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.

As Yang Xiao Long tries to steer her sister away from her strange obsession with her weapon, nerdy freshman Jaune Arc attempts to curry favor with Weiss Schnee in the hopes that she will help jump-start his career in entertainment.

Beacon Academy's newest recruits land in the Emerald Forest, where they face off against hordes of unforgiving Grimm...and each other.