Fallout Equestria: EQUIS Rising

I laid amongst the rotting and moldy hay that made my bed. The chains around my hooves were a constant reminder, I was a slave. The slavers had captured me about 3 years ago after killing my father and my mother. I was and still am a foal. Being that I was now around 16 years old I could relate to adults more so than children. I tossed my head over my shoulder and saw the quickly advancing night.

"We need the bed down" said one of the Slavers.

"I guess that's probably best, at this pace Pegasus Falls is a half days trot." Said the other slaver

I had heard stories from other slaves, the one we picked up and traded off to the other Slaver caravans, that if you were heading to Pegasus Falls you stood no chance of freedom. I sighed and accepted the fact that I was going to be a slave until I died.

"I think the old university is right up here, we can use it as shelter." the first slaver said as he pulled the caged trailer I laid in behind him.

"Yeah whatever, I'm tired of walking" the second slaver said eyeing me through the bars "besides I think this little shit thinks it's funny that I have to walk while he rides in comfort."

I shot up and looked worriedly at him "n n no sir" I muttered "I don't th-" he cut me off with a jab at the cage

"shut up you fucking worm no one asked you to speak" he yelled.

I curled back into the corner and rode in silence the rest of the way to our stop.

What was only referred to as the University was a big ruin of buildings all surrounding what looked to be a circle courtyard. The slaver pulled the trailed to the center of the courtyard and stopped. He unhitched the trailer and let it slam into the ground jolting me to the side of the cage. I struggled to get up and set back down on the moldy hay. The second slaver came to the back of the cage and unlocked the door and swung it open and with a gun

"Get the fuck out" he ordered and without hesitation I obeyed.

He grabbed my chains with his hoof and began to drag me to a post that was almost the exact center of the courtyard. He threw me as best he could and slammed me into the post. Quickly he began to chain me to the post. Starting with my neck and then to my hooves. He stood me up on my hind legs and forced me to stand on them.

"I need to let out some frustration" he said as he turned around and bucked me in the stomach. I was use to this by this point it was the nightly ritual. Beat the slaves. I coughed and spit up blood but he did not stop. Once more, to the stomach the pain burned as it spread. "Maybe I should just end it for this worm" he said as he pulled out a rusty switchblade knife.

He took the knife and pulled it at my throat. The first slaver stepped in and placed a hoof on his shoulder.

"We need the caps" was all he said.

The knife dropped from my throat and then replaced with a hoof to my throat. I gasped for my next breath. I recovered in time to hear a mechanical voice seemingly erupt from everywhere

"TRESPASSING ON EQUIS RESEARCH PARK."

The area was filled with at least seven metal spheres much like the Sprite bots that bobbed their way around the wastes. However the similarities ended at metal floating spheres. These Sprite bots were Crimson and ivory, and had a devious look about them. Instead of having a Ministry of Morale logo stamped on the side these had E.Q.U.I.S. stamped on them. they floated with weapons drawn one energy weapon and two small non energy barrels of an unknown caliber. I watched hopelessly chained to the post as the bot circled the camp.

"LETHAL FORCE TO BE ENACTED" the bots said in unison and the slavers brought their rifles up.

The barrage of bullets that follow as well as the energy bolts disoriented me that is until a stray bullet broke my chain. I fell forward and hit the ground. Instincts told me to lay flat and I obeyed them. For what seemed like hours, but was surely minutes, the sounds of fighting continued. With my eyes closed I could hear the meaty tears of flesh and blood as well as the explosions of mechanical innards. Then silence. I looked up to see in the dying light of twilight the fallen bodies of the two slavers and the bots. I slowly stood up and began to count the bots, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. They were all dead and I was relieved to say the least. I jumped when one of the bots hissed and sparked back to life. The bot began to ask for help in a non threatening tone. I still approached with caution in mind. The bot could not float any more but was still mostly intact.

"Help me" it said as I walked up to it.

The bot rocked back and forth on the ground I sat next to it and picked it up in my hooves.

"I'll try to help if I can" I said.

The bot went silent and then uttered "Thank you"

I turned the bot over in my hooves and tried to sort out the problems on my own only to be forced to realize how unskilled I was at robotic repairs. I turned it back over and sighed.

"I'm sorry I can not help, I don't know what I am looking for."

The bot stayed silent then spoke again "go and grab the others and bring them here, I'll help you fix me."

I sat the bot down and did as I was instructed, I felt like I owed the bot it had saved me even if it was because I was at the right place at the right time. I brought back one at a time until the six dead bots encompassed us.

"Okay" the bot said " I need new propulsion jets, remove the back panel on the nearest bot"

Night had settled and after a long period of time the bot floated next to me and was battle scarred. I poked at a fire that I had gathered wood from the university for. The night was quiet and the bot was just bobbing.

"So shouldn't you return to where you came from?" I asked.

The bot stayed silent for only a moment "I can not return" I was curious but tried not to pry. Silence filled the gap in conversation "Maybe I should tell you about me" the bot said as it floated down onto the ground "I am not like those Sprite bots that float around and spew patriotic music. I am modeled after them, however, I am a sentient being" that explained a lot like how he was calling for help and how he acted like he did not want to die. "I am a Sentry Class II Security Bot. If I return to where I come from I will be decommissioned and destroyed. To them I am a hunk of trash"

I stared at the watermelon sized bot and looked at the ground "I assume from the logo on you, you come from EQUIS." The bot floated up and agreed

"I should not have this on me anymore since I am with you now"

I smiled I loved the idea of having some contact with someone or something else.

"First chance we get we will paint you another color"

"agreed" the bot said.

The next day I woke up to see the bot silently bobbing in the distance. He had stayed true to staying with me. My shackles were still connected to my hooves and they jingled as I rose up. The bot turned around and floated to me

"allow me" it said as energy bolts shot out and broke the shackles.

The feeling was amazing. "Thanks" I said as I joined the bot "so what are we looking at?"

The bot bobbed "the horizon, it's so bleak so much pain and so much opportunity for advancement."

I sat on my haunches and starred with the bot.

"Not to be awkward but are you a male or female" I said truly wanting to know.

"I prefer male, but being I am a robot I'm neither"

I did not break concentration on the horizon "you are a he then" I said

"okay" he said. "I think if we travel we need to carry spare parts for me so while you were asleep I found saddle bags for you" the bot bobbed off and extended an arm and grabbed a rough looking set of saddle bags.

He came back and placed them on me once I stood up. "What makes you think we will be moving from here?" I said as the bot began to load the bags with the spare parts.

He floated silently and then answered "Sensors indicate that something is coming. Soon." The creepiness of that statement visually bothered me but the bot only continued to pack my saddle bags. "It is best to find food and water my friend" the bot said as he closed my bags and retracted his arm.

I nodded and began to walk the opposite direction of Pegasus Falls. The bot followed by my side

"It has come to my attention that I do not know your name" he said.

What was my name? It had been three years since I had used my name I rattled my head only to realize I had no idea.

"It's been so long I don't have a name anymore" I said as the bot floated next to me

"if it helps according to EQUIS my name is CYEN04431" he said trying to make me feel better.

"Well then we will call you Cyen" I said with a smile.

We were now on the outskirts of the university campus

"I guess you can call me Horizon, Cyen" I said "because I am always heading there"

it was corny but it would work for a name. Cyen nodded and we kept walking. Then I heard a screeching sound come from the university. I turned around and so did Cyen.

"What was that?" I asked.

Cyen stayed silent and then spoke "what my sensors indicated"

I gulped and then I heard the explosion and seen the fireball. I was frozen and then I saw another stallion carrying two other ponies on his back. I watched as he galloped away with them

"Don't worry Glacier I'll fix this" I heard the unknown stallion say.

"Cyen we have to see if we can help" I said as I began to run after them.

This was the beginning of my long journey.