I am the Wanderer
I'm harder than Steel
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Canterlot
7:25 P.M.
You know how it feels to be complete? To feel as if the emptiness inside of you to just vanish? Because that's how I felt the entire time.
After confessing my feeling to Twilight, we've spent watching the rest of the sunset, enjoying each others company. Once the sun was gone, leaving the starry night sky to appear, it was time for us to head back to Ponyville.
While walking back to the throne room to get the rest of the girls, Twilight had asked me if it was okay to tell them. I wasn't too keen on telling anyone about my life but I had to accept that my way of living isn't compatible with the world and told Twilight it was fine if she did.
As we arrived at the throne room doors, I opened one of the large doors and held it open while Twilight walked in. I waited out of the room, trying to wrap my head on the fact that I had confessed my feelings to her.
I waited for only five minutes and the girls walked out of the throne room. Then we started walking back to the train station and on the way, Applejack and Rainbow have been giving me threats such as if you hurt her, we'll find you and teach you a lesson and so forth. I kept replying with the same sentence of Then I'll gun you down before you even have a chance.
I said it as a joke but those two took it seriously and backed away. I had to tell them it was a joke.
Once we arrived, we boarded the train to Ponyville immediately and waited for our stop.
Half an hour of sitting and doing doing nothing had been taking a toll on everyone, they all fell asleep only five minutes into the ride.
I looked over to Twilight and sighed, knowing that I've lied to her for the longest time.
‘Just wait another day, then come clean. For her.’ I thought as I stood up and walked out of the cabin and climbed to the roof of.
I sat down, enjoying the cool night breeze as the train kept going at its normal velocity.
‘I‘m not like the rest.’ I thought as I looked up at the night sky.
2,000 years ago
Capital Wasteland, Canterlot City scrap yard
10:00 A.M.
I woke up with sunlight shining in my eyes, which hurts early in the morning and sat up with a loud yawn. I took notice of my surroundings and remembered the timberwolf pup I found.
“Speaking of which..” I said, trailing off as I saw the pup in question, sleeping happily next to the old mattress. I began to pet him to wake up.
I earned a dog's equivalent of a purr as I scratched behind his ears. He opened his eyes and started pounding his back leg onto the ground rapidly, meaning that he was enjoying the attention I was giving him.
After I stopped petting the pup, he stood on all fours and shook his head, probably to make sure he stays awake. Once he stood off my jacker, I picked it up and dusted it a bit.
After putting my Jacket on, I took out a Brahmin steak for the pup and a fresh apple for me.
“Hey?” I said, gaining the pups attention.
“You want to come along with me? I don't feel right leaving you here and you're just too cute.” I said as he tilted his head and blinked a couple of times.
“So, what you say, friends?” I said as I held a my hand out for him. He looked at my hand then back to me and placed bandaged paw on my hand while letting out a happy bark.
“You're smart, you know that?” I asked to which he nodded back and finished eating his breakfast. Once I was packed and ready to go, I picked up my plasma pistol and holstered it.
I then carefully picked up the pup and walked out. As I walked outside, my vision was obscured by green letters saying Level up, 19.
I stood still for a bit and checked my Pip-boy without disturbing the pup. I had sixteen unspent skill point for my S.P.E.C.I.A.L. list and placed it in Science, now giving me a total of seventy science. I had the rest of my skills on fifty, I was more focused on the science.
I was then sent to the perk screen and looked through a large selection of perks. One of the perks caught my eye, Adamantium Skeleton.
Adamantium Skeleton: Damage taken by limbs reduced by 50%
I chose the perk and already felt tougher. I then headed back to the Canterlot ruins, back to G.N.R.
I had typed it a song I had heard a few months ago back home.
"Don't stop me now!" I shouted as I began walking back.
Is it weird that on the way back to Canterlot, I found a building with the letters Bethesda Offices? No, okay then.
“Do do do do, banana bus.” I sang to myself and the pup as I walked pass a Raider camp full of the corpses of the occupants.
I stopped as I found a sword, a fucking sword. I took it, not giving two shits if it needed repair, it's a fucking sword.
“Does pony know how to use sword?” A super mutant said as he stood next to his buddy. I had placed the pup inside a broken car, for safety.
“Pfft, what part of swish swish stab do you not understand? It's a fucking sword, dude, not a fighter jet.” I said as I charged at them.
11:16 A.M
Me and the pup were sitting in front of a small campfire I set up to cook some food in and made some Radrouche meat for the pup and a brahmin steak for myself.
I know what you may be asking, why do you eat meat if you're a pony? Well, I found out that I can still eat meat, I had both canines and molars.
“Hey boy, I think I have a name for you.” I said to the pup as he let out a burp and looked at me.
“How does Dogmeat sound?” I asked him. He looked down, in deep thought then gave a bark of agreement.
Finally entering the city after an hour of walking. We had to stop for lunch of course but that was just a quick ten minute break.
We entered one of the many metro tunnels and proceeded to walk the metro, killing Feral Ghouls on the way.
I was tackled to the ground by a Feral Ghoul Ravager and I had to push him off me as it tried to bite me. It was only a few inches away before I heard the sound of flesh being ripped open.
I opened my eyes and saw that Dogmeat, a little Timberwolf pup, had bit the neck of the feral Ghoul and tore it off, killing it almost instantly.
I pushed the corpse aside and looked at the now blood covered pup and smiled at him.
“Thanks, Dogmeat.” I said, giving him a pat on the head as I sat up. I looked around and saw a maintenance exit.
Another had gone by as I walked up steps towards the surface after getting passed Raiders, wondering Ferals and patrolling Super mutants.
Now, I'm in need of a resupply of ammo and some water. After a few turns and alley ways, I finally got back to Galaxy News Radio station and walked in.
Once inside, I was greeted by a barrel of a Gauss Rifle by Sentinal Lyons herself. Dogmeat growled at her, ready to attack.
“Is this the way you're going to treat me?” I asked but didn't wait for an answer.
“Where is she?” I asked her.
“Come with me.” She said, leading me towards a makeshift medical room with Luna resting on of the two beds while Celestia sat on the other.
Dogmeat walked in and saw them, though he looked at Luna the most. I think he knew why she was there.
Lyons was going to say something but I kept her quiet and pointed at Dogmeat as he found a way to climb up to the bed. Celestia saw this and was about to pull him away but I signaled to not do anything.
Dogmeat sniffed at the sleeping filly and noticed her crippled wing, then began to lick it. I chuckled at this but stopped as his saliva was starting to glow on her wing.
It then started to change, I saw that it wasn't bent the opposite way anymore and that she had her wing popped back into place.
I walked up to Dogmeat and picked him up. I turned him to look at me.
“You knew what you were doing, didn't you?” I asked with a grin. Dogmeat barked, making Luna wake up with the sudden noise.
“Hmmm, huh...why do my wings feel, sticky?” Luna said in a tired voice.
“Allow me to explain, my dear filly.” I said to her, earning a wide eyed stare from the filly.
I sat on the bed and began to tell them what happened while I was out. During the explanation my vision was soon covered in green words.
Quest: An unexpected friendship complete
The Present
Ponyville
I had sat on the train car through the whole ride back. Once the train came to a full stop, I got back in before anypony noticed I was gone.
I entered the cabin as they started to wake up.
“Get your butts up, we're here.” I said, shaking their seats. Twilight was more trouble as she slept through the shake. I shrugged and carefully picked her up bridal style.
“Steel?” I heard Rarity ask.
“I'm taking her back to the castle, it's late, she's asleep and I'm tired as all hell.” I said as I walked out with Twilight in my arms.
The girls and I went our separate ways, obviously to their homes, me on the other hand, I was carrying Twilight back to her castle.
On the way, I swore I saw someone following us through the shadows. So I turned on the Pip-boy flashlight and saw who it was.
“Steel?” Her voice hasn't changed, she looks exactly like she did back at New Vegas. You may not know her but I do, she wore a royal like dress, only that it looked torn in some areas. Her chitin was like everyone else's, an ash grey color and her mane was a very light blue. She still wore the crown I found for her.
“Dead Eye?”
Author's Note
I almost had a heart attack making this one! The update scared the shit out of me.
Hope you enjoyed!
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