A Long Time Ago, In a Dorm Room Not Too Far Away…

RWBY

Watches Star Wars

It is a time of great stress at BEACON ACADEMY, the VYTAL FESTIVAL is nearing, and the students are in great distress over such an exciting event. The ATLESIAN MILITARY occupying the surrounding area only seems to add to the stress, serving as a reminder for the very recent BREACH.

TEAM RWBY seems to be the most stressed of all, having recently defeated ROMAN TORCHWICK, their leader looks for a way for her team to unwind. . .

An Atlesian command ship passed overhead, Ozpin's clock tower hiding a great bit of the ship. It slowly revealed itself in its entirety over a few minutes, eclipsing the school below.

Meanwhile, three fourths of Team RWBY sat around their team designated lounge, waiting for their leader to return with her surprise. The door suddenly flew open with a splintering crack. The three jumped, and the intruder shouted, "Attention, Team RWBY~!" The naturally high pitched voice was familiar to them, as it was their leader's.

"Whatcha got there, Rubes?" Yang asked, resting her feet on the empty cushion of the couch.

"Well!" Ruby said, drawing out the word. "I asked Dad a few days ago if he knew of any movies we could watch, and he mailed me this!" The red head removed her hand from behind her back, and revealed the blu-ray movie in her hand. The three moved closer in order to read the words on the case. On it was a picture of a man in a black mask, with a red blade illuminating him. Beside the blade, "STAR WARS" Was written in big, silver letters. Underneath that, "IV, V, VI" were overlapping, "A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi"

"Wait," Weiss said. "Why does the case say 'four, five, and six'?"

"Oh!" Ruby said, "This came with a note saying something about four more movies, but only one of them is worth watching. He said the first three are prequels, and unnecessary. I called him and asked him what it meant, but he just started using bad words towards a guy named 'George Lucas'. Whoever that is."

"Hmph," Yang said. "The good ones must be really good to get Dad so mad over the bad ones."

"That's what I said!" Ruby agreed.

"Let's just get this over with," Blake mumbled. She wasn't exactly one for sci-fi, and these films were obviously just that.

Ruby either didn't hear this, or didn't pay any attention to it, because she used her semblance to quickly put the first disc into the blu-ray player. Yang put her feet on the floor, a second before Ruby appeared in the seat Yang had her feet resting on. And the four sat on the one couch, Yang on the far left, Ruby to her right, then Weiss, then Blake on the far right.

"I know how you guys are about movies," Ruby said. "So we'll just watch the first twenty minutes, and if you don't like it, then we can turn it off."

The three nodded, and the screen turned green.

The following film has been rated

PG

For Sci-Fi Violence

The green screen faded and a few rings appeared on the screen, clips from the movie circled the rings, and a few option appeared at the bottom. Play, Set up, Search, Commentaries.

Ruby pressed the play button and the movie began.

The 20th Century Fox intro played, but the music did not end after it disappeared.

A LUCASFILM Limited Production.

The music suddenly stopped, and blue text appeared on a black background.

A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away.

The text faded and more text suddenly appeared, grand music playing over it.

The four jumped.

STAR WARS

The text floated into the distance, and more text floated up, into frame.

Ruby read this text out loud, "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy…"

"Sounds interesting," Blake said, sitting up.

"Maybe." Weiss agreed.

The awesome yellow planet of Tatooine emerges from a total eclipse, her two moons glowing against the darkness. A tiny silver spacecraft, a Rebel Blockade Runner firing lasers from the back of the ship, races through space. It is pursued by a giant Imperial Star Destroyer. Hundreds of deadly laser bolts streak from the Imperial Stardestroyer, causing the main solar fin of the Rebel craft to disintegrate.

"Whoa." Ruby said.

An explosion rocks the ship as two robots, Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2) and See-Threepio (C-3PO) struggle to make their way through the shaking, bouncing passageway. Both robots are old and battered. Artoo is a short, claw-armed tripod. His face is a mass of computer lights surrounding a radar eye. Threepio, on the other hand, is a tall, slender robot of human proportions. He has a gleaming bronze-like metallic surface of an Art Deco design. Another blast shakes them as they struggle along their way.
Ruby quietly squealed at the sight of the droids.

THREEPIO: Did you hear that? They've shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness!
Rebel troopers brush past the droids and take up positions in the main passageway. They aim their weapons towards the door.

THREEPIO: We're doomed!

"Well, he's dramatic!" Yang declared. The others nodded in agreement.

The little R2 unit makes a series of electronic beeps that only another robot could understand.

"What did he say?" Weiss asked.

"He cursed too much." Yang said. "They had to bleep everything out."

Weiss ignored this and returned her attention back to the TV.

THREEPIO: There'll be no escape for the Princess this time.

"Princess Leia, I presume." Blake said.

Artoo continues making beeping sounds. Tension mounts as loud, metallic latches clank and the scream of heavy equipment is heard moving around the outside hull of the ship.

"What was that?!" Ruby asked.

THREEPIO: What's that?!

"Coincidence."

Outside, it is seen that the Star Destroyer is pulling the Blockade Runner into a small, rectangular hangar on the bottom of the ship.

Back inside, the Rebel troopers nervously aim their weapons at the door. Suddenly, a tremendous blast opens a hole in the main passageway and a score of fearsome, armored Stormtroopers make their way into the smoke filled corridor.

"The bad guys are pretty cool," Yang said, watching her little sister drool over the white armor.

In a few minutes, the passageway is ablaze with laser fire. The deadly bolts ricochet in Wild, random patterns, creating large explosions. Stormtroopers scatter and duck behind the storage containers. Laserbolts hit several rebel troopers who scream and stagger through the smoke, holding shattered arms and faces.

"And bad ass." Yang added to her previous statement.

"They have LASER GUNS!" Ruby shouted. The other three winced at the sudden outburst, but silence soon fell upon the four.

An explosion hits near the robots.

THREEPIO: I should have known better than to trust the logic of a half-sized thermocapsulary dehousing assister.

Artoo counters with an angry rebuttal as the battle rages around the two hapless robots.

The awesome, seven foot tall Dark Lord of the Sith makes his way into the blinding light of the main hallway. Darth Vader. His face is covered by his black robes and breathing mask, which stands out against the fascist, white armor of the Stormtroopers. Bodies litter the ground, but he walks past them without a second glance.

A chill ran down RWBY's spines as this guy walked on screen. He was both terrifying and cool to the four girls, but they did not speak out of the small fear rising up.

Somewhere else on the ship, a woman slides a card into Artoo's dome. Artoo beeps.

Threepio stands in a nearby hallway, somewhat bewildered. Artoo is nowhere in sight. The pitiful screams of the rebel soldiers can be heard in the distance.

THREEPIO: Artoo! Artoo-Detoo, where are you?

A familiar clanking attacks his attention and he spots Artoo at the end of the hallway in a smoke covered alcove. A beautiful woman stands in front of Artoo. Surreal and out of place, dreamlike and half hidden in the smoke, she finishes adjusting something on Artoo's face, then watches as the little robot joins his companion.

"Aw." Ruby said. "It's like watching two little puppies."

THREEPIO: At last! Where have you been?

Stormtroopers can be heard battling in the distance.

"Oh no!" Ruby said.

THREEPIO: They're heading this direction! What are we going to do? We'll be sent to the space mine of Kessel, or smashed into who knows what!

Artoo slides past his bronze friend, and races down the sub hallway. Threepio chases after him.

THREEPIO: Wait a minute, where are you going?

Artoo beeps in response.

Cut to: Vader standing amongst the broken and twisted bodies of his foes. He holds a rebel officer up by the throat.

RWBY once again froze up at the sight of the Sith Lord for reasons they could not yet comprehend.

An Imperial officer rushed to Vader.

OFFICER: The Death Star plans are not in the main computer.

Vader squeezes the Rebel Officer, who struggles in vain.

VADER: What have you done with those plans?

Vader's voice only added to Team RWBY's fear of the masked man. While they knew he was an actor behind a mask at first, the voice was very deep and metallic. The fear they felt for the man was very minimalistic, being only a tingle in their spines.

REBEL OFFICER: We intercepted no transmissions. Aaah... This is a consular ship. Were on a diplomatic mission.

"You've got the wrong ship!" Ruby defended the man.

"The text at the beginning said this was the right ship." Weiss told her.

VADER: If this is a consular ship... where is the Ambassador?

The Rebel refuses to speak but eventually cries out as the Dark Lord begins to squeeze the officer's throat, creating a gruesome snapping and choking, until the soldier goes limp. Vader tosses the dead soldier against the wall and turns to his troops.

Ruby looked at the screen in horror, "Look what you did, Weiss!" She cried out. "You killed a man!"

"Me?!" Weiss asked. "The man in the mask killed him!"

"But he never would have known about the plans if you hadn't told him!"

"He can't hear me!"

"You don't know that!" Despite the argument having just began, the two girls turned back to the screen.

VADER: Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans and bring me the Ambassador. I want her alive!

The stormtroopers scurry into the subhallways.

Elsewhere, a young girl huddles in a small alcove as the stormtroopers search through the ship. She is Princess Leia Organa, a member of the Alderaan Senate. The fear in her eyes slowly gives way to anger as the muted crushing sounds of the approaching stormtroopers grow louder. One of the troopers spots her.

TROOPER: There she is! Set for stun!

Leia steps from her hiding place and blasts a trooper with her laser pistol. She starts to run but is felled by a paralyzing ray. The troopers inspect her inert body.

TROOPER: She'll be all right. Inform Lord Vader we have a prisoner.

"We have a name for the scary dude!" Yang declared, throwing her arms in the air. "Lord Vader!"

Artoo stops before the small hatch of an emergency lifepod. He snaps the seal on the main latch and a red warning light begins to flash. The stubby astro-robot works his way into the cramped four-man pod.

THREEPIO: Hey, you're not permitted in there. It's restricted. You'll be deactivated for sure.. Artoo beeps something to him.

THREEPIO: Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease! Now come out before somebody sees you.

Artoo whistles something at his reluctant friend regarding the mission he is about to perform.

THREEPIO: Secret mission? What plans? What are you talking about? I'm not getting in there!

"Things are gettin' interesting!" Ruby said. "It's a robo-spy movie!"

Artoo isn't happy with Threepio's stubbornness, and he beeps and twangs angrily. A new explosion, this time very close, sends dust and debris through the narrow subhallway. Flames lick at Threepio and, after a flurry of electronic swearing from Artoo, the lanky robot jumps into the lifepod.

THREEPIO: I'm going to regret this.

"This guy seems familiar…" Yang said, staring at Weiss. Ruby snickered, and Blake smiled at her partner's joke.

"Oh, shut up." Weiss said.

On the main viewscreen of the Star Destroyer, the lifepod carrying the two terrified robots speeds away from the stricken Rebel spacecraft.

CHIEF PILOT: There goes another one. CAPTAIN: Hold your fire. There are no life forms. It must have been short- circuited.

"Are they charging by the laser?" Weiss asked.

"You don't do the budget, Terry!" Blake joked, shocking the others. "I do!"

The three laughed at the faunas' joke, and returned to the classic film.

Artoo and Threepio look out at the receding Imperial starship. Stars circle as the pod rotates through the galaxy.

THREEPIO: That's funny, the damage doesn't look as bad from out here.

Artoo beeps an assuring response.

THREEPIO: Are you sure this things safe?

Princess Leia is led down a low-ceilinged hallway by a squad of armored stormtroopers. Her hands are bound and she is brutally shoved when she is unable to keep up with the briskly marching troops. They stop in a smoky hallway as Darth Vader emerges from the shadows. The sinister Dark Lord stares hard at the frail young senator, but she doesn't move.

LEIA: Lord Vader, I should have known. Only you could be so bold. The Imperial Senate will not sit for this, when they hear you've attacked a diplomatic…

VADER: Don't play games with me, Your Highness. You weren't on any mercy mission this time. You passed directly through a restricted system. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you.

"She's telling the truth!" Ruby shouted, glaring at Weiss.

LEIA: I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan…

VADER: You're a part of the Rebel Alliance... and a traitor. Take her away!

"No!" Ruby wasn't happy about Vader's resilience.

"I didn't do anything this time!" Weiss reminded the younger girl.

"You told him earlier. You're part of the Empire and a traitor! Take her away!" Ruby said, grinning. Yang high fived her for the joke and they returned their attention to the screen.

Leia is marched away down the hallway and into the smoldering hole blasted in the side of the ship. An Imperial Commander turns to Vader.

COMMANDER: Holding her is dangerous. If word of this gets out, it could generate sympathy for the Rebellion in the senate. VADER: I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to find their secret base!

"Secret bases are a lot harder to find than you'd think." Blake said. "She'll die before she tells you anything."

COMMANDER: She'll die before she tells you anything.

Yang laughed at loud, and Ruby curiously looked at Blake, while Weiss was indifferent on the subject.

VADER: Leave that to me. Send a distress signal and then inform the senate that all aboard were killed!

Another Imperial Officer approaches Vader and the Commander. They stop and snap to attention.

SECOND OFFICER: Lord Vader, the battle station plans are not aboard this ship! And no transmissions were made. An escape pod was jettisoned during the fighting, but no life forms were aboard.

Vader turns to the Commander.

VADER: She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment down to retrieve them. See to it personally, Commander. There'll be no one to stop us this time.

COMMANDER: Yes, sir.

Ruby quickly hit the pause button, and turned to the others, "I don't know if it's been twenty minutes, I think it's been like fifteen. But do you guys want to continue?"

The others nodded, having gotten into the film. Ruby nodded, "Alright then! Let's get some snacks and continue with Star Wars Episode Four: A New Hope!"