I'm back y'all! I'm not dead! The past few months have been a…. chaotic bunch but I know we are all gonna pull through this. I suggest washing your hands, stay indoors, and wear a mask if you are going to a huge public place. But too give you some entertainment in these times, I give you the 5th (and pretty short) chapter of Press start to Begin!

I did it….. I finally have the chance to go to beacon! Oh my god I didn't know I could do it but I did! And what's even better is that I somewhat impressed Ozpin enough to get to Beacon. How I did it? I don't know! Guess I am just that awesome! But I did it nonetheless. Now all I have to do is get past initiation, get put on a team with hunters that aren't absolute trash, go through Volumes 1 and 2, enter the Vytal Festival along the way, and somehow stop Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, Roman, Neo, and Adam before they start the fall of Beacon… Simple! Right?

No! Of course it's not simple! And all I have for a plan for right now is be a pain in the ass of the bad guys! Like, you know those stories where someone gets dropped into Remnant and they are gifted with OMEGA GOD POWAAAS! Yeah, that would have gave me a plan if I had that! But no! I am a Fox Person with a god damn bow and arrow! I don't even have a semblance!

…..Does the Gamer Ability count as a semblance?

Maybe…?

Well that's not important right now! What is important is that I am on the bullhead currently flying towards the island of Beacon Academy. Looking out the window was absolutely breathtaking! I always wondered what being above the clouds would look like and to say it was amazing would be an understatement. I also used this time to scroll through my stats.

Name]: Robin Redwood

[Species]: Fox Faunus

[Title]: None

[Level]: 13

[Dependent Stats]

HP: 215/215

STR: 13

END: 20

VIT: 19

DEX: 19

AGI: 25

INT: 10

WIS: 19

LUK: 16

CSM: 25

[Skill Points]: 0

Ooooo…. That intelligence is gonna be a problem. The weird thing about this gamer ability is that whatever stats increase when I level up is completely random. How much they increase by and which one increases isn't up to me. I sighed as I closed my eyes, leaning against the seat I was sitting in and drumming my fingers on my leg. But then something caught my eye.

Well…. Someone caught my eye.

She had a red scarlet-haired ponytail with one of those thingies in her hair. She had glowing, emerald, green eyes as well as golden and red spartan-like armor. My eyes widened when I saw her. She was stunning…

She seemed to be sitting alone in a seat, quietly looking around at all the people on the ship. I blinked and quickly used Observe to check her stats.

Holy shit…..

[Name: Pyrrha Nikos]

[LV: 20]

[Species: Human]

[Title: The Invincible Girl]

[HP: 288]

[AGI: 44]

[DEX: 40]

Level 20!? She is seven levels above me!? Why and how is she so powerful!? She could definitely kick my ass in a matter of seconds!

I was snapped out of my thoughts by the Spartan looking in in my direction. Red met Green as our eyes connected and I also felt a small bit of a different feeling…. Fear. I knew this girls fate and I'm the only one between her and an arrow to the heart. She gave a small wave to me and I waved back. My fox ears picked up on a few different conversations.

"Hey. Do you see her? That's Pyrrha Nikos."

"It's the invincible girl in the flesh."

"She's a lot prettier than on TV."

Yeah…. I figured that's what they were talking about. Must be hard being famous…. You would never really know who is actually your friend and who just wanted to use you. Well… let's give Pyrrha that true friend.

I stood up from my seat and walked over to her and gave the most genuine smile I could give and waved to her. I could tell that she wasn't expecting my company and slowly glanced at me, unsure what to do. I extended my hand and smiled. "Hi there! You seem to be all alone here…. Want some company?" I asked, smiling. She gave back a warm smile and shook my hand. "That would be lovely. I am Pyrrha Nikos. But you probably already knew that." I smiled and shook idea. "I have no clue who you are."

Then it struck her. She realized that I asked who she was. She was somewhat taken aback by this but wore the same smile. "U-Um. Pyrrha Nikos. You don't know who I am?" She asked, looking somewhat relived.

"Pyrrha Nikos. That's an awesome name!" I said with a large smile. "I'm Robin!" Pyrrha immediately took a hold of my hand and shook it. "Pyrrha Nikos!...W-wait I-I…I already told you that. I-I'm sorry. It's just…it's been a while since I've been able to have a normal conversation with someone." She said in slight embarrassment.

I raised an eyebrow and tilted my head in "Confusion" "Why?"

Pyrrha looked away. "Oh...no reason…" She mumbled quietly with a small sigh. Is this what being a celebrity does to someone? Geez, count me out of EVER being a celebrity.

I nodded and smiled, going to say something before the bullhead began to land. The students began to shuffle out of the ship as I looked to Pyrrha. "Wanna walk with me? I could really use a friend." She looked up and blinked, shocked that someone was finally treating her as a normal human being instead of a mega celebrity, before slowly nodding.

I turned and walked out the ship with my new friend but so much was on my mind. Why? Why do I care so much about these fictional characters. They aren't real and I'm gonna risk my life for them.. maybe it was because I already got a relationship with Ruby and Yang? Maybe it's because I loved the show back on Earth? Or… maybe it's because my mom still haunted me. I couldn't save her…. And now it's affecting me now.

"Robin. The amphitheater is this- Robin?"

Why….? Why couldn't I saved her? My conscious would be clear if I could but I couldn't! And I'm thinking that saving these people would make me feel better!?

"Robin?"

DAMN IT! WHY COULDN'T I SAVED HER!?

[Your ability to stare off into space to hide your emotions gives you +1 CHA]

…..Fuck you bot.

I looked at Pyrrha who was currently looking at me strangely. I blinked at her as she looked at me like I had lost it.

"You seemed to be staring off into space? Is something on your mind?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. I gave a fake smile and shook my head.

"Nope! I'm all good! Just a bit taken aback by everything that is happening is all."

She looked at me for a bit before nodding slowly. Dear God this is the WORST first impression. Me and Pyrrha walked a bit more before arriving at the castle that is Beacon Academy. The show did not do this building service because it looks like HOGWARTS from where I'm standing. Literally, the detail on this thing was incredible.

I saw a big grin spread across Pyrrha's face. I could tell that she was excited to be here and I knew that all of her training led to this moment. I sighed and looked at the castle….

I guess my journey starts here.