Twilight had a fairly basic knowledge of guns and all other related weapons thanks to the books that she had read during her stay in Vault 3, but even she knew when someone had too many guns. The room that she was now in was lined with weapons on each wall, hung up on large boards that had hooks to carry the weapons. Against another wall was a series of lockers with labels reading the different types of apparel that were held within them. Twilight then turned to her side as Red moved past her to get to the rack that had the word ‘Rifles’ written above it, after which she turned back to Twilight and Spike who were staring around the room in awe.

“Let me take a look at your Pipboys to see what will suit you guy’s best.” She requested, snapping the two gawkers out of their trance. They walked up to Red and she took a look at their skills, humming to herself as she did so. “Okay, Spike follow me.” She led Spike over to a rack that said ‘Energy, One Handed’. “I think you would be good with a Plasma Defender little guy. This one has been modified with an external heatsink and an inline magnetic accelerator.” Red then pulled the weapon off of the rack and handed it to spike. “Do you know how to operate one of these things?” She asked, prompting Spike to nod his head and give her a salute.

“I read a book about Energy Weapons and I know where everything is, including the safety.” Which he promptly pointed to.

“That’s good. Twilight, you need a rifle.” Red then said as she walked back over to Twilight who was still standing by the ‘Rifles’ rack. “I think you would be fine with a Marksman Carbine, it looks like it would suit you. This one has improved rifling, and I use extended magazines with it.” She picked the rifle off of the rack and handed it to Twilight who took it in her magic and examined it. The main Receiver of the rifle was black, along with the stock and the barrel shroud. The magazines that Red handed to her were a dull silverfish grey and about 5cms longer than the other magazines that it fitted that Twilight could see in the ammo container.

“Thank you. I also know where everything is on here.” After saying that, Twilight realised that she had nowhere to holster her weapon.

“Here, let me find you something.” Red said once she had realised Twilights problem. She started fishing around inside a small metal box for something. After a while she pulled out a leather belt, walked back over and strapped it around Twilights midsection.

“What are you doing?” Twilight asked while Red strapped the belt around her.

“This should help you holster your weapon.” Red said as she stepped away from Twilight.

“Okay, thanks.” Twilight said sceptically. She then tried fitting the rifle through a loop in the belt that Red had made and, surprisingly, the rifle fit snugly inside. Twilight had the courtesy to look abashed at her doubt in Reds skills, which said human smiled smugly at. Red then proceeded to do a similar holster for Spike and pick up her own weapons of choice, a custom scoped hunting rifle and a set of spiked knuckle dusters with the words ‘Love’ and ‘Hate’ embossed on each one respectively.

“Right then, everyone else should be ready by now.” Red said as she gestured for Twilight and Spike to follow. They walked out of the armoury and stood by the elevator where the others were waiting in their fully decked out gear. Willow was wearing a pitch black leather duster with a blue checker scarf and was carrying a lever action rifle that had the word ‘Beauty’ scratched onto the stock. Arcade was wearing some leather armour that was heavily reinforced with pads and seams of metal. He had a black plasma rifle slung over his back that looked heavily modified and far more deadly. Boone was without his leather jacket and was now wearing a set of brown armour and bandoliers. He had a large anti-material rifle in its holster on his back that looked as if it was barely affecting him.

“We’re all ready hon’.” Willow said as she re-distributed the weight of her backpack.

“Okay let’s get going.” Red said as they all stepped into the spacious elevator and she pressed the button for the ground floor.

“So, where are we going?” Twilight asked as the doors closed.

“We are heading to a small town called Novac, I’ll mark it on your map.” Red answered, bending her knees to get on the same level as Twilight and inputting the location on her world map.

“That’s miles away” Twilight said with a tinge of apprehension in her voice. The elevator doors then slid open revealing an old unused casino floor with many broken slot machines.

“That’s why we’re going to be taking the truck to get there.” Red said as they continued walking to the exit at the other end of the casino. She stopped in front of a large heavy door and pulled it open easily with both hands, showing Twilight just how strong she really was. They all then stepped out of the casino and into the bright early afternoon sun, making Twilight squint at the bright light. Once her eyes had adjusted she noticed that the others were walking ahead of her, making her quickly scramble to catch up. After making their way through the streets they reached a large metal gate with two large concrete watchtowers on either side, guarded by large boxy metal machines with the faces of grizzly soldiers.

“Have a good day boss.” One of them said in a metallic voice, moving out of the way to let the group pass.

“What are they?” Twilight asked as the large gate started to open up, hurting her ears as the sound of metal grating against metal reached them.

“You sure ask a lot of questions don’t you?” Red said with a smirk as she looked over her shoulder at the currently blushing alicorn. She chuckled at Twilights expression and turned back to the gate as it opened fully. “They are called securitrons and they are my main fighting force.”

Once they had walked through the gate, Twilight spotted what she assumed was the truck. It looked a lot like some of the new automobiles that were being introduced in places like Manehattan and Fillydelphia back in Equestria, except for the fact that the entire back end of it was made up of a large metal crate. The paint on the front end of the truck was rusted and flaking off, but Twilight could tell that the metal underneath was far from weak. The two front doors looked as if they had been welded shut and the chassis had sheets of corrugated iron bent round it, adding to the armour that the truck possessed. Underneath the body of the truck were four large thick wheels that looked like they could traverse any terrain.

“Okay everyone, let’s get going.” Red said as she moved around to the back of the truck and opened up the door. Arcade, Boone and Willow entered first, followed by Twilight and Spike and then lastly Red.

Twilight was surprised with how much space there was and how efficiently packed everything was, with the entire right side lined with lockers, racks, worktables and containers. The left side was for more living purposes as she could see the small kitchenette that was directly to her right, and the small seats and table. Through the front of the interior Twilight could see the cab of the Truck with willow sitting in the passenger seat, sifting through the small glove compartment. Boone was folding down what Twilight assumed was a green mattress that hung over the small seats and table that Arcade was sitting at with his back to the cab. Boone then climbed up onto the mattress and laid down for what appeared to be a nap, with Arcade looking up with an annoyed expression on his face. Red then walked past Twilight after she had shut the door and sat down in the driver’s seat of the cab, turned on a small screen, and turned over her shoulder to look back at the passengers.

“I would take a seat if I were you Twilight.” Red said as she looked back through the interior at said purple alicorn. “We will be driving for about an hour and a half, and the road can get a bit bumpy at times.” She then turned back around and started the truck up. Twilight quickly trotted over to the seat that was opposite Arcade and set Spike down next to her.

“We’re all set back here.” Arcade said, banging his fist against the wall behind him.

“You do realise that banging on the wall echoes in the cab right?” Red asked wile rubbing her ears with an annoyed expression on her face.

“Yep” Arcade replied with a cheeky smile on his face.

“Jackass. Alright people let’s get going then.” Red then switched off the handbrake, shifted into first gear and pressed her foot on the accelerator, Setting the truck in motion down the road towards a small settlement called Novac.

Author's Note

Sorry for the slightly longer wait, time has been short this week.

Relevant Mods (that haven't already been mentioned):

Mobile Truck Base

Chao