Fallout Equestria: Freedom of the lost souls.

Chapters

Chapter two:indoctrination {20 Day's}
Chapter three: Escape
Intro/ Chapter one: The missing

Chapter two:indoctrination {20 Day's}

You would never think of being in a sewer in a cage held by insane creature's of the waste. Even creature's that kidnap others and remove parts of their bodies. Then sew them on themselves. It's something you would never hear of. Seeker seems to already be awake and it seems she is looking around in the cage with Crystal. It seems they kept the cage's together because we showed up together. Seeker just looked around with her one good eye staring at the empty room's. The rest slowly started to wake as their weapons were taken away. But everything else was still there like their food and healing supplies. Crystal was the last one to wake up and she slowly woke up and looked around.

" What the fuck is going on here?''

She looks over to Seeker who is just staring and then at the others. Everyone seemed fine for the moment but at the moment freaked out. Kipper had tear's in her eyes and sighed.

" They killed a friend of mine..and now are wearing his face....that's just sick."

Kipper looked down calmly and it seems we are alone here for awhile so..We did what we did best talk.

" Seeker what do you make of this?"

Seeker looked over to all of us and smiled.

" All I can say... Is their looks and their aura is very off. But I don't see past that..I don't see them. I don't see them at all."

The others looked at each other and blinked. Crystal didn't understand that at all and sighed. Crystal just sat there calmly while Cree tried to get out but the locks seem to send back a nasty charge. He looked and noticed wire's connected to the lock and going into a generator that seems to be working. They notice the cells are rubber and these cell's don't seem to be the same thing that had the other creature's in.

" It seems they wish us to Seek them and learn of them by Seeking. Oh so lovely to learn about new things yes."

Seeker said with a large smile on her face. The others just staring at her like she is crazy. There is no sound and then there is the sound of a Zebra trying to run and run's into our room and hides. Crystal gets close to the bar's.

" Hey hey try to help us."

The Zebra turned to look at eyes scared to death. The Zebra was pretty young he shook his head and then rushed out. With the miss-matched creature's chasing after him and one of the creature's closed the door. It seems they wanted to keep us around for something. After awhile we heard gun shoots and screaming and then laughed. As the creature's walked past our door they seemed to enjoy their job's

" Bang bang bang doom gloom death of the story."

Cross Check nuzzled his cousin calmly and put a hoof around her gently to keep her from breaking down. Looking up to the other and smiled weakly. He softly seemed to keep Kipper calm by whispering to her telling her how brave she is and how she has seen worse then this. She weakly smiled but leaned on him to feel save. She seemed more scared then the rest of us. Bear calmly looked around and looked into the room. This one seems very clean nothing that would rip apart body-parts. He looked over to Crystal and nods pointing to the wire's.

" These seem poorly attached to the locks. So if we do it right we could remove them slowly. But I would say we rip off some of the rubber to do this."

Seeker watched over to him and the rest of us looked at Seeker. Knowing that look she has.

" No wise...Bear sir...they seem to have one in here watching us. So if you do anything he will attack you. They have us in here for some reason. So might be best to see what they want us to see..This also may take many day's to see sadly. For they don't seem ready to show us."

Crystal sighed. Looking to the others and shrugged as most of them curled up slowly and watched around to see what is going on. Amara just watched her eyes studying every part of the area. Seeming to relax as none of them come in here. Then watches the door open and close. Then open and close again. Like their changing guards her eye's seem to study as the others are asleep. Crystal kept watching as something came up to Crystal and seemed to knock out the hidden guard and then Footnote showed up looking at Crystal.

" Footnote come to help. Footnote sorry that you got captured by evil."

Crystal blinks and hushes him.

" Go get the rest to help us please. The Ghouls the other Rat-Creepers."

Footnote blinks sighing

" They don't wish to help.'

Crystal growls and grabs him bringing him in close.

" Convince them to help. Like it or not sooner or later they will find you and sooner they will break the truce with the Ghouls. So go convince them and then save us before they do whatever they are going to do to us. So please tell them what my mother did for you so long ago. Tell them what she did to help the wasteland. Even if it was small deed's."

Footnote sighed and his nose twitched and vanished from sight and slowly sneaked out to see if he can get help. Crystal sighed and looked around now seeming to close her eyes and sit back down to wait to see what is going to happen. laying back calmly to close her eye's and seems to relax calmly and started to sleep.

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Day 2 Still the Cell's

It was the second day and it seems their still trapped in the cell's. Good thing they packed as much food as they good. Kipper seemed to be happy for the moment. No issues feeling bothered about what is going on now. For the moment it seems it's very calm outside the room like they are waiting for something to happen out there. This gave the group something to talk about at least their together. Seeker just seemed to watch and enjoy the fact she is locked in a cell watching the wall.

" Hmm so interesting to be trapped in a cage waiting to be eaten or worse yes."

Seeker said with a large smile.

The others looked at Seeker like she was losing it. it was odd that she was even acting like this. Crystal seemed to just relax and looked at the Pip-buck and seemed to look through it to see what else she can find. Looking up after awhile finding some more recording's but not really caring right now. Then looks over to Kipper and smiles.

" How are you holding up Kipper?"

Kipper looked up with a gentle smile she seems relaxed and happy nodding leaning into Cross-check seeming very relaxed as she is nuzzling him gently. Crystal smiled softly nodding. Looking up after they hear sounds and it sounds like a church bell. As they hear that pony speak.

" Bring forth..your sin's...worship him-her. Worship them worship them the master's must be worshiped. Follow the path demons darkness of the ending dream's."

Seeker looked up and smiled. She started humming to the the church music. As the creature's around would hum and enjoy the music. As they slowly walk out to see this. It seems the guard is humming to that is in the room with them. She seems very interesting lately ever since they started this adventure. It's gotten to the point Bear feels that Seeker is just crazy. Crystal gently wrapped around Seeker and whispered in her ear. {What are you doing why are you acting like this?}

Seeker looked at Crystal with her blind eye like she is looking through her and she smiled.

" I'm known as Seeker yes we have met Crystal . You know me well you have known me all your life. You know I get like this when something interesting to me happens."

Crystal sighs and sits back down and leans on the rubber cell as they can make out the voice of him-her.

"Lost souls welcome to my sermon. I wish to tell you now what I have seen. The world is slowly going back to normal. Equestria is returning to it's former glory. For this needs to be stopped my dear children. For this new world is not for everyone. But it shall return back to the rich the one's who get ahead. By stepping on the young the old and using them as stepping stone's. We must gather more children go to all the cities in our lovely world. The small town's children and gather more to become part of us. When we get enough we shall take back this world to be ours my children even if it take's year's. We shall!!!"

The creature's cheer and then a second female voice sounds.

" Now now children it may take even longer. But we shall do it through infiltration and learning of the world that was left behind with the war. Of course it may be 50 year's since the so called Light-bringer brought us back the lovely world. But she thought small for us we think big. It shall happen Children sooner or later it will happen. We shall Rise!!"

They cheer again and they start to sing a darkly song. But it's hard to understand. Seeker claps her hooves together seeming happy to hear this.

" Oh yes people wishing to do what they must to win the world. Oh yes so beautiful so beautiful. Must learn more must learn more."

Seeker looks to Crystal smiling and laughs.

" We must learn Crystal so we can counter them with something they can follow these creature's are controlled by these words."

Crystal sighed and nodded. As she looks through her bag's there is enough food for months in there still so if they are trapped in there for months then they will be fine. The sermon seemed to be over as the creature's start walking back to their spot's as they seem to only be there for an hour. Looking towards Bear and Cree who seem to be thinking of idea's of how to get out of here. Cree seemed to be remember his family and Crystal was listening to her mother's recording again wishing she was alive to come and save her. She looks over to the two cousin's who seem to been talking, This was helping friends and family get closer. Crystal was just locked in the same cage with the crazy Seeker.

" I find this place pretty impressive. It's so amazing cute and lovely yes"

Seeker said with a large smile.

The others seem to be ignoring her sadly Crystal can't she sits beside Seeker and looks to her and blinks.

" How come you're so calm Seeker?"

The white unicorn looked towards Crystal again with the blind eye and chuckles.

" If you fear everything in this world you will never be happy. If you force all the empty inside you. Your heart is empty. You must enjoy and love the world. But you can't always allow fear to win Crystal . Your mother knew this. She fought giant shadow creature's she made everything better for others around her. Even when half the world hated her for what she did. Same with the Light-bringer. So many hated her but she did what she felt she had to."

Crystal chuckles and then someone comes in and opens one of the cages it's a large Hell-hound he reaches in grabbing Kipper. As Cross is trying to stop him but the Hell-hound pushes him back as Kipper is carried off calling for help crying.

" LET HER GO!! Take me instead please!!"

Yelled Crystal .

Cross was ramming into the the cage to try to get it open. But after awhile Bear reached over and smiled.

" She is a strong mare Cross..She will be fine..I hope. But don't hurt yourself be ready to save her when the time is right."

It was silent again as Cross was pacing and pacing. There was no sounds at all it was getting pretty late so others started falling asleep. Crystal stayed awake as well as Seeker. Cross was trying to sleep but he was worried about Kipper.

" They had no right to take her...she is a gentle soul."

Cross said in anger.

" I hope they take me next!"

Seeker said with a giddy smile.

" You're crazy Seeker."

Seeker looks to Crystal and offers her hoof.

" Hello I'm sure we haven't met I am Seeker a dreamer a blind unicorn that see's the world for what it is."

Crystal just gave her the I hate you look.

Seeker smiled and gave Crystal a hug,

" Now your so much like your mother. Now you rest I don't need sleep like you all do. So you rest."

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Day 3: Still in the cage's and Kipper still missing.

Crystal was still asleep as the others were getting tired of seeing the same old same old wall. No sound's at all and then the calmness of the area just seemed crazy. Bear was starting to play a writing game with Cree As they both seemed to laugh at what words and name's they could come up with. Crystal listening to recording's that her mother found 50 year's ago. As her ear's pin to her head. As most of these are so long ago. Her She looks up feeling pain in her heart. She listens to the recording again feeling her heart sink more and more. She looks up as Seeker is oddly asleep or she seems to be.

Then Seeker rises up quickly and looks around. Her eye's wide and looks to Crystal.

"They're indoctrinating her, She is not going to be the same when she gets back..So Cross-Check be prepared to hold her crying self. Whatever their doing it's going to be harsh."

The rest of us looked at Seeker as Crystal blinked.

" Was this another one of your vision's Seeker?"

Seeker looked over to Crystal with lifting her eye-ridge.

" No Crystal it's just common sense...I only have vision's when the time is needed and you know their not always right you know."

Crystal face pawed and shook her head.

"Never mind."

Crystal went back to calmly listening the recording's and sighs. It felt like day's but it's only been a few then a strange sound sounded in the room. A ball being thrown to have the guard chasing after it. Then Footnote came into focus as he smiled.

" Footnote what did they all say?"

Footnote seemed to have a large smile.

" They will but sadly they won't be able to for ten to 15 day's can you hold that long?"

Crystal blinks as the others but Seeker look at Footnote like he's crazy.

" I think we can do it. If we start fighting each other Seeker will keep us in line.

Footnote nodded and gave Crystal a strange headset. Pointing to a red button.

" Click this button to give the signal alright? When you do this they will rush in here and help."

Crystal placed it into her bag nodding and looking at the others and smiles.

" We can do it we have been through worse shit then this."

Seeker looked back and chuckled

" No Crystal no we haven't."

Crystal gave Seeker a nasty look and rolled her eyes. She looked through her bag and found a few of the books her mother had in here. So she gave one of the books to Cross and another to Cree and Bear. Cross didn't read his right away and seemed to just nap and sleep. As Bear and Creedid. The book was about the Ministry Mare's.

" Huh so they did so much before the end."

Said Cree, Bear snorted and didn't read his book

They seemed very interested in learning of what they had to do to keep Equestria from falling apart. Crystal's book was about the main six and their journey's through the world. It seems to be a long journey they went through and how they worked so hard together. It's so impressive to her that these two went through so many hard journey's just to get were they went.

They would switch books after awhile and start reading again. As they still haven't seen Kipper come back and they started getting worried. But they tried to keep their minds off it. But the one who seemed more into this is Seeker. Just kept staring at the same wall like trying to see through it. The idea of that was interesting to Amara.

" Seeker what do you see?"

Seeker just kept looking and spoke gently.

" I see Equestria dark dank and evil. I see half of it good and evil. I see the bird's the bee's the song's dancing of the sun. I see the endless night of peace within a new born foal. I see your mother's life force glowing within the world's force. I see it all. I see the dancing I see the music the singing the song's. I see it all in the wall. Look at the crack's you can see the aura of dancing of Bale-fire just to see the ending."

The others looked at each other when Seeker said all that and Crystal rolled her eye's. It was getting hard to stay in here because they have been here for awhile. Hell the bathroom was in the corner of the cages. It started to smell as well. She didn't think they could last ten to 15 more day's It was getting hard just being here as long as they have been. it was late as well so all of them fell back to sleep. Waiting for the right time to strike.

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Day: 4 Still in Cages. But Kipper returns.

We woke up to the sound of the door opening. A Hell-hound was carrying a dirty nasty looking Kipper. Her teal fur was so coated in dirt and dust and some blood. That she looked like a black green pony. She was placed back into the cage with Cross-Check as Seeker was then taken. Seeker laughed with a giddy.

" Oh please show me your wonderful life so much it. Oh i am going to love it. I could kiss you!!"

As Seeker left Kipper finally opened her eyes and looked into Cross-Checks eyes and moved her hoof to touch his face.

"Y...ou....are real.....C...ross...Crystal ....You..."

She started sobbing hard shaking hard and forcing herself into her cousin. This made Crystal pissed that she couldn't be near her friend. She reached over the best she could and patted her head.

" What did...they do to you?"

Kipper shakes hard and looks back at Crystal .

" They...have a ..strange m..ovie thing they showed me....They..showed me...what they...wanted to do...They tried to force me...to..b..be like them.. Darkness seeking...darkness...Oh darkness seeking...forcing light to the ...fullest."

Her eyes go wide and starts sobbing harder.

" Seeking seeking Seeking bread that never comes again....Water song's...Water!!"

Cross looked up worried he held Kipper tightly trying his best to help her through this. She kept screaming like the creature's in the halls. Like it's all she could say. He gave her some water and then hummed a little bit to let her sleep. She just seemed to sleep like she didn't sleep for day's. Cross looked up with great anger in his eyes.

" If i get my hooves on those creature's their leader is the first to go."

Crystal looked over to Cross and smiled nodding.

" Yes I agree with that. But we got to get through 10 to 15 day's it seems they want to break us.. Then let us meet these leader's. So then will be a time we move."

He nodded and stayed very close to Kipper wrapping his tail around her gently. Crystal looked at everything and started to look into the wall to see what Seeker was seeing. Then she saw it. She saw that there is something wrong with the wall. It showed cracks it showed magic that has been used ages ago. It seems this room was used for something else. Such a sad sad thing. It seems she was starting to understand Seeker. Of course being trapped in a cage with a half blind unicorn is always impressive.

A few hour's later Kipper woke up and looked around seeing Cross sleeping and reached over to Crystal and Crystal held her hoof and smiled.

" Hello my dear friend. I see your back up and wake."

She smiled weakly and nodded.

" it....was painful...but...they said..they will pull me in again later...I saw others being forced into this..It's hurtful...I even saw them kill another for insulting their leader...But those on the screen they listen to were not the real leader's...There is a bigger pony or whatever at work here. Someone more bigger harsher and someone that wishes to rule Equestria with a fist."

Crystal blinks and nodded sighing softly.

" I figured sooner or later after a few year's of Equestria cleaning up that someone would try to start more chaos and fight the balance of power."

Then the music started and Kipper stood up and started to sing along with the creature's outside.

" Oh...bring us...to our place...Oh great goddess of our mind...Bring us to our place...Oh the darkness is rising the darkness is falling oh give us a home...to call our own..The light is falling and then the end shall come. Oh please Goddess and God...let is die for you. Oh give us to the master....so he can have his meal..of our souls..Oh give us...to the master...Give us....free us....Free us."

She kept singing and Cross grabbed her and brought her back and she looked around..

" That....wasn't pleasant I just felt like singing it was...painful.."

" Well...we got help..but we got to last...many more day's...I am sure we can don't you think we can?"

Kipper gave a nod.

" Your our leader..Crystal we can do anything with you around..Without your mind and my beauty.."

She bat's her eyes and giggles

" Ah that's the mare i know."

Crystal laughs and smiles at Kipper as Bear and Cree roll their eyes. They all laugh though feeling happy and happy to be together as it seems all is going fine for now. As it seems these creature's are slowly ripping their wills apart. But first they went for Kipper making all those around angry..Very angry to all their minds no one hurts Kipper. Crystal thought of Deep-Thought was here it would help more. She blinks and slowly brings out the headset. Speaking into it calmly.

" Psst Footnote you there?"

There was some small static for awhile then Footnote spoke.

" Yes..do you need us now?"

" No no...I need you to go to Guttervile and try to get the help of the ponies there. We got a friend there a changeling named Deep-Thought. So please we need more then just two groups to help us..If you tell the Guttervile ponies what is going on...Then we can get out of here quickly. So please try."

Footnote sighed.

" Alright...I will do what i can..."

Crystal looked to the others nodding to them.

" Lets get some rest and try to avoid eating for awhile.. I know we have much food and water..But we need to eat when we have to. So save now lets rest."

Cree and Bear were playing a game with the paper again and they both nodded.

" lets see what can we make now?"

Cree said.

" How about a dick going into someone's heh heh."

Even in a cage Bear being his vulgar self. Cree face clawed.

" Of all the cages i had to be stuck with you Bear..."

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Day 5: Cages still Seeker still missing.

Crystal was the first one awake hearing some fighting outside and cheering. Heard the voice of the pony that brought them here..

" This Zebra wishes to fight for his freedom look at him so young. If he win's he gets to leave our little home of peace. To only have this happen to him again later. But if he loses the winner gets to eat him. Who shall fight him...Oh look it's our champion the biggest Hell-hound that hasn't gone through the freedom of the soul. You all know his name we forced him through so much pain and forcing him to watch his family die "

They heard a deep growl this Iron-claw creature seemed to not be part of them but he didn't seem to have much of a choice. They heard the sound of fighting and claws and hooves clanging together. Then heard the pony again.

" You would think he would have killed this Zebra in right strike..But I guess being under the mind control of the Enclave so long ago made him weaker."

Iron-claw's howled in anger and the sounds of claws digging into flesh and the Zebra screamed and the Zebra was sliced to nothing and Iron-claw spoke.

" I'm not your toy...I am not ever going to grrrr be part of the lost..Enjoy your grrr meal...little pony."

The sound of cheering as Iron-claw went back to his duties. It seems some creature's here haven't been fully controlled as of yet. It made Crystal have hope. Cross seemed to get very upset but he stayed calm for Kipper because she needed him badly. He looked up to Crystal and showed that he already had enough. But after all that they heard creature's eating what was left of the body. It was easy to hear them as it seemed these creature's have been starved and will fight for anything.

It was getting tiring being here they all started to stink after being here for awhile. But they didn't stop their hope that they would be fine. As Crystal read another book her mother had. It seemed to calm her. As Cross and Kipper kept talking about home and how they missed everyone. Hoping that they could save those that got captured. it was getting peaceful again as something else happen. The Pony started to laugh and speak.

" Well it seems we have another thing to be thankful for. Our dear Iron-claw removed a bit thorn in our side. That Zebra that he fed to our children. No longer a child that shall poison our words. We shall strike when the master's above say we should. But this again may be year's children year's. But rejoice children we have everything we need food...More coming each and everyday. We shall be ready to strike all those that wronged us. All those that have wronged us shall face the might of our master's and god's. Oh please children allow our song to be heard."

It was getting late and they were signing..Thankfully Kipper wasn't any longer it seems the indoctrination needs more then once to fully take effect. As they sing they seem to sing and go into speaking weirdly. But some didn't sing they said Iron-claw was there but he didn't sing at all. Slowly fell asleep again to be ready to see what the next day brings them hopping it would be more peaceful then what happen today.

"So it seems there is a way out of here...but we have to fight..."

Cree said calmly.

But Crystal woke up looking back at the wall seeing most of what Seeker was talking about. Like the wall itself wanted to show the past. In the wall it showed ponies laughing and dancing. It showed Celestia raising the sun. Luna raising the moon. It showed the main Six laughing and dancing. Then them falling apart and each slowly dieing. How could a wall do this? Maybe she was starting to understand what Seeker sees. Maybe she see's the very past.

The past that all of us wish to see and wish we still had. Even if the past was here she wouldn't have existed to have these friends she cared for. The war caused many awful things but also some very good things. It seemed it brought creature's into the world.. That had help make a difference in the world.

" So this is what she meant...About seeing the truth of the world."

She said to herself.

But she had to think it was also being in here for to long was starting to make her think crazy like. Maybe she will learn more when Seeker return's and they can talk about it.

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Day 6: Cages and Seeker returns.

It was another day we had no idea what to expect then Seeker returned they latterly through her into the cage and she laughed very very happy. As she seemed to trot in place and loved what happen.

" Oh you fools have no idea how to deal with one like me, I have seen it all child now who's next to see the dance and the laugh?!"

Then they grabbed Crystal the others had fear in their eye's even Seeker did. Crystal being pulled she watched as the room of the cages left. She was now able to see what's outside now. Looking around it looked like a former underground prison. Looking at other creature's in cell's that seemed starving and hungry.

" Take the others don't take her!! Take me!!"

Bear of course was trying to be a hero but failing as what he said was blotted out by everything in the area.

As some played card games and seemed to worship strange wooden totems and they peed and vomited all over. They even....did things that would make a whore blush.Crystal was sat in a chair and chained to it as she then was forced to keep her eye's open with strange vices around them. As her head couldn't look but see the screen. The screen turned on and it showed Stable-tech. Then a voice slowly spoke over it.

"Hello I am Apple-bloom. Soon you will be able to save your family with a stable. It will be a way that you can save yourself from the coming end."

Then more recordings came over of foals being killed a bale-fire bomb exploding. Then battle's more death how did someone get all this and keep it safe like this. But it kept going show dog's attacking then more bombs going off. Dog's Zebra's death Changelings attacking hell-hounds attacking. Then so much blood so much battle crying laughing and then it went to a voice. A dark evil voice.

" Ah child...as you see the past....it was full of corruption evil and pain. No one could save each other or even cared to. I'm so sorry to say child..But the past is dead...The light-bringer tried to bring it back. The one in Hoofintin tried as well. The could have done the job..But the job failed in the eye's of many that saw the truth. The Goddess Luna and Celestia failed...failed failed.. Then we learn that some lovely mare's were forced into this war for no reason...No child....free yourself...become part of the lost...sing...sing!"

The song slowly started to play.

" Oh the sun glow's in the sky..But we don't deserve the sun or the moon. The birds singing as the past has left us. Our world belongs in the wasteland...For it's what the past forced us into..Oh open your eye's lost child and see the truth. The wasteland is how the world is meant to be. We shall bring it again...Oh sing.....sing...Bring back the wasteland...Bring back the end...Kill destroy and bring us back to be reborn in fire. Those that are broken...in heart. Oh please child never allow yourself to fall to fail."

Crystal tried hard to struggle and the chains and straps were tighten. So she couldn't move and the vice to keep her eye's open was used to keep her to watch and to listen. The song kept going showing the pain of the war what the did of the war did.. The dead Zebra's the dead hell-hounds. it's showing the pain that never saw see the end.

" Oh follow the pain to be saved children... Follow the pain..follow to become part of the lost. Follow to have your body changed your face changed your heart renewed your song and soul changed...Oh at the lost of another soul...Bring forth the change."

Crystal struggled but nothing could stop this. As it went on for hours and hours her eyes bleeding showing that she is trying to hard. They were trying so hard to break her will. She tried to ignore it and her mind went to her home and tried so hard to remember what her mother would have done or her father would have done.

Her eye's full of pain and anger. As she slowly started to get tired and wanted to sleep this was draining her will. As she kept trying to fight and then she heard a voice in her head. It was dark and something she had heard that was in her mother's mind. {Lost...exile...poor lost exile...he he he..Your mother would have disowned you if she saw you now. Before you ask who I am...I'm just part of your mind...or am I child? I will always haunt you and your mother. For what she did to me in the past...oh giving me a second chance..But child...you won't hear me again if you listen..Fight this....fight for your mother..Fight for your damn traitor of a father. Don't be weak be a vulf'van!!}

They removed the vice but kept the chains and straps on to hold her there. Then turned off the light and didn't allow her to eat. As the room was pure dark. She tried to see what she could see if she could see anything. This was a prison this could have been the room were they killed those they couldn't reform. She looked around as her eyes found it hard to see. It was like she was blind for the moment. But then her eye's stated to slowly heal. Then Iron-claw's walked in calmly giving Crystal a sparkle-cola and allowing her to drink it down. It seemed this Hell-hound didn't seem to care about all was going on. He looked at Amara and then slowly walked out.

" Wait.....why do you let them do this?"

Iron-Claw kept moving and closed the door. Then a sound called out to say it was time to rest and for the next day. Crystal couldn't sleep she couldn't understand why they were doing this. She tried so hard to sleep but she couldn't. As her eyes slowly tried to lower but closed. But then and slowly opened them again her mind had to much going on. Then she leaned back and slowly falling asleep. Her eyes slowly finally allowing her to sleep. As she started to finally sleep as could as she could. What she watched haunted her dreams.

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Day 7: Crystal still stuck in the room.

Crystal opened her eye's she didn't know what was going on and then looked up seeing that pony again he is in a priest suit and he smiled. The mixed pony of many different body parts softly spoke.

" Do you wish to become part of The Lost?"

Crystal gave a growl and stared at him and the pony shook his head.

" My name is patch..Now listen and hear me out before you say no child. We give you the family and the horn that you feel you deserve. Even if some must die to do so. The need's of the many out weigh the news of the few child. We are the many the wasteland is the few. The war was needed to bring the many's hearts to open and see the truth of friendship of hope of Goddess. The Goddess failed us the princess failed us Canterlot failed us. Now there is a new Canerlot. Child it's going to happen again..Everything will come and go again. Maybe a whole lot worse child. Do you understand child?

Crystal just stared at him growling showing her sharp teeth. As she didn't wish to listen but she was forced to. As she looked at him."

" Why did you do this why?! Who did you kill to get those part of a body..Why do you do this?"

Patch gave a sweet smile showing many different teeth. He then said in a soft voice.

" There is The pact of lost souls..that have come to learn that the promise of peace through doing nothing but speaking is a lie child. Those values of 250 year's ago there is no such thing as friendship love and hope. We would be your friends child. As we would tell you how you should live. Then destroy the land that has caused us all so much pain..Let it burn in the fire of renew and then rebirth shall form through the magic of fire and change."

Crystal looked up as she felt the pony was insane and then he started to sing..It's a song that could be stuck in her mind for along time.

" Follow us...child...follow us..to become part of the family. Oh child never allow us to end...see us and the happiness of our home..Oh please child follow us within the end of the song that is never there within the ending night of a song that should show the ending night and then full of the ending night that is within the music. Oh please children follow the entering night. As the ending night shall within the ending song. Oh within the ending dream...Please never allow this to end.."

Crystal 's ear's pinned back trying so hard to ignore the song. As it kept going and going. As she heard a voice in her mind with the voice going. { Fight...child....fight like your mother...Your mother would have broke free and killed this stallion. Now...fight win..Don't become...the next one to fail..child..} She kept hearing those words as she fought back what she could it wasn't as easy as it seemed..there was something to this song that made her feel that she had to sing along. But she fought it as well as she could. She was able to turn her hands into a fist. Forcing her claws into her hand to make them bleed. As she forces the claws deeper in to ignore the singing if this helped her to do so.

The singing stopped as the pony left and smiled at Crystal and chuckles. Her eyes watch him leave as she sits there hoping the day's end soon. Because she wanted to get out of her quickly so she doesn't have to be here any longer. But she has to hold out a few more day's these creature's had a plan for them. Her eye's kept looking through the darkness it was being harder to stay awake but she had to stay awake so she didn't have to worry about all this. Her ears could hear so much outside to much. it was all kind's of singing as her eyes glowed in the darkness. The pain of her head throbbing it was hard to understand what the hell was going on.

Crystal slowly started closing her eye's to try to get to sleep again it wasn't easy. Her body in pain from all this going on as her eyes slowly drift her to sleep. She started to dream again of the pain and what was going on. Her dream was of her family looking at her and telling her how much of a fool she was..For following the lost souls. She had failed her mother in her dream and her mother tried to kill her. Then she fought with her mother to the death killing her and holding her tightly. The only words she got from her dieing mother were these words.{You made me proud..Crystal to bad...I would never see you grow.} Tiria was holding Crystal s a baby and she started to have tear's fall from her eye's again as she sleep. It was so painful to have this dream she had it so many time's. She wanted to meet her she wanted to see her. She just wanted her here to save her. Her pain was so huge right now as she opened her eye's seeing something stare at her.

" Why is wolf creature grrr crying?'

She looked up at the Hell-hound named Iron-claw

" Hard to talk about it...But why do you care?"

" Because grrr creature...They are going to take you and your friends and turn you into us in a few day's on the 20th day you will be pulled to become one part of us. I hope your ready miss for you can never win."

The hell-hound left the room as Crystal fell back asleep.

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Day: 8 Still the same room.

Crystal opened her eye's as two Hell-hounds with different body parts on them carried Crystal back to the cage and threw her in with Seeker and seeker slowly stroked her face and smiled. She stayed silent as she watched them try to take Bear. Bear threw a fight and the second Hell-hound smashed him into the wall and he was knocked out. Now being able to carry him out. The others looked to Crystal and she smiled weakly and slowly sat up as Seeker gave Crystal a drink of water.

" We have...to fight we have twelve day's we need to fight and then we can escape."

The others looked at each other.. Nodding.

" I am sure...how we can hold out that long.. But we still have all our food and they give us clean water....So i ain't sure."

Kipper said with concern in her voice.

Seeker seemed fine as she stayed closed to Crystal and did her best to keep her mind clear. Crystal looked up to the Unicorn and smiled.

" I see what you see now Seeker. I looked at the wall...I see the past..I see the song of the past..I see what the past was..But it's through that wall that seems..To have seen it all and the entire world has a story..Not just the books or those orbs that unicorns can see through. I haven't heard of such a thing Seeker how do you do it?"

The white unicorn gave a smile and chuckled.

" Well you have to remember I am older then most thing. I'm nothing like a normal unicorn and I enjoyed that strange little movie they had me watch. Ooooo It was so pretty and lovely and then I loved how they tried so hard to turn me into one of them. Hmm if only I could find a stallion to take me during that time then I would have loved it. A good bucking and then a indoctrination movie. It would have been so fun and lovely."

The white unicorn had a dark smile and a laugh and gave Crystal more water and then put the Canteen away.

" But right now we need to keep our minds clear. I will have no issue with this for I already lost my mind year's ago. So I am enjoying the fact that they're trying to get me to lose it even more."

She laughs and Cross seems to being guarding Kipper. She is asleep and seeming ten time's better now."

" Oh and Kipper was sobbing for the past two night's since you were gone. You two are close for being very out of age range. You 49 her 20."

Crystal smiles and chuckles.

"I watched her be born and promised her mother that I will do anything to protect her. Doesn't help that she tried hard to get me drunk before she got married to that raider. Heh it was fun before she got married she did much to play with my mind. So the two of us did naughty shit just for the hell of it.. Even though her mother caught us one night. Then she gave me hell saying to me..How my mother would have seen this. So yeah after she got married to that raider. I promised to my best friend who I even thought of my sister. I would do anything to protect Kipper. I was even there when she got her cutie-mark. She was fishing and I got wounded by a bite. She removed the oil from the fish and coated the wound. Then after that boom the mark showed up. That's why it has a fish with the medical cross."

Seeker laughs.

"Yes I knew some of that Amara. But I never knew you two were that close. Is that why you will do anything to defend White-Fluffs little one?"

Seeker looks over to the sleeping Kipper and smiles. Then to Cross-Check. Then to Crystal .

"Yes I will do anything for Kipper even killing one that try's to get her in bed. I will rip them apart till I approve of them. Because I ain't going to let any fool be with her."

Seeker looked over to Kipper nodding. The white Unicorn was very much part of The Moon's Shadow as everyone here. Even Bear but we have no idea what their doing to him. Crystal looked up feeling a bit better now that she is back with her friends. As she looked up to Seeker and hugs her tightly and smiles. Then looks over to the others and Cree seems board and seems to be reading a book. As it seems very calm and gentle right now. Even if the black female Vulf'van went through hell two day's ago. It seems they wanted to break us before the 20 day's were up. It was getting to the point that we didn't think we would get past the 20 day's.

Crystal looked calmly to Seeker.

" If I start going crazy will you wake me up from it?"

Seeker gave a calm nod. See then sat and watched the wall again seeming to just stare at the endless wall. A soft smile coming across her face. Like she is seeing hope in the wall. Ten time's more hope then was in the waste when she walked it. During this the others fell asleep as Seeker just watched her wall. Amara falling asleep seeming to be at peace with Seeker in the same cage. Seeker looked towards the rest of the group still in the cages. It seems that she stared at them with her blind eye a sad smile coming over her face. She knew something but didn't wish to say.

The white unicorn kept looking calmly at Cree and smiled and then to Kipper and Cross. A larger smile forming then to Crystal a large frown forming. She knew something was going to happen to Crystal she thought to herself. { The poor child...soon she will be following in the footsteps of her mother. But even more so then she has before.}

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Day 9: Bear still gone. Moral slowly falling.

Crystal woke up hearing Kipper arguing with Cree it was heated. It was extremely heated it got to the point they almost started having a screaming match. Seeker was watching and seemed to be waiting for the right time to speak.

" You fucking pansy teal shit. I can't believe. I have been friends with you all these year's. I see you and I just can't stand you anymore!!"

Kipper had tear's in her eye's as she felt her best friend was ripping her apart she spoke back in anger and in tear's.

" You and I have been through so much....Cree...why do you hate me now?! All i did was ask a question.....a simple question."

Cree growled and tried to get to her with his claws Cross seeming to not get in the middle at the moment. Seeker finally got in the middle and her horn glowed and we finally saw her power.

" ENOUGH!!"

When Seeker spoke she looked at them within their minds and a strange glow held their heads and her blind eye was glowing. As they calmed looking into her eye. Amara looked into the eye seeing nothing but it was glowing like the moon itself. The two looked back at each other as Duffy had tear's fall from his eyes and he reached for Kipper and held her hoof and smiled weakly."

" I'm sorry Kipper....I have no idea....w..what came over me."

Kipper sobbed and was able to reach enough to sob in his shoulder the cages were close enough for that. As Cree tried hard to hold her close. He forgot how fragile the teal mare was. He held her tightly and then looked at Cross his eyes full of anger for what Cree did and he nodded.

" Their testing us now...There is something in the air that is causing negative thoughts...I can see this with my eyes. Thankfully they don't know my power of calming with magic and my blind eye. For the moon blinded my eye in the past with a beam. But I shall not allow my friends to fall and I will always remember who they should be."

Cree gave Seeker a look and allowed Kipper to go back to her cousin and she lied down calmly resting to hope that never happen again. Seeker looks at the wall again it seems learning now that Seeker never really eats that much and is a pure crazy insane creature. Crystal slowly looked over to Seeker and sat by her and smiles.

" So...what was that?"

She was cut short when they heard the pony from before in the arena.

" Everyone we have a new challenger. But sadly if he loses he will just go back to his cell. Of course he might die within the cell. Give it for the Scavenger BEAR!! Even if he wins...he will be forced back into his cell. He knows to much. Now his challenger Iron-Claw!!!"

Everyone's ears perk up and Seeker's eye goes wide and she looks down. She knew this was going to happen hoping she was wrong. Looking to the cage near Cree.

" He can't be that stupid can he?!"

Cross said

" He's a male wishing to earn points for Crystal."

Kipper said with a giggle

She couldn't see what she thought she did. So the future has yet to be told. The fight started as it sounded like Bear held his own pretty well. Even after it sounded like Iron-Claw broke his arm. Being a vulf'ven their lust for battle was great. It sounded like a draw of a fight and then the crowed cheered for Iron-Claw and then the sound of bear's leg getting shattered. Then they yelled kill kill and then Iron-claw yelled.

" I will not be a murder to one that is trying to save his own people. He has honor and heart Grrrr I will give him back to his friends...if anyone..try's to get him in his cell. You will have to deal with me. I will destroy anyone that try's to even eat his friends..They have grrr heart unlike you worthless fools."

The sound of booing as Bear was carried in by Iron-claw and he opened up Cross and Kipper's Cage.

" Healer pony get out..."

He opened Cree's cage

" Griffin get out..as well."

Cree gets out of his cage going into the cage with Cross and then Kipper being put in with Bear. As she started setting bear's arm and leg. She gives him a potion to help the bones heal faster. Iron-claw stared at Crystal and walked out as Crystal spoke.

" Wait!!"

Iron-claw didn't listen and walked out of the room and closed the door. Seeker looked towards Bear having a large smile on her face. As the white unicorn was happy that the future this time was wrong. The potion took time to work as she looked up to the door and Kipper smiled and gave Bear a hug. She didn't know him that well but when she hugged she liked the pony creature thing. She did it to Silver gunner as well. It was a good day a day that was needed for once.

But before we all fell asleep a Zebra came in with a gun strapped to his side. He wasn't one of the Lost yet. But he opened the cage to get Cree and pointed the gun to him as Cree looked back and slowly walked out of the cage. He was next to have his mind screwed over as he waved by to Kipper. Kipper had tear's in her eyes hopping he lives through it.

Cree looked back at them with a smile before he full left the room. With the guns in his back.

" I will be fine everyone."

He was pushed out of the room.

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Day 10: In the cage still and Cree gone.

It was silent as Kipper put her head on bear's stomach as she watched everyone. Crystal started to look like the walls were caving in on her. She did get something that her mother had. Claustrophobia. She felt the cage cave in on her as she got in the corner of the cage and wrapped around herself and breathed hard the room was playing with her mind. Apparently the indoctrination was causing her to live her fear. As she shook hard and Seeker seemed to wait before getting in the middle. Crystal started to sob and looked around she sounded like a pup lost and wanting her mother.

" Mommy.....mommy...please Mommy help me..."

Kipper looked up her eyes full of fear that her friend is falling apart Cross looked the same. As Seeker slowly walked up and sat on her haunches near Crystal and put her head near her neck and started to hum softly as her horn makes music to block out whatever is making lose their minds. She hums so softly as the horn makes very gentle music. She did this for awhile many hours leaning on Crystal making sure the fear was gone. It was getting close to the end of the day already. As she seems to be easing Amara's mind and she clicked the Pip-buck before hand to record the humming and music.

After awhile Crystal and the others fell asleep and Seeker stayed awake like always. Seeker was strange and she was the most useful it seems that she is turning out to be. She slowly looked back to the wall. Tear's falling from her good eye as she see's the past. Sooner or later she was going to have to tell the truth. But she never would be able to tell the full truth of what happen to her. She just stared at the wall seeing the magic of life in the cracks of the wall. Tree's forming the bees flying through the sky and the ending of a night shall see the dreams. She turned to watch everyone sleep again with her one eye. It glowed calmly as she wished to keep her friends mind's calm. Looking back to the wall she knew her fate. But her fate wasn't anytime soon. For she is the Seeker.. But no one knew what she was Seeking.

" The seeker shall see the truth soon. The truth is but how it's seen and how it's ending."

Seeker said to herself seeming to relax.

The white Unicorn kept staring calmly. A white unicorn's eye's glowed gently as she started to softly hum again. The hum sounded through the caged area. As outside Iron-Claw's heard it and listened as he felt his foot taping. it seems the calm is needed for now. This is Equestria the land of magic of pure magic and love. Even with it healing after 200 year's of taint and radiation. It was time for a calm heart to ease the sorrow of everyone around. Some of the lost would wake up a moment seeing themselves and started feel awful for what they did. But after that a few second's their souls would go back to nothing. It would seem they have fully lost everything about themselves being what they have done to others.

The white unicorn gently closed her eye's and then opened them seeing the magic filling the cracks. As she looks to the side seeing the one hidden by the edge of the cages. Watching keeping a close eye on the group of strange creature's that came form a small village looking for those she care so much for. The eye stared back at the cracks it seems the only thing she cared about along with her friends. The whisper's the ending night.

" Oh...if only the key...could be here...if only the staff was singing to thee..But the key no longer wished to dance and see. The key is now empty and lost. May the ending night be within the ending of a dream. Oh the song is but the ending key..For the book shall be the song and the book is now going to open..To see the ending future...For that time is coming soon..The future is in the hands...of the hero's again...for this war..that is coming my prove painful in the wasteland. Hopefully we can stop them."

Looking back to Crystal and softly smiled.

" A hero...is not you...you need to help make hero's like The wasteland's light-bringer. Hero's are needed in this hour. But it will be the time that is right to bring hero's. Many will die just to be hero's to protect their friends loved one's and future's."

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Day 11: Moral a bit low. and Cree return's

It's been another day and Kipper was sobbing softly as she missed Cree. She missed talking to her friend. She just hit 20 a few months ago and finally is an adult mare. But she still was scared of what was going on. She seemed so scared and wanted to know if Cree was okay. She looked over to Crystal who was fast asleep. It seemed she didn't wake up since the day Seeker hummed Crystal asleep. She then looked over to Seeker and seeker just smiled softly. Showing her beauty and her eye. Trying so hard to calm the teal mare with her blind eye that looked like a full moon.

Kipper relaxes and smiles as the white unicorn looks at the wall again. Kipper blinked and looked towards the wall as well. Not sure what Seeker is seeing. Then looked again her teal horn slowly glowing finally seeing what the blind unicorn saw. At first she couldn't believe what she saw. it was latterly a living painting moving and becoming part of the world. But then she blinked as Cree was brought back. He couldn't see anything so he was helped back in the cage and the Zebra looked at Seeker and tear's formed in his eyes.

" your...humming old...one makes me forget the pain I have caused."

The Zebra lowers his head as the cage was closed and Cree was fast asleep seeming to not be fully there after all that. it was going to be Cross's turn soon. As it seems Seeker was changing things just by being here. Crystal asleep now same with Cross and bear. it was just Kipper and Seeker. Kipper looked over to Seeker calmly.

" How...can you stand being in here and acting like there is nothing wrong?"

Seeking looked over to Kipper with a confused look.

" Ah but there is always something wrong miss Kipper. There is never anything right. It's how you see the world and how you let it control you and how you let the pain get to you. I have allowed the world to get to me for to long in the past. It's time to let the future go and let the past leave. For if we fall we just get back up and fight on. I have learned this for along time dear one."

Kipper looked at the white unicorn oddly. Her eye's seeming to stare calmly at her and seemed to be losing her moral slowly. But Seeker just seemed to act like the world around her didn't cause the pain it did.

" But...that makes no sense miss Seeker...What are you...first you tell us your just some future seer. Now you see that the world is but faults and you see the world through the walls?"

Seeker laughs and shakes her head.

" There are many things in Equestria Kipper that will never be told. So many things and secrets of the past coming out to the light of today. It's but how you see it. Its how you want to see it and how you want it to sing to you as well. It's but seeking the water but only finding the sand. How seeking the sand and finding the water. How the water could be the blood of the fallen. How the sky hold's the ponies of flight. How so many seek the past to bring it back. We can't just force the past back..We must first accept the sins of the past before we can accept the sins of the future."

Kipper looked at Seeker oddly again and found it strange that Seeker just is so focused on the future and that would mean getting out of here.

" What are you truly Seeker? You seem nothing like a normal unicorn. You seem nothing like a normal pony. In the face of battle you just act like it's pure fun and like you have never seen battle. Why are you so full of like the next part of the world is but the end? Why do you feel that you have to be that way?"

Seeker looked at Kipper surprised and smiled.

" I'm what you see Kipper a pure white unicorn. That is just a normal everyday being that sees the world how it's meant to be seen. The world is meant to be seen like you see art. Art is all over this world. You even see it in the blood. You see it in the way a foal is born. The scream the music along with it. How the loving thoughts of the two lover's that created that life is smiling even in this world even during the war. I am sure you have seen the endless night. Even with the war i am sure so many had peace in their hearts..Even if they died they would be with those they loved or meet them again in death."

Kipper just stared at Seeker who looked back at her with a gentle smile.

" You have to understand Kipper. I have watched friendship's go on even when Tiria died giving birth to Crystal . I watched the love her friends had for her. All the love she gave to her just so Amara can live. Seeing that was what made me happy to see that..Tiria's heart went into Crystal when she was older. Death giving birth is a heartbreak in itself. I just met her not that long ago. I learned so much about her and how she did so much for her friends. Now it's the time for Crystal you and the others to do the same. Like 50 year's ago Equestria needed hero's. Now it needs hero's again."

Kipper tried to speak again and Seeker spoke before her.

" Enough of this talk Kipper. Rest...it's going to be soon and we will be asked to choose. To join or...to die. We need to be ready to fight if we choose to die."

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Day 12: Talk of two souls.

It seems most were asleep but Seeker and she had her horn glowing to make sure those around her stayed relax and asleep. She was worried about her friends. She was over using her magic to keep her friends from over doing it themselves. She would soon need to rest herself. As the door opens and Iron-Claw walks in. She finally gets a very good look at Iron-Claw. He has glowing cybernetic claws and his eyes seemed every bit as normal. It seems the Cybernetic are from along time ago. The creature spoke.

" Little pony....your different then the others. Explain yourself pony grr."

Seeker looked into the eye's of the Hell-Hound with a gentle smile coming across her face.

" I'm just a unicorn child."

Iron-Claw seemed unsure about that... Then spoke.

" Why did you and your friends hunt us down?'

Seeker chuckled and looked at the Hell-Hound tilting her head.

" You took ponies and others from our home sir. Ponies and others that have made a home there after 50 year's. A home full of hero's mother's father's Brother's sister's. Healer's warrior's poets singer's writer's and So on. Even....hero's. These are the lost Soul's that found their way to little town's in the waste in the past. Found their paths' through the pain they saw and the work they did to fix it. What about you...what are you?"

The Hell-hound looked at the creature.

" I'm what you see a Hell-Hound."

Seeker gave him a look and spoke again.

" No...What are you?"

The creature just stood there as he never been asked this question. Her eye's staring at him or through him to see the very soul of the lost.

" Your a lost soul child. These creature's claim they can rescue the lost souls from the darkness and give them the freedom of the lost. There is no freedom for a lost soul child. It's a choice that you make. if you wish to be lost...then your lost...Give that freedom to the lost crying soul's of the past and present and future..Then you see what shall be brought to bare. A battle of hero's to fight back the darkness that wishes to consume them. No one knows how a lost soul see's. They see all they see the darkness they see the night. They all see the brightness of the ending past. A song that sings to thee a song that wishes to be known. Now I ask...again..What are you?"

The Hell-hound just stare's at the Unicorn. This unicorn is different. To the one's he had met before. This is new to him so new. As his emotions are so inflicted just by these words.

" I...don't know..."

Seeker chuckles.

" Then you don't I see you as you are..Just another seeking freedom of the lost empty night. To see the sun rise..Not feel the heat and love of it. To see the moon not see the light and the beauty of it. To just be empty and see the nether of the void that wishes to consume you whole within the darkness that never shall let you be free.."

The Hell-hound is so conflicted and looks at the creature's friends.

" What about them...are they lost souls that have found a way in this world?"

Seeker looks over to her friends and smiles.

"Crystal here is the daughter of a hero..that risked her life for her own race to be free. Kipper is the granddaughter of a mare that traveled along with her. Cree is the son of another that traveled with her. They are lost but they have been found as well. Half lost half found..They know the freedom of the lost souls..But close the door they will become fully lost...With the ending of a soul when it's lost is heartbreaking. You see the soul scream in the night. You see it try to break the door..But then the soul ends and dies slowly over the year's..Then the soul is never seen till the end..Till the mind makes the choice to live,....to die...or to seek."

Iron-Claw just stood there staring at the Unicorn his eye's looking around like his mind is not sure of himself.

"My humming woke some of the souls here that have been lost. You are far from lost child. You see what is seen..Most see what is seen and why they must not win. I don't know how strong this Pact is child. But they need to be given a proper path then being given faults promises. Even if they bring back war to Equestria after 50 year's without war thanks to the one known as Little-pip and the others that do have name's. But all names that shall be sung have been sung. Fifty year's of trying to get Equestria free of the pain that was caused...Other part's of the land it's harder. But even I am sure the past has forgiven the Princess the six mare's that did so much and the Steel Ranger's. The Enclave and all those souls in between."

Iron-Claw tried to speak but Seeker cut him off one last time.

" You have even been forgiven for your past deeds and your present deed's I'm sure of it. It's not going to be easy to convince yourself this. But your not lost...Your just between the door and the choice...What will be your choice child?"

The Hell-hound just backed off bowing his head in respect and headed out the door. Closing it behind him.

Seeker just softly said to herself but loud enough it could be heard.

" Your choice will be your turning point child..Pray it's the right one."

Her horn dims and she closes her eyes to meditate to ease the use of her magic. As it seems the lasting magic on the mind's of her friend's. Keep's them calm and refreshed.

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Day 13: Cross is taken and a choice is spoken..

The others slowly wake. As they see Seeker calmly having her eye's closed. As the door open's and a mismatched Griffin with pony hooves and pony mane walks in. Opening the cage and grabs Cross seeming to be kind to him. But forcing him through the door. As Seeker slowly spoke.

" Your going to have a choice my friends. I already know my choice...It's always been known to me. But what will be your choice?"

Crystal blinks and looks at Seeker.

" What do you mean by choice Seeker?"

Seeker opens her eyes and looks to Crystal .

" There is going to be a choice Crystal . Soon we will be forced into a choice of becoming Lost souls..Our Freedom will be ended our song's will go out. We need to know the choice of it."

Crystal blinks and sighs.

" I already know...my choice...but it's hard to keep my mind sane..so much is going on."

Seeker looks deep into Amara's eyes.

" Stop being...weak shiver-wolf...Stop dishonoring your mother. If your choice is the one that you wish to end...then your mother will have disowned you. Remember this child fight....and move."

Crystal growled and then stopped she knew not to mess with this mare. She coughed and nodded.

" My choice will be when the time is right."

Seeker nods and looks to the others

Kipper calmly speaks.

" I know my choice."

Cree nods lifting his wing.

" My choice is freedom of the soul."

Bear speaks softly.

" My choice is freedom damn it..but how can we last they could get to us fast."

Seeker smiles sweetly.

" You have to remember to fight and to win the fight. It's not going to be easy to win the fight of the mind. You need to remember. The fight of the mind is the fight that is always hard to win..Because of the gentle understanding of how the seeking can be done..Within the endless night of the seeking and hope. Now rest...it's getting close and we will need our might and our mind's to be ready for the time to do this."

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Day 14: All but seeker are taken.

They wake up and then a large group of the creature's come in and pull all of them out but Seeker. It seems they noticed that Seeker is no longer able to be turned. Iron-Claw walked in watching the friends being taken and sighs.

" They will be in there for the next three day's. Hope their strong enough to fight and keep their will's"

Seeker smiles and stand's walking to the cage door as it's closed and she smiles.

" Ah but they will know what to choose. I will follow even no matter how much the choice would effect my way of thinking."

Seeker looks up to The Hell-hound again. As the door opens up and it seems more come to listen to Seeker.

" Ah so some don't buy the The pact then child?"

Iron-Claw looks to the others and sighs.

" We have seen what they can do..But it's hard to know if what they wish to do is right."

The cloaked hell-hound that is mismatched nods as it seems some have second thought's.

" How strong is The pact?"

Iron-claw sighs.

" Stronger then I even know. The only places they don't go to are Tenpony tower. New Appleloosa. New Canterlot. Hooofintin of course only a fool would go there and live there. They don't have the power to take over a large city..But their getting there even if it takes them a year. Even after 50 year's Hoofintin still has a bad reputation."

Looks to the others. It seems one is a Griffin one is that Zebra and the other is the guard. Nodding.

" You all have a choose even if you don't wish to seek it. Just remember when the time come's you all have this choice and remember to see it."

She motions with her hoof to ask them to leave.

" I need to rest the choices will be soon...Then I need my magic."

They nod and the guard goes back to his position as it seems they have much to think about.

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Day 15: Seeker's day of rest the rest gone.

It seemed to be a calm day. The others gone to be worked on with their minds. As Seeker just relaxed in her cage. As she dreamed she would see so much in her mind. But her dreams could never be seen themselves but she can dream. How the dreams seemed to end they just started up again. The Unicorn mare seemed to have peace even if her friends are getting hurt right now.

" The time to rest is now my mind..and eye's of the past."

She slept soundly to try to regain all the magic she can before the time is right. She slept through the day hearing no scream's no issues just a time that she needed to relax. It seems even Iron-Claw gave her time to relax and and to listen as her body twitches as she sleeps and dreams. It's being harder that went through this dream.

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Day 16: A day of speaking

Seeker opened her eye's and looked to see her friends still gone. As she got up fully and seemed to wait to see what happens the guard slowly coming over. Seeker looked at him calmly and tilts her head.

" You wish to speak lost one?"

The guard nods and looks down.

" Would I ever be forgiven for what I did...For what i took from others?"

The unicorn mare just sat there her pure white tail curling around herself a bit and smiles.

"Sometimes forgiveness come's with the right choice. What is your choice or have you made your choice already? I see you have the parts of others maybe it's still a way to keep yourself from completely falling into the trap of losing your soul. Are you willing to choose or are you willing to be lost like the rest that would be?"

The guard looked up and didn't seem to know and his eyes look down and went back to guard and seemed to be thinking of what to do. He seemed very lost. As then the Zebra slowly walked in and Seeker looked at him with a gentle smile.

" Yes?"

The Zebra looks up with great pain in his eyes and tear's fall.

" My choice when I came here..was to take my parent's lives...How could I do such a thing was it to live was it to allow myself to be ready to die again?"

Seeker softly smiled.

" This is how you see it my friend please remember it will be hard to know..The choice is soon be ready in case."

The zebra nodded going out.

Seeker yawned and drank some water. As she curled up again and falling back asleep. As she seems to rest the rest of the day.

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Day 17: One more day alone.

Seeker was fast asleep still her eyes twitching in her head as her eyelids were closed just to rest. As she seemed to be dreaming of what happen to her. Of what she refused to speak of it seems. As she slowly then went back to normal in her sleep. She was very relaxed now. As she slept calmly. As she spoke in her sleep loudly.

" I ain't sure the path is real..I ain't sure the seeking is light...I shall see i shall see. Oh for the night that shall see us for the night that shall end us. I have made my choice. I will not be lost in my choice or lost int he mind of the path that wishes to see me lost. You will be lost if your choice is faults and your choice is in the mind."

It seems she is talking to someone calmly in her sleep. Like she is speaking to herself. Then she slept through the night.

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Day 18: Their back and one more day to the choice.

Seeker opens her eyes and sees the others come back and forced back into the cage. As Crystal is back into the cage with Seeker. Cross and Kipper in the same cell and Cree and Bear back into theirs as well. She watched as they seem fast asleep and bleeding as well in spots but not as bad as she expected.The first one to wake was Crystal ...her eye's full of pain and she smiles weakly at Seeker.

" I don't know....how well we won...Seeker...But it seems we did...hopefully. We will know when they do the speech tomorrow and they will be able to tell us after the speech. But I'm not sure about my choice now after all that what do I do?"

Seeker calmly lifted her hoof and gave Crystal 's arm a gentle stroke and smiles. Then clicks on the Pip-Buck to give her the humming again. As she looks over to Cree waking up and smiling weakly at Seeker Bear seems completely out of it. She watches as Crystal falls fast asleep and then looks back to Cree who smiled and nodded as he feel asleep and Cross as asleep as well But Kipper seemed worse.

" Kipper you okay?"

Kipper looked up at Seeker and seemed angry.

" How can you sit by and watch us in pain Seeker?! Do you even care about us. You seem your able to get us out of here!! Your nothing but a fool. A fool!!"

Seeker was taken a back by this and stares at her camly.

" Kipper your anger is controlling you think like your mother and grandmother would. Don't allow them to get to you child."

Kipper grew angry and with her magic brings out her pistol and aims at seeker's head and pants hard. Her eyes full of hate. Seeker looks at her with calm reflection and looks at the gun and puts her head to it. As she surprises the angry teal mare. As she smiles and then softly speaks.

" You have a choice right now Kipper. To kill me and then allow your anger and hate fill you or you can put the gun away and beat this feeling of pain and hate. I know I seem different then the others but you need to understand I am what i am..You are who you are. Now choose shoot me in cold blood. Anger your best friend watch her throw you in the trash for murdering someone who did nothing to you child."

Her words seem soothing and calm but also controlling in a way.

Her magic explodes around the gun and it drops in The cage with Seeker and then. The white unicorn slowly eases it back into the bag of Kipper's and smiles sweetly.

" What are you Seeker?"

" The better question is Kipper what are you?"

Kipper's eyes go wide and then look down.

" Kipper your not a murder your a healer that heals those that need your hooves and magic. Your a child of a healer a grandchild of a great healer that helped me many a time's. Now choose what you are."

The teal mare looked up to Seeker and smiled.

" I'm a healer....I fight...for those I care for."

" Good..child now rest...one more day and then the choice"

Kipper slowly fell asleep and Seeker fully awake.

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Day 19: The Speech and the day before the choice.

They all woke up to hearing the pony that brought them here speak.

" Children one more day and the new souls will choose what they wish to do..They either join us or they become part of the lost souls. For we will give them the freedom of the lost souls. For all souls have a right to choose but they don't have a right to the freedom of choice. After their choice they will be forced to do great things..or fall. Our master's our God's word is might and power. As our heart's are pure for his-her might. We shall seek the endless night and make sure we never fall."

He keeps speaking as it gets louder in the heads of the others but Seeker.

" Darkness follows the door is smashed...The light is sung the fall is cracked...The waterfall is red...The moon is full..The light is darkness. Now children rest be ready for tomorrow for tomorrow is how we end this. Get ready children and sleep well."

As he walks off they all start to sing and then the song makes the others but Seeker fall asleep.

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Day 20: The Choice.

The cages were open after they all woke. Taken out to the main room as the pony stood there with chained colts fillies mare's stallions and even one's that refused to join. As he looks at them and smiles. As the Zebra is there beside them along with iron-Claw and the guard that watched them. As the pony paced around looking at the tired group the only one not tired is Seeker. As she watches seeking many different future's and then waits to see what they want her friends to do. The pony start's to speak.

"It's a wonderful day children the master's the lower of the God-Goddess wishes to see this."

A strange sprite-Bot comes down as they speak.

" Ah I see we have new children."

Said the male voice. As the female voice stay's silent for now.

" Now Patch speak for us and tell them what they must do."

Patch taps his hoof. As the Zebra and the others are given guns. As they all blink and then Patch's starts to speak with a laugh and smile. The Guard and Iron look at each other wondering what they choose.

" Now what you must do..The children stallion mare's are from various small town's Guttervile but these are one's they lost. Arbu as well ah it was rebuild after so long ago. Moon's Shadow and many many more. What you must do to prove yourselves you must kill them kill them all and then cut them and put their hooves their skin their fur on you. Then you will become The lost and your freedom of the soul will be said. Now choose children Choose."

Bear is the first to choose he aims and then looks to Seeker who gave him a look. As Seeker set her gun down. Same with Bear and then Cree lifted his seeing some of the one's he protected from the village he grew up with and set's the gun down and looks down as his face is full of sadness. Then Kipper brought her gun up her hooves having a bad shake. As she looks back to Seeker and seeker gave a sweet smile. Trusting Seeker she dropped the gun. Cross just dropped it anyway and smirked. Then they all look over to the Zebra and he sets the gun down and looks up at them with anger. Then they all look at Crystal as she is not sure what to do. her hands shaking as the gun seems to go from target to target. She wanted to live. She wanted to do the right choice.

" You know the right choice Crystal."

Kipper spoke softly

" The right choice is to let the weak fucker's live."

Bear said.

" Let them live....Crystal"

Cross calmly said.

" Let them fly and soar in the heart of all Crystal."

Cree said with a smile.

" Your choice the seeking is but in the way of it."

Seeker nodded

She kept shaking not sure what to do her eye's darting from the targets to her friends then to Seeker. Then to Iron and the Guard. Who seemed to be named Chrome dome. Then closes her eye's her heart fluttering as she then opens her eye's hearing her mother's recording again as her eye's finally come into focus and she sets down the gun's and she speaks loudly.

" Let us go we mean you no harm we have done nothing to you and here you steal souls from our home. That's why we came."

Then Patch tosses a gun to Iron-Claw and Chrome and they move to the targets and then stop. As the creatures from the orb don't even speak and just seem to be watching. As Iron and Chrome lift their gun's

" I can save these ponies!!! "

Shouted Crystal then she said.

" Help me"

Chrome turned to look and speak.

" Many grrr have said this creature...

Chrome looks to iron and smiles. As Iron turns and looks at the group.

" But this...time..."

They aim the gun's at the group. Then turn and shoot at Patch blowing him to nothing but bits of bloody chunks. Then iron say's

" I believe you can."

As Seeker, Kipper, Cross, Cree, Bear, and Crystal lift up their guns and the orb starts to speak.

" KILLL THEM!!!!"

Then Crystal opens her bag and grabs the headset clicking the button. As many doors shatter and hooves stomping and feet running and guns cocking. It was time to escape as the war has been started. At least in the mind of the Seeker. The war between The Pact and The Lost souls...To bring back their freedom. Only now...all the group did was have to escape and live this battle. As smoke bombs and guns started going off. It turned out to be hell.

" Get ready to run...my friends...for our lives."

Chapter two: indoctrination

Chapter three: Escape

Crystal and her friends along with Iron-Claw get behind cover and get ready to fight when the smoke lifts up. As Chrome and the Zebra were hit..But the Zebra falls and Chrome risk his life to drag the Zebra out of the way. As the fight is going on Kipper try's her best to help the Zebra. As she watches and hears the gun fire and hears the bodies falling and blood leaking everywhere. Then the voices from the sprite-bot Yell.

" Kill them all. Don't stop till your dead or their dead. Don't let them escape the city. Don't let them Escape!!"

Iron-Claw looked at the group and pointed at them to run.

" We need to run they won't stop chasing you till you escape the city fully. Might be best to bring...all creature's protecting us with us as well."

Crystal nodded. She spoke into the headset.

" Footnote! please get the ghouls your species and the others. Out of here with less death on our side as much as you can. Then we need to escape the city. I know the place we can go to but it will be a long walk from the city. We might need to walk day and night to get there."

Footnote nodded and lifted a strange bomb and tossed it and it caused a flash. It would give everyone time to get out. Crystal and her friends, as well as Iron,Chrome, and the Zebra. As they quickly rushed, out of the main area. As we ran to the ladder and Crystal waited for the others to go up first. Watching them all good up as she fire's at The pact. The pact kept coming as some of the Rat-Creeper's stayed, near the door to try to close it.

The door is closed as some Rat-Creeper's and ghouls are dead at her feet. But not any of the ponies it seems. She was the last one to go up and quickly got up out of the sewer. Placing the grate back on and she looks at all the ponies from Gutter-ville.

" Look..you all can't stay here. You need to come with us same with you Arbu ponies. I know just the place. I used to play there with white-Fluff."

The Changeling Deep-Thought comes through the crowd and bows his head.

" Shall we go then?"

Crystal give's a calm nod. Rushing quickly to the way out of the city. But it's going to take a few day's. Maybe even a few hours or days. Footnote and Iron-Claw stayed in the back looking back each time. To see if anyone is coming after them yet. Some scavenger's would watch the group of ponies and odd creature's run by. It seemed very strange to them as well.Crystal looks to them and nodding to them.

" Stay off the road The Pact is chasing us get into hiding."

The Scavenger's look at each other and nod rushing inside. As Crystal starts getting ahead of the group again. Trying very hard to get them out of the city. Before the pact find's a way to get to them quickly. She looks at her friend's and the group. it seems the foals are on the backs, of some of the adults. It's gotten calm as they keep trotting running and trying to get out. Soon they heard shooting from far behind. it was those scavenger's fighting The pact or something else.

" Keep running get out of the city and head towards Moon's Shadow."

They keep running as quick as they can to get outside of the city. Their hooves and feet hurting very much. Crystal lifted her hand to let them rest. She cocks the Dragon Pistol. Looking over to the back and getting ready. She looks to the group and nods. Looking to the remaining Rat-Creepers seems to be four missing. The Ghoul's seems to be missing five. The Arbu and Gutterville is all of them.

" Alright another run and we rush towards Moon's Shadow."

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Dusk outside of Manehatten.

It took awhile to get out of the city. Crystal looked over to everyone. She makes a count and nods. Giving them a chance to rest and pants hard. Her body burning and groans rubbing her left leg. As it seems she feels like she went through hell. Looks to her friends who are very tired. Kipper is fast asleep and looks towards the path to Moon's Shadow. Hoping the area they go to is still empty and they can use it.

Crystal stay's awake keeping watch out. Looking around and looks to Seeker.

" You knew this would happen?"

The white Unicorn looked to Crystal and gave a shake of her head.

" I may see some things Crystal but not everything. I see what needs to be seen. Stable-tec saw many things without this. They knew something bad was going to happen. Does that make them powerful or ready for the end?"

Crystal calmly blinks her eyes at that question and nods. Keeping the Dragon pistol charged and ready to fire. It seems calm for now as she walks around slowly.. Looking over to her friends and most are asleep. Looking over to Seeker as she keeps walking around on her pawed feet. Trying to stay awake..So no one else would get hurt. Cree seems asleep same with Bear and Kipper. Her eye's glowing getting very antsy and jumpy. Growling softly like the wolf she is.

" Relax Crystal it's not going to be any easier."

The Vulf'van turn's to look calmly at Seeker. Slowly stopping with the pacing nodding gently. Her eye's focus on the white unicorn.

" Can I trust you Seeker? I have known you all my life..But I have no idea what or who you are."'

Seeker stands and smiles showing her Blind eye to the Moon. As the Blind eye gently glows.

" I'm what you see..But trusting me Crystal is something you shouldn't do. I'm something that is not wise to defend or trust. Even if I trust you Amara for what your mother did for me."

Crystal looks at her with soft eye's for the moment and calmly turns to a sound. Seeing it's nothing but Deep thought.

" Don't do that!"

The Changeling looks up to Crystal looking into her eyes and sighs.

" You and the others have been trapped 20 day's in cages and getting your minds screwed over. I need to work on fixing that."

She nods calmly as it seems Seeker remove's the gun from Amara's hand and hovers it into the air.

" You rest Crystal ..I will stand guard.. Remember I don't sleep."

She sighs and slowly fell asleep. As Seeker looked to Deep Thought. It seems that they don't really care for each other. Crystal seemed to sleep of course crossing her legs together as her clawed like toes seem to wiggle as she whines and seems to be chasing something like a ball.

" What do you wish Seer?"

The white Unicorn calmly stares at him with a gentle smile. Shifting on her old cracked hooves. It seems there is more to this white mare then she gives off. Looking over to the others then back to Deep Thought.

" Time is needed.."

The Changeling blinks looking at Seeker like she is crazy. The looks up to the moon and then to Seeker's blind eye.

" You have seen something haven't you?"

Seeker looks back to the Changeling and smiles weakly. As the white unicorn shifts on her hooves. Looking towards the Pip-Buck that Amara holds.

" There is much..in this world that we don't know. The past left us with much..The Stable's the remnants. Of what the ministry Mare's did. Now The pact following some mind that wants it all back. Want's to bring the pain and hate back. Those may not know. But during this 50 year's this creature full of anger."

Deep thought nods. As he looks towards Moon's Shadow.

"There is no way the town can handle all these ponies. Were are we going then?"

Seeker looks over to Deep Thought.

" I don't know but from what I have seen..We will stand there and either die or win. The future to me is clouded these day's. But I am sure we will do amazingly. I hope at least."

A calm gentle sound of an owl sounds through the night. As it fly's and Seeker smiles softly.

" It took 200 year's just to get a hero that wished to save the world. But now the world is saved...Now someone wants it back to how it was. I don't understand why either. A war is sadly going to start again. Manehatten will be the first battleground when the time is right. This war will not happen right way. But the first battle will happen at this place we are being lead to."

Deep Thought nods and looks towards Crystal with a gentle smile. Looking back to Seeker.

" I hope you know what is coming old friend."

Seeker looks back nodding calmly.

" I know what is coming..but the future is not sure yet."

The Changeling nods and head's towards a few of the foal's from Moon's Shadow and they all hug him and cry on him. As he calmly strokes their head's with his hoof.

" Shh it's okay we will get you back home. But first we have a spot we need to get to."

He gently sings to them and they fall asleep near him. As he looks to the others and then to Seeker. As hes slowly falls asleep. Seeker smiles and the white unicorn closes her eyes and smiles.

" I hope they forgive me when the time comes."

She looks at the cracks in the wall. As this wall seems to tell a different story. It seems to explain the battle with Discord. As the six mare's almost destroyed themselves. A sigh softly comes from her. As she smiles seeing the end of the story. A beauty of a story even if the rock's don't speak back. It seems this unicorn has seen something that she won't tell them. It seems to cause her to have tear's fall from her eyes. Something will happen to make her choice very painful.

Looking towards the city again. As it's so painful to see such a beautiful city getting ruined and destroyed again. Something is up and it's easy to tell through the eye's of this unicorn. She calmly sits on her haunches watching the way out of Manehatten. Knowing that The pact is not far behind. But they need a new speaker for them first. That won't take to long to get.

She lays fully down relaxing and lowering the Red Dragon pistol to rest. It seems after keeping everyone else going crazy. She has tired herself out. Her eye's slowly flutter to sleep. The beauty of the wasteland is see more in the night. As the moon glows around every inch. The glow seeming to be like a gentle light in the night. A beacon of hope to some and a beacon of fear to another. The Moon is much to others. As Seeker herself sleeps. Her blind eye is kept open. As the moon causes a reflection in her blind eye. It's like a magic of light. Also to another it's very very creepy. Then she sleeps soundly as the night passes them by to the dawn.

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The next morning and the trek to the place in question.

They all awoke to rush quickly towards Shadow's Moon. As if some would look in a map they would see nothing but wasteland and no town or cites. It seems their heading completely to the area of nothing. Then Crystal would turn east toward the water. When they got closer they would finally see what it is. An old fort that seems to have seen better day's. The fort has metal to wooden walls. It has many small buildings in the middle. Four guard tower's and to the wording on the wall. It would seem to say Prisoner of war camp.

" Welcome to a former death camp..excuse all the bones and such..But if we clean this up and reinforce it we can make our stand here. I'm sure there is much here we can do. We need those who know how to snipe on the wall."

Cree, Bear, Iron-Claw, and the Zebra step forward. Nods pointing to the armory.

" There might be some old sniper's in there and I'm sure they will still work. Now Deep thought keep the foals and old in the barracks. We need all able fighter's to get suited up."

Deep thought takes the old and the foal's to the barracks and make's sure everything is blocked off and nods to them.

" We will be fine."

Crystal looked around seeing the ghouls and Rat-creeper's as they get on the wall as well even the guard tower's. The older ponies from Arbu, Gutterville and Moon's Shadow go gather what they can to reinforce the walls and get themselves set up. But She doesn't even see Footnote. He seems to have vanished. Looks over to Seeker and Seeker gives a weak smile.

" You're a hero like the light-bringer. The mare from Hoofintin and the others that risk their lives to protect Equestria."

Crystal snorts as the wolf creature stares at Seeker.

" I never asked to be a hero. I don't even know the truth of a hero. For I am lost when it comes to the value of a hero."

Seeker smiled walking inside the base with Crystal . Looking over to Cross-Check who is repairing and fixing all the weapons they find. Going fast for when they don't know they will be attacked. Then Seeker stops Amara as they get to the main office that seemed to be for the leader.

" Like it or not Crystal you're now a hero. You saved those lives you risked your life for so many things. Just to save a group of outcast. Then meeting friends and they look up to you they will listen to what you have to say. The value of a hero is when they do their deed's allowing their lives to end each day. That is a hero to me. The heart the soul..For you're soul is now has the freedom of the lost. Your the hero of the lost souls. Follow the path to protect the lost. Lead them to freedom and then if they die along the way. Their souls are free to dance with Celestia and Luna."

Crystal looks up to her very unsure. As she looks back out seeing the one's that follow her work. it seems they find hope in her. Since she saved some Gutterville and the Arbu ponies. She looks to Seeker and nods.

" I need to think please leave me for awhile."

Seeker nods and heads outside to help with getting ready.

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Crystal thinking and three day's before the battle.

Crystal sat calmly in the old chair. It seems there is a terminal on behind her. But right now she needs to think. She seems to look at the recording's. Turns on one of them.

" Oh..my the war..it's getting worse..we need to get out of here. We need to get to the Stable."

She blinks and sighs leaning back closing her eye's Saying to herself.

" How am I a hero? It was just many day's ago.. I am just the daughter of one of the town's founder's. Now I am a leader. How did this happen?"

She then blinks remember back to when they escaped. She remember's hearing herself saying.. {I can save these Ponies!!} She calmly put her head on the desk. Feeling fear in her heart. She has so many lives that depend on her. She puts her hands on her head and tightly holds it.

" Oh come on...why did it have to be me? Why did it have to be me?! I can't believe. I could think I could do this."

The then door open's up seeing Kipper. Her head staying on the desk. As Kipper gently comes up and strokes her head with her hoof.

"Crystal are you okay? I also found the medical building it's very well protected so. So if the wounded can get to me. I have enough for a hold out till we die or they surrender. But what's wrong Amara?"

The wolf looks up with a weak smile and seems to have so much on her mind. Her eye's are glowing and dimming showing she is thinking about many things.

" I feel I ain't the right one for this. I feel I'm going to sadly fail."

Kipper smiled and gently leans into Crystal nuzzling her neck.

" Crystal you may not be your mother. But your stronger then you think. The rescue you did. Made even two Hell Hounds look up to you. It's not going to be easy at the start. But you're a hero that has inspired those that she saved. You have become their leader and you even told them this. To build this place up to reinforce it. We will have our first battle here and then many more."

Crystal sighs softly and looks up to her and seems very happy her best friend is here. Wraps her tightly in a hug and chuckles.

" Thank you Kipper, I needed this very much so. A good close friend to be near."

Kipper nods and gives a sweet gentle smile. Giving Crystal a kiss on her forehead and Amara blinked.

" I better let you go to think. I will be helping set the defense up if you need me."

She said with a purr and a gentle smile. As she slowly walks out of the seeming to sway her hips and tail. Crystal blinks speaking to herself.

" Okay I must be dreaming my best friend is hitting on me or is trying to make me feel better. Oh please have it making me feel better. Oh Goddess please have it be making me feel better. If it's the other way around it would be very strange."

Then as she puts her head on the desk again she sighs softly. Then that voice speaks to her in her mind. { I don't know I find it kind of cute.} She blinks and looks around trying to find the voice. Then she hears it again. {Um Crystal I am just a figment of your mind. Of course I can understand what your thinking. Stop thinking it!! Holy shit this brain is dirty enough.}

" Great....a voice in my head that seems to know everything I am thinking. I'm so happy about that."

The voice finally stops and she turns in the chair to look at the terminal. It seems to already be unlocked. Looking through it seems this place held many prisoner's. Even some that are ponies. No recording's just a bunch of prisoner's and their number's. Calmly turns and sighs looks to the bed. That seems to have the bones of the former leader here. She calmly stands up and removes the bones and lays on the bed. Keeps thinking her eye's closing. As she is starting to realize she needs to fight and lead. Closing her eyes falling asleep.

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Second day: POW camp half enforced almost ready for the battle.

It was the next morning and watches kept changing their post to let the others sleep. It seems one of the Gutterville mare's made breakfast for the entire camp. Crystal walks out of the building she was sleeping in and all voices and everything going on ceases looking at her. The wolf creature blinks and looks at everyone looking at her. Walking to the mare siting down to take something to eat. They all keep looking at her. Kipper walks over and whispers.

" They want a speech."

Wolf ear's perking up and looks at everyone and sets down the plate and stands. As all eyes are on her even from Deep Thought and the foals that see her through windows. She looks at them all calmly not sure what to say. As she looks at the Rat-Creeper's that watch her to. Iron claw the hell hound. Chrome dome the other one. The Zebra who hasn't given his name yet. She seems unsure but then she hears in her mind. { Be Strong.} She softly speaks.

"I don't know about you all but I am scared to death. But that's normal in something like this. For I have no idea what's going to happen. But I have learned that giving up is the worst thing you can do. We all will die in battle or in bed. But we can't allow that to get to us now. We are Ponies, Griffins, Vulf'van, Rat-Creeper's, Hell Hound's, and Zebra. We may fall but we fall for what we fight for. We fight for Equestria. We fight to protect those we love. To do this fight we must never give up. Even if those around you fall keep fighting. Don't let the other get fear into you. Force fucking fear into them! We will win or die in two day's. But whatever happens we did it together!! Now as we fight we give those we love the time to live. We give those ones time to run."

While she speaks pulls out the Red Dragon pistol.

" WE FIGHT!!"

She fires into the air and the entire camp start's cheering the ponies and pony ghouls. Stomp their hooves on the ground as a way of clapping. The two Hell Hound's clap. The Zebra stomps his hooves on the ground as well as to cheer. While the Rat-Creeper's cheer by clapping their hands together. Then she smiles and looks to her friends who are clapping as well. It seems Bear is clapping along with Cree. Sitting back down to eat and the cheer's subside as they get back to work to make the place ready.

Calmly starting to eat as the Zebra comes over to her.

" My name's Savanna."

The male Zebra said in a deep African type accent. Crystal nods with a smile while she slowly eats and fills her stomach full of the food. As it's been awhile since she had something this good. Looking over to the others who seemed more motivated to work harder after the speech. Having a large smile. Looking towards Savanna he already trotted off. He seems to be checking the door were the foals and the old ponies are held up. Looking towards Cross-Check and Kipper who are helping repair weapons to get ready. Still now sign of Footnote. Take's another helping of the food. As Kipper whispers in her ear.

" That was a wonderful speech. It made many feel very happy to be here."

Crystal chuckles eating the food looking to her teal friend.

"So why did you act like you did last night Kipper?"

Kipper tilts her head and smiles sweetly siting on her haunches and nuzzles gently.

" Well Crystal you did so many great things. I wanted you to know how happy I am."

She chuckles and eats the food.

" So you weren't hitting on me then?"

Kipper smiles sweetly and gives a gentle kiss on Amara's forehead again.

" Well now I wouldn't say that."

She chuckles and trots calmly off again. The wolf just looking at her walk off with wide eyes. Face palming hard and laughs softly. Then the voice comes into her mind again. { See..Like I said I find it cute.}

" it wouldn't work..i am not even her species and I am way much older then she is."

The she looks up seeing Cross-Check giving her a look a very harsh look.

" Your really not going to pursue this are you?"

Leans into Crystal and looks at her with angry eyes.

" Are you?"

She blinks having no fucking idea what is going on lately. All her friends have acted so odd since since they left Manehatten. Swallowing the food and chuckles.

" Um no I won't pursue it. I adore her and all. But I don't feel it's right."

Giving a smile. As Cross seems happy now and trots off going to find what else to help with. After finishing the food. Giving the mare thanks and smiles. She stands up and walks over to the one's working on the wall.

" Need any help folks?'

The one's working on the wall's are Gutterville, Arbu, and Moon's Shadow ponies.

" Oddly yes"

One of them spoke.

" There is a building that is fully caved in. We could use the metal and wood from it."

One of the unicorn's floats an axe over to her. Taking the axe with a nod. Looking over to the Rat-Creeper's who seem to be patrolling the top of the wall. Looking to the two hell hounds in different guard tower's. It seems the defenses are up and ready. But just needs more reinforcement. Walking towards the caved in building. She start's working it seems to take awhile. But as she works remove's the wood and the metal bracing around the old building. Set's the would and metal in a pile. Her tongue hangs out showing that it's hot at the moment. But not caring enjoying the work.

Set's down the axe and start's to carry the wood to the one's enforcing the wall's. Setting it down and heads to go grab the meal and she blinks. As Cree comes up to her and she smiles.

" Hey Cree what's up?"

Cree looks to her and smiles.

" There is a locked building here can you go and check what's in it?"

Tilting her head a bit blinking

" Is it the armory?"

Cree nods.

" We need to get in there to check for the ammo and more weapons. It's a heavy lock so their must be something good in there."

Gives a calm nod with a gentle smile.

"Let me take the rest of the metal. Then I will go unlock it."

Giving a nod walking back towards the building. Picking up all the metal she can. Then most of it starts to float. Looking to see Seeker offering help. The white unicorn has a large smile on her face.

" That was a wonderful speech Crystal. It's good to see that you followed your mother's foot steps. I'm very happy to see this as well your mother would be."

A soft smile forms on Crystal's face. It seems her life is amount to something now. Carrying the metal back to the one's at the wall. Turns to Seeker.

" Do you think I should give us a name? Order of the Sacred Moon. Is my parent's and Moon' Shadow's name. We need one for ourselves. Since I see us working out of here as much as we can."

" Well Crystal we have to live through the attack first. It's not going to be easy..I can't see the future."

Crystal blinks turning to look at Seeker. Staring at the white unicorn.

" So for once you have no idea what the future is going to bring? Oddly I am impressed."

Seeker smiles and chuckles.

"Yes it's oddly interesting when I don't know the future. It's a bit worrying since..I have lived all my life knowing the future. So for once it's very nice but also scarey not to know."

The white unicorn looks away. Knowing she is going to do something awful soon. Still hoping in her heart that Crystal would forgive her. Looking to the others and the group's that follow her friend. Not sure what is going to happen in the future. But something she will do will cause a rift. Between her and Crystal.

" Anyway I need to go unlock the last room in the armory. So if anyone needs me come and find me."

Walks calmly into the armory. Taking out a bobby pin and screwdriver. Slowly starts working on the lock. After a few mistakes she finally gets it open. Looking inside and blinks. Goes fully inside finding machine gun's and a zebra sniper rifle.

" Huh.."

Closes the door and heads to Duffy pointing out about the room. More weapon's and ammo. But the issue if it still works. Then the bell for dinner sing's. A blink looking up in the sky seeing it's almost time to sleep. She worked all day forgetting how she felt about being a hero and leader. Calmly walks to the main building. That house the warden. The mare's colt brought over a plate of food. She takes it and pats his head.

"Thank you."

Goes inside and sits at the desk and calmly eats. Looks out the window seeing the guard's on the wall changing and some going to bed. In her mind she is now leading an army. Heads to bed to calmly fall asleep and rest. It was a good peaceful day. But soon that will end.

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Third day: Fully enforced and one more day before the battle.

Crystal was still asleep as Seeker was keeping an eye of everything on the wall's. The two hell hounds walking the wall. The Zebra seems to be testing the zebra sniper and stays on the left watch tower. They seem fully ready and the white unicorn see's that it's ready. But Footnote still has not returned.

Seeker calmly walked through the camp. seeing the foals from the three different town's playing. Deep thought keeping a close eye on every one of them. Then turns to see Cross and Kipper working on the weapon's. Then see's bear selling stuff to a trader that came to see them. It seems Bear is whispering to them about something. The trader nods and quickly trots off to the west.

It was calm for the morning. Amara still asleep as they allowed her to rest. Seeker seemed to be the one speaking to folks to make sure all is ready. The Rat Creeper's mined around the entire camp. They even added some barb wire. But now their all ready waiting for the right time. The white unicorn then finally lets herself rest. Closing her eye's to sleep.

Kipper looked up seeing that everything was ready. Taking all her medical supplies to the medical building setting everything up.Cree puts the weapon's on a rack. Along with the ammo and he start's training session's. Bear seems to be speaking to another trader whispering to them. Then this one trots off towards Manehatten.

The camp seemed to be all ready. The Rat Creeper's and ghouls on the wall slowly watching and using a spyglass to see if they can see any scout's. But it seems calm a Rat Creeper nod's to the ghoul beside him. While they seem to be less worried. Crystal finally woke up seeing that everyone is looking at her again. She blinks and sighs as one of the Rat Creeper's yells

" Speech yes then cheese!!"

Then the rest of the camp scream's

" Speech speech!!"

Crystal' s eye's go wide and then so many feeling's in her mind and at the pit of her stomach. As she now has accepted the fact she is their leader. She stands onto of the wall. She looks at everyone as they all stare at her. She takes a deep breath and then blows out the air from her lungs. Her head swimming with words not sure what to say. But it slowly comes.

" I know many of you are scared of the battle to come. But the battle ahead is going to show the resolve we hold. For we have had peace for fifty year's. Thanks to the Light Bringer. We have her to thank for all that. But now sadly it seems a large group of creature's lead by something. Wants to destroy all she worked for. Now we fight for what she did and the others did. We fight for all those that are to weak and old to fight. We fight for the young..For everyone in our lovely Equestria...No..not just Equestria. For every creature in our world. If we don't stop the pact now..They will spread and spread. Causing another war..That will ruin everything that was worked for."

Looks at the ponies and creature's around her as she keeps speaking.

" We shall call ourselves. The Lost for many of us are lost souls. We fight to free our souls. We fight to protect all the minds and souls of our world. For we fight for The Freedom of the Lost souls!! We shall be known As The lost. But to those outside we fight to end The Pact. Also this God they worship. We shall fight till the end and never look back. For if we look back we shall lose our heart's. We can't allow them to harm anymore and mind control. Like I said to Iron Claw..I can save these ponies!! Lets save the world and stop another war. From causing another 200 year's of pain and hardship. But we will fight till our hooves hand's are red with blood. Our blood shall become one with the ground we came from. We shall win tomorrow or die. Be ready my friends. For The Lost!!"

They all cheer and Crystal gets off the wall. Heading inside the warden house and finds a bucket vomiting in it. All of the emotions and tension's built up in her body. It seems it's causing a bit of a miix bag of feeling's. Sighing siting down and closing her eye's. Never thought this would happen to her. All she wanted was get married someday and grow old as a mother. But now she is a leader and in her mind she will fail. But she can't fail now. With so many young here and her friends. She needs to do this in the name of her mother.

Started working on seeing what she can do to help. As the day seems to end quickly like the other. She slept through most of it. Now it was time to rest again. For tomorrow is the battle.

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Day four: The battle line's are drawn.

It was a very sunny day. As everyone was ready the wall had all the creature's with guns. Some opened the wall a bit to put their guns out. As Crystal in her battle armor was ready. Savanna standing to her left. As Chrome and Iron Claw stood on her right. Footnote was still missing. Bear was on the left guard house with Cree. Cross-Check was on the right guard house. Kipper in the medical building. Deep Thought in a boarded up building with foals and old ponies. As all the adults able to fight have a gun.

The sound of heavily armed ponies' Zebra's, Griffins, and hell hounds. Slowly walk up and stop a few miles away as it's a large army. The pact was setting up for this attack. It seems Crystal and her friends pissed of this god The pact follows. It seems they also have a new speaker for the Manehatten group of the pact. It's a mare that seems. She seems to have a normal body of a pony. But Pegasus wings sewn to her sides. With Griffin claw's as her hooves. One of the hell hound's lift a megaphone to the ponies mouth and she speaks.

" Well well it seems you found the time to get ready for us. Now I am asked by the second in command of the God and Goddess that you surrender. For if you surrender we will show you mercy and let you live. I hope you come to reason and."

Savanna took his sniper it seems during the talk and caused her head to explode. As her head explodes into bloody chunks everyone looks at him and he shrugs.

" What you would have done the same. Besides everyone knows they wouldn't give us mercy."

Everyone in the base cocks their guns. As The pact themselves gets ready to charge. It seems the battle is about to start. Who wins or die's will be seen. Seeker stood behind the gate seeing a part of the future a frown forms on her face. She saw something and it was painful to her. But she doesn't speak of it. The pact start's stomping and showing their might. As most of them don't even have guns. But it doesn't seem that will stop them. They start to charge and as it's time to battle.

Chapter three: Escape

Chapter four: Under Siege

Intro/ Chapter one: The missing

Intro

The story of what happen 50 year's each of a ten year look.

Kipkipe took in Tiria's daughter and they named her Crystal to honor her mother's pack name. Her funeral was sad and was painful for everyone even Silver Gunner. Silver Gunner for the rest of the time turned of his emotions so he never would feel again. It was easy for him..Since he was a enhanced ponytron with emotions. She was laid to rest in the middle of town near the New Moon. Her tombstone said {A lovely young lady that risked her life to free her own people. To all that loved her..We will miss you Tiria.} The first ten year's it was hard for the town. So many missed her and Crystal was told everyday about how her mother was such a lovely person from Kip. KipKipie's daughter who she named white-fluff tried her best to be friends with Crystal and the young one's helped their parents run the very town. Shadow spent his time ignoring the fact he missed his first ever friend. His heart was crushed when she died. All he did for the first few day's was sob and cry. They had a few time's that raider's and gang's attack they got lucky most of the time and never lost anyone.

Ten more year's goes on no one passes away but Crystal and Kip learn about the six mare's that did so much for the world that died during the war. With one of them still alive now. Shadow soon had his own little one named Cree and they always stayed close to Cree. Teaching him about the Twilight and her friend's learning of the world before and how they wished it was the world now. During this time raider's kept attacking for a month. Silver Gunner kept fighting along with some of his buddies. A few died and the creature's that Tiria met in the sewer's of Manehatten took of the reins of helping Silver Gunner with this. One of them a Changeling named Deep thought. The other that helped teach the young ones was Seeker the blind unicorn that helped all she could with the young one's. She told many stories of all she heard and the friends she met. She at first wasn't trusted and then after Tiria's death she became a very trusted Unicorn.

Ten more year's go on the town started to become larger and Kipkipi lost her husband to sickness but her daughter White-fluff gave her a granddaughter by the name of Kipper. Kipper looked so much like her mother. Kipper looked like teal in the body and white mane. Her father was a strange raider that didn't understand the meaning of love but he protected the hell out of White-fluff or he would have gotten the wrath of her God-Father Shadow and her God-mother Owl-beak. Crystal became the leader of these seven friend's they did everything together. The friends were Crystal ,Kipper,Deep thought, Cree ,Seeker, and Crosscheck. Kipper took great care of protecting her young cousin Crosscheck. They went on many adventure's together and they sometimes came back with wounds and broken bones. Sometimes they came back with more ponies and other creature's that wanted to join the town.

The town started to become bigger and bigger that they grew stuff on their own. Thanks to some of the earth ponies they found along the way. Kip Shadow and Silver Gunner were the only old living founder's of the city. The Funny thing about Kip she was very healthy. being 70 year's old she might be living forever. Shadow never said his age. But some thought he was 40. George always kept his feeling's turned off but around Crystal who looked so much like the friend he lost. He always opened up to her and told her stories of her wonderful mother. She wanted so much to become just like the mother she never met. George even said he will give her the Dragon Pistol. But it will be when the time is right. But now was not the time to do so. For the moment the six stayed together and watched the city thrive. Without them. Most of the stuff was handled by Kip and Shadow and A changeling joined to help as well. His name was Dark tide. He really didn't care for his name..But he loved helping the town.

Ten years go by again. it's been 40 year's later the town still thriving. Nothing really strange happen these year's. it was kind of slow on raider's and no one has even seen the Enclave. But Kip was slowly getting older and looking healthy still but the issue is. It was the anniversary of Tiria's death many didn't wish to remember it. it was extremely painful and to Silver Gunner he didn't wish to remember. But they honored her with the reading of her journal. The entire reading it was hard for Kip to read.

Tiria had expressed how much she hated being a hero. But then it went to how much she loved helping everyone. Then about when she watched Kip and Crow die and then watched her mate die. How she was looking so forward to see her daughter and bring her into this world. But it ended with the day she gave birth. So many realized that Kip knew this was going to happen but they doubt they could have saved her. It wasn't easy to save someone from the death of child birth. They explained how Tiria shattered the Dragon pistol twice. Then placed it back in the box. Shadow didn't speak at all his heart was broken learning that he didn't know that she was going to die no matter what.

50 year's later another ten year's past it was pretty peaceful in the lovely town. Kip was still alive so was Shadow. Silver Gunner was still up and running. Everything went well trades crops growing. It was peaceful so peaceful in fact that Crystal and her six friend's went off for six to seven month's to see how much the wasteland as changed since their parent's and family has been alive. So while they were gone everything was peaceful nothing going on. Kip doing her normal job at training those that wished to be the town's healer to heal. Shadow still trained for guard duty and Silver Gunner always in sentry mode now.

The seven months later the seven return happy to see that the wasteland is so impressive after what the Light-bringer and her friends did for the wasteland. Here we go on the road to New Moon it's a bit of a foggy night as they all head back to the town.

Crystal with her friends walked down the road to the city it was hard to fly in this. So Cree stayed on the ground and Kipper stayed close to her cousin Cross-Check. The Seeker the unicorn with a Crystal globe as her cutie-mark stayed near them. Deep thought the changeling seemed to be ready to get home. They made a friend along the way and he joined them. He was a scavenger vulf'van that didn't follow the others his name was Bear. They seemed to not speak as they walked. Getting back to town was all they cared about. But they never seen a foggy night like this. But at least they knew the road. As they followed the road Cree smelled the air and blinked.

" Hmm something feels off but it could be anything."

He said in a hushed tone. Arming his machine gun.

" What could it be then? Seeker do you see anything?"

Crystal said softly seems to be arming a pistol.

" I see nothing child. The future doesn't wished to be seen. I may be a seer child. But i am not a walker of the future."

Seeker said calmly turning to look at her friends.

A deep gruff voice spoke

"No need for pointless future's"

Bear seemed to be a bit annoyed after he spoke.

Deep thought the changeling for a moment stayed silent. So did Cross and Kipper. But while they got closer shot's ran out and missed by inches.

" SHIT!!"

Crystal yelled and hid behind a rock with the others

" Bear!! take your sniper take them out!!"

Bear sighed and calmly removed the large sniper from his back. He aimed and fired. Then a loud griffin like screech came from the fog.

" MY Wing damn you!!"

Cree knew that voice and the laugh that slowly followed.

" Mother father!! It's us stop firing please!!"

Bear blinked and put the sniper back on his back and looked at Cree.

" I just shot your father....Ha.....HA HA H!!"

Bear was laughing loudly having a riot that he just did this.

"Oh that is rich...poor Griffin his wing..is mush."

The shot's stop being fired. While the group calmly walked up to see Shadow and his wife Eagle beak looking to them. While she wraps the blood mess of a wing up in bandages.

" Thank you for hurting my husband who ever did..This please let me grab your balls and pull."

She said with a great angered look

" Also hello son.."

Cree calmly nuzzled his parents

"Shadow what is going on...wait...how come it's so quiet?"

Crystal said worried looking around her ear's pinning back. She looked around going into the town herself. Seeing kip and rushing to her. Sliding quickly and smiles.

" KIP!! what..is going on?! I don't hear most things like I normally do."

Cree stayed behind with his parent's while Bear just leaned on the town wall. Working on his sniper. Not really caring what is going on here. Kipper gave her grandmother a tight hug and Cross check did the same. Looking around seeing that his family is missing.

" Hello dear's sorry we can't meet again on the best of way's"

The old mare said gently with a gentle smile. Her green mane now pure white. Looking towards the town.

"They all vanished half the town...My daughter...is here..But the rest...no."

Crystal was worried looking towards the Vulf'van den her eye's glowing gently.

" Everyone check home's and...Deep Thought..."

Looks to him as he is holding onto a ripped up book.

" Go...check the Library. Oh wait what happen to Silver?"

Kip frowned and look towards the ponytron near the case that held the crystal. As well as all of Tiira's old armor and weapons. It seems his back was smoking. Silver Gunner the strange ponytron with a heart and emotions. Crystal looking over to Cree and smiled weakly.

" Please repair him..."

She sighed seeming overwhelmed. It seemed Crystal got overwhelmed easy. Looking over to bear who was just cleaning his sniper. Watching the others around her leave. They all went to the area's they could. While Crystal looked in the den of the Vulf'van finding some dead and some alive. Looking towards the door that lead to her mothers home. It was locked tight and on the door in blood. The pact. looking closer. She sniffed it hearing Cree.

" He's working again!!"

Crystal came running up

" Silver Gunner what did you see what went on here?'

Silver Gunner looked up and started to speak.

"Hidden creature's in the fog. Hell-hound's, Changeling's, Zebra's, Griffin's, Pegasus, Earth-ponies, Unicorn's, and Vulfvan. Some how they were able to bypass everything and took me out. But this ain't the first place they hit. They hit smaller town's. They wouldn't dare even touch Appeloosa and new Canterlot. But smaller town's have been attacked we don't know what they want..But they took families and foals. But I didn't see anything else they did."

The six of us looked at each other. But we wished to stay a few day's to make sure everything was alright here. Crystal was about to leave with the others Silver Gunner stopped Crystal . He took a key and opened the case. He smiled at Crystal

" it's time that I gave you what was your mother's. Your time is now. So please use all this in honor of her."

Crystal eye's went wide looking at what her mother left behind. Shaking her head.

" No I don't deserve what a hero wear's. I am no hero I am just a simple vulf'van looking to make a life here."

Silver Gunner gave Crystal an odd look tilting his robotic head.

" Listen good child..Your mother would want you to have it. Now take it all and no butts child or like old times. I will take my robotic hand and spank your ass."

The others of course heard this when they trotted up and of course. Deep though face hoofed finding it silly that was just said. Kipper smirked and giggled

" Aww Crystal in trouble again? How about after you got us all drunk and made us dance?"

Crystal growled softly and sighed going to the case. Removing her old armor setting it on the ground. Taking Tiria's large battle armor placing it on her. Then taking the bags sword and Red Dragon pistol. Looking up to the others and stood there not sure what to think. As her eye's softly glowed. Her vulf'van eye's looking around at the others. As Bear whistled

" Id hit it."

The others looked at Bear as he shrugged

" What it's sexy hot armor. Id always love to fuck a good set of armor. Even if there is a female in it. All sexes the same to me."

Crystal just stood there a blush forming on her face. Hard to see it of course fur. Then she face pawed hard and growled.

" Oh Goddess shoot me now please!!"

Kipper laughs and Cross looked at them like their crazy.

" Ooo la la I guess?"

Cree said with a laugh. Deep thought just found this type of talk awful.

" Now now...there are foals here still..I am sure of it."

Deep said

" Are we going children or we all flirting now.. Shall the old Seer join? Oh would want to hit an old mare like me?"

They all looked at each other and their faces turned into that's just fucking Gross.

" Lets go in a few day's make sure everything is ready before we leave."

It took a few day's while the group stayed in their little town. Speaking to who was left and the families they loved. Cree speaking with his Parents.

" I don't wish to lose you two..So i am doing this."

It seems Cree was setting up defenses. As it seems he was the more worried about leaving. He didn't wish to miss his family again at least have them die. Bear just stood there watching. Smirking at Crystal who was looking towards the others. Trying not to make eye contact with Bear. Kipper and Cross were getting their gear all set up.

" Kipper dear I want you to have these."

Kip opened her granddaughter's bags placing in her own pistol and shotgun.

" These saved my life many time's. Now they will save yours"

Cross stayed silent. For a large earth pony. He wasn't much of a speaker. More give him a gun and he will fire.

" Alright it's time to go children."

Seeker said calmly her blind eye looking over to the others and nodded.

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Chapter one

The seven were all packed and geared to the teeth. The path seemed to be clear the fog had lifted giving a peaceful lovely morning. It would seem the grass of the wasteland was beautiful and green. Tree's started growing back. It would seem thanks to the Light-bringer and her friends. The land was healing. The path did seem to still have some hazard's of the waste. Like Manticor's zombie ponies and other creature's even some raider's left behind. Some of the path seemed to tell a story of battle war. Some dead bodies did litter the ground from the Enclave civil war that went on above the clouds. But it was wise to stay clear of all that.

We had no idea if it would ever blow and cause a chain reaction. Deep thought and Seeker were the only two without armor and weapons. it seems they didn't wish to fight. But they would if they had to. Crystal looked at the mountain that used to have the old Canterlot on it. It was impressive that the ruins of that were still under the mountain. But they never wished to go check. But the path seemed to have dead raider's and some Apple jack ranger's walking past giving a kind hello and greetings. They seemed to be peaceful. But we stopped one of them.

"Excuse me Ranger."

Crystal said calmly. The ranger stopped a moment and turned to look at the seven of us.

" Yes how can I help you?"

Crystal went up to the ranger and smiled softly being kind and respectful.

" I got a question have you heard of The pact?"

The Ranger looked to us and then to Crystal and nodded slowly.

"We're on the search for them. they raided a camp not far from Manehatten. But I lost track. My battalion, is heading to Moon's Shadow to stock up and then head over to Appeloosa. We will be in Moon's Shadow for about two months. To rest and relax"

Crystal frowned nodding

" We just came from Moon's Shadow it got hit as well people, missing but not ammo or anything. So hook up with our families i'm sure you will get what you need. But again what have you heard of them"

The Ranger gave a calm shrug

" I have heard many things. That they do what they do for the enclave, even for the Light-bringer herself. Some rumors is they are from Hoofintin. Some other rumor's that they are stable-dweller's frozen in time that just got out. Some say they just do this because they wish for revenge on all those that refused to help them in the past. So it's hard to say."

Crystal nodded and smiled. As she walked back and the Steel Ranger trotted off to head to Moon's Shadow. The seven calmly walked along the path no speaking fora while as it seemed to be one of those day's, when most didn't want to talk. But Crystal was checking out the Red Dragon Pistol. She noticed how the trigger was repaired again. Crystal looked up and saw bird's flying around and found it odd that some creature's were returning now. The group just kept walking.

" Such a lovely land after what happen fifty year's ago. I love it so much."

Seeker said calmly

it also seems they had their guns cocked and ready to go. But nothing right now would seem the area is calm and gentle. They looked up seeing some bird's flying in the air. The sun seemed calm and gentle. Most of what used to harm traveler's had been removed and pushed back. So there are some nest here and there. But it was getting rare to see them. But it still wasn't the Equestria like it was 250 year's ago. The path still seemed to be heavily traveled. They were enjoying the path to Manehatten. it was starting to get dark as well it seems. The path was getting a bit hard to see they wished to see what was going..But it was going to take two day's to get there.

They put up camp and used Kip's old light torches that still worked. Kipper placed the powder in them with her horn and smiled. She was so much like her grandmother kind gentle and motherly. She didn't wish anyone to come to harm. They fully stocked on food for a month's journey because they were hopping it would take that long to get this journey done. To see what this pact wanted. Crystal stayed by herself looking at the gun and feeling closer to her mother. She seemed so relaxed and calm now. Knowing that her mother is proudly watching her do this journey. She had a large smile on muzzle. Cree along with bear were the first two to stand watch. As they just walked around the camp. Bear had a sniper riffle. Cree had his father's old gun's.

" What a lovely night."

Kipper said with a soft purr.

Crystal nodded seeming to start eating staying silent. Seeker seemed to just drink tea. She was always not eating to much. Deep thought just seemed to think and eat when he did. it was an odd bunch of folks working together. Crystal leaned on her friend Kipper and smiled.

" Yes it is Kipper yes it is."

Crystal said with a soft smile.

Crystal calmly drank the cup of tea seeming to relax as she watched the others. it was soon going to be her time to stand watch. As she looked to Kipper her best friend and one that she would do anything for. Soon Crystal is going to be the oldest of the group and she wished to stay single so she doesn't suffer her mothers fate.

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It was the morning and Cree was shooting at some Zombie ponies coming at the group and it seemed calm after he was done. They were one more day from Manehatten. They were going to travel all of Manehatten but not go into Tenpony tower. They doubted anyone would know what is going on there. Besides the place was so well guarded it was hard to tell if they wished to go there. For the moment the path seemed very clear. Most of the raider's stayed clear these day's same with bandit's. it was extremely calm and relaxing to them all. Crystal looked through her bags finding Tiria's pip buck and took a good look at it.

it seemed old and dusty and not even used after her mother's death. She placed it on her arm and turned it on. It showed everything. Even the map she blinked with a soft smile. Something her mother used she wished she could have met her. Closing her eye's to see if she could see her when she was born. But she could have been dead before. Looking through more of the pip-buck seeing that it would tell you if something that wanted to harm you. Then looked through the rest seeing what was in her bags and blinked. Finding old ammo she thought to herself. {Did anyone even clean these bags out when her mother died?}

The path was getting more rocky as Crystal stayed near Kipper since she held the tents and the sleeping bag's. Showing her the Pip-buck and smiled.

" Oooo very nice there."

She said with a soft laugh.

Crystal smiled and felt very happy being near her best friend it made her feel at ease. The walk was getting on her nerves she wanted to see what this pact wanted with her family home. Were she was born why her mother died when she gave birth to her. it kept making her feel that she ruined her mothers life just by being born. But if she wasn't born she wouldn't be having this adventure with those she care's so much about. She leaned on her friend as they walked and watched the others. Seeker seemed to know were she was going without anything. The path was calm gentle and soothing right now. if only there was more bird sounds. For the second time in their lives.

They had a peaceful journey without any pain. She looked to Kipper who walked on her hooves with no issue's. She cared deeply for her friend. Hoping she wouldn't lose her in this adventure. She thought of what her mother had to go through. It was hard to understand death even when she saw it so much. The idea of it just made her stomach churn. But it also could mean she was starving.

The sun went down and it was getting cloudy to look like it was going to slowly start to rain. they set up camp again getting the food ready and this time it was Deep thought and seeker on guard. The night had bugs make weird sounds to show the night is here. The night very calming. As Crystal was already sleeping. The others watched her and softly spoke.

" I feel this journey is going to keep her mind off her Mother."

Kipper said softly with a gentle smile.

" I highly doubt that."

Bear seemed to said with a snarl.

The others started to eat waiting for Crystal to slowly wake up to get ready to eat herself. But the thing is she was awake listing to a recording from her mother. It seemed Tiria recorded it the day before she gave birth. She put a little thing in her ear. To listen. As it slowly started to go.

" Hello Kiddo. I am doing this with the request of Kip. I am sure I am going to see you but..if i don't I want you to know..I love you little one. You make my life happy. Just like your father did. I want you to know. I am no hero. I am not even meant to be one. I am just a simple creature that found her way into the wasteland and helping so many without knowing. The real hero's of the wasteland are the Light-bringer and her friends. The one in Hoofintin and all the others that did something. I did nothing but stood there and fought raider's and slaver's. What did I do to help build a town? That would have happen without me kiddo. But yes I wish to say this to you child. If we don't see each other in this life..We will in the next. For i love you little one. Is that okay Kip?"

Kip spoke in the recording.

"It's fine dear this is just to make sure. Just in case you don't wake up tomorrow after the birthing."

" Are you going to tell the others."

Kip gave a sad sigh.

" If I did dear everyone would try to find way's to keep you alive. Even Silver Gunner would. Shadow even more so. You can't be kept alive if it's your time to go. So dear if you do not wake tomorrow i will be sad and help raise the little one."

The sound of Tiria sobbing softly.

" It's not fair...Kip..The little one is not even going to have her parents. I never had them either how is that fair?!"

She was punching the wall with her cybernetic hand it was easy to hear what she was using. Kip slowly stopped her and pulled her into a hug.

" Shhh shhh its okay dear I am here to help you through this. So please relax."

The recording ended.

Crystal looked up to the others she wanted to tell them what she just heard. She sat down near the campfire and looked up to them. Turning the recording on again so they could hear it now. After the recording ending the shocked look of Kipper was a bit surprising. Cross-Check's was a bit surprising. Cree frowned and sighed. Seeker looked like she knew it was going to happen. Bear never knew Tiria but he did feel back for his new friend. Deep thought sat beside Amara.

" Crystal before we go to sleep can we go to the tent. I feel we need to have a little chat."

Crystal nodded and went into the tent with him and sighed.

" Deep-thought I know your going to tell me to let this go and not dwell on it. I know you're the councilor of this group. But sometimes you can get a bit bothersome."

Deep Thought had a smile on his changeling face and laughed. Shaking his head.

" I was there Crystal her funeral just to bring you into the world was amazing. She risked her entire life just to leave to find that silly crystal. She met your father who made her very happy. He would be proud of you as well that you have become a strong women. You need to remember your a strong vulf'ven that would have made her proud."

Crystal looked at him calmly. Then softly smiled and seemed to enjoy the fact that she would have made her mother and father proud of her. It was something she was hoping she would do for ages. Giving Deep thought a tight hug he made her feel ten time's better and patted the back of his head.

" Thank you Deep Thought you're an extremely helpful changeling."

He chuckled and gave a kind bow and then left the tent. Crystal calmly fell asleep. Deep thought walked out of the tent and looked towards Seeker. Who stared right at him.

" What do you need Seer?"

Deep thought asked with a calm gentle question.

The blind eye stared at Deep thought and she smiled.

" All that is needed is the path of the future to see the end of the night. For it's time to Seek it's true path."

Deep thought sighed and went to go to sleep himself.

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Manehatten

it was the next day. Amara had heard what her mother was like. They got to part of the city of Manehatten and saw the Luna Celestia line's. But they wanted to check the outskirts of the city first before going anywhere else. They kept their guns fully cocked and walked along the ruins. It seems some of it has been cleared. They were hoping to find anything of the pact. But they didn't find anyone at the moment. They noticed that some of the path's had been cleared. it was somewhat peaceful and odd.

They walked along the outside of the city near the water. It would take two day's to see the entire outskirts of the city. But it seemed most of the city seemed empty of issues. The path they took was leading to the puppet factor. But right the place that Crossfire and his scavenger's used to live in was found. it seemed in use but no one was shooting at them and just waved with a smile. Crystal waved back and a Pegasus opened the door and come out to greet them.

" Welcome to Scavenger's nest. How can we help you?"

Crystal looked up to him and smiled.

" We are searching for The Pact."

The Pegasus frowned and sighed.

" They seem to leave places like us alone. But they go after small towns and anything they can get their hands on. if your on your own they will find you. But other then that i have no idea who they are or what they want. Just they say freedom freedom. But can we get you anything?"

Crystal shook her head and smiled.

" No but we will be checking around here for any of them."

The Pegasus nodded and trotted back into the large building. As the group followed the path of the outskirts of the city. it was still silent and peaceful. Calmly walking along it seemed that the sewer's was the best idea to go into but not at this moment. Check around the entire city first and then do it. One of the second area's that the old group slept at. Is still standing and old beds are still there. No one has taken up sleeping there. So the group went there to calmly rest and it seems the city is very calm no raider's here. The group calmly relaxed and took some time to rest in this little building.

This little building seemed to have not been used for year's It seems to calmly have been just here for people to rest in. The beds that seemed to still be useful and pretty gross at the moment. Still they wished to go to sleep and not care what they slept on. But they sat in the middle of the building that used to be an apartment and made a fire. They pulled out their food and tea leaf's and water to start eating. Seeker and Bear went off to patrol. Since again Seeker only wanted to eat by themselves.

It was morning and what was interesting they came across the puppet-factory. It seemed to be burned from the inside out but it still was standing. Crystal looked at her friends

" i will go in with Kipper you five stay out here."

Before we fully went inside Deep-thought stopped us both and we looked at him. He seemed to be worried about something and looked back into the empty burnt out building.

" Listen you two careful in there. I heard stories about this place from Shadow. It was a nightmare to it. In fact he still dreams of it so. if you need me to help you both when you get out of there left me know."

He said with a smile.

Crystal nodded and Kipper laughed.

" I will be fine Deep thought Crystal is with me."

Deep thought rolled his eyes and chuckled

" Enjoy then you two."

With that they went into the darkness of the building. it would seem there was nothing alive at all in the building as they walked in.

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Inside burnout Puppet-factory.

Crystal and Kipper walked into the building. For a building that had a few bombs go off in it 50 year's ago it sure seemed well kept even for a burnt out building. It gave Crystal and Kipper to talk. Kipper felt like she saw a Pink-puppet looking at them and she blinked her eyes and suddenly vanished.

" Crystal did you see..that?"

Crystal blinks and looks to Kipper.

" I think your seeing things again Kipper."

Kipper gave a calm nod. The two kept walking slowly into the puppet-factory. Seeing a bunch of old burnt puppet's. Maybe there was something alive in here. Because it seemed something was trying to clean it up. There wasn't many scorch marks. Crystal pointed Kipper to the right and Crystal went to the left. Crystal calmly went through the hall's. Looking around if any of The pact made any claim to this area. She slowly walked into the factory part of the puppet's-Factory the computer heading down stair's seeing the spots that Silver Gunner lost part's of his metal armor. Seeing all the battle's that happen in here.

Walking downstairs seeing the poster of Pink pie having that endless smile and scarey thing is that poster didn't get burnt. Then getting down to the area her mother was dangled by strings. The computer was still there but seemed to be shattered and cracked on the screen. Then she heard Kipper shooting her gun and Crystal rushed off to find her.

Crystal found her and she was firing on Zombie ponies that seemed to have been here for awhile and it seemed odd that they never showed up during the time the first group came here. Crystal used the dragon pistol to fire and it burned the zombies as she kept firing. Amara looked inside the area they came from and looked back at Kipper.

" It's fine now dear friend. But I don't see how long they have been here. "

" I am going to head back outside Crystal I am not enjoying this."

Crystal gave her a looked and blinked.

" Were is your sense of adventure?"

Kipper gave Crystal a look.

" Back in that pit of Radscorpian's you lead us to."

She said with a soft smile and winked at Amara as she trotted outside.

Crystal rolled her eyes and kept checking around the puppet-factory. it seems no one even wished to come in here. Leaned on a support beam and then suddenly the building started to crack and move and blinked. As she started to run as the building started to fall apart and crash. She rushed out as fast as she could hoping she could get out before the building dropped on her. Her eyes glowing brightly as she rushed out and then the others looked at her as the building suddenly fell.

" Ahem...well.."

Kipper rolled her eyes and shook her head.

" You will never learn Crystal."

Deep thought gave Crystal a look and sighed.

" Next time how about we all go in and stop you from doing that again hmm?"

Crystal blinks and laughs.

" Oh come on you guys when have I ever lead you wrong."

They looked at each other and Kipper smirked.

" How about when you lead us to that Radscorpian pit. Or that building full of ponytron's or that"

" Fine find i lead you to some pretty nasty places. I'm very very sorry."

Cree laughs and smiles.

" I have other stories about what you lead us to. But those can wait."

Cree said with a smirk.

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Manehatten near friendship city.

Crystal along with her friends slowly walked along the bridge's to get to Friendship city and Kipper went to the speaker to speak to them.

" Excuse me we need some information no need to lower the bridge."

A male voice spoke over the intercom.

"Alright what do you need?"

Kipper cleared her throat

" We are searching for information on The pact. if you got any information that would be nice."

The voice calmly spoke.

" Sorry we know nothing about them. We have heard of them of course but never seen them or had trouble with them. As the new Arbu or Gutterville. They might be able to tell you but us no."

"Alright thank you good sir."

The group left the area of friendship city starting to get closer to Manehatten again. heading for Arbu first. When they got there the place was pretty silent. Taking a short looked around they never found anything. No sign of struggle no fire fight's. Just some random dead and then completely silent. Looking around it seems nothing was found no info of what happen again. Just seeming to be completely out of nowhere of people vanishing never to be seen again.

Crystal looked to the others and sighed. Lifting her pip buck pointing to Guttervile the others nod and they started walking towards the area. But it was going to take a day to get there. So they went to find another spot to rest it was a small little bank and they put down their sleeping bag's and started to rest and get ready to sleep for the next part of the journey.

Crystal couldn't sleep but she looked up as it seemed Seeker was watching her. Seeker acted like she was a zebra never sleeping but always watching. The one blind eye shining as the moonlight came down from the holes in the roof.

" You do know Seeker sooner or later your going to scare someone into killing you."

Seeker just kept staring and gave a gentle smile and seemed to enjoy being this creepy.

" But how can I not see the soul of the future and the path you seek without looking towards you young child?"

Crystal looked up again and blinked Seeker was always very strange. Even when she was growing up she was right..When she said that she would break her arm. She was also right when she said that eating that food would make her sick.

" Seeker tell me what is it with you. How do you know when things are going to happen?"

The white unicorn just gave her a look and shrugged

" How can you tell the bugs to dance at night. How can you never tell them to end the music. How can you see the hoof steeps that you never see. It's how you see the world around you. Some of you look at it wrong. As for me I see it all with these eye's. For the souls and the magic and the music I can see. "

Seeker stood up and gave a bow as she put on her hood and trotted out of the room. Seeming to leave the building to stand watch with Duffy."

Crystal looked like she was scared out of her wits but she shook her head and sighed.

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Manehatten and Guttervile

The group calmly woke up and looked around Seeker seemed to be missing. Oddly this is very normal Seeker always seemed to be missing. Crystal went to go look for her while the others headed towards Guttervile. Crystal walked through some of the ruins of Manehatten. Finding Seeker the white Unicorn siting near a Sewer grate and seeming to have her eye's closed. She would calmly say.

" Oh..orb of seeking...listen to my plea..Follow the path of the The pact..and come back to me."

A strange magic orb formed as she did this and it went through a strange path. It rolled along to the grate and seemed to ignore it for a moment. But it seems the steps of The Pact went through here and headed back out of the city. It seems they head everywhere and then they head nowhere. These creature's knew how to hide their trails. It was a bit strange to all of us. Then Seeker slowly got back on her hooves and turned to face Amara.

" Seeking is done now..shall we follow the others?"

She said with a gentle smile trotting off.

Crystal always found her friend a bit odd. Also learned that she was there when her mother died. She never fully trusted Seeker but she was a friend to her mother. So she wanted to keep her close because this is what her mother would have done. Of course she is not her mother no matter how much she wanted to be. Rushing off to catch up with her friend's. Guttervile seemed oddly calm and no one was missing here yet anyway.

Kipper was calmly chatting with one of them and looked over to Crystal.

" They haven't heard much of anything about them. Just that they take those who they consider the easier one's to take. Then kill those that hear them or that they just don't like. But this one here is saying they hear sewer grate's open up and close sometimes."

Crystal nodded and looked to Kipper.

" Can we talk privately Kipper please?"

Kipper gave a nod with a smile.

" Deep thought please go find a open grate and take Bear with you. Cree you and Seeker find someone that is selling food here."

Crystal walked over to a private spot in the ruin's it seems most of the city is being cleaned up. But for Manehatten it's taking much longer to clean it up. Crystal gave Kipper a said smile.

" I heard a recording from my mother on this Pip-Buck. She sounds like a gal. I would have loved to meet. But the fact her time was about to end because of my birth. Here I am 49 year's old and I'm still crying about my mother. She was younger then I am. Our specie's can live along time. But birthing has never been a feature of death for us. I'm starting to wonder if someone poisoned her while she gave birth to me."

She sighed and looked over to what Kipper thought. She smiled softly and used a hoof to rub under her own chin.

" Well Crystal my grandmother did name you to honor her best friend. But she even wanted me to become your friend. So you wouldn't be alone. But look at you. Your mother's old armor your mother's old sword and her old gun. You have become your mother more then you know. Now my grandmother never told me much about your father."

Crystal sighed and looked at her friend and smiled weakly.

" Do you think i am being to much of a child Kipper? We have known each other for year's. Done so much together even gotten drunk together. It's something i am not sure of."

Kipper just calmly shrugged and nodded.

" Come Crystal we better get going."

Crystal nodded sighing.

"Excuse me"

Deep thought said from behind.

" Some of Guttervile seemed to need some counseling. So I am going to stay behind and help them. If that's okay with you?"

Crystal nodded and smiled to Deep Thought. As Deep thought trotted into Guttervile and was the only one left behind. He turned around first.

" OH yes I found a grate it's north of here careful please. If I don't hear from you in the next few hours. I will come and find you."

Crystal looked to Deep thought and smiled.

" Deep-thought please be-careful will you? I don't want to lose you to a bunch of people that have worse issues then everyone else you will meet."

Deep-Thought turned around and laughed softly.

" What miss me already? When you keep telling me to shut up and never speak of your mental issues dear Crystal."

She laughed and smiled.

" I don't know about you the others here would miss you. I can for damn well tell you. I will miss you as well."

Deep-thought had a large smile on his face. As the others agreed

" I would miss you so much dear Deep-thought"

Kipper said with a smirk and purred softly.

The rest of us laughed as we watched him go and then headed out to the north to get to the grate. Kipper and Seeker using their magic to lift it and set it aside.

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Manehatten Sewer: First Junction four door's One going east one going south one going north and the other going west.

The grate above open's up as the six slowly ease down into the sewer. It stank to hell and back and it smelled like someone just recently took a large dump inside. But it could have been more that something died down here and made it stink badly very badly. One by one slowly getting on the grate and looking down seeing the water.

" Yes....this is lovely for a vulf'van the nose the smell."

Crystal cover's her nose growling.

Cree stayed on guard long with Bear looking around. Cross-check seemed to stick to his cousin Kipper. Cross and Kipper seeming to be the youngest of the group. Crystal slowly looked around trying to see if she can find anything in the first room here. Crystal looked to the others and to the four doors. Then went to check if all door's are unlocked and not trapped. It seems all doors are unlocked and no traps at all. Looks over to the others and points to seeker.

"We will separate and go into each door. I will go here in the west door with Seeker. I want you guys to pick who to go with."

Crystal and Seeker walk into the west room. As Cross-Check walked into the east room with Kipper. Then Bear and Duffy go into the next two alone. Cree goes into the south and Bear goes into the north.

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North Room: Bear Scavenger Sharp shooter.

Bear slowly sneaked through the north room. Cocking his large sniper rifle. As he gently walked through the grate to see what's in here. He placed a silence on the muzzle of the sniper. Slowly walking through the area. Looking down the way seeing some stair's that lead down and some door's leading to weird spots of the area. Slowly entering one of the door's and it seems to be a closet for tools. Seeing a med-box with purple butterfly's on it. Slowly try's to unlock it with a bobby pin and a screw driver. It slowly opening and finding old potions and magic bandages. Slowly placing the potion in the bags along with the bandages. He then slowly checked the rest of the room seeing some tools. Taking them anyway since he likes to sell alot of the junk he finds anyway. Slowly left the room and opens another door looking in seeing nothing really but a few beds and bones all over it seems someone lived down here. Slowly went into the room looking around seeing a few ammo boxes that are open and sighed.

He looked around the room seeing nothing else for the moment. Slowly walked back out of the room and started going down the stair's as he slowly looked around looking to see if he can find the pact. But what he find's seems to be a place full of Ghouls They seem friendly he thought and slowly walked to them.

" Excuse me."

The Ghouls turned to look at him they looked like they used to work on the sewer's in the past and one walks to Bear wearing a hard hat and looks at him. The ghoul seems to be a unicorn.

" Yes?"

The ghoul said calmly.

" I'm searching for info on The Pact."

The Ghouls looked at each other. Then the unicorn one frowned nodding.

" If your searching for them..their in the south room's careful their very strange and they leave us alone unless we get in their way."

Bear blinked

" Oh shit Cree!!. Nice talking to to you!"

He rushed off going after to stop Cree from doing something stupid.

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West Room: Crystal : Pistol marksmen and sword user. Seeker: Blind eye seer. Also old Sewer city.

Seeker seemed to just trot calmly alone the grate's above the water. No care in the world as her magic held onto a floating pistol. Looking calmly with her one good eye. This unicorn has been alive for along time. No one really knows much about her not even KipKipi. But she did know why Crystal's mother died. Crystal calmly speaking looked to Seeker getting in-front of Seeker to speak to her. Seeker stopped on her hooves looking up to Crystal.

"Hmm So Crystal has question's for the Seeker of the past and future?"

Crystal seemed to speak calmly.

" You know what killed my mother what was it?"

Seeker lifted her hoof and placed it on Crystal's chest.

" Why child you did when she gave birth to you. You killed her poor child of the blind night. She poisoned herself finding The new moon to find peace with her species. But she knew if she had a pup she wouldn't live to see the pup grow up. So it's your fault that she died but also it's the travel of the wasteland that did as well."

Crystal growled in anger didn't wish to hear that and then spoke with great anger but tried to stay in a hush tone.

" Then why didn't you kill me why did you allow me to be born?!"

Seeker looked up surprised and a tear forms in her eye.

" Oh lost child I meant no harm by those words. Some think it was you that killed her. But I know the truth for she told me herself when we met. Lord Sidonak stabbed her with a strange sword in her arm. It made her arm die and wither. But the thing is she knew she was going to die no matter what. The only one of her friend's that knew is Kip. I knew she would die and I'm the one that told her to record a message for you to hear when your 49 year's of age child."

Crystal growls and sighed looking to Seeker.

"Come lets go."

Seeker nodded and the two checked around the area looking in room's really seeing nothing it seems to be an empty spot of the sewer's but then they open a room. Seeing an old run down small city within here.

" Ah the old city that she found us in. We might find something here."

Seeker trotted into the city it seemed empty. All of them went to Moon's Shadow as Crystal looks through the houses and blinks it seems the ponies here left in a hurry and looks down seeing strange object's like this place was keeping useless item's. But as Crystal was looking a strange something was coming up behind her. It held something in it's hand as it seemed hidden. But a strange chatter into the creature's ear makes it move back to go away slowly. It seems Crystal and Seeker are being watched. But by what is unknown Crystal going inside one of the building's. Seeker seemed to look sit down and relax as she closes her eyes and seems to have someone sneaking on her.

" Hidden creature in the darkness..Stop hiding and show yourself."

Seeker. turning to look at the creature that his in the shadow's with her blind eye. But the creature just backs off slowly seeming to not know their being watched. The blind eye seems to be staring at the creature. The creature slowly back's off and seems to back come completely this creature seeming scared of Seeker. Seeker is a strange unicorn Tiria knew more about her then anyone else. The creature that is hidden with the stealth-buck seems to sneak off.

Crystal is inside the strange house that seems very very rundown. Looking around as a strange creature come's up behind her and stop's seems to just watch her for the moment. The creature's seem to back off as this one trip's on a loose board and the Stealth-buck breaks. As Amara turns seeing a giant rat creature. The Rat creature looks up to her and it seems to be a mutated rat creature that Tiria met in here 50 year's ago.

"Vulf'van you and The Pact shall not take our sewer's from us."

The Rat creature hisses.

" Whoa whoa mister rat thing..I ain't part of The pact..I am searching for them."

The rat creature looks at Crystal with a calm look it's eyes glow as it seems very heavily geared and is holding a large mini-gun staring darkly at Crystal .

" I'm known as Footnote. Because every-time I step I trip. I'm of the Rat-Creeper's of our beloved sewer's. Now give me a reason why my friends and I don't blast you to hell?'

Crystal lifted up the Red Dragon pistol and Footnote gasped calmly.

" The...pistol of the one...that saved us 50 year's ago...How did you steal it from her?"

Crystal sighed and looked at the Pistol.

" I'm her daughter."

Footnote growled showing his sharp teeth.

" Why didn't the hero come herself then bring her spawn?"

Crystal looked up with anger.

" She fucking died giving birth to me! She came back from a strange journey alone with a group of sewer creature's gave birth then died!!"

Footnote put a rat paw on his mouth and sighed.

" Great..Footnote you pissed her off..stupid stupid creature. But again why are you here?"

Crystal growled and then sighed again.

" I'm here with friends from Moon's Shadow to find the missing souls that The Pact took."

Footnote's eyes go wide. As his whisker's strangely shudder.

"Then sorry to say child we have no idea what The Pact does with them..But they are here....in another part of the sewer's. Hiding because of them yess. There in the south room."

Crystal ear's perked up

"The South room?! Oh shit Cree. Seeker!!!"

She rushes out with Footnote oddly following

Seeker looked up and tilting her head.

" Oh a Rat Creeper also yes child?"

Crystal panting softly looking at Footnote. Then Footnote seemed to make a single with his claw's and more of the Rat Creeper's came out of hiding.

" I shall follow these creature's to find The Pact keep our home safe."

Crystal looked to Seeker.

"Cree is running into a trap Seeker!!"

Seeker nodded and trotted along with Amara and Footnote following heading the way back out to get to Cree before it's to late.

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Eastern room: Kipper: Healer and small arm's fighter Also biggest thing light magic. Cross-Check: Heavy weapon's Mostly Mini-guns and heavy magic energy rifles.

Kipper calmly looked around keeping her horn glowing. Looking towards Cross-Check and then back to the room. It seems to be two door's and basically that's it. Kipper lifted her hoof and points to the right door and left door for Cross. Kipper calmly walks to the right door her gun slowly floating above her head. She is using the same Pistol her grandmother used. It's now colored teal and has her grandmother's Cutie-mark shown. In this room she goes in has a terminal and since Cross is the only one good at that. She waits for him to come as she check's out the room. It seems mostly nothing in here but an empty room full of trash.

Cross went into the other room. Looking around seeming to just find some unlocked cases and empty someone has been here before. He sighed and went to the other room to see what Kipper needed and titled his head and smiled.

" Need me to hack this cuz?"

Kipper gave a gentle smile nodding.

Sat in the chair calmly and start's hacking it seems to be a hard one. So it takes him a few time's to hack it and backs out a few times. Looking to Kipper.

" This is going to take awhile."

He goes back to it and finally gets through it. Reading through everything and he blinks. It seems some of the recording's are 200 year's old to just recently. He clicked the first one.

" Hardhat here..It seems the sewer's are getting clogged again. I hope those Goddess damned Military dumping their waste down here again. Goddess damn it. Well i will check it what I find what's up."

Cross clicked the next one.

" This Wrench Hardhat hasn't called in for the past few days. So I'm here to see whats up. He's been missing so long that we think he got lost down here. So I will call back when I find him."

Cross then being bored clicked the next yawning.

The sound of the voice sobbing crying and retching

" I found him..{Sobs} He is everywhere here...there..Ugh..Whatever got...to him ate him...up and tossed him everywhere oh...Now..the water is flowing again. I need a new job."

He clicks the recent one and then it's odd.

" Number....six....seven...two...eight..word...Block...darkness....seee ending"

He blinks clicking the next.

" Blocks six...eggs..north....seek...north...end."

He then clicks the last.

" Tome night....{Static}"

Kipper looked like she was getting a bad feeling and looking at Cross.

"I don't understand this..but we should find the others and see what they found."

Cross and Kipper calmly walking out of the room and out of the room to get to the junction

As they walked Kipper softly said.

" Is it bad that I care deeply for Crystal and might have feeling's for her."

Cross looked over to Kipper finding this odd.

" Uh that was odd of you to say. But she's almost 50 year's old your 20 you know."

Kipper smirks shrugging.

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South Room: Cree Griffin: Small machine gun's close melee fighter

Cree folding his wings to his side's since there is no way he could fly in here. He looked around calmly trying to see what there is to find in here. In this room it's the same but there are stair's heading down. He think of heading down the stair's first and seems to find tunnels leading somewhere. Following the way bypassing rubble and cave in's that happen along time ago. Looking at a door and slowly opens it. Everything seems empty and then goes to enter a another room and it's a large sewer room.

Seeing cages but everything has moved. But sees in one of the cages is a Griffin body a Vulf'van body a body of each creature in the cage's. All of the bodies opened up and missing parts of themselves. One even missing a hoof a claw. He heard a sound turning to see a Hell-hound standing over him. The Hell-hound as a hoof sewn to his left leg and has a Griffin's claw holding a knife. Cree back's up gulping seeing the hell hound having miss matched body part's.

The creature calmly get's closer. Staring darkly at Cree and growls deeply.

"Egg's..Blackness of darkness...No neeed...seeking...Souls of the end."

Cree blinks Looking over seeing a Zebra come out of the darkness it has a griffin's claw were it's hoof should be.

" Wood....endless...darkness..wood...blackness souls of the end."

" What the fuck?"

Cree said to himself watching all this.

Looks at the eye's they seem full on drugs and looks back at the Hell Hound.

"Lost.....lost...souls....find...blackness ending.."

Cree cocked his gun's and fired at the Hell hound and started running down back the halls and see's the others after he comes up the stair's as he pants.

" Run lets get out of here!!"

The others nod and run back into the room and are now surrounded by creature's that come out of hiding and from the shadow's. It's all the miss-matched creature's and they scream.

" Speak speak speak!!! Speech!!"

A pony comes out of the group. With Zebra hooves on his front leg's a hell-hound and Griffin claws on his two back left hell hound and right Griffin. He has a Griffin tail and his right side is Griffin his left side is Pony. The right side of his face Zebra. The left Pony. Can see sewing through the entire part's. He Spoke softly with a grin.

" Ah greeting's I never thought we would meet others down here. Are you here to listen to the master's word? Oh the word is just needed to speak for us all. Of course the master speaks to me so I can give his messages. Ah she is speaking as well. So i can get his-her message. So you have question's?"

Footnote seemed to have vanish before this happen leaving the others alone and seems to be like a betrayer.

Crystal growled softly saying.

" You kidnapped souls from our home. What did you do to them?"

The creature smiled.

" They are now....part of us...or most of them."

" Part of us.....seeking us...see us.."

Kipper vomits seeing that one of her friend's face on another pony.

The creature smiles softly laughing

" We follow the path of Freedom the path to pure heavenly light. Oh Goddess embrace us with your light and your holiness give us your light."

" Light Eggs!! Light seeking dreams."

The other creature's seemed controlled but not this one. The pony lifts his hoof.

" Seek seek butter dream's"

The creature's get closer and with the blunt of their weapon's knocks the group out and Crystal looks up weakly before she is hit again.

" Let them see the light..and if they join us...then they will see the peace. May She-he be filled with hope and light!!"

The creature's start dragging the group to a strange room. Footnote watches calmly and then rushes off to get help. They would also be watched by the Ghouls that stay hidden and when the creature's of The Pact leave heading back to the spot that Cree ran out from. The Ghouls slowly run to the other room that head's down towards the Sewer city and to the Rat-Creeper's.

Chapter One: The Missing

The seven friends go find to find what happen to their town and they find something that is likely to change the world for them. meeting a new friend to help them along the way.