Saturday, September 26, 2020

Episode 29, Season 3 - Trouble In Atlas

REMINDER: The canon characters of RWBY are owned by Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth, as well as the characters of Gintama are owned by Hideaki Sorachi. Also, the only Tales of characters that will be involved is Velvet Crowe and Zaveid, I do not own these characters but Yoshiharu Gotanda does since he's the creator of Tales of.

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Writer's Thoughts: Sup, ATF readers? Welcome to Episode 29 of Trouble in Atlas! I hope you all enjoyed Episode 28 with that "explosive" cliffhanger at the end of the episode. Small announcement, I can officially announce that we will get a new opening theme song, debuting on Episode 32 as well, the second half of Season 3. We will give you more info on that in a later date. We even got some major returns, especially the reformation of Team JNPR, sadly without Pyrrha but with Renora, Jaune Arc, and his little student, Shizuka on the pathway to "finding" Ray Rowe for Himiko. We even saw the shocking return of the one and only Ozpin, who is actually still in Oscar Pine's body after all of these years, saving Richard from a near-death experience. What does the Shimura/Crowe family have to talk about with Mutsuko, that's about Tony? And of course, Is the partnership deal between Utsuro and the leader of The Black Claw, Ao Taurus come into good terms? What's next for Oz/Oscar and Ambrose? What is the status on Atsuko, Ray, Kazuko, and Asuka, are they all headed to Atlas? And finally, who is gonna stop one of Utsuro's higher-up's Jason Black and Utsuro's men from destroying Atlas, can Weiss, Wraith, and Tony save Atlas? We won't have an intro, anymore. We will just cut straight into the episode. We'll find out in this explosive and new episode! Also, the episode is dedicated to a friend who was previously sick and another friend as well, who needs to see something amazing. This episode was made, many, many months ago. But, I still dedicate this one to my good friends on this episode here, hopefully it makes their day as much as y'all's.

Anyways!

Let's roll the episode, peeps!

P.S. Apologies for the episode coming very, very late. It's been tough lately on work and real life. But, here you go and I hope y'all enjoy!

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Opening Theme Plays

The opening visuals begins off with a collection of sakura leaves going past by and then, it does clear out as it slowly rises up in the night sky with the leaves passing by in the background, as a detail of light sparkles appears in the scene. As the RWBY: After the Fall Season 3 title card appears in a slow reveal like way and the moon can be seen along with the title card.

Then, the visuals fades out with a bright light effect, after the title card had appeared fully.

Alone on this spring night

As the visuals faded out, it shows Tyler Black with his eyes closed, sitting against a tree. 

Sighs fade out into the monochrome sky

The moonlight reflects down onto him, as he slowly had opened his eyes and they were visibly shown with dull eyes, slowly waking up and he starts to be looking up at the sky. Tyler slowly stood up and starts walking away from the light.

The waves of diligent people simply stared at me

The next scene shows Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, Ryuuto Yoshida, and Vanilla Frost outside of their home. Ryuuto having a smile on his face, as well as Kita. The moon light in the sky shines on them, as well as Vanilla. Vanilla's eyes lit up and she had a look where she seemed a bit upset, looking at the sky. But, Kita placed a hand on her shoulder and Vanilla turns the sad look into a smile.

Since all I did was wait for you

A quick moment can be seen with a trail of sakura leaves leaning towards the moon. 

Both of us, Both of us

This scene quickly transition to seeing Tyler Black running away as he almost trips but kept running.

Searched for that missing half of that month

Four transition moments can be seen. The first saw Tyler as a kid running away from his mother and brother. 

The second shows Tyler as a young teen, running with Roman Reigns and he had a reassuring smile on his face.

Third transition saw Tony Shimura, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose running with Tyler together. Tyler is seen with a grin on his face.

Then, as he gains a memory of his mother and brother leaving him and his younger self is seen trying to reach out to them and his current self, even sees Tony, Roman, and Dean as the fade out from Tyler's mother and brother going into the light, without him. 

I was able to share this loneliness with you'

He shouts out as he finds himself falling down into a pit of darkness. 

But once again, I swear

The next scene can be seen with Tony Shimura on opposing sides against Tyler's brother, Jason Black. He ran towards them with Siegfried and the Ambrose Breaker. Jason took out Tyler's gun and shoots at him, as Tony blocks the bullets and he jumps into the air and does a double sword slash.

We quickly tried to change like how the towns usually do

The fight scene transitions into seeing Shinsuke Takasugi staring at the moon with his smoking pipe in hand and, Sayaka Ishiyama staring into the beautiful moon with a smile on her face.

Following seeing them, next up would see Yang Xiao Long and Kintoki Sakata sitting on the bench as he was looking up at the moon, in Vale. As Gintoki was standing, looking up at the moon next to his family with Tatsuma Sakamoto and Kotaro Katsura standing behind the family.

After this would see, and the shot is updated with Ray Rowe alongisde with his sister, Kazuko Rowe and Asuka Reigns standing on top of a tree at Mistral and the three had serious looks on their faces, as they were looking up at the moon. 

Even so, (even so) we still chased after it

A quick transition saw a still shot of Tony Shimura and Wraith Belladonna standing in the forefront, in front of the flames-filled Atlas.

A new shot can be seen with Jason Black sitting down on Weiss' office chair, watching Atlas burning to the ground as Shirou Tanahashi and Kazuhiro Inoue standing guard for Black. Black can be seen with a evil smirk on his face.

Ruby and Emilia Rose can be seen standing outside of Beacon, heading inside and looking at the beautiful moon in the sky. Himiko Ren is standing in the background, with a very worried expression on her face.

In Vacuo, Mutsuko Crowe, Velvet Crowe, Kaiku & Sagura Shimura, and Benjamin Shimura can be seen standing outside of Course Academy., looking up at the moon.

Roe Ket, Jake Belladonna, Kyrie Castillo, and Katsuke Shinoda can be seen at Menagerie, outside of Roe and Katsuke's home, watching the leaves and moon. 

A new shot can be seen with Oscar Pine standing by with Ozpin's cane in hand. and Richard Ambrose staring up at the moon with the matching serious looks on their faces. 

Also, the next shot can be seen with The Black Claw's leader Ao Taurus, along with her bodyguards standing by not looking up at the moon at all.

And finally, Utsuro can be seen staring at the moon with an evil smile, as Saiko Mayama can be seen with him as she had a evil smile on her face as well. 

Since that time, Since that time

Next scene shows Lily Black charging towards Tony Shimura, as the two began to clash swords back and forth. 

Searching for that missing half of that month

The exchange between the two ends with Lily kicking Tony in the gut as he would get sent back.

Tony can be seen with a shocked look on his face. A close-up shot shows Utsuro standing a front of him, with half of his face shown in the moonlight. He is seen with a cold, emotionless look on his face.

Then, Tony is standing up with both Ambrose Breaker and Siegfried in hand, ready to fight Utsuro.

Some time, Some time

The scene transitions back to Tyler Black running away still.

As Tyler is seen running towards to a cliff with the sakura tree up ahead, he sees going towards is his teen counterpart with his Shield brothers, he turns the look of sadness in his face into a slight smile. 

In his vision, he saw his teen self with Tony, Ambrose, and Roman, watching the beautiful moon and atmosphere. This fades out into seeing Tony by himself.

We'll head towards the blooming sakuras under the full moon 

Tyler joins Tony, as he tries to catch his breath. Tony looked at Tyler with a grin on his face, Tyler looked back at Tony with a smile. The scene can be seen static out as it's just Tyler standing there by himself and he had kept the smile on his face, as he was looking up at the sakura tree with falling petals coming from it.

The scene statics out once again to see a quick visual would see the Ambrose Breaker dropping to the ground, bouncing off the ground along with Siegfried to end the opening.

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The episode begins off with the town of Atlas engulfed in flames. A number of huntsmen and huntresses were fighting off some assassins who works for Utsuro. Tony Shimura and Wraith Belladonna can be seen barging in through.

"Let's go, Wraith!" Tony shouted out at her, as he barges into the fight.

"Yeah..." Wraith just immediately turned her one-handed katana, Onimaru into her war gideon weapon, with her particle semblance, Solar Flayer. She started to smash her way through the field by attacking some of those assassins.

Tony uses his hand to hand combat fighting to get past them as well. 

Back to Wraith's point of view. 

Wraith has like six assassins coming after her. She would hit two assassins with the gideon and her weapon would immediately change into a gun, 20 seconds from almost ending the semblance. 

Three of the six assassins attempts to slash her with a sword, but she steps back as she shoots at them. The fourth one came from behind with a kunai in hand but she spun to the right side and shoots them at the side of their head. As the assassin accidentally threw their kunai at the fifth assassin, as that assassin got struck in the head with it. 

The final one came towards Wraith and her gun fades out in particles as it turns into a katana once again.

The assassin jumps in the air and attempts a spin-out sword slash but Wraith blocks it as their sword broke into two and Wraith would switches hands with her katana, and she delivers a hard clubbing blow to the back of their neck, as the assassin lands on his neck, thus breaking his neck. 

"Pathetic humans..." The black-haired faunus said, as she glared at all of the dead assassins. 

Tony began to use his Wind Trajectory Semblance, for his pendulum. He can use it to his advantage. He had like two assassins coming after him. He swings his pendulum at one of them and grabs a hold of them, as he pulls them back to deliver a spinning heel kick to the face. 

Then, the other assassin attempts to attack him with his sword and slashing at him in every turn, but Tony  slips and dodge a few times. As he saw yet another one coming at him with sword attacks. Tony swung his pendulum at the one behind him and grab a hold of his arm, as he kicks him in the gut and then pays attention back to the one who attempted to slash at his face but Tony lifted his leg up in the air to kick the sword out of their hands. 

As Tony follows that up with a break dance head spin turning that into kicks of his own to whoever was coming his way, including the one who attempted to slash at him with a sword. The assassin was just sent back to the ground after that huge kick to the face. 

"Wow...I didn't know I could do that..."

Tony gets back into his feet, as he looks straight ahead to see someone standing in front of him. It appears to be a swordsman, hm...That swordsman doesn't look too familiar at all. 

"Who are you?" He asked, as he slowly took out Siegfried from his holster. 

Tony had to guess that this man is apart of the chaos that's happening throughout Atlas. This is why he had to take Siegfried out, to defend himself.

The man straight ahead was definitely one of Utsuro's top rookies, Ashida Kanitaro. The man had a emotionless look on his face. He takes his sword out and didn't respond to Tony's question. 

"I see. You won't answer my ques--"

Ashida just ran towards Tony with his sword in hand, is ready to attack him with it. Tony turns Siegfried into a sword, as he was ready for the first move that opposing enemy made on him. 

They began to fend swords with each other. 

On the other hand, Wraith was standing face to face with two swordsmen who are involved in the chaos. Both swordsman's names are Kaneki Momoshiro and Renjiro Husaka. They were two of the five top rookies under Utsuro's organization. They seemed to be very cocky and confident that they will beat the shit out of this one.

"Well, well, well...If it isn't Atlas Military Leader, Wraith Belladonna of the Belladonna Family..." Renjiro said with a confident smirk on his face and he draws his sword, as he points that sword at Wraith. 

Kaneki did the same thing but with a serious, yet so confident smirk on his face. 

"This is gonna serve well for us, Renjiro...We'll have the head of the Military Leader of Atlas to our leader's collection.."

"I swear, you humans make me sick to my stomach..." Wraith responded back to them, as she takes out her railgun, Immobius and points it at them. 

Kaneki and Renijro started to charge towards Wraith, as they ran into different directions trying to have the numbers game play a role against her.

Wraith shot the ground, as she was hoisted up off from the ground into the air and she activates her semblance, by turning her railgun into a war gideon. As she attempts to slam her gideon at one of them, or at least targeting the ground to shake the earth in the ground.

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Then, the fight cuts into the sky where Cinder Fall was, as she was watching Atlas fall and Wraith and Tony fighting off those swordsmen down below from where she was.

Cinder Fall was in the sky, with flames emanating from her hands and boots to keep herself floating up above and she was watching Tony and Wraith fighting the assassins down below with a smug look on her face.

"This...is true destruction~ The future I envisioned...is happening before me. This is nice to see.
"

A green light would appear from behind Cinder and it was a whirlwind-like hurricane as it fades, and it appears to be Zaveid behind Cinder. He points Siegfried at her. 

"You won't escape that easily, Cinder..." Zaveid knew what was happening, since he was nearby Atlas at the time of this destruction began happening. 

"Oh, I won't Zaveid? That's what you exactly said, long time ago when you didn't save him...You know who I'm talking about too..." 

God, she went there....Bringing up Shinpachi's death 20 years ago...Damn, it did light a fire in Zaveid after hearing that...He shoots a bullet at Cinder immediately.

Cinder blocked the bullet with her aura, coming from her hand. She blocked it like it was nothing...She smiled at him evilly.

"Looks like you will lose again..." She said, as she flees away from the destroyed Atlas. 

Of course, she did this to draw Zaveid, who is a licensed huntsman away from the chaos. 

Zaveid was becoming enraged by this. Dammit, it pushed him that easily because she brought up a terrible memory in his life...Where he or Velvet couldn't save him, back then...

"I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY LIKE YOU DID, A LONG TIME AGO!!" 

He shouted out loud, as he flees straight after her.

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From a few minutes away from making it to the town of Atlas.

Sayaka Ishiyama, was on her way to making it there by tree, going by tree to tree.

"Damn...I need to get there...Save those people and figure out who were those people that went into the city....But, Shinsuke..." She thought to herself.

Flashback Scene

As Shinsuke and Sayaka were sitting outside of their home in the outskirts of Atlas where they saw the fire up ahead. 

Shinsuke exhaled smoke. after taking a small hit from his smoking pipe. He looks up at Sayaka with a slight smile. He wanted her to save those people from whatever danger that's happening in Atlas. Those people come first.

"Just go, Sayaka...It's okay, I'll be fine here.." He said to her, reassuring her that he would be fine. 

Sure, he couldn't do much while he's on the wheelchair. But, he's good enough to at least defend himself while being in the wheelchair.

"You sure, Shinsuke? What about--" 

Shinsuke drew his sword out, as he looks at Sayaka with his usual, confident grin.  

"No worries, Saya...I'll be fine, besides...I do have backup as well. For hunstmen and huntresses, they need to protect the people, no matter the cost. This will help you rack up more experience as a huntress. Understand?"

Sayaka understood what he said about the duty of huntsmen and huntress, she wanted to be a huntress that will do whatever it takes to protect people and yes, Shinsuke as well. She nodded her head at him. "Alright, Shinsuke." 

"Now, go out there and make me proud!" 

Shinsuke said with a grin on his face, he knew that her student could do it. He had faith in her to do her very best out there against the enemy who was destroying the town. 

In the background, sees two people in black clothing passing by into the trees. 

"Hm? Who are they?" 

She wondered. Sayaka noticed this, but Shinsuke didn't. She ran off and jumps onto a tree branch, as she was now on her way to Atlas.

Flashback ends.

"They might be headed to the same place as me. But, no worries, citizens of Atlas! I'm coming!" 

Sayaka thought in her mind, as she jumps out from the trees and going straight into the ground. She ran off, straight into town.

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Back in Course Academy, in Vacuo. At the Headmaster's office, Sami Callihan was guarding the door as he asked to by Mutsuko, in the privacy to her and her family.

Mutsuko Crowe was sitting down in her office with the rest of the Crowe/Shimura family. 

Velvet Crowe, Benjamin Shimura, Kaiku & Sagura Shimura were here just to talk with Mutsuko about Tony and Atlas.

"So, I'm guessing you're here to figure out on where Tony could be, as of right now, right?" Mutsuko guessed right off the bat, she knew this was what they wanted to ask about.

The four family members looked at each other, Velvet stepped forward and looks at Mutsuko, giving her a simple response.

"Well, you're close...Girls, wanna tell her?" Velvet asked, looking over to her two daughters.

Kaiku places a hand on Sagura's shoulder and smiled at her. "You can tell her, Sags. It's okay." 

"Okay..." Sagura quietly responded to her sister.

"So, what is it, then? Sagura?" Mutsuko looks straight at her, she wondered on what they need to really discuss, when it came to Tony...Well, Tony is understandable, because they are the most concerned for him. But, what does Atlas have to do with all of this?

Sagura hoped that the man, who spoke to the family before about Tony was right...She took a deep breath in and out for that one moment. 

"We found out from someone, who lives in Atlas...They said they saw Tony going to Atlas! There has been sightings of him!" 

This was the best news Mutsuko has ever heard, she wanted to cry but she just can't...It's a relief that Tony is still alive out there...

"Sure, we may know that's where he had went to. But, we don't know the specifics on why he went to Atlas...Other than searching for his friend, and we already know it's Tyler. The man said he didn't know why..."

Benjamin fully explained to Mutsuko, as he looks over at the old photo of his former team, with him, Mutsuko, Velvet, and Shinpachi...Wow...25 years without Shinpachi around...Crazy...

"It's only been two years! We want to see him and help him!" Kaiku said. Tears were falling down from her eyes, and past her glasses, as she takes it off and dries the tears onto her white jacket sleeve. 

Sagura went over to hug her sister, trying to comfort her.

"So...What are you guys going to do now that you got this new information?" Mutsuko asked.

"We're gonna find him, we're gonna help him with his mission to find--" 

Mutsuko's office phone rings, while Velvet was cut off mid-sentence. She looks down at the caller ID and it was an unknown hotel-like number or something. Huh? Weird...She doesn't often get calls outside of the school, unless if it was either from different classrooms or teachers, or even from his family. But someone was calling from a hotel...

She looks up at Velvet, and Velvet nodded her head, basically telling her to answer the phone.

"Don't apologize, it's okay, sis. You can answer it..." It was almost like Velvet knew that this call had to be very important, Mutsuko is the headmaster of this school after all. 

Mutsuko goes over to answer the phone and answers. "Hello?"

Phone Call:

Speaking from the other line is actually Richard Ambrose and Oscar Pine, who is also Ozpin. 

Following Richard's run-in with Utsuro's lackeys, Saiko Mayama and Lily Black, with Oscar/Ozpin saving him back there at their hideout. They actually decided to go the nearest place and they are at a small village, staying at a hotel there. 

"Hello, is this Mutsuko Crowe?" Richard asked, as he had spoken over the speakerphone. 

"Wait...This voice...Are you--?!" 

Mutsuko quickly recognized who this was, if it is...She would immediately hang up because she hates that man, Richard Ambrose...After all of the shit he's done to his own son at the young age and his own wife, too instead of just being there for his wife and teaching his son how to be a man...

"Yes, Ms. Crowe...This is Ozpin and Mr. Ambrose here..." 

It appears, Ozpin had taken over Oscar's body for the moment. 

Mutsuko was shocked, no...Surprised is the right word...That can't be Ozpin, right?! RIGHT?! He fucking died a long time ago, after Shinpachi did....But, how?!

"You must be playing a joke...Are you?! I don't have time for this, Ambrose! Aren't you supposed to be in--" 

"It's true, Mutsuko...Ozpin is really here with me and still in the body of Oscar Pine...Sorry to cut you off, but it's in fact, true...Ozpin is here and alive still..." Richard clarified. 

"Hold on for a second..."

Mutsuko would put the phone call on speakerphone, so that the family could hear this..."Can you hear me, you two?!" 

Velvet, Kaiku, Benjamin, and Sagura were absolutely curious on who Mutsuko was talking to. They were ready to hear the "person" or "people" over the other line.

"Yes, Mutsuko..." Richard responded.

"Yup, Ms. Crowe. We can hear you just fine." Ozpin responded. 

Velvet and Benjamin quickly recognized those voices...They couldn't believe it...

"No fucking way..." Benjamin's eyes widened, taken aback by the people who were over the phone.

Velvet was just speechless, remembering that last voice from anywhere...What the hell?! But, that can't be right?

"What are you calling about and where are you at?! And...Oz...We...thought you--" Mutsuko asked, wondering on why they called and where were they calling from.

Ambrose came up with an answer for the question that Mutsuko just asked. 

"To leave a long story short...I actually found a lot of things, one...Saiko Mayama's location. Two, it's confirmed that she's with someone...But, it's someone that nobody would expect, it's just Ozpin's theory though, Three...I did find out that...they have Tyler Black and they also are trying to eliminate Atlas, before getting to every last country in Remnant..."

"Yes, the name of the person who is trying to take out Atlas is..." 

The scene cuts to being outside of the building and shouting can be heard.

"WHAT?!?!?"

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Coming from Vale, Lie Ren, Nora Valkryie, Shizuka, and Jaune Arc were on their way to Vacuo, to go and see Mutsuko Crowe at Course Academy. But, they had to go past Britannia Village to get there, which was in between both Vale and Vacuo. 

Gladly after recovery in the town, the people were very active and just back to doing normal things after these past two years. 

"Wow!! The town is more active and lively like before! And they have expanded a little more now!" 

Shizuka said with a lot of excitement and she was happy to see everyone just active and all. It was nice to see, definitely. 

"Yea, seems like everyone is more happier than before! It's great to see the village back up and running, once again." Jaune responded, nodding his head in agreement with Shizuka.

Ren and Nora walked with them, holding each other's hand

"So much has changed since that time...Changes have been made, and the mood has been very lively here! The energy is much more fluid than before! And, more importantly, we're BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!!! How exciting is that?!" 

Nora had her other hand on Jaune's shoulder, shaking him and she was excited that they were back together for the first time in years.

Ren smiled, watching Nora and Jaune, man....It felt so nostalgic, going back to their days when they were in Beacon and when Pyrrha was alive too.

As the group were walking towards the bridge, about to make their exit from the village.

Ren notices Ryuuto Yoshida and his daughter, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida down below the nearby the river, at the grave site of Dean Ambrose, doing a prayer..

"Hm...Is that Ryuuto and his daughters?" Ren asked.

Jaune, Nora, and Shizuka looks over to see Ryuuto and Kita doing a prayer for the former Shield member that died on that very spot, two years ago, in the fight he had with Tony. 

"Should we go down there and say hello?" Shizuka asked them.

"Nah, it wouldn't be right to...interrupt them in their prayer..." Jaune said, as he continued to walk and moving forward. 

Ren did agree to that, as he walked forward as well and Nora follows behind.

Ryuuto began to notice Ren, Nora, Jaune, and Shizuka walking on the bridge, as he looks over towards the girls and as they finished their prayer. 

"Hey, Kita...There goes your friend, Shizuka! Wanna go and say hello to her real quick?" Ryuuto asked, as he wanted her to go and see her friend. 

Kita quickly nodded her head, as she bowed at the front of his memorial grave and she went up the stairs, headed up to the bridge. Yes, they built some stairs for the river's surface down below. She ran towards her for a hug. "Shizuka!!!!"

Before Shizuka could catch up with them, she saw Kita running up the stairs and embraces the hug Kita gave her. "Hey, Kita! How are you?"

"I'm doing well! Just sending our prayers to my guardian angel...What are you doing here? It's been two years, since we've last seen you!" Kita excitedly said to one of her closest friends. 

Shizuka was happy to see Kita. Them, Jaune, Ren, and Nora watched them hug it out. It was nice to see in their eyes, of course.

"Well, I'm with Teacher, Ren, and Nora! We're about to go to Vacuo! It's for a very important mission." Shizuka said without explaining the full details on the "mission" that Team JNR and Shizuka are on. 

"Mission, huh? Well, I wish you luck, Shizuka! You too, guys! Be safe!" Kita waved at Jaune, Nora, and Ren before going back to hug Shizuka again. "Stay safe, Shizuka. We're cheering you all on!" 

"I will. You stay safe too." Shizuka said, as she let's go of the hug at the same time as Kita did. She ran off, as she caught up with the team and they moved forward.

Ryuuto had finally made it up to the bridge with Kita and he smiled, as he was happy to see Kita reuniting with one of her close friends she met after the war, from two years ago.

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Back with Ray, Kaneko, and Asuka as they were on the boat and with Ray rowing the boat and Asuka having the map in her hands and Kaneko being the lead here.

They seem to be headed off towards Atlas.

"Go west, Ray. We're not far away from Atlas." Asuka instructed, as she was reading the map.

Ray nodded his head at Asuka. "Got it..." He rowed towards the west side direction. 

Kaneko wondered on why did Asuka just decided to come with them, other than wanting to get retribution for the loss of her brother instead of staying with her mother, where it's mostly safe.

"Asuka...Why didn't you stay with your mother? I understand you want to get retribution for your brother and all but, why? Why put yourself in dang-"

Asuka places her index finger to Kaneko's lips, trying to quiet her. 

"Why? Because...this is something you both shouldn't be handling on your own. Mom can protect herself, and she got some brothers to make sure nothing ever goes wrong with Mistral...So, I'm here with you now to make sure you both make it back alive. I can't stand to see anymore people die, because of a war that they were never supposed to be involved in..."

She took her finger off, as she smiled slightly at Kaneko. "I see..." 

"Guys...Bad news..." Ray saw Atlas straight ahead, as he saw it engulfed in flames...

Kaneko, Asuka, and Ray was shocked to see what's happening to the whole place. 

"Please tell me we're not too late! Right?!" Kaneko just couldn't keep her composure, just looking at how destroyed Atlas looked. 

Ray thought that, it's not too late to save Atlas or the people within it. "It looks like the destruction has begun...Should we go out there?" 

"Yeah. Let's go and pull up, we're gonna find out who or what was behind this..." Asuka called out to Ray.

Ray nodded his head at Asuka, as he pulls up to shore with the boat with Asuka and Kaneko on board.

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Meanwhile in Atlas Academy, the headmaster, Weiss Schnee had gotten past the samurai who were guarding the entire place, in attempt to make sure nobody was interfering with the plans that Utsuro had set in place for his faction.

Jason Black, who was sitting down in Schnee's office, watching the chaos going on. He had a smug look on his face, he was proud to see the destruction of this very city happening before his very eyes.

Shirou Tanahashi and Kazuhiro Inoue was standing side by side in front of the desk, on guard for Jason.

Jason did quickly sense a presence nearby, he knew there was someone on their way here. "Shirou, Inoue...Keep on the lookout for our special guest...Stay on your guard."

"Alright, Mr. Black..." Shirou said, without any emotion or feeling in him. 

Kazuhiro took his sword out, as he kept his guard up for when the enemy arrives. "Okay."

Weiss Schnee uses her glyphs to break into the office, thus breaking the door and seeing multiple men flying into the room, literally have been taken out by those glyphs. 

Kazuhiro does a slant sword slash to one of the glyphs, as Shirou using quick sword skill attacks to take out the remaining glyphs. 

Jason Black was still sitting down in the chair behind the desk, calmly and comfortably watching the chaos ensue in Atlas. He didn't even bother to turn around, because he knew Weiss can't make it past Shirou and Kazuhiro.

"So, I see you've come finally...Weiss Schnee..."

As the smoke clears in the room, Weiss Schnee is standing by herself in front of Shirou and Kazuhiro, with a serious look on her face. 

"Yeah, and I'm guessing you're the one who orchestrated this and Cinder Fall's escape. If so...You're terrorism, you making an escape route for Cinder, and you DESTROYING my school, the government, this town, and the people within it. It stops right here and right now!" 

"Well, I hate to break it to you. But, if you wanna fight him...Better go through us to do it." Shirou simply said to Weiss, as he pointed his sword straight at Weiss. 

Kazuhiro looked at Weiss with a somewhat look of concern on his face. As if he didn't want to fight her like this. He had his doubts about this. He readies himself for this fight, anyways. 

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Back to the chaos at hand outside of Atlas Academy. 

Two people can be seen running rampant over the enemy force, down below. They were the same people that Sayaka Ishiyama saw earlier on. Both of them had cloaks over their heads. 

Both of them were talking to each other.

"How close are we to him?" The tall person on the right asked, that sounded a male's voice.

The shorter person on the left responds back to him. "We're not too far off from him!" It seems like it's a female's voice. 

Who were these people is a mystery to everyone? Why are they here in a place like this, while there is destruction happening in the town. Also, it seems like both of them are here for someone.

Wraith had taken out those two cocky samurai, without a problem. "Hmph, is that really all you both had to offer? And you said you were gonna have my head on your boss' silver platter, huh? How pathetic..." 

Then, she saw those same two people running an onslaught through everyone. 

"Huh?! HEY! STOP! YOU CAN'T-- Dammit..." 

Wraith did spot one of them having a grin on their face. "Who is that and why are they here when they should be outside of the city away from the chaos?" She thought, then began to run after them to find out why they are really here.

After both Tony and Ashida clashed swords, they were going back and forth in crazy speed. 

Ashida attempts to do a horizontal sword slash but Tony slid under the sword, as he quickly stood back up and the moment he got back up, he jumps in the air, trying to go for a spin out vertical sword slash. Ashida counters with a spinning side kick to the gut, which actually connected.

Tony landed on his feet, basically keeping his balance. "Damn!" 

Ashida was quick enough to get up close to Tony, attempting a uppercut sword slash. 

Tony had no time to think of an counterattack because he was that quick. "Shit! He's quick" 

Then, before they knew it, someone fired a few shots at Ashida. Which Ashida had to call an audible, by sidestepping the fired shots and blocking some of those bullets with his sword. 

Tony sat back after seeing his life flashing before his very eyes, as he saw someone standing behind him.

That tall person walked in front of Tony, as they did respond to Tony's question. "Don't worry, kiddo...You can sit tight while we handle this guy."

"Kiddo...? What do you mean?" Tony simply asked, as he looked up at the tall person in front of him. 

With Ashida having his back turned, the second person in the cloak appears from behind. She aims her bow and arrow, as she shot a heat-seeking missile like arrow at Ashida. 

Ashida turns around to slash his way through that arrow, only for the person in the cloak to quickly run towards him and changing their current weapon, the bow and arrow into a shape of a two-handed sword. 

They attempt to do a cyclone sword attack with the two-handed sword. 

Ashida slid under that first attempted sword slash, but the second under that cyclone attack he couldn't even dodge that as he did get cut by the cheek. 

Following that cyclone attack, that cloaked person quickly changes their weapon's shape of form once again, but this time into a sniper rifle and fires a huge explosive bullet at Ashida. 

Ashida didn't see it coming at all, as he did get struck in the shoulder with that huge bullet. 

"Damn! Who in the hell are these people and why would they save someone who's worth of dying? Someone that Lord Utsuro ordered us to kill." He silently said to himself. 

The shorter person, the woman in the cloak also stood in front of Tony and beside the man, who she came here with. The woman's weapon immediately turns back into a sword. 

"Are you okay?" 

Tony was watching this unfold between these two random people who just showed up. But, that sword style and those attacks that the other person made is very impressive. And then, he was even more caught off guard on how the second person just called him by his name.

He was confused as to why they knew his name and asks them. "Who are you guys?" 

"Well, I'd say it's been a long time, hasn't it? We haven't seen you in ages." 

The man said with a grin on his face, as he slowly pulls his hood over slowly revealing himself as Yusuke Kuromiya. 

The woman also took her hood off as well. She had a smile on her face, because...She has a chance to see her friend's son for the first time in years, Havana Miku was very happy to see him.

"You're like a spinning image of your own father and mother, aren't you, Tony?"

Tony didn't know what to make of this, the reveal of the people who saved him. He does remember seeing an old photo, back at Shoku Shinjuku, when he was young. He does remember seeing two other people in the photo that looked very unfamiliar. Then, the fact they mentioned his parents and his dad. 

The 20-year old kid of Shinpachi Shimura was surprised that they knew his parents, and...He wasn't sure if they were the two other students in the photo with the old class from so long ago. 

This scene cuts into the ending theme credits. 

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Ending Theme Plays

Theme Song: Lily by Luck Life

The ending visuals begins off with a full sight view of the new bridge at Britannia Village and in the background is seen with a beautiful atmospheric view, in the daylight.

A slideshow transition shows the full view of Vale, Atlas, Vacuo, and Mistral, in the same atmospheric view as well. 

I burned something for someone

Following the transitions would show Tony Shimura with his back turned and he held Ambrose Breaker onto his shoulder, letting it rest as the background visuals is him looking up at the light. 

It made me suffocate

Tony Shimura is seen looking up, he doesn't seem to look back at all. 

Then, a quick scene would see Tony and his father, Shinpachi Shimura crossing paths and he fades into the light, as it quickly transitions to Dean Ambrose walking past Tony as well. And Dean is seen fading into the light from the darkness as well.

Mixed up my priorities, emotions are swaying

Next would show Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida together, back to back. Vanilla is seen with a somewhat smile, but slowly turning into a sad look on her face as Kita is seen with a smile, yet with a concerned feeling for Vanilla.

I forgot how to be myself


A memory transition sees Vanilla and Tony on their final moment before Tony's departure. She had a memory of seeing Tony waving without looking back, leaving the village. 

The memory slowly burns out into a transition to seeing Tyler Black looking back and he was standing in the middle of town at the village, following the war, four years ago. 

Please, choose me


Tyler Black is now seen with his back turned as well but he is slightly looking back, as the background visuals with him facing the darkness and fog around him. He is seen with his hands in his pockets. 

I feel pain in my heart


Tyler envisions himself crossing paths with Roman Reigns, as he fades away into the light as well. He tries his best not to tear up at all...But, he wakes up in his vision to see his mother, Lily Black singing into his ear from behind and all he sees his brother, Jason Black a front of him. 

This sorrow and hollow feeling

Black slowly closes his eyes to the singing as tears slowly fell down from his eyes down to his cheeks. 

Following this, would show Utsuro standing fully with his back turned as he had Saiko Mayama by his side and she was next to him, facing forward and she had her long sword in hand. Saiko had a psychotic smile on her face. 


Are throbbing right here


After would show quick transition shots shows Gintoki Sakata balling up his fist, Ryuuto Yoshida looking outside at the sky with a slightly serious look on his face, Shinsuke Takasugi gripping his fingers onto his covers, and Ray Rowe gritting at his teeth in anger.

Then, three moments sees Yang grabbing onto Gintoki's hand, Vanilla hugging Tony from behind, and someone reaching their hand out to Tyler.

Tears, please don't overflow


A brief moment shows Tyler with tears falling down his cheeks. 

Then, it shows multiple scenes with the following:

Tony crying a front of Vanilla after she saves him and embracing her in a hug. 

Kita also crying for Dean after finding out about his death. 

Gintoki tearing up before him executing Shoyo Yoshida with a crying smile on his face. 

Dean in his final moments with Tony, tearing up as well. 

Roe Ket in tears as well after Kaiku and Sagura helped her get through her trouble of being alone. 

Kaiku, Sagura, and Velvet in tears following Tony's return before the war. 

Following this scene can be shown with Ray Rowe hugging his sister, Kazuko while both of them are in tears.

I breath out quietly


Tony Shimura and Vanilla Frost shouting out to Cinder Fall as they began to hit their combo move on her. 

After this would show Velvet Crowe holding hands with Shinpachi Shimura, tearing up before his death.

Following this moment would see Saiko Mayama in her mental breakdown after failing to re-capture Tony. 
During this breakdown shows, Utsuro lending a hand down for Saiko. 

Saiko slowly reached out to Utsuro's hand as the scene fades out into the light.

I held it in so no one'll notice me

Next scene is transitioned to seeing Himiko Ren can be seen running after someone and reaching out to them, as she sees that person walking away. 

Then, a quick transition sees Ray Rowe walking away as she is running towards for him. He looked back slightly at her as he turned his head back to forward and he fades away from Ren. 

Himiko didn't get to catch his hand in time, either once he did fade away.

She tears up as Ruby Rose and Emilia Rose walked up to her as both of them, places a hand on her shoulder. Jake is seen with a smile on his face, as well as Emilia.

Following that scene showed a still shot of Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, and Shizuka walking away from Beacon Academy, heading off to Vacuo.


What's "being myself?"

Next scene can be shows Jason Black, standing in the forefront of Weiss Schnee's office at Atlas Academy, alongside with Shirou Tanahashi and Kazuhiro Inoue standing side by side.

Next still shot saw Mutsuko Crowe at Course Academy, watching her students from the window of the school and is seen sitting on her office chair with Sami Callihan, Velvet Crowe, Benjamin Shimura, Kaiku and Sagura Shimura in the background.

With Mutsuko looking out into the window, in the reflection of the mirror had shown her with a look of suspicion on her face. 

The camera shot transitions into the destroyed town of Atlas.

Please, someone answer this question


Following the scene with Crowe, it transitions back to Tony, Wraith, and Weiss standing outside of the prison to see Atlas engulfed into flames.


All three of them looked very serious as they began to part ways.

Tony shot a bullet from his gun and Wraith would do sword slash, which brings it into the next scene.

What do I have? What can I do?

This scene would do a downward-like spiral transitional scene to seeing Tyler still sleeping under his own subconscious and Lily holding onto her son. 

Until someone slowly reaches out to Tyler, at least in his mind and somewhat hears a voice as well, shouting out to him. 

A quick scene sees Tony singing "What do I have?", as he was standing looking up at the sun and Tyler's expression is updated with him, singing out with a sad look on his face, "What can I do?" looking down at the ground in the nighttime.

As the wind blows, I stared at the light 

Tyler opens his eyes slowly, as he saw Roman, Tony, Dean, and himself together in his vision, as he saw themselves together in his vision, he tears up a bit but in his real vision sees just Tony with his back turned, with him looking back at Tyler with a smile on his face. And Roman and Dean can be seen standing behind Tyler and they push him towards Tony.


Quick memory shots shows Tyler growing up with Roman, then teaming with him, Dean, and Tony, as they head to Beacon, and finally the last shot sees Tony and Tyler high-fiving Dean and Roman as Dean and Roman fades out into the light. 

Tyler starts to smile, as he turns around finally. Tony looks behind as well fully from his earlier shot, as well as Vanilla and Kita. 

The ending visuals finishes up with seeing Tony and Tyler with Vanilla and Kita back to back as their teen selves, as the adult Tony, Tyler, Kita, and Vanilla looks at their teen selves. 

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"Hello, guys! It is I, the Headmaster of Atlas, Weiss Schnee speaking to you amazing fans out there!"

The audience gave Weiss a standing ovation, one she actually loved to get. 

"We thank you for tuning into this week's episode! We had a pretty action-packed episode, and how about that finish at the end of the episode?! It seems as like we got some more people re-emerge from the past, from our time! Where have those two been this entire time?! What was there reason to show up now whle the town was getting destroyed by some group of assassins myself. Speaking of, I got some assassins and some idiot I have to deal with back in the Academy. Gotta do what I gotta do to save my school and my town. And how about that Zaveid vs. Cinder tease?! That's gonna be insane! And what kind of information did Ozpin and Mr. Ambrose gave to the Crowe and Shimura family?! Oh, and before I give the next episode title. The producer of the show decided on the next opening theme starting on Episode 32, and that'll be "Aurora" by Aoi Eir! Finally, someone new is doing the opening! Anyways, the next episode. Episode 30, Despair and Hope! This next episode is gonna be very intense. Here's the preview images for that new episode! See you all on the next episode!"

Weiss waved at the audience with the crowd cheering in the background, as she walking away with the preview images appearing.

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Preview Images: Episode 30 - Despair and Hope

Gintoki Sakata, Tatsuma Sakamoto, and Kotaro Katsura along with Yang Xiao Long-Sakata, sat down at the bar together, recalling old memories from the wars together and Gintoki and Katsura's past in Shoka Shinjuku, along with Shinsuke Takasugi, who wasn't present here. They were all laughing and having a good time. 

Next image saw Gintoki holding a old picture with all of the people who attended Shoka Shinjuku back then, with people like Ryuuto, Shinpachi, Katsura, Takasugi, Velvet, Benjamin, Miku, Yusuke, Mutsuko, and himself in there with the rest. Shoyo Yoshida was in the middle of that class picture they took.

Cinder was waiting for Zaveid to arrive at a certain place, a very familiar place...

Utsuro sitting in his throne, in the control room watching all of the monitors with a evil grin on his face with what it appears to be Saiko Mayama in his lap. 

Tyler Black in what it seems to be his "dream", looking back at the times he had with his Shield Brothers.

Havana Miku, Yusuke Kuromiya, Tony Shimura, and Wraith Belladonna standing back to back against a full crowd of swordsmen, mages, and whatever else that Utsuro had in his forces.

Final image is shown with Weiss Schnee charging towards Shirou Tanahashi and Kazuhiro Inoue, while Jason Black comfortably sits back and watches them fight.

Preview ends.

Next Episode: Episode 30 - Despair and Hope

Monday, March 23, 2020

Episode 28, Season 3 - Days Are Numbered...

REMINDER: The canon characters of RWBY are owned by Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth, as well as the characters of Gintama are owned by Hideaki Sorachi. Also, the only Tales of characters that will be involved is Velvet Crowe and Zaveid, I do not own these characters but Yoshiharu Gotanda does since he's the creator of Tales of.

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Writer's Thoughts: Yo! What's up ATF readers? This is RWBYFan19_, back again with a new episode of After the Fall! I hope you guys liked Episode 27, which was made people asks more questions and have crazy theories for what could happen next. Also, I can confirm Season 3 will have a second ending theme, the theme will debut in Episode 32, most likely. Next ED theme is confirmed to be by the returning ASCA with "PLEDGE". And more characters returned, reveals came to light, and questions have been left both either, answered or unanswered. And we may get more reveals in this episodes and some more character returns and debuts. Maybe, some questions could get answered in this episode. Without further delay. Let's get to the episode.


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Intro

The episode begins with multiple flashbacks with the Fall of Beacon from twenty years ago.

A narrating voice sounds off in the background about it's past.

"Long ago..."

The flashback sees The White Fang and Adam Taurus, along with Roman Torchwick and Cinder Fall destroying Beacon Academy as Beacon had multiple students as well as from different schools trying to defend Beacon as well. Grimm was heavily involved as well.

"Remnant, mostly in Vale saw a new era...A era that was truly experienced with..."

The narrating voice paused as a red background appears where Adam Taurus severely injures Yang Xiao Long by slashing his sword at the arm of Yang, a front of Blake Belladonna.

"Bloodshed..."

A black background would fade in as a background and it shows a flashback with Pyrrha Nikos sending Jaune Arc into the weapon pod away from Beacon.

"Sad goodbyes..."

Then, the darkness would fade in once more. Timeline wise, would go back to see at the Beacon Tower in the end of the Cinder vs. Pyrrha fight where Cinder shoots one of her arrows at the heart of Pyrrha and Ruby Rose sees this.

"The worst of all...Death and heartbreak..."

Ruby was in shock as Cinder places a hand on Pyrrha's forehead as Pyrrha fades away. Then, Ruby cries out and screams out as the Silver Eyes activated and the whole background changes into all white afterwards.

"But, after all of that. A certain team was broken, later brought back together to stop one villain ahead of them that's caused The Fall of Beacon and the wars to happen."

The background would be painted in with color and it's in Salem's castle. Salem is shown.

"This woman, this dangerous woman...The darkness flows within her, because of her selfish needs. This woman's name is Salem and she won't stop at nothing until...The world is burnt down to the ground a front of her...."

What's next is shown with pages like a history book would be flipped and sees a war breaking out. The pages flip once more as the paint is being placed in the page with Team RWBY standing side by side with Ryuuto Yoshida, Gintoki Sakata, Zaveid, Shinsuke Takasugi, Shinpachi Shimura, Mutsuko Crowe, Velvet Crowe, Qrow Branwen, Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, Oscar Pine, and Raven Branwen on their side along with tons and tons of allies by their side.

"A war would be engaged. One side was the legendary Team RWBY alongside with their allies, that came along for in their journey."

Next page is flipped as it's shown with The White Fang with leader, Adam Taurus and many more on his side and standing from a few minutes off of where they were was Salem shown standing inside from the castle, watching this from afar.

"As The White Fang and Adam Taurus was ready for war. Salem was watching from afar. Then, from there the war finally begun."

A brand new page had been created as it would be painted in as it shows Team RWBY defeating Salem, alongside with Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie. Oscar Pine, and Lie Ren.

"Then, Salem was defeated by our heroes of the past. Sure, the war with Salem ended. But, things took a dark turn with The White Fang and Team RWBY's allies."

Another page would be stained in paint as it shows Shinsuke Takasugi, Velvet Crowe, Shinpachi Shimura, Mutsuko Crowe, Qrow & Raven Branwen, and Zaveid being held down as Adam Taurus watched them grovel and is enjoying it. As Shoyo Yoshida is seen tied up at the end of the cliff.

After this, then a page is turned as Gintoki Sakata is seen slashing Shoyo's head off clean with his sword, forcibly.

"After Shoyo's sacrifice for his students. The war did indeed end but on a sad note as our heroes stared at the sun, looking into the future as The White Fang did die down after the war and later disband. This would be the end of the past generation."

Then, a new book would be picked up by someone as the person would open that book. As the book has pages that needs to be filled in. But, the background would be painted in as a new generation would be shown standing a front of Beacon Academy.

"After twenty years of chaos and war. A new generation has risen. The new generation will make sure the world is safe from any sort of danger..."

A page is flipped and the background gets painted in as it would show Dean Ambrose in his new demon form killing Roman Reigns a front of Tony Shimura, Tyler Black, Mutsuko Crowe, Seth Thurston, Asuka Reigns, Vanilla Frost, and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida.

"Then...even in the new generation, darkness exists within the new generation..."

A new page is shown, one of the new pages is there but the one to the right is not painted in yet. The page to the left shows Dean not turning his back to look at his former teammates, as he did side with Cinder Fall, Roe Ket, Zero Kishitani, Katsuke Shinoda, and Saiko Mayama. Tony is shown with an angered look on his face.

"This is where...Anger, darkness, despair, and finally...hatred comes into play..."

The page to the right is now painted in as it shows Tony Shimura standing all alone, in the rain and is apparently seen at Atlas, raging in the rain by himself, continuing his search for Dean, following his interaction with Saiko Mayama using her Darkness Control on him. He is seen shouting out loud out of desperation and anger.

"The boy, Tony Shimura is now under his own darkness and fighting his own subconscious, with a desperate mind, that's close to breaking. Trying to prove he can save someone on his own and under his own power."

Another page is flipped and is seen with someone holding their hand out to Tony, as Dean walked away into the darkness. Saiko is shown holding her hand out and Vanilla holding hers on opposite sides as Tony was in the middle.

"Now...Darkness or Light, Give up or keep fighting is his two only options...Which will he choose?...

A page is flipped once more as it shows Vanilla Frost hugging Tony Shimura, outside of Beacon Academy, with an laid out Saiko Mayama as well as the Beacon's head, Ruby Rose, Jake Belladonna, a close friend of Tony's, and Vanilla's sister, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida watching the two hug.

....A choice was made when the girl, Vanilla Frost woke him from the boy's own darkness. The boy, Tony... chose to continue the fight and his mission to save his friend..."

A new page is seen as it's shown Tony Shimura, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and Vanilla Frost heading towards for Britannia Village for the upcoming war.

"The young trio now is going into their hometown village and defend Vale from darkness and war, that the enemy declares...."

Another page is flip on the left as it's shown on both pages, of the two sides which sees on one side, Ryuuto Yoshida, Velvet Crowe, Zaveid, Ray Rowe, Emilia Rose, Himiko Ren, Kaiku and Sagura Shimura, Tyler Black, Kintoki Sakata, and Asuka Reigns in the village defending for Vale. The other side would see Cinder Fall leading the charge for her side alongside with Roe Ket, Zero Kishitani, and her forces heading into the village to start the war. In the background shows Dean Ambrose standing on the village's bridge.

"As the war emerges..."

The next page shows Dean Ambrose fully in his demon form and holding the Demon-Dweller Sword, as Tony Shimura was standing on the opposing side with Siegfried in hand.

"For better or worse...Two friends, now enemies, a rivalry...It will all collide ahead on one battle and whoever is the last man standing...the rivalry came to ahead."

The page is flipped over as the picture was painted in of Tony and Dean laying side by side on the ground, at the bottom of the riverbank. Dean can be seen dying with a smile on his face.

"Of course, one died and the other remained alive to tell the tale."

To the right page, sees Tony Shimura picking up the Demon-Dweller Sword and Siegfried after his fight with Dean.

"With the request of taking the Demon-Dweller Sword as a gift from his friend. Tony rose up and took the sword, as he was finally ready to join the war."

On the next page, it was also painted in shown with Tony standing in front of Cinder Fall, back at Britannia Village. In the two pages sees him fighting her and defeating her.

"After joining the fight and taking on Cinder...Tony with the will of his friend, defeated Cinder Fall and saved his hometown village, as well as the world."

The final page would show a picture of Tony, Vanilla, Kita, KaikuSagura, Himiko, Emilia, and Kintoki, two years later in a group photo together.

"After the war ended, the world is safe and sound yet again thanks to our heroes..."

"... But, for how long?" 

The book is closed by someone as he drops it to the ground and burns it up with a lighter.

"The world will crumble...At your expense, Shimura...."

The narrator reveals himself out to be Utsuro and he smiled evilly, as he walks away.

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Opening Theme Plays

The opening visuals begins off with a collection of sakura leaves going past by and then, it would clear out as it slowly rises up in the night sky with the leaves passing by in the background, as a new detail of light sparkles appears in the scene. As the RWBY: After the Fall Season 3 title card appears in a slow reveal like way and the moon can be seen along with the title card.

Then, the visuals fades out with a bright light effect, after the title card had appeared fully.

Alone on this spring night

As the visuals faded out, it would show Tyler Black with his eyes closed, sitting against a tree. 

Sighs fade out into the monochrome sky

The moonlight reflects down onto him, as he slowly had opened his eyes and they were visibly shown with dull eyes, slowly waking up and he starts to be looking up at the sky. Tyler slowly stood up and starts walking away from the light.

The waves of diligent people simply stared at me

The next scene would next see Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, Ryuuto Yoshida, and Vanilla Frost outside of their home. Ryuuto having a smile on his face, as well as Kita. The moon light in the sky shines on them, as well as Vanilla. Vanilla's eyes lit up and she had a look where she seemed a bit upset, looking at the sky. But, Kita placed a hand on her shoulder and Vanilla turns the sad look into a smile.

Since all I did was wait for you

A quick moment can be seen with a trail of sakura leaves leaning towards the moon. 

Both of us, Both of us

This would quickly transition to seeing Tyler Black running away as he almost trips but kept running.

Searched for that missing half of that month

Four transition moments can be seen. The first saw Tyler as a kid running away from his mother and brother. 

The second sees Tyler as a young teen, running with Roman Reigns and he had a reassuring smile on his face.

Third transition sees Tony Shimura, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose running with Tyler together. Tyler is seen with a grin on his face.

Then, as he gains a memory of his mother and brother leaving him and his younger self is seen trying to reach out to them and his current self, even sees Tony, Roman, and Dean as the fade out from Tyler's mother and brother going into the light, without him. 

I was able to share this loneliness with you'

He shouts out as he finds himself falling down into a pit of darkness. 

But once again, I swear

The next scene can be seen with Tony Shimura on opposing sides against Tyler's brother, Jason Black. He ran towards them with Siegfried and the Ambrose Breaker. Jason took out Tyler's gun and shoots at him, as Tony blocks the bullets and he jumps into the air and does a double sword slash.

We quickly tried to change like how the towns usually do

The fight scene transitions into seeing Kaiku and Sagura Shimura with Benjamin Shimura and Velvet Crowe outside of their home in Britannia Village, watching the moon. 

Following seeing them, next up would see Yang Xiao Long and Kintoki Sakata sitting on the bench as he was looking up at the moon, in Vale. As Gintoki was standing, looking up at the moon next to his family.

After this would see, Ray Rowe alongisde with his sister, Kazuko Rowe standing on top of a tree at Vacuo and he is seen with an serious look on his face. Kazuko was smiling here, as the two were looking up at the moon. Notably, Ray's eyes were now filled with light.

Even so, (even so) we still chased after it

A quick transition would see a still shot of Weiss Schnee standing in her office, at Atlas Academy with Wraith Belladonna standing there in the background.

Then, more still shots sees Emilia Rose along with Himiko Ren standing out in town of Vale, holding out her hand as sakura leaves goes by and past her. Ren notably looking up with a worried expression on her face.

Ruby Rose can be seen standing outside of Beacon, heading inside and looking at the beautiful moon in the sky.

Zaveid can be seen standing by with Mutsuko Crowe, at her home in Vacuo. 

Roe Ket, Jake Belladonna, Kyrie Castillo, and Katsuke Shinoda can be seen at Menagerie, outside of Roe and Katsuke's home, watching the leaves and moon. 

Asuka and Atsuko Reigns is seen at Mistral, watching the moon from the window of the Reigns' residence.

Also, a new shot can be seen with a new character shown and it was The Black Claw's leader Ao Taurus, along with her bodyguards standing by not looking up at the moon at all.

And finally, Utsuro can be seen staring at the moon with an evil smile, as Saiko Mayama can be seen with him as she had a evil smile on her face as well. 

Since that time, Since that time

Next scene would show Lily Black charging towards Tony Shimura, as the two began to clash swords back and forth. 

Searching for that missing half of that month

The exchange between the two ends with Lily kicking Tony in the stomach as he would get sent back.

Tony would then be seen with a shocked look on his face. A close-up shot would show Utsuro standing a front of him, with half of his face shown in the moonlight. He is seen with a cold, emotionless look on his face.

Then, Tony is seen standing up with both Ambrose Breaker and Siegfried in hand, ready to fight Utsuro.

Some time, Some time

The scene transitions back to Tyler Black running away still.

As Tyler is seen running towards to a cliff with the sakura tree up ahead, he sees going towards is his teen counterpart with his Shield brothers, he turns the look of sadness in his face into a slight smile. 

In his vision, he saw his teen self with Tony, Ambrose, and Roman, watching the beautiful moon and atmosphere. This fades out into seeing Tony by himself.

We'll head towards the blooming sakuras under the full moon 

Tyler joins Tony, as he tries to catch his breath. Tony looked at Tyler with a grin on his face, Tyler looked back at Tony with a smile. The scene can be seen static out as it's just Tyler standing there by himself and he had kept the smile on his face, as he was looking up at the sakura tree with falling petals coming from it.

The scene statics out once again to see a quick visual would see the Ambrose Breaker dropping to the ground, bouncing off the ground along with Siegfried to end the opening.

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The episode begins off at the hideout where Utsuro and Saiko Mayama was hiding at.

Inside the hideout, it appears to be Utsuro sitting at the meeting room, sitting down at the table while patting Saiko on the head, who was laying down on the lap of Utsuro. 

It appears Utsuro was waiting on some group of people.

"When are those people coming here, Lord?" Saiko asked as she looks up at Utsuro.

Utsuro looks down at Saiko and smiled, as he feels someone's aura behind that door. "They are behind those doors, right now..." 

Outside of the meeting room, it appears to be the White Fang, or well the new version of the group now called The Black Claw, Ao Taurus was standing outside along with her two men who are faunus as well, named Genzo Manitoba and Naraku Ishida, and Lily Black who is assisting them towards inside the room.

"So, is this it, lady?" Ao asked, as she was very impatient and wanted to get this over with.

Lily was already not liking this girl but she nodded her head at Ao. "Yes..." 

Naraku and Genzo stepped up towards Ao and looks down at Lily with intimidation.

Lily didn't seem to be very intimidated by her bodyguards. She opened the doors heading into the meeting room where Utsuro was sitting on the opposite side of the room.

"Well, hello...Ao Taurus...Welcome..." Utsuro said in a very darker and evil tone of voice.

Ao looks back at Genzo and Naraku before looking back at Utsuro, who was holding this meeting. She whispered to them both. "You two...Just in case, stand guard out here...and make sure this meeting ends up in no sort of violence....Understand?"

"Yes, Miss Taurus..." Naraku and Genzo said at the same time, as they were pretty emotionless. They stayed outside of the meeting room as ordered from Ao.

Lily would walk across the room and stands next to Utsuro. 

"Thank you for making sure they make it up here, Lily..." Utsuro thanked her and he looks back at Ao. 

"C'mon...Have a seat, Ms. Taurus...We have a lot...to...discuss..."

"Yeah, yeah...I know..." Ao said and she would walk over to the chair in front of her, as she sat down on it and faces Utsuro. 

Somehow, Richard Ambrose had made his way into the place without being detected by anybody, even let alone Utsuro. He used his transform semblance, and he was posing as a member from Utsuro's side. He was hiding behind the meeting room's door, listening into the conversation between both le 

"What is your plan, Utsuro...?!"

"To cut to the chase now. I wanna know, what is your plan for your group? How much to the table will The Black Claw deliver for when we rebuild a broken world?" Utsuro asked.

Ao had a serious look on her face as she lifts her legs and laid her legs down on the table. 


"We want retribution for The Black Claw, formerly known as The White Fang...After this group fell apart so many years ago, we have been forgotten into history and we need to take back what's ours. But...We'll leave everybody else behind. Blake Belladonna ruined EVERYTHING for this organization...We will do whatever it takes to regain the respect of the faunus and we will take this world by storm, if we work together..."

"I see. Revenge, retribution, and a world where the faunus is the dominate species. Is that right?" Utsuro asked with a calm, evil smile and he was interested in the goals that Ao had.

Ao nodded her head and she smirked. "Yup~ Revenge on Belladonna and the rest of that little team of hers too...Ruining our plan to make this world a better place for the faunus...Now, I wonder...What are your plans?"

"Destruction and bring despair and darkness back into the world of Remnant...Make these people bow down to me, make them beg for me to spare their pathetic and worthless lives...I will do it with my men, my forces, and more importantly...My semblance..." Utsuro said as he balled his fingers up to his palm, as if he had the world in his hand and he could make it crumble down at his feet.

"Your semblance? Interesting...." Ao turned the serious look into a smirk, she was definitely interested in hearing this and what is Utsuro's semblance may be.

Utsuro had no sign of remorse in his eyes, just pure evil and darkness in his soul. "Destroy and Rebuild...I can destroy anything and rebuild it into anything I want it to be.." He simply said.

"Destroy and Rebuild, huh? That's very interesting..." Ao thought in her mind. 

Richard's eyes widened in total shock. "No fucking way....So, that's his semblance...!? I hear...that's among of the most dangerous semblance of them all...And he has that?! Everyone needs to know about this...Right here, right now...." He said as he leaves slowly in hopes of nobody knowing he was eavesdropping.


Lily and Saiko noticed had the door was opened slightly and someone was listening in.

"My Lord...It seemed as if we got a guest..."

"Yeah...It's possible we got ourselves a spy...." Saiko said as she looks up at Utsuro, and she had a look of an innocent girl at first but the look changed into a psychotic smile on her face. 

Utsuro looks down at Saiko and smiled, then looks at Lily. "Gather some of my men, go after the person and make sure they are executed, without chance of survival..."

Richard's eyes widened as he ran out of the hideout still as a "guard" but his semblance was running out of time as he turns back into himself. "Dammit! They are onto me!!"

"Yes, My lord!" Lily shouted as she ran out of the room to gather the men.

Saiko, with crazy amounts of speed had quickly left Utsuro's lap and she ran after the person who was listening in. "I WILL NOT LET THEM EXPOSE HIS PLAN!!! THEIR BLOOD WILL BE ON MY HANDS!" She shouted out loud.

Ao smirked as she watched Lily and Saiko run out of the room and she saw the evil and dark smile Utsuro had on his face. "Shall we...discuss more on the matter, Utsuro?"

"Oh, yes...." Utsuro nodded his head at Ao.

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Meanwhile, at a local bar in Vale, Gintoki Sakata was with Yang Xiao Long having a drink at the bar. Yang decided to take Gintoki out for a drink, the same place where they actually first met each other so long ago.

Long ago though, Gintoki was with Shinsuke, and two friends he hadn't seen in years, Tatsuma Sakamoto and Kotaro Katsura. Yang happened to be in the same bar, thanks to a fight that happened in the bar, that's how Gin and Yang first met each other.


"Man...It feels like memories for us here, doesn't it?" 
Yang asked with a smile on her face, looking over at her husband. But she couldn't help but notice Gintoki just in a trance of his own mind and overthinking.

"Feels like it's been ages, since I had a drink with you like this..." Gintoki said in response. He looks over at Yang with a slight smile. Then, he looks back down at his drink.

Yang nodded her head at him and she couldn't help but notice that he looked down again. She frowned a bit. "You can tell me anything, Gin...It's okay..."

Gintoki was looking down at his drink as he can see himself in the reflection of the drink. He was thinking a bit too much about that horrible nightmare, and of it possibly coming to life. 


"Gin?" Yang places a hand on his shoulder.

Gintoki snapped out of it and looks over at Yang.
 "Oh, sorry...I spaced out..."


"...Sweetie...Please, tell me. What's the matter? Let me help..." Yang said as she was trying to comfort Gin with a hug now. 


"....It's--"

"Your wife is right, y'know...Gintoki...You gotta say something, sometime..."

"Yeah. What's with the grim look, Gintoki? Where's the confidence you had so long ago, huh?"


Two males spoke out from behind and they put their hands on Gintoki's shoulders.

Yang looks over at the two men and she was surprised to see them.


"No way...You two...You're..."

Gintoki looks back and he sees Kotaro and Tatsuma standing behind him and Yang. He couldn't believe his eyes, not at all. "....I...I...I..." He couldn't speak and he was totally speechless.

Tears started to stream down his face, he couldn't believe that he's seeing Sakamoto and Katsura again. Yang was surprised even with the tears that was falling down Gintoki's face. She would dry his tears.

"See...You're not alone...Not anymore..." Yang said with a smile on her face.

"I know..." Gintoki rests his head on top of Yang's shoulder as he was tearing up. Sakamoto and Katsura smiled as they pat him on the back. This reunion was totally nice, but not complete because Takasugi isn't with them.

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Kazuko and Ray Rowe began packing up their stuff for departure from Mistral.

"So...Sister? You say she is rumored to be somewhere in Atlas, that right?" Ray asked as he looks over towards her and his eyes can be seen with bags under them. It was very not noticeable.

"Yeah. Or...From what I heard with my sources..." Kazuko said and nodding her head at Ray.


"You have sources? Really?" Ray raised an eyebrow, sparked up interest.

Kazuko smirked and nodded her head. "Yup. That's how I manage to keep up with you, Ray Ray~!" She said, nudging his shoulder. 

"Sources, huh? Very interesting..." A voice said and the voice was very familiar to Ray, as Ray looks over and his eyes widened. 


It appears to be Asuka Reigns walking over towards them.

"No way! Is that you, Asuka...?" Ray couldn't believe to see Asuka, it's been two years since he last seen her. 


Kazuko was very confused on who this person was. She looks at Ray. "Uh...Who is this, Ray?"

"A old friend..." Ray responded back as he kept his eyes on Asuka. "Asuka! What are you doing here? I thought you went to go find the psycho girl..."

"What a nice way to address your "friend" as just "a old friend"...." Asuka said out of total sarcasm and she would respond to his question. 

"No, I was back here. My hometown of Mistral with my mother...Living a normal life after these last two years..." Asuka said, as she stopped walking and looks down at Ray. "I wonder...Why are you here and who is this with you?" She asked looking over towards Kazuko. 

"Well...Uh...This is my sister, Kazuko...And...Uh...I am here to search for someone..." Ray said. He was clearly lying to her. He is really searching for Saiko.

Asuka could tell he was lying, but she never knew he had a sister. Reminds her of her and her late brother, Roman.
"Oh...I see...And...Ray, don't lie to me...What are you really doing out here?!" 


"He's not lying at all!" Kazuko said as she stood up and walked in front of Ray, as she looks at Asuka in the eye. "I swear, he's not lying to you..."

"If so, then why did he mention Mayama to me? And...I overheard your conversation from afar...You're searching for Saiko Mayama...Aren't you?!" Asuka shouted out at Ray and Kazuko. She was slowly losing her patience here with them. "Tell the truth..."

"...." Ray looked down at the ground and he sighed. "OKAY! Yes, I am searching for the crazy bitch and CINDER FALL! They has caused hell and destruction for all of us, two years ago! THEY controlled my friends, THEY caused this war to begin with, AND THEY WERE THE REASON WHY YOUR BROTHER ENDED UP IN THE--"

Asuka would attempt to punch him in the face, but Kazuko would block her fist. 


"If I was you, I'd refrain from what I am doing right now before things get much, much worse..." Kazuko said as she had a very intimidated look on her face.

Asuka didn't fear Kazuko at all, no intimidation or anything like that. "....Don't you DARE SAY THAT!" She mainly shouted at Ray.

"Man...Look at you three...Even after the wars, this is what Cinder wanted...You all to be divided by the past, when you should be focusing on what's happening now...You need to seriously calm down. Especially you two...Ray, Asuka...Kazuko, you remember the details I gave about the girl?"

The three slowly calmed down as they were looking at Atsuko.


Kazuko raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, why?"

"Well....There is an update to that. Saiko isn't actually at Atlas. But, there is word going about from Atlas Broadcast Systems is that there is an invasion going on there, as of right now..." Atsuko explained to the three.

"WHAT?!" The three exclaimed at the same time.

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Back at Beacon Academy, Ruby Rose was in her office with Himiko Ren and Emilia Rose. Ren had asked her if she knows on where could Ray be.

"Please...tell me, Ms. Rose...Do you know where he is?!" Himiko asked in a soft, yet shaky tone of voice. 

For two years, she has been emotionally torn apart because she hasn't heard anything back from Ray since him, Emilia, and Himiko had parted ways.


Ruby frowned as she stood up from her seat and walks over her desk, towards Himiko and hugs her. 

"I'm sorry, Himiko....We all tried to look for him....I even had my best team to look for him...But, nothing came up...I really am so sorry, Himi...I tried..."

Himiko couldn't help but tear up and cry...She embraces Ruby's hug.

Emilia would place a hand on Himiko's back and rubs it for comfort. "It's okay, Himi...I'm sure he's still out there somewhere...He has to be...We just gotta keep having faith that he may return someday..."

"Couldn't said it any better myself..." Ruby said in response to Emilia.


"I hope...he does come back..." Himiko said to the both of them.

Then, Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie can be seen outside of the room, overhearing this conversation.


"Himi...." Ren had a very concerned look on his face, for his own daughter. He looks at Nora.

Nora looks back at Ren and she nodded her head at him. "Let's go..."

She would hold his hand, as she walks off about to leave Beacon with Ren.

Ren is spotted with Stormflower, while Nora is with Magnhild. They had a plan. The plan was to get back in the world of huntsmen and huntresses, and find Ray for Himiko.


As they walk out of the building. Who was waiting for Ren and Nora was Jaune Arc and Shizuka. 

"Ready to go?" Jaune asked, as he smiled at them.

Ren nodded his head at Jaune and he had a slight smile on his face.

Nora was serious, but she had a smile on her face as well. The smile was for Team JNR getting back together again after it's been years. "Yeah."

"Let's go! Vacuo, here we come!!" Shizuka said with total excitement. 

The four can be seen walking away from Beacon Academy and they are now headed for Vacuo.


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In Vacuo, Mutsuko Crowe can be seen heading inside the building of Course Academy.

To her surprise, who was standing at the doors happened to two very familiar faces. 

"Hello, Sister..." Velvet spoke out as she was standing at the double doors of Course.

Also, on the right side, was Benjamin Shimura and he waves at Mutsuko. "Hello, Mutsu..."

Then, the two others can be seen standing side by side with Velvet and Benjamin was Kaiku and Sagura.

"AUNTIE!!!" Kaiku ran over towards Mutsuko and she hugs her tightly. After these last two years, Kaiku had grown up a little bit taller. So, did Sagura.

Sagura walked up to Kaiku and Mutsuko as she smiled at her auntie. "It's good to see you, Aunt Mutsuko..." She would also hug her too.

"Wow...This is a pleasant surprise! You two grown taller since I last seen you!" 


"Mutsu...We need to talk to you about...Well, y'know..." Ben said, as he crosses his arms.

"Oh? Well, alright. We can't talk out here. I'll lead you to my office and we can talk there." Mutsuko responded to two standing in front of the entrance.

Velvet looks at Mutsuko and she walks up to her. "It's about Tony...And Atlas...."

"I see...I'll have Sami guard the door to keep the discussion disclosed..." Mutsuko nodded as she walked towards inside, as Ben, Velvet, Kaiku, and Sagura follows her into the school.

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Meanwhile back at the forest somewhere, Richard Ambrose can be seen jumping tree to tree, trying to get away from Utsuro's men, Saiko Mayama, and Lily Black.


"Damn that Utsuro! I will not let him use that damned semblance of his to destroy this world, single-handily." He thought out loud to himself. Then, Richard noticed how Utsuro's men and Saiko had caught up with him.

Richard takes a few kunai out and he throws it at the members in the head, and it connects. 


"Dammit!" 

Not longer after that, Saiko was already close and she licks her sword.

Then, straight ahead an unhinged Saiko Mayama attempts to throw one of her swords at him and Richard would jump out of the trees down to the ground, thus Saiko missing him.

"I WILL NOT LET YOU RUIN HIS PLAN, AMBROSE! I will...KILL YOU!!!!" Saiko shouted at him and she laughed like a total psychotic and blood-thirsty person would. 


With her other sword stuck to a tree. She takes out her other sword out and Richard quickly takes his gun and sword out, as she attempts to slash at him.

Richard would shoot at her, and she blocks the bullet with her sword as she clashes with his sword. The slash was powerful that the ground started to form a hole right under Ambrose's feet.

Ambrose attempts to shoot at her head once again and Saiko would catch the bullet by biting it. Lily can be seen coming towards Ambrose and she attempts to slash at him with her scythe. But, she misses him as he would sidestep this and he kicks Saiko in the gut, away from him. 


Saiko gets sent back as she uses her sword and rips a hole in the ground, holding onto her sword hilt to keep her balance.


Lily does turn her scythe into a staff and she attempts to strike him with it, but he moves his head to the side a few times and even ducks under. 


Then, he sees Saiko running towards Lily and jumps on top of her shoulder and does a front flip sword slash to Ambrose but he sidesteps this move, making Saiko miss him yet again. 


Saiko runs to Ambrose and attempts a vertical sword slash but, Ambrose blocks it and they began to go back and forth as he is still dodging Lily's attempted strikes. 


Before Lily and Saiko could be make another move on Ambrose. As seen coming from the trees, it appears to be someone in a classic-90's civilian outfit and he had a cane. He targets for Lily. 


Lily steps back from Ambrose, and the man missed her. 


Ambrose can be seen kicking Saiko away from him and he sensed that familiar presence behind him. He smirked at him. "Well, I gotta say...It's good to see you...Oz.."

Ozpin, who is still in the conscious mind of Oscar Pine and he nods. 

Saiko was growing very angry and gave Ambrose that death glare. 

Lily was shocked, she couldn't believe that this man was Ozpin. But, that aura in him is definitely Ozpin's. She was now beginning to be frustrated, as she looks over at Saiko.


"Saiko...Let's go...We must leave now!" Lily said, as she runs away back to the base.

Saiko didn't like running away, she always loves to fight. She was very frustrated and decided to run off with Lily, away from both Ambrose and Oscar/Ozpin.


Ambrose and Oz just watched them running away. 


"This...won't be the last we'll see them...I'm sure..." Ozpin folds his cane back up into inactive mode and looks back at Ambrose.

Ambrose nodded his head at Oz. "Yeah. Thanks for saving my ass yet again, Oz..."

Before Oscar takes control yet again, Ozpin gives his parting words to his friend. "Anytime, Richard..." 

Then, Ozpin's incarnation worn off and he seems to be resting now, with Oscar coming back.

"It's you, kid?" Richard asked.

Oscar nodded his head at him and gave him a smile. "Yes, of course."

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Now, back at Atlas. Tony Shimura is standing in the front of the Atlas office and with his arms crossed, as he looks at Weiss Schnee. He smirked. "...So, would you like to answer some questions for me?"

Weiss had rolled her eyes at the male and she nodded her head slowly. "Well, I have answers..."

"Okay. Weiss...I need to know, where...is...Tyler Black? If you know, please tell me now..." Tony asked with his expression changing to a serious look on his face. 

Weiss looks down at the papers and everything regarding Black, Saiko, Cinder's case, and the disappearances that happened out of nowhere after two years ago. She looks up at Tony. 


"I really don't know, Shimura. I do know this. People of Mistral have told me that, Tyler was last seen there visiting your former fellow teammate's mother, Ms. Reigns..Then, he disappeared after that..."

Tony would stroke his chin and thinks for a moment. "I see...But, you have any clue to what caused him to disappear?" 

"That, I do know. Some people was carrying Tyler somewhere, but he was unconscious. According to some citizens, they said that they saw him "knocked out" and they went to take care of him at their place. But, no info on where could they be. I even had a theory that they may be connected with Saiko Mayama, who definitely has it out for you...

...Saiko ending up missing, Tyler also going missing with some people, and Cinder locked up. I feel as if Cinder isn't the only mastermind coming out of these things that's mysteriously happened already.... The war, the pain and suffering, and the deaths. It's all too connected." Weiss explained to Tony.

Tony's eyes widened and he couldn't believe that. "What?"

Someone knocks on the door and Weiss looks forward to the door. "Come in!" She shouted out.

The door would open and Wraith Belladonna comes in, as she walks past Tony. "Miss Schnee...I need to report something about Cinder..."

"What about Cinder? Please continue, Wraith..." Weiss was wondering on what did Wraith want to report.

Tony was surprised on seeing Wraith for the first time in awhile. But, he was trying to puzzle the entire information that Weiss gave and piece it together. 


Wraith would look at her and responds. "She is ready to respond to finally talk..."

"Really? Well, alright...You can lead me to her, now Wraith." Weiss got up from her chair and she would walk around the desk, and walks past Shimura, as she and Wraith are about to make their leave.

Tony would stand in their way. "So....Cinder's here? If so, let me come with you. I have some questions..."

"No, Shi--" 

"Take. Me. With. You..." Tony said with a very serious look on his face.

Schnee sighed and Wraith looks at the headmaster, as she nods. 

"It's fine. I feel like as if Tony needs some answers too." 

"Ugh. Fine." Weiss said, as she crosses her arms and heads out.

Wraith and Tony follows pursuit, as they head out of Atlas Academy, to head for the Maximum Security Jail where Cinder was held up at.


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As they arrive to the Maximum Security Jail, Tony, Weiss, and Wraith enters the place but...They notice how every last inmate was bloodied up and all of the cell doors were open too.

Tony couldn't believe what he's seeing..."What in the hell happened in here?!" 

Weiss and Wraith runs down the hall to Cinder's cell as they see the cell door broken into two and the wall inside the cell had a broken wall. They were shocked.

"Oh no...This is bad...Really bad!" Weiss was totally having a nervous breakdown, slowly and shook her head, she just runs out of the jail place to head out into town. 

"Wait, Miss Schnee!" Wraith would catch up with Weiss.

Tony follows them on their exit, he had a bad feeling about this too. "What happened?!"

"Cinder has escaped!" Wraith exclaimed. 

"WHAT?!" Tony couldn't believe this...Cinder already escaped?! How? Was it some people who helped her escape?

As soon as Wraith and Weiss stepped outside, they froze in total shock as they see Atlas, engulfed into flames already. In the town, you could see a few local huntsmen and huntresses fighting off the assassins from Utsuro's faction, and so much bloodshed being spilled out.


"You two, help out the city and if you find Cinder, bring her back!" Weiss said to the two of them.

"But, what about--"

"JUST GO!" Weiss said in a orderly tone and she went to Atlas Academy, assuming that's probably where that person who was responsible for this was.

Tony and Wraith looks at each other and nods, as they both go into town to help out people. 


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In Atlas Academy, the front entrance was destroyed and there was nobody anywhere spotted inside the school. Security was knocked out, multiple teachers were killed, the hallways seemed to have fire-like scorch marks too. 


Meanwhile in Weiss' office does see two samurai standing side by side with someone who was sitting down at Weiss' desk chair. The two samurai was Shirou Tanahashi and Kazuhiro Inoue. 


The one sitting in the chair happened to be Jason Black, he was smoking a cigarette. He was holding, what it seems to be Tyler's gun, his brother's gun.

Jason was watching the chaos unfold and smiled. 


"This is the kind of world our lord wishes to see. We will make it happen under his name...Beginning with Atlas...."


Jason said, as he watches the entire town getting engulfed into flames. He has a evil grin on his face, enjoying the chaos.

The scene suddenly cuts and episode ends here on a cliffhanger, as the ending credits rolls.

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Ending Theme Plays

Theme Song: Lily by Luck Life

The ending visuals begins off with a full sight view of the new bridge at Britannia Village and in the background is seen with a beautiful atmospheric view, in the daylight.

A slideshow transition shows the full view of Vale, Atlas, Vacuo, and Mistral, in the same atmospheric view as well. 

I burned something for someone

Following the transitions would show Tony Shimura with his back turned and he held Ambrose Breaker onto his shoulder, letting it rest as the background visuals is him looking up at the light. 

It made me suffocate

Tony Shimura is seen looking up, he doesn't seem to look back at all. 

Then, a quick scene would see Tony and his father, Shinpachi Shimura crossing paths and he fades into the light, as it quickly transitions to Dean Ambrose walking past Tony as well. And Dean is seen fading into the light from the darkness as well.

Mixed up my priorities, emotions are swaying

Next would show Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida together, back to back. Vanilla is seen with a somewhat smile, but slowly turning into a sad look on her face as Kita is seen with a smile, yet with a concerned feeling for Vanilla.

I forgot how to be myself


A memory transition sees Vanilla and Tony on their final moment before Tony's departure. She had a memory of seeing Tony waving without looking back, leaving the village. 

The memory slowly burns out into a transition to seeing Tyler Black looking back and he was standing in the middle of town at the village, following the war, four years ago. 

Please, choose me


Tyler Black is now seen with his back turned as well but he is slightly looking back, as the background visuals with him facing the darkness and fog around him. He is seen with his hands in his pockets. 

I feel pain in my heart


Tyler envisions himself crossing paths with Roman Reigns, as he fades away into the light as well. He tries his best not to tear up at all...But, he wakes up in his vision to see his mother, Lily Black singing into his ear from behind and all he sees his brother, Jason Black a front of him. 

This sorrow and hollow feeling

Black slowly closes his eyes to the singing as tears slowly fell down from his eyes down to his cheeks. 

Following this, would show Utsuro standing fully with his back turned as he had Saiko Mayama by his side and she was next to him, facing forward and she had her long sword in hand. Saiko had a psychotic smile on her face. 


Are throbbing right here


After would show quick transition shots shows Gintoki Sakata balling up his fist, Ryuuto Yoshida looking outside at the sky with a slightly serious look on his face, Shinsuke Takasugi gripping his fingers onto his covers, and Ray Rowe gritting at his teeth in anger.

Then, three moments sees Yang grabbing onto Gintoki's hand, Vanilla hugging Tony from behind, and someone reaching their hand out to Tyler.

Tears, please don't overflow


A brief moment shows Tyler with tears falling down his cheeks. 

Then, it shows multiple scenes with the following:

Tony crying a front of Vanilla after she saves him and embracing her in a hug. 

Kita also crying for Dean after finding out about his death. 

Gintoki tearing up before him executing Shoyo Yoshida with a crying smile on his face. 

Dean in his final moments with Tony, tearing up as well. 

Roe Ket in tears as well after Kaiku and Sagura helped her get through her trouble of being alone. 

Kaiku, Sagura, and Velvet in tears following Tony's return before the war. 


Following this scene can be shown with Ray Rowe hugging his sister, Kazuko while both of them are in tears.

I breath out quietly


Tony Shimura and Vanilla Frost shouting out to Cinder Fall as they began to hit their combo move on her. 

After this would show Velvet Crowe holding hands with Shinpachi Shimura, tearing up before his death.

Following this moment would see Saiko Mayama in her mental breakdown after failing to re-capture Tony. 
During this breakdown shows, Utsuro lending a hand down for Saiko. 

Saiko slowly reached out to Utsuro's hand as the scene fades out into the light.

I held it in so no one'll notice me

Next scene is transitioned to seeing Himiko Ren can be seen running after someone and reaching out to them, as she sees that person walking away. 

Then, a quick transition sees Ray Rowe walking away as she is running towards for him. He looked back slightly at her as he turned his head back to forward and he fades away from Ren. 

Himiko didn't get to catch his hand in time, either once he did fade away.

She tears up as Ruby Rose and Emilia Rose walked up to her as both of them, places a hand on her shoulder. Jake is seen with a smile on his face, as well as Emilia.

A new scene was added with Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, and Shizuka walking away from Beacon Academy, heading off to Vacuo.


What's "being myself?"


A new entire scene can be shown with Jason Black, standing in the forefront of Weiss Schnee's office at Atlas Academy, alongside with Shirou Tanahashi and Kazuhiro Inoue standing side by side.

Updated scene; Next moment sees Mutsuko Crowe at Course Academy, watching her students from the window of the school and is seen sitting on her office chair with Sami Callihan, Velvet Crowe, Benjamin Shimura, Kaiku and Sagura Shimura in the background. 

Mutsuko had a suspicious look on her face as she slowly sat up and looked up at the sky from the window. While, 

Please, someone answer this question


Following the scene with Crowe, it transitions back to Tony, Wraith, and Weiss standing outside of the prison to see Atlas engulfed into flames.


The three all was serious as they began to part ways.

Tony would shoot a bullet and Wraith would do sword slash, which brings it into the next scene.

What do I have? What can I do?

This scene would do a downward-like spiral transitional scene to seeing Tyler still sleeping under his own subconscious and Lily holding onto her son. 

Until someone slowly reaches out to Tyler, at least in his mind and somewhat hears a voice as well, shouting out to him. 

The scene was updated; A quick scene sees Tony singing "What do I have?", as he was standing looking up at the sun and Tyler singing out in his sleep, "What can I do?" looking down at the ground in the nighttime.

As the wind blows, I stared at the light 

Tyler opens his eyes slowly, as he saw Roman, Tony, Dean, and himself together in his vision, as he saw themselves togetjer in his vision, he tears up a bit but in his real vision sees just Tony with his back turned, with him looking back at Tyler with a smile on his face. And Roman and Dean can be seen standing behind Tyler and they push him towards Tony.


Quick memory shots shows Tyler growing up with Roman, then teaming with him, Dean, and Tony, as they head to Beacon, and finally the last shot sees Tony and Tyler high-fiving Dean and Roman as Dean and Roman fades out into the light. 

Tyler starts to smile, as he turns around finally. Tony looks behind as well fully from his earlier shot, as well as Vanilla and Kita. 

The ending visuals would end with seeing Tony and Tyler with Vanilla and Kita back to back as their teen selves, as the adult Tony, Tyler, Kita, and Vanilla looks at their teen selves. 


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"Alright! That wraps up Episode 28! Hey, RWBY: After the Fall fans, this is your favorite professor, Ozpin!"

And for a moment Oscar Pine takes over for a moment. "Hey! Who told you to takeover, Oz?!" 


"Well..." He did speak through his mind. 

"Well, nothing! Damn...Anyways, my name is Oscar Pine. Yes, I am back yet again! I hope you all enjoyed Days Are Numbered! And what a crazy cliffhanger we got! Atlas is getting destroyed, just like how Utsuro wanted. And crazy it only took for Weiss not to be around to see it too. That's actually crazy. And where is Cinder?! We don't know, but...It doesn't mean we can speculate! So. get to speculatin'! Anyways, thank you all for tuning in! And there is no preview for Episode 29 because something massive is bound to go down\. So, I hope you all come out for that one! And...Here's the episode title for the next episode! Episode 29, Trouble In Atlas! Very intense episode title, right? It should be a good one. See you all on the next one!" Oscar waved at the audience goodbye.

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Next Episode: Episode 29, Season 3 - Trouble In Atlas!