Welcome to Chapter 5. I do believe I was in the right mindset to write this chapter since I have been so hyped this week with the release of Warframe's Fortuna update and League's K\DA skin line. I do hope I translated that hype into this chapter.

Hope you enjoy :P

The landing I made wasn't the smoothest, to be honest. I had to right myself in the air and before I knew it I was rapidly approaching the trees. I instinctively threw out the hook of my kama to catch a nearby branch... Only to sever it and several others while I started panicking.

When the hook eventually imbedded itself in one of the thicker branches I was only a few inches off the ground. I decided to climb up the chain to get to higher ground and evaluate the situation. I reached the top of the chain and sat on my knees on the branch to pull the hook out of the tree. Following the scar it made in the tree I pulled it from the underside of the branch only to discover, to my dismay, that my hook has completely bent straight.

I sat back on the branch with a heavy sigh. Raising my hand to my temple I rubbed at it as I attempted to think. My hand hurt where I desperately and foolishly grabbed my kama blade instead of my handle, luckily my aura kept me from bleeding.

Sitting with my back against the trunk of the tree, I closed my eyes and thought back to the briefing. I simply couldn't recall a single thing we needed to do and I was starting to become frustrated if only I had paid attention. I looked down to see my hand clamped over a poor little branch in an attempt to control how angry I was with myself.

I decided to try and find a fellow student so that they might be able to tell me what we are supposed to do. As I stood to search for other students from the treetops I heard nearby bushes under me rustle. I leaped to the trunk of the tree and blended into the best of my ability when I noticed a head of purple hair emerge from the bush. Before I could even make my presence known Medusa spoke up while looking directly at me.

"You know, that outfit would only help keep you hidden on a starry night, right?"

Her question made me glance down only to remember I was basically dressed as a section of the night sky and would thus be the most conspicuous thing in the tree. "I'll be down in a sec." I shouted down at Medusa. With a swift upward pull of my hand I spawned a portal down to the base of the tree. When I exited my portal Medusa stood in front of me, arms crossed, weight on one leg in a stance that made her look both questioning and immensely bored.

"Could you fill me in on the brief perhaps ha...ha?" I scratched the back of my head in an attempt to look innocent while awaiting her answer. She just stared at me with disbelief.

"I was kind of over-analyzing the other students and didn't focus on the briefing-" I scratched more vigorously at the back of my head. " -Sorry."

Her look slightly softened with the slightest hint of a smile growing on her face "Don't worry, it happens sometimes."

She stepped forward and continued "Since we met first we are to be partners, now we must find a relic somewhere in the forest. We must then take it to the top of Beacon cliff."

I nodded. "Sounds simple enough. Any idea were the relic might be?"

She simply shrugged, looking just as lost as I was. That's when something clicked in my mind. The look on my face probably gave away what I was thinking. Medusa piped up with a question.

"You have something on your mind, spill it."

"One time while I was stargazing I saw a structure from the top of Beacon cliff, that's probably where they are. I can take us there."

"How long of a walk do you think this is going to be?"

I scoffed at this. "A few seconds maybe." She looked at me in question. I smiled back at her and took a wide stance, with a swift upward jerk I opened a portal to our destination. I gestured for her to enter and she just responded by raising her brow.

"You have to enter first 'cause if I enter the portal closes behind me." She still stared at me with a raised brow. "You can trust me, I'm not leading you I trap."

"That's what something someone who's leading me into a trap would say." I simply slumped at this and put on my best unimpressed face."Just trust me on this... Partner."

Me dropping her new title seemed to have some effect and she, hesitantly at first, entered the portal slowly. I followed suit and soon we were standing on a dilapidated structure built over an abyss. With a cursory glance we couldn't find any relics.

"I see another structure in the distance!" Medusa suddenly yelled while pointing in the direction of a small plaza with a bunch of pedestals. Atop the pedestals were... what seemed to be... chess pieces.

We decided to take the gold pawn. I looked at Medusa who simply nodded back at me.

"It would seem Professor Ozpin's warnings of danger and death were just to rile us up."

I simply looked at Medusa, begging for an explanation of her ominous statement. We both held plain expressions until I could visually see the realization creep up her spine and fill her mind.

"Oh... Sorry. On the cliff Professor Ozpin warned us that the trials we will face would be possibly deadly."

"We could always go find a random Grimm to fight if your itching for a fight." I smiled at her, waiting for a response.

"I'd rather get moving, if we don't have to fight we should get back."

I nodded and took up my wide stance. I stood with my legs wide and one hand raised over my head while the other was rested at my ankle level. I focused on Beacon cliff and with a swift upward motion I straightened my body and raised my lowest hand straight up in one swift motion. The portal fizzled into existence and I gestured openly for Medusa to enter.

"After you, Partner." This time she stepped through without hesitation. When I followed we were on Beacon cliff with a bemused Ozpin sipping happily away at his coffee.

"Miss Quirian, as predicted you would be the first to arrive, although the exact time you would take was a hotly debated topic among me and Glynda."

I perked up at this. I love a good debate. Eagerly I asked "Who won?!"

"That is on a need-to-know basis, My dear."

From his tone, I could guess he lost.

"Now we wait for the rest of the students."

Thank you for reading this chapter, hope you are enjoying it so far. See you in two weeks.