Fallout Equestria: Cyber's Story

Cyber's P.O.V

Loose Screw slowly walked towards Treble and I through the ash and snow. It was odd because even though she was only about fifteen feet away...she was still a gray mass due to the heavy sheet of snow and ash that was blowing through the air.

"Don't move." Loose Screw continuously said as she slowly got closer, and as she did...I really didn't like what I saw.

Her all black mane and coat was still the same, just it now had spots here and there that were completely ridded of hair. She still had on her Stable 82 mechanic jumpsuit, but it was burned and had multiple holes. It was when I looked at her face that scared me a bit. She now only had one eye...the other seemingly glued shot with blood and then stapled with a large piece of shrapnel sticking about 3 inches out of the socket.

"Are...are you okay." I asked, Treble went behind me.

"I'm fine...just some shrapnel and radiation poisoning from the explosion. Afraid this eye is useless now, thank Celestia it went numb. But none of that will matter if you lift up your hoof." She demanded.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Your hoof is resting on a landmine right now. If you lift up, it will be the end to all of us." She said.

"The hell's a landmine?" Treble asked.

"Shit...forgot that this is your guy's first time in the wasteland." Loose Screw said to herself...a little louder than she should have.

"Wait...so this isn't your first time out here?" I questioned.

"Yea...is it?" Treble added in.

"Look...let's get you off of the live landmine and into a safe place, then I'll answer anything you two are wanting to know. Okay?" She said, cocking her head slightly to the left, blood and puss dripping out of the closed socket. I heard Treble gag behind me.

"Okay...you obviously know what you're doing. I won't question it until were safe. Just...remove whatever the hell this thing under me is!" I said, I was frustrated and confused...all at the same time.

Treble knelt down beside my hoof and pulled out a small shovel with what looked like a sharpened edge out of her utility belt, then began digging around my hoof. She was very slow and cautious about it, I take it that was a good thing. However it wasn't long until I could see the round, metal tin under my front left hoof. It was rusted, and had a small, red, flashing light on top.

"I take it that's what you're talking about?" I asked.

"Yea." Loose Screw said.

"How could something so small be so dangerous?" Treble asked, she had a good point to. The thing was only about three inches tall and every bit the same diameter as my hoof.

"If we live long enough out here, I'll show you why." Loose Screw said, a sigh escaped behind her words.

Loose Screw then pulled out a small screw driver and undid a few screws on the side of the mine. Once the screws detached, a small plate followed. This plate was covering some colored wires, all I could see were red, green, and blue ones. Looses Screw then picker her sharpened shovel back up and snagged the red wire on one the sharpened end of the shovel, then pulled up, causing the wire to snap in two.

The mine let out a few high pitched beeps, then the red light flashed and faded into nothing.

"Is that it?" I asked.

"Should be." Loose Screw said.

"Are you sure?" I asked, my heart started pounding slightly faster.

"Look...you obviously now that I've been outside the Stable before. I have done this before, so just lift up your hoof before we freeze to death!" She yelled, not sure why the sudden burst of anger.

"Um...okay then." I said as I looked down...and cautiously began lifting up my hoof off of the mine. I noticed the small pressure plate come back up out of the inside of the mine as I removed my hoof.

"Is it supposed to do that?" I asked.

"Well...it hasn't exploded yet. So I'd say your good." She said, this almost made my heart skip a beat.

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" I said.

"Were not dead...so yeah." She quickly responded. "Now can we please get somewhere warm?"

"Yeah...let's head out. I guess you know a place to go?" I said.

"Yes...follow me, it should only take a few hours to get there.