This is a what if, cross over if what happened if this specific charter was torn from his world to another and by all means I don't own the Elder Scroll sires but do own the idea of the character Xanought (and others like Xamnis for history background sake) and his fictional life that he has I also do not own the familiar of Zero anime series nor it's charters, I also do not own Zili who was created by xXSniperKingXx

The four Children of Skyrim all were walking back to port, hopefully to get back home soon. It had been hours now from when they had finished there fight. When reaching port they spotted Louise apparently waiting for them.

Once they approached her, she lit up in joy and ran to the closest one and hugging in joy. Zili was the one who was close by, and was stroking the girls head to calm her down.

Xan then asked around for a ship that would take for Tristain soon. They found one, but it wouldn't take off till the next day. They all agreed to try and find another ship, as staying in enemy territory was not a option.

Zili had pointed out a few shady people keeping an eye on them and fallowing them. They were being spied on.

Lydia then found them a ship. wouldn't take them to a place to the capital or Academe, but it would get them into Tristain borders. They soon boarded and left while keeping themselves ready for an attack by the Brotherhood. Whoever was leading this Reconquista, they would want there heads.

Hours latter the ship began to pass a mountain side that was well in Tristain borders. They then told them they could drop them off there as it would be close enough.

Once on the ground once more they quickly scanned the area with a Detect Life before walking down or climbing down the mountain side. They had yet to see anyone fallowing them. But that didn't mean they weren't being fallowed.

It was long and hard, more so on Louise who wasn't use to such exercise, but they made it down and into a forest. They walked for hours and night was falling fast. They were all tiered so it was decided to then make camp and sleep for a time. Lyna went with Zili to hunt, while Xan, Lydia and Louise stayed to make camp. It was fairly simple as Xans pack proved more use with all its miscellanies things in it.

Lyna and Zili soon came back to find a more then ready camp, four bags for sleeping in, one fire with a pot next to it, a bag or two of water-

"good to know one of ready for thing like this" Zili said looking at the camp that was set up. Xan smiled from under his Mask while putting another log on the fire "yea well, the way I learned it was better to over proper then not to at all" he stated looking over to them "oh good! You got dinner" no sooner did he say this did Lydia get up from where she sat "lets get cooking then!"

Lyna then motioned for the Ice Atronach that was carrying there game, to put it down near them. It was a nice large dear, big enough to last a few days if they didn't let Lydia eat it all in one go.

"wow, that was quick" Louise commented looking at what they had "yep. Zili is pretty good when it comes to using a Bow and Arrow" Lydia said already gutting it, to Louise's disgust "now Lydia, you know I'm only third fiddle when it comes to that" Zili reminded her.

Louise then looked to the Wood Elf and asked "to who? I don't see how you could only be third best. I never seen you miss a shot" Zili looked at Louise and said "well, there was a handful of us from all over Skyrim who came together after meeting Xan. Most of them cam from guilds if you will. Xan and Lyna would have been part of the Mage College. Then there was Reime and Groth of the Thieves Guild. And finally there was Aela and Drev, part of the Companions. Then there was others who banded with them including me"

Xan then walked to a rock and continued for her "that's right. And as a little fun, we put up these scores as to who was good at what. Zili was third when it came to the Bow and Arrow, as Drev was second and to first was his wife Aela the Huntress"

They then began to talk of there group back in Skyrim. A loosely tied one where they were to help aid one another in times of need. Some would become heroes because of there deeds on helping others in need and others would join up to make there cause more relevant.

As the night was now over head, Louise sat while listening to there tail, as they began to joke and laugh about certain times that would make her laugh and ask more about there adventures. Part of her felt so proud to have these three become her Familiars. They taught her things that she normally would of never heard of and they helped make her into a more better mage thru there Arcane ways. She was also happy for Zili, as she would spend time with her at lunch, or help her understand a spell if she did have trouble with it. They all protected her in there own way, even from those she would have never guessed would harm her.

Because of how they acted she felt a feeling stir in her. It was like how she would feel around her sister Cattleya. If anything they felt like-

There was a rather loud thump behind them all, getting them to look. Right there was a Assassin in Nightingale with a Bow in hand, but dead, as he was headless "any latter and you'd be dead" said a tad rough voice from the shadows. They all looked up to see, to there surprise, Drev in Wolf armor. He was currently armed with a Steel sword from the Sky Forge, Ysgramor's Shield and the Nord Hero Great Sword Xan help Enchant with Life sucking power.

"who are you!" Louise asked pointing her wand at the intruder who had yet to put away his Large and rather intimidating Sword. "Louise be still! That's Drev, the one we were just talking about" Xan urged the young Mage.

"Drev, how'd you get here ya mutt?" Lydia jokingly asked while takeing a bit of the food from the Dear from before. Drev shrugged in response "not sure…I will explain more, but for now I suggest we head home" he then turned and began to leave "hold up Drev, we need to pick up here" Xan called out putting away some things in his pack. Drev watched Xan go left and right, gathering his stuff "you Mages and your things" he snorted with crossed arms "now Drev, you know were not like you and Aela when it comes to camping outside" Lyna said before looking around and asked "where is Aela? You two are nover seen without one another"

Drev then jerked a thumb behind him saying "she's back at the house keeping an eye on our host" by this time Xan got the last of the things put away and fire put out "then by all means lead the way" the Dragon Mage said with a smile under his Mask.

Drev sighed and began to lead them to the house, and during this Louise took a better look at him.

He was strongly built and didn't look like one to mess with. Unlike the others he held a much more harder and tougher air, making him a bit intimidating. She could see a scare here and there, testament to great amount of fighting. Then there was his face having war paint on it, giving him a more menacing look. His armor was different too, as it was decorated with Wolf like designs all over it.

He didn't seem to take notice of her, but the fact was he was more then aware of her looking him over. He could tell she wasn't made for any of this, not by her scent anyways.

They soon came to a small wooden house, like those most found scattered around Skyrim. Drev opened the door while saying "Tiffania Aela, I have found something" to Xans ire "were more then just 'Things' Drev" he said dryly.

A young women then showed herself, and at sight slightly made Louise tense "Drev what did you fin-" the young Women stopped herself at the sight of strangers, not at the fact she was scared, but rather she didn't have her hat on at the time. This let all see her more elves' nature.

There was an awkward silence that ensued for a bit from there. Zili decided to speak from there "you're an elf to, right?" she asked the girl who was still in a slight shocked stat, but then answered "y-yes sort of, a-are you?"

Zili took of her Mask and then pulled back her hair, showing her Elf ears "that I am" she said with a smile "so am I" spoke up Lyna "but I'm slightly different" she added while taking off her Mask.

The girl stepped back a bit at the sight of seeing a Dark Elf for the first time, but composed herself. Drev then spoke up seeing this the right time to speak "my friends, this is Tiffania. She has been taking care of both me and my Mate" he then looked over the house and asked "Tiffania, where is Aela?"

'Tiffania' as the young women was called, pointed out a window "she said she saw something and went to investigate. She told me to stay inside and not go out" Drev nodded and turned around to head out "I'll go see if she's fine. You lot go ahead and stay here" and with that Drev left taking a rolled up blanket with him. The room stayed salient for a time before Tiffania asked "so…are you from the place Drev called Sky-Rime?" she asked seeing some things that Drev and Aela told her that these people had "Skyrim, and yes" said Xan almost immediate making his way to a seat "and your and Elf of this world" said Lyna looking Tiffania over seeing what differences she had to there people "well…I'm only half elf. My mother was an Elf and my Father was Human" this got a surprised look from Louise who had been quiet this whole time, but no one seem to notice.

"oh, um, would any of you like some tea?" Tiffania asked, getting a choirs of yeses and pleases. She then left for the kitchen to prepare the tea and was fallowed by Zili and Lyna, who wanted to know more about the half elf. Xan and Lydia took of there respective Masks and put them away. "is something troubling you Louise?" Xan asked looking at the young Mage who came and took a seat next to him "I-I'm fine. Just a little…" "your shaken up at seeing an half Elf of this world" she snapped her head in his direction to find a perceptive look on his face "your scared aren't you? Your scared because unlike us, she's was from this world where she has been branded as a enemy…am I right?" she kept quiet, but nodded as she didn't know what to think. Lydia got up and walked over to pat Louise on the back to which she looked up a bit confused but comforted.

Even know Lydia was a Commoner by there standards, she held a heart of a Noble Warrior. She often wounded if this is what the Knights of there land were like. Lydia then gave her a reassuring smile and asked "whold you like to her about the first time I was assigned to Xan by the Jarl?" Louise nodded, wondering what she could learn from her tail.

+Start flash back+

The wind was calm and the cool winter air swirled about at the balcony in Dragons Reach.

There on its edge was Lydia, leaning on the railing looking out into the horizon. She was part of the Jarls guard and a good one at that. But for an odd reason, it felt rather empty here.

"so what are ya thinkin' bout dis' time?"

Lydia turned around and was meet with a common Guard named Josiah. He was rather nice and present at times, but at others acted like a nosey little brother and in a way she saw him as such. "just thinking about what's out there…I have been considering to join the Companions" she said a bit wistfully. Josiah just nodded before saying in a joking voice "would it be tha' ya fancey there new man Drev?" Lydia snapped back and glared full force at him, he in turn put his hands up in mock surrender. She rolled her eyes at his antics and went back to looking at the large land of Skyrim "so, who's this new fell'a I've been hearing of. Rumor says he's working with the Jarl to rid us of this Dragon stuff" Lydia asked partially paying attention to much now.

Josiah thought it over a few seconds before remembering "ah yes, he's some man from afar they say…um…I don't know much, but we could find out" he said in a slightly sneaky matter. This told her he was going to drag her with to see who he was. And why not? There wasn't anything better to do.

She nodded to him and they both headed back inside with Josiah telling her what he knew.

First was he was most defiantly a Mage, and by his close a Novice. Lydia rolled her eyes at that, she didn't have any grudges or hate towards Mages. But she also didn't like there 'Cowardly' ways of fighting.

Next piece was a little farfetched, as it had a Dragon in it. Apparently he survived the Dragon attack in Helgen. Some rumors clamed he fagot the Dragon to scare it off. She doubted it, there was no way a Mage would be able to fight a Dragon on there own.

And the last rumor was that he was sided with the Storm Cloaks. This rumor was shaky at the most, as many believed he was not from Skyrim at all, so how would he be sided with them?

As they descended the steps to the main room of Dragons Reach, they found a Man in Novice Mage clothing, talking to the Jarl who was promoting him the Thane. Both had no clue as to what happened next as the Jarl waved Lydia over and continued from where he left off "-and this will be your House Carol Lydia"

Both people who had known nothing from each other Did at that moment had one shared thought.

"WHAT?"

The Jarl had to cover his ears from the yell the two made in unison. He couldn't blame them, it was rather sudden "yes…you heard me, as Thane you will be assigned protection. Lydia" "yes Jarl Balgruuf" "I want you to help the Dragon Born in any way you can" that caught both her and Josiah's attention. This Novice Mage was the Dragon Born?

The Man shook his head while saying "if you think I need the hel-" "of course you do, you're the Dragon Born! And as Nords we can not let you go without protection" the Jarl insisted making the Man to sigh in defeat. Lydia was only standing and watching the whole thing before the Mage bid them farewell and made for the door in post hast.

-outside Whiterun-

After exiting Whiterun Lydia decided to ask the Man his name but be polite about it, as she was assigned to help him in "any way"

"my Thane-" "please call me Xanought or Xan…preferably Xan" he cut her off as they now exited the outer gate. As he already answerd he original question she asked another "Xan…where are we going?" he pulled out a map from his pouch and looked it over before saying "this way" and seemingly walk in a random direction on the road.

-later-

After hours of walking, Lydia had still yet to know as to where they were going. Xan stopped and looked around before saying "I know there should be more mountains here…there should be" he then twisted the map in various ways trying to get his bearings. Lydia now seeing her charge was having some difficulty looked at the map and face palmed.

Out of all the idiotic things, he was holding it upside down and was still holding it wrong. No wonder that Log looked familiar.

He then looked at her and said "I think I have the wrong map" she rolled her eyes and took the map, righted it and gave it back and pointed to where they were "ah…well that explains the lack of moutons"

He then turned around and headed the other way to get to…where ever they were going.

"Halt!"

They both stopped(with Xan raising his head from the map) and looked to see a few Bandits, weapons drawn. Lydia reached for her sword and readied her shield at the sight of them, Xan however… "can we help you with something?"

"really? Your not bothering to try defending yourself? Or even running" she thought in slight embarrassment "that you can…hand over all your valuables, or die"

He stood there as if weighing his options before talking "well, I could let you do that…or I could yell at you" they looked at him funny before laughing "yell at us? What will that do?"

Xan smiled and said "lets find out…FUS!"

All Bandits found themselves knocked back by the shout that was now shown them before one got hit by a Lightning Bolt to there chest, falling dead. They looked up to the now more fiercer looking Mage in a new light, as Novices don't have that sort of power "leave now, and keep your lives" he said. They decided that there lives were more better then trying to take him on, so they ran.

Xan then walked over to the Bandit he just killed and looked over his body for anything of use. Lydia was a bit shocked to, she would of never thought a Mage would hold such a threatening voice. After looting the body he looked to her and said "well, lets be off then"

She walked after him and began to talk to him, wondering what he was. Xan began to tell his story and tell her what he was like, and also told her to drop the formalities as they were going to spend A lot of time together. As they traveled she could see that he was more then able to hold his own, as he did good with trade and defending himself not to mention that the way he acted let him make friends very easily and get them to trust him almost on a whim.

After the seventh day, making it a week, she then asked "so where are we going?" he stayed silent while looking over the map. He then put it down to look around before looking back in it and mumbled to himself then answered "well, I was going to Winterhold, as I heard there's a College for Mages there. I was hoping to learn more there to reach Master level on my Destruction…but I cant seem to get to go the right wa-" "give me that!" she yelled swiping the map that was on it's side. Further more they were in the south west part of Skyrim, not anywhere remotely close to were to go. She then sighed. It would take a few days, maybe a week, but the'll get there faster if she would take the map…besides, he wasn't all that bad company. That is…if you didn't mind the trouble he attracts from Mudcrabs to Dragons.

+end flash back+

"-so you see, I found out Mage's weren't the weaklings I thought they were. I also found that they can be rather amusing with there antics when they made some discovery" Lydia finished with a grin. Xan sheepishly laughed at where she explained his all to common directional trouble. In his case he would meet people because he was either lost or on a quest…to which he would have a person to help…sometimes.

"well that was an intrusting story" Tiffania said, as she and the other women had come back during the middle of the story "yes, dear was rather hopeless when it came to leading. The man always gets lost" Lyna said shaking her head "for one thing, I do just fine when it comes to leading, it's the navigation that stumps me" Xan corrected as the only respons he got from his wife was an "m-hmm" while sipping on her tea "and I don't get lost" they all stopped what they were doing as this had to be good "I explore!"

~Silence~

"then I get lost"

They all then laughed at the end as it was in a way true, when his main thing of stopping the end times from a certain Dragon, he went off to Explore. In the end getting very lost.

The front door then opened showing Drev and another Women currently clothed by only a blanket and holding a Bow and looking wet. She looked up at the assembled people before her "I see my Mate was right as to you being here" she dryly said moving past them adding "I'm going to get some sleep. Good night"

After she was gone Tiffania asked in concern "is she alright? Did she-" "yes" Drev cut her off moving to the same room "I'll retire for the night" he said opening and closing the door in a way to leave no discussion. The silence was again around.

Louise looked around to see if anyone had an answer to her unasked question, but none was given. "did they tell you?" Zili asked Tiffania who remained quiet "tell her? Tell her what?" Louise asked feeling out of the loop "a secret" was all Xan said to her before stretching "I think it is time we all get some sleep"

Lydia nodded to him and asked Tiffania for any place they might sleep. She then showed them to some places they could sleep for the time being. One they all settled in Tiffania went to her place and began to dose off, thinking of the first time she met the two hunters.

==============================Notes==============================

alrighty, that be anouther done. i'll admit without a doubt that i didnt think i did an okay enough job on this one. but i had xXSniperKingXx take a looksy at it, he says it's fine...but my spelling could usew work, but we all agree on that.

xXSniperKingXx should be given credit for the Title of this story to.

i hope to keep working with him and to also meet all your expaectations (or atleast half way)

so next chapter will be (que drums)

Hunters Howl