Courier could only stare at the pip-boy the good doctor had given him. Simple enough to use, even if it was a little weird to have a tiny computer tracking his vitals and equipment. Things had been tough for the first few months back in the wasteland, with him being forced to do odd-jobs and errands until he could afford a rusty pistol and some armor. He had quite a few caps now, But he doubted anything would fill the void left in him when he'd had to leave Equestria. Not much time to ruminate on what he'd lost though, Joe Cobb and his powder gangers had appeared on the horizon, while the impromptu Militia Courier had put together were loading their weapons and taking cover.

"Carter! Here they come!" shouted sunny smiles. Courier nodded and Loaded his Cowboy repeater. Gunfire broke the silence of the desert.

****In Equestria****

"YOU WANT TO WHAT!?" shouted Twilight at her friends, who stood armed to the teeth with the courier's weapons.

"I told ya already Twi. We're gonna go get him back" Applejack said, cocking her Brush gun before sliding it into her holster. Her face a mask of grim determination.

"Rarity...you too? You can't be serious! You hate dirt and complained about how awful it was the first time you went there!" Twilight said desperately, clawing at her fashionista friend's Cargo pants as She cleaned her pistol.

"Darling, I may have...distaste for dirt grime and...Combat....but I cannot Leave Courier in that...that...Awful place! We Care for him dearly, and I refuse to believe he's gone forever. You surely have noticed that he's an apt fighter by now?" Rarity said, holstering the chrome pistol.

Fluttershy held back tears as she packed a medical kit. She was deathly afraid, but the thought of courier being in the wasteland again, and crippled no less, had convinced her to steel her resolve.

Lyra said nothing as she racked a round in the the Anti-Material rifle she'd been repairing. Courier had picked it up, but it was in such poor condition he'd never fired it. She'd meant it to be a surprise for her gun-nut coltfriend, but She supposed she could live with using it to save him.

*Mojave*

Courier helped the towsnfolk drag Joe Cobb and his Unfortunate compatriots towards the cemetery. (After looting them of everything useful of course). Folks had decided it wasn't decent to leave them just lying dead in the middle of town, so the plan was to toss them in the hole Courier'd been pulled out of. Not much of a burial, but the outlaws could expect no less after attacking the town. Courier caught the looks people would send his way now and again. Some of it was awe (Mostly from the older kids and teens who'd never seen a gunbattle before this.) Some of it was admiration for helping the town. Either way, they'd accepted him and considered him a friend. Hell, it was a bit like ponyville. The bad thing was how close sunny as sticking to him.

"Hey Carter! Wanna get a drink after we toss this guy into the hole?" She asked, Nudging his arm as she help set Joe cobb's stiffening corpse on the edge before booting him in."

"Uh, Sure" Courier said, Hoping against hope that he was misreading the situation. Sunny was pretty and all, but he'd just lost the four girls he cared for in a dramatic and painful way, and he didn't think he was quite ready to try again. Then again, It'd been a year with no word. they might've given up on him, Or even saw him get shot by that fast talking ass in the checkered suit. he guessed he'd find out in a minute

Author's Note

HOLEE SHIT IT's been awhile. Sorry folks. I got Fallout 4, a new laptop, and a whole bunch of other shit that just hit and kept me off center for awhile. The other stories will update soon I hope.