Fallout Equestria: Crescent Rising

Suddenly, Selene was grabbed by two other ponies and pulled out of the cart.

"Get your hands off my daughter, bastards" Eli shouted, running towards the ponies subduing Selene. A soldier got in front of him, kneeling his front legs, causing Eli to slam into the soldier's lower body, tripping and flipping midair before landing on the ground. The soldiers started laughing but stopped when the soldier who tripped Eli was thrown back a couple meters from where he was.

They all holstered their rifles at Maya whose horn was illuminating with magic. The soldiers' hooves on the trigger, Maya was ready to unleash a area ranged attack that would send at least 5 soldiers who were the closest flying a dozen meters in the air, but that got rid of the 5 out of probably 20 more soldiers around her. Anything to protect Eli and her children came first though, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

"Don't shoot her, you washouts," somepony said in a lazy and uncaring tone.

Eli got off the ground and both saw a pony walk around the cart towards them. The pony walked in an orderly fashion, wearing sunglasses and having a straw in his mouth. He also was wearing a cap unlike the soldiers who wore helmets, definitely an officer, they all thought.

"Unholster your guns. Gonzola, your rifle's on safety" the officer pony sighed, then turning to Eli and Maya, "Sorry for the way my men's been treating y'all. Discipline's been hard to come by with these locals, or as I like to call them," he paused, throwing out the straw from his mouth before looking up to their Eli and Maya at eye level, "... locos. Damn locos got no discipline in this here army"

"Thank you very much sir for stopping the fight, but what army are you talking about?" Eli asked.

"Why, it's the army of the New Republic of Equestria"

The Bringers all examined the clothing the soldiers wore. Not only did they carry a rifle but also a sack on opposite sides of their body probably for food and other things. Their helmets also had a thin circular crown and a wide brim on the edges. The soldiers were mainly Earth ponies with a couple Pegasi. All of which were dirty, covered in dust. My dad always told me to wash off the dust at least once a week or else radiation will eat away at your health. Who knows how long they've been in a desert and not even knowing anything about cleaning one self up, she thought to herself

Surprised and shocked by this sudden revelation, Eli and Maya became even more worried by the fact that a new power has risen over which has now caught up with them.

"Listen, we happen to be camping by this road and coincidentally, we're moving out right now to where you're going." the officer said, "You three look like you'd be of use to us along with the rest of the other camp followers."

"Camp followers?" Eli asked, shocked but returned to the matter on hand, "I appreciate the offer, sir but we don't want any part in your war you're waging with whoever"

"That wasn't an offer and I'm afraid I can't let you go on your way, sir and madame. Men, find these ponies something of use for these locals to do.

Ellie watched as her father was knocked out from rifle butt from behind, her mother was taken behind and she saw the soldiers drag them away. Her sister on the other hand, who just on my left disappeared while Ellie was focused on her parents in front. Anxious, she began to panic, Alright, stay calm, just... stay... cal-

Light instantly blinded her, with somepony looking under the blanket but the pony suddenly disappeared. What just happened? All I saw was a dark figure for a second or two.

The blanket then was torn off after a few seconds later. I felt somepony grab me from behind me, lifting me off the cart with his mouth. Still dangling off the ground, while feeling the teeth clenching onto the backside of my neck. Right in front of me was the officer, looking right into my eyes. The fact he was wearing sunglasses made him more threatening. I was speechless.

The officer began gloating "Well, look what we have here. A little short for a camp follower bu-" ffffffffffffFFFWWWTTTT!

I fell onto the ground, not knowing why he dropped m- Oh my gosh, there's blood on me. I looked on the backsides of my hooves being covered in blood. A few seconds later, a big thump sound fell behind her. Turning back, she saw the soldier who previously was carrying me, was now suffocating and coughing out his own blood. She uncontrollably crawled backwards away from the blood pool gushing out of his neck. He was hit in the neck and he needed help immediately.

But no pony moved to help him, no pony. Instead, everyone ran towards cover, leaving him to die. Her eyes were deadlocked on the dying soldier. "Isn't any pony going to help him!?!" she yelled out in desperation and fear, "ANYPONY?!?"

"Quiet, filly." the officer's hoof was pressed against her mouth. The officer turned to somepony, calling out, "Hellcat, get your flank over here". The pony came and he wore a black jacket, one side being long sleeved and the other side being short, and also a cowboy hat.

"Jeez, calm down. It'll be another 5-10 minutes after the warning shot is fired before the raiders attack in force."

It was a 'she'? Huh... I never would've gussed it but I think it made her even cooler since her voice also was calm and certain, which complimented her physical appearance.

"I want you to take her out of here. Far away. This is no place for a filly to be in. Be back here when this is all over."

Amusingly, the pony in black, yawned and then replied, "Alriiigght. See you in a while"

She took her by the neck and tossed Ellie over to her back to ride on.

She started walking off to the opposite direction, away from the inevitable fight. A few meters on her way, she asked the officer, "Say, why're you so uncertain about keeping the filly here when you know you're going to come out victorious. I mean, you might as well leave her at the camp where the raiders won't enter without getting past you guys?"

The officer snickered, "The last thing you ever want for any filly is to poison their soul."

The pony in black said nothing back but nodded and she began cantering away from the camp... and my family.

"But what about my dad, mom, and sister?" Ellie asked concernedly, "They'll be alright, right?"

...

No answer. She felt a tear falling off my cheeks before she saw a vague glimpse of my some pony, coming out of hiding behind a rock a dozen meters away from the pace the soldiers stopped her family. That's my sister! She must've used a teleportation spell to get away.

I watched as she smiled and was waving towards me.

If this was the last time I saw her, then I was glad to have see her off this way. And I probably will see them in a day or two. I just can't wait, I optimistically thought.