New World (Edited)

It's been a few days since the trade. We've almost nearly recovered from our quarter trade.

"I never thought we could gain so much supplies this fast." Scootaloo said as she saw the supply counts.

"I know. But still, I can't believe Rainbow is alive. And with them." I said.

"Well, let's be glad she didn't kill us." Sunset said.

"Who said she would have?" I asked.

"Yeah. You're probably right. But still, all this time, she was with her. It doesn't add up." Sunset said.

"Yeah. How about the others? Len seemed decent. Meiko told me this morning that Rin overthrown her father in an aggressive rage." I said.

"Yeah. That guy, he was a monster. More than her." Stan said.

"Do tell." I said.

"He was the kind of guy who pushed his family away and bossed everyone else around. One day, Rin tackled him out of a window with a black eye and a bruise on her arm. If Len didn't stop her, he would've been killed."

"So, he was abusive?" Scootaloo asked.

"As far as we know." Stan said.

"I want to talk to her. Hold a meeting. If we have a new trader, it might be best to know them. Especially if they have over 200 soldiers." I said.

"Alright. I'm coming along. I want to see her." Sunset said.

"Me too. If she was abused, I could help her." Scootaloo said.

We started driving to The Kingdom to talk to Rin. We found a food truck just standing there.

"Let's see what's in it." Sunset said.

"It could be a trap." I said.

We walked closer and knocked. We heard nothing but a loud bump.

"What?!" A familiar voice said.

"Dash, it's us." Scootaloo said.

She opened the door and saw us.

"What do you want?" She asked.

"We need to see Rin. Any chance you could bring us to her?" I asked.

She chuckled. "Good luck getting through her thick skull. All she does is think 'How will these people help us survive? Should we kill them and take their things or use them for their supplies?'. You were lucky you have buildings full of supplies or otherwise, she would've destroyed you."

"Sooo, you'll bring us to her?" I asked.

"Ugh, fine." Rainbow hopped out of a mattress and walked out.

We drove through the gates and parked.

"You should come back." I told Rainbow.

"Why?" Rainbow asked.

"Scoot really misses you. So does the others." I said.

"Scoot, huh? You two must've been getting close." Rainbow said with a smirk.

I didn't have time to say "Shut up" because we already were in the castle. We looked up and saw Rin.

"Hello again. We just wanna talk." I said to her.

"About what?" She asked.

"Just about stuff. Ourselves, our communities, this place. Just to catch up." I said.

"Fine. Len. We need a bigger table."

We sat at the table with biscuits and tea. Good God, this seems like the Renaissance.

"So, why the Renaissance vibe?" I asked.

"I just liked the time. It had it's downfalls but it had many uprisings." Rin said.

"How about you?" Len asked.

"I was driving home from school when my mom called. She said the gun," I placed my Judge on the table. "was on the table when the phone hung up. I was the last kid off. All I saw was my mom leap at me, the bus driver took the crowbar and done my mother in. We stayed in the basement for a year before learning about CHS being a safe-zone. They said only one of us could go in. Gary turned the other way and walked away. I stayed for 3 months before it got attacked by bandits. We drove to a city and stayed at a rooftop. Then we found a quarantine zone that turned hostile. We went to the other city and we walled it up and over time, people joined us. The zone's leader, Bell, cut my arm and killed one of our own. We managed to kill her but at a price. Now, here we are. Talking to Queen Rin." I explained.

"Funny. When this came in, I was being home-schooled. My dad picked up, said he was coming early. Before I could ask why, he hung up. The T.V flashed on and said something about a mutated Rabies strain hitting the country. We drove to my dad's summer home and walled it up. He lead this place with an iron fist and kicked out anyone who stood up to him. One day, he was in the middle of beating Len when I decided to fight back. He nearly killed me before Len pulled him off. I grabbed a spike and got his eye. I could've stopped there, but I saw red. I got his other eye and pulled him out the window. Everyone was terrified, but I didn't care. I took the crown and patched my dad up. You wouldn't want to see him as he is..." Rin said.

We realized it was noon and got up ready to leave.

"I don't think you're a bad person. I know bad people, and you aren't one of them. You're just forced to act like one." I said as I closed the door.

"As for you, Rainbow, I think you should come back with us." I said again.

"Kyle, I said this twice in a row. You won't make it in that city much longer. You know why? Because you're weak! You think you can keep her safe? Do you think you can keep yourself safe?! You-"

"STOP ACTING LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!" I snapped.

She stumbled to the ground and I knew I went too far.

"Stop acting like you know the way, 'cause let me tell you something: We DID fight Bell, we DID keep Sanctuary safe, we DID help Fluttershy after she attempted suicide." I said to her.

"What? Fluttershy tried to kill... See? Like I said. Weak." Rainbow walked into the gates.

We drove back to Sanctuary in one piece. Scootaloo was waiting for us.

"What did Dash say?" Scootaloo asked me.

"She said we were weak. That we couldn't hold ourselves together. That we weren't going to last much longer. We're going to prove her wrong. This trade will keep all of us alive. For now, and forever." I said to the other survivors.