Fallout Equestria: Mountain Mystery.

These last black orbs with the larger one start something witch will be ready for those who know the goat is returning. It’s our fault he is returning because of the damn war. The magic holding him in place has weakened and seeped into these weapons we created. The prison the ponies of old placed him in is weakening because we had to start a war with the zebras and the zebras did the same we did this to ourselves, my friends. The last of the orbs will be locked in a weapons bunker. If anypony finds them please use them and start the countdown for our salvation—project Castle.

Old recording from the dead leader of the Blue Hats.

We are running out of time. All I can think of is that the battle could have already started and I wouldn’t have known. Maybe the Enclave is willing to talk? I am unsure I follow the others back inside after I have a bit of time to myself. Draco waits for me looking down at me, smiling weakly.

“We learned something about the area housing the black orb. We have never been able to open it up the entire time we have been here. I have a feeling your wife will need to open it up and go in there to get whatever is in there.”

Bumble sighs.

“I wish I could remember the old codes or anything from my days in the Blue hats. I just remember some things but not everything. It’s kind of started to bother me that so much has been removed from me like my memories”

Draco sighs.

“Smoke Pipe you don’t understand Globe Eyes and I just learned from an old file. When the orbs are removed this entire bunker is going to self-destruct which would mean we all have to leave. I doubt the ponies would welcome creatures like us.”

I shrug my shoulders.

“You two do know this is a large land of mountains and many places you could make your homes right? The fact you have been living here this long is not something you should have been doing from the start.”

Draco stares at me. I think he agrees with me though. I could tell from the change of emotions in his eyes. They have been locked in this bunker for years and I worry so much they will not be able to handle the outside. Root and Blossom look at me and I give them a nod.

“Maybe I could find a way to turn off the Self-destruct?”

I glanced at Blossom. She could do it but is it the wise thing to do? Draco shakes his head.

“No, It’s about time we all left this bunker to destroy all the weapons so they will never be used for war. I am sorry you ponies came here and found nothing to stop the Enclave from attacking you.”

I chuckle

“No, I think I know what needs to be done.”

I look over to Blossom putting my cracked hooves on her face. She looks into my eyes as I look into hers.

“Blossom I don’t ask much of you but I need you to do this for me. You’re the only one of us who can fly. Fly ahead and try to find the commander of this army of the Enclave. If you can find them and tell them we should talk peacefully before any blood flows.”’

Blossom stares at me. I could tell she was scared she would shake. I hold her face tighter, staring into her eyes.

“You can do it Blossom you’re stronger than you think you are. You need to explain to them what you have seen and learned since you have been here. You need to tell them this is a peaceful land witch doesn’t even want to fight the Enclave and just wants to live.”

She took a deep breath sighing.

“Should I also tell them who I have been seeing?”

I tilt my head. Has she been seeing Grogar too?

“Have you been seeing the old goat as well? The old goat who is known as Grogar and his prison is starting to get much weaker and will soon fail. I worry we might see him or his minions sooner than we want.

Blossom nods.

“I will do this, I will do my best, I promise you Smoke Pipe. Then maybe after all this is said and done I can settle down and make a family in this land. If I do that will you be their godfather of my future foals?”

So many emotions hit me at once. Me a godfather of foals who isn’t even born or convinced yet? In my black and white vision which normally always sees color but deep in my brain of a detective, I see black and white. I am honored.

“I am honored Blossom now fly as fast as you can. Don’t let your wings stop you. You need to return as fast as you can. If you get tired, rest, and make sure you find safe spots to rest. We need to make sure the Enclave understands this is not like the other land and the gangs are needed in this land most of all. This land every gear works together and all these gears make this community survive.”

Blossom sighs looking away.

“I promise Smoke Pipe I won’t fail you.”

I watch while the white pegasus mare gets out of the clothing she put on during this journey. She looks back at me and Root. We both look at each other worrying about her. Root quickly trots up to Blossom hugging her tightly.

“I promise you myself Blossom when this is all said and done I will find you a husband and find one for myself and we will make families and raise them together please stay strong my dear friend. My sister in the mountains.”

Blossom stares at Root tears streaming down her face hugging Root tightly

“I promise.”

The pegasus quickly flaps her wings and flies out of the bunker as fast as she can. We got to say our goodbyes for we may never see her again if fate wishes to screw us over like fate is known to do. I turn to look over to Draco nodding to him.

“Let's get everyone out and tell our naga friend it’s time to leave. Tell Globe eyes the same. Root please go with them.”

Root sighs.

“I know if I go with you I might get trapped. You two being unicorns have a chance to get out.”

Root salutes me with her hoof trotting off with Draco not far behind her and I follow the halls with my wife beside me. I look back on all the memories that got me here. My vision turns black and white while I hear the words in my head.

“It’s just another detective job, not world ending or anything. I am hiring you to find something detective.”

I remember what I said to the mare.

“It’s Rolex ain’t it? Then the game might finally end.”

I remember as many ran past me getting ready to leave. I focus more on myself and forget what is at hoof. I look over to Bumble remembering our vows.

“Now for your vows what do you say to each other for this is your wedding.”

I remember every single word I said to her.

“I love you Bumble I may not be fond of the line of work you found yourself in but life is not always going to be easy for you or me. It’s what we do with our lives witch counts for something. I am a detective who will find those who are lost. You’re part of the Blue hats formed to try to find a way to stop Equestrias war from reaching our borders.”

My mind finally comes back when we are standing by the door which leads down to the vault holding the orbs and some of the weapons. Globe eyes stand in front of the door this door has been sliced into and many have tried to get in.

“So we are forced to leave our home. I may not like this idea Smoke Pipe but you’re right and Draco and I learned something. If we don’t leave there would be a generation full of inbreeding. I regret not taking my kind out and convincing Draco to do the same. Just do me a favor: Smoke Pipe when you get in there destroy all the weapons you see. We already did that to the ones out here.”

I nod.

“There is no way we can show up with any of these weapons. It's not a good idea or the right thing to do. If we want to come in peace with the Enclave we can’t use the weapons. We have to prove to them what we have seen.”

Bumblebee gets to the door looking at Globe eyes, a smile forming on her face.

“It was great to see you, my old friend. I wish I could have kept our little one alive. But I am sorry I couldn’t”

Globe eyes turn her gaze to the mare, a smile forming on her face.

“You took the little dragon from me when I couldn’t raise him any longer. You two made him strong and I don’t hate you for what you put him through. He did it of his own choice. I am sure the death you gave him did something for the land too. I may be upset that I never got to say goodbye to him. But it’s my own choice what I did to become this. I can’t regret it’s time.”

I hear the music from the land slowly rise as we hear many of the creatures singing with Roots voice and the naga.

“It’s time to move on.”

Globe walks away singing those words.

“It’s time to find a new home. It’s time to give in, for we are never alone. It’s always time to sing for our hearts.”

Root is helping Salt Scale get her gear together and she places a large bag back on her back. Salt slowly sings her lines.

“It’s time to return to the desert which is my home. It’s time to move on but I shall help this land before I do so. It’s time to bring what I have found to my home and dance with my new friends. It’s time to go and leave what is to come.”

Root sighs looking at the wall and seeing old posters of zebras of what they used to do to them and many other ponies.

“The war has caused so much hardship. It’s time to move on from the past and forgive our forefathers for the world they gave us. It’s time to not allow the goat to win. It’s time to bring forth the ending curtain.”

Bumble Bee and I watch while they all leave. We will know when they fully leave the PA system will sound when the door is closed and locked. I close my eyes feeling my heart ready to sing and I finally let it out.

“There is always room for love. Always room for the song if we have forgotten our hearts. If we forget to move on. We no longer see the future ahead of us. I see you, my dear Bumble Bee. I forget the hatred I have for you. I see the love I gained with you. It’s time for us to move on.”

Bumble has tears form in her eyes and the last of the creatures leave including the mindless dog-like beings. After a few pregnant pauses, we hear the pa system.

“Security system locked in place.”

Bumble opens her eyes and gets into the doorway a robotic eye comes out of the side and a needle stabs into her eyes she groans as the eye keeps scanning. It doesn’t stop her from singing her heart.

“We have never moved on from the past. We have lost ourselves, we have never seen ourselves sing in this matter. For we know what is to come and it’s time for us to know it’s now time for our hearts to be one. It’s time to move on.”

The door finishes its scans.

“Blue hat welcome Bumble Bee, one of you has been expected by the director of the Blue hats.”

The door opens up. She and I walk into the vault and we see the last three black orbs. Two small ones and one big one. We look at the weapons on all the pedestals ready to be used and I glance at Bumble nodding.

“It’s time to move on. It’s time to forget what we come to forget.”

I go close to a few of the weapons taking out my magnum putting in new ammo and firing into all of them. I fire into parts of them to make sure if they’re ever found they will never be used. I hear heavy smashing behind me as Bumble does the same. To make sure they’re never used I use my hooves on them too. The two of us sing.

“It’s time to move on. For we are now one in our hearts. It’s time to forgive for we have come far. It’s time to sing, it's time to dance. It’s time to bring forth the ending curtain.”

We both got to the orbs and we gathered them into our bags. A screen comes on before we leave it’s the face of the leader of the Blue hats.

“My friends. I am sorry for what I have done to all of you. But now you know why. No matter what we have done we have destroyed ourselves. We gave the windows or Grogar’s return. That is not all an old friend to all of us Wheel Tread as most know him as another name. Is still out there. Before all this happened. He came to me wanting to live forever.”

The pony sighs, stroking his head.

“I gave him one of those life support wheelchairs. So he could last forever. His last word to me was this. I will get Project Stormwatch working. I will do what the ponies of old couldn’t do. Bring the villains of old to his sway and get them ready to fight Grogar.”

The pony sighs, lifting a gun.

“He doesn’t know they won’t listen to him. Sooner or later they will listen to their real masters. The stars. Yes, I have heard them myself and they tell me their time for blood is soon. When the orbs are taken you only have a few minutes to get out with them. For the self-destruct will be sounded. I am sorry my friends. But these weapons can’t fall into the wrong hooves.”

The screen goes dark and before it does a gunshot is sounded and the alarm starts to blare and the door locks behind us. We are now locked in here. There is only one chance we have; it's an ability many unicorns haven’t used in years. Twilight never learned it herself. It’s called winking, an old teleport ability many have never been taught it took me years to learn it, and Bumble herself. We put our horns together as our magic cores glow brightly. All we can do is sing while our magic builds.

“It’s time to move on. It’s time to forgive. We can see the future ahead of us. It's time to move on. It’s time to forget and we are no longer lost.”

The alarms ring louder.

“Ten nine.”

We sing as we watch the place fall apart.

“It’s time to move on, it's time to show our love.”

The fire slowly comes to engulf us as our bodies vanish into the world between worlds as our winking magic takes us through the land of winking to get used to our friends. We crash land on the heavy ground looking around seeing an old village run down and smoke flowing through the land.

Standing right infront of us is a blue goat with red eyes glowing showing his sharp teeth the smell of him. Yes, it’s the necromancer goat.

“Oh don’t worry my friends. I don’t have the power to keep you here. Like I did with the ponies of old. Just listen before I let you go.”

He walks around us. I feel the shiver of his evil sliding on me.

“Many won’t believe you that I am returning so I figured I would look at what I am up against.”

He put his hoof on my chin.

“Hmm, weaker than the ponies of old, much of your magic is gone. Even if your Twilight was still alive she would never be as powerful as she was.”

Bumble and I look at each other.

“As who was?”

Grogar smirks.

“Williams”

I have never heard of that name before and the winking power forces us back into the other world as we crash in front of our friends and they cheer seeing we have gotten out. I groan feeling spent and all my magic in my core is gone for the time being. Our friends cheer lifting Bumble and me into a makeshift caravan to let us rest.

“It’s time to move on…It’s time to forgive, it's time to fight for our freedom.”

I feel the sleep coming to take me. I wish I could warn them and tell them what Grogar told me. But I don’t remember what he said to me. I don’t remember the name at all he said to me. I close my eyes feeling sleep take me and before I do I hold Bumbles hoof with my own to feel her as I sleep.