(A/N I do not own RWBY, the great Monty Oum of Rooster Teeth does… May he rest in peace….

Also, a shoutout to flameclawsxx for inspiring me to write this story through "The Remnant Gamer," both the original AND the rewrite!)

"External Speech"

'Internal Speech/Commands'

Gamer System

"Iris The Intern External Voice"

"Iris The Intern Internal Voice"

Loading File…

25%...

50%...

75%...

80%...

ERROR: Data Corruption Detected!

File Integrity: 80%

File Corruption: 20%

Attempting File Recovery…

Recovery Failed

Performing Data Patch…

Attempting File Recovery…

Recovery Successful!

NOTICE: Altered Data does not conform with standard System Settings!

A Report has been sent to the Administration.

Awaiting Response…

Awaiting Response…

The grey screen in front of him remained the only thing he had seen in that empty void, ever since he had found himself here weeks ago…

Or maybe it had only been five minutes, he had no idea.

He couldn't even remember how he got here, or what he had been doing.

Then again, maybe this was just a lucid dream?

"I hope that I don't have to wait much longer to wake up…" He sighed.

"Sorry I took so long to get here!" A young girl came running, carrying a metal suitcase.

"I had to collect the necessary files to modify your interface!" She pinched the lower-left corner of the screen in front of him and pulled out what looked like a holographic USB.

She then sat down, opened the suitcase (unfortunately facing towards him, keeping him from seeing what was inside) and plugged it into something.

As the tapping of fingers on a keyboard echoed into the seemingly infinite emptiness, he took the time to get a better look at the newcomer.

Her black hair was kept in a neat braid that reached just below her shoulders, and her skin was somewhat fair, suggesting that she didn't spend much time outside. Her left eye was a dark shade of green, while her right eye seemed to pulse with a neon blue glow at a steady pace.

"Um.." He began. "Who are you, exactly?"

She started, as though she had almost forgotten he was even there.

"Oh-me?" Her eyes flickered to him for a moment before returning to whatever she had in that case. "I'm from the Administration- admittedly I'm still an Intern and this is my first assignment-" She took a deep breath and recomposed herself.

"They sent me to resolve the issue with your interface. The System had to patch up some variables in your file with some… unusual choices. And because of those changes, it isn't sure how to format itself. This is the first time a candidate for receiving the power of the Gamer was a golem, after all."

(A/N This my first fanfic, and I am excited to see where this goes! I was inspired especially by flameclawsxx 's "The Remnant Gamer," both the original and the rewrite. It is a great fanfic, in my opinion, and I strongly urge you to go check it out! I appreciate any feedback, cover submissions, reviews, etc, and I hope to see you soon!)

-poaling12