the Long Road Home

On another scorching hot day in the Mojave wasteland at the big mountain research facility more commonly known as  known as  the Big empty, an on one of the tallest remaining towers in the center of the  ex mountain research facility, stood the sink and a top it balcony Stood a large black power armored  humanoid that stood vigilant over it`s home, the armor was black as the darkest night.

This creature has stood up against the test of time, fighting Caesars legion, the elite troopers of the New California Republic and hordes of the most vile creatures that walk the wastes. From deathclaws to tunnelers they have all fallen by its hand . its black power armored form is a monument to the sins of humanity.

It  has walked side by side of the courier and fought for a free vegas for peace and safety of it inhabits she has survived all of the challenges and obstacles  that the mojave has thrown at it, thought some ghost  refuse to simply die, It bares the scars and the memoirs of the horrors of the waste. During Its time being at big mountain had given quests by the think tank it has seen some of the true horrors of what science can do. As its mind thought back to the event that gave it trademarked armor that she uses to its full extent.

FLASHBACK 2 years prior

In the X-8 facility having to clear the mutated pets within the facility I had tried to move some of the ruble in one of the old passages  the sounds of the ruble moving is like a crackling fire mixed with a deep rumble but after moving the rubble, I continued thought the old structure. according to the sign on the wall this tunnel is connected to the Y-17 medical facility,and the X-42 facility but the path to X-42 is also collapsed with much larger rocks then this hallway since Y-17 is medical and X-8 is splicing/animal and X-42 is robo warfare  any experiment in between the three is probably technogenic warfare maby super soldiers or somthing like that. You know its weird to think no one has been here since the collapse of the hallway the lab just down the hall is a large room the many of the consoles were either broken from age or destroyed on purpose  but one is still workable there were side doors on both side all of them  were closed about 6 on each side of the room. as I moved to get to the console I noticed the smell it is like the medical research facility that old and odd combination of disinfectant, death, dust and bad body odor. the many side doors are tempting  to see where they go. So much knowledge wasted because of collapses,accidents or to other means by the time I made it to the console.  I have seen three sets of skeletal remains of humans and without haste or fear I walked past them, to think before all of this I was terrified of such things haha.

I laugh at such an idea now. But as I made it to the machine a door to the right opens with a creaking noise to a dark room I grabbed my modded  laser rifle off of my back with my magic I aimed with practised eased but nothing came out. I moved slowly to the computer all the while covering the door incase something was in the room.  From what's on  the computer  I have stumbled upon an ancient pre-war technology used on humans soldiers to turn them into war machines disgusted but Curious I walked into  the opened door of the training simulators and the door behind slammed closed and locked itself.

 As I turned foreword as I sensed the all consuming darkness of machinery and  the alteration devices the room smelled of old blood and disinfectant . Now before I could force the door open with my magic a loud noise  behind me made me jump a white light was now on the light shined on a large round grey pedestal curious I step onto the pedestal in the center of the room then suddenly shackle sprang from the pedestal and  clacked on to my ankles. Large claws grabbed my hands, as a operating table came from behind and latched onto my back  and a collar surrounded my throat  and it started to tighten the lack of air hit me fast it was choking me but all of a sudden it stopped tightening around my throat it was very still tight and it was difficult to breath.  I tried to move  any part of my body but terrifying  I could not move at all the shakes prevented even the most basic movement! I tried to use my powers but a throbbing pain erupted through my skull  but before I could see the problem the machine moved closer to the place i was tied to the operating table slowly slid back till i was in a laying position the machines finished closing in on me. I could not move at all! As the machines surrounded me I thought “  look where your Curiosity got you now shackled and chained in a small room on a dead world about to be turned into a machine in the big empty all because of your  Curiosity dam”..  A buzzing sound startled me as a blade came down and cut off my armor of me. the thin leather armor was then pulled of me by robotic arms and dragged into the darkness the cold table sent shivers through my spine. a needle slowly came into view  it suddenly stabbed me in my throat the world seemed to slow down and darkening.   In an instant  the pain came flooding into my mind and the would brighten for me to see all the needles in my body and the massive tubes coming from the ceiling to the needles I saw the black liquid Quickly  fill the needles. I started to scream the the pain came flooding in to me the feeling and  as my bones became as hard as titanium  it felt like my bones are breaking, as if their marrows were made of glass and were being shattered over and over again the devices whirred and buzzed. the feeling of glass shattering and being worked into my body made me scream louder and try to move bad idea that seat of the feeling of My skin and veins were filled with napalm and seat alight. As my muscles grew stronger the sounds of the machines grew into a high pitched screech that would make even the sane lose their minds. As more machines approached me, a large dome shaped helmet quickly fastened itself to my head just barely clearing my horn.

Now completely paralyzed, my mind was Assaulted visions that the strange dome helmet was sending me. These visions of mine were of other wars of American history. Now watching the gore filled battlefield before me I wondered if I was still in a simulation. Then distinctively out of nowhere Ulysses image came to my mind. "An old friend" I thought to myself. Ulysses was now speaking to me, "war never changes, people do... through the paths they walk."

 { AN  i know that the lonesome road is after big MT  but  just accept this ok it all will be explained later ok}

no POV

as the pain grew worse a machine previously unseen approached her neck to implant a control chip into the base of the skull, but suddenly the sealed door was then blown open and in step the one and only Shepard [aka the courier] as he raised his gun  with the speed and grace of a true gunslinger and shot the machine with his weathered 10mm he remembered how he learned of this mess.

FLASHBACK SHEPARD POV [POINT OF VIEW]

As I cleared the last of the course in the high school test the Think Tank came on the speakers and

 Dr. Klein said "lobotomite you pet has opened and entered  the lost   advance weapon testing wing of x8 and it may find something it should not se"...then he was interrupted by 8

"4$& %^*$ &%#^*&#^&($^"

"what it has entered the heavy shock trooper training center and has been sealed in if you want to save it you must hurry, but do not stop the machines only destroy the control chip or it shall be here for ever!" screamed Dr. Klein as I put the petal to the metal, I sprinted to the area that they direct me to as I got to the door I realized with a start, I would have to blow  a single C4 charge should work I thought/hoped. And it did I moved in fast and used the V.A.T.S  or [The Vault-Tec AssistedTargeting  System,]

 and shot the arm with the chip on it, then I got “comfy” to watch the machines finish what they have started and I began to silently curse my own stupidity for allowing her to go anywhere alone.

RETURN TO TWILIGHTS POV

The gunshots, and explosions were getting louder I thought as the visions were getting bloodier, the pain has slowly eased and my scream has long since died down leaving me in  a painful and hoarse silence my throat but then the helmet began showing glowing brighter and louder when I opened my eyes I was being helped up by a large black man his hair was buzzed and was as dark as coal his face was cleaned shaved and well kept He remined me of a young and black version of that one NCR solder what was his name? dame It I'll remember it later I know it then he spoke in a deep brass male voice "wake up  maggot we got commies to kill" the room we were in reminded me of the army barracks me and shepard saw in the divide  the walls were a dark green the floors were wood the four windows were closed and looked from the looks of it locked  but before I could see more the man dragged me to a room marked armory the male pony yelled "get in your armor or else" he then pointed to a set of jet black power armor, and left [to describe the armor look at the pic i chose for the cover art  but if anyone is a artist then tell me

and ill commission a better picture ]

As I tried to put it on I was surprised that it fit me perfectly  and my “blush” assets even the helmet fit my large head it even had a hole for my horn!  after putting it on the cold and thought lighter then I guessed it was still pretty heavy I guessed the armor was made out of saturnite alloy.  Then the black man then appeared in the same armor then he took me to another area and said ''you armament is a new  Gatling laser design that incorporates the power of plasma based weapons while maintaining the rate of fire of a laser based weapon. the helmet will give you a crosshair and ammo count, but with the new mark 17A  back pack the power transfer rate is extremely high, also you don't have to worry about  overheating  that won't be a problem anymore because of the inner turbine in between the barrels of the weapons as  they spin air is brought through this filter into the gun to cool it down the backpack itself is power by a zero point energy  field manipulator '' he explained as said device was attached to my back. Then he said "also both are made of a new space age alloy it is nearly unbreakable which is also the reason it is so light'

“my ass” I thought, as I picked up the gatling laser.

as he  continued to speak the armor systems appeared in between the eye holes and the hole for my horn. It speeds by at a rate I can't understand it finished quickly and he said

” It's booted up, helmet will now connect to the weapon where you look is where they will kill. the helmet will connect to your  central nervous systemtor”

he stopped. Suddenly a new feeling entered my body he started again

 " It seems that you are a member of program 935. The telekinetic powers work then I shall include it in to you training”. my mind wondered what did he mean telekinetic powers? Did he mean my magic? And what training will I get.

back to the future

But before I could go deeper into my mind,

 Dr. Klein spoke "Are you ready for it?"

 I  turned and looked at the brain

"yes"

 I said it is the time to go home back to ponyville, back to my friends, back to equestria, back to the boring life as a bookworm the local wiz pony

but will they accept the new me A survivor one that has killed many many time? I don't know but there is only one way to figure it out. "hmm I wonder how much has change probably not much" much later I would giggle at how wrong I was.

remembering  group 935

when using attack based magic do additional 25% damage to all targets

with  a decreased  { “cooldown” } time  by 15 percent

also gain a 66% power increase when using non combat based magic.