Written as part of the Fallout Equestria group's Secret Santa writing prompt.

Red Eye is the unquestioned ruler and tyrant of Fillydelphia, in charge of a unified slaver empire that controls a large portion of the Equestrian Wasteland.

But that was not always the case. While many know that Red Eye took control of Fillydelphia through a combination of charisma, intelligence, and likely no small lack of violence, there are countless conflicting rumors as to how the enigmatic stallion actually first arrived at the slaver city many years ago.

This story depicts one such story of how the famed slaver lord first arrived at the gates of the city he would one day rule.