Mercury: I hate waiting.

Cinder: Don't worry, Mercury. We have a fun weekend ahead of us.

Emerald:....What about that kid? The Peacekeeper or something like that

Cinder: Yes....Blue Light, there isn't much about him when it comes to his background.....and his semblance is still hidden.

Mercury: I reckon I can find out what it is if I fight him, he doesn't seem like much

Cinder: Trust me on this, Blue Light would deal with you easily

Mercury: Easily? He just has a stick!

Cinder: That stick has something about it that I can't explain, so do not try to engage with him.....after all, she is interested in him

Emerald: S-She is?

Cinder: Yes, I don't know what her plans are for him, but the Peacekeeper has entered her Radar. So let us observe him even more.
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Ruby was resting her head on her hand and staring into the distance before she is startled by someone slamming their palms on the table she is at.

Weiss: I need you to pick a tablecloth.

She slides two squares over to Ruby, both seeming to be similar shades of white.

Ruby: Aren't they both the same?

Weiss: [Sighs] I don't even know why I asked!

Weiss walks out of the scene as Yang comes in carrying a massive sound speaker on her shoulder, which bounces her sister and the table she's moping on again to jump in the air when she drops it on the ground.

Yang: So, have you picked out a dress yet?

Ruby: What's the point? Who cares about the dance if Blake isn't going?

Yang: Oh, don't worry; she's going. Weiss! I thought we agreed: No doilies!

Weiss walks up to Yang, pointing in her face.

Weiss: If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!

The girls are then interrupted by the sound of doors opening, Blue walks in with Sun and Neptune

Neptune: Your dance is gonna have fog machines?

Blue: Nice

Weiss: We were thinking about it...

Neptune: That's pretty cool.

Blue: Good for a jumping

Sun: You ladies all excited for dress-up?

Ruby: Pfft...Yeah, right!

Yang: Laugh all you want. I'll be turning heads tomorrow night!

Weiss: What are you three wearing?

Sun: Uuhhh...this?

He gestures to his current shirtless outfit, Neptune steps up and holds a hand in front of his friend's face.

Neptune: Ignore him for he knows not what he says.

Blue: I don't know, I'm not a big fan on suits, too uncomfortable

Sun: Yeah, I may have moved to Mistral, but I grew up in Vacuo. It's not exactly a shirt-and-tie kind of place.

Yang: Yeah, we noticed.

Weiss: And you, Mr Peacekeeper, will have to come in a suit!

Blue: Aww, what?

Weiss: Don't make me force you into one!

Blue: But they aren't nice Q_Q

Weiss: What isn't nice, is you coming into the dance without a suit!

Sun: Soooo...what does Blake think of all this? She still being all, y'know...Blake-y?

Weiss: Obviously.

Blue: Oh Noes

Ruby: I still can't think of a way to change her mind.

Yang: Guys. Trust me, Blake will be at the dance tomorrow, but maybe some help from the Peacekeeper might not be so bad

Blue: I never thought you would ask me for help

Yang: Oh I'll always ask you for help, Blue
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Blake Belladonna is seen sitting at one of the library tables with a holographic screen in front of her. She is obviously more sleep deprived than ever, barely focusing on what she's seeing...until a small, bright red light appears on the screen.

Moving up and down, Blake's eyes follow it down to her hand, then disappears entirely. She looks behind herself, obviously irritated, but no one walking among the tables is her culprit.

Turning back to the computer, she starts typing on the beeping keyboard before the laser dot appears on her hand briefly, prompting her to look around again and still find no one.

The red point shows up on the screen, moving around in circles until Blake scowls and pounds her fists on the table.

She stands up from her chair and finds the light on the floor, following it blindly through shelves of books until both the dot and its pursuer turn the corner.

This leads to Blake being bumped, shocked and shaken out of her more "animal" instincts, into Yang, with Blue beside her.

Yang: He-lloooo!

Blue: Heyo!

Blake: What are you...?

Yang: We need to talk.

And with that, amid Blake's single cry of surprise, Yang whisks her partner out of the scene, with Blue following them.

Emerging from the steaming bathroom in nothing but a pink towel wrapped around his lower body, was Ren. He sighs in contentedness and starts walking away, only to be stopped by Jaune suddenly appearing in front of him.

Jaune: We need to talk!

And with that, amid Ren's single cry of surprise, Jaune pulls his teammate away, leaving his bottle of Samurai Shampoo to spin in the air before dropping to the ground.

Jaune sits on his bed in the dorm room, talking to Ren.

Jaune: Ren...I'm just gonna say it. You are one of my best friends. These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded, even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you, personally, but darnit, I consider you to be the brother I never had!

Ren.....was still only wearing his towel and looking extremely uncomfortable, but he still nods and smiles to Jaune when he's done.

Ren: And I you.

Ren tries to be attentive from then on, but keeps glancing at his usual outfit hanging by the door.

Jaune: Which is why I wanted to get your advice on...girls.

Ren: Girls?

Ren sounds surprised, but starts reaching out for his clothes while Jaune is looking away.

Jaune: I just...don't know....how to...girls. Um, I-I guess what I'm asking is...well, how did you and Nora...y'know...

Ren puts his hand down after almost touching the green robe, but looks even more awkward now.

Ren: Uh...uh....uh...

Nora clears her throat to get the boys' attention on her, wearing nothing but her emblazoned headphones, a "BOOP" T-shirt, and pink lightning bolt shorts as she reads a book resting on her knees, before she laughs nervously.

Nora: We're actually not together together

Jaune: NORA I SAID HEADPHONES ON!

Nora does so quickly under her leader's command.

Ren: Jaune, what is this all about?

Jaune sighs deeply before speaking, obviously depressed by staring at the floor as he talks.

Jaune: It's Weiss. I'm completely head over heels for her, and she won't even give me a chance. She's cold, but she's also incredible. She's smart, and graceful, and talented. I mean, have you heard her sing? I-I just wish she's take me seriously, you now? I wish I could tell her how I feel without messing it all up.

Pyrrha: Then do it.

Jaune looks up to see Pyrrha in the doorway, with Ren and Nora doing the same.

Jaune: Uh, wha?

Pyrrha: Tell her exactly what you said. No ridiculous schemes, no pick-up lines. Just...be honest.

Jaune: But what if I-

Pyrrha: Jaune. You can't get it wrong if it's the truth.

Jaune: You're right. Thanks, Pyrrha! Good talk, Ren!

Ren smiles and waves his thanks while Jaune closes the door. Upon doing so, Pyrrha becomes noticeably less cheerful as she walks over to her desk, with a concerned Nora watching her with sad eyes.

Nora: Practice what you preach, Pyrrha. You still have option 2!

[Back with Blue, Yang and Blake]

Blake: Yang, if you're going to tell me to stop, you may as well save your breath.

Yang was sitting cross-legged on the central desk of the empty classroom they're in, orange light shining across her calm features. Blue stood at the side, he was interested to see how Yang was going to convince Blake.

Yang: I don't want you to stop, I want you to slow down.

Blake: I don't have the luxury to slow down.

Yang: It's not a luxury, it's a necessity.

Blake: The "necessity" is stopping Torchwick.

Blue: We all get that, Blake

Yang: And we're going to. But first you have to sit down and listen to what I have to say.

Blake: Fine.

Yang: Ruby and I grew up in Patch, an island off the coast of Vale. Our parents were Huntsmen. Our Dad taught at Signal, and our Mom took on missions around the kingdom. Her name was Summer Rose, and she was, like...Super Mom: Baker of cookies and slayer of giant monsters.

Blue: That's a Mother for you

Yang: Yeah, definitely. And then...one day she left for a mission and never came back. It was tough. Ruby was really torn up, but...I think she was still too young to really get what was going on, y'know? And my Dad just kind of...shut down. It wasn't long before I learned why.

Blue: Because you and Ruby are Half Sisters

Yang: Yep, Summer wasn't the first love he lost, she was the second. The first...was my Mom.

Blake looks amazed at this information as Yang keeps talking.

Yang: He wouldn't tell me everything, but I learned that the two of them had been on a team together with Summer and Qrow, and that she'd left me with him right after I was born. No one had seen her since.

Blue: Qrow.....I didn't know he was close to Ruby and Yang.....wait....I do! Damn memory problems!

Blake: Why did she leave you?

Yang: That question....why?

She gets off the desk and walks to the chalkboard, picking up a piece of chalk.

Yang: I didn't know an answer, but I was determined to find out. It was all I thought about. I would ask anyone I could about what they knew about her.

As the reminiscent blonde starts drawing on the board, the scene shifts to a flat-painted flashback of a young Yang, with orange bows holding her brunette pigtails, looking at the photo found in a smashed picture frame.

Yang: Then, one day, I found something. What I thought was a clue that could lead me to answers, or maybe even my mother.

The next shot shows Yang walking down a long winding path through the towering trees shedding their leaves with a little creaking wagon pulled right behind her, a little sister in a crimson hood sleeping soundly inside.

Yang: I waited for Dad to leave the house, put Ruby in a wagon, and headed out. I must've walked for hours. I had cuts and bruises, I was totally exhausted, but I wasn't gonna let anything stop me. When we finally got there, I could barely stand, but I didn't care; I had made it. And then I saw them. Those burning red eyes...

In the shadows of the worn-down house the siblings had arrived at, beastly red shapes glow from the darkness.

Yang: There we were: A toddler sleeping in the back of a wagon and a stupid girl too exhausted to even cry for help. We might as well have been served on a silver platter. But, as luck would have it, our uncle showed up just in time.

Blue: Qrow saving kids left and right....and here I thought he had bad luck.......nah, he still has it.

As the Beowolves leap into the air to devour their young prey, the familiar sound of a gun-scythe follows the sight of them all being cut into pieces by a caped warrior.

His bird-haired silhouette fades away to present day, where Yang has just finished drawing a clockwork eye.

Blue: I can see why you're stronger than most, Yang.

Yang: My stubbornness should've gotten us killed that night.

Blue: While that may be true, you can learn from these experiences. You are strong, and I know you can think the right way as well

Yang: Heh, you really know how to bring someone's spirit up

Blue: And bring it down

Yang: Truer words haven't been spoken before!

Blake: Yang...I'm sorry that happened to you, and I understand what you're trying to tell me, but this is different. I'm not a child, and this isn't just a search for answers! I can't just-

Yang: I told you: I'm not telling you to stop! I haven't! To this day, I still want to know what happened to my Mother and why she left me, but I will never let that search control me. We're going to find the answers we're looking for, Blake. But if we destroy ourselves in the process, what good are we?

Blue: Very nice words there

Blake: You don't understand! I'm the only one who can do this!

Blue: Blake......

Yang: No, you don't understand!

Yang turns around sharply to reveal red eyes and the sound of flames.

Yang: If Roman Torchwick walked through that door, what would you do?

Blake: I'd fight him!

Yang: You'd lose!

Blake: I can stop him!

Blake tiredly tries to do the same to Yang, but she doesn't even budge

Yang: You can't even stop me!

She pushes Blake again, knocking her to land on the desk. Yang, still angry-eyed, walks toward Blake as she gets up, but then does the unexpected and embraces her in a hug, her eyes going back to their normal purple.

Blue: Blake....I'm telling you right now, that you would lose Roman Torchwick. At least in the state that you're in now.

Blake: B-But!

Blue: No, now listen to Yang and what she has to say.

Yang:....I'm not asking you to stop. Just please, get some rest. Not just for you, but for the people you care about. You might end up giving Blue some anxiety

Blue: She isn't wrong, I'm worried for you, Blake. I want you to take care of yourself, this Torchwick thing is a problem to be taken care of. But when it gets to that brinking point, don't worry about it, leave it to me.

Blake: You're....right

Yang: Of course he is, he's the Peacekeeper! This is basically his job!

Blue: The Vale part is still a work in progress....but yeah, this is my job.

Yang steps away and starts walking past the startled Blake, who turns when she says over her shoulder.

Yang: And if you feel like coming out tomorrow, I'll save you a dance.

Yang winks down at Blake, and Blake stares at Yang as she leaves before sighing heavily and walking away, leaving the all-seeing eye on the board. Blue stays where he was, and looks out the window, wondering what Torchwick has planned.

Stopping him was apart of his duty now.....
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The white rose in Jaune's hand bounces up and down as its smiling owner walks through Beacon Academy until he stops at the entrance of a hallway with the sound of a certain voice, causing him to duck behind the columns outside.

Weiss: Neptune!

She walks past Jaune as he peeks around the corner and goes up to Neptune.

Neptune: Oh, uh, hey, what's up?

Weiss: I know this is a little unorthodox, but...I wanted to ask you something.

She puts her hands behind her back trying to look innocent as Jaune drops his smile and recoils at the oncoming words.

Weiss: Would you....like to accompany me to the dance tomorrow?

While Neptune rubs the back of his head and smiles with raised eyebrows, Jaune loses all of his confidence and drops the rose on the ground before walking back from where he came from.

The sight of the lonely, abandoned rose turns into a large collection of the same flowers, one dropping outward, in a large vase behind Yang, now in a short white dress with black heels as she stands at a podium.

The doors in front of her open and she flips out upon seeing who walks in.

Yang: Ooohh, you look beautiful!

Ruby groans as she looks distressed in her red dress with black lace, belt, and pumps.

Ruby: Can we have a serious talk about how Weiss fights in these?

She tries to maintain her balance as she walks to the podium, much to her laughing Sister's amusement.

Meanwhile outside, Sun is seen walking around and wearing a new black jacket with a white tie hung around his neck, which he proceeds to fight with before going inside.

Sun: Stupid....dumb....neck trap!

Blake: I knew you'd look better in a tie.

Sun stops his struggling and stares at the dark purple dress worn by Blake, now looking like she traded her dark bags for violet eyeshadow, as she steps forward and takes him by the arm.

Sun: Sooo, does this mean we're going....together?

Blake: Technically, though my first dance is spoken for.

Inside the ballroom, streamers are hung through glass chandeliers, pink and blue balloons are everywhere, and students in dark suits and bright dresses are stepping with each other to the music between the white-clothed tables.

Blake is spun around by Yang before they curtsey to one another, and Sun comes up and takes his date's hands as Yang gestures for him to do so.

She goes to hang with Ruby and Weiss, who was in a similar white dress as Yang's, in the back of the room, watching Blake laugh and enjoy herself before smiling at her team.

Yang: I told you she would come.

Weiss: Mission accomplished.

Ruby: Soooo, what do we do now?

Yang: Just have fun!

Blue: How can anyone have fun in this? Q_Q

The three girls look to the side as Blue, in a black suit, walks in.

(John Wick's Full Black Suit, for reference)

He was adjusting the collar of his inner black shirt, and because of that, he didn't take note of the surprised and slightly red faces of RWY.

Ruby: O-Oh, Blue, y-you came!

Weiss: Y-You look good

Yang: Like really good~

Blue: Do I? I mean, I always never liked suits, but Glynda forced me into one ~_~

Ruby: That's hilarious, but I can see why!

Yang: Yeah, you should wear a suit more often!

Blue: No Q_Q

Weiss: Just enjoy your night, Blue. Who did you come with?

Blue: I'm basically with Pyrrha, but I don't want anyone to see that until after a specific moment

Weiss: Pyrrha?

Blue: She seemed upset that Jaune didn't ask her, so I said she can go with me!

Yang: Aww, how nice of our Dense Peacekeeper!

Blue: What's that supposed to mean? -_-

Yang: It means it's time to have fun!

She proceeds to walk away and do so, with Weiss going the opposite direction, leaving Ruby behind with Blue.

Ruby: Does that mean I can change out of these stupid things and into my hood now?

Upon receiving no answer, she waddles around in her painful footwear.

Ruby: Stupid lady stilts!

Blue: I see you're having your own clothing battles

Ozpin: Not enjoying yourself?

Ruby was surprised to see the headmaster step up by her side, but shakes her head and laughs.

Ruby: Oh, no, everything's fine! I'm just not much of a fancy pantsy...dancey girl.

Ozpin: Well, you can't spend your whole life on the battlefield, even if you may want to.

Ruby: Yeah, that lesson's been floating around a lot lately.

Ozpin: If you think about it, fighting and dancing aren't so different. Two partners interlocked, although one wrong move on the ballroom merely leads to a swollen foot.

Ruby: Or a twisted ankle.

Blue: Or no breathing ._.

Ozpin: It's not every day that friends are able to come together like this. Time has a way of testing our bonds, but it's nights like these that can help keep them stronger than ever. Nights like these are ones we'll never forget.

Ruby smiles at the words of wisdom, but turns her head at the sound of the doors opening. Yang is back behind the podium, and smiles at the new arrivals.

Yang: You guys are just in time!

Mercury and Emerald step into the ballroom.

Mercury: Wouldn't miss it for the world.