A Second Chance

by alpha1-foxhound

the world as we know it ends

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hi my name is first Sargent  Donald Lewis Walker . i was a us marine when the shit hit the fan. i witnessed it i was at home at the base  when the sirens blared i knew what it meant the time was 3:35 pm on Wednesday June 9 2031 .the day before  my birth day  i got my family together to leave the the base  and head to the rocky mountains till it blow over but fate was cruel. when we were on our way we were attacked by some street thugs they opened fire on our convoy of cars  my parents were killed my nephews killed my sister fately  wounded i had my gear so i got out of my hmmwv i borrowed from the base and fired back killing the thugs but at this time my family was dead i went over to my dieing sister her last words were im sorry  i buried my family right there on that road i drove and drove till i hit California is was a radiated wasteland no living just dead. so i turned around   but i saw a blue light ahead of me it was the no a light but more like a blue portal. i got out of the hmmwv to investigate i put my hand in it felt so weird but i had nothing left on earth i loved so i got back in the hmmwv and drove through. once in  it felt like time was slowing down like i was being pulled ever witch way and i felt pain in my chest when i got through i passed out when i awoke i was in a forest and my stomach growled. so i pulled out an mre from a create in the hmmwv it was chill and beans i ate then decided to do a gear check gear is as follows 3 m16a4s 3000 rounds 5.56  3 m9s 500 rounds  9mm 1 44 magnum custom named ill mac after a gun in fallout 100 rounds  44 magnum 1 m40a5 250 rounds  7.62 1 box 50 grenades m67 frag 4 pounds c4 2 creates mres 3 galleons water my personal gear sea bag with uniforms  after i was just about done with the gear check i heard flapping of wings then i felt something hit my face then i was in dream land for awhile. when i came back to reality i was in a hospital. i heard voices talking about me from what i could gather. what i heard is it safe can it hurt us is it friendly can we trust it stuff like that. then i got to my feet i had an iv in my arm and other various machines hooked up to me so i pulled the iv and the suction cups off me. when i did this it caused the machines to beep and make the sound of flat-lining i then heard foot steeps coming toward me quickly i went the a window a looked out damn im on the  4th floor guess i can't jump ill have to ether explain or fight . when i turned around there was a white alicorn staring at me what the fuck an alicorn wow wait this seams familiar some how wait it had a sun on its flank oh my god.  princess celestia i said. yes Donald im princess celestia. how do u know my name. i went in to ur mind to see if u mean harm to my ponies u seam to have a good heart but have lost so much. ya i lost my family and my job and u probley know y then.yes i do but ur safe now no more fighting or suffering you have  been give a second chance.


after that talk with celestia twilight and the gang came to see me and ask lots of questions .like what am whats my name was i a royal guard  do i have magic can i fly what is the contraption i was looking at then rainbow dash pulled me aside . im sorry i hit u Donald i thought u were a creature from the everfree then i said do u want to be even . she said yes ok dash were even but u got to fly me around. huh is that all she said . yup i want to see the world from the air . alright any time u want to fly just ask . ok dash. i went back over the the group and said well now ive got to go get my hmmwv if u don't mind . huh they all said in unison . my contraption i said . hay dash can u guide me or fly me there i said. with that dash charged me and flung me on her back . hold on she said and took off. with in 2 minutes we were at the hmmwv [ill name the hmmwv sally so its easier ]so after dash let me get off her i walked over to sally the trunk still open but i made a check everythings still there thank celestia now back to gear check so i got 2 m72 laws 1 at4 law with 2 rockets and useless maps and gps so i thought gps is useless maps i could burn 2 cartons cigs 1 box cigars 1 vape pen some candy 1 bottle whiskey and thats it. when i was done dash was looking at the Ma deuce 50 cal on sally don't even think about touching it dash its very dangerous but u can ride shotgun if u want . huh . next to me up front . oh ok she said. so when we got back to ponyvill it was dark out and dash told me to got to twi and and get a spell to walk on clouds so i could stay with her at her cloud house . so i went to twlights and she cast the spell and i drove to dash's house she flew down and carried me up.

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