Speed.
I always wanted to be fast, be more than just a pony in a stable. I was actually different, I knew that i could go fast, but it only caused trouble, even though I was a guard for the overmare, and my name was Lightfire.
I was eating in the food court and someone put their tray in my mane, so food got in my sky-blue mane and orange face. I heard laughing from the ponies who did it, "Cut it out, or you will regret it, you jerks!" I yelled at the, Twinkleshine and Apple Pie. They always had to bully me, even if I was sleeping. One time, they put hotsauce in my toothpaste, I can only say, that didn't end well. Stable 101 was close to some stables I considered leaving to live there.
"Ha, yeah right!" Twinkleshine snickered.
"Yeah, you are the only pegasus in the whole stable, you're a freak!" Apple Pie mocked, I couldn't believe somepony like that could be related to Applejack.
I knew i was blushing, "So what, I'm a pegasus!" I was so mad, "Just give me a break!"
"Oh we will break you." Twinkleshine said in a low voice.
"Please no, not again!" I flew away, only to find I wasn't flying. I had a magical field holding me back. "Oh Shit!" I yelled, I forgot Twinkleshine was the most powerful unicorn in the stable.
"What are we going to do with her?" Apple Pie asked.
"I know what we can do." Twinkleshine said softly.
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I woke up, laying in my own vomit. "Where am I?" I couldn't tell, everything looked grey in this stable. A bottle of vodka laid next to me, I was in my quarters. Then I heard the screaming, and gunshots, a lot of gunshots. I looked outside of my door, to see another pony's door being blown open, and I saw the pony inside being thrown out by a pony, at least, I think it was a pony, in black armor.
"Don't move, you will listen to the enclave, or we will be forced to use drastic measures." One of the black-armored ponies said in a low voice. Wait, the pony being held hostage was Twinkleshine. She started to run. Then, the armored pony pulled out, something, that fired a laser into her back. My eyes widened, I grabbed a revolver that I kept under my bed with twelve rounds in it. I got six shots off into the pony's head before it collapsed. I took his armor and other belongings and ran into the atrium.
"I can't believe Twinkleshine died!" I screamed as I saw a pony being tipped over the edge of the top layer of the atrium. The pony fell, head first, I hid in the corner and thought. The enclave? Wait, no time to think about that, how do I get out of here? The stable entrance, of course, I have to get there!
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I saw two soldiers on my way, they didn't see me so I was able to sneak past them. The stable door was wide open, one soldier guarding it. I shot her three times to the head, and one time to the chest. I looted her, I looked back, I saw a pony run in the room, only to be shot down. The soldiers saw me, so I flew away at the fastest speed I ever flew. One shot my wing, so I was slower. I saw a town, so I flew to it. -Hoofington-
Is what the sign read.
"Hoofington? I've never heard of it." Now to think of it, I knew nowhere but the stable. I realized what was going on, and where I was. I looked up only to see an endless abyss.
I saw a robot hover towards me. "Hello." It said in a robotic voice.
I screamed, "What are you!?" I yelled.
"This isn't actually me, by the way, this is a spritebot, I found out how to hack into these things."
"Oh, where am I?" My stomach twisted as I looked up.
"Right now, the wasteland, what used to be equestria."
"Used to?"
"Yes, and you do attract attention, don't you?"
I mumbled something, I don't know what.
"The last ponies I talked to didn't have the enclave after them." It spoke again, "Don't worry, you only need a weapon, protection, friends, and most importantly, a virtue."
"What is a virtue?"
"That is for you to decide, by the way, you can call me watcher."
"Okay, watcher." The machine buzzed and patriotic music played.
I saw a sign, -NEW APPLELOOSA- It pointed to the left. I decided to fly there, even with an injured wing. I got there and saw a town. When I got there, I lost a lot of blood. My vison began to become dark, I started to feel cold. "H-help..." i whispered before passing out.
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I woke up, wait, "I'm not dead?" I asked myself, I thought I died.
"Nope, we patched you up pretty well too." A grey unicorn replied.
"Uh, where am I?"
"You are in the infirmary, we found a tranquilizer dart in your hind leg, may I ask how it got there?" Another brown unicorn asked.
"Yeah, it was some guys who call themselves the enclave." I said.
"The enclave? They don't come down here that often, they must have a reason." The grey one said.
"Then what is the reason?" I asked.
He shrugged, "I don't know, but it must be important."
New perk: level up. Steel breaks steel: You do 5% more damage to enemies wearing power armor, also, you do 15% more damage with big guns.
