The Elder Scrolls: The Battle for Gryphus

by Urimas Ebonheart

Chapter 12

I open my eyes and find myself inside the house I made in the Dreamscape, I feel movement to my left and see Luna lying on the bed next to me.

I smile as I watch her reading my spell book, seems she has not noticed me yet. I place my left hand onto her back which makes her jump and the book flies across the room.

I chuckle as her face burns red and she gives me a playful glare, it makes her look more adorable than angry.

She then smiles and places her forelegs over my stomach. "Hello, my love." She places a hoof on my chest above my heart. "Both Tia and I thank you for saving Canterlot and our subjects." She lays her head on my chest with a contented sigh. "We've also managed to gather three-hundred guards to aid you in taking down Razor Beak, they'll arrive by airship within two days, but we'll send fifty of them by teleportation tomorrow," she tells me.

I just lay back and gently stroke her mane. "That's good news, but there's now a barrier around the city that prevents any portals being opened," I tell her.

"I see, well then we'll just have to send them by airship, the equestrian fleet just returned from Saddle Arabia, we have ten airships all armed and ready for battle."

I grin. "Good, I have a feeling that when we assault Razor’s hole in the ground a few dragons will try to stop us."

"So what do you plan to do?" she asks.

"I'm going to train Dash in some more magic before we attack, she's already proved herself in a fight. So me, Dash, Honour, White Star, and Discord will attack from a secret passage while Iron Beak, his forces, and our guards attack from the front as a distraction," I reply.

"Sounds like a good plan, how long till you attack? After the ships arrive or after a few days?"

"When the ships arrive, it would most likely catch them off guard. Can you inform the guards that as soon as they land they are to report to Iron Beak for the assault?" I ask her.

She nodded with a smile. "I shall, but before all of this." She starts to stroke my chest with a seductive expression. "Care to help me feel better? Even in the Dreamscape I feel slightly sore," she asks and bites her lower lip.

I look at her and slowly raise my left brow but can't help the smile also growing on my face. "And how could I help you feel better?" I ask in a teasing tone.

She leans forward till her lips are right next to my left ear. "Well, a wing massage would be very nice right now," she replies and licks my ear.

Luna is snuggled next to me with a wide smile, I'm about to speak up when a loud crack of stone is heard outside.

We're both up and out the front door, I'm armed with my armour and my greatsword in my right hand and Sheogorath's staff in my left, why it's here I'm not sure.

I look around and notice Sheogorath's statue start to crack some more as a yellow light starts to seep through the lines.

"Luna get out now, I'll face him on my own. I don't want to risk you and our child getting stuck in here!" I tell her.

"NO! We'll have a better chance of beating him together!" she replies.

"Your magic is stunted remember? I'll be fine, I have his staff, I'll just turn him into a toad or something." She looks conflicted as the stone on the statue starts to flake off. "But if you really want to help, get word to Discord! He might be able to help!" I tell her.

She nodded and fades away. I turn back to the statue and more chunks of stone fall off. Sheogorath's head breaks free and he yawns. "Well! That was a delightful nap," he says in a cheery tone. He then spots me. "Well I'll be a Scamp's Uncle! You survived?!" he asks in a friendly manner as his torso and arms break free.

I just glare at him at the ready. He points his right palm at me and the staff starts to wobble, but stops after a few seconds. "What? How dare you disobey me you ungrateful stick of obsidian! I should turn you into an umbrella when I get my hands on you!" he says to the staff.

I point the staff at him and he scrunches his lips and nose. "Now now. Don't be hasty! I'm sure we can make a deal," he says.

"I'm done making deals with the daedra. You have three options, leave, die, or we find out what your own staff can do to you," I tell him.

Surprisingly, he just laughs. "Oh hooooo! You certainly have a big pair on you now don'tcha?" he says with a grin. "While my dear old Wabbajacky is delightfully random, it can't affect me. I've already tried," he tells me.

I frown and fire off a white orb from the staff into his face... A small mushroom starts growing from his scalp. "See? nothing at all," he says. I just point to the top of his head.

He reaches up and plucks the mushroom from his head. "Well... I stand corrected," he comments and eats the mushroom.

"So. I take it the barrier has weakened you?" I ask him.

"Looks like it. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. I guess I'd better head back to the Isles, I swear, they can't do a thing without me," he says happily.

"And what makes you think I'll let you just leave after what you did to Maren?" I ask him with malice.

"Maren? Oh yes! Your nordic girlyfriend. Well in my defence, you did blast me in the face with a lightning bolt... I may have over reacted," he replies and breaks off the stone on his legs.

Over reacted? OVER REACTED?! I scowl at him and was about to rush him when a flash of light appears next to me. Discord is now standing beside me.

"Ah! Hello my boy! I've missed you dearly!" Sheogorath says to Discord.

Discord just frowns at him. "You can stuff your own foot in your mouth. I know you don't actually care about me!" Discord says.

"Aw... Don't be like that, son. You have no idea how much I've been worrying about ya since you ran off," Sheogorath says in a hurt tone.

"You're only worried because I have a portion of your powers in me and should I die, you'd lose them forever," Discord tells him.

Sheogorath's expression of hurt turns to a frown. "And I'd like to have it back if you don't mind."

Discord grabs the tip of my sword and points it at his throat. "I'd rather die than give it back to you, you old goat."

Sheogorath growls and clenches his fists. "Alright. Have it yer way. I'll be back one day to take back what's mine," he says to Discord. He then looks at me. "As for my Wabbajack. Well, you better take good care of it till the day you die. I'd like it back in one piece if you don't mind.".

Before I can get a word in, Sheogorath fades away. I look around to see if he's still here.

"You can keep looking all you want, he's not here anymore," Discord says.

"So he went back to Nirn?" I ask him.

"Looks like it, and with this barrier up, it'll take him ages to break in again," he replies.

"That's good. So what should I do with this?" I ask him and hold up the staff.

"Just keep hold of it... Or give it to Celestia to put it in her toy vault," he tells me.

"Alright. Thanks for coming at least, I'll see you when I wake up," I tell him.

"Sure sure. See ya in the morning!" he says and disappears in a puff of pink smoke.

I head back inside the house and Lie down on the bed and drift off.

I open my eyes and get out of bed with a yawn. I equip all my gear but leave the staff in the closet. I walk to the mess hall, get breakfast and then head up onto the deck.

I wait for Rainbow to get up so I can start training her. After and hour of waiting, Dash walks on deck looking like she's half asleep.

"You really aren't a morning person are you?" I ask her.

She yawns and waves a hoof in my general direction. "Oh put a bit in it," she replies.

I chuckle at her grumpy attitude. "Well, once you're ready, we'll begin your training," I tell her.

She yawns again before she mumbles her reply. "Uh-huh."