Ruby Rose confronts the villainous Roman Torchwick, gaining the attention of Professor Ozpin, the immature Headmaster of Beacon Academy. Before long, Ruby finds herself on an airship bound for the academy, accompanied by her inebriated sister, Yang Xiao Long. Written by James Tangman

Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long arrive at Beacon Academy, where they are confronted by Weiss Schnee, the eccentric heiress to the mob-controlled Schnee Dust Company, the world's largest supplier of Dust and illegal drugs.