Fallout Equestria: EQUIS Rising

June 8th, 2377 - 21:40 Hours“

Congrats Mr.Overstallion” a familiar voice said. I turned around to see Star Charmer smiling back at me. “It seems I need to discuss a lot with you now.” she said. “I felt like I should give you some space to celebrate” she said with a sheepish smile.

I rolled my eyes and grinned. “Star Charmer I need to know everything you know” I said “which I understand may not be a lot.”

I sat my glass down and approached her. “Well Glacier, everything I know I have already shown you” I was discouraged.

I quickly thought of the Pseudos. “Okay what do you know about the Pseudo Ponies?” I asked seeing if she knew anything more than what I was told.

She thought for a moment crossing her front legs together. “If I can recall, back before the war EQUIS was running a project that focused on robotics.” she said as she uncrossed her legs and walked to the glass of cider she picked the glass up and sipped casually “They called them Pseudo Ponies they were suppose to be robotic pony clones or something like that.” I was satisfied with that as an answer. The pieces were falling into place more.

“So what I have so far is that EQUIS was an institute that was on the cutting edge of all arcane technology and neurological sciences before the war.” I stated and Star Charmer nodded “Stable Tec, the company that built the stables and manufactured many advancements joined with EQUIS to created a stable that would preserve pony life as well as the institute in a whole, correct?” she continued to sip from the glass “With this stable being built to house both EQUIS and pony civilians Stable-Tec instructed EQUIS to preform experiments to, as they said, preserve memory data through brain removal.” without giving her a chance to interrupt I continued. “So that leaves us where we are today, EQUIS has began preparations for another round of experiments. As Overstallion it is my duty to protect the stable citizens.”

Star Charmer nodded and set the glass down and walked up to me “Glacier” she said “It is not easy being Overstallion and not to weigh you down anymore but you are the only one who can put a stop to EQUIS in this stable.” she kissed my cheek “Since I am in your head I was here when the Pseudo visited you” this revelation did not surprise me. “Dusty seems like a trustworthy pony and he did show you that he wasn't a living pony. I think what he says holds truth.”

I nodded and looked at her “So you think I should trust him” she nodded in approval “Star Charmer, I don't want to overthink anything but couldn’t opening the stable door cause EQUIS to retaliate against the whole stable?”

She looked at the floor and then to me “It’s a chance we have to take, sacrifice to survive. You can not do it alone you need support like how Equestria use to have a Princess and six ministry mares”

I walked over to the glass and picked it up in my magic and noted that it was empty “How did you drink this Star Charmer?” I turned around and saw she was gone. I sat the glass back down, “A question for another time I suppose.”

June 9th, 2377 - 10:00 Hours

The atrium erupted in cheers as I approached the podium that had been placed in front of every able bodied stable pony. I quickly scanned the room and I saw what I was now in charge of, Life. I still had no idea what I was doing, however, I did know what I needed to do or well what I thought I needed to do. Over the course of the election, well from the moment I was thrown into the election, I had been given options on what needed to be done. From the EQUIS loyalist Pseudo delivering his very strong hooved message, that resulted in my horn being broke, to Star Charmer and Dusty’s plea for an open stable. After the results I was able to force some thought processes to figure out what was best. Although Star Charmer was in my head, I had to decide what I wanted to do.

“Hello Everypony” I said to start “My name is Glacier Mane and I am your new Overstallion” the crowd cheered and I felt something I had never felt before, needed. “As I stated before, I am from this point on initiating the Priority One legislation, from this point on my agenda will be based on the individual needs of the ponies in the stable” I looked over the crowd and saw the face of Dusty near the center of the mass of ponies. “Over the next couple of days I will be assembling something that has not been assembled in the stable before.” The crowd was silent with anticipation over what my next words would be. “I will be appointing a staff to serve next to me to make sure I have the best interests in mind for the stable.” I could tell this was something that no pony thought would be necessary in the stable, however, I knew that this was something I needed. “I will need 2 other ponies to be my staff and I will be appointing them by looking at everyones C.A.T. scores, as well as taking applicants if you are a chosen candidate you can either accept or deny the position.”

I knew that Dusty would come to the Overstallion office to talk to me about the position of staffer, and I wanted him to because he was going to be one of the two the other, I had no idea. I finished the speech and left to go to my office. I was sure that this was going to be a big deal to a lot of the ponies in the stable. As I stepped down from the podium a guard pony flanked me. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw the pony, that I now knew to be a EQUIS Loyalist Pseudo, who attacked me a few nights ago. He was still dressed in his leather barding and he had a lifeless look on his face.

“EQUIS is not pleased with you Mr.Glacier Mane” he said as a guard stepped between him and me

“Excuse me sir but if you want to see the Overstallion make an appointment” the guard said pushing the leather clad pseudo pony away.

“Force detected, Lethal Force Initiated” the pseudo said as he grabbed the guard with a hoof and slammed him into the floor breaking his neck.

I moved back as fast as I could. “You failed to acknowledge what EQUIS wished and you shall die” he said as the other guard jumped between him and me.

“Stand Back” the guard demanded as he brandished his Stable-Tec issued 10mm pistol.

The whole atrium watched as the events unfurled and what could be the first assassination attempt on a Overpony ever. The Pseudo moved with lightening speed and sent a hoof down on the guard pony's weapon crushing it into the floor. With a liquid movement the Pseudo spun around and bucked the guard in the head cracking his neck. Now it was only me left to defend myself and from the looks of it I was going to die. The Pseudo approached me and raised up on his hind legs

“EQUIS WILL RISE” he declared as he started to drop down about the deliver a bone shattering blow to my body.

However, before he could the Pseudo dropped to the ground and started spitting what looked like blood onto the floor. I blinked to see Dusty standing there with his rear hooves in the air. Dusty was followed by a white mare that kept her face hidden beneath a cloak. Dusty turned to the mare and whispered into her ear. Without a word the mare floated the loyalist pseudo onto her back and trotted out of the atrium. I looked at Dusty and sighed a sigh of relief

“We don’t really have time to talk at length, however, we need to speak in private” Dusty said as he pushed me towards the Over Stallion office.

“I understand Dusty, I also wanted to talk to you” I wanted an audience with Dusty again but this was not the way I intended it to come about. It seems that EQUIS was not playing around and my plans need to be finalized quick.

June 10th, 2377 - 11:20 Hours

Dusty walked in and closed the door and locked it. "Glacier" he said in a monotone voice "you better have a damn good plan on what to do from here on out."

I smiled "as a matter of fact I do" I said confidently

"then let's hear it, I know I was there to protect you this time but I can't always be there for you." He said on a rushed tone.

I walked over to my desk and placed my hooves on it "Dusty, you heard me mention that I am putting a cabinet of staffers together to help me run the stable" I said as I floated a clear bottle of water over.

"Yes and I think that's a good plan but how can you trust anyone that you don't already know?" he questioned my plans

I sipped generously from the bottle "well Dusty since you and I are on the same page about all this I need you to be my first choice as a staffer" from the look he gave me I could sense a feeling of shock and possibly sheer rejection of the idea.

My senses were confirmed "oh no no no no" he said shaking his head "look the sentiment is wonderful really but no."

I pressed a button on the desk that caused a screen behind me to flicker to life. The screen showed short live clips of the stable. "Dusty, you see this?" I said pointing at the screen "these are my ponies, and your ponies too, they depend on me to make the best decision possible" I turned to face the screen. "These ponies are in danger and they need a leader who is backed by the best and most knowledgeable staffers as possible" I turned back around to face him "we are facing an unknown enemy that seeks to destroy us all, and you want to defeat them, join me and let us face it as a team!" I was sure to make the last part extra patriotic.

He looked at the ground and then back to me and turned around towards the door. "Let me think about it Glacier." He paused and breathed in, did Pseudos breathe? "In light of your election it seems that EQUIS may be attempting to kill you, I along with my group of ponies suggest you stay to your quarters." He looked back at me "As I said I will think about your offer and in the meantime call Serenade and make sure she is okay, she is not the target but she is also not safe either" he walked toward the door and walked out.

It seemed that EQUIS was not to happy with the election results and were willing to kill me in order to correct the problem that they perceived. I pressed the button on the desk and killed the camera feed. I turned to the terminal and began to search for the soil and air monitors. Maybe if i could find those then maybe one issue could be taken off my mind. Finding the monitors was the easy part. The programs were right where they needed to be. I clicked on their icons, However, the same message kept popping up "Stable 744 Overpony override needed. Please enter passcode." The fuck? I was the Overstallion I had the total authority to view the monitors, why would I need a passcode? I tried multiple guesses all telling me that I was using an "!!!UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY!!!" I hung my head and turned off the terminal. For me at this time nothing was being handed to me, I guess I should expect that as the new norm.

June 11th, 2377 - 09:00 Hours

"Hello mr.Overstallion sir" said auburn unicorn pony "I am here for the staffer position" he had his mane slicked back in a professional manner. "I have all of the necessary qualifications and have helped lead many of the prominent clubs in the stable" he sat in front of me with a smile on his face.

I honestly had no intention to hire him for the starting position, however, to keep up the appearance of not having chosen, at least to me, the most important staffer I needed, Dusty. He hooved over his résumé. I glanced over it, his name was Duke Chaser of the Duke family. The Dukes had been long time rivals of the Glacier family but since losing to my family in the election in which more great grandfather won the rivalry had been lukewarm. Duke Chaser, according to his résumé could be considered a political law pony. He appeared well versed in stable-tec law as well as Equestrian law. I smiled and shook his hoof.

"Well Duke, I will keep you in mind, the process of finalizing the applicants is far from over but you are one of the ones I will look back on." I walked him to the door and watched him as he left and I walked back to my chair.

I sat down and rubbed my temples with my hooves. I was still sore from the surgery and I allowed myself to pop another pain pill. I turned to my terminal and pulled up the soil and air monitor icon and attempted another round of guesses to no avail.

"It seems you don't know what you're doing" the familiar voice said from across my desk.

I turned the see who the intruder was to find that Dusty had let himself in.

"Dusty!" I said in a surprised and welcoming tone "I hope you have thought over what I proposed." I was eager to hear his answer.

"Glacier" he started "I thought over what you said and I took it to my group and we have a compromise." I did not like the sound of that but I was will to hear him out on it. "I will join you in office if and only if Serenade is also brought on as a staffer."

The fuck kind of compromise was this? Serenade was a bar mare not a politician and what could she possibly bring to the table, besides her fine flank?

"Dusty" I stammered a little "I'm not sure" he frowned

"Glacier it's the only way" I considered his words and sighed

"Okay I will think about it" he smiled and turned around and started to head out the door

"I'll come back tomorrow for an answer"

June 11th, 2377 - 17:34 Hours

I left my office flanked by security ponies, after the display of aggression earlier I welcomed their company. My first day as Overstallion was filled with pointless interviews and countless attempts to crack the passcode on the terminal. I made my way to my quarters and bid the security ponies farewell and locked the door behind me. I walked over to the kitchen spigot and floated a glass under it and poured water into it. I drank the glass greedily and sat the glass in a strainer. I turned around to see Star Charmer sitting at the table

"You should take Dusty up on his offer" she said drinking from a glass.

I walked over to her and sat down.

"why do you say that?" I said both curious and completely dependent on the answer.

"Well" she said "Serenade is an important part of your life as a lover and you need her to get Dusty to join you" she sipped from her glass and sat it back on the table. "Both of these ponies are the only ponies you can trust."

I saw her point, however, would it not be suspicious if I put Serenade, a known lover of mine, as a political staffer?

I voiced my concern to Star Charmer and it was met with a "Does it fucking matter if you save lives?" She had a point.

I nodded and looked down at my hooves, if that's what it took to have Dusty on my side then so be it. I looked up to find that she was now standing in front of me. She took my muzzle in her hooves

"Glacier you need to do this." She kissed me and then dissipated into a fog. The hell was that about?

June 12th, 2377 - 06:20 Hours

I left my quarters early, the security ponies had not had a chance to arrive at my door so I walked alone. I had thought about what Dusty had proposed and what Star Charmer had added to it. It was true that both Dusty and Serenade were the two most well known ponies to me. I was fairly certain I could trust both of them and it was a fact that I needed Dusty's help and that meant making Serenade my second staffer. I knocked on Serenade's door and waiting patiently for her to answer. I knocked twice before she answered, she was tired and appeared sleepy.

"Oh, Glacier" she said shaking her mane from her eyes "It's early is something wrong?"

I put a hoof on her shoulder and lead her out the door

"Come with me, it's important" and I drug her to my office.

In addition to being a large room that housed my desk and several terminals my office also included a personal bathroom complete with a shower, sink and toilet and a fully furnished bedroom. I had yet to use to bedroom because it felt cramped. I walked Serenade into the bedroom and told her to sleep. I had no idea when Dusty would arrive, however, I needed her to be alert and ready to take on the task of being one of my staff. I left her alone and went to my desk and began pulling out a desk drawer after desk drawer to search for a passcode to the terminals monitors. I pushed aside blank paper pads and pens and found what looked to be promising, however, the code I had found did not work. I floated the paper beside me and walked into the bedroom where Serenade was snoring. The paper had a code but it looked more like a combination to a safe and if there was going to be any safe in this Overstallion suite it would be in the bedroom. I looked around and at first saw nothing but a room. Everything looked to be the same as a normal room that anypony would live in except the one square of steel that shone with a matte finish. I walked over to the square it was on the far corner of the room and was next to the dresser. I laid on my stomach and focused on the panel, the panel lifted away easily and revealed a safe, exactly what I expected. Inside the safe was not what o was expecting. There was no code to the monitors only 4 bottles of whiskey and a white milky colored memory orb. I levitated the bottles out and looked at the labels "Stable 744 -Whiskey - Batch 002". This was a treasure. Second run of whiskey in the stable, probably the only ones left. I returned them to the safe, well all but one, and grabbed the memory orb and suddenly faded away.

November, 2198

My vision darkened and then brightened. I saw staring into a mirror, well not me but the, oh god the mare whose memory I had hijacked accidentally. She was a cream colored earth pony mare with a light blue mane. She smiled and cleared her throat. "Hello, if you are seeing this you are either Overpony of stable 744 or the stable has failed and is being looted." She frowned and continued. "I am Overmare Glacier Lilly, Third Overpony of Stable 744, I am one year into my ten year term. I am recording this without the consent of EQUIS." She stopped and looked down at a piece of paper and then back at the mirror. "EQUIS has no reason or want whatsoever to open the stable. The monitors are in working order, however, are only activate with a passcode known only to them." She took a deep breath and exhaled "EQUIS is evil and needs to be stopped. Please find the code or some other way around the monitors and let us out" everything went black and I woke up in my own body on the floor of the bedroom whiskey bottle next my head. I shook myself off and stood up, Serenade was still asleep oblivious to my little black out episode. I focused my levitation around the orb and placed it back in the safe and closed and locked it. I returned the panel and levitated the bottle of whiskey next to me as I walked out of the room.

June 12th, 2377 - 09:35 Hours

Serenade stumbled out of the room, now fully rested. I know I had fallen asleep at least once maybe twice. While I waited of course. I had the Stable monitors pulled up and were watching all the ponies go about there business. Moving one way or another to complete the jobs that they were assigned. The cameras where everywhere, except in living quarters, every pony knew that they were there, however, acted as if they were not there at all. This fact was proven to me as I caught one stallion rutting a mare in a maintenance corridor, of course I switched to the next camera, once I got an eyeful of the mare, what? I am only equine. Serenade walked up to me and kissed me on the cheek.

“What is all this about dear?” she asked as she walked over to one of the chairs in front of my desk.

“I have a friend I need you to meet and a proposition to ask of you both.” I said as I sat up in my chair.

I caught her expression, her eyes were wide with astonishment.

“Glacier!” she almost yelled “I am not that kind of mare!” confused I looked at her.

“w w what do you mean?” I said completely oblivious to the issue.

“I will not have a threesome with you and your friend!” she almost yelled at me.

Whoa. What the fuck? This took a turn for the worst and quick.

“No no no no no that's not what this is about” I said quickly adding “This is not about sex, it's about politics.”

She sighed and began resting easy again.

“Glacier, I don't know what I can do pertaining to politics I don't a lot about politics.” I rested back in my chair and looked at her.

“Honestly, me neither.”

June 12th, 2377 - 10:00 Hours

Dusty walked in this time he was wearing a suit, a nice business suit.

“Good Morning, Mr. Glacier, and Mrs. Serenade” he said with a slight bow. I was taken back from the sight of him, he dressed as if he knew she would be here. He walked up and sat in the chair next to serenade. “Lets get to business here Mr.Glacier” he said “Also can we please keep some things at a low priority until later.”

I acknowledged what he meant and I agreed, the thought of Dusty being a pseudo could send Serenade running.

“Of course” I said as I sat up to look more business oriented. “As you both know, I need staffers to help run the stable. I need these staffers to be who I trust.” I paused to make sure that they, well make sure Serenade, was following what I was saying. “You two are the most trusted ponies I associate with. So what I am saying is that I am offering you two the job of Staffers”

I paid no attention to Dusty, this whole deal rested on Serenade agreeing to say yes. However, as Overstallion, I had the final say.

“Glacier, I told you I don't have politics as one of my many fortes.” she said as she began to sweat a little.

“No matter Serenade, you know the ponies better than anyone, and that is experience enough.” I said reassuring her. I could tell she was not being sold so easily. “Serenade, I need you to help me, Please.” I said almost begging her.

“O o o okay” she said looking at me with a smile “I’ll do it”

I smiled and looked at Dusty “Alright, what say you Mr.Dusty?” I asked as I looked at him

“Of Course I will Mr.Glacier, I am honored you would ask.”

I got up and walked behind them both “Well now that, that is settled you need titles” I said placing a hoof on each of them. “How about Ministers? You have Overstallion Glacier Mane, Thats me of course, and then Minister Stallion Dusty of the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry Mare Serenade of the Ministry of Public Relations” I patted my hooves on them and they agreed to the titles, Dusty more so that Serenade. “I wont have a press conference over this.” I said “Just send out a message over the pip-bucks that way its faster, we have a lot to do” I walked back to my chair and set down and began to pull up the Stables mass publication terminal.

“Well Mr.Glacier it seems you already know how to run a stable.” Serenade said as she began to get up from the chair

“Serenade” I said stopping her “I am not finished with today's business and I need you to be here for it” she slowly set back down and I finished typing the message and sent it.

***Attention all Stable 744 residents The Staffers have been chosen. The decision came down to the most trusted and qualified candidates. Please welcome Dusty Steelstrider to the newly formed Ministry of Commerce in the office of Ministry Stallion. And Serenade to the newly formed Ministry of Public Relations in the office of Ministry Mare.***

I looked over at Serenade and back to Dusty. “It’s time, Dusty.” I said.

Dusty reached up and began to unbutton his suit.

“whoa Glacier, I am not into this I told you” I shushed her and reassured that this was nothing to do with sex.

Dusty removed his suit only to reveal fur and hide.

“Serenade” he started as he stood up and turned to her “The first time I met Glacier I looked different.” he said as he stood on his hind legs and pushed into his chest.

A slight hiss and a puff of steam escaped around what appeared to be an oval in the center of his chest. The oval pushed out and he took it in his hoof. On the inside was the familiar sight I had seen before. The gear and clockworks I had seen before were now concealed under lifelike synthetic muscle and hide. Serenade’s eyes went wide and she was trying to grasp exactly what she was witnessing for the first time, hell it was still hard for me to grasp what I was seeing and this was the second time I had seen it.