Wasteland Warriors

by DerpyPonyFTW

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Alternate Universe, Nurse Redheart, Tragedy, Big Macintosh, Adventure, Derpy Hooves, DJ P0N-3, Human, Anthro, Main 6
Length: 2144

When Twilight and her friends cast a spell, they are sent to a world desolate and bare where the world is dead and life is extinct. How will the Mane 6 survive?

When Twilight and her friends cast a spell they are cast in a world where all life is extinct. A minuscule amount of ponies are still living, surviving against the threats that lie out of the world. Will they survive?

Published 2014-12-27 16:20:06 UTC
Last updated 2014-12-27 16:20:06 UTC

The Letter (Prequel)

One fine day in Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle and her friends were sitting in the Friendship Rainbow Kingdom reading their separate books mostly about magic, weather, and parties. Spike then randomly blurted a letter into the fresh crystal scented air. The letter had been from Princess Celestia saying that there was an "emergency"' in Canterlot and that they had to report to Canterlot Castle as soon as possible. As the mane six had quickly boarded the 3:00 PM Canterlot express they had pondered why the princess had called them. Twilight wondered why they had been called, and then said "Perhaps we've been summoned by the princess because someone like Discord or Queen Chrysalis had been brought back from their punishment and is causing chaos or trying to overthrow them?!"

Applejack said "Of course not sugarcube!"

Rarity backed up Applejack and said "Deary why would you think such a horrid thing would happen?"

Twilight explains "Because of the previous events in our life, like the sirens, or the Sunset Shimmer incident. What about Queen Chrysalis or King Sombra or Nightmare Moon!?!?"

Pinkie Pie suddenly exclaimed "But Twilight! Nightmare Moon was just Princess Luna being controlled by dark powers and still she's completely fixed and so nothing could happen!" said Pinkie Pie in a cheerful tone.

Twilight replies and says "I guess you're right Pinkie, lets relax. Hey AJ can we have some of your appletastic goodies?" And the mane six ended up enjoying themselves during their taxing train ride.

A while later during a late night snack "Whoa!" exclaims Twilight as she trips over a loose nail in the cold hardwood floor.

"Huh whazzat... nevermind..." Applejack mumbled in and out of consciousness.

"EEEK" exclaims Fluttershy as she hides under her thin bedsheets.

"Sorry Flutters, didn't mean to frighten you like that. Just trying to get a midnight snack."

"It's alright Twilight, I felt I overreacted just a little too much if you know what I mean." Both girls chuckled in their own little flashback.

Four Years Before

Twilight walked onto the path after she had just met Applejack and Rarity. She had teased Spike by saying "Focus casanova, we have a mission to do! Accidentally Twilight bumped into a certain pale yellow mare. She yelped and started to cower in a bush. Twilight did her best to try to calm the yellow mare down. She said "You okay? I'm sorry for giving you such a fright. It was an accident, I was only trying to check up on the music.

The yellow pegasus replied in a scared, quiet tone "Oh, alright... it's ok."

Twilight cheerfully said "Yay!" Unaware that she had frightened the timid mare. "Whoops!" Lowering her tone almost immediately, "Sorry!" In a hushed tone. The pony had still been frightened but accepted the mulberry unicorns apology. Twilight then asked her name, remembering that she still didn't know her name. "Hey what's your name?"

"Flutter..."

"Whats that?"

"Fluttersh..."

"Could you say that one more time?"

The yellow pony finally exclaimed "Fluttershy! It's Fluttershy!"

As the two ponies silently snapped back into reality, they both realised that they had been flashbacking for almost and hour now and had both been lying on the ground. They both exclaimed suddenly "Oh! My goodness, that was quite awkward!" Then They both chuckled lightly and both went back to bed.

It was a bright morning where the mane six had finally awoken from their deep slumber. They all woke with their own morning messages, "Good morning 'yall." from a tired Applejack.

"My hair isn't poofy!" From a confused Pinkie Pie, but her hair soon enough poofed back up into her usual frizzy pattern. "Oh there we go!" Said Pinkie in an extremely cheerful tone.

"Good morning girls! I feel I got the perfect amount of beauty sleep!" From an energetic Rarity.

Rainbow Dash who had still been sound asleep finally woke from her slumber to suddenly go back to sleep. From her was "grrrmph moar sleeeeep..." and Spike had been up far earlier then the mane 6 ordering food for all their breakfasts. Spike really was a kind hearted dragon, and had been good to everyone because he was such a kindhearted soul. Spike realized that he was missing two mares in the train car. He then noticed Twilight and Fluttershy snoozing on top of each other in a pony pile. Spike made a little "squee" sound and gently prodded them awake, he got a magical hug and Twilight wouldn't let go. Spike then realised he should just go with the flow.

As the mane six arrived at the train station, they got off and spared no haste as they galloped to the castle as fast as they possibly could. They soon became tired and started to slow down. "Hey, wait a second... I can teleport!" Twilight realised. She then teleported her and all her friends to the face of the magnificent Canterlot Castle.

As they arrived, the girls and Spike ~whom had been snoozing on Rarity's luggage~ requested an audience with Princess Celestia. "You sure you wanna do that? The princess is in bad condi-"

The royal guard was cut off when Twilight ruefully stated "By my authority as Princess Twilight Sparkle. You will obey me." With emphasis on obey.

The mane six rushed through the impressively large doors and broke through. What they saw pretty much scarred them for life. They saw Princess Celestia in a large stretcher modified for living in. On her were scars, bandages, gauze, and many gashes in her flesh. Fluttershy and Rarity started to sob and weep on each other while Rainbow Dash and Applejack held their hooves over their extremely frightened faces. Pinkie Pie fainted on the spot, while Twilight was having a panic attack.

Celestia called her frightened friend to her side. "Do not be alarmed Twilight Sparkle. I am alright... For now at least." Celestia stated.

Twilight started sobbing into Celestia's soft fur. "W-w-what happened to you!"

"I am but just an illusion. I've been preparing you and your friends. If you wish, I can give you a spell that will 'wake you up' from your long achieved slumber. But beware young one. What you see and feel will most definitely freak you out to and extent that will traumatize you for life. Heh but I believe that you can bring life and peace to this long dead world. Go, the spell is on my table." Celestia dissipated into thin air.

Twilight with a newfound sense of bravery set out and brought her friends to the now dead princess's table. Twilight stated " This spell will apparently bring us out of our long achieved slumber? I'm not sure. But what the princess said should be safe. Ready?"

The mane six and Spike sans Twilight said in unison "Yes" and Twilight began casting the spell.

Twilight chanted "Wake me from my achieved slumber, the time is now, bring back my connection to the real world. Let us live from this false reality into the real world that exists within our soul. Live to die and die to live. Bring our awakening to our feet! LET US LIVE IN THE REALITY!!!

The mane six and Spike we're assimilated into a black murky portal and everything went pitch black.

Section 1 Chapter 2

"Holy Tartarus! Big Mac! You're in this world too? How?" I questioned.

"You see 'lil sis... I was the first of us four to wake from the artificial sleep spells that the rogues put on us. We escaped from their grasp and formed our bunker. We found your seven bodies and we transported you to our infirmary room. You see, you were the first to wake up. Your friends woke up briefly after." Big Mac explained.

"Ah still don't understand. What happened to Equestria?" I asked.

"Well your friend Twilight caused it. She just doesn't know it. Twilight cast a, well she cast a spell that acts like a nuclear bomb. She used the elements of harmony to do it. Sadly they also used Spike here as a conduit. He was charred as he sent his fire at the bomb for a teleporter, but due to a problem, Spike was burnt and semi-disintegrated. That's why he's part metal now." Big Mac once again explained.

"So Twilight pretty much killed all life on this planet?" I said.

"Eeyup" Big Mac replied.

"I see." I crestfallenly replied.

I wondered HOW in Equestria she had managed to do that, to convince me to end all life on the world. It's just sad.

"I need to be alone" I shakily said.

"We understand." Big Mac stated.

Section 1 Chapter 3

It's weird. I can't feel my head. Or my arm, or my foot, or my chest. I really can't feel much of my body. I'm quite scared. Twilight keeps telling me to stop worrying. She says I'll have a heart attack if I keep worrying like this. I tried breathing fire again. It came out, oh it came out. It came out tenfold the strength it usually does. The fire was also blue and orange instead of my usual green and purple. I find it great I can fly. Little wings pop out my back if I will them to. And when they come out little jet boosters come out of my feet. I' excited to test out my laser blasters. I hear they can melt anything! Oh hey! I should ask Twilight about this? Yeah I will.

"Hey Twilight!" I greeted

"Yes Spike?" She answered

"How do I use my laser cannons?" I quizzically asked.

."I'm not sure Spike. Have you tried willing the cannons to fire?" She replied

"I'm gonna try that ri-" I was cut off when the cannons in my arms shot out and fired laser shots about a foot long. Twilight dodged quickly with her reaction shields activating instantly.

"Whoa Spike! Settle down there. You almost vaporized us." She quickly said

"Mrrrrph, sorry Twilight it happened all to fast for me too."

Section 1 Chapter 1

When Twilight awoke, she noticed the room she was in was a medical room. So were all here friends. An unknown voice startled her.

"She's waking!" Said an unknown voice.

"Who are you?" Twilight attempted to say but all that came out was"whhrrrr arhhhh yuuuuuh..."

"Hush now, all will be told later..." Said another voice.

Twilight decided to drift back to sleep.

From what felt like a few minutes was apparently weeks in this new world. Twilight felt an odd poking feeling in her flank, or what should've been.

Twilight heard a voice, a voice saying

"Diagnostics 100% Vitals 80% Mentality 60% Conscience 50%" From the first unknown voice.

"Update! 100% Conscience, she's waking!" From the same voice

"Where am I! Where am I! Who are you! Whe-" Twilight was cut off from her rambling. When that same voice said.

"You're in Compound EUP-1, I'm Nurse Redheart."

"Wait Redheart? You work in the general hospital near my library!" Twilight excitedly said.

"I'm afraid not. The Redheart you know is merely a hologram."

"Wait, oh. Where are my friends?"

"They are in the dispatch room. Do you want to see them?"

"Yes, yes I would. Let's go."

Nurse Redheart led Twilight to the dispatch room. During their walk, Twilight had noticed something metallic on her flank and in place of her wings, were carbon fibre and crystal wings. Twilight and Nurse Redheart reached the dispatch room and Twilight was surprised to what she saw.

On Rainbow Dash were titanium wings with thrusters, and on her face was a mask that looked like robo-colt.

On Rarity was a metallic webbing on her back.

Spike was actually frightening for half his body was made of titanium and one of his eyes was now electronic.

For Fluttershy, she donned a morphing body plate and energy blasters.

Pinkie Pie wore a thin morphing energy plate and had energy blades built into her.

Applejack was rather most surprising. She had her legs replaced with a steel-solid energy alloy that moved and worked like her real legs.

And when Twilight looked up, she saw her horn made of some solid energy-sunstone alloy morphed to her horn. Along with her fancy wings. She also noticed she had a set of energy armor she was wearing.

Two unknown mares walked in. The first introduced herself.

"Greetings! Welcome to Compound EUP-1! My name is Derpy, my colleague is Vinyl Scratch, Or more commonly known as DJ PON3."

"I see you mares are doing better?" From Vinyl.

"Vinyl, I think we should introduce them to BM."

"Yeah, your right. I think it'd do Applejack some good." Derpy said

"Hey BM! Get down here!" Vinyl hollered

The one named BM walked down a set of stairs. Applejack gasped as she realised who BM was.

BM was Big Mac.