Fallout Equestria: Mountain Mystery.

It was time for the meeting a few days after I told the story to the three. I came to be part of the court. I sat in one of the chairs to wait for my turn waiting for the three to take their seats. The three chairs one was made of clouds for Pegasi the earth one was made of heavy stone and gems found through the digging that they could use and some plants since it was earth pony built.

The unicorn throne it's crazy it's gold with a crystal within it and there was a crown for them. The Pegasi didn't wear anything from an old helm that they used to wear in the past and the earth ponies. No hats at all they just had seeds to eat while they waited to talk. The first to come in was a unicorn this unicorn looked very full of herself she wore a long gown and when she sat in the chair I could finally see what she look like. She was a pure pink mare with a red mane her eye's glowed bright gold. She looked like a beauty. if I was still alive I would find a way to join her herd.

Oh come on even a ghoul can dream, can't they? The next one walked in an earth pony stallion he was large and something that I never thought I would see again he looked so much like big mac. He sat in his chair and he was pure orange and he wore an outfit fit for gentlemen and coming in behind the Pegasi were many guards in the old armor. The pony was a mare part of the firefly clan. She had a bright blue-furred body and her eyes were firey I could tell she was one of the warriors of the family. if I remember right the warriors lead the leadership on the chairs.

A pony came out and lifted a horn blowing it. "The first six hours are of the court. Please make sure what you wish to talk about won't take to long. We need to make sure we get everypony done." The pony backed off and the earth pony stallion spoke.

"Alright first one.." He looked at the first in line a poor mare that looked very sickly but she came up they all looked at her like she was about to die but they knew they needed to treat her with respect. Then I looked at this sighing politics something I hate so much of. I could speak to myself in my mind since its the only good conversation I got for the past two hundred years.

"Forgive me..but my farm hasn’t been able to grow. I was hoping that I could get permission to leave and get one of the zebra brews to help my garden grow. I know how you all feel about Zebras but do I have your permission to head down to Buffalo hoof if it's still there after all these years and get it?"

The three looks at each other the unicorn mare gave one nod the pegasi nodded. So did the earth pony.

"You will go down there with three guards. Whatever you learn about the town bring it back to us. If they're still worthless ponies that don't understand the finer things in life then come back after ponynapping the zebra." The mare nodded and left the room with three guards.

"Alright next."I got into the next chair the next was a warrior mare that had many scars on her body. She looked like she was training and her body just went through hell.

"Greetings I had a mare steal from me. She is here to. To keep her life from being ended for what she stole from me." I thought oh great this is an old-world court and now I am going to be stuck here longer then I wanted. Since its not something I have been wanting to do with my day. The other mare stood up she looked like a worker earth pony.

"She is lying your honors. I demand a duel for what she did to my name." I blinked duels they didn't even happen "Also I demand to know what that smell is." She turned to look at me and screamed along with the others in the line. "A Zombie!!"

I sighed and since they moved out of the way I stood up and went in front. "Greetings your honors I am Detective Smoke Pipe a ghoul."

The leaders looked at each other and the stallion spoke.

"A ghoul so you're from the outside then. What brings you here?" Finally, I was getting somewhere I had to choose my words carefully. Looking at the others that were in line and I smiled weakly to them. My looks made them sick. But I had to ignore how they felt.

"Yes I am from the outside but that is not why I am here. I was brought here by the leaders of Antler to get the okay from you to get some ponies and them to break into old Antler and get my friends from it so I can get back to finding the Blue hats bunker." When I said the word blue hats I heard whispers. Of they were real? How could this be and I don't buy it. "Please my friends are stuck in old Antler and I need to get back to my home before the outsiders since the Enclave has returned and there is a large war on the outside and outsiders are draining it to find weapons to kill the zebras."

Ponies gasped they heard stories of the war of the past and how the zebras were treated. Many of the ponies here if I knew them they would defend them but that is not why I need them.

"Look you could just sit there and watch and wait for the Enclave to come to you. But I need to get to Antler to save my friends. Then find the bunker, you can act like the ponies of old. You can act like the world around you won't harm you." I lifted my pistol and I knew some of these ponies never seen it. "This is the type of weapon they will use on you. and you won't be able to fight back."

I aimed for a vase and fired it shattered with shards flying all over and I could tell that made them scared to death. Putting it back into the holster I looked at them. "They also have weapons that could turn you into dust that's how nasty the war got. Are you willing to help me or sit back and do nothing?"

Many guards came in and arrested me I was lead into a jail cell that was set up so they could be the court. They removed all my bags and cloak even my hat and I was forced into the cell and I sighed. Sitting on the bed I knew these ponies would be this crazy. Beside me was a unicorn mare who was asleep in the bed next to my cell and the other side was a stallion that looked old and weak.

"So what are you in for?" I looked at the cell in front of me my eyes went wide. I couldn't believe what I am seeing.

"Rolex?"

"Guilty I guess." He chuckled. "So what got you in here hmm?" I sighed I didn't want to say since. I have been chasing Rolex for so long and now it's me that is Jail along with him. But I needed help to get out of here. Maybe Snowfeather has become the leader of the clan so she can talk to the one that put me in here.

"I was trying to get help to get Root and Blossom out of old Antler." I shifted on the bed. But when I said that I could tell that Rolex was worried. It was odd for him to be worried.

"They put me in here for asking if they ever have seen the Blue hats bunker. They refuse to help outsiders because they feel that the outsiders will cause them to lose their wonderful blind dreams. I told them if they keep acting like this sooner or later the outsiders will find their way in here and the Moose won't defend you."

I sighed and the guards came back to get me and Rolex. They opened both cells. "Come on you two."

We were lead back into court and forced to sit in the chairs.

"Now for your punishment for ruining our way of life." Rolex rolled his eyes but for me. I was about to lose it but Snowfeather charged in with a bunch of guards and the Antler guards seized the ponies that ran the court. It wasn't wise to do this but Antler has had enough of this old world stuff from what I have learned.

"How dare you! I am the daughter.." A moose smacked the unicorn mare.

"Don't care you almost judged two heroes that dared to ask for your help." Snowfeather brought up. "They came to ask for our help. But this is what we show them? We treat them like worthless beings and below us? I am starting to see why the zebras went to war with us. If this is how we treat our species then we deserved everything we got."

Those words made the entire room gasp. The fact that in their heads she was ruining their little fantasy that they were better than the rest. These ponies were lucky their ancestors would be upset at them for what they did. So Snowfeather took the Pegasus spot after she yelled at her family members. Another unicorn took over the unicorns spot and a younger Earth pony sat in the earth pony spot.

"Take those three to cells release all the ponies they placed in there over the years. Then we will give them the punishment that they deserve. Now Detective please come forward." I walked forward sitting in the chair in the middle of the floor. "Now explain your reasons for what you need and why then we will talk to the leaders of New antler. Leave nothing out Detective tell everypony here what is going on and why you need us. Maybe if the old leaders listened they wouldn't have put you in a cell." Closing my eyes I had to think of what to say to not make a fool of myself in front of these ponies. I shifted in the chair to think. My body felt odd without my coat and gun. I also missed my hat.

"Before I do any of this can you please get my coat my gun and my hat. I can think better about what to say with those." Snowfeather nodded and the guards went to go get my coat hat and gun. I put the gun holster belt around my body so I could get to the gun faster. Getting on the coat feeling now that I am myself again putting my hat on. Feeling so much better after all that.

"Now Detective I am sure you feel that you can tell us now. I know everything but you need to tell the rest of us here. I can't just be the one that knows. Since you saved my clan and did so much for us." She turned her eyes to stare at the former leader that represented her clan. She had a great amount of hatred for that mare.

I sighed "I'm yes a Detective and the world on the outside of this city you live in. But your ancestors ran here from a war that didn't last. The zebras hit us with bombs that made the ending look like a story out of a book. A story that is still told. I'm known as a ghoul. Along with Rolex here. Ones that died and came back like this. It's not something most like. But I have been living since that faithful day. The princess is long dead the six mares that saved us from Discord and Nightmare Moon. I am not going to go any farther my home needs help. Rolex and I have been searching for a bunker of the Blue hats. But first I need to save my friends from old antler."

SnowFeather nods. "Speak loud enough for the old leaders to hear Detective. Express your views on them and tell us what we should do."

I smirked. "Force them out into the wasteland force them to agree to give up everything that many had to. Force them to fight for their lives unless they can use their powers to help. Or just sit back like the worthless Cantorlot ponies they're. Then I don't wish to be here any longer. I got work to get done. I need to find a bunker. I need to find my friends. I need to save my home. I will destroy this entire city to make sure these fools realize that I am not going to sit down and allow corruption."

Rolex laughed softly. "Now you know I felt in the past Detective. Now you see why I started my life of crime in the past. Of course, I no longer wish to have that life of Crime. I am more trying to understand what I can do. Now before you answer the Detective. Is there a secret tunnel in this city or did the Blue hats never make it here?"

Snowfeather shrugged. "That's the issue the Blue hats never came here. If they did the citizens of Antler refuse to tell us. But there is a rumor that is there a strange metal box deep underground in Crazymare Canyon. Now we have no idea were in that area. But be careful there are rumors also of Hydras and Ursa Majors in that area."

Rolex nodded. "Thank you now I will be going. Good luck Detective." He flapped his featherless wings and flew out of the window heading to that area. I felt that one thing was done. But now I need to know what I can do for my friends. It's not something I wish to end. I need to find them. I need to and I can't just sit there doing there. Shifting my body I finally found the words.

" I see your help and I need you to talk to the leaders of Antler to help me get my friends back. Then I shall be on my way and you will never have to help me again. I know for one that if you try to help me it will not end well. It's how the world is. It's how Equestria became. One needs to do something we can't just sit back and wait. That's what happens in the past. Most just sat there and let the zebras get hurt. Then they watched as the six mares that did so much for us. Turned on us well in many minds they turned on us. They did what they felt was right. Even though to some it wasn’t. To our land to our area. They did nothing Fluttershy and Apple Jack did as much as they could for our area. I miss them I am sure I will see them again when its time for me to go up there. But for now, I won't.. for now, I will seek and learn."

SnowFeather nodded. "We need to talk to our clans and then see what we can do. It may take a while but not like days or anything just a few hours. There is a park not far from here were the magic sun shines down. It's a lovely part of our land. Even though we are always in the darkness of Antler. It's the only way to protect ourselves from the outside. Now please let us think."

I sighed and nodded standing up and slowly went out of the door to go into the pony city.

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Pony City.

The pony city of Antler I never got the name. But It looked so much like Cantorlot. High stuck up mares and stallions. But they were more respectful then most were. They treated me with kindness they waved and helped me find the way to the park. Some even asked me questions. I told them what the outside was like. I told them they're too lucky to not see that world. All of them had sadness on their faces. I never thought I would see that. But these ponies had hearts More so then I could say about the rest. Finally after an hour of walking. I found the park a park of green grass pure green grass and flowers all over. I sat on the bench near a mare.

"Hello, Detective." I blinked a bit turning to see a blue hat ghoul. "I see that you found your way to me. I'm very sorry for what you went through. But we aren't very well respected in this city. After breaking our way in here. We kind of brought a creature with us. We had to kill it before it killed them. But I know you're searching for our lost Bunker. Not even the living Blue hats remember where it is. But I was asked to give you this."

The earth pony mare opens a bag with her mouth bringing out one of the black orbs. "I have been holding on this ever since the end. I don't know what you will find in this. You might find a weapon or the truth about what we did. I hope it has the truth about why we did what we did to our land. I don't remember the truth sadly my brain has slowly lost many memories it's a sad thing yes."

I lifted the orb to my eyes with my magic looking into it like I did with the others. This orb didn't glow like the others. But I am sure it had what I needed to learn. Looking over to ponies who didn't even have homes here they laid in tents and some looked sick.

"So you brought a sickness in here not a monster." The Blue hat mare nodded. she looked very sad at the fact that they did. Placing the orb in my pockets. I didn't know what to think at the moment. I should be very upset at them for this. I watched one of the ponies slowly pass away and guards coming over with a mask to burn the body. Pulling them away from the crying family. "Have you been trying to find a cure?"

She nodded. "Yes, we have been trying to find one. But...detective the tunnels from here lead to old Antler. We could let you use them to get your friends. But one issue we blocked off the tunnels to Antler. it's full of nasty creatures so while you have the army break their way into the other area. us Blue hats can help you but we need to make sure the ponies here and that the Moose are wishing to help you as well."

I nodded sighing. "My friends could be hurt already. But like I have been told his mating season is not ready yet. We need to rescue all the ponies he has captured or ever else he has found. What kind of creatures that he has with him?"

The Blue hat mare looked away. She looked like she was upset about something. "He used the projects that we gave him in the past. He still uses him because at the time. We felt he would change the power of this area and now we look at it. We failed to see that he will turn on us as well. I was in the story area building more of our tunnels before the war ended. We didn't get the tunnels to some of the areas of our land. But I did find that orb off the bodies of one of our leaders."

I knew the Blue hats tried to cause issues with the ponies of this land. But I never thought they would even try to help those that cause issues in this land. Maybe to my mind, they felt they owned everything and they had a right to do this. Looking up the world around me turned black and white again. The idea of how the world is so black and white to me is what I never understood. It's the fact I talk to myself most of the time maybe it's not the wise idea to do so all the time. But I am trying to learn why I am going to need their help.

"Detective I want to let you know I am sorry for what happen to you. The fact that many of my friends and well others used you to get your memories so they could continue their weapons. The enclave could find one of them and use it to murder all the souls of that one race. All they need is the DNA of a pony and so on. The fact that we made a weapon that could do this. It's not what I wished either."

I wanted to be angry at this mare for the reasons for what they did. Looking towards another of the sick. The sickness looked like one that has been dead since the old world. The cures of the old world would be very hard to find now. Maybe if they allow I can get some of Diamonds brew makers to come here to see if they could find a cure for this.

"I have been following you Blue hats for years to stop you from using these weapons and learning how to make these weapons. We can't allow you to make them. I felt that way in the past. I promised Apple Jack after she came here long ago that I would stop you. I failed."

I look back on that memory a memory that made me feel awful.

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It was years before the war got worse and along time before Miss Apple almost died by the Elevator. They could come here all the time though. it was rare for them to come here but most of the leaders came to this land. But the one that spoke to ponies were Apple Jack and Fluttershy. But this time it was just Miss Apple on her own. I waited for her caravan to come into Buffalo hoof. I still was pretty young and new on the job. I have a few Mysteries in my belt and I met her during the funeral of my mother. Since Fluttershy somehow knew her. I guess she was from Ponyville and changed her name and moved here when she was pregnant with me. I'm starting to wonder if my mother smoked while she had me in her stomach.

"Detective she is almost here." I looked at one of the Blue hats. This Blue hat worked with the army. Of course, during this time the Blue hats didn't allow anypony to know why they did what they did. I am not sure what to think of the ending of this light. Before the war ended the clouds started to form here. I was told it was needed to make sure the sun could be used for some strange weapon that they used during the war or they were going to use during the war. It's not the idea that made me wonder. It made me wonder why our land didn't get treated as kindly. The only time the princess came here is when issues happen. The last time they came. They came to meet me once along with the rest of the land.

"Ponies Salute." I watched the army stand like they always do. I sighed knowing I wouldn't be able to speak to her at first. Apple Jack came out of the caravan door looking to me I could tell she didn't want to be here but something called her here. I remember the look on her face when she saw the Blue hat. The fact that the Blue hat was even here upset her. Apple Jack walked towards me the Blue hat coming to her.

"Get the hay out of my way." She stared down the mare in the Blue hat who backed up in shock. "Don't let me ask you again. if I see any of you ponies around me.. I will demand you be placed in a cell." She walked to me sighing. We walked into a private area that was a unisex bathroom.

"I'm sorry for that show Detective." She shifted on her hooves. I could tell that she was stressed from being in a moment of leadership. The moment of leadership always gets to those who aren't meant to lead things like this. It's something that will always destroy their ability to think.

"Apple Jack you need a break or a vacation from your job. But why did you lose your cool with that Blue hat?" Apple Jack looked away and looked into the mirror her eyes looked Bloodshot. It started to worry me a lot at the fact that I don't wish to see her hurt. I put my hoof on her back gently. "You can tell me what is wrong. I am surprised at the fact you came here you don't normally come here unless something is wrong."

Apple Jack opened the door and let a guard come in nodding to them. The two earth ponies looked through everything. With strange magic and strange sticks that glowed. She stayed silent for a moment looking back to me whispering in my ear.

"Bugs." Bugs? I thought to myself why would she be looking for bugs? I don't see any bugs. I never thought I would see her turning crazy. But then it finally hit me. I remember when I was talking to a Blue hat they did the same. They put strange bugs in strange devices to make sure that they could listen to whoever was in there. The two guards looked back at her shaking her head. She took a deep breath and breathed out.

"Alright Smoke Pipe." She nodded to the guards and they left the bathroom. "I need to talk to you. It's something I have been hearing for a long time here. I learned about it first from Twilight but she can't come down here. She feels that this area is the backwater of Equestria and she wouldn't be able to talk to any ponies seriously."

Twilight thought we where the backwater of Equestria. Great and lovely I never thought I would hear that. But it's been a while that I have talked to her as well. She didn't enjoy her stay here at all. She just stopped here to go to some strange lab that had something to do with wolves.

"What do you think these Blue hats are doing? They have been very respectful to us even though the army refuses to be. I never thought I would. But do you wish me to go check on something or see what they're up to?" Apple Jack nodded.

"I will be leaving.. so please find what you can." I nodded She left with her guards and I went to go clean my face with the water. I heard another walk in and looked to see the blue hat I was talking to. She had more with her.

"Detective.." I had a bad feeling about these two large stallions then I remember the face of the mare. The large stallion started attacking me and I was knocked out with me being dragged by them and removed from their problems. My memory finally stopped.

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Back in the present.

"I remember you now.." I looked to the mare beside me who smirked weakly.

"I felt you would since.. You seem to be remembering a lot of what happened in the past. Look I'm sorry for the reasons why we did what we did to you. We felt in the past that we can't let anyone stop us from gaining our ability to make the weapons we felt we needed for the past. So to keep the princess and the army from coming to help we destroyed the soil and paid the Pegasus to cover the sky. We needed to make sure that the war never made it to our land. But that failed when some of it started coming into our land."

Some would think I would just attack this mare for what she did in the past. But I can't I thought I would think of it but I feel bad for this mare. She had a job to do and she felt she was doing the right thing. I can't argue with that. It's something I can never argue we all had a job to do and that was to protect ourselves. Finally, though Snowfeather came to me smiling I looked up to see her and the Blue hat mare vanished to hide.

"We will help you and the Moose will help you as well. Also who was that mare that you were talking to?"

I sighed. "She showed me the tunnel to get into the old Antler just she said I should have you go in the other way so I can take down the creature quickly before."

Snowfeather nodded. "I will let them know." She walked away.

"Well, Detective you have the battle to start. We will give you a weapon to deal with the creatures in the tunnel and hopefully the charge will last." I watched them both leave it was time for me to get my friends back. I looked at my gun and ammo I had enough ammo and now I had to get ready for the battle ahead.