The Elder Hooves I: Arrival of the Six
Chapter 5: Out with the old, In with the new
Previous Chapter Next Chapter"So, Dovahkiin. How do you expect to find the others?" Odahviing asked as they flew threw the sky.
"I have no clue. However I may know who might know. Take us to WinterHold." Scaleblade explained.
The three then corrected their coarse to head for WinterHold. The only one who wasn't enjoying this was Applejack. The farm-mare was clutching the dragons back as hard as she could while trying not to look down. It didnt take long until Scaleblade noticed it.
"Applejack it's okay," he tried to comfort her "Good ole Odah here won't drop you."
Listening to his words, Applejack opened her eyes. The view was breathtaking. Skyrim was beautiful. "Wow, this is amazin!"
-Alinor-
"Stormcloak spy! For your treachery and illigel entry of the independent country of Summerset Isles, you have been sentenced to death!" The Thalmor officer spoke "No longer will you Stormcloaks Invade our land, instead the Thalmor shall invade yours! To the Thalmorian Empire!"
"To the Thalmor!" The croud chanted.
"No please! I'm not a Stormcloak! I don't even like Stormcloaks! I hate them! To the Thalmor! see I'm with you! Don't kill me!" Twilight pleaded with the executioner
"Liar! You Dunmer supported those filthy Nords as so as they said they would banish us from Tamriel!" He replied "Now you die!"
With that, he swung his axe and all Twilight saw went to darkness. Complete and utter darkness.
-Just a little south of Markarth-
"Get off me!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she swung her sword again. She had been ambushed by a large group of earth ponies. "GO AWAY!" Swingin again but this time she did not hit where she wanted to. Instead if hitting his foreleg she accidentally hit a little higher and because of said mistake Rainbow had just beheaded him. The others just brushed it off as if they saw it happen everyday. Shocked, rainbow flew away heading north, continuing the path she was on.
Eventually Rainbow made it to a city in the side of a mountain, Landing just a few meters away form the door. Somepony who looked like a guard approached her. "Hold it! Visitor protection tax, you must pay fifty septems before entering the city."
"Oh yeah? What if I don't?" Rainbow Dash replied.
"Then you can stay in Cidhna mine until the next time Governer General Scaleblade visits!" The guard explained, now more intimidating.
Watch it RD, you already got in trouble when you asked those forsworn stallions where Markarth was. Rainbow Thought to herself "Alright, alright. Here's your damn septems." Rainbow handed the last of her coin over.
"Thank you!" The guard said sarcastically "And have a nice day in the city of Markarth!" He opened the door for Rainbow.
Rainbow was amazed with the city. By the looks as if it were actually cut out of the stone. Rainbow walked around admiring the stone work. Wow it must have taken whoever built this a long time. Thinking to herself once more. Rainbow Dash really liked the city, comparing it to the one from Daring Do and the City of Stone.
"Admiring the city?" One stallion approached Rainbow "I always loved it too. That why I moved here from Riften on the opposite side of the country."
"Yeah it looks like the city form that one Daring Do book." Rainbow replied.
"Daring Do?" The dark green unicorn was puzzled "I don't beleive I've ever heard of that novel and I'm quite the adventure fiction fan myself."
"Oh my gosh! You've never read it before?" Rainbow was shocked "Oh my gosh it's awsome! One time when..." Rainbow continued to talk with the stallion as they walked the streets of Markarth.
-WinterHold-
"You want to join the college?" The mare standing at the college entrance asked as Rarity nodded "Then show me you can by performing a simple Fireball spell on this plate."
"I sorry? I am not very fond of this FireBall spell you speak of." Rarity said explained.
"Here read this book," the mare said levitating a book out of her saddlebag handing it to Rarity "It has everything about the spell."
"Thank you." Rarity said as she started to head for the inn to read her book. Rarity hated WinterHold. She wished she was still in Raven Rock. The Damn snow, the damn cold and the damn prejudice form the Earth ponies who call themselves nords.
Rarity continued to walk down the path. Then she heard a faint sound. Was that a... Roar? It confused rarity quite a bit trying to figure it out. Then she heard it again slightly louder. It was most definatly a roar. Then Rarity could see something off to the south in the sky. It look as if it were heading for WinterHold.
-A mile south of WinterHold-
"I can see WinterHold!" Scaleblade announced.
Odahviing slowly made his descent towards the small village. In no time they had landed on safe ground. Applejack was a little freaked out by one mare who seemed to be staring at Applejack. She had white fur and a cloak that covered most of her body save for her hooves. "What're you staring at?" Applejack asked.
Then the mar spoke with a familiar voice "Applejack?" Instantaneously Applejack recognized her.
"Rarity?"
"Applejack!"
"Rarity! Ah can't beleive Ah actually found ya!" Applejack ran up and hugged her friend.
"Yes, we'll we can catch up later, it's getting dark." Rarity explained as Applejack and Scaleblade followed her into the inn.
-Markarth-
"...and that's why it's my favorite novel." The green unicorn said.
"It still doesn't beat Daring Do!" Rainbow argued.
"That may be true but I still haven't read it and you haven't read my favorite story so neither of us are in place to judge." He said.
"True. It's getting late," Rainbow noticed "I'm going to have to go find a place to stay."
"Oh you don't have a place to sleep? Please stay with me! I've got more than enough room!" The stallion insisted.
"If you insist," rainbow agreed as they approached his house "You know, I don't think I got your name."
"InvisibleScale, and yours?" He asked
"Rainbow Dash" Rainbow explained as she stepped inside.
-Lakeview Manor-
SharpHoof stood outside of Lakeview manor. It had been an hour or so since the sunset and the two foals had gone inside. In his magic he held a few bottles of oil and a note form his boss.
Kill the Governer General of Skyrim and his Family, he is a close friend of the Emporer and this shall show him that the Thalmor are not to be trifled with. He is often found at his residence in Falkreath known as Lakeview Manor. Burn it to the ground during the night while they are asleep. You shall be rewarded tremendously when you return to Summerset Isles.
Syncerly,
King BloodHoof III of Summerset Isles
SharpHoof was a bigger back home and now he had a chance to become someone important. With that he began to poor the oil around the property.
When he had finished he stood at the front door with flame magic in one hand "Damn you to Oblivion, Sir Scaleblade." He said as he lit the oil, instantly engulfing the mansion in flames. The screams of his family could be heard inside. Little did the Thalmor assassin know Scaleblade was in WinterHold.
SharpHoof then brought up some of his most powerful magic to conjure a teleportal. It drained almost all of his magic reserves but he did it. Bringin him back to the throne Rome of the King.
"Well?" BloodHoof spoke "Why have you returned to me?"
"The Governer General of Skyrim is dead along with his family." SharpHoof announced.
"Good, here is your reward," BloodHoof handed over 500,000 septems "You may leave, however if you'd like more i have another job for you..." He pause to grin.
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