The One with a Laugh Track

In a space of pure whiteness, the giant blocky title and a certain rose emblem drop from the sky to the ground, where the four miniaturized members of Team RWBY pop out from behind it to smile, wave and adopt poses for the audience while an unseen speaker announces the show as: 'RWBY CHIBI'!

Team RWBY dorm...

"RWBY Chibi is presented in front of a live studio audience." A voiceover said.

Audience clapping.

Team RWBY are all in their dorm room with their fanboy. Weiss Schnee studies at a desk, Ruby Rose plays Paddle ball from a bottom bunk, Blake Belladonna reads on a top bunk, Yang Xiao Long is perched on a bookcase, using binoculars to stare out the window, and Jared Shay is lying down on the floor.

Weiss clears her throat repeatedly with increasing emphasis and increasing titters from the audience.

"You doing OK, Weiss? You should probably see a doctor about that cough." Ruby said.

"A doctor? Doctor Who?" Jared asked.

"Just, um, a doctor. A medical one."

Studio laughter.

"You know, it would probably just be easier to go study at the library." Blake said.

"I don't want to go to the library. I want to study here, in my room." Weiss said.

"It's all of our room..." Yang said.

"Which is perfectly recreated in the TARDIS." Jared said, smiling.

"Our room is recreated in a big blue box that travels across all of time and space?" Blake asked.

"Right. That feels like ages ago now."

"Yang, what are you even doing?" Weiss asked, looking at Yang.

"Oh, well, the boys' fight class is about to let out. I think I can see the showers from here." Yang said.

"What? No, you can't..."

Weiss jumps in front of the window and takes the binoculars to look for herself. Ruby and Blake also peer out as Jared is still lying down on the floor.

"You totally can." Jared said, taking out his Nintendo Switch from his backpack.

Jared is now playing Splatoon 3 on his Nintendo Switch while on his stomach. Studio laughter.

"See, told you." Yang said.

"OK, I can see in. Yang, you're terrible." Weiss said, looking at Yang.

"You're the one still looking..." Yang said, giggling.

"Oh! Someone is coming in!"

Yang takes the binoculars back, "Who is it, who is it?"

"Who is it?!" Ruby exclaimed.

Yang's excitement is replaced by horror, "Professor Port?!"

Studio laughter.

All four girls rear back from the window in disgust while Jared is laughing a lot.

"I'm blind! I'm blind!" Yang said.

"Today couldn't possibly get worse..." Weiss said.

"Weiss..." Jared said, sadly. "Don't say that."

Jaune Arc throws open the door and enters sitcom-style, "Hello, Team RWBY and the Storyteller!"

Studio cheers.

"Hey, Jaune!" Ruby said, happily.

"'Sup?" Yang asked.

"Hello." Blake said.

"Hey. How are you?" Jared asked, looking up at Jaune.

"I'm good." Jaune said.

"What do you want?" Weiss asked, crossing her arms.

"Well..." Jaune said, sliding over to Weiss.

"Penny in the air..." Jared said, sadly.

Ruby jumps into the foreground, breaking the fourth wall, "Here it comes!"

"I heard you don't have a date to the dance coming up. So, I thought I'd stop by and..." Jaune said.

"No." Weiss said.

Studio laughter.

"No? But...you don't even know what I was going to ask." Jaune said.

"OK, fine. What were you going to ask?" Weiss asked, groaning.

"I was gonna ask if I could take you to the dance."

"So, you want to know if I'll go to the dance with you."

"Yeah!"

"Well, what do you think I'm going to say?"

Ruby returns to the foreground, "And..."

"In 3, 2, 1..." Jared said, looking down at his Nintendo Switch.

"I think you're going to say..." Jaune said.

"No." Weiss said.

"And the penny drops!" Jared said, excitedly.

Ruby returns to the foreground again, "Swing and a miss!"

"I wonder which one is better? Mine or yours?" Jared asked, looking over at Ruby.

"Mine. Totally."

"Fine."

Studio laughter.

"I guess you can't win 'em all." Jaune said, noticing Yang on the bookcase and looking out the window with binoculars. "Wha...Yang, what are you doing?"

"It's...a long story." Yang said.

"Ha-ha. We'll be right back after these messages." A voiceover said.

Scene cuts to a commercial.

Kitchen...

Pyrrha Nikos sits at a table with a bowl of cereal in front of her. She talks to the camera in starts, as though reluctant to get the words out.

"Everyone knows that a pre-fight meal is the most important. That's why I always turn to Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes before a match." Pyrrha said, eating a spoonful of cereal and does her best not to gag. "Mmm, taste that? That tastes like... victory."

"Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes. The tasty treat that'll toughen your tummy." Voiceover 2 said.

Scene cuts to another commercial.

Empty room..

Roman Torchwick walks across an empty room toward Neopolitan, who is holding a tub of ice cream.

"I remember a simpler time, a time when three flavors of ice cream were all you needed. That's why I stuck with Neo's Neo." Torchwick said, while Neo offers up ice cream tub. "So don't listen to our competitors. Try Neo's Neo today!" He laughs. "It's definitely not poison."

"Warning: Neo's Neopolitan ice cream is considered a hazard by The Remnant Food Bureau. Eat at your own risk. It's probably poison." Voiceover 3 said.

Neo holds up a sign that reads: It's not. She winks.

Chibi kitchen...

Scene cuts to the Chibi kitchen and lounge area. Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black sit on a couch, leaning away from Zwei who is staring at them from the opposite end. Cinder Fall talks heatedly at Neo, who's sitting on the armchair. The camera pans from them to Team RWBY and Jared standing in front of the kitchen island.

"Well, looks like the end of the year dance was a success." Yang said.

"Nailed it!" Ruby said, happily.

"Hey, that's my line!" Yang said.

"I'll still never get over that dance. Ever." Jared said, looking between Ruby and Yang. "I wonder what will come next for me?"

"Maybe you could stay here with us?" Ruby asked.

"For how long?"

"As long as you want."

"Okay. Thanks."

"Don't mention it." Yang said, smirking.

Sun Wukong enters and walks up to Blake from inside the lounge.

"Uh, hey, Blake." Sun said.

Studio cheers. Sun strikes a pose that shows off his abs.

"Hello, Sun." Blake said.

"You know, I got two tickets to the gun show if you want to join me on the dance floor." Sun said.

Studio claps and catcalls a bit.

"That's the cheesiest thing I've ever heard. OK." Blake said.

Studio awws and cheers.

Neptune Vasilias enters and stands between them.

"Wait! I want to go to a gun show. You promised the next free time you had we'd get to hang out. Just us guys! Keeping it real. What's more awesome and manly than a gun show?" Neptune asked, striking a non-manly pose.

Studio giggles a bit.

"No, that's not what I meant!" Sun said, angrily.

"A gun show as in showing off the weapon? Or the one that's on your body?" Jared asked.

"The second one!"

Neptune grabs Sun by the arm and drags him away.

"Oh, no. I'm not taking no for an answer." Neptune said.

Studio laughter.

"Well, Blake, you win some; you lose some." Yang said.

"Hey, wasn't Team JNPR supposed to be here with the cake?" Weiss asked.

"They were?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, I told Nora to bring cake."

"Nora?" Yang asked.

"Oh no..." Jared said, his eyes widening.

"You don't think..." Yang, Ruby, and Jared said, echoing each other as they make eye contact.

At the archway, Neptune is staring at a wall of pancakes.

"Hey, didn't there used to be an exit here?" Neptune said, pulling at a pancake.

"No, don't!" Yang, Ruby, and Jared said, at the same time.

The pancakes crash into the room, bringing Team JNPR with them. The studio cheers and laughs continually through Nora's first line. Nora hops down off the top.

"Ha ha ha! I know you said cake, Weiss, but you didn't say what kind!" Nora said, happily.

"Mind if we borrow your scythe to cut up and serve some slices?" Ren asked.

"OK, but be careful. Remember..." Ruby said, winking at the camera. "...it's also a gun!"

"I guess you could say that we were armed and ready for something to eat." Jared said, smiling.

Loud studio laughter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for coming out tonight!" Ruby said, looking at the loud studio cheering. "Give it up for our wonderful cast!"

The camera swings around and the cheering studio audience is revealed to be the SAO survivors, the former companions of the Doctor, the nine Symphogear wielders, Magical Girls from the cities of Mitakihara and Kamihama, the Sailor Guardians, members of HoloLive, members of Nijisanji, the Maple Tree guild, The Tohsaka sisters with Shirou Emiya, and the Time Space Administrative Bureau.

"The wonderful cast that has been around for the entirety of this fan fiction book possible." Jared said, grabbing Ruby's hand. "It wouldn't have been possible without them. Even for watching the entirety of the first season of What If...? with them."

The camera pans out to show the set, with all the actors in a line and waving. Roman Torchwick enters through the now pancake-less open door, Neo right beside him. The Shopkeep stands on the end, wearing a Beowolf costume with the head off.

"We want to thank our producers, the five people behind the cameras here! We want to thank ou...our sponsors for making this possible!" Ruby said. "Oh, the Vale Kingdom Quartet, everyone! We love you all; we hope you've had fun! And we'll see you next season! Whenever that might be in the real world for the second spin off fan fiction book! Thank you, good night!"