Fallout Equestria: The Ink, and The Cherry

      For 200 long years we lay dormant fused with those pages. No knowledge of the outside world. The horrors that go on every day. For 200 years the book rested un-tampered by time, or bale fire. 200 years we slept. 200 years we waited. In 200 years we awoke.

      I opened my eyes slowly at first not sure what happened. Then the memories rushed back to me. I bolted to my hooves, and spun around to see the ruined carcass of the train I was riding all those years ago. "I'm alive.....IM ALIVE!" I cheered at the top of my lungs laughing absolutely high on life! I continued on with this until I noticed Cherry waking up "Cherry! Cherry were alive!" At this point I was bouncing up and down like an excied little colt on Hearthswarming Eve!

      "Were are we?" she asked as she scanned the area around her hugging her plushie closer when she noticed the mass of skeletons in the surrounding area. We were in a small clearing at the bottom of Canterlot mountain not much was here but the skeletons, and us. "Inkie...I'm scared."

      I ceased my whooping and hollering, and trotted over to my companion. I sat down next to her and placed a hoof back "Don't worry you'll be okay...let's get back to Ponyville let's see if anyone survived."

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." a voice warned.

      "Who's there?" I asked scanning the area seeing nothing. Then he showed himself. He was only a colt probably just 8 years old by the looks of it. He was a unicorn his horn pointing that out....wow I just made a pun. His fur was orange, and his mane was styled kinda like Vynl's except his mane was black, and red striped. "Why shouldn't I go to Ponyville?"

      "Did you just crawl out of a Stable lad?" he asked shaking his head "Ponyville is raider territory bad business."

"What do you mean raider territory? I was there a few hours ago, and everything was normal." I snapped back.

      He just chuckled slowly then bust out in full on laughter "You really have been under a rock your whole life!" he laughed some more "This is the wasteland bruh everything, and everypony is out to kill, rob, eat, and rape you in that order if your lucky."

      He was starting to get on my nerves, but he had a point the world felt....different. More dirty, and depressing. Maybe he was right "Well then what do you expect us to do? I'm guessing were not even in our time anymore are we?" This earned a raised eyebrow.

      "Your time? Are you a time traveler like in Captian Cosmos!" said the colt his eyes widening a grin appearing on his face.

"It's not really time travel I think it's more like suspended animation." I assumed his grin faltered, but then quickly reappeard.

      "Doesn't matter I'm Flaming Bullet now we better move cause all that noise probably attracted ghouls." I then asked what a ghoul is and he just shook his head "They are ponies that were irradiated to hell, and didn't die. They look like corpses, but usually they are nice. Sometimes they are feral. Then you better run....or if you got the guns shoot them."

      I was shocked (though not as much as Cherry who was now pressed up against the cliff face shaking) at how casualy this boy much younger than I talked about killing! I was just about to turn, and run taking Cherry (who I regret to say was probably the most sane pony I've met here so far) with me, when is saw one of these 'feral' ghouls. It was a horrid rotting creature it's eyes were blank with ravenous hunger, and even though it's wings had no feathers it took flight. "FUCK!" yelled Flaming Bullet using his magic to pull a revolver off a holster on the side of his barrel, and fired two shots into the creature. Each shot caused it to burst into flames I was instantly sick. After emptying the contents of my stomach more ghouls showed up. I counted twelve half were unicorns a few pegasi, and a single earth pony.

"RUN!" shouted Flaming Bullet taking off in the opposite direction of the ghouls. At this time I didn't give a fuck about him being a killer I ran after him levitating Cherry whom was frozen with fear muttering the word 'Mommy' over and over again. I was starting to think her mental state would kill her before the ghouls or Clestia knows what else is out here now.

      "WHERE ARE WE GOING!" I shouted as we ran the ghouls gaining on us. Flaming bullet levitated his revolver pointing behind us and fired the remaining four rounds into the horde each one meeting it's mark, and making another flaming husk. If it wasn't for all the adrenaline I'd be throwing up again.

"Back to my place! I have a shack a few miles away!" he shouted over the noise of his gun, and the ghouls moaning. "Can you run that far?"

      "By myself yes! I'm not so sure with me carrying Cherry though....she weighs more than she looks my magic is already straining!" I answered. I was sweating profusely, and my vision was blurring making it hard to avoid the random crap laying on the path. I nearly tripped multiple times. When I thought I wasn't going to make it I saw a shack on the country side it was made of wood boards, and metal sheets with a sturdy looking door. "Is that it!"

      "Eeyup!" he yelled suddenly increasing in speed, and I did likewise. I was nearly running on empty when Flaming opened the door, and we rushed inside collapsing on the ground, I used what little magic I had left to shut and lock the door. "That....was close." Our new ally said in between breaths.

"You could say that...." I retorted panting while Cherry just rocked back, and fourth on the floor. I had enough I was going to close my eyes, and wake up on the train. In my time. Going on my field trip. So I closed my eyes, but those things didn't happen.

Footnote

Agility +1

Perk gained- Night of the not-so living dead- When being attacked by ghouls, or similar creatures agility maximizes.