Fallout Equestria: Home

*COUGH* "God I need to tie down my tail". Diamond was giggling to herself corner. It really doesn't surprise me in the least. I really do look like an idiot practically eating my tail. That was the longest 15 minute nap I've ever taken. I got up and I felt a sharp pain shoot up my leg. I winced and laid back down on the bed. The healing potion wasn't done closing the wound so over abusing it wouldn't help in the least.

Diamond was lost in thought so I just sat there, thinking of life before the wasteland. My mother used to read me and my brother stories that her ancestors passed to her. Telling of all the happiness before the nukes went off. It would be great to be able to go back, just for a day. To maybe not have to worry about getting shot or blown up. Maybe sold as a slave or molested and dumped on the street. Unfortunately, nopony can change the past but there is always the chance to change the future.

The way the world acts, betrayal, murder, slaves, radiation, and raiders. The world can't go back. Nopony could change the minds of all the ponies left. I knew that, but I couldn't help but wonder... How somepony would go about doing it. Maybe start a revolution or maybe gather together an army great enough to put fear in everypony. Nopony had the resources to find such ponies or had the resources to build the infamous "Power" armor. If I could get myself power armor maybe I could change the world. I know that sounds selfish but I would rather have a peaceful world controlled by me, then the way the world is now.

My thoughts were interrupted by Diamond. "Bullet, what do you want to do?"

"Well I am stuck here until the healing potion finishes with the wound".

"Yeah... I am bored though".

"Well you can do whatever you want inside the house, I don't want you to go outside though. You probably won't want to get captured by raiders". "Wow Bullet way to sound like your mom," I thought. I remembered all the times she forced me to stay inside because of dangers that I now fully understand. Good thing she did, I would probably be dead or worse. Yes, there is fate worse than death.

Diamond walked into the only other room in the house. I couldn't get up to see what she was doing so I just laid in bed. Then I heard a knock on the door. I summoned all the strength I could to get up. I would have gotten Diamond to open it but the person could be dangerous. The pain seemed to be lessened but it still hurt quite bad. I cautiously opened the door with my pistol hidden on my leg. When I opened the door I saw two pegasus mares. Both had dark grey skin and brown eyes. One had a neon green mane and the other had a neon pink mane. The green maned pegasus had a nuclear symbol cutie mark similar to the ones on nuclear warheads. The other didn't have one.

"Are you Black Bullet?" The Green maned one asked.

"So what if I am?"

"Then we would help you find your brother".

"How do you know about that?"

"We are from Fillydalphia and your mother was posting around that you and your brother were missing. So we figured we would come help. Your mom said that your brother had told her that he was going to find work and pointed us in the direction he took. So we followed the hoofprints to here".

"So, your telling me your not here to kill me?"

"Yeah, we would have nothing to gain from that anyway".

Diamond came out of the room to see what was going on.

"Who's that?" The pink maned pegasus asked me.

"She-," Diamond interrupted me.

"I'm Diamond Dagger".

"May we come in?"

"Yeah, sorry," I said with a nervous smile. I still wasn't convinced that they were who they said they were.

We all walked into the house. I motioned for them to sit on the three chairs by the table. Diamond decided to sit on my lap.

"So," I said, "we have found out that the raiders will be back in 5 days or less".

"Hmm, so we have 2 days to get ready". The green maned pegasus remarked.

"Why 2 days?"

"So if they come early we will be ready. Raiders rarely come on time. Its either late or early".

"Good point... I never got both of your names".

"I'm Nuclear Ballistics, most ponies call me Nuclear," the green maned pony said with a smile.

"That's a very different name. I've never heard anypony have something that... different. Why did you get it?"

"Anything that deals with nukes or something that gives off radiation, I can defuse or detonate it. No matter what the condition or damage. I am also very good with explosives," she frowned.

"Sorry".

"Don't worry about it, everypony says the same thing," she smiled. For some reason I was worried that she was going to kill me. That's my biggest fear in the wasteland, death. To be honest I did fear death, I just try not to show it. I don't want them to see fear in me. They would probably abandon me. I was happy that these pegasi came. My mom told me that the number one rule in the wasteland was to have friends. Now I did.

I motioned to the other pony. "What's your name?"

"I'm Deadeye," the pink maned pegasus said looking away blushing.

"Are you good with a rifle?"

"Yeah," she said shyly.

I thought about the oddities of their names for a minute. I have never heard such names given to anypony. Although I like these names better than what they gave ponies 200 years ago. Thinking about them just makes me sick.

My head started to hurt but I thought it was just a headache and it would pass. So I thought nothing of it. My vision began to lessen and I felt myself being pulled into an infinite blackness. I suddenly slumped to the floor unconscious.

I woke up in an all white room. "Hello!" I shouted. I didn't really expect an answer but who knows maybe I would get one. I sat in silence for a few minutes. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do in a situation like this. To be honest, I'm not even sure if I am awake.

A pony walked in, well that's what I thought. He walked closer and I noticed his skin was rotting off his mostly skeletal frame. He sat in front of me studying me.

"Uh... What do you want?" He didn't answer but instead stared at me silently. I just sat there with my eyes staring at the ground. What else was I supposed to do...

"You are in trouble Bullet". I lifted my head up.

"How do you know my name?"

"I am a part of your conscience. I know what you know." I wouldn't have thought that my conscience was a half rotten pony but you get what you get.

"So, why am I in trouble?"

"Well for starters you slipped into unconsciousness. Your bullet wound was not properly treated and your surgical knife was infected by radiation. Unless your friends somehow find some Rad-Away you can consider yourself dead".

That last statement hit me like a ton of bricks. How am I supposed to protect Diamond if I'm dead? That's right, I'm not. Shit...

"So, I am stuck in my own mind until they either revive me or I die, right?"

"Yeah basically..."

"How will I know if I'm close to death?

"You will know". He said with a terrifying smile.

I looked away, he looked like he was looking straight into my soul. I just sat there for a while hoping and waiting. A thousand thoughts raced through my mind. Will I live? What happens if I die? What will happen to Diamond? Those were my top three thoughts. I couldn't seem to think straight. Granted I was inside my own head, so why couldn't I think?

"Bullet what are you doing?" The pony broke the silence.

"Thinking".

"Be careful you might strain your few brain cells left," he said laughing.

"Shut up!"

"Whoa, I didn't mean to bother you, just trying to have some fun while we wait to see if you die".

"You are great at cheering me up," I said sarcastically.

"Really?"

"No dipshit, stop talking".

"Fine, I guess talking to a girl that just adores a filly wasn't getting me anywhere anyway".

"Just because I like her doesn't mean you have to be a dick".

"Maybe instead of being embarrassed about it, you should ask her to be more than a friend".

"I don't have it in me".

"Sure you do, let's make a deal. You make it out alive, you ask her. You die, well you know what happens there".

"Ok deal but I will ask her when I think it's right".

He thought about it for a second. "Fine but you get a week that's it".

"Deal".

He smiled but this time is wasn't evil it was normal. I guess he helped me realize that all I need to do is ask her. The worst thing that could happen is if she says no. I thought of how I would react if she said no. I wouldn't be mad I would just continue normally, hopefully it wouldn't be to awkward for to long. What would she think of me though? I would just kill myself if she hated me. I just get that feeling that if she doesn't like me then what's the point of being alive?

"Seems like somepony found some Rad-Away".

"Why do you say that?"

"Your heart is beginning to pump normal again".

I breathed a sigh of relief but then I realized my deal I had made. I have to keep it. I was never a pony to go back on deals or promises...

"Bullet? Bullet!" Diamond started yelling at me. I felt shaken back into reality. I began to breath again but I couldn't bring myself to open my eyes. I felt like everypony was staring at me. I slowly opened my left eye. I noticed that I was indeed being stared at and Diamond was crying on top of me. She is a very emotional filly.

"Hey Bullet?" Nuclear asked, "Are you ok?"

"I've been better," I managed to say with obvious difficulty.

"Glad to hear it".

"Bullet, don't do that to me!" Diamond said on the verge of bawling her eyes out.

"Well how was I supposed to know the knife I used was infected with radiation?"

"Well I don't know..."

I had a terrible taste in my mouth. I wasn't sure what it was from.

"Why do I have this terrible taste in my mouth?"

"It's Rad-Away, it has an awful taste," Nuclear replied.

"Thanks for saving me, I truly mean it".

"Hey, what are friends for?"

I thought about that for a minute. Friends are truly the biggest thing you need to have in the Wasteland. Now I know why first hand, they are here, to have your back.

"I guess they are for a lot of things. Most important was you saved my ass back there".

"Well, I am here to help you right? So I guess I would start by not letting you get fucked over the minute we walk in the door".

"Thanks again... Diamond please get off of me, I can hardly breath". She got off after hugging me. I sat up and realized my legs were open showing off my slit. "Shit," I thought. I got up quickly and sat at the table. Everypony in the room was staring at me.

"What?" Diamond was giggling and Nuclear and Deadeye just shrugged and looked away.

I used my magic to get the sniper rifle off the ground. I looked it over, it was in perfect condition. From what I could tell I was the first to shoot it. I studied it more and noticed an engraving on the gun. Diamond, this gun is for you. If you shall ever find me dead from raiders please take this. I gulped at the message. This gun was for Diamond, not for some random stranger.

"Diamond come here". She came over and I pointed at the message. She read it and began to tear up... Again.

"Diamond this is your gun, I am very sorry I didn't notice the message until now. Please... Take it". She shook her head.

"Bullet, my daddy knew I wasn't good with guns. He only was going to give me this when I was ready. He died much quicker than he originally intended".

She whipped out a knife in seemingly from no where.

"However, give me one of these and the bad guys day will turn ugly very, very fast," she said with a devilish smile.

I shuddered at her turn of personality. The way she smiled sent a chill all the way to my core.

"Well how are we going to sleep?" Nuclear asked.

"Well Diamond sleeps on me..." I stopped when I noticed Nuclear staring at me. "Not like that she just likes to be near me".

"Bullet may I ask? How old are you?"

"16, why?"

"Oh I'm 15, and I was just wondering. Diamond how old are you?"

"13".

"Ok, Deadeye over there is 14". She smiled shyly. I didn't understand why she was so secretive and shy. We were all friends, or at least as close of friends we could get.

"Anyway, you can sleep on the other side of the bed, its rather large. Besides its getting late I'm going to bed. Diamond come on if your tired".

"Ok!" She came in after me happy as most people could get in the wasteland. Her ability to be happy at the most random times confused me. She could have had a great life without many troubles but even then it should have hit her like a sack of bricks. Life in the wasteland is shit. Everything is out to rape or kill you, at all times. Especially when your a good looking filly... Fuck I'm doing it again, I need to ask her now or else I won't get the chance to later.

I slammed into the bed post not noticing I wasn't even slightly paying attention to what I was doing. Wow captain of the idiots right here. I've got to be the stupidest pony alive. Diamond burst out laughing when I held my head in a desperate attempt to make the pain go away.

"Diamond go curl up and I'll curl up around you again if you want".

"Ok, thanks! You are very warm and you feel like a blanket". Her face turned red and she jumped on the bed.

I smiled at the innocence of her remark. I jumped up after her and curled up around her.

"Diamond," I whispered, "I have an important question to ask you..."

"Yeah Bullet?"

"Would you uh..." I coughed to clear my throat, "would you like to be more than friends?" She looked stunned for a second and then she leaned closer to my face and kissed me on the cheek. That was the best thing I have ever felt. I was even more relieved to get that out of the way. I moved my head and leaned in to kiss her lips. She moved her head back unsure of what to do. I smiled and moved closer and I touched her lips with mine. She gasped at the sudden move.

She gladly returned the kiss after the shock of being kissed by a mare. I pushed past her lips and explored her mouth with my tongue. I allowed her to do the same. We explored each others mouths until we ran out of breath. I looked at her and smiled. She smiled back with a huge smile.

"So Diamond do you want to be my marefriend?"

"Yes! I've waited for you to ask me that ever since I found out you like mares!"

"Well why didn't you say something? I've been scared to ask you!"

"I don't know... I didn't know what you would think of me..."

"Diamond, even if you admitted to liking me and I didn't like mares. We would still be friends".

"Oh... Well I was worried for nothing!"

Her sheer amount of excitement at all times had to be one of the most amusing things about her. Granted she was always happy, (except when I was hurt) loving, and caring for just about everything. Now I have to worry about preserving that. Who said a little hope is bad?

Nuclear walked in and I quickly closed my eyes and laid down. She just shrugged and went to the far side of the bed and laid down. Deadeye came in and slept between Nuclear and I. If any stallion were to come in and see us, he probably would have had the biggest, "I want to rape you all," moments of his life. Wow, good thing we weren't near any stallions (or colts for that matter).

I fell asleep within 15 minutes of lying down. I wasn't the greatest sleeper in the world. I was also a very light sleeper, so if you have both those traits like me. You hardly get any sleep at all. Sometimes that is a bad thing, most of the time that is a good thing. Sleep can be as dangerous as a gun or grenade. I felt myself being sucked into the dream world.

I looked around, it was a forest. Well I thought it was a forest, the only time I ever saw anything similar to this was when I walked through the burnt stumps of trees. These weren't just any burnt stumps though. They were actual tree's. I never though I would have seen such beauty in my life. I know this is only a dream but it still touches my heart to see something that wasn't annihilated by nukes.

I walked around getting a feel for myself in the forest. I walked in a single direction for what felt like hours. Finally it opened to a little town. I honestly could not believe what I saw. All my mothers stories about this town, were now right in front of me. I wanted to scream in joy but I did not want to cause chaos because after all it was dark. I knew this was a dream but I didn't want to believe it was. It seemed so...Real. So lifelike, almost like I could reach out my hoof and be sucked into its beauty. I slowly trotted towards the town. When I had reached the outskirts I had my suspicions confirmed. This was indeed the famous Ponyville. Standing before me in all its glory. It wasn't a smoking husk of broken buildings, it was how it was before the nukes dropped.

I walked around in the town and I felt like a little filly getting her cutie mark. I was so excited that even in the dream world I couldn't hold back my excitement. I wanted to meet a unicorn named Twilight Sparkle. From what my mom told me, she was purple. That's all I knew but I didn't expect to find a lot of purple unicorns. I remembered she said something about she lives in a library. I trotted around to see if I could find anything that resembles a library. Nothing...

When I was about to give up searching I saw a tree that had been converted to a house. I went up and looked through the window. I almost screamed with glee. (Before you think I'm immature, how would you feel if all you saw was the dark expanse of grey for all your life?) I squinted my eyes to make out the books sitting on the shelves. This was indeed a library.

I knocked on the door. I really didn't expect in my dream that anypony would answer but I heard somepony yell "One second!".

I was so excited to meet Twilight Sparkle even if she was a figment of my imagination (or whatever's left of it). The door opened and there she was right in front of me. The famous Twilight Sparkle. She looked really tired and somewhat surprised to see me.

"Who are you?"

"I am Black Bullet," I said hardly holding back my excitement.

She went wide eyed and motioned for me to come in. Her reaction seemed almost, real. Another thing that nagged me was that her body seemed so real even though I only knew she was purple and a unicorn. I walked inside and admired the amount of organization she had. Her shelves were lined with books seemingly in alphabetical order. While I was busy admiring the books she came over and was studying me. I gulped at the way she looked at me.

"Black Bullet, what were you doing before you were here?"

The question strikes me as odd but I didn't want to not answer her.

"Well I was sleeping and I just dreamed this world I guess and now I'm here".

Twilight's face went from curious to horror.

"You are not dreaming, this is real life," she said with horror.

"Ok, what the fuck? I'm supposed to be sleeping, I'm peaceful in dream land and now I'm actually in the real Ponyville that was blown up by nukes like 200 years ago. So would you like to explain what the fuck happened?"

"Dear Celestia... What language," she said wincing at my words.

"You going to answer my question?" I said on the verge of tears.

"So your from 200 years in the future?"

"Yes, why?"

"Celestia said she was summoning somepony from the future to help with a problem. I didn't expect that pony to show up at my library".

"How is this even remotely possible? Like what the hell... I am battling for 3 ponies lives from my time and your great princess summons me from my only job that matters? This is really fucked up. I would like to see your princess this second!"

"I can't send you to her now, it is still night. Tomorrow we can send her a letter to see what she needs".

"You don't understand... I have ponies I have to protect! Raiders have taken my brother and they could be killing him right now! I need to get back NOW!"

"I don't fully understand what your situation is, however, when somepony is summoned from the future, or past for that matter, Princess Celestia makes sure that the time the pony came from is frozen so there is no paradoxes".

"Ok, I guess that makes me feel a bit better. Still, I need to know why she summoned me so I can get back as soon as possible".

"I want to know more about your time, would you mind telling me?"

"Won't that cause some crazy fucked up warp in time or some shit?" I wanted to not cuss, however, my anger was taking over my emotions right now.

"No, the only way that could happen is if you change something here that could possibly end terribly later".

"Ok then I guess I don't mind telling you. Take a seat this could take awhile".

I told Twilight of my early foalhood and how I was still technically in terms a filly. I was a couple inches shorter than Twilight so she obviously was surprised to hear I was only 16. Anyway, I told her how a few days ago in my time my brother had been captured. I had found Diamond after her parent's were brutally murdered. Then I told her how I had gotten shot and my conscience and I talked while I waited to see if I would die from radiation. Then I told her how I had woken up from that traumatic experience. I told her about the pegasi I met Nuclear Ballistics and Deadeye. Then I told her about how I had fell asleep and all of a sudden I was here.

She listened intently to the whole story and from no where she had gotten a notepad and a feather and was writing away with her magic. When I had finished she looked over her notes.

"So, your telling me that our Celestia used bombs, or nukes as you call them, to kill off everyone?"

"Yeah basically, so I'm not really too happy to be here right now".

"I honestly refuse to believe she did that out of her own mind. Discord probably had something to do with it".

I didn't push it forward because Twilight was Celestia's student, her chance in believing me was basically zero. I leaned my head back and felt something cold and metal hit the back of my head. I looked back and noticed my backpack was with me and the sniper rifle was still sticking out the back.

"What's that?"

"Oh, this?" I pointed towards the gun.

"Yeah what is it?"

"This is how most ponies of my time kill each other, sad to say".

I pulled it out with my magic and showed Twilight, she looked at it with curiosity. I cocked it and the last bullet I shot's casing fell out. She picked it up with her magic and studied it.

"How does something like this kill somepony?"

"Do you have a target?

"Yeah over there on the wall". She pointed at a target that looked like she practiced magic on.

"Well this gun is very, very loud. Is anyone else in the house?"

"Yes, my assistant Spike is but he should be fine".

"Ok here goes".

I pulled the gun scope up to my eye and aimed, when I was sure I was locked on my target. I pulled the trigger with my magic.

*BANG*

The shot echoed very loud inside her house and I'm sure anyone within a mile radius probably heard it. The bullet went through the inch thick target and went through the wall behind it. I didn't think it would go right through so much. I looked over at Twilight who was holding her hooves to her ears. She opened her eyes and saw I was staring at her. She pulled her hooves down right as her assistant came down to survey what happened.

"Twilight stop practicing your-".

He stopped in his tracks when he saw me.

"Hey," I said while I waved with embarrassment. "It was not Twilights fault that you were woken up, I'm sorry it was mine".

"Don't worry about it Bullet. He will be fine".

He went back upstairs and I couldn't help but feel bad that I woke him up.

I turned back to Twilight, "So about that sleep, I think I will just sleep on this floor it's quite comfy".

"No you can sleep in the spare bed I have. Then tomorrow we will send a letter to Princess Celestia".

"Ok, thanks for letting me stay here even after I shot a hole in your wall".

"Don't worry about it I can get it fixed".

I followed her up the steps to her spare bed. I relished in how comfy the bed was and quickly fell asleep thinking about my new marefriend.