Chapter 2 Meeting the Elements

POV Twilight Sparkle

After reading some of the recipes in the book I couldn’t help but feel a bit squeamish. I haven’t eaten meat before but a few of the recipes stuck out for the requirements. Cockatrice meat when mixed with some herbs though can reduce the effects of flight sickness. That would have come in handy not the meat.

“Satisfied?” I heard the voice of the resident I shared this cave with. The human resident who called himself scout one said.

“Not quite.” I still couldn’t understand why the there was human across from me I thought they were all extinct.

‘Luna said that humans had a relatively short life span. How are there still humans alive?’

“Excuse me but I thought humans were extinct?” The human chuckled to himself.

“There is a lot you don’t know about but were not so easily beaten..” The human said turning around and looking back at the screen he was looking at when I woke up.

I got comfortable before I started studying him.

He was at least six feet and a half tall I couldn’t tell what he looked like because of a thick black cloak he has wrapped around him. When he was facing me his body seemed to be covered by a white steel of sorts. He had five fingers for both hands, is bipedal and his voice was very deep likely male I deduced so far.

“Excuse me but what do you really look like?” I asked curious.

The human turned around in his chair and tilted his head. Sighing he lifted the cloak off his body and hung it on the wall next to his desk before standing up. His body was covered by a thick white metal armor which made no noise as he moved to take of his helmet. The white helmet was laid on his desk as he sat down again.

“Sorry about that I don’t get visitors much.” I studied his face.

He had very short dark brown hair, brown eyes, his skin was almost ghost white which made me nervous for some reason. Other than that, though he looked harmless… minus the armor. He looked handsome for lack of a better term. I quickly turned my thoughts away from that.

“Umm so how old are you?” He smiled at my request.

“Would you answer such a question if I asked that of you?” He said in a warm tone.

“Well… no.” I felt embarrassed but he laughed a warm hearty laugh that made me feel nice.

“It’s okay I will indulge you, im eighty three and that is extremely young for a dragonborn.”

“Speaking of you look human sound human and act human as far as I know, yet you call yourself dragonborn. What is the difference.” He sat back and closed his eyes. I waited for a bit before he looked back.

“Hmm not a simple question but I guess I should explain what im an off shoot of. I have a dragonkin mother and a human father. Now a dragonborn is a human with dragon blood running through them.” Before I could speak up, he put his hand up in silence.

“A dragonkin is essentially a dragon who chose to become more human in a sense they lose a lot of their physical strength, but their magic is as strong as ever. The dragonkin in human society are basically our scholars and keepers of our history as well as part time leaders.” He waited to see if I would interrupt again but I kept my mouth shut and he continued.

“Dragonkin are essentially humans, but their skin tone is that of what they were colored as a dragon. A humanish body with dragon scales here and there a dragon tail and wings and yes they can fly.” He smiled as my face probably looked stupid.

“Wait if these dragonkin exist how come they don’t have to go during the dragon migration and how come I haven’t heard of them?” He raised an eyebrow at my question.

“How much do you know about dragons in general?” he asked.

“Well… Not much im ashamed to admit. I do have an assistant that is a dragon his name is spike.”

“Hmm explains a lot.” He spoke almost to himself.

“I won’t speak for the dragons but the reason im a scout is because I figured I could study and learn in peace rather than being constantly crowded by them and mother.”

“You didn’t answer my question?” I wanted a real answer.

“I know that is my roundabout answer to saying I don’t want to answer.”

‘Urgh fine keep your secrets… for now.’ I thought to myself.

“Knowledge is a dangerous thing twilight sparkle it has destroyed many people don’t be so focused in your pursuit of knowledge that you neglect everything around you.” Scout went serious suddenly.

“Okay, Changing the subject when should my friends wake up?” He looked at each individually before shrugging.

“A few minutes, a few hours, a few days take your pick im surprised you woke up so quickly I was planning on waking you up all at once, but the stew isn’t ready. By the way look up page 143 paragraph 1 of the book I handed you.” He said as he descended from his little study down a ladder.

I didn’t hesitate as I looked at the page and paragraph quickly. I read through it before I felt my stomach churn.

“Wait this is.” I said to myself.

‘Ugh too late sorry girls.’

He had slipped the last of the stew into pinkies mouth before he moved back.

“They will wake up in a minute I will change the fire as it’s no longer needed.”

He went up a different ladder and climbed onto a higher platform and I lost sight of him before he climbed back down. Just as he was setting the wood and lit it again everyone else began to stir.

-------POV Change Jacob S, Fidelis------

I watched as the other five began to stir. Each unique in appearance but otherwise I knew nothing about each as I sat in front of my newly made fire.

“Ugh what happened darling I feel absolutely awful!” The white unicorn with a purple mane groaned. Her accent was a more refined English or that’s what most who speak it back home think.

“Shut up I feel like I bucked apples nonstop fer days im so stiff.” An orange pony with a cream colored mane, with freckles and a cowboy hat groaned loudly. Southern American accent.

“Not as much as me I felt like I ate a ton of batter and then ate a bunch of cakes afterwards.” A pink pony with a poufy pinker mane moaned as she rolled around. In a higher pitched voice.

“Speak for yourself my body hasn’t felt this bad… ever and wonder bolt training made me feel so stiff that you could not get my wings to open.” The blue Pegasus with a rainbow colored mane moaned before a cream colored Pegasus shut them all up. Tomboy voice I quickly thought.

“Will all of you shut up my body hurts so bad i…” The cream colored Pegasus with pink mane looked up covering her mouth as if she said something really bad. The gawking ponies faces were so priceless I had to suppress my own urge to laugh at their faces. Twilight sparkles face especially made it even harder.

“Whoops sorry every pony I didn’t mean it.” Her voice lowered as she hid behind her mane. Soft spoken voice very feminine.

“Well now that that is sorted welcome to my humble home away from home.” I said getting the attention of everyone else. To interesting results.

“AHH A MINOTAUR!” The white unicorn yelled running behind twilight followed by literal everyone minus the rainbow haired Pegasus.

“He doesn’t scare me put em up!” she yelled in my face which I responded by grabbing her neck and her body went stiff.

“Hmm not exactly threatening as you stand at roughly three feet tall, and I bet the storm outside would more than likely kill you in a matter of seconds. After all your one of the three I brought in that was clinically dead, and I’d be more than happy to undo that. However, twilight sparkle here has been a fine guest so as not to piss her off I would kindly ask you to be nice. Understood?” I saw the pegasus nod.

“Good girl now im going to put you down and your gonna calmy explain your name and not run or fly all over the place please.” I got another nod and I put her down gently.

‘hesus just how did we lose a war to bunch of nations and these morons they barely stand at my pelvis if it weren’t for my armor giving me a few inches.

“Right well im rainbow dash element of loyalty.” She said the spunk gone. I nodded and she walked or pranced I don’t freakin know how to describe it back to her friends who somehow all managed to hide behind twilight sparkle.

‘what. How? Alright how can five three foot tall ponies hide perfectly behind another pony without me even seeing a glimpse of the rest.’ I thought to myself mentally face palming.

“Alright girls it’s alright though. You don’t want to know what he had to feed you to revive you so let’s introduce ourselves.”

“Twilight darling a word please. Give us a second dear we need to talk.” I saw them head to the edge of the cave.

‘Oh, if only I wasn’t physically augmented along with me being a dragonborn ehh guess I’ll mess with them.’ I listened in.

“Twilight darling what exactly is he speaking about and what is he?”

“He is a human and he saved us from the storm, and what do you mean what is he speaking about.”

“About half of us being dead duh!” The pony that identified as rainbow dash spoke quietly.

“Well, I have reason to believe him plus he used a soul fire. Which meant he revived us from near death or death.”

“Umm you don’t think he is just reviving us. To you know… eat us.” The soft spoken cream colored pegasus said softly.

“Buck that he most likely is reviving us to get information then he is going to have his way with us.” The pony wearing a Stetson hat spoke raising her voice.

“Oh, don’t be silly he looks like a kind minotaur human thingy besides if he wanted to eat us, he would have done it already.” A squeaky voice spoke. ‘Wait squeaky the fuck?’

“Im with pinky on this one if he wanted us dead well, We would be. His grip completely immobilized me somehow.” The tomboy err tompony said.

I decided to cut their conversation short.

“You know I can hear you all, right?

” They exited their huddle and looked at me astonished as I waved at them before looking right back at my little fire.

“Err um sorry about that.” I shrugged.

“…”

“Anyway, how about we all introduce ourselves.” Twilight said after an awkward silence.

“Im Twilight sparkle element of magic you already know me.”

“Rainbow dash best flier In equestria and element of loyalty.” Her attitude and spunk returned.

“Im Pinkie Pie equestria greatest party planner and element of laughter!” ‘Where did she get the cannons streamers and confetti from?’

“Well, I guess it’s my turn. Howdy then im applejack element of honesty.”

“Well then darling my name is Rarity and im the element of generosity and dear that armor is simply atrocious it’s all white minus the black cloth underneath it.” ‘Black Kevlar underlayer, titanium plating white painted of course. Come on I live in a fuckin snowscape what do you expect from me.’

“Hi, my name is Fluttershy element of kindness.” She said quietly. ‘Yep, definitely the quiet type.’

“Um, If you don’t mind could you look into my eyes.” Fluttershy asked meekly. I obliged. Only it was to late when I realized my mistake.

“OH SHIT!” I yelled as the environment around us changed into a memory from my past. Let me just say I will never whine about guard duty ever again.

Author's Note

Comments, concerns, Or corrections you know the drill. Hope you enjoyed. peace for now
Changlog 8/30/2021 20:35
Removed and added some words
Changed some sentences and deleted a few for flow purposes

Above still stands im going through each chapter individually to get the flow problems fixed and add context. So if you catch something or got advice leave a comment i cant fix what i cant see. Peace for now