Fallout Equestria: Mountain Mystery.

Claw walkers: The Blue hats have been doing some nasty things to the creatures of our world. They take those down on their luck or criminals. In their recent creation, they took an outcasted female dragon and fused her with strange DNA. They called her kind the Claw Walkers and they made her the queen of them all. How do they work? They mixed them with Lizard and bug DNA. The claw walkers look like a mix of ants and lizards. They’re called Claw walkers with claws on their bug feet.

I wish I could stop them myself. They found me while I was spying on them, my friend. I wish I could tell you what I have been seeing dear Smoke Pipe. But.. I am being used as food for them dear friend. I wish I could come and warn you. But I can’t

Written by unknown to Smoke Pipe

I look up from the old note an unknown friend left. I wish I could understand what is going on I look over at the sleeping Bumble and it’s been almost another day since Draco left to go speak to the dragon or whatever she is now.

I stood up on my cracking decaying hooves moving away from the others pulling out my pipe to take a few drags of smoke. I lean on a wall to relax and Salt scales curl up beside me. I glance at her.

“I have been told by your friends you had your memories taken from you. I wish I could understand what it means to lose memories. I can live for so long that sometimes we have to write what we have forgotten, unlike the camels I am sure you have met them.”

I sigh softly, shaking my head.

“I have dealt with the camels of your land, even camels who have moved on from that said land. I don’t understand how they can handle holding the memories of all those who come before them. I will never understand it myself. I have heard that your species is respected heavily in the land of the desert.”

Salt Scales nods.

“Yes, we are. My queen Emerald I am hoping to return someday and it’s going to take me longer than I think. It may take me about four years if I even think of returning. I doubt I will since many need me in this lab. I am hoping to stay here. Maybe someday I will leave if they no longer need me.”

I nod shifting while I smoke the pipe.

“Sooner or later I may not be part of this world any longer myself. If somepony ever removes radiation. I know it will happen someday and my body will slowly die. It's why I smoke like I do. It has what I need to keep me going. As well as just do it because I get stressed out. But someday I will be just a memory and maybe that would be a wise thing.”

Salt scales chuckles.

“I have a feeling that after everything is said and done we will vanish. I am sure my kind will go fully underground. I know full well that sooner or later the ponies will start hating everything that is not like them ever again. It’s something very normal and sometimes I wish it won’t happen.”

I laugh softly and she is correct.

“I know full well how my species are. We could be the strongest of every race on this planet. Then we see creatures like you and oh our pride takes over or those in charge think they’re above everyone.”

Salt scales laughs.

“Yes, even though my kind is not much better. The warriors of my species tend to look for strong females. Of course, Emerald broke many male warriors from that way of thought. She thinks the way to expand our kind is by not caring about how strong our species are.”

I half-heartedly nod. It’s not something that is just a pony issue. It’s no longer a problem for us. I know full well many races have these problems. It's gotten to the point I watched camels attack zebras and ponies because of what they did in the past. I take a deeper drag from my pipe and we hear a hard knock on the door.

Scales slithers over to the door opening it up and Draco comes in. He looks like has many deep scratches and gashes on his body.

“So how did it go?”

Scales smirks.

Draco laughs

“Oh, it was fun. We talked like how we always do angry lovemaking.”

Draco laughed loudly and all I could do was face hoof.”

Draco smirks looking over at me and sits beside me. I look up at the former pony turned into a gecko-like creature. He did tell me one day he would find me and get revenge on what happened to him. I think over the years he has changed at least I hope he has changed.

“I have been wanting to tell you, my old detective friend. I wish to thank you for what you did to me. I know many years ago I would demand your death for what happened. But now I see what you did, in that case, was not to ruin my life but to help me.”

I chuckle gently.

“Well to me the case was to get drugs off the streets. I am sure you look back and saw the drugs you sold and what they did to ponies and others.”

He nods.

“Oh yeah, I see now. I wish I knew what I was doing till my punishment.”

He looks at his claws and every feature of a pony but his name is gone. I am starting to wonder if he is using this new body to become something he never could be a leader.”

“Anyway, she is gathering some fabric from the long-dead bodies here to make herself something to look presentable. She may no longer be a dragon even so she will always act like one. Now her race will eat whatever and they will eat before they come here.”

I sigh deeply watching Root and Blossom be led to the showers not far from this room. Salt Scales leaves with them she is holding a large sword. I wonder if it’s dangerous. I glance at Bumble who sits by me and Draco.

“So how in the world do the showers work here?”

I glance at Bumble and she is asking this question? I thought she helped build this bunker. Of course, she lost her memories as I did so maybe she forgot as I did with many things. Draco chuckles. I have a feeling he will explain.

“Simple this bunker was built over a deep deep underground spring. Whoever built this place kept some strange robots below to keep the pipes repaired and after all these years some of them still work. Sooner or later though they won’t work anymore.”

An hour goes by and Bumble goes to get a shower herself since the smell of our decaying bodies might bother the poor creature. Me I just get back into my coat and put my hat on not caring about how I smell or not. Blood Bag opens the door and behind him is a strange bug creature with a dragon-like face and many buggy eyes and her head is attached to a lizard body with spider legs and claws at the ends of those legs.

Globe eyes look around her many eyes closed but her dragon eyes stare right at me. I have a feeling she knows me from her past. She skitters to look right into my eyes and a deep growl comes from her mouth.

“Hello, Pipe, I never expected you to be alive after so long. I felt what happened to your son and what you had to do for him to have a peaceful life. I. I am sorry you had to go through that with him. I wish I could have been there for my son.”

I remember now she is the real mother of Bumble and my adopted dragon son. I weakly smile, lifting my hoof and patting her shoulder.

“I wish I could have had that help. It took so long to even remember what happened to him and you. I forgot you even existed. The Blue hats removed a lot of my old memories. It took a long time to just get them back.”

Globe eyes glance at the two mares Root and Blossom, a weak smile forming over her face. Then looks back at me.

“I was told our little place in Equestria is under attack by a group called the Enclave. What can you tell me about them?’

Blossom flaps her wings and lands beside us.

“The grand Pegasus Enclave. The pegasi closed up the sky when the bombs fell and have been on their own since the end of the war. I came down here to get the black orbs so we can learn the weapons of the blue hats. When I met Pipe here he told me Blue hat weapons are a threat to everyone, even to those who use them.”

Globe eyes sigh.

“The eyes will never explain anything about the weapons. Mostly about how they failed and the time Grogar will fully return at least I overheard this years ago. I was told you wanted this meeting so you wouldn’t have any problems going for the orb. I will tell you that many of the creatures here won’t have a problem with you taking the orb. It’s the weapons they will have an issue with.”

Draco nods.

“Like I told you, many of these weapons are an issue and problem. Some of them even had families be tested with them. Now like you said you wanted the armor-destroying weapon. If you promise to destroy it after you use it, we will let you take it and will convince the others here to let you.”

Globe eyes nod.

“It won’t be easy to convince everyone. You may have to fight through to get to the orb as well. Since many are so braindead from inbreeding so much that my kind and Dracos had to go outside of this place to breed with creatures outside of here.”

Draco chuckles.

“So it may take a day and a half for us to get back to you. But we can promise you will get the orb. Just the security blocks us from getting near it while some do worship it. But it takes a pony to be able to take it. Now before I promise anything else. Bumble make sure you don’t have any of your Blue hat gear on.”

Globe eyes nod.

“Many of the creatures here don’t trust ponies. But when it comes to the Blue hats they hate them even more. Now I need to get back to my pack and we will try to convince the others. Take care Draco.”

She leaves the room looking at Salt Scales and before leaving pulls her into a tight hug and she leaves. Draco nods, waving to us and leaving as well.

Root shakes her head.

“Why must we wait so long? All we could know is that our town is under attack.”

I glance at Root and then at Blossom.

“It may take longer than you think. It took me a while to just get my armor to work in these mountains. It’s weird like there is some interference in the air of this place. It’s why I gave up on the armor.”

I need some air. Heading to the door and knowing I would be in danger if I went alone. But I need to get out of this room. I open the door and walk through the bone-littered halls. Noticing the creatures ignoring me, some of them just stare at me and I see myself in their eyes.

It took an hour or so but I finally made it back outside the bunker leaning on the wall of the bunker. I glance at the door leading inside the bunker and the door is not only ripped apart but it will never close again. I am guessing those friends of Wheel Tread ruined the door.

“Can we talk?”

I look over at Bumble.

“Bumble, we haven't had a deep conversation for ages. The last time we did we argued and that was before the bombs fell a day before.”

Bumble sits beside me leaning on me.

“I regret our arguments. I regret caring more about what the Blue hats wanted than about your needs. I am also sorry for what they did to your ability to have foals. I tried to stop them from sterilizing you but they wouldn’t allow me to stop it.”

I quickly nodded.

“Yes, it’s why we had to adopt. I know we adopted more than just our dragon boy. I just wish I could remember them all.”

Bumbles shifts and I look right at her. She uses her magic to pull my hat off my head.

“I look at you now, Smoke Pipe. I see the stallion I fell deeply in love with. I don’t see a hateful stallion trying to make sense of a world in black and white to his detective mind. I see a strong stallion hoping to become strong again.”

I crack a smile.

“I doubt I was that strong. But I do tend to see the world in black and white when it comes down to my brain. Just I need to get into my heart to forgive you for it all Bumble and I think I can do so. As long as you will stop keeping secrets from me like you have been doing.”

Bumble shifts a bit.

“It’s hard to keep secrets from you when you cannot even remember those secrets. I will do my best. Please do one thing for me, Pipe.”

I look over at Bumble. She uses her magic to look into my eyes and I look into hers.

“Kiss me please.”

It’s been so long since the two of us just kissed. I don’t fight the want to do so I push close to her and our decaying lips lock together and it feels right. I don’t remember much that night, just the fact we kissed and spent the night talking and trying to remind each other about our love.