You ever get that awkward feeling when you are doing something and no matter how you imagine the outcome to be, it seems like it will go very very wrong? Well I had that feeling as I tried to make my way up the mountain. It was far easier getting down then when you try going up and I kept slipping on the rocks because the mist had made them rather wet.

Come to think of it I was soaked by sweat and mist by the time I was half way up. It reminded me that I still needed to take a bath or shower. I missed the feel of warm water pouring down my body. It was a moment that even rivaled my moments of listening to music when it came to forgetting everything around me. The difference was with music my mind would swap between the music and my thoughts, with a shower it was just me and my mind.

I stopped climbing up the mountain and looked around. The white figures were still around me and only barely hidden by the mist. They looked very similar in form to the dragon I had fought but they looked smaller and moved around more quickly. Here and there I would see an arm or tail of the creatures. The coloring seemed to be a deep grey color but that is the only clear detail I could see.

I continued my climb and managed to pick up my pace. I had gotten used to the slippery surfaces and was able to keep my grip and balance on them. I could feel rumbles from within the mountain as I climbed. It was as if the mountain was coming alive. Eventually I was able reach an area close the top. I took seemingly forever to climb up but once I reached something along of the lines of a platform my mouth dropped in awe. There before me sat the entrance to a massive cave.

I just stood in front of the cave, having no idea what to do. "Enter......" The voice said. It was now quieter but still seemed to echo. My body was telling me not to go in and so was I. It seemed like a rather bad idea to just wander into a big ole cave because a loud voice telling me to but the realization that there was a ton of dragon like lizards surrounding me helped me  on my way.

It seemed that in my moment of awe they had surrounded me and walled of any point in which I could leave. I took a moment to look at the details of the lizards. With a clear look, they looked nothing like the dragon of before. They were far skinnier and were only a little bit taller than I was. There hands seemed to make up a large portion of there body looking like a bat wing, if you removed the wing part and just left the bone. At the end of each finger lay a large hooked claw, most likely used for climbed.

They were defiantly the strangest arms I had ever seen and there heads only added to the oddity. On there head lay not two eyes but four, one pair of eyes being slightly bigger than the other. Its head was long and thin with a rather small mouth at the end. There was no clear area for ears or nose on the lizards and I wondered in there were even lizards and not some strange aliens.

One of them roared at me. It sounded more like a low pitched screech then a roar but it was enough to get me moving. As I walked into the cave it became extremely dark. I could barely see the cave walls around me. I was surprised I could see anything at all. There didn't seem to be any light sources around, just darkness. I looked back for a moment and watched the lizard things climbed along the cave walls. They were even on the cave roof climbing along as if it was nothing.

I listened to there claws as they hit the caved walls giving off a soft clicking sound. They were also making deep screeches to each other as if they were talking to one another. It was quite possible that they were which worried me. If the decided to attack me they could probably easily coordinate an assault on me without issue.

I felt a deep rumble coming from somewhere inside the mountain. It spooked the lizards and they stopped for a moment. It noticed that more and more tunnels had been dug around me, almost falling into a few. More rumbles started and the lizards started bolting into these tunnels. I could hear faint roars coming from deep inside the cave. Suddenly there was silence around me.

I stopped walking and looked around me. Not a single lizard was there anymore and for a brief moment I was alone. Suddenly the rumbling got much louder. I could start hearing clear footsteps coming from somewhere in the cave followed by ear piercing roars. Out of nowhere a huge piece of the cave wall broke off. I rushed to a corner in the cave and hid behind some large rocks. Out of the hole came two massive creatures. There were huge and made the dragon from yesterday look like an ant.

A new hole formed in the roof of the cave letting in light and giving me a clear view of the creatures. After rubbing my eyes as they got used to the light I looked up and saw two massive stereotypical dragons. They had horns on there heads, wings on there backs and were spitting fire like crazy. One was red and the other was green but that didn't really matter right now.

The dragons seemed to be getting attacked by dragons that looked almost exactly like the dragon from yesterday. Even though they were much smaller they still seemed to be doing tons of damage to the far larger dragons but not without casualties. The large dragons swung the tail around knocking down and crushed the small dragon against walls and the ground but it seemed for ever one dragon killed 5 more poured through the two holes in the cave.

It was a massive battle and the large dragons seemed to be losing. I was actually enjoying the battle. It was not ever day you got to see an epic battle between dragons and I wasn't going to miss it even if it was probably one of the most stupid and dangerous things I could have done. The ground was shaking so much that I could hardly stand. To make matter worse I started to feel a new massive rumble under my feat.

The floor under one of the dragons started to crack. Pieces of the the cave floor began falling into a lower area in the cave and a new hole began forming next to one of the dragons. It was too busy fighting off the small dragons as the jumped on its back and wings tearing the areas to pieces before jumping of or getting crushed by the teeth of the dragon. Suddenly a large white claw popped out of the hole stabbed into the dragons leg. It roared out in pain as it was pulled into the hole with a painful jerk.

A new lizard started climbing out of the hole. The small dragons started bolting away through any possible exit. Two massive claws came out of the hole and started pulling something out of the hole. Connected to the two claws was a lizard that looked like something straight out of any alien movie. The body of it looked more or less like a lizard but its forearms were simply two huge arms connected to the claws. Even though it was only about half the size of the remaining dragon its claws seemed to be designed for such a fight as it move closer to the dragon.

The dragon began doing anything it could to escape. It was odd seeming something of such power fearing for its life but it quickly became clear why. The dragon tried to escape the way I went in but the dragon thing spat something out of its mouth. It looked like a strange white sphere and once it was in front of the dragon it burst sending ice shards flying everywhere. To my luck none of the shards came anywhere close to me.  

The dragon recoiled from the attack and fell back. As it tried to get up the dragon thing. took its chance and charged at the dragon with surprising speed. It tried to impale the dragon with its massive claws but before it could the dragon began breathing fire at the weird dragon thing. The fire didn't stop the claws from finding there target and the dragon thing stuck down.

A very loud bang was heard as the claws went through skin and bone. The claws had gone straight through the dragon and had hit the floor below. After the dragon thing had struck the dragon a few more times it started dragging the dragon down into the hole in the floor. I sat down to replay the events in my head. It appeared I had just watched some weird dragon things kill two seeming more real dragon. It would probably be better if I gave them names but I didn't have the time.

I got back up and looked at the destruction that had just taken place. There was dragon bodies everywhere and a streak of blood going down into the hole in the floor. The smell of blood was filling the cavern and I decided it would be better to keep walking. There were so many holes and tunnels everywhere that I no longer had any idea where to go. I started following the largest tunnels, which were massive. I understood why the dragons would be in a place like this. It was massive and very easy to hide in, not that it helped the dragons considering they had both been killed but that was not the point.

As I walked it started getting very dark again all the light faded away and I was left seeing almost nothing. I started wondering if I was really doing anything good or if the voice had simply lead me it so would get lost and most likely die. I started seeing light coming from one of the tunnels and chose to follow it. The tunnel exited into a large cavern and was  lit up by strange crystals. They littered most of the area and lit up all but a large patch at the end of the room.

"So you've arrived." The voice said out of nowhere. It startled me making me jump. It seemed as if the voice was coming from the end of the room which was completely concealed from view by the darkness. Two massive, dark blue eyes stared down and me intently. "Uuum..... Hi..." I said nervously. It was not exactly the most excepted way to talk to a pair of eyes but I had no other way of saying it.

"Do you know why your here.... human?"

"No.... Not really." I said trying to hide my nervousness.

"This makes things.... complicated. The voice said as the creature came out of the shadows. "Why do things keep getting bigger?" I thought to myself. A massive wyvern now stood before me. Why I called it a wyvern and not a dragon was because of its forearms. It looked like a dragon from Skyrim only much much larger.

I was a mix between white and black in color fading in and out between the to and even rivaled the dragons from before in size. Really instead of being afraid I was amazed. Its one thing to see something like this in a video game or movie but to see one in real life spark so many thoughts in my head.

"How much do you know of your fate and past?" The wyvern asked.

"Well.... I somehow popped up in a strange new world full of colorful ponies and gain a strange power along with a new appearance." I said with some confidence.

"Do you and your people still remember my...... kind?"

"If by kind you mean drago.." I didn't get to finish this sentence.

"Do not mix me with those serpents of greed! I have changed and created a new species under a new name, we are the  horgr!" The wyvern said angerly. I started thinking of a new way to explain. The last thing I wanted to do was piss off something that could kill me if it as much as sneezed.

"Well I don't know anything about the Horgr nor has it popped in any history books I've read but then again, I don't really do a lot of reading so said shorty. I have no idea what your talking about." I said trying to change the mood a bit. I couldn't really tell if it had worked or not as it continued.

"It seems your kind has forgotten of our truce. Time has taken its toll on us all and has altered the known history to many."

"I don't want to be an irritation or anything like that but would it be okay if you told about this truce and if you do, could you tell me why I've been sucked into the rather odd world?" I asked. If this *Horgr*  had a story to tell then I would be more than happy to listen.

"Fine. I shall tell you of our past and your part in our future. Born from the earth we are. From the depths of the earth we tamed the fire and winds of the depths. We grew and became powerful but due to our arrogance we moved to claim more.  

Through this lack of judgement we soon came in contact with you. We thought we could destroy you and take all you held but you fought back with power. We, serpents of fire, serpents of the sky, were destroyed by these creatures we had come to known as *Man*.

The last of us fled, some to the mountains and others into the depths. Those of the mountain learned a new way of life. Not of fire and power but of knowledge and stone. We watched Man as it grew and fell to the same arrogance that we had. But were we fell you thrived. It seemed that this arrogance lend to Man becoming more and more powerful but at the same time you forgot of your past.

It was not long before the serpents of fire stirred once more. They rose from the depths once more driven by there angry and greed. They were vile and mercilessness towards man and all who lived under there name. We were not immune to there assault as the ones we once called brethren not tried to destroy us and our knowledge.

We turned to man for help. At first they struck out at us but as the battles started between them and the serpents of fire they quickly sided with us under one condition. We would someday return the favor and help Man in its ultimate time of need.

Together we destroyed the serpents and faded back into the mountains, waiting for the time we may repay our dept. That time has come. Your awakening here has called out to us and so too the serpents. It is time for us you repay our debts and for Man to learn of its past." The wyvern ended.

The wyvern's story was clear but I couldn't link it anything I knew. "How do you know the serpents are coming here?"

"I have heard the calling of Man and have answered it but I am not the only one that replied. There have been many to reply, most of hate but all with the same message. A new war is knocking at the walls of time and that wall is crumbling."

I thought for a moment. Its story was not very clear to say the least but I understood what I needed too. There was just one question that was bugging me. "What does this have to do with me? I mean I kinda just popped up in a strange world with a new appearance and odd powers."

"This world follows a different set of rules from ours. Your changes are the proof of that. We know little of this world but we will observer just as you have. As for your purpose here we know little. For now you must learn and prepare for the coming war. We both have many questions that must be answered but now is not the time."

This bummed me out, worried me and at the same time interested me. I was disappointing that I didn't get any answer why I was here but at least I had some insight on the future. Of course the idea of having to battle dragons didn't really set in well the fact I had such powerful allies prepared to fight along side me or rather I along side them made me feel rather honored. "I have a minor request." I said confidently. There was one thing that I couldn't let happen.

"What would that be?"

"Could you keep your kind and this war separate from the natural inhabitants of this world? They are not for a made for war and I would hate to see the effects of it on them directly."

"I understand your concern but remember this, we do not know of the serpents power and I can make no such promises. Our debt is to Man not these creatures and we will not take part in the ways of this land until that debt has been repaid. The serpents focus will be forced on us but it will be up to you to ensure the safety of the land."

The words were like spears as this new responsibly hit me. I couldn't imagine myself fighting in a war let alone a war between dragons. I had always lived a rather peaceful life and was even though I wanted to join the dutch army, I really never thought of what it would be like risking my life for the country I served. It felt like I was now left with two choices. I could defend this new land and most likely find myself killed or I could abandon everything and live a like of uncertainty and regret.

"Your time here is up. You must leave now and prepare yourself. I leave you with a finally warning. When the mist surrounds the world and the quite take over, shall the war begin.

I started to feel the ground rumble as the wyvern walked back into the shadows. It let out a short laugh as a hole opened up under my feet. I fell straight in to what seemed like a icy tube running through the tunnel. I panicked for a moment being as in it was damn scaring and tried to stop myself from sliding along with little success. After a moment of yelling a reasonable amount of swears and curses I popped out the other end of the tube. I ended at what seemed to be a newly dug entrance to the cave.

I got up and took a few deep breaths trying to calm myself from the random sliding event. "Did I just get trolled by a wyvern?" I thought to myself. Every day had been full of surprises up until this point but this was the last thing I ever thought would happen. At least the day had not been bad or the least bit boring but it did seem like everything had come by a little fast. I had now watched two dragons get rather owned by some weird dragon things called Horgr and met what I could only assume was there leader, told I was to fight in a war between dragons, given the responsibility to protect an entire country full of ponies or abandon them and worst of all, I needed to keep this a secret for the safety of others whilst learning to control my odd powers.

I didn't see how this day could get any worse and just wanted to forget everything that had happened today. It all just was to much for me to handle but I knew that I had to find some way to deal with it. For now I would have to try and mentally lock it away until I could come up with a to let out my stress.

I cleared my mind and started walking out of the cave. Too and on to my bad luck the sun was shining extremely bright and blinded me as I walked out. "So we meet again, Sun." I thought to myself as my eyes painfully adjusted to the light. Once my eyes started working properly again I looked around. "Great, I'm completely lost....." I thought to myself. I was in the middle of nowhere with no way of knowing which way to go.

The good news was that I was still in the forest and not deeper into the mountains. The mountain worked like a wall blocking off a large area in which I could have gone and got really lost in. What I needed to do now was keep moving in a straight line through the forest and at some point I should be able to find away out.

I picked a random direction and started walking. I used the mountains as a way to make sure I didn't go off course. During my walk I took the time to think. One thing that popped into my mind was the first fight I had had with one of the Horgr. "Why did it attack me and Lyra?" I thought. The only two reasons I could think is that either it didn't know that I was an ally or the Horgr really take dragon as an insult.

I remembered that I still had my Ipod and turned on some music. Together with the music my walk was pleasant. The scenery look peaceful under the suns light and I was able to let go of most of my stresses. I walked for what seemed like an hour or two and my legs were really starting to get soar. The only thing stopping me from taking a break was the idea that I would be out of the forest soon. I didn't really know if I would be out soon but it kept me going for a long time.

I noticed that the animals had returned and I turned off my music to enjoy the sound of the birds singing. It felt much nicer than when I was here during the morning. Finally giving into the pain in my feet I found a nice place to sit down. It ended up being in a big tree.

Climbing up was easy and it gave me a decent few of the surrounding area. I climbed all the way to the top and did the necessary look around. More good news was that the tree line seemed to be thinning up ahead meaning I would be out of the forest soon. The bad news was I saw no sign of civilization but that didn't break my bring me down to much.

My break ended a few minutes later and I hopped out of the tree. It didn't take me long to reach an exit in the forest. I left the shade of the forest only to be blinded by the sun. "Damn you sun!" I shouted as I rubbed my eyes. The area I had entered seemed familiar as I continued walking. I noticed a little river and walked up to it. Suddenly an Idea popped into my head. "I can finally wash up!" I said happily.

I took of my cloths and was hit by the stink of my own body. It smelled very bad and all I wanted to do was clean myself. Once I had my cloths off I quickly got in the water and relaxed. It felt great to be in the water and I rejoiced at the feeling of water flow over my body. Sure it was no warm shower but It still felt great. I started doing the best I could to clean up. The lack of soap made it harder to get clean but I was able to rub off a lot of sweat from my body.

What disappointed me was that no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get the grease out my hair. "I swear, the next time I see Fluttershy I'm going to ask for some soap, lots of it." I thought to myself as I got out of the water. I shook like a dog trying to get as much of the water of my body as I could. I sat down with my back tot he sun to let it finish drying me off.

I put my cloths back on and sat down. "What will I do now?" I thought to myself as I tried to form a new plan to find town. Doing what any smart person would do when they were lost was climb into yet another tree. This time it was a large tree on the edge of the forest. I notice a dirt road leading out and over a hill.

It was a good sign and what made it even better was the sight of a little white pegasis pony with green/purple hair happily walking along the road. I could easily tell that it was a girl and she seemed smaller than most of the ponies I had already seen which either meant she was naturally smaller than the rest of the ponies or that she was younger. Either way, her being there meant that the probability of a town near by was high and hopefully it was the town I was looking for.

I decided the best thing I could do was follow the pony and see were she took me. I followed her from the tree line making sure never to lose sight of her. I followed her for quite awhile yet she never seemed to slow down. The road she was on started going over a hill and I couldn't see anything on the other side. I got out of the forest and made my way with the hill trying to catch sight of the little pony.

I had seemed to enter something along the lines of an apple orchard. I couldn't see the pony anymore and sat down to rest my legs once more. I grabbed a few apples from one of the trees and ate them. I hadn't realized how hungry I was until I took the first few bites.

I started hearing whispering and scooted around to look behind the tree. Suddenly I was face to face with two unknown ponies. The first being the one I had followed and the second being a orange pony with what seemed to be a cowboy hat.    

The little white pony screamed making me fall onto my back. I got disorientated and tried to stand up only to watch as the orange pony quickly swerved around and prepared to kick me in the face. The last thing I remember was thinking "This is going to hurt." as the ponies hit me right in the forehead. My vision started fading as I fell back down. I started losing focus and quickly faded into blackness.

[Well this was a rather odd chapter, to say the least. Please excuse the oddity a little longer. I need some time to think up my next pieces of the story so if my updates start coming abit slower its because of writers block. Thanks for reading and I will be sure to filter this chapter out once I remember to do so, which will probably be sometime next moring.]

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