Team RNJR and Qrow arrive at Haven Academy and meet Haven Academy's headmaster, Professor Lionheart. Meanwhile, Weiss, Blake and Yang are all trying to reach their goals.

Professor Lionheart's method of passing information to Salem is revealed and Weiss' transport runs afoul of the Grimm. Meanwhile, Adam and Hazel meet with Sienna Khan, who is extremely angry with Adam's attack on Beacon Academy.

Ghira makes a speech to the people of Menagerie. While Weiss is dealing with bandits, RNJR get the chance to meet Oscar and figure out their next move.

RNJR and Oscar train and discuss Semblances. Meanwhile, Yang confronts her mother while Weiss prepares her own escape.

Blake and Sun try to recruit help for defending Haven, with poor results. While Ruby gives the worried Oscar a pep-talk, the Albain brothers discuss and plan the White Fang's direction.

Qrow seeks out Huntsmen and Huntresses to aide in the fight against Salem, while Yang and Weiss prod answers out of Raven.

Yang and Weiss have joined up with Team RNJR, just in time to learn the full truth about the Maidens, the Wizard, and what Ozpin did to the Branwen siblings.

Despite development and growth, things are made tense for Team RWBY in Mistral when Ruby brings up Blake. Meanwhile, in Menagerie, Blake agrees to a nighttime meeting with Ilia.

Salem's forces proposition Raven Branwen, but Raven decides to change the agreement in favor of all parties. Back in Menagerie, Sun and Ghira face off against the Albain brothers while Blake runs off to find her mother.

Ruby talks relics with Ozpin and Qrow while Raven meets with Leo. Meanwhile, the attack on the Belladonna house is still going on. Blake and Ilia fight for their ideals.

Ruby and company meet with Lionheart, who is less than thrilled to see that not only is everyone armed but there are more people than he thought.

The fight with Salem's group gets more intense as Weiss is injured, Hazel goes into a furious rage, and Cinder enters the vault.

The fight for Haven continues, but now it's time for our heroes to turn the tides, especially now that a long lost ally has returned with an army at her back.

As the battle for Haven reaches its conclusion on the surface, Yang confronts her mother at the relic vault.