Fallout equestria: key of ruin

Fallout equestria key of ruin

Chapter 4: my kind of town.

Duster was right, you can't miss it. Town hall was a large building with stone columns.

"fancy place" said golden heart.

The door to the building opened and a mare with a grey mane, a brown coat, and a feather pen for a cutie mark walked out.

"I can tell your not from around here" said the mare.

"you would be right." replied blacklight.

"I'm they mayor around here." said the mare. "duster must have told you to find me."

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

"I always enjoy meeting travelers." said the mayor. "I hope you enjoy your time in San de neighgo."

"do you know anyplace here we can stay for the night?" asked golden heart.

"usually I tell travelers they can stay in the old hotel." said the mayor. "but it's being renovated. I'm sure is you ask duster would let you stay at his home"

"thanks." said blacklight. As he and golden heart walked away.

"be sure to meet some of the townsfolk!" said the mayor. "we got the only dentist in the wasteland!"

Blacklight and golden heart walked down the streets of san de neighgo.

"now what?" asked golden heart.

"guess we meet the townsfolk" replied blacklight.

They stoped in front of a pilgrims mare with a black mane wearing a bow tie and a musical note for a cutie mark. Playing a cello.

"uh hi" said blacklight.

The cellist ignored him.

"I take it your violet?" asked blacklight.

The cellist stopped.

"you would be correct" replied the mare.

"duster said we should meet you." said golden heart.

"what's that thing you have there?" asked blacklight, pointing to the cello.

"this is a rare cello" replied violet. "this was the same one owned by famous pre war musician Octavia."

"who?" asked blacklight.

Violet sighed. "she was part of the most popular musical quartet in all of equestria. When the bombs fell, she didn't leave for a stable, she played until the blast killed her. But by some miracle, her instrument survived."

"wow." said golden heart. "she sounds like she was quite the mare"

"you have no idea" said violet.

"well nice meeting you violet" said blacklight.

The two walked away.

"now who?" asked golden heart.

"howdy travelers!" said a raspy voice.

The two turned and saw a pale blue unicorn mare that had skin peeling in various places and most of her mane was missing.

"I'm colgate" said the creature.

"HOLY LUNA!" yelled golden heart.

"what? Ya never seen a goul before?" asked colgate.

"no" said golden heart.

"I've heard of Gould before" said blacklight. "were you alive when the bombs fell?"

"yes I was!" said colgate. "I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and became this sexy beast."

"that's pretty neat" said blacklight. "what did you do for 200 years?"

Colgate smiled.

"I traveled for awhile, found some other ponies like me. We made a settlement in an old museum. Once ponies started coming out of stables, I left to become a traveling dentist".

"a dentist?" asked golden heart, she was starting to adjust to the creature before her.

"I cleaned teeth" said colgate. "but I was shot at more times than I cleaned teeth. So I came to the western wastes and moved here. No ponies shooting at me, plus I could be a dentist here."

"that's really interesting colgate" said blacklight.

"ya know, your the first pony to say that." said colgate. "if ya ever need a dental exam, come to me. I'll give ya a discount."

"I'll remember that" said blacklight. "oh, do you know where the gun shop is?"

"in the old gas station by the gate" said colgate.

"thanks. Bye." said blacklight as he and golden heart trotted away.

"see ya around kiddo!" yelled colgate.

"how could ya be so calm around that....... Thing?" asked golden heart.

"I'm not frightened about that kind of stuff." replied. blacklight.

"lets just get to the gun shop." said golden heart.

They stopped at the old gas station.

"here we are" said blacklight.

The two walked in and looked around. The shelves were full of guns and a muscular colt with a red coat, a brown mane, and a pistol for a cutie mark sat behind the counter.

"welcome to my shop traveler" said the colt. "I'm primer"

"we need some ammo." said blacklight.

"what kind?" asked primer.

"I need some 9mm ammo, some shotgun shells, and if you have any needles for my friend's syringe gun some of those would be great."

"would you be interested in any of me specialty ammo?" asked primer.

"specialty ammo?" asked blacklight.

"ya know, things like armor piercing or slugs." replied primer.

"oh that kind." said blacklight. "tell you what, we need to do some resupplying tomorrow. If we have any caps left over I'll but some sow oath ammo"

"sounds like a deal ta me." said primer as he pulled two small boxes out from behind the counter. "this enough ammo?"

"that will do" said blacklight as he levitated out a sack of caps. "how much?

"bout 200" replied primer.

Blacklight took 200 caps out and levitated them to primer.

"pleasure doing business with ya" said primer.

"is gun selling all you do?" asked golden heart.

"I do some blacksmithing on the side" said primer.

"in that case I'll stop by later, might have something for you to make for me." said golden heart.

Blacklight slipped the ammo into his saddle bag and they took their leave.

"what do you need him to make?" asked blacklight.

"you will see." said golden heart.

The two trotted up to duster, who was on the gate.

"duster!" said blacklight.

Duster hopped off of the gate and looked at them.

"well if it ain't my two favorite ponies" said duster.

"the mayor said we could stay with you" said blacklight.

"that would be no trouble at all" said duster. "my shift Is over in one minute so I can take ya there now"

"lead the way" said golden heart.

Duster lead the two into an old apartment complex and into a room on the second floor.

"well, here's my home" said duster.

The inside was damaged, but still stable. There was a radio and a couch, a tipped over wardrobe, a closet, and a small kitchen. A mattress was lying on the floor next to a large trunk.

"what's in the trunk?" asked blacklight.

"memories" said duster. "bad memories"

"what happened?" asked golden heart.

"well let me put it this way." started duster. "I did bad things once, but that was the past...."

Duster looked down.

"what were you like a murderer or something?" asked golden heart.

"not exactly" replied duster.

"I don't think we should bother him about this" said blacklight.

"no." said duster. "you both have the right to know.

Duster took off his battle saddle and leaned it against a wall. Then he sat on the couch. Blacklight and golden heart sat on the floor.

"i came from the east." started duster. "I was part of a group of raiders."

"you were a raider?" asked golden heart.

Duster nodded.

"I got out of that crew and came here. Been a gate guard ever since. I'm not conferrable talking about it all at once, I'll tell ya more later. Ok?"

"alright" replied golden heart as she got up. "I need to talk to primer bout something. Later"

golden heart left leaving blacklight And duster behind.

"so can you at least tell my why you quit?" asked blacklight.

"...... I didn't agree with their morals, let's leave it at that." said duster.

Blacklight spent the rest of the day in the apartment checking over his supplies. Later golden heart came back and by then it was getting dark.

"so how did it go?" asked blacklight.

"we reached a business agreement" replied Holden heart. "He's forging something special in exchange for one of my gold bars."

"care to tell me what he's forging?" asked blacklight as he took a bit out of the apple he was eating.

"in good time" said golden heart with a smirk. "toss me one of those apples will ya."

Blacklight tossed golden heart an apple and she caught it in her mouth.

The next morning blacklight woke up to a loud knocking.

"what?"

Blacklight saw duster getting out of his bed, still wearing his hat and trot over to the door. Duster opened the door and the mayor was on the other side. She had a worried look on her face.

"mayor? It's 5am, why are you here this late?" asked duster.

"duster" began the mayor. "are the travelers here?"

Blacklight got up and walked over to the door.

"what is it mayor?" asked blacklight.

"I need your help." said the mayor. "you see, there is a mine not too far from here..... We use it to get gems that we use for trade with merchants." the mayor looked even more worried by the second. "one of our miners got back, he says that the hellhounds woke up!"

"what is a hellhound?" asked blacklight.

"hellhounds are tough mutated creatures" replied duster. "sharp claws, magical energy weapons, nasty sons of bitches."

"if the hounds decide to leave the mine, they are going to head strait for San de neighgo!" yelled the mayor. "we will die!"

"anything we can do to stop it?" asked blacklight.

"yes" said the mayor. "these hounds are not like most hellhounds, they are weaker, dumber, but they must have some sort of leadership.."

"you seriously don't mean...." started duster.

"blacklight." said the mayor. "If you and golden heart can kill whoever is in charge, the hounds should go back into hiding."

Blacklight thought about it.

"everypony was nice to me here" blacklight thought to himself. "I cant let them get slaughtered"

Blacklight looked at his key. Then he looked back at the mayor.

"we will do it" said blacklight.

"thank you greatly!" said the mayor. "we will make it up to you somehow, I pinkie promise." the mayor left in a more upbeat mood.

"you going to get yourself killed, ya know that?" said duster.

"I'm not going to let everypony here die." said blacklight. "not after the kindness they showed me"

Duster paused for a moment. Then a small smile appeared on his face.

"your either the biggest idiot ive ever met, or your the bravest son of a bitch I ever laid eyes on." said duster. "I'm going with you, you will need my help"

"alright" said blacklight.

"now get dressed and wake your marefriend up." said duster. "if we leave now we can get the jump on them."

"she's not my marefriend!" said blacklight, his face was turning red again.

"just bucking do it." said duster.

Blacklight trotted over to the couch where golden heart was sleeping.

"wake up gold!" said blacklight.

Golden heart's eyes flew open.

"what time is it?" asked golden heart.

"not important!" replied blacklight. "we have a job to do!"

Blacklight picked his vest off of the ground using magic and sliped it on. Then duster walked in wearing his usual duster and his battle saddle.

"let's move!" said duster. "we got hounds to stop!"

Blacklight sliped on his saddle bag and golden heart leaped off of the couch.

"alright we're ready." said blacklight.

The three galloped out of the room.

To be continued.

Your reputation in San de neighgo is now liked.

LEVEL UP!
Barter Is now 25

New perk!

spray and pray- oh great goddess, bless my bullet so that it my splatter my foe's head onto the wall, amen. Your bullets do less damage to companions, allowing you to literally sprat an area recklessly.