Chapters The Elder Ponies : Skymare
She landed, it feeling slightly painful on her bare hooves. She sucked it up and kept moving, finding a hole in the floor and jumping through.
She ran through a hole where a door might have been, and saw a group of an old man, a child, and an imperial wearing armor, who looked like a soldier.
They contenued running, until the dragon landed on the wall and roared, breathing fire.
As it stopped and began to fly to another area to continue terrorizing the poor town, Hadvar yelled
From all over, she heard screams from children, soldiers dying and fighting, and families trying to escape. The entire thing horrified Pinkie, she couldn't believe how different these worlds were. Her bright, colorful happy Equestria of friendship and happiness.. And then this. Everywhing was burning, children were crying, families were dying.. All because of a dragon . She knew they were greedy, but she didn't know they were like this. She was happy Twilight raised Spike to be nice. She couldn't stay happy for long though.
"Ralof! You damned soldier, out of my way!"
"We're escaping, Hadvar! Your not stopping us this time!"
"Fine. I hope that dragon takes you all to Sovngarde!" Whats sovngarde?
"You, come on! Into the keep!" Ralof yelled. She ran towards him since she wasn't always the best at super-fast choices like this, and he was the first to yell.
"I can cut you loose inside, come on!" He said.
They went in, she looked around the palce. It looked like a dungeon, but with more light and furniture. She also noticed a dead nord soldier.
"We'll meet again in Sovngarde, brother." Ralof said, he stood up, "Looks like we're the only ones who made it." "That thing was a dragon, no doubt. Just like the children's stories and the legends. The harbingers of the End Times."
"There you go. You may as well take Gunjar's gear, he won't be needing it any more.."
"Ah, this ones locked.. Lets see about that gate." He continued, walking toward one of the other side.
She looked around the room, and herself.
"Damn! no way to open this from our side.."
"Get this gate open." They heard the imperial captain say, Pinkie was frightened and stood a bit lower where someone at the door couldn't see.
"For the sons of skyrim!"
The imperials ran in wearing lots of armor, pulling out their weapons, one charging at Pinkie, she screamed and blocked her face, one of her hooves out. She couldn't keep the horrid, painful thought of the burning families and town of Helgen. She then heard the imperial scream and the sound of burning. The imperial was on fire, so was her hoof. But it didn't hurt, it just felt kind of warm on her. It must have been a fire spell, and it seems like a good way of fighting. Pinkie backed up, and continued thinking about fire, and her magic kept working. Ralof used his weapons to fight the other two. Pinkie closed her eyes, she didn't want to see anyone else burning alive. She heard three screams of different voices, then silence.
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Pinkie knew what she was supposed to do, and searched the imperials for a key. She took some armor, weapons, and a key.
"That's it! Come on, lets get out of here before that dragon brings this hole tower down on our heads!" Ralof said.
The two continued on, Pinkie quite fearful. "Look out!"
Some of the wall fell in front of them, Pinkie jumped back.
Pinkie pushed open the door, and they walked in to hear talking.
"Death to the empire!" Ralof yelled.
"You won't leave Helgen alive!" An imperial yelled, pulling out his sword as Ralof swung his.
Pinkie thought of fire and held out her hoof, and it happened. Fire, burning, painful fire. Pinkie didn't like this, she was just WAITING for her to recharge so she can go back to Sugarcube Corner and go to bed, its already over half way.
She noticed the quick effectiveness of Ralof's axes, and the slow painful death of her fire. She looked through her inventory, and took an imperial sword.
"A store room. See if you can find any potions, you'll need them." Ralof said, looking around.
She sheathed her weapon, and looked in some barrels, finding many potions and taking them all, she also decided to take some food is she gets hungry before she recharges, or maybe to bring back home to Ponyville, then she found something horrible, a dead bunny handing by its foot on a rope. Who would do that? Rabbits don't hurt ponies, those imperials do, so whats up with killing animals? She was grossed out by the sight, and looked for some more apples, ale, and sweetrolls. She likes sweetrolls. While she was looking, she also found some gold coins that looked like bits, only different designs.
She was done, and they moved on.
"Trolls blood! Its a torture room!" Ralof said.
"Hear that?"
Two nords, one of them being Ralof, fought two imperials. Pinkie looked at and unsheathed her imperial sword, and charged at one of the imperials. Her short height of 4" feet made her only get a stab in the legs, since she also stumbled a bit. The three fighting easily killed off the two imperials, she discovering that it was the torturer and his assistant.
"Was jarl Ulfric with you?" Ralof asked the other nord.
"No, I haven't seen him since the dragon showed up." She answered.
"Wait a second, it looks like theres something in this cage.." Ralof said, "See if you can get it open with some picks. We might need that gold once we get out."
She had no idea how to pick locks. Oh well, ought to give it a try.
She attempted picking it with her hoof gripped around a knife and her mouth on a pick, she tried to find the right spot and it broke. She tried again, it broke. Once more, she finally opened it! She took four gold, a magicka potion, some mage clothes, and a book.
They went walking and running for a few minutes, Pinkie was waiting for her to recharge, and it was silent.
"I'll keep watch in case Ulfric comes through here. Talos guide both of you." The soldier said, she ran to the entrace.
"Come on, this way." Ralof said, looking at the mare. Pinkie trotted over to him, and the two went on, Pinkie hoping they'd get out of here soon enough.
It was a possible way out, but freedom always comes with a price. Spiders. Not your normal,average, everyday house spiders. These guys were big! They were big as a large wagon wheel, or a filly! This is something spike has to be afraid of. Pinkie didn't want to get too close, and thought about fire and started burning them.
"What would Fluttershy think about this.." She finally said something.
The spiders began trying to bite her, to which she backed up, Ralof was hitting one with two one-handed axes, which it died. She was blinded with a burning pain in her eyes for a second, when a spider spit poison onto her face. She then wished she could heal somehow, then she remembered the healing potions. She stopped thinking about fire and quickly grabbed a healing potion from her mane, where she stores everything. She popped open the cap and gulped down the entire thing, which instantly made the poison disappear and everything stop hurting, also making the bruise from earlier disappear. Then she grabbed an imperial sword, and did something she didn't expect she even could do, in all seriousness. She jumped up, and stabbed the spider in the back, the entire sword coming through it, then pulling it out, the spider dead. They had killed all the spiders by now, Ralof was being more productive with him killing maybe 10, and Pinkie killing 1.
"I hate those damn things.. Too many eyes, you know?" Ralof said, looking at one of the large, dead 8 eyed creatures.
Pinkie noticed she somehow had some dark green bottles in her mane, and took up some venom since it'd be a painful poison for the nest horrid beast they have to fight.
They ran on past the spider cave, Pinkie saw a small like far ahead, and began to run.
"Hold up! Theres a bear just ahead. See her?" Ralof said, putting an arm out infront of her, stopping Pinkie. She looked for a bear, and found a larger brown figure in front of the light.
"I'd rather not tangle with her now right now. Let's try to sneak by. Just take it nice and slow, and watch where you step." Ralof continued. "Or if you're feeling lucky, take this bow. Might take her by surprise."
She liked the bow, thought it'd be useful since its far range like magic, but does quick fast damage like a sword. But she still didn't feel like seeing more dead animals, and definetly not killing some for herself. Ponies are omnivores, but the only animal stuff they'd ever eat is eggs or milk. The only reason they keep pigs at Sweet Apple Acres is they're great at finding truffles, and its impossible to say those ponies in Canterlot aren't willing to by some 'fancy' chocolate for a price that could fix granny Smith's back.
She took the bow just in case she wakes the poor peaceful thing up, got low, and walked next to the wall, as far from the bear as she can. She tried to be quiet, which was easier since her mane muffled all the sounds of the things she stored, and her hooves were covered in some fur so there was no noise of that. She got past the bear, which she then stood up. The two ran on, Pinkie feeling she was close to getting out and not having to kill anything anymore.
"Looks like the way out! I knew we'd make it!" Ralof said, both of the two smiling.
"Wait!"
It felt like an earthquake. The dragon flew away, roaring.
"Looks like its good. Not coming back this time." He said, "No way to know if anyone else made it out alive, But this place is going to be swarming with Imperials soon. We'd better clear out of here."
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"Pinkie Pie, your rent is over!" Someone screamed, waking her up, causing Pinkie to fell off her chair and on to the floor.
"Oh, sorry, heheh.." Pinkie trotted out, and out the door. "Hmm... now what.. Oh wait! I think Ralof said something about his sister Gerdur.. I'll have to find her."
Pinkie looked around all of Riverwood, seeing a dog, some hens, a cow, and some citizens, before she found Gerdur and Hod's home.
"Yup. This is it."
She talked the Gerdur, and accepted the gifts:
Alto wine
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She sat by the block, staring up at the dragon. The imperial headsman fell as it landed on a roof, causing a near earthquake. She quickly got up, and ran inside a tower, following the orders of a nord as the dragon breathed fire over the ground, being shot at by several human archers. She was different, she was bright pink and walked on all fours, like an animal. She was an animal, she was a pony and could talk. Her name was Pinkie Pie, and she broke the fourth wall not to long ago, entering this world, getting an unpleasant welcome, having the imperials attempt to chop her head off.
"Jarl Ulfric! What is that thing? Could the legends be true?" The nord said to Ulfric.
"Legends don't burn down villages." He responded.
Above, they heard the dragon roar, frightening Pinkie.
"We need to go, now!" The jarl yelled.
"Up through the tower, lets go!" The nord said. "With me, up the tower!"
The pink pony rushed up the stairs with the nord.
They both backed up quickly and ducked as the dragon's head bursted through the wall creating a large hole, it roared and breathed fire as the two backed up.
"Get back!"
"See the inn on the other side? Jump through the roof and keep going!"
Pinkie looked down at the large jump, then looked at the dragon and how her powers aren't done recharging, and shes stuck here as a mortal untill she can make it back to Equestria when she recharges.
She closed her eyes, and leapt.
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Pinkie entered the small village, it was more pleasant then the dungeon, or Helgen. Ralof called it 'Riverwood', which fits seeing as its by a river, and it has a water-powered wood mill. Thats not all it is though, theres an Inn called "The Sleeping Giant Inn", a store called "The Riverwood Trader", and a few villager homes. 3 minutes till recharge, perfect. She assumed she'll check out the store then.
She went inside and there was an argument going on, she stood silently for a few moments while the two argued, until one of the traders noticed her, the other quickly noticing after.
"Oh, I don't know how much of that you heard, but the Riverwood Trader is still open." The trader said, the other sitting at a table.
"Oh,uh, then what do you have for sale?" The fluffy pony responded.
"Some would call this junk, but me, I call these treasures." He said, showing off tons of items, each for a price.
Pinkie counted her gold, "1..2..3..4.." She continued, "12!" She looked at the items, finding very little she could afford. She saw a book though, about Skyrim, for 2 gold. She decided it could be a good time waster until she recharges.
After that, she rented a room in the Sleeping Giant Inn and read.
She learned about the thu'um, the dragonborn, and Alduin. About the upcoming civil war, which explained the imperials and stormcloaks. She began to feel bad for the poor place, and how horrible it's doing compared to Equestria. Not even a day has passed yet, so it hasn't even been a minute in Equestria. It'd take hours there for them to notice shes missing. She could use her powers to teleport, or fast travel around. Maybe even write little 'journal' entries and keep track of any missions. Yeah, thats great. She'll stay, and save Skyrim. That sounds simply great. Better get started soon.
