The opening ends to show ozpin staring outside his window by himself in his office as the elevator dings and the doors open before ozpin turns towards the camera and sits down in his desk before facing the person

Ozpin: I understand you have questions

The scene changes to glum Ruby 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: (smiling) I need you to pick a tablecloth. (slides two squares over to Ruby, both seeming to be similar shades of white)

Ruby: (confused) Aren't they both the same?

Weiss: (sighs in frustration) 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: (brushing her hands as she approaches Ruby) 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. (looks over off-screen, exasperated) Weiss! I thought we agreed: No doilies!

Weiss: (walks up to Yang, pointing in her face) If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!

The girls are interrupted by the sound of doors opening.

Neptune: (walking in with Sun) Your dance is gonna have fog machines?

Weiss: (stepping up to him, becoming sweet) We were thinking about it…

Yang: SIMP!!!

Neptune: that's pretty cool

Sun: (coming into the scene, acting suave to Weiss' ire) You ladies all excited for dress-up?

Ruby: pfft yeah right

Yang: laugh all you want ill be turning heads tomorrow night

Sun: Uuhhh… this? (gestures to his current shirtless outfit)

Neptune: (steps up and holds a hand in front of his friend's face.) Ignore him for he knows not what he says.

Yang: (mirroring Ruby's and Weiss' looks of being told something extremely obvious) Yeah, we noticed.

Sun: (rubbing the back of his head, preparing to ask:) Soooo… what does Blake think of all this? She still being all, y'know… Blake-y?

Weiss: Obviously. (turns and crosses her arms in disapproval)

Yang: Guys. (everyone looks at her as she starts walking out) Trust me; Blake will be at the dance tomorrow.

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The scene changes to show Ozpin's inner circle and team STQ as he sits face to face with a very angry Y/n rose

Y/n: YOUR DAMN RIGHT I HAVE QUESTIONS OZMA WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO IT!!!

Ozpin: and to what are you referring to

Y/n: im referring to the night you tried to betray Salem after she went threw hell to bring your sorry ass back to life

Summer: sweetie its more complicated then that

Y/n: mom please

Qrow: *puts a hand on summers shoulder* sum let him speak

Ozpin: mr rose you must understand my mission

Y/n: YOUR MISSION CAUSED THE DEATHS OF NOT ONLY YOUR DAUGHTERS BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN CONNECTED WITH YOU

Ironwood: going by what you told us and when you brought Lionheart to us and he confessed his crimes with helping Salem you saved the lives of every huntsmen/huntresses in mistral

Y/n: I know but all of this could of been avoided if YOU DIDNT TRY TO RUN

Ozpin: and what was i supposed to do then mr rose sit back and watch her take over remnant

Y/n: IF YOU HAD STAYED SHE WOULDVE SEEN THAT YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE HER AGAIN AND THAT SHE COULD TRUST YOU AND OVERTIME YOU COULD HAVE CHANGED HER VIEWS ON LIFE AND SAVE HER AND THE REST OF HUMANITY FROM THIS WAR *grabs ozpin by the collar and pulls him to look him in the eye*

Qrow: alright but where's my sister

Y/n: I told her to go back to her tribe for now its safer then keeping 2 maidens in the same place at least now she's constantly moving and guarded

Tai: well what do we tell yang

Y/n: yang knows about aunt ravens affinity with the tribe but nothing more so we keep it as that now I have to go and help my team get ready for the tournament *leaves in the elevator*

Glynda: sir are you alright

Ozpin:...........HOLY SHIT HE WAS RIGHT AAAAAAAH I COULD'VE AVOIDED ALL OF THIS IF I HAD JUST STAYED!!!!!!!

Meanwhile with Yang

(OK so in order for yangs story to make sense yang doesn't remember much of her childhood as a kid due to a head injury and they let her believe raven left to keep her safe due to her being the spring maiden)

Yang(waving with her left hand as her right holds the laser pointer, in a sing-song voice:) He-lloooo!

BlakeWhat are you…?

Yang(grabs Blake's arm) We need to talk.

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

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Emerging from the steaming bathroom in nothing but a pink towel wrapped around his lower body, Ren 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.

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Jaune:(sitting on his bed in the dorm room, talking to Ren off-screen) 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 , I consider you to be the brother I never had!

Ren:(camera pans out enough to see that he is still only wearing his towel and looking extremely uncomfortable, but he still nods and smiles to Jaune when he's done) And I you. (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? (sounds surprised, but starts reaching out for his clothes while Jaune is looking away)

Jaune:(trying to find the right words) 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) 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) We're actually not "together-together…"

Jaune:NORA, I SAID HEADPHONES ON!

Nora does so quickly under her leader's command.

Ren:(focusing on his friend fully) Jaune, what is this all about?

Jaune:(sighs deeply before speaking, obviously depressed by staring at the floor as he talks) 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, y'know? I wish I could tell her how I feel without messing it all up.

Pyrrha(off-screen) Then do it.

Jaune: (looks up to see Pyrrha in the doorway, with Ren and Nora doing the same) Uh, wha?

Pyrrha:(walking into the room) Tell her exactly what you said. No ridiculous schemes, no pick-up lines. Just… be honest.

Jaune:But what if I-

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

Jaune:(looks up with a new confidence) You're right. (stands up) Thanks, Pyrrha! (looks back to his bed as he goes out) 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:(sighs) Practice what you preach, Pyrrha.

Pyrrha:*sits and looks at a picture you and her as well as your team team rwby and the rest of team jnpr as he has his arm around her neck smiling*

Pyrrha: *slight blush and puts hand on her heart* "maybe jaune....isn't the one for me"

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

Yang:(sitting cross-legged on the central desk of the empty classroom they're in, orange light shining across her calm features) I don't want you to stop; I want you to slow down.

Blake:(continuing to pace with arms crossed, still irritated) 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.

Yang:And we're going to. But first you have to sit down and listen to what I have to say. (pats the part of the desk across from her)

Blake: (looks away for a moment until she relents and drapes her legs over the desk's edge) Fine.

Yang: Ruby Y/n and I grew up in Patch, an island off the coast of Vale. Our parents are Huntsmen. Our dad teaches at Signal, and our mom takes on missions around the kingdom. Her name is Summer Rose, and she is, like… Super-Mom: Baker of cookies and slayer of giant monsters. And then… one day she left for a mission and if it wasn't for Y/n she almost never came back. (looks down as she says this, and Blake looks sorry for her) 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. Summer and my dad used to be together before she got with my uncle qrow so he got with qrows sister… my mom. (Blake looks amazed at this information as Yang keeps talking) 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.

Blake: why did she leave you

Yang: (sighs, then turns to the chalkboard) That question… Why? (gets off the desk and walks to the chalkboard, picking up a piece of chalk) 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: (off-screen) 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 and Y/n 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: (off-screen) I waited for Dad to leave the house, put Ruby in a wagon,convinced Y/n to come with and headed out. We must've walked for hours. We had cuts and bruises, I was totally exhausted Y/n was basically carrying me the, but I wasn't gonna let anything stop me. When we finally got there, we 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: (off-screen, while her younger self looks petrified the younger Y/n has a knife in hand and standing in front of the sisters) There we were: A toddler sleeping in the back of a wagon and a stupid girl too exhausted to even cry for help with a little boy forced to grow up too soon. We might as well have been served on a silver platter. But, as luck would have it, our uncle showed up just in time.

As the Beowolves leap into the air to devour their young prey and Y/n prepares to fight, 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.

Yang: my stubbornness should have gotten us killed that night

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:(still facing the board, fists clenching) 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?

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

YangNo, you don't understand! (turns around sharply to reveal red eyes and the sound of flames) If Roma Torchwick walked through that door, what would you do?

Blake:I'd fight her!

Yang: just like Y/n said you'd lose! (pushes Blake away)

Blake:I can stop her! (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.

Yang: I'm not asking you to stop. Just please, get some rest. (pulls back to look at her partner) Not just for you, but for the people you care about. (steps away and starts walking past the startled Blake, who turns when she says over her shoulder:) And if you feel like coming out tomorrow, me and Y/n will 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.

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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.

WeissNeptune! (she walks past Jaune as he peeks around the corner and goes up to Neptune)

NeptuneOh, uh, hey, what's up?

WeissI 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) 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.

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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: Oh you guys look great

The camera then pans to show Team CAT as cloud is wearing a grey tuxedo and tie while Ada is seen in a short red and black dress

Clouds suit

Cloud: yeah we know also Y/n said he'll be here a bit later he had to take care of something

Tifa: yeah but for now let's party *grabs Ada's hand and drags her to the dance floor as cloud follows*

Ada: hey Tifa slow down

Yang: oh you look beautiful

Ruby: (groans as she looks distressed in her red dress with black lace, belt, and pumps) Can we have a serious talk about how Weiss fights in these? (tries to maintain her balance as she walks to the podium, much to her laughing sister's amusement)

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Meanwhile outside Y/n can be seen in his own formal wear

waiting by the front doors as sun and Blake pass by him and he smiles to himself knowing yang convinced Blake to slow down as y/ns thoughts are interrupted by cinders voice

Cinder: sorry if I made you wait long darling

Y/n: oh its *sees cinder* freaking amazing

Cinder: *giggle* I knew you'd like it *wraps arm with yours* and I know you like whats underneath even more once the dance is over

Y/n: well then let's rock this party

the 2 then enter ballroom after greeting yang as they move on to the dance floor the camera pans to ruby standing by the punch bowl as ozpin approaches her

Ozpin:Not enjoying yourself?

Ruby:(surprised to see the headmaster step up by her side, but shakes her head and laughs) 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(crossing her arms, looking annoyed) Yeah, that lesson's been floating around a lot lately.

Ozpin:(staring out at the dancing couples) 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:(looking down at her own feet) Or a twisted ankle.

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(as he and Emerald step in with their ballroom best on before the screen goes black and the credits roll:) Wouldn't miss it for the world.