Fallout Equestria: Cyber's Story

Cyber's Point of View

I walked into my room and turned to thank Ironhoof...even though he wasn't exactly my friend.

"Thanks Ironhoof." I said.

"For what?" He responded. His voice still calm yet pissed seemingly at the same time.

"Well...I never would have suggested the pipbuck technician. Plus, you know I would have walked out to attend what I thought was weekly announcement and would have ended up getting my ass beat by some guards for being out after hours. So thanks." I said.

"Just doing my job." He said, acting like he couldn't give half a rats ass...but I knew that somewhere in his sentence, he accepted the thanks.

"Well...you do it well." I responded.

"Bet your ass I do." He chuckled, then turned away and locked me in my room. I managed to catch a glimpse of a smile as the door hissed shut.

Well...I guess I should get to sleep. According to my pipbuck it's almost 1 A.M., and I did have a date with Treble tomorrow...or, well were just hanging out, but I consider any rare time we can hang out as a date. I'm sure anypony would consider it one if they maybe get to hang out once every week or so. Hell, who am I kidding. I maybe get to see her every two weeks. Dear Celestia, I really hate the gender rules around here.

The gender rules are a set of rules made by The Overmare about two years ago that make it so no pony of opposite gender can be seen with eachother after hours. That only gets you a talking by the guards at first. But if you are caught doing "it", well...you know the story there. Whatever, at least I managed to get a day to hang out. Guess I'll just have to go to sleep and then get ready in the morning.

I trotted over to my bed, laying my headphones and Stable 82 jumpsuit on the nightstand at the end, then plopping down in the stiff-as-a-rock metal-framed bed that's blankets was no better then the sheets that laid under them. I rolled over to face the wall and wrapped up in the blankets and sheets as best as I could. Then shut my eyes and attempted to dose off...but something was preventing me. I wasn't sure what though, I've never had sleeping problems though. But what was weird was that this just didn't feel like I just simply wasn't tired, this was more like a gut feeling that something was up. I rolled over and looked at my headphones, thinking maybe I just needed some other noise besides the humming of lights and generators to help me sleep. I levitated them over and put them over my ears, then plugged them into my pipbuck.

The headphone port on my pipbuck was a nice customization that was exclusive to my model of pipbuck. I don't think I remember what the model was called though, something like the Pipbuck X13 or something like that. Sure, they were a bit more expensive, but it was passed down from my dad to me before he passed away.

I scrolled through my song artist on my pipbuck until I came across a folder on it that I simply labeled TREBLE'S SONGS. I clicked open file and played the first song and let my pipbuck automatically go through the rest, playing each one over and over until I would choose to exit out...which I probably wouldn't. I was so close to finally falling asleep until I started getting that gut feeling again. It was really bugging me now, I paused the song and sat up. Then opened up the message section and started to type a message to Treble.

HEY, I CANT SLEEP

CAN YOU?

I HAVE A GUT FEELING THAT SOMETHING IS UP

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

FROM: CYBER

I clicked SEND with my hoof and waited for a response. It really didn't take long to get one back. I opened it up and started reading.

YOU TO?

I THOUGHT I WAS JUST HAVING STOMACH PAINS

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS UP?

FROM: TREBLE

I clicked respond and started typing again.

I REALLY HAVE NO CLUE

I'LL ASK LOOSE SCREW

SEE IF SHE'S STILL UP

FROM: CYBER

I waited for Treble to send something back. Then my pipbuck lit up green, I again opened the message and started reading.

YOUR FRINEDS WITH LOOSE SCREW?

FROM: TREBLE

Shit, I forgot to tell her about Loose Screw. I clicked respond once more and began typing.

YEA. SHE'S THE ONE WHO WORKED ON MY PIPBUCK

SHE'S NOT THAT BAD

SHE'S A BIT LOUD

BUT SHE'S A GOOD PONY

SHE'S BETTER THEN MOST OTHERS IN THE STABLE

BUT IM GONNA ASK HER IF SHE'S UP TO

K

FROM: CYBER

I waited for her to respond, wasn't quiet sure how she was going to react to this one. It would either go on the "jealous marefriend route" or the "good for you, I don't give a shit route". Was kindove hoping for the second one. My pipbuck lit up green again and I opened it up and began reading.

WELL

I'LL HAVE TO MEET HER SOMETIME

TELL ME IF SHE RESPONDS

FROM: TREBLE

Well, that wasn't exactly the route I wanted to go down, but I guess that works out nonetheless. However I didn't think she'd want to meet her...Oh well. I went back to my contacts list and clicked on the glowing digitalized green letters reading LOOSE SCREW, then started typing a message.

HEY LOOSE SCREW

IT'S CYBER BASS

TREBLE CLEF AND I ARE HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING

WE HAVE A FEELING THAT SOMETHINGS UP

YOU HAVE THAT FEELING TO?

FROM: CYBER

I overlooked the message and clicked send, then waited for a response. I wasn't sure if I would even get one back. It could really just be an odd coincidence that both Treble and I can't sleep and both have the same feeling that something is up. And if that was the case, then that was to damn good of a coincidence. I was hoping I would get a response back, and I was hoping even more that she new that something is wrong. I had to have been sitting there for at least ten minutes, I guess she was asleep. This really must be a damn good coincidence. I started to send a message back to Treble.

HEY TREBLE

I GUESS IT'S JUST YOU AND MEAN

I NEVER GOT ANYTHING BA

*DING*

I didn't even get to finish typing by the time I got a response from Loose Screw. I quickly deleted the message I was typing and opened up the new one.

HEY CYBER!

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET BACK

LOOK

SOMETHING IS UP

THE MAIN GENERATOR DOWN HERE IS FAILING

WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW BEFORE

*BOOM*

I didn't even get to finish reading when a large eruption of an explosion shook the ground under me. No...don't tell me...that was the generator wasn't it! It wasn't long until I heard the ear-piercing alarms echo throughout the stable and multiple sounds of guards running outside the of my door. I got out of bed and grabbed my stable barding and saddle bags. I put my headphones in the saddle bag and went to walk out the door, but then my pipbuck got another message. It was from Treble. I opened up as quick as my hoofs would let me, and read as fast as my eyes would let me.

CYBER

WHAT WAS THAT

ARE YOU OKAY

FROM: TREBLE

I didn't even think, I just began typing back.

TREBLE.

IM FINE

BUT THAT MAY NBOT BE THE STORY IF WE DONT LEAVE NOW

THE MAIN GENERATOR JUST BLEW AND WE DONT HAVE A BACKUP

LOOSE SCREW TOLD US TO LEAVE NOW

THE STABLES DOOR TO THE OUTSIDE IS GOING TO OPEN

MEET ME IN THE HALLWAY THATS INBETWEEN OUR ROOMS

PLEASE GET THERE SAFE

TRY TO NOT GET CAUGHT BY THE GUARDS

SEE YOU SOON BABE

FROM: CYBER

I frantically hit send and waited for the guards outside my door to leave, then rushed outside...What I saw was the most frightening thing I have seen in all of my years in the Stable. Everything is about to change.