My Random Works because, Boredom
What is this? Just some random works that I will add more too; whether it be alternate scenes from my fan story to something original. I am not sure how often I will just write a random piece since I like telling whole stories more. And I will update this whenever I am bored or need to work out some creative thoughts and such. Would like to also note that a lot of the work here will lack polish so excuse that. But just like how some artist have a sketchbook, this is my sketch doc for practice. Anyway here is random work number one and then whatever comes next will follow I suppose.
This piece is an alternate half-of chapter for my fan story Beyond Worlds, check that out if you are new and as for anyone else here's a thing, I guess
A Kobold in Riften
After the rough landing from teleporting to a new world Rik was still regaining his senses and trying not be sick again like the first time.
"I don't think I'll ever get used to that" Rik said looking around. There were trees, lots of trees with yellowish red and amber looking leaves, Rik looks towards the Northwest. Nate and Tox may have gone that way judging by where their trail of light tapered off. Something roared behind Rik, he turned around to see a very menacing looking bear.
"Oh hey." Rik said, "this your part of the forest? Heh, nice bear." The bear lunged and took a swipe, Rik jumped backwards and chucked a knife hitting the bear in his face. The bear roared angrily and knocks Rik over, but Rik rolls back onto his feet and ran. Rik eventually came upon a stretch of road and began traveling upon it, he looked behind himself and saw the bear was still hot in pursuit.
"Well, you don't give up easy, I'll give ya that!" Rik shouted as he chucked another knife behind him and picked up his pace once more. After another moment he found himself approaching the gates of some city it seemed.
"Bear!" shouted a guard to the other next to him, they took aim with their arrows and fired and the bear dropped into a slump.
"Nice shot" the guard said, "but I dealt the killing blow"
"Nah that was me" the other guard said, "I am the best marksman in the Rift!"
"Hah!" the First Guard said, "says you!"
"S'cuse me" Rik said, "mind lettin' me in your city?"
"If you pay the toll" said The Second Guard, "otherwise no entry."
"What?" Rik said, "you don't look like no toll collector, are you tryin to shake me down or somethin'?"
"Okay, okay" said The Guard, "keep your voice down I will let you in." The guard the unlocks the gate and Rik enters into the city and he could tell the city was corrupt and crime was pretty high. The thief running away from about 4 or 5 guards was the second indicator of this, with the guards at the gate of course being the first.
"Better watch my tail here" Rik says to himself, "this place has nuthin but trouble written all over it." And trouble Rik did find because someone ran into him.
"Hey watch it!" Rik shouted, and he quickly realized that this man was a thief trying to plant what he stole on him. Rik quickly grabs the man by his wrist and shoves the valuable looking necklace back into his hand.
"Your's not mine!" Rik shouted
"Nu-uh! Yours!" the man shouted, throwing the necklace and hitting Rik on the snout.
"Ow! Hey come back here and-" Rik was cut short by an angry guard yelling
"Stop! You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people! What say you in your defense?"
"What?!" Rik shouted, "it's not mine, the thief gave this to me an' ran off."
"You were an accomplice to his plot!" The Guard shouted, "we will see that you friend is also captured and imprisoned."
"Accom-pace? What? Uh, nevermind, I don't even know the guy!" Rik shouted, "I ain't done nuthin!"
"Silence! Resist any further or meet your end here!" The Guard shouted.
"Ngh" Rik mutters as he reluctantly surrenders. About an hour or so later Rik is still in the jail cell and he happens to find lockpicks under the bed roll.
"Well, that was.. convee.. covient.. er.. Useful! Yeah that one" Rik says to himself. He wastes no time and gets to work on the lock, Rik has not done any thievery since he became a knight so he was a little rusty. He broke the first pick and then the second and was down to only one left. Rik perseveres and opens the door and quietly sneaks out and notices a guard sitting next to the door from which he must exit.
"Now what?" Rik asked himself scratching behind his ear. He looks around and grabs a basket and tosses it over the guard's head and he begun to sneak by.
"Wow, can't believe that worked" Rik said as he began up the stairs. But then as if on cue the guard began to snore quite loudly.
"Oh, well I'm outta here so whatever" Rik said as he exited through the door. He began heading towards the exit, he saw a traveling carriage out front so he could take that to.. somewhere. The guards at the front gate were no longer there thankfully, it appears some spiders have caught their attention. Rik walks up to the carriage driver and asks where he could be taken, after talking a bit the carriage driver pulled out a map and pointed out locations. Whiterun seemed like a safe bet so Rik decided that would be best, unfortunately he would need some gold.
"Can't you just give this one for free?" Rik asks.
"No" said The Carriage Driver, "comeback if you happen to find yourself 20 gold."
"A'ight, fine" Rik said as he walks back into Riften, suddenly a guard started shouting at him.
"You stop! You are to come with me back to your cell!"
"Crap" Rik said as he puts his hands up. Then a stranger stops the guard short and gives him some gold.
"Alright," The Guard said, "take him away before I change my mind." Rik follows the man and after they walk out of the guards sight the stranger stops and says,
"You're welcome by the way."
"Uh, yeah thanks" Rik said, "who are you and why help me?"
"I am Brynjolf, and you caught my eye sneaking out of jail, and through the front doors no less."
"Oh, you saw that? Rik by the way." Rik responds.
"Nice to meet you Rik," Brynjolf said. "Gotta say, we may have cat people around but I do not believe I have ever seen a canine person before."
"Well I'm not from 'round here" Rik said, "I am lost a little, just need 20 gold and I can get a ride."
"You need some gold?" Brynjolf asked. "Come with me and help out with the guild and I will set you right."
"Wait, you're the thief that sent me to jail!" Rik said just now realizing this.
"Yeah, it was a bit of a test" Brynjolf admits, "if you did not escape I would have got you myself don't worry, I am with you here."
"I dunno," Rik said, "I put my days of thievin behind me."
"Well my offer still stands," Brynjolf said, "we steal from the rich and stupid so we are not really doing any bad if that's what you're concerned with." "Come find me down below at the Ragged Flagon if you want some gold to get you goin." Brynjolf then disappears around the corner leaving Rik to debate what he should do.
"I need to find the others" Rik said to himself, "I mean, rich people tend to be jerks, maybe they deserve it.." "Then again, I'm s'posed to be a knight, knights don't steal what I am gonna do?" Rik thought upon his options and eventually decided what had to be doneā¦
What did he do? Well he could have
A) Found some way to get 20 gold without joining Thieves Guild briefly
Or
B) He joined them just for the moment to get some coin and get out
I would continue but these are just practice so there is no point in fleshing anything out. Though I am not opposed to the idea of continuing this one to a point, I may come back to this one when I get bored again, and inevitably I will get bored.
