Forever Fall (episode)


 * For the location sharing the same name, see Forever Fall.

Forever Fall is the thirteenth episode of the RWBY animated series that premiered on October 10th, 2013.

Summary
The episode opens up to a seemingly gloomy Pyrrha looking out her dorm window. Nora Valkyrie is discussing with her teammates Lie Ren and Pyrrha Nikos about why their leader Jaune Arc is always getting back so late, concerned that he needs to get sleep before their field trip to Forever Fall. Pyrrha tells her not to worry, saying their leader "knows what he's doing" and will be fine. Outside the room Ruby Rose meets up with Jaune who is still questioning his role as leader.

Ruby instructs him not to worry: he may have been a failure before, he may have been a failure when he got to the Academy, but he can't afford to be a failure now because he has a team now and their lives are in his hands. With Ruby going back to bed Jaune is left with even more doubts, when Cardin Winchester calls with added orders on top of the Dust Project he's supposed to do: he has to go out and get some Rapier Wasps.

The next day Glynda Goodwitch is leading a group consisting of teams RWBY, JNPR, and CRDL through Forever Fall on Professor Peach's behalf. Though the scenery is lovely, Glynda instructs them that they are there to collect a jar of sap from the trees deep within the forest. Cardin makes Jaune gather 6 jars of sap, one for himself, one for each member of CRDL and one for a revenge scheme he has planned.

Cardin has his sights set on Pyrrha in retaliation for an earlier humiliation. He intends to have the extra jar thrown at Pyrrha so it will break and cover her in sap. They would then release the Wasps, who would be attracted by the sweet sap and go after Pyrrha. Furthermore, he tells Jaune to carry out the entire revenge scheme on their behalf or else Cardin will reveal that Jaune lied his way into Beacon. Jaune categorically refuses to harm Pyrrha and instead hits Cardin with the sap, leading CRDL to grab hold of him.

Trivia

 * This may be the first episode to feature non-Grimm animals, albeit not visibly.