04x08 - A Much Needed Talk

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(RWBY VOLUME INTRO - LET'S JUST LIVE)

QROW: Really? No questions?

Jaune: Of course we have questions.

This is just... a lot to take in.

QROW: Sure, of course.

RUBY: So these...

maidens...

They’re powerful fighters that don’t need Dust to use magic.

QROW: Yeah.

NORA: And there are four of them?

QROW: Yup. Always.

REN: Which means that,
whenever one of them dies,

the power transfers to someone
- a female - that they care about?

QROW: Whoever was in their thoughts last.
Important distinction.

Best option, it's someone we can trust.

Regardless, their souls become
combined, in a way.

Jaune: And that’s what you
were trying to do to Pyrrha.

The night the tower fell.

You were trying to turn
her into one of them.

QROW: The previous Fall Maiden,
Amber, had been att*cked.

She was young, inexperienced.

And her assailant, who
we now know is Cinder,

somehow managed to steal
some of her power, but not all of it.

We were afraid that if
we didn’t do something,

the rest would go to her as well.

Jaune: So you forced it on Pyrrha.

QROW: We didn’t force anything.

We explained the situation
and gave her a choice,

and she chose.

You were there, you heard her.

RUBY: That guy. Tyrian.

Why was he after me?

(QROW SIGHS)

QROW: Well, you definitely painted a target
on your back with what you did at Beacon.

I told you having silver eyes is a rare trait.

And the fact that you're someone
that was able to use them

seems to have upset some very powerful people.

Not many people know
about the silver eyes.

But those that do aren’t very
happy that one has surfaced.

That’s why I’ve been
keeping an eye on you.

In order to make sure you were safe.

All of you.

RUBY: Well, then,
why not just travel with us?

It seems like that
would’ve been way easier.

Jaune: He was using you as bait.

QROW: Look, I wouldn’t put it like that;

it's...complicated.

Jaune: What is all of this?

Ruby’s being hunted, the schools
are being att*cked, all for what?

What is the point of all of this?

Will you just tell us what’s going on?!

(QROW SIGHS)

QROW: Would you sit down?

You’re stressin’ me out, kid.

QROW: Not many people are
super religious these days.

This world’s been around
for a long time,

long enough that people have
created dozens of gods.

But if you believe Ozpin,

two of them are actually real.

QROW: They were brothers.

The older sibling, the god of light,

found joy in creating forces of life.

Meanwhile, the younger
brother, the god of darkness,

spent his time creating
forces of destruction.

As you can imagine,

they both had pretty different ideas
about how things should go.

The older one would spend his
days creating water, plants, wildlife.

And at night,

his brother would wake to see all the things
that the elder had made and become disgusted.

To counteract his brother’s creations,

the god of darkness brought
drought, fire, famine,

all that he could do to rid Remnant of life.

But life always returned.

So one night, the younger brother
went and made something.

Something that shared his innate desire to
destroy anything and everything.

RUBY: The creatures of Grimm.

QROW: You guessed it.

The older brother had finally had enough.

Knowing that their feud couldn’t
last like this forever,

he proposed that they
make one final creation.

Together.

Something that they
could both be proud of.

Their masterpiece.

Younger brother agreed.

This last great creation would be given
the power to both create and destroy.

It would be given the
gift of knowledge,

so that it could learn about
itself and the world around it.

And most importantly,

it would be given the
power to choose,

to have free will to take everything it had
learned and decide which path to follow:

The Path of Light

or the Path of Darkness.

And that is how
humanity came to be.

REN: But… what does that
have to do with us?

QROW: Well, that’s the kicker.

See, the four gifts to mankind:

knowledge, creation,
destruction and choice

aren’t just metaphorical.

Each of them exists in a physical form,

left behind by the gods
before they abandoned Remnant,

and each of them is
extraordinarily powerful.

If someone were to collect all four,

they’d be able to change the world.

That’s exactly what the enemy wants.

The Huntsman Academies were created to train
generations of humanity’s protectors,

but they also serve another purpose:

guarding the relics.

When Ozpin’s predecessor
founded the schools,

he built them around the
relics to act as a fortress.

Not only would they
be easier to defend,

but they would constantly be
surrounded by trained warriors.

The hope was that hiding the relics would keep
mankind from using them against itself.

And, of course,

keeping them out of her reach.

QROW: So yeah,

there’s that.

RUBY: Her.

You mean Salem?

QROW: That’s right.

Not much is known about her and
quite frankly, that’s not what matters.

What matters right now
is that she wants the relics,

and if she gets them,
it’s not going to end well.

KALI: You know,

you can always
go in and say hi.

BLAKE: I don’t wanna bother him.

KALI: A father’s never
too busy for his daughter.

BLAKE: Not all of my friends
would agree with you on that.

KALI: Here.

BLAKE: What?

Where are you going?

KALI: You’ve never been very talkative,

but that boy you brought home
loves to run his mouth.

I wanna hear more about the
adventures of Team RWBY.

GHIRA: Kali? Is that you, dear?

BLAKE: Uh, hey, Dad.

GHIRA: Blake! Well, this is a pleasant surprise.

BLAKE: I...

GHIRA: Please! Come sit.

GHIRA: Don’t worry, I’ve got it.

Sit down, sit down.

BLAKE: I don’t wanna keep you if you’re-

GHIRA: Nonsense, I’ve been
cooped up in here all day.

You still take sugar, right?

BLAKE: Oh, actually, uh-

GHIRA: Oh! Sorry!

BLAKE: No, no no no, it’s fine.

GHIRA: Oh, here, take this one.

BLAKE: No, really. It’s, it’s no big deal.

GHIRA: You sure?

BLAKE: Positive.

GHIRA: Old habits, I suppose.

Might wanna let it cool.

BLAKE: Right.

GHIRA: So... is it...

warm... in Vale?

BLAKE: Huh?

GHIRA: It just...

seems like your outfit
doesn’t cover very much.

BLAKE: It covers plenty.

GHIRA: I mean, a little
more armor might help.

Don’t you think?

BLAKE: I’m fine. I don’t need armor.

I can look after myself.

GHIRA: I... (EXHALE)

I know you can. I’m sorry.

BLAKE: Why?

GHIRA: Hmm?

BLAKE: Why would you say that?

GHIRA: Sweetheart, what’s wrong?

What did I say?

BLAKE: How can you still
love me after what I did?

GHIRA: Blake...

Your mother and
I will always love you.

BLAKE: You were right.

I shouted at you and yelled at you.

But you were right.

I called you cowards!

GHIRA: It’s okay.

BLAKE: I should have left the
White Fang with you and Mom.

I should’ve listened to you and I’m sorry.

I’m so, so sorry.

GHIRA: Blake, it’s fine.

We never held anything against you,

and I never feared you would fail.

The only thing I ever feared was that
you would fall down the wrong path,

and I am so proud to see you haven’t.

BLAKE: But I did!

I was--

GHIRA: And you pulled yourself out.

You came back!

There aren’t many who possess
that kind of strength

and even fewer that have the
courage to face their demons again.

Vale, Mountain Glenn, Beacon!

you confronted the White Fang
time after time.

BLAKE: I didn’t do it alone.

GHIRA: No, you didn’t.

Which is why I wanted to ask you...

Why did you leave Vale?

Why did you leave your friends behind?

BLAKE: I...

- (CRASH)
- (SUN SCREAMS)

BLAKE: Sun?!

SUN: D’yuh! Whoa!

This isn’t the bathroom!

Uh, I’ll just be going!

Sorry to interrupt this
tender family moment!

GHIRA: I really don’t like you.

Jaune: Alright.

So, let’s say we believe all this.

There really is this crazy
evil being behind these att*cks,

not just some thugs
trying to become powerful.

Why doesn’t the world know?

Why isn’t Atlas going after them, or Mistral?

NORA: And why aren’t we in
more of a hurry to get to Haven?

Shouldn’t we be getting them a message?

What if they’re next?

QROW: The headmaster over there
saw what happened to Beacon.

He’s not dumb. He’ll be on his guard.

Besides, it takes time to
mobilize forces like that.

Do you really think they planned out
that att*ck on Beacon overnight?

And to answer your question,

it’s the same reason we
keep quiet about the Maidens.

If the whole world knew
about the relics, about Salem,

there would be chaos.

We'd have another
Great w*r on our hands,

and this time,
you’d have to fight.

Look, I had the
same questions too.

But ol’ Ozpin would
always put his foot down.

“We can’t cause a panic.”

Heh, I can’t tell you how
many times I’ve heard that.

Salem’s smart.
She works from the shadows,

using others to get what she wants,

so that when it comes
time to place the blame,

we can only point at each other.

She’s trying to divide us - humanity

And so far, she’s done
a pretty damn good job.

RUBY: Alright.

So what should we do?

QROW: Heheh, I don’t really know.

Ozpin has put a lot of
trust in the headmasters.

Like I said, the schools are an
important part of stopping Salem.

Atlas is going to be on high
alert after the last att*ck,

and Vacuo is--well,

Vacuo.

It’ll be hard to hire
thieves and scoundrels

to fight against other
thieves and scoundrels.

Take that, add in the fact that Cinder
and her crew claim to be from Haven,

and I think it’s likely the next target.

So, we’re on our
way to the headmaster.

Haven’t heard from him in a while,

even before the att*ck.

I’m hoping he has the answers.

QROW: Alright, I think it’s
time you kids get some sleep.

RUBY: Uncle Qrow?

QROW: Yeah?

RUBY: This is a lot to take in,

and it all sounds crazy, but...

I’m willing to do
whatever I can to help

because I trust you.

But why couldn’t
you trust me?

Why couldn’t you just travel with
us instead of all of this secrecy

and, and--

QROW: Look, this has
nothing to do with trust.

I--

It's a long story, okay?

NORA: Seriously?

Now you’re tired of
telling us stories?

QROW: Did you know that
crows are a sign of bad luck?

Old superstition,
but it’s how I got my name.

See, some people
can absorb electricity

and some people
can burst into rose petals

and some people
are just born unlucky.

My Semblance isn’t like most.

It’s not exactly something I do.

It’s always there,
whether I like it or not.

I bring misfortune.

I guess you could call
me a bad luck charm.

Comes in real handy
when I’m fighting an enemy,

but it makes it a little hard on friends

and family.

Jaune: Well, you are just a real
bundle of help, aren’t you?

QROW: Yeah.

REN: Where are you going?

QROW: Taking a walk.

RUBY: There’s nothing
else you want to tell us?

(RAVEN CAWS)

QROW: Not tonight.

(LOG FALLS DOWN)

(BLAKE GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION)

(SLAP)

BLAKE: No concept of privacy,

(BACKHAND SLAP)

no respect for personal space!

SUN: I’m sorry, okay!

Ow! I’m sorry!

BLAKE: Ugh!

SUN: Look, I promise
it was important!

I needed to find you to talk to you!

BLAKE: What, Sun?

What could be so important?!

SUN: I was talking to your mom and she said
something weird about the White Fang!

BLAKE: I’m stopping you right there.

SUN: But--

BLAKE: I told you,

I’m not here to fight the White Fang,

I’m not here to fight anyone.

I’m here to rest, to figure things
out, and to see my family.

SUN: Your mom said White Fang members
don’t wear masks in Menagerie.

But I saw one at the market yesterday!

I even have a picture!

BLAKE: Sun!

SUN: Look, I'm trying to help!

BLAKE: I don't WANT your help!

(SUN AGGRESSIVELY GROWLS)

(GASP)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(MORE DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BLAKE GASPS)


(EVEN MORE DRAMATIC MUSIC)

SUN: A freakin’ ninja?!

BLAKE: A spy!

SUN: But why would--

Hey, wait!

KALI: What's happened?

SUN: The White Fang is evil,

I totally called it,

and I’m bringing your daughter back!

(EVEN MAWR DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

REN: (SIGHS) We should probably get moving.

Jaune: Yeah, yeah.

(QROW COUGHING)

(RUBY GASPS)

QROW: Well.

That's unfortunate.

(END CREDITS)