Fallout Equestria 4

Prologue

"*Sigh*... war never changes..." I said to myself, looking in the mirror for a good few minutes.

I had just gotten out of the shower, so I needed to shave. I used my magic to pick up my razor and began to shave some fuzz off of my upper lip. I heard a sudden knock and turned to open the door.

As I turned, though, I cut myself next to my mouth, making me jump.

"Sweetie are you alright?"

It was just my wife, who had probably just gotten back from the market.

"Yeah," I said as I put my hoof over the cut. "Just getting dried off."

"Okay! I'll be in the kitchen putting up the groceries." She said before heading to the kitchen.

After I washed my face to get the blood off of me, I left the bathroom.

I made my way to the kitchen to see my wife, Violet Storm, and my robotic handymare, Claire, washing the dishes.

"Hey, honey," I said, quickly pecking her cheek.

"Ah, good morning, sir. Here is your coffee, at 173.5 degrees Fahrenheit, brewed to perfection." Claire said.

"Thanks, Claire," I responded.

"You're very welcome, sir."

I picked the coffee cup up with my magic and took a swig. My wife looked right at me as she sat by me. I wrapped my wing around her shoulder.

"Code what happened to your mouth?" She asked.

"I accidentally cut myself while I was shaving."

“Are you okay?”

I nodded.

“You know you’re going to knock ‘em dead at the Veteran’s Hall tonight, hon.” She says, changing the subject.

“You think so?" I ask.

“Absolutely!”

I look at Violet's belly and gently rub it.

“The baby is going to be just like his mother.”

Violet chuckles. “But she’s going to have her father’s courage.”

“What should we name it?" I said.

“How does sunshine sound?”

“Beautiful.”

Just as I said that, the doorbell rang.

“Sweetie, can you get that? It’s probably that buisinessmare. She comes here every day for you!”  Violet said.

I got up and opened the door. It was a Stable-Tec businessmare.

“Good Morning! Stable-Tec calling!” She said.

“Uh… Stable-Tec? Remind me again. “ I said.

“Why, we’re about you, sir! And helping secure your future!" The businessmare said. "You see, Stable-Tec is the foremost builder of 'Equestria of the Arts' ' underground Megaspell shelters. Stables, if you will."

The businessmare continued. "They're luxury accommodations, where you can wait out the horrors of total devastation. You can’t begin to know how happy I am to finally speak with you. I’ve been trying to contact you for the last few days, and since it’s a matter of utmost urgency, I assure you-“

I cut the businessmare off.

“What’s so important about this?”  I ask.

“Well, nothing less than the future for you and your family! If you haven't noticed, sir, Equestria has gone to shit in a hoof basket!" The businessmare blurted out, probably unintentionally.

"Sorry… Excuse my language, it’s just very soon, the big kaboom is… inevitable, I’m afraid, and coming sooner than you may think. I know that you’re a busy stallion, so I won’t take up much of your time since time is a precious commodity. I’m here today to tell you that because of your family’s services for Equestria, you have been pre-selected for entrance into the local stable: 'Stable 111.'”

I ask: "Will there be room for my family?"

“Yes, of course there will be room for your family! Minus your robot, naturally. In fact, you’re already cleared for entrance. It’s just a matter of verifying some information. Don’t worry, though! There won’t be any holdups in the unforeseen event of…*ahem*… total annihilation. It won’t take any more than a moment.” The businessmare finished.

“Okay, sure. Let’s do this.” I say.

“Splendid! Splendid! Now, please, sign here.” She hands me a clipboard of the Stable-Tec list to sign in for Stable 111. I sign my name and my wife's name for the list.

“Wonderful! That’s everything. I'm just going to walk this over to the stable! Congratulations on being prepared for the future!”

“Thanks, ma'am. We’ll see you there.” I said to her as I closed the door.

“Hey, it’s peace of mind. That’s worth a little paperwork, right?” Violet says from the couch.

“For you and the baby, no price is too high.”

She chuckles at this comment. “Good answer.”

“I have my moments. So, Violet, maybe after breakfast, we could head to the park for a bit, since the weather is nice?”

“Yeah, sounds like fun!” Violet responded.

“Sir?! Ma’am?! You need to come and see this!!” Claire says from the kitchen.

“Claire, what’s wrong?”  Violet asks. We both headed to the kitchen and looked at the mini television set. It was on the news channel.

“Followed by… yes, followed by flashing light and sounds of big explosions…. We’re trying to get confirmation.” The reporter on the screen said.

“What?" Violet says, worried. We both listen closer.

“Confirmed reports of megaspell detonations on Manehatten & Ponylvania.”

“Oh, sweet Celestia...” I looked at my wife and said: “Honey, we need to get into that stable NOW!!”

We then started trotting out of the house and tried to head in the direction of the stable before the bombs hit. It took us about a good few minutes to get there, but we finally arrived at the gate to the stable, as I tried to tell the gatekeeper we’re on the list. I see the salespony yelling at the guards blocking the gatekeeper.

“You can’t do this. That’s outrage! I am part of Stable-Tec! And neither you or your princess can stop me!”

The guards around the gatekeeper started firing some warning shots around the area to scare the ponies.

“WHOA! Okay, you win!”

I then walk through to speak to the gatekeeper.

“We need to get in. We’re on the list!”

“What’s your name?” he asks.

“I’m Code and this is my wife, Violet. Please, you got to let us in.”

He looked at the list and looked right at me. “Ok, go right ahead this way." He said. The gatekeeper looked at one of the guards. "Private, take this list and guard the gate while I take these two to the stable shelter.”

“Yes, Sir!” the guard responded.

“So, what’s going to happen to those ponies?” I ask while we’re moving.

“We’re doing everything we can, now keep moving!”

We trotted on high ground to reach the stable. When we arrived at the stable location, we were told by the guard pony to step onto the platform elevator.

“Honey, we’re gonna be okay, I love you.”

“I love you too, Code.”

As I was looking at my home right in the distance, I then noticed something from the clear blue sky. A falling light coming from the West of Hopeville. A few seconds later, a megaspell exploded right on impact. Me and the other ponies, even my wife, gasped in horror.

“Oh Celestia, we’re all going to die!!” screamed one of the ponies as he pulled out a knife & then began to slit his throat to commit suicide.

“Now! Now! Set it down right now!” screamed the guard to the officer.

“Hold on, everypony!” I said to the group. The platform started to move down to the stable. As we were about 12 feet down, we finally heard & felt the shockwave of the hit itself. Shortly after, we began to smell the debris of the bomb. It smelt worse than a garbage field full of rat piss & dog shit. A few minutes later, we finally made it into Stable 111.

“We did it, we’re here. Stable 111.” my wife said as she gave me a hug as she started to sob a little.

“It’s okay, Violet. Everything is going to be okay. I promise.” I said to her as I kissed her on the forehead.

“Alright everypony, please step off the elevator & proceed up the stairs in an orderly fashion.” called out one of the stable guards. We then headed out of the elevator platform & made our way to the door to Stable 111. As we went in, we then heard what I believed to be the overmare, speaking out of the intercom speakers.

“No need to worry, Everypony. We’ll get all of you situated in your new home in our best stable. A better place for all ponies in Equestria.”

We finally made our way to the stable line to check in to get fitted in.

“You’ll need your suits before we take you any further.” said one of the stable staff, as she gave me a Stable 111 jumpsuit.

“Uh… Thanks.”

“What now?” violet asked.

“Now you two just follow the doctor. He’ll show you where to go.” she pointed over to the pony she was referring to.

“Alright, you two, follow me.”

We then followed the doctor to the first floor of the stable.

“Oh, you two are going to love it here. This is one of your most advanced facilities. Well, not like the others aren’t great, mind you…” he said as we made our way to the second hallway on the right, ending up downstairs on the second floor of the place.

“So, how long will we be down here? “ my wife asked the doctor.

“We’ll be going over all that in orientation. Just a few medical items we have to get through first,” he said. We then took a stop at these stable pods in the middle of the room, with some ponies getting fitted in.

“Alright you two, put on your jumpsuits before entering the pods,” he said to Violet and I. We got our suits on, only taking a few moments. After that, I walked into the pod as my wife walked into hers across from me.

“Violet. I love you.” I said to her as the door closed.

“The pod will decontaminate & depressurize you before we need to go deeper into the stable. Just relax.” said the doctor as he then turned the power on to something. Neither I or my wife knew what it was at first, but I began to freeze as my body started to feel really numb. I then realized that this was not just an ordinary stable pod. It was a cryo chamber. The last words I said in my head before I went into cryo-stasis…

“Time for a whole new life..."