Fallout Equestria: Mountain Mystery.

It was the morning after the meeting. The gangs have taken up residents well most that are left. Diamond along with Lavender stayed to help. While the others went to go back to their towns to get a group of their best. Diamond didn't wish to remove any of her gang from the borders it wouldn't be wise. Lavender couldn't since most of the outsiders stayed in her area looking for more zebras to kill. I feel sad that most of them that come here want to hurt the zebras but the others that come just want to get away from the war that is going on. Rolex went on ahead to see if he can find anything I don't trust him but if he can find the bunker before us then that would be great.

A group of ponies and a few zebras wait on the road to the mountains for us. We gathered all we needed. But there is more then I have on my mind. I heard the speech of the pony we consider the leader of the town. But all I can think of was what Diamond and I spoke of when she woke up this morning.

0000

Talk between Smoke Pipe and Diamond

"Grandfather I know you don't like the fact that I wish to stay here. But you're all the family I have now. I may have my children, my gang. But you're the only one that took me in when I needed someone. You took the time from your cases to just sit with and teach me what my parents refused to all they put into my brain is anti pony hate."

I sighed nodding.

"I did what I could for you Diamond. That's all I could do for you to remove your hatred for ponies. I understand that you went through the teachings that the stars are evil and trust me anything unknown can be evil. The idea that stars can talk about is a normal thing. Sea fairing ponies zebras and so on using the stars the find their way around. I know before the world ended. A barge was on the way in how do I know this? It held a project that the Blue hats made. A project that could have been used in the war to harm both sides."

Diamond sighed looking away for a moment looking up to the clouded sky.

"Did I ever tell you how I felt trapped in the stable? It was open for us to go where we wanted in there. But trapped well metal walls all around you. Because of a war? It’s a matter of how some minds can handle it.”

I turned to look at her with a weak smile on my decaying face.

"No all I remember is a little filly needing some pony to take care of them. I did what I could to teach you Diamond I watched you grow up I watched you fall in love with that gang leader of the zebra gang and had foals with him. I remember how angry you were when he passed away and how much you cried."

Diamond sighed nodding.

"I understand that you worry for my safety grandfather but I am a grown mare now. I know you're older than dirt." I looked at her with a smirk.

"Ah ha ha ha."

She chuckled and Lavender sat beside us.

"I remember you coming to my town once Smoke Pipe to find who killed a zebra you looked to me and said these words. Don't allow the pain of this world to control you. Don't allow the hate from the past to control you. Protect the zebras protect yourself don't allow the pain from a long-dead war end peace. Bring forth what is there and seek it."

I smiled and remembered my words to her. Have I been that big help to this land? I felt I was just a ghoul living in the past of my detective days when I sought mystery and ideas of what did this and who did what. Ah, those days would have been amazing to me. I miss them so much I miss the past but I understand that it's time to move on.

"I look back at the past and see how this land never changed. The fact there is rumors that Equestria fired on us and caused this part of the land to be dead is no longer true. I learned that the Blue hats did it. They set off one of their bale firebombs on their ponies. They wanted to stop an attack from Equestria but it never came."

Lavender and Diamond stared at me.

"So you mean to tell me the reason there is a balefire crater in the wasteland is because of the Blue hats? How do we know we can even trust them? I know they didn't trust my kind at all. After capturing them and using them in experiments to find out how to kill them. If you wonder yes I demanded one of them to show me what they were working on. They even said this weapon was created."

Lavender gasped.

"This is not good if that weapon was made maybe that is what many are trying to find it. Please Smoke Pipe find these weapons and destroy them."

I blinked looking to Lavender.

"I would think you would want me to bring them back here? But I do get it if these weapons were ever used we wouldn't be as good as the ponies that came before you. I remember everything of the past even some memories I lost are returning to me thanks to Dr. Slice. I do hope that I will find out what happened to him. But I know he is stuck somewhere."

Diamond sighed and stood on her hooves.

"I need to get back to my family Smoke Pipe to tell them I will be staying here but I will bring some of my family to help guard this town. Take care Lavender I hope everything will go smoothly."

I wasn't sure what she meant by that.

"I am getting married Smoke pipe. I want to finally have an heir to follow the path of my gangs like my father and mother did. I wish to do what I can to make sure the future protects our land. But I do agree with Soda Pop that we need to open ourselves up. So we aren't alone any longer. Maybe someday we will learn what is going on in the outside world. I am sure some of Equestria runs here and never had any idea we were here. I'm starting to wonder if we need to open up."

I watched as the sun slowly went up behind the clouds.

"I agree with you, Lavender. I do wonder at times if our land what would have happened if something happens. Like the Blue hats caring more what the princess thought or what the others thought. We needed so much help here. I worry so much now I need to get going Lavender the road is the lone road again. It's a road I never thought I would go down again. Many places to check."

Lavender nodded.

"Please come back soon I don't wish you to come back and see your home ruined."

I nodded slowly standing up the memory ended.

0000

After coming out of the memory of what happened I started to notice that Root and Blossom stared at me.

"Do you think he is still there?" Blossom smirked.

"Oh, I am sure he is he is just talking to himself in the third person again."

I turned to look at them.

"How long have you two been watching me?"

"Oh for about thirty minutes we even bet that you would be in there for an hour and if I won I would get Blossom in bed with a stallion." She smirks.

Blossom’s face turned bright red.

"But I won and she promised me she would buy me a dress."

I sighed rolling my eyes my two companions were betting on things that didn't seem that important to me anymore. Of course, the idea of sex is great but I doubt any mare would want to sleep with something that is decaying. It's impressive to me that they would even try to sleep with something like me. But in the past, I remember all the times of pleasure I had.

"Come let’s get going it's going to be a few days before we even get to the first area. Now I don't know what it's like up there now. I just know that getting over the mountain to get to the lands on the other side takes months. So it’s not something I wish to do. But we need to find this bunker and maybe we will find the rest of the black orbs."

"Smoke this Mystery has been longer than most of them. But are we right to not allow these outsiders to come in and just hide from the war outside our land? It's getting worse by the day. Blossom doesn’t even know what the Enclave wants. She knows what they wanted here though. The secrets of the Blue hats to understand why they created these weapons. I fear what they would find if they beat us to it."

Blossom nodded.

"I agree I fear they would try to clean out this land. A lot of the Enclave doesn’t understand the surface land. They feel it's full of brainless ponies that can't think for themselves it's how most of us learned. Then I met Root and you Smoke pipe you were kind to me you did so much to defend me you even explained the past to me and how this land was treated during the war. The fact that we are about to get into another war a war that you didn't even want to get into is a bad thing."

I nodded sighing so many close to me will die in this war my grandchildren well-adopted Grandchildren and their family. I am very worried that what will happen to my home here. I remember it burning. I remember some of the survivors that didn't turn out like me. But they respected me for who I was and what I did for them.

I looked in the cart to make sure there was enough scotch for me and food for the others. There are a few tents for us but the wind up in the mountains is not wise to bring these. I miss the old days when many ponies came to these lands just to go up into the mountains to find the Moose lands. The Moose is a race that I haven't seen come back down from the mountains in years. They're a wonderful race but they stopped coming down to talk with us after the war started. The zebras tried to use them to attack us but they refused and blocked off their lands to us. So maybe we will find them again and then we can learn from them what happens up here after the war ended.

"You think we will see Antler?" Root asked me.

"Antler?"

"Antler."I started to say. "Is the home of the race of Moose that have their homes up in the mountains. Antler is the biggest city of theirs that is in the mountain. They protect the forest from creatures like us. They used to come down and speak with us before the war and traded with us. Then the war started and they got worried that the raciest ponies would start attacking them for not trading fairly with them."

Blossom blinked.

"So the war destroyed everything of this land just because the ponies felt they deserved everything and that Friendship didn't even work."

I laughed.

"Friendship the ponies used friendship on the creatures that went to that damn school to teach. The school was used to help creatures learn friendship to stop this war from happening. Most ponies feel the school was used to teach the non-pony races how to use friendship to attack us. I doubt that's what it was used for. But thanks to the attack of the Storm king most of the pony race was ready to fight whatever wished to come to attack us again."

Blossom sighed.

"I wish I could have been there in the past. The Enclave won't let me come back. Since I haven't called in for a while and I am sure if they found me here. They would think I am part of the toxic environment. I do wish to know what will happen to the rest of the land because of them."

Root snorted softly.

"As long as they don't kill any of the good stallions I will not care." I blinked turning to look at Root so did Blossom. She blinked. "Hey I have to have sex with some pony I don't want the good ones to be killed so I can keep my pleasure." She smirks.

Blossom rolls her eyes.

"You concern me sometimes Root. I'm amazed you haven't become pregnant with all the times you sleep with stallions. Unless you found a way to make sure you don't"

Root shrugged.

"If I get pregnant it happens. I will marry the stallion that knocked me up. But it’s hard to find love in this wasteland you never know if the one you wish to be with might already be with some mare or some guy or the other way around. That's why you do what you have to. To keep your pleasure up and going."

I sighed I didn't know what to think but I knew that they would want to rest soon. I saw another caravan coming from the other side of the mountain. Normally they don't come but it was more than the mail. One of the mares stopped looking towards me with a weak smile.

"Smoke Pipe... stay away from the other side of the mountain there is a large battle down there as well. The entire land of Wymarenic is surrounded. Do you think they would accept us in Buffalo hoof?" I sighed looking at the large group of ponies. I knew the leader of the town they came from. It was known as Singing roots. She was an old unicorn mare and blind.

They stopped with the old mare getting off the chair they had her on she walked to me and put her old hoof to my cheek. I just smiled. She was another I was there to watch born now she is slowly dying.

"Grandfather...I see you're fine. Don't go down the way. The Stripes allowed us through. All must be warned ponies on the outside are getting upset and desperate to find places for them to relax and to be safe. Please don't keep going."

I sighed.

"I'm not Choco. I'm heading to find the base of the Blue hat or whatever they left behind. We need to find something to fight off the ponies who wish to harm our lands. It's going to get worse before it even gets better my dear friend. Go get ready to help fight for us. We will be heading up into the mountain and see if we can get help from the Antlers."

The old mare gasped at the words she then nodded she is helped back into the chair. She was strapped in the chair and the ponies lifted it. She couldn't walk very well on her own. Now the only reason this town was welcomed is that they used to be part of Wymarnic and they went to be part of a town of ponies that wanted to get away from the gangs. Of course, that was many years ago. Now they’ve welcomed back thanks to the fact most of the creatures in that town were Zebras.

We went on and it was going to take a while to get to the first part of the mountain we needed to go to search for the town Antler. Antler was very well hidden I found it once when I was younger. Just the fact the memory was gone. I don't remember much of why but I remember finding them with a group of ponies.

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Memory

It was way before the war even started. I was deep in the mountain doing a case trying to find a lost mare. The mare was last seen talking to a moose. The moose creatures of this land are very highly xenophobic they do trust the zebras more than the ponies. I don't blame them my kind can be extremely racist and It's normal for that fact. I'm following a group of blue shirts to find this mare so they can arrest whoever it was that pony napped her. The place we went to was called crazy mare canyon it was named after a crazy mare that used to be a powerful mare of the land. But since her husband left her for another mare. She became very crazy and caused a lot of issues in the past. Thankfully I wasn't alive back then to see that happen.

While we walked through the canyon we found cows and I was forced to ask them if they saw any of the Antlers. I went up to one of the pregnant cows.

"Excuse me miss."

The cow turned to look to me an unsure look on her face.

"How may I help you, dear?"

I sighed not sure what to say. These cows from what I was told are easily offended so I must find a way to not anger her while asking if she has seen the Antler. Now the word antler is very raciest to other species. I took a deep breath and started to speak of how I felt I needed to.

"I'm searching for a moose. He kidnapped a young mare have you seen them at all or has it been calm here?"

The cows looked at each other. These cows never agreed with ponies on anything. On how we treated them. We treated them like a beast of burden and they were very smart beings. I look back on them leaving many of our lands because of the war starting. But some herds left way before then.

"No I haven't Antler has been very closed as of late. We normally go there to give birth to our little ones. But they don't wish to open up their doors because of what the princess is doing to the zebras. I heard the talks aren't going well. Now we plan to go to smaller cities. We plan on going to their smaller town velvet in Sourdough."

I sighed I might have to follow the path that they will be following because my experience with Velvet it's where some of the low ranking leaders live. Maybe I can get in good graces with them. But I need to find this mare and find her quickly.

"Look could one of you lead me to the gates? I need to find this mare she is pregnant and her husband wants her back." The cows looked at each other their leader the one I was speaking to I never got her name. I doubt they survived the bombing but I don't remember seeing them since I haven't been up in these mountains for years.

"I can take you yes. It will be hard for us to get past their bird scouts. So The best way is for you to come alone without your friends."

I turned to look at the other ponies who came with me I gave them a nod

"I will be back. I know this is not what you want. I know that you want to find your wife." The stallion that came with us was the husband of the mare. He just looked at me smirking.

"Of course she has my child in her of course." He gave a smile that made me dislike him. I didn't know much about this stallion but I knew his name. I thought I knew his name. But I remember him the last time I saw him he wore a blue hat. The leader of the cow's lead me to the Antler I don't remember much the memory slowly vanishing from my mind. I wish I could remember more. I heard my name

000

"Smoke pipe!!" I finally came back We had stopped and made camp in the middle of the road. I was smoking on my pipe. How wonderful I am named Smoke Pipe and I smoke a pipe how ironic is that. But my friends had been calling me. I hope they aren't too worried since. I talk to myself a lot. I looked over to Root and smiled.

"Sorry I was thinking of the past. What’s wrong?"

Root sighed.

"I was telling you that I trade with that caravan. I was given an old Antler weapon." She lifted it in her mouth. In her mouth was what the moose used as a weapon. An antler blade they placed these blades on their horns and it made them extremely fierce.

"Did you ask if they have seen any?"

Root nodded.

"It sounds like Antler still exists. But something happened to the others. They found this in the ruins of the other towns. She said it looked like a sickness went through and destroyed them all."

It hit me was that what was in the mare? A sickness is that why she went there? Maybe I will learn then Root found another orb. She placed it by me

"She also found this there. From what I was told, unicorns tried to open it. But it seems to be only meant for one pony. Maybe it's one of yours maybe it's not. But just maybe check?"

I nodded lifting the orb in my magic looking at it closely. Putting it to my head nothing happens. Then I felt a charge of pain my head. I screamed in pain I felt a memory being forced in my brain.

I heard voices.

"Dr. Slice are you sure this is wise to do to him?" A female sounded worried.

"Sadly yes. After what happened to Hawk he hasn't forgiven me for it. He will be happy to know that she will come with us across the waves"

"Then why are you removing the truth from his mind? Why are you removing what happens here?"

"He will learn when he finds this orb. But if he dies the orb will wake to others. This war all of us are going to die. I have a feeling that I and my friend are going to see the end of the war before we chase the prisoners"

Then the orb finally took me over and my world went black.

0000
The full memory

I was following the Cow into the woods. I felt a static feeling in my mind. While I was watching this orb. The spell was being removed. I am sure my body outside of the orb is shaking and in pain. Memory blocks can be pretty harsh even without blockers. Using spells to block memories is the worst idea ever. The fact that most will never know what happens to you. if it happens then it happens. But that is the sadness of it.

The past is not something I wish to know. But I am forced to live this to understand what happened. Maybe it was something with the Blue hats? But while we made it through the forest. The pregnant cow stopped and looked into the darkness of the forest.

"We will be there soon. Please talk to them let us in. The war is getting bad on the outside. We are worried it’s going to start coming up here. If it does what will happen to us?"

I could tell she was worried. Maybe I should try to tell her it won't come up here. But back then we had non of the gangs to keep us safe. We had the army and the army didn't respect us at all.

"Now keep going and you will find the gate."

I nodded and went through the dark forest. My horn glowed I felt I was being watched by whatever was here. When I got deeper into the forest I heard a voice.

"So you have finally come. I felt that sooner or later I would see you again." I blinked looking over into the darkness seeing a group of moose and a pony in a wheelchair. Wheel tread and beside him in another wheelchair Dr. Slice.

"Wheel tread..." I said in anger. "Why are you here?" I knew who he was. I knew what he used to be. He will never change. But he needed the help of the Antlers for something. In his lap was a brain in a jar. I looked at it closely I knew that brain. I knew what was in it. I knew who was in it. It was Hawk it was the mare that died or maybe died from the project Stop Watch.

"You are the one who killed Hawk. I know that you have her brain somewhere.”

Wheel tread sighed.

"Look why are you here? We are here to get the parts of Project Mech. Now, why are you here?"

I sighed.

"I am here looking for a mare that was pony napped by a moose."

"Ah, then they should let you in." He gave a nod to one of the guards. Wheel tread was very well known by the Moose his former life he was pretty toxic towards them but after he changed his life and his name and how he looks. He became calmer. All this over a school of friendship.

I sighed and I finally was let in but I looked back to Dr. Slice. He gave me a nod we used to be good friends. But down the line, he started hating the fact that I got in the way of the Blue Hats. He didn't like that at all and the fact that I ruined some of his experiments with some of the zebras he was working on. I can't allow death to happen during a war just because they want to find an easy way to kill them.

The door opened up. I went inside the darkness and went through a dark hall on the other end had a light shining. When I got through I looked up seeing a magic sun over a wooded roof that blocked the outside. I could feel the heat and warmth of this magic.

I looked at all the Moose and other creatures that were allowed in here. I didn't understand why they welcomed other creatures but not ponies. But I had to find the mare. I walked to a guard smiling.

"Excuse me. I am searching for a pony Napper did they come in with a mare?'

The guard looked at me blinking.

"I'm sorry the only mare I saw was a mare that came here willingly she is in the hospital."

"Can you lead me there sir."

The guard sighed.

"If you leave me alone then I will."

The guard leads me through the town every creature stopped what they were doing to watch me. I even saw dragons in here. They didn't care for the fact I was here. But I stopped turning to look at all the creatures.

"I am not part of the army. I am part of the anti-military that wishes they would stop trying to start a war. So don't put me in the same area as them." The creatures started to whisper to each other as I went on.

"That was pretty silly to do. We know that not all ponies are for the war." The guard added while he leads me to the hospital. When I got there he leads me in and took me to the room. In the room, the moose that kidnapped the mare was there stroking her head. As she lay there looking very ill.

"You have come to take her back?" The moose didn't look up at me. "Maybe you should hear her side of the story and find out what is really in her stomach."

I walked up looking at the mare she looked very badly sick. I looked at her stomach I could finally see it. She had been cut up and something was placed inside.

"What happened?"

The moose finally looked up at me. He was what they called well what his kind called A seeker a rare warrior of them that could get in and get out without being seen. So how he got seen was because whoever was watching this mare could see him.

"They placed a bomb inside her. She does have a baby its the bomb. The baby is a creation of a zebra that they killed for the Blue hats. This is all because the Blue hats wanted the mother’s womb. So they placed the baby in this mare. Along with a sickness that if it explodes will kill every zebra around. But the problem is it’s killing her and the baby. It’s mutating to harm ponies. It's why I took her its why I wish to free her it's..."

I was suddenly hit in the back of the head. But I was awake to see what was happening.

"It's the sad truth of the matter of this war." It was Dr. Slice. He was the one operating. He started to work since they had to place anymore for her. He sliced once and the sickness went all over him. His body started to burn and decay he screamed in pain. The wound sealed but it had its target. From that day forth he would do anything to search for the cure. The memory ended as it came.