with the-
Weiss: Stop! Do you have any idea of how long we've been searching for you? (she pauses) Twelve hours. That means I've had twelve hours to think about this. And in that twelve hours, I've decided...
Yang, Sun, and Ruby look on, worried.
Weiss: I don't care.
Blake: (surprised) You don't care?
Weiss: You said you're not one of them anymore, right?
Blake: No, I-I haven't been since I was younger-
Weiss: (silencing her) Ah-bahp-bahp-bahp! I don't want to hear it. All I want to know is that the next time something this big comes up... you'll come to your teammates. And not some... (looking at Sun behind her as she catches herself) Someone else.
Blake: (looking at Ruby and Yang grinning at her, she wipes a tear from her eye, nodding) Of course.
Weiss smiles and nods. The moment is serious for a second more until Ruby screams:
Ruby: (waving her arms wildly) Yeah! Team RWBY is back together!
Weiss: (as the five gather with each other, she points accusingly at Sun) I'm still not quite sure about how I feel about you! (Sun laughs nervously)
Ruby: (looking around) Hey, wait a minute... Where's Penny?
From the darkened back seat of a limo, Penny watches the group of friends reuniting with each other.
Penny's Driver: (off-screen) You should know better than to go running around in a strange city.
Penny: (lowering her head, sadly) I know, sir.
Penny's Driver: (off-screen, as the car drives off from the scene) Penny, your time will come...
Meanwhile, Ozpin is seen holding a Scroll showing a "LIVE FEED" of Ruby at the docks. He closes the video and opens up a communication with Qrow, whose team name and other information is left blank and his only message is: "QUEEN HAS PAWNS."
Ozpin: Hmmm...
The scenes cuts to a view of Beacon Academy bathed in the light of the nearly-full moon as the credits roll and the background fades to black.
After the credits of Volume 1's cast, Roman walks into a large warehouse with a shadowy interior. He goes over to a table and places down a case of mysterious contents, sighing in tiredness.
Cinder: (off-screen) How very disappointing, Roman.
Roman: (turning around suddenly when he hears the voice and their noisy entrance) Whoa! Hehe... I wasn't expecting to see you guys so soon...
Cinder: (of the three figures before Roman, only her head, containing yellow eyes and flowing dark hair, is seen) We were expecting... more from you.
Roman: (laughing a little before getting serious) Hey! You were the ones who suggested working with those stupid mutts from the White Fang.
Cinder: (chuckling darkly) And you will continue to do so. (she summons a fireball in her hand and steps out of the darkness with her two companions, a gray-haired man and mint-haired, tanned woman) We have big plans for you, Roman. All we ask is... a little cooperation.
The camera holds on Cinder Fall's evil little smile before cutting to black.