You Stare into the Abyss, and the Abyss stares back.

Alone Together

In the Kingdom of Mistral...

It is early morning in Mistral. Ruby Rose is seen lying on the ground on the patio outside of the training room. She watches a group of four birds flying together, before one of them flies away from the group. As she watches it fly, Ruby sees Yang Xiao Long peek over her head.

Yang: "You're up early."

Ruby just smiles up at her older sister, as she spoke out to her.

Ruby: "Hey sis."

Yang: "Boop."

Yang lets her hair down and uses it to tickle her little sister's nose. Ruby giggles affectionately at her older sister's action. Ruby then sits up as Yang sits down next to her.

Ruby: "What are you doing up?"

Yang: "Can't fall back to sleep."

Ruby: "Ah, me neither."

Weiss: "Well, fortunately, coffee exists."

Weiss Schnee carries a tray with three cups of coffee and walks over to join her teammates. She lowers the tray down so Yang can grab a cup.

Ruby: "No, please!"

Weiss: "Don't worry, I put in blasphemous amounts of cream and sugar, just for you.

Weiss holds the cup out in front for Ruby.

Ruby: "Oh yeah! Nice Weiss strikes again!"

Suddenly, Weiss pulls the cup away just as Ruby was about to grab it.

Weiss: "I will pour this on you and it will burn."

She hands the cup to Ruby, who nervously giggles. Weiss sits down next her teammates and grabs her cup of coffee after placing the tray down next to her.

Yang: "Can't believe we're actually in Mistral."

Ruby: "That's what you can't believe?"

Yang: "Well, yeah! And all the other magic and stuff. But... Okay, you know what I mean!"

Weiss: "I honestly wasn't sure if I'd ever see you two again."

Yang: "Well, here's to defying expectations."

Yang and Weiss clink cups together, while Ruby gulps her cup down in one go, opening one eye to glance at the others' cups.

Ruby: "I just wish Blake could be here with us."

Yang than looked down sad, as she spoke out to Ruby.

"Yeah...would have been great."

Weiss and Ruby than looked and saw Yang feeling...down.

Ruby: "Yang...what's wrong?"

Weiss looked at her very worriedly. As she knows what is smoky Yang feel this way.

Yang: "It is just...it is just so unfair. Blake has to leave us, Sans has to seperate for our safety, everything here...a mess. My dad can't come with us. Mother is getting greeted by people who's from Salem, and all of us here...I don't know what else. It feels so...lonely with out Blake with us entirely. In fact...I have no idea what she should leave. It feels so awful without our entire team very apart."

Weiss than came to her side, as she spoke out to her with kind calmness.

Weiss: "You're right, Yang. I may not know loneliness like you are feeling right now. I have my own version. And, I'll bet Blake has her own version too."

Yang: "She doesn't have to be alone though. I was here for her. We all were! She chose to leave us."

Weiss: "Why do you think she did that?"