Fallout Equestria - A Dreamer's Wake

From dream to dream, I've experienced many. With no control, no happiness. Just one nightmare after another. From my father's possible death to the my friend's death. From the war, to the end. I thought this would never end, that I was torment to live in this. Hell, I thought this was my punishment but then. My eyes opened.

First thing I've noticed was that I wad floating in something. Something that is a liquid and that I'm in some sort of cylinder objection. I felt some strange things connected to my body parts (soon figured out they were wires). Something was connected to my mouth, allowing oxygen to me and helping me to breathe. I took some deep breaths then focused my eyes outside of the cylinder's glass, looking around the strange room. There was a bright light up above, storage chest around the place with locks made out of clouds. Then I finally notice a pegasus standing in front of me. He was wearing a black uniform with many medals on the front.. He must be high ranking? His hat was a flat-top hat and had a symbol which I didn't recognized. The letter "E" with stars around it? His coat was a dark blue color and his mane was blondish, with a tail to match.

Then his lips begun moving. I was able to hear him just fine inside of my prison though. "Well, well... The legendary bat finally awoken. Eh. I guess our observers were correct. You thrashing around madly for the pass hour meant you were awakening." I cocked my eyebrow upon that response as he just smiled, leaning forward to the glass. "And I guess you want me to explain where you are, am I right?" I attempted a nod and thought I may have gotten it because he continued. "I guessed so."

He took a few steps backward, looking around the place then at a locker in the corner. "Well... You are within an Enclave Raptor and you, creature, are Enclave's property now." My facial expression must've shown my feelings upon hearing that.. Cause he gave me a rather upsetting look. "Oh don't worry creature. You'll be treated respectively. You just be good and do as told when we tell ya so. We need something like you. The Enclave have no wish to step hoof onto the wasteland or at least as a whole. There are some scouts that are willing to go down the surface, the same ones which found your body. Still with life, strangely enough. Brought ya up here for research." I really must've gave him a puzzled look at that. Seriously. I have no idea what he's talking about. Wasteland? Is that what Equestria became after the megaspells? Are there still ponies living? Must be if he is speaking to me right now.

"Hmm... I'm assuming you lived before the megaspells, right?" I nodded a little in my prison. "Well then. You realize that was over 180 years ago? And we found you only about 30 years ago? Our first scout group actually. Found ya in the middle of a field. Was filled with radiation though. Surprisingly, you weren't damaged that much. I mean, we had to use our machine here to heal ya back to health or at least as good as we can before we started testing. Very interesting thing you are." He grinned a little, walking over to a table and picking up a clipboard. "From our research, it seems the radiation below didn't turn you into one of those monsters known as ghouls. But rather, into something different. Now, I can't see why. Maybe you'll be able to fill us in with some info about yourself? We can only make assumptions after all." He shrugged a bit, putting the clipboard down then pointing a hoof at me. "And, we theorized that the radiation was what kept you alive, like it keep many other things from down below alive. So you better thank which ever Princess you believe in for that radiation. And that the location you were in wasn't close enough to any of the megaspell locations where it would've done major damage to your body. Or maybe it did? We don't know for sure. Like I said, been over 180 years and we only found ya 30 years ago." He chuckle a little and then added. "I am amazed nothing really bothered ya throughout that time."

Honestly, I am surprised too. I was thinking about all of this. 180 years of being unconscious in radiation? What did it do to me? What kind of 'creature' am I now? What is Equestria even like now? He referred to it as a wasteland and as 'the surface' so does that mean that pegasi live in the skies now? So many questions and I can't even ask them! Then he caught my attention again after he clapped his hooves. "Now, we will be draining your tank and letting you out. Be a good pony and we won't turn you into a pile of ash." He said, grinning as two more pegasi finally came in. Both wearing the power armor which I've heard about long time ago. The armor made for pegasi. They had battle saddle with energy weapons connected to both sides as well, and pointed at me! Probably just in case.

After the main pegasus pushed a button, I felt the liquid around me rushing down, being drained out. Letting myself float onto my hooves are standing on the ground of the prison. Once the liquid was done, I felt a rushing of air. Drying my mane and coat off. Then the door finally opened and he detached the wires from my body, and letting me take a few steps out before stopping me. "Now that we can properly speak. I am Colonel Blue Wind of the Grand Pegasus Enclave. Now, creature. Can you talk properly? Do you have a name? And what are you specifically? We are very curious..." He said gently, grinning as he look directly at me.

I rolled my eyes a little at the first question but sigh for a moment, taking some fresh actual air in finally. Then spoke, for the first time. "Yes. Just call me Storm, my name is pretty complicated. And I'm a bat pony. Can you not tell?" I finished with my own question, raising a brow at him as he shook his head.

"Well well... I guess I can see you being a bat pony once. Your wings, after all. But I think you may want to take a look into a mirror Storm." He said softly, pointing to the mirror in the room.

I sigh a little and nodded, walking over to the mirror and looking at myself. I was mostly still myself. My ears are badly damaged though, with holes in the tip. My mane and tail are a mess but still same color. My coat is still white. My cutie mark is still there. However, my eyes are glowing brightly green with no blue anymore. Just a brightly glowing green. But what really freaked me out the most was upon my forehead, was a horn. A black curved horn sticking out of me forehead, it looks like. I recognized it as a changeling horn. During my own time, I read a lot of books on the subject of changelings. Mostly due to my father. Found a picture of them.

"Oh... Luna's horn fuck me a new one." I muttered softly, groaning a little. "Looks like I bloody have a changeling horn." I said out loud now, causing the Colonel to raise a brow. I noticed. "A changeling is, so to say, a special race of creatures. My father was one. I guess... I don't know really. You tell me Mr. Colonel, what do you theorize now?" I asked, turning to him now. I may not like him very much due to him referring me as a creature and me being owned by his Enclave. But I can't do much else right now anyways.

"Well... That's answer a lot actually. So that what a changeling horn use to look like? Hmm." I raised a brow in question... "If you are curious. There were changelings in Equestria when the megaspells hit. However, from what our scouts picked up. The radiation doesn't directly harm them but rather changed them into a new specie. Kinda like how radiation did to the Pheonixes. So we call them Balefire Changelings, or Balefirelings for fun. If your father was a changeling, and your mother a bat pony I'm assuming. Then, primarily, you are a bat pony but have hidden changeling genes in you. Those genes what saved you from the radiation and you mutated in a similar way that changelings did. Though, due to you being a bat pony. The mutation was limited. At least just my personal theory. In that case, you might now have access to abilities that changelings have. Very interesting and great news for us." He smiled greatly. I don't like where this was going.

"So basically. I'm a mutated monster now, eh?" I asked. He nodded a little and smiled a bit from that. "Okay then. I do have a question I want answer badly." I stated and quickly continued. "Where are my things? Before I was out, I had my suit on. And a few weapons. Where are they?" I never understood why but I have this OCD need to always know where my things are at and if they are alright. I couldn't handle not knowing anymore.

He nodded a little. "Don't worry. We did nothing bad to them. We kept them in that locker for you. Just in case you ever woke up. Oh and you might want to get into your suit then. Because you got work to do." He said, smiling as he turned around, walking out. "I'll send an Officer to get ya in a few minutes. Be ready." As his last words before he disappeared behind the door, with the two other ponies. The door made a locking noise.

I didn't waste time. I opened the locker and there was my equipment. I gladly put on my suit and turning on my Pip-Buck, checking the time. He wasn't lying. My Pip-Buck is over 180 years later from my last time check. Once I was comfortable in my suit, I collected my two weapons. One was a small 9mm pistol, my secondary. I put to my side, for easy access. My other was a Battle Rifle, scoped one. Didn't have much ammo though but who cares. I have a feeling that I'm gonna need it so on my other side it goes. Though connected to my own little battle saddle that my suit came with. It's a small one and only supports light weapons.

True to his word though, an officer did came in after a bit. A mare in what looks like an officer uniform to me and armed with a small energy pistol of her own. I could probably take her on but those two heavy armed ones are outside, watching. I sigh and nodded my head. She didn't bother talking to me, just led the way for me.

I was taken to a large room with a rather impressive table taking up most of the space. Had a map of Equestria actually with a variety of marks on them. A lot of red colored marks, some greens, and so on. I have no idea what they meant but I took my guess that symbolize places. Mr. Colonel Blue Wind sat in the biggest chair and I was told to set in my own chair. Which I did. Other ponies joined us too, all pegasus. One was wearing the same power armor as before but had his helmet removed. He had a grey coat, light blue mane, and light blue eyes. Another was a scientist looking mare. She had a violet coat, pink eyes, and dark red mane + tail. Her cutie mark was a chemist symbol, so I was expecting her to be good at chems or something related to chemistry. Not sure.

Then Blue Wind spoke up. "Well... This here is our Captain and local researcher. Storm, meet Captain Feather Shot and Rose Rain." He introduced the other two as they nodded to their names. "Rose here was the pony watching you for the past 30 years. Doing her research. Our Captain instructs our forces here at our small research camp. Just right above the ruins of Old Olneigh." He explained before going through his papers. "So. We want to get you out there quickly and working. Rose here has some ideas to help you to quickly attain some knowledge you'll need through a memory orb or two. Though, instead of you viewing the orb. We'll just directly transfer the knowledge you'll need. Or at least the basics. The rest you can learn on your own. Got it?" I was a little confused but nodded anyways. "Good to know. Then you'll go with Rose. Me and the Captain got plans to do here. Plans you will be part of, trust me on it. So get going."

I sigh a little and got up from my seat, following Rose out of the room and eventually to another. She led me to another room, this room filled with shelves. Many shelves with many boxes of all sort of things. She picked one out and placed it upon the only table in the room. "Okay... Storm. I've had these orbs prepared for you for some time. However, since none of us are unicorns. We'll have to do this the hard way, I'm going to need you to relax and let me do my work." I gulped a little then she added. "Afterwards, you should have basic knowledge of using magic, allowing at least telekinesis. And possibly an idea of how changeling's magic work, though we will have no idea if you can do enough. Got it?" I nodded a bit. Good, so new magic I need to try out and suck at. I already have bat pony magic that I suck at it.

I relaxed myself and watched as she took out a needle-like tool, gently poking it into each memory orb. I saw some sort of fuzzing white magic flow up into the needle each time then gulp a bit as she walked to me with it. I hate needles. I closed my eyes and felt the needle slowly go into my forehead, clenching my teeth a little. At first, nothing but then I felt a sudden rush of thoughts into my head. Memories of an unicorn using some basic spells, how she did them so, and such. Then memories of a changeling disguising as a pony in Stable-Tec. Reporting to his Queen later on after ditching the disguise. Then back he goes to Stable-Tec, only later getting caught. Then I opened my eyes. Rose already put the equipment away and was watching me curiously. "Go on. Try telekinesis at least."

After hearing her voice once again, I sigh. Closing my eyes and focusing my mind on my pistol. Using the same focus that the unicorn did in that memory. I succeeded after a moment, getting my pistol out in front of me, smiling a little as I do so but quickly put it away. Rubbing my sore forehead. "Okay... I can do it. But hurts a little honestly." I said, groaning a little.

"Just as I expected. Just train and you'll get a hoof at it." She said, gently helping me up now. "Now better get you back. I bet the Colonel is probably ready to get you out there mister." She said softly with a smile, a nice soft one mind you.

After the walk back, I was in my seat once again. Looking at the lovely Colonel here, sighing softly. "So... What ya got for me Mr. Boss?" I asked before he could say anything, smiling a little. Oh he is so going to hate me.

He just mumbled something then finally spoke up to me. "Simple. We are just gonna send you down to the surface and let you do your own thing for a bit. We want you to get use to the life down there, collect more gear, and get things set-up for yourself before sending you out on your missions. We'll contact you through your Pip-Buck when we need you. Got it?" I blinked a bit in surprise but smiled. I like this idea. Might be able to get away from these blasted ponies. "Oh and we have your tag. So if you don't respond, I'll send out our troopers to hunt you down. And we both know you won't ditch that suit of yours." He said with a grin. Oh so did I learn how to hate him that moment. "Good to know that we are on the same page." He finally finished, noticing my facial reaction to him.

And so I was sent. I was told to avoid Old Olneigh at all costs due to Hellhounds. I didn't question cause the name 'Hellhounds' scares me already and doesn't sound like something I want to get into. So I landed north of the place and made my way in that direction. The land was truly a wasteland, with the smell of radiation and dead trees everywhere. I was afraid of the possible creatures that were born from this demonic place. So afraid. But I pray that I'll find other ponies, civilization, and so on. Gotta be. If there is an Enclave around, there gotta be other ponies. Right? Maybe ponies that can help me?

It wasn't long until I saw a little flying Sprite Bot moving across the land. I remember these things. Creation of he Ministry of Laughter, I think. Playing that same stupid old song as well. How lovely! Oh and it started following me? Why? Argh. Then the music stopped, which caught me by surprise. I decided to stop myself and take another look at it. Then something spoke up from it. "Oh. There you are!" Wait what?

"Um... Do we know each other?" I questioned the Sprite Bot, raising a brow as I look at it.

"Um... Yes and no... Well... I know you. I've found your body before and notice you had a heartbeat of some sort. So kept checking on you, scaring the wasteland's predators from the area, until you finally vanished. Where you've been? I was afraid that something made a meal out of you." It explained. I nodded a little. So that's why I never became a meal. Okay. Didn't explain why I was out for so long, fucking damn it Luna!

"Well... Apparently, I've been with the Enclave for 30 years and I finally awoke. Now I'm here to do my own thing until they force to do shit for them. I really don't want to honestly but eh. They can track me down and kill me easily. So I'm stuck." I explained, sighing a little...

"Oh... That's not good. You need to get some help quickly then during the time which they gave you for your own doing. But if you just woke up, then I guess you'll need some advice." Oh lovely... Advice! "You seem to have everything cover already though. Gear and such. But I recommend making some friends." I nodded a little.

"Okay then." I started to say. "Why not introduce yourself so we can be friends? Name's Storm. What is your lovely name mate? Also, where are you?" I said softly, grinning. There was awkward silence for some time.

"Oh well. My location is classified, sorry. And I can't say we can be friends friends. But I guess I can help with what I can. Call me The Watcher though." Okay. Watcher who watches things. Makes sense. Then he added, "I should warn you though, you might have a hard time getting accepted like that. Bat ponies weren't highly accepted even before the war and with that changeling horn of yours, you'll definitely gonna have a hard time. How did you even got it?" There was some silence and I was just about to answer him but he spoke up once again, "Oh that question too! How did you got your skin back?" What? was in my head the whole entire time.

"Um... My father was a changeling, so that'll answer the horn problem. And um. The Enclave jerkwad that I woke up to explained that he used my little prison I was in to heal me 'back to normal'. So... Ye'h..." I explained to him, sighing a little. "But hey, nice to meet ya Mr. Watcher! Thanks for the help throughout the years too. I'm assuming you are not a normal pony though if you live throughout those years."

I stood there for a moment, waiting. Then he spoke up again. "Oh. Ye'h. That explains a lot. And wow! Enclave did something good for once! Didn't knew they had the technology to help regrow rotting skin!" What? "Would be nice if they can do that to a lot of the ghouls down here that needs it." I didn't ask why. From what the Enclave said, the ghouls are monsters. Then again, those Enclave people weren't nice to me and called me a creature. "And yes. I'm a very 'special pony'." He finished. I thought he was done but he spoke up once again. "Well. Follow my advice and you should do good. I recommend doing something to get you recognized by the radio. DJ PON-3 is highly famous and pretty much everypony listens to him. So if they hear news of you doing good things, they might not be afraid when they see you in person. Just be careful otherwise though. Like I said, your looks alone can easily get you hated by ponies. Huh. Whatever happened to never judge a book by it's cover?" I shrugged a bit at that comment.

"Well. Anyways. Thank you for the advice. And who is this..." I was about to ask but then the annoying music played. The Sprite Bot going off now to do it's own thing. "Hmm... He must've lost control of the damn thing." I said to myself then sigh, looking to the north, seeing a road a bit to my side and smiled. "Well... Better get going!" I proclaimed, grinning as I started walking.