The Harmony Scrolls V: Manerim

The sound of hooves awoke Alex. It was cold, and the wind was blowing, making it even colder. Tall pine trees passed by, a dark green that almost reminded him of something. He couldn't quite grasp what. Snow covered the ground in patches, melting from the early morning sun. He saw that he was in a cart, his hands bound with a piece of rough cloth. He looked up in the sky, it was a light blue, and cloudless. It was a pristine environment. Where was he?

He looked across from him. Startled, he almost jumped in a combination of shock and amazement. It was a horse. No, it was too small to be a horse. A pony maybe? It was cyan colored, with a rainbow mane. Ponies? Who would tie up a pony? What the fuck is going here? He thought to himself, wondering why a rainbow pony was tied up across him him. It had wings too, which were also tied up. Pegasi? The rainbow colored pony looked over at him. "Hey, you're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border right? Walked right into that Celestian ambush, same as us. And that thief over there." Alex was utterly speechless. He couldn't even comprehend that a rainbow colored Pegasus had spoken English to him. "By the way, what are you? I've never seen you before." The Pegasus asked. Alex opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't find any words. He just sat there with his mouth agape, his mind trying desperately to comprehend the situation. He decided to just take it slow.

"I'm uh...I'm a Human. F-from the planet Earth. My n-name is uh...Alex." He spoke slowly and hesitantly. The Pegasus nodded. "A human, eh? I've never heard of...your kind before. By the way, my name is Rainbow Dash. I'm a Pegasus if you couldn't tell. I'm a Lunarian. I fight for Princess Luna, leader of the Lunarians. She seeks to drive out the Celestians from our homeland, Manerim."

Alex looked to his right and saw a midnight colored pony wearing a black and blue crown. She had a long horn protruding from her head. Alex also noticed the pair of majestic wings on her back, which were bound to keep her from flying away. Her hooves were also tied up, and her mouth was shut, a gag over her mouth. The Lunarian Leader was an Alicorn. Clearly this...Princess Luna was a good leader and meant well for her people, but the "Celestians" saw her as a threat.

The thief pony spoke up. "Damn you Lunarians, Equestria was just fine until you started causing trouble. I could have galloped all the way to Hooferfell if it wasn't for you!" The angry thief said, a frown on his face. "Be quiet back there, were almost into Helgen." Barked a guard in white and yellow armor, pulling the cart with another guard clad in the same armor.

Alex almost fell over in shock. Okay, I'm in a cart with blue and rainbow colored English speaking ponies, I just heard the word "Helgen", the village at the start of Skyrim, I'm in a place called Manerim, and It's engaged in a civil war very similar to Skyrim's. Dear god, I hope I am not the Dragonborn. He thought nervously.

The cart came to a halt in a small village, probably Helgen. Many guard towers stood high above the small cottages of the town, decorated with white and yellow banners with a sun on them. Oh yeah. This village was under heavy Celestian Influence.

"Why are we stopping?" The thief asked nervously. Rainbow Dash face-palmed. Or rather, face-hoofed. "Why do you think? End of the line." The pegasus replied glumly. All the color on Alex's face drained instantly. End of the line, huh? Well, at least you got to meet English speaking ponies. He smiled at the thought, despite the situation he was in.

The thief stepped down from the cart first, then Luna, and then Dash. "You Celestians can't do this! We're not with the Lunarians!" Thief said.

Rainbow Dash snorted. "Stallion up and face your execution with courage." Suddenly, a distant roar echoed across the sky. "Oh shit..." Alex said quietly. "Dragons."