As the sun begins setting over the mountains around the abandoned Dust mine, four trucks drive up the road to the mine entrance, and Amity Colosseum floats toward the mine. 

Soon after the trucks arrive at the mine entrance, Team RWBY, you, Team JNPR, Quill and the Ace Operatives walk outside. You then felt something inside your head, telling you to look left, You look up to the cliffs of the nearby mountains and see something shinning on it. But when you blinked it vanishes, you shake your head and continued to follow behind.

Smiling, Marrow looks at Clover and then attempts to put on a more serious demeanor but then when you come next to her her tail started to wag uncontrollably.

Ruby, June and Nora come together to gaze in dramatic admiration of the Ace-Ops, while Rin, Blake, Weiss, Pyrrha and Yang watch the three with wide eyes.

Nora: (high pitched) Aaaah!

June rushes over to Clover's side.

June: You guys were incredible!

She switches to being in front of Clover and begins energetically gesturing as she talks.

June: Oh, the way you took down that Geist without needing to plan your tactics out, you just knew exactly what to do!

Clover: Well, Ace-Ops are hand-picked to perfectly compliment one another. So we can focus on our assets and leave our liabilities behind.

Marrow walks over with a confident smile.

Marrow: Some of us are all asset, zero liability.

She poses with a salute and a grin, looking at June. Elm scoffs, catching Marrow's attention. She moves over to her, leaning in to confront her.

Marrow: Wha-- Yeah? Think I've got some liabilities, Elm?

Elm: Your brains, for one.

Clover, Elm and Harriet laugh, and Marrow groans and pouts. The former three walk away.

Vine: You did ask.

Vine walks away, and we pan to see Nora was standing just behind Elm with wide eyes and a smile. Elm looks at her.

Nora: Hi. Do you need a new best friend? (moving closer) Our pair name can be...

Nora's eyes spark with pink electricity, and she lifts her hammer into the air with both hands. She is suddenly standing on an empty plane with a green tinted sky, with Elm standing nearby. Pink lightning strikes, while green and pink gradient text appears.

Nora: (voice echoing dramatically) THUNDER THIGHS!!!

Harriet watches this with a sigh, you and Ruby runs over to her.

Ruby: Perfect complementary teamwork. Oh, yeah, I want to have my friends' backs just like that.

Harriet: (raising an eyebrow) Friends?

Elm: (laughs) This isn't the schoolyard, kid.

Behind Elm, Nora is still posed with her hammer in the air.

Nora: (husky) Thunder Thighs...

Rin walks over, lifts the currently stiff Nora under an arm, and walks away. Ruby's teammates join her.

You: when you fought back there in harmony, I see a lot of history and friendship between the five of you.

Yang: when you go through so much with someone, it kind of changes things, doesn't it?

Harriet: We get along well enough, sure. I count on them to keep me alive. They do the same. But that's the job. We don't confuse the two.

She turns and walks away, leaving Team RWBY to look on sadly.

You: now that's just sad.

Harriet stops for a moment huffing before continuing forward to clover

Clover: Speaking of the job...

Further down the way, Jenny Ironwood is talking on a communicator. He gives a brief order to a soldier, who walks away.

Clover: Duty ever beckons. You all hang back a second. (gesturing to June and Quill)

The Ace-Ops walk over to Ironwood. Ruby watches with a sad sigh, then looks away, thinking. She then gets an idea, smiles and hurries over to her teammates.

Ruby: What do you guys want to do when we get back to Atlas? Sightseeing? (gasp) Oh, what should we visit first?

Blake: (yawns) How about our beds?

Blake then walks away.

Ruby: Oh, come on, guys! This is a great time to go exploring! We haven't done that in so long!

Weiss: Ruby, we just explored a whole continent on foot before flying to this one.

Weiss walks away.

Ruby: Well, yeah, but... it was only the boring parts.

Yang: (arms crossed) We almost died.

Ruby waves her hands at Yang with an awkward chuckle, and Yang walks away. Ruby then frowns and sighs sadly. You then walk over and rub her head.

You: sorry Rubes, we're all tired and exhausted, so are you.

Ruby then waves her arms trying to get your hand of.

Ruby: no I'm not tired!

Quill: Hey. Heads up.

Quill points her thumb over at Ironwood, who is talking to Clover while the other Ace-Ops walk away.

Ironwood: Can I get the team leaders over here? There's something I'd like to discuss with you. You too, Quill.

Ruby, June and Quill walk over to Ironwood you stay behind until you see Ironwood looking to you, you look around before pointing to yourself m, she nods and you rush over to the group.

Ironwood: (to Clover) I need you on the ground, but be subtle. If people see too many Huntsmen milling around, they'll get nervous.

Clover salutes, nods and begins walking away.

Ironwood: And Clover?

Clover stops and looks back. In the background, Marrow is in front of an open airship, talking to a military Huntsman, while miming punching imaginary targets and waving her arms.

Ironwood: Don't take Marrow.

Clover looks over at Marrow, then looks at Ironwood, smiling and chuckling with a nod. Marrow recreates her pose from when she froze a pair of Centinels and then turns around and mimes shooting something. Clover heads in Marrow's direction, and Ironwood turns to Quill, June and Ruby.

Quill: New problems in Mantle?

Ironwood: (sighs) More of the same, unfortunately.

Ironwood withdraws and deploys his Scroll, using it to generate a hologram screen in the air in front of him. The left side of the screen displays an Atlas Military Police mugshot of Forest, while the right side displays a photograph of Forest's corpse in an alleyway somewhere in midtown Mantle.

Ironwood: Someone in Mantle is taking out public leaders who speak out against Atlas. Specifically, people who speak out against me. It didn't look like a pattern at first. But this is the third murder of its kind in the last week.

You take a closer look at the mug shot and your eyes widen.

You: this is the guy that voted for that Robyn gal and hated you.

June: (stepping forward) and rode with us after we were arrested.

Ruby: (upset) He died?

Quill: Your opposition in Mantle dropping dead isn't exactly a good look for you, huh?

Ironwood deactivates the hologram screen and puts his Scroll away.

Ironwood: Not really worried about my public image, but it is causing unrest. I think someone's trying to frame me and, by extension, Atlas. And it's working.

June: Well, if it wasn't for the embargo making everybody so mad, people probably wouldn't be so quick to blame you for everything else.

Ironwood frowns, you give displeasured look while rasing a brow to June, who awkwardly clears her throat and stands at attention.

June: M-ma'am.

Ironwood: (rubbing the bridge of her nose) No. No, you're right. Things in Mantle have been... hard to manage lately. I'm not blind to its issues. In fact, that's what I want to talk to you about.

He turns and looks up at Amity Colosseum.

Ironwood: With the launch of this mobile communications tower and tensions down in Mantle, I think there's a lot of good your teams can do here.

Ironwood's communicator beeps, and she puts her fingers to it, listening.

Ironwood: (surprised) What...already?...Here? No, it's fine. Let him land. I'll deal with him myself.

Quill, you and Ruby look each other, and then at Ironwood.

Quill: More Mantle problems?

Ironwood watches an airship fly by on its way to the landing pad.

Ironwood: No. This one's an Atlas problem.

Then a ship, bearing the Schnee Dust Company logo, descends onto a landing pad, where Ironwood and Team RWBY are already waiting, with Team JNPR and Quill standing further back. A ramp extends from in front of the ship's double door, which opens to reveal an angry white snake. As soon as the doors begin to open, he starts talking and makes his way down the ramp.

Jacques: So let me get this straight, James. In addition to this nonsensical embargo of yours crippling my business, you've also decided you have the authority to commandeer private property?

He stops in front of Ironwood, who calmly stares at him, arms folded behind her back.

Jacques: When the Council hears about this, you will never-- (aggressively pointing at Ironwood)

Ironwood: Actually, I've already informed them. As this is now the site of a classified military operation, it didn't even require a vote.

Jacques: Didn't require a vote?!

Ironwood: You might want to brush up on Council law before you lose this upcoming election, Jacques. Now. I've allowed you to land here once as a courtesy. The next time, it won't be a friendly reception.

Jacques glares at Ironwood.

Jacques: Lately, you seem to forget who your friends really are. I'm going to get that Council seat, James, and maybe then, you'll-

Jacques becomes distracted, his eyes widening when he realizes Weiss is present. They stare at each other for a moment.

Jacques: You...

He walks past Ironwood, glancing at him as he does so.

Jacques: You roped my missing daughter into these schemes of yours, too?

He turns back around to look at Ironwood.

Jacques: (angrily) How long has she been back in Atlas? Did Winter know about this?

Weiss becomes annoyed and steps forward to Jacques.

Weiss: It was my decision to come here. Just like it was my decision to leave. Or have you forgotten all about that?

Jacques: If you think I'm one to forget anything, girl, then you've misjudged the man your father is.

Weiss was about to retort but you step beside her putting a hand on her shoulder.

You: then what kind of man are you, because I might have a few ideas.

Jacques: (angrily) How dare you speak to me that way!? I thought I told you to--

Ironwood:to what, Jacques?

Jacques narrows his eyes, then adjusts his cuff link, sighing angrily.

Jacques: You know... your mother was devastated when you left.

Weiss begins to look upset.

Jacques: Didn't leave her room for days. You know how... she gets... when she's upset.

Jacques acts sad while he speaks, taking a moment to peek at Weiss' reaction. Her eyes glimmer with sadness, and she looks down, frowning you slip a hand in hers comforting Weiss. Ruby looks upset, and Blake, you and Yang glare at Jacques, Blake glaring far more intensely than Yang. Jacques smirks as he turns to face Ironwood again.

Jacques: I knew one day, you would overextend your reach. I didn't come here to beg for an abandoned mine. I came here to thank you...

Weiss looks around, noticing that her teammates have come to her side. Blake holds her hand and gives a comforting nod.

Jacques: ...for personally handing me the noose to hang you.

Blake and Yang glare at Jacques, while Ruby an you looks at Weiss with a smile.

Jacques: You'll regret this.

Jacques turns to look back at Weiss.

Jacques: So these are the little friends you threw everything away for?

Weiss: (shaking her head) Not friends.

Ruby looks at Weiss, frowning a little, and Weiss looks at Jacques.

Weiss: Family.

Ruby smiles wide, and Yang smirks. You then kiss her cheek making her blush but also to make Jacque pissy.

(Score one for the boyfriend)

Jacques: Hmm...

Jacques returns to his airship and begins to take off. Ruby, you Blake and Yang look to Weiss with concern, while she exhales and drops her strong and confident facade.

The ship flies away, and a truck arrives on the platform. Once the truck comes to a stop, Winter opens the passenger side door and peeks out at the ship.

Weiss: (with a joking smile) Oh, now you show up, Winter. You just missed father.

Winter: I wouldn't say I missed hi--

From the sky, Penny comes crashing down, landing on one knee. The force from her landing sends Team RWBY as well as you, flying with a small scream, while Winter steadies herself against the shockwave. Penny straightens up and throws her hands into the air, the word "CONGRATULATIONS!" appearing above her head as a green hologram, with bright green hologram confetti spawning from it with a party horn sound.

Penny: Surprise!

She looks around with a giant grin as the hologram flickers. When she notices Team RWBY on the ground, her grin and the hologram both fade.

Penny: Uh, did we not start yet?

Winter puts her fingertips to her forehead in exasperation. Ironwood stares with a wide-eyed grimace, while faint groaning can be heard from Ruby.

Winter: (sighs) Apparently, we haven't.

Nearby, June and Nora laugh, while Ruby stands up with a look of confusion.

Ruby: Start what?

(Later)

After the sun finishes setting, RWBY, JNPR, Quill, Winter, Penny and Ironwood gather in the center of Amity Colosseum's arena. RWBY and JNPR stand lined up, with Ironwood, Winter and Penny standing across from them and Quill standing off to the side. The arena lights are on and pointing at the center of the stage where everyone is standing.

Ironwood: It goes without saying that this arena holds a significance to all of us. It's only fitting that we should be able to reconvene here. Now. When the world needs to be brought together more than ever. The road you traveled from our first meeting hasn't been easy.

While she talks, Ironwood begins walking along in front of RWBY and JNPR. Penny, who is holding a tablet-sized Scroll, excitedly bounces up and down next to Winter, who places a hand on Penny's shoulder to hold her still but still bounces.

Ironwood: You fought for your school and your friends at Beacon. You fought for the world and the innocent at Haven Academy and beyond. You faced down terrors people can't even fathom. That's not the behavior of students. It's the behavior... of Huntsmen and Huntresses.

He looks over at Penny, who happily begins humming and walking past JNPR and RWBY, stopping in front of each person to tap on her Scroll. With each tap, her Scroll emits a beep and someone else's Scroll buzzes. Rin's Scroll is the first to buzz, and she removes it from her pocket and opens it, checking the screen.

It displays her student license, which displays a photograph of herself in the new outfit with her emblem in the top left corner and a barcode below the photo. The Vale symbol is in the background behind the license information. The license says:

STUDENT LICENSE BEACON

Name: Rin, Lie

LN: 63700 - 16778 - 13563

Place of Issue: Vale

Authority: Beacon Academy

Restrictions: Class C

The screen blinks, and the license suddenly changes. The Kingdom of Atlas symbol is now in the background behind the information. The new license says:

HUNTSMAN LICENSE Atlas

Name: Rin, Lie

LN: 63700 - 16778 - 13563

Place of Issue: Atlas

Authority: Atlas Academy

Restrictions: Class C

Rin: Wait... what is this?

Everyone else checks their Scrolls as Penny continues tapping hers.

Winter: You are being granted your Huntsman licenses, today.

Penny finishes using her Scroll to grant everyone their licenses and walks away with a big grin. Her Scroll displays the Atlas Huntsman License Registry.

Ironwood: I know this is coming a little ahead of schedule, but Brothers know you deserve it. I only regret that I couldn't do something a little more ceremonious for the occasion.

You and Ruby stares in awe at her license.

Ruby: I-- (glancing at her friends) We... we're honored, General Ironwood. But you really don't have to do th--

You: thank you General.

Ironwood: Please. With the threat of Salem still out there and tensions rising in our Kingdom, I certainly could use more trustworthy fighters by my side.

As Ironwood walks away from them, Team RWBY look at each other. Yang and Weiss' faint smiles fade, and Blake's cat ears droop.

Ironwood: I should be so lucky to have all of you.

He stops for a moment, then looks at Team RWBY and smiles.

Ironwood: It's okay. It's a big moment. (walking again) And what better way than to celebrate here? When this tower is ready and communications are back up and running, we'll tell the world about Salem and face down whatever comes at us after that, together.

RWBY and JNPR stand in silence.

Ironwood: (sighs) That's... just about all the pomp I have in me. (awkwardly adjusting her tie) If you'll excuse me, I have to get back to running this operation. Um... (turning away) Well, then. Enjoy the cake.

Ironwood walks away, with Winter following. Penny pops up with a hand raised in the air.

Penny: (encouraging tone) Your speech outros are improving, ma'am!

RWBY and JNPR look at their licenses.

Yang: After everything we've been through, I almost forgot this is what I wanted in the first place.

Blake: When Beacon fell, I didn't think this would even be possible.

Weiss: It almost feels trivial now.

You: if I told this to myself five years ago, he'd think I've gone insane.

Quill: Geez, guys, lighten up a little. Enjoy yourselves for a change. You've earned it.

Nora: Finally! Someone said it. Let's kill some cake, huh?

Nora moves forward, throwing a fist in the air.

Nora: Because I can eat two slices before Rin even eats one. Who says I can't? Who says it, huh!?

Rin: Nora, nobody is arguing with you about this.

A short while later, all of the teens except Ruby gather around a cake. Ruby instead sits nearby in the bleachers. Penny uses six of her swords to cut the cake into even slices. Weiss and Ren stand together, eating their personal slices, and Nora moves over to them with a stack of six slices. Ren and Weiss stare in surprise as Nora eats an entire slice in one bite.

You were Infront of Penny and you put out a hand then swiped another in front of it and a sword appears in your hand with floating glass as the blade

She gasps and pokes at it but once doing so her hair floats up and eyes going bull's-eye shape. You move it away making her go back to normal.

Then a small creature floats out from behind you making her gasp the small creature was red and blue, had rounded limbs with Its head is not attached to its body and is now upside-down with a slight tilt. It has a blue beak, and yellow eyes with a bull's eye target pattern in them. Its legs now appear to be more wing like, while its tail points downward rather than up. The spot of blue that was located on its chest now goes across the chest, connecting the two wings. 

The android girl pats it's head making the small being chirp but Penny's eyes go back to bullseye and hair floating.

Yang and Nora laugh, and after a moment, Penny slowly laughs, too. Until normally laughing when the bird like creature floats away, you laugh as well

Blake stands alone, eating her cake in calm silence. Suddenly, Yang swiftly moves up beside Blake, putting her arm around her and holding up her Scroll with the camera function on. Blake looks at Yang with wide eyes and a confused smile, and when the Scroll's camera begins rapidly clicking, she turns her head and grins at it with a small, awkward laugh.

Yang then rushes off leaving Blake alone but sudden, then comes back with you in an arm, puts you in between the two girls and rapidly does the camera function with you smiling awkwardly as Blake smiles as well while patting your head.

Ruby watches as Yang continues to take selfies with you and Blake, Nora talks with Penny, and June talks with Weiss, Pyrrha and Rin.

Quill: Big day for you, huh, kiddo?

She walks over and sits next to Ruby.

Ruby: It's... definitely a lot to take in.

Quill: Which part? The finally getting to Atlas part, getting your license part, or the not quite disclosing everything to Ironwood part? Or... all of the above?

Ruby: (soft laugh) All of the above. I'm trying to do what I think is best, but I really can't tell if what's best is what's right, or if I'm no different from Oz.

Quill: Ruby, Oz only trusted herself with the whole truth. You're trusting others, but you're making sure they prove themselves first. I think that's a pretty big difference.

Ruby: I hope so.

She withdraws her Scroll and looks at her license.

Ruby: This says I'm a Huntress now. But I don't feel like I know much more than I did at Beacon.

Quill: (laughs a little) That feeling never goes away. Your moms, Summer and Tia, would be proud of you.

She smiles at him, but that smile soon fades as she thinks to herself.

Ruby: Her... last mission. Was that another Oz secret?

Quill: Hm. There were a lot of those back in our day. But this one was a Summer secret, when she came back she was still the same but different, Ozpina seemed just as in the dark as myself and your mother. Still, who knows what she may have hidden from us over the years.

Ruby: What do you think she would've done if she learned the truth about Salem? That she can't be destroyed.

Quill: Pressed on, I think. Like you. She was always the best of us.

She pulls Ruby over to rest her head against her shoulder, smiling.

Quill: Bit of a brat, though. But hey, I like brats. Especially that one

Pointing down towards you who was having conversation with Blake, Pyrrha, June and Yang while Nora steals another piece of cake. You noticed Quill pointing and waved to where Ruby and Quill are.

Ruby playfully elbows her aunt in the ribs and laughs.

Yang: Hey, Ruby! Come check this out!

Yang points behind herself with her thumb. Ruby zooms over to the group, who are staring at something.

Ruby: (gasp) Oh my gosh, is that a mission board? It's an app now!?

She zooms over to the mission board, pointing at different missions.

Ruby: Can we ride a Megoliath? Stop an underground crime ring? Do I get to go...

She turns away, puts on her hood, and turns back to Penny, doing a dramatic expression.

Ruby: (fake accent) ...undercover?

Ruby flares her cloak out, knocking the hood off her head, and begins shaking Penny up and down.

Penny: Maaaybeee!

Marrow's voice comes from nearby, and Ruby stops shaking Penny.

Marrow: Hey, do you guys smell that?

She walks in with Elm and Vine, dramatically sniffing the air.

Marrow: Smells like... fresh meat.

Vine: (sniffs) That's odd. I don't smell meat.

Ren: (sniffs) Neither do I.

You: funny, cause I smell bathed Doggie.

Marrow: (blushes) s-shut up! (groan) You know what? Nevermind.

Elm: Let me get this straight. You've only been official for an hour now and you're already looking for Huntsman work?

Weiss: (holding up a finger) To be fair, we've been official for a whole...

Weiss withdraws her Scroll and checks the time. It is 8:42.

Weiss: (disappointed) Fifty-seven minutes.

Nora playfully rolls her eyes at Weiss. You tap her shoulder with a chuckle.

You: close enough princess.

Vine: I'd like to remind you all that the real mission here is ensuring the successful launch of the communications tower.

Pyrrha: True, but we can also keep training and improving by helping where we can.

Elm: (happy sigh, does a fist pump) The enthusiasm of youths!

Marrow: Well, it's hard to argue with that. Okay, let me show you how it works.

Marrow walks over to the mission board, scrolls up on it and selects an Escort mission.

Marrow: Ooh, here's an important one. Who wants to volunteer?

He turns to look, and RWBY and JNPR all raise their hands, calling out "Yes!" and "Alright!"

Marrow: We need someone to escort children to pre-primary school down in Mantle. There's not actually any danger, but the parents fret, and that attracts Grimm.

Everyone but you and June drops their hands down, June slowly retracted and you tried to walk away but..

Marrow: Perfect! Thanks... (uncertain) Juan... Jwan... Jim and y/n?

June: Close enough, I guess. (awkward chuckle) Wow, my first Huntsman mission.

Elm slides over and knocks Marrow aside with her palm, causing him to scream.

Elm: Next!

She quickly swipes down on the mission board, causing the missions to scroll by rapidly. She slaps one of the missions, bringing up a Search and Destroy mission with an image depicting a rotating 3D model of a Sabyr.

Elm: A massive Sabyr is loose in the Mantle sewers! We need two brave warriors to flush it out!

Everyone but June and you raises their hands, gasping excitedly, and June looks around, bewildered.

June: Wha-- But-- Why didn't I get a choice for that one?

You: we just got unlucky... unless

A clone of you walks out from behind you and smirks everyone else begin laughing at the two or in this case three.

Marrow: right clean up after finishing will you.

The aces were about to leave but then your face lights up with an idea forming.

You: Hey Marrow

She stops and looks back.

Yup: maybe if you and the aces have time, maybe a spar later.

She gives a laugh before walking forward.

Marrow: please, were gonna wipe the floor with you all.

You: I didn't say team RWBY to join.

Elm looks back at you slightly confused.

Elm: you mean a one on on four battle.

Vine: that doesn't seem fair

You: for me...or you

The three teammates look to one another before smirking

Elm: you've got yourself a deal.

They then walk out with JNPR and RWBY who watched the whole thing shocked.

June: did you just challenge atlas finest to a duel.

You: don't worry, they will underestimate me, which I'm counting on.

(Meanwhile)

Jacques sits alone in his dimly lit office, drinking from a glass with a spherical ice cube in it. The door opens partway.

Whitley: (nervous) Father, you, um... have a visitor.

Jacques slams his glass down on the arm of his chair.

Jacques: I told you I didn't want to be disturbed. Why did you let them in?

Whitley: I didn't. He... let himself in.

A hand grabs the door and pulls it the rest of the way open revealing to be Arthur Watts. He walks into the room as Whitley moves out of his way.

Watts: A spitting image of you, this lad, Jacques. Creepily so, I might add.

Whitley stands in the hall, holding the door open and watching as Watts walks around Jacques' office.

Watts: He's definitely inherited your... affect.

Jacques: (shocked) Arthur.

Jacques takes a second to gather himself, then looks at Whitley.

Jacques: (commanding) Whitley, leave us. And shut the door.

Whitley looks confused and then looks suspiciously at Watts.

Jacques: I said shut the door!

Jacques once again slams his glass down, and Whitley closes the door. Jacques turns his attention back to Watts.

Jacques: I-- You're supposed to be dead.

Watts: That is what I wanted people to think. You're right. However, I've heard things about you too, Jacques. Namely, that you have an Ironwood problem.

Jacques: That Bitch is costing me more money every day with this embargo. I'd lay off every employee in Mantle if I wasn't trying to get their damn votes for this Council seat.

Watts sits in the chair next to Jacques'.

Watts: What if I said you can have your cake... and eat it, too?