The Lost is Found.

The thuum that I used to empower Annabelle has really paid off as she plows effortlessly through the rough terrain while barely breathing, indicating that the thuum is doing exactly what it should be, most of the work. This makes me smile not only knowing that we would reach the smoke while there is still light, but that Annabelle won’t hurt herself in an endeavor to do what I have asked. In the few hours that I have known her, I have grown extremely attached to the massive T rex and she has reciprocated the feelings. We are constantly checking on each other to make sure that we are both alright and showing affection for one another. At times I would gently rub the side of her neck and tell her she was doing a great job and she would always growl lightly and purr slightly from the contact. Then at times when I would remain still and pant from the extreme heat she would stop for a second and turn her head and chirp loudly to which I would sit up and rub her neck and tell her that I was alright. She would once again chirp happily and then turn her head back to face the path and would continue to walk.

It was as if I now shared a bond with this animal that went far beyond just the outside. No this bond was deeper, like our souls were now joined and we were forever intertwined with each other. “Almighty Divine Heavenly Father, without you this fellowship would not have been possible, you have blessed me with this friendship and I thank you, for the friend that I have now and for Alduin, may I continue to make more friends in this strange world and continue to bless me with your divine voice so that I may protect those that are dear to me. In all this I pray unto you Divine father in nomine Patris, Amen.” After I say this prayer internally I observe that we are now not even five minutes from the smoke trail and I can start to see something that looks like a chimney from a house. Instantly my mind fills with relieve that I might not be the only person on this world and I sit slightly upright in victory. Knowing that even if the people proved to be hostile, at least there would be other people and somehow I could assimilate into them or just wipe them out.

Either one would be great, but at this point I am just happy that I have found possible others and they may have some water to quench my parched throat. As the source of the smoke continues to get closer, I can begin to see more and more of the source taking form. It appears to be a small cottage with a roof of wood and straw with a small lean to extending to a small porch with a stained wooden door about a foot taller than me. A few wooden chairs sit on the front of the porch the same color as the door and they seem to be as if they were made for someone of a smaller stature. “I guess that these people are about the same height as me…finally!” I say to myself happily while looking back to see if anyone was outside the cottage. Seeing no one, I decide that I will have to see if anyone is home. After a minute or two more of riding I pat Annabelle on the side and she slows down before coming to a stop about 30 seconds from the house and I quickly jump down and then pat her on the leg and she brings her head down and nuzzles me in the face. “Annabelle, I am going to go check to see if anyone is there…stay here and keep out of sight, if I need you I will give you a shout okay.” I say while rubbing her snout lightly to which she chirps in happiness and I release her and start to walk towards the cottage.

I get a grand total of about 5 feet before I can hear whines and then the sound of a large footstep and I sigh and turn around to see a distraught T rex. “Come on Annabelle, I promise that I am only going around the corner to the house now come on girl please stay put.” I say with a hint of plead in my voice. The T rex does nothing but start to whine more and turn her head away from me and I know that I have to try to make this as easy as possible on her. “Hey Annabelle, wait here and if they have food I will bring you some.” This seems to have got her attention and she instantly looks at me and chirps loudly and then proceeds to lay down and yawn and stretch in the grass keeping her head towards me. Now seizing the moment, I start to walk towards the cottage slowly, making sure to be careful about all the sound that I made as to not alert the person to my location. Treading carefully, I step out of the grassland and into the front yard of the house while keeping my breath under control and trying to get some kind of saliva to get rid of my dry feeling in my mouth so I can at least sound presentable. But it soon becomes apparent that had someone not heard and felt the crashing footsteps of Annabelle that a few of my footsteps would pass unnoticed. Feeling as though I was being over cautious, I decide to tread as I normally would and walk up a small set of three stares walking up to the door.

My eyes now take in the sight around me and this reveals things that I did not see from a distance. The entire deck looks like it has been created by a skilled hand and it seems that it is well taken care of because there is not a drop of dirt or dust to be seen. All of the seats appear to be the same and there are plush cushions sitting on each one that I imagine are more comfortable than they seem. "And I thought that I had good stuff, this must have taken forever to make and cost I don’t even want to imagine." I say while turning to face the door and see that up close is a medium sized carving of three butter flies forming a circle with their wings spread out. Upon studying this symbol for a second I find that it is a nice touch and turn away to study the chairs closer, but then do a double take and look closely at the symbol with my mouth open slightly in question. "Okay…is that what I think it is."

Remembering that I had said earlier something felt familiar about this place I decide to take a mental note of the symbol and start to run a scan through my mind to try and match it with something that I may remember from something I had seen before. While I continue to ponder the symbol, I decide that I need to find some answers quick so I shrug and hold my hand up in a fist and gently knock on the door. Then I step back slightly from the door and wait for a response. After a minute or two passes and I get no answer, I try knocking slightly harder and once again step back slightly from the door. Once again sometime passes and I get no response and I am starting to get impatient. This time I practically slam my fist through the door and I can hear the loud bang echo through the still house and then some rustling coming from within. Then I hear what sounds like horse hooves clopping coming down a set of stairs and then walking up to the other side of the door.

“W-who i-is it?” A scared female voice says from behind the door. My instincts are telling me that for some reason or another the person behind the door is not dangerous so I decide to relax myself and try not to scare them anymore than I already have.

“I need some help, me and a friend have no idea where we are and I am parched from a long journey…can you help me?” As soon as I say that I step back even further from the door waiting for the door to open. A strange silence hangs in the air now that is making me feel uncomfortable and causing something in my instincts to say trouble. Beads of sweat start to collect on my face as it feels like a fire has just been lit underneath of my feet as I start to sway a little in nervousness. When a few more seconds pass, I decide that I could be falling into a trap and start to turn away slowly from the door. “Thank you for your time.” I say before putting one foot on the second step and starting to slowly step down off the porch.

“Wait!” The female voice says timidly from behind the door. Instantly I turn back around to face the door and put my foot back up on the porch. Then I can hear the sound of a lock being undone and the door start to creak open slowly. My heart is now racing and I can feel the sweat start to intensify as the door continues to open slowly. “This is it, the moment of truth but I wonder…why does that voice sound like something from My Little Pony. Then something dawns on me and instantly I look back over to the symbol on the wall as something clicks in my head. “Because I think I landed in Equestria.” Then a torrent of memories washes over me of actually seeing some of the show and when I look to the symbol, something instantly comes to mind. The symbol of the element of kindness…Fluttershy!

Now having some of the answers that I need, my mind easies slightly and I just try and act calm and collected when inside I am about to explode with happiness. Fluttershy was one of my favorite characters and I had always in secret wanted for them to be real, because even at 18 years old and being human…I had always found them to be attractive and wondered if they were real, what they would think of me. Now I was not only going to get to see them, but I planned on living the rest of my life with them if fate should allow. I have to take a few breaths to keep myself calm and collected so I don’t pass out from pure joy that flooded my system. As the door starts to approach the end of its journey I turn back to face the door and wait in excitement. The door then creaks open the final length of the way to reveal a beautiful sight. Standing in front of me is a light yellow colored pony with a long pink mane and tail, with the same symbol as the door on the both of her flanks. She stands roughly 2 inches shorter than me, much taller and larger than the show had depicted them as and for a moment I have to readjust myself so I am able to look at her better. My mouth hangs agape behind my helmet as I take eagerly the sight in front of me in.

However, she seems to be having a similar reaction because her mouth is hanging open slightly and she is staring dead at me, but what seems to be a polar opposite reason. While my expression is of wonder and happiness, her wide scared eyes and shaking body tell me that she is staring at me out of fear and is possibly frozen in place. Instantly I noticed this and I started to sweat even more than what I was and in my head I try to think up a way to show her I am not going to hurt her. But after a minute passes and Fluttershy’s shaking gets more intense I start to really get worried that I might literally scare her to death when an idea comes shooting into my head.
“I know you’re scared right now, but trust me I will not hurt you.” I say softly while raising my hands to my helmet and starting to turn it to the left. Fluttershy’s eyes are now boring holes into me and I can see the deep fear housed within them come alive as I try to unlock my helmet from its place. When the helmet turns a half click I then turn it hard and it unlocks with a loud CLACK.

I pull the massive helmet off of my head and slowly lower it to one side and sit it on the porch while still looking at Fluttershy. Now however, I notice that there is even more fear in her eyes and I can see that she is starting to tear up. Then I remember that Daedric armor turns your face red and gives you black as shadow eyes which helps with the helmet’s already natural shadow that covers the wielders face to scare opponents in battle. It appears to be doing its job right now as Fluttershy looks like she is about to urinate herself and then pass out. Knowing that if that happens I will probably have to take care of the poor mare until she wakes up and the last thing that I want to do is to have to explain to the other mane 6 why I scared their friend half to death, so not really knowing on how to proceed I decided to do what I did when my parents were really upset and start slowly walking towards Fluttershy. Her eyes are following mine intensely and I can hear here whimpering and hyperventilating as she tries to lean away from my advancing form. My nervousness has now caused me to feel as though I am about to catch fire, but I continue towards Fluttershy with soft eyes and a look of determination. When I get to about an arm length from her, I slowly bend down so I am eye level with the scared mare and hold her eye contact. “Hey, don’t cry Fluttershy.” I say while carefully placing my hands on her cheeks and wiping the tears away while being mindful to not hurt her with the sharp fingers on my gauntlets. Through the gauntlets I can feel all of her fear coming off of her in waves so strong that at first I have to force myself to not pull away immediately and leave and never come back. However when after I wipe away her tears for a few seconds, I can feel the waves lessen slightly and she finally is able to look my fully in the eyes.

“H-how do you k-know my name and w-what do you want scary demon?” She says while sniffling a cry back.

"Well, that is a first…but I guess it won’t be the last time I hear that term, so better to get used to it now, because not only am I human but Dragonborn as well and I hope that does not upset somepony." I instantly smile a warm smile and she looks at me slightly confused before I remove my hand from her cheek and stand up.

“I am a human…a very powerful human and as for me knowing your name, anything that has power flowing through it I keep an eye on, and correct me if I am wrong but you are one of the elements of harmony are you not?” I say in a warm tone while keeping a blush from spreading across my face. She closes her eyes and takes a breath before responding.

“What’s a human?” Somehow I have been expecting this question and I have already thought of an answer so I sigh and remove my hand from her cheek before continuing to speak.

"That is a complicated question, but in an effort to make it simple, were the same as you, except we walk at all times on two legs and we don’t have magic... technically.” I say in explanation. Instantly her face lights up and I can see all the fear and worry disappear from her face and she stands up with haste and smiles a shy smile.

“You seem friendly, I am sorry that I called you a demon.” She says with a hint of nervousness. Now my blush has grown to a new level and it is a good thing that my face is been turned blood red from the armor because if not, I would not be able to hide it.

“Haha, it’s no problem, this armor is quite intimidating.” I say while clearing my throat and turning to the side so I can take in a deep breath. Smooth…real smooth. After I turn back to the center I see that Fluttershy has now moved back over towards the door and is standing just inside of the door jamb looking at me with strange eyes. However as soon as my eyes trail directly up to hers she looks down at the floor and her cheeks turn a slight shade of red.

“Would you like to come inside, I have some water and food if you would like some.” She says in a soft voice while continuing to look down at the ground. She had to say no more because when I hear someone as pretty as Fluttershy offer me food and drink then how in God’s name could I say no and instantly I walked up to the door with a happy smile on my face.
“I would be honored.” I say while slightly bowing my head in a show of formality common for the Dragonborn to use. Fluttershy now instantly looks back up to me and her blush grows in intensity and nods her head for me to come forth. I start to walk over to the door when I realize that someone is missing.

“Wait, my friend is still out there and she is going to want to know if I am alright, do you care for one more?” Fluttershy’s smile seems to lessen slightly and I can see something in her posture shift slightly as if someone has just let a small amount of air out of balloon.

“Uh s-sure by all means!” She tries to say with enthusiasm, but I can tell instantly that it is halfhearted and it makes me wonder what she could be upset about. After a few seconds pass and nothing comes to mind I just shrug and walk over to the edge of the porch and look off at the corner of where the forest becomes grassland and take in a huge breath while cupping my hands to my mouth.

“Annabelle!” My loud voice echoes through the still night air, causing some birds to fly off of a trees at the edge of the dark forest not 100 yards from where I was currently standing. When a few seconds pass, I can hear the sound of two massive feet hitting the ground a little ways away and then a massive roar that literally shakes the boards underneath of my feet. The massive footsteps get louder and louder with every step, indicating that Annabelle is getting closer. Fluttershy screams loudly and then bolts up behind me and stands up and wraps herself around me while pressing her cheek hard into my back. Confused and slightly amazed by the sudden feeling of the mare against me I laugh slightly and my blush returns to my face as this is the closest a girl has ever been to me without malice intent.
“You alright?” I say while laughing lightly to which Fluttershy only looks at me with a look of pure horror and confusion.

“T-that w-was the roar of a T rex…the most dangerous predator outside of a dragon and you think this is funny, especially since your friend is more than likely inside of its stomach right now!” She says so quietly that I have to really hear her over her trembling and the pounding footsteps. Again I laugh a little louder and sigh while turning my head until I am less than a hands length distance from the mare’s face and look into her bright blue eyes.

“Oh no you miss understand me, that T rex is my friend!” I say laughing while Fluttershy looks at me like I have gone insane. I notice this and just continue to smile while trying not to laugh at this whole situation. She thought that I was talking about another human, that’s a good one! I think before turning back around and staring back out into the night. By now the snarling, roaring and footsteps sounded like they were right on top of us and when I look over I see a bright orange eye staring at me from the darkness accompanied by heavy breathing. Then Annabelle gently steps into the light of the porch and instantly her demeanor changes upon seeing me. Her aggressive stance lessens and I can see the bloodlust leave her eyes as it is replaces by happiness and calmness as I smile happily at my T rex friend. “Hey Annabelle, great to see you!” I exclaim to which Annabelle coos softly and then chirps lightly. When she does this I beam proudly and start to take a step towards Annabelle when I remember that Fluttershy is hugging me. She is now crying once more and her grip on me is like steal so much so that I feel if she squeezes me any harder than she might crush my armor. “Fluttershy, please don’t cry…look she is friendly.” I say while pointing to Annabelle and uneasily, Fluttershy looked up to Annabelle. At first the T rex just looked at her with a confused look but when about 10 seconds pass, she gently chirps and waves her head in an invite for us to come closer.

“I am scared.” Fluttershy says quietly while trying to get her crying under control. This statement was not new to me, but instantly hit me like a ton of bricks. She was genuinely scared, I could feel it in her entire body and it was causing me to want to find a way to make her feel better about this situation. I could not think of anything when a thought came to mind that I thought would help to ease the tension of the frightened mare.

“I want to show you that she is not going to hurt you, if you would like to hold onto me then you can if it gives you comfort.” I say in a warm voice while reaching up with one of my hands a brushing a piece of her pink mane out of her face causing her to blush.

“O-okay.” She says while nervously looking up at the T rex. She then slowly releases me but she keeps on of her hooves on my left shoulder and what is amazing that it actually felt like a hand. Stowing the strange feeling away in my mind I wipe another tear off her cheek and turn back to center and start to slowly walk towards Annabelle. As I approach Annabelle I can see Fluttershy look at me and then to Annabelle and some of the happiness instantly is replaced by confusion and then anger as she snarls slightly and gets in a ridged stance once again. This causes Fluttershy to whimper and duck behind me to which I sigh and take in a deep breath.

“Annabelle, be nice, she is friendly and I want to show you that you’re friendly to.” I say while motioning my head back to Fluttershy who has now poked her head back up from behind me and is barely poking her eyes over her shoulder while looking at me with pleading eyes and is shaking her head at me as trying to tell me to go no further, but I just continue to move forward towards Annabelle who is still eyeing Fluttershy with a look of confusion and anger. When I am about 2.5 feet in front of Annabelle, I stop and she gently lowers her head to where it is only an arm’s length away from me and I reach up and scratch the underside of her chin to which she chirps lightly and nuzzles her face into my cheek. Then not even moving away from my cheek she looks back to Fluttershy and instantly she reaches her head behind me and gently sniffs the mare. I can hear the whimpering intensify as I turn my head and see that Annabelle has her muzzle in Fluttershy’s face and is gently sniffing her from different angels. Fluttershy has her eyes closed and is now pressed once again against me and she is crying heavily on my armor, making me think that this probably was not the best of ideas. Still looking backwards towards Fluttershy I gently lean over and whisper in her ear. “She wants to see your face.” Fluttershy now slowly starts to raise her head from my armor and looks straight ahead at Annabelle’s bright eyes. Then an eerie silence follows as the two continue to stare at each other in the face and then Annabelle gets so close to Fluttershy that the front part of her snout is touching her and a strange look comes across Fluttershy as if her life is passing in front of her eyes. Then after a few tense seconds pass, Annabelle slightly pulls back from her and then I can see the T rex equivalent of a smile spread across her face and then she coos softly before giving Fluttershy a nuzzle and lick on the face before returning her head to me to which I start to scratch her affectionately. Fluttershy then releases me and then I can hear her wipe her face off.

“Well, I guess she likes me!” Fluttershy says with great enthusiasm to which I turn around and see that she is wearing the biggest smile that I have ever seen and that instantly warms my heart.

“I told you that she would not hurt you.” I say while pulling my hands away from the T rex and completely turning my body to face hers.

“You are like me, you have a way with animals, but I still don’t get how you could do this because T rex is one of the most feared animals in Equestria…so how is it that you are able to make it friendly?” She asks while going back down on all fours and looking at me with question hungry eyes. This statement was one that I had been expecting for a second now and I had decided that telling the simple truth would be the best because I felt that why would I keep a secret like that from them when they were going to find out eventually, so I just sigh and take a deep breath in.

“Remember when I told you that I was a very powerful human and that most humans cannot harness magic, so to speak.” Fluttershy then nods her head and motions for me to continue my story. “Well there are some humans that are unlike any others…Dragonborn…who are born with the body and soul of a mortal but within their own soul a demon prince or dragon was sealed thus giving them extraordinary power.” Fluttershy’s mouth is now hanging open slightly and I can see the look of confusion and wonder at what I had just said.

“The being of a mortal, but with the soul of a dragon!” How is this possible?!” She says with great question and then scoots towards me until she is about 1 foot in front of me.

“Well I know for me I had a dragon soul inside me from the time of birth…” I say before Fluttershy interrupts me.

“Y-you’re the offspring of a dragon, wow that is amazing, can you breathe fire?” She says quite joyfully while a slight blush spreads across her face to which makes me feel even more confident.

“Kind of, see the Dragonborn can do far more than breathe fire...we use something called the thuum that is controlled by saying certain words in the ancient demon language that have immense power and can manipulate the world around us…for example if I was to say one thing it can cause me to do something as simple as throw my voice to something so powerful it can obliterate entire armies and cities.” And no I am called Dragonborn because I have the soul of a dragon, not because I was spawned from one.” As I say this I can see the look of amazement grow on her face and with it so do her questions.

“…Can you show me one of your abilities?” She asks while she looks at the ground and blushes with a hint of pleading in her voice. My insides instantly come alive and my confidence instantly goes through the roof because this is a chance to show off to such a beautiful and sweet girl…something that previously had never happened.

“Absolutely I will show you!” I say as I give her a huge smile and to the side so that I am facing the forest. “Unrelenting force is your best shout so let’s use that one.” I tell myself before spotting a dead tree on the edge of the forest and deciding that it would be an adequate target. Then I turn back to Fluttershy and point to the tree. “Now watch the tree.” She then turns her head towards the tree and I can see anticipation creep onto her face and her tail is now waving back and forth behind her in an erratic manor. Turning back to face the tree and literally feeling the adrenaline in the air, I take in a breath and steady my insides for a few seconds as I can feel power start to course through my body. The power level charges for a few seconds and when I feel it has reached a good level I take a huge breath in and then release it in a shout. “Fus Ro Dah!” (Unrelenting Force!) A massive blue wave explodes from out of my mouth and goes hurtling towards the tree and as soon as the force hits the tree it instantly gets uprooted and then flies through the dark night sky before coming to a stop 300 yards inside the woods with a loud CRASH. Knowing that my work was done, I turn once again to Fluttershy and find her to be spellbound. Her tail is now dead still and a look of pure ecstasy instantly explodes on her face as she looks as though she is trying to put into words what just happened. This is the exact reaction that I was looking for and my insides get even hotter at seeing the look on the mare right now and another blush creeps its way onto my face as I admire the moment. Then after a few minutes pass, Fluttershy now looks back over to me with a look of amazement on her face and my blush instantly intensifies as she runs up to me and gets right in my face.

“That…was…amazing!” She says in a soft voice. I then look down at the ground in front of me and a smile a smug smile.

“Ah, that was nothing, but I am glad that you liked it.” Fluttershy then giggles a little and I can hear the sounds of footsteps going away from me and when I look up I see that Fluttershy has started walking back over to the cottage and is still looking at me. When she reaches the porch she stops and shift a little so she is leaning against the side of one of the pillars and then she clears her voice slightly and tries to look me directly in the eyes while shifting around nervously.

“Y-you know, if y-you want to-to stay with me tonight, I h-have an extra b-bed.” She says while blushing madly and trying to hold eye contact. Instantly this offer bounces around inside of me and it takes a second for me to actually realize what she was saying, but when I do a small smile inches its way onto my face. How could I possible say no to that!

“I would be honored, thank you.” I say while trying to contain myself from shouting in joy. Fluttershy than instantly looks up to me and I can see a look of joy on her face at what I had just said.

“Then c-come on in, I w-will get you water.” She says while motioning for me to come over. However before I started to walk over I look backwards at Annabelle and looked over to the house wondering what I was going to do with my friend. She was far too massive to fit in the cottage and I did not want her to feel as though she was by herself, so I decided that giving her something to do might make her not think about it.

“Hey Annabelle, why don’t you go and see if you can get some water and maybe find something to chow down on in the woods, you are tired and need to get something to eat and drink.” The T rex than instantly started to chirp in a low sad voice, probably not wanting to leave me. “Don’t worry, I will be right here.” I say calmly trying to get the T rex to understand that I was only looking out for her best interest. It almost seemed as though she could read the motivation behind my words as she started to walk my way towards an opening in the trees. I almost frowned as I saw my friend start to walk away towards the forest and I could feel the sadness as she walked away. But as she was about to pass me she stopped and lowered her head and nuzzled my cheek while giving it a quick lick and cooing lightly in my ear. “It is strange that not only does she know how I am feeling, but also how to make me feel better…as if she can sense everything that I am feeling.” I then instantly perk up and all the feelings of sadness disappear and a smile break onto my face as I scratch the underside of her chin. She chirps quietly and then she raises her head and walks past me and then to the entrance of the woods. She then gives a loud roar and goes thundering off into the forest causing some of the trees to break and the ground to shake from the heaviness of her footsteps. Knowing that Annabelle was going to be okay, I turn my head back to the porch and start to walk towards it. When I reach the porch, I instantly look over to Fluttershy and see that she still has a look of joy on her face and a smile that could melt my heart. She has now got the door open and is standing inside of the door jamb and I start to walk towards the door, when I suddenly start to walk over to Fluttershy. Then without even thinking, I place both my arms around her and bring her in a soft but firm embrace. Now because of my natural height (about 5’2) I am able to hug her without bending over, with her only being about 2 inches shorter than me and it makes it less awkward to hold onto the mare and I silently thank God for my short height. A few seconds pass and I release Fluttershy from the grip to see that her face is almost as red as the morning sun. “That is for being so kind to me and not even knowing me.” Fluttershy then clears her throat again and tries to speak.

“Thank you, but what is your name?” She asks in an embarrassed tone.

“My name is Chris, glad to have met you.” I say before backing up some so she can be the first to go through the door. Noticing this, Fluttershy takes a step forward and then goes inside. The whole time I can see her tail waving back and forth at a rapid pace, telling me she must be happy right now. However as she is doing this I catch a glimpse of her marehood and instantly my face flushes with heat. Trying to keep myself calm and collected I take a deep breath in and try to refocus my attention somewhere else, but I can’t help but look at it with a primal eye. She then turns to me and motions with her hoof to come inside. Knowing that this was going to be the start of my new life I instantly snap back to reality and looking back towards her face I take a step through the door and then sigh. The old life dies now and my new one starts.