Episode 8 - Graduation Day!

DISCLAIMER: 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.

I do NOT own these characters other than my own and close friends of mine. Thank you very much.

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Author's Note: Hi, guys! I hope you are loving this fanfic series so far! We are four more episodes from finishing up. Now, I have a major announcement when Episode 12 hits. No, two announcements! Stay tuned for that! For this episode. We are gonna find out who's going where! This should be a fun episode, /yet/...Serious a little. Without a further ado! Let's do this!'

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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.

"Twenty years 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...Or....Will it be safe at all, this time around?"
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Opening Theme Plays

Opening Theme Song: Naru by Luck LifeTo the deep chest

The beginning opening begins with the light fading in as the sun appears to shine upon Beacon Academy and the camera slowly pans then quickly transitions to the group of past huntsmen and huntresses, with Beacon Academy's headmistress Ruby Rose, Blake Belladonna, Atlas's headmistress Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao Long, Oscar Pine, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren, Jaune Arc, Qrow Branwen, Ryuuto Yoshida, Gintoki Sakata, Velvet Crowe, Zaveid, Shinpachi Shimura, Mutsuko Crowe, Zaveid, Raven Branwen, and Shinsuke Takasugi standing side by side.

Become a sound that can not be pulled out

The transition would show as the past generation had been faded out and the new generation standing there, as they have faded in and is standing, looking forward at the sun. The new generation showing Wraith Belladonna, Vanilla Frost, Roe Ket, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, Tony Shimura, Dean Ambrose, Tyler Black, Roman Reigns, Kintoki Sakata, Kaiku & Sagura Shimura, Emilia Rose, Asuka, and Jake Belladonna standing there.

Always believe and let it go

The wind blows around them as the camera would pan up above once more and show the sun with the new generation watching it. 

Because I am

Then, a leaf appears as the RWBY: After the Fall logo fades into the bright sun. 

After the rain, jumping over the puddle

This would transition from that to seeing Tony, Kaiku, and Sagura walking and Tony stepped over a puddle as his two sisters would notice the sound of the wind and leaves passing through them, The Shimura's are seen with smiles on their faces.

It would transition from them to seeing Dean Ambrose with his friends and classmates from Shoka Shinjuku, Roman and Tyler as they were standing as Tyler and Dean were arguing with Roman watching the two. 

I looked into the world of reflection

Wind passes through them as well as Black and Ambrose would stop and notice the wind as Roman smiled as well as Black with Ambrose standing there with a blank expression. 

I was admired by the trembling sky

After that would see Wraith, Jake, Kintoki, Emilia, Roe, Vanilla, Asuka, and Kita walking out to Beacon and the leaves passes through them as well. Vanilla stopped walking as she would notice the leaves as she stared at the sky.

If you notice something invisible

Roe and Kita would call Vanilla over, but Vanilla snapped herself out of being distracted by the blue sky and she smiled as she ran over to them.

Although, it seems to be crushed

The new generation rallies up their weapons as they are battle-ready. 

I turned around and it was heard. 

Tony, Dean, Roman, Tyler, Wraith, Kita, Vanilla, Roe, Jake, Kintoki, Emilia, Sagura, Kaiku, & Asuka is seen with their weapons on the spot where they were originally standing. 

Chest tightening back, voice pushing back

Vanilla is seen with some doubt, but Kaiku and Roe placed their hand on Vanilla's shoulders giving her the strength to fight. 

To the deep chest

Everyone ran towards out to the forest, as the light fades in and it shows everyone's semblances at once. 

Become a sound that can not be pulled

Dean and Vanilla's semblance was not shown as the two froze up with them both, fading off into the darkness. But, Tony wakes her up from the darkness by having his aura goes in sync with hers and they show their combo move.

Fade away forever

Then, as Dean was watching everyone else. He looked down with an look of doubt with a demon showing in his own heart. As Dean would look himself in the mirror for a moment as he would soon see Cinder as his reflection. His eyes widened and screamed out as the reflection breaks.

Resound strongly

Cinder would watch Dean breaking before his eyes and having an evil smirk on her face. She even has people by her side. The important thing about this is that there is someone standing back to back with Cinder. The person's identity was covered in a silhouette. 

The flow has gone by now

Dean stood up as he would slowly walk himself over to the darkness.

Grasp it and do not let go

Tony Shimura, Roman Reigns, and Tyler Black stood behind Dean. Tony shout out at Dean, but Dean looked down and Tyler and Roman stood side by side with Dean as they places their hands on his back.

Because I am

Dean would smile as the darkness fades away as the opening ends with showing Ryuuto Yoshida and his whole class from five years ago in a class picture together.

Opening ends

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The episode begins off as it's on a five year timeskip. This is the day where the 20 students of Shoka Shinjuku graduates! It begins off in the lunch time as Dean Ambrose, Tony Shimura, Roman Reigns, and Tyler Black at the dojo, eating lunch together for what it could be the final time as everyone gets a send off to a bigger school from Shoka Shinjuku.

"Are you ready for the biggest day of our lives?" Tyler asked out of major excitement. He grinned to his best friends, Tony, Dean, and Roman.

Roman rubbed his hands together, as he nodded his head at Tyler. "Of course! I can't believe how much time had passed!"

"Now the question is...Where are we as a team, going to? Any predictions? My money is on Course Academy. Y'know the school that Tony's auntie run." Dean predicted.

Roman grinned at Dean. "I'll take part on that action. Fifteen bucks says we're headed to Beacon. The school for all huntsmen and huntresses all alike."

Dean take his hand out for a handshake, as a way to make the deal. "So?"

"Get ready to lose fifteen bucks, Deano." Roman shook his hand.

"Talking trash, I see Ro..." Dean joked and he laughed as Roman did too.

"Whatever you do, Dean. Don't doubt it. I mean, Roman can back his trash talk." Tyler whispered to Dean.

"I heard that, Tyler!" Roman said as he heard Tyler.

Tyler gave Roman an innocent look on his face. "Heard what, exactly Roman? I didn't say anything wrong. Not at all." 

Tony laughed at the three, as the three would begin to laugh as well.

"Not like how you were for five years straight, Deano." Roman joked right back at Dean.

Dean laughed sarcastically, but he took that joke very well.

"No blowup, Dean? That's a surprise." Tony spoke out to his rival.

"Oh, ha ha, T!" Dean sarcastically said as he couldn't hold his straight face back but laughed 

The four laughed as Vanilla and Kita were watching the four outside of the dojo.

"Um, sister. Do you think this is a good idea?" Kita said as she wasn't sure if this was an okay idea to do.

Vanilla looks back at Kita. She wasn't sure either. But, she needs to figure out how to be really close to him. How to be face to face with him, without having to either look away or run off, blushing. "I need to know how to confront him. How I can confess my feelings to him...What other ways than to study this?"

"I see." Kita nodded, as she looked over at Dean. She thought in her mind. "I hope we're both not separated after today...Dean-kun~". 

"Hey, is that Vanilla and Kita?" Roe asked, as she looks at Kaiku and Sagura.

Sagura nodded but raised an eyebrow. "But, what are they doing?"

"Not sure! Wanna check and see on what they are looking at?" Kaiku asked as she grinned. 

Sagura's eyes widened at Kaiku's grin. "Oh, boy. You're gonna scare them. Are you?"

Kaiku turned the grin into an innocent smile. "No, silly! Why would I scare them?"

"Easy. You tease a lot of people, Kaiku." Roe pointed out. 

Kaiku folds her arms and looked away from Roe. "I don't do it all the time, y'know!"

"Yes, you do Kaiku." Sagura admitted.

"Where's your proof, then?!" Kaiku asked as she waited for either one to come up with some sort of proof.

Roe laughed at Kaiku. "I thought you were gonna see what they were doing." 

"I know, I know! They better be evidence when I get back too!" 

Kaiku said as she got up from the bench as she walked up towards Kita and Vanilla.

"So, Roe...Where do you think you'll end up at?" Sagura asked, as she was very curious on where everyone else will end up at.

Roe thought about it and she smiled. "Hopefully, Beacon. At least, it's a school where I can be my own huntress, in other words. Be myself. Sagura, what about you and Kaiku?"

"Well...Me and Kaiku thought about that....Maybe, we could be better off at Course with our auntie. She is actually the head of Course in Vacuo."

Roe was surprised about that. "Wait, the head of Course Academy? Mutsuko Crowe? The Ice Queen?!"

"Yeah. That's her." Sagura nodded slowly.

"Wow, I didn't know you were related to her! That's amazing, Sagura! But...I need to know also...What about Tony? Does he have plans to be with you two?" Roe asked curiously.

Sagura blinked as she gives out a short response. "Nope. We agreed that to we are split up, only if it happens." She thought about it for a moment as she lost train of thought and regained it. "Although, chances are...We could be split up...I mean, it's twenty students on this class. Three big schools and they got a big roster to fill with all twenty of us."

"When you think about it. If there's twenty of us and it's three of you out of twenty. Then, yeah. They could split you three up. It wouldn't be a surprise if you and Kaiku stayed together, but without Tony is a surprise to me." Roe said, laying out the possibilities that may be.

Sagura nods slowly.

Then, Kaiku would place a hand on Kita's shoulder. "Boo!" Kita jumped up, squeaking and Vanilla caught her as Kaiku laughed out loud. 

"Hahaha!! What's up?" She waved.

Vanilla's eyes widens as she had an annoyed look on her face. "Kaiiiiiiku....Was that really necessary?" Her face at the same time, also blushed a bit.

"Protect me, sis!" Kita is shaken up.

Vanilla shook her head at Kita. "Oh, great. Kita is shaking now."

"Haha, yes! You looked tense, so I needed to lighten up the mood! and my bad, Kita!"  Kaiku smiled. "So, what'cha doin, anyways?" She asked.

"U-Um! Nothing! Nothing at all!" Vanilla says as she backed up a bit. 

"Yeah! Haha, we're just talking is all! Heh, truly nothing at all!" Kita smiled innocently.

Kaiku would see Tony, Dean, Tyler, and Roman in the dojo, eating lunch. She would look at Vanilla and Kita. She got the story now. "Oooooo! I see now! You two are looking at brother and his friends? Aren't you?!" She gets up close with Vanilla.

Vanilla would soon fall back in embarrassment and she was blushing immensly. "N-N-No, w-we wasn't!" 

Kita would get off of Vanilla as she ran off.

Vanilla's eyes widened as she saw how fast Kita ran off from Kaiku."Thanks, sister!" 

Tony would notice Vanilla, Kita, and Kaiku outside of the dojo as he heard a fall outside.

"What was that?!" Tyler raised an eyebrow as he got up and so did Roman, Tony, and Dean.

Roman looks at Tyler. "Came from outside."

Tony, Roman, Tyler, and Dean walks out as they would see Vanilla on the floor, blushing really, really hard as Kaiku was right there.

"Kaiku? Vanilla? What are you two doing?" Tony asked.

Dean looked at Tony, as he had the wrong idea of what they were doing. "Were you spying on us or something?"

"S-Spying?!" Vanilla's voice stuttered as Kaiku grinned at her.  

Kaiku looks back at the four friends, as she shook her head at them with a straight face. "Oh, no! Don't worry, big brother! We were just having a little girl talk! That's all!"

"Are you sure? I mean, we heard some sort of fall or whatever." Roman said as he looked down at the short Kaiku.

"I just scared Kita off, after a jumpscare was all and she ran off like there was no stopping her from running at all." Kaiku laughed a bit, as she sees Kita hiding under the table where Sagura and Roe were sitting at.

Tyler raised an eyebrow, as he didn't see anything wrong with it. "Probably a false alarm." He shrugged.

"Oh, Kaiku...You just love to play jokes and tease people, do you?" Tony shook his head as he folds his arms.

Kaiku laughed and she would smile at him. "Of course! Been my thing! It'll never change. Now, I gotta go back to eating lunch! Sorry for the false alarm, guys!" She ran off as Vanilla was still on the ground, blushing.

Tony would take his hand out to Vanilla. "Are you alright?"

He asked, judging how hard she is blushing at the moment. 

Vanilla nodded as she takes his hand and gets up. "Thanks! U-Um!" She ran off as well as she was blushing with all her might.

Jake would soon come up from the side as he can't even feel his arms. He was sweating so much. He noticed Vanilla running off. "What's her issue?"

Tony, Dean, Black, and Roman shrugged.

"Dunno." The four said at the same time.

"Jinx!" Dean said as he grinned at the four. "You three owe me drinks!" 

"Whatever, Dean." Tyler shook his head as he covered his face with his hand, a facepalm...

Tony sighed and gives him his drink that he never opened. "Take it."

Dean grabbed his drink as he opened the can up and started to drink it.

"So, what happened to you?"

Roman asked Jake about what happened to him. 

"Ohhh, long story!" Jake nervously laughed as Wraith would walk up to him and places a hand on his shoulder. 

"OUCH!" He yelled out in pain

"Aren't you escaping training again, brother?!" 

Jake looked behind him to look at Wraith. "Sister, I already finished my training! Please give me a break, my shoulders needs rest before graduation today."

"Oh. I see, alright then. Carry on, brother." Wraith walks into the dojo as she begins to do her sword fencing training. On lunch break....

Tony and Dean were seen as intimidated by Wraith, but Tyler and Roman is left unfazed.

"I'm guessing Wraith is wanting to go for a school where it's all training and serious work? I mean, Atlas?" Tyler asked as he looked at Jake. 

Jake would sit down against the wall, finally resting. Sighing of relief to rest off. 

"You guessed it. Funny how she wanted to go to Beacon, five years ago. But, she wants to go to Atlas. Since it'll give her experience that she needs. I can understand it and respect that. How am I gonna do without her if we split up? How well will I do?" Jake asked himself, as he tries his best not to pass out to sleep.

Tony gives Jake a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about that now, Jake. We don't know if you two are split up, or for that matter...Us four...We won't know until the day is over. Just focus on today and then, everything else after today. Alright?"

Jake nodded as he smiled briefly. "Got it. I need sleep." He passes out.

"Let's leave him be for now. We gotta get ready." Tony said as he looked at Dean, Roman, and Tyler. The three agreed as they walked towards inside the classroom.

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Vanilla looks at her sister, Kita as she was left still blushing. 

"Thanks, Kita."

Kita bows many times as a way of apologies. "I'm sorry! I couldn't have Kaiku tell them that I was there to study Dean and how he's like."

"Don't worry about it, Kita. Kaiku didn't tell them a word." Vanilla said.

"Really?" Kita looked up at Vanilla

Vanilla nodded her head. She needs to thank Kaiku for keeping that a secret. "We need to thank her when the time is right."

"Yeah. So, what did Tony say? Did you tell him?" Kita asked her sister, she was really wanting to know.

Vanilla shook her head at Kita. "Nope. I-I'm a bit scared to tell him...Not sure how he'll react."

"Don't be, sister. But, actually. It's okay to be scared, but you gotta tell him before today ends." Kita says with encouragement to her sister, but then realized that she needs to do the same with Dean. "I need to do the same thing with Dean as well."

"I was about to say that. But, yeah. We both got a few hours till school ends. So, what should we do before classes resume?" Vanilla asked with a smile on her face.

Kita retuns the smile to Vanilla. "Hm..." Her stomach growls.

"Well, there is our answer. Let's eat."

Vanilla said as she went grabs her food from her backpack and Kita did the same, as they began to eat their food as they were at the dinner table.

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Someone with long black hair and what it looks to be a brand new attire on. The woman had visited Shoyo Yoshida's grave in the cemetery. The person had worn a white cloak and her face was covered by the hood over her head.

She did a prayer a front of Shoyo's grave and smiled a bit. "I'm back home, Shoyo-sensei...Still here, surprisingly and alive still. I'm sorry for not coming to see you at this place. Had to keep myself hidden away for a long time. Because of what happened two years after the wars, that horrific and traumatic moment of you being executed...Me and Pachi had some business to deal with a certain someone that betrayed us...Then...Then..."

The woman's voice became shaky as she tried not to cry. But, held her tears back. 

"The bitch showed up and killed him...That bitch, Cinder Fall...I thought I couldn't protect anyone. I felt like I failed numerous times to save everyone I adored or looked after. You and Shinpachi...I hope to never see my two lovely daughters and my son suffer that same fate like I did, long ago. I hope you're still watching, Shoyo-sensei. I am showing my face again, I am thinking...to make sure that Tony, Kaiku, and Sagura live on to be legendary huntsmen and huntresses. I will make sure that they stay alive to see it all and been through it all." She would take her hood off as the woman is shown to be Velvet Crowe. She turned the frown into a little smile. "See you later, teacher." 

Velvet got up as she walked towards the graves of her own and Shinpachi's. As she would look down at the two graves. She tries her hardest not to cry at this.

"Hi, honey...Miss you...U-Um...I am also sorry...It's been eighteen years since I last seen your face...I'm here still, for you of course. And our kids. Our wonderful kids. I'm sure they are graduating from Shoyo-sensei's brother's school today. How about that, honey? Our little munchkins grew up so fast. I know it may sound traumatizing but...I may surprise them at home with a feast. Heh, hope I kept all of recipes in memory. It's been twenty years now."

She laughed a bit, as Velvet started to tear up. "I wish you were here for them in person, honey. I'm sorry, Shin...I really am...I messed shit up! I'm sorry, Shinpachi...I wasn't able to...save--"

But then, she was interrupted as she heard a voice from behind her. 

"Well, I guess ghosts exist..." 

Cinder gave Velvet an evil smile, as she walked up to Velvet from behind. "It's been eighteen years...Velvet Crowe..."

Velvet turned around really quickly as she readied her herself with her gauntlet blade opened up. "So, I see sadistic bitches like yourself exist."

"Now, now. Velvet, Velvet...Why so tense? I just wanted to talk with you." Cinder's right eye glowed with a evil grin on her face.

The vengeful woman gritted her teeth in anger and growled at Cinder. "A talk?! I'm done with all talk! YOU WILL PAY FOR KILLING MY HUSBAND, YOU BITCH!"

Velvet would run towards Cinder with her gauntlet blade, as Cinder takes her sword out.

"So much for talking. I guess, we can fight off!" 

Then, background music plays as The Way Back by ONE OK ROCK plays as the fight music.

You know the way back

Velvet and Cinder would begin their fight off with quick back and forth sword fencing. Velvet would attempt to use her gauntlet blade from her steel boots as she would attempt a flying kick overhead for Cinder's head.

You just crash right into me

Cinder ducks as she did block Velvet's kick using her sword, in her own defense of Velvet's gauntlet blade on her steel boot, she installed. She would open up to kicking Velvet, as Velvet would be sent back.

But it's not so easy now

As Velvet was falling back from the kick as she did a handstand kick to Cinder's chin as Cinder is sent upwards. Cinder would use her power to make her bow and arrow as she shoots three arrows at Velvet. 

Oh way back

Velvet would block these arrows left to right using her blade from the gauntlet, as Cinder went for a front flip kick to Velvet from above, but Velvet would catch Cinder's leg and threw her against the former grave that was supposed to be Velvet's.

When you only had one face

Cinder broke through the grave as she tries to get up as Velvet would retract her blade from her steel boot and she attempted a running kick to the side of Cinder's head with the blade.

Saving grace now

But, Velvet missed Cinder as she moved out of the way. Cinder makes a smoke screen by using a smoke bomb.

You know the way back (You know the way back)

Velvet would look around the smoke, as Cinder is charging her sword up with her flame power, as she attempts to run in as a surprise attack. 

(Solo)

I am still broken in two parts

She shoots two flame slashes from her sword into the smoke, as Velvet would use her wind slashes to block both flame slashes as she sensed it.

I am still broken in two parts

Then, Cinder would make the smoke clear using her Flame Sword and she came from behind Velvet with her sword which was in flames.

There is my mind and there is my heart

Velvet would notice the smoke's clearance. She would fill her blade with her wind power, as she would block Cinder's sword as the ground would be destroyed by the force of two elements clashing as all of this would send crashing waves on the surface.

Nowhere for me to run and hide

Then, Zaveid, who was nearby would notice the strong power ahead. 

"Something tells me...This isn't gonna turn out well..." He said as he stood up on the tree branch.

Shinsuke Takasugi saw what happened as he was hiding behind one of the trees that didn't get destroyed, later. Until he vanishes after the two colliding into trees.

The scene would be similar to two years after the wars with Cinder and Velvet fighting after she killed Shinpachi, a front of her. The moment would faded out as it faded back into the present as the huge attack between ended with the two forcing each other back as they were sent to trees at the same time. 

The fight would be faded out in the light as it would go back to Shoka Shinjuku.

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At the graduation. Ryuuto Yoshida and Benjamin Shimura were in the classroom as they were finalizing everything.

"So, everything is finalized, Ryu?" Benjamin asked as he looks over at Ryuuto.

Ryuuto nodded as he shows Benjamin the papers for the list of students that will go to this school.

Benjamin was surprised. "Surprises...Ryu...You know Shoyo would be proud of this."

"I know." Ryuuto picks up the picture of him, Shoyo, Gintoki, Shinsuke, Shinpachi, Mutsuko, Ben, Velvet, and Zaveid before the wars in a group photo as the original Shoka Shinjuku. "Miss you, brother. This is for you."

"Ready?" Benjamin asked.

Ryuuto puts the picture down on his desk as he got up from his chair. "Let's send these students off with an amazing graduation day!" He said with a smile, as he and Benjamin walked out of the classroom.

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Headmistresses of Beacon, Atlas, and Course Academy, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Mutsuko Crowe were in attendance for the graduation. It was tough for Ruby and Weiss to see eye-to-eye with Mutsuko after Mutsuko became a "ice cold bitch" as of what Weiss calls her. 

"What's she doing here, Ruby?" Weiss asked as she was eyeballing at Mutsuko.

Ruby backed up a bit and shook her head. "Weiss, she is here to see what students goes to Course. What's the big deal here?"

"Remember how she acts towards me? I mean...I don't tolerate that! Also, I hope nobody joins her school!" Weiss said as she crosses her arms.

Mutsuko glared over at Weiss with an emotionless, cold look on her face. "What'd you say, princess? I didn't hear that!" 

"Calm down, Aunt Mutsu!" Tony says as he keeps her away from Mutsuko. "Sorry about that, Ms. Schnee!" 

"Hmph!" Weiss would turn around as she runs into Vanilla and Kita. Vanilla is knocked down as Weiss would look at the girl and her eyes widened.

"Wait...Vanilla? Vanilla Frost?! What are you doing here?" She asked.

Vanilla looked up at Weiss and her eyes widens in shock. "U-Um! I'm sorry!!!" She would walk away from Weiss, as she was scared to hear a little zip from her. This makes Vanilla remember the things that happened in Atlas before she left...Her leaving without telling anyone, confronting Cinder, and her acknowledgement of Cinder killing her mother.

She attempted to run off but Kita catches Vanilla's hand. "Don't leave, sister."

Vanilla would slowly calm down after Kita's touch and her plead to not to leave. "Okay. Thanks, Kita."

"Hm...What's her problem? I just wanted to ask a question." Weiss asked, as she looks at Ruby. Ruby sighed as she went and sat down.

Parents like Gintoki Sakata, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long were also in attendance. 

"Damn...Where's the booze here? I could use some of that, right now." Gintoki says as he was bored out of his mind. He was wanting to drink so...He wouldn't be "bored".

Yang sighed as she nudged his shoulder really hard. "Gin..."

"Yang!" Blake smiled as she walked towards her as her arms were open for a hug.

Yang sees Blake and she was surprised. "Blake! Hey, it's been a while!"

"It has been!" Blake hugged Yang and she smiled. "Congrats to your son on graduating with my son, daughter, and student!"

Jake, Kintoki, Roe, and Wraith is seen as Kintoki and Roe laughed. For the first time, Wraith laughing with them, but could be for the last time. Knowing she's thinking of wanting to go to Atlas and gain more experience.

Yang smiled back. "Likewise, Blake!"

Gintoki sighed heavily. He wasn't being noticed. 

"Oh! Gintoki! How have you been?" Blake looked over towards Gin. "Been treating Yang well?" She asked as she was being sure, knowing she still has major feelings for Yang.

"Of course. Why would I ever treat her the opposite for?" Gintoki asked.

Yang facepalmed. "Um! Honey, why don't you grab us some punch?" 

"Uh....Alright, then. I guess." Gintoki goes over to make some punch.

Dean was sitting at the back of the dojo, as he was looking at the night sky and the stars. "Man...I made it...Mom...Don't worry. I will become the best huntsmen everyone has ever seen!" 

He said to himself as he looks at the palm of his own hand. Dean would close his palm and looks back at the sky again.

Tony, Roman, and Tyler found Dean sitting in the back.

"Yo, Deano." Tony places a hand on Dean's shoulder and smiled at him.

Roman was next to Dean, as he grinned and asked. "What'cha doing out here? Ceremony's about to begin!"

"Got something in mind, brotha?" Tyler asked.

Dean would look at Tyler and Roman, then at Tony. As he smiled. "Nah. I just hope all four of us end up being together after Shoka Shinjuku."

"Don't us all have hope for that? We actually do. But, if all of us are split up. Well...I mean, at least we got each other's numbers and we know where to hang out at together if we have the freetime. Right, guys?" Tony asked Tyler and Roman, as he looked back at his rival, best friend.

"Of course." Tyler nodded.

Roman smiled and he straightens his tie. "Yeah! We will always be together, no matter what!" 

"Okay. Thanks, brothers." Dean smiled, reassuringly.

"No thanks needed, Dean. That's what friends do. Stick together until the very end." Tony says. "Shall we go back inside?"

"Yeah. Let's go, boys!" Dean grinned as he got up and the four walked back inside.

As the four walked into the room. Kita and Vanilla saw the four. Vanilla couldn't stop staring at Tony, while Kita couldn't stop looking at Dean. 

Both of them were blushing.

Kaiku and Roe snapped them out of it, by clapping in their faces. Well, Kaiku clapped her hands a front of Vanilla's face and Roe snapped her fingers a front of Kita.

"You both need to go for it!" Kaiku says, encouraging Kita and Vanilla to finally confess.

Roe gives both of them a thumbs up. "Do it!" 

Tony, Dean, Roman, and Tyler would sit together as Tyler was next to Kita and Vanilla. 

"Damn. Didn't see that coming..." Roe whispered to Kaiku.

Kaiku nodded. "Yep. So close!"

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Ryuuto Yoshida, alongside Benjamin Shimura would get a front of the dojo as the ceremony had begun.

"Welcome, students, parents, and higher-ups to the Shoka Shinjuku Graudation Ceremony! We are happy everyone is here, tonight. The reason for all of 20 students in this very room today who are graduating, is you. The parents and the students who worked extremely hard in the last five years and decided to participate in five years of hard work and dedication. You are the reason why these twenty students made it here today." Ryuuto said as he smiled to everyone else.

Everyone else clapped, giving themselves a round of applause.

"With hard work, comes with serious dedication. You all possess that and I know for sure, the original Shoka Shinjuku students as well as me and Ryuuto here, as your teachers of this new generation of huntsmen and huntresses. We are proud of you all for the amazing hard work you put into this dojo everyday. This was for you, Shoyo." Benjamin pointed up as a way of him shouting out to Shoyo into the heavens.

Another round of applause is met.

Ryuuto would look at the crowd of students, parents, and head of the schools with a smile. "Alright. Without further ado. Shall we see whose's going where?"

"YEAH!!!" All of the twenty students shouted out.

"Alright! Starting off with Atlas, who is represented by the headmistress and former Team RWBY member, Weiss Schnee! Give her a round of applause!" Ryuuto says.

Weiss stood up as she smiled and waved at everyone else. Everyone clapped their hands for her.

"So, if your name is called. Stand up! Now, this is who Atlas will get! Adam Ritchie, Michael Evans, Ao Thurston, this is a shock here, Kintoki Sakata, and Wraith Belladonna!" Ryuuto announced for Atlas' new students.

Adam, Ao, Kintoki, Michael, and Wraith stood up as everyone clapped for the five brand new students of Atlas. So, Ao is seperated from Seth, Kintoki is not in the same school that his mom works at now, Wraith is separate from Jake, which was a little shock within the twenty students.

"I'm so sorry, Jake." Emilia places a hand on his shoulder.

Jake didn't say anything as he was shook up by this. 

"I feel for the guy." Tony whispered to Kaiku.

"Now, Course Academy. Ben will announce that." Ryuuto steps aside as he hands Ben the list.

Ben grabs the list. "Okay! You know the drill if your name is called! First of all, Mutsuko Crowe, the headmistress of Course! Where are ya?"

Mutsuko stood up as she had more of a better reaction than Weiss. She waved.

"Alright! These are the new students for your school, Mutsuko. Seth Thurston, Himiko Ren, Kaiku & Sagura Shimura, Ray Rowe, Jake Belladonna, and Emilia Rose! Welcome to Course Academy, and good luck!" Ben announced.

Emilia was shocked. Seth looked at everyone who stood up with an emotionless look on his face. Jake shrugged at this. Kaiku and Sagura hugged each other and is in relief that there was no split up between the two.

Mutsuko was happy with the new student acquisitions, she stuck her tongue out at Weiss. Weiss shrugged Mutsuko off.

Seth, Jake, Emilia, Sagura, Kaiku, Himiko, and Ray stood up as everyone gave them a round of applause. This was a shocker to many about Jake, Emilia, and Seth being announced for Course.  Especially Jake and Emilia. This was a huge lock for Ruby Rose, she was disappointed by the shocking news.

"Now, Beacon Academy! Ruby Rose! Stand up so the crowd can see you!" 

Benjamin called out Ruby, as she stood up and waves as everyone gave her a cheerful and crazy reaction. She is the hero who saved Remnant.

"Beacon's new students are! Roe Ket, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, Vanilla Frost, Asuka, Roman Reigns, Tyler Black, Tony Shimura, and Dean Ambrose!"

Dean, Tony, Tyler, and Roman were surprised to be in the same school together.

Vanilla and Kita hugged each other as Roe joined in as well. Asuka had a smile on her face.

"Now, that's all for who is going where! Whose in for a memory slideshow?"

All of the students boo'd at this. 

"LET'S HAVE ONE MORE PRACTICE RUN!" Kaiku shouted out.

Everyone chanted "ONE MORE PRACTICE".

Ryuuto laughed. "Alright! This is your night! Have at it!" 

Everyone would later practice for the last time in the dojo. As the scene goes into light as the ending sequence plays

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Ending Credits

Song Name: Daisy by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION

Breaking through the silence

A huge lighting effect fades in and then fades out as the setting sees darkness and sees Vanilla Frost standing in the dark and she reaches her hand out forward. 

We met in an inevitable encounter

The blacked out scene fades out as it would show Nashime "Kita" Yoshida and father, Ryuuto Yoshida standing in the light and she does the same thing as Vanilla. She and Ryuuto tries to reach out to Vanilla.

For our both sakes

Then, going in order left to right shows Dean Ambrose, Tyler Black, and Roman Reigns close to looking like silhouettes, but light is dimmed down on their faces. The three were standing side by side together, walking towards the light where Kita is standing at. 

In your mournful eyes

Vanilla looks down as Cinder Fall walks from behind and with a evil grin, she wrapped her arm around Vanilla's neck. Vanilla tries to resist Cinder by putting her hand up reaching back out to everyone else. Vanilla's eyes slowly grows dull as she was being kept in the darkness.

I see a reflections of regrets

Wraith Belladonna and Roe Ket is seen walking with their backs turned in a different direction, through a reflecting-like mirror.

Enveloped in sorrow, you've blossomed beautifully

Flowers suddenly appears and Vanilla's eyes would light up as she sees the flowers blossom around her as she raises her hand back up to finally reach out.

The flower that fuses into someone's life

Visuals appears with a silhouette of a person appears and that appears to be Tony Shimura, walking towards the darkness where Vanilla was. Then, as Vanilla was in the dark with sudden flowers growing around her. Time reverses with the flowers reverting and slowly fading away. 

Hey, do you see it?

A up-close look of Vanilla is shown with her slowly turning away as she watches the flowers fading away, slowly.

I'm sure you do.

Back and forth motions happens with Vanilla slowly putting her hand down and slowly frowning as well and Tony still walking around, looking left to right as fellow and former schoolmates, Roe, Jake, Wraith, Kintoki, Asuka, Emilia, as well as his sisters, Kaiku and Sagura

Let's paint over all the mistakes we've made

A new transition was made with Vanilla seeing herself watching the dark sky and the moon, with extra beautiful visual and view at sight. Then, it was shown with her facing the sky with her back turned. Trying not to walk away from it.

A new start line will always be there if we want to start over. 

The darkness visuals returns as Cinder attempts to drag Vanilla away deeper into the darkness. Tony Shimura alongside with everyone else walking towards for Vanilla's direction. They were close-up's for Roe, Wraith, and Tony.

Let's make our future different from the past

Visuals changes once more as snow would soon appear and it's revolving around Vanilla as she still had her hand out and she would soon see the past with everyone else she's ever been with mostly Dean, Tony, Roman, Tyler, Asuka, best friend Roe, and sister and father, Kita and Yoshida. 

Our small hope will paint a new start line

Then, Vanilla sees a dream she saw once with her holding hands with Tony, her one and only crush. She wishes to be with him. The dream fades away as well as it was raining for a quick second and it stops as it was still darkness. She would soon quit putting her hand out there as Kita yelled out for her and Cinder was very close to pulling her into darkness. 

I never say goodbye

Then, Vanilla would slowly fade away into the darkness with a smile. Tony would run in and grabs for Vanilla's hand, pulling her away from Cinder and got Vanilla out in time as they re-enter the light side as Tony held Kita back at the same time, before Cinder reaches for either of them. As everyone else made it out of the darkness. 

That's how I always am

Tony let's go of Vanilla's hand as he gave her a smile and Vanilla had been unsure towards him. The light rises even more, as Vanilla reaches for Tony's hand and Tony would reach out for hers. The visuals would change as it fades in and out with Tony's smile and Vanilla's smile as their hands intertwining and ends with both of them gone. 

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"Well, that closes the story arc of Shoka Shinjuku's successful reopening. Now, we got three more episodes left! Ohhh, the intensity will come sooner than you think! My name is Tyler Black! New student of Beacon Academy! What an episode this was. What a story that was! I wonder what really went down with Velvet vs. Cinder, did Vanilla and Kita finally confess or will they have more time as they are headed to Beacon like Tony and Roman, and what does the students think about the major moves that was made in this ceremony? We'll find out more on the next episode as it's super serious! And here's the episode title for Episode 9! Episode 9, Feuds and Reactions! Be there for it! Now, the preview!" Tyler said as he grinned and waved.

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Preview: Episode 9 - Feuds and Reactions

After Cinder and Velvet fought in a intense battle. The two would surprisingly walk out after being sent through a few trees, each. 

Velvet tries to catch her breath a bit. "Bitch...How are you moving still?! Why don't you die and go TO HELL WHERE YOU BELONG??" She was bloodied from her head, and she did take her cloak off as well.

"Isn't that obvious? To cause more hatred, more despair, more destruction! More of everything...." Cinder smiled evilly as she tries to stand her ground. "Not only that but...that "so-called" son of yours....Mark my words...He WILL suffer all of that. He will fall into the darkness like you. Because, like you. He won't able to protect anyone, or his stupid little friends. Even that crush of his...Y'know, I got someone on my side who even wants to take him from her."

"What do you know about my son?! He will never despair or hate! That boy is special! He's very special in his own way. He created bonds that you NEVER will, Cinder..." Velvet said to Cinder with a look of seriousness and realness in her eyes.

Cinder brushed it off as she slowly disappears. She would say. "We'll see about that..." As she fully disappears a front of Velvet.

Shinsuke watched the whole thing go down. "So...She's been alive all this time...Well, I'd be damned...Might've been that Jaune Arc boy who saved her." He thought in his mind

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"Emilia, are you gonna be okay being at Course?" Ruby asked as she sat down with her.

Emilia nodded and she gave her mother a smile. "Yeah! I'll be fine there, mom. Thanks for checking."

Gintoki knew how badly things may get if Kintoki gets into it with Weiss at Atlas. "Well...Good luck dealing with Kin, Weiss..." He smiled.

"Oh shut it, Gin!" Weiss said as she facepalmed. She would then run into Wraith. "Hello, Wraith. Welcome aboard to Atlas!" She would take her hand out for a handshake.

Wraith blinked as she looked at Weiss. She would look down at her hand. Wraith would shake Weiss' hand as fast as she could as she walked off without saying a word to her.

Jake was sitting down as he was shocked that not only he was chosen for Course, but is split from Wraith. He couldn't believe this. 

Kintoki was there to comfort him.

"BEACON ACADEMY, HERE WE COME!" Roe, Vanilla, and Kita said at the same time.

"This is awesome! Hopefully we all end up teaming together!" Roe said out of total excitement she has.

Vanilla laughed at Roe's reaction and so did Kita. 

"We hope so too." Kita said with a smile to Roe.

Vanilla nodded her head at Kita. "Yeah!" She was happy that they ended up in the same school together, but she gets to have more time to find ways to get close with Tony more. A speaking of...

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Tony went home early, with Kaiku and Sagura. 

"What a night! We stick together and Brother, you're still with Tyler, Dean, and Roman! What do you think?!" Kaiku asked Tony, looking up to her big brother.

"I'm happy and excited! Can't wait to start Beacon Academy!" Tony says as he smiled at both Sagura and Kaiku. "What about you two in Course? Are you happy?"

"Gotta say, I like the choice." Sagura said as she slightly smiled.

Kaiku was surprised about Sagura's smile. "Sagura!!!!!! YOU ARE SMILING!"

Tony looked at Sagura's smile as he returned it. "That's the most perfect reaction there was." He opens the house door with his house key as Sagura and Kaiku walks inside first and then, Tony.

The three would walk upstairs to see a huge unexpected surprise guest at their home.

Tony dropped to his knees in shock. "No way..."

Kaiku started to have tears rolling down her eyes.

Sagura as well as she was in tears.

Preview ends