Fallout Equestria: Mountain Mystery.

"There are many lost souls..in this world..."

It was the next day it was still raining and the town was calm and the smell was gentle and normal. I was in the bar before it was open since... I did help with tending from time to time. Lifting dirty glasses that of course, Moonshine forgot to clean. In my magic lifting them with a cloth and slowly cleaned them. Looking outside to see a few ponies trotting around. But these ponies seem empty this part of Equestria is forgotten dead... Maybe someday some hero will come and bring the sun back. But I don't see that ever happening. But yes I had a job to do today. Go to the old war memorial. Ponies live there but there has been word of pre-war gear found there as of late. But that's not the only thing... Ponies that live there have vanished. So being what I am... it's time to find them... But of course, I needed to wait for my friends to help me. Moonshine left some info of what has been going on in this little city for the past few years. It was called Memorial city. Even if the dead are buried there they removed some of the dead and made homes down there. They have big commerce of weapons and they sometimes sold mostly grown food in a greenhouse that they built. But it's interesting to see that things started to go bad...

When they all saw a blue hat walk inside and ask if he could look around. Why would the Blue Hats be showing up after all these years? I don't get it. It's something I was worried about. But of course, not everything is all black and white. In my mind, most things are black and white. But of course, that is just me. The band and the singer slowly made it to the bar. The band started to play soft jazz without signing at the moment. Everypony in this town is just so empty so full of darkness in their heart's. It's something I never expected to see, but it's always something hopeful MoonShine finally woke up she looked like hell..Bu.of course, it's what happens when you drink too much.

"Ah, morning Moonshine.." I smiled at her and she nodded to me as I left the bar and went back upstairs to see if Root and Blossom are awake. They seem to be talking about the garden. I leaned on the door and listened to Root.

"You see...the issue with the Gardens... Is that even if we get enough rain... We will never get them to grow unless... We use Zootie's brews. Hopefully, it grows. Then when it does we give all our food to the town and we take our share. The food that you and Smoke Pipe brought will only last a few months... Unless another caravan comes through from the other towns. But that can take days to sometimes months... Because there are no faster ways."

Blossom blinks, listening as she has sadness in her eyes. I have never seen an Enclave well I have seen a few... But they were Dashites... They didn't stay around here long... The ones that did tend to become part of the gangs. The gangs the only police and army that protects our area of Equestria from Red eye. They don't care for Red eye. But they allow these strange little bots to come through I heard stories of ones talking to ponies about becoming heroes but sometimes... I come across the bodies of these so-called heroes. There are no heroes in this waste... No heroes one bit. I don't even think of myself as a hero. I listen more to Root speak about how dead this land is... It's always been this way even before the war.

"Yes...it was." I softly said... As the two looked at me. "The princess had forsaken us... The only two ministry mares that helped us was Applejack and Fluttershy. But that was every month. It's because we refused to allow their little war to come to our lands. We protect every Zebra that wishes to get away from the war. So the army forsakes us... Nothing was ever right for us. Every grows bed we had back then would be destroyed by the visiting Military that tried to force their will on us." Blossom blinks staring at me and then Root nods. "But a lot of the stable's filled before the end happen. Ponies didn't trust Equestria anymore out here... So yes they filled quickly but I wasn't chosen. I didn't ask to be."

Root nodded.

"But yes I need you two to get ready but...make sure to wear clothing like mine." Nods calmly as I went into my study put on my coat and hat and then head outside to get to the road that leads to the Memorial. It's going to take half a day to walk there... I strapped myself to a cart so I can help the other two get there without walking. Stood there waiting, the rain didn't bother me at all. I watched the ponies walk through the town. Seeing some of the gang members walking through as well. Only a few ever came through but this one... Was carting some metal through to get to another town. This town was used as a way to gather and sort the good from the bad metal. We kept the bad metal to work and fix things. It's always how it worked... The metal is used to fix our homes or weapons... But using bad metal caused us to repair more than we need to... But sometimes we got lucky and they left some good metal behind and it was used to build up our defenses. Watched as my two friends finally came out. Blossom in a lovely outfit as well as Root. Her long mane shows her beauty. I smiled as they got in the back.

"Welp, time to go ladies."

{HR}

It was close to the middle of the day. Looking towards the empty lands. There was a sign on the way saying War memorial. I sighed softly dust coming out of my nose. But I looked over to see a group of mutated pronghorns. They ran like nothing ever happen through the fields. This land was full of beauty even for a waste. Looking in the back to see my two friends asleep. Good for them to be asleep since. It was going to be hard for them to be up so late. Had no idea what was going to happen. But I heard wings flapping and looked up to see Rolex flying alongside me.

"Ah... I see you have a stake in this Rolex." I said calmly.

"Ah, detective something is happening in the waste... There are stories of some Lightbringer... Some crazy ghost... A mare called Security something is going on in Equestria. It seems our little area of Equestria is still lost in time. So I think it's time for the clock to move. There are even rumors of a strange wolf creature showing up in areas... Then along with a Zebra with metal hooves... But I must say... If we must stay behind the times... Then Detective how...can we become normal?" I blinked a moment and wanted to speak but I didn't know what to say at the moment. He landed beside me and then looked at me. I finally was able to speak.

"I think now it's time to move on in our little time slot... But we must do it right... Without the gangs leaving the mountains and trying to take the pie... We need to make sure whatever happened in the past here... would not happen again to the rest of the land. But yes Rolex... What do you have to gain on this little mission of ours?" Rolex looked at me calmly.

"What will I get from this Detective?" He chuckles. "Oh, maybe the glory, the fame? No... I just want life to move on... After 200 years of traveling around this wasteland... Seeing the world die more and more. But why Detective? There is something I must do before...we go back to our chase and hunt." He smirked laughing softly.

I blinked, looking at my friends still asleep... Happy that they're asleep. But we stayed silent for a while. The two of us watched as caravans came through heading towards our little town and sighed. Looking over to Rolex and sighs.

"How is the rest of Wymarnic?" Rolex looked over at me and he had a frown on his face.

"Barley alive... Detective, that's another reason... I am doing this... I am hoping to find what is causing the land not to grow. I know way back in the old days of the Princess. Plants and food used to grow here. But during our lifetime something happened. I was told stories by my grandfather and I felt I had to do something... But I wasted my life getting chased by you... I think the two of us...missed the real threats. The very army itself. The army that started to take over our lands... The fact we all had to hide Zebras from them. The fact....they disliked that Applejack and Fluttershy helped us."

I gave him a look nodding calmly. Granted I felt the same way. I knew something wasn't right with how some of the armies got stationed here. I only knew one of the leaders of the army that was here. A pony from ponyville I forgot his name sadly. But I do know he was stationed at the War Memorial. Sighing looking at the sand storm slowly forming... But the nice thing about our area of Wymarnic is we never had the crazy sandstorms as other parts did... Rolex stood beside me calmly, we watched the clouds parting a bit. But, interestingly, we never had any of those silly towers that were made during the war. But even after it parted the clouds seemed to be stitched back up. Maybe someday we will see the sun again.

"Rolex...do you remember the sun?" He looked at me a moment through his hat and nodded.

"Ah, the sun...the warmth...just to see it again...it would be like seeing Celestia."

I smiled softly and sighed.

Another hour and we will finally be there. I was happy that my hooves never tire of my body. The idea of being like this is odd of course. But I do miss my old life. The taste I could have... The feel of the breath of a mare along my body. Just to be able to touch a mare would make my day... But Alas I must see the ending of that.

We got to where we needed to go finally and when we got there. We saw tents full of ponies that seemed to live here. A large guard looked at us and walked toward us she was a large mare I could say. She asked a soft question. "Detective?" I gave a nod, the mare looks back the way into their home.

"Something is wrong inside... Some of our ponies are missing... As well as the Blue hat that walked in there a few days ago." I calmly nodded and looked to the opening to the way into the city. That was a large tomb back in the day before the end of the war. Now it's a large city underground. It's very well protected, we never had to deal with the hellhounds like other parts of Equestria did... All we had to deal with underground were the diggers. The digger strange mutated creature with heavy metal shells and used in the past here... To dig up the ground for crops. Root seemed to hate her outfit... But this is one of the cities that demand that you wear clothing. Looking at Blossom seeing that she is wearing my mother's old pearls on her neck and leg. Looking back to the guard my mind finally came back to the matter at hoof.

"Did you hear anything? See anything or did anypony else?" The guard looked at me with a calm sigh, nodded, and looked back inside. The guards' eyes calmly looked back into the doorway leading to the tomb and then back to me

"We heard a strange machine turning on and then gunfire and screaming. So please detective we need to go save the rest that refuses to leave down there. Some didn't want to leave some just vanished. So please Detective enough with the questions."

Looking to Rolex, he gave a nod. It was time to go in and see what was wrong here. I sighed and looked at my two friends Blossom and Root nodded they seemed ready. We slowly go inside.

Inside we see a lit-up city. It's larger on the inside. A strange machine that some pony gave before the war ended. It was turned into a makeshift city with metal and whatever stone or wood they could find. When we walk in Root looked around calmly her eyes studying everything. She has been here before... She has family here. Blossom looks around with sadness in her eyes.

"How...can ponies live in a tomb?" Blossom said with a calm voice.

Rolex replied. "Miss Enclave, the world is dead...but even before then. The ponies of this area of Equestria got forsaken by the Princess and we got no hope... When many tried to call us traitors here... Before the end, I may have been a criminal. But I couldn't stand seeing fillies and mares getting hurt from that silly war. But of course, Smoke Pipe and I always had a game we played... But one of us was going to fall. But for now, my fun of games is over... It's time to help this part of the world."

Blossom's eyes looked so sad and looked down as Root gave her a nuzzle and spoke gently to her but I didn't hear her. She seemed to smile nodding. But the air wasn't stale. The air came from the opening the way in. It was never closed... Because we never had to deal with raiders just mostly the creatures here... More than raiders. The raiders never made it past the gangs...if they did they probably would be very wounded. Some of the guards in Buffalo hoof used to be raiders. Root stood beside me and whispered.

"Blossom is not understanding that the world below is as bad then she thought... But from what you have told me this part of Equestria was always this dead way before the war." I looked over to Root giving her a nod. Not many even knew that Wymarnic was always this way before the war. The Equestrian army even treated us like a threat. But forced to give us food because we didn't pick a side... We accepted all from their little hateful war. Some of the Zebras here are from those that escaped and wished to fight no more. Most of them lived here. This was turned into a city ten years after the bombs fell. Thanks to the machine that gives more room inside. Many ponies could live here. But they didn't care for ponies outside of our little area. If they came from outside of Wymarnic they weren't welcomed... But they welcomed an Enclave pony and a former Friendship city guard. I looked to Root amazing to me that she didn't wish to be one anymore..it took us a year just to get her accepted in our area. You have to get citizenship in a little area. It's not that hard... Just takes time.

But, of course, enough of this speaking to myself. Looked to the others.

"We stick together and look through every inch of this place. No stone unturned..it is a bad idea to split up something bad could happen. Now we will look at the first level than the other levels. Now all the dead are honored so if you see any casket messed with, place it back into their tombs. There was one rule before building in here. Never remove the dead from their home. Some did get the ok to build a house around it and then they would honor the dead with flowers and some food. So please remember we are here to find the lost."

The others gave me a nod. It wasn't going to be easy or welcome to do this either. I have been here many times even before the war got so bad. I paid some respects to friends who died and got buried here... Some of us may have left our little area to fight... But they never came back alive. Those that did could never live normally again. That's why we built a home for them far away from Buffalo hoof and no pony has been in there for 200 years... I refuse to walk in there... Too much history. The history was something I never wished to come back to from what I have seen lately. Looking to my friends and Rolex, I felt that it was time to move.

"Alright, come with me." The three nodded and we looked through the top part. The top seemed to be mostly stores and places to eat even a bar. I went into the bar first and the others looked at each other and blinked following me in. As I went right to the bar grabbed some whisky from behind the bar and drank it.

"Alright, now, I am ready."

I smirked, Root faced hoof and Blossom had looked of amazement on her face, and of course, Rolex rolled his eyes. Root, of course, hates the fact that every time we are on a mystery I have to get whisky.

"Alright...let's search in here first...then the other parts." Giving a nod we started to look through what we could. I opened up the back finding more whisky and some....ahem...ponies enjoying themselves down here. So It seems even though some are missing... Some are also drunk and rutting. I closed the door but Root opened it back up and she had the biggest blush on her face and closed it back up.

"Yes...it seems some of the missing are down there...breeding." I laughed softly, shaking my head. Blossom seemed to find something and brought it to me. Lifting it with my magic it was a letter.

"Hmm let's see." I started to read it out loud. "I don't want ponies to know... I am part of the Blue hats. I'm trying to find these black orbs... That holds the secrets of the past. I need to get them away from prying eyes. The ones before us told us never to give up all of the orbs. Or it will open." I stopped reading as the last part was smudged. But I had a feeling we needed to find these orbs. So we can finally understand why we got attacked by our side. The orb we have seems to be part of a puzzle. A puzzle I wish to bring together.

"It seems this mystery has gotten even more interesting. So shall we keep going?" The others nodded and I smiled and we walked towards one of the stores this was a weapon store. It seemed to be made to protect part of the town too. But something was odd I noticed Applejack's cutie mark on a hat and then... I looked at the hat. It's a hat that ponies used to buy to show their respect to her when Big Mac died... I sighed closing my eyes tightly and of course, flashback.

200 years ago Wymarenic outside of Buffalo hoof. It was a calm sunny day like always here it was pretty dull. I was making my rounds seeing that the military was here again. Noticing that they were guarding some pony of course it was Applejack. I knew her many years back... But I never got to know her. But she was talking to many young fillies who had no family... They ran away and ended up here... It wasn't an easy journey, so many could have died on the way here... She was just here to watch them. I on the other hoof had to make sure that the Zebras of this part did get harmed. We the Zoonies family before they went into the stable. I sighed calmly knowing they were targeted seeing that some of the Military aimed at them and I stood right there.

"These Zebra aren't part of your war... So leave them be or you will have to answer to me." But of course, they didn't listen and Applejack herself stood in front of them and stood there.

"Stand down...now..." They look at Applejack and blink.

"But...miss Apple they're the enemy."

She nickered angrily and turned around, bucking the guns away from the Military that aimed at the Zebra.

"No, the hay they aren't." She had great anger on her face and turned to look at me and smiled. "Sorry Detective." I smiled and chuckled.

"No worries." I gave her a gentle smile. As I noticed the Blue Hats would become a big part of our mystery in the future. They lead the Zebras up into the stable that was meant for them here. But one of the Military picked up their gun and was about to pull the trigger and fire on..one of Zoony's great grandparents. With a quick pull from my magic... I pulled out my magnum and fired right into the ponies head as he fell to the ground with a meaty thump.

"Come on...the rest of you try to make my day... I am not part of your little war... I have no issue with removing you as a threat to my part of Equestria." They just stared at me. Applejack didn't seem bothered or angry at me. They were just here in order to protect Applejack and to keep the Zebra threat from harming ponies. But a pony would harm ponies. I cocked the gun again and aimed at them.

"I am a detective. I don't care about this little war. Again your hate is not welcomed here." They start aiming their guns at me. During this time we had none of the gangs but all kinds of ponies aimed their gun at the military and they looked around. I knew the army hated this part of Equestria because we didn't wish to be part of their war...

"Lower your guns...or allow the entire pony population of Buffalo hoof to shoot you." They dropped their guns. I watched them and the ponies of Buffalo hoof rushed overtaking the guns and giving the army hateful looks. But they respected Applejack and Fluttershy but the others who are their friends... They wished to hurt a lot. Because of Twilight, we have many Diamond dogs in our old mines that some use as their homes. But they have been removed or integrated into our little area of Equestria.

I finally opened my eyes. After I heard somepony trying to wake me up. I looked over to Root and I smiled softly.

"Don't worry Root just remembering the past. Let's keep looking."

We left the place of eating of course to most it's always another word. But I feel my brain doesn't wish to say it. But of course, we kept looking through the stores. But all we see is what is left over from... The ponies. But we felt it was wise to go even deeper. Blossom stayed with us. Rolex looked around calmly Root just seemed to be fully relaxed. But as we walked through to the bottom of the city. We started to get to the part of the city that was owned by the rich. But we did find some old tombs that were still readable. But it wasn't wise to just stare at the past for the time being. We had to learn what is going on... But I finally found something.

I walked to one of the tombs and looked at a symbol it was of the Blue Hats.

"It's the Blue Hats." I calmly said the others came over and we started to notice something there are more symbols of the Blue Hats. I knew these as a group of ponies that didn't care for the war but tried to protect the pony way of life... Through taking everything from Equestria and taking it into the mountains. But something was bothering me. But I had something like pulling me to follow it to the bottom. Looking at the others and with my head, we moved down to the bottom. We finally found the ponies of the town. They were frozen by some strange guns. They seemed ready to attack something but it caused them to be frozen. They were so angry and pissed off at something Rolex looked around seeming worried he knew some of these ponies Root seemed pretty upset... She knew some of the families. I noticed a strange red light aiming at Root and I lifted my gun aiming where the light was coming from firing and the pony falls from the spot they were at and hit the ground with a thump.

I cocked my gun again aiming at the pony. Seeing they had a blue hat on. The mare looked up at us. She seemed calm even for one bleeding. She didn't even have fear in her eyes. She spoke in a soft voice.

"You will never get anything out of me..." I blinked looking at the blue hat and then noticing a tomb that had the symbol of one of the dead leaders of the Blue Hats. It seemed it has been moved.

"Rolex keep her here... I need to check something." Looking to Root and Blossom they both nodded to me as we moved the tomb. Going inside seeing bones and the dead everywhere. All of them wearing Blue hats and old army uniforms. Walking to the computer and I saw a strange device that had many holes in it including one large one that could hold something extremely big. Blossom gasped.

"Pipe, the orb in your pocket it's glowing." I blinked, bringing the orb out and it glowed. It has a number on it number four. looking to one of the holes and inserted it. As a voice spoke.

"Now that everypony knows that's the biggest reason why our part of Equestria is not allowed to be given water or able to grow food. Now let's explain our project. The Blue Hat project." It brings up a blueprint of a strange weapon. "Now this weapon could be created to be focused on a single DNA. If any pony ever got their hooves on this... They could destroy the Zebra's or so forth. Mainly we must get this built and threaten to use this... On both to end the war. This war is a farce by both sides. They don't understand the truth. Now if this doesn't work and the war becomes worse... You will need to escape to our many bunkers. But..." Suddenly it ended. As the orb was now locked in place. I looked up seeing the words The Blue Hat Project. Making Equestria Pure again without the need of the princess and this war. I sighed and went outside to see the mare still under the guard of Rolex. I left Root and Blossom in the room to check what they can out. I walked to the mare and stared at her.

"Now Miss." I looked to Rolex and he nodded and went inside the room as well. I stared at the mare. "I know the Blue Hats didn't care about the world we had in the past. They didn't care about the Princess they didn't even want our little area in the war. Now tell me... I was given one of the Orbs that held the Blue Hat project." Her eyes open wide and sighed looking down.

"It was ideas to end the war. But it may have been the reason why we got attacked ourselves. But I have been asked to come here..to remove the unpure. But then I see the families and the hope these ponies had and I was asked to remove it... So instead of doing that... I froze them for a time... So I could get inside and try to destroy everything inside. But I couldn't. No pony must know what we did in the past."

I listened to her as I looked at the ponies who were frozen. Maybe I can finally understand why the ponies of the Blue hat's vanished as they did.

"Miss... Why didn't the Blue Hats help us?" She looked at me with tears in her eyes. She looked away and sighed finally speaking with a crying voice.

"We....wanted to... But it was our biggest mistake. Our leaders, the cowards caused so much anger in Equestria that they could be the reason... Why did we got hit? But... I never was told the real reason... Why do our leaders hate the princess so much? They wished to find ways to end the war. That they even wanted to use our little area of a home to stop the war. Remove it from Equestria and then become our lands. But...even my family has no idea... We are all over in every part of this land... To protect it from outsiders. Every guard of every town is one of us. Detective, please protect them protect my family protect Zooni. Stop searching for this mystery it might lead to the death of someone close to you."

I calmly listened to her and sighed softly watching her calmly as she spoke. Looking back to the ponies that were frozen.

"Listen miss is there a way to unfreeze these ponies here?" She looked at me nodding.

"It will wear off soon. But please don't let them hurt me... Maybe I can help you find the rest of the orbs... Because I thought about it... I feel it might be best to find. But I am sure you need to finish your mystery... There is a reason I am here... To stop the gangs from finding orbsrb's and finishing the project. They wish to remove this land so no pony from the outside world can get here. They wish to break it off the other parts of Equestria." I blinked listening to this we lived fine on our own for so long... But if a mass of Equestria is removed it would cause many issues for the other land masses near it. Including the fact that part of our land is bordering Caldonia. It will cause issues for them as well.

I sighed and nodded to her she stood up and limped into the room. I went in and noticed that Blossom and Root found weapons that were made for ones like them. Root found a strange knife... That she holstered and then found a pistol named The Flower. Blossom found a machine gun and a small pistol. The machine gun is named Flyer's grace and the pistol is named Fire bullet. For Rolex and I nothing. But the mare calmly stood guard at the computer seeing one of the orbs has been placed in.

"My name is Blue shell. I have contacts in other Blue hat companies that don't wish to follow the old ways. So they might come here and help protect the ponies here and this computer and the orbs. But it might be best to get back to Buffalo hoof. But I wish you to be at the frozen ponies." I gave a nod and watched my companions along with Rolex talking about what is going on. This is a giant mystery why would the Blue Hats do all this... Maybe they are the reason we lost our rights in Equestria and why the princess tried to invade us once? I have no idea but I went to the frozen ponies. Watching them unfreeze I started sending them outside so they could tell others. But I made sure the leader stayed with me.

The leader is an old friend of mine. I watched her grow up and she knew if I was here... Then something was wrong. She looked at me her features full of kindness and a soft smile.

"Detective... I see that you have been asked to find us... Now you don't normally show up... Unless you need something so how can I help you?" I chuckled softly and smiled.

"Miss Bow, the blue hats have something in the tomb that needs to be protected... Keep your ponies from coming down here but make sure if any of the gangs show up they aren't allowed in that room." I pointed my hoof to it and she nodded.

"I need to get back to Buffalo hoof. I need to see if Moonshine has any leads for me." Bow looked toward me and shook her head.

"Stay please Pipe we have a lot to talk about... There have been a lot of interesting things that you need to know that has been happening as of late. So please stay we need to speak and it shall take a while." I gave her a nod, looking the way into the room.

"I need to check on the others... I will have them get my payment and then get something to eat. As I speak with you." She nodded as I walked into the computer room.

"I need you to get my payment. Rolex does me a favor. I need you to try to find more of these orbs... There is a mystery here..and we need to find out what it was." Rolex gave me and nod and simply left without any say. The two mares looked at me and Root looked to the Blue Hat.

"What about her?" She said with a calm whisper.

"She will be fine, she is on our side." Blossom nodded and Root sighed they both trotted out and I followed Bow to her chambers. It was in a large room. She had many trinkets. But she seemed to need to talk to me about something.

"Detective... I was given something by my grandfather before he passed away. He told me if I ever found you. To give it to you... So you can learn this mystery and why our land was forsaken." I blinked looking at her. "Please." She pulled out a memory orb. It had a note on it. It said. 'To those that wish to try to understand...why we the .' I have always been wondering... Why did the Princess forsake us... Why did we do such things to them? I thought it was something older in history. But it started mostly when I was ten... I remember when I was younger when there was so much rain... Even crops grew like normal. Then something happened we started to be forsaken even before the war started.

I lifted the orb into my mouth and placed it in my bag.

"I shall look at it when I get back home. From what I will learn from it... But there is something else... You seem that you want to tell me." Bow sighed and poured herself some tea. Looking back towards me.

"Yes, the gangs have been recruiting. They seem to be getting ready for raids on the outside again. They wish to steal so they can protect us from the Enclave and the steel Rangers. I need you to go to the Chain boys and try to convince them in the name of us to leave the outside alone. They will be going after the ponies in Caldonia but... We both know the walk to Sand river is not a fast trek. On hoof, it could take days... On a wagon, it could take less time. But I need you to do this... When you can. Speak to them first then to the others." I nodded calmly as she spoke I haven't seen her for many years. After I helped her gain the ability to become a leader. It's something I never expected to understand. But I do help as much as I can in the long run.

"I will do what I can Bow. But that Blue Hat will be gathering others to their cause. They don't follow the ways of the former leaders like the others do. So be prepared the gangs are searching for these orbs as well it seems. Just remember to keep the ponies away from here."

Bow gave a nod looking towards the tomb. A tomb made for the dead and the broken. Amazingly, it was also made to hide the secrets of why we got attacked... Even if we never got into the war. Maybe after finding all these orbs... I will learn why... But it may take longer to know why it's something that I never will understand. Studying most of the tombs. I noticed that a lot of them are also fallen warriors of Equestria but... Some of them are part of the blue hats. But it's something I will never understand at all. But yes hopefully, the walk home will be calm. I sighed calmly closing my eyes a moment and looking at Bow with a gentle smile.

"Call the other leaders of the towns. Bow, tell them it's time for a meeting. I will be back here in a few days to become part of it." Bow blinks her eyes going wide. A meeting it was rare to have them. She rushed into her home. Bringing out a tamed mutated bird. She wrote a note with her mouth as quickly as she could. She sets the pencil down Looking at me her eyes full of fear and unsure.

"Detective, the leaders haven't had a meeting in 100 years. That would mean we need to stop all our plans for the reference festival for the moment... To honor the long dead." I gave a nod as the bird flew off with the note strapped to its claw. "I sent him to Shadalin first...saying to bring the others as quick as you can."

I gave a nod and smiled as I slowly trotted up watching the Blue Hat close the door of the way into the computer room. To protect it for the time being. I smiled finally something is happening in this part of Equestria it's been so boring after so long. Now I got a mystery that could lead me on an adventure around our little home. Maybe even outside of Wymarenic. Maybe Someday I will see the rest of the world again. But I am not sure I am hoping I see how the rest of our little area handled the past 200 years. I slowly walked up the path watching the ponies going back to their lives. Standing there a moment. These ponies are of many different races; unicorns and Pegasi that lived a long time even earth ponies. All working and living together as things should be. In our little bowl of mountains. I felt I was back in the past again. Seeing our families loving each other again... No pony killing each other no pony starving. When I finally got outside there was a trader. Root was speaking to him Blossom was keeping her wings hidden under her coat. While Rolex was out checking on the others in parts of the world.

I hitched the cart on me to get ready to go. Watching Root get some seed food. She seemed tired it was easy to tell on her face.

"Heh, you look board Root." Root smiled with a tired look on her face and laughed.

"Well, there is no good hot stallion here offering me some fun." She gave a wink and I just rolled my eyes and Blossom of course blushed. Looking at the seeds and food it was enough... To help our little area of Equestria. For the time being of course. Root layed down and calmly fell asleep. Looking to Blossom who did the same. She didn't speak much lately. But being who I was it was easy for me. I looked back seeing the guard's now in their heavy armor and ready to defend just in case. Calmly going back along the long road. Just to get home.

It's been six hours since I walked along the road. It was just as calm as it could be. A bit boring along this lonely road of mostly nothing. Soon. I might rest to relax and try to find what is next to be learned. But I am hoping that most would understand the idea of how this road was made... Back in the day, it took ponies a year just to build the entire road along here. It's slowly falling apart sadly... But it was how some found their way here to learn about this little lovely land. Looks to the side to see it's slowly getting dark and the creature's calmly trotting along. Then I heard a gunshot and it hit the side of the cart. I removed the hitch from me quickly and got behind the cart. The two mares woke up getting their guns and getting behind. As we heard ponies trotting up. A voice spoke.

"Detective... I know you're there." I sighed knowing the voice and left the side of the cart seeing the leader of the Chain boys. A large earth pony stallion. Chains strapped all over his hooves and body. He had a suit of chains as well. Chains even pierced into his nose and ears. His name was also.

"Hello... The weak link." I said with a mocking smirk as chains wrapped around me from a unicorn mare. Who was somepony I have dealt with before? She wrapped around me and calmly walked to me. Speaking in a soft voice.

"Now...detective... We only wish to talk. Now, please listen to the boss." She said kissing my decaying face... If she wanted she would even have sexual relations with me even for being what I am. I stared at the leader of the Chain boys. He started to speak again.

"Now there has been rumor's detective that the Blue Hat's and the Enclave has returned... But also It seems the Black ace's found something. But lost it recently. We some of them dead near The Blue Stone forest. You know everything about the area of our land. So please Detective what do you know?" I gave a smile thinking of a clever lie.

"Ah, no Weak link. I haven't heard anything. Now I am just heading home with my two friends. We got some food from a trader to give to the ponies of Buffalo hoof." I gave a nod. "But if you allow the three of us we shall be going." Weak link sighed and clicked his hoof the mare removed the chains from my body and they walked off heading down the street. I smiled, of course, I had to lie... I couldn't allow them to know why... Both are coming back but I don't know why the Enclave is back... We don't even know what is going on in the world. Since we have no control towers. The ponies that had Pip Bucks removed them to use them for something more important around here. I looked to Root and Blossom and they got back to the back of the cart. Re-hitching myself on it and we calmly walked along the road. But it was getting a bit late.

The sun went down behind the clouds. We stopped for the night so...I could allow the others to move instead of just staying in the cart. Root was calmly cooking as Blossom seemed to be homesick. But I finally wished to ask her.

"Now... Blossom why is the Enclave coming back?" Blossom looked at me and smiled.

"They wish to help the ponies of Equestria." Root snorted laughing and snickering as she smiled.

"The Enclave wishing to help us? Right...sorry Blossom I don't buy it." I just sat there reading a book as the two mares cooked food hearing Blossom get pretty angry.

"They wish to help you why can't you accept that?!" She was getting angry and I calmly looked at them both and lifted a stone with my magic between them and they looked at me.

"Enough we need to work together... I do understand why Root has issues with them and I understand your point of view Blossom. But you need to understand... They left us to die down here. So you have to understand the view on many ponies... That still remember the past. It's something that you will see a lot but it's not going to be always so many bad... Now we have no idea what is going on in the rest of Equestria we are blocked by the mountain it's amazing ponies make it here anyway."

Root seemed to be cooking veggies it seemed to keep her calm as Blossom snorted and sighed. She never thought of it that way. It's something I was hoping she would understand but... She will maybe down the line... But it's not always going to be extremely easy for her to understand. Because being taught your whole life... The enclave tends to make you think everything they say is right. I calmly watched Blossom stay away from us... She seemed pretty upset and fuming. Her anger seemed to be upsetting how some of the things have been for her must have been hard. It's new to her. Her eyes had tears fall down her face. She was calmly crying. I sighed softly and went over to her lay beside her and put a hoof over her back.

"It's okay. Blossom, you have to understand many ponies of this land... Don't wish to have help from outside forces. Even more so in this little area of Equestria. After what happened to our area of Equestria they were taught so much in the stables to hate anything of the army of Equestria, the princesses, the Enclave, and the ministry mares. Even the steel rangers. It's something that most would have to accept it's not going to be easy for most of the things that are happening here. The Enclave doesn't understand and you have seen the first hoof."

Blossom looked toward me with sad features on her face. Her ears wilted down to her head. It was clear it seems... That is her idea of how life is... Is so different from the rest of us. But I am going to do my best to help her feel happier about being down here. I do hope when she returns she will be able to get a better way to help the enclave. She just laid her head back down. Living like this seemed hard on her. Maybe she is waking up and learning that it's not easy for every pony in this land. It's dead it's wounded it's barely alive... Hell, we are lucky that the world didn't just fall apart because of what the past did to it. A silly war over nothing and then how it's bound to become known as the craziest time.

I stood back up and calmly watched the sky. All I could see was cloud but I remember it was like back... Then able to see the moon able to see the very sun. Maybe someday I will see it again. if some pony got brave enough to bring it back. But I am not sure how this would happen it's something that I always wanted to see again. I heard the two mamaretarting to speak.

"Look... Blossom... I am sorry for upsetting you... Just I don't trust anything out of this area of Equestria. I am more into pleasure and growing food for my home." She chuckles softly. "Alright mostly pleasure from being in a romp with a stallion even if I like mares too." The Pegasus mare just seemed to giggle softly. Then she sighed I could hear the fact that the two were trying to at least be friends. It's something that I have been wanting. "But I'm an earth pony that simply has to use her mouth to do anything.."

Blossom laughed and she giggled.

"Well, wings can be an issue at times Root. If you hurt them right they could break. Our bones are extremely hallowed in some spots of us it's how most of us know how to fly. But I am not truly sure on how most things work." I had a smile on my face the two mares trying to fix their issues with each other. I stood up on my hooves to allow them to speak. I went off to start smoking and a strange orb flew beside me and I looked towards it.

"Watcher..." The robotic voice speaks.

"Hello, Detective... I know I said to you... I would speak to you again. But yes that was many years ago." I looked at the robot and sighed.

"I am here now as you can tell... Please tell me what is going on? I have been hearing rumors that... The gangs are leaving Wymarenic and heading into another area of Equestria searching for something." I gave a nod

"The Blue hats have resurfaced Watcher.., We found a black orb that holds the information of why we got attacked here. Why did this area of Equestria got hit as well? I say it's time Watcher we need a hero. But I doubt I would be able to find one... You need to find one. But I am sure you already have found one...if the Enclave is returning."

Watcher went silent for a moment hovering there and then spoke again.

"Yes, I know the Enclave are returning... Also, there is a hero...trying to bring hope to the wasteland... Detective... I do hope she does good. But I hope you find what happened here... Because it's time for your land to get a break." I nodded calmly looking towards the ground and taking a few drags of my pipe. "But detective I'm also speaking to another small hero... A strange wolf-like being... She seems to be trying her best to find something... Called the Howling dance... But... It might be awhile before we speak again." I gave a nod and watched the orb go silent and then fly off with music playing. I sighed looking up into the clouds. Remembering the Princess and how they got treated here. But then I remembered the orb. I brought it out of my bag. Placing my horn on the memory orb and my world vanished.

I was in...a mare? I saw that the tomb was being dug out and I looked down at my yellow hooves... Wait yellow and I had wings... Oh, my I am in Fluttershy. I saw myself this was the time... I became a detective and I was here to guard her. Oh, history then the eyes of Fluttershy looked towards the one building the tomb. It was that strange pony that gave the tech and around..us the Blue hats seemed very upset about something. Fluttershy watched more around her than I did it was getting to the point... I started to see that the Blue hats were pulling strange devices inside the tomb. This brown pony with the hourglass as a cutie mark seemed to have caused this. But It was bound to happen that some pony else was in on this. A pony came up to the side of Fluttershy and they spoke.

"Miss Fluttershy...everything is ready. Now, all we need is to allow the Blue Hat's to set up what they wish to, and then we can move on and you can bring food to the rest of the town with Applejack." She gave a shy nod and she looked over at me. OH, I was so young then. So full of life. My eyes looked at her and I gave a soft smile.

"Detective...would you please go inside with me?" I didn't speak much during the time. I was silent and felt something odd seeing my younger self. Like it's days gone by. I just nodded I was pretty shy about the job. Not sure how to work. As we went in wait...this is new. I don't remember this. Inside I was going inside that secret room with her. I don't remember this at all. Fluttershy was given a tour as there wasn't much talking but just ponies working. She looked at me and I smiled. Then she looked to one of the leaders of the Blue hats. She leaned in and whispered.

"Please allow Smoke Pipe to keep his memory of this place." Then there was a sound of ponies smashing something in my head and I watched this through Fluttershy's eyes blinking. She had tears falling from her eyes. She was shaking of course. While some pony hits her in the back of the head and before...

She fully passes out, she hears: "Remove the memory of this place from both of them. We can't allow the Princesses or the Zebras to learn about this place. We must keep our plans to remove ourselves from the Equestrian way of life... To make our owy of life."

Then it all went black.

My eyes opened up seeing the orb. But I felt a gun to my head. looking to see the claws of the creature... Oh, wonderful a Griffin we haven't had Griffins here in years a gruff voice sounded out.

"Now...now... I see the ghoul is awake... Now ghoul. Tell me where I am." I smiled softly not speaking as the Griffin poked into my head harder. I laughed softly.

"So...threatening to hurt me...with an empty gun?" The Griffin blinked as he pulled the trigger. Since I knew it was my gun and it clicked.

Fuck!!" He said and then I stood up quickly and bucked him hard in the chest and he coughed and then smashed my other hoof into him. As he tried to attack me with his claws trying to take me down and I smashed my entire weight into him and caused him to fall on his back and he was breathing hard. Smashing my hoof into his face and then knocking him out. Pulling him back to the camp. I noticed Blossom and Root were talking and eating dinner and laughing as they saw me with the Griffin. Root's eyes went wide and got on her hooves quickly She rushed to me looking down at the Griffin.

"Is that a Griffin?!" I gave a nod and she giggled and laughed. "I wonder how he is in bed." Staring at her with an unamused look. Her ears wilted. "I mean...um how did you find him?" She gave an awkward smile. Rolling my eyes looking to Blossom who stood up cocking her machine gun and placing the knife on the end of it. As she aimed it down at the Griffin and seemed to get the idea of what I needed I gave her a nod. Root rushed back to get hers as well waiting while we waited for him too. It took a while for the Griffin to wake as he looked at the guns and looked at me growling.

"Listen, Griffin... We mean you no harm... Now you're in Wyomarnic. I know it's not a part of the wasteland that is well known... But how did you get here?" The griffin blinks and looks around at the two mares and sighs.

"I flew here and something strange in the air here...makes it hard for me to fly. I have never been this far out. But I was told there is some land... That even other Griffins have never been seen around here. But there is something in the air that is ruining my ability to breathe and to fly,"

I sighed and smiled.

"You're higher up in the mountains. Not many can handle it... But why did you come this way? We have never had Griffins come here in years. The last one that came here... Tried to cause a small war. But was killed by the gangs." The griffin looked at me and the two mares. He gave a weak smile.

"I am here...because there are stories I found of an old weapon that was made...here that could be keyed to a DNA of a species. But either it was never made or the ponies were destroyed... I am trying to make sure the Steel Rangers or the Enclave don't find it." I blinked looking at Blossom she seemed to have a look of the same thing in her eyes.

"You knew about this too didn't you Blossom." She gave a nod not speaking. If this weapon was real. It would have been kept with the Blue hats. It can't be allowed to be found. Even if the Blue hats are using it. I gave them both a nod and they moved their guns from Griffin's head and he stood back up and rubbed the back of his head. He sighed and closed his eyes. Then opened them.

"I'm known as a Silver feather." Points to the only silver feather in his wings. "That's the reason... Now... I guess I will go with you...till I can get used to the air here and then...head on my mission."

Gave him a nod Root and Blossom went back to their conversation and eating. Silver Feather sat near the camp as I went back to the rock picked up the memory orb placed it in my bag and went back to smoking. Allowing the night to go by. We would be home the next day but for now, it's best to relax and enjoy ourselves.

After a while, I watched the fire dim and noticed the three are asleep. I just stood there on watched as the night goes by. Looking up to the sky remembering the past and the best days that are behind us...if only we could see the sun again.