Chapter 2: Creepy Stalker Emperors, mutant rats and piles of bones
Ally's POV:

When I woke all I heard was Dreth screaming his lungs out about some random thing. Probably how he was going to get out of this rat hole while the guards and I had to stay behind or something. I'd actually gotten used to his continuous ranting and screaming when he wasn't asleep! I told him it'd be his fault that I'd go insane... or am I sane… insane people don't question their sanity so I should be sane!

As his screaming continued I started counting the stones of my cell… 21… 39… 53… wait already counted that one! So I started again! This time I ended up on 68! Great… now I was getting obsessed with counting the stones that imprisoned me here in this… prison? Yes this prison… if you could call it that! I mean, with no offence to the builders of this place, this entire place is… well it's a hole dug under a castle filled with rocks and an iron gate! Not to mention this place is just above the sewers of the city, which means that it smells awful in here!

I gave up on counting the stones pretty soon and turned to my backpack from school which had thankfully come with me… sadly I only realized that after screaming every insult I knew at that stupid Dunmer in the opposite cell, and to think he still has the nerve to call me a Nord! IT'S AN INSULT TO ME! I AM A PROUD AUSTRALIAN! Anyway as I was saying I turned to my bag and pulled out a notebook which I had turned into… well… a scrapbook and another one which was empty. I grabbed my scrapbook first; setting it on my lap I began to draw my cell. By the time I finished an hour probably was already over and I was quite proud of myself! It looked quite realistic! That was the one thing in school that I was good at, drawing!

After admiring my sketch I put the scrapbook back and pulled out a mirror. That was when I noticed how bad I looked. My blood red dress, that once had sleeves was now ripped causing parts of it to fall over my shoulders, which added to the rips at the bottom of it that I had already discovered. Thankfully the dress wasn't skin tight though! My ash-blonde hair was actually quite clean from the fact that I convinced the guards to let me wash it, yet it looked very unmanageable! My eyes still had their bright blue gleam though and my lips were still their usual blood red colour. Despite this sounding good it wasn't actually because I had dirt smeared over my cheeks and nose, along with various scratches and bruises all over my body!

One thing was for certain, I wasn't a Sue. Or was I… no, I couldn't be a Sue for various reasons 1. I had cuts and bruises, Sues don't get hurt 2. My hair was knotted, have you ever heard of a Sue without perfect hair, I know I certainly haven't and 3. I still don't know how to fight! All Sues and fight naturally. The best I could do was Kung Fu and a bit of karate, but that probably wouldn't come in handy much around here, I mean these guys carried swords and arrows around with them, unless I snuck up on them I would be disembowelled or at least impaled within 3 seconds!

Suddenly footsteps started echoing through the halls of the prison… great… it couldn't be that could it- suddenly my musing was cut short

"My sons...they're dead, aren't they?" a voice said, racking through my brain I quickly realized what was happening... the emperor was coming... that meant... NO! THAT IS WHERE I PUT MY FOOT DOWN! I will NOT go through the rat and goblin infested sewers to find some stupid heir to some stupid emperor from a place I don't come from!

"We don't know that, Sire. The messenger only said they were attacked" another voice answered the emperor's sad tone

"No, they're dead. I know it" he replied with what seemed like loathing to me... then again he could be in despair... not that I'd know the difference.

"My job right now is to get you to safety" the voice answered again, rather insensitive don't you reckon. She could at least say something about feeling his pain or trying to comfort the poor guy... I mean... emperor, yes that's what he is, an Emperor. I tuned out I really couldn't be bothered to listen to the rest of their debate!

"You ... I've seen you... Let me see your face... You are the one from my dreams... Then the stars were right, and this is the day. Gods give me strength" the emperor said causing me to tune in again.

"Are you stalking me? And why are you here?" I asked fearing the fact that I probably knew the answer already!

"Assassins attacked my sons, and I'm next. My Blades are leading me out of the city along a secret escape route. By chance, the entrance to that escape route leads through your cell" this isn't good, this isn't good... this means I will have to go through the sewers! Life is so unfair!

"And what have I got to do this?"

"The Gods have placed you here so that we may meet. As for what you have done... it does not matter. That is not what you will be remembered for"

"Ok, anyway you creepy stalker guy, who are you and why do you know me?"

"I am your emperor, Uriel Septim. By the grace of the Gods, I serve Tamriel as her ruler. You are a citizen of Tamriel, and you, too, shall serve her in your own way" he stated looking right at me, he had one of those strange looks... they creep me out! Besides he didn't even answer my question!

"Ah... well I'm not a citizen of Tamriel. I come from a country called Australia on a planet called Earth ok" I tried to explain yet once again people just seemed to ignore me, this proves I'm not a Sue!

"You will find your own path. Take care... there will be blood and death before the end" great, just leave a poor teenager with more questions than answers and proof that you probably are a mad, deaf, genius. I say that last bit because even though I swore I wouldn't go down there unless necessary I followed them anyway!

Not minutes later we were attacked by a group of assassins. Instead of standing and fighting like I probably should have done, I ran and hid behind the crazy, deaf, stalker, genius, emperor guy! After the sounds of the fight were over I dared to look out from behind the emperor.

"Are you all right Sire? We're clear for now" a voice called, probably Glenroy, shortly after I took my first step from behind the emperor.

"Captain Renault?" The emperor asked hopefully.

"She's dead. I'm sorry Sire but we have to keep moving" Baurus called out. "I'll watch from here for more of them"

We walked to another door before the emperor turned to me and began speaking again. Suddenly I felt the urge help the assassins kill him as he said "Here you must find your own path. But we will cross paths before the end, I am sure of it."

"Thanks a lot, for nothing" I muttered as he walked through the doors and I heard the click of the lock after they went through.

"NO" a scream came from behind me. I turned to see Baurus running towards the door looking absolutely distraught. "How could they do this? How could they just leave me behind? Me of all people, me! And with an escaped prisoner too?" at this he broke down as I just looked at him.

"Baurus... Baurus... BAURUS FOR GOODNESS SAKES SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO WHAT IM SAYING" wow... I had been screaming a lot over the course of the last few days! Probably came from being locked in a dungeon for the past few days!

"Ok" he sniffled.

"Look, it's not the end of the world ok. We will see the emperor again I promise you that, but that the moment we have to worry about keeping ourselves alive. If we die, we won't be able to protect the emperor. So, KILL THOSE RATS COMING AT US" thankfully for me, he did as I said and with one swipe of his sword all three of them were dead! There would definitely be a few minor advantages about having this big cry baby around, wait only one advantage... he could fight! That was a good thing; it would make-up for my lack of skill in that area!

He stood up and walked over to me again after trying his luck banging on the door again. Let's just say that whatever he planed didn't work as he ended up walking towards the giant hole from which the rats had come and waved for me to follow him. Seeing no other options and partially knowing that this would be the only way I followed him. Once we were inside I followed him on his exploration of the area. There was a door on the other side of the... we'll just say room, but sadly it was locked so we continued searching.

"Here" he said handing me a sword, dagger, quiver, shield and bow. "You'll need to defend yourself."

"How am I supposed to defend myself when I don't even know how to use these... these... things!" I pointed at the quiver bow and shield strapped on my back and the dagger and sword hanging on a belt he got from... Captain Renault I believe! Yes, that's her name. I'm so proud of myself, usually I mixed up my own friends names calling Rose Ruby and calling Ruby Roselyn and so on with the cycle of 'R' names, but I remembered the Captains name after knowing her for around 10 minutes or less! It was probably just because of the fancy title though! *sniffle**sniffle*.

"Practice using the bow over at the well"

"They have a well in an area that was behind the walls of a secret passage from the dungeons? Do you have any idea how stupid that is?"

As I expected the only answer that I received was a grunt that barely acknowledged what I had just said. I sighed dramatically grabbing the bow of my back. I moved a fare distance away from my target... which happened to be the basket hanging loosely over a well that probably shouldn't be there in the first place! I mean have you ever heard of a well inside a wall of a secret passage through the prison? NO, it just doesn't happen in real life!

I notched an arrow on my bow and pulled it back. Aiming it like I did while playing it on the computer I released it and watched it fly off my bow. I closed my eyes and waited for the low echoing sound that came when I shot it perfectly. CLANG! I opened my eyes to find that instead of hitting the intended target it flew into the well hitting the metal causing more and more of a racket to occur.

"I'll try to pick the lock" Baurus said eying what I did carefully. "You should probably practice more, you'll need it if we ever get through!" oh, no kidding! I really hadn't noticed!

"Yes, yes I shall" with that I tried it again, it didn't go in the right direction... at all... it went somewhere to the right...

"Curse it!" I heard the cry and turned to Baurus who had now started banging on the door again!

"Oh stop it; you're making enough noise to wake the dead! And what are you cursing?"

"All the lock picks broke" he whined.

"YOU BROKE THE LOCKPICKS! ALL OF THEM!"

"And you said that I would wake the dead!"

"YOU BROKE ALL OF THEM?"

"Yes"

"In that case we are going to have to sleep in here, and then we will work out a solution that is probably going to be you dying!"

He gulped. I like the effect my threats have on people! Scaring them is way too easy! Probably from threatening my older brother... oh well.

"Yes Miss"

"Good" this would be a long day! I didn't deal well with idiots! And I would be stuck with one for how long? I didn't want to know, but with a new day comes a new fortune, which hopefully was getting out of here!

Hey ya'll, once again I'm posting and I thank Shadowtree the Awesome One and unknown for reviewing! I'm glad to be writing this as I realize there aren't many of these around and I'm hoping that I will actually get past chapter 10, meaning hopefully I'll complete it! I also wanted to say that constructed criticism is welcome and if anyone has any ideas feel free to send them to me!

FaelwenofLothlorien