The eldest daughter of the Schnee family, Elizabeth Schnee, is soon about to have a much more interesting journey than normal day life...
The eldest daughter of the Schnee family, Elizabeth Schnee, is known by her family as a disgrace after she went against her father's wishes and attended Atlas Academy to become a Huntress. Meeting her friends and teammates there, she became a force to be reckoned with, fighting as a cohesive unit alongside her friends.
However, when she is thrown into an entirely new world, with an entirely new body, and entirely new things to adapt to, with none of her old friends to help her along, Elizabeth is going to have to learn how to adapt to her new situation and make new friends if she is going to be able to make it far in this new world.
The Everfree Forest. The one place in Equestria where magic and logic didn’t make any sense whatsoever, and where strange creatures and plants made themselves at home. A forest where it was likely if you ended up going in, then you weren’t coming out without some sort of encounter. A place where most would never venture without someone alongside them. Especially in the middle of the night.
“Argh… my head…” came a groan of pain as a figure stood up, the bush they had been lying in rustling as she pushed her way out of it. “Gah… hurts so much…”
The figure stumbling across the ground, squinting through the darkness to where she could see the glint of moonlight reflecting off water. Her dazed and disoriented state of mind making her miss several key indicators that something was off.
Which was soon resolved when she tripped over a root, staggering before eventually falling down near the edge of a river. Grunting in annoyance as she planted one of her hooves on the- wait… hooves…?
The individual bolting up as she darted to the edge of the river. Skidding to a stop and staring down at her reflection in the moonlit water, eyes widening as she found herself looking at… well, herself. Though not the reflection that she was prepared for, if her reaction was any indicator.
Staring up at her from the water was the face of a pony with a light blue coat of fur. A pointed horn protruding from a forehead that was half covered in a flowing mane that was snowy white. Icy blue eyes widening in shock as she stumbled backwards. Tripping on her hooves and falling on her rear as she started hyperventilating.
“What-where-how-?” She started panting, before her focus was suddenly diverted when she saw the moonlight reflecting off of something that had a more… *metallic* gleam to it that was laying alongside the river. The mare standing and walking over to it, hesitantly reaching out a hoof.
A large broadsword, made of a metal of sorts, done in white/icy blue color scheme. The blade gleaming dangerously bright in the light as she ran her hoof down the hilt. Catching her breath as an instinctive half smile crossed her face.
“Hello old friend…” she said softly, before her head whipped around as a low growl suddenly split the air. Three pairs of glowing green eyes suddenly appearing from the darkness, the light illuminating three large wolves made from… wood?
The confused mare not having time to react as one charged. By instinct, she wrapped her hooves around the hilt of her sword, the large blade barely moving as she tried to lift it. Yelping and leaping aside as a paw swiped at her, claws extended for a powerful blow. Suddenly staggering as unforbidden she had a sudden flashback as a memory shot to the front of her mind:
“Move it!” A golden-blonde haired lion Faunus yelled as she fired an arrow from her bow. The explosion of electricity forcing a large black bear with a white/red mask on its face and glowing red eyes back, as the white-haired wielder of the broadsword leapt backwards. Landing beside her red headed teammate and leader as the two readied their sword and axe.
“One more dead Grimm?” Elizabeth Schnee asked with a grin.
“One more dead Grimm,” Amber Fabre replied with a matching grin, the two launching forwards to fight the massive Grimm-
Elizabeth yelping as she was smacked aside by a paw from the creature. Skidding across the ground before slowly climbing to her.. feet? Hooves? Glaring at her enemies as her horn suddenly lit ablaze with white magic.
The Timberwolf she was facing snarling as it leapt at her, only for her sword to slice through the air and smash it to the ground. The unicorn Huntress swinging her sword once it came to a stop beside her with her magic in a circular motion before grinning as she leapt into battle.
Several minutes later, the unicorn was lowering her sword and panting wearily as she lowered her sword. The charred and burning remnants of the three Timberwolves she had fought laying around her as she gazed around. Taking a deep breath before leaning her head back and gasping.
“I have no clue where I am, or why I’m here,” she said aloud. “But whatever force sent me here, you’ve just released Elizabeth Schnee on this place, whatever it is.”
Lowering her head to gaze around, before raising her sword again in her magic and staring at the aura holding the hilt. “But looks like I’m gonna have to train myself how to fight again… I’m of no use right now for anything in this form…”
Lowering the sword as she trotted back to the river, scavenging around until she found it; the sheath for her weapon, battered and weathered from whatever trip she had taken here, but still functional enough to house her weapon. So after a lot of troubleshooting, she managed to sheath the blade, and figure out a way to strap the massive sheathed weapon onto her back.
A determined look crossing her face as she began to trot deeper into the forest. Already going off of what she knew best to train herself back to her best ability; find some monsters to smash to pieces, learn from any shortcomings or mistakes, and get better.
Survival of the fittest… a motto that was one of the biggest in her world, but here she would find was one of the less-focused on mottos for life to focus on.
Watching from the shadows of the forest, a pair of turquoise eyes studied the newcomer with a keen gaze. The black/white striped pattern on their coat blending into the mottled pattern of shadows and light that came through the canopy as they gave a slight smile.
"Whoever you are Miss Schnee, you certainly have a lot to see," came a softly-spoken rhymed murmur from the figure. "But it does seem you have a good heart, and so you have thus made a good start..."
The figure fading back into the shadows as she turned and trotted off on her own way. Humming softly to herself while contemplating what she had just witnessed. It certainly seemed like Equestria had a new major figure that was soon to come into play, and that she was more than prepared to show her strength and make her position in the world clear.
A repetitive dull sound ringing through the forest as Eliza drilled herself for another day in a row on teaching herself how to fight in this new body.Standing up on her hind legs (which had been its own entire day of teaching herself how to balance doing so) as she threw punch after punch against the trunk of a tree. Each blow causing the bark to crack slightly. The unicorn doing this both to learn how to fight like she now was, and to test her own strength.
Eventually, with a slight sigh, the unicorn dropped down to all fours as she gave a soft sigh. Trotting over to the small makeshift camp she had set up as she ran a hoof along her sheathed sword as it lay on the ground. The sheath once more gleaming and looking almost brand new, due to some caretaking from Elizabeth. The unicorn smiling slightly as she continued past it to lay down in her sleeping next of some large leaves.
Laying her head down on her hooves as she let out a long sigh. Gaze drifting downwards as her eyes drifted shut. The unicorn planning just to close her eyes for a few seconds to rest…
Only to once more suddenly have an unbidden flashback as a memory of her past came to the fore of her mind:
“You alright Eliza?” Hannah Huro asked as she sat down on the edge of Elizabeth’s bed in Atlas Academy. The brunette placing a hand lightly on her friend’s leg as she raised an eyebrow inquiringly.
The white-haired woman sighed as she shrugged slightly. Hands behind her head as she stared up at the ceiling. “I don’t know, Hannah… I just don’t feel that motivated to do anything today…”
“Oh, come on, let’s fix that then!” Hannah exclaimed, grabbing Eliza’s arm and dragging her from the bed. “Let’s go find the others and then go out for a bite to eat and something to drink!”
“Hannah-“ the white-haired Schnee said with a half smile. Knowing better not to argue with her. “Alright, fine… let’s go.”
Elizabeth then getting dragged from the room by an enthusiastic brunette, having to hold in laughter at how eager Hannah could be sometimes whenever she was just around her friends.
Eliza groaning as she slowly opened her eyes. Her thoughts and questions about why she kept having these random flashbacks vanishing as she let out a startled yelp. Horn igniting as she scrambled backwards, unprepared for the figure dressed in a brown hooded cloak standing a few feet in front her.
“Please Miss Schnee, I am a friend,” the figure said in a calm, level tone. “So please don’t in violence let this end.”
“How do you know my name?” Elizabeth demanded as she climbed to her feet. Eyes darting to her sheathed sword before back to the figure. Body tensing in preparation of a possible fight in the future.
“I was listening to you just the other night,” came the response. “After you and the Timberwolves had your little fight.”
Elizabeth frowned, her horn fading out as she then asked in a level tone. “You know my name. What’s yours?”
A pause, then the hood was lowered to reveal the face of a zebra with turquoise eyes. A small smile on her face.
“My name is Zecora, and I am the Shaman who lives in Everfree,” she answered. “And if you would have it, it would be a pleasure to have a friendship between us be.”
“You just met me, and you already want to be friends?” The unicorn asked, raising an eyebrow. “Just like that? No hesitating or getting to understand me any better?”
“Miss Schnee, who please listen to me,” the zebra said calmly. “For many years I have lived in Everfree, so I have learned various ways of being able to see.”
“O-okay…” the unicorn said, being confused both by what the zebra was saying and her habit of consistently rhyming her sentences. “Alright then, I guess we can be friends…”
Zecora smiled warmly. “I am glad to hear that, Miss Schnee. I look forwards to what this friendship might be.”
“Yeah… me too,” came the response, and after a few seconds of awkward silence Eliza continued with, “Well, it was nice meeting you, but I’d like to get back to my nap now.”
“If that is what you wish, I will leave you be,” the zebra said, taking a step backwards. “I look forward to our next meeting, Miss Schnee.”
Eliza nodded, turning her back towards Zecora as the zebra made her departure. The white-maned unicorn letting out a soft sigh once she was alone. Sinking onto her “bed” as she rested her head on her hooves again.
“A friend…” she whispered to herself, feeling the sudden pang that ripped through her chest as she recalled all the fond memories of time spent with Hannah, Amethyst and Amber. Tears starting to gather in her eyes as she sniffed and wiped them away.
“Keep it together, Eliza… you can’t afford to just lose it right now thanks to emotions…” she said softly to herself, taking several deep breaths until she felt that she was calm enough not to break down into tears. Taking a steadying breath as she gazed around her.
“Tomorrow I need to go find others…” she whispered, even as she closed her eyes and slowly drifted off. “I need to find others and try and make more friends… otherwise I think I’m gonna go crazy…”
The unicorn letting out a low sigh as she drifted off to sleep.
A soft humming filled the interior of the wooden tree-like house that Zecora lived in. The zebra moving about as she looked through her belongings. Eventually making a slight satisfied noise as she pulled a cape-like garment out that was made of a grayish fabric.
“I have a that something big is in store for Miss Schnee,” the zebra said, folding the cape up nicely and tucking it into a saddlebag. “Just what that is, we will have to wait and see.”
Already planning on dropping off the article of clothing at the unicorn’s campsite early the next morning. As a sign of her only meaning to help.
She had noticed the wariness in Elizabeth’s eyes upon talking face-to-face with her, and was hoping that some sort of gesture of goodwill would make the unicorn lighten up and be a bit more open and friendly in the future.
