RWBY: After the Fall - Season 3 Characters & Plot

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Hello, RWBY fans!

Yo! What's up, ATF readers and RWBY fans, this is RWBYFan19_ yet again! I am back once again to deliver Season 3's characters and the plot of the story! What an amazing Part 1 it was! Deaths, twists, goodbyes, and even hello to a brand new antagonist! I am honestly excited for this season, hopefully it'll be something you guys will definitely enjoy! So, the official details is that, Episode 1 of Season 3 will be in the works but dunno when it will come out. So, patience, peeps! And yes, Luck Life (Naru; used as Season 1's OP) and SPYAIR (I Wanna Be; used for Season 2's 2nd OP) are returning, respectively for the OP and ED themes for Season 3. Just like Season 1 and 2, 12 episodes will come for this season.

Anyways! Let's get to the plot and characters!

Plot: Two years ago following the wars, losses were made, legacies were born, and most of all darkness and evil has ended thanks to a group of huntsmen and huntresses, between past and present, that fought for the innocent, fought against the darkness, and against all odds they won. Cinder Fall's group fell as the war was brewing and Cinder is currently behind bars at Atlas, Katsuke Shinoda was exiled before the war, Zero Kishitani was destroyed by Asuka Reigns, and Saiko Mayama is out there, still alive and lurking. But with someone else, now. A new villain emerges known as Utsuro, to everyone's knowledge, he is a complete mystery to who he is.

And with our heroes, everyone have went their separate ways, some several students from Shoka Shinjuku did return to their former schools after these last two years and some of them became mentors to the newer generations that are up and coming. First for the older huntsmen and huntresses that was involved, Zaveid is currently out and about looking for an interesting fight, Ruby Rose remains as the headmaster for Beacon Academy, Velvet Crowe, Ryuuto Yoshida, and Benjamin Shimura does remain in Britannia Village, Shinsuke Takasugi is still relegated to a wheelchair, with his legs still not able to move but can move with his arms, but is reunited with Sayaka Ishiyama. Jaune Arc and Shizuka did return back to Menagerie, shortly after the wars ended. Gintoki Sakata is back home with Yang in Vale. Qrow Branwen does stay in Vale and become a teacher at Beacon. Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida are mentors at Shoka Shinjuku with teachers, Benjamin Shimura and Ryuuto Yoshida, their dad. Kita is still a bit of disbelief that Dean is gone, but she still visits his grave. Vanilla is depressed due to Tony leaving Britannia Village to look for his friend. Wraith Belladonna returned to Atlas, shortly becoming a leader for her own squadron in the Atlas military. Jake Belladonna and Kyrie Castillo are out traveling the world, as they are still huntsmen. Kaiku and Sagura Shimura are also mentors at Course Academy in Vacuo. Ray Rowe is on the search still for Saiko Mayama, after her actions back in the wars and even before. Tony Shimura, remains searching for Tyler Black, his Shield brethren while still having the memory of his two other Shield brothers falling before and during the wars. That being Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. Finally, Tyler Black had ended up missing after two years, being last seen visiting Asuka and Roman's mother, Atsuko Reigns in Mistral.

Black was missing due to...his mother, Lily and brother, Jason, capturing him, while Shimura is on the search for Black. The question is...?

What was their real motive here? Why did they do this? And does they have any sort of connection with Utsuro saving Saiko Mayama? Does Saiko have something to do with all of this? And who is Utsuro and what is his real and true identity?

Characters:

• Tony Shimura - 18 years old (In this current season), huntsmen from Britannia Village, former member of The Shield (which is now disbanded due to Dean's betrayal and Roman's death). He is the oldest sibling out of both Kaiku and Sagura Shimura. His semblance is Wind Flame/Trajectory Manipulation and his weapon is a pistol gun, that can also turn into a sword. His weapon is dubbed as Siegfried. His family is very famous especially known for heroic acts and the wars as well, ten years ago. Not only that, his mother's sister, his aunt Mutsuko Crowe runs her own school in Vacuo, which is called Course Academy. He was missing, up to when he was found and brought back his old self.  Following the wars, two years ago. He is known to be The New Hero of Vale and Britannia. Currently, he is searching for his Shield brethren, Tyler Black and he did leave Britannia two years past. Voiced by: Brandon Winkler (voices as Eugeo in Sword Art Online: Alicization & Theo Cornaro in Record of Grancrest War)

• Tyler Black - 19 years old, huntsmen from Britannia Village and is the leader of Team TDTR/The Shield in Beacon Academy (up to Dean's betrayal and Roman's death). He is more of the peacekeeper for the team. In his past, he was lied to about him having a brother, he never knew or met before by his mother. Black had later became best friends with Roman Reigns, who also had the same issues (will be explained in Roman's description). Both Roman and Tyler became students at Shoka Shinjuku, later meeting Tony and Dean, which would soon form a team as known as The Shield. His semblance is Telekinesis and his weapon is a gauntlet blade with a arrow gun attached, and the weapon is dubbed as Black Pride. Currently, his status is unknown following the war. Until, two years later. Black does get captured, but unknowingly reunited with his now resurfaced mother and brother. Voiced by: Bryce Papenbrook (also voices as Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!!, Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins, Matako Naegi in Danganronpa, Kirito Kirigaya in Sword Art Online, Sho in Charlotte, and Sorey in Tales of Zestiria: The X)

• Vanilla Frost - 18 years old, huntress, a cat faunus (revealed in the Season 1 Finale, officially). Born in Atlas. She is split from her sister, Nashime Yoshida as she is in Atlas with her mom and Nashime is with her father, who teaches and owns Shoka Shinjuku in Britannia. Vanilla would later question about how her mother hid the information about her father and her having a sister, so she wanted to see them both in person by herself. So, therefore. She left Argus without saying a word to anyone, especially her mother. Then, after she left. She would find out that her mother had died during a mission, but the person who killed her was the same person who met Vanilla and started to blackmail her about her true identity. She ran away and Vanilla would finally make it towards the middle of Vale and Vacuo, hungry and ready to eat (due to her running out of food on the way there). She would finally meet her father and sister, in a cafe nearby entering Britannia. Then, became a student at Shoka Shinjuku with Nashime. Vanilla is rather more like the bigger sister to Kira. She also gained a crush on former member of The Shield, Tony Shimura and later, officially together with Tony. Became best friends with fellow students and later teammates, Roe Ket and Asuka Reigns in Beacon, until Roe betrays her for her secret leaking to everyone. After the war and bringing Tony back into the war, she remains at Britannia Village with her sister, Kita and father, Ryuuto. Vanilla, also is depressed and saddened while Tony's away from the village. Her semblance is Vanishing Shadows and her weapon is a fan with blades that pulls apart into daggers and it's called Cheshire. Voiced by Cherami Leigh (Voiced for Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online, Lucy Heartfilla in Fairy Tail, & Patty Thompson in Soul Eater)

• Nashime "Kita" Yoshida - 19 years old, huntress and was born in Britannia Village. Kita is the youngest daughter of the legendary swordsman and huntsmen, Ryuuto Yoshida. She is the youngest sister of her (also) teammate, Vanilla Frost. Kita is in Team RAVN with Asuka Reigns, Vanilla Frost, and Roe Ket in Beacon Academy, until Roe betrays the team to tell Vanilla's secret a front of everyone in the worst time. Kita has stayed with her father for all her life, while Ryuuto was separated from his wife and Kita's older sister, Vanilla Frost. Became close friends with Kaiku Shimura and Roe Ket (until the betrayal). Her crush was Dean Ambrose, up to his eventual death. Following his death, her personality never did change at all and she never stopped loving Dean. Kita's semblance is Explosion Magic and her weapons is a staff and swords (dubbed as Linko). Voiced by: Jill Harris (Noelle Silva in Black Clover & Rikka Takarada in SSSS.GRIDMAN)

• Wraith Belladonna - 21 years old, huntress from Menagerie and is one of the main higher-up's among the Atlas Military. She also keeps an eye on Cinder Fall as well, as Atlas did capture her following the war, two years ago. She has a brother named Jake and is the daughter of Blake Belladonna. Very protective and leader-like. Wraith's semblance is Solar Flayer (Wraith's semblance allows her to make one weapon out of fire per use, along with any ammo it may require, this semblance lasts a minute and can be used to create anything from a sword to a gun. The weapons can burn matter on contact, and extinguish if they leave Wraith's hand [with exception to thrown weapons, with extinguish on impact]. If the weapon disappears, the semblance ends. The quicker the semblance is used up, the faster it can be reused.) and she has two weapons, A railgun (shoots out projectiles that's made of electricity; dubbed as Immobius) and a one handed katana (very durable and slowly self repairable; dubbed as Onimaru). Voiced by: Erica Mendez (also voices as Ryuko Matoi in Kill la Kill, Diane in The Seven Deadly Sins, Jack the Ripper/Assassin of Black in Fate/Apocrypha, and Yuuki in Sword Art Online II)

• Roe Ket - 20 years old, huntress from Vale and is the teammate of Asuka Reigns, Vanilla Frost, and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida in Team RAVN and was an aced student at Shoka Shinjuku, also once was Blake Belladonna's student as well in training. She knows The Belladonna's very well, despite she holds bit of a rivalry with Wraith. Between Wraith and Roe, they have the big sister-like act towards their teammates, mostly towards Kita. She inherited Blake's Gambol Shroud weapon and semblance, Shadow (as she can make clones of herself). She betrayed her team due to her revealing herself out to be the spy for Cinder Fall. Voiced by: Colleen Clickenbeard (also voiced as Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist, Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail, Charlotte Rosary from Black Clover, and Momo Yaoyorozu from My Hero Academia)

• Asuka Reigns - 19 years old, huntress from Britannia Village (originally), but moved to Atlas and then, moved back when she was old enough for her to make her leave. She is a once removed sister of the late Roman Reigns. Asuka joined Shoka Shinjuku, last minute upon the reopening day. Became early friends with Emilia Rose, who went to Course, later on. Asuka stayed in Britannia Village on her own, later becoming roommates with Emilia before graduation. She ends up in Beacon, and gets in a team with Roe Ket, Vanilla Frost, and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida there. Until, Roe betrays the team and became angry to find out that Vanilla was a faunus the whole time, because she hid it from her and the team. She was more so pissed that she did that to betray the team. Asuka is a bone to pick with Roe and somewhat, Vanilla. She later reveals out to be Roman's sister, out of the eight students that day. She was running with a lot of emotions after Roman died at the arrival in the hospital, she was more distraught than Tyler and Tony was, combined. Asuka is currently in between doing work in Mistral and is also on the search for Saiko Mayama. Her semblance and aura was passed down to her, from Roman. As of like, wishes to her from him. Voiced by: Wendee Lee (Sophie in Sword Art Online: Gun Gale Online, Shura Kirigakure in Blue Exorcist, Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Faye Valentine in Cowboy Bebop)

Supporting Characters:

• Mutsuko Crowe - The headmistress at her school in Vacuo, Course Academy. Crowe has two sisters (Celica and Velvet). She has a nephew who is her sister Velvet's son, Tony Shimura and two nieces, Kaiku & Sagura Shimura. She was also apart of the wars. Mutsuko's semblance is Ice Manipulation. Voiced by Kari Wahlgren (voiced for Celty Sturulson in Durarara!!, Fuu in Samurai Champloo, and Saber in both Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night.)

• Ryuuto Yoshida - Ryuuto is one of the most legendary huntsmen of all-time, not only that but is the current owner of his brother's school, Shoka Shinjuku. Yoshida is known to have a great reputation with all of the schools, especially Atlas. He has two daughters, Vanilla Frost (finally reunited with, later) and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida. Ryuuto is mostly responsible for his star students making it big with huge schools like Atlas, Beacon, and even Course Academy (despite, he has some sort of dispute with Course's Headmistress, Mutsuko Crowe.). He is the brother of the late Shoyo Yoshida. His semblance is Earth Bending Manipulation. Voiced by: Christopher Sabat (also voices as All Might in My Hero Academia, Yami Sukehiro in Black Clover, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Zoro in One Piece, Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, & Vegeta in the Dragon Ball series)

• Blake Belladonna - The woman who was responsible who created peace with faunus and humans, long ago. Now, retired huntress and is a parent of two, Jake and Wraith. She also taught Wraith's "later known" teammate, Roe Ket. Giving Ket inheritance of her weapon and semblance. She is seemed to be disgusted after the faunus still not forgiving the humans and humans still treating faunus like nothing. She hopes that Jake and Wraith spreads Blake's message from twenty years ago. Voiced by: Arryn Zech

• Ruby Rose - The legendary leader of Team RWBY, now current headmistress of Beacon Academy. Ruby Rose led her team and the rest of Remnant to take out and defeat Salem and The White Fang, along with the chaos in a war that took place ten years ago. She has a daughter of Emilia Rose. Voiced by Lindsay Jones

• Yang Xiao Long - One of the four members of legendary team, Team RWBY and is the current head of Beacon Academy's security team. Yang has a family with Gintoki Sakata and have a boy who also goes to Beacon, Kintoki. Still is a huntress, despite her parenting life had started long ago and starting working with Beacon as the head of security. Voiced by: Barbara Dunkleman 

• Weiss Schnee - The current head of Atlas Academy in Argus and she was apart of one of the greatest teams of all-time, Team RWBY alongside with Yang, Ruby, & Blake. Weiss took the role of headmistress of Atlas after her sister and father, who also ran the school way before Weiss did. Schnee is definitely going to have a major role with brand new students coming to Atlas, who are making a huge transition to Atlas from Shoka Shinjuku (which is ran by Ryuuto Yoshida) in Britannia. Voiced by: Kara Eberle 

• Jake Belladonna - 19 years old faunus, huntsmen from Menagerie and is the son of Blake Belladonna and the younger sibling of his big sister, Wraith. Formerly went to Course Academy, but never returned due to the incident in Atlas. Jake is a medical genius but he is a great fighter. He is very protective of his sister, but yet he is very reckless. Jake's semblance is Lightning Manipulation and his weapon is a Samurai Blade and sometimes his Semblance Connection gloves. He is with Kyrie to search for Saiko Mayama, as well after he was made to fight his own sister and best friend, in the war and he wanted to make her pay. Voiced by: Johnny Yong Bosch (also voices for Renton in Eureka Seven, Yukio in Blue Exorcist, and Izaya in Durarara!!, Lelouch in Code Geass, and Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach)

• Seth Thurston - 21 years old, freelancer/huntsmen from Vacuo. His age is clear enough proof that now he is no longer a student at Course Academy. Seth is the oldest brother of Ao. He is very emotionless and is very much of a loner. Despite his beliefs on the schools and possible shadiness with one of them, he still would help people out when in danger. He claims to have a reason to be a loner and not work with a team, except for his brother, Ao. Seth's semblance is Alchemic Creation (not complete) and his weapon is a Pump-Up Shotgun/Sword (he can change weapons in use of his Alchemy with his metal left arm). Voiced by: Travis Willingham (also voiced as Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist, Portgas D. Ace in One Piece, and Yu Kanda in D.Gray-Man)

• Ao Thurston - 19 years old, huntsmen from Vacuo and is the youngest brother of Seth Thurston, and the youngest son of legendary huntress and medical expertise, Eureka Thurston. He used to go to Atlas Academy, as a former student. Also, former student at Shoka Shinjuku and was one of the workhorses of the recent class. His semblance is Flame Manipulation and his weapon is a pistol gun, that was his father's. Currently, he and his older brother, Seth are traveling place to place, doing numerous of work as huntsmen. Voiced by: Micah Solusod (also voices as Yuno in Black Clover and Yukine in Noragami)

• Ray Rowe - 19 years old, huntsmen from Argus and former student at Course Academy and his status is unknown after parting ways with Emilia and Himiko, dissolving their team completely. Rowe is one of the youngest and brightest students in this new generation. Also, very flexible at that. Rowe is more an descendant of Shinsuke Takasugi, Rowe's style is based off of Takasugi since he was his hero when growing up. Rowe's semblance is unknown at this time, but his weapon is a Bow but shoots actual swords at a target. He calls his bow, Aoi Honoo (Blue Flame). Ray is currently missing, but is looking for Saiko Mayama and get revenge for what she did, and everything that caused his former team, not to last any longer. Voiced by: Ben Diskin (who voices as Ban in The Seven Deadly Sins, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Sai in Naruto Shippuden)

• Himiko Ren - 18 years old, from Vale and is the son of Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren, who were excellent Beacon Academy students in the old generation. Himiko was one of the students at Shoka Shinjuku and she was excellent there, was a former student at Course. Ren made it into a team with Ray Rowe, Jake Belladonna, and Emilia Rose as the leader, (upto the team's eventual dissolution). Now, currently. Ren is with Emilia and it's unknown on what they are doing, right now. Ren's weapon is a combination of Stormflower and Magnhild. But into one and her semblance is a Water Manipulation as she doesn't often use. Voiced by: Michelle Ruff (Rita Mordio in Tales of Vesperia, Sinon/Shino Asada in Sword Art Online II, Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!, Aoi Tohsaka in Fate/Zero, Rukia Kikuchi in Bleach, and Yuki Nagoto in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

• Kintoki Sakata - 19 years old, from Vale and is the son of Gintoki Sakata and Beacon Academy's head of security, Yang Xiao Long. Sakata is mostly the comedic relief and also loves to brag about how good he is and is good at backing up at what he says. He is also cousins with Emilia Rose, who is Ruby Rose's daughter and Ruby is the sister of Yang. Currently, he went to Atlas Academy after graduating in Shoka Shinjuku, suddenly three months after, he moved schools to Beacon due to lack of success, he's making there. Kintoki was apart of the war as well and two years later, happens to be a mentor and mainstay now at Beacon. Voiced by Robbie Daymond (also voices as Leon Lau from Last Hope, Izumii Ran from Durarara!!, Gilthunder from The Seven Deadly Sins, Sorey from Tales of Zestiria: The X, and Mitsuki from Boruto)

• Emilia Rose - 19 years old, huntress from Vale and is the daughter of legendary huntress and Beacon's headmistress, Ruby Rose. Emilia was one of the best and improving students in Ryuuto's Shoka Shinjuku, between to her Kaiku Shimura and Dean Ambrose. Her team was with Ray Rowe, Jake Belladonna, & Himiko Ren at Course Academy (until the team's official breakup). Emilia's semblance is Smoke Screen (she has the best of sensing and hearing, when she uses smoke bombs) and her weapon is a Staff made with a sword attached, it's dubbed as Sakura Rose. Voiced by: Laura Bailey (also voices as Kushina Uzumaki in Naruto, Maka Albarn in Soul Eater, & Keiko Yukimura in Yu Yu Hakusho) 

• Sagura Shimura - 19 years old, huntress from Britannia Village and is the middle sibling of Tony and Kaiku. Formerly went to school at Course, alongside with her sister, Kaiku. Daughter of Velvet Crowe and Shinpachi Shimura. Unlike Kaiku, Sagura is more of the quiet type. But, is a smart on-field fighter and kickass one at that. She rarely smiles and knows when to never give up. Very protective towards Kaiku, though. She and Kaiku are currently doing a series of work as huntresses for Course Academy and also a mentor at the school, along with Kaiku. Her semblance is Wind Creation and her weapon is a handgun made into a multi-bladed polearm (dubbed as Witcher Traum). Voiced by: Bridget Hoffman (Namie Yagiri & Kuruki Orihara from Durarara!!, Irisviel von Einzbern from Fate/Zero, and Mizuho Kazami from Please Teacher!)

• Kaiku Shimura - 18 years old, huntress from Britannia Village and is the youngest daughter of Velvet Crowe and Shinpachi Shimura. Kaiku is the youngest out of her, Sagura, and Tony. She is the one of the most overlooked, yet hyped up huntresses today. One of the brightest students in Shoka Shinjuku. She and Sagura are former students at Course. She or Sagura aren't assigned in a team of sorts, due to the two always in missions (since they started). Kaiku, despite her commitments to work with Course. She remains a mainstay and mentor at Shoka Shinjuku for the upcoming and younger huntsmen and huntresses. She loves to tease people, even her brother (she sometimes love to irritate him). Her semblance is Flame Manipulation and her weapon is the rare and legendary Demon-Slayer Sword (A defense and offense sword; dubbed as Black Mass). Voiced by Alison Keith-Shipp (Also voices as Leone from Akame ga Kill! and Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

• Gintoki Sakata - One of the greatest huntsmen that came out from the Joui Wars era and afterwards, people called him the White Yaksha. Gintoki is known to be one of the greatest of all-time in the history of all huntsmen. He is currently retired as well, with a boy named Kintoki, who used go to Beacon and a wife that remains loyal to Beacon as well, Yang Xiao Long. Voiced by: Michael Daingerfield

• Benjamin Shimura - He is the cousin (as of Tony, Kaiku, and Sagura calls him), but really is he is their uncle. Current huntsmen, and part-time teacher at Shoka Shinjuku with Ryuuto Yoshida. Benjamin's relations to Shinpachi is that he is actually brothers with him. Ben takes up Shinpachi's job as a freelancing huntsmen. He was involved in the wars with his former classmates and even Shinpachi's wife, Velvet Crowe at the time. His weapon and semblance is unknown at this time (will be revealed later on). Voiced by: Vic Mignogna (also voices as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Ranpo Edogawa in Bungo Stray Dogs, Broly from Dragon Ball Super: Broly)

• Sayaka Ishiyama - 23 years old, fox faunus from Menagerie. Never attended to one of the three big schools, despite all three schools did send her offers which she turned down. Just like several huntresses out there, today. Ishiyama is clearly a freelancer and goes wherever she pleases. She was close friends with Vanilla Frost and her family, a little while back when she visited Britannia Village, numerous times. She later found her semblance that Shinsuke Takasugi also has. Reason is Takasugi passed some of his power down to her, growing up. When Shinsuke's ready, he can only give Sayaka the full power of his semblance, Dark Lightning. Right now, she helps with Shinsuke to get around a little more since he's relegated to a wheelchair and she does joint missions with Jaune Arc and Shizuka as well.  Her weapon is Spawn-Off Shotgun which also shoot out flames like a flamethrower. Voiced by: Kate Higgins (Talho Yuki in Eureka Seven, Sakura Haruno in Naruto, C.C. in Code Geass, Karin Kurosaki in Bleach, & Saber in Fate/stay night)

• Katsuke Shinoda - 21 years old, former freelancer and huntsmen, also used to be a student at Course Academy, originally but was moved to Atlas due to him having attitude issues with Course's Headmistress, Mutsuko Crowe. Shinoda was promised to be one of the better students in the last ten years of Course, but turns out it wasn't the case. Then, Weiss didn't want to deal with him and his attitude anymore, shortly after. She kicked him from Atlas. So then, he receives an offer someone anonymous, and it was Cinder Fall. She offered him a great deal of revenge. Shinoda happens to later on have issues with Cinder, but he kept most of his thoughts within him. Out of Cinder, Zero, Saiko, Roe, Dean, and him. He wants to leave, but at the same time. Still wants to get revenge for the way everyone treated him. Before the wars began, he was exiled from the team due to attempting to attack Dean, at the time. His arms were broken, but recovered after two years since that time. But, later recovered. His weapon is a samurai sword and his semblance is yet to be unlocked, but he doesn't care about it. He is better off using a sword to fight. Voiced by: Clifford Chapin (Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia)

• Velvet Crowe - She is one of the most dangerous huntresses alive when she in the age of the past generation. Crowe has her share of history with Cinder Fall and is acquaintances with Zaveid and Shinsuke Takasugi. Velvet also is a parent of three, Tony, Kaiku, and Sagura as well as she is married to Gintoki Sakata's friend, freelancer and former huntsmen, Shinpachi Shimura. She also have two sisters, Celica and Mutsuko. Voiced by: Cristina Vee

• Zaveid - The former wielder of the rare and legendary weapon, Siegfried. Zaveid is a outlaw, who had been living for a long time. He was good friends with Shoyo. Also, is acquaintances of Velvet Crowe. Despite, he always was good friends with Shoyo and Shinpachi, he knew Gintoki and doesn't like him (despite if they team up, they are a great team together.). Zaveid is currently roaming around the world, it's unknown at this time on where he is at this point. Voiced by: Ian Sinclair

• Shinsuke Takasugi - Long-time huntsmen, one of the survivors of the wars, long ago. He has quite the hatred for Cinder Fall. After what she did to Shinpachi Shimura. He is also a former member of the original Shoka Shinjuku as well with Velvet, Benjamin, Mutsuko, Gintoki, Shinpachi, Ryuuto, and Shoyo. Currently he is relegated to a wheelchair still with his legs paralyzed, after being involved in the infamous incident at Atlas with Cinder, Wraith, and Jake. Voiced by: Alex Zahard

• Atsuko Reigns - Retired huntress, mother of Asuka and her late son, Roman Reigns. She also treats Roman's closest friend, Tyler Black like he is her another as well. Currently, she is living at Mistral. Atsuko's semblance is unknown at the moment. But, she also used to be apart of the classes in the original Shoka Shinjuku, with Shoyo as the teacher, at the time. Voiced by: Caitlin Glass (also voiced as Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist, Mina Ashido in My Hero Academia, & Rose in Tales of Zestiria: The X, Lilith Bristol in Absolute Duo)

• Kyrie Castillo - 18 years old. huntsmen and recent graduate from Beacon Academy. Kyrie is close friends with Jake Belladonna, going back from childhood days. He was almost killed by an mind-controlled Jake Belladonna, thanks to Saiko Mayama's Darkness Control semblance. But, was saved in time. At the moment, he and Jake are currently on help with the search for Saiko Mayama as well. Kyrie's semblance is unknown at this time and his weapon is a gun and a sword, dubbed in respectively as Kenshiro, his gun and his sword, Ritcher. Voiced by: Todd Haberkorn (also voices as Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Allen Walker in D.Gray-Man, Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Haruka Nanase in Free, Shikidai Nara in Boruto, Rowen in Tales of Xillia 1 & 2, & Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

• Richard Ambrose - Former huntsmen and father of the late Dean Ambrose, was abusive and was in jail for a few years of domestic assualt and his current whereabouts is unknown, right now. Voiced by: Kirk Thornton (also voiced as Jin in Samurai Champloo, Shiro Fujimoto in Blue Exorcist, Klein in Sword Art Online, Jade Curtiss in Tales of Zestiria, Kisane in Naruto, & Jade Curtiss in Tales of the Abyss)

• Shizuka - 18 years old, trained huntress and Jaune Arc's partner. Not much info is known about Shizuka, only things are known is her semblance is Invisible Light (she can turn invisible for only a minute and she has to wait after use for five minutes until she can use it again.) and her weapon is Dual-Wielding Swords, as well as she is a faunus too. Voiced by: Carrie Keranen (also voices as Lailah in Tales of Zestiria: The X & Satsuki Kiryuin in Kill la Kill)

• Jaune Arc - Former student and graduate at Beacon Academy. Jaune was apart of the wars, in the past 20+ years ago and he returned after a long hiatus from huntsmen work. He kept himself hidden at Menagerie and later gained a new student in Shizuka. He was also offered to have a teaching job at Beacon, but quietly never responded back. Up to the wars, two years back. Arc made his return to Vale to fight in the war alongside with Shizuka. As soon as the war ended, he just suddenly disappeared again. Rumors have gone about that he might've returned to Menagerie.

Major/Minor Antagonists:

• Utsuro - Not much is known about Utsuro, but to everyone...He's more of a mystery and it's unknown on what his semblance might be or who Utsuro is. He is the man who saved Saiko Mayama and also, began targeting one of the remaining live members of The Shield, Tyler Black while trying to get to Tony Shimura for Saiko. A hint did go out in the Extra Episode that Utsuro knows Ryuuto Yoshida, but how is this possible is unknown at this time. Voiced by: Matthew Mercer (voiced by Law in One Piece, Emiya Kiritsugu in Fate/Zero, Alvin in Tales of Xillia 1 & 2, Kuroh Yatogami in K, Leorio in Hunter x Hunter, Levi in Attack on Titan, & Kikuoka in Sword Art Online)

• Lily Black - Mother of Jason and Tyler Black, and former huntress, turned traitor (this is unknown), rumors had gone around that Lily had died and Jason along with her. Even rumors said that she might've ran away  and left Tyler on his own. But, rumors are now shot down that she is alive and she also was the cause for Tyler to go missing from out of nowhere. She used her singing semblance to put him to sleep. Her semblance is similar to Saiko's except for the victim feeling blurriness and then, that's when they fall asleep at (two ways) by her voice in command or snap of her fingers, thus putting them into a deep sleep, more so in a hypnotic sleep. Voiced by: Alexis Tipton (Kurumi Tokisaki in Date a Live, Moka Akashiya in Rosario + Vampire, & Alisha Diphda in Tales of Zestiria: The X)

• Jason Black - Older brother of Tyler Black and was a huntsmen that attended at Course Academy but got expelled due to fighting people in the schools a lot. He and his mother, Lily ran away from Vale and Britannia, entirely (this will be fully explained later on). He does return with his mother to retrieve his young brother from Tony reaching out to him. It's possible he and Lily must be working with Utsuro and Saiko. He even has a desire to attempt and gain Tony's legendary weapon, Siegfried and the second weapon, the Demon-Dweller Sword, which is also dubbed as Ambrose Breaker. His semblance is Copy and Use (this semblance can be used only, every three minutes and if he gets a hand on his opponent, he can literally use his opponent's semblance for the time limit of three minutes. After three minutes are up, he has to wait for five minutes to make use of it again.) Voiced by: J. Michael Tatum (also voiced as Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia, Klein Sieben in RWBY, Rintaro Okabe in Steins;Gate, Koumi Lee in D.Gray-Man, 

• Cinder Fall - After Salem's defeat, Cinder had kept herself hidden for many years after the wars have ended. Rumors are surfacing around that she is making moves again, by trying to find a way to get back at Ruby Rose after the things that's happened over the years. People are even saying that Cinder is eyeing at certain new huntresses and huntsmen, no one knows who it is. Cinder remains manipulative and very dangerous to try and take out. She was responsible of Shinpachi's death, long time ago and the reason why Dean and Roe turned on their respective teams. Still a threat to this very day, after all of the time. Currently, Cinder's locked up at Atlas and put on watch by Wraith Belladonna. It may also seem as if she knows something that could possibly happen. Voiced by: Jessica Nigri

• Saiko Mayama - 18 years old, wanted criminal and former huntress, who once went to Course Academy. She originally was born in Vacuo but was abandoned. So, she surprisingly lived out and stayed alive when she was young but then was  Shortly after, she would soon turn rogue after she actually did kill numerous of students with her dual sword wielding skill, she developed years ago from the Shinoda clan, who are a family full of Samurai and Ronin. She has a major obsession over Tony Shimura. Recently, she was responsible for using her Darkness Control semblance on him, thus she was the reason for him ending up missing in the first place. Darkness Control is like mind control, but in a way...It brings darkness, hatred, and despair instead of the person being controlled losing their will. Their will remain the same, just their goals of needing or wanting something slightly change into doing something that's very uncharacteristic of them to do (Ex: Attacking friends, hurting or killing innocent people, and becoming insane as their mind is slowly breaking apart into insanity.) and Saiko is dual-wielded with two swords. Voiced by: Leah Clark (Himiko Toga in My Hero Academia, Mina in Teasing Master Takagi-san, Kobayashi in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Mavis Vermillion in Fairy Tail, Ruby Toujo in Rosario + Vampire, & Blair in Soul Eater)

• Zero Kishitani - 20 years old, former huntsmen turned "rogue", he never really went to none of the Academies at all. Not much info is known on where Kishitani was from but only thing known is that his family did have close ties to the Shinoda clan and he is close friends with Katsuke Shinoda, more like they are childhood friends. Kishitani was exiled from the clan when he was falsely claimed to be the one who killed the head of the Shinoda clan. Despite, he was with the leader on the day of his exile. He didn't really do anything at all that was so wrong. It's possible that Zero got locked up after the war ended and he might be in jail at Britannia. So, his semblance had been unlocked and it's called Blind Rage (basically he goes berserk, starts going on a killing rampage and this lasts for a minute). His weapon is a Gideon made into a High Caliber Sniper Rifle, dubbed as Archer. Voiced by: Crispin Freeman (Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!, Itachi Uchiha in Naruto, Holland Novak in Eureka Seven, & Alucard in Hellsing)

Flashback/Deceased or Past Characters:

• Shoyo Yoshida - The first ever owner of a school that he built and is famous for, Shoka Shinjuku. Shoyo is definitely a peaceful and caring person. He has a brother, Ryuuto Yoshida, who he grew up with. As revealed, he was the first to test out the Demon-Dweller Sword, which it carries on darkness and more, did it by force as well because Salem forced it upon him, if he didn't do what she told him. She would target his brother, Ryuuto and attempt to kill him. Voiced by: David Waid

• Shinpachi Shimura - Freelancer, huntsmen, and father of three, and husband. Shinpachi is really an all-around huntsman. Shimura has three kids, Tony, Sagura, and Kaiku and is married to Mutsuko Crowe. He was good friends with Zaveid and Gintoki. Shinpachi had died two years after the war, at the hands of Cinder Fall. Voiced by: Cole Howard

• Roman Reigns - Former member of The Shield and was the powerhouse of the team. He was also a former student of the recent Shoka Shinjuku classes as well. Reigns have a sister, he didn't know he had which was revealed to be Asuka. Roman was killed by Dean during the huge mission to take down Cinder Fall. Voiced by: Steven Blum

• Dean Ambrose - Former huntsmen from Britannia Village and is a former member of The Shield. He is the Unstable Lunatic of the team and he has had worst of a childhood out of his whole team. He is rivals/best friends with Tony Shimura until betraying him and Tyler by killing Roman a front of them. He did develop a friendship with Jake Belladonna and Kintoki Sakata until this time around. Also, he is the hothead of the four. Ambrose's semblance is Dark Flame Manipulation and it's used through the Demon-Dweller Sword. Ambrose is currently sided with Cinder Fall and her gang up to his death after a brutalizing fight with his rival and best friend, Tony. Voiced by Dallas Reid (also voices as Asta in Black Clover)

RWBY: After the Fall - Part 2 (Episodes 12-17)

Sup, guys! RWBYFan19_ here again with Part 2 of RWBY: After the Fall in it's entirety! I still apologize for not including the finale episode on Part 1, along with the rest of Season 1. Blogger was kinda being a dick and it wouldn't just take the episode for me. Worry not, the finale episode along with the first Season 2 opening and ending appearing as the preview. Then, we'll move forward onto Season 2 finally! If you need to know the plot and characters for Season 2, here's the link for it.

Season 2 Characters & Plot: https://rwbyafterthefall.blogspot.com/2019/01/rwby-after-fall-season-2-plot-characters.html

Now, let's get started, shall we?!

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Season 1 Finale, Episode 12 - Darkness and Light

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: So, this is it. Season 1 finale...What a season this has been, guys?! We had drama, amazing fights, twists and turns, and much more. I really thank all of you for the amazing support, guys! Season 2 is coming, new themes are coming, and the new arc just got started! Now, let's get this season finale started!

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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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The episode would begin off in Atlas at the medical facility, as Shinsuke Takasugi was rushed to the hospital, immeditately after getting shot multiple times to the back, just following an encounter with Cinder against Wraith and Jake.

Takasugi was accompained by Atlas' headmistress, Weiss Schnee alongside with Jake and Wraith Belladonna. They rushed him to a nearby operating room.

Weiss, Jake, and Wraith were in the waiting room while Takasugi was being operated on. 

Jake was seriously bound in anger...Weiss and Wraith was upset at Jake for getting involved. Weiss was mainly upset that Cinder invaded school property, although she was glad Wraith was there to fight her off but also upset at Wraith for fighting Cinder without planning to call for help.

Between the three, it was really silent. Until Blake and Gintoki enters the waiting room.

"Hey, you two! I'm happy you're safe! You two had me worried!" Blake hugs both Jake and Wraith, as she had  a look of relief of her face.

Weiss looks over at Blake, as she had her arms crossed. "Blake...Can we talk outside, privately?" 

"Sure, Weiss. I'll be back, you two." Blake said as she and Weiss steps outside for their talk.

Jake watches Weiss and Blake walk away, as he looks over at Wraith. "Sister...I'm sorry for getting involved...I just had a feeling something bad was gonna happen and I had to do my best to prevent it....Also....I cannot believe about what Cinder told us...Is Vanilla really a faunus?" 

Wraith sighed. "I don't know...I really don't know, Jake. But, you gotta stop being reckless and getting into these type of dangerous fights....You could end up getting hurt or worse..." 

"I know...I'll try to do better..." Jake said as he looked down, twiddling with his thumbs and he wasn't sure on what he should do. Noticeably, his scroll was on silent and it was lighting up as it was a phone call from Ray.

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"Nothing against their bravery and courage for fighting, Blake. But...They cannot risk their lives like that again! I just can't allow it. Look at Wraith and Jake. Especially Wraith. I cannot afford to have anyone seriously hurt after this invasion stunt by Cinder. I need to have serious maximum security for the school and I'm sorry, Blake but I am doing this for her health. I'm gonna have to--"

"Wait...Don't do that, Weiss. Please, all Wraith was just doing was protecting Atlas. And Jake, I see he came out from Course in Vacuo to come up this way to protect his sister. Even if that was just for Wraith, I'm sure Jake was also there to help Wraith protect your school from serious trouble. I can understand that, you cannot have stuff like that happening again. But, give them both credit for, at least keeping Cinder from entering the school to cause further chaos. Despite their recklessness. They did protect the school. How is that a problem?"

"But, Blake! It costed Shinsuke to go in and getting shot just because of their recklessness." Weiss had an arguing point there.

Blake looked down and she nodded, but she looked back up at Weiss. "I understand that, but he had a reason to step in. I mean, think about it. He saved those two, and yes, he got shot for it. But, if he was standing right here. He would tell you that, it was worth it. Especially Cinder was all alone against Wraith and Jake."

Weiss sighed as she crosses her arms.

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Gintoki didn't stop and talked, he ran towards upstairs to where Shinsuke is being held up at.

He tries to pass security. "Let me through!"

"Sorry, sir! We cannot let--"

"I will not ask again, dammit! Let...me...through..." Gintoki asked as he placed his hand on his wooden sword, Lake Toya.

The two security guards had their hands on the gun.

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Ray Rowe, Emilia Rose, and Himiko Ren were searching all over town in Vacuo for Jake.

Ray, Emilia, and Himiko returned to their meeting point, in the middle of town..

"Any luck, you two?" Himiko asked Ray and Emilia, as she tries to catch her breath.

Emilia shook her head and shrugged. "Nope. None at all. Ray?" She looked over at him, to see if he picked anything on Jake.

"Nope. I even tried to call him. Man, what are you doing, Jake?! Dammit!" Ray shouted out.

"Let's remain calm, guys...We can check out of town. Maybe, look in Britannia Village and Vale. What do you guys think?" Himiko suggested, as she looks at both of her teammates.

"It's worth a shot." Emilia said.

Ray sighed, then shrugs. What other options is there, anyways? "I guess. But will there be anyone splitting up?"

"No. We gotta stick together." Emilia said.

"Alright. So, classes resume on Monday. We got all weekend, right? We can begin our search, now at the village. And hopefully we can see what type of answers we get there. But, first. Let's go and gather our needs for this." Himiko suggests to the two, as she starts to walk back to Course.

Emilia nods in agreement. "Agreed." 

"Alright." Ray follows behind Himiko and Emilia, back to Course.

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"Well, something's gonna happen. Isn't it?" Benjamin asked, as he stood outside of the dojo where Ryuuto was sitting at. 

Ryuuto was on the porch, outside as he stood up and nodded. "Yep. It may not end well either."

"We must get prepared for the worst. Right?" Ben asks again as he looks up at the moon and puts his hands into his pockets.

"Exactly." Ryuuto said, looking up at Ben with a more like of a serious look on his face. It was a unfamiliar look that nobody thought would ever see.

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In the night time, it's seen Tony, Tyler, Roman, Asuka, Vanilla, and Roe were asleep in their sleeping bags. They were taking a rest after passing by at Britannia Village. They were close from making it towards for Vacuo.

Who was missing was Dean and Kita.

Kita was wide awake, as she looked at the moon and was thinking about how she could be closer to Dean. She wants to be close to him..."How can I confess to him? I need to..."

Dean was up on a tree branch, awake still without getting any sleep at all.

He was watching the moonlight and the beautiful night sky as he saw a Shining Star going through the night sky. It was a beautiful atmosphere.

All of this was interrupted by someone sitting behind Dean and standing next to him. It apparently was Cinder Fall...

"Huh? Who are you?" Dean asked as he looked up at the woman, next to him.

Cinder looked down at Dean with an innocent smile. 

"Oh! Who am I?"

She sat down next to him, as she randomly whispers in his ear. "I'm the person you all are searching for...Cinder Fall..." She smirked evilly.

Dean's eyes widens as his eyes looked straight over at Cinder. "What the--?"

"Before you say anything...I'm only here to...talk to you...A talk about...your friends and everyone else. Tell you how they feel about....Well, you..." Cinder whispered as she slowly caresses her hand to his cheek with an innocent smile.

"What are you talking about?! What about my friends? And I don't care what people say to me or about me. They can--"

Cinder places her index finger to his lips and she causes him to keep quiet, as her eye began to appear with flames to the side. "Easy, now. I'd like to tell you of how they feel about you...

...Dean Ambrose...Those so-called "brothers" and "friends" of yours, they see you as dead weight, they only see you as nothing more but then a piece of shit that should've died, long time ago by your own abusive father or your sick mother. They all hate you, and more they are even scared of you and your power with that sword of yours..."

She whispered as Dean's eyes widened and he began to shake.

"B-But.. That's not true! That's not true at all! Why would they say such things? I know they would never!" Dean was shocked about this whole thing, he didn't expect this.

Cinder frowned slightly as she places a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry. But, it's true...They really are scared of you and your power. They don't care about you, they care about themselves. It's really selfish, as of like...They call their friendship a "brotherhood". Yeah, right. They are all lies."

"No...No! I don't believe in that! Don't give me that shit!" Dean shouted as he stood up on the long branch and steps away from Cinder as he was backed against the tree.

"Dean..." 

Cinder gets up close to him and whispers into his ear, once more. She was ready to break him and his mind with her manipulating words, now.

"C'mon...I know you are denying all of this. You say you don't believe me. But, you do. In your heart of hearts...You believe me, don't you? You don't know what to do, do you? Whose side to be on? Mine or those abusive friends of yours? Do you want to be abused for the rest of your life with them and people shitting all over you? Huh? Say, Ambrose? Do you want to unleash your anger and frustrations? Take it out on them, take it out on the people who did you wrong over the years. Unleash your own hatred. Bring out your own darkness. Embrace your own despair. C'mon, Dean...If you joined me, you know I will never betray you or shit on you ever. I will always watch your back, if you got mine...

...What are you gonna do, Dean? Join me and bring the darkness back into this cruel world or stay with your so-called friends? I'll leave the offer to you when you find us. Make the right decision, Dean..It's for your own good. Right?"

She smirked as she looked at him and he was sitting back with his eyes widened, all shook up and his mind was all over the place. 

Just hearing her voice, and her point of view...He didn't know if she was right at all or not. He looked down as he covers his head.

Cinder vanishes off as Dean was left, speechless and without a motive on what he should do....He yelled out loud. "WHAT DO I DO?! DAMMIT!!!!" Dean was in tears. He wasn't sure on what he should do.

Kita had watched Dean's mental breakdown, as she wasn't far off from where he was talking to Cinder. "Dean...." She thought in her mind.

The yell could be heard in the forest, as Tony and Vanilla woke up hearing that.

"What was that?" Vanilla asked, as she looked around noticing everyone was asleep.

Tony shrugged his shoulders. "Not sure..." 

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Then, a major boom goes off in town at Vacuo within the next day, as The Shield and Team RAVN were just entering town. 

"RUNAWAY!!!!" A townsfolk shouted out, running away.

Multiple people runs away to the safest root to Britannia Village.

"What the hell is going on here?" Roman wondered as he watched more people running away.

Dean was standing behind everyone else with bags under his eyes, he was seen sleepy and tired after last night. Especially with him and his talk with Cinder. He assumed it was them....He wished that he didn't need to make a decision right now.

Smoke is in the town, as it's seen two people going back and forth, fighting in sword style. Potentially, Mutsuko Crowe and Cinder Fall was fighting. 

Then, it's seen one person being outnumbered by three people. It was Seth Thurston, fighting off against Saiko Mayama, Zero Kishitani, and Katsuke Shinoda.

"Is that Aunt Mutsuko?! And..." Tony's eyes widens as the smoke clears and sees Cinder Fall. 

"...Cinder Fall..." He gritted his teeth in anger, as he takes Siegfried out in it's sword form. "LEAVE HER ALONE!" He shouted at her.

"Wait! Tony!...Damn...Reckless fool!" Roe ran after him, as Katsuke would run in and the two began to have their sword fencing, back and forth.

He attempts to slash Cinder with Siegfried but she backs away as Tony stood a front of Mutsuko. 

"What are you doing here, Tony?! Aren't you supposed to be in Beacon?" Mutsuko asked, as she was surprised to see him. 

Tony looked behind to look at Mustuko. "Yes. But, Professor Ruby sent us to take down Cinder Fall!"

"What?! What is that damned woman thinking?" Mutsuko thought in her mind.

"We gotta help them!" Asuka shouted out at the six.

Two men came up from behind, as Tyler takes his pistol gun out and Roman was ready to use his gloves.

Tyler shot at one of the men, as Roman would jump in the air to punch the other man in the jaw to send that man flying. 

Dean stood there as he watched the chaos go on. He had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand.

"Kita, you got this with your Explosion Magic? Me and Vanilla will take on those two, helping Seth." Asuka asked, as she looked at Kita.

"Yeah!" Kita nodded her head, as she pulls out a round of swords and they were in between her fingers. She threw them down at Zero and Saiko, purposely making them hit the ground missing them. 

The little thing that wasn't seen on the swords and they are not visible. Multiple strings were attached as she charges her aura up and it goes down to the attachable strings going down to the swords. 

The swords would explode around the two, as it blinds Saiko and Zero.

Seth saw the opportunity to move out of the way, as he backflips himself out of the smoke.

"Where do you think you're going?!" Zero yelled out, as he saw Seth leave and tries to catch him but the swords explodes around them.

"Now, you two! It's your go!" Kita shouted out. 

Asuka would run in towards the smoke, as she looks behind her as she saw Vanilla not standing at all. "Vanilla! Come on!"

"Um..." Vanilla blinked as she saw Cinder in the field. She didn't know if she should fight or not.

The smoke would soon clear up, as Zero would attempt to punch Asuka in the face but Roman got into the air, as he collides fists with Zero. Both men's aura were insanely strong.

"Sister! C'mon! Now isn't the time!" Kita looked over at Vanilla. 

Saiko would attempt to hit Kita with a sword slash with her long sword. But, Seth steps in the way to block Saiko's sword with his metal arm blade. 

"GET OUT OF MY WAY, TIN CAN!" Saiko yelled out at him. 

Seth had an emotionless look on his face, as Tyler would shoot bullets at her. 

Saiko would kick Seth off of her, as she would make her sword go into cyclone mode and blocks the bullets, actually sending them back at him. Tyler was struck with bullets to both of his shoulder.

Kita would take her staff which has a sword tip at the end of the staff. Both Kita and Saiko would go back and forth, as Seth comes back in and attempts a frontflip sword slash but Saiko blocks Seth's metal blade with her second sword. As a shocker, she can be dual wielded.

Vanilla was standing there, as she watched Tyler go down in pain of his shoulder and she watched the rest of her friends fighting with the enemy, and the person who has her in shackles about her secret...

"How can I fight? When Cinder has my secret...in tact...I want to fight, but...I can't..." She thought in her mind.

Dean saw Tyler get taken down as well. His eyes widened as he watched Tyler get hurt. 

Roman was next to be sent flying, and as he was falling back. He stood right back up to his feet. 

"Damn...This guy is the toughest bastard I've ever seen."

"Roman! Tyler!" Dean shouted out, as he watched both of his brothers go down.

Kita would soon get knocked into Vanilla by Saiko. Seth kept it going against her.

"Ah, I see you're Velvet's son...I finally get to meet her husband's son. Remember this...I'm the one who killed your father." She whispered to him.

Tony's eyes widens and he couldn't believe it. "YOU DID WHAT?!"

Cinder backs off, as Tony goes into a blind rage and attempts to slash at her. 

"Tony! Calm down! Let me handle this!" Mutsuko shouted as she would slide her hand down the ground, as ice spikes goes off the ground to target Cinder.

Cinder would use her aura to break through the ice, as she would kick Tony in the stomach and sending him back away from her.

Tony would get sent down to the ground a front of Vanilla. He drops Siegfried on the ground. Vanilla was shocked by this. She looked up at Cinder.

Mutsuko would back away from Cinder, as Cinder attempts slashing at her. But, they were some defense blocks for Mutsuko.

Roe would get knocked off by Katsuke, as she uses her dagger from her back pocket to stand her ground. 

"IF I CAN'T HAVE MY MAN, NO ONE WILL!" Saiko continues to go back and forth with Seth, as Katsuke comes in attempting to attack Seth with his sword. But, Seth blocks it.

Now, it's Seth vs. Katsuke. Saiko ran towards for Mutsuko as she attempts to crush Mutsuko's throat with her sword. But, then Asuka ran in and sends Saiko flying after a huge flying kick to the face.

Zero would catch Saiko, as Katsuke and Seth's weapons clash, it sends both of them back.

Mutsuko is backed up until she is with the seven students as Asuka ends up with them as well, so does Seth. This was a chaotic scene...

Cinder is in the lead of Saiko, Katsuke, and Zero.

Tony slowly got up, and so did Roman and Tyler.

"Dammit! How did this happen?! I didn't help! Damn, damn, damn!" Dean looked down as he looked at Tony, Roman, and Tyler who were standing a front of him.

"I'm sorry..." Vanilla thought in her mind as she watched Tony stand up.

"What a nice little fight we had there, huh? Now...I wonder, why...Oh why, your two teammates wouldn't do anything to help you..." Cinder smirked evilly at the group.

Tony, Roman, and Tyler kept their eyes on Cinder, Saiko, Zero, and Katsuke. 

Roe, Kita, and Asuka looked at Dean and Vanilla. 

"What was wrong of you two?! Why were you standing there???" Asuka asked with an angry expression on her face.

Seth looked over at Dean. He oversaw the conversation, he had with Cinder late last night. He knew something was up with him. He looks at everyone. "I know why..."

"Huh?!" Tyler looked back at Seth. 

Roman raises an eyebrow, wanting to know why. "Why what? About what, Seth?"

"Yeah....Please tell us." Tony squinted his eyes at Seth, as he was wanting to know on why Dean and Vanilla didn't do anything in the fight. "Why?"

Dean didn't know what Seth was talking about. 

"Yesterday, I overheard Dean having a conversation with Cinder Fall...It appears she made Dean go into serious doubt on who he should side with, here today...I just happened to be nearby Grimm Hunting..."

Seth revealed, and then Dean's eyes widens as he didn't think he was there to listen in...

"What?!" Roman was shocked.

Tyler and Tony was beyond shocked, more so pissed at Cinder.

"You bitch..." Tyler said in a darker tone of voice.

"WHAT DID YOU DO, CINDER?!" Tony yelled out in serious anger.

Dean was standing there frozen, not sure on what he should do or not...

"Dean..." Kita had a concerned look on her face.

Then, Dean's sword would begin go up in Dark Flames. 

"Seth, do you know anything on why Vanilla didn't do anything?" Asuka asked.

Seth would look at Vanilla, as he shook his head at her. "Nope."

"Because she's a faunus! SHE IS A DAMN FAUNUS!" Roe shouted out at everyone.

Cinder smiled at the chaos within the group.

Vanilla's eyes widens in shock as she looked over at Roe. "Wh-What?! That's not true!"

"Cinder...Is it?" Roe slowly looked over at Cinder with an evil smile.

Cinder would respond with a evil grin on her face.

Asuka was shocked, Tony, Roman, Tyler, and Mutsuko were all shocked about this.

"What?! A damn faunus!" Asuka looked over at Vanilla.

"I didn't see this coming..." Roman said as he was jaw-opened shocked.

"Why would you hide this from us, Vanilla?! You could've told us!" Asuka said as she had an angered look on her face and gets up closer to her face.

"U-Um..." Vanilla was about to be in tears, as she goes down to her knees. 

Kita would get in and shoves Asuka. "You stay calm down, Asuka! It's not her fault...She honestly wanted to tell us when we got to Beacon, together. She didn't know how to..." 

"You backstabbing little! You betrayed us for her, Roe! How could you?!" Tyler yelled at Roe.

Roe brushed her hair at Tyler. "Oh, honey...You don't need an answer...I even told her about the Demon-Dweller Sword too that Dean is holding. That's why Cinder went after him. Oh, and Tony...Your lover is the faunus girl..." 

Tony's eyes widened as he looked at Vanilla. "Vanilla..."

"T-Tony..." Vanilla looked down as she had tears rolling down her eyes. She takes her bow off as her cat ears appear.

Tony walked up to her and hugs her. "I see now. After all these years, you wanted to tell me this...I know now...Vanilla, don't cry. Remember this...If you needed anything or whatever."

"Yes?" Vanilla nodded.

"Well...Whatever it maybe, please...If you got anything that you need to get off your chest. Let me know, face to face. I will always be listening to whatever it is, you need to tell me. Alright?" Tony looked at Vanilla in the eye, as he held her hand and gets up at the same time as she does.

"Okay! I will!" Vanilla tears up as she smiles a bit and her eyes had lit up. 

Dean was shocked about this as well. Yet, he would soon hear a voice within his conscious. 

"Embrace the hate in your heart, Dean. DO IT! Kill someone here."

His sword began to change form of color as it goes from a rusty black color into all nothing but dark color and it goes from there to his shoulder with dark markings on it. Then, the markings would go up to his left eye and it covers apart of his hair as well. 

Dean's eye changes to red slit eye. He made up his mind and he is in his demon form. He looked back at the horrible memories and the way everyone had treated him before and after. "I'm done with it all...Cinder...You were right..."

Roman's eyes widens as he looks at the dark flamed sword, which was the Demon-Dweller Sword.

Tyler and Tony was shocked about this. "ROMAN!!!!!!" The two shouted as they watched Dean stab Roman in the back through his chest.

Vanilla was shocked to see this, as well as Kita, Mutsuko, Asuka, and Seth.

Dean would pull the sword out of his back and chest. "Die..." He breathes out as steam came out from his gritting teeth and he would vanish with his demon power as Tony had tried to go after him.

Tyler would check on Roman. Kita was saddened to watch this whole thing.

"DEAN! I WILL NOT LET YOU LEAVE WITH THEM!" Tony shouted at Dean, as Dean wasn't listening and he reappeared with his back turned and is standing behind Cinder's group.

"Dean won't listen to you, Shimura...He will never listen to you because he knows where the loyalty lies...Now, we have to go. Make phase two plans..." Cinder smiled evilly at the group, as she would vanish away and Dean as well. Katsuke, Zero, Roe, and Saiko would go building to building to leave.

Tony's eyes widens in shock, as he feels like his mental state took another major blow...But, it didn't stop him. He yelled out loud. 

"GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! DAMMIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!" 

He ran off back to the forest to go after them as he was raging. 

"Tony, wait!" Kita tries to stop him, but couldn't.

Vanilla was sad to see Tony like this. "Tony..." 

"Roman's not responding! We need to take him to a hospital stat!" Tyler yelled out.

"Seth...Take him to the hospital. I'll go with you. Tyler, Vanilla, Asuka, and Kita. You four go back to Beacon and report to her about what--"

"I'm going with Roman..." Tyler refused this. He wanted to be with Roman, his longtime and close friend. "I need to stick by my brother's side. I can't leave him..."

"Same. He's a good friend, I can't leave either." Asuka said.

Mutsuko sighed. "Fine. Kita, Vanilla?"

"A-Alright!" Vanilla nodded her head.

Kita nodded as well, as she was upset yet still shocked of Dean and Roe's actions...

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As Tony was trying to go after the group. He did get caught up with them but Saiko tackles Tony, froom out of nowhere, apparently the side.

"Hi, Tony-senpai~..." Saiko says with an evil smile on her face. 

"Get off of me! GET OFF OF ME, DAMMIT!" Tony tries to escape from her grasp.

She would put her hands to his face as she would make him look into her eyes, as her eyes glows and his eyes slowly shuts on it's own. Saiko got Tony to calm down a bit. 

"You wanna know something, Tony...You just have the look of a mindless killer, yourself. Hehe, you're just as like me. You're like Cinder...Let darkness take you. Let this loss of your "brother" give you all of the despair and hatred you are holding onto, right now. Don't blame us...Blame Ruby Rose...She is the reason why you're this way. She's the reason why Dean left you and you want him back from us. Isn't that right?"

"Y-Yes..." Tony's eyes were close from shutting, he would see Saiko give him a kiss. 

This made her become the first person as the first kiss for Tony.

"When you wake up, senpai~. Make sure you look everywhere in Remnant for Dean. Then, when you're unsuccessful. Come back to Beacon. Go nuts on everyone! Even that smug headmistress and that skank Vanilla! Understand?" Saiko smiled innocently, as she kisses his cheek.

"Yes..." Tony closes his eyes as Saiko walks away from him.

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As the episode ends, it would show Roman in the hospital bed at a hospital in Vacuo. Tyler and Asuka worried in the waiting room. The lead doctor walks up to the two as the bad news is given to both of them. Asuka goes into a breakdown with the doctor and Tyler was heavily devastated about Roman's death....Asuka revealed that she is Roman's sister.

He tries his best not to cry but he had an emotional look on his face. Breaking down crying...

Ruby Rose is seen angry and disappointed as Vanilla and Kita gave her the bad news about the mission being unsuccessful and two betrayals happened.

Shinsuke is seen in a hospital bed, knocked out. They have him in ICU and hooked into breathing machines for him. Gintoki was looking out at the window, as Weiss, Blake, Jake, and Wraith had watched the news in total shock. Wraith is seen with an angry look on her face. 

Next up, Ray, Himiko, and Emilia did make to Britannia Village as also find out the devastating news of Roman's death, Tony's disappearance, and Dean betraying his team for Cinder's side as the area starts to rain.

Velvet was surprised as she had Ryuuto, Zaveid, Kaiku, and Sagura with her. Kaiku, Velvet, and Sagura were worried for Tony and his disappearance.

Ryuuto would leave the house into the rain as he feels the rain and looks up at the dark, rainy and cloudy sky, This shot is similar to when his brother was executed, long time ago.

The former Shoka Shinjuku students, Kintoki, Ao, Adam, and Michael were just in town of Vale. The four had heard the news by multiple people who had walked past them.

Cinder is seen proud back at the base, with Demon Dean, Roe, Zero, Katsuke, and Saiko. Everyone was watching the news as well. Dean had an emotionless look on his face. 

Tony is seen all alone staring at the sky as his eyes were shadowed by his wet hair.

"Revenge...is coming! I WILL BRING HIM BACK! CINDER! I WILL END UP KILLING YOU FIRST TO DO SO!!!!!!!!! WATCH ME!" He shouted out as he continues his travels alone.

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Writer's Note: So, there was Season 1. What a long episode this was and so many shocking twists and sad moments to happen here! I hope you all enjoyed this episode. And hopefully, you all will join us when Season 2 hit! Now, as promised!! Here's the new opening and ending credit themes!

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Opening Theme Song Name: RESISTER by ASCA

The opening begins with seeing Vanilla Frost standing all alone as she staring at the dark clouds ahead and wind was blowing around her. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

This would transitioning to seeing her with an worried expressed look on her face. 

Fight against destiny

Another transition gets a close-up into Vanilla's eye as it would then show white particles forming the RWBY: After the Fall Season 2 title card in a dark background drop. 

In a place where your voice does not reach

Tony Shimura would be seen dropped into the water and had his eyes opened, but slowly closing. As someone's hand appears around his neck. 

Distorted rules that no one taught

What's next going down deeper into the water, would transition to seeing Cinder Fall with Zero Kishitani, Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, and Katsuke Shinoda. As Cinder was leading the way towards for Britannia Village. 

I strongly hoped for it when I was young.

Then, it's seen that Dean Ambrose in his demon form and him having the Demon-Dweller Sword in hand, awaiting for his former friend, Tony. He had an evil look on his face

The journey to find the location of a dream has just begun

After that would then see Dean use his demon-dweller sword which was in dark flames. Make a huge slash, as the dark flames would burn out this scene.

I do not need time to cry

Kaiku and Sagura Shimura, alongside with Velvet Crowe can be seen outside in their home, as they can be seen with a concerned and worried looks on their faces.

Asuka Reigns had an serious look on her face, as she would look at Roman's gloves and she balls her fist. Nashime "Kita" Yoshida had an concerned look on her face, unsure if whether to fight or not. Asuka walks past her, as she places a hand on her, patting on her shoulder. Kita stood up slowly as she had a reassured look on her face now.

Break down the limit wall right now

Then, it's seen Jake Belladonna, Ao Thurston, Kintoki Sakata, Emilia Rose at Britannia Village, defending for Vale. Kaiku, Sagura, Kita, and Asuka joins in as well with Wraith Belladonna leading the charge.

As Cinder with the leading charge, she, and Katsuke, Roe, Zero along with their forces on their side and ready to go.

After this would then see both ends starting to fight and begin a war in the village. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

Jake and Wraith would get into a quick sword fencing fight with Cinder and Roe, as Zero had taken out Kaiku, Sagura, Emilia, Kintoki, and Ao by himself as he still had Asuka to try and take on. The two gets in a fist fight.

Memory that does not change even if any pain is touched

As Tony was in the water, still sinking in deeper into his own subconscious counterpart. It's seen Vanilla Frost running towards for Tony, as she reaches out for him.

Embracing the oath that expanded visibility and found it

Then, this would see Vanilla Frost diving in deeper to reach for him and she does so..

I will connect you with the road I chose with cloudless eyes

This scene would fade out to seeing Tony standing in the middle without making a move or saying a word. This with a background where's it's just all grey and dark with fog as part of the background. On opposing sides, would see Vanilla pulling Cheshire, as Saiko pulled out her long sword and the two started to fight but before the fight begins.

The fight fades out back in with Vanilla grabbing Tony's hand.

Resound your voice to resist fate

Tony Shimura with Siegfried in it's sword form would soon be seen standing on opposing sides with Dean Ambrose, who still had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand. 

This fades out with a memory of the two in Shoka Shinjuku in sword fencing practice. 

PROUD OF MYSELF

Tony had an serious look on his face. As Dean would have an evil smile on his face. The two would run towards each other as they would begin their fight. The two didn't even have their semblances out. 

The opening would see with multiple background and brief scenes such as Tyler Black being shown with a concerned look on his face at Beacon, everyone from the village in Vale, worried, and also Roman Reigns walking away into the light as the fight fades out. 

The OP would end with two swords seen slammed into the ground, together, in which it was Siegfried in sword mode and the Demon-Dweller Sword.

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Song Name: Niji/Rainbow by Shinki Horou/Vacuum Hallow

I know very well

The ending credits begins with a dark background.

I understand better than anyone

Dean Ambrose standing all alone in a dark, cold place. He was holding his Demon-Dweller Sword with his back turned. He had dark markings all over his body. It was seen all over his arm as it was up to his face and above his left eye.

I'll try to go over the rainbow in the sky

A close-up shows Ambrose looking up as the visuals change with him standing in the rain all alone, as he was standing a front of an bloodied and already dead, former friend Roman Reigns, Tyler Black, who is in shock and Tony Shimura standing there as he was in total shock, yet he was in anger. Ambrose was seen in his Demon form, as Cinder Fall watched with an evil smile on her face. Nashime "Kita" Yoshida and Vanilla Frost were in total shock after what Dean had done.

When will I able to achieve it?

The horrific scene would transition to seeing Dean in his demon form as the close up goes into his right eye as it would show younger Dean being abused by his father and is trying to save his mother from him.

I can not even if I repeat everything

What's next is shown with Dean grieving at his mother's grave, but Ryuuto Yoshida was right there next to him. Giving the young boy, some comfort from his mother's unfortunate passing.

I must continue to possess my future painting

The next thing shown is Dean at the dinner table alongside with Ryuuto, and his two daughters, Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, having a good time.

Then, it would show Dean standing side by side with Roman and Tyler facing off with Cinder Fall, Roe Ket, and Katsuke Shinoda as Tony and Vanilla with Kita had their backs turned, looking towards Saiko Mayama and Zero Kishitani, with Siegfried in hand. 

Although these plans also had someone

This would transition to seeing Jake and Wraith Belladonna, alongside with Shinsuke Takasugi standing a front of Cinder Fall at Atlas Academy.

I know very well

Then, it would show Kita holding her hand out to Dean, as it would show two more transitions of her smiling at her and the final cut to her in tears as Dean walked into the darkness from her.

This is useless

The next scene would show Asuka Reigns with a sad look on her face as she held her big brother's hand, Roman Reigns' hand as he was in his deathbed. Emilia Rose was there to comfort her. But, Kaiku and Sagura Shimura standing looking out at the window in worry for their brother.

You want to believe in the morning after seeing my eyes.

Demon Dean, as he is seen with Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, Zero Kishitani, and Katsuke Shinoda with him. In the background is shown with multiple people within Cinder's group, standing at the Britannia Village's bridge that leads to a waterfall below.

It would soon show Tony Shimura on a tree branch, just a few trees off from Cinder Fall with Saiko Mayama in a confrontation about Dean leaving Beacon and dissolving The Shield. Tony had a look of desperation on his face.

Another moment sees former Shoka Shinjuku students, Jake, Ao, Seth, Kintoki, Asuka, Emilia, Kaiku, Sagura, alongside with Zaveid, Ryuuto Yoshida, Benjamin Shimura, Gintoki Sakata, and Wraith Belladonna preparing for the proposed big fight with Cinder's group in the village, defending for Vale.

Are you sure?

Tony Shimura in a mental breakdown and Vanilla Frost trying to calm him down but then, Velvet Crowe started to hug him from behind. Mother to son. Kaiku and Sagura was with Vanilla as well. 

Next moment would see in Tony's vision is Dean walking away from him into darkness from Tony, as Tony tried to go after him. But, Tyler was standing there in the middle of Tony and Dean between the light and dark. Tyler had a sad look on his face, as he stops Tony. He would then fade away.

I know very well

Tony would soon feel the yandere's touch, Saiko Mayama standing behind him and tries to hug him as Vanilla would come in and hug Tony. Saiko fades away from him. Tony is shown with a broken look on his face. Velvet would appear a front of him with a smile on her face. Then, Tony's eyes widens and lit up as he knew what he needed to do next.

You don't need to go!

Then, you see Roman walking away and Tony tearing up, as she fades away into the light alongside with Shoyo Yoshida and Tony's dad, Shinpachi Shimura, leaving everything to him. 

Across the rainbow, my hopes for my future

Tony looked down, but he looked up at Demon Dean. The two were standing far off from each other, on the bridge. On Britannia Village's bridge as the war was going on in Britannia. He grabs Siegfried as it was in sword mode and he pointed at Dean.

Dean had his Demon-Dweller Sword ready, as he was pointed it at Tony.

I know very well, I know very well!

Flashback shows of the two apart readying their swords in practice at Shoka Shinjuku, as the scene would fade into showing the present Tony and Dean standing on opposing sides. 

The two ran towards each other to begin their fight as two comes to ahead, the ending visuals ends with a still shot of intense looks of both Tony and Dean on opposing sides.

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Season 2, Episode 13 - The Darkness Begins

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.

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

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Writer's Note: Sup, After the Fall readers? Welcome to RWBY: After the Fall Season 2! This is Episode 1, of Season 2, clearly Episode 13. I hope you all loved Season 1, as much as I did! I'll do my best to make this season top the first! As you already know on what we left off. We are gonna pick up where we left off, exactly. And also, the episode previews will return as well! So, I don't know about you but I'm ready for the return of that as well! Now, let's get this episode started!

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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, and finally...Despair 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."

Finally, a new 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?"

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Opening Theme Plays

Opening Theme Song Name: RESISTER by ASCA

The opening begins with seeing Vanilla Frost standing all alone as she staring at the dark clouds ahead and wind was blowing around her. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

This would transitioning to seeing her with an worried expressed look on her face. 

Fight against destiny

Another transition gets a close-up into Vanilla's eye as it would then show white particles forming the RWBY: After the Fall Season 2 title card in a dark background. 

In a place where your voice does not reach

Tony Shimura would be seen dropped into the water and had his eyes opened, but slowly closing. As someone's hand appears around his neck. 

Distorted rules that no one taught

What's next going down deeper into the water, would transition to seeing Cinder Fall with Zero Kishitani, Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, and Katsuke Shinoda. As Cinder was leading the way towards for Britannia Village. 

I strongly hoped for it when I was young.

Then, it's seen that Dean Ambrose in his demon form and him having the Demon-Dweller Sword in hand, awaiting for his former friend, Tony. He had an evil look on his face

The journey to find the location of a dream has just begun

After that would then see Dean use his demon-dweller sword which was in dark flames. Make a huge slash, as the dark flames would burn out this scene.

I do not need time to cry

Kaiku and Sagura Shimura, alongside with Velvet Crowe can be seen outside in their home, as they can be seen with a concerned and worried looks on their faces.

Asuka Reigns had an serious look on her face, as she would look at Roman's gloves and she balls her fist. Nashime "Kita" Yoshida had an concerned look on her face, unsure if whether to fight or not. Asuka walks past her, as she places a hand on her, patting on her shoulder. Kita stood up slowly as she had a reassured look on her face now.

Break down the limit wall right now

Then, it's seen Jake Belladonna, Ao Thurston, Kintoki Sakata, Emilia Rose at Britannia Village, defending for Vale. Kaiku, Sagura, Kita, and Asuka joins in as well with Wraith Belladonna leading the charge.

As Cinder with the leading charge, she, and Katsuke, Roe, Zero along with their forces on their side and ready to go.

After this would then see both ends starting to fight and begin a war in the village. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

Jake and Wraith would get into a quick sword fencing fight with Cinder and Roe, as Zero had taken out Kaiku, Sagura, Emilia, Kintoki, and Ao by himself as he still had Asuka to try and take on. The two gets in a fist fight.

Memory that does not change even if any pain is touched

As Tony was in the water, still sinking in deeper into his own subconscious counterpart. It's seen Vanilla Frost running towards for Tony, as she reaches out for him.

Embracing the oath that expanded visibility and found it

Then, this would see Vanilla Frost diving in deeper to reach for him and she does so..

I will connect you with the road, I chose with cloudless eyes

This scene would fade out to seeing Tony standing in the middle without making a move or saying a word. This with a background where's it's just all grey and dark with fog as part of the background. On opposing sides, would see Vanilla pulling Cheshire, as Saiko pulled out her long sword and the two started to fight but before the fight begins.

The fight fades out back in with Vanilla grabbing Tony's hand.

Resound your voice to resist fate

Tony Shimura with Siegfried in it's sword form would soon be seen standing on opposing sides with Dean Ambrose, who still had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand. 

This fades out with a memory of the two in Shoka Shinjuku in sword fencing practice. 

PROUD OF MYSELF

Tony had an serious look on his face. As Dean would have an evil smile on his face. The two would run towards each other as they would begin their fight. The two didn't even have their semblances out. 

The opening would see with multiple background and brief scenes such as Tyler Black being shown with a concerned look on his face at Beacon, everyone from the village in Vale, worried, and also Roman Reigns walking away into the light as the fight fades out. 

The OP would end with two swords seen slammed into the ground, together, in which it was Siegfried in sword mode and the Demon-Dweller Sword.

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The episode begins off at Atlas, in the hospital as Shinsuke Takasugi slowly wakes up. He sees Weiss and Blake. He was confused on why they were here. He remembered of what happened, as he tries to sit up but can't move. 

"What the hell?! What happened and where am I?! Why can't I not--?"

"Shinsuke, you're just as tense as you were like always. And reckless at that..." Weiss sighed, as she shook her head. 

Blake looked down, as she looks at Shinsuke. "Well, Wraith or Jake could explain what happened." She looked over at Wraith and Jake.

Jake didn't speak at all, as he did not want to talk about it...

"I could explain. Shinsuke Takasugi, is it? Well, what happened and why you're in the hospital was because you saved us from Cinder Fall, also...

...Cinder had someone in the distance to shoot you from behind. Three clean shots, four weren't. Luckily, you survived but the reason why you can't move now is because...One of the shots hit one of the sensitive parts of your back..."

"Don't tell me. Please, don't tell me!" Shinsuke was afraid of the bad news coming. 

"You are paralyzed...I'm sorry, Shinsuke..." Wraith said, as she looked down.

"You are really a reckless bastard, Takasugi...That's very admirable that you saved those two, but what did it cost you? It cost you to get a crack into attempting to kill the bitch and you are now paralyzed." Gintoki said as he turned around to look at Shinsuke.

Shinsuke sighed, as he laid there on the bed, silent.

"Don't worry, Takasugi...I'll fulfill your mission, my comrade. It's not over, not over until Cinder falls...." Gintoki said, as he slowly walks towards to the door.

"You idiot! What are you thinking, Gin?! Cinder has the boy with the Demon-Dweller Sword by her side! You can't be seriously trying to take her on!" Weiss cautiously told Gintoki.

Gintoki puts his hand on the door handle and responds. 

"Who gives a shit? That's my friend, my comrade on that damn bed. He can't even move. He can't kill Cinder with his own sword anymore. Cinder took my best teammate away from me, long time ago and today, she laid my comrade out, paralyzed...How do you expect me to sit back and do nothing when I am sitting back and watching them, either die or become paralyzed, then feel bad for myself that I wasn't there for them!...Believe it or not, I will do something about it. I will be there for Shinpachi and that man right there, this time and protect them with all I have. I will put an end to Cinder's reign of darkness and hatred, she's spreading...and I will even do it alone if I have to. If you don't like my way of doing things, then oh well! You sit back and watch for all I care! I'm not doing this for me, I'm doing this for them, not only that to make sure the world never sees the light of darkness anymore!"

He shouted out at Weiss, as Blake stood back and didn't do anything. Wraith didn't even stop Gintoki. Jake stood up from the chair.

"Take me with you. Please!"

"Jake, dear. But, why? I don't wanna see you get hurt either." Blake says, out of concern and worry.

Wraith sighed as she looks at Jake with a serious look on her face. "Are you crazy, brother?! You could seriously end up getting hurt!"

"Mom, I'm sorry. I know you worry and I truly apologize for it. But, I don't care...Gintoki's words made me realize that...I know what I have to do. I have friends to protect and save! I don't know if you know, Wraith but Tony is missing and Dean is with Cinder, I have to do something! Instead of just doing nothing. Sure, it's called being reckless, but I don't care! As long as I save those two." 

Jake shouted out at his sister, as he walked past her and stood next to Gintoki.

"Are you sure, Jake?" Blake asked, as she walked up to him and places a hand on his shoulder.

Jake nodded his head at Blake. "Yeah."

"Don't worry, Mrs. Belladonna. I mean, Blake...I'll keep your boy safe. I assure you of it." Gintoki promised.

Wraith was shook on how he shouted at him. She looks down and sighed. "I see...Fine, but I better hear some updates back on your status, Jake. Seriously. And Gintoki, you better take good care of him too!" 

"I will..." Gintoki said to Wraith.

Shinsuke looked to his left and stared at Gintoki. "Gintoki...Before you leave and if you ever get the chance, tell Sayaka...Not to worry about me. I'll be fine. Can you promise me to tell her that?" 

"Yeah. I got'cha." Gintoki smiled, as he never turned his back at all. 

Gintoki and Jake walks out of the room, as Weiss, Shinsuke, Wraith, and Blake watches them leave. Then a buzzing sound goes off on Weiss' scroll as she picks it up and sees a visual of a guard at the academy. 

"What's wrong?" She asked.

The guard responds as he looks behind him to see someone causing a blood bath in the area, apparently shown with a sword in hand. "It appears we got another attack, Ms. Schnee! We need backup!" 

That someone would slash the guard's throat with his sword and drops the scroll to the ground, as the guard is seen on the ground. The person grabs the scroll and it revealed out to be Tony Shimura.

"WHERE'S CINDER FALL?!?!?! DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!! WHERE...IS...SHE?!?!?!?!" He yelled out loud, as he breaks the scroll with Siegfried. 

"Was that Tony?!" Blake asked.

Wraith blinked as she would get her weapon out and looks at Weiss. "Should I go and check it out?" 

Weiss thought about it for a moment and then, nods her head at Wraith. "Yes."

"Alright." Wraith runs out of the room, making her way out of the hospital.

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Tony Shimura was covered in blood, as his eyes widens and laughs psychotically. 

"Die...Die...Die...Hahaha, DIE! DIE! DIIIIIIE!!!!!"

He shouted out, as he sees more guards coming his way.

"Oh...You people don't know when to give up, do you?!" Tony said with an emotionless look on his face.

Three more guards came at him, as Tony would turn Siegfried into a gun and shoots two of the guards on the left and right side, as the guards got shot in the forehead respectively. But, the guard in the middle stopped as he notices both men are down. 

The middle guard attempts to run away, but Tony grabs his pendulum, and uses his aura to make the pendulum go into the middle direction with his Wind Trajectory semblance. The pendulum was long enough to catch the guard.

The pendulum would slingshot the guard towards Tony. Tony would hit him with a huge spin kick to the face, sending the guard back.

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Saiko Mayama watches Tony going on a rampage from a far distance. She had a evil smile on her face, as she was happy to see Tony in so much anger and darkness. She reports to Cinder through a earpiece. "Cinder...Mission was a success. Tony is officially under his own darkness."

"Good, Saiko. Keep watch. Alright?" Cinder ordered to Saiko.

Saiko nodded as she kept watch. "Okay, Mistress Cinder!" 

Cinder looks back at Dean, as they were in the base. "What do you think of your former brother causing chaos?" 

"I don't care about Tony...He means nothing to me, even more. When he's out of the picture. We can finally take over with him out of the way..." Dean said with a cold and slow tone of voice, it was more so evil.

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Meanwhile in Vacuo, at the hospital. Tyler is seen with a distraught look on his face. He couldn't believe that he lost his best friend and to a betrayal of person he thought that was a brother to him...

Asuka Reigns, the revealed sister of Roman Reigns was at his bedside, on his deathbed. She was in tears. She was crying, yet she was angry about the two betrayals that happened and her brother apparently dead..

"I'm so sorry, Roman...I really am! I wish I could've told you sooner that I was your sister! I'm sorry! I'm so, so, so sorry!!!" 

She cried out, as she held his cold hand closely to her face.

Outside of the hospital room window, it's shown Seth Thurston standing on a tree branch. The tree was close enough for Seth to see Asuka. He shook his head, as he jumps off the branch with his hands in his pockets.

Seth lands perfectly. He knew what he was gonna do now. 

"Looks like I may want to give Cinder a visit...Get revenge for this. This is revenge, Cinder. Not over by a long shot..." He thought to himself, as he walks away.

Mutsuko Crowe is seen in her office, looking out at the window of Course. "I feel like something's really brewing now...A war perhaps..." 

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In Britannia Village, as Ryuuto was in the rain outside of the Crowe/Shimura's house porch. He was feeling the raindrops touch his palm. He would then notice a umbrella is being shone over his head and Benjamin looks at Ryuuto with a smile.

"I know what you're thinking. I feel that too...And it's serious, Ryu." Benjamin said, after he returned from Beacon Academy to find out about what had happened to Tony.

Ryuuto looks back at Benjamin. "So, does Ruby Rose know where he is?" 

"Nope...She even lost it when the girls told her the news about Dean killing Roman and Tony going after them to search for Dean. Ruby wasn't even aware of this on her own accord as well that this was gonna be the end result of their mission." Ben explained.

Ryuuto nods. He understood everything of what Ben had said. "I see."

"It's cold and rainy out. Let's head back to my house and we'll talk more there." Benjamin suggested to his good friend. Ryuuto would agree to it as the two would walk back to Ben's home.

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Velvet, Kaiku, Sagura, and Zaveid were just left in shock and awe after what they just heard. 

"First, Takasugi being paralyzed...Now, this....Is Cinder really trying to bring back darkness and despair back to this world? Is this how far she is really willing to go with this?" Zaveid looked down, as his fists was balled up in anger. He just can't take all of this to face value...

"Tony....I know he has to be totally crushed by this, especially having to see that in person. I see why he went after them. But to only end up missing..." Velvet said with a worried look on her face.

Kaiku and Sagura was concerned for their brother. 

"We gotta go and find him..." Kaiku said.

Sagura nodded in agreement. "Yeah. We cannot afford to lose him."

"I'm sorry, you two. I don't know if--"

"Mother...I know you're concerned for him and us. But, still...We need to do this. We got to...." Kaiku said, as she puts her glasses back up to her face.

Zaveid looks at Velvet. "If they want to do this, let them, Velvet. I'll even be with them for protection."

Velvet sighed and she looked up at the three. "Fine. But, you three aren't going alone. I'm going..."

Kaiku and Sagura was shocked to hear this.

"What?" Kaiku asked.

Sagura was about just as surprised, more than shocked. "Really?"

Zaveid grinned at the two surprised girls. "You two better be ready to see your mother in action. She can definitely kick some ass."

Velvet would grab her white cloak. "Shall we get going?"

"Yes!" Kaiku exclaims, as her eyes lit up in excitement since this is her first time seeing her mother in action.

Velvet thought in her mind. "Cinder...I'm ready for a round two and this time, it's really gotten extremely personal...There is no turning back, here." 

Velvet, Kaiku, Sagura, and Zaveid walks out of the house.

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Then, it saw three more students of Course Academy, who had just arrived to Britannia Village. Ray Rowe, Himiko Ren, and Emilia Rose were standing in the middle of town, as they were standing a front of a store which had TV sets inside. The news was on and reporting the news of Dean and Roe's betrayal, Roman's death, and Tony's disappearance. 

"That's horrible..." Emilia said, as she was shocked about this. "Asuka...I'm so sorry..." She thought in her mind, as she knew Asuka had been probably upset about this. 

"That son of a bitch!" Ray gritted his teeth in anger, as he balled his fists. "Why would he do such a thing to betray his best friends, who were brothers to him!?"

Himiko was shocked as Emilia was. But, she was upset as well. "These actions is very reprehensible....I don't see how our headmistress let him walk free after this betrayal...And, Tony....I know he was close to Dean. I know he had to have been crushed by this."

"He has every right to be. But, what did cause his disappearance?!" Emilia asked, as she scratches her head. 

"Maybe to search for him alone." Himiko guessed.

"If that's the case...I respect him for wanting to fight, but a fight against Cinder Fall for that bastard...One of the most dangerous villains of all-time! I don't even know if Tony can get pass her to get to him..." Ray would place a hand on his face and shook his head. "Tony should drop this!"

Himiko and Emilia looked at each other, they wasn't sure on what to respond to this.

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Now, finally...In Vale...It's seen Ao and Kintoki had already parted ways with Michael and Adam. The two were talking about the news that broke out.

"I cannot believe Dean would do that to his brethren, like that...And Roman was a good person too....What did he do to deserve death from Dean, a brother of all people?!" Kintoki asked as he had a look of serious disgust on his face.

Ao shurgged and he looked over at Kintoki. "Well, we don't know that answer. But, I know Dean knows why of what he did...And he did it a front of the person who my mother seriously hated, I just wish I knew Kin. But, from here on out. It's not gonna look good from here." 

"I agree...We better be ready for the worst, right?" Kintoki said as he places his arm outside of his yukata and looking up at the sky.

Ao nodded his head at Kintoki. "Yeah."  

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At Beacon Academy, Ruby Rose was sitting at her desk in the office and she was trying to concentrate on this paperwork. But, how can she when two students, no not just students. Top students going rogue...

"I don't see how anyone could surpass after what just happened...Cinder, even after all these years...You're still just as cold and heartless than you were so long ago when you killed Pyrrha...And a front of me..." Ruby thought in her mind

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Vanilla Frost and her sister, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida were in the former Team Raven dorm. Vanilla was still shook up at what just happened...Kita was there by her side for comfort.

"....Why? Kita, why would they do this? Both Dean and Roe...I don't get it, and then...Cinder....She made Tony end up missing, just searching for them...I don't understand...I thought Tony was gonna say that he loves me, but Dean...He did the unthinkable to one of the most nicest guys we've ever knew..." She tries her best not to cry.

"There, there Vanilla....I'm with you on this, I was gonna confess to Dean how I felt...Actually, I did....But, h-he turned me down...Because I assume it was due to this. All of this..." Kita mentioned and she looked down at the ground as she was already in tears. 

"Really?" Vanilla asked.

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Flashback Scene

After Dean's conversation with Cinder, the previous night...He was gonna go to sleep, finally until Kita stopped him at his tracks.

"Dean...Can I...Um, confess to you about something...?" Kita asked.

Dean looked down, as his eyes formed a shadow under his hair. "What is it?"

Kita tries not to get too nervous for this. But, she shook her head and hugs him. 

"I love you! I've always have...Since our Shoka Shinjuku days...I felt horrible to see people treat you wrongly. It made me want to do something about it! Stand up for you, but I was just scared...I have my true feelings for you, Dean. I overheard your conversation with that woman.... Please...Don't leave us! Please, don't leave me, Dean...We need--..."

"Hmph..." Dean walks past Kita and stopped at his tracks as he looks back at her. "Kita, I don't know...I'm not the person you all see me ought to be...My mind is in a cross roads. I don't know if I am supposed to have friends or anyone for that matter...I don't deserve anyone. Even back in the village, after my mom died and my dad was behind bars...NO ONE wanted me...You may not know what's like, Kita. Because you already had your father. He only looked after me because of these tragedies. I'm sorry...I really am..." He said as he walked back to the sleeping group.

Kita had tears running down her eyes, as she stood there.

"I know that's not true...You are wanted..." She thought in her mind.

Flashback ends

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"I'm so sorry, Kita..." Vanilla hugged Kita in comfort.

Kita knew how much it hurt when he just turned her down, but to also tell her how he felt really about everything. "I don't know, sister...I felt bad for him, but I will not give up and won't stop reaching for him...Let him know that he is...needed, wanted, and loved..."

Vanilla looked down, as she wants to do the same for Tony. Make sure he stays safe and not under wraps of darkness by his side. "I'm with you. I know what I have to do..." She dries her tears up and looks out at the window, as it was raining. 

Kita understood what her sister meant and she places a hand on her shoulder. "We'll get them back..."

"Yep." Vanilla nodded her head.

The episode would end back at Atlas, Wraith Belladonna is nearby at Atlas Academy, as she was standing a front of security guards on the ground, that are actually now dead. She was shook by this and she looks up at Tony Shimura. 

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Ending Theme Plays

Song Name: Niji/Rainbow by Shinki Horou/Vacuum Hallow

I know very well

The ending credits begins with a dark background.

I understand better than anyone

Dean Ambrose standing all alone in a dark, cold place. He was holding his Demon-Dweller Sword with his back turned. He had dark markings all over his body. It was seen all over his arm as it was up to his face and above his left eye.

I'll try to go over the rainbow in the sky

A close-up shows Ambrose looking up as the visuals change with him standing in the rain all alone, as he was standing a front of an bloodied and already dead, former friend Roman Reigns, Tyler Black, who is in shock and Tony Shimura standing there as he was in total shock, yet he was in anger. Ambrose was seen in his Demon form, as Cinder Fall watched with an evil smile on her face. Nashime "Kita" Yoshida and Vanilla Frost were in total shock after what Dean had done.

When will I able to achieve it?

The horrific scene would transition to seeing Dean in his demon form as the close up goes into his right eye as it would show younger Dean being abused by his father and is trying to save his mother from him.

I can not even if I repeat everything

What's next is shown with Dean grieving at his mother's grave, but Ryuuto Yoshida was right there next to him. Giving the young boy, some comfort from his mother's unfortunate passing.

I must continue to possess my future painting

The next thing shown is Dean at the dinner table alongside with Ryuuto, and his two daughters, Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, having a good time.

Then, it would show Dean standing side by side with Roman and Tyler facing off with Cinder Fall, Roe Ket, and Katsuke Shinoda as Tony and Vanilla with Kita had their backs turned, looking towards Saiko Mayama and Zero Kishitani, with Siegfried in hand. 

Although these plans also had someone

This would transition to seeing Jake and Wraith Belladonna, alongside with Shinsuke Takasugi standing a front of Cinder Fall at Atlas Academy.

I know very well

Then, it would show Kita holding her hand out to Dean, as it would show two more transitions of her smiling at her and the final cut to her in tears as Dean walked into the darkness from her.

This is useless

The next scene would show Asuka Reigns with a sad look on her face as she held her big brother's hand, Roman Reigns' hand as he was in his deathbed. Emilia Rose was there to comfort her. But, Kaiku and Sagura Shimura standing looking out at the window in worry for their brother.

You want to believe in the morning after seeing my eyes.

Demon Dean, as he is seen with Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, Zero Kishitani, and Katsuke Shinoda with him. In the background is shown with multiple people within Cinder's group, standing at the Britannia Village's bridge that leads to a waterfall below.

It would soon show Tony Shimura on a tree branch, just a few trees off from Cinder Fall with Saiko Mayama in a confrontation about Dean leaving Beacon and dissolving The Shield. Tony having a look of desperation on his face.

Another moment sees former Shoka Shinjuku students, Jake, Ao, Seth, Kintoki, Asuka, Emilia, Kaiku, Sagura, alongside with Zaveid, Ryuuto Yoshida, Benjamin Shimura, Gintoki Sakata, and Wraith Belladonna preparing for the proposed big fight with Cinder's group in the village, defending for Vale.

Are you sure?

Tony Shimura in a mental breakdown and Vanilla Frost trying to calm him down but then, Velvet Crowe started to hug him from behind. Mother to son. Kaiku and Sagura was with Vanilla as well. 

Next moment would see in Tony's vision is Dean walking away from him into darkness from Tony, as Tony tried to go after him. But, Tyler was standing there in the middle of Tony and Dean between the light and dark. Tyler had a sad look on his face, as he stops Tony. He would then fade away.

I know very well

Tony would soon feel the yandere's touch, Saiko Mayama standing behind him and tries to hug him as Vanilla would come in and hug Tony. Saiko fades away from him. Tony is shown with a broken look on his face. Velvet would appear a front of him with a smile on her face. Then, Tony's eyes widens and lit up as he knew what he needed to do next.

You don't need to go!

Then, you see Velvet walking away and tearing up, as she fades away into the light alongside with Shoyo Yoshida and Tony's dad, Shinpachi Shimura, leaving everything to him. 

Across the rainbow, my hopes for my future

Tony looked down, but he looked up at Demon Dean. The two were standing far off from each other, on the bridge. On Britannia Village's bridge as the war was going on in Britannia. He grabs Siegfried as it was in sword mode and he pointed at Dean.

Dean had his Demon-Dweller Sword ready, as he was pointed it at Tony.

I know very well, I know very well!

Flashback shows of the two apart readying their swords in practice at Shoka Shinjuku, as the scene would fade into showing the present Tony and Dean standing on opposing sides. 

The two ran towards each other to begin their fight as two comes to ahead, the ending visuals ends with a still shot of intense looks of both Tony and Dean on opposing sides.

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"What's up, After the Fall readers? This is Ray Rowe from Course Academy. We hoped that you all loved this episode so much. After the Fall is back with a serious and dramatic start and what a way to end the episode...I wonder what happens next! Anyways, here's the next episode title. Episode 14, Roads Untraveled. Hopefully, we'll see you there. Here's the preview!"

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Preview: Season 2, Episode 14 - Roads Untraveled

Tony had a look of a serious and psychotic person...He points Siegfried in gun form at Wraith. 

"Helloooo, old friend...Wraith...Belladonna...It's been since our graduation, hasn't it?!" He smiled innocently, as he kept Siegfried pointed at Wraith. "Now, where is he?! Dean..."

"For one, you're threatening me and two, I don't know. If you don't put your weapon down. I will not go easy on you, I assure you of it...." Wraith would slowly grab her railgun, Immobius that was customized made...

Tony looked down, as he had dull eyes and smiled psychotically. "Okay, fine. LET'S FIGHT, THEN!"

Wraith would take her railgun out and then Tony ran towards her with Siegfried, as the two would begin their fight.

Preview ends

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Season 2, Episode 14 - Roads Untraveled

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.

I do NOT own these characters other than my own and close friends of mine. Thank you very much.
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Writer's Note: Sup, readers? Back again with another episode in Season 2. What a cliffhanger Episode 13 had ended at?! Now, you all are probably thinking...Will Wraith put the friendship she sort of has with him and the bond that Tony and Jake developed back in Shoka Shinjuku days aside, to actually fight the insane and proclaimed "vigilante", Tony Shimura? And the search for Tony has begun! But, will someone in the new generation find him? Also, quick announcement. We definitely have a second ending theme for this season, that's dedicated to this current arc. Stay tuned for the end of the episode to see it. And don't worry, it's only for this arc. Niji will return for future episodes after this arc is over. Sooo, yeah! Now, let's get to the episode! *Shouts at the producers* HIT THE EPISODE, GUYS!

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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, and finally...Despair 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."

Finally, a new 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?"

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Opening Theme Plays

Opening Theme Song Name: RESISTER by ASCA

The opening begins with seeing Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida standing together, side by side as the two staring at the dark clouds ahead and wind was blowing around them. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

This would transitioning to seeing her with the determination in their faces, as they got close-ups.

Fight against destiny

Another transition gets a close-up into Vanilla's eye as it would then show white particles forming the RWBY: After the Fall Season 2 title card in a dark background. 

In a place where your voice does not reach

Tony Shimura would be seen dropped into the water and had his eyes opened, but slowly closing.

As someone's hand appears around his neck. Saiko Mayama appears to be the one having her hand around his neck and she whispers into his ear. His eyes does close, completely.

Distorted rules that no one taught

What's next going down deeper into the water, would transition to seeing Cinder Fall with Zero Kishitani, Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, and Katsuke Shinoda. As Cinder was leading the way towards for Britannia Village. 

I strongly hoped for it when I was young.

Then, it's seen that Dean Ambrose in his demon form and him having the Demon-Dweller Sword in hand, awaiting for his former friend, Tony. He had an evil look on his face.

The journey to find the location of a dream has just begun

After that would then see Dean use his demon-dweller sword which was in dark flames. Make a huge slash, as the dark flames would burn out this scene.

As that scene transitions to show Gintoki Sakata and Jake Belladonna heading to Vale from Vacuo, as Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna were left at the hospital in Vacuo with a paralyzed Shinsuke Takasugi.

I do not need time to cry

Kaiku and Sagura Shimura walking with Zaveid and Velvet Crowe on their search for Tony, as Sagura and Kaiku is seen with a concerned, yet confident looks on their faces. Velvet and Zaveid is seen with serious looks on their faces.

Asuka Reigns is next seen nearby as they were walking. She is seen with her brother's gloves and looks up at the sky with a serious look on her face. She balls her fist as she walks off to the village, to join the fight.

Break down the limit wall right now

Then, it's seen with Ao Thurston, Kintoki Sakata, Emilia Rose, Ray Rowe, and Himiko Ren at Britannia Village, defending for Vale. Asuka joins in as well as she does lead the charge.

As Cinder with the leading charge, she, and Katsuke, Roe, Zero along with their forces on their side and ready to go.

After this would then see both ends starting to fight and begin a war in the village. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

Kintoki, Ao, and Ray would take on Cinder, Katsuke, and Roe but three Dark Lightning arrows are getting shot at Roe, as she had a shocked look on her face, looking up at someone, who she once knew as Zero had taken out Emilia, Himiko, and even Ray by himself as he still had Asuka to try and take on. Zero and Asuka gets in a fist fight.

Memory that does not change even if any pain is touched

As Tony was in the water, still sinking in deeper into his own subconscious counterpart. It's seen Vanilla Frost running towards for Tony, as she reaches out for him. 

Embracing the oath that expanded visibility and found it

Then, this would see Vanilla Frost diving in deeper to reach for him. 

As she reaches for him, this would see a quick vision visual of Tony standing face to face against Wraith in a psychotic state of mind, that's almost broken at Atlas. He pulls out Siegfried in gun form while Wraith grabbed Immobius, her railgun and pointing at each other.

I will connect you with the road I chose with cloudless eyes

This scene would fade out to seeing Tony standing in the middle without making a move or saying a word. This with a background where's it's just all grey and dark with fog as the background for this visual, all over the place. On opposing sides, would see Vanilla pulling Cheshire, as Saiko pulled out her long sword and the two started to fight but before the fight begins.

The fight fades out back in with Vanilla grabbing Tony's hand.

Resound your voice to resist fate

Tony Shimura with Siegfried in it's sword form would soon be seen standing on opposing sides with Dean Ambrose, who still had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand. This fades out with a memory of the two in Shoka Shinjuku in sword fencing practice. 

PROUD OF MYSELF

Tony had an serious look on his face. As Dean would have an evil smile on his face. The two would run towards each other as they would begin their fight. The two didn't even have their semblances showcased, yet. 

The opening would see with multiple background and brief scenes such as Tyler Black being shown with a concerned look on his face at Beacon, everyone from the village in Vale, worried, and also Roman Reigns walking away into the light as the fight fades out. 

The OP would end with two swords seen slammed into the ground, together, in which it was Siegfried in sword mode and the Demon-Dweller Sword.

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The episode begins with Wraith having to go to Atlas to grab her railgun weapon that is actually customized made with a hardlight shield. Then, she would find herself standing a front of a line of injured or dead guards on the ground.

Wraith looks up at Tony. "Did you do this, Tony? And why?"

Tony had a look of a serious and psychotic person...He points Siegfried in gun form at Wraith. 

"Helloooo, old friend...Wraith...Belladonna...It's been since our graduation, hasn't it?!" He turned the look into a innocent smile, as he kept Siegfried pointed at Wraith. "Now, where is he?! Dean..."

"For one, you're threatening me and two, I don't know. If you don't put your weapon down. I will not go easy on you, I assure you of it...." Wraith would slowly grab her railgun, Immobius. 

"Oh, really now, Wraith? I'm threatening you? Awh, boohoo! Don't give me that shit! GIVE ME THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THE HELL HE IS!!!!" Tony shouted out in anger as he had his finger on the trigger and still pointing at Wraith.

Wraith didn't flinch at this. She just took out Immobius and points her railgun at Tony. "I told you...I don't know where he is...If I did know, I wouldn't even tell you otherwise. I need to kill that traitorous bastard, after what he did...Now, if I was you. I'd put the damn gun down and not fight. I really am not in the mood for this...Also, I really don't want to see Jake's best friend and rival to get hurt..."

"Hmph...So, you wouldn't tell me and you're telling me to back off from gaining the truth before I get hurt?! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! YOU DON'T KNOW ME! NOT EVEN JAKE! HE DOESN'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ME! YOU BASTARDS NEVER DID KNOW ME! I don't give two shits if I get hurt, as long as I KILL THE POISON who is CONTROLLING HIM, I mean Cinder Fall...She have tons of hell to pay, I will be the one to give her that hell. No one else, but myself...I will take Cinder down and then, bring Dean back into his senses...

...Nothing will stop me and NOBODY will, not even you, Wraith...There is no turning back...This is my redemption...And mine alone.."

Tony said out of total anger, emotion, and serious mental pain.... He would turn the angry look with a psychotic look on his face, and slowly transitions into having a psychotic laughter. 

His eyes were dull still and looked back at Wraith with these eyes.

Wraith didn't flinch by the look on his face and laughter or get shook by those comments. "I see...You're mentally hurt, aren't you? It's turning you into something you're truly not. I believe you are becoming to be like---"

Tony pulls the trigger and the bullet missed her head, just only passing by. 

"Don't you EVER COMPARE ME TO THAT BITCH! I'M NOT LIKE HER! I WILL NEVER BE LIKE HER! UNDERSTAND ME?!"

He yelled at Wraith in total anger, as he turns Siegfried into his sword form.

"I'm done talking...I wanna see you back your talk up..." He said, finally in a calm-like tone of voice.

Watching from a far distance, Saiko Mayama smiled at Tony's insanity growing even more, especially Wraith triggering him with those comments. "Whoops...Should've never done that, Belladonna. Heh, this is true progress! Kill the bitch, Tony! Ohhhh, please do!"

"Fine...So be it, then. You gave me no other choice, Tony..." 

Wraith would quickly shoot out three projectiles, full of electricity at Tony. As Tony would quickly charge at straight at the projectiles and he slides under one, then, jumps over the second one. Lastly, he would charge his aura up to Siegfried and he shoots out a big shot of wind to the last projectile as he did move to the side. The wind shot distorted the electricity of the projectile.

After this Tony would slide his fingers to the ground to slow himself down, as he shoots out a few bullets at Wraith. Wraith would then activate her semblance, and makes a sword out of her golden aura, in which the sword was created out of f. She would quickly block the bullets with her sword.

Tony would turn Siegfried from a gun to his sword and the two charge at each other in full speed, with their swords in hand. They would clash off with their swords.

As the two had gone back and forth of fencing their swords, in quick pace. Tony would attempt to slash at Wraith but she does a quick handstand kick as Siegfried was kicked out of Tony's hands and she gets into the air. Flames in Wraith's sword would soon change form into a bow. 

The bow was made out of solar energy and flames at the same time. She arches and shoots a few arrows at Tony.

Tony had to take a pendulum out that he found during his search for Dean. He used this to take out a few people with this. He would charge his aura up into the pendulum and blocks two to three of the arrows with his pendulum in the help of his semblance, Wind Trajectory Manipulation.

One of the arrows did hit his knee, he goes down on one knee and gritted his teeth in pain. 

In return, after blocking the arrows with his pendulum. This may damaged the pendulum by little, as it's shown with scorches and the point of the weapon was literally destroyed since the arrows were literally made out of flames.

"DAMMIT! This is NOT OVER!!!!" Tony shouted as he grabbed for Siegfried and turns into back into a gun. He uses little of his aura left to shield Siegfried from suffering anymore damage as it already served.

Wraith comes back down and she shoots more arrows at him, as Tony looks up and shoots bullets at the arrows as both the bullets and arrows collides on serious impact.

Wraith's semblance still has 30 seconds left, until the use of her semblance is up. She would turn her bow into a gun, but with just flames this time as the fight just now getting even more interesting. Tony and Wraith would begin shoot at the same time at each other. Until they ran out of all ammo, between the two...Tony taken three shots to the other leg, twice and his shoulder. 

Wraith took two shots, one to the hand where she was holding the gun, but not letting go of the gun and the other to the right leg of her hers. Most of Wraith's bullets did hit Siegfried which it completely damaged the aura that Tony put on the gun.

Tony notices this and the fact he ran out of ammo. 

Wraith did run out of ammo, so her weapon fades away in particles of solar energy. 

"SHIT! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPEN--"

Wraith ran towards Tony and punches him in the stomach, which pops Tony up in the air, and she uses multiple quick kicks and punches to him, as she would end this with a huge punch sending Tony back into the trees. At least, with two or three.

"I did warn you, you idiot...Didn't I?" She walked towards Tony and grabs him by the shirt. "Your insanity is really leading yourself to getting hurt, Tony. You're forgetting who you are...You're not you. You aren't being yourself! YOU ARE BECOMING JUST LIKE HER!!" She shouted at him.

Tony's eyes widens and looks down at the ground. His body went limp a bit, hearing those words. He turned this look of despair on his face into a innocent smile and began to laugh a bit...He treats this as if it's like a joke. 

"I don't care what you say to me. I believe in what I say, not you. Why would I care to even believe that shit, huh?! It's funny to me!" 

Tony said with a calm, yet so unstable tone of voice. Then he laughed at this. "Whatever you say to me, doesn't matter to me. They aren't gonna hurt me. Call me reckless, stupid, or an idiot. I won't care...I know I'm not a killer, like Cinder. I'm not heartless. I just don't need anyone to help me get Dean back. The hell if I need any help....It's not like anyone care enough to bare the pain I am having to suffer because Dean is gone and I have to save him, instead of just doing---.."

Wraith punches Tony in the face and let's go of him. She had a disgusted look on her face. 

"If nobody cared, then how do you explain people looking for you, then?! Because they care. How would you think if your family was worried for you, then? Because they have to worry and they care for your safety! Then, why is Vanilla looking for you now? Because she loves you, I know what Kita told me on the phone after what happened. She told me how you told Vanilla that it's okay to speak out about things like her being a faunus and maybe her love to you! You can't seriously be telling me you are turning this girl down just to fulfill your goal, if that's really the case. You are way worse than scum, you're just nothing more than a hypocrite."

Tony got back up slowly and spat blood to the side. He smiled and laughed at her comments once more. He bucked his eyes widened like a mad, psycho man. "I never said that, you're just saying factual lies. Lies told to keep me from saving one friend! If I can't save Dean and by myself, than I'm just as useless than all of you are. I'm nothing but scum if I leave my friend in the dark. He's more than just a teammate and friend. He is a brother to me. If I abandoned my brothers, I would be the worst person on this earth."

"AND YOU ARE, TONY! You left your mother and sisters worried, one of your brothers, Tyler is left distraught when you should be there for him or even be with Asuka to comfort her about Roman, and even...You should be with Vanilla, who deeply cares for you and---"

"STOP GIVING ME THAT SHIT! I'M DONE SEARCHING HERE!" Tony shouted at Wraith, as he grabbed Siegfried and runs off. As Wraith didn't stop him.

"Man, you're stubborn..." Wraith lastly said, as she walks off and then she is approached by two guards of Atlas who was supposed to go after Tony. "Don't bother, you two...He's lost it...Go back to duty, please."

"Yes, Miss Belladonna." The two guards said and walks away, as Wraith follows until she hears a voice from behind.

Saiko smiled as she stood up on the tree branch. As she followed pursuit of Tony, just staying far behind.

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Vanilla and Kita is seen about to enter Britannia Village after they just left Beacon, when they decided to look for Tony and Dean, together. 

Kita looks over at Vanilla, as Vanilla had an determined and confident look on her face. She stopped walking as she looked at the ground, thinking...

"Can...I do it? Can I be as confident as Sister? How can I confess to Dean again? I need to know how....I need to--"

"Kita, is there something wrong?" Vanilla stopped and walks over towards Kita as she places a hand on her shoulder.

Kita snapped out of it as she looks up at Vanilla and blinks.

"No. Not at all." 

"Kita, I know that look. I understand, you're nervous and having second thoughts. But, c'mon. We cannot give up here, when we just got started. Besides, we are almost there for Britannia Village! Our hometown. We may even get to see father again and hopefully somebody in the area knows where either Tony or Dean are. When you confess to Dean, I'll make sure to be there when you do and help you through it. That's what sisters are for. Right?" Vanilla asked with a reassuring smile.

Kita nodded her head and smiled back at Vanilla. "Yeah. I'll be there for you when you confess to him too! Let's keep this journey going, sister."

"That's the spirit!" Vanilla said as she grabbed Kita's hand and ran towards to the entering site of Britannia Village. Kita follows her.

But, Vanilla would soon then run past an old friend, she knows, and she was a fox faunus, Sayaka Ishiyama.

As Vanilla was running, she had a surprised look on her face as she saw Sayaka. Sayaka was seen dragging two beaten up and knocked out people, apparently it was someone affiliated with Cinder Fall. She did notice Vanilla.

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Velvet, Zaveid, Kaiku, and Sagura were seen leaving Britannia Village, heading for the docks. 

"This is gonna be sooooo coooollll!!! We get to see mother in action for the first time!" Kaiku said out of crazy excited for this.

Zaveid laughed at Kaiku's reaction and Sagura smiled.

"Yeah. It'll be exciting." Sagura says. 

Velvet would sense someone in the area, as she stopped walking and puts her arm out to Zaveid, Kaiku, and Sagura to stop. "Wait...Someone's also nearby as well."

"Who did you sense, Velvet?" Zaveid asked, as he looks around and takes the real Siegfried out in it's only gun form.

Kaiku takes Black Mass out as Sagura takes her weapon, Witcher Traum out. The four rounded each other up, as Zavied senses an arrow that was made out of fire, being shot coming his way, as he deflects the arrow in flames with a shot from Siegfried as it shot a Wind Bullet at it, blocking the arrow.

Two members of Cinder's group comes up towards front of Kaiku and Sagura, as one comes up towards Velvet. 

At the same time, Velvet turned around to take the two out with double kicks to the face as Kaiku and Sagura uses their weapons at the same time to take out the one in front, who was attempting to attack Velvet. 

"Good one, you three." Zaveid said as he smirked at the three, then he hears enchanting singing from a far distance, then he blinks as his eyes goes dull and walks off. 

"Zaveid! Where are you going?!" Velvet exclaimed, as she watched Zaveid walk off into a different direction in the forest. 

Three more people starts coming from the trees. Sagura would create a second Witcher Traum with her Wind Creation semblance and using her aura to create the second one.

Kaiku would use her aura to make dark flames on her sword. "Go after him, Mom! We'll cover you!"

"Go!" Sagura yelled out, as Velvet nods and then runs off to go after Zaveid.

Sagura would use her original Witcher Traum to shoot at one of them, and slashes out a Wind-Binding Slash out to the other member with her wind creation version of Witcher Traum.

"Dark Cloak: Dimensions Split!" Kaiku would slash at the third member into two, as a dark round cloak is surrounded by the member and is stuck there now, just split into two.

Zaveid walks forward to a younger-looking person, looks like still into her 20's. Velvet makes it to Zaveid, but the younger woman got to him first.

"HEY! WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HIM?!" Velvet shouted as she takes her blade out of her gauntlet.

"What? Can't I not sing a delightful, enchanting song to him? I'm sure he needs it. Isn't that right?" The woman asked Zaveid, as she holds his hand. 

Zaveid slowly nods his head at the woman.

"ANSWER ME!" Velvet ran towards her, as she attempts slashing at her with the blade but the woman vanishes, but reappears with Zaveid behind her.

"All so violent, jeez...Ugh, boring! Have him back. He seems too old for me, anyways!" She snaps her fingers as Zaveid slowly regain his consciousness and she would run away. 

Zaveid feels his head and shook it off. "Damn...What happened?"

"What did that girl use?!" Velvet had a serious look, as she thinks in her mind. She looks over at Zaveid. "I'll explain later, we need to help the girls!" 

"Oh, yeah!" Zaveid says, as he and Velvet runs back to the area where Kaiku and Sagura was.

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"What?! Are you serious, Ben?" Ryuuto asked, as his eyes widens in shock.

Benjamin nodded his head at Ryuuto. "Yeah. Cinder is really going all out...She sent most of her people to spy on everyone. Make sure they stay locked down for her upcoming plans."

"Dammit! This wasn't I was hoping to hear...Not at all...Ugh, I feel like this is my--" Ryuuto said, as Ben snaps him out of it by giving him a reassuring smile.

"Don't blame yourself, Ryuuto. It's not really your fault at all. I know it isn't. But, trust me. I think our students can overcome Cinder and her plans to possibly overthrow Vale and who knows elsewhere...Hell, even us as the professionals can even backup our graduates. I mean, Zaveid and Velvet is still out there. But, Shinsuke is out of it, though."

"Oh?! Shinsuke is out of it? What do you mean?" Ryuuto asked. 

Ben grabs his coffee and drinks the rest of his coffee. "Well, he is paralyzed, thanks to one of Cinder's men. I had a certain someone to watch over that for me."

"I saw what went down. Cinder was fighting Belladonna's daughter, Wraith. It ended with Wraith's brother, Jake getting involved and Shinsuke also intervening, but got there at the right time, but bad place." Qrow says as he looks over at Ryuuto and Ben.

"Qrow?!" Ryuuto was shocked about this.

"Yep. Turns out that Qrow was still around, thanks to some info that led me to him." Ben explained.

"But, how?! You've been gone from Vale in years." Ryuuto exclaimed.

Qrow takes his flask out and starts drinking, as he sat down in between Ryuuto and Ben at the table. "You see...I kept hidden for a few years, after the wars ended. Didn't want the new generation to know the history's past. Knowing the past was majorly up's and down's for everyone. Especially with what happened after the wars..."

"Oh, yeah. Right..." Ryuuto looked to the side, as he remembered the time where he was with Gintoki Sakata, Shinsuke Takasugi, and more standing at the cliff with Shoyo's head, dead watching the sun. 

"Besides that, we need to focus more on Cinder's movements." Benjamin said.

Qrow nods in agreement, so does Ryuuto. But, Ryuuto has doubts for what happens next.

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Meanwhile, with Gintoki and Jake as they are seen in a rowing boat as they were headed towards for Vacuo. The two was talking, until they heard yelling and shouts as they were leaving.

"What was that?" Jake stopped rowing as he heard the yelling and shouting.

Gintoki looks up and hears it as well. "Hmm...I'm not sure, could be some protest or something..."

"Actually, no. I recognize that yell anywhere. No doubt about it, that's Tony." Jake said as he looks back at Gintoki. 

Gintoki raised an eyebrow, confused. "But, how can that be?! There is no way, I mean the news announced that he was missing."

"I don't think that's really true...Gintoki, I feel like something feels really off here. Doesn't it?" Jake asked.

Gintoki nodded in agreement. "Let's still head back to Vacuo. We need to make a visit to Mrs. Crowe...And see what's really going on here..."

"Yeah." Jake nods and kept rowing the boat, as Gintoki does the same.

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Asuka finally stopped crying as Tyler Black had hugged her, while she was holding Roman's cold and dead hand. 

"It's okay, Asuka...It really is okay. Roman is in peace now. He is watching over us both, make sure we stay strong and make sure that we are gonna be just fine. Roman would've wanted justice for what happened. But, knowing him. Revenge does never suit him. All can he do was to fight and endure it all, then keep moving forward..." Tyler said, as he tries his best not to break down and cry. 

Asuka would return Tyler's hug and she holds his and Roman's. She tries not to cry either. "Yeah. I'm sure he wants me and you to stay and protect each other, until all of this is over... That's what he would've wanted. But, Tyler....I feel like we have something going on right now. We need to...do something..."

"Yeah, I know. I'm gonna try my hardest, Asuka. I really am gonna try..." Tyler nods his head at her, as tears falls down from his eyes to his face.

Asuka looks back at Roman. She says. "This one is for you, big brother..." She put Roman's gloves onto her hands, as she shakes the tears off. As she blows a kiss to him, as she turns her back to wait on Tyler.

"Yeah, Ro. Justice will be served, for the last time and for good reason." Tyler said, as he turns back as he and Asuka leaves the room, on their way to fight

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In a unknown place, it's seen Seth Thurston standing a front of an old abandoned base that was used, awhile back. He knew where he was at.

"Well, Cinder...I gotta say, this is clever...But, not clever enough, I still know this place all too well." 

Seth said with an emotionless set tone of voice, as Cinder was standing behind him with a sword to the back of his head, as if it's like a threat.

"Smart, Thurston. Unlike your parents." Cinder said with a evil smirk on her face.

Seth had kept an emotionless look on his face, he didn't seem to be surprisingly angry with her saying that to him, as he places his hands in his pockets. "You think that's gonna work on me, Cinder? I know that all too well with the mind games. It's cute, really. Seriously, though...Why are you targeting the Demon-Dweller Sword? Why did Tony end up missing? What is it that you're trying to gain here?"

Cinder's eye lights up in flames and she smiled evilly. "What makes you think you need to...Well, know about that, Seth? Huh? I wonder, what does make you want to know on why I'm doing anything really? I'm sure you know the answer to that. Do you?"

"Do I even need to answer that? Nope!" Seth does a reverse frontflip kick to kick the sword out of Cinder's hand as he lands perfectly and catches the sword.

Cinder wasn't surprised but kept the evil smile on her face. She was amused. "I see you can still bring the fight, one on one at least."

"Hmph...Why do I need to fight anyways? It's pointless, unless if I have a reason to." Seth threw the sword at Cinder, as he smirked at her. 

"Well...I'll take what I said to heart then. You are smart, Thurston. Really, you are....I'mma cut to the chase. You should be a free man in terms of not being affiliated with these...Pathetic schools anymore..." Cinder says as she walks around Seth, examining him. "So...Seth Thurston...Are you interested in...rejoining me again?"

Seth reverted back to his calm and emotionless look. 

As Cinder stopped examining him, and looks him closely in the eye and smiled evilly. "I see..."

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Dean Ambrose is seen inside the base as he was sitting in the darkness part of a room, as he seen with a evil look on his face. 

"This is a war...A war none of you can win. Soon enough, this world will suffer in despair and darkness. It'll know my pain. Everyone will learn it, feel it, and take it all. Even you...My "friends"..." He laughed evilly as he saw everybody's movements on the screen with cameras planted with the members, even Tony's movements were spotted as well. Zero and Katsuke listened to Dean's words come out.

"Cocky ass bastard..." Katsuke thought in his mind.

The episode ends.

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Ending Credits

Second ED Theme (Specifically for this arc) 

Ending Theme Song: Memosepia by Sajou no Hana

The opening starts off with a dark background and someone is standing in it all alone, as a close up would show of Tony Shimura in the dark, alone. His eyes were dull and is seen with a look of serious despair on his face. It was a face that was disgusted.

It appears he's in his own subconscious as well.

The seeds disappeared as they were spilled

Then, he would sigh and starts to walk on as he would pass by his own memories. 

I follow the stained colors, and watch over

The first memory would see him with his mother, Velvet Crowe, his auntie, Mutsuko Crowe, his cousin, Benjamin Shimura, and his father, Shinpachi Shimura along with his two sisters, Kaiku and Sagura doing a family photo together. This marks the last time he saw his mother and father before the wars.

Oh oh, Immediately, again 

After that, his expression changed to a more of a happy look on his face as he walked past the memory. He walked past a memory of him, Sagura, and Kaiku saving Vanilla Frost on her return day at Britannia Village. Marking their first time meeting each other. 

It returns to my palm

The next memory shows is Tony with Kaiku and Sagura on their first day of school at Shoka Shinjuku, as they were met with Roe Ket, Jake and Wraith Belladonna. He kept his smile at the memory, but once Roe appeared...He had an unsure look on his face. 

Too light to climb up like this, so helpless

It would next show, the day when Tony and Dean having their altercation. But, making up and becoming officially friends with each other and also adding Tyler Black and Roman Reigns, into their friendship.

Years later, would show a memory of the four graduating and ending up at Beacon, together alongside with Vanilla Frost, Roe Ket, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and Asuka Reigns. 

The world is cold, it robs you of warmth

And outside of Tony's mind for a brief second. It shows him with Dean Ambrose slowly walking away, also fading away from him while Tony tries to reach out to him as Vanilla Frost is walking towards Tony.

Blinding sunlight is not enough

That would then fade out with a transition back to Tony's subconscious and it's showing the full-blown memory of him seeing Dean killing Roman a front of him and Tyler, then him finding out Cinder was the one behind his father's death, and Saiko lastly using her Darkness Control on him...

The memories I felt block the way ahead

Tony would stop walking as he is seen with a transition of three expression changes of sadness, anger, and despair after having to what had happened from seeing Roman's death and Dean's betrayal and his mind would break apart with a glass effect and he slowly pulls Siegfried in gun form as we're back outside of his now broken mind. He is seen with an psychotic smile on his face.

I brush away that body heat and go far away

Multiple transitions of visuals would see of him holding Siegfried up towards a front of Jake Belladonna and Gintoki Sakata in Vacuo, Wraith Belladonna in Atlas, and finally, at Ruby Rose in Beacon.

It would be over in an instant if I let it wilt

Kaiku, Sagura, and Velvet would stand in front of Tony, trying to getting him to stop with his mental madness. Tony realizes that he's pointing Siegfried at them. He tries to back away from them. 

But expectation won’t leave me

Vanilla was standing behind him, as she started to hug him from behind and whispers to him saying something very meaningful to him.

Tony fell limp as he didn't know how to react to that at all to end the sequence.

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"Sup, guys. My name is Zaveid! So, did you all enjoy this episode? If so, I am glad for you that you did enjoy it all. More and more cliffhangers just keeps coming for each episode, doesn't it? Even we got a brand new ending sequence. But, that's only used for this arc, right now. As of our writer said before the episode. Yes, the first Season 2 ED will come back. Just after this arc. I can, "at least" confirm you of this."

"Hey! Shut up, Zaveid!" Writer shouted, as he facepalms and laughs it off.

Zaveid laughs as well. "Well, for the next episode title. Episode 15, Conflicting Decisions. This will be an interesting episode. Tune in for it and here's the preview. See y'all in the next one!"

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Preview: Episode 15 - Conflicting Decisions

Tony Shimura did make it on his own towards at Vacuo...He was sitting down against one of the trees in the forest, all alone. As Saiko Mayama was nearby. She smirked as she would make triggering sounds for Tony, those sounds is a major effect when the Darkness Control is placed upon Tony.

"Ohhhh, senpai~! Senpai~...Tony-Senpai~..."

Tony was having a dream, as it did fade away. He hears a voice in his head, ringing throughout his ears. His subconscious mind was hearing this.

His eyes is wide open awaken and he starts to shake. 

"Wh-Who is there?!"

"Senpaaaaaiii~! Oh, senpai! My, my Tony. Is your mind broken yet?! I bet it is!" Saiko's laughing starts to ring in his ears as Tony looks around and goes down to his knees.

His eyes widens. He screams out, as his head starts to get a headache from this..."GET OUT OF MY HEAD! STOP THIS!!!!!!! I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I GET DEAN BACK! UNDERSTAND ME?!?!?!?!?"

"That's right...Go into deeper of your own darkness, senpai~." Saiko's voice spoke out as Tony's body went limp and he began to sink down deeper. 

"D-Darkness?" Tony asked, as he starts to slowly repeat this over and over.

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"You got three choices, Seth. One, side with me once again, two, stay away from this war, or three, making your own grave? So, what's it gonna be? Huh?" Cinder asked Seth as she smiled evilly at him and places a hand on his cheek.

Seth looks at her hand, as he still kept his emotionless look in his eyes. "Interesting choices...I see, that's clever--"

Then, Katsuke is sent back out of the base as he was seen being thrown out of the base.

Dean looked over at Katsuke with a death glare. "What did you say to me, Shinoda?! WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPEAT THAT???"

"....Cocky ass bast--" Katsuke was interrupted by a kick to the gut by Dean. 

Seth didn't seem to flinch at all from this, but Cinder seemed confused by this.

"Dean? Katsuke? What is going on?" Cinder asked.

Knowing Katsuke, he has problems with internal pain. He spat out blood to the side. "A-Ask Dean..."

"Dean?" Seth looks over at Dean. 

Dean looks back at Seth with a emotionless look, as well as Seth did so too.

Preview ends

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Season 2, Episode 15 - Conflicting Decisions

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.

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

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Writer's Note: Welcome back, ATF readers! What a fun episode to write for Episode 14! I hope you all liked the episode as well as I did! What a cliffhanger, no...Two cliffhangers! One, where is Tony headed next? Two, what does Cinder mean by "rejoining her" to Seth, what type of past that these two had? We'll find out in this episode! Also, let me know on what you guys thought about the brand new ending theme that's specific for this arc! I hope you guys liked that! Roll it, producers! 

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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, and finally...Despair 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."

Finally, a new 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?"

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Opening Theme Plays

Opening Theme Song Name: RESISTER by ASCA

The opening begins with seeing Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida standing together, side by side as the two staring at the dark clouds ahead and wind was blowing around them. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

This would transitioning to seeing her with the determination in their faces, as they got close-ups

Fight against destiny

Another transition gets a close-up into Vanilla's eye as it would then show white particles forming the RWBY: After the Fall Season 2 title card in a dark background drop. 

In a place where your voice does not reach

Tony Shimura would be seen dropped into the water and had his eyes opened, but slowly closing. 

As someone's hand appears around his neck. Saiko Mayama appears to be the one having her hand around his neck and she whispers into his ear. His eyes does close.

Distorted rules that no one taught

What's next going down deeper into the water, would transition to seeing Cinder Fall with Zero Kishitani, Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, and Katsuke Shinoda. As Cinder was leading the way towards for Britannia Village. 

I strongly hoped for it when I was young.

Then, it's seen that Dean Ambrose in his demon form and him having the Demon-Dweller Sword in hand, awaiting for his former friend, Tony. He had an evil look on his face.

The journey to find the location of a dream has just begun

After that would then see Dean use his demon-dweller sword which was in dark flames. Make a huge slash, as the dark flames would burn out this scene.

As that scene transitions to show Gintoki Sakata and Jake Belladonna in the forest at Vacuo, about to head into town, as they get stopped by Tony Shimura. Tony makes a quick sword wind slash at Jake, but Jake does the same with a Lightning Sword Slash as well. Both moves are blocked, as the smoke appears. 

The smoke transitions to the next scene.

I do not need time to cry

Kaiku and Sagura Shimura walking with Zaveid and Velvet Crowe on their search for Tony, as Sagura and Kaiku is seen with a concerned, yet confident looks on their faces. Velvet and Zaveid is seen with serious looks on their faces.

Asuka Reigns is next seen nearby as they were walking. She is seen with her brother's gloves and looks up at the sky with a serious look on her face. She balls her fist as she walks off to the village.

Break down the limit wall right now

Then, it's seen with Ao Thurston, Kintoki Sakata, Emilia Rose, Ray Rowe, and Himiko Ren at Britannia Village, defending for Vale. Asuka joins in as well as she does lead the charge.

As Cinder with the leading charge, she, and Katsuke, Roe, Zero along with their forces on their side and ready to go.

After this would then see both ends starting to fight and begin a war in the village. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

Kintoki, Ao, and Ray would take on Cinder, Katsuke, and Roe but three Dark Lightning arrows are getting shot at Roe, as she had a shocked look on her face, looking up at someone, who she once knew as Zero had taken out Emilia, Himiko, and even Ray by himself as he still had Asuka to try and take on. Zero and Asuka gets in a fist fight.

Memory that does not change even if any pain is touched

As Tony was in the water, still sinking in deeper into his own subconscious counterpart. It's seen Vanilla Frost running towards for Tony, as she reaches out for him. 

Embracing the oath that expanded visibility and found it

Then, this would see Vanilla Frost diving in deeper to reach for him. 

As she reaches for him, this would see a quick vision visual of Tony standing face to face against Wraith in a psychotic state of mind, that's almost broken at Atlas. He pulls out Siegfried in gun form while Wraith grabbed Immobius, her railgun and pointing at each other.

I will connect you with the road I chose with cloudless eyes

This scene would fade out to seeing Tony standing in the middle without making a move or saying a word. This with a background where's it's just all grey and dark with smoke all over the place. On opposing sides, would see Vanilla pulling Cheshire, as Saiko pulled out her long sword and the two started to fight but before the fight begins.

The fight fades out back in with Vanilla grabbing Tony's hand as the scene fades out into the light as it transitions into the next scene.

Resound your voice to resist fate

Tony Shimura is seen with Siegfried in it's sword form would soon be seen standing on opposing sides with Dean Ambrose, who still had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand. This fades out with a memory of the two in Shoka Shinjuku in sword fencing practice. 

PROUD OF MYSELF

Tony had an serious look on his face. As Dean would have an evil smile on his face. The two would run towards each other as they would begin their fight. The two didn't even have their semblances showcased, yet. 

The opening would see with multiple background and brief scenes such as Tyler Black being shown with a concerned look on his face at Beacon, everyone from the village in Vale, worried, and also Roman Reigns walking away into the light as the fight fades out. 

The OP would end with two swords seen slammed into the ground, together, in which it was Siegfried in sword mode and the Demon-Dweller Sword.

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The episode begins off with Tony Shimura finally arriving to Vacuo. The rain had finally stopped, as it was the night time now. He was asleep, resting after fleeting from Atlas and his fight with Wraith.

He was sitting down against one of the trees in the forest, all alone. 

Saiko Mayama was nearby. She smirked as she would make triggering sounds for Tony, those sounds is a major effect when the Darkness Control is placed upon Tony.

"Ohhhh, senpai~! Senpai~...Tony-Senpai~..."

Tony was having a dream, as it did fade away. He hears a voice in his head, ringing throughout his ears. His subconscious mind was hearing this.

His eyes is wide open awaken and he starts to shake. 

"Wh-Who is there?!"

"Senpaaaaaiii~! Oh, senpai! My, my Tony. Is your mind broken yet?! I bet it is!" Saiko's giggling starts to ring in his ears as Tony looks around and goes down to his knees.

His eyes widens. He screams out, as his head starts to get a headache from this...

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD! STOP THIS!!!!!!! I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I GET DEAN BACK! UNDERSTAND ME?!?!?!?!?"

"That's right...Go into deeper of your own darkness, senpai~." Saiko's voice spoke out as Tony's body went limp and he began to sink down deeper. 

"D-Darkness?" Tony got down to his knees, as he starts to slowly repeat this over and over and he held his head.

Saiko walks out from behind the tree, as she hugs Tony from behind and whispers this to him. 

"Yes, Tony. Darkness and Despair is something you can never ignore, it's something you and only you embrace. Nobody, I mean nobody can lift that darkness from you. You embrace it, as much as it embraces you... You see it as your way of doing things, and you hate it when someone interferes with the way you do things...People always want to get in the way of what you truly desire. That is...to save your friend, right?...Do you want to save him?~" 

Tony looks down as a shadow is formed to cover his eyes. "Yes...I do, but...PEOPLE always gets in my way! They make me want to hurt them, try to put them out in their misery too for getting in my way. This is my journey and mine alone..Everyone else even think I...I..." He paused as he tears up.

Saiko smiled, knowing this was the best opportunity to keep him by her side while Cinder is making her plans happen. 

"I know, my love~...People saw me that way too. I'm gonna be honest, I always hated every last person on this earth for looking at me for some violent, gruesome, and evil person. But, I'm not all of that and I know you're not that way. I will never treat you that way...If you let me stay with you, I can help you with whatever there is you want and need. I will be there for you, even fight for you. I really will. Not only that, I will even fight alongside with you through finding your friend." The yandere girl kissed Tony on the cheek and turns around to face him, so she can dry his tears.

"Really? Would you help me, really? I never really often needed help with anything from anyone, especially...."

"Trust me, Senpai~" Saiko's eyes glows as she looked into Tony's eyes once more and smiled, innocently at him. This deepens Tony's conscious side to go deeper into his own darkness, even more.

Gintoki and Jake were hiding out in the bushes, after the two did arrive in Vacio, as the two were close to where Saiko and Tony was. 

"What the hell?! Who is that?" Gintoki asked Jake, looking over at him.

Jake looks over at the girl and the boy, and he recognized the male. His eyes widens in shock."That's Tony, Gin!" 

"Well, I know. But, whose the girl and what is she doing to him?" The silver-haired samurai asked Jake, as he looked ahead with binoculars.

Jake grabs the binoculars and looks ahead as he sees Saiko Mayama with Tony. "Oh no...I heard about this girl! That's Saiko Mayama...18 years old, expelled student from Course Academy, a little bit ago...People said tons of rumors that she was really obsessive over Tony. And...If anything, this could even have connections to how Tony ended up disappeared in the first place. She is even using her semblance on him..It's called Darkness Control, I studied this, years ago. It's often an effective way to create darkness for the victim, it'll quickly break the victim's mental state." He whispered to Gintoki, informing him about the girl.

"Oh, shit...Really?" Gintoki was shocked 

Saiko looks over to the corner of her eye, as she heard voices behind the bushes. She squinted her eyebrows. She turns around as she stood a front of Tony and takes her long sword out. "Whose there?! And come out, now!"

Jake would sigh at this, as he walks out of the bushes with his sword in hand.

"Jake! We need to--...Dammit..." Gintoki sighed heavily as he also comes out of the bushes as well, as he takes out Lake Toya, his trademark wooden sword out.

Jake looks over at Tony and kept his eyes on him, ignoring Saiko. "Tony...Whatever you do, stay the hell away from this girl! She is someone you think her ought to be."

"She is manipulating---" 

Gintoki was cut off as Tony quickly pulled Siegfried out and fires a bullet at him from Siegfried as the gun was reloaded. But, Jake quickly and in time blocks the bullet with his sword.

"I know what you're gonna say...I'M NOT TAKING YOUR STUPID SHIT FOR ANYTHING! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! LET ME DO WHAT I NEED TO DO!!!...

...Why can't you all just leave me alone?! Why can't you leave this girl alone too??? She is just offering help to me, kindly! UNLIKE YOUR DUMBASS SISTER, JAKE! YES, JAKE! SHE WAS FIGHTING ME BACK IN ATLAS! SHE WAS IN MY WAY!" Tony shouted as he gritted his teeth in anger and starts to point Siegfried at Jake, with his finger on the trigger.

"In your way...? What in the hell are you talking about?! Even though, I wasn't there...I had a feeling, she was fighting you because she had no choice to. And she was trying to help you, Tony...Because you disappeared, you caused the worry upon everyone you ever could know. Even me, and I'm one of the closest friends you could ever have...I'm concerned for you, like everyone else is. Don't listen to her, Tony! SHE IS USING YOU! She is mostly keeping you away from your friends and family! Not only that, it was not long ago that Me and Wraith had to fight Cinder--"

Jake was then cut off as Tony fires another bullet but this time targeted on the ground as a warning shot. "DON'T YOU MENTION HER NAME! I SWEAR I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!" He shouted at Jake, as he tries his hardest not to laugh it off. But, does in the most psychotic way, too.

Saiko smiled at Tony, as she looks at Jake the same way. She was happy on how all of this was turning out to be. "Should've never did that, Belladonna. Next time, it's targeted at your head!" She laughed evilly at him.

Tony points the gun at Jake and it was targeting his face, as he had a emotionless look on his face. No sense of remorse on his face.

"Please Tony, don't make me do this...We're supposed to be good friends...Partners for life. That's what you said...Right?" Jake was very hesitant on needing to attack his friend.

Tony's eyes widened at that and shook his head, as he started to shake a bit..."P-Par-Partners...Friends?!..." 

"Don't listen to him, Tony-senpai~. He's just filling you up with false memories and accusations...Jake Belladonna, I know you. You are just as egotistical with the best of them. Friends! HA! Yeah, right...If you were ever a true friend to him. I'm sure you would've been there to stop him from disappearing on that night. But, nooooo....Where were you?! You were nowhere to be seen! You were just thinking about your sister instead of your friend! How shameless of you!" Saiko said out of total manipulation and lies, but she wasn't wrong about Jake being there for Wraith instead of him.

Tony looked down at the ground and kept pointing Siegfried at Jake. "You! You NEVER WAS THERE FOR ME, JAKE!!! WHY?! WHY, WHY, WHY, WHYYYYYY?!!?!?" He started to go and teary-eyed about this.

Gintoki had lowered his eyebrows to go along with the serious look. "You are truly disgusting...You manipulating Tony and using him against his friends, is just a low blow...And I hate people who does low blows..."

"Me too...This is making me sick! Tony! I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you when you were just in distraught and betrayed...But, you know family always come first before anything else. Friends come second. And then, you have to take care of yourself and stay living to protect people all over Remnant....That's the life of a huntsmen! Go through it all, and live to see it all..." Jake said, as he tries to wake Tony up from this darkened state of mind that he is in by Saiko. 

"Take it from me, Tony...Revenge won't do any sort of favors for you. Neither will killing people to get your way, doesn't work either.....Sometimes, they are good and bad ways to go about anything in this world. You just gotta find those ways and learn them yourself. Whatever it maybe, there is always a way to go about things. Right now, you need someone to love. You need friends. You need your family by your side to help you as well, along the way. Jake, I'm sure you heard of this before. You too, Tony...But, there is nothing more in this world than to protect those around you, whether if it's your friends, family, or someone you truly love." Gintoki explained to Tony, 

Tony's eyes widens, as he denies that statement and puts his fingers on the trigger once more."YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! SO, SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UPPPPPP!!!!" He shoots a bullet at Gintoki and this time it was a fast bullet, as the bullet did hit Gintoki in the shoulder.

Gintoki falls back and his shoulder starts to bleed as he holds his shoulder. "Damn!"

"Gin!" Jake's eyes widened as he takes a knee to check on him. "Are you okay?!"

"Yeah..." Gintoki nodded as he watched Saiko and Tony.

Tony looked at Gintoki and Jake, with an emotionless look...As he turns Siegfried into a sword.

Jake turned to look back at Tony for a moment, as he looks back at Gin. "Are you gonna be okay?"

"Yeah....I'll keep an eye on the crazy bitch. Go get'em..." Gintoki said.

Jake grabs his sword once more, as he stood up and goes face to face with Tony. 

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Meanwhile in Britannia Village, in the woods at the exit way of the village. Kaiku and Sagura Shimura were trying to catch their breath. And they were numerous of Cinder's forces down and out. 

More was still coming their way.

Kaiku sighed heavily, as she looks over at more of the men coming their way. "Really?! Do we have to take on more?! How many are there of these idiots?"

"Not sure..." Sagura said, backing up Kaiku as she was tired also. 

One of the men came from the side, as Ray Rowe was on a tree branch and he shoots two to three swords from his bow at the enemy from a far distance.

"Huh?!" Kaiku blinked as she watched the swords hit the man as she looks up above as Ray jumped off the branch a front of the two sisters. 

"Sup, you two?! Need a hand?" Ray grinned as he looked back at the two.

Sagura sighed and shook her head at Ray. "You are still bad at trying to be a badass, Ray."

"I agree with Sags, Ray Ray! Sorry, but...You suck!" Kaiku snickered as she teased him.

"Well, that hurt." Ray laughed as he shouts out. "Emilia! You're next!"

Emilia would throw in a smoke bomb a front of the men coming forward towards Kaiku, Sagura, and Ray. Emilia takes out her Sakura Rose weapon which was in staff form and she senses that two of them were coming in towards her direction. 

"Himiko! Two is standing in the middle of the smoke! I got one, you got the other!" Emilia calls out to Himiko.

While the other two was blinded by this, Emilia comes out from the bushes as she would hit one of the men with her staff multiple times to the stomach and face in the most quickest way imaginable. 

Himiko would clear the smoke with a huge Water Slash from her weapon, Stormhowl at the other person and it takes that person out as Emilia pops the first one up in the air with a kick to the jaw, as the person comes down and Em meets with a flying kick to the stomach of the person, sending it back. 

"Nice one, you two!" Ray said to Himiko and Emilia.

Kaiku raced her way to both Emilia and Himiko and hugs both of them. "Em! Himiiiii!!! It's great to see you two! I missed you!!!"

"Missed you too, Kaiku! Sagura, you too." Emilia smiled as she embraced the hug.

"What were you two doing out here, alone?" Himiko asked the sisters.

Sagura looks up at the the three and answers their question. "Well, Me, Kaiku, Mom, and Zaveid are actually leaving the village to start our search for our brother."

"I see...You two are also searching for him as well. So are we." Ray said.

"Mom? What are you talking about?" Himiko asked, blinking and she couldn't believe that their mother had have been alive this whole time. 

Velvet and Zaveid comes out from the side of the forest, following Velvet's encounter with a girl that apparently entranced Zaveid.

"Kaiku, Sagura! It's good to know you two are alright!" Velvet ran over to Kaiku and Sagura and hugs them both with a relieved look on her face.

"Who are you three? Aren't you with the enemy?" Zaveid asked as he slowly grabs Siegfried.

Emilia and Himiko seemed intimidated by Zaveid, but Ray just stood there unfazed.

"W-W-Whoaaaaa!!! Easy! We're just friends of Kaiku and Sagura!!" Emilia says in a stuttering tone of voice.

"Please! We just came to help!" Himiko begged as she and Emilia hid behind Ray.

"Zaveid, please. Calm down! They are really our friends!" Kaiku said in a loud tone of voice.

Zaveid blinked and takes his hands off of Siegfried, as he looks at the three. "Oh...Sorry about that!"He laughed over this little misunderstanding. 

"It's o-okay!" Emilia said, as she was a bit scared.

Ray blinks and tilted his head slightly, then turns down to look at one of Cinder's forces that was taken out. "The enemy...Do you mean by these punks?"

"Yeah. They ambushed us, and I believe it's all Cinder's doing..." Velvet shortly said, as she looks at the three teammates.

Emilia, Ray, and Himiko didn't seem to be too surprised with this.

"I see...So, she is really the one behind everything going on, right now. Huh?" Ray asked.

Zaveid nodded his head, as he looked forward ahead. "She is. I believe she is the reason for many incidents that happened lately as well. Shinsuke being paralyzed, the fight she had with Blake's kids in Atlas...And..."

He paused, as Velvet looks at Zaveid and then back at the five. "She is even responsible for Tony disappearing too. I know it has to be..."

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Flashback Scene

This goes back to the day of Shoka Shinjuku's Graduation Day. After the fight, Cinder and Velvet had against each other. 

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 once did. 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....

....Remember this, Crowe...Even the new generation has arrived, in this world. It's either you kill or be killed...There is no good way to go about it either....Not even you could save him from the despair, hatred, and darkness that awaits him." She added into her rant about Velvet's son and his crush...

"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. "We'll see about that..." She would use her flame power to disappear fully.

Flashback ends

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"So, what are you guys gonna do since all of us are here? Are you three coming along with us or search elsewhere?" Kaiku asked Ray, Himiko, and Emilia. 

"Depends, really. We just searched everywhere in the village. We even looked everywhere in Vale and nothing came up there. So...Atlas or Menagerie is possible places to look next." Himiko explained out to Kaiku, but she thought about it and now she got what Kaiku implied to. "Oh, wait. I see what you mean. All three of us. We team up to look. Right?"

"Exactly! That'd be great for numbers on our side!" Kaiku said with an excited smile on her face. 

Sagura nods her head at Kaiku, agreeing with her. Then, looks at the three. 

"Yes. It'll only be the seven of us. With us seven, we could have a good chance to finding him. But, then again...It's better for our two sides to search in different places and then, we can come back here to see what we got. What would you guys wanna do?"

She suggests all the possibilities out and asks them on what their plans will be next.

Ray looks at Emilia and Himiko. Himiko nods, as Emilia shrugged.

"Whatever it takes, Ray. We just need to bring him back safely and Jake, as well" Emilia said, placing a hand on his shoulder.

Ray nods and looks back at Velvet, Kaiku, Sagura, and Zaveid. "Alright. We'll team with you."

"Yes! Alright!" Kaiku smiled and cheered on for this, very excited for this.

"Only on one condition...If we find Cinder and her cronies with that traitorous bastard, Dean Ambrose....Let me have Dean, let me kick his ass...." Ray said under that one condition.

"Okay. But, if Tony gets to him first. Don't even...Alright?" Velvet offered to Ray.

Ray nodded his head at Velvet. He agreed to these terms. "Alright. Seems fair enough, I can even ask Tony to give him the ass kicking of the lifetime for me. While I fight for what's right."

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Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida had finally arrived at their home village, Britannia Village.

"Ahhh! Home, sweet, home!" Vanilla says with a smile, as she stretches a bit.

Kita smiled as well as she remembered great times she had here with her sister, father, and Dean here. But these memories were sad, though since Dean isn't present with them.

Vanilla looks over at Kita and lays her arm around her neck, smiling at her little sister. "I understand, sister. We just gotten--" Her scroll goes off in alerting sound. "Hm?" 

She checks her scroll and sees the alert notice on there. It was an alert going off about something going on at Vacuo, in which isn't far away from where they were.

"What's wrong, Vanilla?" Kita asked, as she looks in to see what was wrong.

Vanilla Frost blinked, as she shook her head a bit. "Wait...An attack at Vacuo?"

"Is there any more information, sis? Is everything okay?" Kita had a concerned look on her face.

Vanilla was thinking for a moment...She hopes it was a false alarm and it wasn't Tony or Cinder...She looks at Kita, as she held her hand. "We need to check this out...I have a feeling on where that...It may have something to do with Cinder's group or...Tony..."

"I hope not...Should we check here first, before going to Vacuo?" The younger sister suggested to Vanilla. 

"Well, yeah. But, I wanna make sure nothing bad is happening in Vacuo. I mean, look at the situation we were just in after our mission's failure."

Kita nodded her head at Vanilla, as she understood...

"Alright." She says as she and Vanilla runs off, leaving the village's grounds heading towards for Vacuo.

This was a huntresses type of job, anyways. Making sure everyone is living a safe life, in a safer world.

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Seth had Cinder's sword in hand as he drops it down to the ground.

"You got three choices, Seth. One, side with me once again, two, stay away from this war, or three, making your own grave? So, what's it gonna be? Huh?" Cinder asked Seth as she smiled evilly at him and places a hand on his cheek.

Seth looks at her hand, as he still kept his emotionless look in his eyes. He takes her hand off of his cheek. "I wouldn't touch, if I was you..."

"Oooo!~ You're so intimidating, Seth...You know you want power, you want blood to be spilled all over the place. Chaos and destruction...Isn't that what you want?" Cinder smiled evilly at him. 

"Is that so?...I wonder, what makes you think--"

Then, Katsuke is sent back out of the base as he was seen being thrown out of the base.

Dean looked over at Katsuke with a death glare. 

"What did you say to me, Shinoda?! WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPEAT THAT???"

"....Cocky ass bast--" Katsuke was interrupted by a kick to the gut by Dean. 

Seth didn't seem to flinch at all from this, but Cinder seemed confused by this.

"Dean? Katsuke? What is going on? I demand answers..." Cinder asked.

Knowing Katsuke, he never says shit to Cinder at all, as he has problems with internal pain. He spat out blood to the side. "A-Ask Dean..."

"Dean?" Seth looks over at Dean. 

Dean looks back at Seth with a emotionless look, as well as Seth did so too.

"Seth Thurston...The Reckless Freelancer.... The Alchemist..." Dean would slowly walk up to Seth and looks him, dead in the eyes.

Seth turned to look over at Dean, then at Katsuke. "What are you doing, Dean? Why are you with Cinder? And why must you have to kill one of your brothers for her?! I need an answer..."

Dean disrespectfully spat to the side on the ground, next to Seth. "I don't owe you any sort of answer..."

Katsuke runs towards Dean after getting up slowly to his feet, as he had to gone for a punch at him. 

"The only answer you need is a reality--" 

Dean would quickly duck under for Katsuke to accidentally hit Seth in the face with the punch instead. "Hmph...Missed me, you fake ass, samurai know-at-all..."

Katsuke's eyes widened in shock as he does recognize that man's face, this was the same person he took out when he and Seth last met, which was Cinder, Katsuke, Zero, and Saiko against Seth, Mutsuko, The Shield, and Team Raven. 

But, he thought he had got lucky over Seth that time...He looked up at the six foot three tall man, and he was in fear a bit as Seth gives him an emotionless look as he didn't seem to feel the accidental punch from Katsuke.

"...Dean, do you really think you can have me joining by doing something I wouldn't even set out on doing?! How idiotic are you, huh? I ain't falling for that..." 

Seth said, as he had looked up at Dean instead of Katsuke. Cinder looks over at Seth, Katsuke, and Dean. Watching the situation unfold, but she has to question Seth about his decision after he said that to Dean.

"So...Thurston, what's it gonna be? New options this time, same call to you... Will you join our side, and kill Shinoda or defend and die with him, or...Do you just stay out of this war and let everyone fight this out....? Even when your brother is...gonna be alone without his big brother helping or protecting him..." Cinder asked.

Seth blinked, as he looks over at Cinder. He turns his attention back towards at Dean and Katsuke...He is thinking his decision over a bit. He sighed, as he placed his hands into his pockets.

"Honestly, I'm flattered with the offer. Sure, I don't wanna be involved in this "war", you speak of. But, I don't wanna see anyone get hurt or end up dead, either so I need to be in it to protect the innocent and the weak, make sure everyone stays safe...

...At one point before, I didn't really have any sort of beliefs in that. Nor, did I have a reason to have any sort of belief in anything or have emotion towards anything at all...Because you were there in those times. You are the reason why I have no sort of feelings or emotion at all, because you wanted me to become a killer just like you. As I remember....In this cruel world, it's either you kill...or be killed...I have lived that lifestyle a long time. As I lived through by that creed. There is another creed I follow and it's reckless and needless to say, anyways. But, I always put others before myself. So, no. I will not rejoin you and go back to those darkened days again. I will even protect this man, and take all of you on. Whatever it takes..."

Katsuke was surprised about Seth's decision. "Seth..."

Seth gave Cinder a serious look on his face. He was ready, as he clapped his hands for a clapping transmutation and uses his aura to make the alchemy. He slides his good left arm down his right arm, as the right metal hand transitions to having a metal gauntlet blade on his hand, as he gets in guard. "I hope you're ready..."

"Student just never learns...Well, fine!" Cinder creates her Scimitar sword out of glass and flames, coming from her aura and she was ready.

"Get up, Shinoda. Fight Dean...I'll take on Cinder!" Seth says to Shinoda, telling him to start fighting back.

Katsuke takes his samurai sword out and nodded his head at Seth. 

"Alright. After this...We got a fight to finish here!"

Seth nods, as he started to charge the rest of his full speed towards Cinder. Cinder does the same thing, as they are ready to clash swords.

Katsuke jumped in the air, as he had ran towards Dean with his sword in hand.

Dean takes out his Demon-Dweller Sword and he quickly transforms into his Demon form and dark markings appears to his face and arms. As the whole sword was covered in full dark black. He would use the demon's aura to create Dark Flames. 

He lashes out a few dark flame slashes at Shinoda, as he was in the air.

Seth and Cinder clashed at each other, as the two begins to go back and forth in quick movements.

Until, Seth breaks out of the back and forth fighting, he would quickly do a jumping spinning blade slash from his gauntlet blade towards Cinder.

Cinder blocks this with great impact, as she would kick him in the stomach and this would follow up with a charging running paced shot of Cinder about to use her sword to slash at him with. 

As Seth was falling back, he notices the quick speed of Cinder and counter quick sword slash she was going for, as he would quickly go for another clapping transmutation and he does.

He slides his hand down to the ground as his hand was going towards Cinder's direction. To her surprise, they were spikes going off the ground and it targets her.

Cinder stopped herself at her tracks as she blocks all of the spikes with her sword in quick movements. 

But, momentarily this surprises her even more that....Seth ran back around towards her and jumps in the air, as he does a front flip and attempts to go for a huge kick to Cinder from a higher jump. 

The frontflip kick was countered by Cinder catching Seth's leg and drags him down to the ground, back first, really hard..

Katsuke did get slashed twice, once in the shoulder and on the leg but still goes in for the attack. Dean was surprised that Shinoda took the slashes, head on. Dean would quickly vanish using his demon power. 

Shinoda slides his hand down to the ground to keep his balance but he fell back, as his shoulder even got hurt way worse than before, right off the bat...Burns on the shoulder, and from the fail of keeping balance on the fall caused him to get second or third degree burns.

He slowly gets up as he held his left shoulder with his right hand and is in pain a bit, as Dean would reappear behind Shinoda, as he punches him in the back really hard and a kick to send Shinoda down to the ground and it did send him down.

Dean grabs Shinoda's arms and torts both arms, backwards the wrong way and places a boot to the back of his head. As he grinned evilly.

"GAH! DAMN!" Shinoda tries to fight back but can't and he was in serious pain. "Let me go!"

"Ohhh, no...Why would I wanna do that to a TRAITOR, huh?! A punkass bitch like yourself, huh?!?!!? ANSWER ME!" Dean shouted at Shinoda as he was close to pulling Katsuke's arms back way further to almost breaking it.

Katsuke was in serious pain as he shook his head and was yelling for his life.

Seth would open his eyes to see Katsuke grounded by Dean with his arms being pulled back. Cinder would slowly walk up to Katsuke as she creates a spear out of the glass and flame form as she targets Katsuke. 

"Where the hell do you think you're going, Cinder?! Your fight is over here!" Seth shouted out at Cinder, as he slowly tries to get up.

But, someone pulls a sword to Seth's head. "I am afraid, your fight just ended...Shinoda will pay for his sins, also...You too...But, I will let you watch him die before one of us kills you...So, enjoy the show~!" Roe said, as she had the blade of Gambol Shroud pointed at the head of Seth.

"Roe..." Seth had an disgusted look on his face to see her. He wasn't too pleased with her actions before...

As Cinder was a quite a good distance off from Katsuke. As she had her spear ready for throw. 

Then it shows Tyler Black and Asuka Reigns actually leaving Vacuo, heading towards for Beacon first.

"Are you sure, if we should come back to Vale and go back to Beacon? Is that a good idea?" Tyler asked, raising an eyebrow and stopped walking.

Asuka nodded her head, as she didn't seem stop walking at all. "Yes and No. I'm expecting Professor Rose to go off on us, but at the same time. We have our reasons for going back...I'm sure that's where Cinder wants to start her war for destruction and pain at...As you do know, Vale is really easily a targeted place for that...."

"I see." Tyler nodded his head at her and he ran up to her trying to get caught up with her. 

What's noticeable is Ao Thurston seen in the air with his ref board, going into Vacuo. 

"What trouble did you get yourself into now, Seth?! Dammit..." 

He thought in his mind as the episode ends.

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Ending Credits

Second ED Theme (Specifically for this arc) 

Ending Theme Song: Memosepia by Sajou no Hana

The opening starts off with a dark background and someone is standing in it all alone, as a close up would show of Tony Shimura in the dark, alone. His eyes were dull and is seen with a look of serious despair on his face. It was a face that was disgusted.

It appears he's in his own subconscious as well.

The seeds disappeared as they were spilled

Then, he would sigh and starts to walk on as he would pass by a visuals of his own past memories. 

I follow the stained colors, and watch over

The first memory would see him with his mother, Velvet Crowe, his auntie, Mutsuko Crowe, his cousin, Benjamin Shimura, and his father, Shinpachi Shimura along with his two sisters, Kaiku and Sagura doing a family photo together. This marks the last time he saw his mother and father before the wars.

Oh oh, Immediately, again 

After that, his expression changed to a more of a happy look on his face as he walked past the memory. He walked past a memory of him, Sagura, and Kaiku saving Vanilla Frost on her return day at Britannia Village. Marking their first time meeting each other. 

It returns to my palm

The next memory shows is Tony with Kaiku and Sagura on their first day of school at Shoka Shinjuku, as they were met with Roe Ket, Jake and Wraith Belladonna. He kept his smile at the memory, but once Roe appeared...He had an unsure look on his face. 

Too light to climb up like this, so helpless

It would next show, the day when Tony and Dean having their altercation. But, making up and becoming officially friends with each other and also adding Tyler Black and Roman Reigns, into their friendship.

Years later, would show a memory of the four graduating and ending up at Beacon, together alongside with Vanilla Frost, Roe Ket, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and Asuka Reigns. 

The world is cold, it robs you of warmth

And outside of Tony's mind for a brief second. It shows him with Dean Ambrose slowly walking away, also fading away from him while Tony tries to reach out to him as Vanilla Frost is walking towards Tony.

Blinding sunlight is not enough

That would then fade out with a transition back to Tony's subconscious and it's showing the full-blown memory of him seeing Dean killing Roman a front of him and Tyler, then him finding out Cinder was the one behind his father's death, and Saiko lastly using her Darkness Control on him...

The memories I felt block the way ahead

Tony would stop walking as he is seen with a transition of three expression changes of sadness, anger, and despair after having to what had happened from seeing Roman's death and Dean's betrayal and his mind would break apart with a glass effect and he slowly pulls Siegfried in gun form as we're back outside of his now broken mind. He is seen with an psychotic smile on his face.

I brush away that body heat and go far away

Multiple transitions of visuals would see of him holding Siegfried up towards a front of Jake Belladonna and Gintoki Sakata in Vacuo, Wraith Belladonna in Atlas, and finally, at Ruby Rose in Beacon.

It would be over in an instant if I let it wilt

Kaiku, Sagura, and Velvet would stand in front of Tony, trying to getting him to stop with his mental madness. Tony realizes that he's pointing Siegfried at them. He tries to back away from them. 

But expectation won’t leave me

Vanilla was standing behind him, as she started to hug him from behind and whispers to him saying something very meaningful to him.

Tony fell limp as he didn't know how to react to that at all, but to cry a bit, showing tears rolling down his face to end the sequence.

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"Hi, guys! My name is Vanilla Frost, I'm sure you know me by now as the daughter of Shoka Shinjuku's owner and teacher, Ryuuto Yoshida and sister of, known as Nashime "Kita" Yoshida! I hope you guys enjoyed this episode as well as we all did here on production, heh. Breaking the fourth wall, much?" Vanilla shrugged and laughed at this. "I wish I can get some sort of full thing for the next episode, but...Producer won't tell me. But, that's okay! I did see the preview for the episode...And man...What a shocker this is, who saw this coming?! Next episode's title is Promising Memories. Hopefully, we'll see you guys for that episode. Now, here's the big preview! See you guys soon!"

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Preview: Episode 16, Season 2 - Promising Memories

In Menagerie, it was a very much so a nice and moonlight outdoor night. Someone was sitting at the end of the docks, looking at the moon. The man had his weapon out and was cleaning it. 

He looks up at the moon...Thinking about something.

"Is it time for me to head back home to where I belong?...Hiding after all these years...Is it really that time again?"

The man asked himself, as he grabbed his sword and placed it back into his holster. He sat up and starts walking away without his face shown at all.

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Tony and Jake was having such a good back and forth fight against each other, Wind vs. Lightning...An interesting battle as well with Gintoki on the sidelines and Saiko watching Tony.

The two had clashed again with their swords, as it sends them back upon impact.

They were trying to catch their breath. 

"Damn....I never thought we'd still be outmatching each other, even to this day...He's never missed a beat. Not at all...But, I'm sorry man...You forced me with no other choice..." 

Jake would charge up every last bit of his aura into this last attack as he slides his two fingers down his sword, as lightning goes off the sword coming from Jake's aura...

Tony charges his aura up to his sword into glowing in green aura and within the sword, the wind is strong within the sword.

"Kill the bastard, Tony!" 

Saiko smiled as she whispered into his ear, as Gintoki throws his Lake Toya Wooden Sword at Saiko as she blocks it with her long sword.

"Shut up, you crazy bitch!" Gintoki shouted at the yandere girl.

"What did you call me?!" Saiko growled in an angry tone set of voice, as she would slowly walk up to Gintoki with her long sword in hand. 

"Gintoki!" Jake looks over at Gintoki, concerned as Saiko was walking up to him

"You heard me!!!" Gintoki still shouted out at her, as he tries his hardest to get away from her, even with an injured shoulder.

As soon as Vanilla Frost, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and alongside with them was Sayaka Ishiyama, made it to Vacuo..It was in the forest, as well as the two would see Lightning and strong feel of Wind power up ahead.

"Lightning?!...That definitely has to be Jake!" Kita guessed as she looked ahead.

Sayaka was up on the trees as she looks down at Kita and Vanilla, when she sees Tony, Jake, Gintoki, and Saiko. "I can see...That's actually Tony with Jake as well! And Gintoki...But...Who is the girl?" She mumbled.

"A girl?! Oh, that's the bitch you told me about...Isn't it?!" Vanilla asked Sayaka.

Sayaka from a far distance with her eyes, she can this who was far away from there. Her eyes widens and nods her head, confirming it was actually Saiko. "Yep. That's her! Saiko Mayama...The daughter of the person who once dated the former leader of The White Fang, long ago." 

"Vanilla...Before you---" Kita's warning was cut off by Vanilla's shouting.  "Wait!!!"

"YOU BITCH!!! YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO HIM!" 

"What the?!" Saiko looked to her left side, as she stopped walking and quit paying attention to Gintoki.

Vanilla shouted out yelling, as she comes in from the side direction to stop Saiko at her tracks and she went for a flying kick to the face and she does so.

Jake blinked as he saw Vanilla just come in full speed, kicking Saiko in the face. Gintoki was just as surprised as Jake was.

"STOP ATTACKING HER!!!!" Tony shouted out to the vengeful girl in a voice where it was completely lost, compared to his normal voice. 

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, PEOPLE?!?!?! WHY CAN'T YOU ALL LEAVE ME ALONE!!!??! WHY DO YOU ALL FEEL LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND ME?! Please...Tell me..."

He yelled as he was really in tears and he stopped his power, as he goes to check on Saiko.

"Vanilla...You came here at a better time..." Jake said, as he sat down and drops his sword.

Gintoki nodded his head at Vanilla. "Yeah. Great to see you."

Kita sighed and shook her head as she ran into the area as well, as Sayaka followed pursuit. 

Preview ends

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Season 2, Episode 16 - Promising Memories

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.

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

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Writer's Note: Sup, guys? This is RWBYFan19_, here back at you guys with another ATF episode! I'm sure (I hope) you guys are ready for this one! Major story plots happening all at one time! Especially, we are gonna get a major fight in this episode with two close friends, and all over a crazed, mind-bending, manipulating yandere girl having one of the close friends in her clutches, in terms of darkness and despair. Things aren't looking too good with how it's turning out! Also, Seth and Katsuke is in a disastrous 3-on-2 situation with Cinder, Dean, and Roe. Who will walk out alive? Who will survive in these turn of events? Also, what is Wraith Belladonna doing following the aftermath of her fight with Tony? And...Who the hell was that in Menagerie from this episode's preview? We'll find all of that out, right now! Roll the episodes, peeps!!!

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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, and finally...Despair 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."

Finally, a new 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?"

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Opening Theme Plays

Opening Theme Song Name: RESISTER by ASCA

The opening begins with seeing Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida standing together, side by side as the two staring at the dark clouds ahead and wind was blowing around them. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

This would transitioning to seeing her with the determination in their faces, as they got close-ups

Fight against destiny

Another transition gets a close-up into Vanilla's eye as it would then show white particles forming the RWBY: After the Fall Season 2 title card in a dark background drop. 

In a place where your voice does not reach

Tony Shimura would be seen dropped into the water and had his eyes opened, but slowly closing. As someone's hand appears around his neck. Saiko Mayama appears to be the one having her hand around his neck and she whispers into his ear. His eyes does close.

Distorted rules that no one taught

What's next going down deeper into the water, would transition to seeing Cinder Fall with Zero Kishitani, Roe Ket, and Saiko Mayama. As Cinder was leading the way towards for Britannia Village. 

I strongly hoped for it when I was young.

Then, it's seen that Dean Ambrose in his demon form and him having the Demon-Dweller Sword in hand, awaiting for his former friend, Tony. He had an evil look on his face.

The journey to find the location of a dream has just begun

After that would then see Dean use his demon-dweller sword which was in dark flames. Make a huge slash, as the dark flames would burn out this scene.

As that scene transitions to show Gintoki Sakata and Jake Belladonna in the forest at Vacuo, about to head into town, as they get stopped by Tony Shimura. Tony makes a quick sword wind slash at Jake, but Jake does the same with a Lightning Sword Slash as well. Both moves are blocked, as the smoke appears. 

The smoke transitions to the next scene.

I do not need time to cry

Kaiku and Sagura Shimura walking with Zaveid, Velvet Crowe, Ray Rowe, Emilia Rose, and Himiko Ren as they were on the search for Tony and Jake, as Sagura and Kaiku is seen with a concerned, yet confident looks on their faces. Velvet and Zaveid is seen with serious looks on their faces.

Asuka Reigns is next shown at her home in Mistral as she is seen with her brother's gloves and looks up at the sky with a serious look on her face. She balls her fist as she walks off to the village.

Break down the limit wall right now

Then, it's seen with Ao Thurston, Kintoki Sakata, and Tyler Black at Britannia Village, defending for Vale. Asuka joins in as well as she does lead the charge.

As Cinder with the leading charge, she, Roe, and Zero along with their forces on their side and ready to go.

After this would then see both ends starting to fight and begin a war in the village. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

Kintoki and Ao would take on Cinder and Roe, next is shown was Zero is seen in a back and forth fight with Tyler, as he punches him very hard, keeping him out of the fight and what's next, Asuka comes in with a huge punch attempt, but Zero put his fist up and did the same, as both of them hit and miss each other in the exchange, getting into a fist fight.

Memory that does not change even if any pain is touched

As Tony was in the water, still sinking in deeper into his own subconscious counterpart. It's seen Vanilla Frost running towards for Tony, as she reaches out for him. 

Embracing the oath that expanded visibility and found it

Then, this would see Vanilla Frost diving in deeper to reach for him. 

As she reaches for him...Saiko Mayama was there as she hugged Tony from behind and is seen staring at Vanilla with a evil smile, which was a sign of victory for her.

I will connect you with the road I chose with cloudless eyes

A new scene is shown with Seth Thurston face to face with Dean Ambrose and Cinder Fall, as Dean and Seth ran towards each other. Seth slides under Dean as Dean went for a huge sword slash. But misses, and Seth jumps in the air for a blade slash to Cinder as the fight scene transitions back to the previous scene.

Following the fight, the scene transitions back in with Vanilla grabbing Tony's hand. As he still wasn't awakened yet, and Saiko fades away as she did grab his hand. The scene fades out into the light as it transitions into the next scene.

Resound your voice to resist fate

Tony Shimura with Siegfried in it's sword form would soon be seen standing on opposing sides with Dean Ambrose, who still had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand. This fades out with a memory of the two in Shoka Shinjuku in sword fencing practice. 

PROUD OF MYSELF

Tony had a serious look on his face. As Dean would have a evil smile on his face. The two would run towards each other as they would begin their fight. The two didn't even have their semblances showcased, yet. 

The opening would see with multiple background transitions can be seen as brief scenes such as Tyler Black being shown with a concerned look on his face at Beacon, everyone from the village in Vale, worried, and also Roman Reigns walking away into the light as the fight fades out. 

A brand new quick shot is shown in the slideshow of a man with a sword holster and a young girl, walking to a nearby ship, just about to leave Menagerie. 

The OP would end with two swords seen slammed into the ground, together, in which it was Siegfried in sword mode and the Demon-Dweller Sword.

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The episode begins off with Shinsuke Takasugi in the hospital as he was in the bed still with a sleeping Blake Belladonna sitting in the room with him, asleep on a chair near the hospital bed.

Shinsuke looked out to the window from his bed, by turning his head to the window and is seen with a serious look on his face, yet there was some sort of concern there on the look of his face.

"And so, the war begins...Damn that Cinder Fall...Involving our new generation for this...Her justice will come, and it will come with serious vengeance. Gintoki, you better give her all of the hell she truly deserves..." He thought in his mind. 

Blake slowly opens her eyes and looks up at Shinsuke. "Something wrong, Shinsuke?"

"No...It's fine..." Shinsuke said as he looked over back at Blake. "No need to worry, I'm fine."

Blake nodded her head slowly. "Alright. Just making sure."

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Wraith was standing face to face with Weiss and she crosses her arms.

"Miss Schnee...We need to stop him, we gotta stop Shimura before he causes anymore trouble! We cannot let him go around and attacking, even hurting people mindlessly!"

"Oh, so it was Tony Shimura that was the one behind the attack of many of my guards? And he fought you, then ran away?...This is something we cannot ignore, but..knowing his family. They will try and protect him...Wraith..." Weiss looks up at Wraith, as she sat down at her desk. "Tell me, did he have a reason of some sort or was it just mindless killing and without reason?"

"Well, to come of it. He did say he was looking for one of his teammates, or former teammate, now,  Dean Ambrose, which made him end up "missing" in the first place...Right now, at the moment. I don't know where he went. He just left when I tried talking him and calming him down from his own insanity...It's never like him to be that way, but...He just was...Maybe, it's frustration..." Wraith explained.

Weiss nods her head and thinks for a moment. "This is interesting...I hope that woman isn't involved...Cinder Fall...."

"Something wrong?" Wraith asked the headmistress, if something was bothering her.

Weiss shook her head as a response to the question. "No...For now, assemble a team and rest up. Because I'm sending you all for a search--"

"Stop right there...I cannot work with any teams of some sort. You know this...But, I'll begin my search for Shimura. You get your own team. I'll look for him, by myself." With a bold statement, Wraith had given Weiss that emotionless look on her face for a second as she turns her back on her. 

Weiss sighed and facepalms at this. "Very well, then..." 

Wraith leaves the office to head over to her dorm to gather her things for departure. 

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In Menagerie, it was a very much so a nice and moonlight outdoor night. Someone was sitting at the end of the docks, looking at the moon. The man had his weapon out and was cleaning it. 

He looks up at the moon...Thinking about something.

"Is it time for me to head back home to where I belong?...Hiding after all these years...Is it really that time again?"

The man asked himself, as he grabbed his sword and placed it back into his holster. 

He sat up and starts walking away without his face shown at all.

"Well...It's been forever, Vale..."

"It's time, Teacher?" A young-aged girl, apparently speaking like a 19 year-old, wearing a dark-hooded cloak got up and looks at the man with the sword.

"Yeah, Shizuka. It's time." The man said.

The man and the young girl walked away, going for a boat about to leave Menagerie.

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Meanwhile in Vacuo from inside the forest that leads to town. Tony looks over at Jake with a dead, yet so emotionless look on his face and having to point Siegfried at him, in sword mode.

Jake did pull his sword out as well and had a serious look on his face. "If words won't work, Tony. Fine...You forced me to beat the sense into you, then!" He shouted at him.

"Darling, wanna take care of him before getting to Dean?~...I mean, he is in the way of your brother..." Saiko whispered into Tony's ear with her softening words and manipulation. 

Tony looked down and nods his head slowly. "Yeah...He needs to die...He needs to get the HELL OUTTA MY WAY!!!" 

Gintoki picks up his Lake Toya Wooden Sword and points it at Saiko with one hand, as he was hurting a bit and stood back up. His shoulder was bleeding heavily, luckily was able to withstand the pain.

"Focus on me, crazy...Don't focus on him." 

The silver-haired samurai said, as he readied himself with using his good arm and hand.

"Oh?! You're gonna fight me with one hand? That's just as pathetic..." Saiko had a evil smirk on her face, as she takes both of her swords out. "Hopefully...You can keep up..."

"Jake...Take care of him, I got Saiko..." Gintoki said, as he ran towards Saiko with his sword and Saiko readied herself with both of her dual swords.

Jake and Tony started to charge at each other in full speed.

As the two does so, they clash off with their swords. As the two goes back and forth in quick movements, this is taking back to the old Shoka Shinjuku days with two always training with each other.

Tony attempts to slash at Jake to his neck, but Jake counters by ducking his under as Tony misses. Jake would attempt to strike at Tony with quick left and rights with his sword. Tony moves his head in the opposite directions to make Jake miss. 

Finally, Tony responds back with his sword hitting Jake's going upwards, this make Jake lose his sword for a moment while it's in the air.

Tony would attempt to slash him in the chest with the sword, going downwards but counters that with Jake counters this with a lifting backflip kick that makes Tony's sword go up in the air after the sword was kicked out of his hands.

This is how well these two knew each other. Tony and Jake at the same time went for a punch at each other, but Jake does something different instead of the punch. 

Jake rolled onto Tony's back as he catches his sword again and but attempts to stab the sword into the ground as his aura goes straight into sword where lightning starts to spark the sword.

"LIGHTNING BLADE: STRAY DOGS BARRAGE!" 

Lightning goes off from the sword into the ground, and two stray dogs made out of lightning comes after Tony. 

Tony noticed how he missed Jake for the punch to the face, and he catches Siegfried as it came back down to him and quickly activates his aura and makes the aura glow within the sword as he makes Wind Slashes at the stray dogs and it destroys them in the process with those slashes.

Out of quickness, both of them clashes one more time with their swords and this time their auras activated and being placed onto their swords.

Saiko makes multiple quick dual sword slashes at Gintoki, as Gintoki does either counter by backing away in good timing and ducking, as well. 

Gintoki finally uses his sword to block both swords and with only one hand and arm to block this. He tries to hold his own strength and stand his ground. Saiko gave him the dark and psychotic look of a true evil mind-manipulator. 

"Give up, Gintoki Sakata...GIVE UP! YOU CAN'T WIN! YOU WILL NEVER WIN! You are the true definition of being lost, of what despair truly is...Why? Shoyo Yoshida....I heard what you did! I BET IT HURT YOU SO! HUH?!"

Gintoki's eyes widened, shocked from the fact she even heard about the incident, a long time ago with him executing Shoyo...

"Oh, yeah? What in the hell makes you think you know about pain, HUH?!"

He shook this off as he kicks Saiko in the stomach and sends her back, as Saiko hits a tree, though not breaking through it.

Tony saw what had happened to Saiko, but Tony meets with Jake jumping and spinning in the air to deliver a slash to Tony's face and it was targeting towards his eye.

But, Tony counters this with a powerful kick to Jake, in mid-air and this kick was powerful enough that it sent Jake back hitting towards Gintoki. 

Gintoki catches Jake, as he fell back having to catch him after the powerful kick.

"Jake?! Are you okay?" Gintoki asked, as he checks on him, looking at the male faunus.

Jake nodded slowly, as he coughed out blood to the side. "Y-Yeah...I guess he wants to do this hand-to-hand now..." He slowly gets back up to his feet and runs towards Tony as the two began to trade punches and kicks, back and forth.

Tony attempts to go for a jumping swift kick to the head of Jake but Jake ducks as he punches him in the face, but this keeps Tony standing but in his stance was a bit stumbling. 

Tony headbutts Jake to the forehead, as Jake was going for the same thing.

In result, both of them are bleeding from their foreheads. Tony punches Jake in the stomach with all of his full weight in the punch. Jake spat out more blood to the ground.

Jake hits Tony with a elbow to the jaw, as he does multiple quick punches and kicks to Tony. The combo ends with Tony taking Jake down and punches him more and more.

"Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Just stop getting my wayyyyy!!!"

Gintoki was shocked at the way the two were fighting each other. Kinda like how he and Takasugi once was, long and long time ago.

"Kick his ass, Tony!" Saiko cheered him on, as she was watching with a evil smile on her face.

"I won't stop until---" Jake shoves Tony off of him with a kick to the stomach. 

"I get this through your head! She is MANIPULATING YOU!"

This gives Jake some space away from Tony, as he slowly got up and grabbed his sword.

"Why can't you leave me alone?! Why can't you leave her alone? She did nothing to you that was wrong! Tell me...WHY?! WHY?! Why must you stay involved with me and my problems when... THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU!" Tony asked shouting out to Jake, as he slowly grabs his sword.

"Because...We're not fake, we are your friends. You have a family and you have friends, even someone has been hiding herself for years and has a serious liking to you!...You can't deny us, we won't let you deny us, you can't cut us off...Our memories means more than that crazy bitch, right there....Saiko Mayama...She is nothing but a fake-ass, decieving, insane, manipulating, two-faced little bitch! Tony...Our memories together, it's all precious memories. As you once said before...As what you quoted from your mother...Always earn anything you desire for. Make your actions known to people, if you have to...Reach out to them with those actions. If you ever create bonds with anyone in this world. Even obtaining those bonds and keeping those bonds. You have to make all of that happen. Do it with your own power and strength. That's the honor code of what being a huntsmen or huntress is all about. Do what you think is right. Not just for the people but yourself as well...You gotta do right, Tony...Wake up! Please!" Jake explained out to him. 

Tony's eyes widened as he remembered the quote...He even remembered saying that, numerous of his co-students and even Dean. He looked down at the ground as a shadow forms over his face once he looks down. His eyes were still clouded in a dull color.

"Don't listen to him! It's all lies! I would never lie to you...I would never hurt you...Like he did, he hurt you. His intentions was to only hurt you and further worse than that. False memories, physical and mental pain, and more...You know what's right...Do you?" Saiko asked as she slowly got up after the kick by Gintoki.

At this point, Tony's not sure on what's right and what's wrong...He held his head and yelled out in total frustration and shook his head, as he started to go in tears. He points his sword still at Jake and then gives him an emotionless look once more.

"Damn....I never thought we'd still be outmatching each other, even to this day...He's never missed a beat. Not at all...But, I'm sorry man...You forced me with no other choice..." 

Jake would charge up every last bit of his aura into this last attack as he slides his two fingers down his sword, as lightning goes off the sword coming from Jake's aura...

Tony charges his aura up to his sword into glowing in green aura and within the sword, the wind is strong within the sword.

"Kill the bastard, Tony!" 

Saiko smiled as she whispered into his ear, as Gintoki throws his Lake Toya Wooden Sword at Saiko as she blocks it with her long sword.

"Shut up, you crazy bitch!" Gintoki shouted at the yandere girl.

"What did you call me?!" Saiko growled in an angry tone set of voice, as she would slowly walk up to Gintoki with her long sword in hand. 

"Gintoki!" Jake looks over at Gintoki, concerned as Saiko was walking up to him

"You heard me!!!" Gintoki still shouted out at her, as he tries his hardest to get away from her, even with an injured shoulder.

As soon as Vanilla Frost, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and alongside with them was Sayaka Ishiyama, made it to Vacuo..It was in the forest, as well as the two would see Lightning and strong feel of Wind power up ahead.

"Lightning?!...That definitely has to be Jake!" Kita guessed as she looked ahead.

Sayaka was up on the trees as she looks down at Kita and Vanilla, when she sees Tony, Jake, Gintoki, and Saiko. "I can see...That's actually Tony with Jake as well! And Gintoki...But...Who is the girl?" She mumbled.

"A girl?! Oh, that's the bitch you told me about...Isn't it?!" Vanilla asked Sayaka.

Sayaka from a far distance with her eyes, she can this who was far away from there. Her eyes widens and nods her head, confirming it was actually Saiko. 

"Yep. That's her! Saiko Mayama...The daughter of the person who once dated the former leader of The White Fang, long ago." 

Vanilla gritted her teeth in anger, as she balled her fists. "Ohhh...I'm assuming she is the cause of Tony disappearing on the night after of our mission...That bitch....She will pay..." She ran towards straight in and coming towards for Saiko as she was walking up to Gintoki.

"Vanilla...Before you---" Kita's warning was cut off by Vanilla's shouting.  

"Wait!!!"

"YOU BITCH!!! YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO HIM!" Vanilla shouted at the girl as she was truly in anger

"What the?!" Saiko looked to her left side, as she stopped walking and quit paying attention to Gintoki.

Vanilla shouted out yelling, as she comes in from the side direction to stop Saiko at her tracks and she went for a flying kick to the face and she does so.

Jake blinked as he saw Vanilla just come in full speed, kicking Saiko in the face. 

Gintoki was just as surprised as Jake was.

"STOP ATTACKING HER!!!!" Tony shouted out to the vengeful girl in a voice where it was completely lost, compared to his normal voice. 

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, PEOPLE?!?!?! Why?! Stop hurting her! She didn't do anything wrong! I know she didn't...It's just you people all getting in my way! What do you want with me? What in the hell do you want from me?! I don't understand!" 

He snapped at everyone, as his voice was broken at this point from too much of yelling and he stopped his power, as he goes to check on Saiko.

"Vanilla...You came here at a better time..." Jake said, as he sat down and drops his sword.

Gintoki nodded his head at Vanilla. "Yeah. Great to see you."

Kita sighed and shook her head as she ran into the area as well, as Sayaka followed pursuit. 

Vanilla kept her eyes set on Saiko...As she didn't have time to talk at all...

"Hmph...I recognize you..." Saiko smiled evilly as she spat blood to the side, following the big kick to the face. "You are Tony's lover girl...Vanilla Frost, is it?"

Tony's eyes widens as he hears that Vanilla was his "lover girl"...This shocked him even more, he shook his head at this...He didn't want to believe this. 

Vanilla wasn't surprised that she knew who she was, especially from the last meet was in the fight in the middle in the town of Vacuo..."What of it? You lying, decieving little bitch...I'm here to take him back! From your clutches..."

Saiko gets up as she picks up both of her swords and points one of them at her, as Vanilla has shown no fear, whatsoever. "Oh, yeah? You wanna take my man away from me? My Tony-senpai?! Whore...Bitch! He's mine and will always be mine!" 

Vanilla takes her fan with a bow, Cheshire out and points it back at Saiko.

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Kintoki Sakata was standing outside of the office with Tyler Black and Asuka Reigns, in Beacon, outside of Ruby Rose's office. 

Kin looked back at Tyler and Asuka and blinked, as he scratches his head.  "Are you sure you wanna talk with Professor? I mean...After what happened, I heard that she was beyond livid when she got word back how the mission, you two were involved in went..."

"Yes, we need to talk with her." Asuka nodded her head at Kin.

Tyler rubbed his arm and takes a deep breath in and out. "We are aware of what's coming when we step through that door. She may end up being angry at us for failing and letting these betrayals happen, like the way it did. We are ready for that. But, we also are having some assumptions that Vale may get attacked soon, as well."

"Oh? So, you two thought the same. Figures word is getting around about that...Huh?" Kintoki asked, raising an eyebrow. 

Tyler and Asuka nodded at his question. Kintoki knocks on the door.

"Hold off, whoever's out there!" Ruby shouted through the door, as she looked at Ryuuto, her uncle, Qrow, and Benjamin.

"So, yeah...Cinder's trying to go for another war, I think she even have someone on her side to manipulate one of our former students and current for your school to come and do for her bidding..." Ryuuto explained.

"Oh?! That traitor Dean Ambrose? I know about it...Because your two daughters, Ryuuto told me about the whole--"

"It's not him, we're talking about...Shimura, Tony Shimura, Ruby...I oversaw to how Tony disappeared in the first place. Ryuuto is right, Tony is being manipulated by one of Cinder's cronies...Last I seen him was in Atlas...He was fighting one of your friend's daughter, Wraith Belladonna. And I would assume she is after him now after what he did." Qrow explained to Ruby.

Ruby was surprised about this with the part about Tony going to Atlas and fighting Wraith, of all people... "But, why? What is Tony's reason for fighting Wraith?"

"Well...We kinda figured that answer out on our own. Tony is looking for Dean. And wants to save him from Cinder, but...With this person that manipulated him and making him do the most questionable things in the way. He's far from it...I don't think Tony did it out of his own will...I don't think like that of him..." Benjamin said, out of true feeling and he looked at Ruby, then at Qrow and Ryuuto.

"I see...But, what other parts does Tony have in this?" Ruby asked.

Ryuuto nodded in agreement to what Ben said. "Ben is right, that's not who Tony is at all...He would never do such a thing to fight his friends and especially, willing to do what anyone tells of him...I know he must've been manipulated and decieved."

Ruby nodded her head at Ryuuto. "Alright. I see your points. If a war commences here, I'll keep students in their dorm rooms until things have officially settled down. In the meantime, you three may wanna evacuate the people of Britannia and bring them over to Beacon for safety. And, who will defend the village? Well..."

Asuka would soon kick the door down with a hard kick and she walked up towards Ruby, after overhearing this conversation. 

"HEY! Try waiting next--"

"Let me in for this war, Rose...I need this redemption for my fallen brother..." She said in a darker tone of voice, as she got up close to Ruby, face-to-face.

Kintoki shook his head and crosses his arms, as he enters the room. "Asuka....Mr. Yoshida, Mr. Shimura...And...Mr. Branwen?!"

"What are you guys doing here?! And...Asuka! It would've been better if you tried waiting it out first..." Tyler says as he facepalms and walks up to Asuka, as he notices that she is face to face with Ruby. He tries to keep her away from Ruby. "What do you think you're doing?!"

"Kintoki, Asuka, Tyler...What are you three doing here?" Benjamin asked.

Ryuuto nodded as he saw Asuka get up close and face to face with Ruby. He didn't know on what he should do..."Asuka..."

"Rose! Let me into this war! The asshole, Dean Ambrose took MY BROTHER away from this world, from his brotherhood, and his lost sister...You gotta let me join this..." Asuka shouted out, as Tyler and Kintoki tries to pull her back from Ruby.

Ruby wasn't intimidated by this. "For one, I'm not intimidated by that. Two, I'm sorry...I cannot let you go out there and sacrifice yourself for bloodshed, manipulation, and more...Not after what happened long ago! I won't allow for anyone to die and die in vain, not anymore..."

"Oh yeah! What about your two friends, from back then?! They died in respect of knowing what they signed up for! They knew what they signed up for and they died for the most noblest of ways, imaginable! Guess what?! They are remembered as heroes of Remnant because of those actions and you too...Professor Rose, I looked up to you and Pyrrha Nikos. You should know this by now! How in the hell do you expect me to sit back while that traitor is on the loose with Cinder?! The person you heavily despise... I wanna know! How do you expect me to sit back and do nothing when being a huntress and knowing what I signed up for?! Let me answer that...

...I don't sit and do nothing. I take action, and it won't be in the most calming way either....I'd be damned if I sat back and did nothing. What does that say to my brother and his death?! Huh?! It would mean nothing, if I did nothing about! So...Like it or not, I will join this war and find that man, expose him for who he truly is!" Asuka shouted at Ruby, as she calms down and walks off.

"Mark my words...A true huntsmen or huntress always never goes back on their word." She added.

Tyler, Ryuuto, Kintoki, and Qrow were floored to hear every word come out of Asuka's mouth.

"I'm going with her..." Tyler said, as he ran out of the room to catch up with Asuka.

"Sorry, Auntie...I'm with Asuka and Tyler on this one!" Kintoki does the same thing. As Yang was standing outside of the room, leaning on the wall as she watched Kintoki go off with Tyler and Asuka.

"Wait! You two!" Benjamin ran out of the room, after them.

Ryuuto and Qrow watched everyone storm out of the room, as Ruby was thinking hard on what Asuka said and she sighed.

"Okay...Get ready to start evacuating...I'll personally deal with Shimura, myself. If he shows up here, alright? I'll even prepare security for the school when your people shows up, Yoshida..." 

Ruby said, as she sat up and grabs her Crescent Rose and looked at it. Smiling, as she looked up at Ryuuto and Qrow.

"We got some work to do." 

"Yeah. Let's go Ryuuto, Ruby..." Qrow said, as he Ryuuto and Ruby walks out of the office.

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As Ao Thurston has actually came into Vacuo, he looked down and then notices a group of people down in the forest, where it's a open field. Also, a old-abandoned base can be seen down there as well. 

"What's going on, down there?!" He asked, as he takes out his binoculars and sees up close that Katsuke, Dean, Cinder, Roe, and Seth is seen down there. 

Ao even sees Seth held down with Gambol Shroud to his head by Roe. His eyes widens and sighed heavily.

"Oh, Seth...What did you do?!" He went down there for a closer look and lowers down onto one of the tree branches with his ref board.

From Ao's perspective, he can see Cinder holding a long arrow and it's pointed directed at Katsuke, whereas Dean is holding Katsuke down by his arms being pulled back, almost breaking and Roe having Gambol Shround to Seth's head.

"Roe?! Dean???...Damn, so the rumors were true! Those backstabbing son of a bitches!" He quietly shouted out, as he tries to figure out a plan to intervene this. 

"Any last words, Shinoda?!" Cinder asked Katsuke, as she held up the arrow.

Shinoda spat to the ground, actually in front of Cinder's feet. "Go fuck yourself!" 

Dean would be even more so close to breaking his arms.

"Don't do it, Fall...Don't fucking do it!" Seth's eyes widened as he can't seem to make a move, while Roe had the gun to his head. 

"Oh, and why not? Would you want to die, before him?! Would you want your friend, Roe there to slice your head, clean off? Or be pierced by a deadly arrow that killed a certain someone, long ago. You heard of him, right?"

"YOU DIDN'T?!" Seth shouted out, as his eyes widened. This was the first team he has ever shown any type of emotion.

Cinder smiled evilly at Seth as she points the arrow at him. "Have you figured it out? Yes, I killed your father as well...Renton Thurston."

"Wow...You're just as sick I knew you were..." Katsuke shouted at Cinder, as Dean kick shoves him to the back of his head.

"Shut up.." Dean breaks Katsuke's arms.

Katsuke yelled out in pain, as Dean kept tight of his now broken arms. Dean was laughing at Shinoda's pain to his arms and was having fun seeing him suffer...

"Pathetic...Now, you say something..." Cinder would throw the arrow at Katsuke and it was targeting for his chest.

"Shinoda! No!" Seth shouted out, as Roe kept him on his knees with the sword of Gambol Shroud pointed at his head.

"Don't move..." Roe whispered, as she went and cut his cheek with the sword and smiled. 

Ao would get onto his ref board and gets off of it, as the board would save Katsuke by blocking the arrow. Although, the arrow did go through the board. Just only half way.

"What the hell?! Ao???" Seth looked over at Ao, as his eyes widened that he showed up.

"Who the hell are you and what is your business here?!" Cinder asked, as she had more an angry look on her face, now. Which a second ago, she was smiling evilly at the 2-on-3 predicament with Shinoda and Seth...

Ao had a serious look on his face, as he slowly walks up to Cinder and from a distance away. "Well...I am that man's brother and the person you said you KILLED's youngest son...Now, I'm gonna be your biggest nightmare...I'm gonna be your big problem..."

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"Ooo! What's that gonna--?!" Saiko smirked evilly at Vanilla, about to mock her and Tony stands a front of her, defending for her and with his back turned. 

"If you hurt her, you're gonna have to go through me to do so..." Tony said, as he gave Vanilla an emotionless look on his face as his eyes are clearly seen as dull.

Vanilla's eyes widens as she was surprised that Tony standing a front of her. "Tony...You can't be seriously standing up for her...You do realize what she is doing to you...Right? Right?!" She exclaimed.

"I don't know what you're talking about...I am defending her because it's right. In my mind, it's the right thing to do..." Tony said.

"Vanilla! Are you--" Kita stopped running to see what was a front of her and she gasped. As she saw Saiko having a close eye-to-eye as Vanilla was pointing Cheshire at him and Saiko, mostly wanting to target Saiko.

"That sick bitch..." Sayaka says as she uses her aura to make a Dark Lightning version of the bow and arrow, similar to Shinsuke Takasugi's semblance. She had the bow targeted at Tony, which he is defending for Saiko and she was standing face to face with Tony.

Gintoki looked over towards to the tree branch and sees Sayaka as his eyes widens. "Sayaka..."

"Wait! Sayaka!!! Stop!" Vanilla exclaimed, yelling at her.

Saiko would make Tony look into her eyes, with his back turned against Vanilla. She smiled evilly at Vanilla. Her eyes starts to glow and kisses him, a front of Vanilla.

Jake, Vanilla, and Kita were shocked at what they just seen.

Sayaka would shoot a Dark Lightning arrow from her bow at Tony, going past the standing trio.

Tony would turn around and block the arrow with a wind slash from his sword, in which deflects the arrow and Saiko let's go of the kiss.

"Next, go and destroy Ruby Rose..." Saiko whispered to Tony, as Tony grabbed her and carries her. He jumps onto a tree branch and fleets away from the area.

Vanilla goes down to her knees as she had saw Saiko kiss Tony a front of her. She blinked as she drops her weapon.

"Man...That idiot didn't listen!" Jake sat back against the tree and facepalms at this.

Kita ran over and hugs Vanilla. "Sister..."

"....That bitch....She just had to take it so far...." 

Gintoki shortly said, as Sayaka came down from the branch and attends to him first with his injuries.

"Well...If it isn't the Ishiyama Clan's future, Sayaka Ishiyama..." He added.

Sayaka nodded her head slowly, as the female white fox faunus uses her white aura to heal Gintoki's shoulder and sighed. "Yeah...How's the old man doing?"

"Out of action, permanently...He is in the Atlas Hospital. He even wanted me to pass this message down to you. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine...". This is what he said." Gintoki said.

"Idiots...Old idiots, by the way...Getting hurt all the time..." Sayaka sighed heavily as she looked over at Vanilla.

Vanilla tries her best not to tear up...But, she doesn't...."I cannot believe we were so close...I was close to wanting to telling him how I felt...Dammit...." She was really getting frustrated at this. 

"I did see her whisper something to him. Something sounding like to...Destroying Professor Rose...or...Something like that..." Jake said.

Kita sighed and shook her head. "This is seriously getting out of hand....I knew something was up with this world still...I just knew it wasn't even close from good either...."

"Yeah...We need to go back to Vale! We gotta get there before they do! We need to save him...I need to save him! Tony is the reason why I get to be myself for once, a front of people!" 

Vanilla stood up, as she shook her head and grabs Cheshire, makes it go back into inactive mode. She looks at Jake, Gintoki, Sayaka, and Kita. 

"I'm going after this bitch...Whether if I go alone or not! I will save him!" She ran off

"Wait, Vanilla! I'm coming!!!" Kita got up as well, as she ran after her.

Jake would look over at Sayaka and Gintoki,

"Go...Me and Saya will catch up with you, later!" Gintoki said to the boy.

Jake nods as he jump onto a tree branch and goes tree to tree, following the sisters. "I'm coming as well...You need extra help!"

"Good! We need all the help we can get!" Vanilla shouted out, as she looked up at Jake.

As the three were about to quickly and rush to leave Vacuo to head over for Vale, once again to prevent for what's about to happen, next. 

"Hang in there, Tony...We're coming...Please..." Vanilla thought to herself.

Episode ends

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Ending Credits

Second ED Theme (Specifically for this arc) 

Ending Theme Song: Memosepia by Sajou no Hana

The opening starts off with a dark background and someone is standing in it all alone, as a close up would show of Tony Shimura in the dark, alone. His eyes were dull and is seen with a look of serious despair on his face. It was a face that was disgusted.

It appears he's in his own subconscious as well.

The seeds disappeared as they were spilled

Then, he would sigh and starts to walk on as he would pass by a visuals of his own past memories. 

I follow the stained colors, and watch over

The first memory would see him with his mother, Velvet Crowe, his auntie, Mutsuko Crowe, his cousin, Benjamin Shimura, and his father, Shinpachi Shimura along with his two sisters, Kaiku and Sagura doing a family photo together. This marks the last time he saw his mother and father before the wars.

Oh oh, Immediately, again 

After that, his expression changed to a more of a happy look on his face as he walked past the memory. He walked past a memory of him, Sagura, and Kaiku saving Vanilla Frost on her return day at Britannia Village. Marking their first time meeting each other. 

It returns to my palm

The next memory shows is Tony with Kaiku and Sagura on their first day of school at Shoka Shinjuku, as they were met with Roe Ket, Jake and Wraith Belladonna. He kept his smile at the memory, but once Roe appeared...He had an unsure look on his face. 

Too light to climb up like this, so helpless

It would next show, the day when Tony and Dean having their altercation. But, making up and becoming officially friends with each other and also adding Tyler Black and Roman Reigns, into their friendship.

Years later, would show a memory of the four graduating and ending up at Beacon, together alongside with Vanilla Frost, Roe Ket, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and Asuka Reigns. 

The world is cold, it robs you of warmth

And outside of Tony's mind for a brief second. It shows him with Dean Ambrose slowly walking away, also fading away from him while Tony tries to reach out to him as Vanilla Frost is walking towards Tony.

Blinding sunlight is not enough

That would then fade out with a transition back to Tony's subconscious and it's showing the full-blown memory of him seeing Dean killing Roman a front of him and Tyler, then him finding out Cinder was the one behind his father's death, and Saiko lastly using her Darkness Control on him...

The memories I felt block the way ahead

Tony would stop walking as he is seen with a transition of three expression changes of sadness, anger, and despair after having to what had happened from seeing Roman's death and Dean's betrayal and his mind would break apart with a glass effect and he slowly pulls Siegfried in gun form as we're back outside of his now broken mind. He is seen with an psychotic look on his face.

I brush away that body heat and go far away

Multiple transitions of visuals would see of him holding Siegfried up towards a front of Jake Belladonna and Gintoki Sakata in Vacuo, Wraith Belladonna in Atlas, and finally, at Asuka Reigns, Tyler Black, and Kintoki Sakata in Beacon.

It would be over in an instant if I let it wilt

Kaiku, Sagura, and Velvet would stand in front of Tony, trying to getting him to stop with his mental madness. Tony realizes that he's pointing Siegfried at them. He tries to back away from them. 

But expectation won’t leave me

Vanilla was standing behind him, as she started to hug him from behind and whispers to him saying something very meaningful to him.

Tony fell limp as he didn't know how to react to that at all, but to show a look of guilt and despair on his face to end the sequence.

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"Sup, After the Fall readers? This is Benjamin Shimura, speaking." Benjamin waved at the audience watching at home. He looks over towards his guest which hasn't been introduced into the fanfic yet, and his wife, Rin Shimura.

Rin waves as well and smiles. "Hi, guys! My name is Rin and I'm Benjamin's wife. Back off, ladies. He's mine...Anyways, we hope you guys enjoyed this episode."

"So much drama and sadness involved." Ben said.

"Vanilla...I feel crushed for the girl that she saw Tony's first kiss taken from and by the woman that's been manipulating him, Saiko.... I see why people hate her..." Rin says, crossing her arms.

Ben nodded his head. "Gotta say...I was really looking forward to seeing Vanilla and Saiko fight for the first time. But, we didn't get that here. Oh well...Hopefully, we'll get it soon..."

"Me too.. And please! Give me more of what happens with The Thurston's, Dean, and Cinder! I cannot believe their part had to end in another cliffhanger for this episode."

"Don't worry, Rin. That's what these previews are for! Anyways, next episode's title is..."

"Episode 17, Final Intervention! Better not miss it!" Ben and Rin said at the same time.

"Now, here's the preview!" Rin said with a smile and waves. "Hopefully, see ya next time ATF readers!"

"Yes, we'll see you in the next one!" Ben waves also.

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Preview: Episode 17, Season 2 - Final Intervention

"A big problem, huh Ao Thurston? Ooooo...I'm so scared...What are you gonna do?! Call your dead father and paralyzed mother?! Let me tell you what you're gonna do...You won't do nothing about it. Because why? You're just a shadow.. You follow me...You're just nothing more than an obedient puppet of mine that not even Seth knows about..Or...Really, your so-called friends knows about..." 

Cinder said as she walked around him in a circle and stops to look at him in the eyes.

Seth was confused on what Cinder was talking about, so he looked at Ao. "Ao...What is she talking about?!"

Ao takes his pistol gun out and points it at Cinder. "What in the hell are you going at, Cinder Fall?!"

"Do you want to shoot me, Ao? Or is it just doubt? Are you scared that you may end up dead like your father is?! Are you gonna follow in his footsteps? Or your brother's? I'm sure he hasn't given you the full story of how he was once an apprentice of mine before reuniting with you."

Ao's eyes widened in total shock and he kept his gun pointed at her, as he has his fingers on the trigger. 

"That's not true! I know it's not!"

Seth looked down at the ground with a formed shadow over his eyes. "Ao! Don't listen to her! She's trying to split us up!" 

Dean would put Katsuke down after breaking both of his arms. He would walk over to Seth, going past Ao. "I wouldn't even try and interrupt if I was you. You're just speeding your death up like that street rat punkass, Shinoda!" He points his Demon-Dweller Sword at him.

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Meanwhile, it's shown to see Velvet, Kaiku, Sagura, Zaveid, Ray, Himiko, and Emilia on a huge boat that carries many people on at one time. They were headed towards for Atlas.

"I hope we're not too late, guys...I'm seriously worried..." Kaiku said, as she looks at everyone. 

Sagura places a hand on Kaiku's shoulder. "Don't worry, sis. We'll find him soon. We just need the information to actually know where he is."

"How close are we towards Atlas, Zaveid?" Velvet asked, as she looked around if anything was out in the waves, as they were.

"Not far..." Zaveid answered Velvet's question, steering the boat towards there to Atlas.

Ray was laying back with his hands to the back of his head, looking up at the sky.

"What's wrong, Ray?" Emilia asked, as she looks at him

"Nothing...I'm fine, just thinking is all..." Ray answered, as he closed his eyes for a moment.

"So, Mrs. Crowe...What's the plan?" Himiko looks over at Velvet to see what the plan should be when they hit Atlas.

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As Tyler Black, Kintoki Sakata, and Asuka Reigns went to Britannia Village to await for war to happen. Benjamin had caught up with Reigns, Black, and Sakata. Ryuuto Yoshida and Qrow Branwen did return later to start evacuating people from the village.

Ruby Rose was in her brand new huntress gear and is waiting for Tony's arrival, with Crescent Rose in hand as well. She was standing outside of Beacon with security inside guarding back the students. She would then see Tony arriving in Beacon, in quick timing. He brought Saiko Mayama with her.

"Well, well, well...If it isn't Shimura's oldest kid, Tony Shimura...What happened to you?! What's wrong with you?" Ruby asked as she goes into scythe mode with Crescent Rose and held it up to her shoulder. She looked over at the girl with Tony.  "I would have to assume you're the girl that caused for Tony's disappearance....Did Cinder order you to it?! I know she has to be behind this, somehow...Did she tell you to manipulate this young man?"

"Where's your proof, you old hag? You got no evidence to prove if that either she did have a hand in me manipulating him or it was probably out of my own intention. Hmph...Innocent until proven guilty, did you read the law?! or...Is it your old mind too forgetful?!" Saiko asked with a psychotic, yet so evil smile on her face.

"Ruby...Rose...I know you, I remember you!" Tony had this straight look on his face with a psychotic smile, which was straight in this point. He laughed out loud in a psychotic way. "You're the p-person I've been looking forward to....kill....Because why? You are the one behind my...friend is gone and is with that BITCH, CINDER FALL!!!! RUBYYYYYY!!!! RUBYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!" He laughed out loud as he goes down to his knees and spreads his fingers down his face.

"I see now...You did manipulate him and then, he's in darkness...I know he's under your mother's old semblance influence. He's in Darkness Control...Isn't he?!" Ruby asked as she makes Crescent Rose go into gun mode.

Preview ends

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Season 2, Episode 17 - Final Intervention

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.

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

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Writer's Note: What's going on, ATF readers? This is RWBYFan19, again with another episode of After the Fall for you guys! I hope you guys are loving this current arc as this arc is now coming to a close. We still got some unanswered questions, whose taking who's side, and more. Don't worry, tho. These questions will be answered on this episode and the next episode (which will end this current arc) and then, the huge war arc. I do have an announcement regarding the ED for the war arc and going towards to the final episode of this whole fanfic. The second ED (Niji by Shinku Horou) will return for the war arc. A new OP is coming for the war arc, and that'll be I Wanna Be... by SPYAIR! So, that's out of the way. Now, let's get to the brand new 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, and finally...Despair 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."

Finally, a new 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?"

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Opening Theme Plays

Opening Theme Song Name: RESISTER by ASCA

The opening begins with seeing Vanilla Frost and Nashime "Kita" Yoshida standing together, side by side as the two staring at the dark clouds ahead and wind was blowing around them. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

This would transitioning to seeing her with the determination in their faces, as they got close-ups

Fight against destiny

Another transition gets a close-up into Vanilla's eye as it would then show white particles forming the RWBY: After the Fall Season 2 title card in a dark background drop. 

In a place where your voice does not reach

Tony Shimura would be seen dropped into the water and had his eyes opened, but slowly closing. As someone's hand appears around his neck. Saiko Mayama appears to be the one having her hand around his neck and she whispers into his ear. His eyes does close.

Distorted rules that no one taught

What's next going down deeper into the water, would transition to seeing Cinder Fall with Zero Kishitani, Roe Ket, Saiko Mayama, and Katsuke Shinoda. As Cinder was leading the way towards for Britannia Village. 

I strongly hoped for it when I was young.

Then, it's seen that Dean Ambrose in his demon form and him having the Demon-Dweller Sword in hand, awaiting for his former friend, Tony. He had an evil look on his face.

The journey to find the location of a dream has just begun

After that would then see Dean use his demon-dweller sword which was in dark flames. Make a huge slash, as the dark flames would burn out this scene.

As that scene transitions to show Gintoki Sakata and Jake Belladonna in the forest at Vacuo, about to head into town, as they get stopped by Tony Shimura. Tony makes a quick sword wind slash at Jake, but Jake does the same with a Lightning Sword Slash as well. Both moves are blocked, as the smoke appears. 

The smoke transitions to the next scene.

I do not need time to cry

Kaiku and Sagura Shimura walking with Zaveid, Velvet Crowe, Ray Rowe, Emilia Rose, and Himiko Ren as they were on the search for Tony and Jake, as Sagura and Kaiku is seen with a concerned, yet confident looks on their faces. Velvet and Zaveid is seen with serious looks on their faces. 

Asuka Reigns is next shown at her home in Mistral as she is seen with her brother's gloves and looks up at the sky with a serious look on her face. She balls her fist as she walks off to the village.

Break down the limit wall right now

Then, it's seen with Ao Thurston, Kintoki Sakata, and Tyler Black at Britannia Village, defending for Vale. Asuka joins in as well as she does lead the charge.

As Cinder with the leading charge, she, Roe, and Zero along with their forces on their side and ready to go.

After this would then see both ends starting to fight and begin a war in the village. 

Strong memories wither, brilliant pride

Kintoki and Ao would take on Cinder and Roe, next is shown was Zero is seen in a back and forth fight with Tyler, as he punches him very hard, keeping him out of the fight and what's next, Asuka comes in with a huge punch attempt, but Zero put his fist up and did the same, as both of them hit and miss each other in the exchange, getting into a fist fight.

Memory that does not change even if any pain is touched

As Tony was in the water, still sinking in deeper into his own subconscious counterpart. It's seen Vanilla Frost running towards for Tony, as she reaches out for him. 

Embracing the oath that expanded visibility and found it

Then, this would see Vanilla Frost diving in deeper to reach for him. 

As she reaches for him...Saiko Mayama was there as she hugged Tony from behind and is seen staring at Vanilla with a evil smile, which was a sign of victory for her.

I will connect you with the road I chose with cloudless eyes

A scene is shown with Seth Thurston face to face with Dean Ambrose and Cinder Fall, as Dean and Seth ran towards each other. Seth slides under Dean as Dean went for a huge sword slash. But misses, and Seth jumps in the air for a blade slash to Cinder as the fight scene transitions back to the previous scene.

The fight fades out back in with Vanilla grabbing Tony's hand. As he still wasn't awakened yet, and Saiko fades away as she did grab his hand. The light would fade out the scene, transitioning to the next scene.

Resound your voice to resist fate

Tony Shimura with Siegfried in it's sword form would soon be seen standing on opposing sides with Dean Ambrose, who still had his Demon-Dweller Sword in hand. This fades out with a memory of the two in Shoka Shinjuku in sword fencing practice. 

PROUD OF MYSELF

Tony had an serious look on his face. As Dean would have an evil smile on his face. The two would run towards each other as they would begin their fight. The two have their aura connected to their respective weapons with Tony's wind power and Dean's demon, dark flame power. 

The opening would see with multiple background shots and brief scenes such as Tyler Black being shown with a concerned look on his face at Beacon, everyone from the village in Vale, worried, and also Roman Reigns walking away into the light as the fight fades out. 

A quick shot also sees a man grabbing his sword holster, as he was seen in a dark cloak, covering his face and a girl walking with him, leaving Menagerie.

Then, the final shot sees the two colliding swords against each other.

The OP would end with two swords seen slammed into the ground, together, in which it was Siegfried in sword mode and the Demon-Dweller Sword.

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The episode would begin off to be somewhere in the forest, in Vacuo and it's shown that Katsuke Shinoda with his head on the ground and Dean having his broken arms pulled back. Cinder is standing face to face with Ao Thurston, the younger brother of Seth Thurston. In which, Seth does have a sword to his head, by Roe Ket. Roe had Gambol Shroud pointed at his head.

Cinder laughed at Ao, as he did say that he was her "biggest problem".

"A big problem, huh Ao Thurston? Ooooo...I'm so scared...What are you gonna do?! Call your dead father and paralyzed mother?! Let me tell you what you're gonna do...You won't do nothing about it. Because why? You're just a shadow.. You follow me...You're just nothing more than an obedient puppet of mine that not even Seth knows about..Or...Really, your so-called friends knows about..." 

Cinder said as she walked around him in a circle and stops to look at him in the eyes.

Seth was confused on what Cinder was talking about, so he looked at Ao. "Ao...What is she talking about?!"

Ao takes his pistol gun out and points it at Cinder. "What in the hell are you going at, Cinder Fall?!"

"Do you want to shoot me, Ao? Or is it just doubt? Are you scared that you may end up dead like your father is?! Are you gonna follow in his footsteps? Or your brother's? I'm sure he hasn't given you the full story of how he was once an apprentice of mine before reuniting with you."

Ao's eyes widened in total shock and he kept his gun pointed at her, as he has his fingers on the trigger. "That's not true! I know it's not!"

Seth looked down at the ground with a formed shadow over his eyes. "Ao! Don't listen to her! She's trying to split us up!" 

Dean would put Katsuke down after breaking both of his arms. He would walk over to Seth, going past Ao. 

"I wouldn't even try and interrupt if I was you. You're just speeding your death up like that street rat punkass, Shinoda!" He points his Demon-Dweller Sword at him.

Cinder looks over at Dean. "Hold it, Dean...Let Seth tell Ao, his little brother the truth...Seth, darling~...Tell Ao who you once were before you even were brothers with him again, reuniting with him...."

She said, as she smiled evilly at Seth with her eye glowing and then, she looks back at Ao.

"....Seth, what is she talking about?! Please tell me!" Ao begged of his older brother to tell him what Cinder was talking about.

Seth gritted his teeth and looked down, as he shouted at her with these words. "GO TO HELL! I can't do that! Ao, you'd be crushed if I did tell you...I just can't..."

"Well...Fine, if you won't tell him.. Then I will..." Cinder walked towards Ao, as Ao kept pointing the gun at her. She brings his hand down to stop pointing the gun at her.

He yelled out. "DON'T DO---" 

Dean would kick him in the face, as Seth hits the ground. "Didn't I already tell you to shut up, Thurston?! I'd quit speeding your death up, if I was you."

"G-Get away from me..." Ao's eyes widens as Cinder leaned closer to whisper into his ear.

"Your brother once was...my apprentice. He was once lost and I guided him to kill, and show no remorseless to every death he made...And get this, Ao...You're just gonna follow into his footsteps.." 

Ao's eyes widens in shock after Cinder had whispered to him about who Seth was. She backs away, as she notices Zero was standing behind him, as he did bring the rest of Cinder's force with him. He accidentally backs into him and turns around. 

Zero would punch Ao in the face, to knock him out.

"Ah, good timing, Zero...Can you carry the boy? We are going to bring him with us." Cinder asked Zero if this he can do.

Zero nodded his head at Cinder. "Yeah." 

"AO! DAMN YOU!!!" Seth shouts out as he sees Ao getting punched in the face. 

As Dean would slash his sword across the body of Seth, real quick as Seth would fall down once again to the ground and starts to bleed from his chest. Actually, the sword slash did destroy his shirt as well. 

"You don't know when to shut up, do you?!...Pitiful..." Dean would spit into the face of Seth, as he walked towards Cinder. 

"Y-You...bastard...." Seth slowly said, as his eyes slowly loses light in them and he was about to pass out due to slow blood loss. He watches Ao get carried by Zero.

"You brought all of this on yourself, Seth..." Roe said, as she puts the katana back into the holster of Gambol Shroud as she walked past Seth.

Katsuke was on the ground, can't move or even get up due to his arms being broken. He looked up to see Zero knocking out Ao and Dean piercing Seth. "Zero...Why?!" He whispered.

Zero looked back at Katsuke and gave him a cold look in his eyes, then he proceeds to ignore him by turning his back on him.

Cinder walks ahead, away from the area. "We move out now...To begin this world's destruction...We begin with Vale, going through there. We have Britannia Village to go past before Vale. If we run into enemies along the way...Kill them....Make sure nobody is left standing.. And then, when we're done with the village...Then, it Vale's turn! Does everyone got that clear?!" 

"YES, MISS FALL!" The army shouted out.

Dean thinks in his mind, as he smiled evilly. "Tony...Despair, pain and suffering...It's all coming...Just wait..." 

"Vanilla, Kita, Asuka...I cannot wait to see the looks on your faces when we take over..." Roe thought in her mind as well.

"Let's move out." 

Cinder ordered, as her forces would start running off towards for Britannia Village, which is the ahead movement for Vale. Dean would get into his demon form with his sword, as he vanishes off. Zero alongside with Ao, and Roe goes with Cinder.

Seth and Katsuke were left for dead. 

"Wake up, Seth...C'mon! We gotta st-stop them!" Katsuke shouted at Seth, as he tries to move using his feet and chin moving up closely to him without his arms.

Gintoki and Sayaka was spotted in one of the trees, just nearby as they were headed towards that direction. Gintoki was recovered by Sayaka 

Sayaka hears the shouting from straight ahead. 

"What was that?!" Gintoki asked, as he looked over at Sayaka.

"Sounds like some shouting or something..." Sayaka said, as she shrugged her shoulders. "What? Wanna check it out to see what it is?"

"Yeah...I got a bad feeling about this, Saya." Gintoki nodded.

Sayaka sighed and blushed a bit, knowing she hasn't been called that in years since her last time seeing Shinsuke and her friend, Vanilla, as she would go straight ahead.

"Wait for me!!!" Gintoki sat up and ran as he followed Sayaka.

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Meanwhile, it's shown to see Velvet, Kaiku, Sagura, Zaveid, Ray, Himiko, and Emilia on a huge boat that carries many people on at one time. They were headed towards for Atlas.

"I hope we're not too late, guys...I'm seriously worried..." Kaiku said, as she looks at everyone. 

Sagura places a hand on Kaiku's shoulder. "Don't worry, sis. We'll find him soon. We just need the information to actually know where he is."

"How close are we towards Atlas, Zaveid?" Velvet asked, as she looked around if anything was out in the waves, as they were.

"Not far..." Zaveid answered Velvet's question, steering the boat towards there to Atlas.

Ray was laying back with his hands to the back of his head, looking up at the sky.

"What's wrong, Ray?" Emilia asked, as she looks at him

"Nothing...I'm fine, just thinking is all..." Ray answered, as he closed his eyes for a moment.

"So, Mrs. Crowe...What's the plan?" Himiko looks over at Velvet to see what the plan should be when they hit Atlas.

Velvet looks at everyone on the boat. "Okay, so...Kaiku, do you have those communicating transmitters with you?"

Kaiku nodded, as she takes off her backup and places it a front of her. She pulls out the communicators. 

"Yep!"

"Alright, are they enough for everyone?" Velvet asked her, once more.

"Yes, mother! Always came prepared!" Kaiku dumps out tons of earpiece communicating transmitters out of her bag. 

Ray and Emilia was shocked, even Sagura was surprised herself.

"Hehe, I mean. We always carried them for our little missions back then, remember Sags?" Kaiku looked over at Sagura. 

"Wow...She wasn't kidding..." Himiko said, also surprised. Although, she shouldn't be surprised...Besides, this is Kaiku and she knows how unpredictable she really is when it comes to being prepared for anything,

"Yep. That's Kaiku for ya, Himiko." Emilia responded with that surprise look on her face.

Sagura nods her head slowly. "Yeah. I remember those times, too."

"So, what does these have to do with our current search?" Ray asked Velvet.

"As apart of this plan, we'll go into teams of two. Like, Kaiku and Sagura. And for the one person out of us seven, will try to speak with Weiss Schnee, and see if she knows anything upon Tony's whereabouts, or even Dean's..." Velvet explained to the group.

"Who are into the teams of two as well, other than Kaiku and Sagura?" Emilia asked. 

"I'll let you all decide that upon yourselves." Velvet responded back, as she looked at the five.

Emilia, Himiko, Ray, Kaiku, and Sagura looked at each other. 

"Well...how 'bout this? Ren and Rose, you two are in a team. Me and Ray are in one. Velvet, I'm sure you're gonna speak with Weiss. Correct?" Zaveid asked, as he looked back at everyone when steering for the boat.

Velvet nodded, as everyone agreed by nodding as well.

"I guess it's what we all got." Ray said. 

"Yeah. We'll go with that, Zaveid." 

Velvet agreeing with the plan he made, as she would then soon see her messenger crow flying towards her and she puts her arm out. 

"Huh?! What's up with the crow?" Emilia asked, as she saw the crow come towards Velvet.

Zaveid looks back at everyone. "Actually, that is Velvet's messenger crow. She also uses her crow to keep track of what's going on back in the village and if there is something very sufficient happening. The crow tracks Velvet's location and she gets the updates from it. Apparently, that's why the crow is here."

"Ohhh!! That's right! I see now!" Kaiku smiled as she nodded.

"Hm...A evacuation is taking place?! And...Cinder, she is coming to Vale soon...I have Qrow and Ben with me, even three of our own is with us too...Ryuuto Yoshida..." Velvet read out loud to the group.

Everyone else gasped, but Ray and Zaveid. Ray had a serious look on his face.

"So...They are really gonna start an attack, huh?!...I would assume that slick, backstabbing bastard, Dean is gonna be there..." Ray said to himself, as he gritted his teeth in anger. 

"Mr. Shimura, Teacher..." Emilia said in worry.

"If Cinder's there. If Dean will be there...Then...." Sagura paused.

"Tony should be there too..." Kaiku said, as she had a worried look on her face.

"Zaveid!" Velvet looked at Zaveid.

"On it!" Zaveid nodded as he turns the boat around. 

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As Tyler Black, Kintoki Sakata, and Asuka Reigns went to Britannia Village to await for war to happen. Benjamin had caught up with Reigns, Black, and Sakata.

"Are you three crazy?! What are you doing?" Benjamin asked the three who is wanting to step up for the upcoming fight.

Kintoki looked up at Benjamin, as he crosses his arms. "I'm sorry, Mr. Shimura. But, we just can't sit back and do nothing when we got the energy to fight and fight against an incredible threat."

"You three need to leave it to the professionals! We don't want you guys to get--" Benjamin gets cut off by a soon to be an outspoken Tyler.

"Mr. Shimura, we aren't moving. As a former Shield member and Roman's best friend...I have to avenge for him. I'm done crying...I'm done watching! I will fight and for him. I don't even know where our other brother is, maybe he is coming to Vale as well..We'd never know. I have to fight...And I will even do it, against the woman that killed my brother, that woman discriminated for what The Shield really meant and what our team represented! And that was brotherhood and teamwork. You or anyone, can't stop me from fighting..." Tyler shouted at Benjamin, as he had a look of seriousness on his face. 

Asuka nodded in agreement of what Tyler said, but she gets Ben's point as well. "Mr. Shimura...I know you helped us in our training years and when we were just kids. Look...We're not kids anymore...We have our reasons. That man, Ambrose killed my brother and Cinder was the cause of one of my former teammates to turn on our team and selling out our teammate, Vanilla...I even believe Cinder had something to do with Tony ending up disappearing...I know, I swore...I was finally gonna be a sister for once for Roman and fight as well...

...Whatever you tell us, we can't leave. We won't leave, even if before the fight begins...As of what Tyler had said. We are done watching. We'll show you what we can do, you'll watch us do what we can do. And I'll be damned if I or those two let some enemy scum came by and causing havoc. They got another thing coming...Kin, Tyler..."

Asuka looked at both Kintoki and Tyler, as the three walks away from Benjamin.

Benjamin shook his head. He understood their point for staying. He ran off to where Yoshida and Qrow was.

Ryuuto Yoshida and Qrow Branwen were sending people to the village's exit. 

Benjamin walked up to the two. "So, anything new, guys?"

"Well, our reinforcements should be coming back soon. Also...The evacuation is working. We got security to block the way to Vale as the villagers are leaving. What about you? Did you get them out of here, as well?" Ryuuto explained everything, as he asked Benjamin..

Benjamin shook his head. "No. But, they do have their points, Ryu..."

"What?! They can't stay here! Ben, we need them to get--" Qrow exclaimed.

"Qrow...Understand that, they need to do this. I mean, their frie--Er, former friends are with Cinder. There is even potential involvement of Tony being brought into this." Benjamin explained to Qrow in a reasonable manner.

"Benjamin's right, Qrow. We gotta let them settle their issues with Dean and Roe, and if Tony is involved. That brings more the reason for them to be involved." Ryuuto said, backing up Ben's explanation to Qrow.

Qrow sighed heavily, as he grabs his flash and looks at it, about to drink from it. He shook his head. 

"Okay...Fine, but who's gonna keep watch until that backup does arrive?" 

"I'll do it. You and Ben help security keep watch of the people. If my two daughters are gonna be involved as well..I may as well step up." Ryuuto answered, as he walked ahead only to turn around and look at Ben and Qrow.

Ben was shocked about Ryuuto wanting to step up. "Are you sure, Ryu?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine. Don't worry." Ryuuto said with a reassuring smile.

"Well, alright...Be safe..." Benjamin said, as he looks at Qrow. "Let's go." 

"Yeah...." Qrow and Benjamin ran off as the final people did leave as well. 

Ryuuto walks back to the now, empty village to watch Kintoki, Asuka, and Tyler.

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As Qrow and Benjamin were running to the evacuated crowd. In the trees sees Jake, Vanilla, and Kita jumping tree to tree, heading towards for Vale. Going back to Beacon.

"Is that Mr. Shimura?! And...Who is that with him?" Kita asked her sister and Jake.

Jake looked down as he kept going and he recognized the weapon that was inactive on Qrow's back."I think that's Qrow Branwen! I would assume they are preparing for what may happen. I mean...Cinder is gonna try and reach for Beacon!"

"What?! The legendary Qrow Branwen??? Really?" Kita was surprised, as Vanilla was just focused on the goal of saving Tony.

"Yeah! Vanilla? Are you okay??" Jake asked, to make sure if Vanilla was alright.

Vanilla nodded her head slowly, as she takes the lead. She thought in her mind. 

"Hang in there for me, Tony...Please...We're close!" 

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Ruby Rose was in her brand new huntress gear and is waiting for Tony's arrival, with Crescent Rose in hand as well. She was standing outside of Beacon with security inside guarding back the students. The headmistress would then see Tony coming out from the trees and finally arriving at Beacon, in quick timing. 

He even brought Saiko Mayama with her. 

"Well, well, well...If it isn't Shimura's oldest kid, Tony Shimura...What happened to you?! What's wrong with you? Why are you acting not like your usual self?!

Ruby asked as she goes into scythe mode with Crescent Rose and held it up to her shoulder. Tony didn't respond to Ruby at all, but she looked over at the girl with Tony.  

"I would have to assume you're the girl that caused for Tony's disappearance....Did Cinder order you to it?! I know she has to be behind this, somehow...Did she tell you to manipulate this young man?"

"Where's your proof, you old hag? You got no evidence to prove if that either she did have a hand in me manipulating him or it was probably out of my own intention. Hmph...Innocent until proven guilty, did you read the law?! or...Is it your old mind too forgetful?!" 

Saiko asked with a psychotic, yet so evil smile on her face.

"Ruby...Rose...I know you, I remember you!" 

Tony had this straight look on his face with a psychotic smile, which was straight in this point. He laughed out loud in a psychotic way. 

"You're the p-person I've been looking forward to....kill....Because why? You are the one behind my...friend is gone and is with that BITCH, CINDER FALL!!!! RUBYYYYYY!!!! RUBYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!"

He laughed out loud as he goes down to his knees and spreads his fingers down his face.

"I see now...You did manipulate him and then, he's in darkness...I know he's under your mother's old semblance influence. He's in Darkness Control...Isn't he?!" Ruby asked as she makes Crescent Rose go into gun mode, pointing Crescent Rose at Saiko.

Saiko laughed evilly, as she gave Ruby a evil grin. "Oooo! You did your research, I see, old lady...I'm impressed. I wonder...How good you really are...Let's see if those legends were right about how strong you were then..." She went down and licks Tony in the ear. As she whispers in his ear.

"Kill Ruby Rose...Do what you intend to do for your friend. She is the scum of the earth and the reason why you're this way! Do what your heart desires! Let your darkness take over and kill this person, this filthy, decieving, and evil person!" 

Tony nodded as he got back up to his feet and builds himself up with his aura. He would grab Siegfried as it was in gun form. He points Siegfried at Ruby. The unstable man would give Ruby a psychotic grin on his face.

"Death...is coming for you, RUBY ROSE!!!"

"Hmph..." Ruby readies herself for this fight, as she turns Crescent Rose back into Scythe Mode. 

Saiko would slowly take one of her swords out, apparently taking her long sword out. 

Tony would begin to shoot multiple bullets at Ruby, as Ruby began to charge at Tony and Saiko, and counters the bullets by pulling a defensive move by using her scythe to spin in tracing circles, causing the bullets to actually getting deflected. 

Saiko came charging at Ruby with her sword, as she attempt to make slashes going towards Ruby. But, Ruby would stop at her tracks and does block the slashes by Saiko as the two went back and forth. 

As Tony turns Siegfried back into a sword and he ran towards Ruby. Saiko would jump in the air, as she attempts to hit Ruby with a slash to the face in a reverse frontflip but this was countered with Ruby taking a step back and quickly notices Tony behind her, as he attempt to slashes at her as well.

Ruby would jump in the air, as she makes her scythe transform back into gun form and shoots a few bullets at both Saiko and Tony. Both of them would block the bullets with their swords.

Tony would grab his two pendulums and puts his aura into them as he would use his semblance to shoots both of them at Ruby, using the wind trajectory semblance is mainly the support tool for that and in attempts to bring her down by grabbing her legs, or at least one of them. 

Ruby blocks the pendulums by shooting two bullets at both pendulums. She came back down as she uses her scythe to keep her balance by grounding the scythe to the ground.

Tony would bring the pendulums back down to make several quick attacks on Ruby, but Ruby blocks the pendulums again. As a distraction, Saiko would come up from the side and attempt to attack Ruby with an out of nowhere slash.

But, Ruby saw it coming as she would lean her back to the ground, backwards and place her hands down to the ground for balance. Saiko goes for a forward slash but Ruby lifts her legs up in the air to make a kick to the face of Saiko, which it connects. She also kicked the huge sword out of Saiko's hands. As it was a handstand kick that turned the tide for Ruby.

Ruby would get back to her feet from the handstand. She grabbed Crescent Rose, as Tony did charge at her with his sword once more, as he and Ruby was about to clash off.

A sword would be dropped into the ground, between Tony and Ruby and the sword was filled with lightning power. Jake would appear a front of the sword, in between Tony and Ruby.

Jake would grab the sword and clashed off with Tony once again.

Tony was shocked, as Jake had an serious look on his face and kicks Tony back where Saiko was regrouping back to her feet.

Ruby couldn't even believe it herself. "Jake..."

"Don't worry, Head of Beacon...Sit this one out, because me and two sisters are here to help you out in regaining Tony and his sense back..." Jake said as he looked back at Ruby. Then, he pays his attention back towards Tony.

"We're not done yet, you bitch!" Vanilla came out from the trees, as Saiko grabbed her sword as fast as she could. As she would pull out Cheshire out, her fan which turns into a bow and shoots a few arrows at Saiko.

Saiko gritted her teeth as she sees Vanilla and blocks the arrows with her sword. "You again?! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BROKEN!" 

"Oh, the hell she isn't! She never gives up!" Kita shouted out, as she had her sword in the ground and her Explosion Magic semblance goes off like mine bombs on the ground. Saiko would move away from those spots

Tony grabs his sword, as he looks at Kita, Jake, and Vanilla and slowly gets up. "Oh, you three again...Why can't you all LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" 

Jake slowly walks up to Tony. "Because we are your friends...We care about you! Isn't that an enough reason?!" 

Ruby grabs Jake by the shoulder. She looks at him. "Jake...Listen, Tony..."

"Let me stop you right there, Miss Rose. I know...Saiko controlled him with Darkness Control....I just need to beat the sense into him. Knowing my words won't work!" He shrugged Ruby's hand away from his shoulder as he kept walking towards Tony.

Saiko and Kita started to go back and forth of trading punches and kicks, while Vanilla is trying to shoot more arrows at Saiko with her. Saiko counters these arrows at the same time as she fighting off Kita.

"Get away from me...I'm serious!" Tony shouted at Jake, as he points Siegfried in gun form at him. 

"STOP MOVING NOW! I AM ABOUT TO SHOOT!" 

"Go ahead...Try it..." Jake said, as he kept walking up to Tony.

Tony keeps backing away from Jake. He accidentally pulls the trigger as Jake would move his head slightly to the right. The unstable boy didn't know what to do.

Jake would run towards Tony and punches him in the face. "It's time to wake up, you idiot!" 

Saiko would notice Tony getting punched in the face by Jake. She would power kicks Kita, sending her back away from her. As she had a plan for Vanilla to back off of her.

"Kita! Oh, that's it!" 

Vanilla would use her vanishing semblance to disappear, only for Saiko to run towards Tony, in attempt to protect herself and him, as well..

As Saiko was close towards Tony, Vanilla would appear a front of Saiko. She would punch Saiko, as Saiko does the same towards Vanilla.

Jake looks over to his left and seeing both Vanilla and Saiko punch each other in the face at the same time as he looks back down at Tony.

"Tony...Look at what Vanilla is doing...She is fighting her, just to save you. Save you from her clutches, save you from yourself...She is trying to keep this bond she has with you alive, like how everyone else is. How is she doing that?! By her actions and she is showing those actions, to try and save you. Even if you pushed her away or you weren't noticing her, she always chased after you. No matter what happens...Saiko is using you, she is preventing you from defending---"

"SHUT UP! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HER! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT--"

Jake quickly leans down and punches Tony again in the face. "Sorry, but I needed to do that..."

Saiko and Vanilla would kick each other in the stomach at the same time, as the two starts trading back and forth punches, kicks, and reversals. Saiko attempts to make a swift kick to the head, as Vanilla ducks under. As Saiko tries for a quick kick sweep under Vanilla's feet, but she jumps in the air as Saiko misses. 

Vanilla would go for a major punch to the face to Saiko, but Saiko counters with a punch as well. Saiko, then punches Vanilla in the stomach but Vanilla backs up a bit. Kita would come up from behind with a flying kick to the back of her head. But, Saiko ducks under as Kita misses her as well.

Saiko would kick Kita in the stomach once again, but this time it was a kick that made Kita get sent into Vanilla but Vanilla catches Kita. 

As Vanilla caught Kita. Saiko went for a jump in the air and attempts a frontflip kick towards Vanilla. Vanilla would disappear, as she reappears and hits Saiko with a powerful punch that sends Saiko back down hitting the ground, really hard. 

Vanilla would disappear again and reappears to give Saiko a powerful kick, as it connects and it would send Saiko all the way back into a few trees. 

"Take that, bitch..." Vanilla said, as she tries to catch her breath. She looks down at her sister. "Are you okay, Kita?"

"Yeah...If Saiko keeps getting up. I'll cover you...Go and tell him how you feel, sis." Kita responded as she grabs a collection of her swords and they were all in between her fingers. As the swords does have bomb seals on it, as apart of her semblance. 

Vanilla slowly turns around, looking over towards Tony. "Thank you, Kita. Thank you, Jake..." 

Tony was looking at Jake, then back at Vanilla. As he slowly stood up and tries to back away from the girl. "Leave me alone...Why can't you do me that one little favor?! I just want to be alone! I don't need anyone! I don't--" 

Vanilla walked towards Tony, as Tony tries to back away even more from her with a look of despair and distraught on his face. "Don't leave...Please...I beg of you, Tony! I know you're in there, please wake up!" 

"L-Let me go...I am Tony, I am me! What in the hell do you know about me?! Tell me! Tell me!! I want to know...What in the hell do you know about me that I don't even know about myself?! I don't get it! I don't understand! WHY ARE YOU STILL FRIENDS WITH ME?! You see...I'm just nothing! I am nothing, I will always be nothing! I'm just a damn failure! I will not reach my mom and dad's level! I am not in their league! I bet my sisters are even better than how I'm doing! My so-called friends! THEY ARE BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME! You all are better without me...I know it...Why can't you all just leave me alone?! Let me do what I need to do without your interference! Why?! I don't understand why!....Why? Why? Why???"

Tony would place Siegfried to his own head. "Don't come another step!" 

Vanilla stopped walking as she was in tears, by just a little bit. But, manages to shake the tears off and smile at him.

"Tony...Those things you said...They aren't true. Everyone else who wants to stay being by your side, they know it's not true. Your teacher knows it's not true. Your mother and father, I know they know it's not true. Your sisters, they know it's all not true. We, your friends know it's not true. You, your conscious knows it's not true. I even know it's not true...Tony...Believe it or not, you are truly a wonderful, positive, and upbeat type of person...Your smile, your laugh, your personality, your presence, and the way you talk...It makes anyone's day. Especially, how respectful and positive you are towards anyone around you...

...Whether if it's your friends, your family, and your hometown people...All of it...It makes anyone's day. Even me...You may have heard something of someone having a major crush with you upon our Beacon group, from the moment we met nearby the bridge when you and your sisters saved me and during our time in Shoka Shinjuku, up to now. That crush was me...I am sorry for now expressing how I feel now, instead of back then...But, I know in your heart of hearts, you'll forgive that. Because, who you are..What you are...You're a huntsmen, you're the oldest son, you're a older brother, you're an amazing and forgiving friend, and not only that...You're Tony Shimura...Never back down from anyone, never ran away from anything...Despite these flaws, you're still you, Tony. You even told me to be myself when I was exposed as a faunus...I thought you'd hate me! But, you told me to stay true to myself and always talk to others as if I feel something is wrong. I am doing that here with you! I love you, Tony! I will always keep chasing after you until the very end. I will be by your side, no matter what. I will fight with you, I will be there for you in the darkest of times and even the light of times. I will do anything to keep chasing for you, loving you!" She said, as she did get up close to him and puts the gun down. Vanilla would start hugging him.

Tony's eyes widened in shock of hearing those words..."But..."

"Wake up...Wake up for everyone on your side. Your parents, your sisters, your friends, and...Me...Please!"

"I d-don't know...I don't know what you're talking--"

Vanilla would kiss Tony, as his darkness is slowly fading away in his own subconscious mind. He slowly breaks down in tears as she let's go of the kiss. As Tony's eyes lit up once more. He tears up and cries as he goes down to his knees, embracing her hug. 

"I-I'm sorry...I am really sorry!"

He apologized, as Kita, Jake, and Ruby was watching what was going down. The students inside were happy for the two to end the episode. 

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Ending Credits

Second ED Theme (Specifically for this arc) 

Ending Theme Song: Memosepia by Sajou no Hana

The opening starts off with a dark background and someone is standing in it all alone, as a close up would show of Tony Shimura in the dark, alone. His eyes were dull and is seen with a look of serious despair on his face. It was a face that was disgusted.

It appears he's in his own subconscious as well.

The seeds disappeared as they were spilled

Then, he would sigh and starts to walk on as he would pass by a visuals of his own past memories. 

I follow the stained colors, and watch over

The first memory would see him with his mother, Velvet Crowe, his auntie, Mutsuko Crowe, his cousin, Benjamin Shimura, and his father, Shinpachi Shimura along with his two sisters, Kaiku and Sagura doing a family photo together. This marks the last time he saw his mother and father before the wars.

Oh oh, Immediately, again 

After that, his expression changed to a more of a happy look on his face as he walked past the memory. He walked past a memory of him, Sagura, and Kaiku saving Vanilla Frost on her return day at Britannia Village. Marking their first time meeting each other. 

It returns to my palm

The next memory shows is Tony with Kaiku and Sagura on their first day of school at Shoka Shinjuku, as they were met with Roe Ket, Jake and Wraith Belladonna. He kept his smile at the memory, but once Roe appeared...He had an unsure look on his face. 

Too light to climb up like this, so helpless

It would next show, the day when Tony and Dean having their altercation. But, making up and becoming officially friends with each other and also adding Tyler Black and Roman Reigns, into their friendship.

Years later, would show a memory of the four graduating and ending up at Beacon, together alongside with Vanilla Frost, Roe Ket, Nashime "Kita" Yoshida, and Asuka Reigns. 

The world is cold, it robs you of warmth

And outside of Tony's mind for a brief second. It shows him with Dean Ambrose slowly walking away, also fading away from him while Tony tries to reach out to him as Vanilla Frost is walking towards Tony.

Blinding sunlight is not enough

That would then fade out with a transition back to Tony's subconscious and it's showing the full-blown memory of him seeing Dean killing Roman a front of him and Tyler, then him finding out Cinder was the one behind his father's death, and Saiko lastly using her Darkness Control on him...

The memories I felt block the way ahead

Tony would stop walking as he is seen with a transition of three expression changes of sadness, anger, and despair after having to what had happened from seeing Roman's death and Dean's betrayal and his mind would break apart with a glass effect and he slowly pulls Siegfried in gun form as we're back outside of his now broken mind. He is seen with an psychotic look on his face.

I brush away that body heat and go far away

Multiple transitions of visuals would see of him holding Siegfried up towards a front of Jake Belladonna and Gintoki Sakata in Vacuo, Wraith Belladonna in Atlas, and finally, at Ruby Rose in Beacon.

It would be over in an instant if I let it wilt

Kaiku, Sagura, and Velvet would stand in front of Tony, trying to getting him to stop with his mental madness. Tony realizes that he's pointing Siegfried at them. He tries to back away from them. 

But expectation won’t leave me

Vanilla was standing behind him, as she started to hug him from behind and whispers to him saying "I love you, Tony."

Tony fell limp as he started to tear up, crying and is seen embracing the hug by Vanilla to end the sequence.

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"Hi, guys. What a crazy arc this has been! My name is Tony Shimura!" 

The fans gives him a standing ovation, as some of the fans cries for him. 

"Shit...I see you all loved this arc. It was sad. I know. It's over, tho. We are now getting to the big war arc! Whose excited?!" The fans goes incredibly nuts and cheers.

"I see! As you know, the second ending theme from Episode 13 will return for the arc as well we got damn SPYAIR as our next big artist for the war arc's OP! I cannot wait! I can't wait for you fans to witness the insane shit that happens with this arc! Now...Without further ado! Episode 18's title is called "The Story to Redemption Begins!". Don't miss out, guys! Here's the preview! See y'all on the next episode!"

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Preview: Episode 18, Season 2 - The Story to Redemption Begins

Saiko slowly crawls out of the forest, still alive somehow. "I-I'm not done...NOT DONE YET!!!! You disgusting bitch whore, you stole him away from me! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you!" 

Kita was going to throw the swords at Saiko. 

But, Jake places a hand on Kita. As he steps in and he puts his aura into his sword, as it begins to spark up in Lightning. "Let me handle this crazy bitch. You three head to Britannia Village...I think Cinder is on her way..."

"Vanilla! Tony! Let's go!" Kita shouts out at Tony and Vanilla.

Tony and Vanilla would get up, as they nodded at Kita. 

"Professor Ruby..." Before he leaves, he looks over at Ruby with a look of concern.

"Don't worry about me, Shimura. It's alright...Just go and save your friend." Ruby said, as she got up and shouted at Jake. "Let me lend you a hand, Belladonna!" She sets up her Crescent Rose in gun form.

Saiko gritted her teeth in anger, as Jake would run towards her with his sword.

Tony goes onto a tree, as he travels tree to tree. As he heads towards Britannia Village with Kita and Vanilla. He looks ahead and looks over towards Vanilla. "Thank you, Vanilla..." He thought in his mind

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Velvet, Kaiku, Sagura, Zaveid, Ray, Himiko, and Emilia came back in quick timing. 

Kaiku, Sagura, Ray, Himiko, and Emilia would see Kintoki, Tyler, and Asuka readying up for war.

"Good grief! You guys are safe!" Emilia said out of relief, then looks over at Kintoki. "Kin?!"

"I know what you're gonna ask...I have my reasons, Em..." Kintoki said.

"Yeah...Kaiku, Sagura...Are you two doing alright?" Tyler asked to make sure Tony's sisters were alright.

Sagura nodded her head without saying a word.

"Yep!!! Good to see you, Ty!" Kaiku smiled as she cheerfully hugs Tyler.

Tyler was being surprisingly crushed by the hug. "G-Good to see you too..." 

"Haha, sorry!" Kaiku let's go of the hug.

Ray and Himiko looks at Asuka. 

"What about you, Asuka? Are you alright?" Ray asked, as he looked down at a sitting down Asuka.

Asuka was looking at Roman's gloves, as she had them on her hands. 

"Asuka?" Himiko sat down next to her, as she notices the gloves. Her eyes widens. 

Himiko looks at Ray and shook her head, as Ray understood what that meant and he walks off.

"Ryuuto! Did they arrive yet?!" Zaveid asked, as he was trying to catch his breath after running. 

"No, not yet. But, good timing, guys. We need the backup as much as we got." Ryuuto said.

"Was everyone evacuated?" Velvet also asked Ryuuto, just to be sure. 

Ryuuto calmly nodded his head. "Yes. We got everyone out, luckily..."

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Meanwhile at the bridge of Britannia Village. Cinder's group had arrived. 

Cinder was awaiting back for confirmation from one of her men who is watching everyone on top of a building at the village. She was waiting on Dean's rival to show up to get this war started. 

"When can we attack Cinder? I am ready!" Roe asked as she looks over at Cinder.

Cinder looked back at Roe. "When Tony shows up, that's when we start a riot..."

Dean glared at Cinder. "Look, we don't need to wait for him. I got him. You all just start it already..." 

"Who are you to talk to me that way, Ambrose?!" Cinder evilly stared at Dean, as she was slowly getting angry at him.

Dean had an emotionless look on his face, as he wasn't intimidated by Cinder. 

Cinder's earpiece goes off, as she listens in from her spy.

"He's arrived...Now, we start our plan!" The spy reported to Cinder, as Tony would shoot at the spy and the bullet did hit the spy in the forehead. 

"Now's the time~!" Cinder had an evil smirk on her face, as her entire forces goes through the bridge into the village.

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