Tales by Balefirelight (a Fallout: Equestria Group Collab)

Friends

By Defiance

The guard's head came apart in a mass of blood and grey matter as the slides on my pistols locked back for what seemed like the hundredth time, speedclips hitting the stone floor with a clink as i stepped over the twitching corpse and slid fresh mags into the weapons, the E.F.S. as alive with red as it had been...how long ago? Already i had lost track of time, my world narrowing down to these endless hallways and the targets that got in my way. There was nothing left for me here -- after my rampage i would be labeled Dishonoured, Contract-breaker....my former allies would be after my skull for Red-Eye's enjoyment.

None of that mattered.

A shape rounded the corner, shotgun swiftly raising towards me. In a heartbeat i took in the new assailant, saw the combat armor and feathered head, a living mirror of myself. We fired at the same time, my rounds snapping the griffon's head back even as her blast hammered into my own armor, shearing off a section of my wing. Pain coursed through my body, but i shrugged it off as i had the other wounds so far, intent on reaching my destination.

Up ahead i could hear sobs, the sound quickening my pace as i threw caution to the winds, memories of a past life springing unbidden to my mind even as another raider fell beneath my guns. Finally, i had found her.

The little unicorn filly looked up from her cell, tears running unconsciously down her face even as she shrank back from me, shock warping her voice. "Y....you came back for me?"

I could see my face reflected in her eyes, a featureless helmet attached to a war-ravaged body. For a brief moment the reflection seemed to morph, a face from my past, a blue pegasus looking back at me with a wry smile as i spoke. "Friends don't break promises."

The filly sniffled, a smile creeping across her face as i moved to open the cell. "No...i suppose they don't."