The Courier

by quill and ink

Rating: teen
Tags: King Sombra, Adventure, Princess Celestia, Crossover, Alternate Universe, Human, Main 6, Princess Luna, Gore, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Comedy, Other
Length: 4453

My name Darius Claw but most people know me as the Curier because of what I do but thats not important. Whats important is that for the past wekks a broadcast has been playing across most of Arizona and the Mojave and i,m here to find out why.

I didn't ask for any of this. Me a normal everyday courier for the Mojave express had gotten himself bound and shot in the head. I knew being a Courier was dangerous work but it's not like I was carrying anything important. Or was I ?. Soon after I was dug up by a sercuritron named Victor and nursed back to health by the local doctor doc Mitchell. I would have been dead if not for their interference. After I was stabalized I needed answers like where my assailants wen't and why they had shot me I eventually found the leader Benny. I then proceeded to kill him in his own suite. Then suddenly I was sucked into a war I didn't even want to be apart of. And all the main factions wanted me leading the charge. So I weighed my options and picked the best choice the NCR. When I joined them everything seemed to fall apart I lost many friends and companions all in the name of the NCR the things they asked me to do after we captured the dam were unspeakable. Burning Red Rock canyon to the ground and leaving no survivors.Not even children. Forcing towns to fall under NCR rule at any cost. After a while I saw the only difference between thieves and murderers was that the NCR makes laws so they can do it without consequence. So I left them behind choosing to never work with them again I opted to work against them instead with the revolution and they branded me a terrorist, and a public menace. Now rangers and bounty hunters are after me but they never return alive. Now here I am on a Lonesome road following a rogue transmission saying that a woman known as Luna can give me the means to wipe my bounty and give me enough money to retire. Could be a Rangers trap and maybe not but the way I see it if it is I got whats coming to me. And every Courier will eventually meet their end.

Published 2013-07-06 21:40:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-07-18 03:34:35 UTC

(Rewrite) Arizona

"Life has a way for punishing you for the mistakes you make"

-Craig Boone

At night in the plains of Arizona there were four Legionnaires huddled around their campfire, telling stories of the Burned man and the Devil Dogs. Their only soon to be problem was that a certain Courier was getting ready for a battle with them. But not before he got information on the ghost town of Two Sun.

"They call him The Arizona Killer." The Decanii said to the two Recruits and one Veteran who were around a fire

"Pfft that's just a tale to scare the younger Legionnaires" The recruit Legionnaire said adjusting his stance

"You are a younger Legionnaire." The Decanii responded pointing at the Recruit

"No." The recruit began "I have been on multiple skirmishes, if the Centurion were still alive I would be a Prime."

"Yes well we can't all survive an attack of Wanamingo's. Even a Centurion."

"Can you get back to the story Dead Sea I was enjoying it." The veteran said sharpening his machete on a rock

"As you wish. The Arizona killer is a profligate who goes by the name of Darrius Claw. He was the one who went into Cottonwood Cove and eliminated the great Caesar and at Hoover Dam defeated Lanius but not before being impaled by a spear, to which he didnt di-" The Decanii was cut off abruptly.

"Where is Cyrus?" The Recruit asked looking around the area.

"He was just here. Search for him !" The Decanii ordered

The Legionnaires began to search but as they did the head of the decapitated Legionnaire known as Cyrus flew into there camp fire making the Legionnaires draw there machetes.

"Come out and face me Profligate." The Decanii snarled taking his battle stance along with the others.

When the Decanii said this a shadow like figure came around the large rock near the Legionnaires. Out of the shadow stood a man with a Ranger Sequoia pointed at the Deacnii. This was with out a doubt the Courier A.K.A the Arizona Killer they were just talking about.

"So you asked me to face and here I am. Now what do you want to talk about."

"You speak as if you have done nothing, I will decapitate you and devour your entrails in the name of the late Caesar." the Decanii said getting ready to charge the Courier.

"I think I'll pass. You sound familiar am I speaking to Dead Sea. Ex Decanus of Nelson?"

"Its good that you know me because my name is the last one you shall ever here again!" When Dead Sea said this he charged The Courier

*Pop* was the sound that rang out in the the desert plains of Arizona. The Deacanii Dead Sea was well dead, he was an idiot to charge the Courier with a specialized Hunting Revolver with armor piercing rounds at that close of range. Once that was out of the way he noticed that the last two Legionnaires were hightailing them self's out of the area, normal legionnaires would not do this but these legionnaires were cowardly and no soldier's of the late Caesar should be this way but then again they were Recruits probably had a small amount of training and they were on the run from the NCR, it was a shame but it was also fun hunting them. As the Legionnaires were running the Courier got ready to take his shot.

The Courier was not about to lose his only information leaks since 1 week ago so he crouched down lined up the shot and the Legionnaire Veteran went down with pop same as their late leader. The Courier wasn't aiming to kill him just to incapacitate him.

The other Recruit didn't even try to help his friend he just kept on running but that's the world they live in now, you can't trust or depend on anyone especially when your leader is dead and all your allies have been eliminated. The veteran began screaming for his friend to help him but he was already gone and the Courier began walking over to him, the veteran began to notice and started to crawl away.

'Sta-stay away from me." Veteran said moving farther away, but he backed into the rock.

"I need some information on the location of Two Sun." The Courier said aiming his revolver to Veteran's head.

"And why would I tell you?" The Veteran said defiance in his voice.

"Because [speech 35 ] -Lie- I will let you live and you can go live another day." the Courier said with a smile.

[Succeeded]"I-I suppose I don't have a choice but to answer, two Sun is 2 miles to the East that way." Veteran said pointing to the East.

"Thank you, and by thank you I mean die." When the Courier said this he fired a magnum round into Veteran's face instantly killing him and getting blood on his outfit. "You got blood on me you jerk!" the Courier said kicking the Veteran then threw the lifeless corpse into the fire next to him.

"Now. Time to head East." The Courier wiped the blood off of him and then continued east using his compass to guide him, he figured he wouldn't chase the Legionnaire that got away that Legionnaire would probably get get killed by a pack of wolfs. While the courier continued east he turned on his radio in his Pip boy to see what was playing and the song that came on was his favorite Ain't that a kick in the head he started to hum to it as he continued on the dirt path. He was finally close to his objective and he could now figure out why this women was calling him on the radio towers throughout the Mojave, his long storm of a journey was about to end but a bigger one was on its way. And that storms name was Sombra.

The Courier had finally made his way to his destination. Two Sun one of the deserted towns Arizona. The town did match up to what his most recent companion Raul said. The place was small for a town. The Courier followed the signal all the way to a saloon, at the top it read "Blue moon saloon" "It was at the very least catchy." the Courier thought as he entered. The saloon had been run down, there were spider webs over everything and most things had been either broken or taken by Prospectors.

"Hello! is anyone there!" the Courier shouted trying to get attention from anyone who would be at the Saloon and that person would be the silence the Courier was familiar with.

"Damn, I followed another rogue transmission. Must have been calling for some other courier" The Courier said as he began to walk out.

"I did not think you would come." a feminine voice said

This made the Courier draw his Sequoia "I don't do sneak attacks so if you got business with me you best come out of the shadows." The Courier said trying to find the voice.

"We mean you no harm." out of the shadows came a slender women with long purple hair and eyes to match

[Lady killer]" No one said this women I was meeting would be so beautiful."

"Oh um thank you for the compliment but we still have business to discuss."

"Right so why have you put your message across all radio stations from here to the Mojave?" the Courier said leaning on a wall

"Me and my sister require help from a seasoned warrior such as yourself. And we are willing to pay in bits." the women said

The Couriers face contorted in confusion "Bits of what scrap metal?"

"No bits are a currency from where I am from, they are made from gold."

"Gold? I haven't seen gold since the Sierra Madre. If your going to pay me in gold then consider this job accepted" The Courier said with a smile.

"Just like that? your not going to ask me any questions on where where going?" The women said frowning and crossing her arms.

"Well some time back when I was traveling the wastes I found a place known as Big Mountain Research station, and long story short I made a deal with my brain and he can sometimes take over me at will."

"You are a strange one, but brave as well. Now prepare yourself."

Prepare myself for wha-" The courier was cut off by a bright light engulfing his body. "What are you doing to me !" The Courier said frightened by what was happening to him.

"I am taking you to Equestria." And that was the last thing the Courier heard. before being taken away to another journey of his.

Author's Note

I don't have many notes for this chapter but I am sorry for the overuse of the words: Courier and Veteran and he.
I am also very sure there are some grammar errors in this chapter so i,m going to need help finding them.
And I haven't written in what must be a decade but really its only been 3 months, so this is my way of starting to write once more.

Also [Confirmed bachelor] All you bro's reading this. You truly are awesome and incredibly handsome.
Note: Speech options and perk options from the game will be in this story.

(Rewrite) I tried to find all the problems I could and fix any grammar errors there were but there are bound to be some so... yeah.

(Rewrite) Ain't that a kick in the head

(Rewrite) Ain't that a kick in the head

"Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company"

-John Henry Eden

The Courier woke up in a forest environment much like Zion but it seemed to be more alive and bustling with life (not say Zion wasn't). The Courier got off the ground searching for any one in his area and the women who had taken him here, though he hadn't got a response a from anyone human. He got a response from a squirrel that seemed to be mad at him.

"What's your deal?" The Courier bent down and asked the squirrel

"*Stomps feet* *Points to tree and nuts on the ground*"

[Animal friend]"Oh i,m sorry I guess I fell out of the sky and knocked your nuts, out of the tree." The Courier said feeling sorry.

"*Nods head* *does pickup motion*"

"Oh okay I'll put them in a new tree." The Courier proceeded to do so but was interrupted by a loud screaming coming from somewhere in the forest. Following his remaining good instincts he raced off to the sound with the squirrel following him.

The Courier continued running till he saw a mixture of a rad scorpion a Yao Guai and a Bloatfly of some sort. He got into a tree to get a closer look. From the tree it looked like it was taking swipes at something that wasn't in his vision. As the Courier tried to get a better look the tree branch snapped in half making the Courier fall into the pit with his most 2nd 3rd and 7th hated foe all rolled up into one.

The Manticore turned around seeing he had two versions of prey. A pony and a hairless ape wearing some strange attire. Now all he had to do was choose, and he chose the monkey because he had wanted to try something new. He roared a ear blasting roar and charged of at the Courier, but unfortunately for the Manticore the Courier had a plan.

The Manticore continued to charge the Courier till they were 6 feet between each other, then the Courier said his catch phrase when he used his 2nd best gun.

"Time for dinner !" The Courier yelled and whipped out his most trusty shotgun, Dinner Bell and fired at the Manticore's head sending chunks of brain matter all over him. When that had happened the Manticores lifeless corpse fell on the Courier crushing his heart (if he had one) under the weight of the Manticore. The courier tried to crawl out but it took him a few tries before he actually got out.

"That-that was worse than having a that Legendary Deathclaw smack you into a wall." The Courier said struggling to get up, though when he did he heard the sound of.

"Crying?" The Courier was used to this sound but he noticed it was coming from another animal, this animal was yellow and had pink hair and was actually crying over what had tried to kill it 2 minutes ago.

[Animal friend] "Look i,m sorry for killing the animal that was trying to kill you okay." The Courier said crouching down next to the yellow sobbing animal

"You-you didn't have to kill him." The yellow animal said between sobs.

"Holy shit you talk?" The Courier said shocked.

"yes I talk. So now I,m going to say leave me alone." the animal said sadly not even facing the Courier

"I said I was sorry geez." The Courier said getting up and beg. But then he heard another voice that wasn't the yellow animal this voice was rougher and seemed to come from the sky.

"Fluttershy where are you?!" When the Courier heard this he looked to the sky and saw nothing but when he looked down he saw a blue blur charging him and he didn't have time to take out a weapon. And so the Courier was tackled.

"What did you do to Fluttershy !" The blue animal asked glaring at him.

"Hold up I didn't do anything to her, in fact she should be thanking me because I just saved her life."

Her glare intensified "How do I know your not lying?" The animal asked suspicion in her voice.

The Courier sighed "If you took time to notice the dead creature over there you could see that I saved her from an attack." After The Courier said this the yellow animal spoke up.

"Rainbow. The Manticore was attacking me and I guess he did save me." The animal said but then turned to The Courier "But you didn't have to kill her." she said tears welling up in her eyes.

"I am truly sorry but there was no other way."

"There is always another way." She said then turning away and going over to the Manticore.

The Courier thought that the animal Fluttershy, was starting to sound like Gannon or one of the Followers of Apocalypse but maybe there was another way but the Courier seriously doubted it, this was Wastland justice and it had to be done.

"Now that you know the truth do you want to get off me?" The Courier said trying to move.

"Alright, buy I've got my eye on you." Rainbow said then got off of the The Courier.

When this happened four more pony's came out of the trees surrounding the three. The purple one spoke up first.

"Fluttershy?! are you okay your not hurt are you ?" The purple one spoke with concern.

"No Twilight I,m fine thanks to him." Fluttershy then pointed a hoof to the Courier who had taken out a piece of mutt fruit and was now eating."

Twilight then walked over to the Courier. "Um... thanks ?" Twilight said with confusion on her face, she had never seen a hairless ape before or one who even wore clothes.

"Finally a thank you." The Courier said with a mouth full of fruit.

"You talk !" Twilight said with shock

"Of course I do, i,m more shocked that you talk." The Courier said throwing the core of mutt fruit over to his left. It then occured to the Courier that since these creatures could talk they might know who Luna was.

"So do any of you know who this Luna is." When the Courier said this Twilight eyes grew wide in realization

"You must be the one Princess Luna was looking for." Twilight said then continued "You have to come with me."

"If you can take me to her then I will follow you." the Courier said

"Alright then come on girls were off to Canterlot." Twilight said but the Courier interupted her

"I,m a guy." The Courier said getting ready to move.

"Oh. Then lets go girls and one guy." Twilight corrected then the group began to go off on there journey.

"And one more thing." Twilight said "What is your name ?" She asked cocking her head to the side.

"Some people call me The Ranger while others call me The Courier, but my real name is Darius Claw." The Courier said walking with the group

"Nice to meet you Darrius." Twilight said with a smile.

Author's Note

(Old) This took some editing but its done. And right now I don't feel like adding moar words so Peach Out.

(Rewrite) so I took Tony's advice and rewrote most of the story and changed allot in this chapter. Also sorry for ending so abruptly but I had thing to do. But also Darrius will have proper introductions next chapter, so that was all and goodbye.

Preying eyes

Preying eyes

You survived. The chosen one cannot be weak or we are all doomed. Are you ready for your quest ?

-Arroyo elder

The group of six pony's and one human pressed on further out of the forest to there new destination. Canterlot. Though as they continued the Courier was wondering what kind of weird name is Twilight, that name was usually the name of some chem addict who thought that they were chosen for some brahmin shit. He also wondered what other names the rest would have other than Rainbow and Fluttershy and speaking of Rainbow he occasionally caught glimpses of her eying him with a suspicious look a Centurion would give his Legionaries.

He didn't blame her though. he thought maybe Fluttershy and Rainbow were siblings, either that or they had been through allot together. After a few minutes of walking the Courier turned to Twilight and asked.

"So Twilight, are we there yet ?"

"No I,m afraid not. We still have some ways to go." Twilight said wearily.

The Courier sighed and looked to his left. He noticed the white pony seemed to be limping on her hind leg.

"Are you okay ?" The Courier asked with concern.

"Oh. When we first were on our way here we encountered some Timber wolfs, I suppose one of them cut me with its claw."

"Do you need medical treatment ?" The Courier said stopping and going into his pockets and pulling out a Stimpack.

"No I assure you I am fine." She said with a dismissing hoof.

"Fine." The Courier said putting his Stimpacks back in his dusters pockets. When he did so he noticed there were some yellow eyes looking at him and the group from the tree line.

He turned to the white pony "So misses ?" The Courier said to her

"Rarity." She said with a smile

"So Rarity exactly how did you and your friends escape these Timber wolfs ?" The Courier asked slowly drawing his Sequoia from inside his duster.

"Well," Rarity began "When the wolf's attacked Twilight tried to put up a defensive spell while Rainbow attacked from above. Pinkie Pie attacked with her cannon and I fired bolts of magic, but I did not notice the wolf that had came from behind which was the same one that cut me. Then after that we fell back until we lost them." Rarity said explaining the story.

"Well I wouldn't say you lost them." The Courier said pointing to the eyes that watched there every move.

"What !?" Twilight said in disbelief "I thought we lost them."

"Well you thought wrong obviously." The Courier said taking a defensive stance and aiming his pistol at the eyes

"Well we wont have to fight this time, because I now have enough magic to teleport us back to Pony Ville." Twilight said her horn starting to glow but when this happened the Couriers Geiger counter started to go off.

"Wait, your giving off allot of radiation, if you teleport you might kill me !" The Courier said to Twilight.

"Well that's just great. Then I guess we will have to fight again." As Twilight said this the pony's got into a defensive stance and were ready for a skirmish.

The Courier was not going to let the wolf's attack first so in his other hand he pulled out an incendiary grenade and threw it into a large group of wolf's who began charging out of the trees, when it detonated the napalm landed onto the wolf's making them howl in pain. Then the Courier pulled out two pistols one was the Ranger Sequoia and the other was called Lucky he dual wielded both pistols and fired shots with supreme accuracy.

The Courier was out of bullets and he began reloading but when he did a big Wolf was coming his way so he dropped both his pistols and pulled out his best knife dubbed Chances Knife and side stepped to stab the wolf in the neck which he did as fast as the wolf was coming.

5 minutes later...

After the first wave was done the wolf's fled further into the Everfree fearing for there life's. The Courier had hardly gotten a scratch on him, and he was covered in sap which he would have to wash off later. When all the wolf were out of the area he noticed that the pony's were starring at him with pure fear in there eyes while they were shaking as if he was a monster. Even though some people called him the Monster of the West. The Courier began to pick up both his revolver's and put them back in there holster and his knife back in its sheath.

"So shall we continue on our merry way." The Courier said to the group

"Wha how. How did you fight all of them with a knife ?" Twilight said flabbergasted

"The New California Republic taught me" The Courier said to Twilight who had now must have been thinking.

"So can we get moving ?" the Courier said to a now silent Twilight.

Twilight was now officially scared. Not even her brother fought like that and he was commander of the royal guard. She would be even more afraid if Darius got angry with some pony and fought them. Then it would be her fault for unleashing something like that unto equestria. With those thoughts in her mind Twilight would have to ask if Darius would relinquish his weapons. But she would have to be careful, she didn't want him to become hostile. So Twilight built up enough courage to ask.

"Darius. Would you please relinquish your weapons, just to be safe ?" Twilight said gently

Darius was silent for a minute which made Twilight worry, but then he finally spoke "Alright, but they better be safe and you can't let anyone get to them." Darius said with seriousness. He then opened his duster and took out, Dinner Bell, Sequoia, Lucky, Chances Knife and All American.

"Is that all of them ?" Twilight asked the Courier to which he nodded

Twilight levitated the weapons with her magic and Teleported them to the basement of her house. "Alright now we can be on our way." Twilight said and then with the frightened and tired group walked to the exit of the of the forest with the Courier in tow.

But what the pony's didn't know was that the Courier secretly had a 22 pistol hidden in his briefs. As they were walking the Courier thought better safe than sorry.

Author's Note

So sorry about making this chapter late I was busy.

Also I might Rewrite this chapter if you guys and gals would want me to make the fight with the Timber wolf's longer and more in detail, and that's all I have to say and I almost forgot there might be another chapter tomorrow but no promises.

Also i,m sorry this chapter is so short the next one should be longer but no promises.

Quill and Ink out.

Intro

Part I

The Intro

Finally after a hard fought campaign against the Legion the NCR had won with minimal loss of life, Camp Golf had stood its defense same as Forlorne Hope had thanks to the Couriers interference. Hoover dam was won for the New California Republic and the Legion and their Legate had perished along with Caesar, the war was finally over and the one to thank was The Courier who had destroyed the Great Khans of red Rock canyon and killed Caesar in his own camp, with the help of his companions. But not all was good with The Courier, throughout all his travels he had gone through much and had lost many people he would call allies and some he would call companion. There deaths heavily weighed on his mind and he blamed himself for all of them the Legion. In the end when the battle was over he felt conflicted he had slaughtered the Khans but saved many lives at Hoover dam. The Courier soon understood that he had made the wrong choice, the NCR made people submit to their rule at no matter the cost and through the wise words of an old friend the NCR were making the mistakes that the old world government were making. Soon enough a revolution had sparked, and the Courier had found a way to make life for the people of New Vegas and the surrounding towns. Once again he fought for what he thought was right but as soon as the revolution started it ended with the rebel leaders being tried and killed. The Courier was lucky to escape unscathed. Soon there were bounties placed on his head and he was branded a terrorist by the NCR and wen't into hiding. One day after hunting he picked up a strange transmission calling for him. The woman spoke of riches enough that the Courier could pay of his bounty and have enough to retire. This could have been a trap but the location was not NCR territory, it was an old mining town that wen't by the name Rust. The Courier had passed through it a few times and it was relatively safe. So now the Courier had a way of paying his bounty off and retiring. But soon he would find his goal had been completely changed.