Fallout Equestria: Dawn of the Ranger

  The night was late. Almost morning. The shack smelled of sweet liquor and perfume that had been mixed with something indescribable. Moonlight shinning through the only window in the shack. The only light source being a candlestick. The rugged floor was messy with new imprints on it. A soft snore was heard on the ground. The body on the floor was sprout out in a comfortable sleeping position. Sharpshooter was sleeping on the floor, where he had the most tremendous experiences of his life. His armor scattered across the room. The helmet on the couch, his suit on the chair, his guns on the floor. Sharpshooter slowly got up from the floor, moving the blanket covering him. He rubbed his eyes to discover that it was almost morning. He then noticed something else, no sign of Colony. Sharpshooter then remembered after he came back last night. How quickly things escalated between him and his friend. A small groan was heard behind him. He looked back to see Colony sleeping, her hair a mess. Sharpshooter smiled and got up from the floor. He started to clean up the mess that him and Colony caused. After words, he put Colony in her bed to let her sleep it off. Sharpshooter gears up in his armor again and waits for Dutton to wake up for school. Right on cue, Dutton comes into the room, not noticing Sharpshooter. Sharpshooter grins and tries to resist laughing as Dutton casually gets ready. Sharpshooter then whispered in Dutton's ear.

"Whacha eaten dude?"

  Dutton groaned and turned to say something to the talker. Sharpshooter notices the red in his eyes. Dutton must have been crying for days. His eyes looked of sadness. Sharpshooter gave Dutton a more sad look himself. Dutton answered as if he were sobbing.

"Cereal...isn't the same without-"

  Dutton stopped to only realized who he just faced. He turned again to face Sharpshooter who was trying not to laugh like a monkey. Dutton could feel tears in his eyes as he tackled Sharpshooter to the ground with force. The force of sadness, happiness, and relief. His tears were soaking Sharpshooter's coat.

"I-I-I CANT BE-LEIVE YOUR A-ALIVE!"

  Sharpshooter patted Dutton's head as he let him cry it out on his coat. Sharpshooter could even feel his tears start to swell up as he then hugged Dutton as he were his own child. Both then heard a soft gasp from in front of them. Both looked up to see Colony standing at the doorway with what looked like a night gown. She looked as if she was seeing a ghost. Dutton got off of Sharpshooter and went over and hugged his mother's leg. Colony just kept staring at Sharpshooter. The same went for Sharpshooter. Dutton, feeling the elephant in the room. Grabbed his backpack and ran out the door to school. Leaving Colony and Sharpshooter. Colony was frozen in place. Sharpshooter felt awkward. Suddenly, Colony broke the silence.

"I thought...it as just a dream." she said.

  Sharpshooter could see the tears filling up in her eyes. He felt even more awkward now. Before he knew it, Colony rapped herself around Sharpshooter into a tight bear hug. Sharpshooter could feel the air escape his lungs as Colony squeezed him. Colony released him only to kiss him hard. Sharpshooter went wide eyed at the moment. Colony pulled away with smile on her face as the two stared into each other's eyes.

"Sharpie...I-"

  Colony was cut off by a barrage of bullets surging through the front door and the windows across the shack. Sharpshooter and Colony ducked in cover as the assault raged on. Sharpshooter the crawls toward his shotgun and to a nearby window. The bullet barrage stops as he looks out through one of the holes. An entire battalion of NCR soldiers are outside the shack, reloading their guns. Sharpshooter calls out.

"Hey! What the hell do ya think your doin!?" he shouts.

  A broad white coated, gray beard stallion comes from behind the rangers as his deep voice rung out.

"Sharpshooter! You are here by ordered to death under the orders of the New Coltifornia Republic!"

  Sharpshooter cursed and reloaded his own gun. He then throws picks up his helmet. and brings it close to him. Colony then emerges from the back room with her Cowboy Repeater. Sharpshooter gives her a worried look.

"Colony don't! Its me they want! No you!"

  Colony looked at Sharpshooter with a determined look and loads the rifle. With a loud clank of the reloader, Colony looks at Sharpshooter.

"This my fight now as well. If their here to kill you...they gotta go through me."

  Sharpshooter felt his heart sink as his friend said that. The tow begin to argue but are quickly silenced by the stallion outside yelling again.

"You have the count of three to get the hell outa that shack and take your death like a stallion!" he yells raising his arm.

  The rangers all aimed their rifles at the shack as the stallion began counting.

"One."

   Sharpshooter and Colony look at each other. Colony jumping next to Sharpshooter. Both with their backs against the wall. This is it. The end. After all that's happened.

"Two!"

   Sharpshooter then gets an idea. He grabs Colony by her hoof and runs with her to the back of the shack. She drops her Cowboy Repeater as Sharpshooter throws her on the bed. Colony giving a surprised look.

"Sharpie! This isn't the time!"

   Sharpshooter ignored the joke and brought his magnum from his holster on his back leg. Colony gives him a nervous look.

"What are doing with that?"

   Sharpshooter throws the magnum toward Colony on the bed as she looks it over. It was loaded.

"Your going to take my gun and run from here." he said throwing off his helmet.

   Colony gives him a shocked look. As Sharpshooter breaks open the back of the shack and reveals a small tunnel leading to no where. Colony gives Sharpshooter a worried look. Sharpshooter giving a small grin.

"Found this awhile ago...note near it said it was a tunnel toward a building near here called Tenpony Tower."

   Sharpshooter goes and picks up Colonies repeater and gives it to her. She gives him a confused look.

"An escape route?" she said looking at the tunnel.

"Yes. It also runs past Dutton's school. Get him out and go to the tower. They will keep you safe." he said putting a hoof through her mane.

   Colony holds Sharpshooters hoof as she holds onto it with tears in her eyes. She kisses him again, it was long and passionate this time. They broke the moment as more bullets rung through the house. Bullets flying everywhere, bouncing off the walls. Colony screams as Sharpshooter tackles to the ground and covers her with his body. Sharpshooter then feels a series of bullets hit his back and legs. The tremendous pain rings through his body. Colony sees this as the barrage stops once more. Both slowly get up. Sharpshooter, will blood leaking from his mouth, smiles at her. Sharpshooter slowly speaks.

"Go...and...by safe, okay?"

   Colony the quickly crawls her way into the tunnel after giving Sharpshooter a farewell kiss. Sharpshooter the glints toward the front door. With extreme pain in his body Sharpshooter makes his way to the front door. He then puts on his visor cracked helmet. Sharpshooter grabs his Shotgun from the floor and loads the last bullet into it. With only two bullets in his shotgun, Sharpshooter tends to make them count. As he hears the stallion screams again and chuckles at the sound. Sharpshooter lays his head on the door as he sees his life flash before his eyes. His mother, father, brother, all smiling at him. The he sees Colony and Dutton, smiling and laughing with him. Sharpshooter could feel tears swelling up as began chuckling again. Sharpshooter then whispers.

"Show time."

   Sharpshooter then springs open the door to the shack. He pulls the shotgun trigger firing two bullets in a rangers helmet, killing him instantly. The stallion shouts and Sharpshooter is assaulted with a barrage of bullets coursing through his body. He could feel the bullets tear his insides to pieces as he collapsed to the ground. Sharpshooter's helmet, covered in blood, slams on the ground. Sharpshooter feels his blood escape his body as he lay in a pool of his own blood. His eyes then slowly close. Sharpshooter was dead. NCR rangers surround the body, making a perimeter. A few yards away Colony and Dutton watch in horror. Dutton still violently crying in Colonies chest. Colony trying to look away but she cant. Tears flowing down her face. The two then begin their journey to Tenpony Tower.