Brayden's Journal Log #2
I still haven't found any means back to home but I've started on one of the more iconic quests of Skyrim. I'm still not fully sure on Saadia, working to get her into NCR custody. Going to recheck my memories of Swindler's cave, I got a feeling there's going to be surprises along the way there. Will at least get Nazeem's heirloom back for him, had a run in with him where he proceeded to remind me of the 'consequences' if I break his heirloom. Kept my cool and let him walk off to get drunk.
Chapter 10:Rest until Helgen and into the Tower in the Den
19th of Last Seed
Riverwood
Helios POV
[Around the Fire Plays]
The Sunstriders are around the campfire as they ate the stew Mallow made. The dragons along with the Rumblehorn are eating a bunch of fish that Lana got and from the store in Riverwood and the food storage in the carriage.
"This tastes good!" Duck cheered.
"Duck don't eat so fast." His mom Katjaa told him.
"But it's so good!"
"I'm impressed, Mallow, this is good." Olivia said, taking a spoonful of the stew from her bowl.
"Thanks! I try to corporate Alolan recipes with Tamriel ingredients." Mallow replied.
"Man… I Haven't had a good meal in a while." Glenn commented, with undead roaming on their world and resources scarce. A good meal feels like luxury.
"Guess it's time for some introductions." Jacob spoke out. "My name is Jacob Helios. These are my cousins Olivia Chirja, and Mateo and Makayla Vijur Gray-Helm."
The three named cousins waved at Hugool's group. "Next is the first group we met, Luz Noceda, Willow Park, Gus Porter, Amity, Emira and Edric Blight, Boscha, Skara, Cat, Amelia, and Bo."
"Why do you have three eyes?" Duck asks, causing some of the survivors to look at her.
"Duck!" Kenny exclaimed.
"It's alright really. I was born this way as a witch." Boscha answered but it brought more confusion.
"Witch?" Carl questions.
"Yes. You see, witches from the Boiling Isles are considered a race of humanoids similar to elves here in Tamriel." Olivia explains, "The only difference is how they draw magic. Unlike most people who draw magic from the Aetherius, the source of magicka, witches draw magic from their bile sacs attached to their hearts." She then brought out a drawing representation of a witch heart made by Cat.
"That's fucking something else." Bluntly spoke Daryl as he stared a bit wide eyed at the magic display while the others were giving out their own reactions. "That's amazing." Glenn had amazement in his eyes and was getting reminded a bit of his time playing DnD when he was younger. "That's… Going to take time to get used to it." T-Dog was at a loss with more he was seeing here, it had now truly gone to the craziest he's ever imagined.
"Let's continue on, next we have the pokemon trainers Ash Ketchum, Lillie, Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles." Jacob introduced them.
"Pokemon trainers?" Clementine asks.
"Ash, I think you should show them." Helios turns toward Ash who smiles.
"You got it." Ash then brought out some Pokeballs. "Come on out everyone!"
A bunch of lights appear out of the balls and Ash's pokemon Rowlet, Lycanroc, Torracat appear, and Pikachu jumps off of Ash's shoulder.
And it surprised everyone.
"That's adorable!" Clementine exclaimed as she started petting Pikachu.
"Clementine be careful." Lee told her.
"But it's so cute!" She responded as she petted the back of Pikachu's tail.
"He's right, Pikachu is an electric type. It can generate electric shocks from its cheeks." Ash explains. Clementine looked worried at that but Pikachu squeaked its name as a way that it was alright for her to pet him.
Rowlet is circling around in the air but then dive bomb into Daryl's bag and falls asleep in it.
"Hey!" Daryl exclaims.
Torracat walks around, almost by Carley and puffs out smoke and bits of fire from its mouth, surprising her. And Lycanroc just laying down, near to Carl who petted the back of the pokemon.
"Next is Sasha Braus, she is a scout and a capable warrior. Her ODM helps her move around and is a foodie." Jacob joked a bit at the end. "Also with us is Lydia, my HouseCarl, you could say she's my bodyguard."
"Greetings." Lydia introduces herself.
"Lastly our newest edition here, the dragon riders, Hiccup Haddock, Astrid Hofferson, Snotlout Jorgenson, Fishlegs Ingerman, Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston."
"Who names their kid Snotlout and Fishlegs?" Larry questioned.
"Was that supposed to mean?" Snotlout took offense to that. Fishlegs looked offended and somewhat hurt but he gave a glare at Larry.
"That I think your name is stupid kid. Were your parents drunk off their asses when they named you that? Your name is dumb as you look brat." Snotlout's face turned beat red upon hearing that. "Why you crusted old jerk!" Before anyone could make a move to stop him, Snotlout had already taken three steps to lay a punch into Larry's cheek.
There was a pause as everyone watched as Larry slowly turned his head and looked down at Snotlout with a fierce glare. "You call that a punch punk? I'm gonna give you the beating of your life!" With a single punch, Snotlout went flying back at the group's feet, completely unconscious in an undignified manner as his mouth laid wide open and his nose was bruised badly.
"Oooh! Snotlout you really got a shiner there. Heh, he sent you flying like a rock." Ruffnut snorted with laughful while the others moved to settle the situation. "Larry enough!" Rick gave him a hard look as he stood in front of him.
"What are you gonna do cop? Send me to jail. We're not even in our own fucking world! That fucking brat was asking for it." Larry spat at Snotlout's direction, hearing a groan from him as he was slowly waking up.
"Ugh… Mom, Dad. This guy punched me, I'm really thirsty." Snotlout groaned as his head fell back onto the ground. Hookfang just looked up, then continued eating.
"Olivia, would you mind." Jacob asks his Breton cousin.
"I got it." They saw Olivia's hand glowing as a light sphere formed in it. She cast it on Snotlout whose body glowed a light aura and faded. "He's healed, he should be getting up soon."
"Well then, with that out of the way, Hugool, would like to introduce yourself." Jacob said.
"Greetings, I'm Hugool Koran, I'm an Altmer or High Elf in human language." Hugool introduced.
"Hugool." Mateo waved.
"Good to have you back." Olivia said.
"Same here, though I like to introduce others when I was on my way to Whiterun to find you."
"It's alright kid, we got it." Rick said to Hugool.
"I'm Rick Grimes, this here is my wife Lori, and our son Carl." Rick introduced.
"Daryl Dixon." Daryl waved.
"Glenn Rhee."
"Carol Peletier"
"Theodore Douglas, but you can call me T-Dog."
"Hershel Greene, these are my daughters Beth, and Maggie. You probably met Shawn." Hershel said.
"Oh yeah, we saw him when he arrived from the Western Watchtower." Jacob responded.
"I'm Lee and this is Clementine." Lee introduces himself and the girl.
"Hi."
"I'm Kenny, this here is my wife Katjaa and our son Duck."
"I'm Carley and that's Doug."
"Hey."
"Lilly, and the guy who punched the brat is my dad Larry." Lilly said as Larry grunted.
"Well that's everyone, Hugoool, you probably wonder what we are going to do next." Jacob said as he got up and headed to the carriage. Moments later he brought out a map and unrolled it on the table, everyone began to crowd around to see it.
"So this is Skyrim." Daryl commented.
"You are correct, this is the Northern Province of Tamriel." Makayla replied.
"Alright everyone, most already know, but to others, in short explanation, I'm the Dragonborn." Jacob started to explain and Hugool and the survivors stared at him.
"Jacob, you are the Dragonborn?" Hugool asked with eyes widened. Then again, he saw him when he yelled out Fus.
"Yes, and with the call of the Greybeards, we have a quest, we need to head to Ivarstead then climb up the mountain to High Hrothgar. But we need to go through Helgen, That's when the first dragon attack happened." Jacob explains as he pointed on the map that showed Riverwood then dragged to Helgen and to Ivarstead.
"Guess it settled then. But…" Hugool turns to the survivors. "What do you think?"
"You're asking us?" Lee asked.
"It's your choice, the same offer I showed towards them." Jacob said as he waved towards the Sunstriders.
"Gives us a moment." Rick said as the survivors moved away from the Sunstriders.
"Why should we be joining them here? We don't know them, we should be trying to find a way out of here." Lily stated her thoughts into it but it immediately set the debate.
"Go back where? The World that went to hell, fuck going back to that place, I don't see why not joining with them. I don't think we're going to be finding any of those portals anytime soon." Kenny embraced his family close and made it clear that he was against going back to their apocalyptic world.
"He's right. This new world's dangerous and it's strange as hell but we can survive here and the Sunstriders can get us adjusted to this place." Rick stood in the center, grabbing most of their attention, Lee gave a strong nod to it. "Rick's right, Riverwood here at least finally gives us somewhere safe and we need to know more about what's going on."
Larry grunted. "I'm up for staying here but I ain't too up for joining with those brats. That Snotlout still needs a beating." T-Dog gave him a look. "Do you really need to go around fighting kids? Come on man, that's low." Larry gave him an uncaring look and snorted. "Like I care what you think. That kid's gonna get it."
"Larry, leave Snotlout alone. Everyone here agrees to join them?" Everyone looked around each other for a moment, before nodding began and Rick took it as the answer.
They returned back to the Sunstriders, Rick stepped forward to Jacob.
"So, what is your answer?"
"We agreed to join you, we need to know about Skyrim and what's going on." Rick answered as he and Helios shook hands.
"Well then, welcome to the Sunstriders." Jacob spoke to the survivors.
"Excuse me." Jacob and the others turned towards a NCR Ranger on horseback.
"Can I help you?" Jacob asked.
"I'm from Camp Mccarran, I came to bring you this." The Ranger then gives Jacob a metal box, opening it containing NCR dollars, caps, some gold coins, and papers that hold the license for firearms. "This is the reward given by Colonel Hsu and here's a radio. You've done a good turn for the NCR and we would like to pay you back. You call and we'll have your back."
"Thank you, also can you send a message to Hsu, we got another opportunity." Jacob said.
"Sure, anything that can help the NCR."
"Helgen is not far, it is a settlement till the dragon attack, it'll give the NCR another outpost, Jarl Balgruff knows where it is."
"Alright then, I'll message it to the Colonel, but just in case, here's a flare gun, it'll help to locate where you are and we'll arrive in our Verti-birds." He then gives him a flare gun with flare rounds with it. "I'll be leaving, good hunting Sunstriders." And with that he rode back to Whiterum.
"Alright everyone, get ready, we'll leave soon." and with that, the Sunstriders begin to prepare for the trip.
Whiterun
Brayden POV
"Shouldn't be long now, they'd have to be coming back or something." Brayden mostly muttered it to himself as he took a drink of his ale.
He was standing within a crowd where an ongoing drinking competition was happening and a grin took up on his face as he watched Nazeem pass out. "Ha! Nazeem's out! Lightweight!" Drunkenly shouted Arman, getting cheered laughs. "Keep it coming! I ain't done yet." Canderous Ordo chugged the large cup of ale down, letting out a satisfied sigh and placed it down to move on to the next.
"Hmm Canderous Ordo you are proving to be a most worthy foe!" Puss sigh as he finished his drink, the orange Cat moved to grab another spiced vodka milk.
"Not so bad yourself furball. But I'll be taking the prize tonight." Canderous Ordo, who had seen far stranger races out in the galaxy, was little bothered by the sight of a talking cat.
Suddenly, the radio blasted on when the song ended and Brayden felt a wave coming over him as he heard Three Dog's voice coming on. The memories of playing Fallout 3 was at the back of his mind that was bringing a good feeling in him, he listened to what Three Dog had to share for today's news.
"What's up Tamriel, Three Dog here, how's everyone doing?" Three Dog announced on the radio. "Here is the news, the town of Riverwood is successfully defended thanks to the efforts of the NCR and the new reformed mercenary company "The Helios Sunstriders" and get this, it's being led by none other than the Dragonborn!"
"Dragonborn?!" There was a great cloud of muttering ranging out as the tavern's patrons got in discussions, newcomers looked confusedly at why the Nords looked most shocked. "Hmm Helios Sunstriders huh? They're not the typical mercs with actions like that." The competition was now paused and Canderous Ordo looked with a thoughtful look as he stared at the radio.
"Yeah I kid you not, I heard stories of the legendary hero, but this one is real. Hey if you are hearing this. Good luck and keep on fighting the good fight. Now for some music." The song Dear Hearts and Gentle People plays.
"Man, Skyrim's gone crazy. Portals dropping things and peoples from different worlds, Dragons coming back, and now the Dragonborn. What else is gonna happen?" Belethor took a strong deep drink of his ale, wanting to 'clear' his head.
"How do you think I feel smoothskin? We're in this mess just like you." A Ghoul in a red sleepwear outfit spoke out from his sat corner, his whitehair was done by a stylist and Brayden instantly recognized him. "At least there Snowflake, you and the others have made a good living for yourselves here. Whiterun may be changed forever but it's growing all the better." Jon Battleborn raised his cup of IPA Beer he decided to try, taking quick liking to it.
"To Helios Sunstriders and the NCR for defending our kinsmen of Riverwood! And the Dragonborn!" There was a loud cheer following that and the merry atmosphere returned as the patrons continued back with their activities.
Brayden felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned to see Ria looking at him and she wasn't alone. "Brayden, it's time. They sent this messenger to notify us, we're heading to the camp." Brayden firmly nodded and he looked around. "In that case then, better go grab Saadia."
Time to get started.
Elsewhere
Riften
The sounds of marching footsteps are heard as civilians watch on as a squad of Brotherhood of Steel and Freedom League soldiers march towards the Black-Briar Estate being led by Paladin Danse.
"Keep on guard people, there's no telling what might be waiting for us. No chances are being taken here." Paladin Danse led his Squad forward ahead and heard the rang of conformations, hearing clicking of weapons being armed up and ammo loaded in.
They came to the Estate and noted the scene before them as a squad of Brotherhood Knights were at the center of the entrance and behind was a squad of Freedom League soldiers, keeping firm lock on the Estate. "Sergeant Ryan! What's the situation here?" Paladin Danse moved up to the lead Brotherhood Knight who turned to him and saluted him.
"Ad Victoriam Paladin Danse! We have the Estate locked down. Civilians reported they saw a large group of people arrive inside hours ago before we arrived. We haven't heard anything but I'm getting repeated descriptions of mercenaries Maven Black-Briar has in her employ. I thought it'd be best to approach with caution." Paladin Danse nodded and looked over to the civilian crowd gathered nearby the market area.
"Scribe Haylen! Take some people and keep the crowd back, I'm not risking any harm happening to them." Haylen nodded to him and went to pick out the members joining her over to keep the crowds from panicking.
Paladin Danse gazed at the windows, feeling a building tension in himself that something was about to happen. "Sergeant, call in some HellCat cruisers to our position and le-" Suddenly there was open automatic fire bursting out from the windows, figures taking up positions with firearms were now letting loose into them.
"Take cover!" Paladin Danse's Power Armor absorbed the shots before he ducked down into cover, the streets were becoming loud with fire as the Mercenaries laid heavy with firepower, catching two unlucky Freedom League Guards as they were blasted by plasma, a BoS Knight was riddled down by bullets.
Civilians screamed and ran for cover, some BoS Knights with Scribes and Guards moved to direct them away from the fighting while more went into action, returning fire into the estate. "Hostiles at the center! Repeat, hostile in the center! Heavily armed with plasma. I need some back up!" The Freedom League Guard slammed down into cover, grunting as a couple shots flicked at his direction and chipped away at the stone.
He slowly poked and aimed forward to lay down fire. "Ugh you bastards!" Grelka growled in anger at the Mercenaries at the estate, as if there was more that Maven could do to make her hate that bitch. The Nord took out a handmade rifle and cocking the gun and ensuring it was loaded properly, started to join in the shooting.
"Grenade!" A frag was thrown near to the door's entrance and the explosion caught the mercs that did not escape distance in time as the door blew apart open. "Forward!" Paladin Danse stepped and charged forward while blasting with his laser rifle; more powered armored BoS joined him with the Freedom League troops.
The estate was becoming further shot up and destroyed.
Road to Helgen
Helios POV
The Sunstriders help the survivors get well equipped for the journey ahead. For armor, they were advised to wear leather armor like the others. Weapons, they got some melee weapons and guns, but some decided to use Tamriel weapons. Kenny took a liking for a steel war ax, Daryl with a set of steel daggers, and Lee with a sword.
With that the Sunstriders began their journey to Helgen, the first stop to Ivarstead.
"So we landed in a civil war." Carley said as the others listened in on the short history of Skyrim by Olivia.
"Yes, the Stormcloaks led by Ulfric want the worship of Talos to be legal, though the Imperial Empire of Cyrodiil is the only thing to keep the peace." Olivia explained.
"Damn… and what you talk about dragons returning, and Jacob being the Dragonborn, we'll be the center of attention."
At the front of the formation, Jacob is driving and Boscha is in the passenger seat.
"Guess this is official." Jacob said, blushing a bit at the memory.
"Yeah… you're right." Boscha replied, blushing as well, scooting close to Jacob's side.
"Mateo will have a field day if he finds out." turning back to see Mateo talking to Clementine, Duck, and Carl.
"Least he'll stop being the wingman." Jacob laughed softly at that. Looking to where Bleak Falls Barrow stands "Guess it started with the trip to the Barrow."
"Yeah… thank you for saving me." Boscha thanks him, Jacob responds by kissing her again.
"Hey what's that?" Glenn pointed to three stones by the road.
"It's the Guardian Stones, there all over Skyrim, choose one and you receive a blessing based on the stone." Makayla explained.
"How does the stone work?" Doug asked.
"Well here, you have the Warrior Stone which helps increase your skills in combat, the Mage Stone helps with skills in magic, and the Thief Stone helps for stealth."
"All you have to do is approach the stones and touch it, like so." Makayla stepped forward to the Thief Stone and placed her hand on it. Her body began to glow blue a bit and disappeared with light orbs floating away from her.
"That's something else." Daryl commented, then he decided to have a go. Doing the same way she did it, he felt something new in him as he glowed as well.
"Holy shit." Kenny was awed.
"Can I try?" Clementine asked Lee.
"Just be careful." Lee followed her to the stones.
"Let me try!" Tuffnut yelled out.
In short, Daryl, Carl, Kenny, T-Dog, Lily, Ruff and Tuff received the Thief Stone. Astrid, Snotlout, Lee, Rick, Duck, and Carley received the Warrior Stone. Lastly Fishlegs, Katjaa, Hershel, and Clementine got the Mage Stone.
"You know that Rumblehorn has been following Jacob." Astrid told Hiccup as they watched the dragon following besides Jacob who's driving the carriage.
"Yeah, I noticed, once we reached Helgen, I'll talk to him. Maybe he'll become a dragon rider." Hiccup replied.
Sometime later they reached the gates to Helgen, the gate to the town was closed.
"Alright everyone, here we are, we are in Helgen." Jacob announced as he stepped off the carriage and walked to the gate.
"Remember when we help people to escape from the dragon." Mateo followed beside him.
"Yeah…" Helios unlocked the gates with a bit of pick locking and opened it.
Everyone with weapons ready enters the town. Most of the buildings were destroyed by the fire, though some of them are still standing.
"Alright everyone, let's secure this area for the NCR." With a new service rifle in hand that was given by the NCR, Jacob and the others entered Helgen.
Camp Mccarran
Brayden POV
Approaching the gates that led inside of Mccarran, Brayden feels a bit nostalgic since playing New Vegas.
"Hold right there. What's your business here at Mccarran." The NCR messenger moved up ahead of their group, "It's alright they're with me. Lieutenant Boyd requested to bring them in." The NCR Trooper's eyes lid up in realization.
"Ah right you must be the Companions. Alright come right in." Brayden watched as the gate opened up and as they walked, he felt Saadia moving up close to him and his eyes wandered around the base.
'That's definitely new. The NCR ranks have definitely been expanded.' He looked in surprise as Brayden's eyes locked to a female Twi'lek in NCR gear and then looked to see even more races that added immense intrigue in him.
At the moment, he sees NCR personnel moving a few crates likely to supply up to two Vertibirds with troops climbing in as well.
"What's going on?" Ria asked.
"They're going to Helgen, the Sunstriders will be there to hold there, it'll help to secure an outpost and form a secure front." The NCR messenger explains as the Vertibirds took off.
Brayden looked around a bit more after the Vertibirds left. He sees two familiar people at the tents.
'Mission?! Zaalbar?!' Brayden looked in shock, once more there were more members of the Ebon Hawk crew here. There was an immediate part in him that wanted to let them know that Canderous was in Whiterun.
But, he needed to approach this right. He noted Mission looked older, about perhaps 3 years younger than him now and it was a bit jarring to see, almost setting old questions answered to what had happened to the others of the first crew after the Jedi Civil War.
"Ah come on Zaalbar! At least consider it, you've let that fur go uncut for years!" Mission gave Zaalbar a look across the table they sat, while Zaalbar continued to try to ignore the Twi'lek in stuffing his mouth full of food. "I know you're listening!"
Zaalbar simply made a move to grab the large turkey leg. "*Sigh* Should've guessed the response."
Brayden considered approaching them but he felt it best to still stick close with the group and locked eyes with Saadia looking at him. "See something you like?" She corly said as she noted Brayden's glance at Mission, Twi'leks were very beautiful and Saadia certainly could see why they'd catch eyes wherever they went.
"She's pretty but not like that. I recognize them all." Saadia raised a brow at that response. Her questioning halted though when Ria called over their attention and they saw Aela, Airazor, and Tigertron approaching them along with a few NCR soldiers.
"There you are! You've made it inside." Aela approached Brayden and patted him on the shoulder. "There wasn't trouble in bringing Saadia here?" Brayden shook his head.
"No, she hasn't made any escape attempts but I'm still sensing there's more she isn't telling us." Aela raised a brow at that. "You sense?" Brayden shrugged and looked to where Saadia was discussing with the NCR Troopers. "Gut feeling but you can see it in her eyes, she's holding something back." Aela shared with his glance and her eyes narrowed.
"She'll need to bring it out if she hopes to gain our help." Brayden nodded at that.
Elsewhere
Snow fell in the mountains and around Winterhold as a scouting force consisting of Winterhold guards and Geth troops, be it trooper class and few Geth Primes marched towards the coordinates of the anomaly. The force of 30 proceeded forward with small caution.
"How close are we to the anomaly?"
"Calculations show approximately twenty kilometers away." A Geth unit calculated.
The college wasn't the only one to be affected, the Geth also helped the town of Winterhold. Heating systems have been installed to buildings and as lamp posts as both a light source and heat source. The guards have been trained in Geth weaponry and technology thanks to geth-made Omnitools.
When they approach the area of the anomaly, they stop and look to see a very large door, which Geth might identify as a hangar door that is closed.
"Gods… what do you think what's inside?" a guard questions.
"I don't know… Scout, do you see a way in?"
"Scan shows there is a secondary entrance we can enter." Scout the Geth answered.
Approaching the small door, the scout force sees some kind of access port.
"Is there a way to open it?"
One Geth approached the access port, bringing up its omnitool and scanning it, finding a solution.
"This unit requires a dagger." One of the guards gives Geth his dagger.
The Geth then inserts the dagger into the port, twisting and turning and the door slides open. They entered the base, with lightning out inside, the Geth activated their headlights to see.
Walking down the hallway they entered a large open area filled with vehicles of unknown design and crates filled with weapons and supplies.
"This will definitely help Winterhold." One guard commented.
"Halt!"
Soon a bunch of soldiers appeared from cover and aimed their weapons toward the scouting force.
"Well… shit."
Time Skip
Jarl Korir, the ruler of Winterhold, is waiting for the report of the scouting force on the anomaly. He's glad the Geth are here, since their arrival, the city has been improving, security is increased, areas are being cleared for construction and scaffolding is being built after the collapse.
Just then a guard came in from the doorway. "My lord. You are needed outside."
"What is it about?"
"We got word from the scouts." The guard answered. "They found the anomaly and…"
"And?"
"They discovered a base, along with a new faction."
Korir's eyes widened, the other holds have factions from the portals appeared near them, besides the Geth, this is the second time it happened.
"The faction called itself the alliance to restore the republic or the rebel alliance. And their leaders are coming here by air ships."
"Have the guards and Geth ready. I'll speak to the newcomers."
Two guards followed him as he exited out from the Longhouse and witnessed two ships landing in the open area.
"Time to see who they are." The Jarl muttered quietly.
Helgen
Helios POV
Jacob moves some of the large debris out of the way, the rest of the Sunstriders are checking around for Helgen to see if it's clear of hostiles.
"Check this out! I found some bottles of juniper berries mead." Mateo shouted as he opened a barrel that was filled with bottles of said mead.
Jacob continued his trek as he toured the open area of the town. There were a few burned bodies around, he then headed towards a house that wasn't damaged. Opening the door and heading inside, looking around Helios could see that this house was used recently. Seeing some food that was eaten and the fire is still burning.
"Huh…" Jacob wondered.
Looking at the table he sees a small book, picking it up and reading it, he learns that it's a journal.
"Day six… I met four other people who were from the same world I was in, we found a town that was abandoned. There's some food here as well as some alcohol. Though not much as a drinker after what happened long ago, I did enjoy a bit of it. With the four of us, it'll last us a while. Glad there aren't any walkers here." Jacob read through the journal then he put it back.
"Wonder where they are?" Jacob questioned himself.
"You don't have to look far." A voice spoke out.
Turning around, Jacob sees a man with graying hair and wearing a dirty brown jacket and a red shirt of some kind. "…You touch any of my stuff?"
"Um… I took a peek at your journal." Jacob honestly answered.
"Oh that? It's alright, got everything right here." The man tapped his head. "Name's Chuck, Charles if you're fancy."
"Jacob Helios."
"That's a fine name." Chuck commented. "Is that your crew outside?"
"Yep."
"Saw you all arriving, thought about scaring the pants off of you. But I couldn't force myself to do it."
"Are there other's? Your journal mentions that you met four others."
"Yeah, you're right." Chuck answered. "It's alright everyone, he's alright."
There were sounds of footsteps coming from the stairs as four people came down. Two women and two men. "Charles, are you sure you can trust him?" A blonde woman with a handheld pickaxe of some kind on her hip asked.
"It's alright, I'm the leader of my group outside." Jacob said.
"This is Jacob Helios." Chuck added.
"Hey I'm Mark."
"I'm Christa, and that is Omid."
"Molly."
"Jacob, have you found anything?" Lee entered the house along with Clementine. His eyes widen as he sees the new people.
"Oh shit!" Omid exclaimed. "Goddamn, you guys have a kid."
"Lee. Clementine." Jacob said.
"Jacob, who are they?" Lee asked.
"This is Charles, Christa, Omid, Mark, and Molly. I kinda read Charles journal, turns out they are from the same world your group was in." Jacob answered, causing the named group of people to widen.
"You two are from that hell?" Molly questioned.
"Yeah, there are others, my group and another before joining up with Jacob and his party." Lee answered.
"That I can see." Christa commented, looking at Jacob who gave off a fantasy vibe by his armor.
Then suddenly they hear a loud roar.
"Shit…" Jacob realizes.
"What the fuck is that?!" Molly exclaimed.
Jacob just ran out of the house causing others to follow suit. Charles's group witnessed the Sunstriders getting ready for something.
"Hey, who are they?" Olivia asked as the others saw the new group.
"Jacob Helios? Are you there, this is NCR pilot Andrew, do you copy?" A voice spoke out through the emergency radio that Jacob.
"How do you use this?" Jacob asked, since radio in Tamriel is a new concept.
"Press that button." Chuck came over and started showing Jacob a bit about the radio. "See that? Press it and you'll be able to talk back." Chuck was now rather curious of who these NCR are, old memories were stirring back as he knew though it was clearly military.
"Andrew, this is Jacob Helios."
"There you are. We'll be arriving at Helgen T-minus in five minutes, you should fire your flare so we can see the exact location." Andrew spoke. "Be advised we pick up something coming to your position, and it's large."
Then another roar occurred.
"Jacob we heard that roar over the radio, is that what I think it is?"
"That's right, we are about to fight a dragon." Jacob answered, causing the three survivor groups to widen in shock.
"What?!" Omid exclaimed.
"Bullshit…" Kenny looked surprised.
"What the fuck we gotten ourselves into?" Molly whispered.
"A dragon?" Carl said in confusion.
"Short story, dragons were dead long ago and now they're back for vengeance." Mateo explained.
"This is fucking nuts. Dragons." Molly put up her hands in the air, truly couldn't believe what was happening here. Chuck simply thought while listening as his eyes narrowed in curiosity.
"Make sure you use the flare gun, we'll fly by and cover you. Reinforcement will arrive via drop." Andrew said.
"Copy, we'll be ready." Jacob finished the conversation.
"What's the plan Jacob?" Kiawe asked.
"Alright everyone, here's the plan." Jacob turned to the Pokémon trainers and the dragon riders. "Have yourselves be outside of Helgen, we'll signal you to begin your aerial assault."
"You got it." Astrid confirmed as she hopped on Stormfly and took off along with the others.
"Sasha, use your ODM to get up to the tower by the open area. We need area coverage with your rifle."
"Right!" Two cables shot out of ODM and grappled on the top of the tower, with a burst of air, Sasha took off.
"Woah…" Mark awed at that.
"Rick, Lee." Helios spoke to the two. "Have your groups be on top of the walls, with guns on hand we'll be able to take shots at the dragon when it arrives. If things get too hot, fall back to the keep."
"Good plan." Rick comments.
"Lee, I overheard, I'll take Clementine with me." Katjaa said as she had her kid, Duck beside her.
"That's alright, I don't want her to be in any danger." Lee agrees.
"The witches, my party and I will be here. What can your group do?" Jacob asked Charles' group.
"We got pistols but that's all we got." Omid said as he and Christa brought their own guns.
"All I got is this rifle." Mark answered.
"This shovel has been with me for awhile, I don't know how it will fare against a dragon." Chuck said.
"Molly?"
Before she can respond, another roar occurred but this time it's close.
"Let's just get ready." Jacob brought out the flare gun and fired it, a burst of red light was seen.
Road to Helgen
"Commander Erwin, a flare has been sighted." Petra Ral of the Survey Corp said.
"This is amazing… it's like our flares but it emits light but not smoke." Hanji Zoe studied with excitement.
The Survey Corp were transported to this unknown land, and some cause a stir when one of their members is missing.
"It's cold…" Krista Lenz shivered.
"We're going to need to have fires set up." Armin Arlert replied.
Then they hear a roar.
"What is that…" A strong tension gripped them all as they felt the familiar feeling of danger creeping near.
Then a large shadow passed over the scouts, many had their eyes widened as they saw a large gray flying creature passing over them to the site of the flare.
Hanji is gleefully excited at the sight. "We must follow that creature!"
"Could it be some kind of Titan?" Eren Jaeger questioned.
"Uh… Guys? There's a town up ahead." Connie Springer spoke out, with a single telescope in hand.
"And that's where the flare is shot from…"
Helgen
"So this is the Dovahkiin that defeated Mirmulnir" A gray dragon spoke, landed on a tower that is by the open area.
"Holy shit…" Daryl whispered, shocked at the sight of the dragon.
"Wait for the signal…" Rick whispered, having a rifle in hand. Some of the survivors got guns from the dead Vipers and bandits at Riverwood.
"No matter… Alduin will rule over and consume the souls of all!" The dragon roared.
"Now!" Jacob shouted.
[Steel on Steel Plays]
Then around the walls of Helgen, everyone with guns open fired on the beast. Bullets pelted the hide of the dragon, while pistol rounds were bounced off, rifle rounds were pierced through making the dragon roar in pain. And Daryl who fired off a bolt from his crossbow, it landed right in the eye of the dragon.
"Argh!"
"Holy shit! You got it!" Glenn cheered.
"It's coming back around!" Hershel warned as he saw the Dragon making a turn around, mouth opening wide with a build up flame to unleash.
"Yol, Toor Shol!"
"Look out!" Lee cried out.
"Shit!" Kenny, Carley, and Lilly jumped out of the way from the fire breath.
This is a cue for the dragon riders and pokemon trainers to take flight.
Jacob was about to help the others till the Rumblehorn was behind him.
"What? What are you doing?" Helios stared at the dragon.
Then it did what Jacob wasn't expecting.
The Rumblehorn uses its horn to punt Jacob in the air with a roar.
"Ahhh!" Jacob was surprised by this stunt, the Dragonborn then landed on its back. "What's happening?!"
"Jacob! It looks like the Rumblehorn wants you to be its rider." Hiccup explained as he and Toothless landed beside the Nord and the Rumblehorn.
Jacob is surprised at that, he looks at the dragon which gives him a look that tells him that Hiccup is right.
'Is this because of me? Being the Dragonborn?' Jacob thought about it, then he remembered, some of the dragons that partnered with the riders looked at him knowingly and… With respect…
"Ok… ok, here we go." Jacob patted the Rumblehorn's head, with that Jacob and the dragon took off.
"This might give us an edge." Sasha commented on herself as she watched Jacob take off, switching her rifle for her blades and then jumped off the tower, used her ODM to latch the other tower and use the momentum to launch herself at the dragon.
"Check your fire!" Mateo shouted.
"Easy for you to say!" Larry grunted.
Sasha was at a position at the dragon where she spun her blades performing a circular slash. The blades sliced into the dragon's side, blood oozed out from its hide as it roared and flapped its wings. She activates the grapples again and latch on the roof the other gate. She went too fast and went over and is outside of Helgen. She was about to get back into the fight till-
"S-Sasha!?" Connie exclaimed, causing her to turn around in shock.
"Connie!" Sasha's eyes widened in surprise as her friend and the Survey Corp arrived, the scouts looked at the battle in awe.
"Ahh!" On cue Jacob fell on the roof of the gate and landed on the ground next to Sasha.
"Note to self, get myself a saddle so you don't fall when dodging an attack." Jacob groaned, getting up, casting healing on himself from the fall.
"Hey Sasha, you doing al-" Jacob cuts off when he sees the scouts. "-right…" he doesn't know his spell for healing on his left arm is still glowing.
Then out of nowhere a woman with brown hair and glasses rushes towards him and grabs his left arm.
"HOW DO YOU DO THAT?!" Hanji exclaimed with excitement as Jacob saw that she was drooling.
"Uhh Sasha, who are they?" Jacob asked.
Brayden POV
Time Skip
"Alright there's the Den!" Within the open grass field of Whiterun Hold was a sizable group advancing through towards a large rock formation.
They were NCR accompanying the Companions being led by Aela the Huntress. "Let's hope that Intel is right, can't risk walking into a trap unprepared." Aela signed the group to advance slowly.
There were at least two NCR Squads following them, taking up to the front and back while a Pointman moved up with Brayden to scout up ahead.
"Yep… It matches the description of the Alik'r warriors." The Pointman spoke, looking through his binoculars.
He could see some Alik'r warriors on guard by the entrance of the den.
"What's the plan?"
"Hold up, two contacts are exiting the entrance… They're not Alik'r."
Brayden looks through the binoculars, he sees two men in the form of armor that is a mix of a soldier's armor and scrap from the apocalypse.
The most notable is the two T's painted on the chest of the armor.
'Something familiar about it…' Brayden thought they looked familiar somehow. "Can we try to get the drop on them? They're looking too relaxed." The Pointmen considered over Brayden's suggestion, looking back to the others where he gave few signals to warn.
"We're it to the Lieutenant but keep your guard up kid, you don't get to relax either." He wasn't but Brayden took the advice with acknowledgment. The two slowly moved back to rejoin with the Squads, careful to not alert the guards and Brayden's ears picked up their chatter even as further they went.
"I don't know about these 'Tower' mercs. They're ain't any better than the bandits hold up in the Den."
"They have their uses and keep quiet, they're switching places with us." Slowly Brayden started to hear less of their chattering but he was keeping it in note on his mind.
'The Tower… Where did I know that?'
Both him and the Pointmen arrived where the companions and the NCR squad stood. The NCR brought a crate with weapons. With riot shotguns for close range and 10mm smgs, along with flash bangs and a bunch of stimpaks.
Aela, Ria, and Kurumua have their own supplies for the quest. Airazor and Tigertron are checking over their own weapons. Brayden thought he should borrow a firearm for this situation. After all, you shouldn't bring a knife to a gunfight, his sword and shield could only bring a close engagement situation.
"Larrson, we are going to be under fire from those mercs that are with the Alik'r." A NCR lieutenant gave him a riot shotgun with 3 drum mags. "Consider this a gift."
"Thanks." He grabbed the shotgun, feeling the weight of it. He loaded the shells in and cocked it, "Decent gun." He would have checked its specs later but he for now believed this was going to work well in the close quarters they were getting in.
"So we're ready to attack?" Asked one of the Troopers, the Lieutenant gestured to everyone to come around him as he started taking out a map from his bag. He placed it down for everyone to see and flashed a light to point at it, revealing it to be a map of Skyrim and circled on the map was the Den.
"We form up a plan first Private. You two, how many do you see on guard?"
"About 5 to 8 out there, we can get the drop on them if we're stealthy enough." The Lieutenant looked towards Aela. "Alright it sounds like we can out flank them, we split up into squads and slowly creep on their positions. We cut off their means of escape before we get the drop on them." Aela liked the plan as it more than worked into their favor.
"They won't see us coming. We'll do this plan and breach inside, if we're lucky they won't be alerted yet." The Lieutenant nodded and soon they underwent more into their planning.
Soon once it was sorted, they split up into squads, and the Lieutenant handed Aela a radio. "Here, use it to signal once you're in position. You press that to reply once you hear me on the other side." Aela eyed the radio with a level of intrigue, keeping to the detail note before she placed it away. "Hunt well Lieutenant." He nodded and the squads proceeded forward.
Airazor however took up to the air, covering the group in the sky as she gained a wide view above. She brought her wrist and communicated back to Tigertron, "In position. I have my eyes on them."
Aela led her squad to the right while the Lieutenant moved left, members keeping up pace while trying to keep themselves consistent from the guards view. Brayden, who was keeping up next with Aela, could hear more talking from the Den's entrance.
"Getting tired of these assholes, so that they're some kind of fancy swordsmen. I bet ya I can kill them all with my baby here." A Tower Merc said to his buddy but his words got him a smack. Hearing the echo of it from their crouch position as they kept moving.
"Shut it you idiot! We're working with these guys or do you want tell Mama that you fucked up? If we're staying alive in this crazy mess, we need allies." Brayden heard Ria next to him give a concerning response hearing that. "It sounds like there's more of them somewhere in Tamriel. Portals are still endless who they bring."
"That's one word for it." Muttered Kurumua, the Orc was getting slowly antsy from too much of this sneaking. But they were getting close to a good position on the cave's right flank, seeing a good exposed side into three standing bandit guards wielding pipe guns or rusted steel blades. "That ain't a good sight. Did they raid somewhere to obtain those weapons?" While Tigertron thought those were some of the most worn down primitive guns he's ever seen, the fact they were still guns in hands of Skyrim's bandits wasn't a pleasing sight.
"Or had luck finding caches of it. Travelers are still bringing new things into Whiterun of what they found. Swindler's Den is bound to be the same." Aela signed the group halt and the Companions prepared themselves for the coming attack they were about to commence.
Elsewhere
Cave Around Falkreath
A party is relaxing in a cave after a long journey to Skyrim. When word about the portals appearing in Tamriel, mostly Skyrim and Elsweyr, adventurers took the journey, hoping to strike rich with new treasures that came from the portals or new opportunities.
"So what is our next step?" A Redguard man asked.
"We should be heading to Whiterun. The hold is gaining popularity, so we could get some work from the new factions." A Dunmer woman answered.
"This one hopes that this trip isn't wasted. Spent so much gold on supplies." A female panther Khajiit added.
Then they hear something large and metal scraping deep in the cave. The party of three drew their weapons.
"What was that?" But soon as that question rang out, they then began hearing what sounded like footsteps.
"Something's coming!" The Redguard's expression grew worried and he gripped hard on his steel mace while the others of his party tensed up for what might be coming.
But what came into view from the darkness wasn't who they were expecting. They were some of the strangest people they've ever seen. "Who are you?" Standing before them were seven individuals of human descent wearing bright blue and yellow jumpsuits.
They also wore some kind of gauntlet that glowed a green color illuminating the area. "Do you think they came from the portals?" The dark elf woman asked her companions.
"Hello there. I'm the overseer of Vault 76." The woman with gray hair was introduced.
"Wait… are you vault dwellers?" The Redguard asked.
"This one remembers meeting other wastelanders from a place called West Virginia." The Khajiit added.
"What's going on here?" Asked one of the Vault Dwellers, becoming filled with more questions than answers.
"It's best that we explain what's happening. Sit by the fire, we'll talk." The Dunmer woman says. Then see more Vault dwellers arriving.
"Ok then… Let's get started then." The Redguard man added.
Helgen
Helios POV
"Where's Jacob!?" Makayla shouted as fired off crossbow bolts at the dragon.
"Duck!" Mateo grabbed his sister and pulled her to the ground from the dragon as it swooped down.
Some of the witches crowd around Hugool as he casts a barrier from the flames.
"FUS!" The gates burst open, revealing Jacob, Sasha, and a bunch of new people. A woman next to him is smiling excitedly as she blushes.
"My Thane are you alright?" Lydia asked.
"I'm alright Lydia." Jacob answered, looking up he sees the riders and trainers attacking the dragon. "There's gotta be a way. We dealt with it with explosives, and had to wait for the support to arrive."
"Jacob, who are they?" Olivia questioned as she cast a few fireballs out of her staff.
"Turns out these are Sasha's friends and comrades."
"Great… more people joining us before we die to the dragon." Molly said sarcastically.
"Hey no one's dying today!" Helios yelled out as he cast a barrage of Sun Fire. He turned towards Sasha "Sasha, is it alright for them to help us?"
Before she could respond, a blond man approached him with icy blue eyes staring at Jacob's own brown eyes. "We'll help, but you have to explain what is happening and where we are."
"After this I'll explain everything Uh…"
"Commander Erwin Smith."
"Jacob Helios."
"Hey! You're done talking? we got a dragon to kill!" Daryl yelled out as he fired another crossbow bolt at the dragon.
"Alright, let's see what you guys can do." Jacob said as he went back up to the Rumblehorn dragon that landed beside him after he fell and continued fighting the large dragon.
A bunch of cables shot out, attached to the towers of Helgen. The scouts are launched into the air thanks to their ODM gear.
The dragon riders and pokemon trainers in the sky watch in awe at the scouts performance of their ODM gear. They see Levi Ackerman use his ODM gear to fly under the dragon and perform a series of slashes with his blades under the dragon's body.
"Agh! Damn you!" The dragon roared in pain but it received more slashes from the scouts.
"Ohh… what a fine specimen, you can talk. We have so much to learn about you." Hanji excitedly said as she passed by the dragon with her ODM.
"Yol, Toor Shol!" The dragon unleashed a torrent of flames wildly in the air and the ground as the Sunstriders and scouts dodged out of the oncoming flames.
Suddenly the dragon was hit by a barrage of missiles on the left side of the dragon's body. Everyone looked up to see two vertibirds flying overhead as it began firing its machine guns at the dragon.
"There! The NCR are here!" Mateo shouted.
"Those are the NCR?" Chuck asked.
One of vertibirds doors opened and a few ropes were thrown out to the ground. Then the Sunstriders saw NCR soldiers sliding down from the ropes to the ground. The NCR soldiers then help them by opening fire on the dragon. Then the other Vertibird doors open and being dropped off are a squad of four soldiers wearing power armor and wielding heavy weapons.
"Whoa! Who are those guys?" Glenn looked in awe of the NCR Heavy Troopers joining into the fighting, gasping as he watched them firing their loud heavy weapons. "I'm just glad they're on our side!" Kenny gave them a loud cheer. "Give that Dragon hell!"
"Come on! Let's help them out!" Rick loaded up his pistol and took aim at the roaring Dragon.
In the air and with fluid motion, Jacob slices into the dragon's wing while Mikasa Ackerman slices the other dragon's wing as well. With the cuts in the dragon's wings, it lost its flight and began to fall from the sky with a painful roar. Daryl, Mark, Hershel, and Carley move out of the way in time as the dragon crashes on the wall they were on and collapses onto the floor. There is a moment of silence as the dragon riders, pokemon trainers, and the scouts land with the Sunstriders and the NCR.
"Did… did we kill it?" Omid asked with wide eyes of seeing an actual dragon.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Amelia replied.
Just as she said it, the dragon roared out as it weakly got up. "I'm impressed, but this is where you all die!" The dragon unleashes a torrent of flames at them but the magic users of the Sunstriders brought up magic barriers to protect them from the flames.
"It can't fly! Attack!" Jacob shouted as he threw an Aedric Spear and a Sun Sphere at the dragon as Mateo, Hugool, Lydia, Kenny. Lee, and the scouts began melee combat on the dragon.
Swindler's Den
Brayden POV
"Aela! We're about to blast their position. Be ready." The Lieutenant's voice snapped Brayden into attention as he lifted his rifle, taking sight to one of the standing Tower Mercs and aimed for his back.
But in the corner of his eye, he saw something being looped over and the realization didn't take long for the brief shout. "Grenade!" The explosion rang out and it was the moment he waited for as he squeezed the trigger.
It was only after that the shot made it across that it dawned to him how it felt to kill as the Tower Merc's body hitted the ground. "Charge!" Aela's command was followed by the Companions' war cry as they charged, Brayden's adrenaline rushed in him as he raced forward with his gun blazing into whoever of the guards he saw. 'Don't think. Do!' The NCR Troopers slowly emerged from the shadows, some charging with bayonets held high and letting loose with their rifles while the Lieutenant kept steady fire order as the guards were becoming overwhelmed.
Airazor laid the final blow to their crumbling position as she accelerated down, raising her blaster to let loose fire into the guards, further catching them off their feet literally as the Companions and NCR engaged close in.
"Rah!" Brayden whacked his rifle into a bandit's face, watching how the nose almost popped as blood spewed. Brayden followed up the attack by a kick into his groin that threw him off back. "Aahh! Talos, you fucker!" Brayden didn't wait on him as he opened fire into his chest, he shifted his view from the body to looking around the area, seeing that the guards were dealt with.
"Companions! Form up and on me." Aela's voice bellowed out and it grabbed each of their attention. Brayden immediately followed up where he was seeing they were heading, Ria came to his right side and she gave him a quick nod.
The NCR Troopers followed up in suit, taking up the lead towards the Den's entrance. "Alright troops, keep aware and watch your aim. Aela leads some of your Companions in first, we'll cover the rear." Aela nodded and she gestured to Brayden and Kuruma come up ahead.
"Keep that rifle ready Brayden." Brayden nodded and he readied it as he reloaded it. Aela moved forward and opened the door into the Den, slowly they all moved down.
They were a bit in of the cave till they heard some rocks tumbled, with weapons raised they turned around and see-
"Easy Amigos, I mean you no harm." Puss in Boots has his paws raised.
"Wait… Aren't you the cat from the tavern?" Ria asked. The NCR Troopers behind them gawked at the talking cat before them. "A talking cat? Man, this place is just getting weirder."
"Roll with it Private." The Lieutenant halted the chatter while Brayden stepped up to Puss with his rifle lowered down. "Hola Gato, ¿qué haces aquí?" Puss looked a bit surprised but a smile took up his expression and he took off his hat and gave a gentleman bow to them.
"Ja ja! Es bueno, conocer a un compañero orador! Es usted Español?" The others looked in surprise at the Spanish being spoken, the Companions especially with their unfamiliarity but one of the NCR Troopers was having a grin on his face as he listened.
"Un poco. Soy 2,2% español y portugués. Pero soy principalmente japonés y sueco." Puss hum, taking to make out some of the lineage hint but Brayden's appearance still would not have stood out back home. "Ah, es intrigante. Tu español no es malo."
"What language is that Brayden?" Aela asked with a surprise expression.
He looked back to her with a small grin. "Español, it's a language spoken in my world. I like to speak it."
"Is there a reason you're here?" The NCR lieutenant asked Puss.
"Well back at the tavern, I overheard that a foreign band of unruly mercs had set camp here, and I thought they might have some treasures I would like to claim." Puss in Boots explained.
The NCR Lieutenant gave a considerate look. "Normally regulations would be intervening in that, but for whatever that is not stolen property. You can have a claim, if you assist us." Puss smirked and placed on his hat. "I can work with that. Lead on amigos!"
With that, they proceeded down further into the tunnel, Puss stuck nearby Brayden as he followed along Aela and the Lieutenant. "This would be interesting, if only some of my friends were here." That made Brayden wonder.
Were they here too?
Within the forest of Falkreath
"Shrek! Where are we going?! We should've turned to the left on that road."
"Donkey, we already went down that road, we're not seeing those statues again. I'm going my way!" Walking within the forest of Falkreath were a strange duo, a talking Donkey and a large Orc like being.
The very friends of Puss had mentioned upon. "But that Cat guy said there were Werewolves in this forest!"
"Donkey, that 'cat' is a liar. Besides, I'm scarier than anything in these woods." Shrek thumped to his newly found 'boomstick' as he's taken calling the shotgun he found.
Donkey gave a doubtful look as he gave a glance to the forest ahead. "I don't know, this is giving the creeps Shrek. I don't think he was lying about the portals, we ain't the only people that got sucked into them!"
"Doesn't matter, we'll deal with it. Come on, we're find the nearest town somewhere." Shrek rested the shotgun's barrel on his shoulder before continuing his pace, Donkey followed along uneasily as his eyes darted around the place.
"Gah! What was that?!" He heard a snap at his side, listening to rustling behind some bushes. "It's just a little critter. You're getting afraid of squirrels now?" Shrek, annoyed, kicked over at the bushes, shaking it out before suddenly something pounced out.
"Aaah! Get it off! Get it off!" A Skeever was tearing at Shrek's face, yelling in pain as it bit his forehead. He dropped the shotgun, causing a shot fired out that took a chunk of a tree.
"Hold on Shrek! I'll get it!" Donkey reared around and extended out to kick, but his timing was off as the Skeever evaded onto Shriek's back. Leaving Shrek to be kicked in the face.
"OOOOH!' Shrek fell backwards and the Skeever cried out as it was squashed under the weight, Shrek groaned in pain as his head rattled.
Elsewhere
Whiterun
The sun is setting on the hold of Whiterun, though business is usual with goods from the portals being sold and bought. By the stables and the entrance to the city, two guards are stationed. They waved to Jolia Helios as she walked towards the city to sell her soaps she made.
Moments later the two guards see something from the distance. "Hey do you see that?" One guard, Jerrik asked.
The other guard looked out, nodding as he made out the figures coming towards the city. "I do. It looks like those Portals have brought Skyrim more strange outsiders." The figures they were looking at were in fact a dozen Quarians being led by a red armored Quarian Marine.
"On the double people, we're nearly there! Be on your best behavior, these Nords don't trust outsiders. Let's not give them a reason to distrust us." Kal'Reager looked toward Whiterun with curiosity.
One of the Female Quarians looked up to the gate and hummed in curiosity. "So strange seeing Humans like this."
One of the guards approached the group "Halt, what business do you have here in Whiterun?"
"I'm Kal'Reager, my group and I are hoping to stay here for the night and hopefully for some work." Kal'Reager introduced himself and the group.
The Whiterun Guards looked at each other, before the one standing near the Quarians gave a reply. "Then you're in luck, Whiterun has plenty that needs to be done. But first, I need to radio in on your arrival, the Captain will want to speak with you."
"Fair enough." Kal looked back to his unit and held his hand in signal. "Hold tight Marines."
Some time later, the captain arrived with his squad of NCR soldiers, "This is the group you talk about?"
"Yes sir, they are looking for a place to stay and for some work." Jerrik answered. The captain looked at the group and said "Well, Whiterun and Mccaran could use the extra help. I'll be leading you to where you are staying for the night. But there is enough time to form documents for identification."
"That will be a good start to do." Kal'Reager agreed, so the NCR captain and his squad led the Quarian group to Whiterun and to Camp Mccaran.
Helgen
"Sasha now!" Jacob shouted as both Sasha and Connie lift the nord and launch him in the air with their ODM as a slingshot. With his sword in hand and an Aedric Spear casted. Like his fight with Mirmulnir at the Western Watchtower, he stabbed the dragon's neck with the spear and climbed up. Everyone watched as he climbed onto the dragon's head.
"Damn that kid is crazy." Kenny said with surprise on his face as he continued firing his pistol.
"But he's going to kill the dragon!" A NCR Heavy Trooper added through his helmet speaker while firing his minigun at the dragon's hide.
Helios began summoning Sun Spheres and started firing a barrage at the head as the dragon roared. The dragon was about to shake him off but the scouts stabbed into the body, Levi landed next to Jacob on the dragon's head. "Let's get this over with." Levi said.
"Agreed." Both Jacob and Levi stab their swords into the dragon's head and through its skull. It thrashed its head as it roared as the dragon slumped down on the ground.
Everyone lowered their weapons and looked at the dragon corpse.
"Holy shit…" Omid sighed with a bit of shock and exhaustion.
The survivors and the scouts are left in shock as the dragon begins to disintegrate into ash as winds of energy swirling around Jacob. As it finishes, all that's left of the dragon is its skeleton.
"Well now…" Jacob sighed with a bit of exhaustion. "Shall we camp for the night?"
His answer is Hanji rushing towards him and asking questions about him.
Later
The night sky is filled with stars and an aurora which is common in Skyrim. In Helgen a few campfires are lit up in the town as Sunstriders and NCR are resting by the fire.
Jacob is having himself some salmon steaks on his plate, after the battle with the dragon, the Sunstriders have set up camp for the night. They still need to head to Ivarstead. Jacob looks around to see his cousins are enjoying themselves and Hugool meditating with wisps of magic flowing through his body. The others are conversing with themselves as he see Hanji talking to a NCR Heavy Trooper.
Then he felt two hands wrapped around him and he saw Boscha. She looks tired but she doesn't look like she's going to sleep yet. "Things are going to be hard for us is it?"
"Yeah… Two dragons in two days, but we overcame it in the end. We have to be more prepared for what happens next." Jacob says as he looks at her. Moments later, Chuck, Christa, Omid, Mark, and Molly approach the two.
"Hey Jacob, you have a minute to talk?" Chuck asked.
"Sure, what is it?"
"We have been talking for some time, and decided that we would like to join your group." Mark explains.
Helios raised a brow "You sure? My party is a bit large, but we are happy with your group joining ours."
"Yeah, after the dragon fight, we agreed that we were lowly prepared for that." Omid said.
"I'm down to join your group, it'll be safe with you then being on our own here." Christa added.
"I don't know about joining yet." Molly responded. "I don't trust the guy and his daughter." She turned her head to Larry and Lily who were eating by themselves.
"If things go wrong, we get some people to handle it, me included." Jacob said "sit down, let's enjoy the night."
They agreed, as the night went on, the Sunstriders and the NCR had taken Helgen. And hopefully with news about their success, the town might be back to its former glory.