Fallout equestria: key of ruin

Fallout equestria key of ruin

Chapter 3: not heroes.

Blacklight and golden heart had been walking for the past hour in silence. Blacklight divided to start some light conversation.

"why did you choose not to take the gun I offered you back at the stable?" asked blacklight.

"I'll tell you why" golden heart began. "the reason all my friends died was because ponies did stupid things with dangerous weapons." she paused and looked at her hooves. "I dont want to have anything too dangerous, should I make the same mistake."

Blacklight stopped and looked at her.

"that sounds like a good explanation" said blacklight.

Golden heart smiled.

"thanks, but let's get moving"

The two ponies continued walking.

It was starting to get late. Luckily for black and golden, they stumbled upon an abandoned shack.

"we spend the night in here" said blacklight.

"sounds good to me." replied goldenheart.

Blacklight opened the door and surveyed the shack. There was a workbench and some shelves with boxes on them. There were two mattresses on the ground.

"it's safe" said blacklight as he walked in. Golden heart followed and closed the door behind her.

"not a bad setup here" said golden heart.

Blacklight set his saddlebag on the ground next to one of the mattresses. Then he checked the boxes for supplies. They were all empty.

"damn." muttered blacklight.

But something caught his eye.

Lying next to one of the boxes was an orb, just like the one he saw before.

"memory orb"

Blacklight turned to see golden heart looking at him.

"it's a memory orb" said golden heart. "let's you watch recorded memories from other ponies."

Blacklight paused."that's what happened" blacklight thought to himself. "I was living that pony's memory" blacklight's curiosity got the better of him and he decided to check the orb to see what it had. He did just as he did with the previous orb and just like before everything went white.

This time he was a stallion busy cooking food. From the window blacklight recognized that he was in the same town as the last memory.

"ponyville" he thought to himself.

There was a knocking at his door.

"must be moon dust." the pony said to himself.

The stallion opened the door and on the other side was a pony he recognized as the stalion from the previous memory.

"hey prancer" said the pony who was apparently moon dust.

"come in" said the stallion.

"guess I'm living prancer's memory" blacklight thought to himself.

Moon dust walked into the house. He had a saddlebag with a familiar book sticking out of it.

"took my advice after all" said prancer.

"yeah, it's pretty good so far" said moon dust.

Moon dust looked like he was staring into space.

"uh, moon?" asked prancer.

Moon dust snapped back to reality.

"sorry, it's a mare" moon dust replied.

"who is it?" asked prancer.

"her name is twi- do I smell something burning?"

"my food!" yelled prancer

He quickly turned and ran as everything went white.

Blacklight snapped back to reality.

"that pony, moon dust...." blacklight muttered to himself.

Blacklight noticed that golden heart was trying to open one of his cans of pork and beans.

"how do you open these damn things?" asked golden heart.

Blacklight grabbed the can with magic and opened it. Then he floated it back to golden heart.

"thanks" said golden heart.

Blacklight took out a can for himself and opened it.

"hey gold" asked blacklight.

"yeah?" said golden hear with a mouth full of pork and beans.

"does the name twilight sparkle mean anything to you?" asked blacklight as he levitated a spoon out of his bag.

Golden heart swallowed.

"the minestry mare?" replied golden heart. "she was the head of the ministry of magic durring the war from what I heard. Before that she was a student of princess celestia".

"twilight sparkle....." blacklight muttered to himself as he scooped some pork and beans with his spoon. "ministry of magic...... Then why was she a librarian?" blacklight thought to himself as he shoveled pork and beans into his mouth.

The following morning they left the shack and continued onwards. They could see a large radio tower in the distance.

"were almost there." said blacklight.

"I can't believe we are going to meet triple Trot" said golden heart.

They neared the building and saw three Stallions out front. One was bright green with a red mane and had a clipboard for a cutie mark and the other two were grey and wore suits and hats.

"what's going on?" asked golden heart.

"I don't know" replied blacklight.

The two walked closer to the three ponies.

"I'm sorry gentlecolts" said the green stallion. "but you can't enter."

The ponies in suits smirked.

"mr. Bright wants to see triple trot personally." said one if the Stallions. "so let us in or else" said the other.

"uh excuse me." started blacklight."there a problem here?"

"none of your business." snapped one of the suit wearing Stalions.

"well I do believe it is our business because it sounds like your going to hurt triple trot." said golden heart.

"well arnt you a smart little skank." said the other suit wearing stallion.

Blacklight floated out his 9mm pistol.

"Leave or I will kill you!" yelled blacklight.

The suited stallions growled.

"when mr.bright hears this, your gunna wish you stayed the he'll out of this." said one of the suited Stalions.

The two stalions took their leave.

"you ok?" blacklight asked the green stalion as he holstered his pistol.

"I'm alright." replied the green stalion. "call me clip. In triple trot's assistant."

"I'm blacklight, and this is golden heart" said blacklight.

"thanks for the help" said clip. "why are you here?"

"I was told triple trot could direct me towards a zebra I'm looking for". Replied blacklight.

"most ponies arnt aloud to see tripple trot" started clip. "but since you potentially saved his life, I'm sure he would make an exception"

Clip opened the door and led them in.

Clip lead blacklight and golden heart down a hallway.

"here we are" said clip, stoping at a door with a red light above it. "the red means he's broadcasting right now, once it turns green you can see him."

"it's an impressive setup he has here" complimented blacklight.

"thanks" said clip. "triple trot fixed it up himself, got it up and running"

"all be by himself?" asked golden heart.

"yep" replied clip.

The light turned from red to green and clip opened the door.

"he's right in here."

Blacklight and golden heart walked into the room. It was full of machines. There was a safe on the back wall. There was also a large machine that served as a desk. A single pony hovered around in the room. He was a purple pony with wings, he had an orange mane and had a turntable as a cutie mark. He wore an orange vest and black sunglasses.

"well I'll be," said the pony. "I've been expecting you"

"you triple trot?" asked blacklight.

"the one and only black" replied the pony.

Black froze.

"how did you know my name?" asked black.

"I have eyes all over the wastes." replied triple trot. "have a seat."

Blacklight and golden heart sat in two nearby chairs and triple trot sat at his desk.

"thanks for dealing with bright's goons for me" started triple trot.

"what was their problem?" asked golden heart.

"well they work for mr. Bright." replied triple trot. "but your not here for that are you?"

"I was told you could direct my towards a zebra I'm looking for" replied blacklight. "he has a scar over one if his eyes, caries a knife."

Triple trot smiled.

"y'all came ta the right Pegasus"

"before you go any further" interupted blacklight. "arnt all the pegasi in the clouds?

"yea" replied triple trot. "but I wasn't born up in the clouds. I inherited the Pegasus gene. Both my folks were earth ponies."

"interesting." said blacklight.

"but back to business" said triple trot. "bad news is, I haven't seen YOUR zebra"

"good news?" asked golden heart.

"I've know where to find some other zebras" replied triple trot with a smirk.

Triple trot got up and walked over to blacklight.

"I'll mark it for ya" said triple trot.

Triple trot marked the location on blacklight's pip buck. Then blacklight checked his pip buck.

"that a few days away" said blacklight. "if we go there we will need more supplies."

"that's why ya should stop at San de neighgo first." said triple trot. "nicest place in the western wastes. Only an hour away too."

"thank you triple trot" said blacklight.

"before y'all go, I have to ask you a favor"

"what?" asked blacklight.

Triple trot smiled.

"keep doing what your doing"

The two walked out of the building.

"so I guess we go to San de neighgo" said blacklight.

"could ya turn on your pip buck radio before we go?" asked golden heart.

Blacklight turned on his pip buck radio just in time to hear triple trot's voice on the radio.

"guess what time it is! It's news time!"

The two began walking.

"the new guard is beginning it's campaign to free the southwest corner of the western wastes today."" in other words remember that helpful stranger I mentioned before?"

Blacklight took notice.

"well he's picked up a traveling companion and is heading towards San de neighgo" "if ya see him, thank him, he's making the wastes a better place".

"ya hear that black." said golden heart. "were heroes!"

Blacklight looked at golden heart.

"I'm not a hero gold." started blacklight. "I'm just a wandering pony on a personal vendetta who like to help out every once in a while."

After an hour of walking blacklight and golden heart reached the large concrete walls of San de neighgo.

"why does every settlement I go to have walks?" asked blacklight.

"hold up!" shouted a voice.

Blacklight and golden heart looked up and saw a pony on top. He was an orange-tan colored stalion with a black mane. He wore a dark brown hat and a black duster patched in several places and he had his front two hiives wrapped in boxing tape. He had a battle saddle on his side and his cutie mark was three bullets. He looked to be 10 years older than blacklight.

"your not going to shoot up the town are ya!" asked the pony.

"no. We are travelers" replied blacklight.

"or your raiders bent on taking the town!" yelled the pony.

"do we look like raiders!?" asked golden heart.

The pony chuckled.

"I'm just pulling your tail kid!" yelled the pony. "open the gates! We got visitors!"

The gates slowly opened and blacklight and golden heart entered the perimeter. Inside it was a city that was damaged greatly, but still stable. The streets bustled with ponies going about their daily life.

"wow" blacklight and golden heart said in unison.

The gates closed behind then and the pony hopped down and trotted over to them.

"welcome ta San de neighgo!" said the pony.

"thanks." replied blacklight. "I'm blacklight"

"and I'm golden heart" said golden heart.

"ya can call duster." replied the pony.

"duster. Strange name" said blacklight.

"it's short for my real name." replied duster.

"what's your real name?" asked golden heart.

"well..... I used to be called bone duster." duster said looking at the ground.

"who names a pony bone duster?" asked golden heart.

"I'd rather not talk about it" said duster. "so what brings ya to San de neighgo?"

"we need to stock up on supplies" said blacklight.

"I thought that would be why." said duster.

"so where's the shops?" asked golden heart.

"closed for today." said duster. "but tomorrow they will open up bright and early. Gun store is open though.

"any idea where we can find a bed for tonight then?" asked blacklight.

"just one bed?" asked duster. "what you share beds with your ladyfriend over there?"

This caused blacklight and golden heart's faces to turn a bright red.

"I'm just pulling your legs again" said Duster. "you can ask the mayor shes in town hall. Big building cant miss it. while your at it I recomend meeting some of the other ponies in town. Like primer, violet, or colgate."

"thanks" said blacklight, his face started to cool down.

"one last thing" said duster. "see me again before ya leave."

"we can do that" said golden heart.

"see ya duster." said blacklight.

The two began their walk towards town hall.

To be continued.......

Reputation with triple hoof Radio is accepted.

Reputation with bright tower is meddling foal.

LEVEL UP!
Survival is now 25.
Speech is now 25

New perk!

thug- here! Take my wallet just dont hurt me! Your damage threshold is increased by +2. You also deal more damage with unarmed weapons.