Fallout Equestria: Mountain Mystery.

I am running as quickly as I can through the sheetrock stones. I have been running for I don’t know how long. I am all alone as well. I lost Root and the others as soon as we got here. Bumble Bee told me stories on the way up here of the monster of SheetRock her and the others created it.

They created it to keep travelers like me and others out. What she didn’t tell us though was that it could talk and had a bone to pick with the blue hats for turning it into what it is now. I wish I could understand what it is. I know they said back then they used to be a mare.

“Oh come out. I won’t hurt you. I just want to talk. I know you’re a detective and a ghoul. I can smell you.”

I found a dead-end in the mountain of sheet rocks. I had no way to go as I saw her coming towards me. How in the world did I get into this mess?!

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Three days earlier

We have been on the road for a while. It would take another day at least to get to sheetrock. It’s a bit strange that nopony has been on these roads for years. I remember the last group that came up here to mostly hunt for mushrooms. They talked about a nasty creature that attacked them. It didn’t kill them though. They just screamed at it and the creature left.

I wonder if this creature even can understand ponies. Of course, if this creature is near the bunker. I am sure the Blue hats created the damn thing. Root and Blossom are talking about stallions again. I took a deep breath shaking my head. Root is trying so hard to corrupt Blossom. I am sure I am going to walk in on the two having a stallion with them.

“You know Root someday you will get pregnant.”

Root shrugs her shoulders.

“If I don’t then I do. Even though I will keep having fun. I am going to live dangerously and make sure Blossom does as well and if I do get pregnant when I will demand whoever planted the foal in me to marry me.”

Blossom giggles.

“I will do the same. I have been told I am too stuck up. My commander always told me to relax have some good sex maybe that will untighten me a bit and let me relax. Just I haven’t been able to get into the mood to want to flirt. Root helped me through all that.”

Root laughs. All I did was roll my eyes. These two are going to be the death of me. Even though I believe I am already a walking zombie. At least that is how some see ghouls. Using my magic to pull out the smoke pipe lighting and taking a few drags. Rolex went on ahead and he hasn’t returned. He said it may take him a while to return since the last time he was up there it was hard to find what he needed to.

I could hear the couple arguing Rocky and his wife had a lot of arguments. But it went from them arguing to them laughing.

“You four are pretty silent in your carts. I can understand why Bumblebee is silent since my wife doesn’t trust blue hats at all.”

The female moose chuckles. I got her name like a few miles away from Antler. Her name is Ember and it’s a rare moose name. From what Rocky told me she was raised not only by a dragon. But a pony married to a dragon.

“So tell me something, Ember. How did your mother and your father meet? I mean I know you’re adopted and they’re a mixed-species just how did they meet?”

Ember snickers.

“Well, my mother used to be a diamond hunter. My father was also a monster hunter; he hated attacking beings that could talk. He was hired to attack my mother. She was after the same treasure as some nut. Instead of them killing each other they gave the treasure hunter the treasure. They then found another treasure and got married a few years after. Now it’s rare for mix breeds to happen. I do have a sister but I was adopted to keep her company.”

A story like that is heartwarming. It’s like the story I know of many zebras that got married to ponies not only to protect them but also to give them a family since zebras were so hated. War does some stupid things to others. Thankfully many didn’t get that way here; only a few did. It happens though because ponies never really had a war before. The zebras always fought each other.

“What is on your mind Smoke Pipe?”

Looking down to Root. I shrug my shoulders. I am unsure what is really on my mind. Maybe I could be worried about what is ahead? I could be more worried about if we will win this battle that is ahead. I think it’s more that we have no idea what is going on outside this land.

“I think the bigger issue we have is we can’t get radio singles from the outside land. It’s like we have no idea what the hell is going on out there. We don’t know why a war suddenly started. But..”

I take a deep breath sighing. I don’t want to say watch a hero showing up and causing these problems. There are times that a hero will rise and do whatever they do. He or she will cause whatever problems around them. It’s why they didn’t care for the elements being here. Because anywhere they went problems were caused.

“I am sorry just remembering what happens when a hero shows up in an area. It’s not the first time even in the old world a hero shows up. A lot of problems start to crop up. I have been called a hero for what I have done. I am not a hero. I don’t expect the world to change around me. I don’t expect the world to conform to new life because of freedom taken. I am just a simple detective.”

Blossom lifts her head looking at me. I could tell what I said didn’t sit too well with her. Even though it’s sad, even though it’s the truth. The truth is not happy either. Times never have changed then.

We spent the last three days trying to get into Sheetrock. Most of the time it was harder to do so. We didn’t talk to each other after what I brought up about how I feel about heroes. Bumble and I didn’t even want to talk. The two moose didn’t sleep at least till we stopped for the third day. We had to because of a pack that has been following us.

I made a campfire and sat in front of it. The others were asleep. I heard a strange noise lifting my magnum. Standing on my hooves looking around for what I just heard. I told the others it might be best for me to look like I am alone.

I heard howling. I knew this was something I would have to deal with. I felt the only way to make the rest of the path for us safer is to kill them. Most of the time you want to deal with wolves you sing to attract them.

“I had a banjo on my knee. I played it during the funeral of my dear love. Oh, we sing together on such warm days. I see her eyes staring at me, those cheeks glowing oh so red. I see and feel her lips on mine.”

The pack from what I could tell is getting closer and from what Rocky told me while the others were asleep that it’s strange for wolf packs to be out this far. That normally means that there is a creature in their hunting grounds making it much harder for them to hunt for food or there are too many of them. Too much overbreeding, not enough hunting.

“Our lips oh so soft touched each other. TIll the end of the night. Oh, little moon please on me.”

I finally saw the first four of these wolves. I lifted my magnum as well and a second pistol I had in my pockets. I fire at them while I sing.

“Oh, we shall always sing under the moon.”

I fire and bullet hit a wolf in the side of the head and the poor creature’s head blew up. Another bullet flies from the chamber of my magnum hitting the wolf in the leg and it falls. I fire the pistol to kill it, the last two charging at me.

“The moon looks so much like a bourbon sky. Just the taste, just the night. It’s under the blues of the night. Oh please little darling bring forth my moon whiskey sky.”

I fire another bullet out of my pistol hitting the wolf in its chest. I couldn’t get the other fast enough so I twisted on my hooves bucking the wolf in the chest. Using my decaying left foreleg smashing and crushing the skull. I use this time to reload my two guns.

“Oh, the sky is on fire with the whiskey moon. It tastes so good it brings out the nature of us all. It’s never time for the moon to shine.”

I know full well soon they may come faster and more of them. I have to whistle to call the others since I know they’re awake waiting for it.

“Oh, my darling, our little one is dancing for you. The whiskey sky calls to her. When the moon is shining we all wish to sing this song. Oh, for you to know that we are the shining misty moon.”

I heard a louder howl knowing that the pack leader was coming. I am starting to wonder from the sounds of the howl that this wolf might have mutated from migration or a set of water that is corrupted by magic.

“There is no hope to ever sing. The song is all we have and the color our lives have gone. Shall we burn the entire world? OH my darling yes, we should yes we should. We should push the button to release the hell that comes for us.”

I finally saw another group of wolves but that was much bigger than before. Just like three this time I wonder if they’re waiting to send the entire pack all at once. Normally they all attack at once. I wonder if this one is smarter than the others.

“Oh, the magic of the bourbon sky has brought forth the magic. Oh, my darling shall we kiss again? Oh, such a kiss is to dance... Oh, your blushing cheeks it’s but a wonder to see. Oh just to see your face so red. It’s full of life and wonder.”

I start to dance spinning and twirling. When I stop the spin I fire my two pistols aiming for two wolves as one gets close to me. The two fall and struggle to get back up from the pain of the bullets. I wasn’t quick enough with the last one. It pins me on my back grunting as I try to fight it. I am forced to drop my guns as I use my magic to try to break the wolf’s neck. A hoof smacks into the head of the wolf’s head. I heard the skull shattering. I pant grunting, breathing deeply to fill my decaying lungs.
I turn my head seeing Bumblebee helping me now. I stood back on my hooves grabbing my guns again with my magic. Bumblebee held a sniper rifle in her magic. I look at the name and it’s called ‘Bourbon song.’

I look at the name of my magnum ‘Bourbon street.’ We named our weapons after our first date. I remember this well. BumbleBee joined in with the song and she sang first.

“Oh, my darling. My darling lover oh mine. My cheeks are so red from your eyes. You’re a stallion of my dreams. Under the bourbon moon. The bourbon song in our hearts. Oh my love I love you so much. For our whiskey dance has become the moon in the sky.”

A smile forms on my face. I feel that I shouldn’t have been treating her so poorly the last few days. She gets into a position to get ready for the next set of wolves. I have no idea how many more are coming.

“Oh my mare the song is coming.. Our dance shall become part of the moon.”

I lift my hoof and she wraps her hoof around me. We dance. Looking towards the sound of wolves now coming from the left and right side. Each group of four so I spin her and when she stops she fires as quickly as she can. As I do the same with how strong the rifle bullets are each of their body parts that got hit fly off. The bullets that hit the wolves I aimed for a hit but one that got hit kept running towards me.

“Come let’s bounce, let's dance.”

Root comes down from a rock not far from us landing on the wolf using her large earth pony body to crush the wolf. She dances to the song as we all sing together and get ready for the next set if there is any more.

“We all dance to the bourbon sky. In the city of color, the color is gone. For we all live in the grey. The grey sky, the grey moon. It dances for us and it’s for the way we learn.”

A large wolf finally shows up. It was time for us to fight but we had nothing really to fight this big wolf. Blossom comes sweeping down from the sky quickly. She has strange blade wings on her wings. I have no idea when she got these. It looks like she either made these or bought them recently. I don’t remember seeing her with anything of course she hides her wings in her outfit. She slices the wing blades into the side of the wolf flying back. Joining into the song with her verse.

“The clouds are made of the whiskey in the sky. Oh, dancers of the sky. We are all here to bow to you. Oh, dancers of the sky bring down the whiskey and let us dance together. Let us sing to the whiskey bourbon moon.”

The wolf howls in pain Root being a large earth pony charges at the large pack leader. She uses her heavy hooves to attack the wolf. Bumble and I use our guns to fire and with each swoop from the sky Blossom do what she could. But we all sing the song together to keep our minds focused.

“Oh, the last bourbon has been drunk by the mare on the moon.”

I sang, firing my two guns and the bullets into the wolf that howled in pain. It’s having a harder time staying up on its paws. It swipes at Root and she quickly backs away. Even if she gets a few scratches on her chest. It doesn’t slow her down.

“Oh, my darling our kiss shall lead to our sex under the whiskey sky. Oh please my darling please lead me to bed under the bourbon moonlight.”

Bumblebee aims with one of her last bullets. She hasn’t had to reload since her sniper rifle has a big chamber. She takes a deep breath after her verse from the song closing her eyes. Keeping one open to stare at the head of the wolf. She fires the bullet that leaves the burning chamber. It flys spinning around quickly. The bullet speeds up and hits the wolf right in the jaw. The wolf’s jaw breaks apart in a mess of gore.

“The dance shall always be there under the whisky burning sky. Just hop and dance it shall be there.”

Root after her verse quickly swings her large right foreleg into the face of the wolf causing it to fall to its side and it tries to get up whining and crying. It wants to get up to run but we can’t allow it to. It will just be in pain and die somewhere that would attract worse things. Blossom lifts into the air, her wings spread out covering the moon itself. Her pegasus body over the moon makes her shadow form on the ground. She quickly dives down to get to the dying wolf.

“The light will never return under the bourbon moon. For the fire has gone out and we are all figments of the bourbon. The whiskey has been dry and the endless waltz has ended. But in the shine of the moon. The shine of the sky and the ending dreams. It’s always within the ending of our hearts. For we have come to the end of the whiskey moon.”

The song ends and she slices deep into the body of the wolf; the last attack kills it. We didn’t waste time putting the bodies of the wolves in a pile but before doing anything too crazy. We skin them, take out eyes, hearts, and other parts we could give the zebras back in Buffalo. I then catch the bodies on fire as we watch the bodies burn.

“Are you sure we did the right thing?’

I glance at Root shrugging my shoulders.

“No pony has been in this land for so long there might be too many here. Not enough food I am sure it doesn’t help. That most of what they hunt might be from old Antler and the forest around them. It’s a bit sad, yes.”

Root and Blossom went to go clean up and then get to sleep. I look over to Bumblebee and I sit down to relax. Bumble sits beside me and leans into me. I feel that I will never be rid of my love for her. The love for her is going to be hard to ignore.

“Bumble tell me the truth..”

Bumble turns her head to look at me.

“Hmm?”

“Was the love you had for me real?”

It took a while for Bumble to speak. I have a feeling she would never have to answer this question.

“It was real to me, Pipe. I wish I could have given you foals. It’s a problem I never thought I would ever think of. I took the memory of telling you that I can’t have little ones. The sadness on your face. I didn’t want you to remember that pain. It’s why we adopted our little dragon.”

The memory returns of how I felt. It hit me harder than I felt it should. I stand on my hooves.

“Let’s get some sleep, Bumble. I have a feeling we will be seeing that creature tomorrow.”

We went to bed when it was the morning we put everything in the two carts and went on. Root and Blossom were still sore from the fight last night. The two moose didn’t help us; they felt we could handle it ourselves.

When we finally got into sheetrock a heavy storm hit like out of nowhere. I was tossed away from the cart and knocked while the others moved on. When I woke up hours later the storm was over. I stood pushing a bunch of leaves and twigs off me. I turn my head to come face to face with the creature.

The creature has many bug eyes. Spider legs and looks just like a normal spider. I just stare at it and slowly try to back away.

“Are you okay?!”

The creature ask and didn’t stay to answer I quickly ran. I run as quickly as I could.

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Trapped in the dead end.

OH!! So that is how it happened I was dumb and foolish and didn’t listen to the camels when they said to stick together. I couldn’t because of a dumb storm!!

“Oh, the detective I see you.”

I finally see the nightmare and the creature just stare at me and pulls its leg to me.

“Hey Smoke pipe please don’t be scared I am here to help. Your friends were just as scared as the others that came. But one stayed here and helped me learn how to speak like you. Don’t worry I won’t eat you. Pony bones hurt my mouth and well I don’t like when they scream.”

I took a deep breath. I didn’t want to trust this thing.

“Does it bother you that one of the ones that are helping me is a Blue hat?”

The rage fills the spider’s eyes and quickly goes away.

“Yes, she told me that. Just you’re searching for the bunker up here? Look, I would be happy to help you get there. Just do me a big favor set of the self-destructs so no more of their creations get out. I was created to stop the other creations from getting out. I want to see the world. I don’t want to stay here like a bum.”

I was confused about this. I slowly come out and the spider pulls me into a tight hug. It felt very strange that this creature was so kind.

“Um, question. Are you this kind because somepony took the time to talk to you and teach you rather than set you loose?”

The spider thinks while she thinks she strokes the tip of her leg on her chin. I swear I could hear the gears turning within her head.

“I would say yes the stallion spent his entire life talking to me. I did all I could to keep him alive so he could explain to me everything. Why I was created, why the bunker was made. War I am sorry for how it ended. I heard it from others I talked with that came here.”

I had a thought then why was I told about a monster?

“Tell me then why do ponies tell a story about a monster here?”

The spider shrugs her shoulders.

“I think it was more because of the wolves. They could have seen the other creations that I fought with. Now come with me to the others at the bunker. Oh and forgive me. My name is Spinner. He named me and told me never to eat a pony. He told me never to eat even zebras. He said ``life is full of wonder, don't let the wonder die.”

I like this creature already. I took a deep breath and followed the spider to the bunker. It took a while because of all the sharp rocks. The reason it’s called sheetrock. The rocks could cut any hoof if you step wrong. It took an hour to get there and the others were waiting.

“Found him!!”

I walk to the others while the two moose are talking to the spider after she returns. I can’t fully hear everything but more about the war that is happening and the spider has a worried look on her face.

“Hey, I am sorry for not hanging on, how is opening the door coming?”

Root and Blossom hug me tightly. While Rolex is helping Bumble open the door.

“So you’re the mare that married the detective? I knew I remember you when the wedding was in the jail. I found it funny he wanted all the ones that he put in jail to see it. Thankfully none of them hated him that much. They wanted him to have a peaceful life.”

Bumble nods, hitting a few codes on the door. Spinner walks over to me and pats my shoulder with her leg. I turn and gulp back up a little kind of scared of her still.

“Oh sorry about that. I keep forgetting but the two moose told me about a war?”

So this spider knows then. I wonder if it’s wise to ask Spinner to come to Buffalo and help fight off the Enclave. I would think so, yes. Since this is her home as well.

“A group of ponies that call themselves the Enclave. They’re trying to take over the entire land here. They’re heading to my home that is in the middle of the land. It’s like the hub to the rest of the area. So we are going to fight them off. If you’re willing to go there and help just yell out that you’re my friend.”

Spinner nods, turning to leave, then turns back around.

“Um, I don’t know the way.”

“I can show her the way”

Rolex lands beside me.
“Besides, I am not cut out for an adventure. I think I better head back and tell the others you made it.”

I glance at Rolex smirking.

“It’s not because you’re scared of my former wife is it?”

He looks at Bumble and leans into me whispering.

“She scares the living fuck out of me.”

I laugh nodding.

“Go ahead.”

Rolex nods and Spinner and Rolex leave. I watch them leave while the two Moose lay down to wait for us while we are inside the bunker.

“Got it”

I heard the door open up and Bumble had to have her DNA tested. If the door wasn’t open how did things get out there seems to be no way to break out here.

“Bumble question, how did things get out of here? I saw no holes in the sides.”

Bumble turns to look at me.

“The security resets every 20 years. So for six to ten months the security turns off and that way the cages or whatever opens up and the door opens here and they can waltz out. But we aren’t here for creature creation. A weapon one that I hope we don’t find.”

The four of us head into the door. I look back out to see the two moose. Watching Spinner and Rolex leave. I wonder what we will see here? I go inside the door closing behind us with a heavy lock going in place.