Traveling to Skyrim

Chapter 5: Races

Breaking down the door, I looked around for any signs of danger. I realised this was the room Travis was in, but he was nowhere to be seen. There was, however, a Dark Elf standing in the room. His pale face had a look of fear on it, and I wondered why.

"S-Suzannah? What-WHAT'S HAPPENING?!" The Elf asked me, and I realised that the reason Travis was nowhere to be seen was because he was the Dark Elf. His ears were long and pointy, the longest I'd ever seen. His hair was no longer blonde, but instead an ashy brown. Pinching the bridge of my nose, I realised that this may have been the race he would've chosen to be when he first started the game, and that I should just roll with it.

"Travis, calm down. This is probably the race you would've chosen had you played the game, there's nothing you need to worry about. I'm gonna go speak with Paarthurnax and see if my assumptions are correct. Please, try to get back to sleep, and I'll speak with you in the morning."

He nodded, fear still evident in his eyes, and he laid back down and I sighed, propping the door back into place. I'll need to fix that later. Not wanting to leave my friends unprotected, I asked Lydia if she would stand guard until I came back. She instantly agreed, and I flashed her a grateful smile, before heading outside and up the slope to Paarthurnax. Just as I was about to round the corner and call for Paarthurnax, a new voice cut through the air.

"Paarthurnax, how will I even know if there are others like me here? I mean, not everyone travels from their world into a game."

The Great Dragon gave a chuckle, and said," I assure you, there are at least four others here that are from your world. One of them is listening in right now. Sakaji, or would you prefer Suzannah? Come here." I gave a light chuckle, emerging with a smile.

"I should've known you would've detected me. I've come for a different reason though. Travis has turned into a dark elf. I'm assuming it had something to do with what race we'd choose if we were playing the game in the real world?" Paarthurnax gave a nod, and I smiled, then turned to leave.

"Sakaji. Please take the Argonian with you down to Arngeir. He will help him get settled." I looked over to the Argonian, and gestured for him to start following. He quickly got the message and scrambled over, slowly but steadily climbing down the slope.

"So, did Paarthurnax pick you up recently?"

" Yes. But before that, I was in Riverwood, when some vampires attacked me, claiming that I would bring in a large amount of gold. I assumed it was because of my skin, but then while I was listening in to their conversation after they had captured me, I learned that Ulfric is searching for all the people who are Dragonborn." I stopped in my tracks. Ulfric is a part of this too?

"Khajiit?"

"Call me Sakaji, or Suzannah. Whichever you prefer. And your name is..?"

"Well, my name in real life is William, but here you can call me Timius."

"Its nice to meet you Timius." I smiled, then looked ahead, noticing that the "castle" was getting closer and closer. Arngeir was at the doors, waiting for us. I bid Timius goodnight, and headed back to my friends. I smirked when I saw Lydia asleep, realizing that she must be exhausted. I somehow managed to pick her up, and place her in the bed that was supposed to be mine. I took my place as guard again and watched the sun slip over the horizon, bringing beautiful colors to my eyes. Smiling, it was a little while before I realized I was slipping into a peaceful sleep.

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(Lindsey's/Third Person POV)

I woke from a terrible dream. It was about how my family was frantically searching for me, and my friend's families were searching for them. I hope we'll be able to leave soon. Maybe Suzannah will know how we can leave? She was talking to that Dragon, and he seems to know of our situation. I stretched, gaining some satisfying pops from my joints, before getting ready for the day. Opening my door as quietly as I could, I peered into the hallway. A figure was leaning on the entryway into the hallway, most likely guarding. I knew it was Suzannah, as she was guarding us last night too. Walking up to her, I poked her shoulder, but saw she was asleep. I smiled, happy that she was asleep, but I still wondered why she was guarding us. Gently shaking her, she slowly woke. When she realized that she had been sleeping, she bolted upright, ashamed of failing her duties as a guard.