RWBY V3 C8

## Plot

In their dorm, Ironwood is talking to the girls about what happened. Luckily, Yang isn't under arrest or expelled. However, they're disqualified from the tournament. Yang insists that she saw Mercury attack her, but Ironwood believes that what she saw was from a stress induced hallucination. At first, Blake doesn't believe Yang because of her past experience with Adam, but she needs little convincing before she says that she does trust her. They decide to leave Yang alone for the time being. Ruby mentions to the others and team JNPR that she heard that Mercury and his team went back to Haven to be with his family, so until they land, no once can question him about what happened. The girls tell Pyrrha to try and win for Yang and Beacon. Ruby says that she'll be watching the match that night in case she's picked, and Blake and Weiss go to the festival fairgrounds for tea and coffee. Pyrrha still doesn't know what to do about the Fall Maiden's powers. Jaune can tell that something's bothering her, and suggests that they get some air. Qrow visits Yang in her dorm. Yang says she's not lying about what happened. She tells Qrow that she thought she saw her mom on the train. Qrow tells her that it was her mom. Raven is his sister, and even though he doesn't see her very often, they talk every once in a while. She wanted Qrow to give Yang a message. He was waiting for the right time, and this definitely isn't it, but he tells her anyway. Raven saved her once, but she shouldn't expect that kindness again. Ouch. Not exactly Mom of the Year. Qrow tells Yang that sometimes bad things just happen. He thinks it's time she moves on, and when she asks what she should move on to, he tells her that if she ever wants to track Raven down, he can help her. Outside, Jaune and Pyrrha have a heart to heart talk. He tells her that she was the first person to ever believe in him. Even his parents didn't think too highly of him. Pyrrha notices that he's holding her hand, and they have this adorable little moment. Then Pyrrha asks him questions about destiny and what she should do about her decision. However, Jaune doesn't know about that and misinterprets the questions, giving the wrong answers. This greatly upsets Pyrrha. So much so, that she loses control of her Semblance and slams Jaune into a wall on accident. She runs away, tearfully apologizing. On her way to the coliseum, Ruby talks to Velvet. Velvet is into photography and keeps a camera in her box. That's so adorable! Go Caiti! Velvet mentions Coco seeing a "hallucination" of Yatsuhashi during her fight with Emerald and Mercury. They determined that it was "stress induced hallucinations." Ruby starts piecing two and two together. She realizes something's wrong when she sees Emerald in the stands, even though she supposedly went back to Haven. Ruby enters an empty hallway as the "random" selection process starts. She sees Mercury on his feet, and is shocked. The fight will be Penny vs Pyrrha. A controllable robot versus an emotionally unstable polarity user. Ruby realizes what this means and is horrified. She has to fight Mercury, but she doesn't have her scythe. This is *bad*. *Really* bad. I like how Ruby played detective though and figured everything out. And I really liked Velvet's appearance!