Fallout Equestria:The Bell Tolls

"Mary Belle!" A Zebra mother yelled as she stirred a stew she was making for herself and her daughter. It was about time for dinner and of course her daughter had wandered off. Xenlia didn’t mind that of course as she had scouted the area for anything that might be a real danger. The raiders of the near here were blocked by some cliffs and most of the wildlife seemed friendly for a change, except for the mutated crabs that lived in the river. Those things just attacked everything even each other.

“Okay Mom.” The filly yelled back.

“It sounds like she’s about here.” Xenlia said as she started to serve the stew she made. It was a basic broccoli stew. The vegetable was from a hydroponics lab under control of Future Farms of Equestria, or the FFE. Nice ponies even if the snubbed at Zebras. She Xenlia didn’t like taking their food, but what could you do when they controlled most of the food in the region and the Mafia controlled the other half.

The region being controlled by Crime lords of the past made it dangerous for most, the fact that they controlled the gambling, a good about of the farms not under the control of the FFE, or the Whore that lead the Bunny Ranch. Then there were Raiders, robots, and the rumor of hunted places around the Nero Region.

Sometime Xenlia wondered if staying was a good idea. She did a good job of staying away from the Mafia, but her career, as an assassin for the Sun Rune, could make her a target for anyone. And the dissidents didn’t help.  The day she even found Marry Belle was an example of what could happen to them, and it had been barely three years ago, Mary Belle now being five.

Just was the mare was about to be lost in her thoughts when the door to their home was opened by the filly in question who then started talking about her day.

“My Little bell, maybe you can tell me after you eat dinner.” Xenlia said as she sat down at the table soon follow by a filly that was covered in so much mud that it was hard to see her natural colors. “And there you’re taking a bath.”

“Aw, Mom.” Marry Belle moaned.

“You’re taking a bath,” Xenlia said sternly, “no buts.”

“Okay mom.” Marry conceded.

“Good, now eat we’re building some fortifications in the morning.” Xenlia said as they eat.

“Okay mom, then can I explore after that?” Marry Belle asked as they ate.

“Yes, now eat, then you are taking a bath, and going to bed.” Xenlia said.